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The 700 Club - September 29, 2016

A story of hope from the unlikeliest place on earth. Get a glimpse of Disney’s new inspirational move, “The Queen of Katwe.” Plus, an alcoholic with a penchant for affairs. One marriage reaches its breaking point on today’s 700 Club. Read Transcript


Wendy: TODAY, A STORY

OF HOPE FROM THE UNLIKELY

PLACE ON EARTH.

GET A GLIMPSE OF DISNEY'S

NEW INSPIRATIONAL MOVIE,

"THE QUEEN THE KATWE."

SHE DID EVERYTHING TO

KEEP HER FAMILY TOGETHER.

Wendy: AND THEN...AN

ALCOHOLIC WITH A PENSION

FOR AFFAIRS.

I BROKE HER HEART.

Wendy: ONE MARRIAGE

REACHES ITS BREAKING

POINT.

IT'S NOT OKAY.

Wendy: ON TODAY'S

"700 CLUB."

*

Pat: WELL, WELCOME,

FOLKS, TO THIS EDITION OF

"THE 700 CLUB."

WELL, THE HEAD OF THE

F.B.I. WAS ON THE HOT SEAT

YESTERDAY IN FRONT OF

CONGRESS.

INTERESTING, THE PANEL

QUESTIONING HIM INCLUDED A

NUMBER OF FORMER DISTRICT

ATTORNEYS AND PROSECUTING

ATTORNEYS WHO KNEW THE

GAME.

THEY SAID, WE DON'T

UNDERSTAND IT.

YOU'VE GIVEN IMMUNITY

AGAINST FIVE OF HILLARY

CLINTON'S KEY PEOPLE, AND

YOU HAVEN'T BROUGHT ANY

CHARGES, THERE IS NO GRAND

JURY WORN IN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I THINK THE BODY OF THE

F.B.I. ARE SAYING THE SAME

THING?

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

HAS THIS GAME BEEN RIGGED?

EVERYBODY SEEMS TO SAY,

YES, IT HAS BEEN RIGGED.

BUT THE CHARGES KEEP

COMING DOWN, THE E-MAILS

KEEP FLOATING THROUGH THE

AIR, AND THE PEOPLE KEEP

SAYING, IS IT EVER GOING

TO END?

AND THE LATEST IS, DID SHE

REALLY WEAR AN EAR PIECE

DURING THE DEBATE, AND WAS

THERE A SECRET MICROPHONE

IN THERE.

IT WAS DURING THE TIME

THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT

FOREIGN POLICY BEFORE, BUT

WAS IT THERE THIS TIME?

BECAUSE SHE CLEARLY ONE

HANDILY IN THE DEBATE, BUT

WHETHER THAT MATTERS, WE

DON'T KNOW.

WHILE EVERYBODY HAS BEEN

WATCHING THE PRESIDENTIAL

RACE, CONGRESS SAID, WE'RE

GOING TO DO SOMETHING

ELSE.

WE'RE GOING TO OVERRIDE A

PRESIDENTIAL VETO THE

FIRST TIME IN HIS

PRESIDENCY.

THE PRESIDENT TRIED TO

STOP A BILL THAT WILL LET

9/11 FAMILIES SUE FOREIGN

GOVERNMENTS LIKE SAUDI

ARABIA.

IN MY OPINION, THAT LAW

WAS FLAWED.

I THINK JOHN BOLTON AND

OTHERS HAVE COME IN ON

THAT AND SAID THIS IS NOT

SMART LEGISLATION.

AND I AGREE.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE SUED

AROUND THE WORLD FOR

THINGS THAT WE DO.

AND I THINK WE'RE OPENING

PANDORA'S BOX.

BUT I GUESS THERE IS SO

MUCH ANGER AGAINST SAUDI

ARABIA FOR WHAT THEY'VE

DONE -- WELL, IT WAS

BIPARTISANS, AND ONLY ONE

VOTE AGAINST IT IN THE

SENATE.

EVERYBODY ELSE WAS FOR IT.

SO DEMOCRATIC AND

REPUBLICAN, AND THEY

OVERRODE THE VETO HANDILY.

Terry: PAT MENTIONED

THE F.B.I. AND THE E-MAIL

SCANDALS OF HILLARY

CLINTON, AND NOW WE'RE

GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT

THAT STORY WITH HEATHER

SELLS.

Heather: F.B.I.

DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY TOOK

THE HOT SEAT WEDNESDAY AS

REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS

GRILLED HIM.

AT ISSUE, HIS DECISION NOT

TO PROSECUTE HILLARY

CLINTON FOR USING A

PRIVATE E-MAIL SERVER AS

SECRETARY OF STATE.

OR FOR DELETING TENS OF

THOUSANDS OF E-MAILS.

LAWMAKERS ALSO DEMANDED TO

KNOW WHAT HE GRANTED

IMMUNE NALITIMMUNITY TO KEY WITNESSES.

DOESN'T IT CONCERN YOU,

AS AN INVESTIGATOR, THAT

YOUR CHIEFS IN THE JUSTICE

DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO

BECOME AN

IMMUNITY-PRODUCING MACHINE

FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO WOULD

HAVE BEEN VERY KEY

WITNESSES, SHOULD THERE

HAVE BEEN A PROSECUTION.

I DON'T THINK OF IT

THAT WAY.

Heather: COMEY DENIED

THAT HIS DECISION ON

CLINTON REPRESENTED A

DOUBLE STANDARD FOR MAJOR

PUBLIC FIGURES.

HE SAYS HIS DECISION NOT

TO PROSECUTE CLINTON WAS

NOT A CLOSE CALL.

HE BECAME EMOTIONAL

DEFENDING THE HONEST OFY OF

THE INVESTIGATION.

YOU CAN CALL US WRONG.

YOU CAN CALL ME A FOOL.

YOU CANNOT CALL US

WEASELS.

THAT IS JUST NOT FAIR.

I HOPE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN

TO A PLACE IN AMERICAN

PUBLIC LIFE WHERE

EVERYTHING HAS TO BE TORN

DOWN ON I INTEGRITY JUST TO

DISAGREE.

Heather: BOTH THE

HOUSE AND THE SENATE VOTED

OVERWHELMING TO OVERRIDE

THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF

THE SO-CALLED 9/11 BILL.

IT ALLOWS FAMILIES OF 9/11

VICTIMS TO SUE SAUDI

ARABIA FOR ALLEGEDLY

SPONSORING TERRORISM.

DO WE REALLY WANT IT

ESTABLISHED IN PRECEDENT

THAT FOREIGN COUNTRIES

DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR

FINANCING TERRORISTS' ACTS

ON U.S. SOIL ARE BEYOND

THE REACH OF JUSTICE?

I DON'T THINK SO.

Heather: THE

PRESIDENT SHOT BACK ON

CNN.

President Obama: IT

IS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT,

AND IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF

WHY SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO

DO WHAT'S HARD.

Heather: THE

PRESIDENT ALSO CALLED IT A

POLITICAL VOTE, SAYING NO

ONE WANTS TO BE SEEN AS

VOTING AGAINST THE 9/11

FAMILIES RIGHT BEFORE AN

ELECTION.

AND ALTHOUGH BOTH PARTIES

SUPPORTED THE OVERRIDE,

WHICH MEANT DEMOCRATS

VOTING AGAINST THE

PRESIDENT, EVEN MANY

CONSERVATIVES AGREE WITH

OBAMA ON THIS ONE.

THEY SAY THE MEASURE COULD

ENDANGER THE U.S. MILITARY

AND DIPLOMATS OVERSEAS,

SETTING THEM UP FOR

LAWSUITS.

> HEATHER SELLS, CBN

NEWS.

Pat: THANKS, HELTER.

> HEATHER.

THERE IS ONE THING THAT

NEEDS TO BE POINTED OUT.

THE F.B.I. HAD BIG

DOCUMENT DROPS ON FRIDAY

AFTERNOON.

YOU DO THAT WHEN YOU'RE

TRYING TO SLIP THINGS

THROUGH THE NEWS CYCLE,

BECAUSE THEY FIGURE THE

NEWS HAS GONE TO BED AND

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL

BE SLOW NEWS DAYS.

THEY WERE PLAYING THE GAME

THAT PEOPLE PLAY WHEN

THEY'RE TRYING TO AVOID

PUBLICITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT JUST

ISN'T A GOOD CHAPTER IN

THE F.B.I.'S STORIED LIFE.

