Bob and Susie have had many ups and downs in their construction business. But they stuck to one financial principle that established them as a multi-million dollar company. Learn from their journey.
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Gordon: WELCOME TO THE "700
CLUB".
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TAKING HIS
MESSAGE
TO SWITZERLAND TODAY. HE'S
PROMOTING
THE STRONG ECONOMY HERE IN THE
UNITED
STATES AND LAYING OUT HIS
VISION.
Terry: THE PRESIDENT IS ALSO
SENDING
HIS MESSAGE TO THE PALESTINIANS
SAYING
HIS ADMINISTRATION WILL CUTOFF
AID IF
THEY DON'T NEGOTIATE WITH
ISRAEL.
Reporter: AMERICA IS OPEN FOR
BUSINESS. THAT'S PRESIDENT
TRUMP
MESSAGE TO THOSE IN SWITZERLAND.
HE SAYS IT'S A GREAT TIME FOR
BUSINESSES TO INVEST IN THE
U.S. NOW
THAT TAXES HAVE BEEN CUT AND
THE
ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO
ROLL BACK
REGULATIONS.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO
INCREASE
BUSINESSES TO THRIVE AND
FLOURISH.
WE INVITE CAPITAL, INVITE
INVESTMENT
AND WARRANT PRODUCTION.
NOW ACCORDING TO THE NEW
YORK
INVESTIGATION, THE PRESIDENT
ORDERING
THE IF -- FIRING OF ROBERT
MUELLER.
MEANWHILE THE WHITE HOUSE
ADDRESSES
DREAMERS. THEY WILL END THE
LOTTERY
SYSTEM IN AN EXCHANGE FOR THE
PASSAGE
TO CITIZENSHIP FOR MANY YOUNG
DREAMERS
BROUGHT ILLEGALLY TO THE U.S.
BY THEIR
PARENTS.
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP MEETING
WITH
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AS TO
RECOGNIZE
JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITOL OF
ISRAEL.
IT MOVES IT FORWARD.
DURING MIKE PENCE'S VISIT TO
THE
MIDDLE EAST AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
THREATENS TO TAKE AWAY MILLIONS
OF
DOLLARS.
WHY SHOULD WE DO THAT IF
THEY ARE
DOING NOTHING FOR US .
CALLING THIS A MERE
OBLIGATION. NOW
COUNTING JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL'S
CAPITOL
BUT ALSO CALLED ON THE
PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY TO STOP PAYMENT TO
IMPRISON
TERRORIST AND THEIR FAMILIES.
AS FOR
THE PRESIDENT, HE HAS A FULL
PLATE IN
DAVOS ABOUT THE NATION'S
ECONOMY AND
BOOMING STOCK MARKET.
GORED DONALD TRUMP AS CERTAINLY
SET THE
STATUS QUO IN RECOGNIZING
JERUSALEM AS
THE CAPITOL OF ISRAEL AND
PUTTING ON
THE TABLE THE PAYMENTS TO THE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.
THESE PAYMENTS ARE EXPENSIVE.
BOND JUST DIRECT PAYMENTS TO
THE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, THERE IS
ALSO
USA I'D WHICH IS 5 BILLION AND
THAT'S A
LOT OF MONEY UNTIL YOU START TO
SAY,
YOU NEED TO START TALKING PEACE
AND DO
IT NOW. YOU HEARD THE RESPONSES
THAT
THE PAYMENTS ARE SOMEHOW AN
AMERICAN
OBLIGATION.
IN THAT YOU HEAR ALL THE VICTIM
HOOD,
YOU HEAR ALL OF YOUR OBLIGATED
TO
SUPPORT US. WE ARE NOT
OBLIGATED TO
SUPPORT THE PALESTINIANS AND WE
ARE
CERTAINLY NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY
FOR
TERRORISM. THAT'S CURRENTLY
WHAT'S
HAPPENING WITH THE PAY TO SLAY
PROGRAM
WITHIN THE PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY.
IT'S HIGH TIME THAT STOP. I
APPLAUD THE
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT SAY
THAT HAS TO
STOP TOO AND WE NEED TO HAVE IT
STOPPED
IMMEDIATELY.
GUATEMALA BECAME THE SECOND
COUNTRY
TO MOVE THEIR EMBASSY. WE ARE
IN THIS
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH
GUATEMALA'S
PRESIDENT.
GUATEMALA'S DECISION TO MOVE
THEIR
EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM FROM
ISRAEL.
I SAT DOWN WITH THE
GOVERNMENT
ABOUT THE DECISION TO MOVE THE
EMBASSY
TO JERUSALEM.
IT'S LONG OVER DUE AND EVEN
PROPHETIC.
WE HOPE THAT IT WILL HAPPEN
AND WE
HOPE THAT IT WILL SOON BE A
REALITY.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE PRAYED
ABOUT
THE MOVE TO JERUSALEM WITH HIS
FAMILY.
THIS IS THE KEY OF MAKING
OUR
DECISION TO JERUSALEM.
THIS IS OUR FAITH. WE DID THIS
AND
SOMETHING WE MEDITATED ON AND
SHARED IT
WITH THE PRESIDENT.
I TALKED TO THE MAN BEHIND
THE ZION
AWARD AND MOVING THE EMBASSY TO
JERUSALEM.
WHAT ROLE DID PRAYER HAVE?
THIS BEGAN WITH THE POWER OF
PRAYER.
THIS DIDN'T BEGIN IN THE
PRESIDENT'S
OFFICE.
THIS BEGAN IN THE CHURCHES,
WITH
PRAYER. THE CHURCHES ARE VERY
VERY
POWERFUL IN GUATEMALA. THEY ARE
BIG.
THEY ARE ORGANIZED.
THEY ARE BELIEVERS AND THEY ARE
VERY
VERY PRO ISRAEL. SO THEY UNITED
AND
THAT WAVE OF FAITH AND INTER
SESSION
CAME RIGHT UP TO THE
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
AND THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND
THE
VICE-PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND
THEY SAID
YES.
GARY LANE, CBN NEWS,
GUATEMALA.
Gordon: LET'S BE ENCOURAGED
IN PRAYER
FOR JERUSALEM AND THE BIBLE
COMMANDS US
TO PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF
JERUSALEM.
LET THE CURRENT EVENTS BE THE
SPARK
THAT'S NEEDED TO FINALLY HAVE
AN
ENDURING PEACE. WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK
WITH MORE OF THE "700 CLUB"
RIGHT AFTER
THIS.
Gordon: DURING THE RECESSION,
BOB
THORSEN DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO
MEET THE
PAYROLL. BUT SOON HE HAD THE
LARGEST
CONTRACT IN HISTORY. WHAT
HAPPENED IN
BETWEEN WAS NOTHING SHORT OF A
MIRACLE.
