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This quarter features the Trans-European light-colored wood as an offering device
Division, which includes countries located this quarter. Because the special children’s
in Europe, Asia, Africa, and several island offering will help provide Bibles for children
groups. The European countries include in three countries, purchase or make small
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Channel banks in the shape of Bibles to encourage the
Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe children to save for the Thirteenth Sabbath
Islands, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Offering all quarter.
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man,
Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Special Features
Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, the former Adventist Mission DVD features stories
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United from the featured countries of the Trans-
Kingdom, and Yugoslavia. The African European Division. Ask your adult
and Asian countries lie within the Middle Sabbath School superintendent to make a
East Union and include Bahrain, Cyprus, copy for you to share with your children.
Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Invite a guest who has lived in one of
Pakistan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the featured European countries to visit
Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. your class and speak to the children.
The Trans-European Division is home to Encourage them to bring appropriate
more than 600 million people, 111,000 of items for the children to see and touch.
whom are Seventh-day Adventists. That’s a Decorate the room with pictures cut
ratio of one Adventist for every 5,555 people. from magazines or travel brochures and
The Thirteenth Sabbath Offering this silk or paper flowers.
quarter will go to help:
establish an international church More Activities. Visit our website at
congregation in Copenhagen, Denmark; www.AdventistMission.org. Click on
“Resources” and “Children’s Activities.”
remodel a building to provide a worship Click on the current quarter to find pages
center for an active congregation in of crafts, language activities and songs,
Finland; recipes, games, and activities to download
upgrade the summer camp in Poland to or print for use in your Sabbath School.
meet government standards and provide Check out “See It, Say It,” an audio file
more outreach opportunities. that helps you pronounce some of the
words featured this quarter.
Language Fun
Songs and words in Polish are featured on Yours for the kingdom,
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Finl and/denmark
teenagers were painting flowers and they were so excited. “Oh, yes! Yes!
stars on children’s hands and faces. At Let’s go!” the children exclaimed. Ella
another station a huge trampoline had had heard about summer camp from
been set up, and children eagerly waited some friends, and she knew it would be
for a turn to bounce on it. There were great fun.
art and craft stations and a rope course Summer came, and the family
where children maneuvered through prepared for camp. Some friends were
obstacles while holding onto the ropes joining them at camp, so they would
that stretched overhead. Ella wanted to have someone they knew to play and
try everything! swim with. Ella and her family had
The time went quickly as the great fun at family camp. The children
children spent a happy and noisy hour attended meetings, went swimming
learning new skills and playing active and canoeing on the big lake, played
games. Soon it was time to come volleyball, and went hiking in the
together to end the meeting. One more forest. Camp was great fun! Ella couldn’t
song, one more prayer, and a loving wait to go to camp again the next year.
goodbye ended the meeting.
When she was old enough, Mother
Ella loved the program and was
thrilled to learn that next month let Ella attend summer camp by herself.
there would be another Kids’ Action During that camp Ella again surrendered
Time program. “May we come again, her heart to Jesus. Her best friend
Mother?” she asked, her cheeks still red invited her to attend the Adventist
from play. Mother smiled and nodded. It church with her on Sabbath. Ella lives
had been a fun time for all of them. Yes, a long way from the church, so her
they would return. mother takes her to her friend’s house,
At Kids’ Action Time Ella learned and her friend’s parents take her to
songs about Jesus and how to bow her church. Sometimes Ella’s mother and
head when the teachers prayed. And brothers go to church with her.
one day when the teacher asked the
Making Mission Possible
children whether anyone wanted to give
Ella is so glad that the people in the
their heart to Jesus, Ella raised her hand.
Adventist church sponsor Kids’ Action
Summer Camp Time. She’s glad that adults work so
While Ella and her brothers enjoyed hard to help children learn about Jesus.
Kids’ Action Time one day, Mother Now Ella helps the teachers put on the
received an invitation card to attend Kids’ Action Time program so that other
children can learn that God loves them
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f i n l a n d | July 10 E mila
Finl and/denmark
that her friends didn’t love Jesus. school. It was perfect! That night the
Emila’s parents wished they could family thanked God for answering two
send Emila to a Christian school, but prayers in one day.
the nearest one was 90 miles away—too Emila is happy in her new school
far to drive every day. Still, the family and grateful that Jesus answered their
prayed that God would make a way for prayers. Many of her new classmates
Emila to attend the Christian school. aren’t from Christian homes, so she has
Emila’s parents decided that they lots of opportunities to share God’s love
should enroll Emila in the Christian with them.
school, even if it meant they must Emila knows that God loves her. He
move to the town where the school gave her a new liver and a new family,
was located. and now a new school and a new home.
