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Meetings with the Bishops

Onward and Upward for Coptic Orphans in Australia...

Was the message given to Coptic Orphans Australia by His Eminence Bishop Bakhomious when Coptic Orphans met him while he was visiting Sydney. His Eminence Bishop Bakhomious took time out of his busy schedule to meet Coptic Orphans and express how impressed he was with the work Coptic Orphans do in his diocese of Bahaira and Damanhour. "Coptic Orphans are very organised and effective in assisting the children" stated His Eminence. Damanhour and affiliated regions such as King Mariout and Nubahera have had a long association with Coptic Orphans as His Eminence even went as far as saying "the children that Coptic Orphans serve now have as much oppurtunity as all the other children in the area if not more."

It was a successful meeting where His Eminence and Coptic Orphans shared ideas and discussed future projects for the diocese of Damanhour.

King Mariout was one of the designated areas for this year's Serve to Learn. Where three volunteers were guests of His Eminence and they taught over 75 children English for three weeks. The three Coptic youth came from Australia, England and the U.S which made in interesting time for the kids trying to learn English, however it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. "To see the smiles on their faces and the fun they had, it was definitely worth it and I'll definitely do it again..highly recommended" said one of the volunteers.

Nubahera is one of the areas that runs the "Valuable Girl Project" this program joins young girls with older girls that act as mentors. This encourages both girls to continue on with their education and gives positive role models to the younger girls who are in desperate need of female role models. We have a big problem here in Egypt and that is the role of the woman, we need to educate and empower our women, and they have so much potential! I'm sure if the girl gets the same attention as the boy they could be just as good if not better" said one of the principals of a High School in Egypt. This program is excellent and we are seeing results.

 

His Grace Bishop Daniel

During our meeting with His Grace Bishop Daniel, he was most impressed with the zeal of the youth, as he noted that the youth are our future of the church. Coptic Orphans looks forward to uniting the Lords children here in Australia (Copts and Non-Copts alike), to assist in the survival and success of His children in Egypt.