^“For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better”  Philippians 1:23

فاني محصور من الاثنين: لي اشتهاء ان انطلق واكون مع المسيح، ذاك افضل جدا

Soufi El Klayaany
Passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, June 5, 2020.
Soufi was a blessed lady for her family and church family, full of hope and faith in Her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Loving mother of Elizabeth  (Aziz Saikaly).
Cherished grandmother of Selena and Mateo.
Dear sister of  Hafiz El Klayaany  (Therese Nemnom), Elias El Klayaany  (Sonia Akrouch),  Wafaa (Elias Mansour), the late Josephine (Asaad Haddad), late Janette (Elias Mansour) and late Therese El klayaany  , all of Lebanon.
She will be dearly missed by  El Klayaany, Ajami, Saikaly, Mansour, Nemnom , Akrouch, Haddad families and her  friends in Canada and Lebanon.
Due to the current circumstances related to COVID-19, a private funeral service will be held   on Tuesday  June 9, 2020 at 11:00 am  limited to the immediate family and will be  live stream through church Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ArabicChurchOttawa.

In memory of Soufi, online donations to the Arabic Evangelical Baptist Church of Ottawa , 887 Canterbury Ave, Ottawa ON K1G 3A3 by clicking on the following link www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/arabic-evangelical-baptist-church-of-ottawa   or by mail would be appreciated.

Funeral arrangement entrusted to McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home &  Chapel  , 1411 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa.

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself,  so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:24