Adventures in Odyssey

Cris (Female Host): Hi, this is Cris. Welcome to Odyssey. We're just getting ready for a time of wonder and discovery, so why don't you get the whole family together and join us for another exciting adventure in Odyssey.

Guest (Male): Our goal is 3,000 items.

Guest (Male): It's going to be mine!

Guest (Female): That's right, Roy!

Guest (Female): Who is this man?

Everett Neilson (Male Guest): Just stay away from my stuff. You out there in Radio Land, how many spaghetti strainers do you have?

Jack (Male Host): Okay, thank you.

Cris (Female Host): It's hard to trust a lot of entertainment these days, but you can always trust Adventures in Odyssey.

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Jack (Male Host): This is Kids Radio, and for those of you just joining us tonight, we are sponsoring our first annual Share-a-thon. Our goal is 3,000 items.

We want our listeners to pledge that they will donate 3,000 toys, items of clothing, or food to the Odyssey Shelter for the homeless this weekend. So far, we have 2,127 items pledged, but we only have half an hour to go.

Earlier today, Fishbine's Jewelers here in Odyssey called in and said they would give $5,000 to the shelter if we made our goal in time. So, give us a call as soon as you can.

Connie (Female Host): Jack?

Jack (Male Host): Yes, Connie?

Connie (Female Host): We've just received a call from the Barkleys of Odyssey. They pledged 25 cans of food.

Jack (Male Host): Okay, great. And friends, you can do the same. Just call us at 555-1395. Share whatever you have for the people in need.

Connie (Female Host): That's what it's all about, Jack, sharing. Which brings us to our next Kids Radio presentation, brought to you by some of us here at Whit's End.

It's the story of a girl named Jane.

Narrator (Female Guest): Jane is 12 years old and has a younger sister named Ashley. She's had to share everything with Ashley, her room, her toys, her clothes, and today, she's decided that she just doesn't want to share anymore.

Ashley (Female Guest): Are you coming or not?

Jane (Female Guest): Where?

Ashley (Female Guest): I just told you. Mom said we can go to Whit's End. Get your bike.

Jane (Female Guest): My bike has a flat.

Ashley (Female Guest): A flat? I ran over some glass. Well, I guess you just have to stay here then.

Jane (Female Guest): Can't I ride with you on your bike?

Ashley (Female Guest): No.

Jane (Female Guest): Why not?

Ashley (Female Guest): If you can't take care of your bike, it's not my fault. I'm not going to let you borrow mine every time you break yours.

Jane (Female Guest): Can I just sit on the back? There's lots of room.

Ashley (Female Guest): No, you're always using my things.

Jane (Female Guest): Mom says you're supposed to share.

Ashley (Female Guest): Well, I'm sick of sharing. Just stay away from my stuff!

Narrator (Female Guest): Jane didn't realize that an attitude like that could do a lot of damage, that is, until the next morning, when some strange things began to happen, and she discovered she wasn't the only person who was sick of sharing.

Mother (Female Guest): Okay, everyone, here's your breakfast.

Ashley (Female Guest): Scrambled eggs!

Father (Male Guest): Whoa, that's a huge bowl.

Mother (Female Guest): I thought I'd make sure you were adequately prepared for the day. Nathan, would you bless it?

Nathan (Male Guest): Sure. Dear Lord, we thank you for this food and we thank you for this day. Help us to glorify you in it. Amen.

Ashley (Female Guest): Amen.

Jane (Female Guest): That's mine!

Ashley (Female Guest): It's over here!

Father (Male Guest): Wait a minute, wait a minute!

Jane (Female Guest): It's mine over here!

Ashley (Female Guest): You didn't give me any!

Mother (Female Guest): Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on here? What, Jane?

Jane (Female Guest): You didn't leave any for me.

Mother (Female Guest): Well, Jane, you have to be quick.

Jane (Female Guest): What?

Mother (Female Guest): You'll just have to eat something else. There's half a bagel, eat that.

