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Louaie Zaher was born in Nazareth to a Christian family. He is a lawyer and a musician. He is married to Susan who supports him and does her best to help him fulfill his dreams. Since the first year of his life, it was obvious that music was already there inside his soul growing with him and in him. When a seed falls into good soil and is nourished properly it can grow into the plant it is destined to be and gives the best of its fruit that glorify the Lord. Louaie's parents were very faithful to looking after and nourishing his talent. Music became an essential part in little Louaie's world. Exploring the world of music was part of Louaie's growing process which became part of his personality. He learned how to play the violin for 5 years during his childhood and he can play many musical instruments. However, his fondness for the organ made it his life companion through which he expresses himself. Today Louaie is one of the best talented organists in the region and he is a member of a very famous band. He owns his own studio where he creates his beautiful music. He is a well known music composer and arranger. |
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Rabab Zaitoun was born to a Christian family near the Wedding Church in Cana of Galilee. She grew up in a Franciscan environment as she was surrounded by Franciscan priests and nuns all the time. In her family there were five Franciscan vocations (two priests and three nuns). She went to the Franciscan Sisters School in Cana where later on she became an English teacher. Today she teaches at Terra Santa College, another Franciscan school in Nazareth. She is a very active member at her Latin parish in Cana. She joined the parish choir at the age of five and she is still faithful to this call up to this day as she is the organist and the director of her parish choir. She takes part in looking after the children and youth of the parish. She prepares the children for their first communion and the sacrament of confirmation. She also takes part in preparing decorations for the different occasions at the church. Ever since she was a child, she was always charmed and taken by music. Her family was aware of this attraction and the hidden talent she had inside. With plenty of love and dedication, they did their best to nourish the seed she had inside and help her develop and express her talent. This spiritual and supporting environment were the perfect fertile land for Rabab’s seeds to grow and give fruit. Her happiest moments are the ones she spends in the world of music especially when she sings or composes. |
Fr. Dr. Elias Daw was born in Rama (a village in Galilee) on the 10th of June, 1967. After graduating from high school he wanted to become a lawyer and went to France to study law. However, God had another plan for him; He wanted him to be a worker in His field. Fr. Elias did not hesitate to answer the call of the Lord and immediately gave up his own plans in order to fulfill God’s plan for him. Once his vocation was clear to him he moved to Rome to study Theology and Canon Law. He was awarded Philosophy B.A. degree in 1991 from Pontificia Universita S. Tommaso Angelicum in Rome. In 1994 he was awarded Theology B.A. from the same university. After that he studied Canon Law at Pontificum Institutum Orientalium in Rome and was awarded M.A. in Canon Law in 1996. He got PhD degree in Canon Law in 2002 at the same university. He was ordained on the 21st of September in 2002. Today Fr. Elias is the pastor of the Melkite parish in Der Hanna ( a village in Galilee). He is also the pastor of his own small personal parish, his family which consists of his wife, and his two beautiful daughters. |
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