His Young Friends #6

By Dale Weatherford

HIS YOUNG FRIENDS #6 is the sixth in a series of seven chapter books for juvenile readers. This book tells the stories of Kobe, Gersham, Mario, and Michael, who might have known Jesus while he lived on earth in the first century. The characters are fiction, but each chapter contains quotes from the Bible with references. This book is fun to read with lots of colorful pictures. HIS YOUNG FRIENDS teaches that Jesus came to show God’s love to everyone!

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Weatherford
• Release date: May 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005443580

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His Young Friends #6

By Dale Weatherford

Copyright © 2021 by Dale Weatherford All rights reserved

All Scripture is taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

Second edition.

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HIS YOUNG FRIENDS

A SERIES OF 7 BOOKS

BY DALE WEATHERFORD

Each book tells the story of children who might have known Jesus while he lived on earth.

Together the 7 books give an overview of the life of Jesus found in the 4 manuscripts that were written in the 1st Century. Quotes from these manuscripts are included in each book.

To learn more about the author and other material that she has written, please visit weath.net

An audio version of this book is also available at weath.net

HIS YOUNG FRIENDS #6

The Story of Kobe

Kobe -- Chapter 1

Kobe -- Chapter 2

Kobe -- Chapter 3

Kobe -- Chapter 4

Kobe -- Chapter 5

Kobe -- Chapter 6

Kobe -- Chapter 7

Kobe -- Chapter 8

Kobe -- Chapter 9

The Story of Gersham & Mario

Gersham & Mario -- Chapter 1

Gersham & Mario -- Chapter 2

Gersham & Mario -- Chapter 3

The Story of Michael

Michael -- Chapter 1

Michael -- Chapter 2

Michael -- Chapter 3

THE STORY OF

KOBE

Chapter 1

"Kobe, wake up!

"Kobe, wake up!

I need you to wake up NOW!

Mother was shaking Kobe awake and he was trying to get his mind to function.

Mother, what’s wrong? What’s happened?

"I don’t know. But you know what Dad’s always told us. If he’s not home by the third watch (about 2 a.m.), we should get out and hide.

We’ve got to hurry. I’m not sure what time it is, but it’s nearly sunrise. I overslept. Get up and get your bag packed. You know the plan.

Jana had woken up a few minutes earlier and realized that her husband was not home. She had started packing a food bag when she realized that the sun was beginning to rise. She ran to wake up Kobe and get him started.

They had to get out of the house before the Roman soldiers arrived. Something had gone wrong last night, and they had to get out. But there were things she needed to pack.

Kobe appeared looking disheveled but alert. He had his bag packed. Grab the skillet out of the courtyard and go to the hiding place. Can you carry this food bag, too? I’ve got to get myself packed, said Mother.

Sure, said Kobe, as he took the food bag and his personal bag that included a blanket and a heavier robe. He grabbed the skillet as he ran to the back of the chicken coop. They would stay there to wait and