of the award-winning children’s book, “Where Can I Build My Volcano?” will be the focus of our community worship service at 10 am Sunday, October 28, 2018. All are invited.
This true-to-life story of Susan, the young girl whose homelessness unfolds in a riveting tale of heartbreak and compassion, conveys this issue from a child’s viewpoint. Pastor Ron has scripted Pat Van Doren’s book as a radio “broadcast” with dramatic visual accents.
Naperville-based nonprofit HEAR US Inc. wanted to highlight the Volcano book for the 20th anniversary of publication. HEAR US board member Van Doren pursued several leads to get the story converted into a screenplay, seemingly to no avail. Pastor Ron got wind of her efforts and stepped up, creating a script suitable for a no-frills performance as a “radio” broadcast, including projected images from the book’s illustrations, plus improvisational scenes acted out by CUMC’s own Megan Huibregtse.
Following a recent rehearsal reading of the script by CUMC’s Wednesday morning reading group, Pastor Ron admitted, “It melted my emotional defenses and made me feel at one with these victims of circumstances.”
A free will offering will be received to help support the work of HEAR US