By Rebekah Sterling

An elderly lady lives in our village and everyone knows her as "Baba Vara.” I had the privilege of witnessing to her one day. She lives two houses down from us and invited me to visit her. I had brought a New Testament for her, but she explained to me that she could not read. Baba Vara is from the Tartar region of Russia and there were no schools in her area when she was a young girl. I asked her if she wanted me to tell her some of the Bible stories that I knew by heart, since she could not read. She agreed.

As I was telling the story of Jesus' birth and crucifixion, one friend who was in the other room left and soon another one came. The most wonderful part is when her friend came in from washing her hands, Baba Vara told her to “come, sit, and listen to the story.” Her husband was sitting beside me and had been reading the New Testament the entire time I was there visiting. Since he is almost completely deaf, it is hard to communicate with him. Please pray for Baba Vara, her husband, and her friends.