Ertina has recently become a happy addition to our lives. About a month ago, we received a call from a friend of ours that belongs to a foreign language group. She said she'd been talking to a very bright girl that doesn't speak the language of her family, but loves the Bible. She lives right behind our apartment, so we went right over to see her. She was thrilled that we came.
Ertina lives at two homes--one of her mother and the other of her adopted mother. This is not so uncommon. When we went to the home that she lives in during the week, we met her mother and found out that she studies with a sister in a foreign language group. She was so happy that we would study with her and her daughter together using the English Great Teacher book so that she would know what her daughter is learning.
Not only did Ertina and her mother study, but several others joined us as well. Ertina loves to memorize things, so Psalm 83:18 was her first assignment. Every week, she wants to memorize a new verse.
She has attended the Sundy meeting three times. The first time, she felt it was very long. So seeing how helpful it has been with some of John's students, we began to prepare the Watchtower together on Saturdays. Oh My! The first meeting after that, Jaylinda and Ertina participated a lot! Jaylinda commented first, then Ertina--then they high-fived each other!! We were cracking up!
This photo was taken yesterday after the meeting. See the blue bag she's carrying? When we first met, she was carrying it too. She had a Bible inside (only the New Testament). Now she has the complete Bible and some of her theocratic library inside.
Ertina is eight years old.
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