His Young Friends #7

By Dale Weatherford

HIS YOUNG FRIENDS #7 is the last in a series of seven chapter books for juvenile readers. This book tells the stories of Gabriela, Mattison, Jonathan, and Jenay, 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 11, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005519322

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His Young Friends #7

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 #7

The Story of Gabriela

Gabriela -- Chapter 1

Gabriela -- Chapter 2

Gabriela -- Chapter 3

Gabriela -- Chapter 4

The Story of Mattison

Mattison -- Chapter 1

Mattison -- Chapter 2

Mattison -- Chapter 3

Mattison -- Chapter 4

The Story of Jonathan & Jenay

Jonathan & Jenay -- Chapter 1

Jonathan & Jenay -- Chapter 2

Jonathan & Jenay -- Chapter 3

Jonathan & Jenay -- Chapter 4

Jonathan & Jenay -- Chapter 5

Jonathan & Jenay -- Chapter 6

Jonathan & Jenay -- Chapter 7

Jonathan & Jenay -- Chapter 8

THE STORY OF

GABRIELA

Chapter 1

Oh, Keturah, I came just as soon as I heard. I am so sorry. What can I do?

I don’t know. I’m just in shock. What will happen now? How long will it take? Why Simon?

"I know you have many questions. I don’t know the answers. Leprosy is a terrible, terrible thing.

Let me take the three older children and entertain them today. We’ll go to the river or somewhere for them to play and let you rest. I would offer to take the twins, but they still need their mother. And it may help you to sit and nurse them. You won’t feel so lonely.

Miss Martha gathered up the three older children. The two boys were six and eight years old and they understood a little more about what was happening, but Gabriela was only four and didn’t understand why her abba couldn’t hug her and why he had moved out of the house.

Miss Martha walked with them to the small river that ran behind her house. The boys quickly began collecting rocks to skip across the water. But Gabriela just wanted to sit in Miss Martha’s lap.

Miss Martha tried to explain to her what was happening and that her abba loved her very much. Because Gabriela’s abba had become sick with leprosy, which was very contagious, he had to move out of his house. He would not be allowed to see his family except from a distance. That would be extremely hard for a little girl who loved her abba dearly.

But that day was the beginning of a very special friendship between Gabriela and Miss Martha, who had never married. By the time Miss Martha took the children home, along with a meal for the family, she and Gabriela had become forever friends.

Chapter 2

Abba, Abba! Gabriela called as she saw her father coming toward the front courtyard where she was playing. Usually he visited on the Sabbath and stayed far away. But this time, he opened the courtyard gate and came running to Gabriela. Tears rolled down both of their cheeks as he picked her up and held her close for the first time in three years.

Keturah and the two younger boys came running out to see what the commotion was about. What happened? she demanded. Is it safe?

"Yes, my love, it’s safe. I’m safe. I’m well. I