We had Egyptians beans which are called (foul pronounced more like fool) and an egg omelet for breakfast today. That Xperience really made me feel at home because we usually eat beans and eggs so that was really heartwarming for me. I found an X-file today that said "Bring your sneakers. Luke 16:19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day." (remember the sneakers part!) so we ended up going to a wealthier part of Cairo and not to be rude but it didn’t honestly look so wealthy. I mean it had its expensive cars like BMW'S, Mercedes, imported Volkswagens; it was filled mostly I think by stores, and I remember seeing the ambassadors palace I think. Seeing so little in such a wealthy part of Cairo really made me Xamine our values back home even a not so wealthy part of San Diego isn’t as bad as a wealthy part of Cairo. We were given a map with street names in Arabic and we had to find our way around by asking everyday citizens. R helped with pronouncing the street names hahaa but he says we did pretty good. All the people we asked really helped a lot they Xtended their hand to us when we were in need of directions.

After eating we went to the Marriot Hotel here in Cairo which was originally a palace built for the French Queen for her visit of only two days, which really surprised me about what a man would do for a girl hahaa. We also went to a refugee shelter which helped all the refugees fleeing from Sudan, Ethiopia, and all over South Africa. The Refuge Egypt helps them get visas, find jobs, housing, medical assistance and teaches them about the word of God.  We met A. who arrived in Cairo in the year 2000.  He left his family and hasn’t seen his father even to this day but he spoke to him about a year ago.  We also met W. who arrived in Cairo in the year 2003 and left all his family. That really Xpanded my mind because if I miss my family this much being away for almost a week I can’t imagine being away for years and maybe never seeing them again.

W. who grew up in a Christian family helps out at the shelter with a sports program. A. who also grew up in a Christian family helps out with the youth program. They told us their stories and about how they are treated by the people of Cairo and its really awful. After hearing their stories we looked at a small shop they have where they hand sew and print duffle bags, oven mitts, and so much more stuff, which was really cool!  Then we headed to a soccer field that was pretty far away, no it didn’t have grass or turf or even nets in the goals but all was well because I’ve played a couple times in the dirt with a makeshift soccer field so that really reminded me of past memories. I didn’t want to play in my hiking boots so I found two different tennis shoes there that had been thrown away because they were ripped or didn’t have laces but I found some that worked for me and I played with those. It was really hot playing here (107 degrees) you start to sweat really fast! and more because I had jeans on hahaa. but it was a fun game of soccer with some of the people from the refugee camp. May God bless them and the shelter so that they may continue to help people and share the word of God.