1883, Greece.
Raised in the Greek Orthodox Church, Athans left home at age 15, after his father’s death. He spent two years in the island of Corfu, Greece, and two more in Egypt, then went to Great Britain, where he worked as sailor. In 1903 he went to America, and during immigration processing, someone gave him a New Testament in Greek. A year later, he joined a Nazarene church in in Chicago, Illinois. He then enrolled in a Bible school and university. While in school in California, he began to study Spanish and to work with the Latino community. In 1910 he decided to work in evangelism. In 1931, he joined the Methodist missionary work in Latin America, retiring in 1949. His works include: