This story was excerpted from the first quarter 2017 Children’s Mission quarterly. You can read more stories from the Mission quarterlies at AdventistMission.org/Mission-Quarterlies.

Naum was so excited! Now he could go to secondary school and worship God on His holy Sabbath day. After graduating, he went to college and then came back to Maruševec, where he was a teacher for many years. Today this Adventist school in Maruševec needs a boys’ dormitory. You can help to build this dormitory by bringing your Thirteenth Sabbath Offering to Sabbath School this quarter. Thank you for supporting the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering!

When Gina Wahlen wrote this story, she was the editor of the Mission quarterlies. She now works in the office of the president at the Seventh-day Adventist Church world headquarters.

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