Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Dear Friends,

Greetings in Christ! We hope you enjoyed a joyful Thanksgiving and are ready for a blessed Christmas season. This year brought many blessings alongside challenges like rising inflation—yet these pale in comparison to the economic hardships our friends and ministry partners in Egypt continue to face.

In 2025, CCE witnessed God’s hand through record giving from individual donors and two generous grants for capital improvements at the Evangelical Seminary in Cairo and for church planting and renovation. The chart below shows how this year’s gifts were allocated.

Below are brief highlights of the ministries, programs, and initiatives you supported this year:

Supporting Existing Churches and Congregations
This remains a top priority for donors. Many of you continued supporting churches with long-standing family ties. While a few contributions went to larger churches in Cairo and Alexandria, most were directed to smaller, economically challenged communities in Greater Cairo and villages in Egypt’s southern provinces. Your support made a significant impact—helping churches remain active, serve their congregations, and, in many cases, extend outreach to neighboring communities through food banks, basic medical care, and microloans.

Church Planting and Renovation Initiatives
After decades of restrictive policies on building and renovating churches, the past decade has brought a welcome shift in Egypt, marked by a more supportive attitude toward Christians. This change has led to the unprecedented construction and rehabilitation of more than 100 existing churches, along with the launch of several dozen new congregations in major cities and rural communities, especially in Upper Egypt. In addition to individual contributions to the nationwide 80/800 initiative led by CEOSS and specific congregations, CCE received a generous matching grant to support some of these projects.

Supporting Orphanages and Ministries to Children with Special Needs

Orphanages and children’s ministries consistently receive support from the largest number of steady donors. Among these are:

• Lillian Trasher Orphanage (Assiut) – Founded by “Mama Lillian” in the early 1900s, it has served more than 20,000 children. Today, it cares for 400 children, 40 widows, and 50 staff members and their families.
• Fowler Home for Girls – Established in 1906 by John and Esther, now led by Sister Marie, caring for nearly 100 girls from age 3 through college.
• Helwan Orphanage – Provides care for dozens of boys.

Additional ministries include:

• Hope and Hope Oases – Founded by Dr. Magda Iskander on 40 acres in Natron Valley, offering care for hundreds of children with cancer and their families between treatments.
• Village of Hope Center (Alexandria) – Serving children and adults with mental disabilities, providing rehabilitation and life skills to help integrate them into society.
  

Supporting the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo.

Twenty-five years ago, the seminary enrolled fewer than 60 students; today, enrollment is nearly 700. The core ordination track for training pastors has been upgraded from an undergraduate program to a Master of Divinity. The seminary now offers multiple advanced degrees, including Master’s programs in Biblical Studies, Counseling, and Leadership; a Doctor of Ministry in partnership with Fuller Theological Seminary; and Ph.D. programs in collaboration with two other Middle Eastern seminaries. Thanks to individual contributions and a generous grant, the seminary has improved campus housing and completed four apartments for newly added professors.

All these accomplishments—and countless more—were made possible by God’s grace and your faithful generosity. May the Lord continue to bless you and multiply your gifts for His glory.

CCE remains committed to forwarding 100% of your contributions to the ministries you choose. All administrative, legal, accounting, and audit expenses are fully covered by our board members.

Have a Merry Christmas and a happy and joyous New Year!  

Amir A. Metry, MTS, Ph.D.
President

CHRISTIANSCARINGFOREGYPT, INC.

[email protected]

MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08831-9998

From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required (Luke 12:48)