Boushra Mikhael, MD, was born in Assyout, Egypt. He studied medicine in Egypt and England and eventually settled in Ottawa, Ontario Canada where he practiced as a urologist for 35 years. In addition to running a busy medical practice, Dr. Mikhael served as an elder at the Rideauview Bible Chapel and was chairman of Galilee Bible Camp and a board member of a variety of Christian ministries including Counsel Magazine, Ontario Workers and Elders Conference and Rise UP International conferences. After retirement he moved to Richmond Hill (Toronto), Ontario where he continued an active itinerant ministry at camps, conferences and local assemblies. Dr. Mikhael went to be with the Lord in January 2012. He leaves behind his wife Nadia, two married sons and three grandchildren.