Pyramids and Prayer

So good to be able to share our journey with friends back home. We are taking a break out of the heat of the day and I get a turn to blog. Yesterday we met some young folks from Texas A&M and prayed with them and their leaders. These kids and their leaders were very quiet and reserved. At first, only we were sharing and the regulars from our host church. But, we really wanted for these to be able to join in the fun. With a little encouragement the group began to participate and it became clear they were on a firm foundation and building their faith. When they leave Cairo they will be going on to Kenya. Please keep them lifted up as well as us, plus the church here is undergoing some major transitions.

That was the end of the calm for Wednesday. Quickly, we scrambled into a air conditioned van and zipped through the city running up on the cars ahead changing lanes, well not exactly...they just kind of make a lane wherever they need one and if the lane is in front of you, too bad. You play dodge car and dodge pedestrians as well. It's much more fun than playing dodge car when trying to cross the roads. But by the time we leave we'll be professionals. I've only been stranded on the median once with traffic speeding by on both sides.

But the pyramids were worth the effort for sure. We got amazing pictures and the most fun of all is we all rode camels. The facial expressions in those pictures are hysterical. How can I describe that with words? Let's just say if Jennifer had been screaming with her mouth that wide open, you would have heard her back home. But she was speechless. Not so with June.....only June would dare turn to our host when uncertain of a particular animal and ask, "What is that donkey ass thing?" We laughed until we cried but the good news is you'll get to see all ALL A L L L L THE PICTURES when we get home. And we could have gotten to bed earlier last night if we hadn't had to see the pictures of our day.

Last night we got a few minutes to play with the most adorable little blonde, curley-haired girl (our host's 3 year old daughter). We taught her a new song and she taught Jennifer to dance! Today is a school holiday so we are enjoying the kids. They are delightful.