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- [Wendy] Today.

- I've always loved story.

- [Wendy] At home with a beloved writer.

- I was making up storieswhen I was four years old.

- [Wendy] How Debbie Macomberbecame a best selling author.

- When you want something so badly,

you have to be willing to face rejection.

- [Wendy] Then, their momhad holes in her brain.

- [Chris] We just gradually became

more and more concerned.

- [Wendy] And doctorssaid there was no hope.

- The best thing you can dois pray she dies quickly.

- [Wendy] Now, watch hermake an incredible recovery

on today's 700 Club.

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- Welcome to this edition of the 700 Club.

We've got a shocking story for you.

The United States governmentis breeding mouse humans

with your taxpayer money.

You will not believe it,

but it's coming up on this program.

Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu strikes out.

No new government for Israel.

And how will his rival,Benny Gantz, respond?

And what will happen inthe fight against terrorism

if Gantz draws support from Arab parties?

Our Chris Mitchell bringsus the critical details

from Jerusalem.

- [Chris] Netanyahu returned the mandate

to form a government shortly after sundown

at the end of the Jewish High Holy Days.

(speaking foreign language)

- [Translator] Since Ireceived the mandate,

I've worked tirelessly, bothin public and behind the scenes

to establish a broadnational unity government.

That's what the people want.

It's also what Israel needs

in response to the security challenges

that increase by day and by the hour.

- [Chris] Netanyahureleased a video explaining

that he had repeatedly approached

Blue and White leader, BennyGantz, his partner Yair Lapid,

and Israeli Beiteinuleader, Avigdor Lieberman.

(speaking foreign language)

- [Translator] Gantz, Lapid, and Lieberman

only talk about unity.

In practice, they dothe complete opposite.

They encourage division and boycott.

They reject the religious.

- Israelis went to the poll

for the second time insix months in September,

after Netanyahu failed topull together a government

of a majority of Knesset members.

According to the law,President Rivlin has three days

to decide if he'll givethe mandate to Gantz,

who would then have 28 days

to try to form a unity government.

It's the first time sinceNetanyahu was elected in 2009

that another leader could beasked to form a government,

though Gantz's chances ofsucceeding are slimmer.

Blue and White releaseda statement, saying:

Blue and White is determined to create

the liberal unity government led by Gantz

that the people elected a month ago.

Gantz has less backers than Netanyahu,

but could also try tobuild a minority government

that would be supported from the outside

by the Arab parties, whodeny Israel's right to exist.

Netanyahu warned against this.

If Gantz takes up the challengeto form a new government

and fails after 28 days,there's another option.

If any Knesset member can bring together

a majority of Knesset members,

they could become the next prime minister.

If that fails, Israeliswill head to new elections,

probably next March.

Chris Mitchell, CBN News, Jerusalem.

- Well in other news, the president says

he might leave some troops in Syria

to protect, guess what,the Kirkuk oil fields

that we've been talkingabout on this program

on and on and on.

But some members of Congresswant him to do more.

John Jessup has that story

from our CBN news bureau in Washington.

- Thanks, Pat.

The Turkish and Russianpresidents met today

in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi.

Their talks are crucial

in extending a ceasefireset to expire today

and, as Syrian Kurds fear theTurkish slaughter may resume.

Gary Lane has the story.

- With the ceasefireset to end later today,

there's concern the Turkswill restart their onslaught

against the Kurds.

As US troops continue their pull-out,

there's word that asmall force might remain.

When Vladimir Putin met

with Turkey President Erdogan Tuesday,

the Russian president said

Turkey had violated Syrian sovereignty.

The US troops were seenleaving northeastern Syria

and heading to Iraq on Monday.

They were bid farewell by angry Kurds,

who threw potatoes at them.

Some held signs thankingthe American people,

but saying that, quote, Trump betrayed us.

They might not be welcome in Iraq either,

as that government saysthere's no agreement

for them to stay there.

Appearing on the Fox News show, Hannity,

the president said a ceasefire agreement

would not have been reached

without two and a half days of fighting.

