by Nermien Riad | Jan 29, 2013 | Approaches to Charity and Development
In El Fashn diocese of Beni Suef, there’s a village with no church. Christians there had to travel to a bigger village to attend the Divine Liturgy and receive the Eucharist every week. But when Salafis from the bigger village saw crowds of strangers flocking to the... by Nermien Riad | Jan 15, 2013 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers
We recently recruited a new Rep in El Minya named Nagy. Soon after he joined Coptic Orphans, Nagy’s nephew was kidnapped, and the kidnappers asked for a ransom of 500,000 Egyptian Pounds – an amount that only a handful of Egypt’s elite has access to. Nagy... 
by Nermien Riad | Dec 26, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues: Child Labor
I’m sure you’ve heard about the train that plowed into a schoolbus in Assiut a few weeks ago. This tragic accident killed nearly 50 children on their way back from school. We have many children in Assiut, but thankfully none were victims. These little children had to... 
by Nermien Riad | Dec 21, 2012 | Wise (and Godly) Giving
I’m excited to tell you about a rare opportunity to double your impact in Egypt this coming year. You might have heard that over the last few years, more and more of our children have gotten covered with high quality health insurance. This is great news, because... 
by Nermien Riad | Nov 19, 2012 | Wise (and Godly) Giving
I was on Facebook the other day and saw this picture. The tears in this little girl’s eyes sum up the situation in Egypt for me, yet the quote struck me. There is so much suffering. Basma* is terrified to go to school even fully veiled. She has to brave intimidation...