Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Through Child Sponsorship

May 17, 2021 — 05/17/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Hope House serves as a way to help children obtain a quality education and escape the generational poverty that Christian families often experience...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Socio-Economic Persecution

May 11, 2021 —

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05/11/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – One year ago, then 9-year-old Khalaf daily faced bullies at the local public school. Mean-hearted children taunted...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: At Risk

April 13, 2021 —

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04/13/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Though 9-year-old Royce Hany may not remember the incident, his whole village remains traumatized by the harsh...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Persecution and Identity

April 6, 2021 —

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04/06/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On an average day, 12-year-old child sponsorship recipient Heba Yasser can be found in her family home...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Fatherless

March 30, 2021 —

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Maryam, left, in class at Hope House

03/30/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When Maryam Fathy joined Hope House’s child sponsorship program two years ago,...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Medical Burdens

March 23, 2021 —

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03/23/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Eight-year-old Mariam Atef and her family have faced medical issue after medical issue in the past year....

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Mental Health Education

March 16, 2021 —

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03/16/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – ICC’s Hope House program primarily seeks to provide education to Egypt’s poorest Christians in an effort to break...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Family Support of Education

March 9, 2021 —

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03/09/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As Egypt begins to open up after yet another round of closures and COVID-19 precautions, Hope House is...

Child Sponsorship: Hope House Versus Persecution Mentality

March 2, 2021 —

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03/02/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Since Hope House launched in 2017, hundreds of Egyptian Christian children have benefited from its programming. One...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: The Toll of the Pandemic

February 23, 2021 —

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02/23/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –2020 proved to be an immensely challenging year for Egypt’s Christians as 80% of Hope House families experienced an...

Breaking a 1,000 Year Cycle of Poverty

February 17, 2021 —

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02/17/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Job discrimination, lack of education, and poverty are just a few of the issues facing persecuted believers around the world. As you...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Medical Care Amidst Persecution

February 16, 2021 —

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If you missed the first part of Shokry’s story last week read it here. 02/16/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “I go to...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: The Right to Education

February 9, 2021 —

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02/09/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When Shokry was just five years old, he and his six siblings suddenly lost their father. Their...

Rescuing Youth in Crisis

January 22, 2021 — 01/22/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Last year was supposed to bring new opportunities for Jana, an eight-year-old participant in ICC’s child sponsorship program. Her family moved into their...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Forced Neglect as Persecution

January 19, 2021 —

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01/19/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Becoming a doctor is nine-year-old Fady’s dream. However, living in...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Becoming an Adult at Fourteen

January 12, 2021 —

By Mia Sparr

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01/12/2021 Hope House (International Christian Concern) – At the young age of 14, child sponsor recipient Beshoy faces the daunting task of entering the workforce....