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Egypt: Several Domari Gypsies watch their flock in Egypt’s Delta region. The Domari Gypsies number up to 1.3 million in Egypt, but are often “invisible” to those around them. Long rejected by society, they wonder if they are “good enough” for God. (IMB) PHOTO
Egypt: The Jabaliya Bedouin tribe has worked around the historic St. Catherine Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai region for centuries. Many count on tourists for their living. Egypt: Cell phones have arrived in Siwa, the ancient Egytian oasis where Alexander the Great once consulted the oracle of Amon. The 1.3 million Berbers of the region practice “folk Islam,” including magic and witchcraft. (IMB) PHOTO Egypt: With a culture dating back 5,000 years, the Nubians of southern Egypt and Sudan were a Christian people for nearly 800 years, but gradually converted to Islam long ago. Today more than 2 million Nubians struggle to maintain their culture along the Nile they once dominated. (IMB) PHOTO
Egypt: Cairo has become a city of 20 million or more on the Nile – with a thousand more arriving each day. Blue-collar workers jostle for a better life. Professionals strive for successful careers. More than 2 million university students have high expectations for the future, but frequently find only unemployment. They all need Jesus. (IMB) PHOTO
Egypt: More than 28 million Egyptians live in the cities, towns and rural villages of the Nile Delta, Egypt’s fertile strip of green amid the desert. One of every three Egyptians still farms for a living in the Delta. (IMB) PHOTO Egypt: Egyptian Copts embraced Christianity during the early centuries of the church. At least 8 million strong, they remain the largest Christian minority in the Middle East. Many, however, believe they are assured of eternity with God because of their heritage, rather than by faith. (IMB) PHOTO Egypt: Friday prayers at the Al Husain Mosque in Cario. Islam entered Egypt in 640 A.D. Today, it is not only Egypt’s dominant religion but an all-embracing way of life. Egyptian Muslims comprise 90 percent of the nation’s more than 76 million people and hold the spiritual key to Egypt and much of the Muslim world. (IMB) PHOTO
Megacity in North Africa: As strategy coordinators for a Northern Africa capital city, Mike and Molly Turner* are looking for ways to give everyone in the city — as many as 3 million people — access to the gospel. They believe the city's main market, a place where people naturally gather, may help them accomplish that goal.
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Megacity in North Africa: Hospitality is central to the country the Turners* call home. During one volunteer team's visit, a local believing family insists on hosting the Turners and all the volunteers for lunch. “The essence of this culture is relationship,” says Molly*.
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Megacity in North Africa: When Mike and Molly Turner* took a group of volunteers to visit in an African pastor's home, their older son, Christopher*, went with them and helped the hostess serve coffee. In a culture like their country's, where family is held in high regard, seeing a family ministering together is a strong witness.
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Megacity in North Africa: As the Turners* go about their daily ministry, they often take one or both of their children with them. They all enjoy the family time, and Mike* and Molly* believe their sons enhance their work. “Children transcend cultures and open doors for ministry and witness,” says Molly.
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Megacity in North Africa: When a young Muslim woman (left) embraced Jesus, her parents kicked her out of her home. Now — like many young women from her city — she is moving to a staunchly Muslim country to work and taking the good news of Jesus with her.

Amman, Jordan: Jenni Shook takes a few minutes to talk to one of the younger campers. Egypt: Traditional Bedouin women usually must stay hidden away in their homes. They seldom have a chance to attend school beyond elementary level. This woman is next to her tented home in the Sinai Peninsula. Omdurman, Sudan: Boys work on their boards at Sheik Dafalla Al Saim Mosque in Omdurman, Sudan. In the schools, students memorize key elements of the Quran, Islam’s holy book.
North Africa: Rebecca Duke, Tavis Kaiser and Andrew Hall take a few minutes to explore different parts of an aging fortress including climbing up into the still -standing watch tower. North Africa: Moroccan men avoiding the heat of the sun Amman, Jordan: A monument of the New and Old Covenants, the law of Moses (image of a serpent on a stick), and the sacrifice of Christ (the image of the cross). Egypt: This man is one of nearly 4 million Bedouin who live in the deserts of Egypt and Northern Africa. Proud descendants of the Arabs who first brought Islam to the area, most have never heard the story of Jesus. (IMB) PHOTO
North Africa: Travis Kaiser and Brandon Sheilds pray in the Sahara. The student team is brought to the desert to see some apparent hieroglyphics carved into the rocks, but they also use this time to pray for Morocco in small groups and individually. North Africa: A showing of the JESUS film in a Melilla park. The Waverly Baptist youth group used a city park as an evangelism tool to reach out to local Berbers. Abe’che’, Chad: In the market at Abe'che', Chad, grain, flour, spices and other commodities are still sold from open containers as they have been for centuries. Lebanon: A young boy stands next to his grandmother in a village outside of Beirut, Lebanon. Bedouin women who sported the traditional tattoos were once considered beautiful by their people. But today’s young Bedouin have abandoned the practice.
Amman, Jordan: A nomadic family’s tent on the outskirts of Amman.
North Africa: Jane Schaffner spends a few minutes talking to a Figuig woman who makes a living weaving wool rugs and blankets. Professor Mohammed Dellal, in white robe, helps her with the translation. North Africa: Rebecca Duke tries her hand at weaving. Kuwait: Man using casting net at the fishing pier near the Kuwait Towers.
     
Amman, Jordan: World Changers exploring the ruins at the Citadel in Amman.