- It's like two kids in a playground.

They fight.

You let 'em fight for a minuteand then you pull 'em apart.

It was much easier to make a deal.

- [Gary] President Trump suggests

he does not regret his decision

to withdraw American troops from Syria.

- We have a goodrelationship with the Kurds,

but we've never agreed to,you know, protect the Kurds.

We fought with them for threeand a half to four years.

We never agreed to protect the Kurds

for the rest of their lives.

- [Gary] And at the start ofhis cabinet meeting Monday,

Mr. Trump said someresidual American troops,

maybe 200 or so, would remain inside Syria

to protect Israel andJordan in southern Syria

and oil fields in the east.

But Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says

the US is ready to use military action

in the region if necessary.

Some fighting continued,despite the ceasefire.

CBN News contributingcorrespondent Chuck Holton

came under fire insideSyria as he and medics

of the Free Burma Rangersrescued wounded Kurds.

- [Chuck] We've been moving down the road

into territory that's heldby the Free Syrian Army.

Right now, an hour ago, they shot at us

with three machine gunsand we had to flee,

and then now we're going right back.

- [Gary] Under terms of the ceasefire,

the Kurds have agreed to leave a safe zone

south of the Turkish border.

President Erdogan saysonly 800 Kurdish fighters

have left the area.

1,300 remain.

Turkey has warned Kurdishmilitias must honor the agreement.

- If they don't withdraw,our operation will restart.

- The challenge now isreaching a permanent deal.

Since the Turkish military offensive,

Operation Peace Spring, began October 9th,

more than 150,000 peoplehave fled the fighting

in northern Syria.

Hundreds, if not thousands,have been killed or injured.

CBN's Operation Blessing is helping many

of the internally displacedinside northeast Syria.

And more than 10,000 refugees

have now crossed into Iraqi Kurdistan.

OB is partnering

with the BarzaniCharitable Trust Foundation

to provide hot meals topeople in two camps there.

And the German defense minister today

suggested the securityzone in northern Syria

be controlled by theinternational community,

including Russia and Turkey.

Gary Lane, CBN News.

- Thanks, Gary.

Pat.

- Well, we're giving back

what has taken yearsand years to build up.

We had control of that area.

Now the Russians are coming in,

the Turks are coming in,

we've lost control of it,

and it's a humanitarian disaster.

And that's just the way it is,

but given that reality, we at CBN

are working with the BarzaniCharitable Foundation

to provide meals and necessary help

to these Kurdish and Christian refugees

who are being forced to flee

because of this bitter fighting.

And we're giving, well,we have clean water,

we have blankets, we have hot meals,

we have the things thatthey need so badly.

And we need much more help.

If you want to be participating in that,

it's CBN Operation Blessing,Disaster Relief Fund,

CBN Center, and that's thenumber to call, 1-800-700-7000.

We want to do everything we can

to stand with those brave people,

even though they may have wellbeen betrayed by our nation.

John.

- Pat, pro-life advocatesdecry the hundreds of thousands

of abortions performedin America every year,

but the tragedy doesn't stop there.

Intact parts of the child's body

are in high demand among scientists,

and as Jennifer Wishon explainsin this alarming report,

you may need to sit downwhen you hear who's paying

for their experiments.

- Organs, bones, and otherbody parts of aborted babies

are being sold andtransplanted into lab animals.

No, this is not a passageout of "Frankenstein."

These are real experiments happening now

that taxpayers are funding.

- It's abhorrent on so many levels.

- [Jennifer] Anthony Belottiis president and founder

of White Coat Waste Project,

a group exposing experiments like this.

Here, the reproductive tracts

from aborted 13-week-old twin girls

were stripped out and implanted into mice.

Last year, the NationalInstitutes of Health

funded 200 similar studiesacross 50 institutions,

mostly universities, in 33 states.

This year, the NIH estimates

it will spend 120 million tax dollars

on research using aborted baby parts.

- This is a crisis now.

This problem is growing inspite of Republicans, Democrats,

pro-lifers, animal advocates.

Nobody wants this.

