The Home Coming | A Billy Graham Film

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name’s Jordy

Jordy Rembrandt

I grew up on the south side of the city

this is my high school

or should I say was

like most public schools in any City the

classes were tough

morning

admission was highly competitive

and there seemed to be an over-emphasis

placed on Athletics so when my counselor

suggested a change of venue might

improve my chances of graduating

your honor we do throw ourselves at the

mercy of this court

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Bears season tickets your honor you and

the missus it sounded like with good

behavior sir still graduate in June

tough break kid

this is my new school

like most public schools in the country

it too has problems

today it just got one more

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they’re gonna pay Easy Ice

last year it was a giant Pink jock strap

and they shaved The Freshman Class

what happened to security this year

freshmen

you can’t do that to our freshmen only

we can do that to our freshmen everybody

here agree with ice

yeah yeah everybody think we should just

March over there and Bash in the

windshields of their BMWs yes great

a mascot with gender problems

what did you say talking about Yogi

he seems to be having a Bad Fur Day dude

don’t diss the Grizz that’s a big deal

around here

but you’re obviously not from around

here

careful there Cowboy hey knock it off

you guys there are better ways to get

revenge uh like what Mr President make

peace our fight is not with each other

this is a fight to do what’s right

I agree with Crowder and the right thing

to do is to stop that brain yeah

hey you think this is a big joke

you’re the one defending the Care Bear

that kind of makes you the big joke

you’re a real funny guy

I kind of like to spread some of that

humor around the sidewalk

this dude needs to learn some respect

all right come on

problem boys

last day for the senior class vote

entries is this Friday student council

would also like to remind all students

that a response to the vandalism done to

our school will be handled through the

council

vandalism is a criminal offense let’s

not sink to their level folks thank you

are you all right you should see the

other guy

I’ll be looking for you after school

he looks fine to me

massive internal injuries it’s ugly

well hope you feel better

you

Jordan Rembrandt

I’ve got your file here most of it

anyway the fax machine is still working

you were suspended for fighting he hit

me first you were suspended eight times

they all hit me first

two-time All-State wide receiver well

that was until last month when you

punched your coach

you punched your coach he was gonna hit

me first

the court says we’re your last chance

you must help again and it’s back to

Sunny Ridge Boys Home you’re going to

have to learn how to get along with

others

didn’t do that

I don’t tolerate fighting

one week detention starting today

and I want you signed up for two after

school activities starting Monday

bring me written proof

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would detention be considered an

after-school activity

philanthropic clubs sports activities

I want written proof

go see the nurse

oh

welcome to Morris

go Grizzlies

the African tree frog is able to adapt

to its surroundings it does this as a

natural defense against predators

by blending with plant life in the

biosphere a technique known as

camouflaging

nature protects this harmless amphibium

from its hostile environment

lights please anyone’s lights

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quite harmless actually

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thank you

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it’s on the road take a seat thanks no

