Egypt invites you to visit the sphinxes.

Tourists visit the Avenue of the Sphinxes. (AP/Mohamed El-Shahed)
A sphinx has a lion body. It has a human head. (AP/Mohamed El-Shahed)
Tourists visit the Karnak Temple. (AP/Mohamed El-Shahed)
The ruins were fixed up. There was a party to celebrate. (AP/Mohamed El-Shahed)
Many people want to see the ruins. (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

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Workers in Egypt fixed up “The Avenue of the Sphinxes” [sfinks-ez]. People had a party.

Sphinxes have lion bodies. Their heads are like humans or rams. People once bowed down to them. Now sphinxes show the country’s past.

Pray: Few people in Egypt are Christians. Many of them are not treated well by their Muslim neighbors. Pray that God will protect the Christians.

Read More: The oldest ruins along this pathway near Luxor were built 1,400 years before Jesus was born! The ancient road has been under repair for more than 50 years. The Avenue is part of the Karnack Temple complex. This lies along the eastern shore of the Nile River. Egypt wants people to visit their country. Do you remember that Moses was born in Egypt? Read Exodus 2:1-10. What does his name mean?