Jane (Female Guest): Well, thanks. Would you pass me the butter, Ashley?

Mother (Female Guest): Jane?

Jane (Female Guest): What?

Mother (Female Guest): That's Ashley's butter. You need to get your own.

Jane (Female Guest): What? You can't use Ashley's butter. Since when does she have her own butter?

Mother (Female Guest): Don't you see Ashley's name right there on the side?

Jane (Female Guest): She had her name engraved on it?

Narrator (Female Guest): Jane went to school that day without eating and was very relieved when it came time for lunch, but her relief was short-lived.

Jane (Female Guest): Hey, Cayla.

Cayla (Female Guest): Hi, Jane.

Jane (Female Guest): You got to help me. I forgot my lunch today. Can I have your apple?

Cayla (Female Guest): Don't you have any money?

Jane (Female Guest): No, that's why I need your apple. I don't have anything to eat and I am starving.

Cayla (Female Guest): How much will you give me for it?

Jane (Female Guest): I don't have any money, I just told you. Look, look at this. I'll pull out my pockets. There. All I have are two lint balls and a pen cap.

Cayla (Female Guest): Well, if you don't have any money, then I can't give you my apple.

Jane (Female Guest): Why not? You never even eat your apple.

Cayla (Female Guest): I might.

Jane (Female Guest): You've brought an apple to school every day for the past six years. I've never seen you take one bite.

Cayla (Female Guest): Who knows? Maybe I'll be in the mood for an apple today. See ya.

Jane (Female Guest): Cayla, wait!

Jane (Female Guest): Cynthia, Cynthia, come here.

Cynthia (Female Guest): Yeah, Jane?

Jane (Female Guest): Do you have any money?

Cynthia (Female Guest): Yes.

Jane (Female Guest): Could I borrow some?

Cynthia (Female Guest): Oh, sorry, no. I have a policy.

Jane (Female Guest): What policy?

Cynthia (Female Guest): Well, I don't lend money to people who have their pockets sticking out like that. See ya.

Jane (Female Guest): Wait, I'll sell you something.

Cynthia (Female Guest): What?

Jane (Female Guest): This bracelet.

Cynthia (Female Guest): Ooh, well, it's pretty nice. I'll give you 75 cents for it.

Jane (Female Guest): 75 cents?

Cynthia (Female Guest): Take it or leave it.

Jane (Female Guest): All right, fine, I'm starving. Thanks.

Jane (Female Guest): Excuse me, ma'am?

Cafeteria Worker (Female Guest): Yeah?

Jane (Female Guest): How much is the salad?

Cafeteria Worker (Female Guest): A dollar.

Jane (Female Guest): Too much. How about french fries?

Cafeteria Worker (Female Guest): 85 cents.

Jane (Female Guest): Still too much. What do you say about chicken sticks?

Cafeteria Worker (Female Guest): 80.

Jane (Female Guest): Tuna?

Cafeteria Worker (Female Guest): 78.

Jane (Female Guest): Jello?

Cafeteria Worker (Female Guest): 76.

Jane (Female Guest): Fried steak?

Cafeteria Worker (Female Guest): 50.

Jane (Female Guest): Really?

Cafeteria Worker (Female Guest): With a 30 cent purchase.

Jane (Female Guest): Man.

Narrator (Female Guest): Jane continued to try to find someone who would let her borrow the money she needed. Then, when a vending machine failed to give her the thing she desired most in life, cheese doodles, she took her rage out on it, kicking it again and again.

The principal didn't care for this vandalistic act and called her father.

Father (Male Guest): I can't believe this, Jane. I was called to your school because you were kicking a vending machine.

Jane (Female Guest): I'm sorry.

Father (Male Guest): When you get home, you do realize you're going to be punished for this?

Jane (Female Guest): Yes, I'll just be glad to get home. It's been an awful day.

Father (Male Guest): Jane?

Jane (Female Guest): What?

