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     "FUN in the SON"
    is a FUN and easy, two day, Kids Crusade that is geared towards
    evangelism.  It is easy to put together, yet it will leave your kids
    sitting on the edge of their seats.  How good is "FUN in the SON"
    kids crusade?  A child from a non-Christian home who came the first
    night, cried because he had to leave for vacation, and was not able to go
    the second night.
     
    "FUN in the SON" is set in the Hawaiian
    Islands.  Two brothers, while on their vacation, find a hidden
    treasure map, and spend the next two days running from the infamous Captain
    Crook, while searching for the treasure.  Though they do not find the
    treasure they are looking for, they do find a treasure greater than any
    they could have imagined.  
       
    
    DOWN LOAD  
    
      
    
    You will need Six actors
    for the skits, and one Narrator.  
    You will also need one Bible story
    teller, one or two puppeteers, and one person to talk to the puppets.
     
       
    
     
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       Heroes:  
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       Don
      and Hardley Worthit.  Two brothers who go to Hawaii for vacation and
      find a treasure map.  Don is the straight man who is the smart
      strong one.  Hardley is the goofy one. 
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       Villains: 
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       Captain
      Crook and his sidekick Ed.  Together, they are
      "Crook-Ed".  Capt. Crook is the notorious bad guy who has
      been looking for the treasure map for most of his life.  Ed is his
      not so smart minion.  Ed has an eye patch that changes eyes each
      scene.  Ed always repeats the last four or five words that Crook
      says.  Example: Crook says, "I have been looking for that
      treasure map for years." And Ed says, "Yea, he’s been looking
      for years."  
      Crook is the
      straight man of the two, and Ed, if played right, can have one of the
      funnest, and funniest parts. 
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       Hawaii
      5-0 agents: 
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       Dano
      and Chin are two of Hawaii’s not so bright police officers.  They
      are hot on Captain Crook’s trail and are just about to arrest him. 
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       Narrator
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       Reads
      the notes, the part of Magarret, and the part of Sergeant Friday. 
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    The material in this Kids Crusade
    is written in a basic skeleton structure to give you freedom.  We have
    written it so that there are not a lot of lines to remember, but rather
    ideas to act out.  Have fun with it, and be silly.  
    
      
    
    Stage:
     
    The stage is set as one of the
    Hawaiian Islands.  You will need a beach front*, a hut*, some palm
    trees* and a main mast*. See
    Stage Props for ideas on how to make cheap but effective
    props.  The more props, the better the atmosphere.  
       
    
    Strobe
    light:  
    We like to use a strobe light
    and music for the chase scenes.  This is one of the kids’ favorite
    parts of the service.  For the best results, cover all the windows in
    your room with dark plastic.  
    Make sure you practice with
    the strobe light.  It is fun, but if you're not used to running with a
    strobe, you will run into each other (which isn’t always bad :o).  
    *** I
    suggest you let people know that you will have a strobe light. 
    Occasionally a child with certain illnesses is effected by the strobe
    light.  The child and parent will know this, and in that case just
    throw out the light. In eight years of doing the crusade, I haven’t yet run
    into one of these kids, but just in case, it is always nice for the parents
    and you to know.  
       
    
      
    
     
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       treasure
      chest 
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       plastic
      lobster 
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       2
      plastic sand pails 
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       treasure
      map 
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       small
      bat  
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       bigger
      bat 
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       Bible 
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       confetti 
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       candy 
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       small
      water gun 
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       large
      water gun 
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       cup
      of water 
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       strobe
      light 
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       empty
      soda bottle 
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       beach
      towel 
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       walky
      talky 
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       table 
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       cocoa
      nuts 
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       six
      notes with the clues  
      written on them 
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       a
      big "X" (made from  
      construction
      paper) 
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    *Palm
    Trees:  
    
     
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       Go down to your local carpet
      store, and ask if you can have the old roles that come in the middle of
      carpet.  Then cut to size and paint them.  For the leaves,
      either buy some cheap palm looking branches from the craft store, or make
      some palm branches from green construction paper taped to metal clothes
      hangers, and attach them to the top of the carpet role.  
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    *Hut
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       A cheap and easy
      way to make the hut is to first, check with your local appliance store
      and ask them for one or two old refrigerator boxes (two is best in case
      you goof up with one :o) Secondly, cut off one side of the box, then cut
      a whole out of the other side of the box to create a window for the
      puppet.  Then, if you are up to it, cut out some more palm leaves
      out of green construction paper, glue them to the side you cut off, and
      attach it to the top of your hut as a thatched palm roof. Lastly, you can
      place a fish net on the hut with sea shells for added decor. 
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    *Main
    Mast:  
    
     
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       The main mast is pretty
      easy.  You can make it one of two ways.  Either get an extra carpet role and paint it brown, or purchase
      a long Styrofoam swim floaty (a Noodle) and paint it brown. 
      The carpet role is much more sturdy, but the Styrofoam is a little easier
      on the head.  For an added touch, we attach a sign that says,
      "Main Mast". 
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    *Beach
    Front:  
    
     
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       Get a couple more carpet roles
      and cut them into slightly different sizes, then connect them to make
      them look like a Pier. 
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         Capt. Crook 
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         Ed 
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         Hawaii 5-0 Agents 
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         Don 
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         Hardley 
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         captains hat 
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         sailors cap 
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         Hawaiian Shirts 
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         Hawaiian Shirts 
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         Hawaiian Shirts 
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         Hawaiian lei 
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         Hawaiian lei 
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         Hawaiian lei 
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         Hawaiian lei 
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         Hawaiian lei 
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         fake hook 
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         eye patch 
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         grass skirts 
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         grass skirt 
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         fake nose & glasses 
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         nose & glasses 
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         nose & glasses 
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         inflatable life-saver 
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         sun glasses 
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         inflatable life-saver 
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         sunglasses 
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         funny sun glasses 
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    If you live in the United States and don’t have
    a store in your town or community where you can get these props, you can
    order most of them, and lots of other fun things from  
    The Oriental Trading
    Co.  
       
       
       
       
    
      
    
      
    
     
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       Day One  
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       Day Two 
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      1.  MUSIC 
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      1.  MUSIC 
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      2.  ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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      2.  ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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      3.  MORE MUSIC 
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      3.  MORE MUSIC 
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      4.  INTRODUCTION 
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      4.  INTRODUCTION 
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      5.  SCENE 1 
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      5.  SCENE 4 
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      6.  BIBLE STORY 
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      6.  BIBLE STORY 
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      7.  PUPPET SKIT 
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      7.  PUPPET SKIT 
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      8.  SCENE 2 
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      8.  SCENE 5 
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      9.  MEMORY VERSE 
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      9.  MEMORY VERSE 
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       10. 
      SCENE 3  
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       10. 
      SCENE 6 
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       11. 
      SERMON 
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       11. 
      SERMON 
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       12. 
      ALTAR CALL 
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       12. 
      ALTAR CALL 
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       13. 
      CONTEST 
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       13. 
      CONTEST 
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       14. 
      SNACK 
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       14. 
      SNACK 
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    [Narrator introduces
    the skit.  Play "Dragnet" CD.]  
       
    
     
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       "This is the
      city, Honolulu.  A bustling town in the Hawaiian Islands, filled
      with vacationing tourists from all over the world who come for the ocean
      and sun, excitement and fun.  But like most places in this world of
      ours, there are, unfortunately, the occasional criminals who prey on
      these unsuspecting site seers.  That's where I come in.  My
      name is Sergeant PO ALIMA, which happens to mean 'Friday' in
      Hawaiian.  I'm a cop, I carry a badge."  
      "It was
      the summer of 2003, when two tourists, brothers Don and Hardley Worthit,
      went on their summer vacation to the beautiful islands of Hawaii. 
      On the second to the last day of their trip, they came to one of Hawaii's
      smaller remote islands to explore.  It is here that our story begins. 
      The names have not been changed, because only one is really
      innocent." 
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    Scene
    1:  
    A:  [Play the
    "Odd Couple" CD.]  
    Don and Hardley come out
    exploring and looking around the stage.  Hardley is singing Jamaican
    songs, and Don tells him to cut it out, that they are in Hawaii, not
    Jamaica. (If you can find a toy squirt camera, have Hardley tell Don to go
    and stand next to the palm tree so he can take a picture of
    him.   Hardley then squirts Don and the kids).  While they
    are exploring, Don finds an empty bottle.  They decide to put a note
    in it and throw it into the ocean.  While looking for a piece of
    paper, Don tells Hardley to go look by the main mast.  (Hardley is
    standing next to the main mast).  Hardley asks, "What's a main
    mast?"  Don says, "Are you trying to tell me that you don't
    know what a main mast is?"  Hardley says, "I wouldn't know a
    main mast if it came up and hit me."  (Someone from behind stage
    takes the main mast and hits Hardley with it).  They continue to look
    for a piece of paper.  Hardley finds one, but complains that it has
    scribbles on it.  As Hardley begins to throw it away, Don grabs it and
    explains that it is a treasure map.  Just then, Capt. Crook looks out
    from behind the stage, and then ducks back.  Hardley sees Crook and
    jumps frightfully into Dons arms telling him he saw somebody. 
    Ignoring Hardley's concern, Don drops him to the ground, and returns his
    attention to the map.  After a brief study of the map, they decide to
    follow it and see if there really is a treasure.  They run into each
    other and argue about which way to go.  Finally, Don convinces Hardley
    and exit the stage.  
       
    B.  [Play the
    "Hook" CD.]  
    Capt. Crook and his side-kick
    Ed come out (Ed has his eye patch on his right eye).  Crook begins
    telling Ed how he has been looking for that map
    and its treasure for years, "And now they have found it for me. 
    All we have to do is get rid of those two goofy looking tourists, and the
    treasure will be all ours."  Ed says, "Yeah, the
    treasure will be ours."  After running into each other, Crook
    turns Ed around and they follow Don and Hardley off the stage.  
       
    C.  [Play the
    "Hawaii 5-0" CD.]  
    The two Hawaii 5-O agents,
    Dano and Chin, come sneaking out onto the stage and call up Steve Magarret
    on their walky-talkies.  (They are wearing jackets and dark
    sunglasses).  Chin tells Dano, "I have been chasing Crook and
    that treasure map for years, and now I have him."  He then tells
    Dano to call up Magarret to see if they should arrest him.  
    Dano: "Dano calling
    Magarret, do you copy Magarret? Over."  
    Magarret: "This is
    Magarret. Over."  (Magarret is just a voice over the sound
    system.)  
    Dano: "Chin and I have
    found Crook, and he knows where the map is.  Do we arrest him
    now?   Over."  
    Magarret: "Negative, I
    repeat, negative.  Wait until he gets the treasure.  Over."
     
    Dano: "Roger
    Magarret.  Over and out."  
    Magarret: "My name isn't
    Roger Magarret, its Steve Magarret. Out."  
    The two agents look at each
    other, shrug their shoulders and like the others, they run into each
    other.  Chin turns Dano around, and they sneak off in the same
    direction as Crook and Ed.  
    [Play the "Hawaii
    5-0" CD.]  
    
    Scene
    2:  
    A.  
    Step by step, Don and Hardley
    come out counting ... "97, 98, 99, 100."  Don stops at 100 and
    Hardley runs into the back of him.  Don asks Hardley, "When will
    you ever learn how to count?"  Hardley tells him that he knows
    how to count, so Don asks him, "All right, if you have $5.00 in that
    pocket, and $10.00 in that pocket, what do you have?"  Hardley
    says, "Someone else's pants."  A Hawaiian girl then comes up
    on stage.  When Hardley sees her, he goes over to try and tell her
    something in Hawaiian.  "KOU  OHANA  HE  PUPULE
    HUHU   DAH MAKULE PANIOLO."  She slaps him and then
    leaves.   Hardley asks Don what he said, and Don tells him,
    "You told her that her family are crazy angry senior citizen
    cowboys."  Hardley shrugs his shoulders, and then continues to
    look around for the treasure.  After a minute of looking, they find a big
    yellow paper X on the floor along with another piece of paper with writing
    on it.  Hardley tries to read it but tells Don that it is written in
    some ancient Hawaiian language.  Don looks at the note and then turns
    it over telling Hardley he was reading it upside down.  As Hardley
    begins to read the note, they hear over the sound system the voice of the
    man who wrote the note.  (The Narrator stops momentarily as Don and
    Hardley look around and then at each other).  They look at the note
    again as the voice continues to read, "To find the hidden treasure,
    (the narrator stops while Don and Hardley look around) open up and see, you
    must go looking on the highest palm tr..."  (The note is
    ripped).  Hardley gets upset that the last word is torn off, but Don
    calms him down by telling him that it is the word tree.  Hardley tells
    Don, "Mom always did say you had all the brains."  Then
    quietly under his breath, "And I have all the looks."  
    Just then Capt. Crook and Ed
    come out (Ed has his patch on his left eye). When Hardley sees him, he
    jumps into Don's arms, and once again Don drops him to the ground. 
    Crook and Ed then hold up Don and Hardley and tell them that they want the
    map.   Hardley hides the map behind his back, playing around with
    Crook and switching hands.  Hardley, who is standing by the main mast,
    tells Crook that they hid the map under the main mast.  Crook asks,
    "What's a main mast?"  Hardley looks at the kids and says
    laughingly, "You mean you don't know what a main mast is?" 
    Crook then says, "I wouldn't know a main mast even if it hit you on
    the head."  (The main mast hits Hardley on the head.)  Then
    Ed repeats Crook and says, "Yeah, he wouldn't know a main mast even if
    it hit you on the head."  (Again the mast hits Hardley on the
    head).  Hardley then says, "Now you done made me mad." 
    Finally Crook holds a gun on Hardley and Hardley yells, "Look behind
    you!"  Crook and Ed look back.  The lights go out and the
    strobe light and chase music come on as Crook and Ed begin to chase Don and
    Hardley around and finally off stage.  
    (I would again advise you to
    practice running with a strobe light.  It is more difficult than
     
    you would think.  We have
    Ed chase Hardley, and Crook chase Don.)  
    B.  
    The Hawaii 5-0 agents sneak
    out hiding behind fake trees.  They discuss with each other what to
    do, and then decide to call up Magarret.  (While they are talking to
    each other, they say things like, "Hey, where are you?" 
    "I'm over behind the tree."  "Oh yea, good disguise.")
     
    Chin: "Chin to
    Magarret, do you copy Magarret?  Over."  
    Magarret:  "This is
    Magarret. Over."  
    Chin: "We have followed
    Crook to Wykeekee beach, and he has almost found the treasure.  Do you
    want us to arrest him now? Over."  
    Magarret: "Negative, I repeat,
    negative.  Do not arrest him until he gets the treasure. Over."
     
    Chin: "Roger Magarret.
    Over and out."  
    Magarret: "I told you, my
    name is not Roger Magarret, its Steve Magarret.  Out."  
    The two agents shrug their
    shoulders and then sneak off stage.  
    
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    3:  
    A.  
    Before coming out, we hear
    Hardley ask Don if the coast is clear.  Don says, "Yes," so
    they both come out wearing a fake nose and glasses.  Hardley finds a
    glass of water and  begins to drink it saying, "Boy, this water
    tastes great!"  Don asks if he can have some too, but Hardley
    refuses to share.  Don tells him, "Come on Hardley, let me have
    it."  Hardley asks, "What did you say?"  And Don
    repeats, "Let me have it!"  So Hardley lets Don have
    it.  He throws the glass of water at Don.  Hardley laughs, and
    starts talking to the kids in the audience.  Mocking Don, Hardley
    repeats what he said, "'Let me have it.  Let me have it.'  I
    let him have it all right."  While Hardley is talking to the
    kids, Don finds a bucket and starts to chase Hardley.  He chases
    Hardley off the stage and all the way around the sanctuary.  Hardley
    stops in front of the stage and begs for forgiveness, telling Don that he
    is sorry and that he is the greatest brother in the world, but Don throws
    it at him anyway.  (The bucket is only filled with confetti). 
    This time Don laughs, and starts talking to the kids in the audience. 
    Mocking Hardley, Don repeats what he said, "Please, please, I am
    sorry, you are the greatest brother in the world.'"  While Don is
    talking, Hardley grabs another bucket (filled with candy) and throws it at
    Don who is standing in front of the kids.  Don ducks and the candy
    goes out into the audience.  (Stop here and give a piece of candy to
    all the kids who didn’t get one).  They go back up to the stage and
    reread the note they had found about finding the treasure on the highest
    tree.  After finding the highest palm tree, Hardley tells Don to get
    on his back so he can reach the treasure.  As Don tries to get on
    Hardley's back, they both fall down, so they decide to trade places. 
    Hardley then tries to get on Don's back, but Hardley covers Don's eyes so
    he can't see.  As they stumble around the stage, because Don is unable
    to see, Hardley is screaming in fear.  After much effort, and hopefully
    laughter from the kids, they finally get to the top of the tree and find
    another note.  Don asks Hardley if he got the note.  When Hardley
    answers yes, Don drops him.  Don grabs the note from Hardley and
    begins to read it when the voice interrupts them again and reads it over
    the sound system.  (When they hear the voice, they stop and look
    around trying to figure out where the voice is coming from). 
    "Now you know, the treasure ain't in a tree.  But maybe, just
    maybe it is down by the sea."  Just then Crook and Ed come
    out.   (Ed has his patch on his right eye.)  Hardley sees
    them and again tries to jump into Don's arms, but Don won't catch him so he
    falls to the ground.  Don asks Ed, "Wasn't your patch on your
    other eye last time?"  Ed says, "What patch?"  Ed
    then looks at the kids and shrugs his shoulders.  Crook holds them up
    again, but this time Hardley pulls out a gun of his own and tells Crook to
    drop his.  
    Crook:  "Who are
    you?"  
    Hardley:  "My name
    is Magarret."  
    Crook:  "Magarret
    huh?"  
    Hardley: "Roger."
     
    Crook: "That's funny, I
    don't know a Roger Magarret, but I do know a Steve Magarret."  
    Hardley:  "Oh, funny
    man eh?  Do you write your own material?  Now drop your
    gun."  
    Crook does what he says and
    drops his gun.  Don asks Crook, "How does it feel to have the shoe
    on the other foot?"  Hardley bends down and looks at Crook's
    feet, "His shoes are on the right feet Don."  Hardley then
    gets up, scares Crook and Ed some more with his gun, and then squirts the
    two of them in the face.  Crook looks at Ed and says, "It's just
    a squirt gun, get him!"  The house lights go out and the strobe
    light and music come on as Crook and Ed begin to chase Don and Hardley
    around the room and then out.  (During the chase, Ed chases Hardley
    around until Hardley grabs a bat and begins to chase Ed around.  Ed
    then finds a bigger bat and chases Hardley around and then finally off
    stage).  
       
    B.  
    The two agents come out
    dressed as hula girls.  Dano tells Chin, "You actually make a
    pretty cute girl."  Chin threatens him, and then they begin to
    discuss what they should do about Crook.  They decide to call Magarret
    again.  
    Dano: "Dano to
    Magarret, do you copy Magarret?  Over."  
    Magarret: "This is
    Magarret.  Over."  
    Dano:  "We have
    followed Crook to the north side of the island.  Should we arrest him
    now?  Over."  
    Magarret: "Negative, I
    repeat, negative.  Wait until he finds the treasure.  Over."
     
    Dano:  "Roger
    Magarret. Over and out."  
    Magarret: "I'm telling
    you, my name is not Roger, it is Steve.  Out."  
    The agents sneak off stage
    in opposite direction, wait for about 3 seconds, and then go back the way
    Crook and Ed went.  
       
       
    
      
    
      
    
      
    
    [Narrator introduces
    the skit.  Play "Dragnet" CD.]  
       
    
     
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       NARRATOR:  
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       "This is the city,
      Honolulu.  An exciting and adventurous town.  A town where people
      like to come and take their family vacations.  Normally, it is a
      haven of security and fun, but occasionally there is the crime that
      threatens the safety and enjoyment of vacationers.  That's where I
      come in, my  name is Sergeant PO ALIMA,  which still happens to
      mean 'Friday' in Hawaiian.  I'm a cop, I carry a badge."  
      "As you recall from
      out last meeting, our story began on the night of July 13th, (the first
      day of your Kids Crusade), the second to the last day of our heroes'
      vacation, Don and Hardley Worthit.  While exploring, these two
      heroes found a treasure map that began their adventure in search of a
      hidden treasure.  However, when the dangerous and infamous Capt.
      Crook and his weaselly little side kick Ed overheard that our two heroes
      had found the map, they began to chase them around the island.  Our
      loyal Hawaii 5-0 police agents, Dano and Chin, are also hot on their
      pursuit."  
      "Our story begins
      today as our heroes continue in their hunt for the Hidden Treasure. 
      So let's follow Dano and Chin in their pursuit of Crook and Ed, as they
      continue to chase Don and Hardley, while they follow the map to the
      hidden treasure.  Again the names have not been changed, because
      only one is really innocent." 
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    Scene
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    A.  
    Hardley and Don come
    out.  The Hawaiian girl enters the stage.  Once again, Hardley
    tries to talk to her in Hawaiian.  He tells her, "KAU KUPUNA
    WAHINE, HE HULU HULU, INO INO, HE IA NUL"  but gets his face
    slapped again.  The Hawaiian girl leaves and again Hardley asks Don
    what he said.  Don tells him, "You told her that her grandmother
    was a hairy ugly dolphin."  He shrugs his shoulders then pulls
    out the last note from the night before.  They read the note, (read it out loud for new kids) and walk over to the
    beach front.  Hardley reaches behind the "beach front" and
    pulls his hand up with a plastic lobster attached.  Frantically
    Hardley runs around screaming when Don finally pulls the lobster off and
    throws it back.  Hardley goes back to the beach front in search of the
    treasure.  But to his disappointment, he only finds another
    note.  In reaching for the note, Hardley begins to fall into the beach
    front.  (While Hardley is falling behind the stage, he
    "secretly" takes a drink of water from a glass placed back there
    earlier.  A straw in the glass makes it easier to drink while upside
    down.)  Don doesn't notice, momentarily, but when he does, he rushes
    over and pulls Hardley out.  When he realizes that Hardley isn’t
    breathing, he tries to resuscitate him, by doing the, "out goes
    the bad air, in comes the good."  Hardley spits out the water he
    secretly drank while almost drowning.  After Hardley revives, Don goes
    over to get the next note.  Just then, Crook and Ed come out. 
    (Ed has his patch on his left eye).  
    Hardley asks Ed,
    "Wasn’t your patch on your other eye yesterday?"  Again, Ed
    just looks at the kids in the congregation and shrugs his shoulders. 
    Don and Hardley then try to trick Crook, but to no avail, Don tells him
    that the treasure is on the beach.  Hardley looks at him and in confusion
    says, "But Don ..."  Don interrupts Hardley, "It is no
    use trying to fight him."  Then looking at Crook, he tells him
    again, "The treasure is on the beach."  Again, Hardley says,
    "But Don …" and Don, with a wink, says to him, "The
    treasure is on the beach."  Finally, Hardley understands and
    says, "Oh yeah, on the beach."  Crook goes over and reaches
    behind the beach front and pulls his hand up with the plastic lobster
    attached.  The lights go out, the strobe and music come on and the
    chase begins.  Crook throws off the lobster and begins to chase
    Don.  Ed chases Hardley around, then Hardley gets the small bat and
    chases Ed around.  Ed finds the bigger bat and chases Hardley around
    and out.  
       
    B.  
    The Hawaii 5-0 agents sneak
    out wearing their normal uniforms and call up Magarret.  (Normal
    uniforms consist of jacket and sunglasses).  
    Dano:  "Dano to
    Magarret, do you copy Magarret?  Over."  
    Magarret: "This is
    Magarret. Over."  
    Dano: "We have followed
    Crook to the beach front.  Do you want us to arrest him now?
    Over."  
    Magarret: "Negative, I
    repeat, negative! Do not arrest him until he gets the treasure. Over."
     
    Dano: "Roger Magarret.
    Over."  
    Magarret: "How many times
    do I have to tell you, my name isn't Roger, its Steve, Steve Magarret.
    Out."  
    The two agents
    start  to sneak off stage, but run into each other confused as to
    which way Crook and Ed went.  In the end, they exit the same direction
    as Crook and Ed.  
    
    Scene
    5  
    A.  
    Don and Hardley come running
    out dressed in Pirate outfits, looking for Crook.  Again, Hardley
    finds a glass of water and commences drink it, commenting on how thirsty he
    is with all this running around, and how good the water tastes.  Don
    asks if he can have some, but Hardley won't give him any, so Don demands
    that he let him have some, "I am serious Hardley, let me have
    it."  Hardley says, "What did you say?"  Don
    repeats, "Come on Hardley, let me have it."  So, Hardley
    lets him have it and throws the water at Don.  Don grabs a nearby bucket
    and again begins to chase Hardley off the stage and around the
    sanctuary.  They get up to the stage and Hardley says, "Wait a
    minute, yesterday you chased me and all you had was confetti, so go ahead,
    let me have it."  Don says, "What did you say?" 
    Hardley repeats, "Let me have it."  So Don throws it at him,
    but this time it really is water.  (Have Hardley open his mouth so
    some of the water goes in.  Then have him look at the kids, and spit
    it out).  Hardley then grabs a bucket of candy to throw at Don who is
    standing in front of the kids.  Don ducks, and Hardley throws the
    candy into the audience (Stop here and give a piece of candy to all the
    kids who didn’t get one).  They then read the last note that they
    found, (As the voice begins to read over the sound system, the two look
    around and then back at the note). "There may not be a treasure, I
    just may be a nut.  Or possibly the treasure is on top of a
    hut."  They begin in search for the hut.  After finding the
    hut, Don attempts to get on Hardley's back, but instead they both fall
    down.  Hardley then gets on Don's back and again Hardley covers his
    eyes so that he can't see.  They run into things on the stage, (for
    fun, knock over some palm trees and other props on purpose; the kids won't
    know its on purpose, and will get a kick out of it).  They finally get
    the third note from off the hut, and Don drops Hardley.  Crook and Ed
    then come out (this time Ed doesn't have any patch at all), and Hardley
    jumps into Don's arms.  Don again drops him to the ground. 
    Hardley comments on how soar his bottom is becoming.  Crook asks them
    if they have seen two goofy looking tourists with a treasure map. 
    Hardley begins to say defensively, "Hey, what do you mean by goofy
    looking?" but Don hits him, and the two of them begin talking like
    pirates saying, "Shiver me timbers, and swap the poop
    deck..."  Hardley has a patch on his eye, but pulls it up and
    asks Ed, "What exactly is a poop deck?"  Don hits him and
    then says, "Tighten down the main mast." and Crook asks,
    "What's a main mast?"  Don then says, "Ar, I wouldn't
    know a main mast if it hit my partner on the head."  Hardley then
    gets hit by the main mast for the last time.  Hardley tells everyone
    to hang on for a second, then goes over and tears down the main mast, and
    throws it off stage.  He then turns and claps his hands together,
    shaking off the dust, when the mast comes flying back in and almost hits
    him again.  Hardley then runs and jumps into Don's arms, who then
    drops him.  Crook realizes that it has to be them, and once again he
    holds them up.  Hardley asks Crook, "Ar, you wouldn’t hit a
    fellow Pirate would you? Arrr."  Crook hits him, and Hardley
    says, "That's what I thought."  The lights go out, the
    strobe light and music come on. The music is ballroom dance, so Don,
    Hardley, Crook and Ed start dancing with each other.  The music
    changes, and they begin the chase again and then finally out.  (If you
    have the enough space behind the beach front, have Crook chase Don back
    behind there and they can act like they are swimming).  Ed gets the
    big bat and chases Hardley.  Hardley gets a small squirt gun and
    chases Ed.  Ed gets a bigger squirt gun and chases Hardley around and
    finally out.)  
       
    B.  
    The Hawaii 5-0 agents sneak out
    wearing a fake nose and glasses, and call up Magarret.  
    Chin: "Chin to
    Magarret, do you copy Magarret?  Over."  
    Magarret: "This is
    Magarret.  This had better be good.  Over."  
    Chin: "We have followed
    Crook to the hut.  Do you want us to arrest him now?  Over."
     
    Magarret: "Negative, I
    repeat, negative.  Now repeat after me, "Do not arrest him until
    he gets the treasure. Over."  
    Chin and Dano:  "Do
    not arrest him until he gets the treasure.  Over."  
    Magarret: "Now don’t
    disturb me anymore, I am trying to eat lunch."  
    Chin: "Roger
    Magarret.  Over."  
    Magarret:  "My name
    isn't Roger Magarret, its.. ah never mind.  Just don’t call me any
    more until they have the treasure.  OK guys?  Out."  
    The two agents sneak off
    stage.  
    
    Scene
    6  
    A.  
    Don and Hardley come out
    discouraged after all their efforts, and no treasure to show for it. 
    They sit down on the treasure chest, which is covered with a beach towel,
    sitting in the middle of the stage.  Don asks Hardley what he did with
    the last note.  Hardley pulls it out and as he begins to read it, they
    hear the voice read over the sound system; the two look around and then
    back at the note, "I have lead you around in circles, that's just how
    it goes.  Actually the treasure has been right under you nose." 
    They look where they are sitting to discover the treasure chest. 
    Before they have a chance to open it, Crook and Ed come out.  Don and
    Hardley do everything to try to trick Crook, but nothing works.  They
    finally decide that they are going to have to FIGHT FOR IT.  The
    lights go out, the strobe light and music come on and Crook and Ed begin to
    fight with Don and Hardley.  They fight for a while, when Don yells,
    "Stop."  The lights come on, and Don tells them, "There
    will probably be enough treasure for all of us."  Crook agrees,
    so they huddle together to figure out how to divide it.  Just then,
    our Hawaii 5-0 agents sneak onto the stage dressed as tourists wearing
    shorts with white socks and black shoes, sun glasses and blow up life savers. 
    They begin to argue as to whether they should call and bother Magarret
    during his lunch.  They finally decide to do so.  
    Chin: "Chin to
    Magarret, do you copy Magarret?  Over."  
    Magarret: "This is
    Magarret.  This had better be important, cause I am in the middle of
    dessert.  Over."  
    Chin: "What are you
    eating for dessert?"  
    Magarret: "Those little
    fudge cookies my wife makes with the ... oh, never mind what I am
    eating."  
    Chin: "Sorry about that
    boss.  We have followed Crook and he has found the treasure, what do
    you want us to do?  Over.  
    Magarret:  "What do
    I want you to do?  Arrest him, I repeat, arrest him. Over"
     
    Chin: "Did you say those
    little fudge cookies...."  
    Magarret: "Book em
    Dano."  
    Chin: "Roger Magarret.
    Over and out."  
    Magarret: "For the last
    time, my name isn't Steve Magarret, but Roger Magarret.  Wait, I said
    that wrong.  Just arrest him!!!  Out."  
    The Hawaii 5-0 agents come
    out to arrest all four of them.  "Freeze!  This is Hawaii
    5-0, you are all under arrest."  In response, they all put their
    hands up.  The agents then have them open up the treasure chest. 
    There is a note inside which Hardley grabs and says he is going to
    read.  Don grabs the note from him, and says he will read it. 
    Crook grabs it from Don; Ed grabs it from Crook; Chin grabs it from Ed;
    Dano grabs it from Chin.  Hardley runs over and grabs it from Dano,
    who grabs it back from Hardley.  It then goes back down the line the
    other way, until it's back into Hardley's hands.  Hardley looks at the
    note, and we hear the voice read the note over they sound system, as
    everyone on stage looks around and then shrugs their shoulders. 
    "This is the last poem, so if you will listen to me, you'll find the
    greatest treasure in John chapter 3."  Hardley looks down and
    picks up what he calls a, "Holly Bibl".  Don grabs it from
    him and tells him it is the Holy Bible.  Don opens the Bible and reads
    John 3:16.  Everyone looks confused, and then Crook says, "Well,
    when I was in Sunday School ..."  Everyone looks at Crook and
    together says, "You went to Sunday School?"  Ed repeats the
    group, "You went to Sunday School?"  Crook says,
    "Yes" and then explains to everyone that he learned in Sunday
    School, that if you believe in your heart that Jesus died on the cross and
    rose again, and confess with your mouth that he is your Lord and Savior,
    you will be saved and then you will get to live forever in heaven. 
    Everyone agrees, to live forever in heaven with God would be the greatest
    treasure of all.  Crook then leads them in a sinner's prayer, "Dear
    God..."  (Everyone repeats after Crook.)  When they are done
    praying, one by one, they all comment on how this is the best treasure in
    the world.  Chin hugs Crook, Ed hugs Dano, and Hardley tells Don,
    "Let me give ya a big kiss brother." as Don ducks his hug. 
    They all leave happy and hugging each other.  
    PAU
     
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       Bible Stories  
      (You can use any Bible story.  These are the ones
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    Day
    1 The story of
    Solomon.  (Read I Kings 2-1, II Chronicles 1-10, & Leviticus)
     
    Solomon was the wisest,
    richest, and most powerful king of Israel.  He was so rich, as I King
    10:21 says, "all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all
    the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none
    were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon."
    and in 2 Chronicles 1:15 it says, "And the king made silver and gold
    at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones".  Now that is rich!  
    Solomon was also very
    powerful.  He was so powerful, that though he had enemies, the
    countries around him were afraid to even try to fight him, and Solomon
    never had to go to war.  
    Solomon’s wisdom was so well
    known, that people came from far away countries just to hear him speak, and
    then were in awe as they listened and watched (I Kings 10 - story of the
    queen of Sheba).  
    And yet with all of Solomon's
    money, power and fame, he was never satisfied, and was always seeking
    more.  In the book of Ecclesiastes12:13 he finishes by saying,
    "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:  Fear God, and
    keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."  Solomon,
    the richest, most powerful and wisest man came to the conclusion that
    riches meant nothing, power meant nothing, and knowledge without God meant
    nothing.  The only thing that really mattered, the only thing that
    satisfied was knowing God and to obey him.  
    
    Day
    2 Matt
    13:44-46  
    The parables of the hidden
    treasure, and the pearl of great price.  
    *Note. One of the biggest mistakes in
    children's ministry is to sermonize everything.  We do a skit, then
    sermonize it.  We tell a story, then sermonize it.  We have a
    puppet skit, then sermonize it!!!  By the end of the day, the kids are
    sermonized out.  The best thing to do is to move directly from one
    skit to another without sermonizing, then bring it together for your sermon
    at the end.  I personally like to tell the Bible story, and then
    quickly move on to the next scene in the skit.  Then at the end of the
    service, I will bring everything together and preach the short sermon
     
    
      
    
      
    
     Day 1 
    (This is simply a silly skit, it is just done for fun.)  
    Characters : Clunky, Simon RePeter*,  and a teacher.  
    Simon RePeter comes out and
    begins to teach the kids some Hawaiian words.  (*Click here for some
    fun and easy Hawaiian words.  Or go down
    to your local library and pick up a book on Hawaii.)  
    Clunky comes up and asks Simon
    what he is doing.  Simon tells Clunky that he is teaching the kids
    some Hawaiian words.  Clunky asks if Simon could teach him some words
    too.  Simon tells him he can teach him some more words after the
    service.  Clunky persists and begins to bug Simon, so Simon begins to
    play a trick on Clunky.  Simon tells Clunky to repeat after him.
     
    Simon :  OK, repeat
    after me.  
    Clunky:  OK, repeat after
    me.  (Simon shakes his head.)  
    Simon :  OWA  
    Clunky:  OWA  
    Simon :  TADO  
    Clunky:  TADO  
    Simon :  PIAM  
    Clunky:  PIAM  
    Simon then tells Clunky to say
    it by himself.  Clunky asks Simon to go over it with him again.
     
    Simon :  OWA  
    Clunky:  OWA  
    Simon :  TADO  
    Clunky:  TADO  
    Simon :  PIAM  
    Clunky:  PIAM  
    Simon again tells Clunky to
    say it by himself.  
    Clunky (slowly):  OWA ……
    TADO …… PIAM?  
    Simon :  Good, now say it
    faster.  
    Clunky (a little faster) 
    OWA … TADO … PIAM.  
    Simon : Faster.  
    Clunky:  OWA .. TADO ..
    PIAM.  
    Simon :  Faster.  
    Clunky:  OWA 
    TADO  PIAM.  OWA TADO PIAM.  Owa tado piam.  Oh what a
    dope I am.  Oh what a dope I am.  OH WHAT A DOPE I AM
    !!!   Hey wait a minute, is that really a Hawaiian word? 
    Simon tells him, "No, but I bet you really feel like a
    dope."  Simon turns and runs and Clunky runs after him.  
    
      
    
    Day
    2 (Again, this is
    simply a silly skit.  It is just done for fun.)Characters : Clunky and
    Teacher  
    Clunky comes up and tells
    the kids that he was tricked yesterday by Simon RePeter, and that today he
    is going to trick one of the teachers.  Clunky begins to laugh to
    himself and then calls up one of the teachers.  Clunky asks the
    teacher if she was watching when Simon RePeter was teaching the kids
    Hawaiian words yesterday.  The teacher tells Clunky, "No, I was
    busy getting things ready and I missed that."  Clunky tells the
    teacher, "That is too bad.  But if you would like, I can teach
    you a Hawaiian word."  The teacher agrees, so Clunky begins to
    play his trick.  Clunky tells the teacher to repeat after him.  
    Clunky  : OWA  
    Teacher: OWA  
    Clunky  : TADO  
    Teacher: TADO  
    Clunky  : PIAM  
    Teacher: PIAM  
    Clunky then tells the teacher
    to say it by herself.  The teacher asks Clunky to go over it with her
    again.  
    Clunky  : OWA  
    Teacher: OWA  
    Clunky  : TADO  
    Teacher: TADO  
    Clunky  : PIAM  
    Teacher: PIAM  
    Clunky again tells the teacher
    to say it by herself.  But the teacher tells Clunky that she needs him
    to go over it with her one more time, "But this time, say all the
    words together for me."  
    Clunky (slowly):  OWA ……
    TADO …… PIAM?  
    Teacher:  Say it one more
    time, just a little faster.  
    Clunky (a little faster) 
    OWA … TADO … PIAM.  
    Teacher: Faster.  
    Clunky  :  OWA ..
    TADO .. PIAM.  
    Teacher:  Faster.  
    Clunky:  OWA 
    TADO  PIAM.  OWA TADO PIAM.  Owa tado piam.  Oh what a
    dope I am.  Oh what a dope I am.  OH WHAT A DOPE I AM
    !!!   Hey wait a minute, you're the one that is supposed to say,
    I’m a dope!  The teacher tells him, "Clunky, I would never call
    you a dope."  Clunky asks the teacher if she thinks Pastor knows
    that trick?  The teacher says no, and Clunky leaves to go try to trick
    the Pastor.  
    (For fun, later in the service
    have the Pastor come out from behind the stage telling Clunky, "I
    don’t think your a dope Clunky.")  
     
    * 
    Simon RePeter is a
    hairy puppet who comes to Children's Church to teach the kids the memory
    verse.  He comes up, tells the children his name and that they are to
    repeat after him.  He then begins to say parts of the memory verse,
    giving the children time to repeat it.  This has a lot of opportunity
    for fun and silliness with the kids repeating everything Simon says. 
    In the end though, the children have repeated the memory verse several
    times, and consequently have learned it.  
    
      
    
      
    
     (You will need Hardley,
    Crook or Ed, and the memory verse written on cocoa nuts.)  
    Hardley comes out and sets
    up the memory verse, written on the cocoa nuts, in order on  
    a table.  (I use two
    1X2X8 foot boards to help the cocoa nuts stay up.)  He then tells the
    kids that he is supposed to teach them the verse.  He has the kids say
    the verse with him.  He then steps in front of the table, with the
    memory verse on it, and begins to talk about the verse.  While he is
    doing this, Crook comes out from behind the stage and takes one of the
    cocoa nuts.  The kids will yell and tell Hardley that Crook is taking
    one of the cocoa nuts, but he just ignores them.  When Crook leaves,
    Hardley turns around to go over the verse again with the kids, but notices
    that one of the words is now gone.  He accuses some of the kids of
    taking the word.  He then has them all say the verse with him. 
    Once more, he steps forward to talk to the kids, and Crook comes out and
    takes another one of the words.  Again, Hardley turns and finds
    another word missing.  He continues to accuse the kids, and then has
    them say the verse with him. This time, he listens to what the kids are
    saying (that Crook came from behind the stage and took one of the
    words).  Hardley decides to investigate.  He goes behind the left
    side of the stage to find Crook.  However, while he is walking behind
    the stage, Crook comes out the other side and takes another word. 
    Hardley then comes back out, and finds that another word is missing. 
    He has the kids say the verse with him again, and then asks them which way
    Crook went.  This time he goes around the right side of the stage, and
    Crook comes around the left and takes another word.  Hardley comes out
    and finds the word gone.  He has the kids say the verse with him, but
    this time he will not listen to the kids when they say that Crook is behind
    the stage.  (Crook peaks his head out occasionally to get the kids to
    yell.  But every time Hardley looks, Crook pulls back.)  Crook
    comes out and stands right behind Hardley, and the kids yell and tell
    him.  Hardley turns around to look, but Crook turns with him so that
    Hardley doesn't see him.  This happens a couple of times, until Crook
    finally takes one of the words and leaves. You may do as many variations to
    this until all of the words are gone, and the kids have memorized the
    memory verse.  
    Variations:
     
    
     
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       Crook knocks loudly on the
      right side of the stage.  When Hardley checks it out, Crook goes out
      the left side and takes a word. 
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       Crook knocks loudly on the
      right side of the stage again.  Hardley decides to go to the left
      side to trick and catch him.  Crook comes out the right side, shrugs
      his shoulders and takes one of the cocoa nuts and leaves. 
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       Crook sticks his head out,
      then goes back.  Hardley chases him from the other direction. 
      They pass each other behind stage, and come out opposite ends.  They
      look at each other, and then go back and pass each other again coming out
      the doors from which they started.  They do this two or three
      times.  Crook takes one of the cocoa nuts and leaves. 
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       Crook crawls on the ground,
      and when Hardley looks, he doesn't see him. 
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       Crook comes out so that
      Hardley sees him.  Hardley starts after him, and Crook and Hardley
      begin a chase in circles around the stage.  After about two times
      around the stage, Crook stops and sits down on a chair, sitting on the
      stage, as Hardley continues to run around in circles, oblivious to Crook
      sitting there.  After two more times of Hardley running around,
      Crook tells Hardley, "He went that way."  Hardley begins
      to follow where Crook tells him, but then stops and looks back. 
      Crook then grabs a cocoa nut and leaves the stage. 
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       Hardley grabs the last cocoa
      nut and, while holding it up, tells the kids that this time he is not
      going to be distracted, nor is he going to loose it.  Crook comes
      out and the kids will yell.  Hardley tells them that he is not going
      to fall for their tricks and that he is going to hang on to this last
      cocoa nut.  "The only way for Crook to get this last cocoa nut,
      is for him to come up and take it right out of my hand."  Crook
      looks at the kids, shrugs his shoulders, and grabs the last cocoa nut,
      running behind the stage.  Hardley goes over the memory verse with
      the kids for the last time, and then leaves to go find Crook. 
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    Day
    1 Memory Verse  
    2 Cor 9:15 
    "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."  
    Day
    2 Memory Verse  
    Matt 13:44  "the
    kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field" (King James)  
    Matt 13:44  "The kingdom
    of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field"  (New American)
     
    Matt 13:44  "The
    kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field."  (New International)
     
    
      
    
      
    
    Many people
    have different techniques when preaching a sermon.  However, we have
    found it best to quickly review what has been presented, and then bring it
    all together, by relating it to the children in the form of a small
    sermonette.  I like to grab a bucket of candy and begin to ask
    questions about the Bible story, memory verse, and skit.  This not
    only rewards the kids, but more importantly, it gets their attention. 
    Then I take about three or four minutes to preach my sermonette and give
    the altar call.  I am a big believer in fun, but I am a bigger
    believer in the altar.  
    Questions:
     
    Here is a list of
    questions you can ask:  
    Day
    One:  
    .  
    Q:  What are
    the names of our two heroes?  
    A:  Don and
    Hardley Worthit.  
    Q:  What did
    Don and Hardley find?  
    A:  A
    treasure map.  
    Q:  What
    did Don and Hardley do when they found the map?  
    A:  Started
    looking for the treasure.  
    Q:  Who
    was chasing Don and Hardley as they were looking for the treasure?  
    A:  Crook and
    Ed.  
    Q:  Who was
    chasing Crook and Ed as they were chasing Don and Hardley?  
    A:  Dano and
    Chin.  
    Q:  When
    Don and Hardley ran into difficulties, did they quit looking for the
    treasure?  
    A:  No.
     
    Q:  What
    is today's memory verse?  
    A:  2 Cor
    9:15  "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."  
    Q:  At the end of
    Solomon's life, what did he, the richest man in the world say?  
    A:  Fear God, and keep
    his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.  
    Sermonette:
     
    Sometimes we
    find ourselves running around in circles, looking for that magical treasure
    that we think will solve all of our problems.  "If I could just
    be rich, or strong, or popular, or smart, then all of my problems will be
    solved."  But Solomon, the richest, wisest, most powerful man of
    his time, at the end of his life said that it wasn't riches, but knowing
    and obeying God that brings true fulfillment.  
    We can have that same
    fulfillment that King Solomon sought and talked about.  In John
    14:5-6, Thomas, one of the disciples, asked Jesus, "how can we know
    the way?"  and Jesus answered, " I am the way, the truth,
    and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."  The
    Bible tells us that sin separates us from God, but that Jesus came to earth and died on the cross to take away our
    sins.  The Bible also tells us in Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt
    confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
    that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" and in
    Romans 10:13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall
    be saved."  
    When we believe
    and accept Jesus as our Lord, we are saved, and we receive eternal life and
    that fulfillment that King Solomon was searching for.  
    Altar Call.
     
    
    Day
    2:  
    .  
    Q:  What are
    the names of our two heroes?  
    A:  Don and
    Hardley Worthit.  
    Q:  What
    did Don and Hardley find?  
    A:  A
    treasure map.  
    Q: 
    Ultimately, what did Don and Hardley find in the end?  
    A:  Jesus.
     
    Q:  What
    did Don and Hardley do when they found the map?  
    A:  Started
    looking for the treasure.  
    Q:  Who
    was chasing Don and Hardley as they were looking for the treasure?  
    A:  Crook and
    Ed.  
    Q:  Who
    was chasing Crook and Ed as they were chasing Don and Hardley?  
    A:  Dano and
    Chin.  
    Q:  When they
    found the treasure chest, what did they find inside?  
    A:  A Bible.
     
    Q:  What
    was the verse that the note said to read?  
    A:  John 3:16
     
    Q:  Can
    anyone quote John 3:16?  
    Q:  What was
    the greatest treasure that Don, Hardley, Crook, Ed, Dano and Chin found?
     
    A:  Jesus (or
    heaven, or salvation ... etc.)  
    Q:  What was the
    memory verse?  
    A:  Matt 13:44 
    "the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field"
     
    Q:  When
    the man in the Bible story found the treasure chest, what did he do?
     
    A:  Sold all
    he had to buy the field to get the treasure.  
    This is
    also a good time to review, and ask some questions about yesterday's
    lesson.  
    Sermonette:
     
    There is a treasure that is
    worth looking for.  It is worth more than any other treasure in the
    world.  It is worth more than gold or silver.  It is worth more
    than money and jewels.  It is worth more than fame and power and
    popularity.  That treasure is eternal life, to be able to live
    forever.  And the Bible tells us how we can have that treasure.
     
