*Note: Since I did not have internet connection the last few days I wrote my blogs for that day and am now posting them today, Wednesday, January 12, 2011.
Most of today was spent traveling by bus from Cairo to Sinai. On the way to Sinai we made one last stop in Cairo at the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services. While there we were able to spend time in dialogue with the director, Dr. Andre Zackey. This organization seeks to contribute to the transformation of Egyptian society by nurturing moral and spiritual awareness, enhancing a sense of belonging, promoting respect for diversity and advancing social justice for individuals and communities. Through this organization over 5,000,000 people in Egypt are assisted each year. For those of you who are United Methodist, this organization is able to accomplish many of it's services through the support of United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
After our time at CEOSS we journeyed east/north toward Sinai through the desert. Along the way we were able to stop at The Spring of Moses...a well/Oasis out in the dessert. A short time later we found ourselves traveling along the coastline of the Red Sea. We spent about a half hour at the Red Sea...let me tell you....that was a big sea Moses had to part!!! It was beautiful!
We arrived at St. Catherine's Village around dinner time and enjoyed a wonderful buffet meal at our hotel. St. Catherine is a village named for St. Catherine, a pagan woman who converted to Chrisitianity. Her family tried to persuade her to renounce her faith and return to paganism. When she refused she was crucified on a wheel. St. Catherine's Village is the home of St. Catherine's Monastery and is also located near Mount Sinai which I will attempt to climb the 8,0000 feet tomorrow.
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