From the Maasai: Most of the men in our village have been employed as guards after they lost most of their animals to the drought. They work daily, yet they are not respected because many cannot read. Here is a testimony from one of them.
“My name is Peteti and I have been working as a guard for years. My boss has never respected me because he knew that I could not read. Every time when I asked for a salary increase, he would just look at me and say I that don’t know how to read.
This hurt me very much and every day I prayed that God will come to my rescue. I went to church one day and the pastor introduced some Maasai booklets to us. As I am Maasai, I wanted to read them. I approached my pastor and he gave me one of the booklets.
I started to read and I understood all that was written. I couldn’t wait to show my boss that I could read. I took one of the booklets with me to my work. My boss would pass by and see me read, but he didn’t ask anything until he saw me with the second book.
He came to me and asked me what I was reading. I shared with him what I learned from the books about creation, the fall of man, and the love of God. He was shocked that I could tell him all that. I thank God that these booklets brought respect to me.
My boss has increased my salary. He now listens to me as I share the Bible stories with Him. These books are teaching me more about the Bible and I enjoy reading now.”