The Executive Officers
Rev. George A. Rafidi,
President
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Rev. Rafidi is a nationally appointed missionary with the Assemblies of God U.S. Missions Intercultural Ministries department. He was born Jerusalem and was raised in the Holy Land. He accepted the Lord Jesus as his pesonal Savior in 1987 at small church in the old city of Jerusalem. His greatest desire is to share his vision for the Arabic people in America. He wants to communicate the great need of culturally ministering to the many Arabs in the U.S.
Rev. Rafidi attended Jerusalem International Bible College in Jerusalem, and also studied with Berean (Global University) in Springfield, MO. George has been the senior pastor of Arab Outreach Ministries in Jacksonville, FL, since 1996 and is the president of the Arabic Assemblies of God Fellowship, U.S.A., Sincde 2005.
Rev. Alex S. Hanna ,
Vice President
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Rev. Hanna is a nationally appointed missionary with the Assemblies of God U.S. Missions Intercultural Ministries department. He was born and raised in Egypt to Christian parents who were serving the Lord in Egypt. He accepted the Lord Jesus as his personal savior at the age of twelve. Alex served in Egypt through church camps and other outreaches. His desire is share the Gospel through the media, his 24/7 prayer line and by planting new Arabic churches in America.
Rev. Hanna graduated from AlexandriaMedicalSchool in 1984. He practiced internal medicine for fifteen years. He recieved U S missions appointment in 2005 after his family immigrated to the United States. Alex practices healing through the power of the Holy Spirit by praying with people through Arabic satellite TV stations. He travels and holds revival and healing services at churches in different states, is part of the Oklahoma District, and is the vice president of the Arabic Fellowship, since 2005.
Vice President
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Rev. Hanna is a nationally appointed missionary with the Assemblies of God U.S. Missions Intercultural Ministries department. He was born and raised in Egypt to Christian parents who were serving the Lord in Egypt. He accepted the Lord Jesus as his personal savior at the age of twelve. Alex served in Egypt through church camps and other outreaches. His desire is share the Gospel through the media, his 24/7 prayer line and by planting new Arabic churches in America.
Rev. Hanna graduated from AlexandriaMedicalSchool in 1984. He practiced internal medicine for fifteen years. He recieved U S missions appointment in 2005 after his family immigrated to the United States. Alex practices healing through the power of the Holy Spirit by praying with people through Arabic satellite TV stations. He travels and holds revival and healing services at churches in different states, is part of the Oklahoma District, and is the vice president of the Arabic Fellowship, since 2005.
Rev. Rania Kawar,
Secretary
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Please join me in welcoming, Rev. Rania our newly elected Secretary. Rev. Rania also represent the Fellowship women at the Assemblies of God Ethnic/Language Fellowship Groups in the United States.
Rev. Rania and her husband, Rev. Nader, have led the Arabic Congregation of Maranatha International Church in Evergreen Park since 2002 and became Senior Pastors in 2023. Rev. Rania serves as a speaker, teacher, and leader, ministering through women’s conferences, Sunday sermons, and a weekly Bible study for Arabic women. She also teaches at the Arabic School of Ministry (ASOM), training future ministers with the Assemblies of God. Passionate about mentoring teens and counseling couples, Rania has also served as a Presbyter with the Illinois District and continues to serve people of all ages with compassion and faith.
