Even people who are financially stable can be overcome by debt from health challenges. Gary and Sandee Coe had financial problems after illness caused Gary to lose his job and income, but they kept one commitment that opened doors to financial ...
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WELCOME TO "THE 700 CLUB".
ISLAMIC TERRORISTS LAUNCHED
ATTACKS THIS WEEKEND. IN
PAKISTAN THEY ATTACKED A CHURCH
AND KIZZED DOZENS.
IN KENYA THE ATTACKS ARE
STILL GOING ON AND THE
ATTACKERS ARE TALKING NON
MUSLIM.
IT OPENED THIS WEEKEND AND
THERE WERE PANIC.
AND GUNSHOTS GOING ON.
AND AT LEAST 68 ARE DEAD AND
HUNDREDS WOUNDED. IT WAS SAID
THAT THEY TARGETED NON MUSLIM
AND LET ALL THE MUSLIM LEAVE.
THE AL-QAEDA GROUP IS CLAIMING
RESPONSIBILITY SAYING IT'S
PUNISHMENT FOR KENYA FOR
SENDING
TROOPS TO FIGHT IN SOMALIA.
THEY WERE TARGETING THESE
ATTACKS. THIS WAS THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL ONE INSIDE KENYA
TODAY.
MEANWHILE A PART OF THE
TALIBAN IS CLAIMING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK
ON
THE CHRISTIANS. OFFICIALS SAY
MORE THAN 80 PEOPLE WERE KILLED
AND OVER 140 WOUNDED.
MY DAUGHTER IN MY LAP DIED
IN
FRONT OF ME.
THE ATTACK HAPPENED ON
SUNDAY
AS A CHURCH SERVICE WAS LETTING
OUT AND A COUPLE OF SUICIDE
BOMBERS BLEW THEMSELVES UP
WHILE
PARISHIONERS WERE GETTING A
FREE
MEAL AND OTHERS ARE PROTESTING.
IN EVERY VILLAGE PEOPLE ON
THE STREET AND AGAINST THIS
BRUTAL ACT.
THEY MAKE UP 3% OF THE
POPULATION AND THIS ATTACK
HIGHLIGHTS THEIR VULNERABILITY.
CHARLENE ISRAEL CBN NEWS.
THOSE ATTACKS ARE HORRIFIC
AND THE
TARGETING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
AND NON MUSLIM AND LET'S JOIN
IN
PRAYER FOR THE SURVIVORS OF
THIS
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AND PRAY FOR A
QUICK SOLUTION AND THAT THE
TALIBAN IS EXPOSED FOR WHAT
THEY
ARE. IT IS NOT A RELIGION OF
PEACE. IT'S DEFINITELY A
RELIGION OF VIOLENCE. IN
WASHINGTON A BIG DEADLINE ARE
BOOMING AND OPPONENTS OF THE
HEALTH CARE LAW ARE REFUSING TO
BACK DOWN. WE HAVE THAT STORY
FROM WASHINGTON.
THAT'S RIGHT GORDON.
LAWMAKERS ARE NOT CLOSER TO A
DEAL AND LESS THAN A WEEK
BEFORE
A GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN. AND
THEY SAID THEY WOULD FUND THE
GOVERNMENT BUT NOT OBAMACARE.
I BELIEVE WE SHOULD STAND
OUR
GROUND AND I DON'T BELIEVE
HARRY
REID AND BARACK OBAMA SHOULD
SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT. THE
HOUSE VOTED TO FUND THE
GOVERNMENT AND IF HARRY REID
KILLS THAT HE IS RESPONSIBLE
AND
HE SHOULD LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE
AND DON'T FUND OBAMACARE
BECAUSE
IT'S HURTING THE GOVERNMENT.
CRUISE SAYS A GOVERNMENT
SHUT
DOWN IS INEVITABLE UNLESS THEY
FUND IT. THE PASTOR WHO IS IN
BEHIND BARS AND HIS WIFE TOLD
PEOPLE AT LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
AND
EVEN THOUGH HE WAS ASKED TO DO
THESE THINGS HE IS SHARING THE
GOSPEL.
THEY SAID THEY WOULD RETURN
HIM IF HE DENIED HIS CHRISTIAN
FAITH AND HE HAS LEAD OVER 30
PEOPLE TO CHRIST IN THAT PRISON.
A PRAYER VIEG
-- VIG I WILL IS BEING TELD
THURSDAY. COLORADO IS WORKING
TO REBUILD 200 MILES OF
HIGHWAYS
AND BRIDGES BECAUSE OF THE
FLOODING AND HUNDREDS OF HOMES
WERE DESTROYED AND DAMAGED.
"OPERATION BLESSING" HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH THE CHURCHES TO
MEET THE NEEDS. THEY PARTNERED
WITH LIFE BRIDGE CHURCH TO SEND
OUT VOLUNTEERS AND HELPED
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA WITH MUCH
NEEDED CLEAN UP. GORDON,
"OPERATION BLESSING" IS A CLEAR
EXAMPLE HOW TO DEMONSTRATE THE
LOVE AND COMPASSION OF JESUS
CHRIST AND ADMINISTER THOSE IN
NEED.
IT'S A BIG THANK YOU TO THE
LIFE BRIDGE CHURCH AND THANK
YOU
TO YOU IF YOU'RE A PART OF "THE
700 CLUB" YOU'RE A PART OF
THAT.
WE WILL BE BACK WITH MORE OF
"THE 700 CLUB" RIGHT AFTER THIS
.
WELL TODAY GARY AND SANDY
ARE
SELF EMPLOYED AND LIVING IN
THEIR DREAM HOUSE BUT AT ONE
TIME THEY WERE HOW THE OF WORK
AND MONEY AND PRAYING FOR A
MIRACLE.
GOING TO THE BLACK HILLS OF
SOUTH DAKOTA THE MANSION, HOME
OF CBN PARTNERS GARY AND SANDY.
THIS IS MORE THAN A HOME AND A
PLACE FOR WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL
EVENTS AND ALSO A BUSINESS, BUT
IT TOOK YEARS FOR THE COUPLE TO
BE IN A POSITION TO BUY THE
HOME
BECAUSE IN 1990 GARY A
COMMERCIAL PILOT BECAME ILL AND
COULDN'T WORK.
ONE DAY HE GOT OUT OF BED
AND
COULDN'T MOVE AND DIAGNOSED
WITH
A VIRUS. HIS I'M MIEWN SYSTEM
SHUT DOWN.
EVENTUALLY GARY RECOVERED
BUT
HE WAS OUT OF WORK SO LONG THEY
LOST THEIR HOME
THEY
CUT BACK WHERE THEY COULD
EXCEPT
THEIR TITHING AND GIVING.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE
LORD. WE HAVE THAT REALLY
CLEAR. EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE
REALLY DOES BELONG TO HIM.
AND WE KEPT THAT COMMITMENT
AND ALL I CAN SAY IS DOORS
STARTING OPENING FOR US THAT
ONLY GOD COULD OPEN.
BY NOW THEY STARTED A
BUSINESS DEVELOPING HEALTH
SUPPLEMENTS. THEY COMMITTED TO
RUN DEBT FREE AND GIVE OF THE
PROFITS. IT
GREW STEADILY AND RECOVERED
AFTER YEARS OF STRUGGLE
THINGS JUST HAVE BECOME EASY.
THEY ALSO BECAME CBN
PARTNERRINGS.
I KNOW WHEN I GIVE CBN
THEY'RE FEEDING AND CLOTHING
PEOPLE. THEY'RE GOING INTO
EVERY PART OF THE WORLD IF
THERE
IS A DISASTER. THEY'RE
TEACHING
THE WORD OF GOD.
SO WHEN THE MANSION CAME UP
FOR SALE THEY WERE FINALLY IN A
POSITION TO MAKE AN OFFER.
THEY
GOT THE HOME FOR HALF THE
ASKING
PRICE.
THINK THAT WE WOULD BE HERE
AND GOD WOULD ENTRUST US WITH
THIS PROPERTY. IT'S SUCH
GOODNESS OF GOD.
