How I Learned about How I Learned about God from my God from my Parents (2)Parents (2)

When I was three years old, my When I was three years old, my family moved from Al-Fashir to family moved from Al-Fashir to Omdurman.Omdurman.

Al-Fashir

In Khartoum, the White Nile In Khartoum, the White Nile meets the Blue Nile and form meets the Blue Nile and form the River Nile.the River Nile.

The triangle capitalThe triangle capital

Khartoum

Khartoum North

Omdurman

________ White Nile

________Blue Nile

________River Nile

The Blue Nile begins from Lake The Blue Nile begins from Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It’s water looks Tana in Ethiopia. It’s water looks brownish because it brings a lot of brownish because it brings a lot of mud from the soil. mud from the soil.

The White Nile begins from Lake The White Nile begins from Lake Victoria in Uganda. It’s water looks Victoria in Uganda. It’s water looks much clearer than the Blue Nile.much clearer than the Blue Nile.

You can see the junction of waters You can see the junction of waters of the Blue and White Niles when of the Blue and White Niles when they meet in Khartoum.they meet in Khartoum.

The difference in color is very The difference in color is very clear, (see next slide).clear, (see next slide).

The water of the two rivers mix The water of the two rivers mix completely after a short distance.completely after a short distance.

My memory from our home in Omdurman, is My memory from our home in Omdurman, is a banner hanging over one of the a banner hanging over one of the doorframes.doorframes.

It is a white satin cloth about three feet in It is a white satin cloth about three feet in width and one foot high.width and one foot high.

A verse from the Bible “Psalm 111:10” was A verse from the Bible “Psalm 111:10” was written on it in Arabic .written on it in Arabic .

My father wrote it. He was well known of his My father wrote it. He was well known of his very elegant hand writing.very elegant hand writing.

My mother sewed it with dark blue yarn to My mother sewed it with dark blue yarn to enhance my father’s writing.enhance my father’s writing.

المزاميرالمزامير 111:10111:10

ة� اف خ م ة� ك�م ال�ح� س�أ� ة� ر اف خ م ة� ك�م ال�ح� س�أ� ر

ب� ب�الر� الر�

Psalm 111:10Psalm 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdomwisdom

I discovered later how my parents I discovered later how my parents honor God and His words.honor God and His words.

This banner was not in the sitting This banner was not in the sitting room for the visitors to see, but it room for the visitors to see, but it was inside the house for us to see was inside the house for us to see every day.every day.

Deuteronomy 11:18-20Deuteronomy 11:18-20 1818 Fix these words of mine in your hearts Fix these words of mine in your hearts

and minds; tie them as symbols on your and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.hands and bind them on your foreheads.

1919 Teach them to your children, talking Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.and when you get up.

2020 Write them on the doorframes of your Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates,houses and on your gates,

Let us value God’s words, fix them Let us value God’s words, fix them in our hearts and teach them to our in our hearts and teach them to our children?children?

God Bless YouGod Bless YouVictor ZakiVictor Zaki