BOB SAYS IT ALL STARTED 40
YEARS AGO
WITH JUST $5.
BOB THORSEN IS THE MAN
BEHIND THE
MULTIMILLION DOLLAR
CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY.
IT BEGAN IN WASHINGTON D.C.
BOB KNEW WHAT HE WANTED TO DO
WITH HIS
LIFE.
I KNEW THAT I WANT TO BE
PART OF
GOD'S ECONOMY. HE SAYS THAT WE
ARE HIS
TITHERS AND TO HIS WORK.
HE DID THIS WATCHING THE
"700 CLUB"
SHOW.
WE HAD A TELEVISION SIGNAL
OF A SHOW
CALLED THE "700 CLUB". PAT
TALKED ABOUT
GIVING AND HE KNEW THE SECRET
ABOUT
BECOMING PART OF GOD'S ECONOMY.
BOB WANTED TO JOIN THE "700
CLUB"
BUT HAD NO INCOME. HE TOOK A
JOB USING
A PICK AXE TO TITHE.
IT WAS FOR GIVING.
HE DID SOMETHING UNUSUAL
THAT SEEMED
AT THE TIME.
IT WAS ABOUT APPLES. I
KNOCKED ON
THE DOOR AND I GAVE IT TO THE
LADY AND
SHE SAID PRAISE THE LORD, I
NEEDED
APPLES.
HE SOON BEGAN WORK ON HER
HOUSE.
> THERE WERE DAYS WHEN WE
WOULD PRAY
FOR THE PAYROLL.
THERE WERE DAYS WHEN WE WOULD
PRAY THAT
THE SINK WOULD ARRIVE.
THEY THANKED GOD AND
CONTINUED TO
TITHES. WHILE THEIR BUSINESS
HAD
SEVERAL YEARS UPS AND DOWN AND
IN 2010,
THEY WERE THREATENED TO CLOSE
THEIR
DOORS.
IT LOOKED VERY BAD FOR US. I
SAID,
IF WE DON'T GET A LOAN, WE ARE
NOT
GOING TO MAKE IT.
AND THEY ALSO SAID, IF YOU
STOP
GIVING TO CHRISTIAN CAUSES, YOU
WOULDN'T BE IN THIS POSITION
YOU ARE
IN.
HE KNEW HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO MAKE
HIS PAYMENTS TO HIS EMPLOYEES.
THEN HE
WENT BACK TO THE BANK.
THEY SAID, MR. THORSEN,
DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT.
WE'LL COVER YOU UP TO $100,000.
THE
SAME BANK THAT TURNED ME DOWN A
FEW
WEEKS AGO TELLING ME DON'T
WORRY ABOUT
IT.
THERE IS NO WAY TO EXPLAIN IT
EXCEPT
GOD.
SOON HE GOT THE LARGEST
CONTRACT IN
HISTORY.
SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN
GROWING.
IT'S REFLECTED IN THEIR
FAITHFUL
GIVING TO CBN.
CBN IS STILL FOCUSED ON THE
VISION
TO GIVE THEIR MONEY TO GOD. I
HAVE
NEVER SEEN AN MINISTRY DO WHAT
THEY ARE
SAYING.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RELAX.
THEY HAVE BECOME THE GIVER
OF ALL
THEIR BLESSINGS.
I LOOK BACK AND I'M JUST
AMAZED THAT
I HEARD FROM THE LORD.
IT'S AMAZING.
THEY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
GIVE AS
THEY DO.
YOU NEED TO START GIVING AND
WATCH
WHAT GOD WILL DO FOR YOU.
HE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU AND
ENTER INTO
THE LIFE OF A NEW DIMENSION.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A LOT.
WE START WITH JUST A LITTLE.
TITHING IS MORE ABOUT THE HEART
THAN IT
IS ABOUT THE MONEY.
Gordon: HERE IS THE PRINCIPLE
THAT
BOB FOLLOWED SINCE HIS WHOLE
MARRIAGE.
SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER HE SAID
I WANT
TO BE PART OF GOD'S ECONOMY. A
PRINCIPLE FROM LUKE CHAPTER 6.
GIVE AND
IT WILL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU.
WITH THE MEASURE YOU USE, IT
WILL BE
MEASURED TO YOU.
HE PUT THIS PRINCIPLE TO WORK.
HE SAID I HAVE GOT APPLES AND
KNOCKED
ON THE DOOR AND THE WOMAN AT
THE DOOR
SAID I HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR
APPLES.
THEN BOB SEE'S REPAIRS THAT ARE
NEEDED
WITH THINGS ARE BROKEN IN THE
HOUSE.
HE SAID, I'M NOT JUST GOING TO
GIVE YOU
APPLES, I'M GOING TO FIX YOUR
HOUSE.
WHO TAKES NOTICE FOR THAT? HER
NEIGHBORS. THEY SAY, I WANT BOB
TO COME
WORK FOR ME. HIS CONSTRUCTION
BUSINESS
STARTED BY BRINGING A BAG OF
APPLES.
WHEN GOD TELLS YOU TO DO IT, DO
IT
GENEROUSLY BECAUSE THERE IS A
BLESSING
THERE.
LISTEN TO HIM, OBEY HIS VOICE
BECAUSE
HE ALWAYS WANTS TO BLESS HIS
CHILDREN.
FOR CHERYL BRANDON, TITHING IS
LIKE
BREATHING SINCE HER HUSBAND
WALKED OUT
ON THE FAMILY LEAVING HER IN
$80,000 IN
DEBT.
SOON SHE'S OUT OF A JOB AND SHE
AND HER
CHILDREN ARE LEFT WITH NO
INCOME.
THAT'S WHEN HER CHOICE SAVED
HER FROM
FINANCIAL RUIN AND GAVE THEM A
SECURE
FUTURE.
WITHOUT WARNING CHERYL
BRANDON'S 18
MARRIAGE ENDED.
HER HUSBAND LEFT FOR TRAINING
AND NEVER
RETURNED LEAVING HERE WITH
CHILDREN AND
PART-TIME JOB AND $80,000 IN
DEBT.
IT FELT IMMOBILIZING LIKE
HISTORY
WAS FLUSHED DOWN THE TOILET.
SHE WAS LAID OFF FROM HER
JOB.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME.
WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE ASLEEP AT
NIGHT I
JUST KNEW THAT I HAD TO MANAGE
WITH
WHAT I HAD.
CHERYL BEGAN SHOPPING AT
THRIFT
STORES AND FOOD BANKS.
STILL THERE WAS ONE THING THAT
CHERYL
REFUSED TO CUT BACK ON.
IT SAID ON THE BIBLE THAT
GOD WILL
BLESS YOU IF YOU TITHE.
I DIDN'T START OFF RIGHT AWAY
WITH 10%.
