The Special Sisters
Ee and her sister, Kay Kay, live in Myanmar, also called Burma. Ee was only 4 when her father left the family. Mother couldn’t find work to support Ee and Kay Kay, so she had to travel to a far country to work.
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A Gift of Love
Mai [my] lives in a jungle village in a country in southeastern Asia [locate southeastern Asia on a map]. We can’t say which country she lives in, but we can say that most of the people living there don’t know who Jesus is.
Sweet Potatoes
Once upon a time not very long ago I attended a camp meeting on an island far, far away. I spent time with the little children and taught them to sing many Sabbath School songs. One they especially liked was “Here is the way we walk to church, walk to church, walk to church. Here is the way we walk to church, every Sabbath morning.”
Just Keep Trying
Angie loves Jesus, and she wants everyone to know that. She lives in Medan [meh-DAN], a large city in northern Sumatra, one of many islands that make up the country of Indonesia.
A Home and a Future
Who knows what an orphanage is? When you think of an orphanage, do you think of a sad place? YAPI is an orphanage on the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia. Sad events have brought the children to YAPI, but YAPI is a happy place. Let’s meet some of the children who live there.
My Friend Angel
Roy is 8 years old. He lives in Medan [meh-DAN], a large city on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Roy and his family live in a simple wooden house near a railroad track. Trains roar by almost every hour, and the noise is loud. But people have gotten used to it.
New Friends for Jesus
Pastor Sakul [SAH-kool] and his wife moved to a house in a new neighborhood in Manado, Indonesia. They wanted to make friends with the neighbors, but everyone stayed in their own courtyards and kept their strong metal gates locked to protect their homes from thieves. Pastor Sakul and his wife prayed that God would help them find someone in their neighborhood with whom they could share their love for Jesus.
The Little Literature Evangelist
Cecilia lives in eastern Indonesia. More than anything, Cecilia wanted to attend an Adventist school, but her father couldn’t afford the tuition. Cecilia often asked God to help her go to the Adventist school. He answered her prayer in an unusual way.
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The First Mission Project
Catherine and Elisha* sat in the wooden pew of their small-town church on Sabbath morning. Their fingers tightly clutched coins they had brought for the mission offering. It was the Adventist Church’s first special mission offering, and it would help build a mission ship.
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Thirteenth Sabbath Program
Participants and Props: Large flags of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. Ask six kindergarten-age children to carry the flags across the platform; one or two primary- or junior-age children to read the narrators’ parts; and six primary children to present the specific projects.
Standing Up for Jesus
Lin lives in China. She is 11 years old and in the fifth grade. Lin wants to be a teacher when she grows up. She has already taught her younger sister, Chee, to read.