When 9-year-old John from New York heard from his grandmother about the thousands of children in Egypt whose families couldn’t afford to buy them presents for Christmas, he knew he had to act. Without hesitation, he dug out his shoebox-turned-piggybank and dumped out its entire contents—a mass of crumpled bills and coins amounting to about…
Under the care of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, the Shepherd and Mother of Light (SML) held its annual gala event on Sunday, December 17, 2017 in the presence of His Grace Bishop Yolios, the Bishop of Ecumenical and Social Services (BLESS). as well as His Grace Bishop Maqar, Bishop of El Sharkia and Alasher of…
His Grace Bishop Yolios gave a speech in which he commended SML’s efforts in providing for the poor in Upper Egypt. He stressed that the service is under the supervision of the Coptic Orthodox Church, but it has complete independence in financial and administrative matters through the Board of Trustees appointed by His Holiness Pope…
Many of you were touched to read about our youngest donor and volunteer, nine-year-old John from New York. We caught up with John after his trip to Egypt serving the needy during the Christmas Feast. John and his two older sisters spent a few days with servants from the Shepherd and Mother of Light (SML)…
