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What Are You Chasing After?
Nikki's teacher peered at her across the drawing board. The echo of the empty classroom amplified the austerity of his words. "You'll never make any money doing that. You're crazy to scrap all your plans." Before Nikki went to Egypt with Serve to Learn, she planned to...
A Letter from Mariam
Millions of girls worldwide face insurmountable obstacles to getting an education. Here's one thing Mariam, a participant in the Valuable Girl Project, wants to share with girls around the the world about education.
Amidst Jihadist Hatred, Something New
Editor's Note from Nathan Hollenbeck: This is a perspective from a guest blogger who is not affiliated with Coptic Orphans. The article’s view is that the primary response of Christians to the problem of jihadism should not be political, but rather inter-personal,...
Our Father’s Blessing for the Fatherless
Susanna stood with her head held high, telling her story to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, hundreds of volunteer Reps, and Coptic Orphans staff at St. Mark’s Cathedral on March 31. When she lost her father, extended family members took advantage of the family’s...
H.H. Pope Tawadros II, on Coptic Orphans
On March 31, 2013, hundreds of Coptic Orphans volunteers, along with key staff, met with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo. Here is His Holiness' evaluation of Coptic Orphans based on personal involvement with the...
The God who Opens Doors
Under the current Islamic government God extended His mighty hand and Coptic Orphans is now a registered international organization in Egypt. Acting on God’s calling to “Bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.” we started serving the fatherless and...
Blessed, We Pray
His Holiness Pope Tawadros leads Coptic Orphans staff and volunteers in prayer at St. Mark's Cathedral after blessing our work exactly a week before yesterday's turmoil there. It brings new meaning to the words that His Grace Bishop Angaelos wrote yesterday afternoon:...
John Stott on (Coptic) Christians who Influence
John Stott was an Anglican writer and student of the Scriptures. Christianity Today reprinted a sermon he gave on "Four Ways Christians can influence the world." Then, someone asked on Twitter, and @Copticorphans retweeted: "How does this apply to Copts in Egypt?" How...
Children Pay the Price for Village Terror
A whole village of children still sit at home in Sheikh Shebeka, even after several months. It all started in a nearby village called Nazlet Badraman where the children attend elementary school. A notorious gangster called Ali Hussein turned his sights on a Christian...
Widows and Egypt’s Changing Marketplace
Inflation and insecurity have driven Egypt's markets to become more local, and more focused on the basics. The result has been hard-hitting for Egypt's widowed households, who already struggle for life's necessities. But the new, more informal local economies has also...
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