I SAID, LORD, I HAVE $30 THAT I
CAN
GIVE TOWARDS TITHES.
WHEN I'M ABLE, I WILL TITHE THE
10%.
ONE THING SHE DID WAS SHE
GAVE TO
THE "700 CLUB".
WHEN YOU PLANT A SEED, WHEN
YOU
GIVE, IT'S NOT JUST EVEN MONEY,
THE
SEED YOU PLANT, IT COMES BACK.
IT CAN
COME BACK 30 FOLD, 50 FOLD, 100
FOLD.
SOON AFTER, CHERYL BECAME A
SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHER.
THAT JOB TRIPLED MY SALARY.
SHE BEGAN TO JOIN THE "700
CLUB" AND
THEN SHE TRIPLED HER INCOME
AND WAS
ABLE TO EARN HER DOCTORATE
DEGREE.
I USED TO GET UP AT 4:00
A.M. AND
WALK AROUND THE HOUSE AND SAY
THAT AND
PRAY THAT AND ASK GOD TO BE
DEBT FREE 1
DAY.
HER PRAYER WAS ANSWERED. SHE
PAID
OFF EVERY PERSONAL DEBT AND
EVEN PAID
FOR HER CHILDREN'S COLLEGE FUND.
TITHING IS PART OF MY LIFE,
IT'S
BREATHING.
START WITH WHAT YOU CAN DO AND
BE
FAITHFUL WITH IT.
DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF WITH WHERE
YOUR
RESOURCES ARE GOING TO COME
FROM. GOT
STRETCHES YOUR 90%. HE WILL
GIVE YOU
WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOUR
HOUSEHOLD, FOR
YOUR RETIREMENT, WHATEVER IT
IS. HE
WILL GIVE YOU WISDOM.
Gordon: HE WILL GIVE YOU
WISDOM. IF
THERE IS ANYONE THAT YOU CAN
SAY
DESERVES A PASS IS CHERYL.
$80,000 IN
DEBT, NO JOB, NO HUSBAND, WITH
HER
CHILDREN.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? SHE
SAID I'M
GOING TO GOD, I'M GOING TO DO
IT HIS
WAY. FROM DEUTERONOMY, WALK IN
HIS WAYS
AND INCREASE YOUR DEMANDS AND
WALK IN
HIS WAYS.
CHERYL WALKED WITH GOD AND SHE
WOULD
GET UP AND WALK AROUND HER
HOUSE
PRAYING THAT SHE WAS GOING TO
BE DEBT
FREE. BUT MORE THAN HER
PRAYERS, SHE
WAS DOING IT. SHE SAID, I'M
LIVING
GOD'S WAY. WHEN YOU DO IT THAT
WAY,
WHEN YOU LIVE GOD'S WAY, THAT'S
WHEN
THINGS HAPPEN. I HAVE GOT SOME
NEW
CHALLENGES.
$75,000 FROM FLORIDA, FROM
MICHIGAN,
LORD, WE E ASK FOR BLESSINGS
FROM THIS,
WE ASK FOR INCREASES THAT COME
FROM
YOU, IS 30, 50 FOLD. THANK YOU
FOR
THOSE MEMBERS FROM FLORIDA THAT
MADE IT
POSSIBLE TO INCREASE THIS
CHALLENGE.
BLESS THEM FOR WE ASK IT ALL IN
JESUS'
NAME, AMEN.
39 MINUTES, 52 SECONDS IS THE
TIME ON
THE CLOCK.
CALL NOW, TOLL-FREE PHONE
NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000. SAY, YES, I
WANT TO BE
2018 TO BE THE YEAR THAT I
TITHE AND
DRAW THE LINE AND SAY THAT I
WILL DO IT
GOD'S WAY. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO
BECOME
A MEMBER.
MEMBER: $20 A MONTH, JUST $0.65
A DAY ,
AND GOLD LEVEL, GOLD MEMBER:
$40 A
MONTH, 1000 MEMBER, 1000
MEMBER: $84 A
MONTH (1,000 A YEAR), AND
FOUNDER'S
MEMBER: $417 A MONTH (5,000 A
YEAR) AND
CHAIRMAN CIRCLE.
CHAIRMAN'S MEMBER: $834 A
MONTH,
(10,000 A YEAR).
Terry: WHEN YOU CALL YOU WILL
GET ONE
OF PAT'S NEW TEACHING "ANSWERED
PRAYER"
HOW TO PRAY EFFECTIVELY AND SEE
GOD
WORK IN YOUR LIFE.
Terry: IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE
POWER OF
PRAYER, THEN "ANSWERED PRAYER"
IS FOR
YOU. EVEN IF YOU DO KNOW THE
POWER OF
PRAYER, THIS IS SO INSPIRING
AND
ENCOURAGING. I WATCHED IT AND
IT
DEEPENED MY FAITH.
I KNOW IT WILL DO IT FOR YOU.
CALL RIGHT NOW, EVERY DOLLAR
YOU GIVE
WILL BE MATCHED DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR. WE
WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT NOW
AND
WHAT YOU GIVE WILL GO TOWARDS
ALL THE
LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED. CALL
US RIGHT
NOW.
TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000.
YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS.
Gordon: SHERRY WAS DOWN AND
OUT.
SHE WAS WITHOUT WATER AND
POWER. THAT'S
WHEN SHE DECIDED TO DRAW THE
LINE IN
THE SAND.
SHE USED HER LAST $50 TO DO IT.
SHERRY HEWITT DROVE A TRUCK
FOR
YEARS UNTIL SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT
ON-THE-JOB AND WAS NOT ABLE TO
WORK.
I WAS SURGERY AND I COULDN'T
PAY MY
RENT AND WE LOST EVERYTHING.
I JUST GAVE UP.
SOON SHE WAS SEPARATED FROM
HER
HUSBAND.
I HAD NO POWER.
ONE NIGHT SHE WAS INVITED TO
CHURCH
AND SHE ACCEPTED CHRIST AND SHE
WAS
READING THE BIBLE AND WAS DRAWN
TO THE
SCRIPTURE ABOUT TITHING.
THAT TO ME MEANT PROTECTION,
I
TRUSTED WHAT THAT WORD SAID. AT
THE
MOMENT I HAD $50.
I SAID I'M DRAWING A LINE IN
THE SAND
TONIGHT AND I'M BECOMING A
TITHER. I
PUT THAT $50 IN THAT ENVELOPE.
THEN SHE PICKED UP THE PAPER
AND
LOOKED AT THE CLASSIFIEDS.
I SAW THE AD.
IT SAID TO FEED THE HORSES.
I GOT EXCITED SO I CALLED ABOUT
IT.
THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY
ACCEPTED HER
APPLICATION AND 2 DAYS LATER,
SHERRY
GOT A JOB AT A GARDEN CENTER.
EVERY TIME I GOT PAID, I
TITHED.
SHE WAS WATCHING THE "700
CLUB" AND
SOON BECAME A PARTNER.
I LOVE BEING PART OF GOOD
THINGS AND
GOOD PLACES.
I LOVE WHAT THEY DO.
A MONTH LATER, SHE WAS
CALLED BY HER
HUSBAND TO COME HOME.
HE SAID YOU ARE IN LOVE, I
SAID, I
DO.
I'M IN LOVE WITH GOD.
THEY RECONCILED AND THEY
PRAYED
TOGETHER AND WENT TO CHURCH.
DEAN GOT A CONSTRUCTION JOB AND
A
PROMOTION AND WITHIN A YEAR,
THEIR
INCOME TRIPLED.
WHATEVER WE DO, WE TITHE.
THEY WERE ABLE TO INCREASE
THEIR
GIVING TO CBN AND BECAME 1000
CLUB
MEMBERS.
THEY INCLUDE THIS IN EVERY PART
OF
THEIR LIFE.
THIS IS A BLESSING FOR EVERY
PART OF
YOUR LIFE. IF YOU ARE WILLING
AND
OBEDIENT.
Gordon: IF YOU ARE WILLING
AND
OBEDIENT.
FROM SECOND CORINTHIANS.
IF YOU PLANT A SEED YOU WILL BE
MULTIPLIED.
GOD WILL GENEROUSLY PROVIDE
WHAT YOU
NEED.
THEN YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE
EVERYTHING
YOU NEED AND PLENTY LEFT OVER
TO SHARE
WITH OTHERS. HERE IS SHERRY,
SHE SAYS,
YES, I'M DRAWING A LINE IN THE
SAND FOR
TITHES.
SEE WHAT GOD WILL DO FOR YOU.
IT'S THE ONLY TIME WE GET TO
TEST HIM
WITH OUR TITHES AND OFFERING.
WE HAVE A CHALLENGE AND IT'S
GOING
DOWN. WE HAVE 33 MINUTES LEFT.
TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000.
LET'S GO TO WENDY AT THE
PHONES.
Wendy: THANK YOU, GORDON.
IN HIS NEW DVD, HE HAS YOUR
PRAYER
ANSWERS WITH THIS "ANSWERED
PRAYER" HOW
TO PRAY EFFECTIVELY AND SEE GOD
WORK IN
YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK GOD INTO
DOING
SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOU, HE
HEARS YOUR
PRAYERS AND ALWAYS ANSWERS A
DESPERATE
PRAYER.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS.
IT'S CALLED "ANSWERED PRAYER"
HOW TO
PRAY EFFECTIVELY AND SEE GOD
WORK IN
YOUR LIFE.
IT'S OUR GIFT TO YOU WHEN YOU
GIVE US A
CALL RIGHT NOW AND SAY, YES, I
WANT TO
JOIN THE "700 CLUB".
TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000
IS THE NUMBER TO CALL OR YOU
CAN LOG
ONTO CBN.COM. WE ARE ON OUR
FRIDAY
FINAL DAY IN JANUARY FOR OUR
TELETHON.
IT TIME TO GIVE AND TO BE A
BLESSING
AND TO MAKE A BLESSING, WE CAN
DO THAT
TOO. IF YOU ARE ALREADY A CLUB
MEMBER,
THAT'S JUST MEMBER: $20 A
MONTH, JUST
$0.65 A DAY , GREAT, WE LOVE IT.
WE LOVE YOU.
AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
GO UP
TO THE GOLD LEVEL.
GOLD MEMBER: $40 A MONTH, WE'LL
GIVE
YOU THREE DVD'S.
AND IF YOU CAN GO HIGHER, 1000
MEMBER,
1000 MEMBER: $84 A MONTH (1,000
A YEAR).
WE'LL GIVE YOU FIVE AND YOU
WILL BE
ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY
AND
FRIENDS.
Terry: WHEN YOU GIVE TO THE
"700
CLUB", YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP
PEOPLE
FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
ALLEN ABSHIRE WAS A VICTIM OF
HURRICANE
HARVEY. HE HAD TO LEAVE HIS
HOME IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
HE'S GRATEFUL FOR HIS LIFE BUT
HE LOST
EVERYTHING HE OWNED.
70-YEAR-OLD ALLEN ABSHIRE,
ARMY
VETERAN HAD TO FLEE HIS HOME.
THEY KNOCKED ON MY DOOR AND
THEY
SAID, MR. ALLEN, THE WATER IS
COMING IN
YOUR HOUSE.
THEY HAD A BOAT WITH A MOTOR
AND CAME
DOWN 40TH STREET AND PICKED UP
A DOZEN
PEOPLE.
IT WAS PRETTY BAD BECAUSE THE
WATER WAS
MORE THAN 10 INCHES. I LOST
EVERYTHING
IN MY HOME.
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, A
YEAR AGO HE
LOST HIS WIFE TO CANCER. HE
VISITS HER
GRAVE EVERYDAY.
AT NIGHT WE WOULD GO TO BED
AND SAY
A PRAYER.
THEY PUT THAT ON HER GRAVE
MARKER.
THEN "OPERATION BLESSING"
CAME TO
HELP HIM.
WHEN I SEEN "OPERATION
BLESSING"
COME TO MY DOOR, I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO
EXPECT. I HAVE SEEN THEY HAVE
GONE
AROUND THE WORLD AND IT WAS
WONDERFUL
WHEN THEY CAME TO HELP.
"OPERATION BLESSING" CAME TO
HELP
HIM CLEAN HIS HOME, BUT THAT
WASN'T ALL.
HE GOT A COMPLETE HOME
MAKEOVER. IT WAS
A COMPLETE SURPRISE. NOT ONLY
DID WE
HANG NEW SHEET ROCK, BUT WE PUT
IN NEW
FLOORING AND PAINTING AND EVEN
BROUGHT
IN NEW FURNITURE.
FINALLY AFTER MANY DAYS OF HARD
WORK,
ALLEN CAME HOME WITH HIS
DAUGHTER AND
GRANDDAUGHTER FOR A SURPRISE
THEY WILL
NEVER FORGET.
COMING HOME WAS THE GREATEST
THING
THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN A VERY
LONG
TIME. I OPENED THE DOOR TO MY
HOUSE, IT
LOOKED LIKE A BRAND NEW HOME.
YOU MADE
THIS THING ABOUT ME BEING IN
THE ARMY,
THAT WAS REAL SWEET AND NICE
AND ALSO
"OPERATION BLESSING" GOD BLESS
YOU.
