Jacque and Marie lived in a slum in a small island in the Indian Ocean called Mauritius. Every day was hard. They would fight with each other. Money was a constant topic of conflict. Jacque struggled with alcohol abuse use whereas Marie was simply trying to hold the family together.

One day, a disciple maker went to Jacque and Marie’s house and prayed for them. Jacque and Marie were touched by this disciple maker’s gentleness and kindness. They agreed to start reading the Bible with her using Waha.

They didn’t have much furniture, but their new friend was happy to sit on a few sunken-in couches in their living room as she opened up the Waha app. The group went through the lesson and then got to the application section, where they talked about how they would put the Bible story into action. Jacque and Marie’s take away was that they needed to encourage each other more.

So right in the middle of their lesson, Marie started showering her kids with encouragement! The kids were surprised. Usually their mom just yelled at them. They didn’t know how to respond. After a moment, the youngest one spoke up.

“I’m thankful for you too, Mama!”

The whole group spent the rest of the evening affirming one another and sharing ways that they loved one another. With tears in his eyes, Jacque joined in. For their family, this felt like a breakthrough moment!

Week after week, Marie, Jacque, their kids, and this disciple maker met together, and God started to transform their lives. Jacque quit drinking, he and Marie stopped fighting with each other, they enrolled their kids in school, and eventually became disciples!

One day, Marie visited her sister in a nearby city. Her sister was blown away by how different Jacque and Marie were and asked what had happened. Marie smiled and said that she had been reading the Bible.

“You know what?” She said, excitedly. “You guys can study the Bible too! Just download this app on your phone.” Marie’s sister was so impacted by Marie’s transformation that she wanted to start reading the Bible with her family too.