See how a “health share†is revolutionizing the way some Christians approach medical insurance. Plus, a drug trafficker makes a deal that saves his life.
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IT'S NOT HEALTHCARE, IT'S
HEALTH
SHARE. IT'S REVOLUTIONIZING
THE WAY
PEOPLE SEE HEALTHCARE.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE
PEOPLE OUT
THERE THAT WANT TO DO THE
SAME THING.
THEN, THE TRAFFICKER THAT
CAUGHT
THE EYE OF THE FBI AND WHAT
SAVED HIS
LIFE ON TODAY'S "700 CLUB".
*
Pat: WE WELCOME YOU TO THIS
EDITION
OF THE "700 CLUB".
I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
CAN YOU
IMAGINE, ONE FEDERAL DISTRICT
JUDGE,
ONE JUDGE, THINKS HE HAS THE
RESOURCES
AND EXPERTISE TO RUN THE
FOREIGN
POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES
OF
AMERICA. THAT IS AN EXECUTIVE
OVER
REACH OF A MASSIVE
PROPORTION. HE
SAYS HE'S GOING TO AFFECT THE
ENTIRE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE
DIDN'T
ELECT HIM TO ANYBODY, HE HAS
NO
FEDERAL PUBLIC OFFICE. HE HAS
1ST
DISTRICT AND THAT SHOULD BE
HIS
PROVINCE, BUT HE DOES NOT
REPRESENT
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
SO, THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
FIGHTING
THAT.
THEY ARE IN THE ULTRA LIBERAL
NINTH
CIRCUIT.
WE ARE GOING TO COVER THE
RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS ORDER
AND WHAT
THE PRESIDENT COULD DO AND
MAY WELL DO
TO CHANGE THIS DYNAMIC. THIS
IS ALL
AVAILABLE TO HIM. WE ARE
GOING TO
TELL YOU THE INSIDE WORD ON
THAT.
THE COURT HAS OVER
REACHED, YOU CAN
SAY THAT AGAIN, IN THEIR
ACTIONS
AGAINST THE PRESIDENT'S
ORDER, BUT THE
LAW IS CLEARLY ON THE
PRESIDENT'S SIDE.
THE PRESIDENT SAID IT WILL
BE A
BRAND NEW CIRCUIT ORDER
INVOLVING THE
RESTRAINING ORDER RESTRICTING
IMMIGRANT TRAVEL RELATED TO
MUSLIM
TERRORISM.
AGENTS HAVE ROUNDED UP
HUNDREDS OF
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS THAT THE
WHITE
HOUSE SAYS ON VIOLENT
CREDENTIALS. THE
PRESIDENT TWEETED, THE CRACK
DOWN ON
IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE CRIMINALS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW
OPTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SURPRISE YOU.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS ANY
NEW
EXECUTIVE ORDER IS LIKELY TO
HAVE A
MUCH MORE NARRATIVE SCOPE
LIKE
SUSPENDED VISAS FROM ANYONE
ENTERING
THE UNITED STATES.
THERE ARE NO RIGHTS FOR
PEOPLE WHO
HAVE NO STATUS INTO AMERICA
TO ENTER
INTO THIS COUNTRY.
THIS IS NO RIGHT.
THIS IS AN IDEALOGICAL
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THOSE WHO SHOULD HAVE
CONTROLS
AND THOSE WHO MEAN TO HAVE NO
CONTROLS.
AS HE HEARD TO JAPANESE
PRIM
MINISTER THAT NORTH KOREA
FIRED A
TEST MISSILE.
THE MOMENT THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION
SEEMS TO TURN ON THE
IMMIGRATION
BATTLE AND ALL OPTIONS ARE ON
THE
TABLE.
DALE HURD, CBN NEWS.
Pat: WE HAVE A NICE
INFORMER HERE.
JAY, IS THAT THE BEST TO GO
WITH THE
NEW ORDER?
I THINK IT IS, PAT.
I HAVE SAYING THIS SINCE THE
NINTH
CIRCUIT CAME OUT WITH THIS
PARTICULARLY.
THAT IS, THERE WAS SOME
CONFUSION
WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
ITSELF
WHERE THOSE WITH GREEN CARDS
VALID
TRAVEL VISAS. IT WAS NOT
CLEAR FROM
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER WHETHER
THEY WERE
GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO THE
ORDER OR
NOT.
IT WAS LATER CLARIFIED FROM
THE WHITE
HOUSE DIRECTIVE, THE WHITE
HOUSE
COUNSEL'S OFFICE.
WHAT THEY DIDN'T GET RIGHT
WAS THAT
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BINDING
ON THE
AGENCIES.
IT'S MORE OF AN ADVISORY
OPINION. WHAT
WE SUGGEST WHAT WE ADVOCATED
IS THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER BE INSTITUTED
TO BE TO
BE CLEARLY IN FORCE THAT
THOSE WITH
VISAS, TRAVEL VISAS, GREEN
CARDS WOULD
NOT BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
THAT ORDER.
THAT WOULD CURE ANY KIND OF
CONFUSION.
I'M STILL THINKING THAT
WASHINGTON
WILL FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST
THEM AND
WILL RULE AGAINST THEM ALSO.
BUT IN
COURT, I THINK IT WILL WIN
8-0.
BUT, JAY, WOULDN'T THIS BE
SMART TO
OPEN THE CASE IN ONE CIRCUIT
AND
ANOTHER CIRCUIT? WOULD THAT
BE SMART
OR NOT?
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT,
PAT.
MOVING THIS CASE OUT IS
IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THE TRAJECTORY IS NOT
GOOD.
THE NINTH CIRCUIT OPINION WAS
HORRENDOUS AND THERE ARE
NUMEROUS
ERRORS. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
AFTER.
WOULD YOU TAKE IT TO THE
SUPREME
COURT, IT WOULDN'T HELP. IF
THEY TAKE
IT TO THE SUPREME COURT, IN
IN CASE IT
DOES AND THAT WOULD BE SIMPLY
REISSUING THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
AND
MAKING THE LANGUAGE CLEAR FOR
THOSE
WITH TRAVEL VISAS, EDUCATION
VISAS,
WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, GREEN
CARDS
WOULD NOT BE IMPACTED BY THIS.
BUT THEY CAN STILL BE
QUESTIONED UPON
REENTRY BUT NOT SUBJECT TO
THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
THAT QUESTION ON REENTRY IS
ALREADY IN
RULES IN REGULATIONS.
