Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Egypt trip

If interested, here is background on what our group of 9 clergy will be visiting in Egypt Feb 1-17- David Loar

CEOSS Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services our host

Garbage City
Christian Science Monitor article
UNESCO work among the children of the city
CNN article

Alexandria
We will visit El Saray Church and its minister the Rev. Gendi Ibrahim Riszk who is a close friend of the Rev. Harry Eberts, former pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church. They are a church of no more than 200 members and a very limited budget, and yet their ministry to the community is amazing!
http://www.biblelands.org.uk/project_partners/by_location/egypt/el_saray_church/
http://geocities.com/saraychurch/

Cairo
El Kolaly Church and its minister the Rev. Emil Zaki
http://www.desmoineswithegypt.org/egyptpartners.htm#Coptic

Giza Pyramids
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/
http://www.culturefocus.com/egypt_pyramids.htm

Sphinx
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/sphinx1.htm

Stepped Pyramid at Sakkara
http://interoz.com/egypt/stepyram.htm

Pyramids Sound and Light Show remember James Bond and the Spy Who Loved Me?

Sultan Hassan Mosque

cruise the Nile
Luxor
Greek Temple of Horus
Kom Ombo temple
Aswan
Philae Temple

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