“Jesus cares about what happens to us,”
Two Answered Prayers she says. “We must trust Him when we
One day the family visited the have a problem, for He knows what is
Christian school. Emila liked the teacher, best for us.”
and the children seemed friendly. After Boys and girls, we can share God’s love
her parents enrolled her for the coming with those we meet at school, at play,
school year, they decided to look for a and everywhere we go. Other people
suitable apartment where they could live need to hear that God loves them. Some
in this town. After all, they had been live near us, and others live far away.
praying for God to provide. Now they Our mission offerings help people we will
had to act on their faith. never meet on this earth know that God
That very day the family found an loves them, just as He loves us.
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White with dark-
blue cross stripes
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de n m a r k | July 17 O liver , S amuel , V ictor
Denmark is a monarchy, a
kingdom; its flag is the world’s camp, but then he thought about being far
oldest. It has been in continuous from home for a whole week. He wished
use for more than 700 years. that one of his friends could go with him so
he wouldn’t get lonely.
Although most people can afford
cars, many people prefer riding Samuel’s mother suggested that he invite
bicycles in Denmark. The average Victor, his best friend, to go with him.
person cycles two miles (three Samuel talked to Victor about going to
kilometers) a day, and even the summer camp. Samuel’s mother talked to
prime minister is sometimes seen Victor’s mother, and Victor’s family agreed
8 riding his bicycle to work.
that Victor could go. rope obstacle course. It’s great!”
Finl and/denmark
“I invited Victor so I wouldn’t be And how does Victor like camp?
lonely,” Samuel said. “But I think he’s “It’s fun!” he says. He especially likes
enjoying camp too.” the animals—the llamas, the donkey,
Victor doesn’t go to church, and the horses, and the sheep. “I live
Samuel wondered whether Victor would in town where we don’t have these
like the camp because the teachers have animals,” he says.
Bible classes every day. “I don’t know “Samuel is my best friend,” Victor
how much Victor understands about adds. “I’m glad he invited me to summer
God,” Samuel said, “but I will be happy camp. I hope he invites me to visit his
to answer his questions if he has any.” church soon too.”
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Red with white
cross stripes
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p o l a n d | July 24 J agoda , S arah , K uba
Summertime Sharing
It’s summertime in Poland, and families like to go on vacation. Many Adventist
families spend their vacation at camp meeting. About one Adventist in every five in
Poland spend at least a few days at camp meeting on a lovely lake in western Poland.
The children’s tent is alive with eager children who are learning new songs,
trying new crafts, and making new friends. When their morning meeting ends, we
will ask some of the children to tell us how they share God’s love with their friends.
pol and
of my friends wanted to hear about showed it to his parents. But they made
Jesus, because she hadn’t heard very him give it back to me and made him
much about Him. We talked about God tell me again not to talk about God to
during recess and I invited her to come him. I felt bad about that.
with me to Sabbath School. When her “We spent the Sabbath at the camp
parents came to get her, she asked them ground and had a little family worship.
whether she could go to church with Artur came by to see me and stayed for
me. Her parents said she could go, but worship. He really liked our worship.
she hasn’t gone to church with me yet. That was the last day we were at the
However, one day she brought a new camp, and I didn’t get to talk about
Bible to school. Her parents had given God any more with Artur. But I’m
it to her, and we read it together. praying that God will take the seeds
that He sowed in Artur’s heart and
Kuba
make them grow.”
Kuba [KOO-bah] is in the third
grade. He lives in Warsaw, the capital
city of Poland. He will tell us about an Boys and girls, we all can share God’s
interesting experience he had during love just by being friends with others.
summer vacation last year. Another way to share God’s love is
“Last year my family went camping. through our mission offerings. Who has
I met a boy at the camp ground, and brought their offering today?
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p o l a n d | July 31 K amil and P eter
Children’s Church
Kamil [kah-MEEL] is 12 years old, and his brother, Peter, is 10. Their father is a
pastor in Poland. Last year the church they attend held a special children’s church
service once a month, and Kamil and
Peter got to help.
Mission Post Normally between 20 and 30
There are only about 5,700 Seventh- children attend their church. “But
day Adventists in Poland, or one on those Sabbaths when the church
Adventist for every 6,674 people. had a children’s church program, up
to 40 children came. Some came from
Nearly all of Poland’s population
belongs to the state-backed church. Adventist churches from around the city.
