Caleb Serrano is the little kid with the big voice, attracting people from around the world. America's Got Talent contestant Kechi Okwuchi shares the survival story behind her voice. And Alex Seals drops new music to lift people up.
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Efrem: SECONDS AWAY
ON "STUDIO 5"...
NO, NO, NO.
[LAUGHTER]
Efrem: THE WORLD IS
WATCHING THIS LITTLE KID
WITH THE BIG VOICE.
AND NOW HE IS ON "STUDIO
5" WITH HIS AMAZING
PARENTS.
> HOW DID THIS ALL
START?
WAS HE SINGING IN CHURCH
AND SOMEONE RECORDED?
WHAT HAPPENED?
> ALSO AHEAD ON "STUDIO
5"...
*
Efrem: ...SHE'S A
VOICE AND A NAME YOU'LL
WANT TO GET TO KNOW.
ALEX SEALS IS HERE.
HERE I AM, WRITING
MUSIC FROM THAT MOMENT.
Efrem: AND THEN...
* WHEN YOUR LEGS DON'T
WORK LIKE THEY USED TO
BEFORE *
Efrem: ...THE
EMOTIONAL STORY BEHIND
THIS UNFORGETTABLE
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"
CONTESTANT.
I WAS IN A PLANE CRASH
WHEN I WAS BACK IN
NIGERIA.
Efrem: GRAB YOUR
TISSUES AND HOLD YOUR
HEART, "STUDIO 5" STARTS
NOW.
*
Efrem: THOSE STORIES
AND MUCH MORE ARE AHEAD
HERE ON "STUDIO 5."
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
LET'S BEGIN WITH OUR
WEEKLY COUNTDOWN OF THE
BEST STORIES IN THE WORLD
OF UPLIFTING ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS.
HERE ARE THE FIRST TWO.
AT NUMBER FIVE...
IF THE UNIVERSE CREATED
YOU, THEN WHO CREATED THE
UNIVERSE?
Efrem: PUREFLIX, THE
FILM-MAKERS BEHIND THE
"GOD'S NOT DEAD" FRANCHISE
IS DONATING $25,000 TO
REPLACE THE SIX-FOOT 10
COMMANDMENTS MONUMENT IN
ARKANSAS, AFTER A MAN
CRASHED HIS CAR INTO IT
LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER
IT WAS INSTALLED ON
CAPITOL GROUNDS.
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
FOR WHAT?
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Efrem: PUREFLIX FILM
"GOD'S NOT DEAD TWO" FILMS
IN LITTLE ROCK.
> AT NUMBER FOUR, AND
ALSO FROM PUREFLIX...
WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 19
YEARS.
WE DON'T SHARE THE SAME
LIFE.
WE DON'T SHARE ANYTHING.
Efrem: THE UP COMING
FILM, "THE SAME KIND OF
DIFFERENT AS ME," IS THE
REAL LIFE STORY OF AN
INTERNATIONAL ART DEALER
WHO BEFRIENDS A HOMELESS
MAN TO SAVE HIS OWN
STRUGGLING MARRIAGE.
I HAD A DREAM LAST
NIGHT.
WAS IT A GOOD ONE OR
WAS IT ABOUT ME?
IT WAS ABOUT A POOR
WHITE MAN WHO CHANGES THE
CITY.
Efrem: IT LEADS ALL
THREE OF THEM ON THE
JOURNEY OF THEIR LIVES.
HE SHARES MEMORIES OF THAT
HOMELESS MAN, DENVER
MOORE.
DENVER HAD HIS OWN
LANGUAGE, HIS OWN
VOCABULARY.
HE USED TO TELL ME THINGS
LIKE, MR. RON, IF THE
DEVIL AIN'T MESSING WITH
YOU, HE'S ALREADY GOT YOU.
YOU WOULD DO ME A BIG
FAVOR JUST BEING NICER.
YOU WANT TO BE MY
FRIEND?
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THAT.
Efrem: AND THOSE ARE
JUST THE FIRST TWO
HEADLINES IN THIS WEEK'S
COUNTDOWN.
