Rockin' and Rolling' in North Africa

After the Count It Right Festival in November, we joined a different team for outreach events in North Africa. Along with Dustin unicycling and Katie dancing, the UniShow in this context was comprised of an electro pop band and dancer with members from Canada, Turkey and USA.

We performed 9 shows in 10 days for over 13,000 people.  Our first and last shows were for 2,600 students at a school located in the heart of a garbage recycling community in a large city.

Before each show, the students performed for us, with a team favorite being a choreographed "Spongy Bob" song.

Because the students were from mixed religious backgrounds, we were not able to be open with our message from the stage but we were able to distribute 2,000 of Dustin’s Arabic testimony track cards to "Christian" students. During the assemblies we presented encouraging truths of perseverance, dreaming big, choosing the right path and using God given abilities to impact the world. The kids listened well and got into the show, waving, clapping, shouting and even doing cartwheels before it was all said and done. We pray God used these programs to point students closer to their Creator and show them His love.

Throughout the tour some of the band experienced sickness and Dustin’s knee was swollen from riding on rough surfaces. God’s power was evident in our weaknesses and no one missed any shows. We thank God for His answered prayers and for uniting our team with wonderful Egyptians to share His love.

The band.