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‘The Love These Kids Give Is Indescribable’ — John Wassef Reflects on Serve to Learn
Dear Friends, In January, 12 young people from around the world spent three weeks in Armant, a rural village near Luxor, teaching children basic English skills and offering them character-building mentoring. They went to Egypt as part of Coptic Orphans’ Serve to...
‘These Kids Began to Love Education’ — Phoebe Azer Recalls Serve to Learn Stories
Dear Friends, In January, 12 young people from around the world spent three weeks in Armant, a rural village near Luxor, teaching children basic English skills and offering them character-building mentoring. They went to Egypt as part of Coptic Orphans' Serve to...
What the Media Needs to Know About Reporting on the Middle East
Dear Friends, Today, I'd like to share my statement at the panel discussion on "Sensitivity Rather than Sensationalism: Western Media Coverage of Human Rights and Religious Issues in the Middle East," which took place on March 18, 2015 at the National Press...
‘They Had So Little, Yet So Much Love to Give’ — Nadine Roffaell Reflects on Serve to Learn
Dear Friends, January 2015 was a special month in Armant, a small, rural village near Luxor. What made it so special was the meeting of 12 volunteers from around the world with Egyptian children — the world's most wonderful kids! The volunteers spent three weeks...
Beaten to Death for Not Doing His Homework
Who was Islam Sharif, and what does his death mean for Coptic Orphans? We know little about him, except that he died after a severe beating from his teacher. He was punished for not doing his homework. He passed away on Sunday in Cairo, at 12 years old, of a brain...
‘Serve to Learn was EASILY the Greatest Experience of My Entire Life’ — Ryan Wasson
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 picture is worth...
Act Now to Prevent More Massacres
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...
What Could We Have Done to Save the 21? A Lot More
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...
The 21 Martyrs’ Families — More Ways You Can Help
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...
The Copts Martyred in Libya — How You Can Help
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 our...
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