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CHANGING LESSON FOR THE
CHILDREN OF REFUGEES.
I DON'T WANT TO STAY
HOME.
I WANT TO LEARN.
Wendy: PLUS...TWO
SUPER BOWL CHAMPS REMEMBER
WHAT IT TAKES TO GET TO
THE TOP.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS
REALLY ABOUT.
Wendy: AND THEN A
RADIO HOST HEARS GOD
THROUGH HER 4-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTERMENT.
>DAUGHTER.
SHE LOOKED AT ME AND
SHE SAID, GOD PUT IT IN MY
HEAD.
Wendy: ON TODAY'S
"700 CLUB."
*
FOLKS, TO "THE 700 CLUB."
$19 TRILLION, YOU SAY, HOW
MUCH MONEY IS?
WHO KNOWS, IT IS SO MUCH.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT
HILLARY CLINTON WANTS TO
ADD ANOTHER $3 TRILLION IN
SPENDING TO IT.
THAT IS HOW MUCH OUR
NATIONAL DEBT IS TODAY.
AND IF IT CONTINUES ON THE
SAME COURSE, IN 10 YEARS,
JUST 10 YEARS, OUR
NATIONAL DEBT WILL BE
$30 TRILLION.
SO WE ASK OURSELVES, ARE
SO WE ASK OURSELVES, ARE
OUR POLITICIANS AND PEOPLE
IN WASHINGTON GOING TO DO
SOMETHING TO STOP THE
RUN-AWAY SPENDING.
Wendy: THE GROWING
DEBT COULD ALSO HURT THE
ECONOMY.
JENNIFER WISHON HAS THE
STORY.
Jennifer: THE
NATIONAL DEBT IS NEARLY
$19 TRILLION AND GROWING
BY THE SECOND.
AND WITHIN A DECADE, BY
THE YEAR 2026, IT IS
EXPECTED TO EXPLODE TO
$30 TRILLION.
AMERICANS WANT TO HAVE
THEIR CAKE AND NOT PAY FOR
IT, ESSENTIALLY.
Jennifer: AND
LAWMAKERS AREN'T SLOWING
DOWN.
AFTER FALLING FOR SEVERAL
YEARS, THE NATION'S
SPENDING DEFICIT IS ONCE
AGAIN ON THE RISE.
NOW UNDER A REPUBLICAN
CONGRESS.
A CONGRESS THAT HAS
BOTH INCREASED SPENDING
AND INCREASED TAX
REDUCTIONS IN THE LAST
YEAR.
THAT HAS LED TO AN
INCREASE IN DEFICIT OVER
THE SHORT-TERM.
AND OVER THE LONG-TERM, IT
IS BECAUSE OF
ENTITLEMENTS, SOCIAL
SECURITY AND MEDICARE, AND
AS THE BABY-BOOMERS START
TO AGE, THOSE ARE GOING
UP.
Jennifer: AND THOSE
ENTITLEMENTS ARE THE REAL
BUDGET-BUSTERS.
EVEN THOUGH MANY AMERICANS
ARE EAGER TO CUT SPENDING
FOR PROGRAMS LIKE FOREIGN
AID AND FOREIGN
BROADCASTING, THEY ACCOUNT
FOR LESS THAN 1% OF THE
BUDGET.
AS THE RACE FOR THE NEXT
PRESIDENT KICKS OFF, THE
BIG QUESTION: IS THERE
ENOUGH POLITICAL WILL TO
TAKE ON WHAT COULD GROW
INTO A DEBT CRISIS.
IF YOU LOOK AT
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES,
THEY HAVE VERY DETAILED
SYSTEMS OF HOW TO CUT
TAXES.
AND THEY HAVE ALMOST NO
PROPOSALS ON HOW TO CUT
SOCIAL PROGRAMS.
Jennifer: THEY'LL BE
REPAYING TODAY'S DEBT WITH
THE LOWER WAGES THEY EARN
TOMORROW.
MEANWHILE, SOME
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
ARE WHO WOOING VOTERS TO THE
TUNE OF TRILLIONS.
WE KNOW WHAT THE
DEMOCRATS WANT TO DO WHEN
IT COMES TO THE DEALT,
BASICALLY INCREASE IT.
BERNIE SANDERS HAS
PROPOSED $18 TRILLION IN
NEW SPENDING.
AND SO THE DEBT WOULD GO
UP.
FOR HILLARY CLINTON, SHE
WANTS ABOUT $1.5 TRILLION
IN NEW SPENDING.
SO WE KNOW THE DEBT IS
GOING TO GO UP THERE.
REPUBLICANS ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE THE ANTI-DEBT PARTY
AND WE'RE NOT SEEING
PROPOSALS ON THE DEBT
COMING OUT OF THEM.
Jennifer: TANNER SAYS
IT IS VOTERS WHO NEED TO
CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDES.
BECAUSE POLITICIANS
SIMPLY JUMP IN FRONT OF
THE MOB AND CALL IT
LEADERSHIP.
LOOK AT THE BIG DEBATE IN
IOWA RIGHT NOW.
IT IS FARM PRICE SUPPORT,
ETHANOL SUBSIDIES.
IT IS ABOUT SPENDING
MONEY.
IT IS NOT ABOUT REDUCING
THE DEBT OR BALANCING THE
BUDGET.
IT IS ABOUT HOW CAN WE
SPEND MORE MONEY TO PLEASE
SOME SPECIAL INTEREST
GROUP BECAUSE THEY'LL VOTE
FOR ME?
Jennifer: ANOTHER
REALITY IS THAT OLDER
AMERICANS VOTE IN GREATER
NUMBERS THAN YOUNGER ONES.
SO FOR NOW ELECTED LEADERS
ARE WILLING TO FEED CAKE
TO THE NATION'S
70-YEAR-OLDs AND SEND A
BILL TO THEIR KIDS AND
GRANDKIDS.
IT ALL ADDS UP TO A DEBT
CRISIS THAT IS GROWING
RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES
WITH NO END IN SIGHT.
JENNIFER WISHON, CBN NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
Pat: THANKS,
JENNIFER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU
REALIZE OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS THE FEDERAL
RESERVE HAS KEPT INTEREST
RATES SO LOW, THEY HAVE
BEEN DOWN CLOSE TO ZERO.
SO THE FINANCING ON THE
NATIONAL DEBT HAS BEEN
RELATIVELY BENIGN.
BUT THINK WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN IF WE GOT BACK TO
WHERE THE NORMAL INTEREST
RATES SHOULD BE, 4%, UP TO
6%.
IF WE WERE PAYING 6% ON
$18 TRILLION, THERE
WOULDN'T BE ANY MONEY IN
THE BUDGET FOR ANYTHING
ELSE.
IT WOULD CONSUME THE
SPENDING OF THIS GREAT
NATION.
AND HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF
IT?
WELL, YOU EITHER DEFLATE
YOUR WAY OUT OF IT OR YOU
JUST DEFAULT.
AND IT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE
THING FOR THE UNITED
STATES TO DEFAULT.
NEVERTHELESS, IT DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE THEY SEEM TO
CARE.
THEY DON'T WANT TO TELL
ANYBODY NO.
AND WE HAVE TO SAY NO
SOONER OR LATER.
> WELL, IN OTHER NEWS,
THERE IS A NEW MOVE TO
HELP SUPPORT RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD.
JOHN JESSUP HAS THAT.
John: THANKS, PAT.
MANY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
SAY THEY FIGHT FOR
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, BUT HOW
MANY ACTUALLY DO?
AS PAUL STRAND REPORTS, A
NEW PROPOSAL MAY HOLD
THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE.
Reporter: FORMER
CONGRESSMAN FRANK WOLF
SOMETIMES FOUND HIMSELF A
VERY LONELY FIGHTER WHEN
IT CAME TO CONGRESS
BATTLING FOR INTERNATIONAL
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
SO HE AND OTHER ADVOCATES
FOR THE CAUSE HAVE COME UP
WITH A CONGRESSIONAL
SCORECARD THAT WILL SHOW
HOW MUCH OF A PRIORITY
INDIVIDUAL LAWMAKERS PUT
ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM WHEN IT COMES TO
ACTUAL VOTES.
AND IT WILL ALERT CONGRESS
MEMBERS ABOUT
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT
SOMETHING, LIKE AN
EXPECTED VOTE ON CHRISTIAN
GENOCIDE IN THE MIDDLE
EAST.
IF THERE IS A VOTE ON
THE GENOCIDE RESOLUTION,
WHICH I HOPE THERE IS
SOON, EVERYONE OUGHT TO
KNOW HOW THEIR MEMBER OF
CONGRESS HAS VOTED ON THAT
ISSUE.
Reporter: THESE
ADVOCATES FOR RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM SAY THE SAD TRUTH
IS WASHINGTON HAS OFTEN
FAILED IN THE PAST TO ACT
AGAINST GENOCIDE AND OTHER
CRIMES AGAINST RELIGIOUS
PEOPLE.
WE KNOW WHAT ISIS IS
DOING.
BUT WILL CONGRESS AND THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE
WORLD MISS IT HERE.
Reporter: PEOPLE AND
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
NEED TO PRESSURE CONGRESS
TO HELP THOSE SUFFERING
FROM RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
AROUND THE WORLD.
PAUL STRAND, WASHINGTON.
John: AND THAT
SCORECARD WILL BEAR THE
NAME OF WILLIAM WILBER
WILBERFORCE.
Pat: HE WAS A GREAT
MAN AND HE IS POWERFUL
LEADER.
THIS JUST CAME IN: ONE
MORE CANDIDATE HAS DROPPED
OUT OF THE RACE.
RAND PAUL IS PULLING OUT.
IT SEEMS LIKE AFTER THIS
NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY IS
OVER, A WHOLE LOT OF THE
GUYS SHOULD GET OUT OF THE
FIELD.
WE'VE GOT TOO MANY IN
THERE NOW, AND MAYBE THEY
CAN CONSOLIDATE SOME OF
THE VOTING AND A REAL
LEADER WILL EMERGE FROM
THEIR RANKS.
YES, WENDY?
Wendy: RAND PAUL CAME
IN AT NUMBER FIVE IN IOWA.
Pat: YEAH.
AND THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF
VIRGINIA --
Wendy: HE IS STILL IN
THERE, GILMORE.
Pat: WE USED TO USED
THE TERM RATINGS BOOKS.
THEY HAD THESE CHECK
MARKS, AND WE CALLED IT
THE MARKS OF COCHEESE.
I DON'T KNOW H HOW YOU CAN
HAVE NEGATIVE SUPPORT --
Wendy: WHAT IS THE
PURPOSE OF GUYS LIKE THAT
STAYING IN?
Pat: I CAN'T
UNDERSTAND IT, UNLESS YOU
HAVE PEOPLE AROUND YOU WHO
ARE ZEALOUS --
Wendy: OR PERHAPS
VYING FOR A CABINET
POSITION.
Pat: CHRIS CHRISTIE
WOULD BE A FABULOUS
CABINET GUY.
YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE UP AND
DOWN THE LINE WHO WOULD BE
FABULOUS IN CABINET.
WE'LL SEE.
IT WILL SHAKE OUT.
IT IS INTERESTING.
JOHN?
John: PAT, THE
PENTAGON WANTS TO DOUBLE
ITS BUDGET TO FISE ISIS.
TOP MILITARY BRASS ARE
ASKING FOR $7.5 BILLION TO
RAMP UP THAT BATTLE.
AND IT IS BECAUSE THHE SAID NEARLY $2 BILL
ION
IS NEEDED TO BUY 45,000
NEW HIGH-TECH BOMBS.
AND ASH CARTER SAID NEXT
YEAR'S DEFENSE BUDGET
NEEDS TO QUADRUPLE
SPENDING ON TROOPS AND
TRAINING IN EUROPE BECAUSE
OF THE GROWING THREAT FROM
RUSSIA.
> WELL, PRESIDENT OBAMA
VISITS A U.S. MOSQUE
TODAY.
THE MOVE COINCIDES WITH
GROWING SENTIMENT FROM
GROWING MUSLIMS WHO SAY
THEY'RE CONFRONTING
INCREASING LEVELS OF BIAS
AND HARASSMENT.
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS
LIKEN TODAY'S MESSAGE TO
AN ADDRESS HE DELIVERED AT
THE ISRAELI EMBASSY.
ONE GROUP, "THE
INVESTIGATOR PROJECT ON
TERRORISM,TERRORISM," REPORTS THIS
MOSQUE HAS A LONG HISTORY
OF TIES TO TERRORISM.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS
VISITING AN AMERICAN
MOSQUE.
Pat: THERE WAS AN
ARTICLE DAY IN THE "WALL
STREET JOURNAL" AS THE USE
OF MOSQUES AS A BREEDING
GROUND FOR TERROR.
AND THE RHETORIC THAT
COMES OUT OF THOSE PLACES
IS JUST BEYOND BELIEF.
THE AL-AQSA MOSQUE IS
CONSIDERED THEIR,
QUOTE,"MOST HOLY PLACE,"
AND THE RHETORIC IS
UNBELIEVABLE.
IT CALLS FOR THE
DESTRUCTION OF THE UNITED
STATES.
IT CALLS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ATOMIC
WEAPONS.
IT CALLS FOR WAR AGAINST,
QUOTE,"ROMROME."
IT CALLS FOR THE CALIPHATE
TO GOVERN THE WORLD.
AND BECAUSE THEY SPEAK IN
ARABIC, APPARENTLY THE
NEWSCASTERS AROUND THE
UNITED STATES DON'T BOTHER
TO INTERPRET WHAT THEY'VE
SAID.
BUT IN THOSE MOSQUES,
THERE IS JUST TERRIBLE
STUFF GOING ON.
AND I'M SURE MANY OF THEM
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES
ARE NOT PERHAPS AS
VICIOUS, BUT THE SAME TYPE
OF RECRUITMENT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT
AL-ALAQUI, WHO WAS AN
AMERICAN BORN RADICAL, HE
GOT HIS TRAINING THERE.
John: IS BLIZZARD IS
CLOSING ROADS, SCHOOLS,
AND AIRPORTS, FROM
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO
ALABAMA.
CAITLIN BURKE HAS THE
STORY.
Reporter: A BLIZZARD
FOR ONE HALF OF THE
COUNTRY, AND SUMMER-LIKE
SEVERE WEATHER FROM THE
OTHER.
ALL FROM THE SAME MASSIVE
STORM SYSTEM.
IT GOT BAD QUICK.
THE ROADS ARE COVERED.
