Praying in Jesus’ Name

This story really hits home with me. The same thing that happened to Pricilia happened to me when I was about fifteen-years-old. Unlike Pricilia, however, I was wide awake and crossing a busy highway. ~Holise

By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission

Pricilia Ndong, 14, standing at the headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Libreville, Gabon.

The Ndong family loves to pray in Libreville, capital of Gabon.

Father and Mother love talking to God so much that they named their three children after the French word for “prayer,” or “priere.” The oldest boy is Priel; the second child, a girl, is Priella; and the youngest girl is Pricilia.

Little Pricilia has prayed before bedtime every night since she was 3. Sometimes she kneels in front of the bed. But usually she jumps up onto the bed and kneels on the nice, soft mattress. She folds her hands, closes her eyes, and bows her head.

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