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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
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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. |
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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 |
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| 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.
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Amman,
Jordan: A nomadic family’s tent
on the outskirts of Amman.
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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. |
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Amman,
Jordan: World Changers exploring the
ruins at the Citadel in Amman.
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