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It just wasn't fair.
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Every Friday evening, Dafne's mom
and a group of other adults
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gathered at a neighbor's house
to talk about Jesus.
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But there was no group of children
that gathered to talk about Jesus.
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Ten-year-old Dafne and her big sister,
thirteen-year-old Isadora,
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sat on the couch at their home in Brazil
and talked about how it just wasn't fair.
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Then the sisters had an idea.
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They ran to their mom in another room.
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"Hey, Mom," Dafne asked.
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"Can we make a children's group
to talk about Jesus?"
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Their mom smiled.
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"That's a great idea!" she said.
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Dafne and Isadora got to work right away.
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Returning to the couch,
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they wrote ideas for a children's group
on a piece of paper.
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They worked on a plan
for the program for a whole week.
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The girls asked their friend Gabby
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whether the children's group
could meet in her garage
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at the same time as the adults' meeting.
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Gabby's parents agreed,
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so a place was found
for the children to meet.
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They had to find kids
to come to their meeting.
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The girls went to a park near their house.
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They saw several girls talking on a bench
and went over to invite them.
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One girl named Sofia
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said she usually was alone
and bored at home on Friday evenings.
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Sofia knew Gabby,
and she happily accepted the invitation.
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Dafne also invited
Sofia's friends to come.
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Dafne and Isadora walked around the park,
inviting every child they saw.
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Everyone who heard their invitation
agreed to come.
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On Friday evening,
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all the children from the park
showed up at Gabby's garage.
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Dafne was happy and surprised
to see Sofia and 25 other children.
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Dafne welcomed everyone and said,
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"We are so happy
because it's Friday evening.
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It's already Sabbath."
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The other kids looked confused.
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"How can it be Sabbath?" said Sofia.
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It was exactly the response
that Dafne had hoped for.
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She explained that the Bible teaches
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that the Sabbath lasts from sundown Friday
to sundown Saturday.
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Then all of the children read in the Bible
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that God rested on the Sabbath
after creating the earth.
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They also read the fourth commandment,
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which says, "Remember
the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."
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After the Bible study,
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Dafne and her sister served popcorn
with guava and mango juice.
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All the kids promised
to come back next week.
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They liked the meeting.
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The next Friday,
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children arrived with gifts of candy
and chocolate cake
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to eat after studying the Bible.
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As the weeks passed,
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Dafne saw that Sofia
really liked learning about Jesus.
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A few months after the first meeting,
Dafne asked Sofia
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whether she would like to give
her heart to Jesus and be baptized.
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"Yes!" Sofia exclaimed.
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Today, Sofia and several other children
from the children's group
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have been baptized.
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And that's not all.
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Sofia's uncle and aunt
heard her talking about the Bible
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and also wanted to be baptized.
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Dafne is so happy!
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Pray that many people in Brazil
will know Jesus
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with the help of this quarter's
13th Sabbath Offering,
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also known as the Quarterly
Mission Project Offering.
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Part of the offering will help open
a church for children
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at Pernambucano Adventist Academy,
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which is located in the region of Brazil
where Dafne lives.
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Thank you for planning a generous offering
for this important project.
Team Adventist
