Efrem: AHEAD ON
"NEWSWATCH," TRUMP'S
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR,
MICHAEL FLYNN RESIGNS.
HEAR WHY AND WHAT'S HEAD
AS THE PRESIDENT A ASSEMBLES
HIS CABINET.
PLUS, THEY WERE A
FAMILY FORCED TO HAVE A
$1,000 MONTH INCREASE IN
THEIR PREMIER.
> AND FIVE FORMER SOVIET
REPUBLICS SAY THE ONLY
SAFE PLACE TO TALK ABOUT
JESUS IS THE WORKPLACE.
> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US FOR CBN
"NEWSWATCH."
I'M EFREM GRAHAM.
MICHAEL FLYNN HAS RESIGNED
JUST OVER THREE WEEKS INTO
HIS TENURE OVER CONCERNS
ABOUT HIS CONTACT WITH THE
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR.
MEANWHILE, MORE OF THE
PRESIDENT'S CABINET HAVE
BEEN CONFIRMED AS HIS
PLANS FOR THE ECONOMY
SENDS STOCKS SOARING.
CHARLENE AARON HAS THIS
STORY.
Charlene: RETIRED
LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOSEPH
TELLOG HAS BEEN NAMED AS
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISOR AFTER THE
RESIGNATION OF MICHAEL
FLYNN.
HE SAYS HE GAVE INCOMPLETE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
DISCUSSIONS HE HAD WITH
THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO
THE U.S.
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF
THE FAST PACE OF EVENTS, I
INADVERTENTLY BRIEFED THE
VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT AND
OTHERS WITH INCOMPLETE
INFORMATION REGARDING MY
PHONE CALLS WITH THE
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR.
I HAVE SINCERELY
APOLOGIZED TO THE
PRESIDENT AND THE VICE
PRESIDENT, AND THEY HAVE
ACCEPTED MY APOLOGY.
FLYNN HAD ORIGINALLY SAID
THERE WERE NO DISCUSSIONS
OF THE SANCTIONS SLAPPED
ON RUSSIA BY THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION FOR
ELECTRIELECTION HACKING.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ALSO
TALKING ABOUT THE ECONOMY
MONDAY.
THE NAFTA TRADE AGREEMENT
WITH CANADIAN PRIME
MINISTER TRUDEAU, MAKING
FAIR INTERNATIONAL TRADE
DEALS WAS ONE OF THE
PRESIDENT'S MAJOR CAMPAIGN
THEMES.
President Trump: WE
HAVE A VERY OUTSTANDING
TRADE RELATIONSHIP WITH
CANADA.
WE'LL BE TWEAKING IT,
DOING CERTAIN THINGS THAT
ARE GOING TO BENEFIT BOTH
OF OUR CMGHTS.
WE'RCOUNTRIES.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK
WITH MEXICO.
Charlene: AND THE
ECONOMY WAS ALSO AN ISSUE
AS THE SENATE CONTINUES TO
CONFIRM TRUMP'S CABINET
CHOICES AT AN HISTORICALLY
SLOW PACE.
MONDAY NIGHT THEY FINALLY
AFFIRMED STEVEN MNUCHIN, A
FORMER EXECUTIVE AT
GOLDMAN SAKS, AND HE WAS
THEN SWORN IN.
MEANWHILE, THE TRUMP RALLY
ON WALT CONTINUES, WITH
ALL OF THE MAJOR STOCK
INDEXES ONCE AGAIN HITTING
RECORD HIGHS.
AND THE STANDARD AND
POOR'S 500 GOING OVER
$20 MILLION.
MANY BELIEVE THEY LIKE
TRUMP'S PLAN FOR CUTTING
BUSINESS AND PERSONAL
TAXES, AND GETTING RID OF
HEAVY GOVERNMENT
REGULATIONS.
THEY BELIEVE THAT'S A
RECIPE FOR A HEALTHIER
ECONOMY AND STRONGER
BUSINESS PROFITS, AND THAT
WOULD MEAN HIGHER STOCK
PRICES IN THE FUTURE AS
WELL.
CHARLENE AARON, CBN NEWS.
Efrem: PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP ENTERED
OFFICE WITH AN INTENSE
AGENDA FOR HIS FIRST 100
DAYS.
HE IS PROMISING TO TAKE
ACTION AND REFORM
AMERICA'S IMMIGRATION
SYSTEM.
TO DO SO, HE HAS MOVED
FORWARD WITH A NUMBER OF
HIS PROPOSALS THROUGH
EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
JENNA BROWDER HAS MORE.
President Trump: AT A
LATER DATE, WE HAVE TO
HAVE SECURITY IN OUR
COUNTRY.
Reporter: PRESIDENT
TRUMP ISN'T GIVING UP AND
RESTRICTING TRAVEL FROM
TERROR-PRONE COUNTRIES.
DURING MONDAY'S NEWS
CONFERENCE WITH JUSTIN
TRUDEAU, THE CONTROVERSIAL
ISSUE CAME UP.
President Trump: I
SAID AT THE BEGINNING, WE
ARE GOING TO GET THE BAD
ONES, THE REALLY BAD ONES.
WE'RE GETTING THEM OUT.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
WE'RE DOING.
I THINK THAT IN THE END,
EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE
EXTREMELY HAPPY.
Reporter: TRUMP IS
EXPECTED TO ISSUE A NEW
IMMIGRATION EXECUTIVE
ORDER, A RE-WRITE OF HIS
FIRST, WHICH WAS BLOCKED
BY THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT
OF APPEALS.
THE BEST CASE FORWARD
WOULD BE A NEW EXECUTIVE
ORDER THAT IS CRYSTAL
CLEAR.
Reporter: JAY SEKULOW
SAYS THIS ONE NEEDS TO
HAVE A NARROWER SCOPE.
WHAT WE'VE SUGGESTED IS
THAT THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
BE REISSUED TODAY OR
TOMORROW, AND THAT IT
INCLUDES A PROVISION THAT
SETS FORTH THAT THOSE WITH
VISAS, VALID TRAVEL VISAS,
GREEN CARDS, WOULD NOT BE
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THAT
ORDER.
THAT WOULD CURE ANY KIND
OF CONFUSION.
AND I'M STILL THINKING
THAT THE WASHINGTON STATE
WILL FILE A LAWSUIT, AND
THE DISTRICT COURT MIGHT
RULE AGAINST THEM, BUT AT
THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S
THE CASE I WOULD TAKE TO
THE SUPREME COURT.
I THINK YOU WIN IT 8-0.
MY PERSONAL OPINION IS
WE DON'T HAVE A WALL
PROBLEM.
YOU CAN BUILD A WALL AS
TALL AS YOU WANT IT TO BE
AND I DON'T THINK THAT
WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
OURTOMY IOUR PROBLEM IS THE DOOR
ENTRY.
FIX THE DOOR, FIX THE
ENTRY AND EXIT SYSTEM AND
YOU WILL SOLVE IMMIGRATION
REFORM.
Reporter: ROBERT TONY
SUAREZ SAYS THE ANSWER CAN
ONLY COME FROM
LEGISLATION.
I THINK THE MISTAKE IN
THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION WAS THAT WE
KEPT LOOKING TO THE WHITE
HOUSE FOR ANSWERS.
THE LEGISLATIVE ANSWER HAS
TO COME FROM CAPITOL HILL.
I THINK IF WE'RE NOT
CAREFUL, WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE THAT SAME MISTAKE
AGAIN.
THE WHITE HOUSE CANNOT
DICTATE IMMIGRATION
POLICY.
Reporter: BUT FOR
NOW, ALL EYES ARE ON THE
WHITE HOUSE AS THE COUNTRY
WAITS TO SEE WHAT TRUMP
WILL DO.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE
U.S.-CANADIAN BORDER --
President Trump: YOU
CAN NEVER BEEN TOTALLY
CONFIDENT, BUT THROUGH THE
INCREDIBLE EFFORTS,
ALREADY I SEE IT
HAPPENING.
OF FORMALLY GENERAL KELLY,
NOW SECRETARY KELLY -- WE
HAVE REALLY DONE A GREAT
JOB.
