Below, Sister Pavani (standing) is with elderly in the village of Alluru having literacy class. Left to right are Meramma (married, but poor), Sugunamma and Ratna Kumari, both widows. We thank the Lord for the widows & elderly who still are willing to make the effort to learn how to read so that they can read their Bibles. That is their main motivation. They all grew up during a time in India (especially in the villages) when education was not readily available, and for many girls it was not encouraged. There were also limitations depending upon what "caste" they were a part of when they were young. Pray that the Lord will enable them to learn and quickly be able to use their reading abilities to study the Bible.
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