Father (Male Guest): What are you doing?

Jane (Female Guest): Getting in the car.

Father (Male Guest): Jane, this is my car. You can't ride in my car. You have to walk home.

Jane (Female Guest): What?

Father (Male Guest): Sorry.

Jane (Female Guest): What's going on? Why is everybody so mean? I guess I'd better get home.

Narrator (Female Guest): Fortunately for Jane, as she was walking down the street with tears flowing down her cheeks, the world mysteriously took another turn.

Ashley (Female Guest): Jane? Why are you crying?

Jane (Female Guest): Just had a lousy day.

Ashley (Female Guest): You need a ride?

Jane (Female Guest): Well, yeah, I do.

Ashley (Female Guest): Here, you can ride with me.

Jane (Female Guest): Really?

Ashley (Female Guest): Sure. Get on.

Jane (Female Guest): Thanks.

Ashley (Female Guest): You look hungry. I've got a half a sandwich left over from lunch. You want it?

Jane (Female Guest): I sure do. Thanks.

Ashley (Female Guest): I'm glad I came by. Looks like you would have had to walk all the way home.

Jane (Female Guest): Yeah. Hey, Ashley?

Ashley (Female Guest): Yeah?

Jane (Female Guest): Any time you want to ride my bike, just ask, okay?

Ashley (Female Guest): Okay. Thanks.

Narrator (Female Guest): Jane's life went back to normal after that, except for one thing. From now on, she'd be more willing to share with others.

Jack (Male Host): Thank you, Connie, for that presentation. And that's one reason for sharing, because one day you'll need someone to share with you. A wonderful message that we all need.

Joining us now is local celebrity Everett Neilson, Channel 5's own Television News Anchorman. Thanks for joining us, Mr. Neilson.

Everett Neilson (Male Guest): You bet, Jack. You know, a lot of people come up to me and they say, "Everett, you've been the Channel 5 anchorman for six years now. You won the award for best anchor person in Odyssey two years in a row. And then last year you were robbed of the award when the guy from Channel 3 bought off every judge with a pair of gold cuff links," allegedly.

"So Everett, what is the most important part of your job?" You know what I tell him? It is the ability to use my star power to promote wonderful things like this. And I want to tell you a story.

I was eating dinner with a family just on the outskirts of Odyssey here and we were having spaghetti. And I glanced into the kitchen and I noticed that the wife was using two wooden spoons to strain her spaghetti noodles. And I asked, "Why?" I said, "Why do you do that?"

And she turned to me and she said, "Because I don't have a spaghetti strainer." The woman didn't even own a spaghetti strainer. And you, you out there in Radio Land, sitting there in your ivory towers, how many spaghetti strainers do you have? Two, three, four even? Let me ask you this. How many of you have more spaghetti strainers than you even have packages of spaghetti?

I have one word for you. Give. Jack?

Jack (Male Host): Okay, Everett. Thank you. We'll take a break and be back with more of the pledge drive and more stories right after this.

Cris (Female Host): Want to contact us about the episodes you're hearing? Visit our website at adventuresinodyssey.com or talk to someone at Focus on the Family. Call 1-800-A-FAMILY, with a parent's permission, of course. We always love hearing from you.

Connie (Female Host): Hi, we're back! And we've just received word that we are over the 2,500 mark.

Jack (Male Host): That's fantastic.

Connie (Female Host): Only 500 more to go! But we have only 20 minutes left, so call as soon as you can. Meanwhile, we have another story.

Jack (Male Host): Yes, we do, Connie. This is the story of Roy.

Narrator (Male Guest): Roy was the manager of an apartment building, and he lived in the building himself. And he could have told you firsthand that the building needed a lot of work done to it. It had cracked windows, rusty pipes, broken-down appliances. Then one day, the owner of the building, Mr. Harding, came to visit Roy.

Roy (Male Guest): Just a second. Oh, Mr. Harding, hello. Good to see you.

