In a remote area of a Southeast Asian country, a teacher named Erina has some of her students over to her house at night so they can read together. These visits are about more than just reading, though; they’re also about encountering God.
Due to limited electricity, Erina uses hydroelectric power to generate electricity. This gives her and her students light so they can read God’s Word.
Although the area in which she lives is considered Christian, radical Islamic groups are actively working to Islamize it. Low levels of education and economic hardship make Christians vulnerable to forced or coerced conversion to Islam.
Several missionaries who serve in the area are acutely aware of the need for the Bible.
“You can preach there all your life, and no one will remember your teachings in the next generation,” one missionary said, “but if you leave a Bible for them to read, everything will be different.”
After hearing of their needs, International Christian Concern (ICC) now provides Christian children in the area with Bibles, religious books, and solar-powered lamps to help them read without electricity.
The children are grateful for these gifts, and Erina is grateful that her students can now read their Bibles at her place and in their own homes.