The Boy Who Ran Away

By: MGT Denver Jay Ferrer Labiano

Good morning, children of God!
• Happy Sabbath! Are you ready to listen to our story?
• Long ago, there was a young boy
named Pong. He was a quite and
introverted kid.
• He was a member of a
local Seventh-Day
Adventist church in the
province.
• One day, he was assigned to
render a part during Sabbath
School.
His Sabbath School teacher
asked him to recite a memory
verse in front of the
congregation.
• Since Pong was a quiet and shy
boy, he was so nervous to do his
part.
• Then, the moment arrived.
Step by step he climbed up to
the pulpit. He was there
already, standing, but shaking.
• The moment he was
going to open his mouth,
his mind went blank. Oh
no!
• Then suddenly,
he walked down
the pulpit. He
ran away. He
ran from his
task.
• In the corner, he was
crying. Ashamed of
what he had failed to do.
• On their way home, his
father told him that it was
okay: “There is always a
next time, and he can do
better next time. Just pray
to God for His strength
and guidance.”
• From then on, he set
his mind to prepare
for his upcoming
tasks.
• Today, he is confident
in delivering his part
as storyteller this
morning.
• That’s why children,
whenever we feel
afraid to do our part in
the church, always
remember that it is
okay to be shy. All we
need to do is pray to
the God for his
guidance and ask our
parents for help.
• And to dear parents,
let us help build our
child’s confidence
through our constant
support and
encouragement.
That ends our story this morning. Our memory verse is found in
Philippians 4:13.