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| Feb 20, 2008 |
| Mali, Africa |
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A pastor wrote us a letter telling of his dream.
“My dream is to start a literacy program with the children and young people of my village.
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“Many have come to me saying ‘Please help me learn to read.’ In our village most young people have not been able to go to school but they want to learn to read.
“I know how they feel. I was one of them, then I heard about a man in Kadiolo. I went to his literacy camp—four weeks of learning to read and write—and I learned to read about Jesus and how He changes lives. I accepted Jesus and later went to Bible school to learn to become a pastor.
“I would like to use the same program this pastor uses. I would like to start this program in January and finish it in April. This is the dry season when no one works in the fields so there is free time to learn to read.”
Like most dreams, his has a price tag. He needs funding for his camp. He also needs prayer that those who learn to read will find Jesus as Savior.
The pastor in Kadiolo continues to hold a Literacy Camp each January. More and more young men learn about Jesus for the first time as they learn to read, write and do numbers.
Pray that God will speak to the hearts of the “learners” that they will learn about the Lord and begin their walk with him. Pray also that funds will come in so other young men and women can learn to read, write and walk with God.
We've established the Mali: Literacy Camp #6451-902, a special fund-raising project through WorldVenture. If you like to support this ministry, click on the link for more information.
Along with teaching the literacy program to children and young people, this
pastor also shares his faith.
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