TODAY THE COUPLE'S BUSINESS
CONTINUES TO GROW. THEY'RE
CONVINCED IT'S BECAUSE OF THEIR
FAITHFULNESS TO GIVE.
GOD HAS OPENED UP A TREASURE
THAT ONLY HE COULD DO.
GOD WANTS TO BLESS
US AND GET THAT UNDERSTANDING
AND PERM WRAIT YOUR BEING. ME
WANTS TO DO IT. HERE IS THE
KEY.
"LET THEM SHOUT FOR JOY AND BE
GLAD TO FAVOR MY RIGHTEOUS
CAUSE
AND LET THEM SAY
CONTINUALLY AND HAVE PLEASURE
AND THE PROSPERITY AND HE WANTS
TO GIVE THEM THEIR HEARTS
DESIRE. THEN YOU GET A
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VIEW OF
HOW
SHOULD WE LIVE. NOW THIS ISN'T
A GREAT SLOT MACHINE IN THE SKY
AND YOU PUT THINGS IN AND OUT
COMES ALL THESE BLESSINGS.
IT'S
NOT THAT WAY. WHAT'S THE KEY?
YOU FIND IT IN VERSE 27 HERE
AND
FIND THEM GLAD AND FAVOR MY
RIGHTEOUS CAUSE. THAT'S THE
KEY. WHEN YOU FAVOR WHAT GOD
WANTS TO DO IN THE WORLD TODAY.
WHEN YOU SAY I WANT TO PUT THE
KINGDOM OF GOD FIRST AND HIS
RIGHTEOUSNESS. I WANT TO SEE
HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS EXPEND AND
THE
GOOD NEWS AROUND THE WORLD. I
WANT TO BE PART OF HELPING
PEOPLE IN NEED. I WANT TO
REACH
OUT TO THE POOR AND NEEDY AND
JUSTICE ESTABLISHED IN THE LAND
AGAIN. IF YOU DO THESE THINGS,
YOU FAVOR HIS RIGHTEOUS CAUSE,
THEN HE WILL TAKE SPECIAL
PLEASURE IN GIVING YOU BLESSING
AND WHAT YOUR HEART DESIRES.
HE
DID THAT FOR GARY AND SANDY HE
WILL DO IT FOR YOU. IN THIS
TIMES A PAY CUT ISN'T GOOD AND
ESPECIALLY IN THIS SALARY BUT
MIKE TOOK A JOB PAYING LESS AND
IT PAID OFF IN WAYS HE COULDN'T
HAVE IMAGINED.
IN ALL THE YEARS OF THEIR
MARRIAGE THEY HAVE BEEN
GENEROUS
EVEN IN THE DIFFICULT OF TIMES.
I NEVER STOPPED TITHING AND
IT BELONGS TO GOD AND GOD WILL
TAKE CARE OF ME.
2012 BROUGHT CHALLENGES.
MIKE STEPPED DOWN BECAUSE OF A
JOB IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY AND
THE
LACK OF HOURS WERE TAKING TOLL
ON HIS HEALTH.
I AM GETTING ALONG IN MY
YEARS
HERE.
HE TOOK A JOB WITH HALF OF
THE HOURS.
I WAS OKAY WITH THAT AND I
WAS ON CALL AS A CONSULTANT.
THE ANDERSONS WERE CARRYING
$30,000 IN DEBT AND NEVER
HADDAGE EMERGENCY ACCOUNT SO
EVERYTHING WENT ON CREDIT.
WE WEREN'T PAYING THEM OFF
AND WE WERE GIVING MORE TO GOD.
THE ANDERSONS WERE ALREADY
MEMBERS OF "THE 700 CLUB" AND
DECIDED TO INCREASE THEIR
GIVING. SHE SAW A STORY ABOUT
AN 85 YEAR OLD COUPLE THAT LOST
EVERYTHING FROM HURRICANE SANDY
AND CBN REBUILT THEIR HOME.
THEY SAW THE COUPLE WALKING
IN THE FIRST TIME AND AMAZED.
IT TOUCHED MY HEART SO THAT DAY
I CHANGED TO PLEDGE EXPRESS AND
INCREASED TO $100. ALL OF A
SUDDEN I WAS GETTING MORE WORK
WHERE I WAS MAKING MORE THAN
BEFORE AND WE'RE EVEN.
THEN THEY DECIDED TO TAKE
ANOTHER STEP OF FAITH. THEY
INCREASED THE PLEDGE TO CBN
AGAIN. SHE HEARD GORDON TALK
CREATIVE IDEAS.
GORDON WAS TALKING WHEN YOU
GIVE TO GOD AND IT'S NOT JUST
PAYCHECKS BUT CREATIVE IDEAS.
SO WHEN SHE DISCOVERED THAT
THE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY WAS
GOING TO INCREASE AND CASHED IT
IN AND BOUGHT A TERM LIFE
INSURANCE POLICY AND MADE A
$25,000 PROFIT.
WE TOOK A CHUNK OF MONEY OFF
AND PAID OFF THE CREDIT CARDS
AND THE CAR AND NOW WE HAVE
LIFE
INSURANCE AND SAME AMOUNT AND
IT'S NOT THAT MUCH MORE.
TODAY THEY'RE LIVING THEIR
DREAM IN THEIR WEST COAST BEACH
HOUSE.
THE BIBLE SAID IF YOU
DELIGHT
YOURSELF IN THE LORD HE WILL
GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR
HEART. WE DIDN'T MAKE IT
HAPPEN. WE FOLLOWED GOD AND HE
MADE IT HAPPEN. WE'RE BLESSED.
MIKE AND VIVE LEARNED THE
SECRET AND FOLLOWED GOD AND
THEY
WERE DONE THAT AND HONOR THE
LORD WITH YOUR POSSESSIONS AND
WITH THE FIRST FRUIT OF YOUR
INCREASE SO THE BARNS ARE
FILLED WITH PLENTY AND THE VATS
WILL OVERFLOW WITH NEW WINE.
IF
I CAN GET A DRUM ROLL I HAVE
SOME AMAZING NEWS AND SOME CBN
PARTNERS LOVE GIVING TO CBN SO
WE WANT TO CHALLENGE OTHERS TO
GIVE AND WHAT THEY'RE PROMISING
THEY WILL MATCH THE GIFT DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR FOR THE NEXT 30
MINUTES $200,000.
[APPLAUSE]
LORD WE ASK FOR BLESSING. WE
JUST ASK FOR INCREASE FOR THE
PARTNERS WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE
TO
ISSUE THIS CHALLENGE. JUST
BLESS THEM. LET THEM TO BE
OVER
FLOWING WITH THE BLESSINGS OF
THE LORD AND FOR THOSE WATCHING
MAKING DECISIONS NOW SPEAK TO
THEM, ENCOURAGE THEM BECAUSE WE
ASK IT M JESUS' NAME. AMEN.
$200,000.
MINUTES ON THE CLOCK. WE'RE
ASKING TO YOU JOIN "THE 700
CLUB". IT'S $20 A MONTH. WE
HAVE 700 CLUB GOLD FOR AND YOU
$40 A MONTH AND THOUSAND CLUB
IS
THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH AND AT
WHATEVER LEVEL GOD IS SPEAKING
TO YOU TO GIVE. NOW IS THE
TIME
TO DO IT. WE HAVE A $200,000
CHALLENGE SO YOUR GIVING IS
DOUBLED UP THAT AMOUNT. TERRY.
WELL, I THINK YOU WOULD
AGREE
ME THAT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN IS
QUITE CHAOTIC IN THIS AGE AND
HOW DO WE LIVE? WHEN YOU JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB" WE WANT TO GIVE
YOU OUR D.V.D. AND IT'S TITLED
THAT FROM PAT ROBERTSON AND IN
IT HE SHARES THE BIBLICAL
ANSWERS TO LIFE'S TOUGHEST
QUESTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COME BEFORE ALL MIGHTY GOD
TO
ASK ONE QUESTION WHAT WOULD
THAT
BE
THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S
AVAILABLE
WHEN YOU JOIN "THE 700 CLUB".
