Who can understand the mind of a child? When you think that you have heard enough, then lo and behold, they surprise you with something amazing. Here is a recent case by a four year dear friend.
When my auto-biography came out, I went round dropping them to those who had ordered for a copy! I drove to Shakopee, missed the parents, but dropped a book and left.
A day later, a church member called, missed me, but left a message- a very fun one indeed. The next morning, the little boy approached his mum with an exciting but rather disturbing message, “Mama, Pastor alilala hapa (Mum, pastor slept here!” reported the little boy. “Really?” asked the mother. “Ndio mami, pastor alilala hapa-Yes, mum, pastor slept here” answered the little boy. “Alilala wapi? Where did he sleep?” asked the mother. The little boy pointed at the book shelf, where lay the pastor’s book.
Confused and confounded, the mother wanted to know more. She was then told that pastor had stopped by their house and dropped the book. As you can imagine, both the parents and the pastor had a real good laugh.
Now think about this!
1. The little boy was telling nothing but the truth as he understood it.Â
2. Such kind of statement if taken carelessly can lead to un- called for damage.
3. Children see things differently. They are not able to differentiate the real person from the picture.
4. We must be careful what we accept from children
What this lesson tells me is that we must always be careful what we hear and act on. The only person who is exempted from such a requirement is the lord of the universe!
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Date:Â Sat, 10 May 2008 14:37:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:Â Absalom Birai
Subject:Â Re: Pastor alilala hapa-Pastor slept here!
The picture on the cover of pastor Birai’s gripping memoir is the Birai I met more than a decade ago on the campus of Andrews University. No wonder that little boy thought the man of God had graced their home with his presence through the night. That aside, friends, this is a memoir like no other. Written from the perspective of one who went through the grueling dungeons of poverty in Africa, it walks the reader through the minefield of faith. Where is God when tragedy strikes? Where is He when life’s answers to our problems seem to have come straight out of the hands of the enemy(the devil)? That’s where EXCEPT FOR THE LORD comes in. See for yourself what the good Lord can do to those who trust and obey!
Sam Okello
Sahel Books Inc
http://www.sahelpublishing.net