WE'LL GET TO THE REMAINING
THREE LATER IN THE SHOW.
CALEB SERANO HAS
APPEARED ON TWO NATIONAL
TELEVISION SHOWS, AND HE
IS A PINT-SIZED WORSHIP
SINNERSINGER, AND WHEN HE SINGS,
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ARE
BLOWN AWAY.
BEHIND THAT BIG VOICE AND
BIG PERSONALITY IS A GREAT
AND WONDERFUL KID AND
PARENTS AS WELL.
I SAT DOWN WITH ALL THREE
OF THEM FOR THIS WEEK'S
"STUDIO 5" INTERVIEW.
*
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF
MINE *
* I'M...
[APPLAUSE]
Efrem: THAT BOOMING
VOICE FROM THIS GREENSBORO
CHURCH IN FIVE-YEAR-OLD
CAY LECALEB SERANO.
HE IS A PINT-SIZED WORSHIP
LEADER.
AND NOW THE DROP THE
MIC MOMENT INSIDE A NORTH
CAROLINA CHURCH, THE VIDEO
GOING VIRAL.
FROM THE FIRST SECOND
YOU HEAR HIM, YOU KIND OF
CAN'T BELIEVE HIM, BUT
CALEB SERANO, HE'S GOT THE
VOICE.
HI, EVERYBODY.
I'M ON ABC NEWS.
Efrem: WHO ENCOURAGED
YOU TO GET UP AND SING?
WELL, MY PAPA.
Efrem: YOUR
GRANDFATHER?
YEAH.
Efrem: WHAT HAPPENED?
I KEPT ON LISTENING,
AND GOD GAVE ME A VOICE TO
SING.
YES, PAPA, STAND UP.
[APPLAUSE]
YES, COME ON.
Efrem: AND PAPA WAS
IN THE AUDIENCE WHEN CALEB
MADE HIS APPEARANCE ON THE
HIT SHOW "LITTLE BIG
SHOTS."
* DOWN IN MY SOUL, I'VE
GOT A HOLE *
Efrem: CALEB HAS BEEN
SINGING FOR HOW LONG?
CALEB HAS BEEN SINGING
FOR A LONG TIME.
I NOTICED HIM HAVING A
DRIVE FOR MUSIC SINCE HE
HAS BEEN ABOUT ONE.
HE HAS ALWAYS LOVED MUSIC,
BUT HE HAS BEEN SINGING
SINCE HE WAS NOT ABLE TO
TALK.
IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING
THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
TOUCHED BY MY LITTLE ONE,
MY BLESSING.
SO WE HOPE WE CAN JUST
CONTINUE TO DO WHAT GOD
HAS US TO DO.
IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL,
FABULOUS.
Efrem: I IMAGINE
THOSE BLESSINGS FOR YOU,
THROUGH HIM, CAME LONG
BEFORE THE REST OF THE
WORLD STARTED SEEING HIM.
ABSOLUTELY.
HOWEVER, IT IS JUST
AMAZING THAT YOU DON'T
REALLY SEE WHAT YOU HAVE,
THAT GIFT THAT YOU HAVE,
UNTIL OTHER PEOPLE KIND OF
START COMMENTING, AND TO
BE REAL ABOUT IT.
IT IS ALMOST LIKE, CALEB,
BE QUIET.
UNTIL SOMEBODY ELSE, THEY
CAN APPRECIATE, AND THEN
YOU STOP AND PAY
ATTENTION.
*
Efrem: WE COULDN'T
HELP BUT TO PAY ATTENTION,
WHEN CALEB ALLOWED US TO
SIT IN ON HIS REHEARSAL,
HERE AT "NEW HOPE BAST
CHURCH," IN HAMPTON,
VIRGINIA.
"LILY IN THE VALLEY" IS AN
OLD GOSPEL TUNE.
YOU KNOW JOHN P..
KING?
HE IS IN CHARLOTTE.
Efrem: HAVE YOU MET
HIM?
