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Episodes 31, 32, 33
EPISODE #31 Announcer Life on the missionary boat got better and better, and even the weather seemed to be cooperating, for they sailed for days, and though they did not know where they were going, somehow they all knew they were moving in the right direction. True, they were still... All Lost On The High Seas, Announcer ...but they didn't feel as lost as before, and the change in Cannonball was getting more visible all the time. One bright day they spotted the same shoreline they had traveled past several weeks before. Squawk noticed it first. _____________________ Squawk I say, isn't this a fine how-do-you-do? Grandpa W What is it, Squawk? Squawk Well, I was just standing here, looking out across the water, when I recognized something. Grandpa W All I see is water. Squawk Look over there. See that thin strip of land on the horizon? Grandpa W Oh, yeah... now that you mention it, I do. Squawk Do you know what it is? It's the place where we saw Cannonball's uncle. Remember? Announcer That's when the others joined the conversation. Cannonball Ah, what fine weather. Having a little chat, I see. What's up? Grandpa W Well, it isn't so much "what's up" as "what's over there?" Cannonball Okay. What's over there? Squawk Sandy beaches and low-lying hills. Steve You don't say. Cannonball Oh..... this is starting to look familiar. Squawk, tell me, can you see anybody walking along the shore... a pirate perhaps? Squawk I can see somebody holding a book. It looks like he's talking to the waves and the seagulls. Little Wonder Why would anyone be talking to the waves and the seagulls? Grandpa W Maybe he's reading a story. Steve Maybe he's praying. Cannonball No, he's practicing a sermon, I tell you. It's my uncle, no doubt about it. Strange how the boat is heading straight toward him. Announcer And so the boat continued sailing while all five passengers lined the deck. Soon they could hear a voice coming across the water. Colin McGill It was for you, you know? You. No matter where you've been, or what you've been up to. I should know. I sailed many a rough sea in my youth, but Someone who calms the sea made a difference in me. Cannonball Wow! I didn't know my uncle could preach that good. Grandpa W Are you sure you want to keep going, Cannonball? Last time we saw your uncle, you wanted to get away as fast as you could. Cannonball Yes, I remember. But this is a different day now, and I have some good news of my own. Announcer This last statement made everyone wonder what Cannonball meant, but they didn't have time to ask. The voice spoke loud and clear. Colin McGill Yes, you. You're the one. The one He's looking for. The one He's calling. It's you He wants to rescue. From your past, your sin, your struggle. Give it up. Sail away in a new direction. Little Wonder Wow, this is just like a revival meeting. Squawk It is, isn't it? Grandpa W I kind of like it myself. Cannonball I used to hate it once, but all the hatred is gone out of me now. Little Wonder Cannonball, we didn't want to say anything, but we have noticed. You're different. Cannonball Yes, I was out on the deck... alone one evening... after we left the Invisible Island... thinking things over... I stopped sailing away that night. Someone turned me around on the inside. Colin McGill This is your day, my friend. Your opportunity. Reach for it. Hold on. What's this? A boat? I recognize it. Cannonball, is that ye? Cannonball Uncle! It's me! I'm back. Colin McGill Yes, I can see that. But you didn't sail away under ideal conditions. Cannonball No, Uncle, I didn't. But my conditions have changed. Colin McGill Ah... so has my name! All You mean you're not YOU KNOW WHO? Colin McGill No. That was the name my crew gave me. But God gives new names, you know. Grandpa W Oh, I get it... like Saul became Paul. Little Wonder And Jacob became Israel. Colin McGill Yes, and I went back to the name given me as a child... only now I'm a child of God. Cannonball What name was given you as a child, Uncle? I never knew you except by that old name. Colin McGill Ah, nothing famous, nothing fancy... just Colin... Colin Mcgill. But it's a much finer name than the other one I had for years. Squawk Maybe I should try a new name. Uh... how about Hummingbird. Steve Squawk, you better keep the name you have. Cannonball Uncle Colin, my heart is new. Do you think I should change my name too? Colin McGill You had a fine name as a little girl. Do your friends know it yet? Cannonball I told them. I don't know if they remember. Others We do. "Rebekah Daisy Milton." Colin McGill Ah, Rebekah. Such a fine name. I've looked forward to the day when I could call you that again. Cannonball Then from now on, I choose the name Rebekah! Announcer The conversation went on from there, and continued deep into the night after they had docked the boat, but we must stop here. Still, you can be sure of one thing. Though far from Ocean Grove on the outside, on the inside Cannonball had come home. From that day on, her friends almost always called her... Rebekah. Tune in next time. Till then, have a great week, and don't forget your friends who are... All Lost On The High Seas!	