talking

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you need a ride home

uh

I can walk

I mean uh

sure

whatever

I don’t like special treatment that’s

why Park got here in the lot

by the way I’m Wally

yeah who’s that girl oh that’s Pam

yeah we’re sort of an item don’t say

anything it’s a surprise to who Pam

hey Pam hey this is Jordy

yeah I know Jody run Bryant

I change the paper in the fax machine

this morning so so you’ve seen all my

merit scholarship Awards hey Pam you

coming to CLC Friday night

um what’s the movie oh it’s a classic

sure

hey Chicago

anytime you want a butt head suit up we

can always use a couple of extra

tackling dummies

looks like you got all the dummies you

need ice if brains were Dynamite he

wouldn’t have enough to blow his nose

well maybe I’ll see you Friday

I’ll bring the jello mold

I’ll drive

right

if you think I’m closing your door for

you you can forget it

great

when I was a little kid I saw this movie

where the Army was putting nuclear

missiles inside these grain silence

ever since then the Heartland it seemed

sort of apocalyptic

death and destruction could be lurking

inside any one of those pigs

it’s from roadside emergencies

Bible

verse with God

they’re gonna be at peace with God

you can

and I suppose you’re at peace with God

yeah yeah I am

I’ll stick with death and destruction

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home sweet home

until my brother changes his mind

what about your parents on vacation

from me

hey a bunch of us are getting together

Friday night to watch a movie what’s the

play Lawrence of Arabia

can’t you guys watch anything from this

century

it might be a great way to meet people

from school you ever heard of CLC

is that a grunge fan no CLC

a campus life Club

have to be considered a film throughout

the club

sorry hey you made it you want me to

start this over

yeah where is everybody

it looks like everybody’s here now

this is about it

this is Bible Club

two guys and a Bible Well things are

going to be different this year yeah we

got players I got a bunch of activities

planned there’s a couple of concerts a

Billy Graham crusade movie night that’s

a really good one listen I gotta get out

of here though would you do anything hey

if you don’t want to watch a movie

that’s cool we can just hang out let me

introduce you to everybody this is Jimmy

this is zippy

Here Comes somebody else I hope you got

enough chairs oh sorry I’m late I had to

walk my bike hey

hey

I feel like a burger you want to come

yeah hey wait a minute this meeting

isn’t even over yet wait you’re buying

right sure

sounds cool

all right

I guess we can end early we’ll take my

car

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okay zippy

Park

country

please keep your arms and legs inside

Matt what are you doing sorry hey be

careful William

so this is Badgerland what excuse me I

must use the bathroom

the badger is a very vicious animal I’d

better go with it

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hey man hey

what are you guys gonna have uh give us

a couple chili fries okay four double

cheeseburgers

three Cokes in a run we should make them

out of chocolate shake

chocolate cake

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talk to Jimmy she’s our waitress hey up

in the front William

thanks you too you’re crying

um allow me

what a gentleman

oh cute

blushed

hey

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oh my gosh okay all right all right nice

move that was our dinner

but help her up punk it’s okay let me

just make sure no the punk will clean it

up won’t you punk look it was an

accident

we’ll pay for it oh you will you’re

right after you and your friend lick

this up I said we’d pay for it

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what’s wrong with your fish you got a

problem with that

what’s the matter can’t you talk

I can’t walk this man guys again

put it down

well how’s I supposed to know he’s a

I didn’t see a sign or nothing

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hey what are you looking at

yeah that’s what I’ve

done hey Buzz check it out

shrimp and a whip

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oh man

come on get in the car now

sorry Judy okay

how do we play those guys

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what changed your mind Chicago Bible

study

coach

Rembrandt

start on defense

I’m a wide receiver oh

please don’t punch me Rembrandt

let’s run the offense

you too

all right gentlemen

today we have to make a decision

who are you going to follow

who are you going to play for

the play for me you have to follow my

rules Rembrandt

this is a team

you start doing your own thing you’ll

find yourself hurt benched at both you

got it

all right team

Everybody follow Rembrandt five laps

around the field

hey you hey football huh yeah yeah hey

where are you headed oh homecoming

committee Oh I thought maybe we could do

something I could take you home or

something hey you guys come to me uh

thinking about it I thought we’d all

grab some atolly’s afterwards celebrate

yeah let’s go back to Badgerland what

are we celebrating

Castle

we have four entries for this year’s

senior homecoming floats so um Barry why

don’t we start with you uh

well we still have the float from last

year

I Envision a 30-foot Amazonian goddess a

Harbinger archetype but she woman Earth

Mother

right on

okay

I get my dad’s 58 convertible we

plastered cheerleaders all over it

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thank you

Holly that was awesome

going to Tully’s

I just wanted you a minute to myself

you want to walk then

I thought we could just sit

talk

um

we gotta go I mean while he’s Wally’s a

big boy

let’s finish our conversation

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what’s the matter

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Jordy I really like you

but maybe you should just take me home

wait

do you mind

I’ve set certain boundaries Jordy

so this is about your religion no I just

don’t want to get hurt it’s not

it’s about this relationship I have

Wally

God

doesn’t want us to have any fun

he does but

it’s about it so much that he doesn’t

want to see us be heard or

things up

and neither do I you really believe all

that stuff

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you know believing is

he’s in my heart

and it’s something you need to do with

your whole body and

your heart and your mind and your

everything and sometimes that’s really

hard

but I mean it’s a decision I’ve made and

something that I want to live by

that’s why I won’t swim out that far

I want us to stay close to shore

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well maybe you just better stay on the

beach

all right defense good in there

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well I hope they pull something out

