FIRE AND ICE

By Tessa Harvey


      Helga refused to say any more. She had been ridiculed before for her dreams. Dreams had been part of Helga's life as long as she could remember.     
    Now, the child was beginning to consider that Laneke was a true believer in the Person she called the Lord Jesus Christ. Laneke said you could talk to Him as though He were your very best friend.
    Laneke was sixteen and Helga's very best friend. Could Jesus be her very best friend too? Could such a God save her parents? Laneke often said that with God all things were possible. Helga loved to read, but the Bible was much too hard. 
    "God, you helped my crippled back. At least, I think you did. If you are real, send me some friends and send my only real mum."
    As an afterthought and because she had been trained to be well-mannered, she added a small "please." And waited, and waited. Nothing. Even Dr. Parker had been called away. Helga grew desolate and her hope faded.

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