WE'RE ACTUALLY TAKING
PEOPLE THAT ARE CRIMINALS,
VERY, VERY HARDENED
CRIMINALS IN SOME CASES,
WITH A TREMENDOUS TRACK
RECORD OF ABUSE AND
PROBLEMS, AND WE'RE
GETTING THEM OUT.
AND THAT'S WHAT I SAID I
WOULD DO.
I'M JUST DOING WHAT I SAID
I WOULD DO.
Reporter: A CAMPAIGN
PROMISE AND ONE TRUMP VOWS
TO KEEP.
IN WASHINGTON, JENNA
BROWDER, CBN NEWS.
Efrem: THE ALLIANCE
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND ISRAEL HAS ALWAYS BEEN
STRONG AND IT'S ABOUT TO
GET STRONGER.
THOSE ARE THE WORDS FROM
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AHEAD
OF HIS FIRST FACE-TO-FACE
VISIT AT THE WHITE HOUSE
TO SIT DOWN WITH PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP.
THE TWO ARE SCHEDULED TO
MEET ON WEDNESDAY TO
DISCUSS SEVERAL PRESSING
ISSUES, INCLUDING IRAN AND
HOUSING SETTLEMENTS, AFTER
PUBLIC CLASHES BETWEEN
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRIME
MINISTER NETANYAHU.
Reporter: WHAT DO YOU
THINK IS GOING TO BE THE
NUMBER ONE ITEM ON THEIR
AGENDA?
DO YOU BELIEVE IT IS IRAN?
THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IS
REESTABLISHLY THAT
STRATEGIC COOPERATION,
THOSE WARM TIES BETWEEN
ISRAEL AND THE UNITED
STATES.
NOT HAVING TH THAT KIND OF A
RELATIONSHIP WAS A
WEAKNESS FOR THE ISRAELIS,
A STRATEGIC WEAKNESS FOR
THEM OVER THE LAST EIGHT
YEARS.
THEN THERE IS THE IRAN
DEAL, THAT IS FIRST AND
FOREMOST ON THE POLICY
AGENDA.
TRYING TO ENSURE THAT IRAN
STICKS TO THE NUCLEAR
DEAL, DOESN'T VIOLATE IT,
EVEN IN SMALL WAYS.
AND THAT IRAN IS PUNISHED
FOR ITS SUPPORT FOR
TERRORIST GROUPS, ITS
FIRING OF BALLISTIC
MISSILES, A RANGE OF OTHER
THINGS THAT MAKE IRAN A
ROGUE STATE.
AND THE THIRD ISSUE IS
PROBABLY THE ISSUE OF THE
SETTLEMENTS, JUST MAKING
SURE THAT THE TWO SIDES
ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.
GOING BACK TO THE
UNDERSTANDINGS OF 2004
WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
FOR THESE TWO LEADERS, TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS LESS
CONFLICT.
Efrem: CBN NEWS WILL
HAVE COMPLETE CONFERENCE
OF THE TRUMP-NETANYAHU
MEETING.
GO TO cbnnews.com OR
Facebook FOR LIVE
STREAMING.
> IRAQI REFUGEES ARE
ANGRY AT THE U.N.'S
RESETTLEMENT PROCESS.
THEY MARCHED OUTSIDE THE
REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN
BEIRUT ON MONDAY.
ONE BANNER SAID, QUOTE,
"THE FUTURE OF OUR
CHILDREN IS WASTED."
THOUSANDS LEFT LEBANON
SEEKING REFUGE FROM ISIS.
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES SAY
CHRISTIANS HAVE A MORE
DIFFICULT TIME GETTING
INTO THE U.N. PROGRAM
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T LIVE IN
THE U.N. CAMPS FOR FEAR OF
PERSECUTION.
> A NEW BILL IS MAKING
ITS WAY THROUGH THE SOUTH
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE, AND IT
WOULD PROTECT FAITH-BASED
FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION
AGENCIES FROM ALLOWING
SAME-SEX COUPLES OR SINGLE
PEOPLE TO TAKE IN
CHILDREN.
THE AGENCIES WOULD
CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM
STATE FUNDS AND CONTRACTS
WITHOUT RETRIBUTION FROM
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THE BILL'S SPONSOR SAYS
THE LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
TO PROTECT THE AGENCY'S
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
THE OPPONENTS ARE CALLING
THE BILL DISCRIMINATORY.
