As the 42 members of the Global Challenge boarded the plane, on the evening of the 24 of Feb, which was due for Cairo you could sense the anticipation in the air! This was the big moment that everybody had been waiting for. 6 weeks of training had led up to this very moment! As I looked over to those close enough to me I could see each one quietly reflecting. What, I could only guess....
As the door of the plane opened, a chilly Egypt airport awaited us at 14C. This cold caught us all a bit by surprise, as we weren't expecting it to be this cold in what is practically a desert. We went through customs without a glitch and got onto a bus that was taking us to Anafora. A retreat centre about an hour and a half from Cairo.
At Anafora we paired up and each pair got a lovely room to stay in for the 5 days we were there. The time at Anafora was spent mostly doing Veritas module 2 that is all about the Old Testament and how to interpret it. It was really amazing to see how everything in the Old Testament fits together and how the Lord orchestrated the whole thing. Everything in the Old Testament is there by God's purposeful design and there for a specific reason. We will do ourselves a big favour if we read the whole Bible with that in mind.
We are currently in Cairo for 2 days to allow everybody to see all the tourist sites and then we are off to Dahab by the Red Sea.
Please keep on praying for the whole team!
Blessings
Marcel