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): Roy, I was walking around the building today and I noticed something very disturbing.

Roy (Male Guest): Oh, look, Mr. Harding, I've been meaning to get the dead squirrel out of the ice machine for weeks, I've just been very busy.

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): That's not what I'm talking about, Roy. Well, not exactly. I'm talking about the condition of the place.

Roy (Male Guest): The condition. Yes, Mr. Harding, I'll get right to it.

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): You're not in any trouble, Roy, stop groveling.

Roy (Male Guest): I see.

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): I like the places that I own to be of the highest quality. I demand it of myself, my property, and my employees. I would like a complete renewal of this apartment building, and I would like it immediately.

Roy (Male Guest): But sir, I don't have the resources for such.

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): I know, I know. That's why I'm going to give you $25,000. Here's the check.

Roy (Male Guest): 25.

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): I'll leave it up to your discretion in how you use it.

Roy (Male Guest): Thousand dollars?

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): I'll be back in a month to see your progress.

Roy (Male Guest): Money.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): Hello and welcome to Hardware World. May I help you?

Roy (Male Guest): Oh, sure, yes, you can. I'm Roy, and I need to spend some money.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): Well, you came to the right place.

Roy (Male Guest): Oh, good. Could you kind of show me around a little?

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): Sure. Over here we have Bathroom Land.

Roy (Male Guest): Oh, good. Bathroom. Oh, lots of people complaining about cracks in the bathtubs.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): This one's nice. Oh, yes, that's a good one. Could I ask you a question?

Roy (Male Guest): Sure.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): How many times has this happened to you? You're lying in the bathtub in that wonderful, soothing warm water, and you suddenly discover that the soap is at the other end of the bathtub. You have to sit up, get cold and uncomfortable, and your bath is virtually ruined.

Roy (Male Guest): Well, that happens to me all the time.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): Of course it does. It happens to all of us. Annoying, isn't it?

Roy (Male Guest): Well, it sure is.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): Take a look over here, Roy.

Roy (Male Guest): Wow.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): Introducing the bathtub of the future. Take this.

Roy (Male Guest): What is it?

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): The remote control. With it, you can control the temperature of the water, showerhead intensity, water hardness, water depth, water purity, and Roy?

Roy (Male Guest): Yes?

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): With this button right here, you can have your soap delivered to you in the back of the bathtub.

Roy (Male Guest): I love it! I've got to have one of these!

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): I know you do.

Roy (Male Guest): Well, how much does it cost?

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): The sales tag is right there.

Roy (Male Guest): Oh. Does the store come with it?

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): No.

Roy (Male Guest): Wow. That's some price. I could never give one of those to every tenant.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): But you could get one for yourself, couldn't you?

Roy (Male Guest): Yes. Yes, I could. But I don't know.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): Come on, Roy. You deserve it. Haven't you worked hard all your life? Go for it, Roy!

Roy (Male Guest): Yes! Yes, I do deserve this!

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): I'll get someone to ring it up for you.

Roy (Male Guest): I can't believe it. This is the best bathtub I've ever seen. And it's going to be mine!

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): That's right, Roy! Now, allow me to turn your attention to Relaxation Country. Take a look at these stereo cabinets.

Roy (Male Guest): You know, I could use another one of those.

Hardware World Employee (Female Guest): Oh, you can never have too many. This here is the Deluxe model. It has the capacity to hold and program up to 14,000 compact discs.

Roy (Male Guest): Incredible!

Trudy (Female Guest): Just a second.

Roy (Male Guest): Oh, Trudy, what's up?

Trudy (Female Guest): The temperature in my apartment. Do you know it's 97 degrees in there?

Roy (Male Guest): Oh, that's pretty hot.

Trudy (Female Guest): I've left a note on your door three days in a row to fix it. Now what's taking so long?

Roy (Male Guest): Well, you know, I don't own this place and if I'm going to fix something, I've got to have the money for it. And as of now, I'm out.

