The Launch

Elizabeth's African cattle ranch erupts in gunfire when Bokura raiders storm the corral - and Kondo's brother, young Mirimbe's father, is killed in the attack. Now Kondo wants revenge, and a feud that has burned for generations threatens to claim its next victim. With Whit and Pastor Noah urging her on, Elizabeth risks everything to call both tribes to a peace conference, personally guaranteeing the safety of the very people who raided her herd. Around the fire, old wounds pour out, until Whit points to a strength greater than revenge... the forgiveness of Jesus, who could have escaped the cross but chose to save His enemies instead. In the fertile no-man's-land between the tribes, the Bokura arrive under a horn of peace, Jahi kneels to ask Mirimbe's forgiveness, and she gives it. The two tribes join hands as one Karamojong people, and Elizabeth sends Whit and Wooton home with gifts - and proof that one ordinary act of service can land you right where God plans something far bigger.

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1 of 3 0734 Life Expectancy When a sudden loss upends Connie's world, the people of Odyssey gather around her - until an unexpected arrival brings a secret she never saw coming.

2 of 3 0735 Life Expectancy As Connie prepares to lay her mother to rest, her estranged father arrives with a surprise that upends an already heartbreaking week.

3 of 3 0736 Life Expectancy As Connie sorts through her mother's belongings, she and her friends in Odyssey wrestle with how faith makes sense of grief and suffering.

1 of 2 0737 The Pilot A young pilot chasing an airline career reluctantly agrees to fly a doctor and nurse to a remote Venezuelan village, where a mysterious illness among the babies tests far more than his flying skills.

2 of 2 0738 The Pilot While flying a medical mission deep in the Venezuelan jungle, Jeff races the clock to discover what mysterious medicine is poisoning a dying patient - and finds a new purpose along the way.

1 of 2 0739 The Launch A goodwill trip to Uganda plunges Whit and Wooton into the middle of a generations-old feud between two cattle-raiding tribes.

2 of 2 0740 The Launch An American veterinarian's mission to save cattle in Uganda draws Whit and Wooton into the middle of a generations-old feud between two warring tribes.

0741 In a Kingdom Far Away When Camilla fears that sinning on purpose might use up God's patience, Whit spins a fairy tale about a young duchess whose kingdom turns against her - and hides a lesson about love that doesn't run out.

0742 Drake the Cosmic Copper A hard-boiled space detective goes undercover to expose a mysterious alien sect - but nothing they say is quite what it sounds like.

1 of 2 0743 Mission: Unaccomplished When the Parker family arrives in Kenya eager to serve, relentless rains and mounting mishaps unravel every plan they made - until an unexpected crisis reveals who is truly needed.

2 of 2 0744 Mission: Unaccomplished A family serving in Kenya scrambles to raise the money for a gravely ill friend's surgery, discovering that their smallest sacrifices may matter more than their biggest plans.

0745 Like a Good Neighbor When a rash of neighborhood break-ins reveals how little the residents of Odyssey know each other, Olivia sets out - brownies in hand - to discover what it really means to love your neighbor.

0746 The Lone Lawman When a Kids' Radio western goes on the air, a lone survivor of a stagecoach ambush must decide what it truly means to pursue justice.

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Minor characters & crew 6 more roles

6 supporting roles

Alapur Actor Unknown Jahi Delpaneaux Wills Kando Dave Fennoy Pastor Noah Actor Unknown Elizabeth Sparks Stephanie Riggio Marimbe Trinitee Stokes

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Chris Anthony Host Dave Arnold Writer · Director · Executive Producer Christopher Diehl Sound Designer Nathan Jones Sound Designer Nathan Hoobler Producer

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Whit begins mentoring Pastor Noah, helping him explain why Jesus’ willing death on the cross shows strength rather than weakness. Jesus could have escaped, yet He obeyed the Father and endured suffering to rescue others. Wooton works beside Elizabeth and wins the trust of children such as young Mirimbe through kindness and talking licorice sticks.

Gunfire suddenly announces a Bokura cattle raid. Wooton shelters Mirimbe behind Elizabeth’s truck while warriors break the corral and drive away cattle. In the clash, Kondo’s brother - Mirimbe’s father - is killed. Kondo prepares to avenge him, and grief threatens to continue the same cycle that has lasted for generations.

Pastor Noah and Whit urge Elizabeth to call both tribes together. She knows a meeting alone cannot create peace: their hearts must first be reconciled to God, and lasting change will also require food, water, safe communities, schools, farms, and honest ways to earn a living instead of raiding. The vast need overwhelms her, but Whit reminds her that she need not know every step before beginning.

Elder Alipar agrees to a peace conference and restrains Kondo from immediate revenge. Bokura elder Ojore fears that the Peon will use the gathering as a trap or steal unattended cattle. Elizabeth gains his agreement by personally guaranteeing the Bokura’s safety. The elders also insist that Kondo and Jahi attend so the tribes’ deepest and newest wound cannot remain hidden.

At the first meeting, Kondo challenges the Bokura and Jahi answers with the suffering his own people have endured. Whit explains that retaliation may feel just, but no human record of wrongs compares with humanity’s wrongs against God. People who hope for God’s forgiveness must offer forgiveness to others. Such grace requires greater strength than revenge, and outward peace must begin with peace inside through Jesus.

After three days of debate, Jahi agrees to seek peace if his people accept it. Kondo remains cautious but recognizes that endless raids and killings are like a dog chasing its tail. Each tribe returns home to decide, while Whit and Pastor Noah share the gospel. They plan a larger meeting two weeks later in the dangerous, fertile stretch between the tribes known as no-man’s-land.

The Peon arrive first and grow suspicious as they wait. Mirimbe fears that the gathering is an ambush like the raid that killed her father. At last, a horn signals that the Bokura are approaching peacefully. Jahi announces that his people desire peace and want to learn more about Christianity. Elizabeth’s journey from America to save their cattle has helped them understand how Jesus left heaven to save them.

Jahi apologizes to Mirimbe for her father’s death and asks forgiveness. She grants it and accepts his promise that he and his daughter will become her friends. Kondo and Jahi declare that Peon and Bokura will no longer remain divided but will again be one Karamojong people. The former enemies join hands as Whit prays for healing, grace, unity, and lasting peace.

Before Whit and Wooton leave, Elizabeth gives Wooton cow horns for his mail truck and Whit a bookmark woven from the hair of children from both tribes. The gifts will remind them that ordinary acts of service can place people where God intends to do something far greater than they expected.