Recently missionary Aaron Hefner and Juma visited some Jalunga villages in Mali. Juma was very encouraged to see that there are Jalunga people outside of his village who are interested in hearing God’s Word. He also saw that many of the Jalungas cannot read or write so are unable to use the translated Scriptures to learn about Jesus.
When they returned from the trip Juma told Aaron that he is going to work harder to improve his reading skills.
Aaron continues to meet with Juma and five Jalunga men to teach God’s Word. Janji, Moussa, Bakari, Falayi and Wiye have expressed interest in hearing more about Jesus but none have made a profession of faith. Wiye helped Aaron develop the Bible lessons for the teaching that was done in 2008 and so has heard the evangelistic Bible lesson series in its entirety.
Pray that Juma will realize his responsibility to bring the Gospel message to the Jalungas in Mali. Pray too for the five men who have heard much of the evangelistic Bible message but have not made a decision for Christ.