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How Your $60 Transforms Lives
As a Coptic Orphans sponsor, you’re making a powerful difference with your monthly gift of $60. Before you even ask how your $60 is spent, we have the answer. Here is how it roughly breaks down. Education: You support your child’s education by paying for books,...
El Bashmohandes
Coptic Orphans participants never cease to amaze us. Over the years, we’ve had many of our Not Alone students graduate from prestigious universities to become successful doctors, pharmacists, and engineers. Recently, we learned that one of our students is on the verge...
Face-to-Face With God’s Love
*Names and images changed to protect the privacy of the child. Today’s guest post comes from Mark Voss, Coptic Orphans’ Communications Manager. Mark joined our team last year, but his affiliation with Coptic Orphans stretches back to 2007 when he became a sponsor for...
It was the first time I felt love back…
Daniel and his students in his classroom. A photo is worth 1,000 words This is another entry in the "A photo is worth 1,000 words" from Serve to Learn volunteers. This one is from Daniel Shoukry, who just got back from the 2019 Jan-Feb Serve to Learn trip. Daniel's...
Childhood Blessings Blessing Children
Every day here at Coptic Orphans, I am reminded of the fact that God’s blessings come in every form, shape, and size. A beautiful blessing arrived in our Sydney office the other day in the form of a child’s piggy bank in the shape of an Australian Football...
FROM DIRE STRAITS TO DENTAL SCHOOL
Happy New Year! We are blessed to have completed 30 years of service in Egypt through God’s grace and your generous support. As we begin a new year and plan to enroll 2,700 new children in 65 new areasthroughout Egypt, we want to make sure you know the difference your...
‘45,000 CHILDREN EMPOWERED’? WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
By now you’re probably aware that this year marked our 30th anniversary, and you’ve have seen our logo, “30th Anniversary, Celebrating 45,000 Children Empowered.” But if you’re like me, you may have seen this logo on our website and social media and wondered: “Hmmm…...
A Rep to the Rescue
“How can I be his mother and father, when I am just his Teta?” “I’m too old to care for a newborn…what will I do? How will I raise him?” “I don’t even work. How will I provide for him? Where will I find the means to feed him?” These were just a few of...
Martyrs Seen and Unseen
The world has seen too many modern-day martyrs, from the 21 Copts slain on the shores of Libya in 2015 to the most recent attack on the St. Samuel Monastery pilgrims this past November. Until recently, the only time we would see martyrs is by looking at icons on the...
My Brother From Another Mother
When little Theo’s school teacher saw his family tree, she asked him with a puzzled look on her face, “I thought you only had one younger brother. Who else did you draw there?” “This is my brother who lives in Egypt!” Theo exclaimed. “Egypt?” His teacher asked...
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