THAT'S A COMMITMENT OF 65 CENTS
A DAY AND $20 A MONTH AND YOU
ARE HELPING US CHANGE THE WORLD
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T JOINED NOW
GIVE US A CALL AND
1-800-759-0700. GORDON.
WHEN NELSON'S BUSINESS TOOK
A
HIT HIM AND HIS WIFE WENT
THROUGH THE SAVINGS AND HE GOT
A
SECOND JOB AND ONE DAY HE TOOK
A
DETOUR. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
SAVED HIS COMPANY.
TO ME NOTHING WAS IMPORTANT
TO ME AND DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING
EXCEPT MY LITTLE GIRL.
THEIR WORLD WAS TURNED
UPSIDE
DOWN WHEN THEIR THREE YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A
CONDITION THAT REQUIRED OPEN
HEART SURGERY.
TO TELL YOU IT WAS VERY
DIFFICULT WOULDN'T PUT IT INTO
WORDS.
HE OWNS HIS OWN BUSINESS
PUTTING FENCING IN AND BETWEEN
HIS DAUGHTER AND DOCTOR VISITS
HE HAD TROUBLE CONCENTRATING ON
WORK.
NELSON WAS FALLING APART AND
THE BUSINESS STRUGGLE AND HE
WAS
STRESSED OUT.
THEY PRAYED FOR A SUCCESSFUL
SURGERY AND RECOVERY FOR THEIR
DAUGHTER.
WHEN THE DOCTOR CAME OUT AND
SAID EVERYTHING CAME OUT
PERFECT. IT WAS AMAZING TIME.
THE BUSINESS DIDN'T RECOVER
AS QUICKLY. THE COUPLE WENT
THROUGH THE SAVINGS AND NELSON
SOOK ON WORK SELLING CARS.
IN THE DARKEST TIMES I
PRAISED GOD THAT I HAD INCOME
ING
IN IN AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS
LITTLE I THAIRCHLED HIM FOR
THAT. ONE DAY NELSON WAS
WATCHING "THE 700 CLUB". THEY
WERE TALKING ABOUT A DAUGHTER
IN
CHINA THAT NEEDED HEART SURGERY
SO THE FAMILY DIDN'T HAVE THE
MONEY AND "THE 700 CLUB" PAID
FOR THE ENTIRE SURGERY. THIS
LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM, SO
OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS VERY NEAR
AND
DEAR TO ME.
NELSON WAS ALREADY A TITHER
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE
STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY HE
DECIDED TO BECOME A "THE 700
CLUB" PARTNER.
MY FEW DOLLARS CAN
CONTRIBUTE
TO THAT CAUSE THAT SAVED THIS
GIRL SO I AM ALL IN.
A FEW WEEKS LATER HE WAS
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK.
I FELT THE HOLY SPIRIT
PROMPT
ME TO GET OFF ON THIS EXIT AND
I
LOOKED OVER TO MY RIGHT AND
THERE WAS A BIG CONSTRUCTION
SITE AND I HEARD THE HOLY
SPIRIT
SAY PULL IN THERE.
HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND
OFFERED HIS SERVICE.
HE SAYS YEAH WE'RE LOOKING
TO
GET A FENCE DONE. WHY DON'T
YOU
GIVE ME A QUOTE. IT WAS OUR
BIGGEST PROJECT IN THE HISTORY
OF OUR COMPANY.
THIS JOB BROUGHT THEIR
FINANCES BACK ON TRACK. TODAY
BUSINESS IS GOING GREAT.
MALACHI SAYS TRUST ME AND
MAKE YOUR HOUSE OVER FLOW. I
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY THAT GOING
THROUGH A FINANCIAL CHALLENGE
IN
THEIR LIFE TO GIVE WITH YOUR
HEART, GIVE WITH A CHEERFUL
HEART. WHEN YOU'RE FAITHFUL HE
GIVES BACK MORE THAN YOU CAN
EVER IMAGINE.
HERE'S THE PROMISE FROM LUKE
CHAPTER SIX. GIVE AND BE GIVEN
TO YOU. A GOOD MEASURE PRESS
DOWN AND SHAKING TOGETHER AND
RUNNING OVER WILL BE PORED INTO
YOUR LAP FOR WITH THE MEASURE
YOU USE IT WILL BE MEASURED TO
YOU. IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT,
IF
YOU WANT TO SAY YES, I WANT TO
START GIVING, I WANT TO GIVE
GENEROUSLY AND CHEERFULLY CALL
US NOW 1-800-759-0700. JUST
SAY
YES, I WANT TO BE PART OF WHAT
YOU'RE DOING AROUND THE WORLD.
I WANT TO BE PART OF "OPERATION
BLESSING". I WANT TO BE PART
OF
CBN INTERNATIONAL. I WANT TO
BE
PART OF EVERYTHING "THE 700
CLUB" IS INVOLVED IN. CALL US
NOW 1-800-759-0700. WELL WHEN
CHAD HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY HE
WAS OUT OF WORK FOR FOUR MONTHS
BUT EVEN WITHOUT INCOME THE
FAMILY PAID ALL THE BILLS ON
TIME AND THEY NEVER RAN OUT OF
MONEY. HERE'S HOW THEY DID IT.
CHAD AND KIM BUSHY ARE HARD
WORKY COUPLE WHO LIVE OFF THEIR
FARM ALONG WITH THEIR CHICKENS,
LLAMAS AND GOATS.
I BEGGED MY HUSBAND FOR A
GOAT AND HE SAID YOU CAN HAVE
ONE IF YOU DO SOMETHING WITH IT
SO WE MAKE LOTS OF THINGS.
CHEESE AND ICE CREAM.
I LOVE THE OUT OUT DOORS SO
I
THANK GOD GIVING ME THE NATURE
TO WORK WITH.
A FEW YEARS LATER JACK
NEEDED
SURGERY AND WAS UNABLE TO WORK
FOR FOUR MONTHS. IN SPITE OF
THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THEY
CONTINUED TO TITHE AND GIVE TO
CBN FROM THE MONEY THEY MADE
FROM SELLING SOAP AND GOAT MILK
AND AS THEY GAVE GOD PROVIDED.
ANYTIME WE WERE NEED SOMEONE
WOULD CALL AND "NEED $10 OF
SOAP" AND WE WOULD HAVE WHAT
WE
NEEDED AND WHAT WE WAS LAID UP
FROM SURGERY FRIENDS FROM
CHURCH
PAID THE BILLS AND BOUGHT THE
GROWSH
GROCERYS.
AND THEY GAVE US A FOOD CARD
AND IT COVERED MOST OF THE
LIVING EXPENSES RIGHT THERE.
AND WHEN THEY RAN OUT OF HAY
FOR THE ANIMALS A NEIGHBOR
CALLED AND ASKED IF THEY NEEDED
$400 OF HAY.
I SAID I CAN'T PAY FOR IT.
PAY IN A FEW MONTHS. COME ON
EMPTY. I HAD SO MUCH HAY MY
ENTIRE BARN WAS FULL.
THEY ADOPTED THREE CHILDREN
AND THE ONEEST ONE IS IN
COLLEGE
NOW.
"ORPHANS PROMIS".
AND I LOVE IT.
AND THEIR DAUGHTER IS GIVING
TOO. IN FACT SHE LOVES CBN SO
MUCH INSTEAD OF USING HER MONEY
FOR A PONY SHE GAVE HER $20 TO
CBN.
THERE WAS CBN AND A PAIN IN
MY HEART THAT YOU NEED TO GIVE
AND I TALKED TO MY MOM AND DAD
AND THEY SAID I COULD GIVE AND
SHE WROTE THE CHECK AND I
STARTED A GIVING JAR FOR THE
CBN.
IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE OUR
DAUGHTER GIVING AND
UNDERSTANDING THE PRINCIPLES OF
O BOYS GOD'S WORD.
THEY BELIEVE YOU CAN'T OUT
GIVE GOD AND THAT'S WHY THEY
INCREASED THE GIVING TO GOD.
ONLY GOD KNOWS HOW MANY
APPLES YOU IT GET OUT OF ONE
SEED AND IF YOU GIVE TO CBN YOU
WILL NEVER SEE THE END OF THE
BLESSING.