Trudy (Female Guest): You don't have any money? I thought our landlord gave you money.

Roy (Male Guest): He did, and I used it.

Trudy (Female Guest): You used it? Then how come none of that money came my way? I've got a broken thermostat. My bedroom floor slants so much my poor cat can't get out of the southwest corner. My bathroom sink's been spitting out this gravy stuff like it's got a bad cold, and my refrigerator. Wait a minute. What's that sound?

Roy (Male Guest): What sound?

Trudy (Female Guest): It sounds like, get out of my way!

Roy (Male Guest): Oh, no, don't, don't, don't go in there!

Trudy (Female Guest): You have a hot tub in your living room!

Roy (Male Guest): Yeah, it was a gift.

Trudy (Female Guest): Look at all this stuff! A new stereo, a pool table, pinball machine!

Roy (Male Guest): That's my rec room.

Trudy (Female Guest): You used all the money on yourself!

Roy (Male Guest): Oh, come on, Trudy, that's ridiculous.

Trudy (Female Guest): You didn't have all this before.

Roy (Male Guest): Yes, I actually, I did. It was in storage.

Trudy (Female Guest): You're lying, and you know what? I'm telling the landlord!

Roy (Male Guest): What?

Trudy (Female Guest): You're going to get it!

Roy (Male Guest): No, Trudy, don't do that. He's very busy. I'll fix your thermostat. I promise!

Roy (Male Guest): Mr. Harding, pleasure to see you.

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): Oh, is it? That surprises me, especially after what I heard today.

Roy (Male Guest): Whatever you heard, sir, it was a lie.

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): I don't think so, Roy. I just took a tour of the work you've been doing around the building. It was a short tour. You've done nothing.

Roy (Male Guest): Well, actually, you know, I've just started.

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): Oh, and what is this? A hot tub? A new stereo? Very nice. You're fired, Roy.

Roy (Male Guest): Fired?

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): And evicted.

Roy (Male Guest): Evicted?

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): And I'm taking all of this stuff back.

Roy (Male Guest): My stuff?

Mr. Harding (Male Guest): That was not your money to spend, Roy. It was mine, and I entrusted it to you. I want you out of here by the end of the week.

Jack (Male Host): And that's another reason for sharing, because what we have is not really ours in the first place. It's God's world, and he lends us everything we have, and he expects us to use it well. Unlike Roy, we need to take what we're given and be willing to share it with other people.

Jack (Male Host): Okay, we only have 10 minutes left in our pledge drive. Connie, how are we doing?

Connie (Female Host): Jack, we still need 104 gifts to make our goal. So, if anyone out there's planning on making a donation, do it now. The number is 555-1395.

Right now, we have two special guests in the studio, Erica and Haley Clark.

Jack (Male Host): Well, hi, girls.

Erica and Haley (Female Guests): Hi, Mr. Allen.

Connie (Female Host): They're here to make a donation. Girls, would you like to tell us what you're giving?

Erica (Female Guest): We're giving away all the stuffed animals we've ever owned, except for a couple.

Connie (Female Host): That is great. And how many stuffed animals are you talking about here?

Haley (Female Guest): 27.

Connie (Female Host): 27!

Jack (Male Host): Oh my!

Erica (Female Guest): We just thought we'd bring these here in. Leave them.

Jack (Male Host): Ladies and gentlemen, I wish you could see the studio right now. The floor is covered with stuffed animals.

Erica (Female Guest): But, you know, nobody wants them, we can just take them back.

Jack (Male Host): Oh, girls, these animals are going to make some children out there very happy.

Erica (Female Guest): Yeah, right. That's the important thing.

Haley (Female Guest): He's right.

Erica (Female Guest): But, you know, these animals are very special.

Haley (Female Guest): Yeah, whoever gets these, be good to them.

Erica (Female Guest): They all have names and name tags. This one here, if you could see it, says, "Hello, my name is Sparkles," and underneath there's some directions for caring for your each animal.