I JUST WENT INTO
CHARLOTTE TO DO JOYFEST.
Efrem: HOW COOL WAS
THAT?
THAT WAS AMAZING.
Efrem: WHO IS YOUR
FAVORITE GOSPEL SINGER
RIGHT NOW?
ANTHONY BROWN.
Efrem: WHAT'S YOUR
FAVORITE SONG FROM HIM.
I MET HIM, TOO.
Efrem: YOU DID.
TELL ME WHAT THAT WAS
LIKE?
COOL.
AND I INTERVIEWED HIM.
Efrem: WHAT DID YOU
ASK HIM?
HE ASKED ME QUESTIONS.
Efrem: WHAT DID HE
ASK YOU, DO YOU REMEMBER?
HE JUST SAID THAT ON
"HARRY," I WAS HIS
FAVORITE SINGER.
Efrem: WHAT WAS IT
LIKE MEETING HARRY
CONNICK, JR.?
IT WAS GREAT.
* I KNOW I'M HEALED
Efrem: SO, DAD, HOW
DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE SUCH
A GIFTED SON?
IT IS TRULY A BLESSING.
THE WORDS CAN'T REALLY
DESCRIBE THE FEELING.
THE RAW EMOTION, THE
ADULATION, AND THE -- YOU
KNOW, IT'S JUST A
DIFFERENT CHALLENGE.
IT'S REALLY A CHALLENGE.
Efrem: WHAT HAS BEEN
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE FOR
YOU IN THIS JOURNEY SO
FAR?
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE
FOR ME WOULD HAVE TO BE
JUST THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK
FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
NOT JUST LOCALLY, BUT
INTERNATIONALLY, HOW
PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT TO
CALEB TO TELL US ABOUT HOW
HE IS TOUCHING THEIR
LIVES, AND WHAT HIS GIFT
HAS DONE FOR THEM.
AND THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM.
ALL THEY'VE SEEN IS THE
VIDEOS.
ALL THEY'VE SEEN --
THEY'VE NEVER SPENT THE
TIME WITH THIS FUN-LOVING,
CHALLENGING FIVE-YEAR-OLD
THAT WE HAVE.
*
Efrem: YOUNG CALEB
HAS FANS FROM AS FAR AS
AUSTRALIA, FIJI, KENYA,
NIGERIA, AND UKRAINE.
DO YOU SING?
I ASKED YOUR WIFE IF SHE
SANG.
NO, SIR, NOT AT ALL.
WE ALL KNOW OUR ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND SINGING IS NOT ONE OF
THOSE FOR ME, SO I WILL
TOTE THE EQUIPMENT AND I
WILL DRIVE THE CAR.
HE REALLY TRIES TO
SING.
[LAUGHTER]
BUT DADDY CAN'T WHAT?
SING.
THERE WE GO.
*
Efrem: WOW, WE CAN
CERTAINLY ALL AGREE CALEB
HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD
OF HIM.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANY
ONE OF HIS FULL
PERFORMANCES, DO YOURSELF
A FAVOR AND CHECK OUT MY
BLOG AT "STUDIO 5."
> STILL AHEAD ON "STUDIO
5"...
*
* GOD MADE ALL WOMEN
Efrem: SHE'S GOT A
VOICE I HOPE YOU'LL LOVE
AS MUCH AS I DO.
AND THE HEART TO MATCH.
I FELL LIKE ME, WHEN IT
COMES TO WORSHIP MUSIC AND
MUSIC IN GENERAL, JUST
LEARNING HOW TO BE GENUINE
IN THE SONGS THAT I
CREATE.
Efrem: GET TO KNOW
Efrem: AND WELCOME
BACK TO "STUDIO 5."
WE CONTINUE NOW WITH
NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER
TWO.
AT NUMBER THREE...
*
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE
WONDER *
Efrem: WITH THEIR
"WONDER" PROJECT AT THE
TOP OF THE STARTS,
HILLSONG UNITED HEADS TO
THE U.S. WITH A BIG
SURPRISE FOR FANS.
TELL US WHERE YOU WANT
US TO COME AND WHY, AND
MAYBE WE'LL POP UP IN YOUR
CITY.
Efrem: THIS IS A
FAN'S CHANCE TO HAVE
HILLSONG SING AT A
BIRTHDAY PARTY, WEDDING,
OR CHURCH CELEBRATION.
WHEN THE BAND VISITS THE
STATE FROM JULY 18th
THROUGH AUGUST 6th.
> AT NUMBER TWO,
HILLSONG, YOUNG AND FREE.
THE BAND, ALSO FROM THE
AUSTRALIAN CHURCH, CAN
COUNT JUSTIN BIEBER AMONG
HIS FANS.
THE POP STAR POSTED THIS
FROM ONE OF THE GROUP'S
RECENT CONCERTS.
MILLIONS AND CLIMBING ARE
VIEWING THE BIEBS ROCKING
OUT TO HILLSONG'S "YOUNG
AND FREE."
AND HE POSTED NEW PICTURES
OF HIMSELF, SPENDING TIME
WITH PASTORS CARL LYND,
CHAD BEACH, AND RICH
WILKERSON, JR.
WITH THAT, THERE IS ONLY
ONE REMAINING HEADLINE IN
THE COUNTDOWN.
WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU IN
JUST A MOMENT ON "STUDIO
5."
> WE'RE ALWAYS ON THE
HUNT FOR UP-AND-COMING
ARTISTS WHO'S WORK IS
UPLIFTING.
THIS WEEK WE HAVE OUR EYE
ON ALEX FIELDS, AND SHE IS
ONE TO WATCH.
> FLETLET'S BEGIN WITH "IN
THE STORM."
WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND
THAT?
IT SOUNDS ALMOST LIKE AN
ANTHEM.
* THE WAVES CRASH UPON
ME *
A FEW YEARS AGO
SOMETHING VERY SURPRISING
HAPPENED, AND IT
BLINDSIDED ME, AND IT
BROUGHT ME INTO A VERY
DEEP PLACE OF GRIEF, AND
NOT KNOWING HOW TO LOVE
SOMEONE THAT WAS VERY
CLOSE TO ME.
AND SO I WAS JUST IN MY
ROOM, AND THE ONLY WORDS
THAT I COULD COME UP WITH
WERE, I WILL PRAISE YOU,
I'LL PRAISE YOU IN THE
STORM.
AND LATER ON, WHILE I WAS
READING THE BIBLE, I
OPENED UP TO MATTHEW 14,
WHERE IT WAS TALKING ABOUT
HOW PETER -- JESUS COMES
TO THE PEOPLE ON THE BOAT,
AND PETER STEPS OUT AND HE
IS WALKING ON WATER, BUT
HE SEES THE WIND AND THE
WAVES AND IT STARTS TO
MAKE HIM AFRAID AND HE
STARTS TO SINK.
SO JESUS REACHES OUT TO
HIM AND BRINGS HIM OUT OF
THE WATER.
AND THE STORM SUBSIDES.
AND SO THAT SONG WAS AN
ANTHEM.
IT VERY MUCH CARRIED ME
THROUGH THAT SEASON OF NOT
KNOWING HOW TO GO THROUGH
EACH DAY.
Efrem: NOW, YOUR
PROJECT IS CALLED "UNDER
THE SUN."
UH-HUH.
Efrem: WHY THAT
TITLE?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS
PROJECT?
IN ECCLESIASTES,
SOLOMON IS TALKING ABOUT
VANITIES UNDER THE SUN,
AND THERE IS A SEASON FOR
EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN.
AND THESE SONGS CAME FROM
DIFFERENT SEASONS.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT
THERE IS HOPE IN EVERY
SEASON.
GOD IS FAITHFUL IN EVERY
SEASON.
AND SO I HOPE THAT IS ONE
OF THE GREATEST THINGS
PEOPLE WILL TAKE AWAY,
THAT EACH SONG WILL MEET
THEM IN THEIR SEASON, AND
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FIND
HOPE.
