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Freddy’s Fun Facts Meet Lucas

• Portuguese is the national
language of Mozambique, but What is something
nearly 40 other tribal languages that is hard for you to do?
are spoken.
• Mozambique is as long as Cal- Lucas was born albino.
ifornia. The roads are so bad
that it takes 4 to 5 days to Albino people have no skin pigment, so their
travel from south to north. skin is very light and their eyes are weak.
• Mozambique's money is Lucas learned that Jesus loved him and
called Meticais (Mĕt´ ə-cīs). For created him for a special purpose. He be-
one American dollar, you can came a Christian and he felt called to be-
get 24,000 Meticais! A bottle come a pastor. He began attending the OMS
of Coke costs 6,000 Meticais seminary in Maputo.
— only 25 cents.

• Bazaruto, Macaneta, and Lucas is almost blind, but has been an excellent
Inhaca are Mozambique’s student. It is hard for him to see to read, but he
beautiful tropical islands. Be- studies very hard.
fore its civil war, Mozambique
was the main tourist attraction He preaches at a church in Khongolote and leads a
in Africa.
Bible study. Lucas is married and has two little boys.
• Mozambique is in the southern
hemisphere, so summer is in It hasn't been easy for him, but God is using Lucas to
December. While American make a difference in the lives of many people.
children are playing in the
snow, Mozambican kids enjoy
the beach.
Cook’s Corner: Feijão e arroz (beans and
• Kids love playing soccer. Many
cannot afford a ball, so they rice) is a common meal prepared in Mozambique. Both
make their own out of plastic beans and rice can be bought in big bags for a cheap
bags.
price. Beans provide protein because most Mozambican
families can't afford much meat.

Children everywhere love
to play. Discover how a
little boy makes his own
toy from pieces of wire
he scavenges. Boys and
girls in Mozambique crea-
tively make their own
toys just like this boy.

Galimoto by Karen Lynn
Williams

ISBN 0-688-08789-2

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