CEF Course in Ribaué

Our teacher train course began on Monday.  Angelino, a Mozambicano and trained CEF worker from Nampula came and helped teach the introuductory course along with Sonia and me. We had 39 students, mostly young men which I am told they are the ones who teach children.  I was greatly surprised and saddened that half of them didn't even own a Bible. I was glad that I took the few Bibles and New Testaments that I had  extra at home to give out. I found it dificult to teach the CEF conceps to such a different culture. But in spite of the differences, the course went well.  All of the teaching had to be interpreted in Macua.  Aissa, who had converted to Christ from Islam, did a superb job in translating the words and even gesters perfectly.  I think he learned the most from the course. some of the students came from other towns, so they just slept in the church.  They all received their certificates on Thursday afternoon, including two twelve year old girls who took the course.