Youth

Kids

MARTHA and MARY—two special friends of Jesus

BY VIRGINIA STOPFEL

Have you ever known two siblings who were as different as night and day?

Joe

Last year my church helped a family in Mexico.

Natasha

My name is Natasha.

Olivia

God's love is spoken here,no hate, nor fear,only love.

Kids

with contributions from Lauren, Angelica, Bucky, Joshua, Morgan

I always have so much homework.

Charlotte

When our horse Norman gets nervous, I'll sometimes sing some hymns to him.

Ian with contributions from Sophie, Parker, Grace

Another boy and I were fighting for popularity at school.

BY ALLISON PHINNEY

I think that whether someone is a kid or an adult, we all need to be more like those fishes who knew God is everywhere.

Kids

with contributions from Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini

Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini, who illustrates and writes books for children, answers questions that Kids' Sentinel readers asked.

Kids

Maike Byrd

"Surf's up!" You've probably heard that before—even if you don't live near the ocean.

Olivia Reed

One day this summer my dog, Fritz, and I were playing with the hose in our backyard.

Jacob Huss

One night I had a bad headache.