Children are taught religion in school
unless their parents request that they
receive religious instruction at their Eager Helpers
own church. Adventist children in “Our mom decorated the room for the
school face difficulties in school from children’s program,” Peter says. “And
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classmates who tease them that they we got to help. We even helped bake
aren’t Christians and won’t go to cookies for one program.
heaven because they don’t attend the
school’s religion classes.
“I liked the book without words,” Peter
adds. The leader made a book that has no
Pray that the Adventist children words or pictures, just colors. Every color
living in Poland will share their represents a different feeling. She would
faith with their friends. Pray that the tell us a story using her book without
parents will teach the children the
importance of being faithful to God words. When something bad happened
in the face of opposition. in her story, she showed a black page. But
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when something good happened, the Good Results
teacher showed a yellow page. “I liked children’s church,” Peter
“At another meeting the teachers adds. “Because of what we learned at
talked about sin. They explained children’s church, I am spending more
that every time we commit a sin, we time reading books about how to be a
become dirty, and the only way to be good Christian and a follower of Jesus.
clean again is to ask Jesus to forgive our I’m learning to follow Jesus and pray
sin,” Peter explains. to Him about everything. Reading
good books is so much better than
watching television or playing video
Singing and Sharing
games. Some of the stories are about
“We learned new songs, some of
the importance of telling the truth and
which had motions or actions, and
obeying our parents. I’ve learned that if
the children were able to use up their I do something wrong, I must ask God
energy singing these songs.” to forgive me, and I must confess to the
pol and
Kamil enjoys singing so much person I did something wrong to.”
that he joined a choir that practiced Both brothers agree that children’s
several songs. Then they went to a church has been a great way to help
nearby village and held a program for children have fun and learn to be good
the people who live there. Then the Christians at the same time.
children from the workshop sang for Our mission offerings help churches
people. The people who came to the hold programs such as those at Peter
program got to hear a short sermon and Kamil’s church, during which
about Jesus. “That was my favorite,” children and adults alike can learn how
Kamil says with a smile. to follow Jesus and live a joyful life.
F un W ith P olish
Following are some words and phrases in Polish, the language of Poland. Vowels
are pronounced as follows: ah as in father; ai as in eye; ay as in hay; ee as in bee; eh as
in bet; ih as in tip; oh as in toe; oo as in boot; uh as in cup. The accented syllables are
written in capital letters.
Hello chrescht
Good morning jehn DOH-breh
Yes Tahk
No Nyeh
Goodbye DOH-veh DEHN yah
God loves you Bohk chen-ohn KOH-hah
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p o l a n d | August 7 M art yna
Martyna’s Mission
Martyna [mahr-TEE-nah] is 10 years old and in the fourth grade. She lives in a
town in southern Poland. She likes swimming and reading her Bible, and she tells
other children about Jesus.
In Poland school children must
attend religion class. Every child must
Mission Post attend unless their parents ask that
A missionary is someone who tries to they be excused. Sometimes when
tell others about Jesus. There aren’t a child doesn’t attend the religion
many Adventists in Poland, and class, other children tease them and
sometimes children in school don’t say that they won’t go to heaven.
know who Adventists are. Although Martyna knows that it’s not true, but
there are a few children from Christian
homes, Martyna is the only Adventist it’s hard to be different, especially
in her school, so she has a big job to since Martyna is the only Adventist
do to tell others about Jesus. Pray that in her school. “I’ve explained to my
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Martyna and other Adventist children friends at school that I attend church
like her will not become discouraged and I worship God. I tell them that
because they stand alone in their faith.
I attend religion class in my church.
One place children and adults in Now they don’t tease me anymore.”
Poland can come together to strengthen Martyna wants to be a good
their faith is at camp meeting. Part example for Jesus. She tries to be
of this quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath happy and helpful in school, and she
Offering will help make the camp a
better place for Adventists to worship prays and reads her Bible at home.
God and for others to come and learn Whenever she can, she tells her
14 that God loves them. friends about her faith.
Martyna’s New Friend School’s Out
One day Martyna met a girl in the But before Natalya could go to church
hall after school. Martyna introduced with Martyna, school ended. Martyna
herself and learned that the other girl’s and her mother and grandmother went
name is Natalya [nah-TAHL-yah]. The on vacation. When they returned home,
girls talked for quite a while. Martyna Martyna called Natalya’s home, hoping
asked Natalya for permission to pray for they could spend some time together.
her, and Natalya agreed. She was glad That’s when Martyna learned that
that someone would pray for her. Natalya had moved to another city.
