SURFER
BOB: "Whewiee, Billy-Boy! It is H-O-T, HOT out
here!"
ACCOUNTANT BILL: "Well.um.yes.it.um.is.and
humid too."
PENNY: "Hey Bob and
Bill, what are you guys up to?"
SURFER BOB: "Oh, Billy-boy
and I have decided to take a little fishin' trip out here
in the Pantanal. I'm afraid we haven't been able to catch
much yet. I think it's too hot."
ACCOUNTANT BILL: "Or,
maybe.um.perhaps.um.well.because. we are.well.using Surfer
Bob's.well.his.um.socks for bait."
SURFER BOB: "Hey Billy,
hand me one of those yellow ones with the lines from the
hamper. Let's see if they ain't bitin' argyle today."
PENNY: "Disgusting."
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: "So, what's he up to now, Penny."
PENNY: "Oh, Surfer
Bob and Accountant Bill are off fishing the net in a place
called Pantanool or Pantanal."
MR. CHRISTOPHER: "Ah,
no that is the Pantanal. It is a swampy region in western
Brazil. Here.this will help."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"I've read that the Pantanal was
once an inland sea. It still floods heavily during the
rainy season. I've been told that it is a spectacular
land with all sorts of animals roaming the swamp. And,
snakes.BIG, SCARY ones with teeth that."
PENNY: "OK,
Mr. C., enough with the snake descriptions. Hey, do we
have missionaries in the Pantanal Region?"
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: "We sure do, Penny! Carl and Wanda
King work in a town on the edge of the Pantanal called
Corumba. They get a lot of help from volunteers who come
to bring medical help and spiritual help to the people
of Corumba."
PENNY:
"Hmmm.let me see if Surfer Bob can fish up anything
about the work of Southern Baptists in Corumba. This
shouldn't be that hard.he seems to have more success
fishing for stories than he does for fish! Hey Bob,
front and center!"
SURFER BOB: "Hold
on Penny, I'm just about to cast! OK, AB, here I go.DUCK!"
ACCOUNTANT BILL:
"Duck? What duc.yowieeee!!!!!"
PENNY: "Uh.oh!"
ACCOUNTANT BILL:
"Sputter.cough.cough!"
SURFER BOB: "Now
Billy-boy, it is way too dangerous in these waters for
you to be out swimmin'! A croc will get you sure enough!
And believe me amigo, you don't want a crocodile bite.or
for that matter, since we're out here in cyberspace
you gotta make sure you avoid the Crocodile BYTES! Heh,
heh.get it? Croc B-Y-T-E-S.bytes?!?!?!"
ACCOUNTANT BILL:
"Well.no.actually.you.cast.and."
SURFER BOB: "Whatever.
I don't know what he's mumblin' about Pennarita. The
boy's a bit wet behind the ears if you know what I mean.
Now what can I do you for amigita?"
PENNY: "Mr. Christopher
and I were hoping that you might find us some info about
Southern Baptist work in Corumba, Brazil, while you
were down there in the Pantanal."
SURFER BOB: "I'm
way ahead of you hombres. I knew you were going to ask
that very question once I surfed the net-waves on over
here. I've already cast my net and brought in a real
whopper of a story! And, believe me this ain't no 'fish
tale!' Looky here!"
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: "What an intriguing place. And,
intriguing work! It is great to see how God's people
come together on the field to bring the love of Christ
to the lost."
PENNY: "Yeah, bringing
the love of Christ by sharing how He died and wants
to save them from sin is easy once you've shown them
the love of Christ by helping with physical needs."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"That's right, Penny. You know we take so many things
for granted here in the United States. Access to dental
care and medical help is something we certainly take
for granted. But, we also take for granted God's graciousness
in allowing us easy and accurate access to the truth
of the gospel."
PENNY: "We are fortunate
here in the U.S. It is certainly time for us to give
something back to the people in the world around us.
(to camera) Are you giving to the lost of our world?
You can give your time by praying for them. You can
share your resources by giving to support missionaries
like Carl and Wanda King through the Lottie Moon Christmas
Offering® and with your tithes through the Cooperative
Program. And, as you get older make sure that you seek
out volunteer mission opportunities. Pray, give and
go gang!"
SURFER BOB: "And
write! Write lil' ole me here at: Kids On Mission, International
Mission Board, P.O. Box 6767, Richmond, Va. 23230."
ACCOUNTANT BILL:
"And, um.well.um.visit.the.um.Kids On Mission.um.website.at:
http://kidsonmission.org.
Um.well.yes.that could be.um.fun.as.well.as.well."
SURFER BOB: "Hey Billy, why don't you show our
good buddies what you caught when we were out trawlin'
fer KOM letters earlier today."
ACCOUNTANT BILL:
"Oh.um.yes.here.um.feast.your.eyes. on.well. watch.um.look.at.well.watch."
PENNY: "Ah.I
knew the name sounded familiar!"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"What name?"
PENNY: "Carl
King's name. I was reading this John Grisham book, The
Testament, and Carl was thanked in the back! Listen,
'Carl King, my friend and a Baptist missionary.took
me deep into the Pantanal. We had a wonderful time for
four days counting alligators, photographing wildlife,
looking for anacondas, eating black beans and rice,
telling stories, all from a boat that somehow grew smaller.
Many thanks to Carl for the adventure.' Isn't that cool."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"It certainly is! And, speaking
of adventures.make sure that you join us next time for
Kids On Mission. Because the adventure is just beginning!"
PENNY: "It
sure is, gang! We have all kinds of great adventures
to embark on in the world of missions."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"These are the greatest adventures
of all, because they are God's adventures! See you next
time!"
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