- [Jennifer] Terrisa Bukovinacruns Pro-Life San Francisco.

The bulk of the researchhappens in her back yard,

at the University ofCalifornia, San Francisco.

- One of the most infamous projects

that was recently canceledby the Trump administration

was a project thatinvolved humanizing mice,

and that project requiredtwo pristine, healthy fetuses

between the ages of 18and 24 weeks per month.

- Nearly 70 members ofCongress from both parties

are working to exposethese gruesome experiments.

They've issued a letterdemanding information

from Secretary of Health andHuman Services Alex Azar.

You're asking him to indicate

how many different babieswere used in each project

and the gestational ages of each.

Can you believe that you're even

having to write a letter like this?

- It is deeply saddening tome that our own government

would be a part ofcreating this marketplace

for the buying and selling of baby parts.

- [Jennifer] In June, theTrump administration took steps

to end human fetal research,

but loopholes allowmost of it to continue.

In response, more than90 research institutions

wrote Secretary Azar tosay fetal tissue remains

an essential resource,crediting it for vaccines

and potential treatments forALS, spinal cord injuries,

and Parkinson's disease.

Opponents agree thisis important research,

but argue there are alternativesto human fetal tissue.

Using it, they say, encourageslate term abortions,

which produce more developed babies

that are more lucrativewhen sold for research.

That means abortiondoctors receive incentives

to use techniques that preserve babies

and all their parts forscience experiments.

- So the only two waysthey can do these abortions

is through a live dismembermentor a medical induction,

which, according to theSociety of Family Planning,

is very likely to produceborn-alive infants.

- To our core, to our founding,

the recognition of theimportant of life is who we are,

and we can never get away from that.

- Legislation has beenintroduced here on Capitol Hill

that would prohibitthe Secretary of Health

and Human Services fromauthorizing any research

that uses aborted baby parts.

Research on stillbirthor miscarriage tissue

would still be allowed.

Jennifer Wishon, CBN News, Capitol Hill.

- Thank you, Jennifer.

Pat, I'm sure a lot ofpeople will be shocked

when they learn about these experiments.

- Well, they're no more shocked than I am.

Ladies and gentlemen, can you imagine

our government funding ahuman mouse experiment?

Baby parts?

$120 million being spent with your money.

I mean this is monstrous.

This is something out of a nightmare.

I mean, even Hitler didn'tdo anything as bad as this.

This is horrible.- Even having had that vote

come from the White Houseagainst it, it still exists.

You know, it's likesomething that will not

lay down and die.

- It's just an absolutenightmare, ladies and gentlemen,

and you can write yourcongressman and say, look,

I just don't think, as theUnited States government,

we shouldn't be spending taxpayer money.

It isn't just that they'reencouraging late-term abortions

and paying doctors for baby parts,

but they're marrying andtrying to make a mouse human,

a human mouse?

I mean this is, this is horrible.

I don't know what to sayexcept, whatever you do,

write your congressman,call your congressman,

say you can't stand something like this.

Well, we've got a

lovely thing.- Before we get on,

I just want to say you have been very busy

these days (laughs).- I have been busy, Terry.

I have finished book number 21,

"Successful Families andFinance in the Kingdom."

I finished it yesterday.

And my other work is called

"I've Walked With the Living God."

It's a major work.

And both of them are gonnabe coming out very shortly,

but yesterday, after greatstruggle, I finished,

it was about 100 pagesof "Successful Families

"and Finances."- Well, you rolled

from one right into the other,

so--- Well,

you're kind of in a zone.

It's the most amazing thing.

What I've seen in my books is just nothing

in compared to our next guest,

so you wanna tell it?- That is the truth.

- All right.- Coming up later,

she has sold more than 200 million books.

So can you believe her third grade teacher

said she'd never amount to anything?

Debbie Macomber revealshow a trip to the yarn shop

changed her life forever.

But first, a life-or-death fight.

An Iraqi man in a high stakes battle

to keep his family in the United States.

And if he fails, his son could die.

So why is their government demanding

they go back to Iraq?

Find out after this.

