The Order of the Daughters of the King in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is inviting the public to hear the Rev. Samira Izadi Page of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas share her story of escape from Iran and her journey to ministry at Gateway of Grace at a breakfast event from 8:30 to 11 am on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. A $10 donation at the door will cover breakfast and the speaker’s honorarium.
Registration and breakfast will begin at 8:30 am, Page will speak at 9 am, and Eucharist will be at 10 am. The offering at the Eucharist will benefit Gateway of Grace Ministry. The Daughters of the King will have their annual meeting and election of officers following Eucharist.
Page is the founder and Executive Director of Gateway of Grace Ministries. She was born and raised in Iran as a Muslim. She and her family fled Iran due to persecution and obtained political asylum status in the U.S. She converted to Christianity and earned her Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology, SMU, where she is currently working on her Doctor of Ministry in Missional Church Studies. She has “committed her life to bringing the hope and love of Christ to those whose hope, dignity, and humanity have been taken away by oppressive governments and circumstances.”
According to its website, the Mission Statement of Gateway of Grace Ministry is “To educate, equip, and mobilize the Church to bridge socio-cultural gaps between Christians and refugees so that refugees can know the hope of Christ through words and deeds of compassion.”