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MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Oh, hello. I didn't hear you come in. (looks
at watch) Well, I see you got here on time. I
can't say the same for Penny. She should have
been here half an hour ago. I wonder what's keeping
her."
PENNY:
"Sorry I'm late, Mr. Christopher. Hope I
didn't miss anything."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Well, our Kids On Mission partners are already
here."
PENNY:
(to camera) "Oh, hi!"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
(with a wink to camera) "What happened, Penny?
Did you have to stay after school?"
PENNY: "Yeah.
No. I mean, I didn't have to stay, but I got into
a conversation with this girl in my class. She
told me she is now a Muslim and that Islam is
the only true religion. I tried discussing it
with her, but I'm afraid I don't know very much
about Islam."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Very few Christians do, even though Islam
is one of the fastest growing religions in America."
PENNY:
(Penny walks over to acrylic map and Mr. C joins
her.) "I always thought Muslims lived in
the Middle East."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Well, Islam is the predominant religion
in the Middle East, most of north Africa, and
Indonesia. But as you've just discovered, there
are Muslims in Europe and the United States."
PENNY:
"I bet Surfer Bob can get us some information
about this growing world religion."
SURFER BOB:
"Yo, Pennarino wassup out thar? Got sumpin'
fer me?"
PENNY:
"I've got a little bit different assignment
for you today."
SURFER BOB:
"Just name it, Penny-sita!"
PENNY: "Mr.
C and I want to learn all we can about Islam.
You know, Muslims ... followers of Muhammad."
SURFER BOB:
"Oh, Muhammed Ali."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
(off camera) "No,
but Cassius Clay changed his name when he became
a Muslim."
PENNY: "See
what you can find, will you, Bob-O?"
SURFER BOB: "This
sounds like undercover work. I think I better
wear a disguise. Be right back." (He flies
off the screen and comes back a few seconds later
wearing a turban and a loose robe.) "There!
How's that?"
PENNY:
"Oh Bob, do you always have to dress the
part?!? Go see what facts you can round up!"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
(he approaches
Penny's computer station with a small book on
Islam from which he starts to read) "It says
here that about 100 million Muslims live in Africa,
but there are about 7 million in the United States."
PENNYS VOICE:
"Oh, look. Bob-O has already found a Factoid
for us."
PENNY:
"Wow, those are amazing statistics. I had no
idea. Oh, look, Mr. C. Surfer Bob also found an
Islam feature for us. Lets see what he's got."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Now you see why you could not convince your
friend at school. Muslims do believe that theirs
is the only true religion and that all others
are in error. That's why Muslim missionaries cannot
work openly in Islamic countries."
PENNY:
"But what can Christians do?"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Well, we must all have a heart for the Christian
world. We need to pray for these people. And it
all starts with a knowledge of their faith."
PENNY: "Well,
I've certainly learned a lot today."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
(to camera) "And I hope you have, too."
PENNY:
"There is so much to learn, if we ask the
right questions. Which reminds me, we've gotten
some very interesting questions from our mission
friends lately. Would you like to hear one of
them?"
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Sure."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"That was
a good question. We'd like to hear from you.
If
you would like to know about other world religions,
send your letters and cards to: Kids On Mission,
P.O. Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230."
MR. CHRISTOPHER:
"Well, Penny, I guess that just about wraps
it up for this week."
SURFER BOB'S VOICE:
"Hello-o-o-o-o! Anybody there?"
PENNY:
"Oh, I forgot to thank Surfer Bob for his
good work."
SURFER BOB:
"You got any more undercover work for me
to do? I like these disguises."
PENNY:
"Take off that turban, Bob-O. You can't fool
anyone with that accent of yours."
SURFER BOB:
"What you talkin about, my little Penny-sita?
Ah don't have no accent!"
PENNY:
"Yes, you do."
SURFER BOB:
"No, I don't!"
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