The Three churches of Egypt were prompt in responding to calls for prayers, initiated by The Association of Victims of Abductions and Enforced Disappearances (AVAED), in solidarity with abducted minor Christian girls
Both Rev. Rafik Graish, spokesperson of the Catholic Church, and Fr. Luka Rady of the Kousseya Archdiocese of Assyut governorate welcomed the initiative, indicating that they will recite the names of the disappeared girls during the Divine Liturgy
On the other hand, Rev. Refaat Fekry, head of the Media Committee for the evangelical church assured that he will call upon the congregation to take part in the prayers
His Grace Bishop Pachomious of Behaira Archdiocese & the Five Western Cities also welcomed the initiative calling upon his congregation to participate in the cause
Others who supported the initiative included the churches in diaspora such as the Canadian Coptic Church and the Australian Archdiocese. In Australia , an announcement was printed and distributed to all member churches naming the girls
Demyana Ayoub Ragaaei
Nadia Makram Mehani Kamel
Margaret Amgad Gad
Samar Naguib Abdou Gad
Amal Aziz Abdalla
Christina Abdelsayed Labib
Lina Samy boulos
Mariam Milad Farid
Sarah Issac Abdelmalek
Helies Nabil Iskandar Hanna
Rania Raafat Kamal
The announcement was concluded by a call upon the Egyptian government to sign chapter-4 of the human rights treaty which stresses the responsibility of the state to protect its citizens from enforced disappearance
The invitation to prayers was initiated by AVAED, calling upon Egyptian Christians all over the world to pray for the safe return of victims of abduction under the slogan “Let Us Pray For Them & Their Families”. To promote the cause, Mr. Ebram Louis, founder of AVAED declared the upcoming October 19 a day of prayers that will be celebrated together with the victims’ families, along with a number of public figures, media personnel and choir singers. The designated event is meant to attract the Egyptian Government’s attention to the plight of the families in order to take serious action in addressing their respective cases
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