> THEY TOOK ON VARIOUS
ISSUES CONCERNING PLANNED
PARENTHOOD DURING THIS
WEEKEND'S NATIONWIDE
PROTEST AGAINST FUNDING OF
THE ABORTION GIANT.
PAUL STRAND SHARES SOME OF
THE CHARGES THEY WERE
LEVELLING.
Reporter: IN ORANGE,
CALIFORNIA, INVESTIGATOR
DAVID BLASTED PLANNED
PARENTHOOD FOR ITS TRADE
IN BODY PARTS OF THE
UNBORN.
THIS EXACT CLINIC
BEHIND ME, WHERE THEY DO
ABORTIONS UP TO SIX
MONTHS -- THIS CLINIC IS
ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE,
FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND
YEARS THEY'VE BEEN
HARVESTING AND SELLING THE
BODY PARTS OF OUR UNBORN
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, LIKE
ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE.
Reporter: BILL
SHANNON AT A RALLY IN
AURORA, ILLINOIS, TALKED
ABOUT HO PLANNED PARENTHOOD.
KILL ON KILLING ONE BABY IN
THREE.
EVERY WEEK, MULTIPLE
TIMES A WEEK, THEIR
TECHNICIANS WOULD COME
INTO THE CENTER AND
HARVEST THE BODY PARTS OF
LATE-TERM ABORTEDED
CHILDREN AND RESELL THEM
TO MAKE HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS.
Reporter: ERIC
SHYEDLER BLASTED TERRY
O'NEILL FOR HER CRITIC OF
PRO-LIFE HEALTH CARE
ADVOCATES.
SOME SAY, HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO GET HEALTH CARE?
THEY'RE GOING TO GO
healthcare.org.
SOME OF THEM ARE DENTISTS.
[LAUGHTER]
Reporter: AT THE SAME
RALLY, HE COMPLAINS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS
GETTING MORE TAX DOLLARS
ALL OF THE TIME.
I'M SURE THAT THIS IS
IN LINE WITH PRESIDENT
OBAMA BEING IN CHARGE.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD'S
PROCEEDS FROM OUR TAX
DOLLARS HAS INCREASED BY
50% SINCE 2007.
THEY'RE AN INTERGAL
PART OF THE CRIMINAL TRADE
IN THE BODY PARTS OF OUR
UNBORN BROTHERS AND
SISTERS, AND THEY MUST BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
Reporter: HE CRAFTED
WHAT HE CALLS THE PRO-LIFE
MOVEMENT.
CAN YOU GO TO PLANNED
PARENTHOOD IF YOU HAVE THE
FLU?
NO.
THE ONLY THING A WOMAN
NEEDS TO SEE A DOCTOR FOR
IISFOR ABORTION OR FOR SOME
CONTRACEPTION PILLS.
WE BELIEVE A COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH CARE FOR
AMERICANS -- WE WANT TO
PROVIDE ANY WAY WE CAN.
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE PRO-LIFE
MOVEMENT AND PLANNED
PARENTHOOD.
Efrem: COMING UP,
MILLENNIAL CHRISTIANS IN
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND RISKING
PERSECUTION TO SPREAD THE
WORD OF GOD.
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW.
Efrem: THE GROWTH OF
RADICAL ISLAM HELPED TO
MAKE 2016 ONE OF THE WORST
YEARS EVER FOR CHRISTIAN
PERSECUTION.
THEY CONTINUE TO FACE
ALMOST DAILY HARASSMENT
FOR SHARING THE GOSPEL.
EVEN SO, MANY YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIVE
SO-CALLED STAND STATES ARE
BOLDLY SHARING THE GOSPEL.
GEORGE THOMAS BRINGS US
THIS STORY FROM
KYRGYZSTAN.
George: A CHRISTIAN
LIVING IN ANY OF THE FIVE
FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS OF
UZBEKISTAN, KYRZAKHSTAN,
KYRGYZSTAN, OR
TURKMENISTAN, CAN FACE
JAIL TIME FOR TELLING
OTHERS ABOUT THEIR FAITH.
