2025
Saying No
August 2025


“Saying No,” Friend, August 2025, 16–17.

Saying No

A true story from Nigeria.

Woman leading a song to children in Primary

One more time!

Boy with his hand raised talking to a woman

What does this song teach us?

That we need to take care of our bodies.

Later that week …

Two boys playing soccer in a street
Two boys sitting and eating
Boy waving two boys over to him

Hey! Come join us!

Three boys smoking cigarettes, two other boys looking worried
Boy with a thought bubble with a cigarette crossed out in it

Smoking is bad for my body. Heavenly Father wouldn’t want me to smoke.

Boy offering another boy a cigarette

Here, try one.

Boy holding up his hand to say no to a cigarette

No, thanks. I’m going home.

Boy carrying a soccer ball, walking away and whistling, boys smoking cigarettes left behind
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Illustrations by Corey Egbert