A great part of the mission service involves door to door Bible sharing. On one such occasion, a deacon, one of the Maryland boys and two London girls were visiting an elderly Catholic mamma. As soon as the group came into the Mamma’s view, she warmly welcomed them into her hut. The mamma excitedly began to share a dream that she had had the previous night. God had showed her that a mazungo (foreign boy) and a local man would come to visit her. God asked her to warmly receive them and thank them with a gift.

 

Finishing abruptly, the mamma jumped up. Slamming the door shut she grabbed her chatenga (shawl/skirt) and began chasing after a hen with a hammer. The team froze, worried they were about to witness the demise of the ill-fated chicken! But, much to their relief, the mamma tied up the chicken and offered it to the team, asking them to end the sharing with a prayer to bless her gift!!! Similar stories were echoed by all the missionaries, with servants often returning with bags spilling over with fresh avocados, mangoes and much more! So great was the generosity of the people, that the missionaries had no need to buy food at all during their week living in the village.