I TELL KIDS YOU SHOULD DO IT
BECAUSE IF YOU GIVE IT WILL
BLESS GOD.
I LOVE THAT STORY. HERE IS A
PROMISE FROM PSALM 41. THE
LORD
WILL LIVER IN TIME OF TROUBLE.
IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER THAT
GIVE US A CALL. WE'RE REACHING
OUT TO THE POOR AND NEEDY
AROUND
THE WORLD. RIGHT HERE IN
AMERICA WE ARE FEEDING 3
MILLION
AMERICANS THROUGH "OPERATION
BLESSING" AND THE FOOD TRUCKS
THAT DELIVER FOOD BY THE
CONTAINER LOAD TO FOOD BANKS
AND
CHURCHES ACROSS THE NATION AND
PEOPLE ARE BLESSED BECAUSE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU GIVE. IF YOU
WANT TO BE A PART OF IT GIVE US
A CALL RIGHT NOW
1-800-759-0700.
LET'S GO TO WENDY AT THE PHONES.
THANKS GORDON. RECENTLY
SCOTT ROSS SAT DOWN WITH PAT
ROBERTSON TO TALK ABOUT LIFE'S
LIGGEST QUESTIONS AND WHERE TO
FIND THE ANSWERS IN THE BIBLE.
IT'S IN HERE IN OUR NEW D.V.D.
"HOW SHALL WE NOW LIVE". TAKE
A
LOOK.
WHO IS JESUS? DID JESUS
EVER
CLAIM HIMSELF TO BE GOD, NOT
JUST ANOTHER GOD, BUT GOD
HIMSELF?
HE WAS ASKING IN HIS TRIAL
ARE YOU THE SON OF GOD? I AM.
ARE YOU THE MESSIAH? I AM AND
YOU WILL SEE THE SON OF MAN
COMING IN THE CLOUDS OF GLORY
AND TO THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER
AND YES HE CLAIMS BECAUSE HE
WAS.
NO MATTER WHAT QUESTION YOU
HAVE, NO MATTER WHAT PROBLEM
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW
I
CAN PROMISE YOU GOD HAS A
SOLUTION AND HE WANTS TO ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION EVEN MORE THAN
YOU
WANT TO ASK IT. WE WANT TO
HELP
YOU FIND THOSE ANSWERS IN PAT'S
NEW TOUCHING CALLED "HOW SHALL
WE NOW LIVE". QUESTIONS LIKE
THIS STILL HAPPEN TODAY. WHY
IS
THERE SUFFERING IN THE WORLD?
HOW DO YOU GET IT? GO TO THE
PHONES AND 1-800-759-0700 OR UG
LOG ON TO CBN.COM. WE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A CHALLENGE.
$200,000. THAT MEANS EVERY
DOLLAR YOU PLEDGE IS MATCHED
DOLLAR PER DOLLAR. WE HAVE 18
MINUTES LEFT. IF YOU'RE A "THE
700 CLUB" PARTNER HOW MUCH IS
IT? 65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A
MONTH
AND THINK ABOUT TAKING IT TO
THE
$40 A MONTH LEVEL. WE WANT TO
BLESS YOU WITH THREE OF PAT'S
TEACHINGS AND MAKE YOU CAN CAN
DO MORE $84 A MONTH AND GIVE
YOU
FIVE OF THESE TEACHINGS. WE'RE
IN THE MIDDLE MUCH A BIG
CHALLENGE. WE NEED YOU TO GO
TO
THE PHONES RIGHT NOW. GORDON.
IN THE MASAI TRIBE MEN ARE
BROUGHT UP TO THE WARRIORS AND
THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE LEFT
TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES. IN ONE
KENYAN VILLAGE THEY WENT
WITHOUT
BASIC NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD AND
WATER.
IN THE FOOTHILLS OF
MOUNTAINS
WHERE THE MASAI OWNS "OPERATION
BLESSING" OWNS 50 ACRES OF
LAND.
IT'S A POOR AREA WHERE PEOPLE
HAVE NO EDUCATION AT ALL SO THE
FIRST THING WE DID WAS BUILD A
SCHOOL.
I DIDN'T THINK MY CHILDREN
WOULD GET AN EDUCATION. NOW
THEY HAVE THE SCHOOL HERE I CAN
WALK MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL.
THIS IS A GREAT BLESSING. GOD
HAS REMEMBERED US.
UNTIL NOW THE CLOSEST SCHOOL
WAS MORE THAN 5 MILES AWAY:
THIS AREA WHERE DOZENS OF
FAMILIES LIVE IS RIGHT IN
BETWEEN TWO GAME PARKS. IT'S A
HIGH TRAFFIC ZONE FOR
ELEPHANTS.
THE MAS I TALKED TO USUALLY SAY
THEY DON'T MESS WITH ADULTS BUT
THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO ATTACK
CHILDREN AND THEY HAVE TO WORK
SO HARD TO MAKE A LIVING AND
CAN'T TAKE THE TIME TO WALK THE
KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THAT IS
20 MILES OF WALKING A DAY SO
THIS SCHOOL REPRESENTS THE ONLY
OPPORTUNITY THESE KIDS HAVE AT
GETTING AN EDUCATION.
AS SOON AS WE OPENED THE
SCHOOL FAMILIES SIGNED UP MORE
THAN 60 CHILDREN. THEY LOVE
GOING TO SCHOOL HERE BUT IT
DIDN'T TAKE THE TEACHERS LONG
TO
REALIZE THAT NO ONE WAS
BRINGING
ANYTHING TO EAT FOR LUNCH.
THEY
FOUND OUT FAMILIES DIDN'T HAVE
ANY FOOD TO SEND WITH THEIR
KIDS
SO WE'RE GIVING THE KIZ LUNCHES
AND TAKING FOOD TO THE NEEDY
FAMILIES.
THE FAMILIES ARE SO GRATEFUL
FOR "OPERATION BLESSING" WHILE
WE'RE SERVING LUNCH TO THE
CHILDREN THE PARENTS CAME OUT
TO
SING A TRADITIONAL SONG FOR US
AND IT'S IN MASAI, "WE DIDN'T
EXPECT IT BUT A BLESSING CAME
TO
US".
FAMILIES ARE FARMING A LARGE
PORTION OF THE LAND SO THEY
ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT.
THIS IS A DRY PART OF AFRICA
WHERE THE PLANTS AND THE PEOPLE
NEED WATER DESPERATELY SO WE
ALSO DUG A DEEP WELL HERE AND
WE
STILL HAVE LAND FOR JOB
TRAINING
CENTERS AND SCHOOL EXPANSION OR
MORE FARMING. AS WE KEEP
WORKING "OPERATION BLESSING"
WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE HOPE TO
THE MASAI IN THIS ISOLATING
PART
OF KENYA.
THIS IS WHERE I WAS BORN. I
HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
THIS HERE. IT IS LIKE A
MIRACLE
COMING INTO A PLACE WHERE THERE
WAS NOTHING. WE ARE THANKING
THE LORD FOR WHAT "OPERATION
BLESSING" IS DOING IN THIS AREA.
IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF "THE
700 CLUB" THANK YOU. YOU'RE
PART OF THAT. JUST IMAGINE
THAT
THE MASAI ARE SINGING OVER YOU
AND SINGING BLESSINGS OVER YOU
BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER JOIN
WITH
US AND JOIN IN EVERYTHING WE'RE
DOING AROUND THE WORLD. IT'S
EASY. THE NUMBER IS TOLL FREE.
1-800-759-0700. JUST SAY YES,
I
WANT TO JOIN "THE 700 CLUB".
HOW MUCH IS IT? $20 A MONTH,
65
CENTS A DAY. AND WHEN YOU JOIN
US FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS -- THAT'S
ELECTRONIC MONTHLY GIVING AND
THE BANK DOES THE WORK AND NO
CHECKS TO MAIL IN AND WE SAVE
ON
THE PROCESSING WE CAN SEND THIS
TO YOU "POWER OF LIFE" AND
MONTHLY TEACHING CD'S AND ASK
FOR THESE OR LOG INTO CBN.COM
AND YOU CAN GET THIS. WE HAVE
A
$200,000 CHALLENGE AND WE HAVE
129 LEFT AND HALFWAY DOWN ON
THE
CLOCK. 14 MONDAY TO GO AND
WE'RE TAKING THE NUMBER DOWN.
