Kossi gave his life to Jesus fifteen years ago.
In the years that followed, he sat in church services, listening to sermons in French and Ewe. But he understood very little. He prayed, but God always seemed distant—as if He were speaking in a language meant for someone else.
Then in 2023, everything changed. With tears streaming down his face, Kossi held a portion of the Bible translated into Akebu — his native tongue — for the very first time.
Later, Kossi sat outside alone reading. As he read God’s Word in his own language, the distance vanished. "I felt as if God were sitting right beside me, speaking softly to me with gentle words, just like when my mother used to comfort me when I was a child."
"That day, something broke. Something was healed." Kossi says, “I found the peace, joy, and forgiveness I hadn’t been able to ask for in years. My prayer life was transformed."
“Thanks to you, the Word of life now speaks in our language and restores our souls.”
Today, when Kossi attends village festivals or other events, he always carries a copy of the Akebu Scriptures and reads it aloud. People love it. And, Kossi rejoices, each verse in Akebu opens another heart to deeper relationship with the God who loves them.