THAT WOULD BE A MUCH CLEANER
CASE WHEN
IT'S ARRIVES WHICH IT WILL
MORE THAN
LIKELY AND THAT WILL BE A
STRATEGY ON
OTHERS AND WILL BE CHALLENGED
ON THIS
RELIGION CLAUSE BECAUSE IT
ALLOWS FOR,
IT GIVES A PREFERENCE TO
RELIGIOUS
MINORITIES.
THAT IS NOT AN ESTABLISHMENT
CLAUSE
ISSUE AT ALL. OUR IMMIGRATION
LAWS
HAVE ALWAYS RECOGNIZED THAT.
WHETHER IT'S A RELIGIOUS
GROUP IN THE
1980s.
IT'S ONE OF THE FACTORS TO
SEE WHO IS
BEING PERSECUTED.
IN WASHINGTON, I
UNDERSTAND THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS PLANNING
TO HEAD
ANYTHING BEFORE THIS WAS
ISSUED, IS
THAT CORRECT?
YES, THEY WILL DO THAT
AGAIN. WE
SHOULDN'T BE NAIVE TO THINK
THE NEW
EXECUTIVE ORDER IS GOING TO
BE THE
CURE ALL FOR ALL. IT'S NOT.
IT'S GOING
TO BE ANOTHER VENUE, OTHER
COURTS MAY
ENGAGE ON THIS, BUT IT IS A
MUCH
CLEANER CASE. I WOULD SAY
MOVE THE
CASE OUT AND MOVE ANOTHER
EXECUTIVE
ORDER FOCUSING ON THE
ESTABLISHMENT
CLAUSE. I WILL TELL YOU WE
ARE ALREADY
DRAFTING OUR PROVISION UP AS
WE SPEAK.
THE SESSION IS GOING ALONG.
IS HE GOING TO READ THE
CHARGES IN THE
WHITE HOUSE. I DON'T THINK
THE WHITE
HOUSE COUNSEL IS UP TO
PRIMETIME.
THE DEPARTMENT IS TASKED
WITH
DEFENDING THIS EXECUTIVE
ORDER.
THIS IS WITHIN JEFF SESSIONS
PURVIEW
NOW. HE WAS NOT IN OFFICE
LAST WEEK
UNTIL NOW. HE'S A FANTASTIC
ATTORNEY.
HE'S BEEN THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL FOR
STATE AND U.S. SENATOR, A
U.S.
ATTORNEY AND HAS FEDERAL
EXPERIENCE.
HE WILL GET THE RIGHT TEAM IN
PLACE,
BUT AT THE END JEFF SESSIONS
WILL BE
TAKING CHARGE.
THIS IS THE FACT THAT 1ST
DISTRICT
JUDGE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
BIND THE
ENTIRE UNITED STATES. THERE
IS NOT IN
THE CONSTITUTION THAT GIVES
HIM THAT
AUTHORITY.
THE CONSTITUTION IS THE
OPPOSITE,
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
SEPARATION OF
POWERS DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE
AUTHORITY
IN NATIONAL SECURITY POWERS.
IT'S IN THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE CODE.
BY THE WAY, THE NINTH
DISTRICT DIDN'T
SET THAT AT ALL. THEY WANTED
TO MAKE A
POLICY DETERMINATION ON THEIR
OWN.
IT'S WRONG. I KNOW THEY WILL
PUT THEIR
BEST CASE FORWARD.
THEIR BEST CASE FORWARD WILL
BE THE
NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER, THAT IS
CRYSTAL
CLEAR, NO AMBIGUITIES.
YOU WILL HELP THEM THE IF
THEY NEED
HELP?
WE FILED ALREADY.
WE ARE WILLING TO DEFEND THE
EXISTING
EXECUTIVE ORDER AND THE ONLY
GROUP
THAT FILED IN THAT CASE.
THERE WERE
THREE ON OUR SIDE AND 30 ON
THE OTHER.
WE ARE WORKING ON THE BRIEF
NOW. I
REALLY THINK THEY HAVE TO
FOCUS ON THE
RELIGIOUS CLAUSE AND WE ARE
GETTING
THAT READY NOW.
THIS FOUR ANOMALY THING,
THAT HAS
TO STOP.
THE PRESIDENT MIGHT PUSH
FORWARD AND
GET HIS NOMINATION CONFIRMED
FASTER?
I HOPE SO. BUT THE NATURE
OF THIS,
I THINK WE ARE LOOKING AT A
50-70-DAY
PERIOD FOR THIS CONFIRMATION
PROCESS
TO TAKE PLACE. HAVING SAID
THAT, I
THINK THIS PARTICULAR, I
HAVEN'T SEEN
IT YET.
IF THE REDRAFTED ORDER AS I
EXPECT IT
TO BE WE CAN GET ON THIS.
I DON'T THINK THE JUDGE CAN
BY
EXEMPTING OUT OR GIVING
PRIORITY TO
THOSE WHO ARE CLEARLY
PERSECUTED WHERE
THEY CAN'T GET IN REGION A,
THAT
SOMEHOW THAT IS A RELIGIOUS
ISSUE,
THEY MAY TAKE THAT OUT, WHO
KNOWS.
BUT I EXPECT THAT TO BE IN
THE NEXT 48
HOURS. HE WILL GO FROM
JUSTICE BUT I
THINK WE ARE 2 MONTHS OUT.
THANK YOU.
IT'S VERY CLEAR. I HOPE THEY
FOLLOW
YOUR ADVICE. ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, PAT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THAT'S THE
WAY IT OUGHT TO BE DONE. THEY
OUGHT TO
CHANGE THE ORDER, MOVE THE
THING NOW.
FILE A NEW ORDER AND IF I
WERE DOING
IT, I WOULD FILE IN SOME
OTHER
DISTRICT COURT WHERE YOU CAN
GO UP A
DIFFERENT CIRCUIT THAN THE
NINTH
CIRCUIT WHICH IS ALWAYS THE
MOST OVER
RULED CIRCUIT IN THE UNITED
STATES.
IT HAS AN APPALLING RECORD
BECAUSE
THEY HAVE VIOLATED THE
CONSTITUTION SO
MANY TIMES AND CLEARLY
IDEALOGICALLY
AND NOT BASED ON LAW. IF YOU
CAN
IMAGINE A DECISION THAT
DOESN'T EVEN
MENTION THE UNDERLYING
STATUTE ON
WHICH THE ORDER IS STATED.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
WONDERFUL DAY.
