Egypt's Christian Copts are Finally Fulfilling Their 'Dream' of Traveling to Jerusalem

Jacob Wirtschafter, Mina Nader : Mar 28, 2017
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"You feel the hand of God. This is the lifelong dream of every Christian in Al-Kosheh." -Refaat El-Sayeh, a Coptic Christian

(Al-Kosheh, Egypt)—[RNS/Christian Headlines] For decades, merchant Refaat El-Sayeh, a Coptic Christian, wanted to see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and visit the Church of the Nativity in nearby Bethlehem. But mostly, he wanted to feel closer to God. (Photo via Christian Headlines)

For years, those pilgrimages for Egypt's Coptic Christians, like El-Sayeh, were discouraged.

"To visit Jerusalem and the holy places was always my wish"...

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