Heart for Preaching
Dacosta next preached for seven days in a row at children’s evangelistic meetings. At the end of the seven days, five people gave their hearts to Jesus and were baptized.
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Loving a Neighbor
As time passed, Mother began to look forward to hearing the stories that Eliot brought home from church. A desire grew in her to hear even more Bible stories. So, one Sabbath, she went to church with Eliot.
Scared of the Night
Adama didn’t want to go to bed because she was scared. She was scared of the night. Every night for the past week, she had had the same bad dream at night. She couldn’t remember the dream when she woke up, but she always woke up screaming and crying.
Songs and Soap
“What does it mean to be an Adventurer?” they wondered. “Does it mean reading and memorizing the Bible? Does it mean earning honors? Does it mean gathering for fun activities?”
Bringing Father to Church
“Despite everything that you give me, I’m not happy,” Mother said. “At church, we are told that we should pray together, read the Bible together, and go to church together. Be we don’t go to church together.”
Bad Dreams
While she couldn’t see anything in the dark bedroom, she could still hear the voice of the woman saying, “I will send my sons to get you. I will send my sons to get you.” Emmanuelle struggled to breathe.
Hearing a Voice
Elijah didn’t recognize the voice. It wasn’t a man’s voice. It wasn’t a woman’s voice. It seemed to be a man’s and a woman’s voice mixed together. Elijah was scared. He stood as still as a stone. He wondered who was calling his name.
Breaking Bread
Then a third boy came over. David guessed right away what he wanted. He saw that the boy didn’t have any breakfast and must be hungry. Sure enough, the boy had a question.
Praying All the Time
“How do you know it was Jesus?” she asked. “What did He look like?” The little girl could not describe Jesus or explain how she knew that it was Him.
A Totally New Girl
“You’re wrong,” she said. “These children are running now, but who knows what will happen to them later. If they do not accept God, maybe some of them will not be in heaven.
God of Red Beets
“My son will never again attend these lessons about pagan gods,” she told Kreves’ first-grade teacher, Teacher Lolita. “I don’t agree with this foolishness.
Praying for a Mosquito
But, unfortunately, she couldn’t switch on the light. Father slept poorly. If she woke him up, he would not be able to sleep again.