Props:
Compass; a sheet of poster with a compass drawn on it.
See page 37 for
patterns.
Larry
Low:
Hi! My name is Mr. Larry Low. I am very excited to have you all here
today. We have a big job ahead of us. We
have to help my friend Marty Mountaineer prepare for his grand summit climb. Yes, Marty is going to hike up a mountain! (Looking around.) I wonder where Marty is?
Marty
Mountaineer: Here I am! Oh, oh,
oh, I got lost-again!
Larry
Low:
How could you get lost? You have a compass!
Marty
Mountaineer: (Looking at his compass) Is that what it is? It has an arrow, three letters, and a number on it!
But, I don't know what the letters and number are for.
Larry
Low:
What are you talking about?
Marty
Mountaineer: Well, the letters
are Z, M. S, and the number 3. How are they suppose to tell me where to go?
Larry
Low:
Marty, I think I have something to help you learn how to use a compass. (Points to the poster board
compass.)
Marty
Mountaineer: Hey, that looks
just like my compass - only bigger! (Pauses,
then talks with determination and confidence.) Hey… with that BIG compass, I can climb a BIG mountain! Then I'll never
get lost!
Larry
Low:
Your compass is just the right size!
But you need to know how to read your compass!
Marty
Mountaineer: But, I CAN read it
- it has three letters and a number on it!
Larry
Low:
No Marty. They are all
letters.
Marty
Mountaineer: Huh?
Larry
Low:
The "3" is a capital E.
Marty
Mountaineer: Oh.
Okay so now I have an E, Z, M, and S. I still don't know
what it says. oh wait-yes, I do! MEZS (mee-zes).
Me-zes and You-zes! Now
that I can read it - what does MEZS mean?
Larry
Low:
Marty. The Z is an N. It just is sideways.
Marty
Mountaineer: Oh.
Then it says MENS. (Pauses) Unless, the M is not an M.
Larry
Low:
It's a W.
Marty
Mountaineer: A W? Is the
S an S?
Larry
Low:
Yes.
Marty
Mountaineer: Ok, so now |I have
a compass that says "WENS" (whens)?
Whens what?
Larry
Low:
It's not a word. Those are
initials.
Marty
Mountaineer: What do the
initials stand for?
Larry
Low:
Directions. The letters stand for North, East, South, and West. You know
- They're directions like left and right, up and down.
Marty
Mountaineer: (Holding up his left hand) I know this is my right hand. (Pauses)
Or is it my left.
Larry
Low:
Marty Mountaineer, that is your right hand.
A compass lets a mountaineer, or hiker, know what direction he is going.
By following a compass, a hiker can hike mountain trails without the fear
of getting lost. A compass guides
the hiker in the right direction.
Marty
Mountaineer: Hmmmm. I may not
know how to read a compass, but I do know how to follow directions from the best
Guidebook there is! Jesus said that
His Word, the Bible, will direct, and guide my path!
Larry
Low:
That's right! The Bible is
just like a compass. It tells us
how to follow Jesus - our Leader!
Marty
Mountaineer: I am going to go
and study using my compass. I'll come back again to learn more about hiking the
heights! (Begins to leave, but heads in
the wrong direction.)
Larry
Low:
(Calls after Marty.) Marty, we need to leave this way! (Turns to the audience) We will see you all again tomorrow!