Hello! So, I am going to try my best to recap the past two weeks with general bullet points:
- We had the opportunity to volunteer at a Sudanese medical screening with the church we have been attending. A total of 2,000 kids went through the screening in four days. Our job was to entertain the kids after they had gone through. We taught them worship songs and told them Bible stories. I loved it so much. The L.A. ywam team was also there, so it was nice to get to know them and work with them in those couple of days.
- A couple of us girls went to a girls orphanage. They were all in their pajamas and we were just able to love on them and teach them songs and play games. I really hope to go back there and continue to form relationships with them.
- We have done a couple of different ministries in Garbage City. This is the place where all of the trash in Cairo is placed and where many people call home. We spent a day going into the different homes and visiting with the people. It was difficult because we didnt have a translator but we were able to just worship and pray with them.
-We also did house cleaning in Garbage City. This was probably one of my favorite ministries. It definitely was eye opening to see the places that people live. At one home we had to climb over bags of trash to get to the steps that went up to the room. As we walked up the steps we just saw a whole bunch of pigs down below. For a bed...the older lady had layers of card board, shredded blankets, and random pieces of newspapers. Her whole bed and house had rat poop all over it. Although it was challenging, I loved being able to make their home clean...to some extent...and bless them in this way.
-On Friday night we went to a church which was amazing. we had no idea what to expect and were planning on doing one of our dramas. However, when we walked in the room...it had about the capacity to hold 15 people. There was no space for a drama. But, God totally had other plans in mind and we were just able to worship and pray with these people. They blessed us so much.
- These past couple of days we were able to go to a place called Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea. We had a time of rest and evaluation. It was so nice and refreshing to spend time encouraging and praying for one another. I had no intention of swimming in the Mediterranean because i didnt have a swim suit...but when i saw the waves a couple of us couldnt resist and just went in with our clothes. it was the best decision i could have made.
- We spent last night at another ywam base in egypt. It was so different. There were only 8 out of the 28 students that spoke english and everything was translated. I have just realized how blessed i am with the group that i have and the fact that i was able to be in switzerland for my lecture phase. God completely had his hand in forming our group and directing me to that base.
- We went to the Mother Theresa Orphanage and i spent the whole morning doing laundry. It is just so crazy that everything has to be hand washed and hung on clothes lines. Its a humbling experience for sure knowing that people do that everyday.

Soooooo.....wow that is a lot of information. I will not be offended if you just completely skimmed that whole segment...i just wanted to update you with specific ministries. I know i forgot a couple of things but that concludes my update.

Random facts:
1. Im convinced that the average driver here uses his horn about 65 times a day. But, seriously, our driver told me that he needs to get a horn change every 3 months.
2. Somehow...i have received head lice. yaaa.....
3. Crossing the street here is a challenge. Cars really dont believe in stopping for people or in lanes.
4. I bought a coffee for 25 cents this morning.
5. There is an insane amount of stray cats here.
6. Im slowly getting better at my Arabic.

"For you, Lord have never forsaken those who seek you." -psalm 9:10. Continue to pray for the unity of our ministry group. I am half way done with my time in Egypt and then we leave for Israel. crazy. Hope you all have a great week!