Machine Gun Preacher Page #4

bank, business is good.

Besides, I own a

construction company,

so I'm gonna give us one heck

of a good deal on the build.

You're crazy.

A little bit.

Now here, take a look at this.

- (SAM CLEARS THROAT)

- What is that?

That's the orphanage

that I'm going to build.

In Sudan.

[SAM]:
Frank, make sure

that siding's long.

[FRANK]:
All right, Sam.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

I witness

I see the cross

up on the Calvary

His light still shines in you

His light still shines in me

I witness...

- Sam.

- Yup.

It's five till and

he still ain't here.

Call him?

Yeah, I called him.

Well, then, call him again.

Found me in darkness

and gave me sight

Your love and your

glory are endless

Oh, yes, you're here with me

Guiding me with

your eternal light

You built my heart

and you made it right

Your love and your

glory are endless

Your love and your

glory are endless

Oh, Lord, you're

here with me

(ALL APPLAUDING)

Thank you, Tory. Now you folks are

sounding pretty good up here.

Gotta say.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(WHISPERING) Sam.

Sorry. There we go.

- (TURNS MICROPHONE ON)

- How's that? Good?

- [MAN]:
Good.

- [WOMAN]:
Yeah.

Well, I'd like to thank you

all for coming out today,

for the first day of worship here

at Shekinah Fellowship Church.

(ALL APPLAUDING)

Thank you.

Never really been too keen on

talking in front of people.

But the guest speaker we had

today, well, he didn't show up,

so I thought I would get

up and say a few words.

(SAM CLEARS THROAT)

Okay, well, lot of youse

knows me pretty good.

Knows I ain't exactly the

best seed in the bunch.

Maybe you was wondering what made

me want to build this here church.

I gotta tell you that standing up here

right now, I ain't so sure myself.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

But God don't only

call the good.

I reckon every now and again

he calls us sinners too,

and I was about as

bad as they come.

(SIGHS)

Bunch of years ago I

was in the woods.

I was running from some pretty bad fellas

in the woods over there by Cleary.

And those old boys, they was

coming after me pretty hard.

Well, I reached in my bag.

I was looking for my old shotgun.

Well, it was gone.

And my momma had took it

out when I wasn't looking...

and shoved this here Bible

in there instead. Yes, she did.

All right, Momma.

Well, I figured I was

pretty much done for,

so I sat down under an oak tree

with this useless book in my hand

and I just waited.

And then the strangest

thing happened.

Those boys, they just,

they ran right on past me.

They didn't even see

me sitting there.

Nowthe way I figure it, things would

have turned out pretty different

if I'd pulled out that shotgun

instead of this here Bible.

But you know, it

got me thinking.

God is looking out for each

and every one of you, too.

And all you gotta do

is just open the door,

and let Him right on in.

[ALL]:
Amen! Amen!

[SAM]:
It's okay, sweetie.

I'll be back before you know it.

You're gonna miss my play.

Well, Momma can

videotape it for me.

I gotta get.

You watch out for them while

I'm gone, buddy, okay?

That's done, man.

(SOLDIERS SPEAKING

IN LOCAL LANGUAGE)

You came all the way here

to bring us some new boots?

Okay, okay, Okay...

Right here. Stop the car.

Stop the car.

Sam.

Sam, wait.

It's not safe here.

This is it.

This is not a good idea.

I think it's a heck

of a good idea.

It would be better a little

further south, towards Kampala.

Oh. If I wanted to be closer to

Kampala I'd be closer to Kampala.

But I want to be right here.

(SPEAKING LOCAL LANGUAGE)

What are you saying?

What's he saying?

Said the north is

very dangerous.

Villages in this area are

very remote, Mr Childers.

There's nothing there.

Then I would think that them

people need help the most.

(SPEAKING LOCAL LANGUAGE)

This is a war zone, Mr Childers.

The IRA will kill you.

(SIGHS)

Look, I don't think you

understand what I'm saying,

so let me make it

real clear to you.

I'm buying this land.

This is what can unite us.

Arabism cannot unite us.

Africanism that is opposed

to Orba cannot unite us.

Islam cannot unite us.

But Sudanism, Sudanism

can unite us

because it is a common factor.

I told you. Stay out of there.

You'll get all dirty.

Sure you don't wanna play

someplace else?

No.

[SAM]:
No.

(SAM GRUNTS)

- Sam.

- Yeah.

This is Betty.

She's from Kotido.

Hey, Betty. How are ya?

I'm fine, how are you?

I'm okay.

[DENG]:
She knows you need

someone to run the orphanage.

Yeah.

I said stay out of there.

I'm looking for somebody, help

me keep the place in order,

look after things

while I'm away.

She can do this.

And now, what about

the children?

Can she feed the children?

Fix them up when they're sick?

Can she do that?

(SPEAKING LOCAL LANGUAGE)

She's hired.

Thank you.

(DONNIE CLEARS THROAT)

You say your prayers

or something?

I already did.

All right. Sweet dreams.

Ain't you gonna read me a book?

No.

Then let's play a game.

Yeah.

I'm thinking of a dog.

What about it?

Never mind, Donnie.

All right.

My dad usually gives me a kiss on

the forehead before he leaves.

You can do that.

Yeah. Sure.

Night, Donnie.

[DONNIE]:
Sweet dreams

(POP MUSIC PLAYING)

Busy, busy everybody's busy

Playing the game of life

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

But now it's time

to say a rhyme

Let's all have some fun

(GUNS FIRING)

(PEOPLE YELLING)

- How many are there?

- Around 20.

Where are your men?

Down there.

Get me a gun.

(CHILDREN SCREAMING)

We gotta get everyone back

to the church. That's our best shot.

I'm going to get the kids.

Cover me.

Betty, Betty, bring them to the church!

Come on.

(YELLING IN ARABIC)

(SHUSHING)

Come on.

Tell them to stay together.

Stay close.

Come on.

[MAN]:
Get down!

(WHISPERS) Go on.

(CHILDREN SCREAMING)

Get them in.

Okay, get in the corner.

Get in the corner.

Get in the corner!

Get in the corner!

All right, you'll be fine.

Come on, come on.

(MOBILE PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

[SAM]:
Hey, it's me.

You okay?

It's all gone. All of it.

They burnt it down.

Nothing left.

Where are you?

Nimule.

It's a test, Sam.

I can't do it no more, Lynn.

It's over.

Sam.

Yeah.

Can you hear me?

Yeah, I can hear you.

Them kids have had their whole lives

burnt to the ground and worse.

How many of them you

see giving up?

God gave you purpose,

Sam Childers.

Now get off your butt, stop your

crying and build it again.

You hear me?

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

Cut it all down.

Till they got nowhere to hide.

Up. Down.

[SAM:
] All right, outfielders.

Stand nice and spread out.

Hey, what's this?

No patty cakes. None of that.

You're the short stop.

You're here. Don't move.

Poppy, you ready?

Remember what I said?

Put your right hand

there, left hand there.

Now you swing through.

There you go.

Yeah?

- You look great, Poppy.

- Yeah.

You look great.

Matak, pay attention.

- Ready to pitch? Is everybody ready?

- Yes.

Everybody ready, outfield?

All right.

(SAM SPEAKING ARABIC)

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