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all is on the floor

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50 40. it’s been no long ways

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is that a beer

I’m just holding it and that’s setting a

very good example here example Wally

nobody even knows we exist hey crowded

how about a brew no thanks bro

one brew and I might lose control start

dancing on the table

I wanted you to get me one

oh

how about a Pepsi I wouldn’t want you to

violate your training rules where’s

Jordy he disappeared

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can I get you anything

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fire in the hole

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great job Jody thanks

Pizza time are you going yeah let’s all

go

hey guys what about us Wally’s still

working on the thing

well you guys can follow us later in

Molly’s car

you have a t we came with Jordy Michelle

ride with me

well Jody said he’d take me

Michelle can I talk to you for a second

got the keys to my truck

what what is it I was just wondering

if you weren’t already going to

homecoming I was thinking maybe we could

that’s really sweet ice but I’ve already

been asked

sorry

Jordy

Jordy right

I can come back for you guys

why are they so stupid okay watch it

that’s my gender you’re talking about oh

not you Wally I don’t consider you one

of them oh thanks

you know what I mean

just not fair what this whole Christian

thing you know I wish you have to be

this good little girl all the time and

things would be different if you weren’t

why do I have to like him

kind of like somebody like you

it’s easy doing what everybody else is

doing

everyone’s got to set boundaries

boundaries aren’t necessarily bad

remember coloring books as a kid

yeah what about him in my family we used

to have racist to see if we could finish

the coloring book first

I always won

but there was this little girl who lived

across the street she wouldn’t race

refused she spent a whole week on one

page

so maybe

her parents would buy our new books no

that

she was taking her time to make them

special and they were because she took

her time

I was all over the place wasting trees

while she was making art pictures that

would last keepers

do you know where that girl is today

uh therapy no

this building floats at Morris High

staying inside the lines

taking her time

she’s making something beautiful out of

her life

sometimes it’s real hard you know

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fight to do what’s right

but God never tests us beyond what we’re

able to endure

well here we are

here we are

well good night

wait Wiley

what did you do with those pictures

where you went outside of the lines

God has a way of taking even my worst

mistakes and making something good out

of them

his grace is

it’s a new coloring book you know

do you have any idea how great you are

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I’ve never kissed a new one before

except maybe those tree frogs

well

nine

you’re a keeper Raleigh Crowder

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keeper

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okay

nice game stepped out of bounds hey we

still won

listen some of the guys are getting

together tonight I thought maybe I I

can’t it’s Crowder’s birthday oh what

are you still hanging around with that

loser for

well he’s a friend well where are your

teammates

you’re not going to be dependent on

crowder to be pushing 200 pounds of

badge around the field so you can make a

touchdown

we’re laying a block tonight

I’ll see you there

thank you

I don’t know what could have happened to

him

I forgot

sorry Wally

or maybe it’s with Michelle

I forget my own birthday Jimmy

we get the point all right hey it’s only

a birthday

Westbury Park

we thought we’d stop and pick up

something to eat yeah what does Badger

taste like anyway uh no wait you guys

oh come on it’s never been done when our

float look good being pulled by a live

badger

okay okay

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yes

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let’s go

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that is

crazy

got nothing dude it’s shredded your

pants

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one two three

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yes oh that was beautiful man yes yeah

yes

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remember it

see you in my office

Jordy this is Officer Stephen of the

Morris police force

I asked Wally to be here because he’s

president of the student government and

this does involve the entire student

body

but officer staberman would like to ask

a few questions

okay

so Jordy

can you tell us where you were last

night

well there was a

party last night

but I stayed home

studying

study

you know anything about that Westbury

Park booster bus that blew itself up

was anybody hurt

so far so good looks like it was just a

prank that one little awry

although I do understand that there’s a

bounty out

am I being charged with something

because I know my rights

oh I’m sure you do

well the police are looking for any

information that might help them find

the kid or kids who did this

what makes you think it was us

and we don’t know who did it Jordy

but unfortunately there’s a whole school

full of kids over at Westbury Park who

think they do

and we’re just trying to end this whole

thing right here and now before somebody

does get hurt

well I wish I could help you

I can’t

can I go back to class now

picked up after practice Jordan

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we’re depending on you Rembrandt

