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What
If?
Vol.
4
Lottie
Moon Christmas Offering
This
show tells how your gifts to the Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering affect missionaries on
the field.
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SURFER
BOB: (Very loud) "Yee-haw! Howdy 'do today,
Miss Penny? Ain't it a geee-rate day fer surfin'?!"
(PENNY AND MR. CHRISTOPHER obviously are startled
from their work).
PENNY: (obviously
startled) "Gee, Bob, you nearly scared me out of
my wits!"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
(clears throat) "I guess SOMEBODY needs to be reminded
that this is a workplace."
SURFER BOB:
"Oh good grief, you two. Whatcha getttin' all up
tight 'bout, hmmm? Y'all 're jest workin' too hard
fer anyone's good. You oughta see the size of these
waves out here!"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Bob! Isn't it a little cold to be surfing? After
all, it's nearly winter."
PENNY: "Yeah,
it's freezing outside!"
SURFER BOB:
"Maybe where yer at . but when yer on the World
Wide wave, you can be anywhere! And today, I'm choosing
Tahiti! Ya-hoo! Oh, oh, here comes a big one! Cowabunga,
dudes!"
PENNY:
(laughs) "You know, Mr. Christopher, I can't help
but wonder - what if Bob were, well, refined?"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Hmmm, I wonder ."
(Both imagine Surfer Bob in a tux or suit, smooth
mustache, English accent, saying something such
as: "Pardon me, sir and miss. Can I be of service
to you in any way?")
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
(shakes his head as if clearing the thought) "No,
Penny, I hardly can imagine it."
PENNY:
"Yeah, it just wouldn't be the same, would it? How
would I keep up on my surfer language, dude?"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
(laughs) (Texas accent) "Well, Miss Penny, it'd
be a might tough 'round this here corral without
our lil' buddy . even if I don't always want to
admit it."
SURFER BOB:
"You two are absolutely, positively . weird! I can
hear every single little word that comes outta yer
mouths. You ain't gittin' rid of me, and you ain't
reformin' me, so don't ya worry . or wonder! (mutters
to self) What if, what if . good grief."
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: "Actually, Bob, you just made
me realize something very important."
SURFER BOB:
"I did? I mean, um, yeah, sure, like how special
lil' ol' Bob is, right?"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Not exactly. But you were saying, "What if?" Well,
today I'm researching how important the Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering is to international missions,
and I couldn't help but wonder, "What if nobody
gave?"
PENNY: "That's
the offering named for Lottie Moon.the famous missionary
to China, right Mr. C?"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"That's correct, Penny. And do you know how much
of the offering goes to support Southern Baptists'
missionaries?"
PENNY:
"I remember talking about Lottie Moon's life - how
dedicated she was sharing the gospel with the Chinese
people - and I remember talking about how every
single penny counts. Every single Kid on Mission
can make a difference by whatever offering they
can give."
SURFER BOB:
"Now jest hold on a second, Penorita. You ain't
slippin' no wool over my eyes, are ya? Yer sayin'
that if all I could give was, say, a single buck,
it would really make a difference? That sounds like
hog wash ta me."
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: "No, Bob, it's not "hog wash"
- it's the truth! There are a lot of places in the
world where a single dollar could buy, for example,
a New Testament. Think about somebody who never
has heard about Jesus Christ in his or her entire
life. There are millions of people like that in
the world. Your dollar might be the one dollar used
to buy a Bible to tell someone about Jesus for the
very first time. It could change their life eternally!"
SURFER BOB:
"Well, I'll be. Never did think lil' ol' me could
do much to change the world."
PENNY: "Hey,
Bob-o, do you think you could find a little more
information about why it's important for our KOM
friends to give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering?"
SURFER BOB:
"Sure thing, missy. I mean, WHAT IF no one has told
'em how important they are yet?"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Isn't it amazing how God is working throughout
the world - and that He uses our offerings to help
make it happen!"
PENNY: "Yeah,
Mr. C. The feature mentioned that there were 360,000
baptisms last year worldwide - nearly 1,000 baptisms
for each day of the year. The Lottie Moon Christmas
Offering also helped missionaries begin nearly 5,000
churches. This year's offering goal of $115 million
will help missionaries next year with these ministries,
as well as everyday things such as pay for their
homes and automobiles, help pay for their kids to
go to school ."
SURFER BOB:
"Yowza! Did you say one hunder-ed and fifteen MILLION
smackeroos? WOW! That's a ton of money. There's
no way we can ever get that much dough together!"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Well, sure, Bob, $115 million IS a lot of money
- but look at it this way: There are about 40 million
Southern Baptists in America. That's less than $3
a person!"
SURFER BOB:
"Oh, well, if you look at it thata way ."
PENNY: "And
with 1.7 BILLION people who've never heard about
Jesus Christ before, that's only about 6 cents per
person! And that's not even counting support for
the missionaries or churches overseas."
SURFER BOB:
"Well, what're we waitin' fer? Let's start giving!"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Do you think, perhaps, we should see what's in
the mail first?"
SURFER BOB:
"Oh, yeah - whatcha got Miss Penny?"
PENNY: "Let's
see."
PENNY:
"Thanks for another great letter, gang!"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Be sure to write us with YOUR letter at: Kids
On Mission, International Mission Board, P.O.
Box 6767,
Richmond, VA 23230."
SURFER BOB:
(again in dignified dress, speech) "And now, sir
and miss, I do believe it's time for me to go deposit
my Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. It is a deposit
for God.if you will. Thank you, and good day. Oh
yes, and remember: What if YOU don't give?"
MR. CHRISTOPHER AND PENNY too stunned to speak.
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