Ancient faith, modern trials: Christianity in Egypt

Egypt (MNN) -- Every church standing in Egypt is worth celebrating. Christianity has deep roots in the nation, going back 2,000 years to the missionary work of John Mark, a gospel worker who worked with the apostle Paul. But today, bureaucratic restrictions and delays challenge Christians hoping to build new churches. It’s just one of many ways they are treated as second-class citizens. “The Egyptian government for a long time had no place for [new churches],” says Erik Ouimette with Uncharted M