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Today, Cynthia wears a bright smile as she holds her first Bible. She isn’t smiling just because she has a Bible—she’s smiling because now she can read it. For a long time, the 33-year-old didn’t smile much at all.
She grew up in poverty in rural Zambia. Her family couldn’t pay for school fees, so Cynthia never learned to read or write.
From Hopelessness to Joy
She married and had three children. But after 10 years of marriage, her husband divorced her. This was the darkest moment of her life, and it began to rock the faith she had in Jesus since childhood. She recalls, “I stopped praying and going to church. Life became meaningless. I lost hope. But because of the encouragement I got from my pastor, I went back to God to seek His face. I realized that there is joy in knowing Christ.”
Not long after, she met a Bible League-trained Christian who invited her to join a Bible-based Literacy class. Cynthia was one of more than 50—mostly women—who eagerly signed up.
The Word brings new life
Cynthia completed the class and received a Bible. After years of not knowing how to read or write, she can read it herself. She beams, “I thank God that through Bible-based Literacy, I have known Jesus Christ to be the true Savior and Lord of my life.”
Now Cynthia can help her children with homework—instead of the other way around. She has also started a baking business, creating a more stable life for her children and new husband.
