Lenten Recipe: Red Lentil Soup
A soup perfect any time of day -- enjoy Martha's Red Lentil Soup this Lent!
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Lenten Recipe: Tabbouleh
Originally from the mountains between Syria and Lebanon, tabbouleh has become one of the most popular salads in the Middle East. Enjoy this tabbouleh recipe by George Saoma throughout Lent.
Lenten Recipe: Zucchini and Tomato Stack
Enjoy a delicious dish of Zucchini and Tomato this Lent!
Armenia: Gifts In Kind Point to New Careers
“Success in work is about trying the impossible to make the possible happen,” said Lusine, age 30. She and Gohar, 53, have just completed a vocational course in garment design and construction at the Social-Educational Center run by ...
US: Serv-X-Treme Alumni, Orthodox Seminarians Support Long-Term Recovery
When disaster damages a home, emergency response is only the beginning. Rebuilding and recovering can take years. IOCC’s Orthodox Action Teams, part of the US program, help meet immediate ...
Greece: Business Mentees Take Bold Next Step
“You woke us up from dreaming about success and helped us … take real actions,” said Athina, a small-business owner participating in IOCC’s business-mentoring program in Athens, Greece. Through IOCC and Apostoli’s collaboration with the executives of Kemel, a ...
Water Is Life
Without water, it’s impossible for humans to survive—let alone stay clean and healthy. So what happens if an area where water is already scarce suddenly sees its population spike? Terbol is a village in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Governorate that struggled to ...
Balkans: A Little Goes A Long Way
Before the breakup of Yugoslavia, Dragan (now 50) managed a hotel in Derventa, Bosnia and Herzegovina—a natural fit for his training in catering. But conflict changes everything, and it turned his family’s life upside-down....
Jordan: Never Give Up
When Fawaz was 11, he went to work driving a tractor. He made a living this way for over 40 years, supporting a wife and family in their small Syrian village. They had a comfortable life, but as conflict sprea, Fawaz decided his family ...
A Glimmer of Hope Among the Ashes
IOCC deployed Frontliners to parts of northern California, where fires devastated communities in late 2018. IOCC Frontliners, specially trained to care for people affected by disasters, delivered supplies and were on hand ...