Boston Celtic’s center Tyler Zeller shares how faith impacts his role on one of the NBA’s most storied franchises
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Andrew: HIS TEAM IS
FULL OF LEGENDS, AND HIS
FAMILY IS FULL OF STARS.
GOD PICKED ME BACK UP,
AND I KNOW IT IS PART OF
HIS PLAN.
WITHOUT CHRIST, IT DOESN'T
MEAN ANYTHING.
Andrew: PLUS...
IT JUST WOULDN'T GO
AWAY, IT WON'T STOP.
Andrew: ...A MAN IN
SEVERE PAIN RECEIVES A
DOUBLE MIRACLE.
I JUST KNEW.
I JUST KNEW THAT IT WAS
FOR ME.
Andrew: ALL ON
TODAY'S "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE."
> WELL, GOOD MORNING,
AND WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
GRADUATION IS A MAJOR
MILESTONE AND IT IS A
MOMENT OF SUCCESS WHERE
TEENS COMPLETE THEIR
PRIMARY EDUCATION.
IT IS ONLY NATURAL FOR A
PROUD GRANDMOTHER TO
WITNESS THAT SPECIAL
MOMENT IN HER GRANDSON'S
LIFE.
Terry: CLINTON'S
GRANDMOTHER WAS IN HOS HOS HOSPICE
AND FADING FAST FROM
CANCER.
AS CLINTON'S GRADUATION
DAY APPROACHED, IT WAS
CLEAR GRANDMA'S DYING WISH
WENT HAPPEN.
SO WITHIN ONE HOUR OF
BEING NOTIFIED, THEY
SHOWED UP AT THE
GRANDPARENT'S HOUSE,
DRESSED AND READY WITH A
DIPLOMA, AND THEY HELD A
GRADUATION CEREMONY RIGHT
THERE IN THE LIVING ROOM.
CLINTON'S GRANDMOTHER
PASSED AWAY THREE DAYS
AFTER THAT GRADUATION
CEREMONY, BUT THE ENTIRE
FAMILY COULDN'T BE MORE
THANKFUL TO A SCHOOL WHO
SHINED SOME LIGHT INTO
THEIR DARKEST TIME.
AND WITHIN AN HOUR'S
NOTICE.
I THINK WE LIVE IN A
FAST-PACED WORLD, SO FOR
SOMEONE TO HEAR THE NEED
AND TO RESPOND IS PRETTY
REMARKABLE.
Andrew: AND
GRADUATION IS SUCH A
SPECIAL TIME.
Terry: HOW QUICKLY DO
YOU THINK SOMEONE WOULD
ORGANIZE A HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION AND A WEDDING?
ONE NEBRASKA TOWN WAS ABLE
TO DO IT ALL IN ABOUT
THREE HOURS FOR THE SAKE
OF A LOCAL DOCTOR, DAN
HARAHILL, WHO OTHERWISE
WOULD NOT HAVE LIVED TO
SEE HIS CHILDREN REACH
THOSE MILESTONES.
Andrew: THE DOCTOR
WAS FIGHTING COLON CANCER,
AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE HE
WOULD MAKE IT TO HIS
OLDEST SON'S GRADUATION OR
HIS DAUGHTER'S JUNE
WEDDING.
THE GRADUATION WAS FIRST,
WITH CAPS AND GOWNS, AND
AN ACTUAL GRADUATION
PROGRAM, THAT WAS BROUGHT
TO HIM.
THE GRADUATION WAS
FOLLOWED BY THE WEDDING,
WHICH INCLUDED FLOWERS, A
MUSICIAN, AND A CATERER.
SADLY THE DOCTOR DIED JUST
EIGHT DAYS LATER, BUT HIS
FAMILY IS BEYOND THANKFUL
FOR A COMMUNITY THAT MADE
THEIR DAD'S DREAMS COME
TRUE.
WHAT A SPECIAL THING.
Terry: AND HIS
CHILDREN'S DREAMS COME
TRUE, TOO, TO HAVE THEIR
PICTURE TAKEN WITH THEIR
DAD.
WHAT A GREAT THING.
A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD.
Andrew: WE SEE SO
MUCH NEGATIVE NEWS, AND IT
IS GREAT TO SEE TIMES WHEN
PEOPLE STEP OUT FOR THE
SAKE OF OTHERS.
Terry: HERE IS A
STORY -- WE'RE GOING TO
SWITCH GEARS.
WE'RE STICKING WITH
GRADUATION, BUT A GROUP OF
RECENT GRADUATES ARE
DEMANDING AN APOLOGY AFTER
THE SUPERINTENDENT INVOKED
PRAYER DURING A
COMMENCEMENT SPEECH.
AT LEAST FOUR STUDENTS
THREATENED TO FILE A
COMPLAINT.
ONE STUDENT SAID, I CAME
THERE TO GRADUATE, NOT GO
TO CHURCH.
IT KIND OF RUINED THE NEXT
OF MY NIGHT.
Andrew: THINK OF
THAT, PRAYER RUINED HIS
NIGHT.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OFFERED
AN APOLOGY TO ANYONE WHO
WAS BOTHERED BY HIS
COMMENTS.
A GROUP OF FORMER STUDENTS
ARE CLAIMING HE WENT TOO
FAR IN SHARING ELEMENTS OF
HIS FAITH.
OF COURSE, WE REALLY
SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
THAT PEOPLE SAY HE WENT
TOO FAR.
HE PROBABLY KNEW HE WAS
GOING TO FACE NEGATIVE
REACTION.
Terry: I GUESS SO.
BUT DON'T YOU THINK THIS
IS PART OF THE PROBLEM IN
THE WORLD TODAY.
YOU THINK DIFFERENTLY
ABOUT SOME THINGS I DO,
AND I CANNOT TOLERATE YOU
MENTIONING THOSE THINGS
WITHOUT MY BEING OFFENDED
AND, EXCUSE ME, HAVING MY
NIGHT RUINED -- REALLY?
COME ON.
IT IS OFTEN NOT MENTIONED,
BUT IN 1 CORINTHIANS 13,
ONE OF THOSE LITTLE
DEFINITIONS OF TRUE
GENUINE LOVE IS, LOVE IS
NOT EASILY OFFENDED.
WE ALL NEED TO GET OVER
OURSELVES.
Andrew: AN INSTAGRAM
POST FROM ACTOR CHRIS
PRATT HAS GONE VIRAL AFTER
HE SPENT TIME SHARING THE
LOVE OF GOD WITH PATIENTS
AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
HE WAS JOINED BY HIS
JURASSIC WORLD CO-STAR AT
A HOSPITAL IN LONDON.
THE TWO SPREAD CHEER BY
HANGING OUT WITH SOME OF
THE KIDS IN THEIR HOSPITAL
ROOMS.
WHILE MANY MAY VIEW A
HOSPITAL AS A SAD AND
DEPRESSING PLACE, CHRIS
PRAISED GOD FOR HIS KIND
NATURE AND LOVING HIS
CREATIONS.
SAYING, "I'LL NEVER FAILED
TO BE MOVED BY THE
UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT OF A
CHILD."
PSALM 7: "LET THEM PRAISE
THE LORD FOR HIS LOVING
KINDNESS, FOR HIS
WONDERFUL DEEDS TO THE
CHILDREN OF MEN.
FOR HE SERVICE THE LONGING
SOUL, HE FILLS THE HUNGRY
SOUL WITH GOOD."
TODAY MY LONGING AND
HUNGRY SOUL IS FILLED.
WAY TO GO, CHRIS PRATT.
Terry: AND HE ALSO
MADE SURE TO ENCOURAGE THE
VERY HARD-WORKING STAFF
THERE AS WELL.
TALK ABOUT DOING SOMETHING
THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO
THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE IN
THE LIVES OF LOTS AND LOTS
OF PEOPLE, BRINGING SOME
LIGHT INTO THE DARKNESS
THERE, FOR SURE.
> SPEAKING OF MAKING A
DIFFERENCE, A CHRISTIAN
REVIVAL IS SWEEPING ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS,
SPECIFICALLY IN THE
DALLAS- FORT WORTH AREA.
I Andrew: IT IS A
MOVEMENT CALLED "REVIVE
TEXAS," WHICH HAS 350
CHURCHES SHARING THE
GOSPEL FOR 50 DAYS.
THEY ARE OUT IN THE CITY
IN THE MORNING, AFTERNOON,
AND EVENING, AND THEY ARE
FEEDING RESIDENTS, HOLDING
BIBLE STUDIES, NIGHT
SERVICES, AND PERFORMING
BAPTISMS.
KYLE MORTEN SAYS THE
REVIVAL IS SEEING AMAZING
RESULTS, WITH MORE THAN
1900 PEOPLE ACCEPTING
JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR LORD
AND SAVIOUR.
IT IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP
ON PENTECOST SUNDAY ON
JUNE 4th.
Terry: ISN'T THAT
GREAT.
WE WOULD SOLVE A LOT OF
PROBLEMS IF WE WOULD ALL
JUST PUT OUR HANDS OUT,
LINK ARMS TOGETHER, AND
TAKE THE JOURNEY.
Andrew: WHAT AN IDEA,
RIGHT, BEING CHRIST'S
AMBASSADORS WITH ACTION.
IT REALLY CHANGES PEOPLE'S
LIVES.
Terry: I LOVE SEEING
THAT.
THAT'S GREAT.
Andrew: UP NEXT, THE
BOSTON CELTICS HAVE HAD A
STELLER FIRST SEASON, AND
THE CENTER, TYLER, SAYS IT
HAS BEEN QUITE A BATTLE.
SOMETIMES YOU NEED A
LITTLE EXTRA STRENGTH.
I ALWAYS ASK GOD TO JUST
TAKE OVER AND PLAY FOR ME.
Andrew: WE'RE GOING
TO HEAR FROM THE MAN ONCE
DUBBED "MR. BASKETBALL,"
WHEN WE COME BACK.
Andrew: THE BOSTON
CELTICS, ONE OF THE MOST
STORIED FRANCHISES IN
HISTORY.
OUR REPORTER, SEAN BRAUN,
SPOKE TO THE CENTER ABOUT
HIS LOVE FOR THE GAME, HIS
LOVE FOR GOD, AND HOW HE
IS USING IT TO SHARE HIS
FAITH WITH THE WORLD.
Reporter: THE BOSTON
CELTICS HAVE WON 17 NBA
CHAMPIONSHIPS, MORE THAN
ANY OTHER TEAM.
AND CENTER TYLER ZELLER IS
READY FOR THE CHALLENGE OF
HELPING HIS TEAM WIN
ANOTHER CHALLENGE.
BOTH OF HIS PARENTS PLAYED
BASKETBALL, HIS OLDER
BROTHER LUKE PLAYED, AND
HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, CODY,
IS WITH THE CHARLOTTE
HORNETS.
I GOT IS CHANCE TO SPEAK
WITH TYLER ABOUT HOW HE IS
USING HIS PLATFORM TO
SHARE HIS FAITH WITH THE
WORLD.
HE GREW UP IN INDIANA
WHERE BASKETBALL RULES.
TYLER, HISED DAD AN HIS DAD, AND HIS
BROTHERS PLAYED FOR HOURS.
I ACTUALLY WASN'T A FAN
OF BASKETBALL GROWING UP.
MY DAD WOULD WORK A
12-HOUR DAY AND COME HOME,
AND WE WOULD BE, LIKE,
DAD, YOU WANT TO GO TO THE
GYM?
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DID
IT.
HE WOULD TAKE US TO THE
GYM ANYWHERE FROM AN HOUR
TO THREE HOURS.
Reporter: AS MUCH AS
HIS FAMILY LOVED THE
SPORT, HIS PARENTS, STEVE
AND LAURIE, TAUGHT HIM AND
HIS BROTHERS THAT THE
FIRST PRIORITY IN LIFE
ISN'T BASKETBALL; IT'S
FAITH IN CHRIST.
SOMETHING HE HAS DEPENDED
ON THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.
I'VE HAD INJURIES, AND
THINGS DIDN'T ALWAYS GO MY
WAY.
BUT GOD PICKS ME BACK UP
AND I KNOW IT IS PART OF
HIS PLAN.
Reporter: TODAY TYLER
IS LEANING ON GOD TO HELP
HIM AND HIS TEAMMATES PORM
AT THEIR BEST.
PHILIPPIANS 4: 13, I
KNOW IT CAN BE REFERENCED
MANY WAYS, "I CAN DO ALL
THINGS THROUGH CHRIST, WHO
GIVES ME STRENGTH."
WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING TWO
GAMES, SOMETIMES YOU NEED
A LITTLE EXTRA STRENGTH.
WHEN I GO OUT, I ALWAYS
ASK GOD FOR HELP.
I ALWAYS ASK GOD TO TAKE
OVER AND PLAY FOR ME.
THERE ARE NIGHTS I CAN'T
DO IT, AND THERE ARE
NIGHTS I CAN DO IT, BUT I
CAN'T DO IT AS WELL AS HE
CAN.
I KNOW IF HE'S GOT MY
BACK, IT'S GOING TO WORK
OUT PERFECTLY.
Reporter: TYLER IS
GRATEFUL GOD HAS GIVEN HIM
THE PRIVILEGE OF PLAYING
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL,
BUT HE BELIEVES NO MATTER
WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU
DO, JESUS CHRIST SHOULD BE
THE TOP PRIORITY.
FIRST OF ALL, SHOULD
YOU COMMIT YOUR LIFE TO
JESUS CHRIST?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT IS THE BEST DECISION
I'VE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE,
HANDS DOWN.
IT GIVES ME PURPOSE IN
LIFE.
IT GIVES ME REALLY JUST A
REASON FOR BEING HERE.
EVEN BASKETBALL, IT'S FUN
AND ENJOYABLE, BUT WITHOUT
CHRIST, IT DOESN'T MEAN
ANYTHING.
IT IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN
USE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
HIS KINGDOM.
Andrew: WE HEARD
TYLER TALK ABOUT
PHILIPPIANS 4: 13, "WE CAN
DO ALL THINGS THROUGH
CHRIST WHO GIVES US
STRENGTH."
IT REALLY REMINDS US OF
THE POWER OF GOD WORKING
IN US IN OUR WEAKNESS.
I THINK SOMETIMES WE LOSE
SIGHT OF THE FACT WE CAN'T
DO THIS JOURNEY ALONE.
AND SOMETIMES AS CHRIST'S
FOLLOWERS, WE GET
DISCOURAGED IN OUR FAITH,
AND WE FEEL LIKE, NOW I
HAVE TO HANDLE THIS
SITUATION MYSELF.
BUT GOD DESIRES US TO CALL
ON HIM.
NOT EVERYONE IS PLAYING
AND THE NBA PLAYOFFS,
INCREASE, BUT WHAT
CHALLENGES ARE YOU FACING?
WHAT TASKS?
WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES?
WHAT HEARTACHES?
BY CALLING ON THE NAME OF
JESUS CHRIST, WE FIND
INCREDIBLE STRENGTH AND
PERSPECTIVE.
AND HE WILL LIGHT OUR
PATH.
TERRY, SOMETIMES WE GET SO
CAUGHT UP ON THE
DISTRACTIONS AND THE
PROBLEMS AND OUR
DISCOURAGEMENT, AND IT IS
SO EASY TO LOSE SIGHT OF
GOD'S LOVE.
Terry: THAT'S ONE OF
THE THINGS I APPRECIATE
ABOUT THE LORD IN MY LIFE,
EVEN WHEN WE'VE BEEN BUSY,
EVEN WHEN WE'VE BEEN
DISTRACTED AND CAUGHT UP
IN THINGS OTHER THAN HIM,
HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE.
TO THINK THAT THE CREATOR
OF THE UNIVERSE WAITS FOR
US TO COME TO HIM IS A
PRETTY ASTONISHING
THOUGHT, ISN'T IT?
WAITING FOR US TO SAY WE
WANT AND NEED HIM.
WAITING TO BE AVAILABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
Andrew: I RECENTLY
WAS SITTING DOWN TO READ
SCRIPTURE, AND I JUST
SAID, YOU KNOW, LORD, I
KNOW LATELY WE HAVEN'T
BEEN REAL TIGHT, SO TO
SPEAK.
I'VE BEEN DOING MY OWN
THING A LITTLE BIT, NOT AS
FOCUSED AND DILIGENT IN
SPENDING TIME WITH HIM.
I HAD TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS
ME WHO HAS DRIFTED.
IT IS ME WHO HAS FOCUSED
ON OTHER THINGS THAT I
FELT WERE IMPORTANT AT THE
TIME.
I HAD TO SIT THERE WITH MY
SCRIPTURE OPEN AND SAY,
THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE SO
ACCESSIBLE, AND GOD MADE
RELATIONSHIP POSSIBLE WITH
HIM THROUGH HIS SON JESUS
CHRIST.
Terry: I REMEMBER
SEEING A BUMPER STICKER
YEARS AGO THAT SAID, "IF
YOU DON'T FEEL CLOSE TO
GOD, GUESS WHO MOVED."
ISN'T IT TRUE.
HE IS STEADFAST.
IT IS QUITE ANOTHER THING
WHEN THEY REALLY HIT HOME
AND YOU REALIZE, WOW, GOD,
I'M SORRY.
AND THERE HE IS WITH ARMS
OPEN WIDE.
Andrew: A FAITHFUL
GOD.
Terry: AND ONE OF THE
OTHER THINGS I THINK IS SO
WONDERFUL ABOUT GOD IS THE
WAY H HE COMMITS US TOGETHER
AS FAMILY AND ALLOWS US TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO
SOMEONE WHO'S LIFE HAS
BEEN IMPACTED BY YOUR
KINDNESS AND GENS ROS GENEROSITY.
AFTER GRACE BECAME A
CHRISTIAN, HER HUSBAND
LEFT HER AND HER BABY.
THEN SHE PRAYED TO JESUS
CHRIST FOR A BETTER LIFE,
AND NOW HER AND HER SON
HAVE A GOOD FUTURE.
TAKE A LOOK.
HE NEVER LIKED ME
ATTENDING CHURCH AND
FOLLOWING JESUS.
WE ALWAYS FOUGHT ABOUT IT.
AND AFTER MY SON WAS BORN,
HE LEFT US.
Reporter: FOR EIGHT
YEARS SHE WORKED AS A MAID
AT SEVERAL HOMES.
SHE STRUGGLED TO PROVIDE
FOR HERSELF AND JOSEPH.
WHEN I COME HOME FROM
SCHOOL, I USUALLY HAVE
NOTHING TO EAT.
AND NO TOYS TO PLAY WITH.
MANY TIMES MY MOTHER AND I
SIT DOWN AND PRAY.
Reporter: THEY PRAYED
TO JESUS FOR A BETTER JOB.
AND THEN GRACE'S PASTOR
TOLD HER ABOUT A SEWING
COURSE OFFERED BY CBN.
AFTER COMPLETING THE
SIX-MONTH COURSE, CBN GAVE
EVERYONE BRAND NEW SEWING
MACHINES.
BY SEWING BLOUSES AND
DRESSES, I CAN EARN AND A
HALF MONEENOUGHMONEY TO TAKE CARE OF
MYSELF.
Reporter: AND CBN
ALSO GAVE JOSEPH A GIFT.
I NEVER HAD ANYTHING TO
PLAY WITH, AND NOW I DO.
Reporter: AND CBN
GAVE THEM FOOD.
BECAUSE OF YOUR HELP,
I'M HAPPILY EARNING MONEY
BY SEWING.
THANK YOU, CBN.
Terry: THAT'S YOU
JOSEPH IS THANKING IF
YOU'RE A "700 CLUB"
MEMBER.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS
LITTLE BOY NEVER HAD A TOY
BEFORE IN HIS LIFE?
HIS MOTHER ABANDONED BY
HIS FATHER.
AND HAVING NOTHING TO EAT
WHEN YOU COME HOME FROM
SCHOOL.
IT IS SO PAINFUL WHEN YOU
SEE YOUR KIDS GOING
THROUGH SOMETHING THAT
HURTS AND YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THIS IS WHY GOD PUTS US IN
FAMILIES, SO WHEN ONE OF
US IS HURTING, THE OTHER
REACHES OUT TO TOUCH.
THAT'S THE PRIVILEGE YOU
AND I HAVE, TO LINK ARMS
TOGETHER, TO TAKE THE
BLESSING GOD HAS GIVEN US,
AND TO LINK ARMS AND REACH
OUT TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE
WORLD WHO IS IN NEED.
SOMETIMES IT IS RIGHT HERE
AT HOME.
WHEN YOU'RE A "700 CLUB"
MEMBER, YOU'RE DOING ALL
OF THAT, BOTH DOMESTICALLY
AND INTERNATIONALLY.
THAT'S A 65-CENT A DAY,
$20 A MONTH COMMITMENT.
OUR NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE.
IT'S SO SIMPLE:
1-800-700-7000.
JUST SAY, I WANT TO JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB."
THERE ARE LOTS OF CLUB
LEVELS TO CHOOSE FROM, BUT
THE ONE I MENTIONED IS A
GENERAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP,
AND YOU'LL BE LINKING ARMS
WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE OUT TO TOUCH THE
WORLD WITH THE LOVE OF
JESUS CHRIST.
SO CALL NOW.
Andrew: STILL TO
COME, A MAN DEALING WITH
CRIPPLING BACK PAIN ALSO
DEVELOPED BELL'S PALSY.
I COULD NOT SEE OUT OF
MY LEFT EYE.
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
I CAN'T WORK.
Andrew: WATCH HOW HE
RECEIVES TWO SUPERNATURAL
HEALINGS AT ONE TIME.
PLUS TERRY AND I ARE GOING
TO BE PRAYING FOR YOU AND
Andrew: LAST AUGUST
CHARLES LOCRIDGE WOKE UP
ONE MORNING AND BOTH SIDES
OF HIS FACE HAD FALLEN.
HE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED
WITH A SEVERE CASE OF
BELL'S PALSY.
HE HAD ALREADY BEEN
SUFFERING ACUTE BACK PAIN
FOR THREE YEARS, SO AFTER
THIS HE WAS IN DESPERATE
NEED OF HEALING.
Reporter: IN 2013,
CHARLES LOCKRIDGE WAS
SITTING DOWN IN A CHAIR
WHEN IT BROKE.
MY FEET WENT UP AND I
LANDED ON MY BACK.
Andrew: THE NEXT DAY
HE STARTED FEELING A SHARP
PAIN IN HIS BACK, BETWEEN
THE SHOULDER BLADES.
IT JUST WOULDN'T GO
AWAY.
IT WOULDN'T STOP.
IT JUST FELT LIKE SOMEBODY
WAS JABBING ME ALL OF THE
TIME WITH SOMETHING.
Andrew: AFTER
BATTLING THE PAIN FOR A
FEW MONTHS, HE WENT TO HIS
DOCTOR, WHO PUT HIM IN
PHYSICAL THERAPY.
IT HELPED FOR A WHILE, BUT
THE PAIN SOON CAME BACK.
ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER,
THE PAIN BECOME MORE
INSISTENT.
IT WAS STARTING TO BECOME
A REGULAR PART OF MY LIFE
AGAIN.
THAT'S WHEN I WENT BACK TO
THE DOCTOR.
Andrew: SURGERY WAS
AN OPTION, BUT HIS DOCTOR
FIRST WANTED HIM TO TRY A
MORE EXTREME THERAPY
REGIME.
THEY SENT ME OFF TO
WHAT IS CALLED A BACK
BOOTCAMP, WHERE YOU
SPECIFICALLY WORK ON
STRENGTHENING YOUR BACK.
IT IS INTENSIVE.
Andrew: THE THERAPY
ONLY GAVE HIM TEMPORARY
RELIEF, BUT CHARLES FOUND
IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP
HIS NORMAL LIFE.
IT IMPACTS YOUR QUALITY
OF LIFE BECAUSE YOU'RE IN
PAIN.
BEING IN PAIN WEARS YOU
OUT.
YOU CAN'T DO A LOT OF THE
THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
DO WHEN THERE IS PAIN
INVOLVED.
YOU JUST WANT RELIEF.
Andrew: ONE MORNING
IN 2016, HE WOKE UP TO
ANOTHER PROBLEM.
I COULD NOT SEE OUT OF
MY LEFT EYE.
ALL I COULD SEE WAS SOME
SHADES AND SOME COLORS.
AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE
VERY, VERY FUZZY.
Andrew: HE WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH BELL'S
PALSY, A CONDITION THAT
WEAKENS THE MUSCLES IN THE
FACE.
IT ALSO LEFT HIS EYE RED
AND SWOLLEN.
MY BACK IS MESSED UP
AND THIS IS MESSED UP, AND
NOW I CAN'T EVEN SEE.
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
I CAN'T WORK.
I COULDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE
OUT OF IT.
Andrew: THE DOCTOR
GAVE HIM MEDICATION FOR
HIS FACIAL MUSCLES, BUT IT
WOULD TAKE AT LEAST FOUR
TO SIX MONTHS FOR HIS EYE
TO HEAL.
THEY REALLY HAD NOTHING
FOR THE EYE, JUST A WAIT
AND SEE AT THAT POINT.
I JUST KEPT PRAYING.
I KEPT PRAYING.
SOMETIMES MY FRUSTRATION
WOULD COME OUT, AND, HEY,
WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG.
Andrew: TWO MONTHS
LATER, CHARLES WAS
WATCHING TV AT HIS HOME.
IF I'M AT HOME BY
MYSELF, I'LL TURN ON THE
TV AND LOOK FOR SOMETHING
THAT LIFTS MY SPIRITS.
THAT DAY I WATCHED "THE
700 CLUB" AND TERRY WAS
PRAYING.
Terry: SOMEONE ELSE,
YOU HAD A FALL AND YOU HAD
THROWN YOUR BACK OUT OF
WHACK, AND GOD IS HEALING
THAT RIGHT NOW.
JUST RECEIVE IT.
I DIDN'T NECESSARY KNOW
IT WAS MO FOR ME, BUT WHEN
SHE SAID ABOUT THE EYE --
Terry: THE TOP AND
BOTTOM OF YOUR EYE GETS
RED, AND IT'S VERY
IRRITATING, AND GOD'S
HEALING THAT FOR YOU RIGHT
NOW.
I JUST KNEW.
I JUST KNEW THAT IT WAS
FOR ME.
AND I STARTED SAYING THANK
YOU.
I STARTED SAYING, THANK
YOU, LORD.
I WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY AND
THE EYE WAS BETTER.
AS SOON AS I WOKE UP I
NOTICED IT.
Andrew: AND CHARLES
ALSO NOTICED SOMETHING
ELSE.
OVER THE NEXT WEEK, ALL
OF A SUDDEN IT DAWNED ON
ME THAT MY BACK DOESN'T
HURT ANYMORE.
Andrew: WITH HIS BACK
PAIN COMPLETELY GONE,
CHARLES WENT BACK TO WORK
AND HAS BEEN WORKING
PAIN-FREE EVER SINCE.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES
TRUSTING HIM WHEN IT
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE IS
ANYTHING HAPPENING, WHERE
EVERY INDICATORS NO, IT'S
NOT GOING TO WORK.
I THINK SOMETIMES GOD
LOOKS FOR THOSE SITUATIONS
BECAUSE THEN IT IS CLEARLY
HIM.
Andrew: WHAT A
BEAUTIFUL STORY.
CHARLES, WE REJOICE WITH
YOU.
TERRY, YOU'RE IN PRAYER
WITH PAT AND YOU RECEIVE
THESE WORDS FOR CHARLES,
AND HE IS HEALED.
Terry: IT IS
ASTONISHING TO ME TO SEE
HOW SPECIFICALLY GOD DOES
THIS.
AND VERY OFTEN WHEN THIS
HAPPENS DURING PRAYER
TIME, THE PERSON WILL SAY
WHAT CHARLES SAID, I JUST
KNEW IT WAS FOR ME.
YOU KNOW, GOD WANTS US TO
KNOW HE IS AVAILABLE.
HE WANTS US TO KNOW HIS
POWER.
AND HE WANTS US TO KNOW
IT'S HIM.
