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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Confident (07/05/07)
Junior felt a tremendous fear come over his little soul when his big brother told him that he had to go it alone. Junior visualized in his little mind all the awful things that could happen to him from all the fearful stories he heard on the news about his neighborhood, which is the most dangerous place in the city. His eyes became watery, and his bottom lip trembled. He pleaded with his big brother not to let him walk alone to the boy’s club, their safe heaven in the City.


“Mando, I’m only eight years old and mom told you take care of me because she’s working, I’m telling on you!” said Junior.


“Look Junior, I won’t let you out of my sight, but its time you walk by yourself to the boy’s club, it only 6 blocks away, its day light, and its summer time, besides your annoying to walk with.”


Junior remembered the news reports on the six o’clock news that his neighborhood is the most violent place in the City, and he personally witnessed the occasional street scuffles, the rowdy drunks, and the constant blare of the police sirens.


“Mando, I don’t want to go by myself, I’m afraid.”


“Junior, you have no choice because I’m heading over there now, you can stay behind or run ahead of me across the street.”


Just then Junior looked up and saw a white pigeon fly over him, and it triggered his memory from a Sunday school lesson several weeks ago. He was required to memorize Psalm 23 particularly, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” He remembered his Sunday school teacher’s explanation, especially when she said, “God will comfort and protect you in your most fearful times, that’s why he has a rod. It guides you, it disciplines you, and He uses it to fight off the wolves.”


Junior looked his brother in the eyes and said, “My real big brother just told me he will protect me when I walk alone, but I’m still telling mom when we get home tonight.” So junior made it safely through the 6 city blocks to the boy’s club, and his confidence grew in the Lord.
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Dee Yoder
07/14/07
So sad that little boys have to grow up this way, but it's good to know the Lord can help them overcome their fears if we reach out and make them aware of His presence.
Brenda Buikema
07/15/07
I'm tellin' this is wonderful. I laughed everytime the little one said he was going to tell mom--hits home in my house! Nice story telling here.
Beth LaBuff 
07/16/07
I was a little afraid for Junior. Maybe it reminds me of myself. I'm glad he had a big brother. :)
Mo
07/17/07
Nice last paragraph!
Lynda Schultz 
07/18/07
Yes, that last paragraph is a classic. Nice.
Phyllis Inniss 
07/19/07
I, too, was a little afraid for Junior and how he was going to handle his walk. However, when he remembered what his Sunday School teacher told him to learn in the 23rd Psalm, I held out hope for him. That is the hope we are given when we believe in God and you did a wonderful job bringing this out.