TENNESSEE. A "THE 700 CLUB"
MEMBER SAYING WANTS TO GO TO
FOUNDER AND INCREASE TO $5,000.
AND FROM VIRGINIA A BRAND NEWS
PARTNER COMING FROM. $5,000.
[APPLAUSE]
AND JACKSONVILLE CLUB MEMBER
AND
SAYING I'M GOING TO DOUBLE AND
GO TO $5,000 AND INTO IT VIA
PLEDGE EXPRESS AND WE HAVE A
$200,000 CHALLENGE. WE'RE
HALFWAY ON IT. WE NEED TO HEAR
FROM YOU. CALL US NOW.
1-800-759-0700. TERRY.
YOU JUST SAW A STORY FROM
SOME OF THE WORK IN EAST AFRICA
THAT WE'RE DOING. I WANT TO
TAKE YOU TO CHINA AND A COUPLE
PRAYED FOR A CHILD AND THEY
WERE
ANSWERED BUT NOT EXACTLY IN THE
WAY THEY EXPECTED.
AFTER A MISCARRIAGE MRS.
SHAW
WAS TOLD SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO
CONCEIVE BUT THEY DESPERATEDLY
WANTED A BABY.
I ASKED THE LORD TO PLEASE
GIVE ME A CHILD.
THE COUPLE'S PRAYERS WERE
ANSWERED THE MOMENT THEY
STEPPED
FOOT INTO AN
ORPHANAGE AND SAW A BOY WITH A
CLEFT PALET.
I SAW HIM AND HE NEEDED A
FAMILY.
THE LORD PUT THE LOVE INTO
ME
AND WHISPERED "HE'S THE CHILD".
THEY ADOPTED THE CHILD AND
NAMED HIM "GOD ANSWERED OUR
PRAYERS AND GIVE US THE BEST".
IF WAS A CHALLENGE TO GET
HIM
TO DRINK THE MILK. HE CRIED
ALL
THE TIME. WHEN I SAW HIM
SUFFERING AND HOW HARD HIS LIFE
WOULD BE WITH THIS CLEFT LIP.
IT BROKE MY HEART AND I CRIED
TOO.
THE BABY NEEDED SURGERY BUT
MR. SHAW WAS THE MECHANIC AND
ONLY MAKES $10 A DAY.
I THOUGHT ABOUT GOING INTO
DEBT TO GIVE MY CHILD SURGERY
BUT FIRST WE ONCE AGAIN TURN TO
THE LORD.
I KNEW HE CARED EVEN MORE
FOR
MY BABY THAN I DID.
THEN THE SHAWS HEARD ABOUT
CBN AND HOW WE HELP CHILDREN
LIKE THEIRS. AS SOON AS THE
COUPLE CONTACTED US WE SET UP
CLEFT LIP AND PALET SURGERY.
AS SOON AS I GOT THE NEWS I
FELT THE DARK CLOUD WAS GONE
AND
THE SUN CAME OUT. I WAS SO
HAPPY.
THE SURGERY CHANGED THE
BABY'S FACE AND LIFE.
WHEN THEY PUT HIM IN MY ARMS
I LOOKED DOWN AND COULD BARELY
RECOGNIZE MY BABY. HE'S SO
HANDSOME. HE'S HEALTHY AND
DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS EATING OR
DRINKING. I THANK THE LORD FOR
THIS AND I THANK CBN FOR
HELPING
US WHEN WE HAD NO HOPE.
YOU HAVE MADE ME SUCH A
HAPPY
MOTHER. EVERY TIME I SEE A
SMILE I WILL THINK OF YOU AND
HOW YOU WERE WILLING TO SHARE
YOUR LOVE WITH A POOR FAMILY
LIKE MINE.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD CBN
PARTNERS ARE MAKING MIRACLES
HAPPEN. IF YOU'RE A CBN
PARTNER
WE SAY THANK YOU. MAYBE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO GO UP TO THE NEXT
CLUB LEVEL. IF YOU'RE A "THE
700 CLUB" MEMBER GO UP TO GOLD
AND IF YOU'RE ON GOLD TRY THE
THOUSAND CLUB. WE HAVE A 2500
CLUB LEVEL. THE FOUNDERS JOIN
US AT $417 A MONTH AND FROM ARE
CHAIRMAN'S MEMBER AND GIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE A
YEAR.
WHEN YOU CALL RIGHT NOW TO SAY
WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IN
THIS COMING YEAR AND NOT ONLY
WILL THE DOLLAR BE MATCHED BUT
WE ASK YOU TO USE PLEDGE
EXPRESS
AND THAT MEANS THE BANK DOES
ALL
THE WORKS AND YOU DON'T NEED TO
HAVE STAMPS ON HAND AND
ENVELOPES AND WRITING CHECKS.
YOU CAN STOP IT ANYTIME YOU
WANT
BUT IT SAVES PROCESSING COST SO
WE CAN PUT MORE OF YOUR GIFT
INTO THE LIVES OF THE YOUNG
FAMILY YOU JUST SAW. OUR THANK
YOU FOR USING PLEDGE EXPRESS IS
SEND YOU POWERFUL LIFE
TEACHINGS. WE RECEIVE THESE AT
CBN ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE
WANT TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU AND
THINK THEY'RE A BLESSING TO
YOU.
1-800-759-0700. SAY I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB" AND LET
THEM
KNOW THE LEVEL AND I WOULD LIKE
TO USE IT USING PLEDGE EXPRESS.
WE THANK YOU.
THANKS TERRY. WE RECENTLY
DID A SURVEY "IF YOU COULD ASK
GOD ANYTHING WHAT WOULD YOU ASK
HIM?" WE TOOK THE TOP 10
QUESTIONS AND IT'S NOW IN THIS
NEW D.V.D., HOW FAR HOW FAR.
PAT GIVES YOU THE BIBLICAL
ANSWERS TO LIFEE IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS IN THE NEW D.V.D.,
"HOW SHALL WE NOW LIVE" AND
DISCOVER THE PURPOSE GOD HAS
FOR
AND YOU WHY THERE IS SO MUCH
SUFFERING IN THE WORLD AND
HEAVEN IS LIKE AND HOW TO GET
THERE AND HOW TO LIVE A BLESSED
LIFE AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD. PAT ROBERTSON
TEACHES
"HOW SHALL WE NOW LIVE"
AVAILABLE NOW.
YOU MIGHT BE ASKING YOURSELF
DOES GOD CARE ABOUT MY PROBLEMS
AND ISSUES? YES HE DOES AND IN
JEREMIAH GOD SAYS CALL TO ME
AND
I WILL TELL YOU GREAT MIGHTY
THINGS THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW AND
GOD KNOWS THAT WE DON'T KNOW
THE
ANSWER BUT HE WANTS TO GIVE IT
TO YOU US AND IT'S IN THIS
TEACHING, "HOW SHALL WE NOW
LIVE". THIS IS OUR GIFT WHEN
YOU CALL AND SAY YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB" AND LEARN
ABOUT THIS. 65 CENTS A DAY,
$20
A MONTH TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
IF
YOU'RE ALREADY A "THE 700 CLUB"
PARTNER THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
ARE SO GRATEFUL AND WE KNOW
YOU'RE GETTING BLESSED. WANT
TO
GET BLESSED MORE LET'S TAKE IT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL, $40 A MONTH,
AND THE GOLD LEVEL. IF YOU
JOIN
AT GOLD LEVEL WE WILL BLESS YOU
WITH THREE OF PAT'S TEACHESING.
