EGYPT

Spotlight on Egypt• Population: 81,121,000

(2010 est.)• Life expectancy at

birth: 73 years• Literacy rate: 66%

Printable Table TentPrint the table tent, designed for the Egypt meal. This table tent includes conversation starters and information about your gifts to ELCA World Hunger in action.

PlacematsPrint and use different placemats during your Lenten meals to raise awareness about hunger, poverty and related issues. Available in a separate PDF.

Table PrayerBless, O Lord, the plants, the vegetation, and the herbs of the field, that they may grow and increase fullness and bear much fruit. And may the fruit of the land remind us of the spiritual fruit we should bear. (Prayer from Coptic, Egypt)

Story: AuhoraAuhora Gendy lives in rural village several hours outside of Cairo, Egypt. Health care is limited and hard to afford. And eye care? It’s unheard of. Last year, Auhora experienced what some might call a "miracle." She got her sight back. It is your gifts to ELCA World Hunger that made this possible. Read the full story.

Local RecipesPopular foods in Egypt include koshari (pasta dish), lentils and rice and koftit roz (rice meatballs). Try these dishes--experience a taste of Egypt.•Koshari - http://www.food.com/recipe/koshari-39446•Lentils and Rice - http://low-cholesterol.food.com/recipe/dianas-egyptian-lentils-rice-96581•Koftit Roz - http://www.food.com/recipe/koftit-roz-rice-meatballs-387638

ELCA World HungerLenten ResourcesLent is a time of prayer, service, and self-examination. During this time, many of us choose to live simpler lives, remembering those who do not have the food, money, or resources to simply live. Here are some resources to help your congregation remember those who are hungry and living in poverty this Lenten season.

Lenten Meal SeriesDoes your congregation host meals before Lenten services? Why not join together for a meal and help fight hunger at the same time? Enjoy global cuisine while learning about the world and how gifts to ELCA World Hunger are making a difference. Instead of charging for the meal, collect donations to support ELCA World Hunger. Complete plans for six meals are available on the following topics: Bolivia, Cambodia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Egypt, and South America.

Meet Auhora

Auhora Gendy lives in rural village several hours outside of Cairo, Egypt. The community of 30,000 is faced with poverty, with the average daily income coming out to $1.80. That's a less than $2 to feed, clothe and shelter your family. Health care is limited and hard to afford. And eye care? It’s unheard of.

It is estimated that 90 percent of people who are blind live in developing countries. More than half of these cases are caused by cataracts and other preventable, treatable eye diseases. Blindness has a profound socioeconomic impact in society. Not only is the blind person unable to work, but at least one other family member often has to drop

out of school or skip work to care for them.

Like many adults worldwide, Auhora slowly developed cataracts as she aged. With no preventative care or treatment, she eventually went blind.Last year, Auhora experienced what some might call a "miracle." She got her sight back.It is your gifts to ELCA World Hunger that made this possible. Since July 2007, a mobile eye clinic has provided free eye exams, eyeglasses and simple surgeries to prevent and treat blindness in 3,000 patients. In Auhora’s case, it was a simple, $270 surgery that restored her sight. "Now, I see." Auhora says with a smile.

Your gifts to ELCA World Hunger support this program and others like it in more than 60 countries around the world.

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her

sigh

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2007

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eye

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