How one woman is helping other women reconnect with their language.
“They would fall asleep,” a Quechua woman named Rosa noticed.
Many of the Quechua community members in her Peruvian church just couldn’t stay awake during church services—and she knew why.
They didn’t speak Spanish, but that was the only language sermons were preached in. When asked to read along with the sermon’s Scripture passage, they opened Spanish Bibles containing a mass of words that looked foreign to them. It was as if God didn’t speak their language.
“Lord, use me,” Rosa prayed. And He answered.
Rosa felt called to begin a study group to teach the Quechua how to read Scripture in their heart language. She knew that, if they could read the Bible in their own language, they could connect with God through His Word in a deeper way.
Now in her 70s, Rosa is still helping other older Quechua people deepen their connection with Scripture by learning to read it in their language. The group is bonded by their love of God’s Word. “It’s a beautiful group,” Rosa shares.
Meet Rosa and Her Friends
Watch the short video below to see Rosa interacting with her reading group.
Learn More about the Quechua People
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