Egypt
"I am valuable because I am made in His image"
The story of Phipi
'My name is Phipi. I am a leader in the Bent Elmalik-'Daughter of the King' programme. I enjoyed participating in this programme with my friends in the past, then not as a leader but as a participant.'
Activities
'I have participated in this programme for several years because it is very attractive, especially for teenagers. We do different activities: lectures, small-group discussions, Bible study, games, psychological therapy through art like drawing and painting.'
Valuable
'I have learnt many things over a number of years during this programme. For example, I will not forget that I am valuable because I was made in His image: 'For whom He has known beforehand, He has also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son' (Romans 8 : 29). That helped me recognise my self-image, not as people see me - a weak girl - but I saw myself in the eyes of God, full of strength and dignity, so that no one can change or influence my thoughts about myself.'
Self-confidence
'I learnt even more: during my participation in this programme, I discovered different distorted images in my mind about God. I get it from different things in society. In this programme, I learnt how to understand the right relationship between God and myself and what the right image of God is. He is my dear Father who loves me, and does not want to judge and punish me. On the contrary, He wants to use everything for my good. That gives self-confidence, and makes me take initiative to help others discover their worth. That is what happened to me. At the same time, the right image of God helped me on my journey in my life and made me grow in my relationship with God.
Finally, I am grateful for this programme. I am proud to support this programme as a leader. In this way, I get to mean a lot to all my friends.
