Believe Me

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You see, it's these

factors, ladies and gentlemen,

that lead to

a widespread shortage

of clean drinking water

in the region,

leaving thousands

upon thousands

of diseased, dying people.

Your support

may be the last

chance we have

of ending this suffering.

We are not

gonna miss it.

Not on my watch!

I remember when a dear

friend of mine, Sam atwell,

when he first approached me

about joining this mission,

and it was his

determination

that sparked my passion

to make a difference.

His actions

have saved lives,

his message...

well, it's brought people

all over the world

closer to our lord,

our savior.

He is a leader.

He is a servant.

He also just happens

to be my best friend.

It is now

my distinct pleasure

to introduce to you the man

behind this mission.

Ladies and gentlemen, my good friend, Mr.

Sam atwell!

Beep, beep,

beep, beep,

beep, beep, beep

beep, beep,

beep, beep, beep.

Morning, Baker.

High is 97,

and your low is 75.

Sam, buddy, you can't

bail on me. I mean it.

Yes, I can. No, you can't, Sam.

Uh-uh.

What did she say exactly?

Okay, she said,

"Abby and I are going to go to

worship service this afternoon."

Don't know why

this is funny.

"Bring Sam along,

and we'll meet at church."

You know what? You need to take Baker.

I'm not taking Baker.

No way. I need somebody

who can party, Sam.

Somebody like me,

and you're closest...

At church?

Oh, yeah.

Phil, I'm just sensing

the gloomy skies over you, man.

Look alive.

The floor's lava.

Next time you can

do that with a smile.

Tyler, I'm gonna leave in a sec

if you want to come with me.

I got to bail, man. Still got to

finish these internship apps.

Why are you going

so early, anyway?

I got a meeting

before class.

Give this to Baker

if he gets up, okay?

What time... What time

does this class end?

4:
30, Pierce.

Which is

just crazy

because this church thing's

popping off at 6:00 P.M.

All right, what are

we even wearing...

hey, all right!

That's great! Good!

Okay, listen, if you

want to be colorful,

Moses apparently had a whole

bunch of colors on his coat,

so I got something

made out of fuchsia...

maybe a skinny black tie.

Have a bit of edge.

Phil, grab my keys

in my bag, please.

I owe you, man.

I do. Appreciate that.

As long as everybody's happy.

I'll see you guys later.

It is not that bad.

It is that bad.

No, it's not. Sam, I haven't

slept in three weeks.

Okay, I've got

stats homework

growing out of

my backseat.

And to top it all off, I've got to

go in front of the I.F.C. Tonight

and deny all of the hazing

allegations they have on you guys.

I-I-I...

I'm not like you all.

I can't just get up in front of

people and just lie to their faces.

Okay. Who's your

stats Professor again?

You're in Elliot's class, right?

Yeah.

And did he start off

the year talking about

how even Einstein

failed math as a kid?

Yeah. Yeah, pretty

amazing story, right?

Only problem is,

that story

never happened.

Einstein didn't fail

math as a kid.

He mastered differential

calculus before he was 15.

Teachers still tell their

students that today because it...

It inspires a sense

of hope that their students

can overcome obstacles

and achieve their dreams.

Sometimes people do

want to be lied to.

So you want me

to sell out?

No, I want you

to buy in.

Look, Phil,

I think you're bad-ass, dude.

I really do.

But if you want to join a fraternity,

make sure there's one to join.

You're gonna be all right.

You know that, don't you?

Morning, gentlemen.

Morning, sir.

Grab Phil's stats book along

with my bag, please. Yes, sir.

Boys, Phil has fallen

deathly ill.

When you get back

to the dorms,

see that he goes straight

to sleep and isn't disturbed.

Understood?

Yes, sir.

I'll leave this on my porch

for you when I finish it.

Have a good day, Mr. atwell.

Have a good day, Mr. atwell.

What are you doing?

I just said that.

Come on!

All righty.

Your transcript

and your application

to graduate.

Thank you.

Pretty darn

exciting.

You're cool, right?

Yeah, you're cool.

Uh, for my address,

should I put my current

address or permanent address?

Here's what's gonna happen.

The business office is going to

to whatever you put in the blank

under "address." What... sorry.

I'm gonna be switching

houses is all,

because I'm going to law

school here in the fall.

So I'm wondering if I should...

Mm-hmm.

I was supposed to

go to law school.

It was the end

of my last semester

as a political

science major...

I'm a poli sci major.

And my therapist

convinced me to take

a semester off.

Just thought it might

help me find myself.

My therapist

and I went to

cabo San Lucas,

and they found her with...

Shut up, shut up,

shut up!

Shut it!

Are you okay?

I'll put my

permanent address.

It says here

there's

a hold on

my application

for $9,211, but my scholarship

should cover that.

Hmm?

Would you mind just

checking on that?

Check to see

if we made a mistake?

Have a real quick look? Now?

Yeah.

You took summer school

last year?

Yes. Some of

my professors

were saying that it'd be

a good way to make time

to prepare for

the Isat's, so...

Mm, that makes sense.

Yeah, I know. That's why I

shouldn't be penalized.

No, this tuition bill.

It all seems to be

adding up correctly.

Your scholarship expired

last semester.

I'm gonna pour you

a drink.

Uh, hold on. That's not gonna work for me.

I can't pay that.

Oh, shoot. I guess that makes you the

only student who can't afford college.

Hold on, hold on. I'm not

gonna be able to come up

with nine grand

in three weeks.

Then take a semester off. I'm

not taking a semester off.

Son, stop thinking about your dreams

being crushed as a bad thing.

It's fantastic.

This is the first day of the

rest of your pathetic life.

Take the advice

my father gave me:

Life is difficult.

Jesus.

Amen. You guys

can be seated.

We're gonna continue to fan

the flames of the spirit,

but first off, we're

gonna hear from Macy

about our missions team.

Hi everyone. I want to

talk to you this evening

about our annual

summer mission trip.

After a lot of

prayer and fasting,

our group has felt the lord's

calling to go and make disciples

in Hawaii!

Now, reaching the Hawaiians

with the gospel of Jesus

will be impossible without the

financial support of our church.

I'd love to answer

any questions you may have

after the service, and we just

really appreciate your support.

Thanks.

We have decided

to give tonight's offering

towards our missionaries

in their efforts.

As the ushers come

forward, all that I ask

is that you give

in a way that reflects

the faith

that you claim.

Let's continue to

worship together.

Look alive, look alive.

Here we go.

Hey, Macy.

Hey! How are you?

Good!

Sam atwell. I didn't know

you went to this church.

I don't. I came with

some friends, so...

Oh.

Yeah.

How's it going?

How's the fundraising going?

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