Reporter: WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS CLOSED ROADS
FROM COLORADO TO THE
DAKOTA.
SOME AREAS GETTING TWO
INCHES IN ONLY AN HOUR.
IN MINNESOTA, BUSINESSES
AND SCHOOLS CLOSED BECAUSE
OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
DRIVERS LOOKING TO BRAVE
THE STORM ENDING UP IN A
DITCH OR STUCK.
IT WAS OBVIOUS HE
WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH
DRIVING IN THE DEEP SNOW,
AND I KNEW IT WOULD BE
JUST BE A LITTLE PUSH.
Reporter: DOWN SOUTH,
THE STORM LOOKING MUCH
DIFFERENT.
TORNADO ON THE GROUND!
Reporter: SEVERAL
TORNADOES WERE REPORTED IN
MISSISSIPPI, ONE TEARING
ACROSS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUS.
IN ALABAMA, AN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS TORNADO HIT NORE
ALICEVILLE, HITTING HOMES
AND BUSINESSES.
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
TO JESUS.
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
JESUS.
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
HAPPENED UNTIL I CAME OUT
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
OF THAT CLOSET, AND THEN I
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS GRATEFUL TO GOD HE
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
BROUGHT US THROUGH IT.
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
Reporter: A TOTAL OF
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
EIGHT TORNADOES HAVE BEEN
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
REPORTED FROM MISSISSIPPI
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
TO ALABAMA.
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
THE SEVERE WEATHER IS
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
EXPECTED TO END TODAY AS
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
THAT STORM SYSTEM WORKS
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
ITS WAY TOWARDS THE
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
EASTERN SEABOARD.
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
CAITLIN BURKE, CBN NEWS.
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
Efrem: A DIET WITH
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
SEAFOOD ONCE OR TWICE A
I WAS TOO BUSY PRAYING
WEEK COULD HELP PEOPLE
WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
IT FOUND IT COULD PROTECT
PEOPLE WITH THE GENETIC
RISK FROM GETTING THE
DISEASE.
AND IT FOUND THAT THE
MERCURY IN FISH DIDN'T
POSE A HEALTH RISK.
AND FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS
DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH OF A
POSITIVE EFFECT AS THE
FISH.
FISH REALLY CAN BE GOOD
FOR YOUR BRAIN.
AND, PAT, I'M SURE YOU
WOULD ADD NUTS AND BERRIES
TO THAT DIET.
Pat: IF YOU WANT TO
HAVE A BRAIN LIKE A FISH,
EAT FISH -- I'M KIDDING.
ANYHOW, I'VE GOT THIS
STUFF.
THEY HAVE TAKEN THE FISHY
TASTE OUT OF IT AND IT IS
CALLED NORWEGIAN COD LIVER
OIL.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS?
Wendy: I HAVE A
BOTTLE IN MY FRIDGE.
Pat: I TAKE ABOUT A
TEASPOON A DAY.
Wendy: I DID TAKE MY
COCONUT OIL IN MY SMOOTHIE
BECAUSE THAT HELPS YOUR
BRAIN, TOO.
Pat: GOOD FOR YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU GET A CHECK MARK FOR
HEALTH.
Wendy: I COULD EAT
FISH EVERY DAY.
Pat: I LOVE FISH.
BUT THE SWORDFISH,
PARTICULARLY, IS REALLY
HIGH -- THE HIGHER UP THE
FOOD CHAIN IT GOES -- THE
MEDIUM FISH EAT THE LITTLE
FISH, AND THE BIG FISH EAT
THE MEDIUM FISH.
SO THEY BUILD UP THIS
TOXIC BREW OF MERCURY.
Wendy: WHICH IS A
SHAME BECAUSE SWORDFISH IS
SO GOOD, BUT YOU HAVE TO
BE CAREFUL WITH IT.
Pat: IT IS LOADED --
OR AT LEAST IT WAS
CONSIDERED TO BE LOADED
WITH MERCURY.
BUT NORWEGIAN COD LIVER
OIL.
MAMAS GAVE THEIR BABIES
COD LIVER OIL.
Wendy: THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN GET IT IN THE
VITAMIN STORE AND IN
DIFFERENT PLACES.
Pat: THEY'VE TAKEN
THE NASTY TASTE OUT OF IT.
THE FISHY TASTE IS NOT TOO
COOL, BUT IT IS GONE.
Wendy: UP NEXT,
TERRORISTS ARE TRYING TO
RECRUIT REFUGEES TO CARRY
OUT JIHAD, BUT THESE
TEACHERS ARE STANDING IN
THEIR WAY.
THESE KIDS, IN THE
BEGINNING, WERE AGGRESSIVE
AND MAD AND ANGRY.
WE ARE SLOWLY, SLOWLY
SEEING HOW MUCH THEIR
LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED.
Wendy: UP NEXT, MEET
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WINNING
THE WAR ON TERRORISM IN
THE CLASSROOMS.
Pat: MAN, IT'S AN
OVERLOAD, ISN'T IT?
YOU'VE GOT THE "SUPERBOOK"
COMING UP, AND CBS IS
SHOWING THE BEST OF LAST
YEAR'S COMMERCIALS ON THE
SUPER BOWL.
AND THE SUPER BOWL -- I
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
PRICE -- IT WAS $4 MILLION
FOR A 30-SECOND
COMMERCIAL?
Wendy: I HAVEN'T
HEARD.
IT GOES UP A LITTLE BIT
EVERY YEAR.
THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
Pat: FOR 30 SECONDS.
AND YET PEOPLE ARE BUYING
IT, AND IT IS PROBABLY
SOLD OUT.
> WELL, THIS IS A HAPPY
THING.
IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF
THIS, WE'VE GOT SOME
HAPPINESS.
THEY'RE THE VICTIMS CAUGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS.
THE CHILDREN, HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF THEM, FACE A
LONELY EXISTENCE INSIDE
REFUGEE CAMPS, BUT ONE
CHRISTIAN GROUP IN LEBANON
IS WORKING TO EDUCATE
THESE LITTLE CHILDREN.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO TEACH
THEM ABOUT THE BIBLE.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO TEACH
THEM ABOUT JESUS.
AND ALONG WITH THAT,
THEY'RE GOING TO TEACH
THEM ABOUT LOVING YOUR
FELLOW MAN.
ABIGAIL ROBERTSON BRINGS
US THAT STORY.
Reporter: JUST ACROSS
OF THESE CHILDREN REMAIN
OUT OF SCHOOL.
THAT MAKES THEM PRIME
TARGETS FOR TERRORIST
GROUPS TO EXPLOIT AND
RECRUIT.
I DON'T WANT TO STAY
HOME.
I WANT TO LEARN.
BECAUSE IF SOMEONE TALKS
TO ME IN ENGLISH OR
ARABIC, I WANT TO BE ABLE
TO ANSWER.
Reporter: A WHOLE
GENERATION OF SYRIAN
CHILDREN HAD TO LEAVE
THEIR HOMES AND LIVE IN
SQUALOR.
BUT CBN IS GIVING THESE
KIDS TO TAKE THEIR
SITUATIONS FROM
DESPERATION TO HOPE.
IN HOPE CENTERS, LOCATED
NEAR REFUGEE CAMPS, "HEART
FOR HOPE," OFFERS FREE
EDUCATION, TAUGHT BY
CHRISTIAN TEACHERS.