Efrem: IT SOUNDS LIKE
GOD IS FAITHFUL --
UH-HUH, UNDER THE SUN.
Efrem: I LOVE IT.
I SEE THAT YOU STUDY
THEATER IN COLLEGE.
SO WAS MUSIC YOUR
PASSION -- SO THEATER OR
MUSIC -- WHAT WAS THE
PASSION?
I FELT THE LORD TELL ME
TO SHIFT INTO THEATER.
I WASN'T A REAL THEATER
KID.
I FELT LIKE A FISH OUT OF
WATER.
BUT IT WAS THERE THAT I
TOOK MUSICAL THEATER.
AND BEFORE THAT I WAS
EXTREMELY TERRIFIED TO
SING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
SO THAT VERY MUCH
ESTABLISHED THE
FUNDAMENTALS OF SINGING.
AND THROUGH THAT, HE
TAUGHT ME HOW TO JUST DO
THE PHRASES.
AND SO HERE I AM, WRITING
MUSIC NOW FROM THAT MOMENT
OF LEARNING HOW TO NOT BE
AFRAID.
Efrem: AND NOW
PERFORMING, ALSO, IN FRONT
OF LOTS OF PEOPLE.
YES.
[LAUGHTER]
Efrem: SO YOU WEREN'T
THINKING THAT YOU WOULD BE
ON STAGE DOING THIS?
NO.
I STARTED PLAYING GUITAR
IN MY FRESH MAN YEAR OF
COLLEGE.
AND I WOULD JUST LEARN
WORSHIP SONGS.
AND SOMETIMES I WOULD BE
IN MY ROOM WORSHIPPING FOR
SIX HOURS STRAIGHT, AND
THROUGH THAT, I LEARNED
HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR.
BUT IT WASN'T A MEANS TO
AN END, ONE DAY I WILL BE
LEADING WORSHIP FOR ALL OF
THESE PEOPLE, BUT I WAS
JUST, LIKE, GOD, I LOVE
YOU AND I LOVE TO WORSHIP
YOU.
AND FROM THAT PLACE
EVERYTHING WAS JUST
ESTABLISHED, AND I GREW
OUT OF THAT PLACE.
Efrem: FROM THE
MOMENT YOUR SINGLE WAS
SENT TO ME, I HAVE REALLY
LOVED IT.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN
INFLUENCED BY A LOT OF
DIFFERENT GENRES, AND
SOMETIMES A SONG WILL HAVE
A LITTLE SOMETHING ELSE,
AND I'M, LIKE, I DON'T
KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM.
BUT WE'RE SO ENGULFED IN
MUSIC, SO I GUESS I MIGHT
BE A PRODUCT OF A LOT OF
DIFFERENT GENRES.
Efrem: WHAT IS YOUR
PRAYER FOR THIS MUSIC?
THAT THEY'LL KNOW THAT
GOD IS THERE WITH THEM IN
EVERY SEASON.
THAT HE IS FAITHFUL.
AND THAT EVEN IF THEY
DON'T KNOW WHAT TOMORROW
BRINGS -- BECAUSE WE
DON'T -- BUT THEY CAN
STAND ON HIS PROMISES IN
OUR LIVES, KNOWING THAT HE
IS WITH US, HE IS FOR US,
HE HAS GONE BEFORE US, HE
HAS PREPARED A WAY FOR US.
AND HE HAS PREPARED GOOD
WORKS FOR US THAT WE CAN
WALK IN THEM.
THAT'S MY PRAYER.
Efrem: WHAT A GREAT
VOICE.
YOU CAN HEAR MORE OF ALEX
ON HER NEW PROJECT, AND IT
IS CALLED "UNDER THE SUN."
IT IS AVAILABLE
ON iTUNES, C.D. BABY,
AND OTHER PLATFORMS.
> UP NEXT ON "STUDIO
5"...HER VOICE BRINGS
TEARS...
* PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE IN
MYSTERIOUS WAYS *
Efrem: HER BIBLE
STORY BRINGS TEARS.
