the ministry of Panagia Philanthropini

There is a ministry in Greece- based in and from monasteries- which, among many other ministry efforts, serves persons with disability. Their mission:

The Center is dedicated to spreading the message of God’s love and saving grace to all human beings. Given the Orthodox Christian faith teaches quiet acts are of supreme importance and not words, this vibrant message takes the practical form of medical and educational services, scientific research, charitable and spiritual ministries. These activities constitute the means by which the Center seeks to serve the needs of human beings in the Twenty First Century and beyond.

Here is their website, presided over by the Most Holy Theotokos: http://www.ormyliacenter.gr/index_en.html (Icon from http://www.iconsexplained.com/

And here is one of their ministries, addressing dyslexia: http://www.ormyliacenter.gr/education_ministry_en.html

For an explanation of the Panagia Philanthropini icon, see http://www.iconsexplained.com/iec/lib3/03416_large.htm

Reprinted from May 2008