New York Times bestselling author and Christian speaker Joyce Meyer has brought another one of her most popular messages to the award winning children’s’ series”Pahappahooey Island.”  In the new installment of the series, Meyer’s phrase “Do It Afraid”communicates a message of courage to a new generation of listeners. The 68-minute DVD is reviewed below:

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I liked the overall message of this children’s program: God is with you, even when you are afraid.  This colorful tale, done in a puppet style similar to Sesame Street, is both funny and encouraging, with more than a little bit of randomness thrown in.  It is also a musical, so if your child tends to learn best audibly there are several catchy songs with the story’s message woven throughout them. 

Do It Afraid begins with four friends, a girl, a penguin, a frog and a beaver, all landing on an island in search of another who has been captured.  They learn that all of them will have to face a certain fear of theirs in order to obtain one of four keys to open the door to where their friend, Miss Ruby (voiced by Joyce Meyer) is being held.  They are encouraged to not back down in face of their fear, to ‘do it afraid’ anyway.  Along the way they face an interesting and varied array of personal fears: two of which I feel are applicable to the audience of children watching (the fear of being laughed at, and the fear of being alone), and two that are I think thrown in for a bit kicks and giggles (fear of chickens and fear of, ironically enough, puppets). 

All in all, I think this film is an entertaining story that is done well, with a Christian foundation at the center of it.  However, Christian parents who are wanting a flat out, openly Biblical movie for their kids to watch may be surprised to find that this film isn’t one, per se.  However, I think this is because the film has been created as an apologetic piece to reach little viewers who are not being brought up in Christian homes.  By this I mean that instead of coming out and saying ‘God’, ‘Jesus’, and ‘The Bible’, terms like ‘The Creator’ and ‘The Book’ are used.  Satan (here represented by an evil pink snake) is called by one of his other names, simply ‘the enemy’.   I liked that for a kids’ program, the producers were still very real and upfront about the presence of Satan, addressing the very true reality of how he attacks us when we are afraid.  What I liked most is that they managed to portray this without scaring the kids gratuitously. 

In the end,  I’d recommend this film to parents, especially if they have friends that they’d like to show God’s love to in some way.

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