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CHRISTIAN CHILDREN MINISTRATION DRAMA
REJOICE FAMILY CHAPEL (RFM
BOOK 19 “PRAYING BEFORE SLEEPING”
WRITTEN BY
OKWUCHUKWU VICTOR EZE (CWGN)

2. FROM THE AUTHOR’S DESK
NOTE: THE SCRIPT IS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED
OR FINISHED BUT A PERFECT WORKING SCRIPT
WHICH COULD BE BETTERED BY THE CHURCH’S
DRAMA GROUP’S DIRECTOR AND/ OR ANY OF
THE REJOICE ARTS CONSULTANTS. FEEL VERY
FREE TO USE PLEASE.
BOOK 19
“PRAYING BEFORE SLEEPING”
DURATION: 15
CHARACTERS:
DONA
OJUJU
MOTHER
OPENIN SCENE

3. DONA, A LITTLE GIRL OF ABOUT 13
YEARS OLD COMES INTO A
BEDROOM READING A BOOK AND
HUMMING A SONG ALOUD AS SHE
SITS ON THE BED
MOMENTS LATTER, AN ELDERLY
WOMAN OF ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD
APPROACHES HER.
MOTHER: (CALLING)
Dona..Donates…
DONA: Mummy I am here..
MOTHER: (ENTRYING) Oh..i see…
please do not forget to do your
prayers before you sleep…
DONA: Oh… mummy let me read my
story book and just sleep…

4. MOTHER FORBID! Is that your bible?
MOTHER :( ANGRILY) Give me that
stupid book…pick your bible read
and master your psalms 91 and 27
before you sleep…
AS THE MOTHER GOES OUT WITH
THE STORY BOOK, DONA
RELLUCTANTLY PICKS HER BIBLE
DONA: Oh… commanding mummy...
Let’s see.. Psalms 91 and 27…
AS DONA READS A BIT, SHE SUDDEN
SITS ON THE BED
DONA: (YAWNING) Ok…okay bible
girl... It’s time to sleep now…

5. AS SHE KEEPS HER BIBLE, DO SOME
PRAYERS, SHE LIES DOWN.
MOMENTS LATTER, THE LIGHT GOES
OUT.
A FLASH LATTER, DONA BEGINS TO
SNORE HEAVILY SUDDENLY THERE IS
TOTAL BLACK OUT. FROM A
DISTANCE, HORIFYING SOUND IS
HEARED, THE LOUD SCREAM FROM
DONA
SUDDENLY, THE LIGHT SLOWLY
RETURNS AS DONA ‘S SCREAMINGS
ACENTUATE WITH ECHOES.
ABRUPTLY, DONA RUNS IN
MENACINGLY CHASED BY OJUJU, A
VERY FEARFULL GIANT MONSTER WI

6. TH A GRAVELLY VOICE AND A HUGE
FEARFULL CLOB IN HAND.
OJUJU: (ANGRILY) …stop… stop
there now! (SHE STOPS
DONA: (PANTING) who are you for
goodness sake?
OJUJU:(LUAGHING
) Ojuju… is my name… spirit of your
dead ancestors sent to demand
your worship or I will kill you…
DONA : Really? I cannot worship any
ancestral god.. “No weapon formed
against me shall prosper...” psalm
91 “I that dwelleth…
OJUJU:(LUAGHS) Small
child…(MAKES TO ATTACK AGAIN)

7. DONA:(RAIDES BIBLE SUDDENLY)
Hold your peace…ojuju or whatever
you called… psalm 27 says “the Lord
is my light and my salvation who
shall I fear… the Lord is the strength
of my life… of whom shall I be
afraid… when the wicked even my
enemies and my foes came upon me
to eat up my flesh, they stumbled
and… stumble and fall now… fall
down and die.. Die now…
SUDDENLY OJUJU MAKES TO STRIKE
HER BUT FREEZES TREMBLING AND
STAGARING. DONA RUNS AWAY AS
LIGHT GOES OUT SUDDENLY
FOLLOWED BY OJUJU AND ITS
ECHOING SCREAMS.

8. MOMENTS LATTER, DONA IS SEEN
DOWN ON HER BED STRUGGLING IN
HER SLEEP.
JUST THEN THE MOTHER ENTERS
DONA :( CRYING) : now…die now...
In the name of Jesus Christ...
MOTHER: Amen Dona.. Wake up….
Wake up now..
DONA: (GETTING UP) what…
mummy... It’s you..(RUBING EYES) I
was dreaming bad dreams… oh
lord..
MOTHER: Really? Did you conquer?

9. DONA: Yes of cause through the
name of Jesus Christ and psalms 91
and 27..
MOTHER: Did you pray them as I
instructed?
DONA: (SMILING) yes mummy never
mind my stubbornness…
MOTHER: Good … children.. it is
good to pray always before sleeping.
The book of ist Thessalonians5:17
…says “pray without ceasing” praise
the Lord…
DONA: (HAPPILY) Hallelujah!
THEY SING HAPPILY AND DANCE
OUT

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