> JUST 39 DAYS LEFT

UNTIL THE ELECTION, AND

THE RACE FOR THE WHITE

HOUSE IS STILL UP FOR

GRABS.

MANY PEOPLE SAY DONALD

TRUMP HAS TO BE MORE

PREPARED FOR HIS NEXT

DEBATE.

JOHN JESSUP HAS THAT

STORY.

John: THAT'S RIGHT,

PAT.

DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN

ADVISORS ARE PLANNING TO

PREPARE HIM MORE

VIGOROUSLY FOR HIS NEXT

DEBATE.

THEY INTEND TO DRILL HIM

ON CRUCIAL ANSWERS, FACTS,

AND COUNTER-ATTACKS, AND

COACH HIM ON WAYS TO WHACK

CLINTON ON ISSUES, EVEN IF

HE IS NOT ASKED ABOUT

THEM.

BUT SOME ON HIS TEAM ARE

CONCERNED HE MAY NOT BE

OPEN TO PRACTICING AS MIT MUCH

AS HE SHOULD.

AND CBN'S DAVID BRODY

REPORTS THAT TRUMP IS

PLANNING TO UNVEIL A NEW

PRO-LIFE ADVISORY COUNSEL

TODAY.

YOU CAN READ THAT STORY

ON cbnnews.com.

PAT?

Pat: WHAT HE'S GOT TO

DO, AND HE HASN'T DONE IT

VERY WELL IN THAT LAST

DEBATE, HE HAS TO SAY,

LOOK, I'M FOR LOWERING

TAXES.

SHE IS FOR RAISING TAXES.

I'M AGAINST THE OBAMACARE.

SHE'S FOR GOVERNMENT AND

THIS FAILED POLICY OF

OBAMACARE, WHICH IS A

DISASTER.

IT IS A TRAIN WRECK

WAITING TO HAPPEN.

SHE THINKS WE SHOULD PAY

FOR THE TUITION AND THE

DEBTS OF ALL THESE

STUDENTS.

WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.

SHE WANTS TO DIMINISH THE

MILITARY.

I WANT TO BUILD UPUP THE

MILITARY, AND SO FORTH AND

SO ON.

AND IT SHOULD BE CLEAR

CUT.

AND NOT ALL OF THIS BACK

AND FORTH ABOUT WHAT

HAPPENED TO MISS PIGGY OR

WHATEVER THAT WAS.

YOU CAN'T GET INTO THAT

STUFF.

AND AS LONG AS HE IS

THIN-SKINNED, AND SHE CAN

STICK A NEEDLE IN AND MAKE

HIM REACT, HE WILL LOSE.

AND SHE KNOWS THAT.

SO I HOPE THE DEBATE PREP

GUYS ARE SAYING, LOOK,

YOU'RE THE LEADER OF THE

FREE WORLD.

YOU'RE RUNNING FOR THAT

OFFICE.

IF YOU ACT THAT WAY,

YOU'VE GOT TO BE

PRESIDENTIAL.

PRESIDENTS DO NOT REACT TO

LITTLE SLIGHTS THAT COME

ALONG THE WAY, BECAUSE

YOU'LL GET PLENTY OF THEM.

YOU HAVE TO REMAIN

STEADFAST.

> WELL, PEOPLE ARE

PRAYING.

LET ME TELL YOU, IF YOU'RE

NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE,

PLEASE REGISTER TO VOTE.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR

VIEWS ARE.

YOU CAN CURSE AT THE

TELEVISION OR THROW CANS

AT IT, OR WHATEVER,

SO REGISTER.

WHEREVER YOU LIVE, MAKE

SURE YOU'RE ON THE ROLL SO

WHEN ELECTION DAY COMES --

AND IT IS JUST SO CLOSE TO

US NOW -- YOUR VOTE WILL

COUNT.

JOHN?

John: PAT, THE U.S.

WILL SEND 615 MORE TROOPS

TO IRAQ TO HELP IN THE

BATTLE TO RETAKE THE CITY

OF MOSUL.

IT HAS BEEN THE MAIN

STRONGHOLD FOR ISIS FOR

MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

AND THE OFFENSIVE TO TAKE

BACK THE CITY COULD START

AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH.

CHRIS MITCHELL WILL HAVE

AN INDEPTH LOOK AT THAT ON

NEXT WEEK'S "700 CLUB."

> PASTORS WOULD HAVE

MORE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS

THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS FROM

THE PULPIT WITHOUT FEAR OF

PUNISHMENT FROM THE I.R.S.

IF REPUBLICANS IN

WASHINGTON ARE SUCCESSFUL

IN TRYING TO LIMIT A LAW

FROM THE '50s CALLED THE

JOHNSON AMENDMENT.

REPUBLICANS ARE PUSHING

THE FREE SPEECH FAIRNESS

ACT TO CHANGE THAT.

IT'S TIME THAT WE

ELIMINATE THE TARGETING OF

THE I.R.S.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON

FOR TOO LONG.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY

UNCONSCIONABLE THAT OUR

GOVERNMENT WOULD FORCE

INDIVIDUALS TO CHOOSE

BETWEEN THEIR

CONSTITUTIONALLY-PROTECTED

RIGHTS OR THEIR FAITH.

John: HOUSE

REPUBLICANS HOPE THE BILL

WILL RESTORE FREEDOM OF

SPEECH AND RELIGION TO

CHURCHES.

IF IT GETS THROUGH THE

SENATE AND IS SIGNED BY

THE PRESIDENT INTO LAW.

PAT, I KNOW THIS IS

SOMETHING YOU'VE BEEN

ADVOCATING FOR YEARS.

Pat: DECADES,

BROTHER, DECADES.

WHEN JIM RICE WAS SPEAKER

OF THE HOUSE, I WENT TO

TALK TO HIM.

I HAD HIM PRETTY WELL

PERSUADED THEY WOULD GO

AGAINST THIS THING.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON WAS THE

MAJORITY LEADER OF THE

SENATE, AND THERE WAS

SOMEBODY WHO RAN AGAINST

HIM.

AND THE MAN WAS INVOLVED

IN A NON-PROFIT.

IT WASN'T A RELIGIOUS

ORGANIZATION, BUT A

NON-PROFIT.

AND HE CAME AGAINST

JOHNSON.

AND JOHNSON GOT SO MAD, HE

SAID THESE GUYS SHOULDN'T

USE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS TO

RUN AGAINST PEOPLE LIKE

ME.

AND THIS IS A TRUE STORY,

THE WAY HE DID IT -- THERE

WAS NO COMMITTEE HEARING,

NO DEBATE.

HE CAME IN AND PUT THE

THING ON THE FLOOR, THE

JOHNSON AMENDMENT.

501C 3 OF THE INTERNAL

REVENUE CODE SAYS YOU'RE

NOT SUPPOSED TO DO CERTAIN

THINGS IF YOU'RE

TAX-EXEMPT.

AND HE ADDED YOU CANNOT

SPEAK IN BEHALF OF OR IN

OPPOSITION OF A

CANDIDATE'S PUBLIC OFFICE.

THAT WAS IT, THE JOHNSON

AMENDMENT.

AS A RESULT, THIS HAS BEEN

USED BY THE I.R.S. AS A

CLUB, TO KEEP EVANGELICALS

AND CONSERVATIVES FROM

SPEAKING OUT ON PUBLIC

ISSUES.

THEY SAY IF YOU DO THIS,

WE'LL PULL YOUR TAX-EXEMPT

STATUS, AND THAT COULD BE

DEVASTATING TO

ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEPEND

ON CONTRIBUTIONS.

IN THE BLACK CHURCHES, ON

THE OTHER HAND, THEY TAKE

UP OFFERINGS FOR

CANDIDATES LIKE JESSE

JACKSON.

THEY PASS THE HAT.

THEY HAVE THESE GUYS

SPEAK.

THEY COME INTO THE PULPIT

AND THEY SPEAK, AND THE

PASTOR SAYS, THIS IS OUR

GUY AND LET'S VOTE FOR

HIM.

NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHING

TO THEM.

IT IS AN UNEVEN FIELD THAT

HAS BEEN PLAYED.

AND THE I.R.S. HAS BEEN

DELIGHTED TO USE THIS AS A

CLUB.