ARTUL, NOT HIS REAL NAME,
IS FROM UZBEKISTAN.
I AM CALLED TO BE A
WITNESS FOR CHRIST, BUT
THAT HAS BEEN A DANGEROUS
CALLING.
WHEN THE AUTHORITIES
DISCOVER SOMEONE HAS
CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY,
THEY WILL BRING HIM OR HER
BEFORE AN ISLAMIC COUNCIL
OF ELDERS.
THE THEN THEY HAVE TO DECIDE
BETWEEN FAITH AND FAMILY.
George: THE FIVE
SO-CALLED STAND STATES
HAVE BECOME REPRESSIVE AND
HOSTILE TOWARDS PEOPLE OF
FAITH.
IN RECENT YEARS,
CHRISTIANS HAVE COME UNDER
INTENSE PRESSURE HERE IN
CENTRAL ASIA.
IN FACT, IN AN ATTEMPT TO
CRACKDOWN ON RADICAL
ISLAM, THESE FIVE
GOVERNMENTS HAVE ENACTED
LAWS CURBING THEIR
ACTIVITIES.
BUT HERE IS THE PROBLEM:
INSTEAD OF GOING AFTER
MUSLIMS, THESE GOVERNMENTS
ARE USING THESE LAWS TO GO
AFTER CHRISTIANS.
DR. MICHAEL SHERENCOF
FOLLOWS RELIGIOUS ISSUES
IN THE SOVIET UNION.
THESE LAWS HAVE FORCED
CHRISTIANS TO BE MORE
CREATIVE AND INVENT NEW
APPROACHES TO SHARING THE
GOSPEL.
George: HE SAYS WHILE
CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN
ORGANIZATIONS RAISE
SUSPICION, INDIVIDUAL
RELATIONSHIPS GO VIRTUALLY
UNNOTICED.
WE ARE DISCOVERING THAT
BEING A WITNESS FOR CHRIST
IN THE WORKPLACE IS
PROBABLY THE ONLY SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE FORM OF
EVANGELIZATION.
George: ON A RECENT
SATURDAY MORNING, HUNDREDS
OF YOUNG CHRISTIANS FROM
ACROSS THE REGION MET FOR
THE FIRST EVER
NEXT-GENERATION
PROFESSIONAL LEADERS'
INITIATIVE.
THE EVENT WAS THE
BRAINCHILD AND DREAM OF
SERGEI.
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO
OVERSTATE THEIR
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
GATHERING.
George: HE GREW UP IN
THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
AND REMEMBERS WHAT IT WAS
LIKE AS A YOUNG CHRISTIAN,
TRYING TO DID YO DISCOVER HIS
PURPOSE IN LIFE.
I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO
STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITIES
BECAUSE I WAS A CHRISTIAN.
AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE
TERRITORY OF THE SOVIET
UNION, YOU COULD NOT FIND
EVEN ONE CHRISTIAN
PROFESSOR, CHRISTIAN
DOCTOR, OR CHRISTIAN
LAWYER.
EVEN THE WORD "BUSINESS"
WAS A FOREIGN WORD FOR
CHRISTIANS OF THAT TIME.
George: HE BROUGHT
TOGETHER ENTREPRENEURS,
DOCTORS, EDUCATORS,
LAWYERS, AND MEDIA EXPERTS
TO TEACH YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS HOW TO BE
EFFECTIVE WITNESSES FOR
CHRIST IN THE MARKETPLACE.
THIS IS A GENERATION
THAT DIDN'T GROW UP IN A
SECULAR AND REPRESSIVE
SOVIET MINDSET.
SO THEY HAVE A UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE, GIFTS, AND
TALENTS THAT CAN BRING
TRANSFORMATION INTO THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
George: 31-YEAR-OLD
ORMET WORKS AS AN I.T.
SPECIALIST.
I'M LEARNING THAT MY
DEEDS SHOULD SPEAK LOUDER
THAN MY WORDS, AND
BUILDING LONG-TERM
RELATIONSHIPS IS VITAL.
George: 17-YEAR-OLD
MIRIAM TEACHES ENGLISH IN
KYRZAKHSTAN.
MY RELATIVES AND ALL MY
FRIENDS ARE AGAINST ME
BECAUSE I'M A CHRISTIAN.
