Charlie Atkins

First Appearance: The Showdown (13^th book)

Charlie Atkins was a teenage boy who had trouble understanding the world. He was a slow learner, and needed assistance doing most activities. When the rapture happened, he had no idea why so many people disappeared. He met Vicki while helping her. When Vicki tried to explain to him why he was left behind and what it meant to have a relationship with God, he was more concerned about the mark of the believer on Christian’s foreheads. He stays with the Young Tribulation Force for awhile, but Judd wants him to leave because he isn’t saved, and is worry Charlie might turn the kids in to the Global Community. Can the kids convince Charlie of the truth? Or will he give the Young Trib Force up to the GC?

 



John Preston

First Appearance: Nicolae High (5^th book)

John is the cousin of Mark Eisman. They were buddies since they were babies. They both grew up in Christian homes, but didn’t believe in God. John was close with his aunts, uncles, and cousins. He would pretend he believed in Jesus, but it was a lie. He never believed. Not until his whole family disappeared. All that was left was their clothes. Mark had been left behind too. John knew right away what had happened. He got saved right after the rapture. He met Judd and Vicki on their first day of school after the rapture.

 

 



Melinda Bentley

First Appearance: The Showdown (13^th book)

Melinda Bentley was one of Conrad’s Morale Monitor partners. She ends up in Chicago for a mission to catch looters in a mall after the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake. She and Felicia are avid Carpathia followers. Melinda and Felicia were best friends before the rapture. After an incident with one of Felicia’s family members, they decided their best option was to go to boot camp and become Morale Monitors. Vicki tells them about the word of God, and they try to turn her in. Will it work? Or will the Young Tribulation Force stop them?

 

 



Chaya Stein

First Appearance: Busted! (7^th book)

 

 

Chaya Stein was the daughter of Mitchell and Judith Stein. She was seventeen years old at the rapture. Before the disappearances, Chaya’s family believed in the Judaism. Chaya met a young man who was Christian. He explained her faith to her, but she was still unsure about leaving behind her Jewish faith. She met with him one night, for a meeting. As he was getting on the subway, while explaining to her, once again, the story of Jesus, he disappeared right out of his clothes! She panicked and got help. Then she realized dozens of other people in her location disappeared. She got home later that night, to find on the news that millions of people, worldwide had disappeared. After that she believed, and her parents disowned her for leaving behind her original faith.

 



Test Your Knowledge Answers

Here are the answers to the questions from Tuesday's "Test Your Knowledge."


1. Who has red hair?
          Vicki Byrne
         
2. Who has a sister named Marci?
           Judd Thompson

3. Who lived in Mount Prospect, Illinois?
          Trick Question, all of them!

4. Who's parents died after the Rapture?
          Ryan Daley's

5. Who met Darrion first?
          Ryan Daley

6. Who met John Preston first?
          Judd Thompson and Vicki Byrne met him together

7. Who has an uncle named Andre?
          Lionel Washington

8. Who was called a "Rebel" in the first book (The Vanishings)?
          Vicki Byrne

9. Who goes after a car in the O'Hare airport?
         Judd Thompson and Vicki Byrne

10. Who lived in a trailer park?
         Vicki Byrne


Good job to those who got the questions correct!

Conrad Graham

First Appearance: Into the Storm, (11^th book)

Conrad Graham, the younger brother of Taylor Graham, met Lionel in the eleventh book of the series. He was a Morale Monitor when he met Lionel. He was curious about the Bible, but wasn’t sure if he wanted to believe it. He didn’t live with his family, and his brother, Taylor, was up in Chicago, so he was recruited by the Global Community, and ended up in a boot camp for Moral Monitor trainees down in the South. After quite a few adventures along the way, Conrad finds Judd and Vicki and they explain the Rapture and tell him about Jesus. Will he listen? Or, because he is a Morale Monitor, will he arrest them?