IT DOES CREATE A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE.
Reporter: DENISE, A
"HOPE CENTER" TEACHER SAYS
THEY ARE TEACHING THE KIDS
THE BIBLE AND PROVIDING A
SECURE ENVIRONMENT.
THE KIDS, IN THE
BEGINNING, THEY WERE
AGGRESSIVE, SAD, MAD,
ANGRY.
AND WE START SLOWLY,
SLOWLY SEEING HOW MUCH
THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN
CHANGED.
Reporter: MANY HAD
NEVER MET A CHRISTIAN
BEFORE ATTENDING THE
SCHOOL.
WE REALLY LIKE IT HERE.
THE SCHOOL HERE IS MUCH
BETTER THAN THE SCHOOL IN
SYRIA.
BESIDES ENGLISH, MATH, AND
ART, WE LEARN FROM THE
BIBLE ABOUT JESUS.
AND OUR TEACHER ALWAYS
TELLS US THAT WE SHOULD
PRAY.
AND SHE BELIEVES THAT
JESUS CAN HELP US, AND
HELP US GO BACK TO SYRIA
ONE DAY.
Reporter: EVEN THE
PROSPECT OF LEARNING
BRINGS BACK PAINFUL
MEMORIES.
FOR STUDENTS LIKE O'TOOLE
AND HER BROTHER, SCHOOL
MEANT HARSH BEATINGS.
THE TEACHERS HIT
STUDENTS.
SYRIAN TEACHERS HIT US
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TAKE
IT.
I HAVE A HEART PROBLEM,
AND THERE ARE THINGS I
COULDN'T DO.
SO THE TEACHER USED TO PUT
ME ON THE GROUND AND HOLD
A STICK AND HIT ME WHILE
I'M ON THE GROUND.
Reporter: THIS SCHOOL
SERVES AS A SANCTUARY,
TELLING THEM ABOUT THE
LOVE OF JESUS AND
PROMISING HOPE OF A BETTER
FUTURE.
WHEN OMAR CAME HERE SIX
MONTHS AGO, HE TOLD HIS
TEACHER HIS DREAM WAS TO
BECOME A TERRORIST.
FOR THE TEACHER, IT WAS
A SHOCK, YOU KNOW?
BUT I SAID TO THE TEACHER,
LET'S WAIT AND SEE AFTER
WE TEACH HIM AND SHOW HIM
LOVE.
NOW HE WANTS TO BE A
POLICEMAN.
Reporter: DENISE SEES
MANY OF THE KIDS GROW NOT
ONLY IN THEIR EDUCATION,
BUT IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT
GOD IS AT WORK.
AND IF THEY COME, THEY
WILL BE BLESSED WITH WHAT
IS HAPPENING HERE IN THIS
PLACE.
THIS PLACE AND THESE KIDS
WILL BE ABLE TO MEET JESUS
BEFORE THEY LEAVE FROM
HERE.
Reporter: THE
CHILDREN VALUE THE
ADDITION OF JESUS TO THEIR
EDUCATION, TOO.
I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT
JESUS.
I GOT SHELLS FROM THE
BEACH, AND I MADE A CROSS
OUT OF SHELLS FOR MY HOME.
WE BELIEVE IN GOD, THAT
ONE DAY WE ARE GOING TO GO
BACK TO SYRIA.
Reporter: EVEN MUSLIM
PARENTS APPRECIATE THE
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND
ARE OVERJOYED WITH THE
COMPASSION THAT "HEART FOR
LEBANON" HAS SHOWN THEIR
FAMILIES.
I'M VERY HAPPY.
I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT
THEY'RE IN THE SCHOOL.
CHRISTIANS OR MUSLIM, WE
ALL RESPECT EACH OTHER,
AND WE'RE DIFFERENT
RELIGIONS, BUT WE RESPECT
THAT.
Reporter: O'TOOLE AND
HER MOTHER SAYS THEY LOVE
THE KINDNESS SHOWN TO THE
CHILDREN.
AND PREFER THE HOPE CENTER
TO HER FORMER SCHOOL.
THE TEACHERS ARE KINDER
AND THEY'RE WARM TO THE
CHILDREN, AND THAT
MATTERS.
THIS IS VERY GOOD FOR THE
CHILDREN.
THEY LEARN ABOUT A
RELIGION, OTHER THAN
ISLAM.
Reporter: DENISE
RECOGNIZES THAT BY
REACHING THE CHILDREN,
THEY CAN ALSO MINISTER TO
THEIR ENTIRE FAMILIES.
GOD HAS SENT THEM TO
US.
AND WE NEED TO SHOW THEM
THE LOVE OF CHRIST.
Reporter: REPORTING
FROM LEBANON, ABIGAIL
ROBERTSON, CBN NEWS.
Pat: MY WIFE'S FATHER
STARTED A PAINT COMPANY IN
LEBANON.
HE WAS RETIRED FROM HIS
BUSINESS HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES, AND HE WENT
OVER THERE.
AND THEY HAD A PAINT
COMPANY, AND THEY LOVED
BEIRUT.
THE PEOPLE WERE SO NICE TO
THEM.
IN THOSE DAYS, THE
LEBANESE HAD A PACT THAT
THE PRESIDENT WAS A
CHRISTIAN, AND THE PRIME
MINISTER WAS A MUSLIM.
AND THEN THEY DIVIDED
THINGS UP AND THEY LIVED
IN HARMONY, AND BEIRUT WAS
THE PARIS OF THE MIDDLE
EAST.
IT WAS GORGEOUS, AND THE
FOOD WAS DELICIOUS.
AND YOU COULD BUY
ANYTHING.
THE SHOPS WERE FULL WITH
ALL KINDS OF EXOTIC
THINGS.
AND MANY ARABS WOULD GO TO
LEBANON TO VACATION.
IT WAS VERY PLEASANT UP IN
THE MOUNTAINS.
AND THEN YASSER ARAFAT AND
THE P.L.O. CAME IN AND
STARTED TEARING THAT PLACE
APART.
AND THEY STARTED INCITING
RIOTS AND WAR, AND THEY'VE
HAD WAR EVER SINCE.
AND THE SYRIANS CAME IN
AND TOOK OVER A GREAT DEAL
OF TERRITORY AND
ABSOLUTELY DEMOLISHED
CERTAIN CITIES.
IT WAS JUST A BLOOD BATH.
BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING
THERE, THAT'S THE ANSWER.
BECAUSE IT'S THE SCHOOLS
OF THE PALESTINIANS THAT
ARE TRAINING THESE KIDS
FOR VIOLENCE, TRAINING
THEM TO HATE JEWS, TELLING
THEM TO HATE AMERICA, AND
TELLING THEM TO BE
MARTYRS, THAT THAT IS THE
GREATEST THING THEY COULD
HOPE FOR, THAT THEY CAN
BLOW THEMSELVES UP AS A,
QUOTE,"SHAHID," AND THESE
PEOPLE IN LEBANON ARE
SAYING, NO.
WE'RE GOING TO TEACH YOU
HOW TO BE GOOD CITIZENS
AND HOW TO LOVE EACH OTHER
AND BUILD A PROSPEROUS
SOCIETY.
Wendy: IT IS THE
ANSWER FOR SURE.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE KIDS
CHANGING, FROM THE LITTLE
ONE WANTING TO BE A
TERRORIST TO NOW WANTING
TO DO SOMETHING
PRODUCTIVE.