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- Caught in a trap.

An Iraqi family livingin the United States

must choose between lettingtheir two-year-old son die

or obeying their government's demands.

Why are they in such a desperate dilemma?

Eric Philips reports onthe gut-wrenching decision

these young parents face.

- The journey for thisfamily began in Iraq,

where the governmenthelped make it possible

for them to come to America.

Now, Iraq wants them home,

and that's literally creatinga life-or-death decision.

(John singing)

At first glance, John Botros appears

like a healthy, energetic two-year-old.

Sadly, there's much more to this toddler

than immediately meets the eye.

- [Maysam] The most difficult part for me,

seeing my child suffering, as a mom.

- And I cannot imagine losing him.

It's very difficult.

- [Eric] And it makes theentire family's situation

difficult as well.

In 2013, Wisam Toma andhis wife, both Christians,

left Iraq for him to attendVirginia Commonwealth University

and earn a Ph.D. inpharmacology and toxicology.

During that time, thecouple had two children,

Miriam and John.

The family celebrated atWisam's graduation in 2018.

Behind their smiles, however, was worry.

- It's very difficultand very frustrating.

Very stressful too.

- [Eric] The stressful situationbegan with their son, John.

- He was fine.

He was happy.

Nothing was wrong withhim when he was born.

- [Eric] Then, at only six months old,

John contracted a viral infection.

Although it went awayafter a couple of months,

it left him not wanting to eat.

Doctors eventuallydiscovered painful ulcers

and fluid going to John's lungs.

As he began to lose weight,doctors inserted a feeding tube.

- He was not comfortable at all.

He was sad, congested allthe time from that tube.

He'll sneeze, the tube would come out,

and we have to put it back.

It was a very kind off painful process.

Sometimes blood will comeout of his nose, he'll choke.

(John coughing)

- Then came unexplainedseizures, kidney stones,

and abnormal growth.

Doctors ran all kinds oftests looking for answers.

Finally, in July the familygot a diagnosis from doctors

here at the Children'sHospital of Richmond at VCU

that answered some questions,but perhaps created even more.

John was diagnosed witha genetic disorder.

It's calledNicolaides-Barraitser syndrome.

- [Linda] It's very rare.

I have never seen a case with it.

There are 75 cases in the world.

He needs a number ofphysicians to work with him,

neurology, kidney doctors, feeding

and developmentalspecialists that we have here

at Children's Hospital of Richmond.

- Get it open.

- [Eric] Treatment that John

certainly would not get back in Iraq,

although that doesn't concerngovernment officials there.

They want Wisam back becausehe signed a government contract

to receive the scholarship.

- The agreement is, if thestudent doesn't come back home,

he's going to have to pay backall his due in a lump sum.

- [Eric] And that totalsmore than $300,000,

money the family does not have.

Wisam's offered to pay backthe loan in installments,

but Iraq says no.

He's reached out to boththe US Embassy in Baghdad

and the Iraqi Embassy in Washington.

Neither can help becauseof the binding document.

What's worse, Wisam's siblingsco-signed the contract,

and now the Iraqi governmentis garnishing their pay.

- They say, "I know you'retrying your best to help that,

"but you have to come back."

- His family back home isin a situation because of us

and we care about them,too, but we had no choice

in this situation also.

Nobody wish to have a sick child.

- [Eric] After beingturned down for a loan,

the family started aGoFundMe account online,

but have only raised afraction of what they need.

- As Christians, we always hold our cross

and walk everywhere,like in the Psalm 23rd.

Even if I walk in thevalley of shadow of death,

yeah, I shall fear no evilbecause you are with me.

So this is our life there.

We accept everything, but now,

the major issue of us is John's health.

- [Eric] What do you want to see happen?

- A miracle.

We have faith in God.

We believe in God andwe believe in miracles.

- The family believes there'san answer to their situation,

but so far, they haven't found it.

They're hoping that bygetting their story out,

someone may have a suggestion

that will point themin the right direction.

In the meantime, they'refeeling the weight of the world

on their shoulders.

