Women's Bible Study, Take Two

So this morning we had our women’s bible study, and it was so exciting, I had to blog about it immediately. The past few weeks have been a little difficult when it came to bible study time, because our friend who has been translating for us has been M.I.A. So we have been trying to teach the ladies ourselves in Dinka the bible stories. While the ladies absolutely loved that we were trying to learn their language and wanted to teach them these stories, it was extremely challenging for them to learn from us. One lady, Mary Agum, is the pastor’s wife and has basically stepped up to be a tremendous leader in the bible study. So, Whitney and I prepared the story that we wanted to teach, translated it ourselves into Dinka, and then met with Mary Agum on Tuesday evening. Mary came with her husband, Maleth, who knows a little bit of English, and we taught her the story of Cain and Abel, so that she can teach the ladies the story in the morning. We showed up in the morning, and Mary had everything rolling! We thought she had already started telling the Cain and Abel story, but soon realized she had just finished reviewing over all the stories that we have learned to far to make sure everyone still knew them! She then proceeded to tell the story, and did so beautifully! Watching the ladies, I could see that they understood what she was saying, and were learning! She then made the ladies break up into three groups so they can tell the story among each other, and then later had one lady from each group tell the whole group the story of Cain and Abel! Praise the Lord! It was so good to see these ladies learning the word of God, discussing it, and teaching each other. Please continue to pray for these ladies, and that God continues to give them a desire to learn more about Him.