Let’s Go to Church!
Jeremiah didn’t want to go. But when he opened his mouth, he found himself saying something that he hadn’t planned to say.
Jeremiah didn’t want to go. But when he opened his mouth, he found himself saying something that he hadn’t planned to say.
In the nighttime dream, he saw a shining white angel with a very kind face. The angel came to him and soothed his aching heart and his dark future with words of calm and peace.
English was not the only thing that Bino taught Mother after school. Every day, Bino heard Bible stories from his teachers, and he shared those stories with Mother.
“Can you help me find an Adventist church?” she said. “Tony and I miss going to Sabbath School and church.”
Tony and Mother were not alone at the bus stop. Another woman was waiting for the bus, and she saw the forlorn boy and his weeping mother. “What’s wrong?” the stranger asked in English.
About an hour and a half later, Anita awoke as the white van came to a stop.
Outside, an old woman came up to him. “You said that you can help the sick,” she said. “Can you help my husband?”
“Today, I saw you bend your knees to the image at school,” Father said. “Why did you do that?”
KK prayed with Teacher Lynn every day for four months. Whenever she felt sad and wanted to pray, the two knelt down and prayed.
Nothing happened. Nothing happened the next day, even though Pradeepa prayed again. Nothing happened for a year, but Pradeepa kept praying.
The doctor said Father needed an operation. Father didn’t want an operation. He was scared. What if the operation didn’t help?
Now everything seemed to be surrounded by a big, hot fire. Orange flames were licking at the ceiling. The fire was quickly spreading toward the kitchen and garage.