Bishop Athanasios of Benin appeals for the support of 300 children for the new school year, for the funding of clean water boreholes in Porto-Novo and Abomey, for the construction of toilets in ten parishes that lack them, and for the Holy Diocese’s orphanage.
Another container with vital food supplies has arrived in Benin to alleviate the shortage faced by its inhabitants.
At two in the morning, two-year-old Barbara was found abandoned in the trash bins. She found refuge in the orphanage of our Holy Diocese and now needs our care!
The Holy Diocese of Benin and Togo Faso is establishing the first orphanage for 50 children in Togo. Armed conflicts and poverty have left many children orphaned. The Church calls for monthly support of 2,500 euros for their sustenance.
Bishop Athanasios of Benin tells the story of Father Trophimus in Togo, to whom the Virgin Mary appeared and he became Orthodox. He now urgently needs 35,000€ for the construction of a new church dedicated to St. Mark, as the old one is being closed due to new state safety regulations.
With feelings of gratitude and great joy, we glorify the Almighty God who never ceases to show us His infinite love through the Orthodox Missionary Fraternity, which sent us a container with food, clothes, shoes, and various other items for our flock in the Holy Diocese of Benin, Togo, and Burkina Faso
“Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord” This message was heard loudly at the arrival of the God-sent bishop of the Great Church of Christ, His Eminence Fr. Athanasios Kayembe, a fellow cyrenian of the great missionary HDB Pope and Patriarch of the Great City of Alexandria and all Africa Theodore…
