WILLS POINT, TX – Discover how a women’s literacy class, through GFA World’s Women’s Fellowship, helped Marya, an illiterate mother, learn to read and find joy in understanding God’s Word.
Marya, 40, wanted to help her five school-aged children in their studies, but she had one problem: She was illiterate
She used to watch her husband, Ravi, read the newspaper and wished she could read the articles too, but she had to settle for hearing Ravi’s synopsis of the news.
When Marya went to church, she listened to her pastor refer to Bible verses in his sermons, but she couldn’t look them up and read them for herself.
A Long-Awaited Opportunity
Having long known the handicap of illiteracy, Marya was excited when the Women’s Fellowship group at her church started a women’s literacy class last year. She and five other women joined the weekly literacy class to learn the alphabet and numbers in their native language. Marya faithfully attended class, spent extra time practicing at home and prayed and fasted for God to give her the wisdom to learn.
Because of God’s grace—and with her husband’s encouragement and her hard work—she is gradually realizing her dream of reading and writing…
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