EPISODE #32 Announcer (commenting on the theme song) Well, to be more exact, the pirate's name used to be Cannonball Red, but if you were here last week, I'm sure you remember how her name was changed... and her new name is Rebekah. That doesn't change the fact that they are still... All Lost On The High Seas, Announcer ...but it makes a huge difference in how they feel about it. Their dangerous journey has become quite a lot of fun. Still, there were more surprises in store, and this time it was a happy surprise. Uncle Colin was the one who discovered it. _____________________ Colin McGill I say, my traveling friends... it was last evening when I decided to have a look around your boat. Tell me about that motor. Grandpa W Well, there's not a lot to tell, Uncle Colin. It looks like a motor, but it has a slot on the side, and whenever the motor stops, a Bible question comes out the slot. Colin McGill Yes, I noticed the slot. There's some fine print above it that says "Questions." But did you notice, on the other side of the motor there's another slot? Cannonball What? There is? Is there any fine print above the other slot? Colin McGill There is, me mates, there is. And it says "Destinations." Grandpa W But nothing has ever come out that side of the motor. Colin McGill No. And nothing ever will. Little Wonder Oh. I'm beginning to understand. Squawk Eh, what is it, Little Wonder? Little Wonder I'm guessing... that's the slot where we put pieces of paper in. Is that right, Uncle Colin? Colin McGill Yes, you figured it out. Grandpa W Do you mean that all this time we've been sailing around, not knowing where we were going... and all we had to do was write down where we wanted to go? Steve ...and put it in the slot? Cannonball ...and presto... we would have been there? Colin McGill I believe that's how it works. Squawk Well, stoke the fire, boys, and call me a jackhammer. Grandpa W Hot Diggety Pickens! Cannonball All summer sailing, and we could have been back in Ocean Grove. Little Wonder Think of all the ice cream we could have had. Grandpa W And all the services we missed. Steve And the sounds of summer. Cannonball Like children's voices at the beach. Squawk Or 20 skateboards riding by at 11 o'clock at night. All Oh... I miss it! Colin McGill Well, you know what to do then. Write the destination down, and put it in the slot. Announcer And that's exactly what they did. Waving goodbye to Uncle Colin, they prepared to depart. But Squawk had another idea. Squawk Hey, I have an idea. I've always kind of wanted to see the world. Grandpa W You mean we could save Ocean Grove for last? And put some other destinations in first? Squawk Why not? Everyone write down a secret destination, and when we get there, we'll guess where we are. Announcer And that's exactly what they did. Grandpa went first. He put the paper into the slot, and... All Wooooooow! Steve It's a port, but I don't recognize it. Cannonball I'll ask that man on the dock. Yo... where are we? Frenchman You're off the coast of France. Come ashore and have some French Toast. Announcer But before they could answer, Squawk dropped his piece of paper into the slot. All Woooooooow! Grandpa W Where in the world is this? I'll ask that guy walking along the shore. I say, where are we? Italian You're sailing the coast of Italy. Come ashore and we'll offer you fettucini and linguini. Announcer But before they could answer, Steve put another destination in. All Wooooooow! Cannonball Now this is more like it. Palm trees swaying in the breeze. Jamaican Ay, you like it here, mon. Little Wonder Where are we? Jamaican You're in Jamaica. Where else can you drink lemonade in the shade and feast on island cuisine? Announcer But before they could taste any lemonade or island cuisine, Little Wonder's destination hit the slot. All Woooooooooooow! Grandpa W That was a long one. I'd say we went half way round the world. Australian G'day, me mates, and welcome to the land down under. All Australia? Australian How would you like to try a few nights on the outback? Grandpa W No thanks. We're headed for Ocean Grove. Australian Jumping kangaroos. Did you know that the folks who founded the Ocean Grove in New Jersey also founded an Ocean Grove right here in Australia? Announcer But before they could answer, Rebekah dropped in a destination of her own. All Wooooooooow! Irish Man Tip o' me hat, and top o' the morning to you. What brings you here to the coast of Ireland? Want to learn to play the bagpipes? All Uh, we were just leaving. Announcer So they dropped in the slip of paper that said Ocean Grove, but just then the motor stalled. Out came another question. It read, "Name three others who were lost on the high seas." Grandpa W Oh, that's a good one. The Apostle Paul is one. Squawk I wonder if you could count Jonah. He was sort of lost down under the high seas. Cannonball Maybe Noah. He didn't know where he was going. Grandpa W That's good, Rebekah. Let's try it. All Paul, Jonah, Noah. Woooow! Announcer When the boat stopped, there was water all around them, and no Ocean Grove. Where were they? Tune in next time to find out. Till then, all you kids have a great week, and don't forget your friends who are... All Lost On The High Seas!	