I had a chance to give a great Christmas gift to a Congolese family last week. Hannah was asking for a Bible in her language, Swahili, for a long time. Her family came from Congo but she was actually born and grew up in the refugee camp in Tanzania. First, she lived in an apartment in Clarkston. Then, a couple years ago she moved into a house in Clarkston.

Hannah works really hard because her husband has been sick and he can’t go to work right now. She has to do a lot of work so that they have money to pay their bills. But she also has a lot of work around the house because she has three small kids and the house to take care of.

When we brought her the Bible, we also brought Hannah a lot of food and some household things like dishes, silverware, cups, cooking pots, and a chair. Her little kids were running all over the place—they were so excited to get the things we brought!

When Hannah got her Bible, she was really glad. It was her first Bible in any language. She said it was the best Christmas gift she ever got. She goes to the Swahili church on Sunday and she also goes to the women’s prayer meeting which meets every Saturday morning. Hannah said she can now read her Bible at home any day of the week and she can read it to her kids too.

It was a good idea to bring this Bible to Hannah just before Christmas. It was a very good gift for a family that needed something nice.