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Prisoners of Fear I

Album: 45: Lost & Found

Episode: 574

Lesson/Theme: Serving others

Bible Verse: Psalm 130:7

Characters: Eugene, Katrina

Writer: Marshal Younger

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Original Air Date: October 8, 2005

Last Air Date: April 12, 2010

Description:
Before Eugene and Katrina returned to Odyssey, they traveled around the world on various mission trips. Eugene writes in his journal about one special trip to Africa that changed his life forever... After parachuting from an airplane into a remote village, they are to build a radio transmitter for contact with the outside world. On their way to the village, the pilot informs Eugene and Katrina that the village is cursed. They will never return. A child named Kwame greets Eugene and Katrina when they land and he brings the other villagers. The villagers believe that Eugene is someone called "Morathi" and that he has returned to save them from their curse. When lightening strikes the village, Kwame's father believes only that Eugene and Katrina have reawakened the curse.

Eugene and Katrina know that they must build trust with the villagers in order to teach them that there is no such thing as a curse. However, Eugene fails in his attempts to build a radio transmitter. Instead, he builds a paper airplane for Kwame from his instruction manual. Kwame's mother tells Eugene that he reminds her of Morathi, and she takes Eugene to Morathi's hut. Eugene picks up Morathi's journal which looks oddly familiar. Then Aman tells Eugene that Morathi’s real name was "Leonard." Eugene’s father was named Leonard, but Leonard Meltsner has not been seen in 20 years...when he disappeared on an archeological trip to Africa! The story continues in part II...

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