Today I visited a family in Jonesboro which is about one hour from Clarkston because of all the traffic. Now a lot of refugee families are getting resettled to Jonesboro because Clarkston is filling up fast. Jonesboro has cheap apartments and there are jobs at the airport which is right nearby. So now a lot of Congolese families are living in Jonesboro.

Azizi has been asking and asking for a Bible for about four months. But we had a hard time getting to Jonesboro which is why it took us so long. She said she was about ready to move to Clarkston just so that she could get a Bible and read God’s Word in her language! So, I’m glad we went.

Azizi’s family has only been in the US for about five months. She has eight kids. The oldest is 16 and the youngest was born last month! She is married but her husband also has another wife. Azizi said she is the head wife because she is older than the other wife. But the other wife lives in Clarkston with her kids and that is where the husband was at the moment. 

We gave Azizi some boxes of dishes, some clothes, and some food too. When I gave her the Bible, I also gave her a Jesus Film DVD in Swahili. We had to show her how to play the DVD. But she liked it a lot.

I didn’t know people could want Bibles so much that they would want to move to Clarkston just to get one! I’m glad we went to Jonesboro to meet Azizi and give her that Bible. Now she can read the Bible and teach her kids about Jesus.