Summary: I will not cry! I will not! I have to keep calm, Kerri told herself. They were here just a minute ago. While waiting with her sister and parents for a ride on the roller coaster at the fair, Kerri had gone to get a drink at a nearby water fountain. When she went back, her family had disappeared! Kerri walked up and down the long line of people waiting for rides, but her parents and sister weren't there. "Where are they?" Kerri muttered, choking back a sob. She quickly back-tracked to the lunch counter where they had eaten--but none of her family was anywhere in sight. What am I going to do? she wondered frantically. Suddenly Kerri remembered something. Mom said if we ever got separated from them, we should go to the big, double Ferris wheel and wait there. The rest of the family is supposed to go there, too, so we can all get back together. But where is the Ferris wheel? Mom said we'd be able to see it from anywhere in the park. Kerri looked all around. There it is! she thought excitedly. Way over there on the other side of the park. She hurried in the direction of the Ferris wheel. Soon Kerri was sobbing in her mother's arms. "We looked all over for you, honey," said Mom. "I-I-I looked for you, too," Kerri replied, "and then I remembered the Ferris wheel." Soon she felt better, and they all enjoyed the rest of the day. As Kerri and her family returned home from church the following day, Kerri was thoughtful. "This morning, Pastor David talked about people being lost," she said. "I know how that feels--it's scary! I'm so glad I didn't stay lost. I finally remembered that the Ferris wheel was the way to find you! But I didn't think about it until after I'd looked for you in lots of other places." "Like you said, being lost is scary," said Dad, "and Pastor David reminded us that a lot of people in the world are lost in sin." "But they don't have to stay lost, either," Kerri said quickly. "Jesus is the way for them to get to heaven. They can go to Him, and He'll save them." "That's right," agreed Dad. "It's sad that so many keep trying to find the way to heaven by themselves and refuse to come to Him." How About You? Do you know the way to be saved so that you may go to heaven someday? You may try lots of ways--like doing good deeds, going to Sunday school, giving money, or making sacrifices. But none of the good works you do will get you there. You must simply trust in Jesus to save you. He is the only way to heaven, and He's waiting for you to come to Him. Accept Him as your Savior today. (See the ABCs of Salvation here: http://www.cbhministries.org/ForKids/ABCsofSalvation.aspx.) Today's Key Verse: Jesus said . . . "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." (John 14:6) Today's Key Thought: Jesus is the way to heaven