MAYBE YOU CAN VIEW MORE. THE
NEXT LEVEL -- WE WILL SEND YOU
FIVE. THIS COST US A BIT OF
MONEY BUT WE WANT TO BLESS AND
WE THINK THEY'RE A BLESSING TO
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
AND GIVE THEM AS GIFTS AND
PAT'S
NEW TEACHING OF "HOW SHALL WE
NOW LIVE". WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF A $200,000 CHALLENGE WITH
JUST SEVEN MINUTES AND I WILL
THROW IT OVER TO GORDON.
AS A FREE LANCE PHOTOGRAPHER
JOHN JACKSON WAS DROWNING IN
DEBT AND ONE DAY HE MADE A
DECISION THAT MORE THAN
DOUBLEDHIS INCOME.
JOHN JACKSON WORKS IN A
PAINT
STORY BUT LOVES TO WORK AS A
PHOTOGRAPHER AND ALSO A PARTNER
WITH CBN.
THEY SHOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING
EVERYDAY, EVERY WEEK WHETHER
IT'S AROUND THE WORLD OR IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD THEY SHOW WHAT
THEY'RE DOING AND TO ME BASED
ON
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH
SCRIPTURE THAT IS GOOD GROUND.
IF THAT IS GOOD GROUND THEN YOU
WILL GET A HARVEST.
IN 1995 JOHN STARTED GIVING
$20 A MONTH. HE SAYS SOON
AFTER
THAT GOD PROMPTED HIM TO GIVE
$84 A MONTH BUT JOHN RESISTED.
I KIND OF PUSHED IT. I
CAN'T
AFFORD THAT.
AT THE TIME JOHN WAS
STRUGGLING WITH HIS FINANCES
AND
RIDING A BIKE TO WORK. HE HAD
A
JOB AT A PAINT STORE BUT HIS
CAR
NEEDED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND
HAD
TO SELL IT AT A LOST JUST TO
MAKE ENDS MEET.
ONE DAY I WAS RIDING AND
LORD
I AM TIRED OF THIS AND WHAT IS
NEXT? AGAIN YOU NEED TO GIVE.
PLEDGE EXPRESS. THIS IS HOW
MUCH. NOT JUST GIVE THIS MUCH
BUT PLEDGE EXPRESS. HE WAS
SPECIFIC ON WHAT HE WANTED ME
TO
DO.
FINALLY JOHN INCREASED HIS
CBN PLEDGE TO $84 A MONTH.
WHEN I MADE UP MY MIND TO DO
IT THAT'S WHEN THE PROMOTION
STARTED COMING. NOW I RECENTLY
GOT PROMOTED TO STORE MANAGER
AND THAT WELL DOUBLED MY PAY.
IN ADDITION TO HIS PROMOTION
JOHN SAW GOD AT WORK IN OTHER
WAYS. FOR ONE THING HIS
PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS TOOK OFF.
I AM GETTING MORE HITS ON MY
WEBSITE. IT'S MORE THAN
DOUBLED, MORE THAN TRIPLED, AND
I FOUND A CAR EXCELLENT
CONDITION FOR $2,200. THE BLUE
BOOK SAYS IT'S WORTH $3,800.
IT'S GOD. I AM JUST FOLLOWING
HIS PRINCIPLES.
JOHN SAYS HE LEARNED THOSE
PRINCIPLES IN PART FROM
WATCHING
"THE 700 CLUB".
I HEAR CBN TALK ALL THE
TIME.
THEY USE THE SCRIPTURE
[INAUDIBLE] SEW ABUNDANTLY AND
YOU WILL SEW A BUNTANTLY AND I
SEEN IT AND YOU CAN'T CONVINCE
ME OTHERWISE.
JOHN BELIEVES THIS IS THE
KEY
TO HIS BLESSINGS.
YOU CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO
FIGHT
AND LIKE A MINISTRY LIKE CBN.
LISTEN TO WHAT GOD IS TELLING
YOU. PARTNER WITH CBN. WILL
BE
BLESSED.
CAN I GET A DRUM ROLL? AND
THERE ARE PARTNERS THAT SAY I
LIKE GIVING AND WANT TO
KNOWLEDGE OTHERS TO GIVE AND
THEY WANT TO INCREASE THIS TO
$300,000.
[APPLAUSE]
WITH LESS THAN 18 MINUTES ON
THE
CLOCK. LORD WE ASK FOR A
BLESSING OVER THEM. WE KNOW
THAT YOUR WORD WILL BE TRUE FOR
THEM THAT YOU WILL OPEN THE
WINDOWS OF HEAVEN AND POOR OUT
A
BLESSING AND BLESS YOUR PEOPLE
AND ASK IT IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN. YOU HEARD IT. $300,000
IS THE CHALLENGE. WE NEED TO
HEAR FROM YOU SO CALL US NOW.
1-800-759-0700 WHO ARE WE
ASKING
YOU TO DO? WE'RE ASKING TO YOU
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB". JUST $20
A
MONTH, 65 CENTS A DAY. SOME OF
YOU CAN JOIN THEA A HIGHER
LEVEL
AND WE HAVE "THE 700 CLUB" GOLD
AND THEN WE HAVE THOUSAND CLUB
AND $84 A MONTH. AT WHATEVER
LEVEL GOD IS SPEAKING TO YOU TO
GIVE. NOW IS THE TIME TO DO
IT.
CALL US 1-800-759-0700. TERRY.
WELL PERRY COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN HIT HARD
BY THE RECESSION. THAT'S WHY
"OPERATION BLESSING" IS THERE
WORKING TO FEED FAMILIES WHO
NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP LIKE
GEORGE AND BECCA CLAY.
AS GEORGE SERVED OVERSEAS
WITH THE ARMY HE KNOWS BECCA
AND
THEIR CHILDREN ARE TAKEN CARE
THANKS TO THE STUDY INCOME THE
MILITARY PROVIDES. THE
OPERATION IS DIFFICULT.
IT'S HARD WITH THE KIDS.
THEY DON'T TRULY UNDERSTAND
WHAT
IS GOING ON.
GOD PREPARES US AND WE
PREPARE AS HOPING TO PULL
THROUGH IT.
BECKY HELPS THE KIDS DO
SCRAP
BOOKS AND KEEP IN TOUCH OVER
THE
INTERNET AND GORGE HAD A
DIFFICULT PERIOD THREE YEARS
AGO
AND A LOSS OF HIS SALES JOB DUE
TO THE RECESSION.
THERE WASN'T WELL IN A FEW
WEEKS OR GIVE YOU ANOTHER MONTH
OR WHATEVER. KIND OF LIKE HE
WENT INTO WORK ONE DAY AND THAT
WAS IT SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A FAIR
WARNING.
THEY LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA
AND
IN AN AREA THAT WAS HARD HIT BY
THE RECESSION. BECCA WORKS
HART
TIME AS A HAIR DRESSER BUT IT
WASN'T ENOUGH. THEY PICKED UP
FOOD AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD
SUPPLIES WHEN THEY NEEDED IT.
YOUR FIRST THOUGHT IS I WILL
GO WITHOUT BEFORE WE KIDS GO
WITHOUT AND KNOWING THEY HAD
THE
THINGS THEY NEEDED MAKES YOU
SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT.
"OPERATION BLESSING" JOINS
UP
WITH THIS GROUP TO HELP PEOPLE
IN THE COUNTY. HE SAYS IT
MEETS
MORE THAN THE PHYSICAL NEEDS.
THE FOOD GIVES US TREMENDOUS
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT
WE CARE, THAT JESUS CARES ABOUT
THEM AND OPENS THE HEART TO
RECEIVE GOD'S WORD.
THEY ARE DOING WELL NOW
BECAUSE OF THE INCOME FROM THE
ARMY AND WHILE HER HUSBAND
SERVES THIS COUNTRY BECCA MAKES
IT A PRIORITY TO VOLUNTEER HERE
AND THEY WERE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT
THEY GOT AND THAT OTHERS GET
THE
BLESSING WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST.
IT WAS RELIEF WE HAD
"OPERATION BLESSING" THERE TO
HELP US WHEN WE WERE IN THE
TRENCHES. THANKS DOESN'T COVER
IT. THAT'S JUST -- SEEMS LIKE
A
SMALL WORD TO SAY BECAUSE IT'S
AMAZING, THE LIVES THAT ARE
TOUCHED AND CHANGED THROUGH
"OPERATION BLESSING".
