Heitor [HAY-tor] lives in Belen,
Brazil. His parents argued a lot, and
his mother was often sad. One day she
decided to ask their neighbors why they
seemed so happy. “We are Seventh-day
Adventists,” they told her. They offered
to study the Bible with Heitor’s mom, but
she said no. She didn’t understand that to
have peace you have to know God.
However, Heitor’s mother eventually
invited the neighbors to study the Bible
with her. She invited Heitor to join them,
but he wanted to play with his friends. As
Heitor was playing soccer, he suddenly
heard a voice say, “Join your mother’s
Bible study.” He looked around but saw
no one nearby. He heard the voice again.
“Join the Bible study.” Heitor stopped
playing and called to his friends, “I’ve got
to go.” He walked toward his yard, where
his neighbors and mother were studying.
Heitor listened as the adults talked
about how the Holy Spirit speaks to a
person’s heart. That’s what just happened to
me! he thought. After that Heitor never
missed a Bible study. A few months later
he and his mother were baptized.
Trouble at Home
Heitor’s dad was unhappy that Heitor
and his mother had decided to become
Adventists. “I don’t like this religion!”
he said. When Mother refused to stop
attending church, Heitor’s father told her
to leave the house.
Heitor and his mother stayed with
Heitor’s grandmother for a while. When
they returned home, Father tried to get
them to leave their new faith. When they
still refused, he left them.
Heitor’s Dream
Heitor had a dream that changed his
life. He saw a stairway leading to heaven.
An angel called the names of people and