IT IS AMAZING, FOR THE

FIRST TIME IN 23 YEARS --

AS I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT

THIS LONG -- SOMEBODY IS

CONGRESS IS STARTING TO

GET EXERCISED ON IT.

I NO DONALI KNOW DONALD TRUMP SAID,

I'M GOING TO DEAL WITH THE

JOHNSON AMENDMENT.

AND I SAID, I CAN'T

BELIEVE IT.

HOW DID HE LEARN THIS?

SOMEBODY HAS BRIEFED HIM

ON IT.

AND HE SAYS, I'M GOING TO

DO AWAY WITH IT.

TAKE THAT OUT AND

EVERYTHING IS FINE.

> WELL, LET'S GO BACK

AND SEE WHAT ELSE IS

THERE.

John: PAT, "DUCK

DYNASTY'S" SADIE ROBERTSON

IS HITTING THE ROAD WITH A

SHOW CALLED "LIVE

ORIGINAL."

THE STAR OF THE HIT

SERIES "DUCK DYNASTY",

RUNNING-UP ON DANC "DANCING

WITH THE STARS," SADIE

ROBERTSON IS TOURING THE

COUNTRY WITH QUITE THE

SQUAD.

I'M HERE BACK STAGE,

CATCHING ALL OF THE ACTION

RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS,

TEXAS.

TELL ME ABOUT "LIVE

ORIGINAL."

IT IS SOMETHING MY DAD

CALLED ME, AND IT KIND OF

STUCK.

I WANTED TO PREACH

CONFIDENCE TO TEENS AROUND

AMERICA AND AROUND THE

WORLD.

IT IS CRAZY.

IT IS OUR FIRST TOUR AND

IT IS FINALLY HERE.

IT IS DEFINITELY A REALLY

PROUD MOMENT.

Reporter: THE TOUR

WILL HIT 16 CITIES ACROSS

THE U.S.

THEIR MISSION, TO HELP

THIS GENERATION GO FROM

SHAMED TO CHANGE, BRINGING

AN ULTIMATE DISCUSSION ON

WHAT SHOULD ULTIMATELY

DEFINE CONFIDENCE FOR

TEENS.

I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE,

PROBABLY AFTER "DANCING

WITH THE STARS," I WAS

PROBABLY IN THE BEST SHAPE

IN MY LIFE, AND LOOKING IN

THE MIRROR, I COULD STILL

PICK OUT OF THE FLAWS.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE MY

HEART WASN'T PURE.

SO WHEN YOU WORK ON YOUR

HEART AND NOT ALWAYS

WORKING ON YOUR BODY, THEN

YOU BECOME MORE CONFIDENT.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO

COMPARE YOURSELF.

Reporter: SADIE'S MOM

SAYS EVEN THE LIVES OF BIG

STARS AREN'T PERFECT.

THEY HAVE THEIR FLAWS AND

WEAKNESSES, TOO.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM

AND THINK, THEY'VE GOT

EVERYTHING THEY WANT,

THEIR FAMILY IS FAMOUS,

BUT EVERYBODY IS CHAINED

TO SOMETHING.

AND WE CAN ALL BE CHANGED

THROUGH CHRIST.

THAT IS REALLY PART OF THE

MESSAGE.

Reporter: WHAT WAS IT

LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH YOUR

FAMILY AND TALK ABOUT

JESUS.

IT IS AMAZING.

IT IS THE BIGGEST LESSON.

I THINK THE JOURNEY

FROM WHERE WE WERE PRIOR

TO "DUCK DYNASTY" AND THE

FAME -- WE HAVE TO SAY IT

WAS DIFFERENT, BUT WE WERE

STILL US.

WE TRIED TO STAY THE SAME

PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE

WHOLE THING.

Reporter: TARGETING

TOPICS THAT FACE OUR

GENERATION TODAY, THE

STAGE IS SET AS A CASUAL

LIVING ROOM, TO GET DEEP

ON NAVIGATING THROUGH

THOSE DIFFICULT OBSTACLES.

IT IS GOING TO BE

AWESOME TO SEE THESE KIDS

CHALLENGED.

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

IN THIS GENERATION.

Reporter: MUSICAL

ARTISTS "LOVING THE

UPCOME," AND "FAMILY

FOREST FIVE" ADDED

ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE

NIGHT, AND MAYBE A FEW

OTHER SURPRISES.

I SAW A SUMOorter: FOR A FULL

LIST OF TOUR DATES, GO TO

cbnnews.com.

I'M ANGELA ZATOPEK FOR CBN

NEWS.

John: THANKS, ANGELA.

YOU CAN FIND A SCHEDULE OF

WHERE THE "LIVE ORIGINAL"

SHOWS WILL BE PLAYING

ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON

cbn.com..

Terry: THE ROBERT ROBERTSONS

ARE DOING A GREAT JOB OF

USING THEIR POSITION TO

HELP.

> WELL, COMING UP, THE

TRUE STORY OF AN

ILLITERATE UNDERDOG WHO

ROSE FROM THE SLUMS,

BECAME A CHESS CHAMPION,

AND NOW THE SUBJECT OF A

MAJOR MOTION PICTURE.

Efrem: WOULD YOU SAY

THIS IS A MIRACLE STORY?

THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

HER INTELLIGENCE IS

VERY HIGH.

Terry: EFREM GRAHAM

TAKES US INSIDE THE NEW

STAR-STUDDED DISNEY

FEATURE "THE QUEEN OF

KATWE."

THANKS FOR JOINING

Pat: AREN'T MOVIES

GOOD WHEN THEY ARE BASED

ON REAL LIFE?

AN UNLIKELY TALE OF HOPE

AND TRIUMPH HITS THE MOVIE

THEATERS THIS WEEKEND,

WHICH IS, AS I SAID, A

TRUE STORY OF A YOUNG

GIRL'S JOURNEY OF FAITH,

FROM THE SLUMS OF UGANDA,

TO INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION

CHESS PLAYER.

IMAGINE THAT.

EFREM GRAHAM BRINGS US A

LOOK AT "THE QUEEN OF

KATWE."

* WE SHALL LIVE TOGETHER

Efrem: PHIONA

MUTESI'S STORY IS SO

HEART-WARMING AND

INSPIRATIONAL, HOLLYWOOD

TRAVELLED TO AN OFTEN

FORGOTTEN SLUM IN UGANDA

TO TELL IT.

> YOU SAY THIS IS A

MIRACLE STORY?

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

DEFINITELY.

I'M CONFIDENT AND SURE IT

IS MORE LIKE A MIRACLE

BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS

WHICH YOU CAN'T

COMPREHEND.

Efrem: PHIONA'S

UNEXPLAINABLE RISE BEGAN

IN THIS WOODEN HUT IN

KATWE.

AS A HUNGRY NINE-YEAR-OLD,

SHE WOULD STAND OUTSIDE

PEEKING THROUGH THE

CRACKS.

ROBERT INVITED HER IN, AND

BEGAN TEACHING HER TO PLAY

THE GAME, THOUGH SHE

DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO

READ.

I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING

THAT HAS HAPPENED RIGHT

NOW IS BECAUSE OF GOD, WHO

HAS BEEN BEHIND

EVERYTHING.

Efrem: SO HE HAD THIS

PLAN FOR YOU?

YUP.

JOSEPH, WHY ARE YOU

LETTING HER WIN?

I'M NOT LETTING HER!

Efrem: HOLLYWOOD

HEAVYWEIGHT DAVID

DISAPPEARS ON SCREEN.

HOW EASY WAS IT TO BECOME

ROBERT?

THE ROLES ARE NEVER

EASY BECAUSE I TRY NOT TO

PICK EASY ROLES.

I ALWAYS TRY TO DO THINGS

THAT SCARE ME.

AND THIS SCARED ME BECAUSE

HOW DO YOU INTERESTING

PORTRAY A GOOD MAN?

AND HE IS INDISPUTEABLY

THAT.

I THINK SACRIFICIAL LOVE

IS VERY EXEMPLIFIED,

OBVIOUSLY, IN THE BIBLE.

SO NATURALLY I HUGELY

ADMIRE THAT IN PEOPLE.

AND THERE IS A CHRIST-LIKE

DISPOSITION TO ROBERT.

THIS IS THE CHANCE FOR

THEM TO VISIT THE FINEST

SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY.

HOW CAN I PREPARE?

NO NEED FOR THAT NOW.

YOU ARE CHILDREN OF GOD.

