Covered in dust, 9-year-old Morgan walked over to where Nehemiah, his 11-year-old brother, stood drinking cool water from a large cup. The two boys watched as a swarm of men sawed and hammered and carried heavy pieces of lumber to the building site.
Swallowing hard, 8-year-old Daisy pushed open the door of the big building and stepped inside. It was her first day at her new school, and she was scared.
Niang’s [nee-AHNG] father had left Myanmar [MEE-ehn-mahr] to work in another country. But he didn’t have the proper papers and was arrested. Father soon realized that God had planned everything, even his arrest.
Pasaya [pah-say-YAH] and her family had to flee their homeland when the government threatened their lives. They lived in a refugee camp until they moved to America to start a new life. Like many Hmong [h-MONG] people, Pasaya’s family didn’t know about Jesus.
Ten-year-old Moses stared out the airplane window at the large, modern city below. This would be his new home.
Daniel tells his neighborhood friends Bible stories. He recites Bible verses for them too. Daniel’s friend Pradeep [prah-DEEP] likes to hear about God. The boys sometimes stop playing just to talk about God. Pradeep likes to hear Daniel tell stories from the Bible. Daniel explains to him that Jesus died for him.
It’s Sabbath in Ghana, just as it is here. The children at Valley View University meet for Sabbath School and church in a classroom on the campus of the university.
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My name is Henry. This is Clifford, and this is Carrington. We all live in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Clifford and I come from Adventist families. In Sabbath School we learned to tell our friends about Jesus and invite them to church.
Joseph and Mary live in a poor neighborhood in Accra [ah-KRAH], the capital city of Ghana. When Joseph was old enough to start school, his parents sent him to the nearby Adventist school because they wanted him to have a good education.
Kofi and David and Elikem [EH-lee-kehm] are friends. They attend the same school. All three boys like to share their faith with others at school. It’s their mission field.