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Opal: The Outrageous Ostrich is a children’s book written by Lynne Schmidt and illustrated by Mozambican artist, Abdullah Abdurremane. In this special edition of WorldVenture::In Review, you get to meet Abdullah and Lynne with Rodger interpreting. This book is ideal for schools, homeschoolers, and children’s ministries. Opal: The Outrageous Ostrich shares about real people and an imaginary Ostrich seeking to find belonging, community, and to be more colorful. While reading the book, the children get a glimpse into Mozambican culture and learn some new words in a different language. Lynne provides a glossary in the back so you can teach the children what it means. If you wish to help children understand missions, you can use this book to create curiosity for a different culture.

If you missed today’s livestream, you can view it here. Leave comments if you have questions. 

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Bookmark this blog post. As Abdullah creates his online presence, we will be adding more information about him here. 

 

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