> UP NEXT, A RADIO STAR
FINDS HER VOICE IN AN
UNEXPECTED PLACE.
I'M AT THE TABLE, AND
IT IS LIKE THE ROOM IS
SPINNING.
WHAT DO I DO NOW?
AND THEN I'M THINKING, WHO
DO I TELL?
Wendy: HEAR WHY SHE
CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO THE
MICROPHONE, WHEN WE
RETURN.
Pat: WELCOME BACK.
EVERY MORNING PEOPLE
ACROSS THE CITY OF
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, TUNE
INTO 93.7 ON THEIR RADIO
DIAL.
AND WHEN THEY DO THAT,
THEY'LL HEAR A LADY NAMED
LISA RICHARDSON.
LISA IS A 20-YEAR RADIO
VET, BUT SHE DIDN'T REALLY
FIND HER VOICE UNTIL SHE
HAD A CONVERSATION WITH
HER 4-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
93.7, WGJC, WITH ROX
ROXANNE AND CHRIS, GOOD
MORNING.
Reporter: YOU WOULD
THINK SHE HAD THE PERFECT
CHILDHOOD.
SHE USES HER OWN
MADE-UP WORDS FOR THINGS.
Reporter: BUT NOTHING
COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE
TRUTH.
MY DAD HAD SOME MENTAL
ILLNESS THAT WENT
UNMEDICATED FOR QUITE A
PERIOD OF TIME.
WE EXPERIENCED SOME
PHYSICAL ABUSE.
HE WOULD GO FROM BEING THE
MOST FUN-LOVING, SUPER
TERRIFIC DAD TO A VIOLENT
PERSON YOU DIDN'T WANT TO
BE AROUND.
Reporter: AFTER A BAD
INCIDENT WHEN SHE WAS 19,
LISA SOUGHT HELP.
I WAS TOLD IT WAS
HIGHLY ABUSE AND HE NEEDED
TO GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL.
AND I WAS AFRAID OF HIM
GOING TO JAIL.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THE
ONE THAT CAUSED THAT
SITUATION TO HAPPEN.
Reporter: INSTEAD,
LISA ESCAPED TO COLLEGE.
SHE LANDED A RADIO JOB
RIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL AND
I ALWAYS KNEW THAT
SOMETHING WAS MISSING.
I THOUGHT, WELL, I'M GOING
TO FILL THIS EMPTINESS
THAT I HAVE, THIS FEELING
OF SHAME AND GUILT, THIS
FEELING THAT I DON'T
MEASURE UP.
I'M GOING TO FILL THAT
LONGING WITH PEOPLE.
AND SO THEN I BECAME LIKE
A MAN COLLECTOR.
I WOULD COLLECT MEN, AND
WHEN I DIDN'T LIKE THEM, I
WOULD TOSS THEM OUT.
Reporter: EVEN
MARRIAGE OFFERED LISA NO
FULFILLMENT.
I HAD A BEAUTIFUL RING,
AND IT FELT SO LONELY.
IT FELT LIKE A CONSTANT
IT FELT LIKE A CONSTANT
GNAWING TO BE COMPLETE, TO
FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF, TO
BELONG TO SOMEONE.
Reporter: HER CAREER
WAS THE ONLY THING THAT
SEEMED TO BE GOING WELL.
I HAD MOVED ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IN RADIO, AND
FOUND OUT THERE WAS A ROCK
AND ROLL RADIO STATION IN
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, WHO
NEEDED A ROXANNE IN THE
MORNING.
GETTING TO INTERVIEW, OH,
NOH,MY GOODNESS, PRESIDENTS,
AND DO SOME EXCITING
INTERVIEWS BACK STAGE WITH
MAJOR ARTISTS.
I HAD A BEAUTIFUL BABY
GIRL.
I HAD A GORGEOUS HOUSE,
JUST REALLY WHAT PEOPLE
WOULD LOOK AT AS A VERY
SUCCESSFUL LIFE.
BUT MY MARRIAGE HAD ITS
STRUGGLES.
I HAD MY ISSUES WITH MY
PARENTS, REAL ABANDONMENT
ISSUES WITH THEM.
THEY WOULD COME AND GO OUT
OF MY LIFE.
AND I HAD, AGAIN, A
GNAWING THAT THERE HAD TO
BE SOMETHING MORE.
THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING
MORE.
I'M LONELY.
Reporter: THEN LISA
MET CHRIS, A CO-WORKER
WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I KNEW HE WAS A DEVOUT
CHRISTIAN.
I THOUGHT, AT ONE POINT HE
IS REALLY GOING TO TRY TO
JUDGE ME.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR A
SPEECH.
AND IT MAY BE A SPEECH
THAT I DON'T REALLY CARE
FOR.
WELL, HE DIDN'T DO THAT.
HE WAS SIMPLY REALLY FUN
TO BE AROUND.
AND I THOUGHT, THERE IS
SOMETHING SO SPECIAL ABOUT
HIM.
THIS IS A GUY WHO IS JUST
REALLY, REALLY IN LOVE
WITH HIS WIFE, AND WOULD
SHARE FUNNY STORIES ABOUT
HIS FAMILY.
THERE IS SOMETHING
DIFFERENT ABOUT HIM.
YOU WANTED WHATEVER HE
HAD.
I WASN'T RAISED IN CHURCH;
DIDN'T GO TO CHURCH.
SO WHY I WOULD PRAY IN THE
BATHROOM, I HAVE NO IDEA.
BUT THAT'S WHERE I WENT TO
PRAY.
I JUST SAID, LORD, LORD,
IF YOU'RE REAL, IF THERE
REALLY IS A GOD AND YOU'RE
THERE, YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO SHOW ME.
I AM EMPTY INSIDE, AND I'M
LONELY.
SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH
ME.
MY LITTLE GIRL IS BUT
THREE AND A HALF, GOING ON
FOUR, MAYBE, SOMEWHERE IN
THAT TIMEFRAME.
SHE HAD BEEN PLAYING IN
THE LOWER FLOOR OF OUR
HOME.
AND I WALKED INTO THE
KITCHEN AND SAT DOWN.
AND SHE CAME UP AND SHE
PUT HER HAND ON MY KNEE.
AND SHE SAID, YOU'RE NOT
ALONE, MAMA.
AND I SAID, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
AND SHE SAID, GOD LOVES
YOU.
AND I SAID, WHO TOLD YOU
TO SAY THAT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
AND SHE LOOKED AT ME AND
SHE SAID, GOD PUT IT IN MY
HEAD.
I'M AT THE TABLE, AND I
MEAN IT'S LIKE THE ROOM IS
SPINNING.
WHAT DO I DO NOW?
BECAUSE I ASKED GOD TO
TALK TO ME, AND HE DID,
ALMOST INSTANTLY.
AND THEN I'M THINKING, WHO
DO I TELL?
I THOUGHT CHRIS MOLESKI.
HE GOES TO CHURCH.
SO I CALLED HIM, AND I
SAID, CHRIS, DOES GOD
SPEAK TO PEOPLE THROUGH
LITTLE CHILDREN?
BECAUSE I THINK GOD JUST
TRIED TO TALK TO ME
THROUGH HANNAH.
