Heh everybody
gets what we are today?
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We are at the St. Louis zoo,
right under this giant shark
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with some teeth
that just scare the liver
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right out of ya.
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I have some new
grandchildren with me today.
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This is Lucy, this is
James under here, wave guys.
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Who's under here? Oh this
is Tierra, and Garrett, and
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Miranda, and Tyler and
we are thrilled to be here.
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This is the first time
I've been to the St. Louis zoo.
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So if you are ready, get on
your walking shoes and come on
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let's go see
what they've got here.
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This is going to be
fun. Come on guys let's go.
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We are going to go
James, what's first?
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Which way? - up there. -
this way alright let's go.
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Come on let's find what
we got, I could hardly wait.
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- I can see it.
- You can see what?
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- I see some stairs. -
stairs yeah that is exciting.
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We got the insectariums,
sounds fun to have bugs crawling
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all over us, and the living
world and the children's zoo.
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That is here. Well
alright where shall we go first?
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Let's go that way, all right?
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Are you ready James,
which way are we going?
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That way!? That way, Oh,
I think were going this way.
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We got to go that way, I
think we'll try this way.
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Alright then we'll
end up with that way.
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Alright let's go,
but on the map lets see
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- upside down. - upside
down, well that will never work.
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There's tree
kangaroos, and an ant eater.
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We'll start this way,
okay let's start this way.
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Oh, ha, ha, ha.
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Well guess what we are
sneaking up on in our Safari?
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You guys know? Wait until
you look around the corner
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and see what this is.
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Oh, look how big they are.
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Oh look at him.
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Did you know that not
only their noses are black,
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but their skin is black?
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Yeah, now we are going to head
over where we can actually ride
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the tigers, sort of, come
on we're going to the carousel.
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Come on!
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I'm riding my
favorite, come join us.
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Oh look at that!
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We're going to go swimming
with the otters, once again
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here we go, blob,
blob, blob. Ready, Alright!
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Whoaaaaaaaaa!
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We know what we like better
than anything else, I think?
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Is bugs, you guys
want to go see the bugs?
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Yes, except we have to
watch out for these giant ants
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back here, what do you think?
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You get one on your
hat, come on let's go.
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Hay guys I want you to look
in here, this will gross you
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out, there are cockroaches
in here that aren't that long.
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Well, maybe that
long, they are big anyway.
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They are giant cockroaches,
isn't that just icky?
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There are some other
ones back there, look!
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Oww!
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Now those look like
eyes to fake out predators so
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they don't know
which one to look at.
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Oh lookee over
here, look right in there.
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Oh here's one that has pink.
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There's a yellow and black one.
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I think I'm going
back to those blue flowers.
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Oh look at that
one, it looks like
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he's got lace on his wings.
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There's our leader, follow her.
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Oh wow look
here. Oh that's cute.
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Look at that water. - yeah.
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We are now leaving River
station and our next stop
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is red rock.
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Remain seated until we
come to a stop at the station.
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(Train whistle blowing)
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Heh, even though it is
100° or better outside, we are
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hanging out with penguins
and boy does it feel good.
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I think we're going to
stay here a little while longer
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and enjoy the cool.
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We have had an awesome
day here at the St. Louis zoo.
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I can tell you this is the
best zoo I have been to for
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a long time and I am so
thrilled you came with us.
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But we are all pretty tired
now so we are heading home.
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Before we do that though,
I want to give you a chance
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to write down my address
because I would love to hear
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from you, if you are
ready to pick up your pencil and
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your paper and here it is.
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Hey kids Graham Joyce
would love to hear from you.
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So why not sit down
and write her a letter?
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Like every grandma
she loves to get pictures,
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drawings or
anything else you send her.
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Just write to:
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So what are you
waiting for? Write her today.
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Oh hah, after tramping
all over the zoo on such
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a hot day, it feels
really good to sit down and rest
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a spell with a nice
cool class of water.
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I've been thinking about
the widely different kinds of
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critters we saw today.
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Everything from
butterflies to hippos.
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What a contrast, well
that reminded me of a little
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ditty I know and
love. Maybe you know it too?
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It's called all God's critters
got a place in the choir.
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Have you ever heard it before?
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The course goes like this,
all God's critters got a place
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in the choir, some sing
low and some sing higher,
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some sing out loud on a
telephone wire, some just
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clapped their hands or
paws or anything they got.
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Well you know my voice
isn't all that great, sometimes
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I can't carry a tune
in a 5 gallon bucket.
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Anyway what I have been
thinking is that people are just
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like a zoo full of animals.
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We are all different, but
we each have a special place
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to fill, created by God Himself.
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In nature each different
plant, flower, bird or mammal
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has a place in the scheme
of things that makes the whole
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world come together in tune.
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If just one part goes
missing, or if it refuses to do
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it's part, all the others
don't work as well either and
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they all suffer a little.
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Some of them suffer a lot.
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Like this particular flower I
heard of the other day, I don't
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know its name but it sits
dormant in the forest until
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one special bird returns
from its migration and sings
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its own unique song.
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There is something about
the vibrations of that one
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bird's song that
starts the flower growing.
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No other variety of
bird's song will do, if that one
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special bird doesn't come
along and sing it's one special
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song, the flower
won't grow and bloom.
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Nobody will ever know it
was even there and how beautiful
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it could have been,
what a pity that would be.
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Well, did you know that
the words you say actually
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change the vibrations in
the air in the same way that
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bird's song, they have the
power to make the atmosphere
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different than it was before.
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If you speak harsh, angry
words it sends a chill through
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the air and wounds the
heart of anyone who hears.
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When we say happy pleasant
things, it makes the air feel
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warmer and it brings
peace to everybody around you.
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It actually changes the
vibrations that makes sound
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happen. It is just like the
flower waiting in the forest.
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There is someone in this
world who needs you to sing
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for them, someone is waiting
to hear your voice saying
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kind and loving and comforting
words right from your heart.
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Somebody will never bloom
for Jesus unless you, yes I said
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you, tell them about Him
and how much He loves them.
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Your voice makes a difference
in this world and you can
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help someone find Jesus.
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Like the old song says,
don't worry that it's not good
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enough for anyone
else to hear, just sing.
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Sing a song, remember
all the critters in the zoo?
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They don't think about
how good their sounds are,
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they just howl,
grunt, yip, roar or squeak.
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That's the way God made them.
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It all sounds
beautiful in His ears.
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And He can make your
words sound beautiful
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to the ears of somebody who
is waiting to hear your voice.
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That is all the time we
have for today, but I can't wait
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to spend time with
you again really soon.
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Now get out there and sing
your song, remember don't worry
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if it is good enough,
just sing and I will be singing
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too, because I love you.
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Heh everybody its zoo time.
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I'm way too old for this.
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Ah, Yahoo.
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Weeeee!
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I want to see some monkeys.
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I look at the zoo,
woo hoo-hoo-oww-oww-oww.
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