FULBE FUTA JALON OF GUINEA
“Recently two teams ministered among the Fulbe (FUL-bay/FOO-tuh jah-lone). What did they find? Here are two quotes from them: 1) ‘God has burned the people we encountered in Guinea into the core of my soul. The looks in their eyes haunt me: the longing--for what they do not know--the sense of hopelessness. Their faces, their eyes, their voices are never far from me.’ 2) ‘I am still reveling in the warm glow of my time in Guinea. My heart is full to overflowing with images of those we met in the villages. When people ask for my trip highlight, I share the story of B and then the subsequent meeting with her mother on Sunday, during which M shared her faith. That still gives me goose bumps!’ The Gospel has been proclaimed. Some have listened; others have not. In one village, at the end of the day we found Scripture portions torn up and thrown along the path. As we bent to pick up the pieces, we prayed for those who had discarded them. Please pray for this village. Pray also for B, whom we believe is dying of AIDS. Ask for physical healing, but more importantly, for her family to be healed spiritually. Pray for M and the other believers in the village to have the courage to share Truth.”