YOUR DAUGHTER -- HER

INTELLIGENCE IS VERY HIGH,

PERHAPS THE HIGHEST OF ALL

OF MY CHILDREN.

THIS OPPORTUNITY COULD BE

VERY VITAL TO HER.

ALLOW YOUR CHILDREN TO

COME WITH US TO KING'S

COTTAGE.

I WILL FIND A WAY FOR THEM

TO ENTER SCHOOL.

Efrem: CA ACADEMY

AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS

LUPITA L LUONGO PLAYS HER

MOTHER.

YOU CRIED AFTER READING

THE PAGES.

WHAT MADE YOU CRY?

IT WAS A SCRIPT LIKE

NONE OTHER I'D BEEN

PRESENTED WITH.

IT WAS A STORY FROM RIGHT

ACROSS THE BORDER IN

UGANDA.

IT WAS A TRUE STORY, AND

IT WAS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL

TO ME.

AND THE HARRIET ON THIS

PAGE WAS THIS FORBIDABLE

WOMAN WHO DID EVERYTHING

TO KEEP HER FAMILY

TOGETHER.

Efrem: MIRA NAIR

DIRECTS THE FILM.

DAVID WAS YOUR FIRST

CHOICE?

ABSOLUTELY.

Efrem: WHY?

FOR MANY REASONS.

I CHASE GREAT WORK.

I CHASED DAVID.

AND WITH "THE QUEEN OF

KATWE", THERE WERE TWO

REASONS.

ONE, HE HAD THIS UNCANNY

RESEMBLANCE TO THE REAL

CHARACTER.

AND HE WAS A SON OF THE

CONTINENT.

AND BEING A DAUGHTER OF

THE CONTINENT, I WANTED IT

TO BE POPULATED WITH

ABSOLUTE AUTHENTICITY.

FOR ME, THAT'S WHY DAVID

AND LUITA, THANKS

GOODNESS, ARE BONAFIDE

STARS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO

FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

Efrem: FULL CIRCLE

FOR YOU, LUPITA WAS YOUR

INTERN.

YES.

SHE IS LIKE A DAUGHTER TO

ME, AND I'VE SEEN HER GROW

UP.

DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT

ANYMORE.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE IF YOU DO --

UH-HUH.

-- YOU'LL BE

DISAPPOINTED.

Efrem: FOR CHILDREN

GROWING UP IN KATWE,

PHIONA'S LIFE BRINGS THEM

HOPE, IN A PLACE WHERE

HOPE IS IN SHORT SUPPLY.

> FEEFREM GRAHAM, CBN

NEWS, TORONTO.

Pat: THANKS, EFREM.

YOU CAN SEE PHIONA'S TRUE

STORY ON cbnnews.com.

AND TOMORROW WE'LL BE

TALKING TO THE EXECUTIVE

PRODUCER OF "THE QUEEN OF

KATWE", RIGHT HERE ON "THE

700 CLUB."

HE'LL TELL A REMARKABLE

STORY OF HOW GOD LED HIM

TO MAKE THIS AMAZING

MOVIE.

IT WILL BE RELEASED THIS

WEEKEND?

Terry: I THINK SO.

PROMISING TO BE INSPIRING

FOR ALL WHO SEE IT.

> UP NEXT, HER HUSBAND

WAS A CHEATER AND SHE WAS

FED UP.

I JUST THOUGHT, THIS IS

CRAZY.

I HATE HIM.

I HATE HIM.

AND I DIDN'T WANT MY SON

TO THINK IT WAS EVER OKAY

TO TREAT A WOMAN LIKE

THIS.

Terry: WATCH WHAT

KEPT THIS MARRIAGE

TOGETHER, WHEN WE RETURN.

Terry: AND PRAYER IS

WHAT WILL CHANGE IT.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE STAGES

OF OUR 40-DAY CAMPAIGN TO

PRAY FOR AMERICA.

IN NEARLY 100,000 FROM ALL

50 STATES ARE PRAYING

ALONG WITH US.

IF YOU HAVEN'T JOINED US

YET, WILL YOU DO THAT.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO TO JOIN

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PRAYING, IS TO CALL OUR

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OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO

prayforAmerica.com.

YOU CAN ALSO SHOW YOUR

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YOU CAN GET AS MANY AS YOU

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HERE AT CBN, WE HAVE

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AND WE ARE PRAYING UNITED

AS A MINISTRY, AS A

CORPORATION, TOGETHER,

THAT GOD WOULD SPEAK TO

THE NEEDS THAT ARE A PART

OF OUR CULTURE.

YOU JOIN WITH US, PLEASE.

THE BIBLE SAYS, IF BOTH OF

US WHO ARE CALLED BY HIS

NAME ARE JOINED TOGETHER,

HE WILL HEAR.

Pat: IT IS NO SECRET

THAT ACROSS OUR COUNTRY,

MARRIAGES ARE FALLING AT

AN ALARMING RATE.

THE YEAGERS NEARLY ADDED

TO THAT STATISTIC.

BILL WAS A CHEATING

ALCOHOLIC.

TERESA HATED HIM.

SHE WANTED OUT.

THE TWO WERE HEADLING FOR HEADING FOR A

MESSY SPLIT.

HERE IS WHY THEY'RE STILL

TOGETHER.

I FELT LIKE A WASH RAG,

YOU KNOW, THAT HE JUST

WRUNG IT AND WRUNG IT AND

WRUNG IT UNTIL THERE WAS

JUST NOTHING LEFT.

HE JUST REALLY DAMAGED

EVERYTHING TO THAT POINT.

Reporter: BILL AND

TERESA'S MARRIAGE BEGAN

WITH DREAMS OF A HAPPY

LIFE TOGETHER AND A

WARNING FROM BILL'S

MOTHER.

HIS MOTHER TOLD ME HE

WAS AN ALCOHOLIC, BUT I

THOUGHT, HE'S ONLY 22.

HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW A

22-YEAR-OLD IS AN

ALCOHOLIC.

I JUST DIDN'T TAKE IT

SERIOUSLY.

I GUESS I DIDN'T REALLY

KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WITH

IT.

Reporter: BILL GREW

UP WITH A HIGH SENSE OF

INSECURITY AND A LOW

SELF-ESTEEM.

AS A TEEN, HE LEARNED HE

COULD COVER HIS

INSECURITIES WITH ALCOHOL

AND SEX.

FROM A VERY EARLY AGE,

I FELT NOT QUITE AS GOOD

OR AS WORTHY AS PEOPLE

AROUND ME.

THERE WAS A DISCONNECTION.

IF SOMEONE WAS WILLING TO

BE INTIMATE WITH ME WITH

SEX, THEN TO ME THAT WAS

PROVING THAT I HAD A

MOMENT OF SOMEONE

ACCEPTING ME AND GIVING ME

A SENSE OF VALUE AND

WORTH.

Reporter: DURING

THEIR MARRIAGE, BILL WOULD

OFTEN GET DRUNK AND FIXATE

ON SEXUAL FANTASIES WITH

OTHER WOMEN.

I FELT THERE WAS

NOTHING WRONG TO DAYDREAM

ABOUT SUCH THINGS.

I FIGURED AS LONG AS I WAS

NOT TOUCHING OR FOLLOWING

THROUGH WITH THE ACT, THEN

THERE WAS NO HARM.

Reporter: IT WASN'T

LONG BEFORE HE TURNED HIS

FANTASIES INTO REALITY AND

BEGAN HAVING AFFAIRS.

IT HAD REALLY BEEN

YEARS OF THIS CYCLE, OF ME

FINDING OUT THAT HE HAD

CALLED DIFFERENT WOMEN

WHEN HE HAD BEEN DRINKING.

I THINK MY WAY OF DEALING

WITH THINGS WAS REALLY NOT

DEALING WITH THEM.

I JUST COULDN'T HANDLE IT.

Reporter: THEY

OCCASIONALLY WENT TO MASS

ON SUNDAYS, BUT NOTHING

SEEMED TO HELP BILL REMAIN

SOBER AND FAITHFUL FOR

LONG.

I PROMISED IN 12-STEP

GROUPS, I PROMISED GOD

SEVERAL TIMES I WOULD

NEVER DRINK AGAIN.

I PROMISED MY WIFE, I

PROMISED MY CHILDREN,

EMPLOYERS, AND I BROKE

THAT PROMISE EVERY TIME.

