My dad likes to go to coffee shops and sometimes I go with him. One day, we went to a good one in Clarkston that is Ethiopian. Ms. Ayana serves traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies there, and it’s a lot of fun. She burns frankincense and everyone is invited to gather together and drink these little cups of coffee.

Now, Ms. Ayana knows that I don’t really like to drink coffee, so she adds a lot of sugar and milk for me, and it tastes pretty good! This time, after she served the coffee, I decided to see if she has a Bible in her language, so I got some courage and said, “Hey, do you ever read the Bible?”

She was kind of surprised and she said, “Yes, of course I do! The Bible is the most important thing!” She said she goes to the Orthodox church, and I found out she didn’t actually have a Bible in her own language, which is Amharic.

So, I was able to give her an Amharic Bible and she was very glad! Then she asked me for an English Bible so that she could give it to her daughter. After that, she asked me to bring a whole box of Bibles to her church to give to all the kids there too! All of that happened because I got the courage to ask her one little question about reading the Bible!