Children's Mission Quarterly

4th quarter features the West-Central Africa Division

4th 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.

Breaking 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.

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.

Bad 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.

Bringing 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.”

Songs 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?”

Scared 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.

Loving 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.

Heart 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.

Dacosta 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.”

Meet 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.

Keeping 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.