An Oasis of Refuge and Renewal

The church is called Maadi Community Church or MCC. MCC exists to serve the spiritual needs of ex-patriots living in Cairo. We currently have around 50 different nationalities represented in our congregation of 1,500. To say it is a unique place is an understatement. Not only do we have people from many nations but also many denominations and every imaginable walk of life. We have wealthy Texas oil men, refugees from sub-Saharan Africa, Egyptian nationals, diplomats, single mothers, students, widows and orphans. All are in need of a home in a harsh place in an obviously fallen world. All are Saints. Each one is a blessing.

We meet under a tent, on Fridays. We have a service with African style worship where dancing and yelling is encouraged. People cook for other people's kids when they are sick. We have guards posted outside 24 hours a day. We're always understaffed. We've planted 4 daughter churches in Sudanese refugee communities in Cairo. We baptized 6 youth at a service in February. The government spies on us. When I first arrived we were trying to relocate. It hasn't happened yet. A month after I arrived our senior pastor died in a tragic accident. That still hurts. Last year one of our staff confessed to stealing money from the church. He’s still family. Our acting Senior pastor and our Small groups pastor are both leaving in a week to begin new ministries. We don’t know how on earth to fill their shoes. We’re facing new hardships daily. We’re being pruned. But more and more people are coming to sing under our tent every week. We’re not a perfect church by any means but we keep finding that we’re God’s church and He loves us a great deal.

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