"First Christmas", the story of the birth of Jesus Christ and "He Is Risen", the story of Jesus' death and resurrection are told by Zeke the donkey and Machai the rooster in poetic verse that will appeal to families and children of all ages. These award
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Adel Nassief

Adel Nassief is an accomplished Coptic Christian Artist who lives in Alexandria, Egypt.  He works full time as an artist creating murals, icons and mosaics for Coptic Orthodox churches around the world.

Adel is a graduate of the University of Alexandria with a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts.  He also attended the Institute of Coptic Studies in Cairo where he specialized in Coptic art and icons.  His work can be seen in churches around the world in Egypt, Holland , Kenya , South Africa , Sweden , Germany , Australia , France and the United States.

Exhibitions of his paintings of First Christmas have been shown in New York at St Peter's Church in midtown Manhattan in 2008 and in Dallas at the Goodrich Gallery of First United Methodist Church and at The Museum of Biblical Art in 2010.

More of his work can be seen at www.adelnassief.net