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Helen Zahos

About Helen -

Helen Zahos is a nurse-paramedic who worships in the Greek Orthodox Church. She has a BN from Charles Darwin University, a MNEmerg from Griffith University, a GDipSCParamed from St John ambulance Paramedic College and a GCertHRes from Griffith University.

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Articles by Helen

Features Gold Coast nurse-paramedic and Christian Helen Zahos in Moldova in July 2022 Features

To Moldova with love

“The local Moldovans were Christians from different denominations. Their willingness to risk their lives for fellow Moldovans and Ukrainian refugees set a new bar for servant leadership. I was also inspired by how they banded together despite their theological or liturgical differences to focus on what was important – caring for others,” says Gold Coast nurse-paramedic and Christian Helen Zahos

Features Helen Zahos at an anti-tank barrier Features

Nurse’s nerves of steel: to Ukraine and back again

“When I explained that I had volunteered in Ukraine as a nurse-paramedic, after a thoughtful pause the reporter asked…’Are you a believer?’ When I replied, ‘Yes’, his response was, ‘I figured. Nobody would go into a dangerous warzone as a volunteer unless they had faith,’” says Gold Coast nurse-paramedic Helen Zahos