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Advent is still officially a few weeks away.  But I often think that, here, we are in a state of perpetual advent.  A state of waiting.  A state of hoping.  A state of watching for signs of the in breaking … Continue reading →

  There are some misperceptions about what it takes to be a resettled refugee in the US.  The resettlement process is long and complicated.  By the time a resettled refugee sets foot in the US, he or she has been vetted … Continue reading →

24 From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, 25 but a woman whose little … Continue reading →

My Arabic teacher asked me yesterday if I had been to the pool.  “Ah,” I said, “you see my sunburn!  No, I wasn’t at the pool.  I was at the cemetery.” Tonight at our rehearsal, our choir mates will likely … Continue reading →

One of the things I love best about Egypt is the way relationships are valued.  There’s a sense that the person in front of you right now is the most important person.  And whether it is someone you have known forever or … Continue reading →

During our recent visit to the States to see friends and family, we were asked many times, “Do you like it in Egypt?”  I always answered yes, which is 100% true.  Sometimes, though, its hard to explain just why I … Continue reading →

Today is World Refugee Day.  For most of the refugees living in Cairo and around the world, it’s just another day.  Another day of being far from the place they long to call home.  Another day of looking for a … Continue reading →

Below is the reflection I shared at Joseph’s memorial service last week at St. Andrew’s (with a few tiny revisions). Joseph Michael F.K..  A name that was held in hope for a long time.  Before we knew we would be … Continue reading →

Easter is a whole season.  I think we forget that sometimes.  We celebrate and sing and shout our alleluias on Easter Sunday, with the smells of Easter lilies filling the sanctuary.  And then we go back to the grind of … Continue reading →

I certainly did not set out to do this, but through pure coincidence in the past week or so, I’ve been reading a lot about caves.  The most recent New Yorker had an article about exploration of very deep caves … Continue reading →