The Alexandria School of Theology

Without doubt this has been the most eventful year in the six year life of the Alexandria School of Theology.  We admitted five excellent students from the south of the country on a special scholarship program.  Because of their positive experience, many other students are now applying from the same region.  It is my hope that in the future both AST and the Anglican church can expand into the vast area south of Cairo.

Of course the historical events of the earlier part of 2011 had a great impact on us both emotionally and practically.  The explosion at a church in Alexandria on January 1 and then the revolution of January 25th have changed the way we think about many matters.  Christians are now much more active evangelistically, socially and politically.  New exciting opportunities are opening up for us at AST as a result of the changed atmosphere within Egypt.

Please allow me to update you about a critical financial situation we are facing. Even though our expenses are quite modest, rising costs have created a serious shortfall in our budget. Despite the fact that many of our staff and faculty are volunteers, we urgently need $11,000 to meet basic expenses for the remainder of this academic/financial year which ends on August 31, 2011,  We also need a higher stream of regular income.  Would you seriously pray about contributing toward this urgent need?  Would you also communicate this need to others who might help?  Without these funds and a strong support base next year, we will have to seriously curtail our activities.

In less than six years,God has worked among our students to produce at least 5 ordained ministers, 4 ordained deacons, 8 lay leaders and 6 teaching assistants. These are historically significant results for a small denomination in this country and we expect the numbers to grow faster in the future.  These men and women, as well as other students and graduates, are serving the Lord in several Egyptian cities in evangelism, discipleship, teaching, social work and church planting. Several are in Sudan and one will be in another N. African country shortly.  Most but not all are Anglicans.   At least two congregations have been formed and many revitalized.  Please help us continue and expand our mission which is "training servants for Christ in the Middle East."

With my sincere regards,

Rev. Emad A, Mikhail, President
Alexandria School of Theology