REDEMPTION COMES TO VILLAGE OF PREGNANT GIRLS

Through the intervention of the Gospel, change is coming to a remote African village. In this Sengalese backwater, immorality and sexual bondage formerly held sway. Tradition required that girls between 11 and 13 years old become pregnant - whether or not they were married. Girls serving as housemaids had no chance of marriage; the divorce rate for women was 70%, and females who survived their spouses were viewed as witches and treated accordingly. Into this village came Lucia, a local woman, who had received Jesus Christ through the witness of an African missionary assisted by Christian Aid. After two years of discipleship and training, Lucia returned to her roots to share the Gospel of grace and redemption. At her first meeting nearly 100 people expressed a desire to trust in Christ and follow Him. While Lucia and her mission team travel to other villages and minister in this village only once a month, they have discipled a group of converts that continues the evangelization, training, and discipleship of its adolescent women. When these young women mature in their walk with Christ, they will be equipped to disciple the next generation. [insider@christianaid.org]