I WOULD HAVE SHORT-TERM

BEING ON THE WAGON, WHERE

I WOULD TRY TO PROVE I

COULD WALK AS A GOOD MAN,

AS A GOOD SON, AND AS A

GOOD HUSBAND, BUT IT WAS

SHORT-LIVED.

AND ALL OF THE PAST

RESENTMENTS WOULD ONCE

AGAIN START FALLING UPON

ME.

Reporter: AFTER A

LONG PERIOD OF SOBRIETY,

BILL CONFESSED HE HAD

ANOTHER DRUNKEN AFFAIR.

IT BROKE HER HEART.

IT BROKE MY WIFE'S HEART.

THE VOW THAT I MADE TO

LOVE YOU THROUGH BETTER OR

WORSE, IN SICKNESS AND IN

HEALTH -- I HAD SHATTER

THAT THAT.

THAT.

WHEN I MET TERESA, IT WAS

THE ONE PERSON THAT I

NEVER WANTED TO HURT.

IT HAS TO BE DONE.

THIS HAS TO BE OVER WITH.

THIS MARRIAGE HAS TO BE

DONE WITH.

IT HAD JUST BEEN YEARS OF

THIS CYCLE, AND I JUST

THOUGHT, THIS IS CRAZY.

I REALLY -- I LOVE HIM,

STILL, WHICH WAS STRANGE,

BUT I HATE HIM.

I HATE WHAT HE HAS DONE TO

ME, TO OUR FAMILY.

I DIDN'T WANT MY SONS TO

THINK IT WAS OKAY TO EVER

TREAT A WOMAN LIKE THIS

AND THINK IT WAS OKAY TO

KEEP GOING ON LIKE THIS.

THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT IT

THAT IS OKAY.

Reporter: BILL

ISOLATED HIMSELF AND WAS

FILLED WITH REMORSE.

THEN HE SAYS HE HAD AN

ENCOUNTER THAT CHANGED

HIM.

AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF

CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE, I

CRIED OUT WITH EVERY OUNCE

OF STRENGTH I HAD IN MY

MIND, MY BODY, AND MY

SPIRIT.

GOD, EITHER KILL ME OR FIX

ME.

I WAS DONE.

I HAD NO MORE MANIPULATION

FOR GOD.

I FINALLY MADE A REQUEST

HE WAS WAITING, I BELIEVE

ALL MY LIFE, TO HEAR ME

SAY: DO YOUR WILL WITH ME,

LORD.

I ASKED JESUS CHRIST TO

COME INTO MY LIFE AND TO

FORGIVE ME AND SET ME

FREE.

AS SOON AS MY WORDS WERE

DONE, THERE WAS A CALMNESS

THAT STARTED TO COME OVER

ME AND A PEACE.

I KNEW I HAD JUST MADE A

CONNECTION WITH THE TRUE

LIVING GOD, AND EVERYTHING

STARTED CHANGING FROM THAT

MOMENT.

Reporter: TERESA SAW

A CHANGE IN BILL ALMOST

IMMEDIATELY, AND SHE

DECIDED TO STAY FOR THE

TIME BEING.

THEY FOUND A CHURCH.

THEY MENTORED US AND

INSTEAD OF JUDGING OUR

SITUATION, THEY PRAYED FOR

US.

AND THEY JUST TAUGHT US A

WHOLE OTHER WAY OF LIFE.

A WHOLE OTHER WAY OF LIFE,

FOR JESUS.

Reporter: AND TERESA

ALSO SURRENDERED HER LIFE

TO JESUS, AND SAYS SHE

FOUND A SENSE OF SECURITY

SHE HAD NEVER KNOWN

BEFORE.

IF I KEPT HIM FIRST,

ANY MAN CAN FORSAKE ME,

ANY PERSON CAN FORSAKE ME,

BECAUSE THEY'RE HUMAN, BUT

HE NEVER WILL.

HE NEVER WILL FORSAKE US.

WHEN I REALLY GOT THAT, I

FELT LIKE HE IS GOING TO

CARRY ME THROUGH ANYTHING.

AND I REFUSE TO LIVE IN

FEAR.

Reporter: BILL SAYS

IT WAS STAYING CONNECTED

TO GOD THAT MADE A LASTING

DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES

AND MARRIAGE.

WHEN I CAME TO TRUE

FORGIVENESS AND MERCY

THROUGH JESUS CHRIST,

EVERYTHING ABOUT MY FUTURE

CHANGED.

I WAS NO LONGER THE SAME

MAN.

AND HE GAVE ME HOPE.

HE GAVE ME DIRECTION.

HE GAVE ME LOVE.

AND HE TOOK AWAY THE

WORTHLESS FEELING AND

STARTED PUTTING HIS WORD

INTO MY HEART.

AND SO I DOVE INTO HIS

WORD.

Reporter: TODAY BILL

AND TERESA HAVE A HAPPY,

HEALTHY MARRIAGE.

SHE IS MY BEST FRIEND.

SHE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

WOMAN I'VE EVER LAID EYES

ON.

AND TO ME SHE GETS PRET

TEAPRETPRETTIER EVERY DAY.

THE LORD IS WILL AND

OPEN.

IF YOU'RE BROKEN, HE WILL

RESTORE YOU.

AND WE WERE VERY, VERY

BROKEN, AND HE JUST

RESTORED US.

HE HAS MADE NEW CREATIONS

IN US, AND IT HAS GIVEN ME

SO MUCH HOPE AND PEACE AND

JOY, LIKE I NEVER THOUGHT

I COULD EVER EXPERIENCE.

Pat: ISN'T THAT

MARVELOUS?

SUCH PEACE AND JOY I NEVER

THOUGHT I WOULD

EXPERIENCE.

PEACE AND JOY.

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

IT COMES FROM JESUS.

HE SAYS, MY PEACE I GIVE

YOU, NOT AS THE WORLD

GIVES.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU MY

PEACE.

IN THE JEWISH TRADITION

THEY SAY SHAL SHALOM, AND THAT

MEANS PEACE.

INSTEAD OF SAYING, HOW ARE

YOU, THEY SAY SHALOM.

MY PEACE I GIVE YOU.

MAY THE PEACE OF GOD REST

UPON YOU.

THEY FOUND PEACE WHEN THEY

STOPPED FIGHTING AND

SEARCHING.

WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR

STUFF, AND WE'RE LOOKING

FOR POLITICAL ADVANTAGE,

REAWE'RE LOOKING FOR

FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE, WE'RE

LOOKING FOR FAME, WE'RE

LOOKING FOR SEXUAL

SATISFACTION, ONE WAY OR

THE OTHER -- WE'RE LOOKING

FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS.

AND WHAT GOD SAYS, IF

YOU'LL JUST COOL IT, TRUST

ME.

MY PEACE, GREAT PEACE HAVE

THEY WHO LOVE THE LAW, AND LORD,

NOTHING SHALL OFFEND THEM.

IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE

WITH YOUR MARRIAGE, I HAVE

A LITTLE BOOKLET CALLED

"LOVE AND MARRIAGE."

IN HERE MAY WELL BE THE

ANSWER TO THE PROB YOU'RE

FACING.

IF YOU WANT THIS, JUST

GIVE US A CALL.

OUR NUMBER IS EASY TO

REMEMBER.

IT IS 1-800-700-7000.

SAY, I WANT TO GIVE MY

HEART TO THE LORD.

THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE

PHONE WHO WILL HELP YOU

ANY WAY THEY CAN.

BUT THE BIG THING IS WE

WANT YOU TO HAVE PEACE AND

WE WANT YOU TO HAVE JOY.

WE WANT YOU TO KNOW YOUR

SINS ARE FORGIVEN IF YOU

TRULY WILL COME TO THE

LORD JESUS CHRIST.

HE WILL FORGIVE, CLEANSE,

HEAL, R RESTORE.

IT'S ALL YOURS.

TERRY?

Terry: STILL AHEAD,

HE IS A REAL LIFE JERRY

MCGUIRE.

EUGENE LEE SHARES HOW HE

DOES MORE THAN JUST GET

PEOPLE TO SIGN ON THE

DOTTED LINE.

THAT'S LATER ON TODAY'S

SHOW.

AND WELCOME BACK TO

"THE 700 CLUB."

A NEW LAW IN NORWAY MEANS

CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS SIX

CAN CHOOSE THEIR GENDER.

UNTIL JULY, NORWAY WAS ONE

OF JUST 32 EUROPEAN

COUNTRIES THAT REQUIRE

PEOPLE TO UNDERGO

IRREVERSIBLE STERILIZATION

BEFORE THEIR GENDER CHANGE

WOULD BE LEGALLY

RECOGNIZED.

10-YEAR-OLD ANNA IS ONE OF

NINE CHILDREN WHO HAVE

TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW

MEASURE.

IT ALLOWS NORWEGIAN

CHILDREN TO IDENTIFY

THEMSELVES AS MALE OR

FEMALE IF THEY HAVE THEIR

PARENTS' CONSENT.

I HAVE A NEW PASSPORT,

AND THEN IT WILL SAY "S,"

MY NAME IS ANNA.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE

GREAT.

I THINK IT IS A

BEAUTIFUL THING THAT

NORWAY FINALLY CAN

RECOGNIZE HER AS THE GIRL

SHE ACTUALLY FEELS SHE IS.

Wendy: SO FAR NORWAY

HAS NOT REFUSED A SINGLE

GENDER APPLICATION FOR AN

ADULT OR CHILD.

THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT

FOR SURGICAL OR

PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION

OR APPROVAL.

LEGAL OFFICIALS SAY THE

PROCESS IS SIMPLE.

APPLICANTS JUST GO ONLINE

AND FILL OUT A FORM.

> WELL, TIM TEBOW'S

BASEBALL CAREER COULDN'T

HAVE GOTTEN OFF TO A

BETTER START THIS WEEK.

THE EX-FOOTBALL PLAYER

TURNED BEEN HOPEFUL HIT A

HOMERUN ON HIS VERY FIRST

PITCH IN HIS FIRST TIME AT

THE PLATE FOR THE METS'

INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM.

HE SENT THE FASTBALL OVER

THE LEFT WALL, AND THAT

SPARKED AN UP ROAR OF

CHEERS FROM THE FANS AND

HIS TEAMMATES.

AT 29, HE IS AROUND A

DECADE OLDER THAN MOST

OTHER PLAYERS, BUT SO FAR

THAT HASN'T STOPPED HIM

FROM DEFYING THE ODDS.

WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOU,

TIM.

> YOU CAN ALWAYS GET THE

LATEST FROM CBN NEWS BY

GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT

cbnnews.com.

PAT AND TERRY WILL BE BACK

WITH MORE OF "THE 700

CLUB" RIGHT AFTER THIS.

Terry: WHEN IT COMES

TO AGENTS, PRO-ATHLETES

WANT SOMEONE TO SHOW ME

THE MONEY.

EUGENE LEE HAS DONE THAT.

BUT HIS JOB ISN'T TO MAKE

SURE HIS CLIENTS BRING IN

THE BIG BUCKS.

HIS JOB IS TO BE HIS

BROTHER'S KEEPER.

Reporter: IN THE

CUT-THROAT WORLD OF SPORTS

MANAGEMENT, IT IS HARD TO

FIND SOMEONE WHO ISN'T IN

IT JUST FOR THE MONEY.

MEET EUGENE LEE.

HE IS KNOWN AS A

POWERHOUSE AGENT WHO

CONDUCTS BUSINESS THE SAME

WAY HE LIVES HIS LIFE,

WITH FAITH AND INTEGRITY.

IN HIS BOOK, "MY BROTHER'S

KEEPER," EUGENE GIVES US A

LOOK AT THE BUSINESS SIDE

OF FOOTBALL, AND WHY HE

OFFERS HIS CLIENTS

SOMETHING ABOVE AND BEYOND

THE DOTTED LINE.

Terry: JUL EUGENE LEE IS

THE PRESIDENT OF M.B.K.

SPORTS MANAGEMENT GROUP,

AND HIS NEW BOOK IS CALLED

"MY BROTHER'S KEEPER."

WE WELCOME YOU TO "THE 700

CLUB."

THANK YOU FOR HAVING

ME.

Terry: YOU HAVE A

STATEMENT THAT IS A LITTLE

ODD: "SOMETIMES IN LIFE,

YOU JUST HAVE TO TACKLE

YODA."

EXPLAIN THAT.

WHEN I WAS IN MY THIRD

YEAR OF LAW SCHOOL, MY

BROTHER AND HIS FRAT

BROTHER CAME OUT TO VISIT

FOR HIS FIRST NOTRE DAME

GAME.

WE WENT TO A HALLOWEEN

PARTY THAT NIGHT THAT WAS

SPONSORED BY THE LAW

SCHOOL.

I WAS STANDING BY THE

DANCE FLOOR AT THE PARTY,

I STARTED REALIZING, I

DON'T WANT TO LIVE A

CONFORMIST LIFE.

I WANT TO HAVE THE COURAGE

TO PURSUE DREAMS AND TO

UNDERSTAND GOD'S WILL FOR

MY LIFE.

ON A WHIM, I SAW YODA

INSTANTLY BY THE BAR.

I SAID, HOW FUNNY WOULD IT

BE IF SOMEBODY JUST ENDED

UP TACKLING YODA.

I RAN OVER AND I TACKLED

JOD DA.

YODA.

AND MY BROTHER -- THERE

WAS A LOOK OF IN

CREDIBILITY.

IT WAS AN ANALOGY OF

SOMETHING GREATER IN MY

LIFE.

YODA WAS NO WORSE FOR THE

WEAR.

Terry: HE PROBABLY

DIDN'T FEEL IT.

EXACTLY.

FROM THAT MOMENT ON, I

TACKLE YODA EVERY DAY.

WHEN I ASKED MY WONDERFUL

WIFE TO MARRY ME, WHEN I

HOP ON A PLANE TO MEET

WITH A RECRUIT, WITH NO

GUARANTEE I WILL SIGN THAT

PLAYER, I TACKLE YODA.

IT IS ABOUT LIVING A LIFE

OF NO FEAR, FILLED WITH

THE LORD'S PERFECT LOVE.

Terry: YOU GOT YOUR

START BECAUSE OF A COUPLE

OF PICKUP GAMES AT NOTRE

DAME.

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

I WAS AT LAW SCHOOL --

Terry: THERE IS

SOMETHING ABOUT LAW

SCHOOL.

YEAH, IT WAS.

WHEN I WAS AT LAW SCHOOL

IN NOTRE DAME, I GREW UP

PLAYING BASKETBALL.

I CAN PLAY A LITTLE

BOIL BALL,

AND I BECAME FRIENDS WITH

SOME OF THE GUYS ON THE

FOOTBALL TEAM.

THEY ASKED ME TO BECOME

CERTIFIED.

SO I MOVED OUT THERE.

BAND IN MY FIRST FOUR

YEARS, I WAS JUST

REPRESENTING NOTRE DAME

PLAYERS ON THE SIDE.

I BEGAN TO REALIZE I WAS

GOOD.

I HAD AN APTITUDE FOR IT.

AND IT WAS ALLOWING ME TO

EXCEL IN THE WORK I WAS

DOING FOR MY CLIENTS.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, TERRY, I

REALIZED I LOVE THE WORK.

WORKING WITH YOUNG MEN OF

CHARACTER --

Terry: THAT IS A GIFT

TO LOVE THE JOB THAT YOU

DO.

ABSOLUTELY.

A BLESSING.

Terry: MOST PEOPLE,

WHEN THEY THINK OF AGENTS,

THEY THINK OF BIG

CONTRACTS, AND GETTING THE

MOST MONEY, BEING SURE

YOUR GUY IS THE GUY THAT

COMES OUT ON TOP.

YOU SAY THERE IS A LOT

MORE TO IT?

THERE REALLY IS.

THE NFL IS A CUT-THROAT

BUSINESS, EVERYONE KNOWS

THAT.

YOU NEED TO BE A STEADFAST

ROCK.

YOU NEED TO BE SOMEBODY IN

YOUR CLIENT'S CORNER

BECAUSE IT REALLY COMES

DOWN TO US AND THEM AT

CERTAIN TIMES.

IT IS HAVING AN ETERNAL

PERSPECTIVE IN THE WORK WE

DO.

AND KNOWING AND

UNDERSTANDING THAT BEYOND

TAKING CARE OF THEIR

CONTRACTS AND MAKING SURE

THEY'RE HANDLED AND

PRECURING ENDORSEMENTS, IT

IS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING

WHEN ADVERSITY HITS IN THE

NFL, YOU'RE THERE FOR YOUR

CLIENT.

YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM

GODLY ADVICE, AND YOU'RE

GOING TO HAVE THEIR BACK.

AND THAT IS ONE LESS THING

FOR THEM TO WORRY ABOUT.

Terry: IT IS MORE

THAN JUST A DEAL.

IT IS A RELATIONSHIP.

IT REALLY IS.

Terry: YOUR

MANAGEMENT GROUP -- WHAT

SETS YOU APART FROM

OTHERS?

IT IS THE ETERNAL

PERSPECTIVE THAT WE TAKE.

WE ARE DYNAMIC,

CUTTING-EDGE.

IT IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT

OF EXPERIENCE.

EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD,

I BELIEVE, IS

RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN.

THE WORK WE DO, THE

MINISTRY THAT WE HAVE, IT

IS ABOUT BUILDING

MEANINGFUL, AUTHENTIC

RELATIONSHIPS.

THAT'S WHAT WE RIDE

OURSELVES ON IN AND AROUND

THE NFL.

Terry: HOW DO YOU

HANDLE IT WHEN YOU'RE

RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN AND

THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR

YOU HAVE BECOME A PART OF

THAT, AND NOW YOU'RE UP

AGAINST AN ORGANIZATION OR

AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS VERY

MONEY-DRIVEN.

YOU SAID YOURSELF IT IS A

CUT-THROAT INDUSTRY.

SO HOW DO YOU CONTEND WITH

THAT WHEN THAT'S WHO YOU

HAVE TO DO BUSINESS WITH?

GOOD CHARACTER AND

FAITH IS GOOD BUSINESS IN

MY OPINION.

IF YOU CONTINUE TO DO THE

RIGHT THING IN THE SMALL

MOMENTS AND YOU CONTINUE

TO STAND FAST AND EXCEL

FOR YOUR CLIENTS, EVEN THE

MOST HARD-LINED,

MONEY-DRIVEN, WILL AT

LEAST RESPECT THE WORK YOU

DO FOR YOUR CLIENTS AND

THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU DO

IT.

Terry: YOU TALKED

ABOUT GETTING ON A PLANE

AND GOING OUT TO TALK TO A

PLAYER ABOUT REPRESENTING

THEM.

WHAT'S INVOLVED IN ALL OF

THAT?

HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH

THESE PEOPLE?

AND HOW DO YOU BECOME THE

GUY WHO IS, YOU KNOW, YOUR

BROTHER'SKEEPER?

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO

HAVE THE TRAINING AND

EVALUATION ON THE FRONT

END.

THE WAY THE INDUSTRY

WORKS, YOU INVEST IN

PLAYERS DURING THE

PRE-DRAFT PERIOD.

YOU MAKE THE REVENUES ON

THE BACK END.

YOU WANT TO BE DILIGENT

AND TERMS OF SCOUTING THE

PLAYERS.

ONCE YOU IDENTIFY THE

PLAYERS THAT ARE THE RIGHT

FIT, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR

PLAY ON THE FIELD BUT FOR

THEIR CHARACTER, YOU WANT

TO MAKE SURE IT IS A

PLAYER THAT YOU TRUST.

TRUST IS KEY.

SO YOU CAN BE CONSISTENT

IN YOUR GOALS, CONSISTENT

IN YOUR VALUES, AND USE

YOUR TIME IN ABSOLUTELY

PRODUCTIVE PURSUITS.

THAT'S THE KEY.

Terry: ONE OF THE

THINGS THAT STOOD OUT TO

ME IN YOUR STORY IS YOUR

DILIGENCE AND ABILITY.

WHEN YOU WERE A YOUNG GUY,

WHEN MOST PEOPLE WERE AT

THE BAR WITH YODA, TO LOOK

ON DOWN THE LINE AT WHAT

YOU WANTED TO DO WITH YOUR

LIFE.

WHAT MESSAGE WOULD YOU

GIVE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT

THAT?

BECAUSE IT IS SO EASY TO

GET CAUGHT UP IN THAT

WHOLE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY

PARTY ATMOSPHERE, BUT LIFE

HAPPENS PRETTY QUICKLY.

IT DOES.

IT IS ABOUT BALANCE AND

TIME MANAGEMENT.

ORGANIZING YOUR DAY AND

HANDLING YOUR BUSINESS,

BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND

ENJOYING YOUR LIFE AND

ENJOYING YOUR LIFE AS A

COLLEGE STUDENT.

YOU'LL NEVER GET THAT BACK

AGAIN.

BUT UNDERSTANDING THERE IS

A GREATER GOAL.

AND THE GREATER GOAL THAT

A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE

DON'T SEE IS DOING GOD'S

WILL AND ALLOWING HIM TO

USE YOU.

Terry: YOU SAY YOU

WERE BORN TO DO WHAT YOU

ARE DOING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

THE COMBINATION OF THE

TALENTS AND GIFTS THAT THE

LORD HAS GIVEN ME AND THE

PLATFORM THAT I'VE BEEN

GIVEN, THE OPPORTUNITIES

THAT CONTINUALLY RISE IN

MY LIFE, STARTING ON THE

PICKUP BASKETBALL COURTS

IN NOTRE DAME, IN

DIFFERENT COLLEGE FOOTBALL

STADIUMS ACROSS THE

COUNTRY, I'M REMINDED

EVERY SINGLE DAY -- WHEN I

SEE A ROOKIE CLIENT PLAY

IN FRONT OF HIS HOME TOWN

CROWD, FOR HIM TO ACHIEVE

A DREAM, KNOWING THAT GOD

USED ME, USING WHAT HE

GAVE TO ME, TO HELP THIS

YOUNG MAN MAXIMIZE HIS

ABILITY, THAT RESONATES

WITHIN ME AND I KNOW THIS

IS WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO.

Terry: HE GAVE YOU

YOUR DREAM AND NOW YOU'RE

HELPING OTHERS GET THEIRS.

WHAT A GREAT WAY TO MAKE A

LIVING.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU.

Terry: YOU CAN HEAR

MORE OF THE DETAILS OF HIS

STORIES BY GETTING THE

BOOK THAT EUGENE HAS

WRITTEN.

IT'S CALLED "MY BROTHER'S

KEEPER."

IT IS FASCINATING.

IT IS AVAILABLE

NATIONWIDE.

AND HE JOINED OUR MEDIA

TEAM FOR AN EXCLUSIVE

BEHIND-THE-SCENES

INTERVIEW, AND YOU CAN SEE

THAT BY GOING TO

Facebook.COM/"THE 700

CLUB."

THANK YOU FOR YOUR STORY.

> THANK YOU.

Terry: SUSANNE SAYS,,

"I TOLD MY DAUGHTER I

DIDN'T APPROVE OF THE MAN

SHE WAS DATING, AND NOW

SHE WON'T SPEAK TO ME.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?"

STAY TUNED FOR PAT'S

ANSWER.

WE'RE GOING TO "BRING IT

ON" IN JUST A MOMENT.

Terry: WELL, RUAN AND

NAN WERE THRILLED WHEN

THEY HEARD THAT CBN WOULD

PROVIDE CLEFT LIP SURGERY

FOR THEIR YOUNGEST SON.

THERE WAS JUST ONE

PROBLEM: WHEN DOCTORS

EXAMINED THEIR BOY, THEY

SAID HE MIGHT NOT SURVIVE

THAT SURGERY BECAUSE HE

HAD A HOLE IN HIS HEART.

Reporter: NAN ENJOYS

WATCHING HER TWO YOUNG

SONS AS THEY PLAY WITH

THEIR FATHER.

SHE IS AFRAID FOR HER

THIRD SON, WHO WAS BORN

WITH A CLEFT LIP.

MY NEIGHBORS SAID I

SHOULDN'T FEED HIM SO HE

WOULD DIE.

Reporter: A DOCTOR

TOLD THE COUPLE THAT HIS

LIP COULD BE REPAIRED.

THEIR OLDEST SON

CONSTANTLY ASKS WHEN?

I WANT MY BROTHER'S

LIPS TO BE THE SAME AS

MINE.

Reporter: RUAN AND

NAN ARE RICE FARMERS.

RUAN TOOK A SECOND JOB,

THINKING HE COULD SAVE UP

FOR THE OPERATION.

FINALLY THEY GAVE UP HOPE,

UNTIL A VISITOR TOLD THEM

ABOUT CBN.

