Wheels for Any Occasion
Growing up, I was involved in every aspect of Church life—youth groups, choir, oratorical contests—but it wasn’t until I was 16 and attended an Orthodox summer camp in Greece ...
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A Practical & Concrete Way to Serve
Growing up, I was involved in every aspect of Church life—youth groups, choir, oratorical contests—but it wasn’t until I was 16 and attended an Orthodox summer camp in Greece ...
“I Dreamed of A Career Helping People”
I was living abroad in the mid-1980s, when there was a terrible famine in my home country, Ethiopia. My dad worked for the UN’s World Food Program, and we lived in Haiti and Jamaica while I was in high school. During ...
“The People we Help Give me Strength”
A young man once came to work for IOCC from a simple peasant family. He knew what it was to be poor and was determined to help others. He thought ...
Lenten Recipe: Date-Glazed Brussels Sprouts
Can't get enough of brussels sprouts? Try this delicious Date-Glazed Brussels Sprouts recipe by Angela during Lent!
Restoring Faith Through Simple Acts
Service to me means working for the Kingdom of God whenever and wherever I am needed. My role as a servant is ever changing, always challenging, and forever rewarding. Service at its best always ...
Ethiopia: Independence Renews Ambition
In the small town of Mechara, Ethiopia, 25-year-old Ahmed had built a good life. Responsible and ambitious, he worked on nearby farms, ran errands for neighbors and elderly community members, and lived quietly with his wife. Illness changed that ...
Jordan: New Grant Supports Health Work in Refugee Camp
IOCC has worked in Jordan’s Azraq Refugee Camp since July 2017, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Medical Corps (IMC), and the Jordanian Syrian Refugee Affairs Directorate (SRAD). IOCC activities in Azraq ...
Service as Almsgiving: The Work of Love
St. Maximus the Confessor teaches that we find God as we comprehend His love for us and learn to love each other. Because God loves us, we can—indeed, we must—love others. And “the work of love,” the saint writes, ...
Come Receive the Light this Great Lent
The church is dark and silent. A glow begins to emanate from behind the iconostasis. The priest lifts up the candle and, in a voice that sounds like it is coming from the heavens, declares: