Hide and Seek

A game of hide-and-seek at Whit's End takes a wild turn when Kevin sneaks into the Imagination Station - ignoring the sign that says it's closed for repairs. The half-finished program whisks him away before he can escape, dropping him beside a campfire in the desert with an old man named Adam, who remembers hiding from God among the trees of Eden. From there the unstable machine flings Kevin through one adventure after another: Moses at the burning bush, King David caught in his sin, Jonah dripping with seaweed, and Peter trembling in an alley on the darkest night in history. In every scene, someone is hiding... and God is seeking. Meanwhile Whit, Connie, and Eugene race upstairs, with no way to know where the runaway program will send Kevin next. Just as the voices and visions become too much to bear, Kevin hears someone calling his own name - it's Whit, pulling him safely home. But one question follows him out of the machine: if God is looking for Kevin too, how will he answer?

Found on Days to Remember Album 31 · 12 episodes

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0398 A Case of Revenge After a bully wrecks his prized science-fair project, a boy's hunger for revenge leads him to blame his enemy for every misfortune that follows in town.

0399 Bernard and Job When a beloved rescue dog is struck by a young driver practicing behind the wheel, a grieving girl learns from the story of Job what it means to trust God when everything goes wrong.

0400 The Spy Who Bugged Me Armed with vintage cereal-box spy gear, two boys launch an increasingly disastrous surveillance campaign against a girls' secret club they're convinced is up to no good.

0401 More Like Alicia Desperate to be noticed by the most popular girl in school, a girl studies and imitates her idol so completely that she risks losing sight of who she really is.

0402 Arizona Sunrise A frontier circuit rider's mission to reach a dying Apache chief becomes the ultimate test of the forgiveness he preaches.

0403 Faster Than a Speeding Ticket A speeding ticket Whit can't explain and a failing grade Dwayne knows isn't his send both on a search for a fair hearing - and the truth behind the mistakes.

0404 Hide and Seek When Kevin sneaks into the off-limits Imagination Station during a game of hide-and-seek, an unfinished program sweeps him into a runaway journey through the Bible's greatest stories of God seeking people who hide from Him.

0405 The Graduate With Odyssey High's fiftieth-anniversary graduation approaching, valedictorian Connie faces a crisis of conscience over her opening prayer, while Eugene confronts a painful secret from his own school days.

1 of 3 0406 Malachi's Message When a mysterious stranger appears inside the Imagination Station claiming to be an angel with a message from God, Whit must decide whether he's a fraud, a madman, or exactly what he says he is.

2 of 3 0407 Malachi's Message A mysterious stranger who knows everyone's secrets arrives in Odyssey, delivering messages that force each person to confront the life change they've been avoiding.

3 of 3 0408 Malachi's Message A mysterious visitor's parting words send everyone in Odyssey scrambling to answer his call - but acting on them proves harder than hearing them.

0409 Natural Born Leader A middle schooler's crusade against student-council politics leads him to recruit a mysterious new poet as his candidate - but his chosen reformer isn't who he thinks he is.

0410 B-TV: Forgiveness Blindfolded and hauled to the city dump for a B-TV episode on forgiveness, Bernard must puzzle out Eugene's mysterious metaphor while fairy-tale characters in Cozy Creek debate whether a Big Bad Wolf can truly change.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 17 more roles

1 featured character

Jesus Christ Corey Burton

16 supporting roles

Peter (Biblical) Earl Boen King David Will Ryan God Corey Burton Moses Pete Reneday Man in the crowd Actor Unknown Adam Nathan Carlson Jonah Townsend Coleman Saul Pete Reneday Sailor Nathan Carlson John the Baptist Pete Reneday Pontius Pilate Pete Reneday Ship Captain Townsend Coleman Nathan (c) Earl Boen Saul's servant Will Ryan Andrew Nathan Carlson Kevin (c) Theo Greenly

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Chris Anthony Host Paul McCusker Writer · Director Dave Arnold Sound Designer · Producer Duane Harms Producer Kurt Bruner Executive Producer

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Whit and Eugene are reprogramming the Imagination Station with an adventure about God seeking people throughout the Bible. While the program downloads, they mark the machine closed for maintenance and go downstairs for sandwiches. Connie is playing hide-and-seek with Kevin and Sarah. Kevin sees the forbidden machine as the perfect place to hide, but Sarah refuses to enter after reading the warning sign.

Kevin slips inside alone and closes the door. The machine’s automatic system hears him mention hide-and-seek, selects that unfinished program, and carries him away before he can stop it. He appears beside an old man’s fire in a nighttime desert. The man says he has played hide-and-seek with God and begins remembering the Garden of Eden.

The old man is Adam. He and Eve had once enjoyed complete fellowship with God, but a cunning deceiver persuaded them to eat the forbidden fruit by promising they could become like God. Once they disobeyed, they saw their nakedness and tried to hide among the trees. God called to them and gave them an opportunity to come forward even though He already knew their location. Adam and Eve emerged with excuses and blame, but they still faced banishment, toil, pain, death, and separation from God.

The program carries Kevin to the burning bush, where God calls Moses by name. God has seen the suffering of His people in Egypt and has chosen Moses to approach Pharaoh and lead them into freedom. Moses repeatedly argues that he lacks authority, credibility, leadership, and speaking ability. God promises to remain with him, provide miraculous signs, and teach him what to say. Even when Moses feels completely unqualified and asks for someone else, God continues calling him.

Kevin next helps the prophet Nathan carry a lamb before King David. Nathan tells of a rich man who has stolen a poor family’s beloved ewe lamb rather than take an animal from his own large flock. David angrily demands justice. Nathan reveals that David himself is the guilty man: God has given him a kingdom and rescued him from enemies, yet David has arranged Uriah’s death and taken Bathsheba as his wife. Found out by God, David confesses his sin and asks for mercy, cleansing, and a renewed heart.

On a ship that has just survived a violent storm, Kevin hears sailors searching for Jonah. Their captain explains that Jonah has fled in the opposite direction after God sent him to Nineveh. The storm pursued the ship until Jonah told the crew to throw him overboard. Almost immediately, Kevin encounters a seaweed-covered Jonah hurrying toward Nineveh and warning its people to repent. Running away has not ended God’s call.

Back at Whit’s End, Connie gives up the hide-and-seek game, but Sarah hesitates to reveal Kevin’s location. When Whit realizes that Kevin has entered a machine undergoing major changes, he rushes upstairs with Connie and Eugene. They have no way to predict where the unstable program may send him.

Inside, the scenes begin changing faster. Kevin watches John the Baptist call sinners to stop hiding and prepare for the Lord. Jesus comes for baptism, and a heavenly voice identifies Him as God’s beloved Son. Soon Jesus calls the fisherman Simon to follow Him. The adventure then leaps to Jesus’ trial, where Pilate releases Barabbas and sends Jesus to be flogged and crucified.

Kevin finds Simon Peter hiding in an alley, frightened and bewildered. Peter has heard Jesus warn that He will be handed over and has been called to carry a cross, but the danger now feels far more real than he expected. The terrible scene gives way to a joyful woman announcing that Jesus has risen and searching for His disciples. Then Kevin sees Saul struck blind by a brilliant light as the risen Jesus calls him by name and asks why he has been persecuting Him.

Voices and images rush past Kevin, each asking where someone is. Overwhelmed, he begs them to stop. At last he hears Whit calling his own name and realizes that this question is meant for him. Whit halts the malfunctioning journey and brings him safely back. Connie scolds Kevin for ignoring the maintenance sign, while Eugene begins reloading the program to check for damage.

Kevin understands that every scene has shown God seeking, confronting, or calling people. His headache and confusion give way to a personal question: if God is looking for him too, how should he answer? Whit takes him into the office to explain that God loves him and wants his love in return. Connie and Eugene reflect that God is still looking for people and wonder where any of them would be if He were not.