BISHOP DAVID: We will not be silent! - Created on 10 Oct. 2011 09:32:20 PM
In a powerful message from Bishop David, streamed on CopticWorld, he fired back at the Egyptian government for the events in Egypt that claimed the lives of at least 24 youth and injured at least 280 others.
"God will interfere when it’s the right time. His answer will be a powerful answer", the Bishop re-assured his audience. "We are a peaceful people, we don't attack, we don't shout, we pray." His Grace also said, "We call on everyone to speak up and witness to the truth. We have to have one united voice from all people who love the truth whether they are Coptic or non-Coptic, Christian or non-Christians. We are not going to be silenced!
He urged fasting and prayer for the next three days.
He also urged all Coptic Christians in the world to join CopticWorld in order to facilitate dissemination of information and breaking news from the leaders of the church. "This website will also give us a way to know how many we are and where we are. Please urge all your family and friends to join."
His Grace also urged all to sign a petition at: http://betterlifeforegypt.wordpress.com/
His Grace Bishop
David will go to Washington to meet Mr. Paul Monteiro, Associate Director, White House Office
of Public Engagement.
Monteiro serves as the liaison to Arab Americans, faith-based and secular belief communities and also assists in coordinating the White House Mentorship Program. He worked for then-Senator Obama in his Senate office in 2006 before joining the Obama for America campaign in Chicago as the national Deputy Director of Religious Affairs. A graduate of the University of Maryland and the Howard University School of Law, he previously worked at the United States Supreme Court, two Washington, D.C. law firms, and spent a year teaching at a local public charter school.
