(Wrath-09)-Spiders From The Shadows (2013) Read Online Free PDF Page A

stood up, looking across the open field, then took a deep breath and steeled himself before bending down to her again.
    Ellie kept her face low, frightened and frustrated.
    “I’m so sorry, baby. Do you know that? I’m so sorry I have to go.”
    “You could tell them you have a stomachache.”
    “I could do that, baby, and they might let me stay awhile. But Ellie, there are other little kids out there, little boys and girls just like you, who don’t even have any grandmas or mommies to take care of them. They live in places around the world where they don’t have anything at all. I need to help them. I need to help their mommies and daddies. If I can help them, then maybe I can make things a little better. I know it’s hard for you to understand, but I think that’s what I should do.”
    “I don’t care about those other kids.” Her voice was angry now. “I want you to stay here with me and Mommy.”
    He reached out and touched her cheek, and she leaned against his palm. “I know you do, Ellie. I understand that, I really do. But there are things I have to do over there, things that I can do hands moving constantlyro finger to help. And I’m not the only one. There are others too. Other soldiers. Firemen. Policemen. Doctors and nurses. People like that. They have to leave their families, at least for a while. Do you understand that, honey? Do you see why it’s important?”
    Ellie didn’t answer.
    Bono cupped her face against his palm. “Look at me, baby.”
    She shook her head defiantly.
    “Ellie, can you look at your ol’ dad?”
    She kept her head down, brushing her hands against her face, first one side and then the other. Then she took a deep breath, firmed her shoulders, and looked up.
    “Do you believe in Jesus Christ?” he asked her.
    Ellie thought, then slowly nodded.
    “Do you really believe He loves you?”
    “I know He does, Daddy.”
    “How do you know that, baby?”
    “You and Mommy taught me. And I believe you. And I can feel it sometimes,” she moved her hand, “here, inside my heart.”
    “That’s true, baby. That’s the way it is. Everything you’ve been taught and believed is true. Jesus loves you. He knows your problems. He is our Savior. And that’s the only thing that matters. This is going to be OK.”
    “But Daddy, when you go away, I get so lonely. And I feel so bad for Mommy. I think she misses you lots more than you know. She needs you, Daddy, like I do. I think sometimes she gets scared.”
    Bono quickly straightened up and held his hand to hide the tremble in his chin, the tears wetting the creases around his eyes. “Heavenly Father is going to bless you,” he finally told her. “Sometimes I have to leave you, but He will never go. He is always with you, Ellie, He never leaves your side. He knows you. He loves you. He wants you to be happy, and He will provide a way.”
    “But I can’t be happy when you are gone. I worry about you, Daddy. Mommy does, too.”
    Bono shook his head and closed his eyes. Help me, Father, to know what I should tell her. Help me, Heavenly Father, to comfort this little girl.
    The answer came to him in a rush of warmth and peace. It didn’t make any sense, and it wasn’t something he would have ever thought of himself, but he knew it was the answer.
    “ She wants to help! ” the Spirit told him.
    He thought, then knelt down and looked into his daughter’s face. “I need you to do something for me, baby. Something really important, OK? But it will be fun.”
    Ellie looked up, her eyes expectant.
    “Mommy’s birthday is in a couple of weeks. I want you to make her a special cake, OK? I’ll talk to Grandma and make certain she gets the things you’ll need, but I need you to make the cake. And when you do, I need you to tell her that it’s from both of us. Can you do that for me, baby? Can you make a special cake for Mom?”
    Her face brightened. “Can I decorate it the way I want?”
    “Any way you want. I know you’ll make