I got a scholarship on the line

just trying to scare somebody into

pointing a finger

maybe they scared you

there’s crowding you

he knows I missed his party last night

he’s gonna be a ride home after practice

not a good idea

well he’s a friend

he’s my right a football scholarship is

my ride I’m not going to let some

religious fanatic mess that up all right

thanks

hey yeah

no offense Jordan

but we’re all Christians

we’re cool

we don’t let it get in my way

all right here’s what we do we organize

a joint trip advertise in both schools

it’s close it’s a neutral Arena and it’s

within our budget probably it’s free

a couple of guys from Westbury Park go

to my church I can get the names we’ve

got Flyers this is a perfect opportunity

to be peacemakers all right well then

let’s get started all right let’s pray

dear Lord

we ask for your strength and your

guidance in the coming days as we seek

peace in this conflict

this is a really great cause I just

appreciate if I could just leave a few I

can’t it’s against school policy who’s

your boss Fritz Goldman is not available

please it’s a really good cause that’s

what you have to do

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enough

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thank you

this is Dean staberman

I have an important announcement to make

good morning

this is Dean Goldman

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we don’t have any information at this

time however the police have confirmed

Libby was taken by ambulance to Saint

Francis Hospital

he was traveling alone at the time

it appears that no other vehicles were

involved and no one else was injured our

thoughts and prayers go out to him and

his family

a tragedy like this affects the entire

school this is a very sad day for all of

us

the best thing we can do is hold out

good thoughts for our friend Molly

Crowder

we hope to get word from the hospital

shortly on how he’s doing

that’s all for now

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Mrs Crowder you can come in now

you okay then

we’re just keeping a close eye on him

right now I don’t understand he’s a good

person my boy why would anybody want to

hurt my baby

please

we came to extend our apologies

who’s responsible yeah we don’t know

none of us all of us

we want to put an end to this thing like

he did

if you wouldn’t mind giving him the

message

we plan on being there

while we try to drop off some flyers

we’ll be there and we’ll be praying

that’s great he’ll really appreciate

that

I got a message for the guys that did

this

we’d like to settle this once and for

all anybody that’s got the guts shorty

three o’clock Monday

same field where it happened

anybody that’s got the guts

you tell them I’ll be there

all right

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dear Jordy don’t become so well adjusted

to your culture that you fit into it

without even thinking

fix your attention on God

you’ll be changed from the inside out

we gotta fight to do what’s right

brother

Walling

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there’s so much disease

poverty and warm and hate and loneliness

unemployment

boredom

social injustice racial problems

psychological problems AIDS all of these

things are pushing in on us at a time it

seems to me when we ought to have a

marvelous world of peace and love

what’s wrong

and young people are asking that

question why

what’s going to become others

what’s wrong with the world

is an answer to it all

does anybody care

does anybody really love you

you are absolutely important to God

just as though you you were the only

person that ever lived

and God loves you

and he wants to forgive you of your

failures and your sins all the way back

to the time that you can remember

he’s willing to forgive you tonight

and cover it up as though it had never

happened

God doesn’t just say I love you I

forgive you

he does something about it

he sent his son Christ to die on the

cross and when Christ died on that cross

he took your sins and my sins on himself

and he took my sins and your sins and

buried them in the depths of the sea

and he forgets me

well you say Billy I know that Jesus did

all that for us because he loved us I

know that but what do we have to do

first

you have to repent of your sins

Jesus said I came not to call the

righteous but Sinners to repentance

some little boy said repentance means

being sorry enough to quit

that’s a pretty good definition

and then the second thing is faith

without faith that is impossible to

please God

you say well what does that mean

it’s not something you work up it’s not

something you do with your head it’s

something that you do with your body

with your heart with your emotions with

everything you have you say I give

myself to Christ

the third thing

you must obey him

you must live for him

and I’m going to ask you tonight to

receive Christ into your heart

and live for him the best you can with

his help

I’m going to ask you to stand to your

feet

I’m not asking you to join any

organization or anything like that I’m

just asking you

receive Christ into your heart

tonight is a good starting place with

all these people here and many thousands

of people praying you can get started

and say Lord

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I want to start maybe afresh on you with

