family including queen elizabeth ii and prince philip, also celebrated easter by attending the traditional service at st. george s chapel at windsor castle. for years maggie gabron has been working to change the lives of poor people in egypt. the devout christian has helped thousands through her organization steven s children. now her work has become increasingly focused on coptic christians as terrorists are targeting them in the middle east. reporter: julie, brutal beheadings of 21 coptic christians shocked the world. these men who didn t renounce their faith even in the face of death. now we know where that faith may have come from. her name is mama maggie. she s known as the mother teresa of cairo. for two decades she has served the children living in egypt s slums through their organization, stephen s children. seven of those beheaded came out of her school, five she knew by
name. i touch them, i eat with them, i pray with them, i play with them. we cry together. we study together. yes, they are my boys. reporter: when they were beheaded the 21 men were said to have called on the name of jesus. i asked mama maggie, how did these simple men have such faith? they have their identity their self-respect their self-esteem, clear. and they are looking up knowing they re going to live forever. reporter: mama maggie unlike mother teresa came from upper middle class beginnings. the author of her first biography said during an interview on foxnews.com that maggie gabron gave up her career after seeing children live in abject poverty and deciding to help them. she realized she got more happyiness out of serving that family than she did from her job and traditional wealth. reporter: stephen s children is named after the first christian martyr, who while he
however for millions of couldn tic christians it s palm sunday. they will celebrate easter next sunday in accordance with the eastern orthodox calendar. in helping them deal with being a christian minority is the woman known to many as the mother theresa of cry row. lauren green is in our new york city newsroom to tell us more. reporter: couldn tic kris tens live as second class citizens in egypt. many living in literal garbage dumps this. devout woman has shown them a new hope for the future despite their present sufferings. and that s what she also gave those men who were beheaded by isis. her name is mama maggie. she is known as the mother theresa of cairo. for two decades she has served the children living in egypt s slums. seven of those beheaded came out of her school. five of them she knewew by name. touched them. i eat with them. i pray with them. i play with them. we cried together.
took place. those services protected by armed guards. and for millions of coptic christians today it s palm sunday. they ll celebrate easter next sunday. many holding services even under the threat of attack from groups like isis but helping many of them overcome the struggles is this woman. she s known as mama maggie. known to many as the mother theresa of cairo. lauren green is laif with more on mama maggie. you know coptic christians live as second class citizens in egypt many living in literal garbage dumps. this woman has shown them a new hope for the future despite their present sufferings. her name is mama maggie. her two decades she has served the children living in egypt s slums but her organization. seven of those beheaded came out
of her school, five she knew by name. i touch them, i eat with them, i pray with them, i play with them. we cry together. we study together. yes, they are my boys. reporter: when they were beheaded the 21 men were said to have called on the name of jesus. i asked mama maggie, how did these simple men have such faith? they have their identity their self-respect their self-esteem, clear. and they are looking up knowing they re going to live forever. reporter: mama maggie unlike mother teresa came from upper middle class beginnings. the author of her first biography said during an interview on foxnews.com that maggie gabron gave up her career after seeing children live in abject poverty and deciding to help them. she realized she got more happyiness out of serving that family than she did from her job and traditional wealth. reporter: stephen s children is named after the first