by kbarsoum | Jun 18, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development
One of my favorite verses in the Bible these days is Hosea 11:1: “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.” (ESV) I find so much in this verse about the fatherhood of God and the story of my own adoption in Christ through the Holy...
by kbarsoum | Jun 11, 2012 | "The Widow's Cause", Approaches to Charity and Development
In Iman’s village near Assuit in Southern Egypt, it is not considered acceptable for a woman, let alone a widow to start a public business. But for Iman, depending on someone to support her family was not an option. Since her husband’s death, Iman had struggled to...
by kbarsoum | Jun 6, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Issues:Education
Miriam had a chronic problem. Before exams, she would cry all night and sometimes even faint in anticipation. Her reaction was not surprising. She lost her father to drugs and alcohol and her mother was left with 11 children to support. School wasn’t much of a haven...
by kbarsoum | May 30, 2012 | "The Widow's Cause"
The interrogation had been going for six hours. The questions were relentless. “Where is your daughter!?” But Om Marina would not give in. She had hid her daughter and coldly replied to the police, “Over my dead body.” Her husband had left her...
by kbarsoum | May 15, 2012 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Coptic Church, Egypt Church-Based Volunteers
H.G. Bishop Loukas of the Diocese of Abanoub & El Fateh has had a tremendous ministry to orphans. In the excerpt below from the Diocese Anniversary Book, he talks about his involvement with Coptic Orphans. Actually I found this service [Coptic Orphans] better than...