Two days later the girls saw each Martyna was disappointed that
other again after school. They were Natalya couldn’t go to church with her.
happy to meet and talked about school Martyna is still praying for Natalya.
and other things. Martyna asked Only now she’s praying that someone
Natalya where she lived and what she else will invite her friend to visit an
liked to do, and Natalya answered. Adventist church with them.
pol and
Martyna told Natalya that she was Martyna continues to share her love
praying for her every night. Natalya was for Jesus with others. She prays for them
surprised, but she was glad that she had and invites them to church. Martyna is
a special friend who cared enough to being a missionary.
pray for her. Martyna invited Natalya to We can be missionaries at home, at
come to church with her, and Natalya school, and in our neighborhood by
told her she would have to ask her being cheerful and caring and telling
mother first. others that God loves them. And we
Martyna continued praying for can give our mission offering so that
Natalya at home. She was eager for her others will learn that God loves them.
new friend to learn to love Jesus, just as Let’s do everything we can this week to
Martyna did. share God’s love with someone else.
F lag of P oland
Top: White
Bottom: Red
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s u d a n | August 14 M uhaba and H armony ( center ), and friends
These differences in race and religion open fire outside their hut. She carries
have caused serious problems in
Sudan. Wars have been fought over water from the village well—water for
land and religion, and millions of drinking, bathing, and washing clothes.
people, especially in the south, fled When she’s done with the household
for their lives when soldiers attacked chores, Muhaba helps care for her sister’s
and burned their villages and killed two older children and tries to keep up
many people.
with her own studies.
The fighting has ended, but it will
take years for people to rebuild their Muhaba’s Desire
16 homes and resume a normal life. Muhaba grew up in a family that loves
God. She loves Sabbaths when the home. Several times each year the
family gathers for worship. They meet missionaries visited Muhaba’s family
in their home, for there is no Adventist to worship with them on Sabbath.
church nearby. They invite anyone who Those were happy times for Muhaba,
wants to join them to come. The group especially because the missionaries
is small, but Father is determined that have a girl about her age. Her name is
his children will grow up knowing the Harmony. The two girls love to talk
Bible and the Lord. and play together.
For as long as she can remember, One day Harmony’s mother told
Muhaba has wanted to follow Jesus and Muhaba that she was planning a
be His child. She has learned firsthand weeklong spiritual retreat for a few girls
that life is uncertain, for her older and invited Muhaba and her sister to
brother, with whom she had been very join them. They would study the Bible
close, died two years ago. Muhaba wants together and prepare for baptism.
to be sure that she is ready to meet Muhaba wanted to go so much, but
Jesus if she should die young. She wants how could she? Her sister had just had
to understand so many things she has a baby, and she needed help around
heard about during family worship. the house. Muhaba thought a lot about
Her father has a Bible, the family’s spending a week at a quiet place on the
most precious possession. But the side of the mountain studying the Bible
children aren’t permitted to handle the and learning to follow Jesus. If only her
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Bible or read it whenever they want to. sister could let her to go!
Perhaps her shyness has kept her from Muhaba wasn’t sure how to ask her
asking her father to let her read the sister if she could go to the retreat,
Bible. Muhaba knows that many other but she did know how to work. So
families don’t even own a Bible. Bibles she worked extra hard to be sure that
cost too much for most people to own everything was done—the laundry,
one, especially when parents struggle the cooking, the cleaning. When the
just to provide food and clothing for missionary came on her motorbike to ask
the children. Muhaba’s sister if Muhaba could go to
Bibles aren’t always available in the Bible study retreat, her sister agreed.
Muhaba’s language. In fact, for two years Muhaba was so excited. She danced
people couldn’t buy a Bible in their around, eager to go to Bible camp.
language even if they had the money.
Just recently Muhaba learned that a few Boys and girls, have you ever
Bibles are now available; but until she been that excited about studying the
attended the Bible retreat, she had little Bible? Next week we’ll learn what
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hope of ever owning one of her own. happened at the Bible retreat. In the
meantime, remember that our mission
The Spiritual Retreat offerings help send missionaries such
A family of missionaries lived in the as Harmony’s family to teach people
big town about 20 miles from Muhaba’s about Jesus.
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s u d a n | August 21 M uhaba , H armony , and friends
The Retreat
Mission Post The missionary and the girls arrived at
their destination, a quiet hillside far from
Few people in Sudan own a town. Each girl was given a Bible and
Bible. For years Bibles were not
available in some of the local instructed to find a quiet spot where they
African languages. Now it is could be alone to talk to God and study. The
possible to buy a Bible, but they girls scampered off to find their own quiet
are expensive, often costing a spot. Muhaba found a perfect spot where
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family’s monthly earnings to buy she could hear the birds chirp and feel the
just one Bible. Few families can
afford a Bible, even if they can
breeze blow across her face. She sat down
read it. and opened her Bible.
