Today I brought another Swahili Bible to someone who never had one before. Furaha lives with her sister and the family of her sister’s husband. Furaha is 20 years old and she is finishing high school this year. She wants to go to Georgia State next year. She is living with her sister because her sister needs help taking care of the baby. So, Furaha takes care of her nephew when she is not in school.

Furaha’s name means “joy” in English and that is my middle name! She goes to my dad’s church and she plays the guitar for the choir. We gave her the Bible to read in Swahili and she was so excited to get one of her own. She never had one before in her life. We also gave the family some food and kitchen things like bowls and plates and they were so happy. The mom was actually dancing in the doorway as we were leaving!

I liked giving the Bible to Furaha because her name is like mine and also she was really happy and thankful to get a Bible of her own.