Recently the girls and I went on our own little excursion to visit a young lady named Sophie. She married one of the young men named Aakim. He helped us a lot with the youth ministry at the Tengani church and now helps in the main church.
Sophie is one of the only Malawians who has come to visit us by herself a few times. She is so sweet, and we always enjoy her visits. There never seems to be that awkwardness from the language barrier with her. She is patient with us and genuinely appears to enjoy our company.
About a month ago I received a message from Aakim that Sophie had a baby girl, and they named her Jessica, after me! I almost cried when I heard that they were naming her after me. Lydia and I sewed dresses for little Jessica and off we went.
We each enjoyed holding little Jessica. She is a pretty, little doll! But that’s no surprise as her mom is very beautiful as well. After about an hour, we headed home. We still cannot communicate fluently, but it was refreshing to make a visit on our own.
I look forward to watching little Jessica grow up. I pray that she will one day trust Christ as her Savior and choose to serve Him with her life.
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