WHEN I HAVE SEEN HOW BEAUTIFUL
THE JOB
THAT YOU ALL DONE, I FEEL LIKE
I HAVE
BEEN LIFTED. I WILL NEVER
FORGET Y'ALL
FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME
AND MY
FAMILY. THANK YOU.
Terry: I KNOW YOU MUST FEEL
THE WAY I
DO WHEN YOU WATCH THESE NATURAL
DISASTERS HAPPEN. I WISH I
COULD GO
HELP SOMEONE. YOU CAN.
YOU CAN DO IT WHEN YOU JOIN THE
"700
CLUB" AND WE DO IT WITH
THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE THAT
DIFFERENCE. WE ARE MAKING THE
DIFFERENCE IN EVERY NATURAL
DISASTER
HERE THAT'S HAPPENED.
MANY OF OUR PEOPLE ARE STILL
THERE ON A
REGULAR BASIS HELPING PEOPLE
LIKE ALLEN
TO RECOVER.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO WHEN YOU JOIN
THE
"700 CLUB". A GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP IS
JUST MEMBER: $20 A MONTH, JUST
$0.65 A
DAY , IF YOU ARE ALREADY A
MEMBER, GO
TO THE 1,000 CLUB, 1000 MEMBER:
$84 A
MONTH (1,000 A YEAR), AND WE
HAVE
FOUNDERS CLUB, FOUNDER'S
MEMBER: $417 A
MONTH (5,000 A YEAR), OR
CHAIRMAN
CIRCLE, CHAIRMAN'S MEMBER: $834
A
MONTH, (10,000 A YEAR), ASK GOD
WHAT HE
WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO AND CALL
US RIGHT
NOW, AND WHEN YOU CALL, YOUR
GIFT WILL
BE MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
Gordon: ISAAC AND LUBA WERE
INVOLVED
IN THE HOLOCAUST.
THEY WERE UNABLE TO COME UP
WITH FOOD.
ISAAC AND LUBA LIKE TO WORK
ON THEIR
GARDEN. THEY WERE VICTIMS OF
THE
HOLOCAUST.
THEY WENT FROM TOWN TO TOWN
KILLING
THE JEWS. THEN THEY TOLD THEM
THERE
WERE NO JEWS HERE SO THEY WENT
ON.
ISAAC AND LUBA'S FATHER WENT
TO
FIGHT IN THE ARMY. THEY HAD TO
SURVIVE
IN THE GHETTO ALONE.
THERE WAS NOTHING TO EAT.
THERE WERE
MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE IN OUR
HOME. THEY
SLEPT WHEREVER THEY COULD AND
IT WAS SO
COLD. HALF THE POPULATION OF
THE GHETTO
PERISHED.
1 DAY I WAS WITH MY MOTHER
IN THE
SQUARE AND THE SOLDIER
THREATENED TO
SHOOT US IF SHE DID NOT GIVE UP
HER
EARRINGS. SHE DID AND THEY LET
HER GO.
HE WENT TO HELP HIS MOTHER.
BOTH LUBA AND ISAAC LOST MANY
FRIENDS
AND RELATIVES IN THE WAR.
IT IS SOMETHING YOU NEVER
FORGET.
IT'S FOREVER IN YOUR HEAD, IT'S
THERE,
IT'S ALWAYS THERE.
ISAAC AND LUBA MET AFTER THE
WAR AND
STARTED A FAMILY AND THEY SOON
MOVED TO
ISRAEL.
THEY WILL SOON START THEIR
ANNIVERSARY.
LATELY IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR
THEM TO
COME UP WITH MONEY FOR FOOD.
CBN
REGULARLY TAKES THEM FOOD.
WHEN YOU COME TO OUR HOUSE
TO BRING
US FOOD, IT'S MUCH MORE THAN
MATERIAL
HELP.
YOU GIVE US HAPPINESS.
WE ALSO HOLD EVENTS ABOUT
THE
HOLOCAUST LIKE THIS ONE.
SURVIVORS
SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH
CHRISTIANS. WE
TREAT THEM TO A MEAL AND GIVE
EACH
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR A WALKER OR
A CANE.
MY SPIRIT IS LIFTED.
THERE IS MUCH JOY IN MY HEART.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS.
WE LOVE THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
COULD
BE BETTER. WE HAVE THE SAME GOD
AND GOD
UNITES US.
Gordon: BE A PART OF IT
WHETHER IT'S
DISASTERS HERE IN AMERICA, PART
OF THE
HOLOCAUST, WE PREACH THE GOSPEL
AROUND
THE WORLD , BUILDING WATER
WELLS,
"OPERATION BLESSING", HELP ON
THE
HOMEFRONT.
WE DO IT ALL. CALL NOW.
TOLL-FREE PHONE
NUMBER: 1-800-700-7000. WENDY?
Wendy: DO YOU PRAY TO GOD AND
YOUR
PRAYERS ARE UNANSWERED? WITH
THIS NEW
"ANSWERED PRAYER", PAT
ROBERTSON SHOWS
YOU THE IMPORTANCE ON GOD'S
TIMING.
> GOD'S NOT GOING TO GET
THERE AHEAD
OF TIME.
THOUGH WE WISH HE WOULD.
GOD MAY POUR OUT TO YOU AN EVEN
BIGGER
BLESSING.
YOU WOULDN'T TAKE THE CAKE OUT
OF THE
OVEN HALF COOKED.
GOD'S TIMING IS PERFECT.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS PAT'S
NEW
TEACHING CALLED "ANSWERED
PRAYER".
IT'S YOUR GIFT WHEN YOU CALL
RIGHT NOW
TO JOIN.
JUST CALL AND SAY, YES, I WANT
TO JOIN
THE "700 CLUB". THE GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP
IS MEMBER: $20 A MONTH, JUST
$0.65 A
DAY.
IT'S ALL IT TAKES TO BECOME A
PARTNER.
IF YOU ARE ALREADY THERE, YOU
ARE
MAKING A DIFFERENCE AROUND THE
WORLD.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
BIGGER
DIFFERENCE, GO TO GOLD MEMBER:
$40 A
MONTH; AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE
DVD'S,
IF YOU GO HIGHER, 1,000 CLUB
MEMBER,
1000 MEMBER: $84 A MONTH (1,000
A
YEAR), WE'LL GIVE YOU FIVE.
Gordon: I HAVE SOME GREAT
NEWS.
WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL PARTNERS
WILLING
TO GIVE $40,000.
LORD, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING,
BLESS
THEM, LORD, SPEAK TO THEM.
WE ASK IT IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
WE HAVE 20 MINUTES LEFT.
CALL NOW, TOLL-FREE PHONE
NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000.
WHEN PAULA TOOK A JOB WITH HER
CHURCH,
SHE TOOK A PAY CUT AS WELL .