A while later a whistle called the girls back
This quarter the special children’s to their meeting place where they would
project on Thirteenth Sabbath study the Bible together.
will help buy Bibles for children
in Sudan to share with their Every day the girls awoke before dawn to
families. One Bible can help an prepare their food and clean the yard where
entire family come closer to God. they stayed. After breakfast they sat down to
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study their Bibles. In the afternoon they were told that they could keep the Bible
had time to wash their clothes and even they had been studying from that week.
swim in the small river or play in the Muhaba hugged her Bible close to her.
shade of the nearby trees. My very own Bible! she thought. Now I
The days sped by as the little group can read it whenever I have time. I don’t
sat together and studied God’s word and have to ask to borrow someone else’s Bible!
sang praises to Him. Sometimes people A few weeks later Harmony watched
walking along the nearby path stopped as her friends were baptized in the small
and listened. Some saw that the girls river near Muhaba’s home.
had Bibles, and they asked how they
could get one too. A Way to Help
The girls took turns reading Bible Muhaba loves her Bible. Thousands
verses on each topic. When they of children yearn to have their own
studied about death, Muhaba had Bible to read. This quarter we can help
many questions. children realize their dream of owning
On Sabbath the little group walked a Bible, for part of our Thirteenth
along a path that passed mud brick Sabbath Offering will help buy Bibles
homes and cows grazing in the tall grass. for children in the languages of Sudan,
At last they arrived in a village where a Israel, and Pakistan. Entire families
group of believers had gathered. will be influenced by the Bibles that we
Muhaba was so happy to worship provide for children in these countries,
Children’s Project
Jesus with others who kept the Sabbath. all because we give our Thirteenth
During the worship service the girls Sabbath Offering.
Welcome FAH-dahl
Good morning sah-BAH ahl kehr
Please behl IHZ-nahk
Thank you SHOH-krah
Yes nahm
No lah
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P a k i s t a n | August 28 P akistani boy
Pakistan. That’s one Adventist to make a church. Not long ago the members
for every 13,000 people. It’s painted the church and put in a new floor.
difficult to share God’s Word Now everything looks clean and bright.
in this country. But part of Someone donated Bible story felts that the
this quarter’s special children’s
offering on Thirteenth Sabbath teacher could use to help tell the children’s
will help provide Bibles for stories. Now the children can see the story
Adventist children so they unfold in pictures as the teacher tells it.
can read God’s Word for When a missionary visited the church, she
themselves and learn how to noticed that the children didn’t bring their
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Bibles to church. “Next week please came. The teacher opened the box and
bring your Bibles to Sabbath School,” gave each child a Bible. She helped
she encouraged with a smile. them write their name inside the cover.
“But Teacher,” one girl said. “I don’t Now the children eagerly read the
have a Bible.” Other children shook Bible stories in their own Bibles. They
their heads too. Sharoon added, “My have memorized the books of the Bible
daddy has a Bible, but I don’t think he and can repeat many Bible texts from
will let me bring it to church.” memory. The children are so eager to
The missionary was surprised that the learn more about God that some of
children had no Bibles. “Let’s memorize them arrive an hour early for Sabbath
some Bible texts so we have God’s words School so they won’t miss a thing!
everywhere we go,” the missionary Sharoon treasures his Bible, but he
suggested. The teacher agreed and knows that other Adventist children in
printed Bible texts on sheets of paper. Pakistan don’t have a Bible. He’s excited
The children worked hard to learn the to learn that part of this quarter’s
Bible texts. And they prayed for Bibles Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will help
of their own. buy Bibles for children in Pakistan, and
in Israel and Sudan, too.
Bibles for Children We can help these children by
Someone sent some money to the bringing a big offering on September
missionaries to buy Bibles for the 25. Then more children can have a
Children’s Project
children. The children eagerly waited Bible and learn for themselves that
for their Bibles to arrive. At last they God loves them.
A rabic N umbers
People in Pakistan speak Arabic. Below are the numbers 9 to 0 (Arabic reads from
right to left). Can you read them?
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Answers: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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I s r a e l | September 4 K ristina
New in Israel
Fast Facts Kristina and her mother moved to Israel
Israel is a tiny country that lies from Ukraine, a country west of Russia.
along the Mediterranean Sea. It is [Locate Ukraine on map]. They found an
the land where Jesus was born. apartment in a large city, and Kristina
started school. She quickly learned
Relatively few of the people living
in Israel are Christians. Just 874 Hebrew, the national language of Israel,
Seventh-day Adventists live and soon she could understand her teacher
in Israel. That’s one Adventist and make new friends.
