PENNY: (staring at screen in confusion) "Surfer Bob, what are you DOING?"

SURFER BOB: (shot of Surfer Bob on surfboard, eyes closed, sort of kneeling on board) "SHHH!"

PENNY: (shaking her head) "Mr. C, what do you make of this?"

MR. CHRISTOPHER: (comes over to computer, looks perplexed) "I don't know, Penny ... but as long as he's QUIET, I'm sure NOT going to bother him!"

PENNY: "Oh, Mr. C ... this is ridiculous! Bob, are you OK?"

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "Penny, has Surfer Bob EVER been OK?"

SURFER BOB: (opens his eyes and stands up, looks disgusted) "Well, Mr. Christopher, since you obviously aren't ENLIGHTENED to that SPECTACULAR exhibit of cutting edge missions you just witnessed, I'll go easy on ya."

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "ENLIGHTENED? And are YOU going to enlighten me??"

PENNY: "Bob-o, what were you doing? And what do you mean, "cutting edge missions"? It looked like you were just taking a nap to me. Although NEXT time you might want to try lying down."

SURFER BOB: "I was PRAYER SURFING, Penarino! It's the WAVE of the future! (snickers) Get it? Wave? Prayer surfing?" (guffaws awhile)

PENNY: "PRAYER SURFING?? I've never heard of such a thing. Have you, Mr. C?"

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "Well, no, Penny, but I've heard of prayerwalking, although Bob-o here seems to be a little bit confused ..."

SURFER BOB: "ANYONE can prayerwalk ... but only a few of us SPECIAL hombres have the SKILLS and EXTRA-ORDINARY TALENT to PRAYER SURF."

PENNY: "I've heard of prayerwalking before. As a matter of fact, some people from my church just got back from a PRAYER WALKING trip to China. They flew to Beijing, toured the city, and PRAYED as they walked."

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "And, UNFORTUNATELY, Bob is right about one thing - prayerwalking IS the cutting edge of missions. The great thing about prayer walking is that you can do it anywhere—even in countries where Christian mission work is not allowed."

PENNY: "That's right, Mr. C. You can pray anywhere."

SURFER BOB: "Even on a SURFBOARD, right, Penarina??!"

PENNY: "I guess he's right again, Mr. C! You know, I REALLY wanted to go on that China trip with my church. When they got back, I heard all of their EXCITING stories: people they had SHARED THE GOSPEL WITH, parts of the neighborhood they had PRAYED for, the interesting CULTURAL EXPERIENCES they had. (Sigh ...) But I couldn't take two weeks out of school. Maybe ONE DAY I'll get to go on a trip like that."

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "That's too bad you couldn't go, Penny. It sounds exciting. But there IS a way you can reach China WITHOUT leaving the country. Or even our hometown."

PENNY: "China?"

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "That's right. Think about who owns the Asian market on Main Street."

PENNY: "Mr. Wong ... but what does that have to do with reaching China? Mr. Wong isn't a Christian."

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "No, he's not. And he could use our PRAYERS. So could the Zeng family who live down the street from Mr. Wong. They ARE Christians who attend my church, and Mrs. Zeng faces all kinds of persecution from her family in Hong Kong."

PENNY: (pensive) "I hadn't thought of that ... and what about the man who owns the hotel on Third Street, a couple of blocks from the Zengs? Or Mr. Lu who passes me every day in his Cadillac on my way to work? He's very wealthy, but he doesn't seem very happy ... You know, Mr. C? I just realized something INCREDIBLE. It's almost like we have a small piece of CHINA right DOWN THE STREET from us!"

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "EXACTLY! And there's no reason we couldn't take a walk around those blocks and pray for Mr. Wong, the Chinese people we see shopping at his market, the Zengs, the hotel owner, Mr. Lu, his family, the workers at the Golden Dragon restaurant, people going to the Buddhist temple ... The possibilities are endless."

PENNY: (excited) "Mr. C, what if Mr. Wong became a Christian? He could be a GREAT witness to each of his Chinese cashiers and truck drivers."

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "Yes—AND his friends and family back in China."

PENNY: "So you're saying that our prayers HERE have the potential to do great things ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD??"

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "You BET they do!! Who knows what God might do if we pray for the Zeng family to remain strong in their faith, for Mrs. Zeng's relatives to accept Christ, for the hotel owner to visit the church RIGHT NEXT DOOR to him, or for Mr. Lu to share the REAL REASON FOR HAPPINESS with his subsidiaries in China?"

PENNY: "Mr. C, I get it! We really CAN reach the world RIGHT HERE!"

MR. CHRISTOPHER: (to KOM viewers) "That's right, Kids On Mission. You can pray ANYWHERE. And your prayers can do a lot. Listen to what RANDY SPRINKLE at the International Mission Board has to say about the power of prayerwalking."

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PENNY: "Wow! That's impressive!"

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "It sure is. As a matter of fact, groups of Christians—like those from your church, Penny—are making prayerwalking teams a reality—overseas and in our own United States of America. Take at look at this volunteer team praying for an unreached people group called the Wolof, originally in Senegal, who live in New York City."

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PENNY: "Mr. C, I had no idea we could be a part of something so BIG. Why don't we pray RIGHT NOW for our Chinese friends HERE in our hometown ... and maybe I'll take the long way home past the Asian market and the Zengs and PRAY FOR EACH of the Chinese people I see."

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "I think that's a great idea, Penny. I'll take that route home, too.(to KOM viewers)" And you, KOM viewers, might have your own part of town or people group in mind. Why don't you ask God what people group He wants you to lift up today and pray along with us?" (Mr. Christopher and Penny bow their heads) "Dear God, we thank You for allowing us to live in a country with plenty of freedom where we can pray without fear. Many people in the world don't have this freedom, and many die for their faith. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to meet people of other cultures. Help us to do our part in taking the gospel to EVERY nation by praying for the group on our hearts WHEREVER we are. In Jesus' name, Amen."

PENNY: "We sure do love getting your cards and letters. Maybe you could let us know how you are being a kid on mission in your own hometown. Write us at: Kids On Mission, International Mission Board, P.O. Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230!"

SURFER BOB: "YEEEEEEE-haw! I'm outta here!"

PENNY: "Bob, where are you going in such a hurry?"

SURFER BOB: "Well, my little Penacita, I'm going to do some PRAYER SURFING of my own."

PENNY: (excited) "Really? That's GREAT! What culture are you praying for?"

SURFER BOB: "Mexico!"

MR. CHRISTOPHER: "Well, Bob, I must say I'm pretty impressed. You know, maybe I've been wrong about you all this time ... I always thought you were more interested in CLOWNING AROUND than buckling down following YOUR STOMACH rather than following the facts. I guess that just shows how WRONG I was ... So who are you praying for in Mexico anyway?"

SURFER BOB: "The gnarly farmer who grew the beans for my BEAN BURR-I-TOS, the cook who's serving up my BIG PLATE OF CREOLE-STYLE CHICKEN CHIMICHANGAS WITH CHITLINS, HEAVY ON THE MOLE SAUCE ... YIPPEEE! And the ranchero who grew the tomatoes and JALAPENOS for my SOUTHWESTERN FRIED SHRIMP TACOS ...