WEBVTT 00:00:00.535 --> 00:00:02.583 Five-year-old Tamir was bored. 00:00:02.583 --> 00:00:04.755 He was waiting for his mom to finish her work 00:00:04.755 --> 00:00:07.366 at the Seventh-day Adventist school in Mongolia. 00:00:07.366 --> 00:00:08.742 She worked as an accountant, 00:00:08.742 --> 00:00:11.273 which meant she counted money for the school. 00:00:11.273 --> 00:00:13.624 Tamir went to the school’s preschool. 00:00:13.624 --> 00:00:15.283 Now his classes were over, 00:00:15.283 --> 00:00:17.730 and he was sitting on a chair, waiting to go home. 00:00:18.044 --> 00:00:21.207 “Mommy, can I have your phone?” he asked. 00:00:21.834 --> 00:00:23.869 His mom handed the phone to the boy. 00:00:23.869 --> 00:00:26.854 His eyes stopped on an app with a picture of a man 00:00:26.854 --> 00:00:30.220 with wavy white hair and a red jacket. 00:00:30.533 --> 00:00:33.307 “Mommy,” he said, “who is that?” 00:00:34.157 --> 00:00:35.991 “That’s Mozart,” she said. 00:00:36.342 --> 00:00:39.392 “Wow,” Tamir said. “He’s so handsome.” 00:00:39.392 --> 00:00:40.729 His mom smiled. 00:00:40.729 --> 00:00:43.293 She opened the app and pressed “play” on a song 00:00:43.293 --> 00:00:48.041 written by the famous Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 00:00:48.041 --> 00:00:50.851 Tamir’s eyes opened wide with amazement 00:00:50.851 --> 00:00:53.792 as violin and piano music filled the room. 00:00:53.792 --> 00:00:55.371 It was beautiful! 00:00:55.371 --> 00:00:57.909 Happy butterflies filled his tummy. 00:00:57.909 --> 00:01:00.641 Tamir couldn’t stop thinking about the music. 00:01:01.021 --> 00:01:02.783 Two days later, he told his parents 00:01:02.783 --> 00:01:05.754 that he wanted to learn to play the violin and the piano. 00:01:05.754 --> 00:01:07.471 His dad shook his head. 00:01:07.786 --> 00:01:11.226 “We don’t have money for music lessons,” he said. 00:01:11.226 --> 00:01:13.268 Tears came to Tamir’s eyes. 00:01:13.552 --> 00:01:15.895 He wanted to play the violin and piano, 00:01:15.895 --> 00:01:17.579 and he didn’t give up. 00:01:17.579 --> 00:01:19.247 He asked again the next year 00:01:19.247 --> 00:01:21.875 and every year after that until he was 13. 00:01:22.735 --> 00:01:25.384 This time, his parents didn’t shake their heads. 00:01:25.384 --> 00:01:28.956 “I’ll take you to violin lessons tomorrow,” his mom said. 00:01:28.956 --> 00:01:31.950 She had a friend who would teach the violin to Tamir. 00:01:31.950 --> 00:01:34.126 Tamir was so happy! 00:01:34.126 --> 00:01:36.303 His smile stretched from ear to ear. 00:01:36.303 --> 00:01:38.194 Happy butterflies filled his tummy. 00:01:38.194 --> 00:01:40.086 He excitedly told his friends. 00:01:40.086 --> 00:01:41.995 Learning the violin wasn’t easy. 00:01:41.995 --> 00:01:43.904 It was difficult to learn the notes. 00:01:43.904 --> 00:01:45.758 Sometimes Tamir wanted to play with friends, 00:01:45.758 --> 00:01:47.612 but he had to practice. 00:01:47.970 --> 00:01:49.882 He didn’t mind. 00:01:49.882 --> 00:01:51.794 He wanted to fill his tummy with happy butterflies. 00:01:51.794 --> 00:01:54.700 A year passed, and Tamir kept practicing. 00:01:54.700 --> 00:01:58.686 Then he was asked to play for special music at church. 00:01:58.686 --> 00:02:01.120 His mom was so happy! 00:02:01.120 --> 00:02:03.903 On Sabbath morning, she excitedly told everyone, 00:02:03.903 --> 00:02:06.687 “My son is playing the violin up front today.” 00:02:07.082 --> 00:02:09.848 But Tamir wasn’t so happy. 00:02:09.848 --> 00:02:11.231 His hands began sweating. 00:02:11.231 --> 00:02:12.615 His neck began sweating. 00:02:12.615 --> 00:02:14.695 His face began sweating. 00:02:14.695 --> 00:02:17.401 He was scared about playing in front of a crowd. 00:02:17.401 --> 00:02:20.324 He thought, No, no, no! 00:02:20.324 --> 00:02:21.786 I don’t want to play the violin anymore. 00:02:21.786 --> 00:02:23.248 I want to go home. 00:02:23.650 --> 00:02:26.536 Tamir’s dad saw that the boy was nervous. 00:02:26.536 --> 00:02:27.979 “Don’t worry,” he said. 00:02:27.979 --> 00:02:29.422 “Jesus will help you.” 00:02:29.918 --> 00:02:32.331 Tamir knew that his dad was right. 00:02:32.331 --> 00:02:34.745 He wondered why he hadn’t thought about that first. 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. 00:02:40.973 --> 00:02:42.314 Please bless me.” 00:02:42.597 --> 00:02:45.275 Then he played in front of all those people. 00:02:45.275 --> 00:02:46.614 He wasn’t scared. 00:02:46.614 --> 00:02:47.953 His face wasn’t sweating. 00:02:47.953 --> 00:02:49.428 His neck wasn’t sweating. 00:02:49.428 --> 00:02:51.450 His hands weren’t sweating. 00:02:51.450 --> 00:02:53.684 Happy butterflies filled his tummy. 00:02:54.228 --> 00:02:56.596 He felt good! 00:02:56.596 --> 00:02:58.965 When he finished, everyone was so happy. 00:02:58.965 --> 00:03:01.225 Tamir knew that God had helped him. 00:03:01.225 --> 00:03:03.762 To play well, Tamir needs to practice every day, 00:03:03.762 --> 00:03:06.300 and he needs to pray every day. 00:03:06.659 --> 00:03:10.393 Tamir wants to represent Mongolia and God before the world. 00:03:10.393 --> 00:03:14.127 He wants happy butterflies to fill his tummy all the time. 00:03:14.604 --> 00:03:17.541 Pray that Tamir will be a good representative of God 00:03:17.541 --> 00:03:22.176 as he learns the violin and studies at Tusgal School in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 00:03:22.176 --> 00:03:25.655 His school received part of a previous 13th Sabbath Offering 00:03:25.655 --> 00:03:29.135 to grow with new classrooms and a library. 00:03:29.135 --> 00:03:32.206 This quarter’s 13th Sabbath Offering 00:03:32.206 --> 00:03:35.277 will help open a children’s recreation center in Ulaanbaatar, 00:03:35.277 --> 00:03:38.302 where children will be able to learn about the God who answers prayers.