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for every 8,580 people. Many Kristina and her mother are
of these people are not Jews or Adventists, but they didn’t know where
Palestinians, but are immigrants
from other countries who have
to find an Adventist church in the city.
come to seek a better life. So they worshipped every Sabbath in
their apartment.
Children in Israel will receive One of Kristina’s new friends is Alona
some of the Bibles that our [ah-LOH-nah], a girl who lives in her
Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will
provide this quarter. The more we apartment complex. The girls play
give, the more Bibles the church together after school. One Sabbath Alona
22 can buy. knocked on Kristina’s door and asked her
to play. Because it was Sabbath, Kristina their friend Nadia [NAH-de-ah] came.
suggested that the girls play Sabbath She continues to come whenever she
School instead of ordinary games. can. Nadia and Alona aren’t Christians,
but they love Kristina’s Sabbath School.
What Is Sabbath School?
“What is Sabbath School?” Alona Attending Church
asked, wrinkling up her nose. She knew One day Kristina’s mother had good
what school was, and she knew what the news. “I found an Adventist church
Sabbath was, but she had never heard of today!” she said. “Now we can go to
Sabbath School. church on Sabbath!” Mother was
“Sabbath School is fun!” Kristina delighted, and Kristina was happy that
explained. “We sing songs about God she would be able to attend Sabbath
and listen to Bible stories. Then we School again. Then she remembered her
learn a Bible verse and play a game friends. “May I invite Alona and Nadia
based on the Bible.” to come with us?”
Alona thought Sabbath School Mother encouraged Kristina to invite
sounded like fun, but she thought that it the girls, but Alona’s parents feel that
would be more fun if more children could the church is too far from where they
play. “We can pretend that our dolls are live. Kristina is sad that her friend
the other children!” Kristina said. The cannot attend church with her, but the
girls gathered their dolls and stuffed girls continue to play Sabbath School
animals and set them up in Kristina’s
Children’s Project
on Sabbath afternoon. Kristina tells the
bedroom. Then Kristina began teaching Bible story that she studied that week
Alona and the dolls songs about Jesus. for Sabbath School.
The girls had fun playing Sabbath
School and decided to play again the Kristina’s Hopes
next Sabbath. Kristina wrote Bible “I hope that someday Alona and
verses in one notebook, and Alona Nadia will come with me to the
copied the verses into each doll’s church,” Kristina says. Kristina invites
notebook so the girls could pretend that other friends to come to her little
the dolls were learning the verses. Soon Sabbath School group, but so far none
Alona knew the Bible verses by heart. of them have come.
The girls sang songs, and Kristina Kristina is being a missionary for
told a Bible story. Sometimes they drew Jesus. She is happy to help others learn
pictures to illustrate the Bible story. that Jesus loves them. This quarter we
Other times they played a Bible game can help Kristina and other children
or listened to a Bible story on cassette like her to share their faith. Part of
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while they made cards that said “Jesus our Thirteenth Sabbath Offering this
loves you” on them. They wrote a Bible quarter will help buy Bibles in the
verse on the inside of each card and sent languages of children who live in Israel,
these to their friends and families. Pakistan, and Sudan. How many Bibles
The girls told their friends about can we help buy? It depends on how
Kristina’s Sabbath School, and one week much we give.
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e g y p t | September 11 E gyptian C hildren
Egyptian Adventure
Today’s story is from a missionary in Egypt.
Today is Friday, and throughout Cairo, Egypt’s bustling capital city, loudspeakers
broadcast the Muslim call to prayer. Friday is their holy day, the day when faithful
Muslims go to the mosque to pray. It
seems that the city is filled with mosques,
Fast Facts and from almost anywhere we can hear
the call to prayer.
Egypt is an ancient land known for
A man’s voice sings slowly and
its pyramids and stories of Moses
and the pharoahs. Today fewer than solemnly in a language I don’t
1,000 Adventists live in Egypt. understand, calling people to pray. For
It’s difficult to become a Christian some reason it comforts me, thinking that
there, but our Adventist secondary people are drawing closer to God, even if
school, Nile Union Academy, is they call Him by another name.
making a difference in the lives of
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from it. The fruits grow in Egypt and similar to what Jesus might have eaten!
are brought in fresh every day. The
We had bread with buffalo cheese or
prices are written in Arabic numbers,
molasses. And because the animals live
and I struggle to read them in order to
with the people in their homes or tied
get the best buy. We choose our fruits
near their doors, the flies were trying
and vegetables—some so fresh that
to join us for lunch as well! I had to be
they still have mud clinging to them—
careful that I didn’t take a bite of bread
and start toward home. It’s time to
and get a fly too!
prepare for the Sabbath!
