On Saturday morning, we met with teenagers in the village of
Koumassi. They teach children at Bible Camp each week, where most of them were
once students.
We spent the morning singing, praying and reviewing the
lesson for the afternoon's meeting. They were teaching about Jesus washing the
disciples' feet from John 13. One by one, they each practiced telling the
story, receiving feedback from the others afterwards.
Ten of them and two of us packed into a tiny house at the
back of the village—the home of Mama Giselle. She started the ministry in the
village eighteen years ago.
The teenagers spoke little English; we spoke even less
French. Thankfully, Bamba, a local, was with us to translate.
At one point, they sang a song about the Lord redeeming and
using young people. When they finished, I asked if I could share a verse with
them. They grabbed their Bibles and someone brought out a pack of crayons.
I began reading 1 Timothy 4:12. They leaned in to listen,
crayons in hand:
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers
an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
I encouraged them to continue to glorify God with their
lives as they teach the young children each week.
Pray for this ministry in K. Pray that these
children’s parents will be open to hearing about the gospel and that they will
come to know Christ through the ministry of these teenagers.
Pray also that the Lord continues to use these youth for His glory in K!
Pray also that the Lord continues to use these youth for His glory in K!
-Hannah