1 00:00:00,535 --> 00:00:02,583 Five-year-old Tamir was bored. 2 00:00:02,583 --> 00:00:04,755 He was waiting for his mom to finish her work 3 00:00:04,755 --> 00:00:07,366 at the Seventh-day Adventist school in Mongolia. 4 00:00:07,366 --> 00:00:08,742 She worked as an accountant, 5 00:00:08,742 --> 00:00:11,273 which meant she counted money for the school. 6 00:00:11,273 --> 00:00:13,624 Tamir went to the school’s preschool. 7 00:00:13,624 --> 00:00:15,283 Now his classes were over, 8 00:00:15,283 --> 00:00:17,730 and he was sitting on a chair, waiting to go home. 9 00:00:18,044 --> 00:00:21,207 “Mommy, can I have your phone?” he asked. 10 00:00:21,834 --> 00:00:23,869 His mom handed the phone to the boy. 11 00:00:23,869 --> 00:00:26,854 His eyes stopped on an app with a picture of a man 12 00:00:26,854 --> 00:00:30,220 with wavy white hair and a red jacket. 13 00:00:30,533 --> 00:00:33,307 “Mommy,” he said, “who is that?” 14 00:00:34,157 --> 00:00:35,991 “That’s Mozart,” she said. 15 00:00:36,342 --> 00:00:39,392 “Wow,” Tamir said. “He’s so handsome.” 16 00:00:39,392 --> 00:00:40,729 His mom smiled. 17 00:00:40,729 --> 00:00:43,293 She opened the app and pressed “play” on a song 18 00:00:43,293 --> 00:00:48,041 written by the famous Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 19 00:00:48,041 --> 00:00:50,851 Tamir’s eyes opened wide with amazement 20 00:00:50,851 --> 00:00:53,792 as violin and piano music filled the room. 21 00:00:53,792 --> 00:00:55,371 It was beautiful! 22 00:00:55,371 --> 00:00:57,909 Happy butterflies filled his tummy. 23 00:00:57,909 --> 00:01:00,641 Tamir couldn’t stop thinking about the music. 24 00:01:01,021 --> 00:01:02,783 Two days later, he told his parents 25 00:01:02,783 --> 00:01:05,754 that he wanted to learn to play the violin and the piano. 26 00:01:05,754 --> 00:01:07,471 His dad shook his head. 27 00:01:07,786 --> 00:01:11,226 “We don’t have money for music lessons,” he said. 28 00:01:11,226 --> 00:01:13,268 Tears came to Tamir’s eyes. 29 00:01:13,552 --> 00:01:15,895 He wanted to play the violin and piano, 30 00:01:15,895 --> 00:01:17,579 and he didn’t give up. 31 00:01:17,579 --> 00:01:19,247 He asked again the next year 32 00:01:19,247 --> 00:01:21,875 and every year after that until he was 13. 33 00:01:22,635 --> 00:01:25,384 This time, his parents didn’t shake their heads. 34 00:01:25,384 --> 00:01:28,956 “I’ll take you to violin lessons tomorrow,” his mom said. 35 00:01:28,956 --> 00:01:31,950 She had a friend who would teach the violin to Tamir. 36 00:01:31,950 --> 00:01:34,126 Tamir was so happy! 37 00:01:34,126 --> 00:01:36,303 His smile stretched from ear to ear. 38 00:01:36,303 --> 00:01:38,194 Happy butterflies filled his tummy. 39 00:01:38,194 --> 00:01:40,086 He excitedly told his friends. 40 00:01:40,086 --> 00:01:41,995 Learning the violin wasn’t easy. 41 00:01:41,995 --> 00:01:43,904 It was difficult to learn the notes. 42 00:01:43,904 --> 00:01:45,758 Sometimes Tamir wanted to play with friends, 43 00:01:45,758 --> 00:01:47,612 but he had to practice. 44 00:01:47,970 --> 00:01:49,882 He didn’t mind. 45 00:01:49,882 --> 00:01:51,794 He wanted to fill his tummy with happy butterflies. 46 00:01:51,794 --> 00:01:54,700 A year passed, and Tamir kept practicing. 47 00:01:54,700 --> 00:01:58,686 Then he was asked to play for special music at church. 48 00:01:58,686 --> 00:02:01,120 His mom was so happy! 49 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,903 On Sabbath morning, she excitedly told everyone, 50 00:02:03,903 --> 00:02:06,687 “My son is playing the violin up front today.” 51 00:02:07,082 --> 00:02:09,848 But Tamir wasn’t so happy. 52 00:02:09,848 --> 00:02:11,231 His hands began sweating. 53 00:02:11,231 --> 00:02:12,615 His neck began sweating. 54 00:02:12,615 --> 00:02:14,695 His face began sweating. 55 00:02:14,695 --> 00:02:17,401 He was scared about playing in front of a crowd. 56 00:02:17,401 --> 00:02:20,324 He thought, No, no, no! 57 00:02:20,324 --> 00:02:21,786 I don’t want to play the violin anymore. 58 00:02:21,786 --> 00:02:23,248 I want to go home. 59 00:02:23,650 --> 00:02:26,536 Tamir’s dad saw that the boy was nervous. 60 00:02:26,536 --> 00:02:27,979 “Don’t worry,” he said. 61 00:02:27,979 --> 00:02:29,422 “Jesus will help you.” 62 00:02:29,918 --> 00:02:32,331 Tamir knew that his dad was right. 63 00:02:32,331 --> 00:02:34,745 He wondered why he hadn’t thought about that first. 64 00:02:35,068 --> 00:02:40,973 He silently prayed, “God, please help me not to be scared of the people when I play the violin. 65 00:02:40,973 --> 00:02:42,314 Please bless me.” 66 00:02:42,597 --> 00:02:45,275 Then he played in front of all those people. 67 00:02:45,275 --> 00:02:46,614 He wasn’t scared. 68 00:02:46,614 --> 00:02:47,953 His face wasn’t sweating. 69 00:02:47,953 --> 00:02:49,428 His neck wasn’t sweating. 70 00:02:49,428 --> 00:02:51,450 His hands weren’t sweating. 71 00:02:51,450 --> 00:02:53,684 Happy butterflies filled his tummy. 72 00:02:54,228 --> 00:02:56,596 He felt good! 73 00:02:56,596 --> 00:02:58,965 When he finished, everyone was so happy. 74 00:02:58,965 --> 00:03:01,225 Tamir knew that God had helped him. 75 00:03:01,225 --> 00:03:03,762 To play well, Tamir needs to practice every day, 76 00:03:03,762 --> 00:03:06,300 and he needs to pray every day. 77 00:03:06,659 --> 00:03:10,393 Tamir wants to represent Mongolia and God before the world. 78 00:03:10,393 --> 00:03:14,127 He wants happy butterflies to fill his tummy all the time. 79 00:03:14,604 --> 00:03:17,541 Pray that Tamir will be a good representative of God 80 00:03:17,541 --> 00:03:22,176 as he learns the violin and studies at Tusgal School in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 81 00:03:22,176 --> 00:03:25,655 His school received part of a previous 13th Sabbath Offering 82 00:03:25,655 --> 00:03:29,135 to grow with new classrooms and a library. 83 00:03:29,135 --> 00:03:32,206 This quarter’s 13th Sabbath Offering 84 00:03:32,206 --> 00:03:35,277 will help open a children’s recreation center in Ulaanbaatar, 85 00:03:35,277 --> 00:03:38,302 where children will be able to learn about the God who answers prayers.