Haley (Female Guest): Don't put blueberry bear in the wash with anything else.

Erica (Female Guest): Don't play on your enemies.

Jack (Male Host): We thank you for your gift. It was obviously difficult for you.

Erica (Female Guest): Are you sure these will get to the kids?

Jack (Male Host): I'll make sure.

Erica (Female Guest): Because we don't want to be walking down the street and see little peach bit over here sprawled out in the gutter, cold and lost.

Jack (Male Host): Yeah, I understand. Yes. Connie?

Connie (Female Host): We have one more story for you before we have to say goodbye. And it's also about sharing.

Narrator (Male Guest): Once upon a time, long ago in a far away land, there lived a boy named Daniel. He was the oldest of three children in his family. And one day, after the family had bought their food for the week,

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): Oh, these crowds are terrible today.

Daniel (Male Guest): Well, Mother, at least we have enough food to last us a while. We won't have to come back to the village for another week.

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): I am thankful for that. Daniel, could you find the cart and bring it here? I don't think I can carry this basket any farther.

Daniel (Male Guest): Okay. I'll be right back.

Robber (Male Guest): Excuse me, may I help you with that basket?

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): No, thank you. My son's coming back with our cart.

Robber (Male Guest): It seems to be quite heavy for you. Perhaps I could just hold it until your son returns.

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): No, really, I'll be fine.

Robber (Male Guest): Please, allow me to help you. You seem as if you're struggling.

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): I said I'm fine.

Robber (Male Guest): Then maybe I should just take it.

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): Oh, help!

Daniel (Male Guest): Mother! Mother! Mother, what happened?

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): That man stole our food!

Daniel (Male Guest): Where did he go?

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): That way!

Daniel (Male Guest): I'll get him!

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): No, no, no, Daniel, don't! He was much bigger than you.

Daniel (Male Guest): Surely there is something we can do!

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): There's nothing. It's gone.

Daniel (Male Guest): Are you okay?

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): That was the only food we had. It was supposed to last us the entire week. What are we going to do?

Daniel (Male Guest): I can work for it. I'll go out tonight and earn some money so we can buy food tomorrow. At least a day's worth.

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): Oh, son, there's no work you can get.

Daniel (Male Guest): I can try.

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): It's already late.

Daniel (Male Guest): I'll go early in the morning.

Daniel's Mother (Female Guest): Daniel, please, Mother.

Man (Male Guest): Yes?

Daniel (Male Guest): Hello. My name is Daniel, and I was wondering if you had any work I could do for food.

Man (Male Guest): For where did you come, Daniel? Work is very scarce here.

Daniel (Male Guest): I know, sir, but if there's anything I can do.

Man (Male Guest): No. Nothing.

Daniel (Male Guest): Please, I'll do whatever you ask. My family needs to eat.

Man (Male Guest): You'll do field work?

Daniel (Male Guest): Yes.

Man (Male Guest): For how much food?

Daniel (Male Guest): Just a day's worth, sir.

Man (Male Guest): Well, all right. There is some work you could do in the fields, but it isn't easy.

Daniel (Male Guest): I understand. I'll do it.

Narrator (Male Guest): Daniel worked very hard in the fields that day, and near the end of the day, the man rewarded him with a generous helping of bread and fish. Daniel gratefully took it and headed home, but on his way, he came upon a large crowd sitting in a field. He was stopped by a man in the crowd.

Disciple (Male Guest): Excuse me.

Daniel (Male Guest): Yes?

Disciple (Male Guest): I noticed that you're carrying some food there. I was wondering if you could help us.

Daniel (Male Guest): Help you do what?

Disciple (Male Guest): Well, this crowd is very hungry. Would you be so kind as to share your food?

Daniel (Male Guest): With the whole crowd?

Disciple (Male Guest): Please, we'll use anything you can give to us.

Daniel (Male Guest): But I can't give this. It's for my family. They haven't eaten yet today.

