We went to a town in Cairo called Garabage city today.
Sisters of Charity- part of mother theresa working with orphans and elderly- Egyptian babies are ridiulously cute with beautiful eyes- I think I need to marry an Egyptian so I can have kids that look like them (sluightly kidding ;) ) .
The people sort through and recycle garabage for a living- Though it is impoverished, the jobs are respectable, the society is normal and functioning. A lot more Christians live in the town, than elsewhere around Egypt. This kind of living is diferent from the poverty I saw in India because people work, a city is there, and there is not many lame or ill people seen begging on the streets in Garbage city. They look happy and were very welcoming.
I want to go back there just to visit and get to know the people.
We also went to a Coptic monastery- It was beautiful- ancient looking! We had a 9 yr old girl Neevan hold my and Katelyn's hand the entire way- She was fun and spunky, like every little girl, got upset when i didn't let her carry my backpack- hehe
Visited a textile place as well to use recycled materials.
2. Commitment service tonight- basically the group starting off school commiting to be open etc- it was very nice- Henna on our arms and legs-
3. I am going to start my Tuesday service project tomorrow- I will be visiting prisoners every tuesday - 4 students go here- we have other students in other service projects elsewhere
4. I will be taking belly dancing and Dabka- palestinian dancing for men and women- God willing- Here they say inshallah (both christians and muslims alike).
5. We have amazing weekends lined up for us beyond our travel component to Jordan, syria, turkey, and israel- Including- Mt. sinai, Luxpr pharonic sites, Siwa a desert oasis and sand dunes, and red sea and alexandria- yay!
6. Jesus is faithful- Beloved book of Hosea still my favorite- I am open to what the Lord will teach me this semester- pray as I start arabic etc on Wednesday aye ya! Deut. 10 is wonderful too
6. Pictures will be uploaded once I get a regular schedule going and have time- things are jam packed....
Learning for God's glory only- in CHrist=
K.K.
Oh yea they call me KK here rather than Kristin Ha- I started that...
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You know, Kristin, becoming an Egyptian's wife is not the only way to have babies like that, there's this thing called adoption. But if you're undeterred, consider finding a Coptic at least, you'll be less unequally yoked.:) Your itinerary ahead sounds wonderful. You got me curious to know what Dabka dancing is like, not that I'll actually do it myself mind you. The Lord's continued blessing and keeping upon your whole group.
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