AND HE SAID, LISA, IF GOD
CAN TALK TO PEOPLE THROUGH
A DONKEY OR A BURNING
BUSH, YES, HE CAN TALK TO
PEOPLE THROUGH CHILDREN.
HE SAID, GOD JUST SPOKE TO
YOU.
HE HAS THINGS HE WANTS TO
DO WITH YOU IN YOUR LIFE,
AND YOU NEED TO COME TO
CHURCH WITH ME AND MEGAN.
AND I SAID, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEN, I
GUESS I'M GOING TO CHURCH.
I LOVED CHURCH.
I LOVED IT FROM DAY ONE.
IT JUST FELT PEACEFUL.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DON'T
BELIEVE, YOU DON'T FEEL
MUCH PEACE.
I DIDN'T.
I ALWAYS FELT LIKE I WAS
STRIVING AND TRYING ALL OF
THE TIME.
AND IT'S PEACEFUL.
Reporter: LISA FELL
MADLY IN LOVE WITH JESUS,
AND THAT GNAWING EMPTINESS
WAS FINALLY FILLED.
WHEN I FOUND OUT WHAT
BEING SAVED MEANT, SIMPLY
ACCEPTING THE LORD AS MY
SAVIOR, TELLING HIM, I NO
LONGER WANT TO BE IN
CONTROL OF MY LIFE, I TURN
THAT OVER TO YOU, WHAT A
RELIEF.
I'M TURNING AWAY FROM THE
THINGS I USED TO DO AND
THE PERSON THAT I WAS, AND
I'M PUTTING YOU IN
CONTROL.
AFTER EVERYTHING I
EXPERIENCED, HE WASHED ME
WHITE AS SNOW.
I'M HIS MODERN DAY ESTHER
THAT HE IS USING TO SPEAK
TO AUDIENCE.
EVERY TIME THIS MICROPHONE
IS ON, I GET TO BE
PASTORAL CARE FOR PEOPLE.
WHAT AN HONOR.
PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR
EXPERIENCES TO MINE, AND
THEY CAN IDENTIFY WITH IT.
WALKING IN A LOT OF
DARKNESS AND LONELINESS,
AND WONDERING WHY YOUR
LIFE ISN'T COMPLETE, THAT
THERE HAS TO BE MORE.
NO MATTER HOW DARK IT
SEEMS, NO MATTER WHAT
YOU'VE DONE, NO MATTER
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN, THERE
IS A GOD WHO LOVES YOU,
LOVES YOU ENOUGH TO SEND
HIS SON TO DIE FOR YOU ON
A CROSS.
Pat: I DON'T SEE HOW
I CAN IMPROVE AND THE EL
ELOQUENCE THAT LISA HAS.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WANDERING
AND SAYING, WHAT IS THE
MEANING OF MY LIFE?
SO MANY OF THEM, SOONER OR
LATER, WIND UP GETTING A
WEAPON AND THEY KILL
THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T STAND THIS LIFE
WITHOUT KNOWING WHO THEY
ARE OR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
BUT GOD REACHED OUT TO
LISA, THANK THE LORD, AND
GOD WILL REACH OUT TO YOU.
AND RIGHT NOW, AS YOU'RE
WATCHING THIS PROGRAM,
PLEASE KNOW THAT GOD
ALMIGHTY HAS A PLAN FOR
YOU, A PURPOSE FOR YOU.
HE DIED FOR YOU.
HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD.
AND HE IS COMING BACK.
JUST THAT SIMPLE.
AND THIS WORLD THAT WE'RE
IN IS ALL TEMPORARY.
SOONER OR LATER GOD IS
GOING TO BRING FORTH A NEW
HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH.
AND HE WANTS YOU TO BE
PART OF IT.
SO YOU SAY, WHAT HAVE I
GOT TO DO?
WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS
ASK HIMSELF RIGHT NOW.
SURRENDER TO HIM.
IF YOU'LL PRAY WITH ME
RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT, HE
WILL HEAR AND ANSWER.
BE STILL WHEREVER YOU ARE.
JUST PRAY THESE WORDS.
PRAY THEM SILENTLY.
PRAY THEM OUT LOUD.
BUT PRAY WITH ME RIGHT
NOW.
JESUS -- THAT'S RIGHT,
PRAY THESE WORDS.
JESUS, I KNOW THAT YOU
DIED FOR ME.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU ROSE
AGAIN AND THAT I DON'T
HAVE TO BE ALONE.
I DON'T HAVE TO BE
HOPELESS, THAT I CAN HAVE
LIFE AND ABUNDANCE AND A
PURPOSE.
AND SO RIGHT NOW, LORD, I
ACCEPT YOU AS SAVIOR AND
AS LORD OF MY LIFE, FROM
THIS MOMENT ON.
I AM YOURS.
AND THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE
MINE.
THANK YOU, JESUS.
THANK YOU, LORD.
AMEN.
AND AMEN.
NOW, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING
THAT WILL HELP YOU GROW, I
HAVE, IN MY HAND, A LITTLE
PACKET THAT IS FULL OF
DYNAMITE.
IT IS A C.D., A COMPACT
DISC.
IT'S 73 MINUTES.
YOU CAN PUT IT IN YOUR
C.D. PLAYER, AND IT WILL
TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU
HAVE JUST DONE.
IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT
HAPPENS IF YOU SIN.
AND IT WILL TELL YOU ABOUT
THE COMING OF THE LORD.
IT WILL TELL YOU A LOT OF
THINGS.
BUT IT IS AVAILABLE FREE.
SO JUST CALL AND SAY,
LISTEN, I PRAYED WITH PAT.
I GAVE MY HEART TO THE
LORD.
AND I'M HIS.
1-800-759-0700.
IF THE LINES, FOR ANY
REASON ARE BUSY, PLEASE
CALL BACK.
WE'LL BE HERE FOR YOU.
I WANT YOU TO CALL.
DO IT NOW, PLEASE.
IT IS A GREAT DAY.
WENDY?
Wendy: THAT WAS A
GREAT STORY.
THANKS, PAT.
> WELL, STILL AHEAD, THE
SUPER BOWL IS RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER.
AND WHILE MOST PLAYERS
DREAM OF WINNING THE BIG
GAME, TWO PLAYERS WHO HAVE
BROUGHT HOME THE TROPHY
SAY THERE IS MUCH MORE AT
STAKE.
THE FINAL DEST
INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION IDESTINATIONISN'T THE SUPER BOWL.
Wendy: A PAIR OF
SEAHAWKS TALK ABOUT
WINNING THE SUPER BOWL,
LOSING IT, AND GAINING
SOMETHING GREATER, WHEN WE
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THE AREAS ALREADY AFFECTED
BY THE DISEASE, BUT HAD
SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH A
PERSON WHO RETURNED FROM
VENEZUALA WITH THE
ILLNESS.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION HAS
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RESULTS, AND DALLAS COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
FOLLOWING THE CASE.
THE C.D.C. WILL ISSUE
INFORMATION IN THE COMING
DAYS.
THIS IS THE FIRST CASE OF
THE ILLNESS BEING TRANS
TRANSMITTED INSIDE THE
UNITED STATES.
> ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER
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A 34-YEAR-OLD
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OPENED FIRE AND WOUNDED
THREE SOLDIERS BEFORE
BEING SHOT AND KILLED.
