“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Proverbs 31: 8-9
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 
We wanted to thank all those who attended the lecture given by Fr. Mattias Nasr Mankarious. There was a great turn out. We also want to thank the following:
Fr. Isaac Tanios
St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Palatine
Fr. Yohanna Nassif
St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Palatine
Fr. Wilbur David Ellsworth
Holy Transfiguration Antiochian Orthodox Church
Pastor Rev. Raouf Boulos
The Moody Church
We especially want to thank Fr. Mattias for being our speaker. Fr. Mattias was eager to go back to Egypt and, as he said, to be next to his children in their time of need. We want to thank him for being a beam of light for Christianity and standing up for the preservation of Christianity in Egypt. The Bible teaches us in the Book of Matthew: “...let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” (Matt 5:16).
Thank you Fr. Mattias for being the light for us to all see and for being the father teaching your children the love, peace, and mercy of Christ. We know how hard it is for you to see your children murdered, but we know that you are consoled to know that in dying in the name of Christ, they will be saved.
These things I have spoken unto you,
that in Me ye might have peace.
In the world ye shall have tribulation,
but be of good cheer:
I have overcome the world.
(John 16:32-33)
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
One of our duties as Christians is to be active and help others in their time of need. Yet for us to be active and understand how we can help our fellow Christians in their time of need and to be educated about what their needs are, we brought to you a person that leads many Christians and stands up for basic human rights to speak to us.
We are honored to have educate us Fr. Mattias Nasr Mankarious of St. Mark’s Church in in the Garbage City (Zabaleen) Ezbet El-Nakhl, Cairo. Fr. Mattias serves some of the poorest Christians of Egypt. These Christians are the garbage collectors of Egypt. They live on the recycling income of the garbage. Today, the Egyptian Government is trying to take this away from them and outsource the garbage collection to foreign companies. If this happens, what will the Christians do for income? Please click on the following Youtube video to see the image of the Christians of the Garbage City.
Fr. Mattias is a Human Rights Activist and Leader fighting for the equality of the Coptic minority in Egypt. He was active and present at the Maspero incident where the Egyptian Army murdered over thirty Coptic Christians and wounded over three hundred (Click here New York Times and Youtube video). He merely wishes for them to have a chance to live a normal life. He fights for their behalf to have a voice and to build for them churches without the Islamists murdering Christians; burning and bombing churches.
Many Coptic Christians look at Fr. Mattias as an activist following the teachings of, first and foremost, Jesus Christ – the true savior – and those peacefully struggling activist of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. He was here to lecture on the current situation of the Coptic Minority and answered some of the following questions:
¨ What was the chronology of the atrocities against the Minority Christians post January 25 revolution?
¨ What is next for the Copts in Egypt after the January 25 revolution and with the parliamentary elections swept by Islamist?
¨ What should the Copts in Egypt and the diaspora do facing the new era?
We had a session of Q&A with Fr. Mattias and later enjoyed some refreshments for all to meet with Fr. Mattias in person.
Many attended welcomed Fr. Mattias and recognized him for his work – saving Christianity in Egypt.
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