Monday Proverb

Proverbs have tremendous cultural value here and matching local proverbs with key scriptures is a wonderful tool to starting a conversation about the Gospel.

Wolof proverb:

Balaa ngaa dundal ña ca mbedd ma nga dundal ña ca kër ga.

(translation) Before you feed those on the street, feed those in your house.
(alternate translation) Charity begins at home.

“If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate
family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” 1 Timothy 5:8 NIV

Reprinted in part with permission from "Wisdom of the Wolof Sages: A Collection of Proverbs translated and explained in English" by Dr. Richard Shawyer (c) 2009