HE ALSO HAD A CHILD

WITH A CLEFT LIP, BUT THEY

HELPED HIM GET FREE

SURGERY.

Reporter: CBN TOOK

COZEL TO THE HOSPITAL FOR

A CHECK BEFORE THE

OPERATION.

THE DOCTOR TOLD THE FAMILY

THEIR SON WOULD NOT BE

ABLE TO HAVE THE SURGERY

BECAUSE OF A HOLE IN HIS

HEART.

THE DOCTOR SAID HE WAS

TOO WEAK FOR SURGERY.

THEY COULD GIVE HIM

MEDICINE TO HELP THE HOLE

IN HIS HEART, BUT WE

DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY.

I WAS AFRAID MY SON WOULD

DIE.

Reporter: SO CBN PAID

FOR THEIR BUS FAIR AND

MEDICINE AND CHECKUPS.

18 MONTHS LATER, COZEL'S

HEART WAS BETTER AND HE

WAS CLEARED FOR SURGERY.

CBN ARRANGED FOR THE CLEFT

LIP REPAIR, AND SOON THE

LITTLE BOY WAS HEADING

HOME.

MY SON'S NEW LIP IN

LOVELY.

I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM

RUNNING AND LAUGHING WITH

HIS BROTHERS.

I REALLY LIKE MY

BROTHER'S NEW LIP.

HE LOOKS LIKE ME.

THANK YOU, CBN.

Terry: YOU KNOW, IT

TAKES SUCH BRAVERY ON THE

PART OF THESE PARENTS.

I STOOD IN THE WAITING

ROOMS WITH SOME OF THEM IN

DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE

WORLD AS THEY HAND OVER

THEIR FRAGILE CHILD TO

PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW

WITH A PROMISE THAT

THEY'LL DO SOMETHING THEY

COULD NEVER AFFORD TO DO

FOR THEM THEMSELVES.

IT IS SUCH A GOOD GIFT.

HE CAN NOW EAT WELL.

HE CAN SPEAK CLEARLY.

HE CAN GO TO SCHOOL.

HE CAN SOCIALIZE.

HE'LL HAVE HOPE AND A

FUTURE, A JOB DOWN THE

ROAD, ALL BECAUSE YOU

CARED ENOUGH TO MAKE A

DIFFERENCE.

"700 CLUB" MEMBERS, THAT'S

JUST ONE OF THE MANY

THINGS WE DOE AROUN DO AROUND THE

WORLD, AND WE SAY THANK

YOU.

TO THE REST OF YOU, YOU'RE

MISSING OUT ON THE

OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A

DIFFERENCE TO THE

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE YOU'LL

NEVER MEET HERE, BUT

YOU'LL HAVE A STANDING

LINE IN HEAVEN.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO

TO YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW

AND CALL THAT TOLL-FREE

NUMBER: 1-800-700-7000.

SAY, I WANT TO JOIN "THE

700 CLUB."

AND YOU CAN DO IT ON LINE

BY GOING TO cbn.com.

ONE OF THE THINGS WITH

WANT TO DO TO SAY THANK

YOU FOR CARING ABOUT

OTHERS IS TO SEND YOU THE

GOSPEL OF JOHN ON C.D.

PAT HAS RECORDED IT ON TWO

C.D.s.

I LOVE THIS.

IT IS IN MY CAR AND I'VE

BEEN LISTENING TO IT FOR

SEVERAL WEEKS.

I'M LEARNING THINGS THAT I

HAD NOT HEARD BEFORE WHEN

READING THE BOOK.

I THINK IT WILL ENHANCE

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

LORD AND YOUR

UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

LORD.

> TIME TO ANSWER SOME

QUESTIONS.

THIS FIRST QUESTION SUMS

FROM SUSANNE, "DEAR PAT,

WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS A

20-YEAR-OLD SLEDGE

20-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE

STUDENT, SHE DATED A

30-YEAR-OLD MARRIED MAN

WHO LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING.

I GENTLY VOICED MY

CONCERNS AND SHE SEVERED

ALL TIES WITH ME.

SHE IS NOW 40, AND HER

HUSBAND IS SERVING A LONG

PRISON SENTENCE.

SHE HAS THREE CHILDREN

I'VE ONLY SEEN THREE TIMES

IN 17 YEARS.

NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY,

SHE SAYS SHE IS NOT

INTERESTED IN A

RELATIONSHIP WITH ME.

SHOULD I PUT IT ALL BEHIND

ME?"

Pat: THAT KID IS ONE

OF THE MOST REBELLIOUS

KIDS I'VE HEARD ABOUT.

HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A

GUY 10 YEARS OLDER THAN

SHE IS AND MARRIED, AND

HAVING A MOTHER WHO LOVES

HER AND TO TURN AWAY FROM

HER.

THAT DAUGHTER IS DOOMED.

DOOMED.

FOR A LIFE OF

MISERY BECAUSE OF HER

REBELLIOUS SPIRIT.

THE WAY OF THE TRANS

GRESSORTRANSGRESSOR, THE BIBLE

SAYS, IS HARD.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I WOULD CONTINUE TO PRAY

FOR HER.

YOU CAN SEND HER A LETTER

SAYING, I'LL ALWAYS LOVE

YOU.

YOU HAVE MADE VERY BAD

CHOICES IN YOUR LIFE.

I'VE TRIED TO LOVE YOU.

WHEN THINGS REALLY GET

BAD, JUST KNOW THAT MOTHER

IS HERE FOR YOU.

WRITE A LETTER AND THEN

LEAVE THE REST OF IT TO

THE LORD.

Terry: JIN NIN SAYS,

"I WAS BROUGHT UP IN A

CHURCH AND WAS SCARED INTO

ANSWERING AN ALTER CALL.

IT DOESN'T QUITE TAKE.

AND I CONTINUED IN A LIFE

OF SIN.

I KNOW WHEN MY HEART

CHANGED AND I SURRENDERED

TO THE LORD.

JOHN STATES TO NO ONE WHO

IS A CHRISTIAN CONTINUES

TO SIN, ISN'T IT TRUE TO

SAY I BECAME A TRUE

BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN LATER

IN LIFE.

AM I CRAZY TO SAY THAT THE

CHURCH WANTS TO JUDGE ME

FOR MY SINFUL LIFE

EARLIER?"

Pat: NOBODY IS

JUDGING YOU.

IT IS THE LORD -- YOU HAVE

GIVEN YOUR HEART TO THE

LORD.

WHETHER IT WAS A REVIVAL

MEETING THAT YOU SAID YOU

WERE SCARED INTO.

IT DIDN'T, QUOTE,"TAKE."

IF ANYBODY IN IS CHRIST,

HE IS A NEW CREATION.

WHEN DID YOU BECOME A NEW

CREATION?

AND WHAT DOES THE CHURCH

HAVE TO DO ABOUT BATTLING BEATING

IT UP ABOUT IT?

IT IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS.

IT IS BETWEEN YOU AND THE

LORD.

KNOW THAT THE LORD HAS

FORGIVEN YOU.

Terry: BARBARA SAYS,

"I HAVE A BIBLE APP ON MY

MOBILE PHONE AND RECENTLY

NOTICED IN THE KING JAMES

VERSION, THE NAME WAS

CHANGED TO PALESTINA.

WHO WOULD CHANGE A NAME

LIKE THIS.

I THOUGHT THE SCRIPTURES,

ESPECIALLY IN THE KING

JAMES VERSION, WOULD BE

PROTECTED BY LAW.

ALSO, WOULD THIS BE A SIGN

THAT THE FA FAMINE, ACCORDING

TO THE WORD OF GOD, IS

STARTING?"

Pat: ONE IS NAMED

AFTER THE PHILISTINES, AND

THE OTHER IS CALLED

PALESTINE.

BIG DIUM DEAL.

DEAL.

THE KING JAMES DID HAVE

SOME FLAWS IN THE GREEK.

AND LATER TRANSLATIONS

HAVE CLEANED IT UP, IF I

CAN USE THAT TERM.

MORE RECENT DOCUMENTS GET

US CLOSER TO THE ORIGINAL.

SO MILES A MINER THINGS LIKE THAT

DO NOT AFFECT YOUR FAITH.

> WE LEAVE YOU WITH OUR

POWER MINUTE FROM NUMBERS:

"THE LORD BLESS YOU AND

KEEP YOU, THE LORD MAKE

HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU

AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU."

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