 |
|
|
|
 | |
    |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
 Departure Date: October 14 Length: 10 days Price: $2,700 On the fringes of Cairo, surrounded by caverns and red- tinted rock cliffs, are the villages of Egypt’s “Garbage People.” They are named after the industry that they have cornered – along with 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. Cairo is also the new home of Sudanese refugees fleeing persecution and genocide. 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 seem to have little in common, but they do. Both are marginalized by the society around them and pushed to the outskirts the city. The Christian community within Cairo is responding to the need and has become their main source of support. You have the wonderful opportunity to help continue the work by being a part of OnCall’s 10 day medical mission to serve the poorest of the poor in these areas delivering basic medical and dental care to those who need it most. |
|
|
|
Copyright © 2010 Times Square Church, 1657 Broadway, New York, NY, 10019, USA. | Tel: 212-541-6300 | info@oncallnyc.org
Compliance with copyright restrictions requires that no portion of this site (written, audio, or visual) may be reproduced in any form without written permission of Times Square Church. |
