Guravamma was a sweet, but illiterate woman who brought a number of family members to a FAME partner clinic over a period of many years. She admired how the co-founder of the clinic, Lois Rees, cared for her family. From cleaning wounds and whatever was needed Lois’ servant’s heart and clear communication of the message of Jesus caused Guravamma to become a Christian.
Guravamma never did learn how to read, but she memorized the stories and Scripture she learned. Your FAME partner learned that groups of people visited her in the evening for prayer for their diseases & problems. She listened and told whatever she knew about Jesus. This opened up evangelism in a new unreached people group in their area, the Irukula/Yerukula people!
This reminds me of the Shepherds who heard the Great News that will cause Great Joy from the angels and had seen Jesus. Luke records “…they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child.”
They didn’t have evangelism training to be able to spread the word.
Neither do many of the patients like Guravamma who are treated and hear the gospel at your FAME partner clinics and hospitals – but many of them spread the word about Jesus!
The door was opened to evangelize an unreached people group because of one woman who couldn’t read!
The “E” in FAME stands for Evangelism – the Good News that will cause Great Joy!!
Thank you for making this possible because of your partnership!