0:00:00.535,0:00:02.583 Five-year-old Tamir was bored. 0:00:02.583,0:00:04.755 He was waiting for his mom [br]to finish her work 0:00:04.755,0:00:07.366 at the Seventh-day [br]Adventist school in Mongolia. 0:00:07.366,0:00:08.742 She worked as an accountant, 0:00:08.742,0:00:11.273 which meant [br]she counted money for the school. 0:00:11.273,0:00:13.624 Tamir went to the school’s preschool. 0:00:13.624,0:00:15.283 Now his classes were over, 0:00:15.283,0:00:17.730 and he was sitting on a chair, [br]waiting to go home. 0:00:18.044,0:00:21.207 “Mommy, can I have your phone?” he asked. 0:00:21.834,0:00:23.869 His mom handed the phone to the boy. 0:00:23.869,0:00:26.854 His eyes stopped on an app [br]with a picture of a man 0:00:26.854,0:00:30.220 with wavy white hair and a red jacket. 0:00:30.533,0:00:33.307 “Mommy,” he said, “who is that?” 0:00:34.157,0:00:35.991 “That’s Mozart,” she said. 0:00:36.342,0:00:39.392 “Wow,” Tamir said. “He’s so handsome.” 0:00:39.392,0:00:40.729 His mom smiled. 0:00:40.729,0:00:43.293 She opened the app [br]and pressed “play” on a song 0:00:43.293,0:00:48.041 written by the famous Austrian composer[br]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 0:00:48.041,0:00:50.851 Tamir’s eyes opened wide with amazement 0:00:50.851,0:00:53.792 as violin and piano music filled the room. 0:00:53.792,0:00:55.371 It was beautiful! 0:00:55.371,0:00:57.909 Happy butterflies filled his tummy. 0:00:57.909,0:01:00.641 Tamir couldn’t stop [br]thinking about the music. 0:01:01.021,0:01:02.783 Two days later, he told his parents 0:01:02.783,0:01:05.754 that he wanted to learn [br]to play the violin and the piano. 0:01:05.754,0:01:07.471 His dad shook his head. 0:01:07.786,0:01:11.226 “We don’t have money [br]for music lessons,” he said. 0:01:11.226,0:01:13.268 Tears came to Tamir’s eyes. 0:01:13.552,0:01:15.895 He wanted to play the violin and piano, 0:01:15.895,0:01:17.579 and he didn’t give up. 0:01:17.579,0:01:19.247 He asked again the next year 0:01:19.247,0:01:21.875 and every year after that until he was 13. 0:01:22.735,0:01:25.384 This time, his parents [br]didn’t shake their heads. 0:01:25.384,0:01:28.956 “I’ll take you to violin lessons [br]tomorrow,” his mom said. 0:01:28.956,0:01:31.950 She had a friend [br]who would teach the violin to Tamir. 0:01:32.070,0:01:33.813 Tamir was so happy! 0:01:33.813,0:01:36.303 His smile stretched from ear to ear. 0:01:36.303,0:01:38.344 Happy butterflies filled his tummy. 0:01:38.344,0:01:40.086 He excitedly told his friends. 0:01:40.086,0:01:41.995 Learning the violin wasn’t easy. 0:01:41.995,0:01:43.904 It was difficult to learn the notes. 0:01:43.904,0:01:46.148 Sometimes Tamir [br]wanted to play with friends, 0:01:46.148,0:01:47.662 but he had to practice. 0:01:47.970,0:01:49.062 He didn’t mind. 0:01:49.062,0:01:51.444 He wanted to fill his tummy [br]with happy butterflies. 0:01:51.904,0:01:54.310 A year passed, [br]and Tamir kept practicing. 0:01:54.800,0:01:58.476 Then he was asked to play[br]for special music at church. 0:01:58.726,0:02:01.060 His mom was so happy! 0:02:01.060,0:02:04.013 On Sabbath morning, [br]she excitedly told everyone, 0:02:04.263,0:02:06.727 “My son is playing the violin[br]up front today.” 0:02:07.112,0:02:09.378 But Tamir wasn’t so happy. 0:02:09.378,0:02:10.941 His hands began sweating. 0:02:10.941,0:02:12.615 His neck began sweating. 0:02:12.615,0:02:14.695 His face began sweating. 0:02:14.695,0:02:17.401 He was scared [br]about playing in front of a crowd. 0:02:17.401,0:02:19.754 He thought, "No, no, no! 0:02:19.754,0:02:21.786 I don’t want to play the violin anymore. 0:02:21.786,0:02:23.328 I want to go home." 0:02:23.650,0:02:25.993 Tamir’s dad saw that the boy was nervous. 0:02:26.336,0:02:27.979 “Don’t worry,” he said. 0:02:27.979,0:02:29.422 “Jesus will help you.” 0:02:29.918,0:02:32.331 Tamir knew that his dad was right. 0:02:32.331,0:02:34.745 He wondered why[br]he hadn’t thought about that first. 0:02:34.968,0:02:36.590 He silently prayed, 0:02:36.590,0:02:38.731 “God, please help me not to be scared 0:02:38.731,0:02:40.873 of the people when I play the violin. 0:02:40.943,0:02:42.284 Please bless me.” 0:02:42.597,0:02:44.913 Then he played[br]in front of all those people. 0:02:44.913,0:02:46.424 He wasn’t scared. 0:02:46.424,0:02:47.953 His face wasn’t sweating. 0:02:47.953,0:02:49.428 His neck wasn’t sweating. 0:02:49.428,0:02:51.450 His hands weren’t sweating. 0:02:51.450,0:02:53.684 Happy butterflies filled his tummy. 0:02:54.228,0:02:55.516 He felt good! 0:02:55.746,0:02:58.965 When he finished, everyone was so happy. 0:02:58.965,0:03:01.225 Tamir knew that God had helped him. 0:03:01.225,0:03:04.322 To play well, [br]Tamir needs to practice every day, 0:03:04.322,0:03:06.300 and he needs to pray every day. 0:03:06.659,0:03:10.393 Tamir wants to represent [br]Mongolia and God before the world. 0:03:10.693,0:03:14.127 He wants happy butterflies [br]to fill his tummy all the time. 0:03:14.604,0:03:17.541 Pray that Tamir [br]will be a good representative of God 0:03:17.541,0:03:22.176 as he learns the violin and studies [br]at Tusgal School in Mongolia. 0:03:22.176,0:03:26.020 His school received part [br]of a previous 13th Sabbath Offering 0:03:26.020,0:03:29.135 to grow with new classrooms and a library. 0:03:29.135,0:03:31.316 This quarter’s 13th Sabbath Offering 0:03:31.316,0:03:33.957 will help open a children’s[br]recreation center 0:03:33.957,0:03:38.302 where children will be able to learn [br]about the God who answers prayers.