Out of Egypt

Parents, and Other Best Kept Secrets of the Orphanage

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Coptic Orphans and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:24:22 +0000

Orphanages filled with children that have parents? Kids graduating from school, but never learning how to read? Nermien Riad talks about startling problems she encountered when starting Coptic Orphans in Egypt 25 years ago, and how she discovered ready answers in the living traditions of Egypt's Orthodox Church.

Egypt Monasticism in Daily Life

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Coptic Orphans and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:27:03 +0000

Nathan Hollenbeck interview His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK. His Grace describes how Egyptian monasticism—the heartbeat of the Coptic Church—is becoming a refuge among current trials in Egypt.

Religious Freedom in Egypt: A View from the Hill

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Coptic Orphans and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:26:49 +0000

Nathan Hollenbeck interviews Dwight Bashir, Deputy Director of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, on current religious freedom issues that impact Copts in Egypt.

Rep Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) On The Persecuted Church

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Coptic Orphans and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:56:11 +0000

Orthodox Christian Congressman Gus Bilirakis of Florida has led efforts on Capital Hill to bring religious persecution to the fore of legislative attention. In this interview, Rep. Bilirakis talks about his personal mission to protect Christian minority groups in the Middle East, and what Orthodox Christians in North America can do to help. He discusses pressure on the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey, US Military Aid to Egypt, and other issues.

Sons out of Egypt

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Coptic Orphans and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:58:23 +0000

In a sense, we’re all fatherless. Nathan Hollenbeck tells one child’s story in Egypt, and uses Hosea 11:1 to reflect on what we all have in common with this boy.

The Widows of Egypt

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Coptic Orphans and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:43:01 +0000

It is estimated that, worldwide, 115 million widows live in extreme poverty. Yet most of these women and their children face discrimination and outright injustice. In this latest podcast from Coptic Orphans, Nathan Hollenbeck looks at the cultural discrimination that widows face in Egypt and other lands of the Bible.

The State of the Church in Egypt

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Coptic Orphans and Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:36:39 +0000

Nathan Hollenbeck of Coptic Orphans discusses the state of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt. The country has experienced much turmoil since the January 25 Revolution. But even before then, Coptic Christians had seen their churches bombed and demonstrators attacked. Nathan also discusses Christ’s love for the widow and the orphan, their position in Coptic society, and the special ministry to them that Coptic Orphans performs.