From the big cities of Cairo, Alexandria and Luxor, to the hundreds of small villages up and down the Nile River, Uncharted’s Egypt team shares the Gospel with Muslims and a growing number of secular Egyptians.
As the population struggles with rampant inflation, a stagnant economy, increased drug addiction and a dysfunctional political system, many hearts are open to hear about faith in Jesus Christ as an answer to their earthly and spiritual issues.
It is legal to be a Christian in Egypt only if you were born into a Christian family. Every Egyptian has their religious affiliation specified on their identity card. If your identity card states you were born into a Muslim family, it cannot be changed. This means that the right to choose what to believe is withdrawn from Egyptians at their birth.
Given this restriction, does that prevent people in Egypt from choosing to accept Jesus as their Savior? No, there are actually many who do just that! But often they must keep their faith secret to avoid persecution.
The Man in White
Rahman, an Uncharted Ministries leader, was ministering to people in a small village in the Egyptian desert when he came upon Ahmed. This man was the Imam of the village’s mosque and the town’s most important Islamic leader.
Ahmed’s devotion to Islam and the five daily prayers was easily seen by the dark callus on his forehead known as a “zabiba” (Arabic for raisin). This mark is caused by the repeated rubbing of the forehead on the prayer rug after decades of repeated prostration during prayer. Devout Muslims like Ahmed are proud of this mark and see it as an outward sign of their devotion to Allah.
After being introduced, Ahmed said, “Ah, you are Rahman. Just the man I am looking for. Please tell me the meaning of my dream last night.” Rahman asked, “Why do you think I can help you? What was your dream?”
Ahmed quickly described his dream. “Last night a man dressed in bright white came to me in a dream. He said, ‘I am Jesus Christ.’ I didn’t know who he was so I asked him to tell me more about himself. The man in white said, ‘Tomorrow you will meet a man named Rahman and he will tell you all about me.’ So, Rahman, who is Jesus?”
Rahman told the Imam all about Jesus Christ and his powerful life and love. Ahmed invited Rahman into his home to share this news with his wife (the covered woman on the far right), his sister (far left) and his daughter (in blue) along with a member of our Egyptian team.
During the conversation, Ahmed’s entire family made a decision to follow Jesus!
The Lord Jesus chose to appear in a dream to an Imam from a small village in the Egyptian desert whose heart was ready to receive Him. And now he along with his whole family are following their Savior, Jesus.
Uncharted Ministries’ Egypt team brings the hope of Jesus to the biblical land of Egypt which has countless people seeking spiritual answers that can only be found in Him!