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PAT AND WENDY WILL BE BACK
WITH MORE OF "THE 700
CLUB" RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Wendy: WELL, TWO
YEARS AGO, THE SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS BLEW OUT THE
DENVER BRONCOS EN ROUTE TO
THEIR FIRST SUPER BOWL
WIN.
SPORTS REPORTER TOM BURING
SAT DOWN WITH TWO OF THE
SACSEAHAWKS' STARS, AND THEY
TOLD HIM THEY AREN'T JUST
PLAYING FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.
*
YOU REALIZE, OKAY,
WE'RE HERE.
WE'RE REALLY HERE FOR THE
SUPER BOWL.
AND THEN WHEN YOU WIN, YOU
HOLD UP THE TROPHY, AND IT
IS A UNIQUE THING THAT
YOU'VE ALWAYS WORKED FOR.
Reporter: IN JUST HIS
SECOND NFL SEASON, RUSSELL
WILSON LED THE SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS TO THEIR FIRST
CHAMPIONSHIP IN HISTORY.
THEIR HUNGER, TALENT, AND
CONFIDENCE TURN HEADS IN A
SEASON WITH COMMANDING
RESULTS.
WE'RE A TEAM OF GUYS
WHO ARE DEFINITELY SWAPPY,
AND DEFINITELY WEREN'T
EXPECTED TO WIN, BUT WE
HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL
ABOUT US.
THERE IS THIS DEEP
BROTHERHOOD, IS THAT WHAT
MADE THIS TEAM UNIQUE?
SURE, TO BE CONNECTED
AND IN UNISON WITH ONE
OTHER AND TO PLAY WITH
EACH OTHER, AND SHARE
EXPERIENCES, THE GOOD AND
THE BAD.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT
FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS,
REALLY.
GUYS THAT LOVE ONE
ANOTHER AND DEPEND ON ONE
ANOTHER TO DO THEIR JOB
AND TO TAKE CARE OF ONE
ANOTHER.
AND WITH THAT COMMON BOND,
I BELIEVE WE WERE,
QUOTE,"UNSTOPPABLE."
Reporter: AND WITH A
DEFENSE THAT WAS NEARLY
IMMOVABLE.
THE TEAM STIFLED THE
BRONCOS' OFFENSE,
RETURNING TWO OF THEM FOR
SCORES.
LEADING TO A 43-8 ROUTE,.
>. IT'S THE FASHION IN
WHICH WE DID IT.
IT IS A REALLY GOOD TEAM.
THERE WAS A BLOWOUT IN
THE GAME WHERE YOU SAW
SOMETHING THAT THOUGHT,
THIS COULD BE A RUN-AWAY.
YOU NEVER KNOW BECAUSE
YOU'RE PLAYING PEYTON
MANNING.
I REMEMBER BEING IN A
HUDDLE, AND I WAS TRYING
TO BE A FIRECRACKER,
MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY
WAS STILL PAYING
ATTENTION.
THE GAME IS NEVER OVER
UNTIL IT IS OVER.
Reporter: THAT
REALITY WAS NEVER MORE
APPARENT THAN A YEAR
LATER.
LAST FEBRUARY, WHILE
ATTEMPTING TO BECOME THE
LEAGUE'S EIGHTH
BACK-TO-BACK SUPER BOWL
CHAMPIONS.
WE LOST SUPER BOWL
NINE, IT'S AS SIMPLE AS
THAT.
Reporter: IT WAS A
SECOND GUESS CALL WITH 26
SECONDS LEFT IN THE GAME.
TRAILING THE PATRIOTS, ONE
TIME OUT AND ONE YARD TO
SCORE, THE HAWK'S NEAR
CERTAIN WIN WAS GUT
GUT-WRENCHINGLY
INTERCEPTED.
WALKING OFF THE FIELD,
WHAT WAS THE DIALOGUE?
THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE
WAS TOUGH.
BUT GOD WAS TALKING TO ME
SAYING, I'M USING YOU.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S
ENERGY IN LIFE.
I THINK WHEN YOU GO
THROUGH UPS AND DOWNS IN
LIFE, GOD WANTS TO USE US,
SO PEOPLE CAN SEE AND
REALLY FIGURE OUT WHO HE
REALLY IS.
Reporter: THEY ARE
SEAHAWKS, THAT SEE THINGS
DIFFERENTLY, PLAYERS WHO
LIVE PAST PROMINENCE TO
PURPOSE, ABLE TO INSPIRE A
LASTING CHARGE BEYOND
THEIR IMMEDIATE SUCCESSES.
IT IS A LITTLE EMPTY
BECAUSE YOU'RE AT
SOMETHING YOU HAVE ALWAYS
DREAMED OF, AND YOU FIND
OUT THAT MOMENT ISN'T AS
BIG AS YOU DREAMED.
THE FINAL DESTINATION IS
NOT THE SUPER BOWL.
IT IS PART OF IT.
IT IS NOT WHAT
ACCOMPLISHMENT REALLY IS.
ACCOMPLISHMENT IS EACH AND
EVERY SINGLE DAY BRINGING
GLORY TO THE FATHER.
Reporter: IN THOSE
BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS,
WHERE IS THE LEGACY OF THE
SEAHAWKS?
IT IS TOO HARD TO TELL.
YOU JUST HONOR THE LORD.
I BELIEVE THE REWARDING
EXPERIENCE IS AFTER THAT.
WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT THE
LEGACY OF THE SEAHAWKS,
HOPEFULLY IT ISN'T JUST
MULTIPLE SUPER BOWLS.
HOPEFULLY IS SERVING GOD.
YOU CAN SAY YOU WILL BE
REMEMBERED FOREVER, BUT
YOU WON'T.
IT WON'T LAST FOR
ETERNITY.
AND HEAVEN WILL BE FOR
ETERNITY.
Wendy: AMAZING MEN.
WE HAVE A GAME-DAY PASS
FOR SUPER BOWL 50, AND
WE'LL TALK TO PLAYERS FROM
THE BRONCOS AND THE
PANTHERS TOMORROW.
> UP NEXT, YOU'RE E-MAIL
QUESTIONS.
LISA SAYS, "MY HUSBAND AND
I HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT
PARENTING STYLES, AND WE
CAN'T AGREE ON A
COMPROMISE.
DO I OBEY MY HEART OR MY
HUSBAND?"
IT'S ANOTHER ROUND OF
"BRING IT ON" RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER.
Wendy: WELCOME BACK.
WE'VE GOT YOUR E-MAIL
QUESTIONS.
AND PAT IS IN THE HOT
SEAT, AND HE IS READY.
PAT, SUZANNE SAYS, "I
SHOWS JESUS SCARS ON HIS
HANDS OR PALMS.
I THOUGHT WHEN WE GET TO
HEAVEN, OR SCARS WILL BE
HEALED.
SHOULDN'T JESUS' SCARS BE
GONE?"
Pat: WE HAVE ONE
THING IN THE BIBLE.
REMEMBER THERE IS A GUY
NAMED THOMAS, AND THEY USE
THE TERM "DOUBTING THOMAS
A," AND THOMAIERASTHOMAS," AND HE SAID,
UNLESS I PUT MY HANDS INTO
UNLESS I PUT MY HANDS INTO
HIS HOLES, I WON'T
BELIEVE.
SO JESUS SHOWED UP AND
SAID, PUT YOUR FINGERS IN
MY HANDS.
