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Five-year-old Tamir was bored.
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He was waiting for his mom
to finish her work
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at the Seventh-day
Adventist school in Mongolia.
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She worked as an accountant,
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which meant
she counted money for the school.
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Tamir went to the school’s preschool.
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Now his classes were over,
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and he was sitting on a chair,
waiting to go home.
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“Mommy, can I have your phone?” he asked.
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His mom handed the phone to the boy.
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His eyes stopped on an app
with a picture of a man
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with wavy white hair and a red jacket.
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“Mommy,” he said, “who is that?”
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“That’s Mozart,” she said.
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“Wow,” Tamir said. “He’s so handsome.”
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His mom smiled.
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She opened the app
and pressed “play” on a song
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written by the famous Austrian composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Tamir’s eyes opened wide with amazement
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as violin and piano music filled the room.
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It was beautiful!
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Happy butterflies filled his tummy.
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Tamir couldn’t stop
thinking about the music.
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Two days later, he told his parents
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that he wanted to learn
to play the violin and the piano.
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His dad shook his head.
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“We don’t have money
for music lessons,” he said.
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Tears came to Tamir’s eyes.
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He wanted to play the violin and piano,
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and he didn’t give up.
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He asked again the next year
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and every year after that until he was 13.
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This time, his parents
didn’t shake their heads.
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“I’ll take you to violin lessons
tomorrow,” his mom said.
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She had a friend
who would teach the violin to Tamir.
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Tamir was so happy!
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His smile stretched from ear to ear.
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Happy butterflies filled his tummy.
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He excitedly told his friends.
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Learning the violin wasn’t easy.
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It was difficult to learn the notes.
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Sometimes Tamir
wanted to play with friends,
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but he had to practice.
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He didn’t mind.
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He wanted to fill his tummy
with happy butterflies.
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A year passed,
and Tamir kept practicing.
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Then he was asked to play
for special music at church.
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His mom was so happy!
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On Sabbath morning,
she excitedly told everyone,
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“My son is playing the violin
up front today.”
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But Tamir wasn’t so happy.
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His hands began sweating.
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His neck began sweating.
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His face began sweating.
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He was scared
about playing in front of a crowd.
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He thought, "No, no, no!
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I don’t want to play the violin anymore.
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I want to go home."
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Tamir’s dad saw that the boy was nervous.
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“Don’t worry,” he said.
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“Jesus will help you.”
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Tamir knew that his dad was right.
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He wondered why
he hadn’t thought about that first.
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He silently prayed,
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“God, please help me not to be scared
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of the people when I play the violin.
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Please bless me.”
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Then he played
in front of all those people.
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He wasn’t scared.
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His face wasn’t sweating.
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His neck wasn’t sweating.
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His hands weren’t sweating.
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Happy butterflies filled his tummy.
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He felt good!
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When he finished, everyone was so happy.
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Tamir knew that God had helped him.
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To play well,
Tamir needs to practice every day,
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and he needs to pray every day.
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Tamir wants to represent
Mongolia and God before the world.
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He wants happy butterflies
to fill his tummy all the time.
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Pray that Tamir
will be a good representative of God
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as he learns the violin and studies
at Tusgal School in Mongolia.
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His school received part
of a previous 13th Sabbath Offering
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to grow with new classrooms and a library.
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This quarter’s 13th Sabbath Offering
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will help open a children’s
recreation center
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where children will be able to learn
about the God who answers prayers.
Team Adventist
