by Nermien Riad | Jul 6, 2015 | Serve To Learn
Dear Friends, Serve to Learn is now under way in Egypt! To celebrate, today I’d like to share with you part of a winning submission to our essay contest by one of the Serve to Learn volunteers. The writer, Crestin Andrews, is one of two talented people who won a...
by Nermien Riad | Jun 25, 2015 | Serve To Learn
Dear Friends, I’m excited about the upcoming Serve to Learn trip, which runs July 3-25! In the run-up to that trip, and the next one in early 2016, I’d like to share one of the most moving accounts I’ve ever read about Serve to Learn. Gabrielle Salib...
by Nermien Riad | Apr 6, 2015 | Diaspora, Serve To Learn
Not long ago, many of the staff here at Coptic Orphans sat down to talk about what it means to be a Copt. We also tried to figure out how Copts and our identity are intertwined with Egypt. As you can imagine, we talked a lot about molokhia. We started from the premise...
by Nermien Riad | Apr 2, 2015 | Diaspora, Serve To Learn
I’ve just received great news: Through the grace of God, two generous donors are offering to send a pair of volunteers on our Serve to Learn trip to Egypt — for free! These donors have agreed to cover the program fee and airfare for two volunteers to take part...
by Nermien Riad | Mar 26, 2015 | 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...
by Nermien Riad | Mar 20, 2015 | 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...