George: SHE SAYS
MEETING OTHERS WHO HAVE
ALSO ENDURED MUCH FOR
THEIR FAITH AND STILL WANT
TO BE USED MY GOD WAS A
HUGE ENCOURAGEMENT.
THIS GATHERING IS ALSO
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS
TEACHING US HOW TO SAFELY
COMBINE OUR PROACHTION PROFESSION
WITH OUR PASSION FOR
CHRIST.
THIS HAS ALSO BEEN A
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO
NETWORK WITH OTHERS.
George: HE SAYS IT IS
UP TO THESE YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS TO INSTILL
BIBLICAL VALUES INTO THEIR
SOCIETIES.
ONLY THEN WILL THEY SEE
LASTING CHANGE.
EVEN THOUGH ISLAM IS
THE DOMINANT RELIGION, AND
RADICAL ISLAM IS BECOMING
MORE INFLUENTIAL HERE, I'M
SO BLESSED TO WITNESS THE
COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE
DEMONSTRATED BY YOUNG
CHRISTIANS IN CENTRAL
ASIA.
George: GORGE
THOMSON, CBN NEWS,
KYRGYZSTAN.
Efrem: A FAITH-BASED
SOLUTION TO RISING COSTS
IN HEALTH CARE.
SEE HOW IT IS HELPING MEET
MEDICAL NEEDS, NEXT.
Efrem: AFFORDABLE
HEALTH CARE IS A DREAM FOR
MANY AMERICANS, AND THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND
CONGRESS ARE WORKING ON A
SOLUTION THAT WON'T HAPPEN
OVERNIGHT.
SO WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE
MEANTIME.
CAITLIN BURKE HAS A LOOK
AT CHRISTIANS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TURNING TO A
FAITH-BASED SOLUTION.
Reporter: A
WASHINGTON TANGLES OVER
HEALTH INSURANCE, MANY
AMERICANS ARE TAKING
MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN
HANDS.
I WANTED SOMETHING THAT
WASN'T GOING TO BE THE
SAME SORT OF TRAP THAT I
HAD BEEN IN.
Reporter:
ATTORNEY-GENERAL STEVEN
AND HIS WIFE JENNIFER HAVE
THREE YOUNG BOYS AND A
BABY ON THE WAY.
TWO YEARS AGO THEY PAID
$500 A MONTH FOR
INSURANCE.
THE PREMIUM HAS BEEN
STEADILY RISING AND THIS
YEAR WOULD HAVE HIT $1500
A MONTH, A 52% JUMP FROM
WHERE IT STARTED.
WE TRY TO FIND THE BEST
DEALS THAT WE CAN, AND
EVEN THE BEST DEALS WE
COULD FIND WERE GOING UP
AND UP.
AND ACCORDING TO OUR
INSURANCE BROKER, IT WAS
JUST EVERYBODY'S WAS GOING
UP BECAUSE OF OBAMACARE,
AND WE COULD CHOOSE A
DIFFERENT PROVIDER, BUT
THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE $10
OR $15 A MONTH.
THERE WASN'T GOING TO BE A
HUGE SAVINGS, WHICHEVER
INSURANCE COMPANY WE WENT
WITH.
Reporter: SO STEVEN
AND HIS FAMILY TOOK A LEAP
OF FAITH BY APPROACHING
HEALTH CARE IN A MORE
BIBLICAL WAY, A CHRISTIAN
HEALTH SHARE.
YOUR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS IN CHRIST HAVE
COMMITTED THEMSELVES AS
BEING PART OF THIS FAMILY
THAT LOVES YOU ENOUGH TO
SAY, I'M GOING TO HELP YOU
OUT WHEN YOUR BURDEN
EXCEEDS YOUR ABILITY TO
BEAR IT.
Reporter: THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF CHRISTIAN HEALTH
CARE MINISTRIES, INCLUDING
LIBERTY HEALTH SHARE.
THEY CHOSE METASHARE.
A HEALTH SHARE COLLECTS
MONTHLY DUES AND
DISTRIBUTES THE MONEY TO
MEMBERS WHO HAVE MEDICAL
BILLS THAT EXCEED AN
ANNUAL AMOUNT THAT THEY'VE
CHOSEN TO BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR.