STAY WITH US. WENDY?
Wendy: THAT'S RIGHT.
THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOVIE
GUIDE
WITH INSPIRING ENTERTAINMENT
AND MEDIA.
AMONG OUR HONOREES, PAT
ROBERTSON.
OUR ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
SEASON IS
IN FULL SWING. THE STARS ON
THIS RED
CARPET ARE HERE TO SHINE A
LIGHT ON
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS
GET
ATTENTION IN HOLLYWOOD.
FAITH.
EVERYTHING WE DO IS
INFORMED BY OUR
FAITH. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO
CELEBRATE
OUR FAITH.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GROW AND
GROW.
FANTASTIC.
THE MOVIE GUIDE FOR THE
ENTERTAINMENT AND THE
AUDIENCE.
IN 1993 IT HOSTED THIS GALA
TO AWARD
PEOPLE IN FILM AND TELEVISION
WHOSE
WORK ENTERTAINS AND INSPIRES.
THIS YEAR, THEY HONORED CBN
FOUNDER
DR. PAT ROBERTSON FOR THE
LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR
DELIVERING GREAT
NEWS.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE PART
OF THIS
CELEBRATION.
IT'S ALSO A YEAR FOR
ENTERTAINMENT
FOR DR. ROBERTS AT REGENT
UNIVERSITY
WITH ACT OR IN FULL FEATURE
FILM.
RIGHT NOW WE DID A MOVIE
WITH HIM
AND DOING SOME HONORS.
HE PRESENTS DR. ROBERTSON
WITH HIS
AWARD.
WE HONOR PAT FOR THAT
SHARING, THAT
KINDNESS HE HAS SHOWN TO SO
MANY
PEOPLE THROUGH CHRIST.
THAT KINDNESS FROM A
STANDING
OVATION FOR A LIVING LEGEND
IN THE
WORLD OF CHRISTIAN
BROADCASTING.
THANK YOU. IN A FEW MONTHS
I'M
GOING TO BE 87 YEARS OLD.
FROM THAT
TIME, PRAISE GOD FOR HIS
BLESSINGS IN
MY LIFE.
THE LORD HAS BLESSED ME.
THANK YOU ALL.
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU. GOD
BLESS
AMERICA.
WOW, PAT, WHAT AN HONOR.
Pat: IT WAS A NICE THING TO
BE
SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO
SHARE THE
SAME VALUES. I MUST SAY TED
BARRY HAS
HAD AN AMAZING INFLUENCE IN
HOLLYWOOD.
THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW HE'S
TALKING
TO THE HEADS OF THE MOTION
PICTURE.
BUT HE'S BRILLIANT IN TERMS
OF
STATISTICS. HE TELLS THEM,
LOOK AT HOW
PEOPLE GO TO CHURCH AND HOW
FEW PEOPLE
COME TO YOUR MOVIES. IF YOU
WANT
PEOPLE TO START COMING TO THE
MOVIES,
YOU BETTER CHANGE WHAT YOU DO
AND THIS
HAS GROWN DRAMATICALLY AND
HIS
ACTIVITY IS PART OF THAT.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE RECEIVED
AND AWARD.
AND YOU BEING 87 ARE
GETTING INTO
THE MOVIE BUSINESS.
WE ALSO BOUGHT THE MARY
TYLER MOORE
STUDIO AND WE OWN HILL STREET
BLUES.
I HAVE NOTICED.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
THAT I
HAVE DONE. MY LIFE GOES ON
AND ON.
YOU ARE A TRUE RENAISSANCE
MAN.
YOU ARE VERY SWEET, THANK
YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
COMING UP, THEY ARE A FAMILY
WHO FACED
$1,000 MONTH JUMP IN THEIR
HEALTH
PREMIUMS UNTIL THEY
DISCOVERED A FAITH
BASED SOLUTION.
HE SAID I'M GOING TO HELP
YOU OUT
WHEN YOUR BURDEN EXCEEDS YOU
TO BEAR
IT.
LEARN ABOUT THE HEALTH
PROGRAM WHEN
WHE COME BACK.
WHE COME BACK.
Pat: WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF
GOOD
THINGS FOR YOU BESIDES
PRAYING FOR YOU
WHEN THIS IS OVER. OBAMACARE
AND
FINDING AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
IS JUST
A DREAM FOR MANY AMERICANS.
WHILE
CONGRESS IS WORKING ON A
SOLUTION,
THAT WON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
BUT WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE
MEANTIME.
PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
TURNING
TO A FAITH BASED SOLUTION.
MANY AMERICANS ARE TAKING
MATTERS
INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.
I WANTED SOMETHING THAT
WASN'T
GOING TO BE THE SAME TRAP
THAT I HAD
BEEN IN.
ATTORNEY SCHNEIDER AND HIS
WIFE
JENNIFER HAVE THREE YOUNG
BOYS AND A
BABY ON THE WAY. 2 YEARS AGO
THEY PAID
$500 A MONTH FOR PREMIUM
INSURANCE AND
WITH EVERY YEAR RISING AND
THIS YEAR
WOULD HAVE BEEN $1500 A MONTH.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIND THE
BEST
DEALS THAT WE CAN AND EVEN
WITH THESE
DEALS, IT KEPT GOING UP AND
UP AND
ACCORDING TO INSURANCE
BROKERS,
EVERYTHING WAS GOING UP
BECAUSE OF
OBAMACARE. WE CAN CHOOSE A
DIFFERENT
PROVIDER BUT IT WAS GOING TO
BE A
DIFFERENCE OF $15.
IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT COMPANY
WE WENT
WITH.
THEY TOOK A DIFFERENT WAY,
CHRISTIAN HEALTHCARE.
THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN CHRIST
DID SOMETHING TO SAY I'M
GOING TO HELP
YOU OUT WHEN YOUR BURDEN
EXCEEDS YOUR
ABILITY TO BEAR IT.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
MINISTRIES,
INCLUDES HEALTHCARE
MINISTRIES AND
LIBERTY HEALTHCARE. THEY
CHOSE A
HEALTH SHARE.
THEY TAKE YOUR MEDICAL BILLS
THAT
EXCEED AN AMOUNT THAT THEY
CHOSE TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR.
WE CHOSE FOR OUR FAMILY TO
HAVE OUR
OWN HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITY
OF $5,000
A YEAR.
WE KNOW THAT OUT OF OUR OWN
POCKET WE
ARE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR $5,000
WORTH OF HEALTHCARE COST.
THAT'S OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY
THAT
WILL TAKE CHARGE OF.
IF MEDICAL NEEDS EXCEED
THAT, THEY
RECEIVE A CHECK TO PAY THEIR
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR IT,
BUT MY
FELLOW MEMBERS ARE MAKING A
COMMITMENT
THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HELP
ME MEET
THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT
EXCEED
$5,000.
THAT BEING PART OF A
CHRISTIAN
HEALTHCARE ALLOWS THEM TO
APPLY THEIR
TEACHING THAT THEY HAVE HEARD
IN
CHURCH AND THE BIBLE.
WE SEE IN ACTS TWO WHERE
THEY SHARE
THEY POSSESSIONS AND MAKE
SURE THAT
EVERYBODY IS TAKEN CARE IT
AND WHEN
THERE IS A NEED YOU MEET IT.
AND WE ARE ALSO TOLD TO BE
RESPONSIBLE
FOR OUR HOUSEHOLDS. SO WHAT I
SEE IS
CHRISTIAN HEALTH SHARE HELPS
YOU DO
BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.
THE SCHNEIDER'S SAY THERE
IS TWO
THINGS THAT HELPED THEM
BECOME PART OF
THIS MINISTRY AND THEY ASKED
QUESTIONS
ABOUT THEIR COVERAGE.
IT WAS UP LIFTING AND
ENCOURAGING
AND NOT A MOMENT THAT YOU
WOULD EVER
ASSOCIATE WITH HEALTHCARE OR
INSURANCE
OR AT LEAST I WOULDN'T HAVE.
SECOND, EACH MONTH THEY
RECEIVE AN
E-MAIL ABOUT FAMILIES BEING
HELPED BY
THEIR SHARE ENCOURAGING A
NOTE OF
PRAYER ON THE FAMILY'S BEHALF.
EVERY TIME I DO NARCOTICS,
--
THAT, IT HELPS ME IN
UNDERSTANDING IN
MY HOUR OF NEEDS WHEN OTHER
FAMILIES
NEED IT, THEY ARE GOING TO BE
--
DOING THE SAME THING.
THERE ARE LIMITATIONS.
MEMBERS
AGREE TO LIVE A LIFE BY A
CHRISTIAN
LIFESTYLE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE
INVOLVED IN A
CAR ACCIDENT AFTER DRINKING,
THERE
WOULD BE A HIGHER PREMIUM.
THERE IS A PREMIUM WITH
BETTER
COVERAGE.
I FEEL I'M DOING NOW
THROUGH JESUS
CHRIST WHAT I COULDN'T DO
UNDER
INSURANCE. I DON'T WANT TO
IGNORE THE
NEEDS OF MY BROTHERS AND
SISTERS.
CBN NEWS, WAYNSBORO,
VIRGINIA.
Pat: IT'S A REMARKABLE
PLAN. YOU
HAVE TO HAVE THE FINANCIAL
ABILITIES
TO RUN THIS AND IT HAS TO DO
WITH
FINANCIAL BARRIERS.
YOU CAN ESSENTIALLY MANAGE
YOUR OWN
HEALTHCARE AND IT'S REALLY A
GOOD WAY
TO GO.
YOU HAVE A CATASTROPHIC
POLICY
UMBRELLA IN THE ORGANIZATION
YOU WORK
WITH AND WITH THESE MINOR
HEALTH
THINGS , YOU HAVE MONEY IN
YOUR
ACCOUNT TO TAKE CARE OF IT
AND IF
THERE IS ANY LEFT OVER, YOU
GET TO
KEEP IT AND SPEND IT AS YOU
SEE FIT.
IT'S ALL TAX-FREE.
NO TAX ON IT IS TAX
DEDUCTIBLE.
ANYHOW, THIS IDEA OF CO-OP
FOR
CHRISTIANS IS A GOOD PLAN. WE
CAN HELP
ONE ANOTHER.
WENDY, PRAISE THE LORD THAT
CHRISTIANS ARE COMING FORWARD.
UP NEXT, HE WAS NAILED BY
THE FEDS
BECAUSE THEY WANTED HIM TO
SPEND IN
JAIL FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
HEAR WHY HE HAD TO GO TO
PRISON TO
FIND FREEDOM, NEXT.
FIND FREEDOM, NEXT.
Pat: THEY SAY TRUTH IS
STRANGER THAN
FICTION.
JAMIE TORRES HAS BEEN
AMBUSHED, SHOT
SIX TIMES IN HIS CHEST AND
EVEN HAD
HIS THROAT SLASHED BY HIS
ANGRY
EX-WIFE.
BUT NEVER DID HE FEEL BETTER
THAN
MEETING THIS MAN IN PRISON.
HE WAS THE TARGET OF
RIDICULE. HIS
MOTHER WAS WHITE AND
UNMARRIED. HIS
FATHER WAS A PUERTO RICAN
WHOM HE
NEVER MET.
HE ALREADY HAD A FAMILY
AND IT JUST
CRUSHED MY MOM AND WE ENDED
UP IN THE
SOUTH BRONX.
HIS TROUBLES INCREASED
WHEN HIS MOM
REMARRIED AND HAD OTHER
CHILDREN.
I ENDED UP HANGING OUT
WITH PEOPLE
WHO ACCEPTED ME AND THEY WERE
PEOPLE
WHO WERE IN GANGS.
I LOVED THEM BECAUSE THEY
LOVED ME.
I FIT IN AND BECAUSE I LONGED
FOR
THEIR APPROVAL, I DID
WHATEVER IT TOOK
TO EARN THEIR LOVE.
JAMIE OFTEN GOT INTO
TROUBLE. WHEN
HE WAS 14, HIS MOM SENT HIM
TO PUERTO
RICO TO MEET HIS REAL DAD.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IT WAS
ALLOW
WOW. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE AN
IDENTITY.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HEAL. BUT
I FOUND
OUT MY DAD WAS A DRUG DEALER
IN
PUERTO RICO AND I STARTED
WORKING WITH
MY DAD AND BECAME ADDICTED TO
SMOKING
WEED TO COCAINE AND YOU LOOK
TO
SUBSIDE THAT PAIN.
EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN PUERTO
RICO WITH
MY DAD, I STILL FELT REJECTED.
THE ONLY TIME I FELT A LITTLE
BIT IS
WHEN I WAS HIGH.
JAMIE MOVED BACK TO THE
UNITED
STATES AND KICKED HIS DRUG
HABIT BUT
GOT INVOLVED WITH OTHER
GANGS.
I GOT INVOLVED WITH DRUGS
AND MONEY
WAS MY GOD.
THE MORE I HAD, THE MORE
PEOPLE
ACKNOWLEDGED ME. I HAD TO GET
THAT
MONEY.
I DIDN'T CARE WHAT IT TOOK.
THROUGHOUT HIS BUSINESS,
IT GREW
AND FBI HAD HIM ON A LIST.
I WAS SCARED LIKE A LITTLE
KID. I
KNEW I WAS GOING TO SPEND THE
REST OF
MY LIFE IN PRISON AND DIE
THERE.
WHILE AWAITING HIS TRIAL,
JAMIE MET
HIM
I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT.
HERE THIS MAN IS SENTENCED
FOR 25
YEARS AND HE'S WALKING LIKE
HE'S IN A
WORLD. I DIDN'T TELL HIM, BUT
I WANTED
WHAT HE HAD. HE HAD A PEACE.
AND I LONGED FOR THAT.
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,
GENE
TALKED ABOUT THE PEACE COMING
FROM
JESUS NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.
BUT JAMIE RESISTED BECAUSE HE
FEARED
IT MADE HIM WEAK UNTIL ONE
SUNDAY HE
WENT INTO THE CHAPEL.
THIS MAN STARTED SPEAKING
AND
EVERYTHING HE WAS SAYING WAS
DIRECTLY
AT ME.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WAS
LIVING.
THERE WAS PEACE IN MY HEART.
HE WAS IN MY THOUGHTS.
THIS MAN WAS IN MY HEART.
I FELT THIS GREAT URGE TO
CRY. I RAN
OUT OF THE CHAPEL AND RAN
HARD AND I
STARTED CRYING.
I CRIED HARD.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF
CRY. I
SAID, GOD, IF YOU ARE REAL,
GIVE ME
WHAT GENE HAS.
I WANTED WHAT GENE HAD AND I
WENT TO
SLEEP.
A COUPLE DAYS LATER, HE
WOKE UP AND
FOUND GENE AND HE ASKED HIM A
QUESTION.
HE SAID, DO YOU WANT TO
FEEL THE
PEACE FOREVER? I SAID, YES.
HE OPENED THE BIBLE AND HE
SHARED WITH
ME THE GOSPEL, THE PLAN.
IT WAS ON PEACE.
AND I DID THE SINNERS PRAYER.
I REPENTED OF MY SINS AND I
RECEIVED
THE LORD IN MY HEART.
I FELT THE WEIGHT COME OFF
ME. YOU
WOULD THINK THAT IN PRISON,
THAT IS
MEANT FOR YOU YOUR FREEDOM.
BUT ACTUALLY I FOUND MY
FREEDOM IN
PRISON.
AND THEN MY JOURNEY STARTED
WITH JESUS.
JAMIE LOST HIS CASE AND
WAS
SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS, BUT
HAVING
FOUND PEACE AND PRESENCE IN
CHRIST,
THE PRISON DIDN'T SCARE HIM
ANYMORE.
HE FOUND CHRIST AND WOULD
SHARE IT
WITH OTHERS.
THE "700 CLUB" WOULD COME
ON IN THE
MORNING AND I WOULD GET
INSPIRED.
THAT'S WHAT GOD USED ME FOR.
GOD USED
ME AS A MISSIONARY IN PRISON.
EVERYWHERE I WENT, I STARTED
A BIBLE
STUDY.
LATER, HIS CASE WAS PICKED
UP AND
WON A NEW TRIAL AND TODAY
HE'S
MINISTERING.
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR
PAST LOOKS
LIKE.
IT CAN BE THE WORST OF WORST
AND HE
LOVES YOU. PLEASE, JUST TRUST
HIM.
JUST CRY UNTO HIM. HE LOVES
YOU WITH
EVERYTHING IN HIM.
Pat: WHAT A STORY. JAMIE
WANTED
PEACE.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WANT.
THE BEST SELLER "PEACE WITH
GOD".
JESUS SAY MY PEACE I GIVE
UNTO YOU,
NOT THE PEACE THAT WORLD
GIVES YOU.
PEACE WITH GOD, PEACE WITH
YOUR
FELLOWMAN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO
FIGHT
ANYMORE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
FIGHT YOUR
CENTRAL NATURE ANYMORE. YOU
GIVE IT
UNTO THE LORD AND THAT NATURE
DIES AND
THAT BECOMES A NEW CREATION.
IF
ANYBODY IS IN CHRIST, THERE
IS A NEW
CREATION.
OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY
AND ALL
HAS BECOME NEW.
IF YOU WANT THAT, SO MANY OF
YOU WANT
PEACE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
SUFFER AND
STRUGGLE. RIGHT NOW IF YOU
COME TO THE
LORD AND YOU PRAY TO THE
LORD, YOU
WILL KNOW PEACE WITH GOD,
PEACE WITH
YOUR FELLOW LAND AND PEACE
WITH GOD.
BOW YOUR HEAD, WHEREVER YOU
ARE.
PEACE WITH GOD. PRAY THESE
WORDS.
JESUS, THAT'S RIGHT, JESUS,
YOU KNOW
MY LIFE, YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE
DONE,
YOU KNOW THE SINS THAT I HAVE
COMMITTED.
YOU KNOW I HAVE HURT MYSELF,
YOU KNOW
I HAVE HURT OTHERS.
I'M SORRY, GOD, PLEASE
FORGIVE ME.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME, LORD. I
COME TO YOU
AS A SINNER, GOT BE MERCIFUL
TO ME, A
SINNER.
GOD, I TURN MY LIFE OVER TO
YOU.
FROM THIS MOMENT ON, I AM
YOURS.
THANK YOU, LORD, THAT YOU
HAVE HEARD
MY PRAYER, AND THANK YOU,
LORD THAT
YOU HAVE COME INTO MY HEART.
THANK YOU AND FROM THIS
MOMENT ON, I
HAVE THE PEACE THAT PASSES
UNDERSTANDING.
