Habitat for Humanity - March 2009

Dave and I had the opportunity last month to join a weekend Habitiat for Humanity trip in Minya, about 245kms south of Cairo. This was my second Habitat trip and Dave's third. We had a great group of 8 volunteers, half were from the university and half from my church. We assisted at two build sites, moving bricks, sifting sand and brick laying at one site, and nailing the wood boards for the roof at the second site.

Me helping with nailing the roof.


One of the Habitat staff working on the roof.


Our team with the homeowners and family on the completed roof.

While in Minya we had a sunset felucca ride on the Nile. I really enjoy felucca rides, but this was made even more interesting by the police presence on the boat, as well as the water police escort that followed us around on the Nile!!

Just two of the police/security that followed us around all weekend.

The water police following us on the Nile (taken in secret, hence the funny angle).

Police/security escorts are a fact of life for foreigners 'on tour' in Egypt. Thankfully we personally don't have to deal with them on a daily basis.