WELL THANKS DOESN'T COVER IT
FOR US EITHER AS GEORGE SERVES
ALL OF US IN THE MILITARY, AND
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO COME ALONG
SIDE BECCA AND HER FAMILY AND
NOW SHE IS DOING THE SAME THING
FOR OTHER FAMILIES. THAT'S
WHAT
HAPPENS. WE ALL TOUCH EACH
OTHER AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR FAMILIES HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES AND IN A PLACE OF NEED.
PLEASE BE PART OF THAT WITH US.
1-800-759-0700. WHEN YOU JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB" DO IT USING
PLEDGE EXPRESS. IT'S
ELECTRONIC
MONTHLY GIVING. IT MEANS YOUR
BANK DOES ALL THE WORK BUT IT
SAVES PROCESSING COST AND WE'RE
ABLE TO PUT MORE OF YOUR GIFT
HELPING FAMILIES LIKE THIS. SO
DO THAT RIGHT NOW. OUR THANK
YOU FOR USING PLEDGE EXPRESS IS
SENDING YOU
"POWER OF LIFE" AND EVEN AS YOU
BLESS OTHER PEOPLE. GORDON.
A HINDU FARMER NEEDED CLEAN
WATER AND DID SOMETHING RADICAL
AND PRAYED TO THE CHRISTIAN GOD
FOR HELP AND THIS IS WHAT
HAPPENED NEXT AND HOW IT
CHANGED
THE ENTIRE VILLAGE.
RAISING LIFE STOCK IN
NORTHWEST INDIA CAN BE A VERY
DIFFICULT JOB ESPECIALLY IF YOU
DON'T HAVE A CLOSE WATER
SOURCE.
HE HAD TO WALK 2 MILES TO GET
WATER FOR THE FAMILY AND
ANIMALS. HE BEGGED THE HINDU
GODS FOR HELP BUT NOTHING
CHANGED AND A LOCAL PASTOR
ENCOURAGED HIM TO PRAY TO JESUS.
I WOULD PRAY TO JESUS EVERY
NOON TIME AND EVEN FOR WATER
CLOSE TO MY HOME.
IT WASN'T LONG UNTIL HIS
PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED. CBN
LIVING WATERS TEAM CAME TO HIS
VILLAGE TO DRILLED A WELL.
THIS IS A BIG BLESSING FOR
MY
VILLAGE AND CATTLE AND GOATS.
NOW I CAN BATHE THEM AND GAVE
THEM PLENTY OF WATER TO DRINK.
I AM SO HAPPY.
THEIR FAMILY GAVE OF THEIR
LIFE TO CHRIST AND THEY WEREN'T
THE ONLY ONES AND MANY OTHER
VILLAGERS WERE BAPTDIZED AND
SAW
IT AS A TANGIBLE SIGN.
I BELIEVE JESUS CHRIST IS
THE
ONE TRUE GOD AND GAVE ME WATER.
MY FAMILY DRINKS WATER FROM IT
AND THEY'RE HAPPY AND AT PEACE.
WHEN I DIE I KNOW I WILL BE IN
HEAVEN WITH JESUS CHRIST.
JUST IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO
CHANGE AN ENTIRE VILLAGE AND
WE'RE NOT JUST IMAGINING IT.
WE'RE DOING IT IN YOUR NAME
WHEN
YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE "THE 700
CLUB". IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER
CALL US NOW, 1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY YES, I WANT TO JOIN.
I
WANT TO JOIN EVERYTHING YOU'RE
DOING AROUND THE WORLD. HOW
MUCH IS IT? $20 A MONTH, 65
CENTS A DAY. NOW, IF I CAN GET
A DRUM ROLL. I HAVE SOME GREAT
NEWS. WE HAVE A $300,000
CHALLENGE. WE HAVE $84,000
LEFT
ON THE RED NUMBER AND TAKE IT
DOWN SO WE'RE DOING THAT. SAN
DIEGO CALIFORNIA, 2500 CLUB
MEMBER SAYING I'M DOUBLE TO
FOUNDER THIS YEAR, $5,000. FT.
LAUDERDALE SAYING I AM GOING
ALL
THE WAY TO FOUNDER. $5,000.
[APPLAUSE]
BUT LOXY MISSISSIPPI AND
FOUNDER
INCREASING, $6,000 AND FROM
DECATER ALABAMA AND
CHAIRMAN'S CYCLE AND WE'RE
COUNTING DOWN TO VICTORY. 10
MINUTES ON THE CLOCK. GO AHEAD
AND CALL US AND BE A PART OF
WHAT WE'RE DOING.
1-800-759-0700. LET'S GO TO
WENDY AT THE PHONES.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS GORDON
THIS. IS GETTING EXCITING.
WELL, WE ALL HAVE QUESTIONS WE
WOULD LIKE TO ASK GOD AND
ABOUT FUTURE AND OUR LIVES AND
CAN YOU FIND THAT IN PAT'S NEW
TEACHING OF "HOW SHALL WE NOW
LIVE".
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
WELL, I CAN PROMISE YOU
THIS.
NO MATTER WHAT QUESTION YOU
HAVE
FOR GOD HE WANTS TO ANSWER IT
EVEN MORE THAN YOU WANT TO ASK
IT BECAUSE THAT'S HIS NATURE
AND
HOW GOOD GOD IS AND WE WANT TO
HELP YOU FIND THE ANSWERS IN
PAT'S TEACHING OF "HOW SHALL WE
NOW LIVE". LOOK LIKE WILL I GO
TO HEAVEN? THANK YOU FOR THE
GRAPHIC. WELL, SO MANY OTHER
QUESTIONS AND PERSONAL
QUESTIONS
THAT YOU HAVE AS WELL GOD WANTS
TO ANSWER THOSE. WE'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A CHALLENGE RIGHT
NOW.
IT'S EXCITING AND JUST NINE
MINUTES LEFT ON THE CLOCK AND
THAT MEANS IF YOU GO TO THE
PHONES EVERY DOLLAR IS MATCHED
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR. IF YOU'RE
SITTING ON THE SIDE LINES AND
EVERYONE ELSE GET BLESSED AND
WANT TO JUMP IN AND BE PART OF
WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE
WORLD THERE IS NOTHING MORE
EXCITING THAN KNOWING YOU'RE
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR
ETERNITY. THIS IS THE TIME TO
DO IT. THIS IS THE HOUR. WE
NEED YOU TO GO TO YOUR PHONES
RIGHT NOW 1-800-759-0700 OR LOG
ON TO WWW.CBN.COM AND IF YOU'RE
A MEMBER THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE NEED YOU TO GO TO THE PHONES
RIGHT NOW. TERRY.
THANKS I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO MRS. KIM AND
WORKS HARD TAKING CARE OF HER
GRANDCHILDREN AND THAT MEANT
TRAVELING 2 MILES A DAY TO GET
WATER.
EVERY TIME SHE GIVES THEM A
DRINK OF WATER EVEN AFTER
BOILING IT THAT THEY WILL GET
SICK AND THE ONLY SUPPLY COMES
FROM THIS MUDDY POND.
MY CHILDREN SUFFER WITH PAIN
BECAUSE OF THE WATER BUT WE TO
MAKE DO WITH IT. I HAVE NO
WHERE ELSE TO GET IT.
MRS. KIM TAKES CARE OF HER
GRANDCHILDREN SINCE THE PARENTS
WORK IN A GARMENT FACTORY FAR
FROM HOME AND WORKS MORE THAN A
MILE TO COLLECT THE DIRTY
WATER.
ONE TIME SHE FELL AND HURT HER
ANKLE.
IT HURT SO MUCH AND I CRIED
FOR HELP BUT NO ONE CAME.
MRS. CAME MADE HER WAY
SLOWLY
HOME AND LEFT THE WATER BUCKET
BEHIND AND A WEEK BEFORE SHE
COULD GET MORE. NOT LONG AFTER
THAT CBN DUG A WELL NEAR HER
HOME AND NOW THE FAMILY HAS
CLEAN SAFE WATER FOR DRINKING
AND BATHING.
I NEVER EXPECTED THAT OUR
VILLAGE WOULD HAVE ITS OWN
WELL.
MY FAMILY WILL NOT GET SICK
ANYMORE AND NO MORE ACCIDENT
WHEN IS WE GET WATER. I AM
VERY
HAPPY. THANK YOU CBN.
FROM WALKING 2 MILES
EVERYDAY
JUST TO HAVE DRINKING WATER.
THAT ENTIRE VILLAGE NOW HAS
FRESH WATER AVAILABLE TO THEM.
IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF YOU.
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE "THE 700
CLUB" MEMBERS ARE MAKING THAT
DIFFERENCE AROUND THE WORLD
EVERYDAY. CALL NOW. THERE IS
SO MUCH NEED OUT THERE, MORE
PEOPLE THAT NEED CLEAN WATER,
MEDICAL PROCEDURES, HUNGRY
PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT NEED
EDUCATION AND, WE ARE DOING
THAT
AND MORE AROUND THE WORLD AND
IT
HAPPENS AS YOU GO TO YOUR PHONE
AND CALL. OUR NUMBER IS
1-800-759-0700. CALL NOW AND
SAY I WANT TO JOIN "THE 700
CLUB". GORDON.
WELL TODAY JOSE HAS A GOOD
JOB AND EVEN MAKES ENOUGH MONEY
TO HELP HIS NEIGHBORS BUY FOOD
BUT NOT LONG AGO HE WAS OUT OF
WORK HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY WAS
STARVING.
JOSE HAS ALWAYS WORKED HARD
TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY UNTIL
THE DAY HE OPENED A STORAGE
SHED
AND REALIZED SOMEONE HAD STOLEN
HIS TOOLS. HE RACED AROUND THE
CONSTRUCTION SITE HOPING TO
FIND
THEM BUT THEY WERE GONE.
WHEN THEY WERE STOLEN I KNEW
I WAS GOING TO GET FIREED.
A DAY LATER JOSE LOST HIS
JOB.
I THOUGHT NOW I WON'T BE
ABLE
TO BRING IN MONEY FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES, SCHOOL, OR
MEDICINE.
THREE MONTHS PAST AND HE WAS
ONLY ABLE TO FIND ODD JOBS THAT
PAID LITTLE. HE WAS BEGINNING
TO FEEL LIKE A FAILURE AS A
CHILD.
WHEN I WAS A BOY I WENT
HUNGRY AND THE TRUTH IS I NEVER
WANTED MY CHILDREN TO FACE THAT.
WHEN "OPERATION BLESSING"
CAME TO DOWN FOR A FREE SHOE
DISTRIBUTION WE LEARNED ABOUT
HIS FAMILY. THEN WE TOOK JOSE
SHOP TO REPLACE THE TOOLS AND A
LOCK TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
THEY BOUGHT ME TOOLS AND
HAMMER AND WHEEL BARRELO AND
NEW
TOOLS AND BETTER THAN THE ONES
I
HAD.
AND JOE SAY IS BACK AND
SHARING WITH
OTHERS.
WE ARE HELPING TWO OTHER
FAMILIES.
THANK YOU CBN. WE ALSO WANT
TO BLESS OTHER DISBLSES BE A
BLESSING TO OTHERS. IT'S EASY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JOIN WITH
US. A PORTION GOES INTO
"OPERATION BLESSING" TO HELP
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD SO IF
YOU WANT TO DO THAT JOIN "THE
700 CLUB". IT'S JUST $20 A
MONTH, 65 CENTS A DAY. TERRY.
WELL HERE IN AMERICA MOST
FIVE YEAR OLDS ARE STARTING
AMERICA BUT IN EASTERN INDIA
ONE
LITTLE BOY SPENT THE DAYS ON
THE
STREET BEGGING FOR FOOD.
EVERYDAY FROM DAWN UNTIL
DUSK
HE SINGS THROUGHOUT THE SMALL
VILLAGE IN INDIA. IT'S THE
ONLY
WAY THE FIVE YEAR OLD CAN MAKE
MONEY FOR FOOD.
MY FATHER DIED BEFORE I WAS
BORN AND MY MOTHER DIED THE DAY
SHE GIVE BIRTH TO ME.
HIS GRANDMOTHER SELLS FIRE
WOOD FROM THE JUNGLE AND HE
BEGS
AT THE SHOPS. SHE MAKES ENOUGH
TO LIVE BUT SOMETIMES IT'S NOT
ENOUGH TO BUY FOOD FOR THEM
BOTH
SO SHE DECIDED TO TAKE HIM TO A
CHILDRENS' HOME SUPPORTED BY
"ORPHANS PROMIS" HERE HE HAS
FOOD EVERYDAY AND ENROLLED IN A
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.
BEFORE COMING HERE I HAD TO
WORK ALL THE TIME BUT NOW I CAN
GO TO SCHOOL AND LEARN MANY
THINGS.
IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG BUT HE
ASKED JESUS TO BE HIS LORD AND
SAVIOR. NOW INSTEAD OF SINGING
FOR FOOD HE THINGS ABOUT GOD'S
LOVE.
MY NEW FRIENDS LOVE ME SO
MUCH. I REALLY LIKE IT HERE.
OUR LITTLE BOY WAS NO WHERE
TO BELONG AND HOPE FOR THE
FUTURE AND YOU CHANGE TODAY
ALL.
THANKS "THE 700 CLUB" MEMBERS.
THAT'S WHY WE ASK YOU TO GO TO
THE PHONE RIGHT NOW. WENDY.
THANK YOU TERRY. WE HAVE
QUESTIONS FOR GOD AND ABOUT
THINGS IN OUR LIFE AND YOU CAN
FIND THOSE ANSWERS IN PAT'S NEW
TEACHING. "HOW SHALL WE NOW
LIVE"
AND IT'S YOURS WHEN YOU CALL
US RIGHT NOW. GORDON.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE GOOD
NEWS.
OXNARD CALIFORNIA A FOUNDER
NUMBER AND VANCOUVER WASHINGTON
AND $2,200. ALL OF THAT GETS
MAXED TO THIS CHALLENGE. I
WANT
TO TAKE YOU TO MEET A COUPLE
WHOSE CHILD WAS DYING. THIS IS
HOW PEOPLE LIKE YOU SAVED HIS
LIFE.
LITTLE DEON STARTED GETTING
SICK WHEN HE WAS A BABY AND HIS
PARENTS DIDN'T KNOW WHY.
WE TOOK HIM TO A DOCTOR IN
THE CITY TWO DIFFERENT TIMES
BUT
HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS
WRONG WITH HIM.
OUR HEARTS WERE BROKEN AND
SAD TO SEE OUR SON GROWING
WEAKER EACH DAY.
THAT'S WHEN THE FAMILY
LEARNED ABOUT A CLINIC AND THIS
IS WHEN HE WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED
AND HAD MALNUTRITION.
HE WAS SO WEAK HE COULDN'T
STAND UP.
"OPERATION BLESSING"
IMMEDIATELY GAVE DEON AN
ANTIBIOTIC AND FORMULA TO HELP
HIM GAIN WEIGHT
AND WHEN WE WENT THERE WE SAW
HOW THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS
GETTING
SICK AND WE REPLACED THE
MATTRESSES AND AN OUT DOOR
KITCHEN.
I THANK YOU WITH ALL MY
HEART.
IT'S A GLORIOUS DAY.
HARRISSON MARYLAND, $5,000 AND
FROM CALIFORNIA, $6,000.
WICHITA $10,000 AND ROCKY
MOUNTAIN NORTH CAROLINA,
$25,000.
[APPLAUSE]
IT'S BEEN A GLORIOUS DAY. WE
HAD A $300,000 CHALLENGE
AGAINST
THAT YOU GAVE $401,000. GOD IS
MY SALVATION AND MY GLORY, THE
ROCK OF MY STRENGTH AND MY
REFUGE IS IN GOD. GOD BLESS
YOU. WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN
TOMORROW