Coptic Christians and Muslims in Egypt

- Focus Area: The Nile Delta Region

The Nile Delta is a fertile farming region that extends from the northern edge of Cairo to the Mediterranean Sea. The three major cities marking the limits of the Nile Delta region, but not included in it, are Cairo, Alexandria, and Port Said.

The people of the Delta range from the poor, rural and uneducated to the wealthy and urban who have advanced degrees from Western universities. There are several universities in the Delta, but the overall literacy rate is low. Despite urbanisation, the vast majority of Egyptians in the Delta are farmers. Egypt is one of the world's top rice producers, almost all of which is grown in the Delta.

The overwhelming majority of the people in the Delta are Muslims. However there is a significant minority (about 3%) who identify with the Coptic Church, which traces its origins to Mark the Evangelist, the writer of the Gospel. A tiny minority of Christians in the Delta are Evangelicals.

It is amazing to think that people from Egypt believed in the Messiah even on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2).

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Prayer Requests:

* Pray for boldness for all believers (current and new believers) resulting in the Gospel being shared thousands of times daily.

* The Delta is filled with a spiritual atmosphere of fear, confusion, fanaticism, and magic. Pray that people will get to know the real Jesus, despite any errors they may have been taught.

* Pray for entire families to come to Christ so that they will devote their homes, as well as their hearts, to the Lord.

* Pray for people to listen to and watch the Christian radio and satellite broadcasts which can be heard in the Delta.

Google Map Link: Nile Delta, Egypt
YouTube Link: 8:58, Abbaye (River Nile) - Mystery of the Nile
+ Regular Egytian Gospel:

Sa'idi is spoken in the south. Here is a recording of songs in Sa'idi: