Jon and Lanette lost their business and had over $52,000 of debt. They relied on an important principle, prayed for a miracle, and were amazed by the result. See what happened.
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Gordon: WELL, WELCOME
TO "THE 700 CLUB."
PRESIDENT TRUMP COULD SEE
A MAJOR VICTORY IN
CONGRESS TODAY.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS ARE SET
TO VOTE ON THEIR PLAN TO
REPEAL AND REPLACE
OBAMACARE.
Terry: THE VOTE IS
EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE, AND
IT COMES AFTER LONG
NEGOTIATIONS, INCLUDING
TALKS BETWEEN
CONSERVATIVES AND
MODERATES.
HEATHER SELLS HAS THE
STORY.
Heather: SIX WEEKS
AFTER HEALTH CARE APPEARED
DEAD IN WASHINGTON, IT HAS
COME TO LIFE AGAIN.
WHAT HELPED?
FACE-TO-FACE LOBBYING BY
THE PRESIDENT AND A
LAST-MINUTE AMENDMENT.
TWO REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN
BROUGHT THE MEASURE.
IT WILL HELP COVER
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS BY
GIVING STATES $8 BILLION
OVER FIVE YEARS.
WITH THIS ADDITION THAT
WE BROUGHT TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SOLD HIM ON
IN OUR MEETING IN HERE
WITH HIM, THERE WERE BOTH
YESES ON THE BILL.
Heather: THE NEW BILL
ELIMINATES OBAMACARE TAX
PENALTIES ON THOSE WHO
DON'T BUY HEALTH CARE, AND
IT CUTS MEDICAID FOR LOW
INCOME PEOPLE, AND LET'S
STATES IMPOSE WORK
REQUIREMENTS ON THEM.
IT KEEPS OF REQUIREMENT
THAT FAMILY POLICIES
INCLUDE CHILDREN UNTIL AGE
26, AND IT BLOCKS FEDERAL
PAYMENTS TO PLANNED
PARENTHOOD FOR ONE YEAR.
NOT SURPRISINGLY, EVERY
DEMOCRAT IS EXPECTED TO
OPPOSE THE BILL.
THIS IS DEADLY.
THIS IS DEADLY.
TRUMP CARE MEANS
HEART-STOPPING PREMIUM
INCREASES FOR AMERICANS.
Heather: MAJOR
MEDICAL GROUPS, LIKE THE
AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, ARE ATTACKING
THE BILL, CONCERNED ABOUT
LOSS OF COVERAGE.
HOUSE MEMBERS WILL HAVE TO
VOTE WITH A NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS STILL UP IN THE
AIR.
THAT'S BECAUSE A COST
ESTIMATE FROM THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
OFFICE IS NOT YET
AVAILABLE.
ALTHOUGH SUCH ESTIMATES
HAVEN'T BEEN ACCURATE IN
THE PAST.
HEATHER SELLS, CBN NEWS.
Gordon: WELL, IN
OTHER NEWS
PRIMPRESIDENT TRUMP IS SET TO
FULFILL A CAMPAIGN PROMISE
TODAY.
HE IS SET TO SIGN AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROTECT
RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES.
JOHN JESSUP HAS THAT STORY
FROM WASHINGTON.
John: THANKS, GORDON.
THAT ORDER ADDRESSES A
VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT
FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM,
INCLUDING THE JOHNSON
AMENDMENT, WHICH PROHIBITS
CHURCHES AND NON-PROFITS
FROM SUPPORTING OR
OPPOSING POLITICAL
CANDIDATES.
THE ORDER WILL TELL THE
I.R.S. TO USE MAXIMUM
DISCRETION ON THE RULE,
WHICH WOULD OPEN THE DOOR
FOR THE AGENCY NOT TO
ENFORCE IT.
AND IT WILL OFFER WHAT IT
CALLS REGULATORY RELIEF TO
GROUPS WHO DO NOT WANT TO
PROVIDE CONTRACEPTIVE
COVERAGE BECAUSE OF
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
> IT CO INSIDE COINCIDES WITH THE
"NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER."
> WELL, PRESIDENT TRUMP
IS MOVING FORWARD WITH
PLANS TO BROKER WHAT HE
CALLS THE ULTIMATE DEAL:
PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
HE MET WITH PALESTINIAN
MAHMOUD ABBAS YESTERDAY,
BUT THERE IS STILL A WIDE
RANGE OF DIFFICULT ISSUES
INVOLVEDING, INCLUDING THE
STATUS OF JERUSALEM.
Jennifer: PALESTINIAN
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS
ARRIVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE
WITHOUT THE USUAL FAN FAIR
AFFORDED VISITING HEADS OF
STATES.
HE WAS ANXIOUS TO MEET
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
SOLIDIFY HIS POSITION AS
CHIEF BROKER FOR THE
PALESTINIANS.
President Trump:
THERE CAN BE NO LASTING
PEACE UNLESS THE
PALESTINIAN LEADERS SPEAK
IN A UNIFIED VOICE AGAINST
INCITEMENT TO VIOLATE AND
VIOLENCE AND HATE.
THERE IS SUCH HATRED.
BUT HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T
BE SUCH HATRED FOR VERY
LONG.
Jennifer: TRUMP ALSO
RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
SENDING PAYMENTS TO THE
FAMILIES OF CONVICTED
TERRORISTS IN ISRAELI
JAILS.
ABBAS LAID OUT HIS OWN
DEMANDS.
Through Translator:
MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS ABOUT
TIME FOR ISRAEL TO END ITS
OCCUPATION OF OUR PEOPLE
AND OF OUR LAND AFTER 50
YEARS.
Jennifer: PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL REPORTEDLY
TRAVEL TO ISRAEL LATER
THIS MONTH, A TRIP THAT
WILL COINCIDE WITH THE
50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SIX-DAY WAR, LEADING SOME
TO SPECULATE HE'LL USE THE
OCCASION TO ANNOUNCE HE IS
MOVING THE U.S. EMBASSY
FROM TEL AVIV TO
JERUSALEM.
FROM JERUSALEM, CBN NEWS
REPORTS THIS REACTION TO
THE MEETING.
WHAT ISRAELIS SEEM TO
BE LOOKING FOR IS DEEDS,
NOT WORDS, IN A NUMBER OF
AREAS.
FOR EXAMPLE, STOP WRITING
WESTERN-BACKED CHECKS TO
TERRORISTS AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
STOP NAMING PUBLIC SQUARES
AFTER PEOPLE WHO BLOW UP
ISRAELI WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
STOP USING PALESTINIAN
TEXTBOOKS AS INCITEMENT
AGAINST ISRAELIS.
AND STOP USING THE U.N.
FOR DIPLOMATIC WAR AGAINST
ISRAEL.
Jennifer: PRESIDENT
TRUMP SAYS HE IS EAGER TO
FACILITATE AND ARBITRATE A
DEAL, BUT ULTIMATELY THE
SOLUTION MUST COME FROM
THE ISRAELI AND
PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.
JENNIFER WISHON, CBN NEWS,
THE WHITE HOUSE.
John: THANKS,
JENNIFER.
GORDON, THE PRESIDENT IS
SOUNDING OPTMISTIC ABOUT
BROKERING A DEAL.
Gordon: I DON'T SHARE
HIS OPTIMISM.
THE PALESTINIANS DON'T
HAVE ANY INTENTION OF
STOPPING THEIR GOAL OF
DRIVING ISRAEL INTO THE
SEA.
IT HAS BEEN THEIR GOAL
SINCE 1948.
AND YOU LOOK BACK ON ALL
OF THE DIFFERENT WARS THAT
WERE ALL INSTIGATED BY
THIS HATRED OF THE JEWISH
PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE SAID REPEATEDLY,
WE WANT TO DRIVE THEM INTO
THE SEA.
THESE LATEST EFFORTS ARE,
FRANKLY, JUST A SMOKE
SCREEN.
I, FOR ONE -- IF YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT EAST
JERUSALEM, YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT EAST JERUSALEM GOING
BACK TO THE PALESTINIANS,
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
CHURCH OF THE HOLY
SEPULCHRE.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
WESTERN WALL AT THE TEMPLE
MOUNT.
I, FOR ONE, DON'T WANT TO
SEE HAMAS IN CHARGE OF
THOSE HOLY SITES.
THAT WOULD BE UNTHINKABLE
FOR ME.
THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A
POPULAR ELECTION IN GAZA,
THEY ELECTED HAMAS TO LEAD
THEM.
THAT'S WHY THE PALESTINIAN
LEADERSHIP IS DIVIDED.
AND IF YOU WANT A
TERRORIST GROUP IN CHARGE
OF EAST JERUSALEM -- NO.
NO WAY.
YOU NEED TO KNOW THE
HISTORY HERE.
YOU NEED TO KNOW THE
HISTORY OF THE FOUNDATION
OF ISRAEL.
YOU NEED TO KNOW THE
HISTORY OF THE SIX-DAY
WAR.
AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL
EVENT FOR YOU COMING YOU
ON MAY 23rd, WHICH ON
THE JEWISH CALENDAR IS
JERUSALEM REUNIFICATION
DAY.
IN THEATERS ACROSS THE
NATION, WE WANT TO TELL
THE STORY, THE REAL
HISTORY OF THE SIX-DAY
WAR, THE REAL HISTORY OF
THE PARATROOPERS WHO
CAPTURED THE TEMPLE MOUNT
AND ANNOUNCED TO THE
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> WE'LL BE BACK WITH
MORE OF "THE 700 CLUB"
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Gordon: JOHN RICHARDS
IS A MASTER HAIRSTYLIST,
AND HIS CLIENTS COME FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
BUT JOHN STILL REMEMBERS
THE DAYS WHEN HE LOST HIS
FIRST SALON AND WAS SOON
$52,000 IN DEBT, WITH NO
RELIEF IN SIGHT.
HE PRAYED FOR A MIRACLE.
Reporter: JOHN
RICHARDS HAS BEEN A
HAIRSTYLIST FOR MORE THAN
30 YEARS.
IN THE LATE '90s, HE
OWNED A SUCCESSFUL SALON,
BUT HE MADE AN HONEST YET
COSTLY MISTAKE.
THE I.R.S. RECLASSIFIED
ALL OF HIS STYLISTS AT
EMPLOYEES AND THEN
DEMANDED BACK TAXES ON
THEIR WAGES.
WHEN THEY COULDN'T BE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS,
THEY ALL LEFT.
THEY WALKED OUT ON ME.
I HAD THIS HUGE RENT,
$2,200 A MONTH, AND THEY
LEFT ME.
I WAS LEFT ALONE.
Reporter: JOHN LOST
HIS BUSINESS.
THAT'S WHEN HE STARTED
USING CREDIT CARDS TO PAY
HIS BILLS AND HOUSEHOLD
EXPENSES.
BY 2002, JOHN AND HIS
WIFE, LYNETTE, WERE
$52,000 IN DEBT.
AT THAT POINT IT WAS
THE LOWEST WE HAD BEEN.
I ALWAYS KNEW GOD ALWAYS
TAKES CARE OF US.
I ALWAYS HAD THAT
ASSURANCE, BUT IT WAS
TOUGH.
Reporter: JOHN AND
LYNETTE HAD BEEN CBN
PARTNERS SINCE 1983.
EVEN THOUGH MONEY WAS
TIGHT, THEY KEPT GIVING TO
"THE 700 CLUB."
THAT WAS ONE THING
LYNETTE REALLY WANTED TO
MAKE SURE WE KEPT DOING,
KEEP TITHING.
WE HAVE TO HONOR GOD NO
MATTER WHAT.
IN 2002, I STARTED ASKING
GOD FOR A FINANCIAL
MIRACLE.
EVERY MORNING I PRAYED,
GOD, I NEED A MIRACLE.
Reporter: ONE
AFTERNOON WHILE WATCHING
"THE 700 CLUB," JOHN AND
LYNETTE JOINED PAT AND
GORDON AS THEY PRAYED.
AND PAT GOT DOWN
PRAYING, AND NOTHING
HAPPENED.
I KIND OF SHRUGGED MY
SOLDIERS.
AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR
SECONDS LEFT IN THE
PROGRAM, AND GORDON
SAID --
Gordon: THERE IS
SOMEONE NAMED JOHN, AND
YOU ARE PRAYING FOR A
FINANCIAL MIRACLE, AND GOD
IS GOING TO IF YOU YOUR
MIRACLE.
I WAS A LITTLE
HESITANT, BUT GOD PROVED
HIMSELF TIME AND TIME
AGAIN.
Reporter: SEVERAL
MONTHS LATER, THEIR
FINANCIAL MIRACLE AGAIN TO
UNFOLD.
JOHN WENT BY HIS OLD SALON
AND NOTICED IT WAS STILL
EMPTY.
HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED HIS
FORMER LANDLORDMENT.
SO HE CAME BACK WITH A
NUMBER LESS THAN A THIRD
OF WHAT I WAS PAYING
BEFORE.
I TOLD HIM TO CHECK IT
OUT.
AND HE CALLED ME THE NEXT
DAY AND SAID, THAT'S NOT
TRUE, IT IS $600 A MONTH,
AND I SAID, I'LL TAKE IT.
AND IN 2005 WE PAID OFF
ALL OF OUR DEBT.
IN 2006 MY BUSINESS REALLY
STARTED TAKING OFF.
ONE YEAR, I BELIEVE IT WAS
2007, I TOOK IN JUST SHY
OF $400,000 IN MY
BUSINESS.
Reporter: THEN IN
2008, THE STOCK MARKET
TOOK A DIVE.
MOST OF JOHN'S CLIENTS
PAID TOP DOLLAR FOR HAIR
EXTENSIONS, BUT WHEN THE
ECONOMY TANKED, MANY OF
THEM DISAPPEARED.
AND HE WAS FACING THE
POSSIBILITY OF LOSING HIS
SALON AGAIN.
WE NEED ANOTHER
MIRACLE.
SO WE PRAYED.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE DECIDED
TO JUMP TO THE FOUNDERS'
CLUB.
I WAS, LIKE, LORD, YOUR
WORD SAYS TO GIVE, AND THE
MEASURE YOU GIVE IS THE
MEASURE YOU'LL BE
RECEIVING.
SO WE DID THAT.
THE NEXT DAY WE JUMPED TO
FOUNDERS' CLUB.
MY BUSINESS STARTED DOING
BETTER.
BUT SOMETHING REALLY
AMAZING HAPPENED IN 2012.
IT WAS FEBRUARY THAT THIS
GIRL SHOWED UP.
HER NAME IS BECKY.
AND SHE WANTED EXTENSIONS,
BUT NOBODY COULD DO HER
HAIR.
I'M ONE OF TWO PEOPLE THAT
CAN DO HAIR EXTENSIONS
AFTER CHEMO, ON ONE INCH
OF HAIR.
AND THIS IS ONLY GOD THAT
COULD DO THIS.
Reporter: A LOCAL
NEWS STATION COVERED
BECKY'S TRANSFORMATION AND
IT WAS POSTED ON
YouTube AND
Facebook.
AND THAT THING WENT
VIRAL.
I HAD PEOPLE COMING IN
FROM PERU, BELGIUM, THE
PHILIPPINES.
Reporter: JOHN IS
ALREADY BOOKING
APPOINTMENTS FOR NEXT
YEAR, AND HE AND LYNETTE
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
MINISTRIES OF CBN.
IT IS NOT THAT GOD
NEEDS OUR MONEY.
IT IS BECAUSE WE'RE
OBEDIENT TO HIS WORD.
OUT OF SACRIFICE, GOD USES
THAT.
SO WE ARE TO HELP OTHERS
AND TO GIVE SELFLESSLY.
IT IS A JOY TO GIVE.
IF YOU WANT TO GO ON A
RIDE OF A LIFETIME, GIVE.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.
GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN
TO YOU.
Gordon: HERE IS THE
VERSE FROM LUKE THAT JOHN
IS QUOTING, AND THESE ARE
THE WORDS OF JESUS.
"GIVE AND IT WILL BE GIVEN
TO YOU, A GOOD MEASURE,
PRESSED DOWN, SHAKEN
TOGETHER, AND RUNNING OVER
WILL BE POURED INTO YOUR
LAP.
FOR WITH THE MEASURE YOU
USE, IT WILL BE MEASURED
TO YOU."
AND HERE JOHN IS LOOKING
FOR FINANCIAL MIRACLES,
AND HE SAYS, I KNOW THE
PATHWAY.
I WILL FOLLOW THAT VERSE
IN LUKE -- THOSE VERSES
THAT SAY "GIVE AND IT WILL
BE GIVEN UNTO YOU."
AND THEN I'M GOING TO
UNDER LINE, "WITH THE
MEASURE I USE, IT WILL BE
MEASURED BACK TO ME."
AND THEY PUT THAT
PRINCIPLE INTO PRACTICE.
AND WE CALL IT HERE THE
LAW OF RESIPROCITY.
FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS
AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE
REACTION.
IT IS ONE OF THE LAWS OF
PHYSICS.
BUT IN GOD'S ECONOMY,
EVERY ACTION PRODUCES AN
UNEQUAL REACTION BECAUSE
HE IS THE GOD OF 30, 60,
100-FOLD.
HE GIVES AN INCREASE, AND
IT IS PRESSED DOWN, HEAPED
UP, RUNNING OVER, AND IT
WILL BE POURED INTO YOUR
LAP, FOR THE MEASURE YOU
USE WILL BE MEASURED BACK
TO YOU.
> WELL, RANDY AND KAREN
LIVED A LAVISH LIFESTYLE
FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF
THEIR MARRIAGE.
IF THEY WANTED TO GO
SOMEWHERE OR BUY
SOMETHING, THEY SIMPLY
SAID CHARGE IT.
USING ONE OF THEIR 20 20
CREDIT CARDS.
BEFORE LONG THEY WERE
DROWNING IN DEBT, BUT
INSTEAD OF GOING UNDER,
HERE IS HOW THEY ENDED UP
ON TOP.
Reporter: RANDY AND
KAREN PARLOR WORKED HARD
TO BUILD THEIR CAREERS AND
LIVE DEBT-FREE.
BUT THEY SAY IT WAS
APPLYING GOD'S PRINCIPLES
ABOUT FINANCES AND GIVING
MADE ALL OF THE
DIFFERENCE.
HE HAS BLESSED US
BEYOND WHAT WE COULD HAVE
EVER THOUGHT OF.
Reporter: BUT THEY
HAD VERY DIFFERENT
ATTITUDES ABOUT MONEY AND
SUCCESS.
I WANTED THE SAME
THINGS I SAW OTHER PEOPLE
AROUND ME WANTING AND
GETTING.
IT WAS NORMAL.
YOU KNOW, THE AMERICAN
DREAM.
Reporter: IN THE
FIRST TWO YEARS THEY WERE
MARRIED, THEY LIVED A LIFE
FILLED WITH PARTIES,
TRAVEL, AND LAVISH
SPENDING, ALL ON CREDIT.
I WOULD SAY I HAD
PROBABLY ABOUT 20 CARDS.
THAT WAS THE WAY TO GET
THE THINGS THAT I WANTED.
IT WAS SO EASY.
YOU KNOW, YOU PULLED IT
OUT, CHARGED IT.
Reporter: BEFORE
LONG, THEY HAD $63,000 IN
CREDIT CARD DEBT, TWO
LARGE CAR LOANS, AND A
HEFTY MONTHLY MORTGAGE.
WE WERE IN THAT BIG
DEBT BONDAGE.
IT IS VERY ENTICING,
AND WE FELL INTO THAT
TRAP.
Reporter: BUT THE
DECISION TO CHANGE THEIR
DIRECTION CAME A YEAR
LATER.
RANDY'S BROTHER DIED
UNEXPECTANTLY, LEADING
RANDY TO TAKE A DEEPER
LOOK AT HOW HE WAS LIVING.
I KNEW AT THAT MOMENT
THAT I NEEDED TO GIVE MY
LIFE TO THE LORD.
Reporter: RANDY BEGAN
TO SEARCH THE BIBLE, AND
HE FOUND THAT GOD HAD A
LOT TO SAY ABOUT HOW TO
LIVE AND HOW TO HANDLE
MONEY.
I FELT THE LORD'S
STRONG IMPRESSION.
AND HE SAID, YOU SHOULD
START TITHING.
Reporter: RANDY WAS
EAGER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
GOD'S FINANCIAL
PRINCIPLES.
HE FOUND MANY OF THE
ANSWERS WATCHING "THE 700
CLUB."
PAT TALKED ABOUT THE
LAW OF RESP. RECIPROCITY AND
BUDGETING.
Reporter: KAREN
WASN'T READY TO GIVE UP
HER PLASTIC.
I CAN'T LIVE LIKE THAT.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I GET PAID ONCE A MONTH,
AND YOU WANT ME TO GO THE
WHOLE MONTH ON THIS AMOUNT
OF MONEY?
Reporter: SOON KAREN
ACCEPTED CHRIST, TOO.
SHE ALSO GOT ON BOARD WITH
RANDY'S PLAN TO USE GOD'S
PRINCIPLES FOR THEIR
MONEY.
WE DECIDED TO GET OUT
OF DEBT BECAUSE, ONE, THAT
IS NOT GOD'S PLAN FOR US.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE
SLAVE TO THE LENDER.
Reporter: AT FIRST
RANDY WASN'T SURE HOW THEY
COULD KEEP UP WITH BILLS,
PAY OFF THEIR DEBT, AND
TITHE.
WHEN 10 PLUS PERCENT IS
NOT ALREADY INCLUDED IN
WHAT YOU DO, YES, IT IS A
RADICAL CHANGE.
Reporter: BUT AFTER
SEVERAL MONTHS, THE COUPLE
WAS AMAZED BY THEIR BOTTOM
LINE.
AND I CAN'T SAY THAT I
KNOW EXACTLY HOW WE DIDN'T
MISS SOMETHING BECAUSE ON
PAPER IT LOOKED AS IF WE
JUST WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO
PAY EVERYTHING.
Reporter: AFTER SIX
YEARS OF DILIGENTLY
FOLLOWING GOD'S
PRINCIPLES, THEY PAID OFF
THEIR $63,000 IN DEBT AND
THEN THEIR MORTGAGE.
WHERE YOU CAN SEE GOD
REALLY WORKING, WE HAD
PAID EVERYTHING OFF, AND I
INCOME HAS PROBABLY
TRIPLED.
BEING OUT OF DEBT, WE
HAVE PEACE.
WE CAN HELP OTHERS.
Reporter: THAT'S WHY
IN 2004 THEY STARTED
GIVING TO CBN AT THE
THOUSAND CLUB LEVEL.
THEY WERE DOING THINGS
IN A LOT OF AREAS, DIGGING
WELLS, PROVIDING MEDICAL
ATTENTION, ESTABLISHLY
HOMES FOR ORPHANS.
WE WANT TO SEE THE WORK
THAT CBN DOES -- THAT'S
WHY WE GIVE.
Reporter: THEY KNOW
SUCCESS ISN'T ABOUT WHAT
THEY HAVE; IT'S ABOUT WHAT
THEY GIVE.
ASK GOD TO PLANT A
DESIRE IN YOUR HEART TO
GIVE MORE THAN TO HAVE
STUFF, AND TO KNOW IN YOUR
HEART THAT GOD WILL TAKE
CARE OF ALL YOUR NEEDS
ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES
AND GLORY.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO, IS TO BE
FAITHFUL IN WHAT HE ASKS
YOU TO DO.
BLESSINGS WILL COME.
HE WILL GIVE YOU THE
DESIRES OF YOUR HEART.
Gordon: HERE IS THE
PROMISE FROM PSALM 37:
"TAKE DELIGHT IN THE LORD,
AND HE WILL GIVE YOU YOUR
HEART'S DESIRES.
COMMIT EVERYTHING YOU DO
TO THE LORD.
TRUST HIM AND HE WILL HELP
YOU."
AND WHEN RANDY AND KAREN
DID THAT, YOU SAW WHAT
HAPPENED.
THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN
IF YOU FOLLOW THE SAME
PRINCIPLES.
> I'VE GOT SOME GREAT
NEWS.
SOME CBN PARTNERS FROM
MICHIGAN LOVE GIVING SO
MUCH, THEY WANT TO
CHALLENGE OTHERS TO GIVE.
SO THEY'LL MATCH YOUR
GIVING, DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR,
$100,000.
AND LET'S PRAY.
LORD, WE ASK FOR BLESSING
OVER THIS.
AND WE ASK FOR THE
INCREASE THAT COMES FROM
YOU.
30, 60, 100-FOLD.
AND FOR THOSE WATCHING
RIGHT NOW, JUST SPEAK TO
THEM, ENCOURAGE THEM.
FOR WE ASK IT ALL IN
JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
AND AMEN.
> $100,000 IS THE
CHALLENGE AMOUNT.
WHAT ARE WE ASKING YOU TO
DO?
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB."
HOW MUCH IS THAT?
WELL, IT IS JUST $20 A
MONTH.
THAT BREAKS OUT TO 65
CENTS A DAY.
"THE 700 CLUB" GOLD IS $40
A MONTH.
THOUSAND CLUB IS $1,000 A
YEAR, AND THAT'S $84 A
MONTH.
AT WHATEVER LEVEL, DO IT
NOW BECAUSE YOUR GIVING
WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
MATCHED, UP TO AND
INCLUDING $100,000.
CALL US NOW:
1-800-700-7000.
TERRY?
Terry: WELL, OUR WAY
OF SAYING THANK YOU TO
THOSE OF YOU WHO GIVE IS
TO SEND YOU PAT
ROBERTSON'S LATEST D.V.D.
IT'S CALLED "MIRACLES."
IN THIS YOU'LL SEE
FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS OF
PEOPLE WHO DEFIED THE
ODDS, PLUS YOU'LL LEARN
THE THREE STEPS YOU'LL
NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER TO
SEE MIRACLES THAT WORK IN
YOUR LIFE.
Pat: FOLKS, THERE IS
A POWER BEYOND THE REALM
OF HUMAN INTELLECT.
Announcer: IN PAT
ROBERTSON'S NEW D.V.D.
"MIRACLES," LEARN HOW YOU
CAN EXPERIENCE GOD'S POWER
IN YOUR LIFE.
Reporter: YOU SAID
THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS
TO SEEING MIRACLES.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
Announcer: THE POWER
THAT CAN OVERCOME ANY
PROBLEM.
Pat: THIS IS THE
NORMAL INHERITANCE OF THE
CHILDREN OF GOD.
Announcer: AND SEE
INSPIRATIONAL TRUE STORIES
OF MIRACLES.
Pat: MEET THE REAL
PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME FACE
TO FACE WITH THAT POWER.
MEDICINE CANNOT EXPLAIN
THIS.
I FELT THE STRENGTH OF
GOD COME.
I AM BEING HEALED.
Announcer: CALL
1-800-700-7000 TO GET YOUR
COPY OF "MIRACLES."
EXPERIENCE GOD'S POWER IN
YOUR LIFE.
I FELT GOD SAYING, I AM
IN COMPLETE CONTROL.
HE WAS A DEAD MAN, AND
NOW HE IS ALIVE.
IT IS DEFINITELY A
MIRACLE.
Pat: MIRACLES,
EXPERIENCE GOD'S POWER IN
YOUR LIFE.
Announcer: AVAILABLE
NOW.
Terry: THIS IS SO
ENCOURAGING.
THE TEACHING IS SO
INFORMATIVE.
THE WHOLE THING IS
INSPIRING.
AND WE WANT IT TO BE
YOURS.
AND IT IS WHEN YOU CALL
TODAY AND JOIN "THE 700
CLUB."
OUR NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE,
1-800-700-7000.
JUST CALL AND SAY, I'D
LIKE TO JOIN "THE 700
CLUB."
THEY'LL WALK YOU THROUGH
THE SIMPLE PROCESS, AND
YOU'LL HAVE THE
SATISFACTION OF KNOWING
YOU'RE REACHING OUT AND
TOUCHING THOUSANDS OF
LIVES, AND YOU'LL BE
RECEIVING "MRMSMIRACLES" IN
THE MAIL.
SO WATCH FOR IT.
Gordon: FIRST GLORI THEY
WALKED DOWN THE AISLE, AND
THEN THEY WALKED INTO
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO
DEBT.
Reporter: WHEN BILLY
AND VICTORIA EDWARDS
MARRIED, THEY WERE READY
TO LIVE THE AMERICAN
DREAM.
BUT WITH BOTH WORKING
ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS, THEY
COULDN'T AFFORD THE THINGS
THEY WANTED.
THEY DID, HOWEVER, HAVE
CREDIT.
I HAD A GOOD CREDIT
SCORE, SO IF THERE WAS
SOMETHING I WANTED, I
WOULD USE CREDIT TO GET
IT.
Reporter: IN THE
FIRST YEAR, THEY BOU BOUGHT A
HOUSE, FURNISHED IT.
IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE
BILLY KNEW THEY WERE IN
TROUBLE.
WE WERE TRYING TO STAY
ABOVE THE ZERO MARK ON THE
BANK ACCOUNT.
Reporter: BILLY TRIED
TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT
KEPT GETTING WORSE.
I'M IN AS MUCH DEBT AS
WHAT I MAKE ALMOST IN A
YEAR.
Reporter: VICTORIA
KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG
WITH BILLY, BUT DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
BILLY JUST WASN'T
HIMSELF.
HE SEEMED TO BE DISTANT.
IT WAS STRESSFUL TO THE
POINT OF A DEPRESSION.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE AROUND
PEOPLE.
KNOWING THAT IT'S MY
FAULT.
Reporter: SEVERAL
MONTHS LATER, HE TOLD
VICTORIA ABOUT THEIR
FINANCIAL SITUATION.
I FINALLY TOOK OFF THE
MASK AND SHOWED HER, I'M
NOT THE HEAD OF THE
HOUSEHOLD I WANTED YOU TO
THINK I WAS.
Reporter: AND BILLY
KNEW HE NEEDED TO COME
CLEAN WITH SOMEONE ELSE,
TOO.
I WAS PRAYING, GOD,
HELP ME.
I'M GOING TO A JOB I DON'T
LIKE TO PAY PEOPLE I DON'T
KNOW.
I NEED HELP.
Reporter: THE COUPLE
PUT THEMSELVES ON A STRICT
BUDGET THAT INCLUDED ONLY
$60 A MONTH FOR GROCERIES.
IT DID TAKE SACRIFICE,
I THINK.
A LOT OF BEANS AND RICE.
Reporter: THEN THEY
REALIZED THERE WAS
SOMETHING ELSE THEY NEEDED
TO DO.
GOD REALLY CONVICTED US
BOTH ABOUT THE TITHING.
Reporter: THE COUPLE
SAYS IT WAS HARD TO TITHE
CONSISTENTLY.
THE NEXT THING I WOULD
KNOW, IT WOULD BE WEEKS
WITHOUT GIVING.
SO I HAD TO REPENT AND
SAY, I'M SORRY.
HELP ME FIX THAT.
Reporter: THEN BILLY
SAYS HE HAD ANOTHER
REVELATION.
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT,
IT NEVER SHOWS 10% AND
DONE.
IT JUST TALKS ABOUT
GENEROSITY AND GIVING OUT
OF YOUR HEART, BEING
CHEERFUL ABOUT IT.
Reporter: THE COUPLE
FELT GOD WAS LEADING THEM
TO BECOME CBN PARTNERS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
GOD HAS CALLED ME TO
PARTNER UP WITH.
AND THEN WITHIN JUST A
COUPLE OF MONTHS, GOD
BLESSES BILLY WITH THIS
AWESOME JOB.
I NEVER THOUGHT OF
GOING FROM BEING A MACHINE
OPERATOR IN A FACTORY TO
BEING A SALESMAN.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT MY
INCOME WOULD MORE THAN
DOUBLE.
IT IS LIKE ONCE WE STARTED
BEING GOOD MANAGERS, WE
HAD MORE TO MANAGE.
SO I CALLED UP CBN AND I
SAID, I WANT TO CALL UP
FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS, BUT
WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT, I
ALSO WANT TO DOUBLE WHAT
WE GIVE.
IT IS AMAZING WHAT CBN
CAN DO, DIGGING WELLS,
GETTING CLEAN WATER TO
PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE IT,
ANAND "ORPHANS' PROMISE."
AND THEY'RE SHARING THE
GOSPEL.
Reporter: WITHIN
SEVERAL YEARS, THEY PAID
OFF BOTH OF THEIR CREDIT
CARDS AND BOTH OF YOUR CAR
LOANS AND THEY'RE NO
LONGER EATING RICE AND
BEANS.
IT WAS GOD.
THERE IS NO OTHER
EXPLANATION FOR IT.
HAVE CRAZY FAITH, AND
IT REALLY IS AS SIMPLE AS
THAT.
HAVE CRAZY FAITH AND TRUST
GOD AND SEE WHAT HE DOES.
Gordon: TRUST GOD AND
SEE WHAT HE DOES.
HERE IS A PROGRAMS FROM
PROVERBS: "IT IS POSSIBLE
TO GIVE AWAY AND BECOME
RICHER.
IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO
HOLD ON TOO TIGHTLY AND
LOSE EVERYTHING.
YES, THE LIBERAL MAN SHALL
BE RICH.
BY WATERING OTHERS, HE
WATERS HIMSELF."
AND BILLY AND VICTORIA PUT
THAT INTO PRACTICE, AND
THE RESULTS WERE
INCREDIBLE.
AND THAT WILL HAPPEN TO
YOU IF YOU FOLLOW THE SAME
PRINCIPLE.
SO GO TO THE PHONE NOW AND
CALL US: 1-800-700-7000.
AND SAY, YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
WHEN YOU CALL, PLEASE ASK
FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS.
THAT'S ELECTRONIC MONTHLY
GIVING, WHERE THE BANK
DOES ALL OF THE WORK, AND
THERE ARE NO CHECKS TO
WRITE, NOTHING TO MAIL IN.
WE CAN SAVE SO MUCH ON THE
PROCESSING, WE CAN SEND AS
OUR GIFT TO YOU "POWER FOR
LIFE," MONTHLY TEACHING
C.D.s.
SO ASK FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS
WHEN YOU CALL OR GO TO
cbn.com/GIVE, AND WHEN
YOU GIVE MONTHLY ON THE
WEBSITE, YOU AUTOMATICALLY
SIGN UP FOR PLEDGE
EXPRESS.
LET'S GO TO WENDY AT THE
PHONES.
Wendy: THANKS SO
MUCH, GORDON.
WELL, THERE IS GOING TO
COME A TIME IN ALL OF OUR
LIVES WHEN WE NEED A
MIRACLE.
WE'LL NEED GOD TO RESCUE
OUR HEALTH, OUR FINANCES,
OR OUR LOVED ONES.
THAT'S WHY PAT ROBERTSON
PUT TOGETHER HIS LATEST
TEACHING D.V.D.
IN IT YOU'LL DISCOVER WHAT
YOU NEED TO DO TO SEE THE
MIRACULOUS UNFOLD IN YOUR
LIFE.
AM I GOING TO BE
MENTALLY OKAY, OR IS THIS
IT?
I LITERALLY FOUND
MYSELF SCREAMING, DON'T
TAKE HIM.
SIX MONTHS WILL BE A
LONG TIME FOR YOU TO LIVE.
THOSE WERE THE EXACT
WORDS.
HE WAS DEAD.
I MEAN, I KNEW IT WAS GOD.
I KNEW HE ANSWERED OUR
PRAYERS.
HIS CHANCES FOR
SURVIVING WOULD BE LESS
THAN 1/10th OF 1%.
IT IS TRULY MARL LUS.
MIRACULOUS.
IT IS DEFINITELY A
MIRACLE.
I FELT GOD SAYING, I AM IN
COMPLETE CONTROL.
YOU DO REALIZE WE'VE
ALL JUST WITNESSED A
MIRACLE.
Wendy: MAYBE YOU'RE
WATCHING TODAY AND YOU'RE
SAYING, I NEED A MIRACLE.
WELL, I'VE GOT SOME GOOD
NEWS.
GOD IS IN THE MIRACLE
BUSINESS.
HE IS THE ONE THAT CAN
MOVE THE MOUNTAINS IN OUR
LIFE.
HE IS THE ONE WHO PARTED
THE RED SEA, AND HE STILL
DOES IT TODAY.
WHATEVER YOUR NEED IS, IT
IS NOT BIGGER THAN GOD.
THERE IS NOTHING,
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, THAT
IS TOO HARD FOR HIM WHEN
YOU BELIEVE AND JUST START
THANKING GOD FOR YOUR
MIRACLE.
WE WANT TO HELP YOU
BELIEVE WITH PAT'S NEW
TEACHING CALLED
"MIRACLES."
THIS IS OUR GIFT WHEN YOU
CALL RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN EXPERIENCE GOD'S
POWER IN YOUR LIFE AND SO
MUCH MORE.
JUST GO TO YOUR PHONES AND
SAY, YES, I WANT TO JOIN
"700 CLUB."
THE NUMBER IS RIGHT THERE
ON YOUR SCREEN:
1-800-700-7000.
OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO
cbn.com.
THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT WAY
TO JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
IF YOU'RE ALREADY THERE AT
$20 A MONTH, WHICH IS ALL
IT TAKES TO BECOME A CBN
PARTNER, I JUST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU.
YOU ARE A BLESSING.
BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE A
BIGGER BLESSING, LET'S GO
UP TO OUR GOLD LEVEL.
THAT'S JUST $40 A MONTH.
WHEN YOU DO THAT, WE'RE
GOING TO BLESS YOU BACK
WITH THREE D.V.D.s.
ONE FOR YOU AND TWO TO
GIVE AWAY.
IF YOU CAN GO HIGHER -- A
LOT OF US CAN -- THE
THOUSAND CLUB LEVEL IS $84
A MONTH OR HIGHER, AND
WE'RE GOING TO BLESS YOU
WITH FIVE OF OUR BRAND NEW
D.V.D. CALLED "MIRACLES."
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
$100,000 CHALLENGE.
EVERY DOLLAR THAT YOU
PLEDGE RIGHT NOW WILL BE
MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO
MAKE YOUR GIVING GO TWICE
AS FAR.
TERRY?
Terry: WHEN WE FIRST
MET BRIAN, HE WAS INJURED,
HOMELESS, AND TRYING TO
SUPPORT HIS TWO LITTLE
GIRLS.
BUT THIS SINGLE DAD'S LIFE
HAS TURNED AROUND
COMPLETELY, AND IT'S ALL
BECAUSE OF HELP FROM
PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
Reporter: BRIAN AND
HIS TWO DAUGHTERS, PEARL
AND DAISY, HAVE
EXPERIENCED HARD TIMES.
WE KEEP THEM UP WITH
THAT, BECAUSE THEIR MOTHER
LEFT THEM WHEN THEY WERE
THREE AND FIVE.
Reporter: SOON AFTER
BRIAN WAS INJURED ON THE
JOB AND COULD NO LONGER
WORK.
HE COULDN'T MAKE HIS RENT
PAYMENT, AND HIS YOUNG
FAMILY WAS EVICTED FROM
THEIR APARTMENT.
CONSENSUS WAS, HEY,
BRIAN, YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
AND I SAID, I'M NOT GOING
TO LEAVE MY GIRLS BECAUSE
NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND.
DADDY IS NOT GOING
ANYWHERE, AM I?
UH-UH.
Reporter: WHILE HIS
DAUGHTERS STAYED WITH
RELATIVES, BRIAN SLEPT
BEHIND GAS STATIONS AND
RODE HIS BOOK AROUND TOWN
LOOKING FOR WORK.
THERE WERE WEEKS WHEN I
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE
GOING TO DO.
I WAS GETTING PRETTY
DESPERATE.
Reporter: AFTER
MONTHS OF SEARCHING, BRIAN
LANDED A JOB, BUT HE AND
THE GIRLS STILL NEEDED A
PLACE TO LIVE.
WE GOT A CALL FROM
"RIVER REFUGE."
AND IT WAS A BIG LOAD OFF
MY SHOULDERS.
MANY OF THESE FAMILIES,
THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY.
Reporter: STEPHANIE
KEKK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF "RIVER REFUGE" IN
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, MED
BRIAN AND HIS DAUGHTERS TO
SEARCH FOR HOUSING.
THEY NEED LOVE AND
SUPPORT AND SOMEBODY TO
BELIEVE IN THEM.
Reporter: THEY
PROVIDED BRIAN
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO
KEEP HIS FAMILY TOGETHER.
PEARL AND DAISY ALSO GOT
NEW CLOTHES AND SCHOOL
SUPPLIES.
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO
STAY.
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT
THE HOUSE WOULD PROBABLY
BE THAT MOST OF THE STUFF
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BUY.
Reporter: CBN HAS
COME ON BOARD WITH "RIVER
OF REFUGE" AND PROVIDED
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO
CONTINUE TO HELP FAMILIES
LIKE BRIAN'S.
CBN HAS BEEN WONDERFUL.
GORDON HAS BEEN A GREAT
SUPPORT.
WE'RE TRYING SO HARD TO
CREATE THIS SAFE HAVEN FOR
THE FAMILIES, TRULY THE
REFUGE FOR THEM TO BE
SAFE, FOR THEM TO FEEL
LOVED.
BECAUSE WE'RE GIVEN
THIS LITTLE LEEWAY, MY
ATTITUDE IS EVEN BETTER AT
WORK.
AND I JUST GOT A
PROMOTION.
I'M GETTING A RAISE.
I TOLD THE GIRLS, OUR
BLESSINGS ARE STARTING TO
COME IN.
Terry: ISN'T THAT
WONDERFUL TO KNOW THAT YOU
CAN MAKE THAT KIND OF A
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF
NOT JUST A DAD, BUT A
WHOLE FAMILY.
THEY ARE WHERE THEY ARE
TODAY BECAUSE OF YOUR
KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY.
AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU "700 CLUB" MEMBERS.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT YOUR
OPTIONS ARE TODAY.
WE TALKED ABOUT A GENERAL
"700 CLUB" MEMBERSHIP, 65
CENTS A DAY, $20 A MONTH.
BUT YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE
"700 CLUB" GOLD, $40 A
MONTH.
YOU CAN GO TO THE THOUSAND
CLUB, AND THAT'S $84 A
MONTH.
OUR JOIN OUR 2500 CLUB AT
$209 A MONTH.
AND THE FOUNDERS IS $417 A
MONTH.
OR YOU CAN EVEN GO TO THE
CHAIRMAN'S CIRCLE, THEY
GIVE $10,000 OR MORE A
YEAR.
ASK GOD WHAT HE WOULD HAVE
YOU DO.
HE WILL DIRECT YOU.
AND THEN GO TO YOUR PHONE
AND CALL WITH ANTICIPATION
BECAUSE YOU WILL BE
BLESSED BY WHAT YOU'RE
DOING AND BLESSED IN
RETURN.
OUR NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE:
1-800-700-7000.
CALL NOW.
Gordon: SERGIO CALLS
HIS MOTHER A FIGHTER, AND
HE COULD BE CALLED ONE AS
WELL.
THAT'S BECAUSE HE HAS HAD
TO FEND FOR HIMSELF TO
SURVIVE.
WHILE HIS MOTHER WAS GONE
WORKING A JOB THAT PAID
LESS THAN A DOLLAR A DAY.
Reporter: 10-YEAR-OLD
SERGIO IS HOME ALONE FIVE
NIGHTS A WEEK.
HE SLEEPS IN HIS HUT,
BUILT BY HIS MOTHER.
THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY,
NO RUNNING WATER, AND NO
LOCKS TO KEEP OUT
INTRUDERS.
ONE NIGHT WHEN I WAS
FALLING ASLEEP, SOMEONE
CAME IN.
I THINK HE GOT SCARED
BECAUSE HE HEARD ME.
I WAS TERRIFIED HE WOULD
COME BACK AND HURT ME.
Reporter: SERGIO IS
ALSO HUNGRY.
HE LIVES NEXT TO A GARAGE GARBAGE
DUMP, WHERE HE SOMETIMES
HAS TO SEARCH FOR FOOD.
I LOOKED FOR ANYTHING
THAT DIDN'T FEEL BAD.
BUT SOMETIMES THE THINGS I
ATE MAKES ME THROW UP.
Reporter: HE WAITS AT
THE WINDOW, AND IT IS THE
DAY HIS MOM RETURNS FROM A
WEEK WORKING.
SHE EARNS LESS THAN A
DOLLAR A DAY.
MY MOM IS A FIGHTER
WOMAN, WHO NEVER GIVES UP.
I LOVE MY MOM.
SHE IS SO GOOD AND HELPS
ME IN EVERYTHING.
Reporter: "OPERATION
BLESSING" FIRST MET SERGIO
AT HIS SCHOOL, AND WE GAVE
HIM SOME NEW SHOES.
THAT'S WHERE WE LEARNED HE
LIVED ALONE DURING THE
WEEK AND HIS MOM WORKED
FAR FROM HOME.
SO WE TRAINED HER HOW TO
RUN A BUSINESS.
AND THEN WE GAVE HER A
CART, AND EVERYTHING
NEEDED TO SELL FOOD AND
SNACKS.
THIS NEW BUSINESS WILL
ALLOW ME TO EARN MONEY AND
TAKE BETTER CARE OF
SERGIO.
Reporter: THEN WE
BUILT THE FAMILY A NEW
HOUSE, WITH A DOOR AND A
LOCK, AND GAVE SERGIO A
NEW BED, SOMETHING HE HAD
NEVER HAD BEFORE.
THANK YOU, "OPERATION
BLESSING."
YOU GAVE ME A SAFE PLACE
AND A NEW BED.
AND MY MOM NOW LIVES HERE
EVERY DAY WITH ME.
YOU ARE THE BEST.
Gordon: AND IF YOU'RE
A MEMBER OF "THE 700
CLUB," YOU ARE THE BEST
BECAUSE YOU'RE PART OF
THAT.
YOU'RE PART OF HELPING
THAT WONDERFUL FAMILY.
IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER,
JOIN WITH US.
CALL US: 1-800-700-7000.
JUST SAY, YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
> LET'S GO OVER TO WENDY
AT THE PHONES.
Wendy: ALL RIGHT,
THANKS, GORDON.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
THE MIRACLE-WORKING POWER
OF GOD, THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL
FIND IN THIS NEW D.V.D.
FROM PAT ROBERTSON CALLED
"MIRACLES."
AND YOU'LL SEE FOR
YOURSELF THE JAW-DROPPING
EXPERIENCES OF REAL PEOPLE
WHO HAVE RECEIVED SUPER
NATURAL HEALINGS.
TAKE A LOOK.
Wendy: I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT, WHEN YOU WATCH THESE
STORIES, YOU'RE FAITH WILL
SOAR BECAUSE GOD IS NO
RESPECTER OF PERSONS.
MAYBE YOU'RE SAYING, THAT
WAS FOR THEM, THAT WILL
NEVER HAPPEN FOR ME.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THE BIBLE
SAYS.
GOD LOVES YOU AND HE WANTS
TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE IN
YOUR LIFE.
THIS IS OUR GIFT WHEN YOU
CALL, AND YOU CAN LEARN
HOW TO PRAY FOR YOUR
MIRACLE AND SO MUCH MORE.
HOW DO YOU GET IT?
GO TO YOUR PHONES AND SAY,
YES, I WANT TO JOIN "700
CLUB."
IT IS 65 CENTS A DAY, $20
A MONTH, WHICH IS ALL IT
TAKES TO BECOME A CBN
PARTNER.
AND YOU CAN GO TO
cbn.com AND THAT'S
ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO GIVE.
IF YOU'RE ALREADY A CBN
PARTNER AT $20 A MONTH, I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
YOU'RE MAKING A HUGE
DIFFERENCE AROUND THE
WORLD.
BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE
A BIGGER DIFFERENCE, YOU
CAN DO THAT.
JUST GO UP TO OUR GOLD
LEVEL, WHICH IS $40 A
MONTH.
AND WHEN YOU DO THAT, WE
WANT TO BLESS YOU WITH
THREE OF OUR D.V.D. CALLED
"MIRACLES."
AND IF YOU CAN DO MORE,
YOU CAN GO TO OUR THOUSAND
CLUB LEVEL, $84 A MONTH,
AND WE'RE GOING TO BLESS
YOU WITH FIVE D.V.D.s.
PLEASE GO TO YOUR PHONES
NOW, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
GORDON?
Gordon: BRENDA HAS
SPENT HER LIFE HELPING
OTHERS.
FIRST AS A NURSE, AND NOW
AS A CBN PARTNER.
Reporter: BRENDA
DECIDED LONG AGO SHE WOULD
BE A CHEERFUL GIVER, NOT
JUST OF HER TIME, BUT OF
HER MONEY AS WELL.
I GET JOY OUT OF
GIVING.
I GET A BLESSING OUT OF
GIVING.
THE BLESSINGS ARE WORTH IT
ALL BECAUSE GOD IS
FAITHFUL.
AND HE SAYS, GIVE AND IT
WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO YOU,
PRESSED DOWN AND RUNNING
OVER.
AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING
OVER.
Reporter: IT'S A
LESSON SHE LEARNED
FIRSTHAND.
BRENDA RECALLS THE TIME
AFTER HER FIRST MARRIAGE
ENDED, AND WITH HER PAY AS
A NURSE, SHE COULDN'T
AFFORD TO PAY HER BILLS,
ESPECIALLY HER MORTGAGE.
HOWEVER, SHE REMAINED
FAITHFUL IN HER GIVING.
THE LORD STARTED
BRINGING PRIVATE DUTY
PATIENTS TO ME.
IT WAS A BLESSING TO BE
ABLE TO COME INTO
SOMEONE'S HOME AND GIVE
THEM A HUG AND TELL THEM
THAT GOD LOVES THEM.
AND I WAS BRINGING IN
$5,000 TO $6,000 A MONTH,
BESIDES MY PAYCHECK, AND I
CONTINUED TO TITHE.
I NEVER, EVER STOPPED
TITHING.
Reporter: AND
BRENDA'S INCOME KEPT
GROWING.
GOD DID PROVE HIMSELF
MANY TIMES OVER.
SO I KNEW BEING ALONE,
THAT MY HEAVENLY FATHER --
AND HE DID SPEAK TO ME AND
TELL ME THAT HE WAS MY
SOURCE, NOT ANY MAN, NOT
ANY JOB.
AND I STOOD ON FAITH AND
BELIEVED HIM, AND HE DID.
MY HOME WAS PAID FOR IN 10
YEARS.
DEBT-FREE -- I'M STILL
DEBT-FREE.
Reporter: BRENDA HAS
ALWAYS LOVED WATCHING "THE
700 CLUB," SO IN 2008 SHE
BECAME A CBN PARTNER.
THEY BRING THE WORD OF
GOD TO THE PEOPLE.
AND SHOWING THE OUT REACHREACH
MINISTRIES, THE FEEDING OF
THE PEOPLE AND THE DIGGING
OF THE WELLS -- I KNOW IN
MY HEART THEY'RE DOING
GOD'S WILL.
Reporter: BRENDA
RETIRED IN 2013, AND A
YEAR LATER SHE MARRIED
JERRY, WHO ALSO LOVES TO
GIVE.
I THINK THE VERY FIRST
THING THAT I DID RECOGNIZE
IS THAT SHE DID LOVE THE
LORD AS WELL AS I, AND
THAT'S HARD TO FIND IN A
PARTNER.
Reporter: BRENDA MAY
NO LONGER BE HELPING
OTHERS AS A NURSE, BUT AS
A CBN PARTNER, SHE IS
HELPING PEOPLE AROUND THE
WORLD.
WELL, GOD TELLS US TO
DO UNTO OTHERS AND TO FEED
THE HUNGRY AND HELP THE
NEEDY.
AND I TRULY FEEL THAT "THE
700 CLUB" DOES THIS.
AND NOT ONLY TO HELP THEM,
BUT TO BE A WITNESS TO
OTHERS OF THE GOODNESS OF
THE LORD.
Gordon: ALL RIGHT.
I'VE GOT SOME GREAT NEWS.
SOME PARTNERS FROM
CALIFORNIA, THEY WANT TO
DOUBLE THE CHALLENGE.
THEY WANT TO TAKE IT TO
$200,000.
AND LET'S PRAY.
LORD, WE ASK FOR BLESSING
OVER THIS.
AND WE ASK FOR INCREASE.
AND WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD
SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE
WATCHING NOW AND ENCOURAGE
THEM.
BLESS THEM, LORD GOD, FOR
WE ASK IT ALL IN JESUS'
NAME.
AMEN.
AND AMEN.
$200,000 IS THE CHALLENGE
AMOUNT.
17 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS
IS THE CLOCK.
CALL US NOW:
1-800-700-7000.
TERRY?
Terry: HOWE IS A
LITTLE BOY WHO SUFFERED
FROM SEIZURES DAY AND
NIGHT.
HE WOULD FOAM AT THE MOUTH
AND OFTEN FAINT.
HIS SICKNESS WORRIED HIS
COUSIN, MING, AND SHE WAS
AFRAID HE WOULD HAVE A
HEART ATTACK AND DIE.
Terry: THEY HAD A
CARE-FREE FRIENDSHIP, FULL
OF FUN AND GAMES, UNTIL
MING HEARD HOW HOWIE HAD HEART
PROBLEMS.
SOMETIMES IF I WANTED
TO GO FOR A RUN, MING
SAID, NO, YOU CAN'T DO
THAT.
IT IS BECAUSE HOWE IS
MY BEST FRIEND AND I DON'T
WANT HIM TO HAVE A HEART
ATTACK.
HE GOT FEVERS A LOT.
SO I ALWAYS SLEPT WITH ONE
EYE OPEN TO CHECK ON HIM.
I WAS WORRIED HE WOULD
HAVE A SEIZURE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
Terry: SEIZURES CAME
NIGHT AND DAY.
IT WAS LIKE A TIME BOMB
THAT WOULD EXPLODE WITHOUT
WARNING.
HE WOULD BE DOING FINE
UNWIN SECONDINONE SECOND, AND THEN HE
COULD JUST PASS OUT, AND
HE FOAMED AT THE MOUTH.
Terry: SHE WAS AFRAID
HOWE WAS DYING.
IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE WAS
RIPPING MY HEART OUT, AND
I BLAMED MYSELF.
Terry: HOWE'S HEART
CONTINUED TO GET WORSE.
HE COULD NEVER STAY WARM.
AND HIS HEART HURT.
MY MOM SAID I NEEDED
SURGERY BUT COULDN'T
AFFORD IT.
I LOOKED FOR WAYS TO
MAKE JUST 10 CENTS TO PUT
TOWARDS SURGERY.
WE WERE HELPLESS.
Terry: BY THE AGE OF
SEVEN, HOWE COULD NO
LONGER GO OUTSIDE.
IT WAS LIKE THE WORLD
WAS FALLING APART, AND I
HAD BEEN CUT BY AN AX.
HE WAS SO SKINNY AND
FRAGILE, AND HIS HEART
TROUBLE GOT WORSE AS HE
GREW BECAUSE IT COULDN'T
KEEP UP WITH HIS BODY.
Terry: THAT'S WHEN
CBN ARRANGED FOR FREE
HEART SURGERY THAT SAVED
HOWE'S LIFE.
NOW NO ONE CAN SLOW HIM
DOWN.
MY HEART DOESN'T HURT
ANYMORE.
HOWE HAS CHANGED SO
MUCH.
HE IS TALLER AND HE WEIGHS
MORE.
AND HE EVEN HELPS OTHER
PEOPLE.
CBN'S LOVE PUSHED AWAY MY
FEARS AND GOT US THROUGH
EVERYTHING.
NOW WE CAN BE TOGETHER
FOREVER.
Terry: WHEN I SEE
STORIES LIKE HOWE'S, OF
CHILDREN WHO HAVE MEDICAL
CONDITIONS THAT ARE
FIXABLE, BUT THEY SIMPLY
CAN'T BE TREATED BECAUSE
THEIR PARENTS DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE IT
POSSIBLE -- WELL, YOU MAKE
IT POSSIBLE, "700 CLUB"
MEMBERS.
YOU GIVE THIS LITTLE BOY A
FUTURE.
HIS HEART IS MENDED.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
PEOPLE JOIN "THE 700
CLUB."
IT IS 6 A CENTS 65 CENTS A DAY, $20
A MONTH TO START YOUR "700
CLUB" ADVENTURE.
THERE IS A "700 CLUB" GOLD
LEVEL AT $40, AND THE
THOUSAND CLUB MEMBERS AT
$84 A MONTH.
THERE IS THE LIST.
LOOK AT IT AND ASK, GOD,
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE ME DO
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
THE WORLD.
AND THEN CALL OUR
TOLL-FREE NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000.
YOU CAN TOUCH THE WORLD
RIGHT FROM YOUR LIVING
ROOM.
CALL NOW.
GORDON?
Gordon: WELL, NEIL
AND JENNIFER ARE NEWLYWEDS
WITH A BLENDED FAMILY AND
LOTS OF EXPENSES.
THE COUPLE WAS STRUGGLING
FINANCIALLY ON NEIL'S
MILITARY SALARY UNTIL
CBN'S "HELPING THE
HOMEFRONT" GAVE THE FAMILY
A HAND UP.
Reporter: PLATOON
SERGEANT NEIL HAS SPENT
HIS CAREER OVERSEAS IN
COMBAT ZONES.
THE LIFE HE CAME HOME TO
CHANGED DRAMATICALLY A FEW
YEARS AGO WHEN HE MARRIED
JENNIFER AND STEPPED INTO
THE ROLE OF DAD TO HER
DAUGHTERS, CHRISTINA AND
MELISSA.
I DO LOVE THEM VERY,
VERY MUCH.
Reporter: BRINGING
THE FAMILY TOGETHER WASN'T
EASY OR AFFORDABLE.
THE COUPLE HAD TO TAKE OUT
A LOAN TO GET JENNIFER AND
THE GIRLS TO NEIL'S
STATION.
PLUS, THEY COULDN'T AFFORD
A KITCHEN SET, AND DIDN'T
WANT TO BUY ONE ON CREDIT.
SHE HOPED TO HELP WITH A
JOB, BUT MONTHS WENT BY
WITH NO PROSPECTS.
ONE THING AFTER
ANOTHER, AND THINGS
WEREN'T WORKING OUT.
AND IT IS NOT HOW WE HOPED
IT WOULD HAPPEN.
Reporter: THE COUPLE
PRAYED TOGETHER OFTEN, BUT
NEIL AT MIDST SOMETIMES IT
WAS HARD TO TRUST GOD.
IT WAS TO THE POINT OF
FRUSTRATION AND NOT
KNOWING, JUST ASKING THE
LORD IF WE WERE GOING TO
MAKE IT.
Reporter: JUST
OUTSIDE FT. BRAGG,
RIVERFRONT CHURCH
CONTACTED "HELPING THE
HOMEFRONT" AND ASKED FOR
HELP.
THEIR PASTOR, STACEY LONG,
STOPPED BY TO TELL THE
COUPLE THAT CBN WAS READY
TO EASE THEIR FINANCIAL
STRESS.
THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO
REIMBURSE YOU FOR THE
MOVING EXPENSES TO GET
JENNIFER AND THE GIRLS OUT
HERE.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE
BLESSINGS THAT THEY WANT
TO GIVE YOU GUYS.
THAT'S AWESOME.
THEY WANT TO EASE THAT
BURDEN FOR YOU GUYS.
Reporter: AND PASTOR
STACEY ALSO TOLD THEM CBN
WAS BUYING THEM KITCHEN
FURNITURE.
AND THERE WAS ONE MORE
SURPRISE.
THE FAMILY HADN'T VISITED
JENNIFER'S PARENTS IN
TEXAS FOR OVER TWO YEARS
BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T
AFFORD THE TRIP.
THAT WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE.
CBN WANTS TO FLY YOUR
FAMILY TO GO SEE YOUR
FAMILY IN EL PASO.
OH, THAT'S SO AWESOME.
MY GOODNESS.
THAT'S WAY ABOVE AND
BEYOND.
THAT'S SO AWESOME.
ESPECIALLY FOR THE GIRLS.
Reporter: NEIL AND
JENNIFER PICKED OUT THEIR
NEW DINETTE SET, AND A FEW
MONTHS LATER, THE WHOLE
FAMILY FLEW TO EL PASO FOR
A VISIT.
I FEEL A MASSIVE AMOUNT
OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE TO
CBN FOR HELPING US OUT.
THAT WAS SO GENEROUS.
WHAT AN AMAZING THING TO
DO.
IT IS A HUGE GIFT.
WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR
THAT.
Gordon: BE A PART OF
IT.
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
BE A PART OF EVERYTHING
WE'RE DOING AROUND THE
WORLD.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU JOIN "THE
700 CLUB," A PORTION OF
EVERY GIFT GOES INTO THE
WORK OF "OPERATION
BLESSING."
ANOTHER PORTION GOES INTO
CBN INTERNATIONAL.
YOU HELP SUPPORT
EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
SO CALL US:
1-800-700-7000.
AND SAY YES.
AND ASK FOR PLEDGE
EXPRESS, WHERE THE BLANK
DOES ALL OF THE WORK, AND
WE SEND OUR GIFT TO YOU,
"POWER FOR LIFE," MONTHLY
TEACHING C.D.s.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE THOSE,
ASK FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS
WHEN YOU CALL.
LET'S GO TO WENDY AT THE
PHONES.
Wendy: WE'VE BEEN
TELLING YOU ABOUT OUR NEW
D.V.D. CALLED "MIRACLES."
IN HERE YOU'LL SEE TRUE
STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE
MIRACULOUS.
PLUS, PAT WILL SHOW YOU
HOW TO EXPERIENCE THE
MIRACLES IN YOUR OWN LIFE.
TAKE A LOOK.
Announcer: THE
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING
NETWORK PRESENTS
"MIRACLES," BY PAT
ROBERTSON.
PAT, YOU'VE SAID THERE
ARE THREE COMPONENTS TO
SEEING MIRACLES.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
Pat: FIRST OF ALL,
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN
GOD.
WE HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT
THERE IS A POWER BEYOND
OURSELVES THAT CAN DO
ANYTHING.
THE SECOND THING IS, YOU
HAVE TO RECEIVE THAT FOR
YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT,
OKAY, THIS IS FOR ME.
IT ISN'T JUST SOMETHING
OUT IN THE UNIVERSE.
THIS IS GOD'S POWER FOR
ME.
AND THE LAST THING IS, OF
COURSE, YOU HAVE TO
APPROPRIATE IT FOR
YOURSELF AND SPEAK THE
WORD.
I'M A GREAT BELIEVER IN
SPEAKING THE WORD.
WE CAN BRING CURSES ON
OURSELVES OR WE CAN BRING
BLESSINGS ON OURSELVES.
IT IS THAT APPROPRIATION
OF THE POWER OF GOD THAT
BRINGS ABOUT MIRACLES.
Announcer:
"MIRACLES," BY PAT
ROBERTSON.
Wendy: I LOVE THAT
TEACHING BY PAT.
FIRST, YOU'VE GOT TO
BELIEVE IN GOD.
BELIEVE THAT HE IS THE GOD
OF MIRACLES.
AND, SECOND, YOU'VE GOT TO
SPEAK IT.
THE POWER OF LIFE AND
DEATH IS IN THE TONGUE.
I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS
WEEK, THE MIRACLE IS IN
YOUR MOUTH.
PROCLAIM IT.
START THANKING GOD FOR
WHAT HE IS ABOUT TO DO IN
YOUR LIFE.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOUR
FAITH WITH PAT'S NEW
TEACHING CALLED
"MIRACLES."
YOU CAN LEARN THE KEYS TO
SEEING MIRACLES HAPPEN IN
YOUR LIFE AND IN YOUR
LOVED ONES' LIVES.
JUST GO TO YOUR PHONE AND
SAY, YES, I WANT TO JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB."
HOW MUCH IS THAT?
65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A
MONTH IS ALL IT TAKES TO
BECOME A CBN PARTNER.
I'VE BEEN ENCOURAGING YOU
GUYS TO GO UP TO OUR NEXT
LEVEL, AND A LOT OF YOU
ARE SAYING, YEAH, LET'S
GO.
MARGARET FROM LOUISIANA
GOING UP TO GOLD.
THANK YOU, MARGARET.
CHARLES AND HARRIOT FROM
SOUTH CAROLINA, THEY'RE
ALWAYS GOING UP TO GOLD.
I LOVE THAT NAME.
SANDRA FROM THREE SPRINGS,
PENNSYLVANIA, IS GOING UP
TO THOUSAND.
THANK YOU.
AND MARY GOING TO OUR
THOUSAND CLUB LEVEL AT $84
A MONTH.
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
GOD IS GOING TO BLESS YOU
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T OUTGIVE
HIM.
WE HAVE SEVEN MINUTES AND
44 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK,
AND I'M GOING TO THROW IT
OVER TO THE LOVELY TERRY
MEEUWSEN.
Terry: FOUR YEARS
AGO, MONA AND HER FAMILY
WERE LIVING IN SYRIA.
WE ALL KNOW THE CHAOS THAT
IS GOING THERE.
SHORTLY AFTER THEY FLED,
THEIR HOME WAS REDUCED TO
RUBBLE.
SINCE THEN, THEY'VE BEEN
SCRAPING BY IN A
NEIGHBORING CAMP IN
LEBANON.
THANKS TO CBN, MONA IS
GETTING MUCH-NEEDED
SUPPLIES AND EDUCATION AND
HOPE FOR HER FUTURE.
Reporter: MONA IS
ONLY NINE YEARS OLD, BUT
SHE AND HER YOUNGER
SIBLINGS HAVE BEEN
REFUGEES IN SOUTHERN
LEBANON FOR MORE THAN FOUR
YEARS.
THEY LEFT SYRIA FOR
SURVIVAL, AFTER THEIR HOME
WAS DESTROYED BY BOMBS.
WE RAN FROM HOUSE TO
HOUSE TO AVOID THE
EXPLOSION.
I COULDN'T BEAR THE
THOUGHT OF SEEING MY
CHILDREN KILLED.
WE CAME TO LEBANON TO SAVE
THEIR LIFE.
Reporter: THEY TOLD
ME THEIR FATHER TILED
FLOORS WHEN WORK WAS
AVAILABLE, BUT HE RECENTLY
HAD A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
AND WON'T BE ABLE TO WORK
FOR WEEKS.
IT WAS HARD BEFORE, AND
NOW IT IS EVEN MORE
DIFFICULT.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DAYS
WHEN WE HAVE NO FOOD TO
EAT.
Reporter: SO CBN'S
"ORPHANS' PROMISE" AND
"HEART FOR LEBANON, LEBANON,"
INVITED MONA'S FAMILY TO
OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION.
WE GIVE THEM ENOUGH FOOD
TO LAST THE WHOLE MONTH.
MY CHILDREN LOVE THE
GOOD MEALS.
Reporter: MONA AND
HER BROTHER AND SISTER
ALSO GO TO OUR HOPE CENTER
NOW, A SCHOOL FOR REFUGEE
CHILDREN, WHERE THEY STUDY
MATH, ARABIC, AND ENGLISH
IN A SAFE CHRISTIAN
ENVIRONMENT.
I AM SO HAPPY THEY ARE
IN THIS SCHOOL BECAUSE THE
TEACHERS ARE VERY KIND.
THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THIS SCHOOL AND
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL, WHERE
THEY HIT THE CHILDREN.
I LIKE IT HERE A LOT
BECAUSE WE GET TO LEARN
THINGS IN A CALM, QUIET
WAY.
AND IT'S MUCH EASIER TO
FOCUS.
IT IS FUN.
Reporter: WE ALSO
SHOW THE STUDENTS
"SUPERBOOK" IN ARABIC AND
TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE
LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST.
WE LEARNED THAT JESUS
SAVED THE WORLD FROM SIN
AND PROTECTS US.
I LIKE TO GO HOME AND TELL
MY PARENTS WHAT I LEARNED
ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD
THINGS.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM AT
ALL SENDING MY CHILDREN TO
A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL,
ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY ARE
VERY HAPPY THERE.
THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO
E ME.
ReporterME.
Reporter: AND KIDS
AREN'T THE ONLY PEOPLE WE
TEACH.
WE'RE HOLDING BIBLE
STUDIES.
IT IS REALLY NICE TO
KNOW THAT CHRISTIANS ARE
THINKING OF US.
I'M SO THANKFUL FOR ALL
YOU HAVE DONE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO
ARE SUPPORTING US AND
MAKING IT SO WE CAN GO TO
THIS SCHOOL.
Terry: IN THE MIDDLE
OF SUCH SADNESS AND
HOPELESSNESS AND LOSS, YOU
BRING ALL KINDS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT.
YOU BRING THE TRUTH OF
GOD.
YOU BRING EDUCATION FOR
THEIR CHILDREN.
YOU BRING MUCH-NEEDEDED
FOOD.
NOT JUST FOR ONE DAY OR
ONE WEEK OR ONE MONTH, BUT
FOR A LONG HAUL WITH ALL
THAT IS GOING ON THERE.
WE SAY THANK YOU, "700
CLUB" MEMBERS.
YOU'RE BRINGING PEOPLE
INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
THAT IS PART OF WHAT YOUR
GIFT IS DOING IN THESE
SCENARIOS.
WILL YOU CALL NOW?
65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A
MONTH, MEANS YOU'RE PART
OF ALL OF THIS.
WE REALLY NEED TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
AND HERE IS THE GREAT
NEWS: WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF A CHALLENGE.
WHEN YOU CALL NOW,
WHATEVER YOU PLEDGE WILL
BE MATCHED DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR, AND YOU'LL KNOW
THAT YOU ARE INVESTING IN
THE LIVES OF CHILDREN LIKE
MOAMONA AND HER ENTIRE
FAMILY -- HOW ABOUT HER
ENTIRE COMMUNITY?
AND WE SAY THANK YOU.
OUR NOBODY IS TOLL-FREE:
1-800-700-7000.
GORDON?
Gordon: WE HAVE A
$200,000 CHALLENGE.
AND $IS $29,000 LEFT TO GO
WITH JUST THREE MINUTES
AND 52 SECONDS.
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
SO CALL US NOW:
1-800-700-7000.
> WELL, WHEN ENSHU WAS
BULLIED, HE FOUGHT BACK,
BUT THAT ONLY MADE A BAD
SITUATION WORSE.
THAT'S WHEN HE WAS
INTRODUCED TO CBN'S
"SUPERBOOK."
SOON THE PROGRAM CHANGED
HIS LIFE AND IT CHANGED
THE LIVES OF HIS
CLASSMATES AS WELL.
Terry: ENSHU DREADED
GOING TO SCHOOL BECAUSE
HIS CLASSMATES BULLIED
HIM.
I'M THE HEAVIEST KID AT
SCHOOL, SO PEOPLE ALWAYS
LAUGHED AT ME AND CALLED
ME A PIG.
Terry: WHEN THE
BULLYING GOT EXTREME, HE
LOST HIS TEMPER AND FOUGHT
BACK.
HE CAME RUNNING IN AND
YELLING, I'M GOING TO KILL
HIM.
Terry: WHILE THE
OTHER CHILDREN WERE
REPRIMANDED FOR CALLING
HIM NAMES, ENSHU WAS
EXPELLED FOR FIGHTING.
AT HOME, HIS OUTBURSTS OF
ANGER JUST GOT WORSE.
MY FAMILY PRAYED, GOD,
PLEASE HELP ENSHU.
Terry: THEN HE SAW AN
EPISODE OF "SUPERBOOK" AT
CHURCH.
AFTER THAT, I
UNDERSTOOD THAT HATING OUR
BROTHERS IN MY HEART WAS
JUST LIKE KILLING THEM.
SO I PRAYED, LORD, PLEASE
FORGIVE ME.
I WAS WRONG.
Terry: ENSHU
APOLOGIZED TO THE BOY HE
FOUGHT WITH.
I TOLD HIM I WAS SORRY.
NOW WE HAVE A GREAT
FRIENDSHIP.
Terry: ENSHU'S
ATTITUDE CHANGED SO MUCH
THAT TODAY HE IS ACCEPTED
AND HAS LOTS OF FRIENDS.
I HAVE PEACE IN MY
HEART.
I WANT TO SHARE
"SUPERBOOK" WITH EVERYONE.
I NEVER THOUGHT A CARTOON
COULD MAKE SUCH A
DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S
LIFE, BUT "SUPERBOOK" DID.
SO I TOLD THEM I WANTED TO
WATCH "SUPERBOOK," TOO,
AND HE GAVE ME A WEBSITE.
I HOPE IT WILL HELP
MANY MO MORE FAMILIES AND
CHILDREN KNOW THE TRUTH OF
THE BIBLE AND HELP THEM,
JUST LIKE IT HELPED MY
SON.
THE STORIES OF
"SUPERBOOK" CHANGED MY
LIFE.
Gordon: WE HAVE
$8,000 LEFT ON A $200,000
CHALLENGE.
WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO
VICTORY WITH A MINUTE AND
25 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.
CALL US NOW:
1-800-700-7000.
LET'S GO TO WENDY AT THE
PHONES.
Wendy: WHEN YOU
BECOME A "700 CLUB"
PARTNER, WE'LL SEND YOU
THIS NEW D.V.D. BY PAT
ROBERTSON CALLED
"MIRACLES."
IN THIS, YOU'LL FIND
GRIPPING STORIES OF REAL
PEOPLE IN IMPOSSIBLE
SITUATIONS.
AND YOU'LL SEE HOW THE
MIRACLE-WORKING POWER OF
GOD DELIVERED THEM ALL.
TAKE A LOOK.
Wendy: IF YOU NEED A
MIRACLE, YOU NEED TO SEE
THIS.
IT IS YOURS WHEN YOU GIVE
US A CALL RIGHT NOW.
GORDON?
Gordon: CALL US.
WE'RE DOWN TO 22 SECONDS.
WE WANT TO GO OVER THE TOP
ON THIS WONDERFUL
CHALLENGE.
$200,000.
CALL US.
BE A PART OF IT.
BE A PART OF "SUPERBOOK,"
"ORPHANS' PROMISE,"
"HELPING THE HOMEFRONT,"
CBN INTERNATIONAL,
"OPERATION BLESSING,"
WATER WELLS, CLEFT PALATE
SURGERIES, AND THE LIST
GOES ON AND ON, AND ALL
MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU CARE
ENOUGH TO GIVE.
WELL, IT HAS BEEN A
GLORIOUS MORNING.
WE HAD A $200,000
CHALLENGE, AND AGAINST
THAT YOU GAVE $204,000.
> WE LEAVE YOU WITH THIS
WORD FROM PSALM 28: "THE
LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND MY
SHIELD.
MY HEART TRUSTS IN HIM,
AND HE HELPS ME."
TRUST IN THE LORD TODAY
AND REALIZE HE WILL HELP
YOU.
