Pain Free Travel

A whirlwind trip around the world—without ever leaving home? When Laurie chats excitedly on the phone about the upcoming missions conference, her husband Lawrence overhears and jumps to the wrong conclusion: they’re taking a luxury tour across the globe! As Laurie names countries like Japan, Romania, Kenya, and Brazil, Lawrence happily mimes each culture—packing costumes, dancing, and dreaming big. But when the truth comes out, his “trip” turns into an eye-opening reminder that supporting missions can be just as rewarding as a passport stamp. This 8-minute comedy is a lively way to promote a missions conference and highlight Mark 16:15: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”

Cast: 2 m & f

• Wife
• Husband

Bible Reference: Mark 16:15

Set: standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props:

• phone, very large atlas, large sign “INCOME TAX REFUND”, suitcase, clothing of each country

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions:

• Information about the individual countries can be found on the internet at various locations
• As the wife talks of the different countries the husband mimes “putting on” the feelings, music, activities (dances) of the region, then “taking off” that activity and “packing it” in a suitcase, then doing the same with the next country. When wife and husband realize that there is a difference in perception husband is deflated so wife sets out to show him that it is all for the best.

Time: 8

Sample script:

(Wife is on the phone, excited, pointing to various pages of an atlas.)

Laurie: Oh, Betty, it is going to be so exciting! I just got the letter in the mail today from somebody by the name of Anthony Revenue, at Missions Headquarters. We have our missionaries from Japan, Romania, Kenya, and Brazil coming . . . and there will also be a missionary to the Native American tribe coming as well!

(Pauses, listening.)

I know, and the missionaries will be bringing stories of the countries and the people—they will even have some artifacts from each country.

(Pauses, picks up a very large atlas, leafs through it.)

I know, Betty, you won't want to miss a single conference destination.

(Lawrence comes upstage, sees that Laurie is on the phone, and starts to move offstage. Laurie speaks again, so he stops to listen.)

Laurie: Can you believe it? Five countries in just (number of days of missions conference) days!

(Pauses.)

No, Lawrence doesn’t know a thing about it. Like I said, the letter in the mail from this . . . Revenue guy . . . just came today. Oh, Lawrence will just be so excited!

(Pauses.)

Of course we can afford it; the news today is just such a blessing! I know Lawrence kind of holds on to his money with both hands, but he is going to be just wild and happy about the letter from this Revenue guy.

(Lawrence has a confused look. Then “light comes on” and he holds up a sign reading “INCOME TAX REFUND.”)

Laurie: I tell you, if I know Lawrence—and after all these years of marriage I for sure do—he’ll be soooo excited!

(Lawrence, excited, picks up suitcase. Laurie points to the atlas.)

Laurie: The first stop is Japan! You know how delightful the Japanese people are . . .

(Lawrence puts on a Japanese hat, bows Japanese style in all directions.)

(Laurie points to the atlas.)

Laurie: And then off to Romania . . .

(Lawrence puts hat in suitcase, takes out colorful vest, puts on vest.)

Laurie: The Romanian people are so . . . alive, so energetic, so animated!

(Lawrence begins dancing wildly.)

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