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In January David and Kathy Durham left Honeoye Falls for the Holy Land. The retired couple took a 12-day educational tour through the Middle East.

The Durham's broke off from the tour group to experience Egypt.

"It's 10% Christian and 90% Muslim," said Kathy. "The people close to us were Muslim and not what the American media sometimes portrays as radical."

The Durhams say they saw pockets of incredible poverty in Cairo.

"It was interesting to see the pictures of the Square because of the fact that there were no cars to speak of there," said David. "When we were there there were 10 million cars in Cairo."

Meantime the congregation at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Webster has been praying for its former pastor.

"We were afraid he might stay because he is so committed to the mission over there," said parishioner Cindi Smith.

Pastor Peter Johnson and his family left for Egypt several years ago to help refugees fleeing Sudan. Parishioners Mary Lou Alexander has been following Johnson's journey.

"He's also in charge of this church, St. Andrew's Church in Cairo," Alexander said.

The church is located across the street from the Egyptian High Court, right in the heart of the city's political unrest. The US State Department told the family to leave and go home to Minneapolis.

Parishioner Cindi Smith actually saw the family on TV.

"I was eating my cereal the other morning when I saw them in the Cairo airport and I was just overjoyed," Smith said. "They came with one suitcase and two duffle bags and that's all they were able to bring with them."

Two families with a unique view of history in the making.