you I’ve been sort of a failure up to

now I believe but I haven’t believed

that’s what you need to do tonight is to

get started

you say but I don’t know how to pray you

don’t have to pray like a preacher

you just talk to God as though he was

your best friend which he is

tell him everything say Lord I love you

I I praise you

I thank you

and then say Lord I need some help

please help me

pray it in the name of Jesus

and he’ll help you

he answers every prayer

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may I have your attention please

we’re going to keep this real short

after discussions with the

administration at Westbury Park High

School we have decided to cancel this

year’s homecoming

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quiet

all right that’s enough sit down

I’ve asked Pam Foster to speak to you on

behalf of the student government okay

Wally crotter asked me to read the

following letter

my fellow Grizzlies

I know things are still tense

everybody’s got to follow somebody

and I realize it isn’t going to be me

therefore I offer my resignation as your

president

secondly

I want you to know that I forgive the

guys that did this

and I hope you will too

the choice is really yours

continue this childish Feud

or resolve our differences like

responsible citizens and Christians

the Futures in our hands

peace

Wally

so what are we gonna do guys

continue this childish Feud

or resolve our differences

child is view child is viewed child

dispute

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Glory

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can I say something please

most of you already know this

I was involved in the incident at

Westbury Park

I’m uh

I’m responsible for what happened

now what I did was what I did was wrong

a friend of mine was almost killed

because of me

I have some unfinished business with our

Crosstown rivals

anybody that’s got the guts

can follow me

it’s gonna get killed yeah

let’s go one

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again I’m sorry homecoming has been

canceled this matter has gotten way out

of control please please please

quiet please

marching on us

at Smith you are not dismissed stay in

your seats until you’re dismissed

hey no

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this is your battle not ours

pray for peaceful resolutions this

conflict

we pray for complete reconciliation and

forgiveness

Lord we believe that you are in total

control

and Lord please make me totally

invisible

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destroy you guys you’re gonna destroy

your dead man Rembrandt yeah I am as of

this weekend actually it’s payback time

and I intend to

every cent you torched our bus yeah yeah

I did

you’re admitting it yeah

and I apologize I’ll do whatever it

takes to make it right we didn’t toast

or float man yeah I got an idea on that

too

hey the kid in the car all right

yeah yeah he’s gonna be all right

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see you in another field sometime deal

thank you

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hey

I had no idea I just thought it doesn’t

make any difference

how did it happen

messing around

in a pool

I was a swimmer

when

four years ago

you never think it can happen to you

anyway what’s up

so the game’s on tomorrow I heard that

that’s great I just thought if you felt

up to it you could uh

but thanks

well then I just came by to say thanks

you came by because you felt sorry for

me

don’t

I came by to tell you you were right

a fight but uh

I think I’m doing the right thing

for once in my life

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I went and heard Billy Graham

he said it too everybody’s got to follow

somebody right

I came by to say thanks for being an

example of

what it is to follow Jesus

I hope that someday you can accept my

apology

for everything

I’m dedicating the game tomorrow to you

did you really Jody

did you invite Christ into your heart

yeah

I did

and dedicated to him

and you run those Badgers back into that

dark hole where they belong

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the best catch nice hit

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hard

for Applause to the kiwanislators

see you next week

no

we tried but we’ll still put a bank up

inside

I guess I owe you an apology too

no

it’s not entirely yourself I mean you’re

dying you guys are dumb

thanks Pam

you can be close to Shore and the king

and queen Morris High School homecoming

is I’m proud to present Jordy Rembrandt

and Michelle Stark

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smile dude this isn’t a funeral hey man

look who you’re standing next to

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all right

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nice suit that’s straight off the rack

yeah I should have stayed there

well

there’s something I never thought I’d be

able to return

your friendship

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taught me a lot Wally

but he deserves this more than you

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well what do you say Wally

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thanks Jordan

I’m genuinely touched

hey I wonder how much this thing is

worth melting down

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may I have the Honor by all means

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you know God made each of us unique

and we spend our whole lives trying to

be like everyone else

this was my homecoming finding the love

of God and the love of his followers

to be accepted

just as I am

everybody’s got to follow somebody

the way home is simple

Jesus said it best

follow me

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thank you

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