LYING IN A HOSPITAL
*
Efrem: WELCOME BACK
TO "STUDIO 5."
WE HAVE THE HONOR OF
CHATTING WITH A CONTESTANT
ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"
LATER IN THE SHOW.
FIRST, LET'S GET TO NUMBER
ONE.
AT NUMBER ONE...
AT JULY 23rd, 1967,
DETROIT WAS HIT BY A RIOT.
WE SAID IT COULDN'T
HAPPEN, BUT IT DID.
Efrem: IT HAS BEEN 50
YEARS SINCE A POLICE RAID
LED TO ONE OF THE LARGEST
RACE RIOTS IN DETROIT IN
1967.
OH, MAN, LOOK AT MY
HOUSE BACK THERE.
I AIN'T GOT NO HOME.
WE'RE CONSIDERING
ESTABLISHING MARTIAL LAW.
I'M GOING DOWN TO GET
MORE INFORMATION.
Efrem: THIS PAINFUL
PERIOD OF AMERICA'S
HISTORY IS THE FOCUS OF A
MAJOR MOTION PICTURE.
YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT
THIS TO ANYONE EVER.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
Efrem: THE FILM
REALLY TAKES US THERE,
WATCHING IT.
LET'S NOT BE STUPID IN
THIS SITUATION.
YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHERE
THE GUN IS.
I'VE GOT ALL NIGHT,
PEOPLE.
TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS
GOING ON HERE!
Efrem: DID YOU FIND
YOURSELYOURSELVES BREAKING DOWN?
OH, MY GOSH, YES.
EVERY TIME THEY WOULD SAY
"CUT," I WOULD CRY AND CRY
AND CRY.
AND WE WOULD ALL PRAY AND
PRAY TOGETHER.
WE WERE ON THAT WALL FOR,
LIKE, WOW, DAYS.
Efrem: "DETROIT" HITS
THEATERS AUGUST 4th.
Efrem: AND THAT
HEADLINE WRAPS THIS WEEK'S
COUNTDOWN AND BRINGS US TO
OUR NEXT GUEST.
HICHI KOUACHI BLEW
AUDIENCES AWAY A FEW WEEKS
AGO ON "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT."
AND IT WASN'T JUST HER
POWERFUL STORY.
IT IS THE MIRACLE STORY
BEHIND THE POWERFUL VOICE.
WE HAD TO KNOW MORE, SO
SHE IS HERE, AND SHE IS
THIS WEEK'S "STUDIO 5"
BRIGHT SPOT.
ESPECIALLY FOR ME, WHEN
IT COMES TO KNOWING MYSELF
AND APPLYING MY VISION TO
MYSELF BY MAKING IT
SOMETHING THAT IS REAL, IT
HAS BEEN AN OBSTACLE
COURSE SO FAR.
Efrem: IN THIS TALK,
SHE SHARES HOW HER FAITH
HELPED HER TO RECOVER
AFTER A PLANE CRASH.
SHE WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO
SURVIVORS.
I TRY TO INCLUDE IT IN
EVERY PART OF MY LIFE.
Efrem: TELL US WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOU IN 2005?
DECEMBER 10th, 2005,
WAS A DAY OF NATIONAL
TRAGEDY FOR THE CITIZENS
OF NIGERIA.
Efrem: AT 16, SHE
BOARDED A PLANE WITH 108
PASSENGERS.
IT WAS ABOUT 25 MINUTES
FROM LANDING WHEN THE
PILOT MADE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WOULD
BE STARTING HIS DESCENT
INTO THE AIRPORT.
SO THE TURBULENCE STARTED.
AND, OF COURSE, NO ONE
REALLY PANICKED BECAUSE
TURBULENCE HAPPENS.
BUT IT STARTED TO GET
REALLY BAD.
Efrem: JUST SECONDS
BEFORE THE PLAN CRASHED,
SHE REMEMBERS TURNING TO
GOD.
I REMEMBER HOLDING MY
FRIEND BACK FROM ACROSS
THE AISLE.