    The Bible tells us that sin
    separates us from God, and keeps us from receiving that treasure of eternal
    life.  But, the Bible also tells us, that Jesus came to earth to take
    away that sin.  He lived a perfect, sinless life, and then died on the
    cross, taking our sins away.  
    Then, like Crook told the
    gang, the Bible tells us that if we believe in our heart that Jesus died on
    the cross, and rose again, and confess with our mouth that he is our Lord
    and Savior, Jesus will take away our sin, and we will be saved (born again)
    and then we will get to live forever in heaven.  
    Altar Call.  
       
    
    An option you
    may consider, which is an effective way I have found to do the altar call
    is to first ask the kids who are already saved, and have accepted Jesus to
    be their personal Savior to raise their hands.  When the unsaved kids
    see how many others have accepted Jesus, they are less afraid to do it
    themselves.  Have them put their hands down, then ask for the kids who
    would now like to ask Jesus into their hearts to raise their hands and to
    come forward.  
       
    
      
    
      
    
    Food:  
    Fruit Galore.  I often get parents wishing
    we would serve healthier snacks.  Well, this is the time to do
    it.  Because of the Hawaiian theme, we serve fruit, fruit, and more
    fruit.  Pineapple, plums, bananas, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe,
    etc.  
    Another fun thing to do is buy
    those little umbrellas for the "fruit" punch, it really gives it
    the Hawaiian look.  
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    Hawaiian words:  
    Make signs around the church using Hawaiian words, with
    the English word underneath.  
    Here are some examples :  
       
    
    *Click here for some fun and easy Hawaiian words.  Or go down to your local
    library and pick up a book on Hawaii.  
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    Dress up  (Lei's, Hawaiian shirts, and Grass skirts):  
    We like to purchase a bunch of leis and pass them out to
    the kids when they come in.  
    When kids (OK adults too) are dressed for the part, they
    just seem to have that much more fun, so we invite the kids to dress
    Hawaiian.  Some kids wear hawaiian shirts, and some of the girls like
    to wear grass skirts.  An easy and cheap way for them to make grass
    skirts is to get grocery bags from the store and cut long slits into them.  
      
          
    Grass Skirt  
    
    Theme Music:  
    A fun way to introduce each scene is with a theme
    song.  You can purchase C.D.'s with different songs to play at the
    beginning and end of each segment.  You won't have to tell the kids
    what is next or when it is over, they will here the music and know. 
    This also makes your service much more fluid, filling up the small empty
    spaces that usually occur during the service in between segments.  
    You can use any
    songs.  Here is a list of the theme songs we use.  You can order
    a CD with these songs at your local music store.  
    For the Narrator, we use
    the theme for "Dragnet".  
    For the Hawaii 5-0 agents, we
    use the theme for "Hawaii 5-0".  
    For Crook and Ed, we use a
    song from the movie "Hook".  
    For the two
    heroes, Don and Hardley, we use the theme for "The Odd Couple".
     
    For the chase and
    fight scene we use the theme for "Bananza".  
    We also need a CD with
    ball room dancing or Big Band music.  
    It is also fun
    to have some kind of Hawaiian music playing when the kids are arriving.
     
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    We conduct our contest for
    those who bring the most visitors a little differently.  
    We don’t want the kids to
    think that bringing only one friend is unimportant.  God rejoices
    when just one person comes to Christ.  So, we tell the kids that
    for every new friend they bring, they will have their name put into a
    bucket.  Then at the end of the Crusade, we pick four or five
    winners.  The more friends they bring, the better their chances of
    winning, but even the child who brings only one visitor will have a chance
    to win.  This encourages those kids who know they only have one or two
    friends they can invite.  I have often heard kids say, "I know I
    can't win, so why try."  
    **Secretly though, I do buy
    a couple of extra prizes just in case some child really does do a good job
    of bringing friends in and doesn’t win in the drawing.  I pull them
    aside afterwards and give them a special prize.  They really get a
    kick out of that.  
    
      
    
      
    
      
    
     
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       English 
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       Hawaiian 
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       English 
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       Hawaiian 
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       Love 
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       ALOHA 
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       Chief, Nobility 
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       ALII [AH
      LEE EE] 
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       Welcome 
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       ALOHA 
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       Foreigner 
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       HAOLE 
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       Farewell 
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       ALOHA 
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       Visitor 
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       MALIHINI 
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       Woman 
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       WAHINE  [WA HE NAY] 
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       Senior Citizen 
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       DAH MAKULE  
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       Man 
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       KANE [KA
      NAY] 
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       Ugly 
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       INO INO 
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       Girl 
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       KAIKAMAHINE [KA-I  KA MA HE NAY] 
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       Handsome 
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       UPALU 
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       Boy 
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       KAMALII KANE [KAMA LE-E  KA NAY] 
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       Pretty 
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       MAIKAI 
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       Grandmother 
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       KUPUNA WAHINE 
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       Beautiful 
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       NANI 
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       Grandfather 
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       KUPUNA KANE 
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       Stupid 
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       LOLO 
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       Mother 
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       MAHUA HINE 
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       Smart 
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       AKAMAI [AH KAH MY] 
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       Father 
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       MAKUA KANE 
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       Great, Perfect 
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       SHAKA 
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       Family 
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       OHANA 
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       Hairy 
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       HULU-HULU 
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       Sweat Heart 
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       IPO 
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       Angry 
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       HUHU  [HOO HOO] 
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       Friend 
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       AIKANE  [EYE KAH NAY] 
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       Yes 
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       AE    [EYE] 
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       Brother 
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       BRAH 
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       No 
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       AOLE 
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       Child 
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       KEIKI [KAY
      KEY] 
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       Hawaiian Dance 
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       HULA 
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       Thank You 
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       MAHALO 
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       Hurry 
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       WIKIWIKI 
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       The End 
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       PAU    [POW] 
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       Song 
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       MELE 
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       Ouch 
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       AUWE 
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       Party 
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       LUAU [LOO
      OW] 
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       Bathroom 
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       KEENA  AUAU 
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       Flower Necklace 
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       LEI 
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       January 
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       IANUALI 
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       Long Dress 
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       MUUMUU 
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       February 
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       PEPELUALI 
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       March 
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       MALAKI 
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       Monday 
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       PO AKAHI 
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       April 
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       APELILA 
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       Tuesday 
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       PO ALUA 
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       May 
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       MEI 
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       Wednesday 
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       PO AKOLU 
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       June 
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       IUNE 
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       Thursday 
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       AO AHA 
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       July 
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       IULAI 
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       Friday 
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       PO ALIMA 
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       August 
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       AUKAKE 
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       Saturday 
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       PO AONO 
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       September 
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       KEPAKEMAPA 
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       Sunday 
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       LA PULE 
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       October 
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       OKAKOPA 
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       November 
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       NOWEMAPA 
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       December 
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       KEKEMAPA 
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    Merry
    Christmas       MELE   KALIKIMAKA
     
    Happy
    Birthday         HAUOLI LA HANAU
     
    Happy
    New Year       HAUOLI MAKAHIKI HOU [HO
    OO]  
    
      
    
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    may God bless you as you minister the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus
    Christ. 
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