You have prayed much for the Gumuz women and I wanted to share these pictures with you. We have had 2 church fellowship times so far and we hope to see this become a monthly event where the church does it not because we have encouraged it but because they love spending time fellowshipping together.
Yegachak you have already prayed for. She is the mother of the TB baby that died. Two weeks after her baby died, I met her and invited her to church. She came and has been one of the most regular ladies to come to both church and our weekly Bible study. She has shown a
Pray that the Lord would very clearly direct me in my relationships with the women. Pray also for wisdom in how to reach the young women many who are either married or will be married soon (age 10-18). The "woman" wearing the blue is married to one of the Bible translators.
You have prayed for and been encouraged to hear of Ramonda's teaching and the way this opened the door for weekly teaching time for the women. There are two ladies that I took pictures of at our last fellowship time. Yasheko is the wife of the leading elder and I
believe one of the first believers. She has 10 children and they all go to school. She even goes to grade 1 with one of her kids and takes her baby along! I see in her real leadership qualities and my desire is to see her grow in her biblical knowledge to the place where she
could lead the women. Pray that she would hunger and thirst for righteousness. She has a servant heart.
hunger for the word and is a natural leader. She is an amazing story teller (though I don't know what event she is always talking about) and my hope is to see her as one who will tell God's story with passion!
She comes to the ladies Bible study regularly but is much younger than the others. There are many more girls just like her who come to church and though we would see them as children, they are often married long before their bodies have matured.
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