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Egypt  
October 14–24, 2009 |
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Trip Cost: $2,700.00
On the fringes of Cairo, surrounded by caverns and red-tinted rock cliffs, are the villages of Egypt’s “Garbage People.” They are named for the industry that they have cornered, as well as for the swelling heaps of trash that accumulate as a result of a business that never ends. Their homes – the centers of their business – are mini landfills abounding in the waste of Cairo. This is their only livelihood, passed down from one generation to the next. In Garbage City, there is no electricity and no running water. Pigs share living quarters and are in themselves a tool of the Garbage People since pigs will eat away much of the trash. Though Garbage City is the habitation of the Garbage People, they are essentially squatters on the land in which they live and the government of Egypt refuses to admit that the they even exist.
Cairo is also the new home of Sudanese refugees fleeing persecution and genocide. In Egypt, they are as foreigners. Yet still, this type of prejudice pales in comparison to what they have left behind. In Egypt, they are an impoverished few. Among the poorest of refugee families the need for daily food assistance is great. The children are barely able to attend school and with the absence of fathers, they are ripe for introduction to drugs and alcohol, which already have an established presence within the refugee community.
Egypt’s Garbage People and Sudanese refugees may seemingly have little in common, except for one thing. They are both marginalized by the society around them and pushed to the outskirts of the city. Furthermore, many lack a deep and transforming relationship with Christ. Yet, the Christian community within Cairo is responding to the need, and has become their main source of help and care. In His love and mercy, God is raising up Christians just like you to serve those who have become the cast-offs of Cairo. You have the wonderful opportunity to help continue the work.
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