Meals for Program Participants

Teen girls are vulnerable to abuse from men in the garbage district. Sometimes men promise to feed a girl a “nice meal” (such as a fast food restaurant) if she converts to Islam. If a teen refuses, she suffers abuse. Teen Ministry provides meals and treats girls to a “nice meal” with the love of Christ rather than as a tool of manipulation.

Ministry Partner: Teen Ministry

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Teen Ministry seeks to win to Christ and improve the lives of severely impoverished teenage girls living in the "garbage city" of Cairo, Egypt. Teen Ministry primarily teaches these young girls to find joy in Christ; much of their time is devoted to praying and studying the Bible. Teen Ministry teaches the girls who have never been taught hygiene or cleanliness how to wash themselves and make changes to improve their health through hygiene in their homes and families. In the area that Teen Ministry operates, girls are often abused and neglected. Teen Ministry shows them genuine love, often for the first time in their lives. Teen Ministry also educates the girls and provides them with medical and dental care.

Underprivileged young people always hope to one day eat at McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken, considered an expensive restaurant in the slums of Cairo. Muslim men have been known to take girls there for a meal to convince them to convert. To combat this, Teen Ministry takes the girls to a restaurant like KFC at least twice a year, removing the temptation to put themselves in dangerous situations trying to get a “fancy meal.”