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Malachi's Message, I

Album: 32: Hidden Treasures

Episode: 406

Lesson/Theme: Discernment/Faith

Bible Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:21

Characters: Connie, Eugene, Whit, Tom

Writer: Paul McCusker

Sound Designer: Jonathan Crowe

Original Air Date: September 12, 1998

Last Air Date: August 12, 2009

Description:
During a quiet morning at Whit's End, Connie Kendall and Eugene Meltsner are discussing Connie's college plans and Eugene's future career plans while they power up the machines at Whit's End. Suddenly, they realize the Imagination Station is on and someone is inside! Opening the door, they find an unconscious man inside, whom they immediately take to the hospital. When Whit shows up in response to Connie's breathless phone call, the man tells Whit that his name is Malachi, and that he is an angel with a message from God. Then he suddenly disappears from the room. Meanwhile, kids from Oswald Heights, which has high crime and gang activity, are visiting Tom Riley's farm. Two boys from the group go inside Timmy's cabin and accidentally damage the floor. Tom catches them and, as they are talking, Tom finds a necklace that belonged to Timmy, his deceased son. On the way home from the hospital, Malachi appears in the back seat of Whit's car. They go to see Tom Riley, who shows Whit the necklace he found, wondering why Timmy had taken it off. Malachi tells Tom that the reason Timmy wasn't wearing the necklace when he drowned was that he had taken it off to put it with his other treasures, heard Tom coming, and dropped it into the dirt under the floorboards. Malachi reasserts that he is an angel with a message of purpose from God, and that the necklace is just the beginning and he must dig for the rest. While Tom is skeptical at first, he decides that it can't hurt to dig. He and Whit uncover a banker's box full of Timmy's treasures, including his diary. The story continues in part II...

Questions:
When Malachi first showed up, everyone had a different opinion of who he really was. Who did Malachi turn out to be? Besides having angels appear, what other ways can God use to change direction in a person's life?