Right away Deryn noticed that his new school was different. “There’s no fighting here,” he says. “I never really learned much at my old school, and when I came to this school I had to repeat the same grade again, but then I started to learn, and I passed my classes.
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When Olga was old enough to go to school, she wanted to attend an Adventist school, but there wasn’t one nearby, so her parents sent her to another Christian school.
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“My mother, whom I love so much, always reminds me: ‘Never forget that you belong to God. He preserved you, and you are here to bring Him glory.’”
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One day as I was climbing, the safety strap was biting into my leg. I put my weight on it, hoping it would stop hurting, but then I fell 40 feet onto a rock and was knocked unconscious.
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The youth in Belize are very strong in telling others about Jesus, and they love to get together to sing, study the Bible, and learn many useful skills.
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Some children give away newspapers and tracts in their apartment building, and others stand near a store or bank to give them away. People gladly take a newspaper or tract from a child that they may not take from an adult.
Sometimes Artem had problems when his classes where held on Sabbath. Some of his teachers were understanding about him not coming to school on that day, but others were not.
During Sabbath School, which is held between the two church services, the adults and youth meet in the rented room, and the children meet in the storage closet area.
That night Mrs. Boloban cried and cried. She did not want to lose her baby, and decided to ask God for help. “Dear Jesus, if this child is going to grow up and live for you, please help him now.”
“We have a good atmosphere here. This school is calm—nobody is fighting.”
He enjoys learning more about the Bible, and is especially happy that all of the teachers love God.
“God is here with us, and the teachers tell us about God and His character.”