The Blue Dress, Children Book

Here is Anne Jensen Vold whom bought the first Norwegian version of the childen book as a book manual with cd, here with author Reidun Friestad at Vigrestad Konditori, October 31, 2015. (Picture taken by Anna Rugland)

THE BLUE DRESS is about Heidi, a seven-year-old girl who lives high up in the Andes mountains. Because her parents are poor, Heidi have never been able to go to school and learn to read and write. But one day Heidi finds THE BLUE DRESS, which changes her life, all the children and the entire village. Heidi gets a dream, that later become an idea, a goal and a CALL to do something good for the children and the village.

In the beginning of 2016, the LORD spoke to a woman about this book.

Saying, when I or any others read from this book, or when children listen to the CD, there is going a MISSIONARY CALL out to the children when they hear the word CALL spoken.

This I believe was confirmed by the LORD on January 14, 2016, the first day I was in a kindergarten and read aloud for children. I read the book for them, communicated around the story, and in the end we sung a few songs they knew. I then stood up and said thank you so much for letting me come to visit and to read for you. Then up jumps a smiling boy whom is so proud and so happy where he is finally going to announce to me before I go; "And, I am this week’s helper!" He had understood the importance to be a helper, just like Heidi in this book whom got a call to help the village and children, he was this week’s helper in the kindergarten.

Then the same evening when I came to an 88 year old woman whom did not know that I had been in the kindergarten and read for the children. She started to tell me about a song the LORD had reminded her about. The song was # 794 in the song book: "In the Bible it is written" and it is all about how "The Kingdom of God belongs to the children." Then she suddenly says she received a Word today: "Through the praise of children and infants You have established a stronghold against Your enemies.” (NIV) Psalm 8:3. This was to me a beautiful affirmation that the LORD possible had delight in me reading from the BLUE DRESS in the kindergarten today, where I kept the focus on how important it is to help others whom need help, both living close to us and far away from us, with money or with any practical help.

Based on the story about Heidi, and how she helped the village and the children, I am giving an amount of each sold product of the BLUE DRESS to help poor children.

And those who buy the BOOK MANUAL with CD or the PAPERBACK BOOK, is getting the extra bonus with my testimony on how the LORD has helped me to go from being unemployed, to start your own company. This children book is more than a regular children's book, because it also contains my testimony inspired by the Holy Spirit through my writing, about how GOD has helped me, and how He through my story and testimony might help others who have been or are unemployed or struggling financially. And whoever buys the BOOK MANUAL with CD will get the bonus with a couple of poems I have written. And anyone who buys any of those products helps me to help poor children.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My loving eye on you.

Psalm 32:8. (NIV)

The LORD deserves all the glory!

Reidun Friestad, Author

Norway

PS: This children book is for the time being only available in Norwegian with the title DEN BLÅ KJOLEN, www.denblakjolenbarnebok.com but will come in English, with the title THE BLUE DRESS.

THE BLUE DRESS by Reidun Friestad