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PENNY:
Hi, Mr. Christopher! How’re you today? (MR. CHRISTOPHER
doesn’t answer.)
PENNY:
Mr. C? (Moves over toward him. Then louder.) Mr. C??
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Oh, my goodness, hello there, Penny.
(takes ear piece from ear) How are you today?
PENNY:
Well, I’m doing just fine. What are you listening
to there?
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Oh, well, my old alma mater
is playing a big game today, and I wanted to listen
to all the action.
They have quite a team this year!
PENNY:
Well, Mr. C, if you want, I can pull up the game
on my computer. We might even be able to find some live
shots of the game online …
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: No, no, that’s a little too
much “technology” for me, Penny. My trusty
old transistor will do just fine. But thank you for
offering.
PENNY:
Sure, anytime. Just let me know if you change your
mind.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Oh, I will, but don’t hold
your breath waiting. (Both chuckle, as if it was a good
joke.)
PENNY:
Well, I’m going to get to work over here. What
are we researching today?
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Today we’re working on
Uruguay. Do you know where that is?
PENNY:
I do, but let’s show our Kids On Mission friends,
too.
PENNY:
Mr. C, this Web site about Uruguay says its chief products
are beef cattle, corn, oats, sunflower seeds –
this sounds a lot like Iowa, Kansas or even Texas!
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Oh, no. You didn’t just
say that.
SURFER
BOB: Hola, amigos! Did someone just say one of
my favorite words in the whole English language –
TEXAS?!
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Well, Bob …
SURFER
BOB: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway, what’s up
with the Lone Star State? Do ya need to know some first-hand
info about the greatest land on Earth?
PENNY:
Actually, Surfer Bob, we’re talking about Uruguay
today. Do you know anything about it?
SURFER
BOB: Yeah … I think we’ve been
there before!
PENNY:
Oh, that’s right; now I remember. Uruguay
is a country in South America. They have cattle, sports
and all kinds of things we’re familiar with here
in the United States.
SURFER
BOB: Sports?! Do they have surfing?
PENNY:
They do have sandy beaches and water sports,
but I don’t know the quality or quantity of their
waves, if that’s what you’re asking. But
I think LAND sports are a bigger attraction there –
you know, soccer, baseball … that sort of thing.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: (still listening to game) All right!
SURFER
BOB: What’s up with him?
PENNY:
He’s listening to a ball game on his transistor
radio – which is a perfect point in my case:
People love sports! Just like you love surfing, Mr.
C loves
listening to his college ball games.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Now, I did hear that, Penny! And
you’re right – so many people enjoy sports.
And International Mission Board missionaries have discovered
that sports offer a perfect way to share the good news
of Jesus Christ with people who might otherwise never
hear – or listen to – the gospel.
PENNY:
That’s true especially in Uruguay, which I’ve
read on the Internet is one of the most atheistic
countries
in Latin America. Many kids there have never even entered
a church building!
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Take a look at the great things
IMB missionaries Bill and Heather Lawrence are doing
through sports ministry in Uruguay.
SURFER
BOB: That’s pretty coolio. I wonder if
they’re ever thinkin’ of using SURFING as
a ministry. I could give ‘em some real good tips.
Hey, I could even do the mission stuff myself.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: You? Be a missionary? Well, I guess
stranger things have happened!
PENNY:
That’s true! God does use amazing ways
to get His message to people around the world. And actually,
believers in Spain DO share the gospel through surfing.
But that’s another story for another day.
SURFER
BOB: Then God can even use little ol’ me!
Whadda' ya know about that! And He can use our KOM dudes
and dudettes, too!
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: You’re right, Bob. Let’s
see what one of those “dudes” or “dudettes”
have to say:
PENNY:
Thanks for sending us your letters! We look forward
to hearing from you!
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: You can mail your letters to us
at: Kids On Mission, International Mission Board, P.O.
Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230.
SURFER
BOB: Uh, Christopher, I think yer team just scored.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Huh? Oh, hey! (Sticks earpiece back
in ear.) Yeah! Way to go, team!
SURFER
BOB: What a fanatic!
PENNY:
Oh yeah? Hey, Bob, look at that wave! (Points
to computer!)
SURFER
BOB: Where? Where?
PENNY:
That’s what I thought! (to camera) Maybe God wants
you Kids On Mission to use something you’re interested
in – sports, music, books, whatever it is –
to share Jesus with your friends.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Maybe it’s time for YOU to
“Play Ball!” Think about it! And we’ll
see you next time.
PENNY:
‘Bye!
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