Children's Mission Quarterly
1st quarter features the Southern Asia Division
1st Quarter 2024
Happiest Boy in India
January 13, 2024
His face filled with longing to be with them, to wear the uniform that they were wearing, to carry the books that they were carrying, and most of all to sing the songs they were singing.
Read MoreMuch-Awaited Child
January 20, 2024
But the man and his wife kept praying. They knelt on their knees at 3 o’clock every morning and told God about their desire for a child.
Read MoreLoving Heavenly Father
January 27, 2024
During the day, Father worked in the field, growing crops. But he began to drink instead of growing crops. He stopped coming home in the evening.
Read MoreOnce Poor, Now Rich
February 3, 2024
When Asmita was 8 years old, a neighbor told her parents about a Seventh-day Adventist orphanage that cared for children who had no parents or had parents who couldn’t take care of them.
Read MoreHome for a Boy
February 10, 2024
Sudip didn’t know how he could help Mother. He was only 11. So, he cried with her. There was nothing else he could do. Mother and son cried and cried.
Read MorePeace in a Tin House
February 17, 2024
But when Father and Mother drank, they began to argue. When they drank, they began to fight. The more they drank, the more they fought. The more they fought, the more they drank.
Read MorePapaya Prescription
February 24, 2024
Joylin felt uneasy when she arrived at the hospital. She was surrounded by people she didn’t know. She didn’t like the smell of the hospital air. Someone put an IV drip into her arm, and it hurt. Then a nurse took her to a bed in the hospital ward.
Read MoreBanged-Up Bike
March 2, 2024
The yellow bike with black trim was crushed. Judah felt OK. He looked over at the motorcyclist. He hadn’t been wearing a helmet, and his head was bleeding.
Read MorePraying All Day
March 9, 2024
After that, she lay down under her brown-and-pink bedsheet and closed her eyes to sleep. It had been a good day. It had been a day spent talking to Jesus.
Read MoreA Unique Name
March 16, 2024
Teacher looked even more surprised. Other Christian children studied at the school, but they had Hindi names. This new student had a Christian name.
Read MoreReally Hard Exam
March 23, 2024
But then Kashish fell sick the day before a big exam in Sanskrit. She needed to study for the exam when she came home from school. But her forehead felt really hot. She felt too weak to stand.
Read MoreSchool of Smiles
March 30, 2024
But Mother wasn’t happy. She didn’t know Jesus, and she didn’t want to know Jesus. She belonged to another world religion, and she didn’t want Father and Amira reading the Bible or going to church on Sabbath.
Read MoreYou Are Special
April 6, 2024
But then Sasha began to have problems. At school, other children were mean to her. At home, her much older sister, Olga, started drinking. Father and Mother also began to drink. It wasn’t fun being at home or at school.
Read MorePraying Problems Away
April 13, 2024
“Let’s pray,” he said. “God can solve this problem. He definitely will help you again.” Father bowed his head and closed his eyes. Daniil bowed his head and closed his eyes.
Read More4th Quarter
Praying All the Time
October 7, 2023
“How do you know it was Jesus?” she asked. “What did He look like?” The little girl could not describe Jesus or explain how she knew that it was Him.
Read MoreBreaking Bread
October 14, 2023
Then a third boy came over. David guessed right away what he wanted. He saw that the boy didn’t have any breakfast and must be hungry. Sure enough, the boy had a question.
Read MoreHearing a Voice
October 21, 2023
Elijah didn’t recognize the voice. It wasn’t a man’s voice. It wasn’t a woman’s voice. It seemed to be a man’s and a woman’s voice mixed together. Elijah was scared. He stood as still as a stone. He wondered who was calling his name.
Read MoreBad Dreams
October 28, 2023
While she couldn’t see anything in the dark bedroom, she could still hear the voice of the woman saying, “I will send my sons to get you. I will send my sons to get you.” Emmanuelle struggled to breathe.
Read MoreBringing Father to Church
November 4, 2023
“Despite everything that you give me, I’m not happy,” Mother said. “At church, we are told that we should pray together, read the Bible together, and go to church together. Be we don’t go to church together.”
Read MoreSongs and Soap
November 11, 2023
“What does it mean to be an Adventurer?” they wondered. “Does it mean reading and memorizing the Bible? Does it mean earning honors? Does it mean gathering for fun activities?”
Read MoreScared of the Night
November 18, 2023
Adama didn’t want to go to bed because she was scared. She was scared of the night. Every night for the past week, she had had the same bad dream at night. She couldn’t remember the dream when she woke up, but she always woke up screaming and crying.
Read MoreLoving a Neighbor
November 25, 2023
As time passed, Mother began to look forward to hearing the stories that Eliot brought home from church. A desire grew in her to hear even more Bible stories. So, one Sabbath, she went to church with Eliot.
Read MoreHeart for Preaching
December 2, 2023
Dacosta next preached for seven days in a row at children’s evangelistic meetings. At the end of the seven days, five people gave their hearts to Jesus and were baptized.
Read MoreDacosta and the Deacon
December 9, 2023
“Be careful not to drop the Bible,” he said. “Also, be confident when you read the Bible. Look only at the Bible while you are reading it. Don’t look up.”
Read MoreMeet Ellen Nte White
December 16, 2023
But when Ajara’s parents saw that she was going to church. They were furious. They weren’t Christians. They didn’t believe that Jesus is God. They belonged to another world religion. So, the next Sabbath, Mother forbade Ajara from going to church.
Read MoreKeeping Sabbath Holy
December 23, 2023
Then Achiaa went away to a special camp meeting for children. For 10 days, she woke up at 4:30 a.m. when a bell rang to call all of the children to pray. With a heavy heart, Achiaa thought about Mother back at home.
Read MoreCrying Over Lunch
December 30, 2023
Achiaa tried to stop crying to thank him. But before she knew it, the old man stood up and got off the bus. Achiaa followed him out onto the street.
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