SOON SHE
NEEDED PAY DAY LOANS TO PAY FOR
HER
BILLS. 1 DAY SHE CRIED OUT TO
HELP AND
DECIDED TO FULLY TRUST GOD.
PAULA OREZI HAD A GREAT JOB
IN
FLORIDA BUT SHE HEARD HER
CALLING
ASKING HER TO LEAVE AND TAKE A
JOB IN
THE CHURCH.
I PRAYED TO GOD.
I'M STRUGGLING.
I'M TRYING TO PAY MY BILLS AND
TRYING
TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
I JUST ASKED TO ADD MORE MONEY
INTO MY
ACCOUNT. I WAS TELLING GOD HOW
TO FIX
IT.
PAULA STARTED A JOB WITH HER
CHURCH
AND THEN SHE WAS STRUGGLING AND
SOON
TOOK LOANS TO PAY HER BILLS.
THOSE LOANS BECAME DUE.
EVENTUALLY SHE DRAINED
EVERYTHING
SHE HAD AND SOON SHE MOVED INTO
AN
APARTMENT WITH HER MOTHER.
SHE STAYED IN THE SAME ROOM
WITH HER
SISTER AND HER TWO KIDS.
I REMEMBER I WENT TO WORK
AND I WAS
FRUSTRATED AND FLUSTERED AND MY
COWORKER SAID, WHAT'S WRONG? I
SAID I
NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
PAULA TRUSTED GOD TAKING A
JOB AT
HER CHURCH. NOW SHE KNEW SHE
NEEDED TO
TRUST GOD AGAIN.
THEN 1 DAY SHE STARTED TITHING
MORE.
WE TOOK AN AUTOMATIC
DEDUCTION OUT
OF EVERY CHECK.
I'M JUST GOING TO TITHE AND NOT
GOING
TO THINK ABOUT IT. I'M GOING
FULL
PLEDGE. BUT I KNEW IN MY ACT OF
OBEDIENCE.
I HAD THE WORD OF GOD AND I
TRUSTED HIM.
SHE SOON TRUSTED GOD WITH
HER TITHES
AND JOINED THE "700 CLUB".
THEN I GOT A NEW POSITION
AND THEN
AN INCREASE TO MY SALARY OF
$4,000.
OKAY, GOD, YOU SAID TEST AND
YOU SAID
BRING AND YOU WILL OPEN UP THE
HEAVENS
AND I FELT LIKE I WAS GETTING A
LITTLE
SPOILED BY GOD.
THEN SHE HEARD GOD TELLING
HER IT
WAS TIME TO MAKE HER MOVE.
BECAUSE OF
HER EXPERIENCE WORKING AT THE
CHURCH,
SHE WAS THE PERFECT CANDIDATE.
PAULA GOT THE JOB AND BEFORE
LONG SHE
WAS MAKING MORE MONEY THAN EVER
BEFORE.
I THANK GOD. THAT IS A
PREREQUISITE
FOR HIM TO PULL OUT THE
BLESSING.
LOOKING AT GOD, SHE KNEW
THAT WAS
THE STEP TO FOLLOW EVERY STEP
OF THE
WAY.
NOW SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORK
ABOUT
PAYING HER BILLS.
NOT WORRYING ABOUT HOW I'M
GOING TO
PAY BILLS, I SLEEP BETTER.
NOW SHE WATCHES GOD DO THE
IMPOSSIBLE.
HE WANTS TO GIVE US MORE
THAN
ENOUGH. WE HAVE TO JUST TAKE
THAT LEAP
OF FAITH.
JUST TAKE THAT LEAP OF FAITH.
WHAT HE
DID FOR ME HE WILL DO FOR YOU.
HE
ALREADY FAITHFUL.
Gordon: HE WILL BE FAITHFUL
TO YOU.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TRUST HIM
BECAUSE
WE ARE PUTTING INTO PRACTICE
WHAT WE
CALL THE LAW OF RECIPROCITY. IT
COMES
FROM THE GOSPEL OF LUKE.
GIVE AND IT WILL BE GIVEN UNTO
YOU.
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. IN
THE
NATURAL, WE SAY, WHEN I HAVE
ENOUGH,
THEN I WILL GIVE. NO, IT
DOESN'T WORK
THAT WAY. GIVE AND IT WILL BE
GIVEN
UNTO YOU.
2018 WILL BE THE YEAR THAT I
WILL DRAW
THE LINE ON THE SAND AND I'M
GOING TO
BE A FAITHFUL GIVER. CALL US
RIGHT NOW.
JUST SAY YES, I WANT TO JOIN
THE "700
CLUB".
THERE ARE MANY LEVELS, YOU CAN
JOIN AT
JUST MEMBER: $20 A MONTH, JUST
$0.65 A
DAY , GOLD MEMBER: $40 A MONTH;
1,000
CLUB MEMBER, 1000 MEMBER: $84 A
MONTH
(1,000 A YEAR), AND FOUNDER
MEMBER,
FOUNDER'S MEMBER: $417 A MONTH
(5,000 A
YEAR), AND CHAIRMAN CIRCLE,
CHAIRMAN'S
MEMBER: $834 A MONTH, (10,000 A
YEAR),
AND AT WHATEVER LEFT, WE HAVE
$100,000
LEFT AND A $38,000 CHALLENGE.
BE A PART
OF IT.
GO TO YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW
TOLL-FREE
PHONE NUMBER: 1-800-700-7000.
TERRY?
Terry: VIVIAN LIVES IN KENYA.
SHE'S HAPPY AND SURROUNDED BY
LOVE.
IT'S A STARK CONTRAST TO THE
LIFE SHE
ONCE LIVED AND SHE NEVER TAKES
IT FOR
GRANTED.
VIVIAN GREW UP IN A SLUM.
I THOUGHT GOD HAD FORGOTTEN.
I WAS ALONE IN THE WORLD.
THEN VIVIAN WAS TAKEN IN BY
"ORPHAN'S PROMISE".
THEY HAVE THREE GOOD MEALS A
DAY AND
GETTING A GREAT EDUCATION. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE LEARNING
ABOUT
GOD.
WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, I
DIDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GOD.
LEARNING ABOUT GOD WAS A VERY
NICE
THING TO ME. NOW I FEEL LIKE I
HAVE A
FATHER WHO CARES FOR ME AND
LOVES ME.
VIVIAN AND THE OTHERS OFTEN
WATCH
"SUPERBOOK" AT HOME.
MY FAVORITE STORY IS THE
STORY OF
JOB. GOD HAD A PLAN.
NO MATTER WHAT SOMEBODY DOES TO
YOU.
THROUGH "SUPERBOOK" AND THE
CONSISTENT CHRISTIAN CARE SHE
GETS AT
THE HOME, VIVIAN IS LEARNING TO
RELY ON
GOD.
