Missions Local

Sometimes the mission field is halfway around the world… and sometimes it’s your own backyard. But what about when it’s at your job? That’s where things get really interesting—maybe even terrifying! This fast-paced comedy explores the idea that our workplaces can be just as important for sharing God’s love as any foreign trip. Filled with banter, misunderstandings, and a few groan-worthy jokes, it challenges us to see our daily surroundings as a field ready for harvest.

Cast: 3

• Jim
• Martha
• Helen

Bible Reference: Matthew 5:24:14

Set: standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 5

Sample of script:

[Martha and Jim enter, talking.]

Jim: So the short guy says, “Maybe next time better get bigger worms to use for bait!”
(Jim laughs uproariously. Martha looks at him, confused.)

Jim: Ya get it? . . . Isn’t that a knee-slapper joke?

Martha (confused, but trying to humor Jim, shakes head negative): Yeaaaaahhh, Jim, . . . right . . . a real . . . knee-slapper . . . right.

Jim: Just no . . . body tells a joke like ol’ Jimbo here does, I tell ya!

Martha: I do have to say, Jim, that everyone who knows you would agree you do tell jokes different from normal folks, alright. For a fact.

Jim: Hey, Martha, quit talkin’ ol’ Jimbo up, will ya? Next thing ya know, ol’ Jimbo’s gonna have one swelled head, with all the compliments about my superior joke tellin’ and all!

Martha: I can guarantee you, Jim, you won’t live long enough to get compliments about the way you tell jokes.

Jim: Aww, shucks, just so nice to hear that you like my jokes and . . .

(Helen rushes on stage, interrupting them.)

Helen: Oh, there you guys are! I have been looking for you . . .

Jim: See, what’d I say? Here comes Helen, lookin’ to hear my joke about the fisherman and the . . .

Helen (interrupting): Pastor Gary—he wants all of us to sign up for a new missions project.

Jim (very excited): Yahoooooo! Another missions project! Well, Helen, old buckaroo, ya’all just turn around, go tell that tall ol’ preachin’ man, Pastor Gary, fer to count ol’ Jimbo in, yessireee! Now then, where we goin’ this trip? Betcha I know—back to I-ran, huh?

Helen: No, this year we are going to . . .

Jim: I got it—back to Mexico! Well, I tell ya that . . .

Helen: Nope, not Mexico either. We are going to . . .

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