Machine Gun Preacher Page #3

about that fella, Sunday.

What fella?

That Pastor Relling.

- The missionary fella.

- [DAISY]:
A nice-looking man.

Oh, yeah, he talked funny.

He's just from a difference place

than us, baby, that's all.

[SAM]:
I like

what they're doing down there.

- It's a good cause.

- Sure is.

I was thinking maybe I could

go over there. You know?

See what they got going on.

- Africa?

- Yeah.

- You mean like to help them?

- Yeah, why not?

Reckon they can do with all

the help they can get.

Especially in construction.

[DAISY]:
Oh, yeah.

Mmm-hmm.

- Well, that's a good idea.

- Thought I'd go and do that.

[LYNN]:

What about the business?

What about that job you've

got going over in Boswell?

Job's gonna be

finished in five days.

I'll only be gone for

a few weeks though.

I'll be back before you know it.

[DAISY]:
It's not so long,

we'll be fine.

Mmm-hmm.

It's not so long.

- Yeah? Yeah?

- It's a nice idea, Sam.

(AFRICAN CHOIR SINGING

IN LOCAL LANGUAGE)

What are you?

Ugandan Army or something?

SPLA. Sudanese People's

Liberation Army.

Yeah, I don't know that.

What's that?

We are freedom fighters.

Well, hello, freedom fighters.

I'm Sam.

My name is Deng.

Deng? Nice to meet you, Deng.

Sam.

- Marco.

- Hey, Marco.

So, you boys busy or...

Maybe you can give me a

hand with the rubble.

No. I didn't think so.

All right. Good.

Well, I'll let you guys get

back to what you were doing.

But I'll be seeing you around.

Childers.

Some of us are going into

Kampala tomorrow night.

Try to find a little fun this weekend.

You wanna come along?

Actually, I was thinking

of going up north.

You crazy? There's a civil

war going on up there.

I know.

Suit yourself.

Hey, Deng, want a Coke?

Yes.

- Here you go.

- Thank you.

Ooh.

You got a cool breeze blowing

through the shade here.

It's very hot today.

Yeah.

I got a question for you.

I wanna go into

Sudan this weekend.

I need someone to

show me around.

You interested?

The others are going to Kampala.

I know.

That ain't my speed no more.

I wanna see some country.

You want to see?

[SAM]:
This thing go any faster?

[DENG]:
I wish it could.

Travelling is the most

dangerous time in Sudan.

If the rebels find us on open

road, it will be very bad.

So where you from?

A little village called Aweil.

Many hours from here. And you?

Are you from New York City?

(CHUCKLES) No.

I ain't no city boy.

I'm a hillbilly

from Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania.

That's it. Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania.

Is Aweil where your family is?

Not any more.

My family was killed by the IRA.

[DENG]:
The Muslim north

has been killing...

the Christians in the

south for over 30 years.

Two million of my people

lost their lives.

These people have been

driven from their villages.

But as you can see, these

camps are not much better.

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

Cholera and malaria

are everywhere.

Even here, they are afraid the

IRA will attack at night.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

Sorry, I will be right back.

Course.

Do what you gotta do.

Excuse me, you.

Black shirt. Come over here.

Please help me.

I need to transfer this woman to the bed.

Grab her by her shoulders.

One, two, three.

- What do we have here?

- Trauma to the lips.

[DOCTOR 1]:
Can I have some gauze,

please, for direct pressure?

(WOMAN WEEPING)

- [DOCTOR 2]:
What happened?

- Trauma to her lips.

What happened to her face?

She argued with the rebels

so they cut off her lips.

These are Kony's orders.

Who's Kony?

Who are you with?

I'm with Deng over there.

Which organization?

I'm with the Christian

group down in the south.

Just up here taking

a look around.

(WOMAN SHUDDERING)

This isn't a tourist

destination; This is a war zone.

If you stay here, you're

going to get killed.

Thank you for your help.

[DENG]:
Some people say Kony's a wizard.

A shape-shifter.

He calls himself a Christian,

but I say he's Satan,

who devours his own people.

So, Kony is the...

He's the leader of the IRA?

Yes, he's the one we've

been fighting for years.

But there's very

little we can do.

Our weapons are old, our

boots full of holes.

We've been forgotten

by the whole world.

What are you doing here?

Excuse me?

What are you looking

for in this place?

I ain't looking for nothing.

So, you get your picture taken?

Go back to your life and all this will

be stories you will tell your friends.

Yeah, maybe.

Hey, can I take a

look at that gun?

You say she's jamming on you?

Mmm-hmm.

Yeah. Yeah, that's cause

she's full of dirt.

Dirt and grit.

You gotta strip her down once a day.

Keep her well-oiled.

No wonder she's jamming on you.

Are you military?

Hell, no.

I just like my guns.

(PEOPLE SINGING IN

LOCAL LANGUAGE)

[DENG]:
The night commuters.

They come from deep in the bush.

Their parents send them out

because it's safer to sleep here

than in their own homes.

[SAM]:
Why?

Because death comes at

night in the villages.

These are the lucky ones so far.

The ones the rebels

haven't found yet.

Sam.

Come on! Get up, let's go.

Come on, get up.

Let's go. Get up.

Hey, get up. Let's go.

Get a move on. Get up.

- Hey, come on. Get up.

- What are you doing?

Let's go. Get up.

They ain't sleeping out here.

Tell them they're coming inside.

Come on, you all get up.

- Sam.

- Let's go.

Sam. There are too many.

You can't help them all.

Well, I can take

these ones here.

Yeah. Come on inside.

Come on. Hurry up.

Keep 'em coming.

Go on. Take a bed.

(DENG TRANSLATING)

Sam.

Sam.

The IRA attacked a

village last night.

You said you wanted to see.

(HORN HONKING)

(PEOPLE WEEPING)

(DOG BARKING)

(CALLING FOR DOG)

(EXPLOSION)

(WEEPING)

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

You see any tigers over there?

No, I didn't see no tigers.

Do they even have

tigers over there?

I don't think so.

You go on a safari?

No. I didn't go on no safari.

Come on. Let's go to bed.

- There we go.

- I'm thinking of a plane.

- No, no, come on. You gotta get to sleep.

- Come on, Dad,

plane. I'm thinking of a plane.

(SAM SIGHS)

You said plane, I'm

thinking of a train.

You said train, I'm

thinking of a brain.

You said brain, I'm

thinking of a...

- Gotcha. Okay.

- Okay, you got me.

You could have said drain or

mane, like a horse's mane.

Sweet dreams, bug.

Good night, Dad.

Good night.

I'm glad you're home.

Coming to bed?

Yeah, in a bit.

Baby...

Baby...

What you doing?

Making plans.

You been to bed yet?

No.

(EXHALES)

I had a vision last night, Lynn.

I know it sounds crazy,

but God spoke to me.

Here. Take a look at this.

You want to take a look?

I'm going to build a church.

A church?

Yeah. Right across the street.

But not a church like Faith United

or Calvary Fellowship, you know.

A place that ain't

gonna turn you away

if you're a prostitute or

drug addict or something.

A place for sinners just like me, but

who want to hear the word of God.

How you gonna pay for a church?

Well, we got money in the

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