Today I visited Manna. She is from Eritrea and she speaks Tigrinya. She owns a restaurant in town that I like to go to, and she makes really good shawarma. It’s one of my favorite foods in Clarkston! This time I asked her if she needed a Bible in her language and she said yes. She asked for a Tigrinya Bible and also an English Bible because she speaks English too. She said she would keep the Bibles for herself unless someone came into her shop and needed them more. Then she would give them to those people.

When I gave her the Bibles, she asked if we could show her where her name is found in the Bible. My dad showed her Exodus 16 where it talks about God giving the Israelites manna when they were hungry. She was very happy to hear that. Then she asked about the difference between the Old and the New Testaments. So, we showed her in John 6 where Jesus says that He is the true manna from heaven, the bread of life, and whoever believes in Him will never be hungry or thirsty. She was so happy to hear about that!

Manna asked about a good Bible reading plan. My dad gave her some ideas and she said she wants to try to read one chapter every day, beginning in Matthew. Now, I can visit her shawarma shop, read a chapter with her about Jesus, and never be hungry again!