THANK YOU, LORD.
FOR THOSE WHO PRAYED THAT
PRAYER WITH
ME, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING
NICE FOR
YOU.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING
THAT WILL
HELP YOU. I HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF
SHARING MY HEART AND OUT OF
THAT CAME
A COMPACT DISK, A CD WITH
CONCENTRATED
TEACHING OF WHAT YOU JUST
DID.
ANYBODY IN CHRIST IS A NEW
CREATION
AND OLD THINGS PASSED AND NOW
BECOME
NEW.
CALL AND SAY I HAVE PRAYED
WITH PAT
AND I HAVE PEACE.
HERE IS WENDY.
Wendy: UP NEXT, SHE'S
RECOGNIZED BY
CNN TODAY AND USA TODAY AND
REVEALS
ONE OF HER DARKEST SECRETS.
ONE OF HER DARKEST SECRETS.
WELCOME TO WASHINGTON FOR
THIS NEW
CBN NEWSBREAK.
THE CONTROVERSIAL TRANSGENDER
ISSUE
WON'T BE ORDERED.
THE STATE SUED AND THE
FEDERAL JUDGE
ISSUED AN INJUNCTION BLOCKING
THE
ORDER.
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
CHALLENGED THAT
INJUNCTION AND A NEW ONE IS
NOW IN
PLACE.
CBN HAS PROVIDED VILLAGERS
AND
STUDENTS WITH 1500 QUILTS IN
THE
PROVINCES.
THEY ARE SUFFERING FROM
EXTREME COLD
WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE BY
GOING TO
CBN.COM/INTERNATIONAL.
PAT AND WENDY WILL BE RIGHT
BACK AFTER
THIS.
Wendy: HIS YOUNG LIFE HAS
BEEN
NOTHING SHORT OF A LONG
JOURNEY. NOW
SHE SAYS IT'S FINALLY FINE TO
PUT AN
END TO THE PRETEND.
IN HIGH SCHOOL, ESTHER
FLEECE WAS
KNOWN FOR BEING CHEERFUL BUT
SHE IS
HIDING SOMETHING PHYSICALLY.
SHE HAD BEEN ABUSED FOR YEARS.
THEN HER FAMILY LEFT HER TO
OFFEND FOR
HERSELF. SHE SLEPT IN THE
HOMES OF
SEVERAL CHURCH MEMBERS.
SHE WOULDN'T TALK TO ANYONE
ABOUT HER
PAIN. AFTER COLLEGE SHE
BECAME A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN. FOR
YEARS
HIDING BEHIND HER LIFE IT
BECAME TOO
DIFFICULT.
SHE FOUND FREEDOM BY GETTING
REAL WITH
HERSELF AND GOD.
ESTHER FLEECE IS WITH US
NOW. THANK
YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY
WITH US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT MEANS A LOT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR
CHILDHOOD.
YOU HAVE A NORMAL CHILD FOR
YEARS BUT
SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH YOUR
DAD.
MY DAD HAD A MENTAL
ILLNESS.
HE TOOK THIS OUT ON MY
BIOLOGICAL
MOTHER.
WE HAD A NICE HOME, BUT THEN
HE TOOK
HIS ANGER AND PAIN ON MY
MOTHER AND
SHE TOOK OUT HER PAIN ON ME.
THEN YOUR MOTHER STARTED
TO DATE A
GUY NAMED MIKE AND THE
MARRIAGE HAS
DISSOLVED.
YES, SHE STARTED DATING
AND HE WAS
NOT A GOOD PERSON.
AS WOMEN WE ARE LONGED TO BE
PROTECTED
AND CONFRONTED AND MIKE WAS
NOT THE
SOLUTION TO THAT.
YOU KNEW.
HOW HOLD WERE YOU, EIGHT OR
NINE?
I WAS 13 AT THE TIME THEY
WERE
MARRIED.
YOU KNEW HE WAS LYING AND
CHEATING
ON YOUR MOM AND YOU BASICALLY
TOLD
YOUR MOM THIS.
WE DON'T GIVE KIDS ENOUGH
CREDIT.
THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE LEFT THE
FAMILY AND
MY MOTHER ENDED UP LEAVING ME.
YOUR MOM DIDN'T LIKE YOU
TELLING
HER WHAT MIKE DID AND SHE
ENDED UP
LEAVING YOU.
YEAH.
TELL ME THE WAYS THAT YOUR
MOM
TREATED YOU.
I KNOW IT WAS NOT GOOD STUFF.
YES, I SUFFERED EMOTIONAL
ABUSE
FROM MY PARENTS, BUT I KNEW
THAT I HAD
GOD TO GO TO DURING THAT
PERIOD OF
NEED.
AND I WAS A BELIEVER IN THOSE
YEARS
AND GOD PLACED ME IN FAMILIES
EVEN IN
MY PUBLIC SCHOOL AND THE
CHURCH.
YOUR MOM PUT YOU IN A
PSYCH WARD?
YES.
I THINK MY FATHER HAD A
MENTAL ILLNESS
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF FEAR
SHE WAS
LIVING THROUGH.
SHE ENDED UP ABANDONING
YOU AND 15.
SHE DID.
WHERE DID YOU GO, WHAT DID
YOU DO?
I ENDED UP LIVING WITH
FAMILIES
FROM MY SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
GOT SENT ME
WITH FAMILIES.
I WAS NEVER LEGALLY ADOPTED
BUT FOR
ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES I
WAS.
YOU MET A BOY.
HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU MET
HIM?
MY HUSBAND?
NO.
THAT STORY I TALK ABOUT IT
IN THE
BOOK WHERE I STARTED PRAYING,
AND I
THOUGHT THIS GUY WAS THE ONE
AND HE
WASN'T.
THEN I FELT EVEN MORE
DISAPPOINTED AS
A WALKED WITH GOD. WHEN WE
ARE PRAYING
FOR CERTAIN OUTCOMES, WE
DON'T GET THE
OUTCOMES THAT MAY GOD HAS FOR
US AND I
STARTED PRAYING AND ASKING
WHY IS IT
SO DIFFICULT?
SOMEHOW IT WORKED BECAUSE
YOU
LEARNED TO KEEP EVERYTHING
DOWN. WHAT
DID THE JUDGE TELL YOU?
HE TOLD ME TO SUCK IT UP.
