The Teacher’s Surprise
Audrey lives on the campus of Valley View University in southern Ghana. There is no elementary school on campus, so Audrey and the other children who live at the university attend school in the community.
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Being a Good Example
Elorm [EH-lorm] and her brother, Mawuli [mah-WOO-lee], live on the campus of Valley View University, the Adventist university in southern Ghana. But they must attend school in the community because there is no Adventist primary school on the campus.
“Follow Me”
It was the first day of classes at an Adventist school in western Africa. Children gathered around a table standing under a shelter on the playground. The table held neat piles of school supplies—pencils, erasers, copybooks, crayons, and bookmarks, and some cards with a picture of Jesus and the words “Follow Me.”
Daniel’s Adventure
Daniel is 8 years old. He was born in the country of Togo, but his family moved to Benin where his father served as a pastor. Then the mission asked Daniel’s father to go to Cameroon to study theology, so the whole family needed to move again
Rodrig’s New School
Rodrig [rohd-REEG] grew up in a family that seldom attended church. One day Rodrig learned that his father had taken a second wife. Mother was so angry that she moved away. She sent Rodrig and his sister to live with their uncle.
Patricia’s Prayer
Patricia lives in central Cameroon. She’s a lot like other girls. She likes to jump rope and talk with her friends. But in some ways Patricia is different from other children. She has HIV, a serious disease that often makes her sick.
Snake! Snake!
Oxana [ox-ANA] is 9 years old and lives in Tomsk, a city in the center of Russia. [Locate Tomsk on a map.] Oxana loves music. She studies at a special school that trains children to be musicians. Oxana’s studies include recitals and competitions.
The Trouble With Gladys
Vanessa was sad. Her best friend, Gladys, had invited her to her birthday party. But when Vanessa didn’t eat the unclean food that her mother served at the party, Gladys’s mother was upset. Even Gladys seemed angry with Vanessa.
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Thirteenth Sabbath Program
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.
Lyuba Shares God’s Love
Lyuba [lee-OO-bah] lives in a small village in Armenia. There are only 14 or 15 Adventist believers in Lyuba’s village, and they worship in her family’s house. Lyuba and her younger brother and sister are the only children in the church, so they worship with the adults.
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