WHEN I WAS STRUGGLING, I
STOPPED AND
PRAYED AND ASKED THE HOLY
SPIRIT TO
HELP ME. GOD HELPED ME REMEMBER
WHAT I
LEARNED AND I GOT 100% ON THE
TEST.
VIVIAN EVEN FOUND IT IN HER
HEART TO
PRAY FOR HER MOTHER.
I PRAY THAT GOD WILL BLESS
HER AND
SHE WILL ONE DAY BE SAVED.
LIVING IN THIS WONDERFUL HOME
ENCOURAGED ME TO LOVE GOD.
THANK YOU
FOR GIVING UP THIS PRIVILEGE.
WE DON'T
TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. MAY GOD
BLESS YOU
FOR BLESSING US.
A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL KNOWS
THAT
FORGIVENESS BRINGS FREEDOM. A
12-YEAR-OLD GIRL ASKING FOR
BLESSINGS
ON A MOTHER THAT WASN'T GOOD TO
HER AND
SHE KNOWS GOD HER FATHER LOVES
HER VERY
VERY MUCH. THIS IS ALL POSSIBLE
WITH
EDUCATION AND FOOD CLOTHING
BECAUSE YOU
WERE NICE ENOUGH TO GIVE.
I VISITED THEM.
THEY ARE BEING TAUGHT ABOUT
GOD'S LOVE
DAILY. JOIN THE "700 CLUB"
RIGHT NOW.
WHEN YOU CALL, WILL YOU DO IT
USING
PLEDGE EXPRESS.
WHEN YOU PARTNER WITH CBN
ONLINE, YOU
ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN
PLEDGE
EXPRESS. THE BANK DOES ALL THE
WORK.
IT SAVES YOU TIME AND POSTAGE.
JUST
SAY I WANT TO GIVE USING PLEDGE
EXPRESS! WHEN YOU DO THIS WE
ARE GOING
TO SEND YOU "POWER FOR LIFE"
TEACHING.
EVERY MONTH YOU WILL RECEIVE
ONE OF
THESE. CALL NOW.
GORDON?
Gordon: I HAVE SOME GREAT
NEWS FROM
WHITE CITY OREGON, A 2500 CLUB
DOUBLING
TO FOUNDER, AND FROM MICHIGAN,
A 2500
CLUB MEMBER, $5,000.
TAKES US DO YOU TO 15 MINUTES.
CALL US NOW.
TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000.
TAJ IS HAVING DIFFICULTY
SUPPORTING HIS
FAMILY. THE COUPLE NEEDED A
HAND UP AND
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY GOT
FROM HELP
ON THE HOMEFRONT.
THE FIRST THING A MAN DOES
WHEN HE
WANTS TO JOIN THE UNITED STATES
ARMY,
THEY TALK TO A RECRUITER.
AND THAT WAS TAJ.
I TALK TO PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T
HAVE
MUCH GOING FOR THEM. THEN WHEN
THEY ARE
JOIN THEY ARE ABLE TO DO GREAT
THINGS.
HIS WIFE IS PROUD OF HIS
GOOD WORK.
HE MAKES ME PROUD OF HIM
THAT HE
MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S
LIVES.
WITH THAT RECRUITING, HE
ENJOYS HIS
FAMILY AND HE HOPES TO BE
COMPLETELY
DEBT FREE AND THEY MOST
IMPORTANTLY
TITHE EACH MONTH.
WE TITHE EVERY MONTH. EVEN
THOUGH
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT. WHEN I
LOOK AT MY
PAY STUB, I DON'T LOOK AT THAT
AMOUNT
OF MONEY. I LOOK AT IT AFTER I
TITHE.
THEY HAD AN ENGINE BLOWUP IN
THEIR
VAN. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS
TO
REPAIR IT. THE ONLY WAY TO PAY
FOR IT
WAS TO OPEN A CREDIT CARD.
GOING BACK INTO DEBT, IT
UPSET ME.
THE COUPLE LOOKED TO PAY
THEIR
CREDIT CARD OFF.
SOON THEIR PASTOR TALKED TO CBN
AND
THEIR PASTOR TOLD THEM THAT CBN
WAS
READY TO HELP.
THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU
TO
REPAIR THE VAN AND ADDITIONAL
$1500 FOR
ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES YOU
INCUR.
OH MY GOODNESS. THE LORD IS
GOOD.
OH, LORD.
I'M SPEECHLESS.
I'M SPEECHLESS TOO.
I'M SPEECHLESS TOO.
YOU KNOW, I'M OUT THERE
FINDING
OTHER WAYS TO PAY THIS THING.
IT'S A MIRACLE.
YEAH.
THIS ARMY FAMILY IS
APPRECIATIVE
THAT GOD CAME THROUGH FOR THEM
AND USED
CBN TO DO IT.
I TRULY HOPE THAT CBN WILL
CONTINUE
THIS PROGRAM TO HELP OTHER
MILITARY
FAMILIES SUCH AS OURS WHEN
SITUATIONS
LIKE THIS COME UP AND BE
BLESSED AS WE
WERE BLESSED.
Gordon: WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE IT
WITH GOD'S HELP, YOUR HELP, WE
ARE
GOING TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR
OUR
MILITARY FAMILIES WHEN THEY
HAVE
TROUBLE. WE WANT TO LET THEM
KNOW WE
STAND WITH THEM. WE HONOR THEIR
SERVICE.
NOW, I HAVE GOT SOME WONDERFUL
NEWS.
SOME PARTNERS FROM
MASSACHUSETTS WANT
TO ADD $78,000. LET'S PRAY.
LORD, WE ASK FOR THE INCREASE
AND WE
ASK THAT YOU WOULD DOUBLE,
TRIPLE THIS,
GOD, BLESS THE PEOPLE, FOR ARE
WE ASK
IT ALL IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
7 MINUTES, 42 SECONDS. GO TO
YOUR
PHONES.
BE A PART OF IT.
TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000.
LET'S GO TO WENDY.
Wendy: ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, GORDON. THERE IS
NOTHING LIKE A
DESPERATE NEED TO BRING YOU TO
YOUR
KNEES. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FROM
OUR
LATEST DVD "ANSWERED PRAYER".
YOU TO
YOUR KNEES. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
FROM
OUR LATEST DVD "ANSWERED
PRAYER".
SOMETIMES YOU NEED MORE THAN
JUST AN
"ANSWERED PRAYER".
SOMETIMES YOU NEED A MIRACLE.
GOD IS IN
THIS BUSINESS. HE DOES MIRACLES.
WE WANT TO ADD TO YOUR PRAYERS
IN 2018.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS DVD
FROM PAT
ROBERTSON.
"ANSWERED PRAYER" HOW TO PRAY
EFFECTIVELY AND SEE GOD WORK IN
YOUR
LIFE.
