A story of hope from the unlikeliest place on earth. Get a glimpse of Disney’s new inspirational move, “The Queen of Katwe.â€
Plus, an alcoholic with a penchant for affairs. One marriage reaches its breaking point on today’s 700 Club.
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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.
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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
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YOU'LL HAVE A STANDING
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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
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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."