Day 12
Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the country’s water resources could no longer meet the needs of the rapidly growing population. The government is nonetheless taking strategic steps to conserve the water supply. Sisi also announced that he is launching a new initiative called “Water Adaptation and Resilience” in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization. The Minister of Local Development announced that the country had entered a stage of “water poverty” according to UN standards. The Egyptian government is building a giant belt of lakes and parks deep in the desert. Creators call it the “Green River.” Pray that water scarcity that has become a critical concern for Egypt will be dealt with wisely. Pray for Egyptians to turn their hearts to Christ to quench their thirst (The Bible, Isaiah 44:3).
Source:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/08/middleeast/egypt-water-scarcity-climate-cop27-intl-cmd/index.html
Egypt stays in 20th position in the World Watch report 2022 by Open Doors for Christian persecution with a slight increase in overall opposition to Christians. The current president of Egypt is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Mostafa Kamal Madbouly is the Prime Minister of Egypt, serving since 2018. Although Egypt’s government speaks positively about Egypt’s Christian community, the lack of serious law enforcement and the unwillingness of local authorities to protect Christians leave them vulnerable to all kinds of attacks. Due to the dictatorial nature of the regime, neither Church leaders nor other Christians are in a position to speak out against these practices. Christians of all backgrounds face difficulties in finding new places for communal worship. The difficulties come both from state restrictions, as well as from hostility and face mob violence. Christians from a Muslim background often have great difficulty in living their faith since they face enormous pressure from their families to return to Islam. The state also makes it impossible for them to get any official recognition of their conversion.