We say goodbye to our friends in
Church in a Village the village and go with the pastor to
On Sabbath morning we drive to a visit people who were not in church
village where we have a small church. today. When we get in the car to
We are spotted as we enter the village. drive home, we are tired. I begin to
Children run beside our car as we make understand why Jesus loved to go off
our way slowly down a narrow road by himself to talk with his Father after
a long day preaching to the people.
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m i dd l e e a s t | September 18 “K arl ”
God. Pray that the missionaries table where he could watch Karl play.
working there will know how to
talk to people in a way that will The Strange Visitors
honor God but not endanger their A few minutes later a young man walked
own lives.
into the park. He sat near Karl’s daddy, and the
Your mission offerings help support two men chatted casually. The young man was
missionaries in places we cannot secretly interested in becoming a Christian,
name. Thank you for giving your and Daddy was teaching him about God.
mission offering every week.
Thousands will learn of God’s love
Then Daddy noticed several men walk
because you give your offering. into the park and sit down nearby. Daddy
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wondered whether the men were quiet during the ride home, and Father
watching him. But he continued wondered whether the boy had sensed
chatting with the young man, hoping to his nervousness.
look casual.
Karl returned to his father for a “I Saw Angels!”
drink and then returned to play. Later When they arrived home, Mother
he came back and laid his head on his greeted them. “Mommy, I saw angels
father’s shoulder for several minutes today. I saw angels!”
before returning to play. And still the Mommy knelt beside Karl and said,
strange men remained nearby. “Really? Where did you see angels?”
“On the steps at the park,” Karl said.
Followed! Daddy collapsed into his chair. So that’s
Finally Daddy got up from the table, why the men suddenly walked away from
called Karl, and started walking toward us at the entrance to the park! he thought.
the park entrance, still talking casually I didn’t see the angels, but Karl did! Father
with the young man. Daddy felt a chill whispered a prayer of thanksgiving for
as he saw the men who had sat nearby safety as he met with the young man who
get up from their seats and follow them wanted to follow Jesus in a land where
out of the park. What’s happening? Daddy being a Christian can be dangerous.
wondered. Are they spies? Please, God, Karl and his parents are missionaries
protect us, he prayed. in a difficult part of the world. Our
Karl and his father climbed the steps mission offerings and our prayers support
Children’s Project
leading out of the park and walked our missionaries around the world.
toward their car. Father glanced over his Thank you for giving so that we can
shoulder and saw the strange men turn continue to send missionaries where
away from the park entrance. they are needed the most.
Daddy and Karl got into their car * Karl’s real name was changed to protect the family’s
and started toward home. Karl was ministry in an unfriendly country.
H ummus
This classic Middle Eastern dip is nutritious and easy to make.
1 can (15 oz.) chick peas (garbanzos), 3 tablespoons lemon juice
drained, ¹⁄³ cup liquid reserved ¹⁄³ cup sesame seed
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A B ig J ob to D o
[Ask four children from the junior Sabbath School to present this program for primary
and kindergarten. They don’t have to memorize their parts, but they should be acquainted
enough with it to read it comfortably and with feeling.]
Narrator: This quarter we’ve heard dark, even at night, and in the winter it
stories from children across the Trans- gets dark really early!
European Division [point to map of I live in a small town near the capital
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Now we meet in a tiny school classroom who aren’t church members, too.
and hold our own worship service in Troubled children come to experience
one of the Danish churches. That’s OK the peace and quiet here. Some have
for now, but some people can’t come suffered abuse or are in danger of
because buses don’t run nearby and it’s becoming delinquents. Some kids have
dangerous to walk after dark when we never been outside a city before. Some
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of them have asked to know more about new homes made of mud with straw
God, and some have even been baptized. roofs. Our schools were destroyed, so we
But my dad says that the camp is old meet under mango trees to learn to read
and needs lots of work to make it safe. and write until we can build a school.
We do what we can to make the camp My parents didn’t learn to read
better, but we need help. Part of today’s because war disrupted their schooling
offering will help us upgrade the camp as it did mine. One day a missionary
so it can serve more people who need to came to our village and held worship.
learn about Jesus. Afterward he gave a Bible to one child
in each family. And I got one! Now I
Narrator: Our last speaker will tell us can read God’s Word to my parents so
about our special children’s offering they can build their faith in God.
project, Bibles for children in Pakistan, Part of today’s Thirteenth Sabbath
Israel, and Sudan. Offering will help buy more Bibles for
Elijah lives in Sudan, a country that children in Sudan as well as Pakistan
has seen years of war and famine. But and Israel. What a joy it will be when
life is changing in Sudan, and now there every family has at least one Bible that
is hope for a better future. Tell us what a they can read and share with others!
