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Three Ways to Share Jesus
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.
Father’s New Heart
Nisha lives in western India. She comes from a home that worships idols. Her father, Ravi, hated Christians and often threatened to beat people who visited a Christian church.
Children of the Slum
Ashish [ah-SHEESH] and Preethi [PREE-thee] live with their parents in one of the largest cities in India—Mumbai [moom-BAI]. Their home is a single room made of tin—tin walls, tin roof, and dirt floor. People call the area where the children live a slum.
Sanji’s New Song
Sanji [SAHN-jee] picked up the homemade broom and swept the leaves in the dirt yard around her family’s new home. Life in town was different than on the farm. As Sanji swept, she heard singing and stopped sweeping to listen. It was coming from a building nearby.
“I Won’t Bow Down!”
Priya sat down under the huge mango tree on the farm where her nani [Hindi for grandmother] lives. She picked up a ripe mango and peeled it with her fingers. Then she bit into the sweet, juicy fruit. When she finished eating it, she slid down onto her back and looked up into the tree.
Helpful Kavitha
Kavitha [kah-VEE-thah] lives at Sunshine Children’s Home. Some of the 37 children who live there are orphans. Kavitha has parents, but when her father became ill, he couldn’t care for her. He asked Kavitha’s auntie to take his daughter. Auntie was the only Christian in the family.
Our New Home
Honey and Devi trembled in the corner of their small home. Their father was drunk again, and he threatened to beat their mother. Mother ran from the house weeping. Only when they heard their father snoring on his sleeping mat could the girls relax.
The Seed Planters
Aaron and Alan are twins. They live in Bangalore, in central India. They are seed planters; they plant seeds of faith in the hearts of their teachers and classmates. Seed planting comes naturally to the boys, for they see their parents sharing their faith all the time.
Joseph’s New Life | part 2
A few days later Mrs. Reena helped Joseph pack his small bag. She packed some food, and the two walked to the train station. They boarded the train and sat down near a window where Joseph could watch the countryside pass by. Lulled by the motion of the train, Joseph fell asleep.
Joseph’s New Life | part 1
Seven-year-old Joseph* awoke with a start. “Get up!” his boss’s voice roared. “There’s work to do!” Joseph jumped up from his thin sleeping mat. There was no time to wash his face or change his dirty clothes.
Hadassah’s Discovery
Hadassah* is a student at an Adventist school in southeastern India. Although her parents are not Christians, they enrolled Hadassah in the Adventist school because it teaches in English.