
By Bethany McIlrath, Katie Saunders (Illustrator)
Book #2 in the Abigail series
A young girl learns true goodness through unexpected lessons on her path to please God.
Nine-year-old Abigail dreams of being a missionary police officer to please God and her family. But her plans unravel, leading her to question what it truly means to be good. Guided by Bible stories, Abigail discovers that pleasing God isn't about perfection but faith and understanding. Will she find her path with the help of her loved ones and the lessons of Paul's conversion? Join Abigail on her journey of faith and self-discovery, where she learns that true goodness comes from within and through Jesus.
It’s nearly Career Day, and 9-year-old Abigail is trying to decide what she wants to be when she grows up. She wants to do something that will please God and her family, so she decides she will be a missionary police officer–a job that she thinks means behaving perfectly and making sure everyone else does too! But all her efforts seem to backfire. After some helpful Bible teaching from her loved ones about the story of Paul’s conversion, Abigail rethinks what it means to please God and to “be good”!This fun, relatable story will help kids to realize that it’s only through Jesus that we can please God. And with the Holy Spirit’s help, they can become more like Jesus and do good works with him.This is the second book in the Abigail series.
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