Sunday Bible Verse

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”  Matthew 11:28-30

ADVENTURES ISLAND PART 3: IGNITION

Serina and Kate were going down the mysterious stairs they had found.

After having taken only ten steps, Serina focused her eyes towards the top of the staircase, where the door was, and it looked as though they had taken twenty!

"Kate!" Serina uttered in amazement, "Look!"

Kate turned up her head and saw the same sight.

"How strange..." Kate gasped.

"Should we keep going?" asked Serina.

"I don't know."

Kate was a little disturbed by this illusion, and began to lose her excitement for adventure.

"Maybe we should go back up," Serina suggested.

Kate agreed. 

They began to climb the stairs.  But then, something went wrong.

As they tried to ascend, the top got further away.

They started to run up the stairs.  Suddenly, Kate and Serina fell into a hole in the wall.

They rolled down a dark tunnel, and came to a stop, about 25 feet from where they started.

Kate got up, and found one of their flashlights.  She looked around, but there was no climbing out.  It looked as though there was more tunnel that they could walk through.

Unfortunately, Serina was knocked out from the fall.  Kate thought to wait for Serina to wake up, but after about 15 minutes, she got an idea.

She got out some rope from her backpack, and some from Serina's.  She tied the two together,  and then to Serina's arm, and to her own.

Kate started walking through the tunnel, and then came to what seemed like a room.  On all sides of this hollowed out area, there were more tunnels, each one leading to somewhere different.

She decided to check each one out, as far as the rope would allow her to.

The first tunnel spiraled upward, and the second led to a room filled with an orange substance that was flexible.  The third tunnel led nowhere, and came to a dead end, but the fourth was full of silver powder.  The fifth had giant bubbles of purple, bouncy stuff, and tunnel number six spiraled downward.  The last one seemed to continue forward, but had a sword, lying in the walkway.

Kate tried to pick up the sword, but the rope was not long enough for her to reach it.  However, she was determined to get it.  She tried getting on the floor to grab it.  When that did not work, she reached out her leg, stretching as far as she could, only touching the edge.  She kept reaching, trying to scoot it with her foot, and she got it.

She returned to Serina, who was just waking up.

"Hey," Kate said, "are you alright?"

"My head hurts pretty good," Serina answered, "where are we?"

"I don't know.  But there is some weird stuff down here.  Can you get up?"

"I think so."

Serina tried getting up, she was rather stiff, but she made it to her feet.

Kate and Serina traveled down the tunnel to the hollowed out area.  Kate explained what was in each tunnel, and Serina wanted to see the orange, purple, and silver substances for herself.

So Kate took Serina to check them all out.

Mid-Week Update

Hello again!  I hope you are having a great week, and enjoyed Friday's episode of Adventures Island. There will be a new part to the story this Friday, the 25th, titled Ignition.

Also, today is not only "Humpdaaay!!"  But this is also the first day of Fall!  That means colder weather, falling leaves, Thankginving, football, sweaters, scarves, and Winter and Christmas will be coming soon!

Have a great rest of your week, and enjoy this Fall season!

Elizabeth :)

Jesus loves you! <3

Sunday Bible Verse

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:4-7

ADVENTURES ISLAND PART 2: INTRODUCTION

Serina McPatch flew in a private jet to Adventures Island.  She had just hit rock bottom, and now she was flying in luxury.

She couldn't wait to meet the two other travelers she was told about, or for their new journey to begin.

Serina peeked out her window to see the large, green mass, floating in the water below her, that she was about to explore.

After landing, Serina was introduced to Kate Lou and Alan Terrell.

Fred and Bill, the two who offered Serina this job, gave the explorers a map, a compass, survival gear, food and drink, and special clothing to keep them protected from the elements.

"The map is incomplete," Bill explained, "it is your job to add to it."

"We are not asking you to complete the map," continued Fred, "but to simply add to it, as much as you like.  When you complete a third of the map, you will get your payment in full."

"Yes," said Bill, "anything extra, and you get paid extra."

The explorers agreed, then they were on their way through Adventures Island!

"Which way should we start?" Kate asked.

"You two can start where ever you want," Alan answered, "I'm going in the opposite direction."

"You're not coming with us?" Serina was upset.

"No," said Alan, "I wanna do my own thing."

Kate and Serina were somewhat offended, but there was no changing his mind.  So the girls went West, and Alan traveled East.

Serina and Kate walked through quite a bit of trees and flowering plants.

To pass the time, the girls introduced themselves further, so that they would get to know each other more.

Kate had tried her hand at many things, but could never get away from the city.  She leapt at the chance to explore an island.

Serina was just the opposite, with one occupational interest, and a ton of experience in the outside world.

