Recently, about 40 of Gambia’s residents, who are evangelical Christians, have begun living as Jews.

Although they are not Jewish according to Halacha, Gambia’s Jews built a synagogue, in which they read from a Torah scroll in English.

The congregation, which is led by a man named Fernando and his wife, two immigrants from Cameroon, wear skullcaps, sow their own self-styled prayer shawls.

They have even built a synagogue complete with a bejeweled Torah scroll.

They are thirsty to learn more, but while they’ve learned some Jewish customs they are oblivious to others. For instance, they remove their shoes when they enter their synagogue like you would do in mosques.