Bible means to you, Elijah.
Narrator: Our Thirteenth Sabbath
Elijah: I was born during a time of war. Offering has a lot of work to do. Let’s
One day soldiers attacked our village give from our heart as well as our pocket
and burned it to the ground. We ran today. When we reach heaven we’ll see
into the bush taking only what we could the difference our offerings have made
carry. We hid for weeks with little to eat in the lives of people we meet there.
and no clean clothes to wear. But the
war is over now, and we are rebuilding [Offering]
Women students at
Lakeview Adventist
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R ecipe from D enmark
S morrebrod (D anish open - faced sandwiches )
Danes enjoy eating open-faced sandwiches using one piece of high quality bread
and any variety of fillings. Try several of the combinations below, but don’t hide the
beauty of the finished sandwich by placing another piece of bread over it.
Bread: Danes prefer rye bread, but you can try French, high-quality whole wheat
or multigrain (try a loaf of home-baked or bakery bread and slice it yourself), or Rye
Krisp crackers. If using rye bread or any bread that tends to break easily, cut the slice
in half before serving.
Toppings: Try a vegetarian pâte (available in health food stores) or make your
own by grinding chicken-style soya meat or vegetarian hot dogs and blending with
mayonnaise, chopped celery, chopped onion, a little pickle relish, and seasonings to
taste. Top with fresh dill or parsley.
For a simpler open-faced sandwich, provide the following vegetables and
condiments and let people create their own sandwich:
butter thinly sliced sweet onion rings
thin slices of tomato, cucumber, sweet pickle thinly sliced radishes
cheese (Camembert is a favorite) pickled sliced beets or other vegetables
sliced red, yellow, and green sweet peppers
Cook until the beets are soft. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
Chop the radishes, chives, onions, and parsley. Add to chilled soup along with the
lemon juice, sour cream, and kefir. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and chill in
the refrigerator until completely cool. Garnish the cold soup with boiled eggs.
*If kefir isn’t available, sour 1½ cups milk using lemon juice.
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W here the B ibles W ill G o
F lag of P akistan
Left stripe: white
Right stripe: green
Star and crescent:
white
F lag of S udan
Top stripe: red
Middle stripe: white
Bottom stripe: black
Left standard: dark
green
F lag of I srael
Top and bottom
edges: white
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M essage in a P uzzle
Find words relating to the countries we’ve read about this quarter and the special
project our Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will help with. Cross off the words as you
find them in the puzzle. Copy the remaining letters from the puzzle into the blanks
below the puzzle and read a message from God.
KEY J E S U F S S L O D
C A M P I U V E S E
BIBLE
CAMP
A B P L N D L T C N
CHURCH H I O E L A C H H M
DENMARK I B L L A N D R U A
EGYPT
E L A N N O F T R R
FINLAND
OFFERING H E N E D W O R C K
PAKISTAN L D D E G Y P T H A
POLAND N O F F E R I N G D
SUDAN
M P A K I S T A N E
MESSAGE:
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TRANS-EUROPEAN DIVISION
Nuuk
FINLAND
GREENLAND
ICELAND
SWEDEN
Reykjavik NORWAY
Helsinki
Oslo 1
Stockholm Tallinn
ESTONIA
Riga
DENMARK LATVIA
Copenhagen LITHUANIA
2 Kaunas
RUSSIA
Dublin NETH.
IRELAND U. K. Berlin POLAND BELARUS
London Warsaw
GERMANY 3
BELGIUM
ATLANTIC
LUX. CZECH
SLOVAKIA UKRAINE
Unions OCEAN
Churches Membership Population FRANCE
Projects ITALY
SLOVENIA
CROATIA
ROMANIA
CYPRUS SYRIA
Nicosia
LEBANON
AFGHANISTAN
ISRAEL 4 Baghdad IRAN Islamabad
IRAQ
JORDAN 4
KUWAIT
Cairo
PAKISTAN
EGYPT
LIBYA QATAR
Riyadh
U. A. E.
INDIA
SAUDI Muscat
ARABIA
CHAD
OMAN
NIGER
4 ERITREA YEMEN
Khartoum
SUDAN Sanaa
DJIBOUTI
INDIAN
SOMALIA
CENTRAL AFRICAN ETHIOPIA
CAMEROON REPUBLIC
OCEAN
DEM. REP.
UGANDA
CONGO OF CONGO KENYA