WE SELECTED FOR OUR
FAMILY IS TO HAVE OUR OWN
HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITY
OF $5,000 A YEAR.
WE KNOW THAT OUT OF OUR
OWN POCKETS, WE'RE GOING
TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
$5,000 WORTH OF HEALTH
CARE COSTS, AND THAT
THAT'S JUST OUR OWN
RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE'LL
TAKE CHARGE OF.
Reporter: IF MEDICAL
NEEDS EXCEED THAT AMOUNT
IN A GIVEN YEAR, THEY
NOTIFY THEIR HEALTH CARE
SHARE AND RECEIVE A CHECK
TO PAY THEIR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS.
I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR IT,
BUT MY FELLOW MEMBERS ARE
MAKING A COMMITMENT THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO HELP ME
MEET THOSE
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT
EXCEED $5,000.
Reporter: BEING A
PART OF A CHRISTIAN HEALTH
SHARE ALLOWS THEM TO TAKE
SOME OF THE TEACHINGS
THEY'VE HEARD ABOUT IN
CHURCH AND READ ABOUT IN
THE BIBLE AND LIVE THEM
OUT.
WE CAN SEE A PICTURE OF
THE CHURCH IN ACTS 2,
WHERE THE CHURCH SHARES
EVERYTHING IN COMMON.
AND THE BELIEVERS, THEY
SHARE THEIR POSSESSIONS
AND MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY IS TAKEN CARE
OF, AND THAT WHEN THERE IS
A NEED, YOU MEET IT.
AND WE'RE ALSO TOLD TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR
HOUSEHOLDS.
AND SO WHAT I SEE IS
CHRISTIAN HEALTH SHARE
HELPS YOU DO BOTH OF THOSE
THINGS.
Reporter: THE COUPLE
SAYS TWO THINGS REALLY
STAND OUT TO THEM ABOUT
BEING A PART OF THIS
MINISTRY: FIRST, THEY
RECEIVED PRAYER WHEN THEY
CALLED TO ASK A QUESTION
OR GET MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THEIR COVERAGE.
IT WAS REALLY UPLIFTING
AND ENCOURAGING AND NOT A
MOMENT THAT YOU WOULD EVER
ASSOCIATE WITH HEALTH CARE
OR INSURANCE -- OR AT
LEAST I WOULDN'T HAVE.
Reporter: AND,
SECOND, EACH MONTH THEY
RECEIVE AN E-MAIL ABOUT
FAMILIES BEING HELPED BY
THEIR SHARE, WITH AN
ENCOURAGING NOTE.
EVERY TIME I DO THAT,
IT HELPS ME HAVE THE
CONFIDENCE AND
UNDERSTANDING, IN MY HOUR
OF NEED, THERE WILL BE
OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE
THAT WANT TO DO THE SAME
THING.
Reporter: SINCE THESE
ARE CHRISTIAN HEALTH SHARE
MINISTRIES, THERE ARE
LIMITATIONS.
MEMBERS AGREE TO ABIDE BY
A CHRISTIAN LIFESTYLE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WERE
INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT
AFTER DRINKING, YOU WOULD
BE REQUIRED TO PAY YOUR
OWN HEALTH BILLS.
AND BECOMING PREGNANT OUT
OF WEDLOCK, YOU WOULD ALSO
NOT BE COVERED.
HE THINKS THEY WILL STAY
WITH THEIR HEALTH CARE
PLAN EVEN IF WASHINGTON
HAS BETTER HEALTH CARE AND
LOWER COVERAGE COSTS.
I FEEL LIKE I'M
CONTRIBUTING TO THE FAMILY
OF CHRIST THAT I CAN'T DO
THROUGH TRADITIONAL
INSURANCE.
SO I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK
INTO A METHOD THAT IGNORES
THE NEEDS OF MY BROTHERS
AND SISTERS.
Reporter: CAITLIN
BURKE, CBN NEWS, WANES
TIME FOR THIS EDITION OF
CBN "NEWSWATCH."
THE NEWS CONTINUES 24/7
AT cbnnews.com.
WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.