AND SHE ASKED ME, WOO
SHOULD WWHATSHOULD WE DO?
AND I SAID, I THINK WE
SHOULD PRAY.
I COULD HEAR MYSELF SAY
THOSE WORDS.
AND THE NEXT THING I
REMEMBER IS JUST THIS
REALLY SHARP, METAL,
SCRAPING SOUNDS IN MY
EARS.
AND I MUST HAVE BLACKED
OUT BECAUSE THE NEXT THING
THAT HAPPENS IS I'M WAKING
UP IN A HOSPITAL IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
Efrem: SHE HAS
ENDURED MORE THAN 100
SURGERIES, AND ALTHOUGH
HER BODY IS COVERED IN
SCARS, SHE ISN'T HIDING.
SHE IS USING HER STORY AND
HER MUSICAL TALENT TO
SHINE A LIGHT ON GOD'S
LOVE AND HIS RESTORATION
POWER.
I WANT TO SHARE MY
VOICE WITH "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT."
*
[CHEERING]
[APPLAUSE]
Efrem: YOU HAVE MORE
REASON TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
LET'S ALL PRAY AND CHEER
ON CATCHI.
SHE IS STILL IN THE
RUNNING FOR THE GROUND
PRIZE.
> STILL AHEAD ON "STUDIO
5," "GREY'S ANATOMY" STORY
Efrem: AND WELCOME
BACK.
WE ARE ALMOST OUT OF TIME
FORETHIFOR THIS EDITION OF
"STUDIO 5."
SO IT IS TIME TO LOOK
AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK.
*
Efrem: THE
20-SOMETHING ARTIST BEING
CALLED THE FUTURE OF
GOSPEL MUSIC.
ARE YOU UP ON STAGE
PINCHING YOURSELF, SAYING,
YOU KNOW, LORD, I CAN'T
BELIEVE YOU'VE DONE THIS?
WHAT IS THAT LIKE?
I DON'T PINCH MYSELF
UNTIL AFTER IT IS ALL
OVER.
IF YOU PINCH YOURSELF ON
STAGE, YOU MIGHT STOP
SINGING.
BUT IT IS VERY
INTERESTING.
IT IS VERY AMAZING.
MY ENTIRE LIFE, THIS
PARTICULAR SESSION WHERE
I'VE BEEN SINGING, THE
LAST FIVE YEARS, HAS BEEN
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.
Efrem: JONATHAN
McREYNOLDS SITS DOWN FOR
A CANDID CONVERSATION AND
JOINS US NEXT ON "STUDIO
5."
> THAT STORY IS COMING
NEXT WEEK.
AND I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU
WILL JOIN US.
WE HAVE ONE MORE WORD IN
THIS SHOW, AND IT COMES
FROM ACTRESS SARAH DREW.
PERHAPS YOU KNOW HER FROM
THE HIT SHOW "GREY'S
ANATOMY".
SHE HAS A PRACTICAL
PRESCRIPTION TO TREAT
UNHAPPINESS AND
FRUSTRATION, AND ITS THIS
WEEK'S FINAL WORD.
IN OUR CULTURE TODAY,
THERE IS A LOT -- IT'S
VERY ME FOCUSED.
AND IF I'M NOT HAPPY, I
NEED TO GO THERE.
IF I'M NOT HAPPY, I NEED
TO GO THERE.
AND THE THING THAT IS SO
DISAPPOINTING ABOUT THAT
MENTALITY IS THAT YOU'RE
JUST BRINGING ALL OF YOUR
JUNK TO THE NEXT PLACE, IF
YOU CUT AND RUN.
YOU JUST ARE.
YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY THOSE
PATTERNS OUT OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
AND THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO LEARN THE BIGGER,
DEEPER THING THAT YOU NEED
TO LEARN WHILE YOU'RE
FIGHTING THROUGH THE JUNK
AND THE MESS OF IT.
Efrem: THANK YOU,
SARAH DREW.
THAT IS A GREAT WORD AND
THE FINAL WORD FOR THIS
EDITION OF "STUDIO 5."
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