WHEN I
WAS CRYING IN COURT, I WAS A
TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND I
NEEDED THE
COMFORT, THE JUDGE SAID, YOU
NEED TO
SUCK UP YOUR TEARS.
GOD IS NOT LIKE THE COURT
JUDGE THAT I
HAD.
GOD DOESN'T TELL US TO SUCK
IT UP.
BUT SUCK IT UP, THAT WAS
YOUR LIFE
AND THROUGH YOUR LIFE.
YOU BECAME A VERY SUCCESSFUL
WOMAN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I FELT STRENGTH WAS NOT
LETTING PEOPLE
SEE YOU CRY AND OVERCOMING
THAT. I HAD
TO REDEFINE WHAT STRENGTH IS
AND THAT
IS ADMITTING MY WEAKNESSES,
AND
ADMITTING MY NEED FOR HIM AND
ASKING
GOD FOR STRENGTH.
I LOVE YOUR BOOK "NO MORE
FAKING
FINE".
I LOVE THAT.
YOU ARE SAYING THAT GOD IS
OKAY WITH
US COMING TO HIM AND SAYING
I'M
HURTING.
IT IS OKAY BECAUSE I KNEW
THAT GOD
WANTED MY STRENGTH AND MY
FRUITS FOR
LIFE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT GOD
WANTED MY
WEAKNESS, MY SADNESS, MY PAIN.
THAT WE ARE TO COME TO HIM
WHEN I'M
BURDENED.
THAT YES, I WANT YOU TO BE
HAPPY AND
YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO MY
KINGDOM.
BUT GOD ALSO WANTS YOU WHEN
YOU ARE
SAD AND WANTS YOU TO COME TO
HIM. WE
ARE NOT TO DESPISE THOSE HARD
SEASONS.
YOU ARE NOW MARRIED?
THAT'S RIGHT.
I HAVE TO REIMAGINE IT AND
REDEFINE
LOVE.
IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND GOD IS
LOVE.
BY THAT GRACE, I HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO GET
RID OF THOSE OFFENDERS AND I
HAVE A
NEW LIFE AND I THANK GOD FOR
MY NEW
MARRIAGE.
I LOVE WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT
LAMENTING, BECAUSE KING DAVID
HE
CERTAINLY LAMENTED QUITE A
BIT IN THE
BIBLE AND A LOT OF US ARE
AFRAID TO
TAKE THAT TO GOD AND WHAT WE
CALL
COMPLAINING.
GOD CAN HANDLE IT.
AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
LAMENT AND COMPLAINT.
THEY WERE GRUMBLING AGAINST
GOD, BUT
LAMENT IS A DEEP CRY TO GOD.
IT'S
TAKING YOUR PRAYER DIRECTLY
TO GOD.
TO LAMENT.
YEAH, WHERE ARE YOU? KING
DAVID
PRAYED THAT.
WHERE ARE YOU? HAVE YOU
FORGOTTEN TO
BE MERCIFUL TO ME. JESUS
GIVES US THE
EXAMPLE TO LAMENTING PRAYER
ASKING IS
THERE ANY OTHER WAY.
I THINK TOO MANY OF US ARE
TRYING TO
PURSUE OUR FATHER'S WILL AND
NOT
BRINGING OUR LAMENT TO HIM.
THAT'S
WHEN WE HAVE TO BRING OUR
HEART TO HIM
AND STOP THING THAT GOD ONLY
WANTS OUR
GOOD DAYS. HE WANTS OUR
ENTIRE HEART.
HE WANTS US TO LAMENT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
TO MY
ATTENTION.
THIS BOOK, "NO MORE FAKING
FINE".
IT'S A GREAT BOOK.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH
US.
THANK YOU.
COMING UP, WE ARE GOING TO
ANSWER
YOUR E-MAIL QUESTIONS. SHE
SAYS, MY
HUSBAND AND I BOTH WORK FULL
TIME AND
HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO
HELP AROUND
THE HOUSE.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
DO I HAVE GROUNDS TO LEAVE?
WE'LL
HAVE THAT ANSWER FOR YOU WHEN
WE COME
BACK.
BACK.
Pat: YOU ARE WATCHING THE
"700 CLUB".
WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS THAT
ARE HARD
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, THEY
HAVE GIVEN
ME AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN
ANSWER IT.
SHE'S A TODDLER WHO USED TO
CRY WHEN
SHE LOOKED IN THE MIRROR.
SHE WAS BORN WITH A CLEFT LIP
AND HER
PARENTS ABANDONED HER.
I THOUGHT, HOW COULD MY
FAMILY GET
A DIVORCE AND LEAVE THEIR
DAUGHTER
JUST LIKE THAT.
WHAT THEY DIDN'T REALIZES
WAS HOW
DIFFICULT IT WOULD BE TO
RAISE A CHILD
WITH A CLEFT PALATE.
NOW AT TWO 1/2, EVEN SITI
SENSED THERE
WAS SOMETHING WRONG.
SHE OFTEN LOOKED AT
HERSELF AND
WHEN SHE CRIED, I ASKED HER
WHY AND
SHE POINTED TO HER LIP. ONCE
I HEARD
PEOPLE SAY SHED LOOK LIKE A
VAMPIRE.
THEN THEY HEARD OF
"OPERATION
BLESSING" AND SHE TOOK HER TO
THE
DOCTOR AND THEY TOLD HER SHE
HAD TB
AND HAD TO TAKE CARE OF THAT
BEFORE
THE OPERATION.
THEY GAVE HER SUPPLEMENTS
AND
FINALLY GAINED ENOUGH WAIT
AND TODAY
SHE'S A HEALTH THREE-YEAR-OLD
WHO
CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO
PRESCHOOL.
OUR NEIGHBORS SAY SHE IS
SO PRETTY.
SHE'S SO HAPPY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CBN.
MY DAUGHTER LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
IT COST ABOUT $450-500 TO
DO A
CLEFT PALATE SURGERY. OVER
THERE, IT'S
MUCH CHEAPER, BUT
NEVERTHELESS IT'S
MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO
PAY FOR IT.
JUST THINK IF YOU ARE A GIRL,
YOU WANT
TO BE PRETTY AND GET MARRIED
AND HAVE
THIS NORMAL LIFE AND YOU HAVE
THIS
DISFIGURING ON YOUR FACE AND
YOU THINK
IT DEMONIC AND SUDDENLY
SOMEONE COMES
ALONG AND CHANGES YOUR LIFE.
YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT CAN DO? THAT'S
WHAT YOUR
"700 CLUB" CONTRIBUTION DOES.
IT'S $20
A MONTH.
IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY.
WE CAN CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES
AND I'M
THRILLED TO DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
TELEPHONE, YOU HAVE IT.
IF YOU ARE MOVED BY THAT
STORY AND
YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET
INVOLVED, IT'S
SO EASY TO DO THAT.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU
WITH US.
JUST GO TO YOUR PHONES,
TOLL-FREE
PHONE NUMBER: 1-800-700-7000
AND SAY,
YES, I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE
"700
CLUB".
IT'S MEMBER: $20 A MONTH,
JUST $0.65 A
DAY . THAT'S ALL IT TAKES TO
BECOME A
PARTNER. WHEN YOU DO THAT,
WE'LL GIVE
YOU THE "THE SECRET KINGDOM"
AND THE
LAW OF EXPECTATION.
IT'S RIGHT OVER THERE.
YOU KNEW WHERE IT WAS.
YOU HID IT.
HERE IT IS.
IT'S A FANTASTIC TEACHING.
Pat: GOD SHOWED ME THE "THE
SECRET
KINGDOM" AND IT'S REALLY
SOMETHING I
DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE AND IT
REALLY
TRANSFORMED YOUR LIFE.
WILBUR FROM MARYLAND SAID,
I
THOUGHT THE "THE SECRET
KINGDOM" AND
THE LAW OF EXPECTATION DVD
WAS VERY
INSPIRING INFORMATIVE AND
ENJOYABLE.
ALL RIGHT.
WHEN I MET MY HUSBAND 14
YEARS AGO, WE
WERE BOTH AT A LOW POINT IN
OUR LIVES,
HE WITH DIVORCE AND ME WITH
DEPRESSION. WE MADE THE
MISTAKE OF
GETTING MARRIED AND HE'S GOT
MOOD
SWINGS AND CONTROLLING AND HE
DOESN'T
HELP AROUND THE HOUSE AT ALL
WHEN WE
GET HOME.
I PAY THE BILLS AND CLEAN THE
HOUSE
AND I'M EXHAUSTED.
IT'S TIME YOU HAVE A
SERIOUS SIT
DOWN WITH THAT GUY AND SAY,
LOOK, WE
CAN'T KEEP GOING THIS WAY.
YOU CAN HAVE A LEGAL
SEPARATION. I
DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO GET A
DIVORCE,
BUT MAYBE HE WOULD LIKE TO DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY. BUT I
DO THINK
THAT THE FIRST STEP IS TO GET
A REALLY
SKILLED COUNSELLOR AND SIT
DOWN AND
FACE THE RESPONSIBILITIES.
A LOT OF GUYS THINK, I WORK
AND I
BRING HOME A PAYCHECK AND
THAT'S ALL I
HAVE GOT TO DO.
WELL, YOU BRING HOME A
PAYCHECK AND
THERE IS MORE THAT HE NEEDS
TO RESPECT
YOU. HE WANTS A WIFE AND A
BREADWINNER
TOO AND THAT'S A
RESPONSIBILITY. I
DON'T KNOW YOUR GROUNDS FOR
GETTING
MARRIED TO AGAIN WITH, THE
LEGALITY,
BUT UNDER THE STRENGTH OF THE
DEFINITION OF BIBLICAL RULE,
YOU DON'T
HAVE GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE.
OKAY.
WHAT'S NEXT?
OUR FRIENDS OF 40 YEARS
HAVE
SHUNNED US AND STOPPED
TALKING TO US.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
THIS HAS
HAPPENED. WE LEFT THE CHURCH
ONCE
BEFORE BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED
IN THE
PAST.
WE WENT TO CHURCH TOGETHER
AND RAISED
OUR KIDS TOGETHER.
AND NOW THEY ARE IGNORING US
AND I ASK
THEM AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING
IS FINE.
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO THEM
BESIDES
RESPECTING THEM.
PEOPLE DO SCREWY THINGS.
THEY HAVE PROBLEMS AND THEY
GET MAD
FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THEY
HAVE TO DO
THINGS IN JESUS.
HE'S ALWAYS RELIABLE
YESTERDAY, TODAY
AND FOREVER.
YOUR HOPE NEEDS TO BE IN HIM,
YOUR JOY
NEEDS TO BE IN HIM AND YOUR
FELLOWSHIP
NEEDS TO BE IN HIM. IF THAT'S
THE
CASE, THE OTHER IS IN HIM.
IF IT'S GOD.
FOR 40 YEARS THEY HAVE
BEEN
VACATIONS TO GO AND RAISING
THEIR KIDS
TOGETHER.
WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T
EVEN
KNOW ABOUT.
ANOTHER.
I KNOW THAT THE POWER OF THE
LORD IS
TO HEAL OUR SICKNESS.
IF WE BELIEVE IT, DOES THAT
SPEAK
AGAINST HEALING.
YOU KNOW WHAT JESUS SAYS
YOU DON'T
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE.
THAT'S THE
IDEA. THEY ARE UNBELIEVEERS.
YOUR PEARL OF TRUST WITH THE
LORD IS A
PRECIOUS THING AND YOU PASS
IT OUT TO
SOMEBODY AND THE AVERAGE
DOCTOR IS NOT
A CHRISTIAN BELIEVER.
THEY TRAIN IN MEDICINE AND
YOU SAY,
I'M PRAYING GOD FOR
BELIEVING. AND
THEY SAY, UH-HUH.
YOU DON'T SHARE YOUR FAITH
WITH PEOPLE
UNLESS THEY SHARE THAT FAITH
WITH YOU.
FOLKS, THAT'S GOING TO DO IT
FOR US.
WE ARE SHARING THIS POWER
MINUTE.
"BECAUSE OF THE LORD'S GREAT
LOVE WE
ARE NOT CONSUMED, FOR HIS
COMPASSIONS
NEVER FAIL. THEY ARE NEW
EVERY
MORNING, GREAT IS YOUR
FAITHFULNESS.
LAMENTATIONS 3-22-34
FROM WENDY AND ALL OF US, GOD
BLESS
YOU AND WE'LL SEE YOU
TOMORROW FOR
ANOTHER MARVELOUS PROGRAM OF
THE "700
CLUB". THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
THANK YOU. BYE, BYE.