The Bereans: Trusting the Unknown (Prequel Novella)

Mia Carter has always known exactly where she belongs. Pine Grove is home. Her school is familiar, her church is filled with people who have known her for years, and her best friend Callie has been beside her for as long as she can remember. Mia’s life may feel a little too predictable sometimes—but it is safe, comfortable, and hers. Then her dad is offered a ministry position four and a half hours away in Riverton. Suddenly, everything Mia thought she could count on begins to change. A new house. A new church. A much larger public school. Leaving Callie. Leaving the people and places that have shaped nearly every part of her life. Mia knows what she is supposed to believe. She knows God is good. She knows her parents have prayed, searched Scripture, sought wise counsel, and believe He is leading their family to go. But knowing the right answers does not make leaving any easier. As moving day draws closer, Mia must wrestle with a difficult question: Can she trust God even when she does not understand what He is doing? The Bereans: Trusting the Unknown is a heartfelt Christian YA prequel novella about faith, friendship, family, and learning that trusting God does not mean pretending change is easy. This is where Mia’s journey begins—before Riverton, before the Bereans, and before she discovers just how much her faith is about to become her own. The road ahead is unknown. God is not.