SO HOW WONDERFUL.
WHAT A GREAT DAD.
Andrew: AND HOW
HUMBLING FOR US TO BE A
PART OF THAT, THE
OUTPOURING OF GOD'S LOVE.
LET'S PRAY NOW.
WHATEVER YOUR NEED IS,
LET'S BRING IT BEFORE GOD,
WHO CARES DESPERATELY FOR
YOU.
TERRY AND I ARE GOING TO
PRAY AND SEEK GOD ON YOUR
BEHALF.
FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU
FOR THESE MIRACLES WE JUST
SAW.
WE THANK YOU FOR AUDIENCE
WITH YOU.
WE THANK YOU THAT YOU
CARE.
LORD, YOU KNOW THE CRIES
OF OUR HEART.
AS ISAIAH SAID, "O LORD,
WE LONG FOR YOU.
BE OUR STRENGTH AND
SALVATION IN TIME OF
DISTRESS."
FATHER, MANY OF US ARE IN
DISTRESS NOW.
YOU KNOW OUR PAIN AND OUR
HEARTACHE.
FOR THOSE WHO NEED
HEALING, FATHER GOD, TERRY
AND I JOIN NOW FOR THOSE
WHO NEED HEALING.
THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT'S
POWER WILL TOUCH PEOPLE
FOR THE CONDITIONS THEY'VE
BEEN PRAYING FOR FOR SO
LONG.
Terry: THERE IS
SOMEBODY, YOU HAVE A HEART
CONDITION THAT IS SERIOUS,
THAT YOU'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED
WITH, BUT IT HAS LEFT YOU
FEELING SO FEARFUL.
YOU'RE AFRAID TO EXERT ANY
ENERGY.
YOU'RE AFRAID TO ENGAGE IN
THINGS IN LIFE.
IT HAS JUST LEFT YOU
FEELING SO DEPLETED.
RIGHT NOW GOD IS RESTORING
THAT ENERGY TO YOU.
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO FEEL
IT COME BACK INTO YOUR
BODY.
YOU NEED TO KNOW WITH THAT
COMES YOUR HEALING.
YOU ARE FREE TO LIVE FULLY
IN JESUS' NAME.
Andrew: FOR THE ONE
IN THE HOSPITAL BED,
LITERALLY AFRAID OF YOUR
OWN BODY, LITERALLY
TERRIFIED OF WHAT IS GOING
ON IN YOUR BODY, GOD WOULD
SAY, I AM IN CONTROL.
I KNIT YOU TOGETHER IN
YOUR MOTHER'S WOMB.
CONTINUE TO HAVE FAITH IN
ME FOR YOUR HEALING.
AND, FATHER GOD, WE LIFT
THOSE TO YOU, O LORD.
YOU KNOW THEIR NEEDS.
TOUCH THAT PART OF THEIR
BODY NOW THAT IS IN PAIN,
THAT CAUSING SO MUCH
TROUBLE, AND REALIZE THAT
THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD CAN
HEAL YOU IN JESUS' NAME.
Terry: AND SOMEONE --
I THINK THIS IS MORE THAN
ONE PERSON, ACTUALLY -- IS
VERY DEPRESSED.
DEPRESSED ABOUT YOUR LIFE.
YOU'VE BOUGHT THE LIE
ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AND THE
VALUE OF YOUR LIFE.
AND GOD WANTS YOU TO KNOW
YOU WERE CREATED WITH
PURPOSE IN MIND, IN THE
IMAGE OF LIKENESS OF GOD,
YOUR FATHER.
AND YOU NEED TO EMBRACE
THAT AND LIVE IT FULLY.
RISE UP AND RECEIVE JOY
TODAY IN JESUS' NAME.
Andrew: SATAN, WE
REBUKE YOU, WE REBUKE YOUR
POWER OVER THEM.
YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY.
THE AUTHORITY IS IN JESUS'
NAME.
AND IT IS IN HIS NAME WE
PRAY.
AMEN.
"HE WAS WOUNDED FOR OUR
TRANSGRESSIONS, AND HE WAS
WOUNDEDED FOR OUR
INIQUITY.
BY HIS STRIPES, WE ARE