She would snuggle in bed at 10 o’clock at night. It was a little difficult to fall sleep because her older sister was still up and wouldn’t go to bed until midnight. Many people go to bed quite late in Savoonga, and they also get up quite late in the morning.
As Great-Grandmother Harriette grew older, the church also grew older. It began to fall apart, and water dripped down the walls when the snow melted. Finally, the church was closed.
“Well,” the boy said, “someone in our family will probably get sick and die, or die in a car accident. You never know how it’s going to happen, but someone will die in the next month.”
A few nights later, something strange happened again in Sarah’s bedroom. Sarah was scared, and she pulled the blanket over her head and began to cry. Tatum heard her crying and came to her room.
Then Mother heard about the extraordinary garden at the Seventh-day Adventist church. She heard that children could go to a fun program at the garden. She told Kaston that they would go.
After the children finished writing, the papers were placed in the box, and the box was sealed. Teacher said the class would open the box at the end of the school year to see how God had answered their prayers.
Six weeks passed. Keya grew tired of sitting at home. She couldn’t go out because it wasn’t safe. Workers were trying to repair the streets, bridges, and buildings ruined by the hurricane. It seemed like everyone on the island was stuck at home.
This is how it was whenever Kitona lost her temper at Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Primary School on the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. She did well on her schoolwork.
Nikita and the other children ran and made a lot of noise on the playground before school started. The school secretary didn’t say anything to Nikita. But she scolded the other children, saying, “You’re always making noise, and you are always running up and down!”
The principal said her class was very full and she didn’t have any space for more children. But when she heard Khyshawn’s story, she said, “I’ll give him a chance.”
Destiny loved spending time with Auntie Onessa. She enjoyed the Adventurer meetings so much that she didn’t want to leave. After her brothers went home, she began staying at Auntie Onessa’s house for family worship.
Moises decided at that point that the group was so big that it needed a name. He thought and thought about it. He prayed and prayed about it. Then he settled on the name Ebenezer.