There are so many families in Clarkston that don’t have a Bible! Desiree and Echa have nine children and their family is one that didn’t have a Bible until I brought them one last week.

The family is from the Democratic Republic of Congo and they moved to Clarkston three months ago. In their apartment I saw that they have very little furniture and they asked us to bring some for them next time we come. They only had a small couch and a chair in their living room and when all of the nine children came out to say hello to us, I couldn’t believe how many people were in there, and there weren’t enough seats! I never saw such a big family in one apartment like that before.

None of them could speak English very well but they speak Swahili so I gave them a Bible in Swahili and they all liked it and were thankful. They all took turns holding it.

After I gave them the Bible, my dad prayed for them. They have some problems because they still haven’t found a job. Desiree is trying to get a job at a chicken factory. They also have a daughter with special needs and they asked my dad to help them with that.

Before we left, we gave them some food from the food pantry. They almost took it all! The only thing they left were the bags of string beans. They never saw them before.

I was glad to see such a big family and get a chance to give them a Bible. Now they can read it whenever they want!