YOU GET THIS WHEN YOU JOIN.
IT'S JUST MEMBER: $20 A MONTH,
JUST
$0.65 A DAY . WE ARE ON THIS
FINAL
FRIDAY OF THIS JANUARY
TELETHON. IF YOU
WANT TO BE A PART OF IT, THIS
IS THE
TIME TO GO TO YOUR PHONES AND
SAY, YES,
IT'S JUST MEMBER: $20 A MONTH,
JUST
$0.65 A DAY.
A LOT OF YOU ARE ALREADY THERE
AND WE
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE
YOU ARE
MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE AROUND
THE
WORLD AND HELPING FAMILIES. IF
YOU WANT
TO BE A PART OF THAT, IT'S
TIME. GO TO
YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU WANT TO DO MORE, TAKE IT
UP TO
OUR GOLD LEVEL, GOLD MEMBER:
$40 A
MONTH, WE'LL GIVE YOU 3.
IF YOU CAN GO HIGHER, 1000 CLUB
LEVEL,
1000 MEMBER: $84 A MONTH
($1,000 A
YEAR), WE'LL GIVE YOU FIVE OF
PAT
ROBERTSON'S NEW TEACHING.
TERRY?
WE HAVE MEMBERS WHO ARE
SAYING WE
ARE 2500 CLUB MEMBERS BUT WE
ARE GOING
TO FOUNDERS, $5400, AND SOMEONE
GOING
TO FOUNDER, (5) 000-8000.
BLESS YOU.
THAT'S GOING TO HELP.
I WANT YOU TO MEET ARIEL.
SHE'S A
LITTLE GIRL FROM EL SALVADOR.
SHE DESPERATELY NEEDED HEART
SURGERY.
HER PARENT KNEW SHE WAS DYING
BUT COULD
DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT.
ARIEL LOVES TO COLOR WITH
HER SISTER
GABBY. BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF
THINGS
THAT ARIEL CANNOT DO.
I WANT TO RUN AND PLAY WITH
HER, BUT
SHE ALWAYS GETS TIRED.
ARIEL WAS BORN WITH A HOLE
IN HER
HEART AND DOCTORS WARNED HER
PARENTS
NOT TO LET HER EXERT HERSELF. 1
DAY SHE
FAINTED.
WE RAN AS FAST AS WE COULD
TO THE
MEDICAL CENTER.
DOCTORS GAVE ARIEL OXYGEN
BUT THEY
ALWAYS REMINDED HER PARENTS
THAT SHE
NEEDED OPEN HEART SURGERY TO
REPAIR A
HOLE IN HER LEFT VENTRICLE.
WITHOUT
SURGERY, ARIEL WOULD DIE.
WE HAD NO MONEY TO HELP HER.
I LOVE MY SISTER VERY MUCH.
I WORRIED ABOUT HER. I PRAYED
TO JESUS
TO HEAL HER HEART.
AFTER 30 MORE VISITS TO THE
HOSPITAL
IN 3 YEARS.
THEY RECEIVED GREAT NEWS.
"OPERATION BLESSING" ARRANGED
FOR HER
TO HAVE FREE OPEN HEART
SURGERY.
ARIEL WAS IN SURGERY FOR 6
HOURS.
HER SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFUL.
I THANK GOD WHEN I HEARD THE
GOOD NEWS.
NOW ARIEL IS VERY HAPPY.
NOW SHE CAN PLAY OUTSIDE.
IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE.
THANKS TO "OPERATION
BLESSING".
MY SISTER NOW HAS A NEW HEART.
HOW DO YOU PUT A PRICE TAG
ON A
CHILD'S LIFE. THANK YOU, YOU
MADE THAT
POSSIBLE.
GORDON?
Gordon: FROM OREGON, 2500
CLUB MEMBER
DOUBLING TO FOUNDER, $5,000,
FROM SOUTH
DAKOTA, 2500 CLUB MEMBER
DOUBLING
$5,000, AND CHAIRMAN CIRCLE,
$12,000.
21,000 IS THE RED NUMBER . YOU
HAVE
MORE?
I DO.
FROM CALIFORNIA, 2500 CLUB,
$5040 FROM
LOUISIANA, SAME THING, $5388.
Gordon: HOM DANG WAS FROM A
BUDDHIST
NATION.
HE STARTED ATTENDED A SUNDAY
SCHOOL
CLASS NEAR HIS HOME IN THAILAND.
THERE IS A BIG REASON HE KEEPS
COMING
BACK. "SUPERBOOK".
HIS FAVORITE EPISODE SO FAR,
THE STORY
OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC.
I SAW WHEN THE MAN WAS ABOUT
TO KILL
HIM AND GOD STOPPED HIM. GOD
SAID DO
NOT STOP.
HE'S THE BEST.
90% OF THE PEOPLE OF
THAILAND ARE
BUDDHIST INCLUDING HOM'S
FAMILY. BUT
HIS FATHER DOESN'T MIND HE
ATTENDS THE
CHURCH.
HE DROPS HIM OFF.
I KNOW HE IS SAFE.
HE ALSO LEARNS ABOUT THE
BIBLE.
1 DAY WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
JESUS
AND I ASKED HOM DANG, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO
BE IN JESUS FAMILY? HE SAID HE
WAS
READY.
I SAID I WANT JESUS TO BE IN
MY
HEART.
I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN.
HE REPORTED THAT HE'S TAKEN
WHAT
HE'S LEARNED HOME TO HIS
PARENTS. HE
TOLD ME WHEN HE WENT HOME 1 DAY
AND HE
SAID, MOMMA, OUR HOUSE HAS NO
JESUS.
BUT JESUS IS IN MY CHURCH. HE
SAID,
MOM, YOU MUST HAVE FAITH.
HE ALWAYS INVITES US TO CHURCH
SUNDAY.
THEN PARENTS FWIN THE
"SUPERBOOK"
CLASSES TOO.
THE ADULTS, WHEN THEY BRING
THEIR
KIDS, SOME OF THEM SIT AND JOIN
THE
CLASS. IT'S NOT JUST A CARTOON.
THERE
IS A BIBLE LESSON TOO.
I'M SO HAPPY FOR "SUPERBOOK".
IT'S THE BEST FOR CHILDREN.
I LOVE MY CHURCH AND I LOVE
"SUPERBOOK" SO MUCH.
HERE FROM MASSACHUSETTS
$6,000.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS.
APO, 2500 CLUB MEMBER, FOUNDER
GOING TO
CHAIRMAN CIRCLE, 12 AND YOU
HAVE A BIG
ONE.
Terry: $18120.
YES.
AGAINST THAT YOU GAVE.
$379.
GOD BLESS YOU. WE'LL SEE YOU
AGAIN NEXT
WEEK.