A ceremony with the Gospel

From Pastor Pavel on November 25

The most important part of the programs we are doing in the villages is a presentation of the Gospel of Mark and a call to sign up for literacy classes in the local churches. Prayer over the translated copies of the Gospel of Mark occupies a special place in the program each day, and a copy of the Gospel is presented first to the leader, then the Queen Mother, and then to every pastor of the evangelical churches. There are from 5 to 8 evangelical churches in each village. Someone might say, so why go to Ghana, where there are so many churches in each village? But they have the Bible in English or the Eve language, but these are not native to them. So many truths are not clear for them. This is why the pastors are happy that the people will hear the gospel in their native language, and this will change people's lives. Not everyone fully understands the way of salvation and how our lives should change in Christ. It is interesting for me to see when the Gospel is read in the Avatime language, and people rejoice at hearing God's Word in their own language for the first time. For us, having the Bible for over 1000 years, it's hard to imagine the joy that people experience in the beginning of the 21st century when they receive the Scriptures in their own language. Value what you have and thank the Lord every day that you have the Word of God in your native language.