David & Donna Edens

Serving in Niger, Africa

David and Donna have been missionaries with BIMI since 1971, living in the town of Agadez since 1974. David has translated the New Testament into the Tamajaq language of the Tuareg people of northern and central Niger, which was published in 2004. Preliminary translations have also been made of Genesis, Exodus, Jonah, Ruth, and passages from twenty-five other Old Testament books. David and national Christians produce a weekly radio broadcast in the Tamajaq language and hold weekly services. more..

The Testimony of Abel

Then I was very young my parents placed me under the tutelage of Islamic priests. When I went to them I went along with two dromedary milk cows. While I stayed with them I did not get very much to eat, just a little millet gruel or something. Whenever I became old enough to understand what was going on, I began to try to flee from these priests. I would run back towards home; many times they would follow me and catch me at the well. They would tie me up and beat me. They would carry me back to their encampment. I gained a better general understanding of things, and then I just refused to try and learn anymore. So I left the Quranic school altogether.



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