When Miriam first came to the new Adventist preschool in Poland called KOMPAS, she was very small.

And she was the only girl.

“There weren’t many children,” she remembers. “And in my class, there were no girls except me.”

At recess she played with the boys. In class she sat beside the boys. Day after day, she was the only girl in her group.

So, Miriam started to pray.

“Please, God,” she whispered, “send at least one girl to my class.”

She kept praying.

When first grade began, something wonderful happened. A new student joined the school. Her name was Melisa.

“I was very happy,” Miriam says. “God answered my prayer.”

That was many years ago. Miriam had been one of the very first preschool students when the school opened. Now she is part of the first eighth-grade class in the school’s history. She has watched the school grow from just a handful of children into a lively place filled with laughter, worship, and friendship.

Gabriela joined later, in seventh grade. Her family had moved, and she needed a new school. It wasn’t easy to change schools.

But something felt different here.

“I like this school because of my friends,” Gabriela says. “It’s a happy place. It’s not a stressful environment. The atmosphere here is very positive.”

Every day begins with worship. The students study the Bible together. They write in journals about their thoughts and prayers. They spend time outside during long breaks. They work quietly on their own and sometimes together in small groups.

“It’s easier to get to know each other,” one of the girls explains. “We’re not lost in a crowd.”

For Miriam, the best part is still the sense of belonging.

“When we have smaller groups, we can benefit the most,” she says. “The school can get the most out of us.”

She remembers when the school was tiny. Now there are many more students—and many more girls. But she hasn’t forgotten those early days of praying for just one friend.

The girls also pray for others beyond their school. They have raised money for children in Tanzania whose school burned down. They have helped support a girl who needed funds to continue her education. They wear their school T-shirts proudly when they go into town to collect donations to help others.

They are learning that school isn’t just about lessons—it’s about caring.

Miriam once prayed for one girl to join her class.

Today, the classrooms are full.

God answered her prayer in a bigger way than she imagined.

Your Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will help this Adventist school in Poland expand so more children can have a happy, safe place to learn about Jesus.

Maybe you are praying for something too. When we give to God’s work, He often answers prayers in ways even bigger than we expect.