Amanda Michelle Ray- "Mandie" - here, bringing you this special report on the life of one teenager, living in the vicinity of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine in the guise of being a, and I quote, "Miss-ion-ary Kid".
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Now, the thing that I wish to put to you now, is the suggestion that this teen, indeed, this family, is not just your typical missionary unit. Just what exactly they are here to do - I'm not sure yet. But you just read on, and tell me what you think. You'll see what I mean.
Here is some of the general information that I've collected on the teenager in question.
Name - Rebekah Lauren Ray (Or at least, that's the name she goes by. Could be an alias, I'm not sure yet.)
Age - 17 years old
Date of Birth - 4/28/87 (I'm still trying to get in contact with the hospital and check for proof of her medical records.)
Hobbies - she seems to spend a long time at the computer, tapping away at the keys; while I believe that this is communication with her superiors, her cover story is that she "likes to write" - emails, fiction, short articles and stuff. Anyway, she also reads a lot, (I believe she downloads and prints out instructions from her headquarters, and places a fake book cover over it.) And the couple of other things she seems interested in are, "cross-stitch" (as best I can figure it, this is a series of codes, written up in the form of crosses of thread on squared-off material;) and watching "the box." The family says they watch movies, but what I have discovered, is that it is actually a way for the home office to debrief the fiendish fifteen year old.
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The only hobby she has that appears harmless, is that she enjoys spending time with the younger missionary kids on her team. But then - who knows, she could be training them in the arts of espionage behind our backs!
Well, what do you have to say? Am I convincing enough yet? You have no idea. Here are just a few more things that I've been able to observe from my position here. If you are unable to see the light after this, well…
Every once and a while, without any apparent schedule, the whole family will just take off - for who knows where - under the guise of visiting orphanages. I mean, come on. They load up the car before hand with all types of suspicious looking boxes, that they claim are filled with "care packages," that they hand out to the kids. Sometimes, they change their story just a bit, (assumably in an effort to deter my suspicions,) saying they've gone to a school, or sometimes a hospital, to hand out these bags, and visit with the people.
In the summer, the father will sometimes take the two teens out for days at a time, leaving the mother at home to take care of me, of course, and they say that they go out like this to be with "volunteer groups." It is my suspicion that they are in fact carrying out ops, and missions sent down directly from their high command.
Sometimes, (also majorly in the summer,) they will take these things they call "puppets" along with them. They claim to put on small shows - for the children in day camps and such - by moving the mouths of these puppets along with Russian kids' songs, recorded on tape. I have two guesses as to this one. They're either disguising themselves as these, "puppets," or the dolls are actually artificial intelligences that they bring on line as soon as they've left the residence here.
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The last thing that I have to share with you is perhaps the most disturbing, because it is so regular. Every seventh day, (the one they call Sunday,) the entire family will leave the home; often exiting around seven o'clock, and sometimes not returning until 3 or 4, p.m. They always arrive home with perfectly faultless cover-stories of their day in the village church, where they sang, fellowshipped, ate, etc., but do I believe them? Of course not! Somebody's got to keep her head, while keeping an eye on this endangerment here!
(During Amanda's narration, a disturbance is heard breaking into the report from another room.)
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- "Bekah, come look at what our goofy dog is doing now! You'll never believe it! She's actually sitting at the computer, and-" (The Ray's dachshund, Mandie, quickly moves away from the computer and keyboard.) - "oh well. She's not doing it anymore. She really was sitting up at the computer desk, though! With her paws on the keys, as if she had been typing! It was hilarious!"
Several hours later, this footage was added.
This is Amanda Michelle Ray, having to say, good-bye
for now, folks. I hope you've learned a few very important things
today, about the dangers of fifteen-year-old girls claiming to
be "missionary kids," and a few key tips on observance
in the field, as well. Well, that's about all from me for now.
Keep your eye on this "Rebekah" character though - I
get the feeling we'll be hearing more about her in the future.
Probably on, "Dnipropetrovsk's Most Wanted".
This is Amanda Michelle Ray "Mandie", signing off.
