either food nor
money nor extra clothes."

"How shall we live, Master? Where shall we stay?" asked Simon.

"When you come to a strange town, find someone who will open his home to
you while you work there," answered Jesus. "Once you have decided with
whom you will stay, do not change. Hold fast to your first friend."

"What if no one will take us in?" asked Andrew.

"If you find no one who will help you, leave that town immediately,"
answered Jesus. "God will judge any town that will not hear your
message.

"This is your gospel: Tell all Jews that God has come among us. Tell
them that his power is right now at work. Tell them that he is the ruler
of all who trust him. Warn them to repent and turn to him now." The
disciples realized that they would have to face the people without
Jesus.

"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves," warned Jesus. "You will
be persecuted. Never put your trust in persons in high positions, for
they will betray you.

"If you are put in prison and brought into court, do not be anxious
about what you should say. The spirit of God your Father will help you,
and everyone who hears you will learn the good news that God's Kingdom
has come."

"Master, how shall we ever have strength to do it?" burst out Andrew.

"Do not be afraid!" Jesus was standing now, ready to bid them farewell.
"God has given you his own power. You carry news of eternal life; you
are doing the work of God's Kingdom!"

A few days later, one of the Twelve visited Nazareth. He saw the mother
and brothers of Jesus and told them how Jesus was sending missionaries
of the Kingdom to every village in Palestine. Mary was at once fearful.

"That will put him in great danger," she said nervously.

"He has already made a big enough fool of himself," remarked one of her
sons rudely. He was a strong young fellow about twenty-five. "The
trouble with him is that people make too much of him."

"Don't speak that way, Jude," protested Mary. She had spent many
sleepless nights wondering if the rumor could be true that Jesus had
become a fanatic and was not in his right mind.

"Bah! The only trouble with him is that popularity has gone to his
head!"

"What should I do, Jude?" asked Mary. "He is bound to get into some kind
of trouble if he goes on like this."

"Oh, I don't know." Jude wished his mother would stop worrying. "Perhaps
we can make him come home."

Mary snatched at the suggestion. "Let us go to him right away."