SO THAT WAS THE
RESURRECTION OF JESUS, AND
HE HAD NOT BEEN HEALED OF
THOSE SCARS.
HEY, WHEN YOU GET TO
HEAVEN, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
HAVE A NEW BODY, SO I
DON'T KNOW.
BUT IN THE CASE OF JESUS,
THAT ONE INSTANCE, HE HAD
THOSE SCARS FOR THOMAS.
Wendy: LISA SAYS, "I
RECENTLY MARRIED A
WONDERFUL MAN WHO HAS A
DIFFERENT PARENTING
LIFESTYLE.
WE BOTH BROUGHT CHILDREN
INTO THE MARRIAGE.
WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS
COMPROMISING OUR PARENTING
STYLES IN OUR EFFORTS TO
RAISE OUR CHILDREN.
SHOULD I OBEY MY HEART OR
MY HUSBAND?"
GOOD QUESTION.
Pat: I THINK IT IS
TIME YOU GET INTO THE
HEADS OF THOSE KIDS.
ALALL RIGHT.
YOU'VE GOT A 10-YEAR-OLD,
11-YEAR-OLD, 12-YEAR-OLD
CHILD, AND SO YOU'VE GOT A
GUY IN WHO IS TAKING HIS
DADDY'S PLACE.
HIS DADDY USED TO SLEEP
WITH YOU, AND NOW THIS NEW
GUY COMES IN AND HE IS
SLEEPING WITH MAMA.
AND HE IS TRYING TO BOSS
YOU AROUND.
AND HIM AROUND.
AND THIS KID DOESN'T LOVE
THIS NEW MAN, DOESN'T KNOW
HIM.
I REALLY THINK YOUR NEW
HUSBAND NEEDS TO SPEND A
LOT OF TIME JUST BEING
FRIENDS WITH YOUR CHILDREN
AND NOT TRYING TO BE A
MARTINETTE, BECAUSE IF HE
DOES, HE'S GOING TO DRIVE
HIS KID AWAY.
IF YOU LET HIM CONTINUE,
YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO
HATE YOU AND HE WILL
REBEL.
AND THE NEXT THING YOU
KNOW, THEY'LL BE IN THE
SLAMMER, AND THEIR LIVES
ARE GOING TO BE RUINED.
THE THING IS, LET THE
CHILDREN HAVE A LITTLE
SPACE.
AND YOU'VE GOT TO PROTECT
YOUR KIDS.
IT IS A SITUATION WHERE I
KNOW WIVES SHOULD BE
SUBMISSIVE TO THEIR
HUSBANDS AND ALL OF THAT
STUFF, BUT I REALLY
BELIEVE THAT YOU NEED TO
FOLLOW YOUR HEART ON THIS
ONE AND GIVE THE CHILDREN
TIME TO ACCEPT THIS MAN
THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT INTO
THE FAMILY.
AND IF YOU DON'T GIVE THEM
TIME AND YOU FORCE
SOMETHING, THEY'RE GOING
TO HATE YOU FOR IT.
ALL RIGHT.
Wendy: ALL RIGHT.
GOOD ANSWER.
DEB SAYS, "MY CHURCH
ALLOWS PEOPLE TO GIVE
TITHES BY A CREDIT CARD.
AND YET THEY ALSO ADVICE
PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF DEBT.
ISN'T THIS A DOUBLE
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
Pat: IT SURE IS.
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
THE CHURCH HAS GOT TO
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
REALIZE WHAT THEY'RE
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
DOING.
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
IT IS SO EASY TO HAVE A
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
LITTLE CARD MACHINE IN THE
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
BACK, AND GIVE ME YOUR
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
CARD AND I'LL WRITE DOWN
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
YOUR TITHE.
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
YOU'RE TEACHING PEOPLE TO
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
GO IN DEBT.
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
YOU'RE TELLING THEM NOT
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
TO, AND YET YOU'RE TELLING
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
THEM TO GO IN DEBT TO GIVE
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
US YOUR MONEY.
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
YOU SHOULDN'T DO THAT.
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
Wendy: UNLESS IT IS
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
LIKE EVERYBODY USES IT
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
TODAY, YOUR CHECK CARDS,
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
AND IT'S LIKE YOUR CASH.
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
Pat: I JUST THINK
STANDARD?"
STANDARD?"
THAT KIND OF TRANSACTION
THAT KIND OF TRANSACTION
ISN'T TOO GOOD.
ANYHOW, THERE IS DISTANCE
IN THAT.
Wendy: "WHAT ARE SOME
OBSTACLES THAT MIGHT
PREVENT ME FROM BEING
HEALED.
I NEED A MIRACLE IN MY
HEALTH, AND I WANT TO MAKE
SURE I'M NOT DOING
ANYTHING TO BLOCK IT."
Pat: I THINK JESUS
SAID, THE BIGGEST BLOCK IS
WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING, IF
YOU HAVE OUGHT AGAINST
ANY, FORGIVE SO THAT THE
HEAVENLY FATHER CAN
FORGIVE YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO BE IN THE
POSITION OF HEAVY MIRACLES
AND BEING BORN AGAIN, WHAT
IT TAKES IS FORGIVING.
EVEN AS YOU'RE ASKING GOD
TO FORGIVE YOU, HE SAID
YOU ALSO FORGIVE OTHERS.
YOU MAY HAVE RESENTMENT IN
YOUR HEART TOWARDS
SOMEBODY.
THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF
THINGS, BUT THAT'S THE
BIGGEST ONE.
Wendy: JOHN SAYS, "IS
IT A SIN TO PRAY FOR
MONEY.
I REALLY NEED SOME HELP
FINANCIALLY.
IS IT OKAY TO PRAY THAT
GOD WILL PROSPER ME AND
NOT FEEL BADLY ABOUT IT?"
Pat: LOOK AT WHAT
JOHN SAID, I WOULD THAT
YOU PROSPER AND BE HEALTHY
AS YOUR SOUL PROSPERS.
THE WORD ABOUT PROSPERITY
IS ALL OVER THE BIBLE, ALL
OVER THE BIBLE.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH PRAYING -- THE LORD
SAID IN THE LORD'S PRAYER,
"GIVE US THIS DAY OUR
DAILY BREAD," WELL, BREAD
IS MONEY.
EVERY DAY YOUR ASKING FOR
THE SUSTENANCE OF YOUR
LIFE.
WELL, IS IT A SIN TO DO
THAT?
NOT UNLESS THE LORD WAS
SINNING WHEN HE GAVE US
THE LORD'S PRAYER.
LET'S FOLLOW HIM AND NOT
WORRY ABOUT WHAT SOMEBODY
ELSE TELLS YOU.
Wendy: THE SLANG WORD
FOR MONEY WAS BREAD.
Pat: BREAD.
Wendy: AND JAZEZ,
LORD BLESS ME.
Pat: THANKS FOR BEING
HERE.
AND LET ME THANK YOU,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR
ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS.
> WE LEAVE YOU WITH
TODAY'S POWER MINUTE FROM
PROVERBS 28: "A FAITHFUL
MAN WILL ABOUND WITH
BLESSINGS."
TOMORROW, FAITH ON THE
FOOTBALL FIELD.
PANTHERS AND BRONCOS'
STARS TELL US WHAT'S ON
THEIR MINDS AHEAD OF THAT
BIG SUPER BOWL.
SEE YOU THEN.
BYE-BYE.