But some friends declined his invitation. One said, “I can’t come because I have to play soccer.” A girl said, “I definitely cannot come because I have to go to a party.” A third friend said, “I can’t come because I have to go eat at that time.”
At his Seventh-day Adventist school, Samuel quickly noticed that there were many children who did not come from Adventist families. One of those classmates was 14-year-old Johann.
The girls ate pizza and a white-and-green cake, and they watched a movie about a Seventh-day Adventist doctor. It was an extra-fun birthday for Michelle. She felt like Stephanie was saying, “I want you.”
ifting his leg, he peered under his foot. A dark-brown snake with white stripes was dangling from his heel. Hickel’s eyes widened with horror, and he screamed, “Aaaaaaaaah!”
The pastor spoke with the little girl. She told him about her deep sadness over losing her great-grandmother and the puppy. She described how the monkey was appearing in the different rooms of the house.
It felt strange to Deymily to go to church on Saturday. In her old town, she had only gone to church on Sundays. But she liked the music and the sermon at the Adventist church.
“If a boy or girl makes you upset, what should you do?” she said. Daniel wasn’t sure. “You need to pray to God to help you forgive the boy or girl,” Mother said.
Mother prayed, “Dear Father, we thank You that You have given Syuzanna an opportunity to participate in the spring talent show and for the talents that You have given her. We want to keep Your law and be faithful to You. We ask that You allow us to participate in the show if it is Your will. Amen.”
Grandmother Roza began to worship with Garnik and other Adventists every Sabbath. As she worshipped, she learned that God forbids people from going to fortune-tellers.
Mother was surprised. She thought that Lana had forgotten her wish from the previous year. Mother wouldn’t mind giving her a little brother for New Year’s. But Mother didn’t think that she was able to have any more child.
Suddenly, he fell backward. Mother saw Khachik tumble from the arm of the highchair. She wasn’t too far away from him in the kitchen, but she was too far away to catch him.
Lera boarded an airplane with seven other children and flew to South Korea. It was scary seeing new doctors in South Korea. The doctors seemed a little scared to see Lera.