After two hours of the same plants, and hardly anything added to the map, they came across a large stone with a door in it.  There were unlit torches on either side.

They went around it, and the stone was barely two feet thick.  It stuck out like a sore thumb, amongst the greenery.

The two decided to check it out further, by opening the door.

"Nothing inside," Serina said.

"No," Kate replied, "there is something, but it's hard to get my eyes fixed on it."

The girls stared at the space in the stone for a minute or two, then they saw it.

A staircase, going down into the ground.

"Uh... should we check it out?" Serina asked.

"I came for adventure," Kate answered, "I want to check it out."

"How are we supposed to add to the map?"

Kate was ready to go in.  "We can map what's down there."

Serina didn't know if they should, but she could not think of a reason not to.  They did come to explore the island, after all.

Serina agreed and the girls went down the stairs.

Wednesday Post

I hope you enjoyed reading about Serina's humble beginning in Adventures Island Part 1.  This Friday I will have part 2 up for you to read.  In "Advenuters Island Part 2: Introduction", you will meet two new characters, Kate and Alan.  Mean while, feel free to browse this blog, and read any of my other posts.

Elizabeth :)
Jesus loves you! <3

Sunday Bible Verse

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:6-7

ADVENTURES ISLAND PART 1: INITIATION:

Serina McPatch walked into her apartment and fell into the couch, one of four pieces of furniture in the whole place.  She sighed and looked around, then she dropped her head into her hands and began to cry.

Serina was fired from her job two weeks ago, and she had been searching for a new job, but no one wanted her.  On top of that, she was told she had two days to leave the apartment, just a couple of minutes earlier.

Where could she go?  What would she do?  She had no one to turn to.  No one to accept her skills.  She was part of an expedition team, now under new management.

"God," she said, with tears, for she was a Christian, "Dear God, what am I to do?  Why have You brought me to this point?"

The next day she searched for a place to stay, but how could she find a place that would take her in, with no money?

She packed all of her things, so that she would not lose any of it when it was time to leave.  But her furniture would have to stay behind.

She just got the idea to sell the furniture when she heard a knock at her door.  Fright fell over her, like a blanket.  She was afraid they were kicking her out early.

She opened the door to find two odd men.

One was tall and thin.  The other was just as thin, but short, with glasses.

"Can I help you?" Serina asked.

"We would like to think that we could help each other," said the shorter man.

"Um..." Serina gave them an odd look.

"I am Fred," continued the taller man, "and this is Bill.  We are here to give you a job."

If Serina had had something in her hand she would have dropped it at that moment; she was shocked!

"What kind of job is it?" She asked after shaking her head.

"Reconnaissance."

"Exploration."

"Gathering intel."

"Uh... please, come in," Serina said, "I'm sorry I didn't invite you inside sooner."

"That is perfectly alright, ma'am.  No worries," Bill replied.

The men told Serina that they had discovered a new island that had been hidden for centuries.  It was the sight of many great, fictional adventures.

When asked how such a thing could be possible, they said that it was hidden from satellite, and it was so large that many different adventures could have been had there, all at the same time.  The adventurers must had written the stories themselves based off of what they had experienced, or had others do it for them. Adventures such as Robinson Crusoe, Treasure Island, and The Mysterious Island.

"We want you to explore the island for us. You will be with two other people, and you will be paid.  What do you say?"

"I will take anything."

"How does $20,000 sound?"

Serina's mouth dropped.

"Can I be excused for a moment?" she asked, then stood from the couch and walked out of the room.

She fell to her knees and said, "Is this from You, God?" then she thanked God for this opportunity.

She came back into the living room, five minutes later, and said, "I accept."

"Good," the men said at the same time.

"But you have to do something for me first," Serina continued.

"Yes?" asked Bill with a tilt of his head.

"I need an advance of my pay check, so I can keep my apartment."

"Yes, of course.  Right away."

Fred pulled out a check and handed it to Bill, who wrote it out for a thousand dollars.

Serina was soon on her way to Adventures Island.

An Update from Elizabeth

Hello!  I hope you have had a great Summer.  However, the season is not yet over.  While I hope the Sunday Bible Verses have encouraged you, I am excited to announce that my 7 part mini series, "Adventures Island," will have its debut, right here, this Friday.  I will have a new part each week with an illustration to go with it.  I hope you find the story exciting, and I plan to have another "season" soon.  As always, you can follow me by email, leave a comment, or just tell me what you think by clicking one of my reactions buttons below each post.  Thank you for reading, and come back for Adventures Island on Friday.

Elizabeth :)
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Sunday Bible Verse

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.  Galatians 6:9-10