EPISODE #33 Announcer All around them the deep blue of the sea stretched to the far horizon. Our five friends... Grandpa Wilhelm... Squawk... Steve... Little Wonder... and Rebekah... ...looked out across the water. Grandpa W That's funny. We dropped those pieces of paper in the motor, and we went all around the world. But when we dropped in the paper that said "Ocean Grove," we wound up here. Cannonball Do you think we should try again? Squawk Yeah, let's give it another try. Announcer So that's exactly what they did. But the boat didn't move at all. Steve I can't figure this out. Let's review how we got here. Cannonball That's a good idea. Where do we start? Grandpa W Well, it was Uncle Colin who discovered the other slot on the motor... the one marked "Destinations." Steve So we decided that was our way back home. Little Wonder Yes, but Squawk wanted to see the world first. Squawk Right. So I suggested we each drop in a secret destination. Grandpa W My piece of paper took us to France. Squawk I sent us to Italy. Steve I chose the island breezes of Jamaica. Little Wonder I took us to Australia. Cannonball And I chose Ireland. Grandpa W And that's where we went... to all those places. Squawk But now, when we put in "Ocean Grove," all we get is... All OCEAN! Cannonball Ocean everywhere, and no Grove. Squawk To borrow a popular expression, looks like we're lost on the high seas. Grandpa W Little Wonder, you're good at ideas. What do you think? Little Wonder Well, maybe we can test the motor by trying one of our other locations... France, for instance. All Good idea. France, here we come. Woooooow! Frenchman Bon Jour. Welcome to France. Are you back to try our French Toast? Grandpa W Now back to Ocean Grove. Ready, go! All Woooooow! Squawk Eh... lost on the high seas. Steve I don't get it. France works. But Ocean Grove only gives us the ocean. Cannonball Let's try another one. How about Australia once more! All Wooooooooooow. Australian Ah, back again, I see. Did you want to try a few nights on the outback? Or was it Ocean Grove in Australia you wanted to see. Grandpa W What did you say? Australian I said... are you here for the outback, or did you want to see our version of Ocean Grove? You know, the same people who founded Ocean Grove in New Jersey also founded an Ocean Grove here in Australia. Little Wonder Oh, I get it now. When we drop Ocean Grove in the slot, the boat doesn't know which one to take us to, so we wind up in between. Cannonball In the middle of the Ocean. Steve So that's why we keep going back to that spot. It makes sense now. Grandpa W Thank you very much, my friend. You've answered a big question. Australian No problem, now if I could just find where my kangaroo went to. G'day, me mates. Grandpa W Okay... let's try this piece of paper. It says, "Ocean Grove, New Jersey." Little Wonder Oh, I just know this is going to work. Ocean Grove, here we come. Oh, Cannonball... I mean... Rebekah... you'll stay with us, in Ocean Grove, won't you? Cannonball Well, I'd like to, but I have a problem. How am I going to get this boat back to the poor missionary I stole it from? Grandpa W Cannonball... I mean... Rebekah... you really have changed! Cannonball Yes, my heart's different. It feels like it's brand new. Little Wonder That's because it is. It reminds me of that verse. Tell us, Grandpa. Grandpa W If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Cannonball I like that verse. I'll have to look it up when we get back. But I still don't know how to get the boat back to the missionary. Squawk Eh, I think I know. Listen. You know where you stole it from, right? Write a short apology, and leave it on board... then write the destination too. When we get to Ocean Grove, you four step off the boat. I'll drop in the destination, and I'll fly up in the air before the boat disappears. Grandpa W Oh, I get it. Good idea, Squawk. The boat will go back where it belongs, and we'll be back where we belong. Little Wonder With ice cream for everyone. Australian Are you guys still here? Grandpa W We'll be gone in a minute. Okay... here goes. All Woooooooooow! Announcer And suddenly, there it was! The fishing pier, the beach, the life guard chairs, and the Ocean Vista in the distance. (Yeah! Yeah!) (Hot Diggety Pickens!) (Stoke the fire boys...) (Ropes and silver spoons!) (I'll have a hot fudge sundae!) They all stepped off the boat, except for Squawk, who held the final destination in his beak. He dropped it in the slot, quickly flew up in the air... and just like that the boat disappeared. The five friends walked into Ocean Grove, and you know where they went first? To Beth's house to see the little baby, and to tell the whole story. So the adventure came to an end, but for a pirate whose name was once Cannonball Red, I suppose you could say the adventure was just beginning. That's all for now. Hope you had a great summer, and don't forget your friends who are no longer... All Lost On The High Seas! (Postscript) You'll probably want to know what happened to the treasure map. Well, in all the excitement arriving back in Ocean Grove, the Adventurers forgot all about the map, and when Squawk dropped in the final destination, the boat disappeared. So wherever the boat is now, I suppose that's where the map is too. But Cannonball really wasn't interested in that kind of treasure any more. Like "Me" said on the Invisible Island, "Cannonball, your treasure still remains, but it isn't the kind you thought it would be. It's an invisible treasure." And so it was. Your friends are enjoying life back in Ocean Grove. Of course, they'll probably discover another adventure someday. If ever they do, you can be sure KIDSTIME will bring it to you. Till then, all you kids have a great time, and enjoy the bright adventures that are yours!