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Shining Armor, I

Album: 37: Counter Moves

Episode: 474

Lesson/Theme: Putting our trust in God instead of ourselves

Bible Verse: 2 Chronicles 20:15

Characters: Jason

Writer: Marshal Younger

Sound Designer: Rob Jorgensen

Original Air Date: November 10, 2001

Last Air Date: November 5, 2009

Description:
The small South American airport seems peaceful as Jason Whittaker arrives. He is returning to a place that he left months ago and he is hoping to check to see how everything is going. Manuel, a friend of his, tells him that things may not be well. A civil war is going on, the church Jason established has lost many members, and many people are following the teachings of a mysterious character named Victor. Victor has a radio broadcast that broadcasts strange religious dramas. Santo, who was once a strong believer in the church, is now angry at Jason and has joined Victor. Jason meets with Manuel's wife and son (Celia and Luis) and they inform him of all that's happened since he left. Luis really looks up to Jason. Jason decided he can fight force with force and shows up at one of Victor's meetings. He tries to persuade everyone to follow him again, but no one does. But they won't follow him...they want to listen to Victor. That night Jason hears gunfire outside his room. Manuel assures him that its just rebels trying to scare them. The next day, Luis tells Jason that many of his friends are joining Victor's church. He says he even understands why they did. Jason tells Luis that he should spread the word that radio broadcast is false. Luis decides to break into the radio station and broadcast to everyone that the program is all lies. Jason hears him live on the radio and is very concerned when the program suddenly cuts off. He rushes to the station to find out if Luis is safe. The story continues in part II...

Questions:
Did Jason do anything wrong when he went to the prayer meeting? If so, what was it? Luis and Santo explained that a lot of people in the country were interested in Victor's broadcast. Why do you think so many people were interested? Can you think of any thing you've encountered that's similar to Victor's broadcasts? Was it okay for Luis to break into the radio station? Why or why not?