by Nermien Riad | Mar 6, 2015 | Serve To Learn
Dear Friends, This January, 12 Serve to Learn volunteers visited Egypt for three weeks to serve children in the village of Armant… and the friendships that sprouted are worth blogging about. Here’s one in a series of posts based on the idea that “a...
by Nermien Riad | Feb 26, 2015 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Diaspora
By murdering the 21 martyrs on camera, the Islamic State wanted to make us a passive audience for their theater of horrors. But against their own intentions, in trying to tell their story, the killers presented us with a clear choice and an important opportunity to...
by Nermien Riad | Feb 20, 2015 | Diaspora
What I’m about to say is not going to be popular, but it needs to be said. The 21 martyrs died of malice, of murderousness. But they also died of neglect. What do I mean by that? I mean that the 21 are not the first, and far from the last. A million martyrs are...
by Nermien Riad | Feb 19, 2015 | Diaspora
The martyrdom of the 21 has united Copts around the world. To make sure the bereaved families get the assistance they need, I wanted to share the many online channels by which you can show support: Coptic Orthodox Church Centre UK The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New...
by Nermien Riad | Feb 16, 2015 | Sponsorship
Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of those murdered in Libya for their Christian faith. We know these families are feeling unimaginable pain because of the Islamic State’s atrocities, and we are filled with sorrow at the suffering of...