Disciple (Male Guest): Well, if you would just allow me to take your basket to that man over there.

Daniel (Male Guest): I worked very hard for this food.

Disciple (Male Guest): I understand. You have no obligation at all to these people, but my master sent me.

Daniel (Male Guest): Your master?

Disciple (Male Guest): Yes, please, would you bring it to him?

Disciple (Male Guest): Master, there is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish.

Jesus (Male Guest): Thank you. Make the people sit down.

Disciple (Male Guest): Sit! The Master asks us to sit.

Jesus (Male Guest): Our Father in Heaven, we thank you for this our daily bread. And we thank you for this young one who's been so willing to share it. Amen. Andrew, Philip, begin handing out the food to the crowd.

Daniel (Male Guest): Who is this man?

Disciple (Male Guest): His name is Jesus.

Narrator (Male Guest): Jesus fed all of the people there that day, all 5,000 of them, with just one basket of food. And after it was all done, there were 12 baskets of food left over, and Daniel took back even more food than he had before. And that's another reason for sharing, because Jesus asks us to.

Jack (Male Host): Okay, that was our final story, and it looks like we only have a few seconds left. Connie, give us an update.

Connie (Female Host): Well, we're still 12 pledges short, Jack. Call quickly.

Jack (Male Host): We have to get 12 more pledges in the next minute, because Fishbine's Jewelers will give $5,000 to the shelter if we meet our deadline. Call now. Maybe the people of Odyssey ran out of things to give.

Connie (Female Host): Anything! We'll take anything, really! Just hurry!

Jack (Male Host): We only have 35 seconds left. The number is 555-

Connie (Female Host): 1395!

Jack (Male Host): Yes, what Connie says. Toys, clothes,

Connie (Female Host): Please! I mean there's got to be somebody out there who hasn't given that wants to! 25 seconds!

Jack (Male Host): Wait a minute.

Connie (Female Host): You don't have a minute!

Jack (Male Host): No, Connie, I just thought of something. There is someone in Odyssey who hasn't given yet.

Connie (Female Host): Who?

Jack (Male Host): Me! I've been so busy telling other people to give that I haven't made a pledge myself.

Connie (Female Host): Great, but do it fast! 10 seconds!

Jack (Male Host): Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, okay, okay. I pledge 12

Connie (Female Host): We're running out of time!

Jack (Male Host): Mugs! Yes, I pledge 12 mugs. And all say, "World's greatest grandpa!"

Connie (Female Host): World's greatest grandpa! We made it! We did it!

Jack (Male Host): With that, an extra $5,000 goes to the Odyssey Shelter for the homeless from Fishbine's Jewelers.

Connie (Female Host): Along with 3,000 toys, pieces of clothing, food, and mugs!

Jack (Male Host): I'd say the night was a success, wouldn't you?

Connie (Female Host): Most definitely!

Jack (Male Host): So there we have it, we're out of time. Special thanks to Fletcher Fishbein for his generous donation. And I guess we'll see you next year at the second annual Share-a-thon.

Connie (Female Host): Good night, everybody, and thanks for sharing!

Cris (Female Host): Hebrews 13:16 says, "Do not forget to do good to others and share with them what you have. These are the sacrifices that please God." You know, it's good to see that Odyssey is a town full of people who are willing to give what they have to others. And we should be the same way. We should share with our brothers and sisters and kids at school. And we should always be ready to give food, clothing and toys to the needy. Why? Because these are the things that please God.

Well, that's all for now. If you ever want to write to us, just send your letter to Adventures in Odyssey, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80995. In Canada, write to Box 9800, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4G3. And don't forget to ask how you can get a copy of today's episode. It's called Share and Share Alike.

Adventures in Odyssey is a presentation of Focus on the Family. Share and Share Alike was written by Marshall Younger and directed by Paul McCusker. Our production engineer was Mark Drury and our executive producer was Chuck Bolte. And I'm Cris, hoping you'll join us again next time for more adventures in Odyssey.