The grace of God led our steps after a long time, to central Nigeria and specifically to Benue State. The area for more than two and a half years was severely tested by the descent, invasion of the Muslim nomads of the Fulani tribe of northern Nigeria. Seeking fertile land for their numerous herds, they…
In one of our previous articles we left the Lord on the Cross. In this one, we will approach His experiences, not through the words of the New Testament-from the experience of someone who watched Him during the Passion-but through someone who lived hundreds of years ago and yet the grace of God revealed them…
Experiencing every year the unique and unprecedented events of the Passion of our Lord in the Church, we come closer to Him, they make us bend before the magnitude of His love and give us new possibilities to strive and draw closer to Him. Anyone who has lived or interacted with the Athonite monastic life…
For the first time in the two-thousand-year presence of the Apostolic Throne of the Alexandrian Church, the country of Ivory Coast was visited by His Beatitude Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch, Venerable Shepherd and Father of all the Orthodox Christians throughout Africa. Frantic preparations were made for the distinguished visitor. Everyone was in anticipation of…
On Sunday 14 March 2019, Bishop Agathonikos of Arusha and Central Tanzania visited the offices of the Brotherhood of Orthodox Foreign Mission in Thessaloniki. There he met with members of the brotherhood and spoke about the work of the Mission in Masege. “When we first arrived there we saw an enthusiastic crowd waiting for us…
Dear Friends of the Mission, This year we spent the holy Christmas days with devout reverence in all our parish communities. God permitting, next year we will be gathered all together in a large hall room, where we will celebrate with representatives from each community. I received your 15,000-euro assistance for the Theotokos Hospital, donated…
At Christchurch, in the context of my first informative episcopal journey, I met Kyriakos, a person with rational thinking, businessman, energetic and active member of the local Greek Orthodox community, who spends a considerable amount of his own personal time participating in civic life, providing aid and assistance. In his own straightforward way he gave…
Dear Friends of Mission, Your god-sent donation came as a gift from the heavens, so valuable and necessary that you cannot possibly imagine, giving us a breath of life and courage for the continuation of our struggle. I have no words to express my feelings of deep gratitude to the Fraternity, which still helps and…
On the day after the Annunciation, our Holy Church honors Archangel Gabriel, because he announced the Incarnation of the Son and Word of God to His Holy Mother.[1]. Regarding the action of the “official” angel, it is worth mentioning that it was he who appeared to the prophet Daniel to explain to him the visions…
With the blessings of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa and your continued support, the Orthodox Foreign Missionary Brotherhood loaded another container with humanitarian aid for the long-suffering country of Sierra Leone, where Fr. Themistocles Adamopoulos is working as a missionary. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who worked tirelessly for days to collect,…
