"I’m going to have a Sunday School for my friends," Rebekah declared one day. We had been reading a missionary story about a little girl who shared her faith with her friends. Rebekah decided that she wanted to do that too. This is more difficult for Rebekah than the girl in the story, because Rebekah doesnm’t speak very much of the Agutaynen language. She knows some nouns, and a couple verbs, but certainly not enough to teach a whole Bible lesson. She was unfazed by this obstacle though, and determined to teach her class in English. The children in the village are taught some English in school, so they would have a limited understanding. Sunday afternoon came, the day set by Rebekah for her class. The children came early, and were ready to start nearly an hour before the prescribed time. Rebekah taught the lesson of Creation to her class of about nine mostly attentive children. She taught them a Bible verse, Genesis 1:1, and gave them a picture to color. For her first time teaching, she did a great job. Like Rebekah, we too can hardly wait to be able to teach our Agutaynen friends about Jesus!
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