In Washington, Eric Philips, CBN News.

- Well, there're tragediesthat take place in our lives,

and I don't know what will happen,

but I'm sure people will see that

and maybe want to help them.

I mean--- Yes.

- It's not a whole lot of money.

I mean $300,000 is,

to them is--- Well not if a lot of people

came together.

That could happen.- Yeah, it could be done

in a matter of minutes.

So in any event, wehave information at CBN

that maybe if you wantto help these people,

so-called crowdfunding.

They can take care of them.

All right, Terry.

- Well, up next, DebbieMacomber's desperate prayer,

just let me publish one book.

How that prayer wasanswered 150 times over,

and what's her secret towriting so many best sellers?

Plus, straight from our inbox,

Stephanie wants to know is it a sin

to decide not to havechildren in a marriage.

Get ready for anotherround of your questions

and some honest answers.

That's all coming up.

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1982, the year Debbie Macomber'sfirst book was published.

A whopping 150 more have followed,

making her one of themost prolific authors

in our country today.

Success has not come easy.

Debbie had to overcome along list of rejections

and, hard to believe, adiagnosis of dyslexia.

Well, here's how she did it.

- I can remember just praying,

"Oh Lord, just let me publishone book, just one book."

- [Terry] It's been almost 50 years

since best selling author Debbie Macomber

uttered that prayer.

Over 150 books later, millionshave turned to her work

for stories of love, loss, and hope.

- I was making up storieswhen I was four years old.

This is the gift God gave me.

He gave me this creative imagination.

- [Terry] Even then, it was unlikely

this bright girl from Yakima, Washington

would ever become a best selling author.

Debbie was dyslexic.

- The third grade teacher told my mother,

"Debbie's a nice little girl,

"but she's never gonna do well."

I struggled so hard inschool and I had few friends.

- [Terry] But a trip withher mother to the yarn store

and a knitting classturned her life around.

- In learning to knit, Ilearned comprehension skills,

math skills.

It gave me such a badly needed feeling

of accomplishment and self-esteem.

- [Terry] It would do morethan boost her confidence.

Those skills would helpDebbie overcome her dyslexia.

And by fifth grade, she was reading

as well as anyone her age.

- And I started my first book

just about the time I learned to read.

I've always loved story.

And you know, that's what Jesus did.

He taught in stories.

And you know, he's given me this gift

and I have used it to tell stories

that I hope with, ofreaching others for him

in a subtle and gentle way.

- [Terry] Married at 19 to Wayne,

Debbie raised four children

while trying to fit in asmuch writing as possible.

After years of rejection letters,

Debbie picked up freelance magazine work,

but she never left her dream

of being a published novelist.

- When you want something so badly,

you know, you have to bewilling to face rejection.

- [Terry] Finally, in1982, 33-year-old Debbie

had her first book published, "Heartsong."

- So, for a long time, I feltlike I was taking something

away from our family, but in retrospect,

I was teaching our children

some of the most valuablelessons of their lives,

you know, about the power of a dream,

about believing in yourself,

about standing up against rejection.

Those are all really powerful lessons

that they all learned.

- [Terry] Since then,13 of Debbie's novels

have reached number oneon the New York Times

Best Sellers list, and sixwere made into hit movies

on The Hallmark Channel,

including the ever popular"Cedar Cove" series.

- First of all, the story hasto be relevant to my reader.

It has to be provocative 'causeI want the reader to think.

And it has to be told inthe most realistic way

I can think to tell it,and that includes conflict.

And it has to be done creatively.

And it has to be entertaining.

I'm not here to teach anybody anything.

I ask God to give me the ideas.

Every single book has been prayed over.

- [Terry] For inspiration,Debbie often pulls

from her real life experienceswhen developing story ideas.

- Every aspect of mylife has been explored

in one way or another.

I mean, when the kids were little,

it was all about raising kids.

Now that I'm a mature adult (chuckles),

it's harder for me towrite about 25-year-old

falling in love.

It's more about relationshipsand things about real life,

like moving your familyor starting over again.

- [Terry] She believes it'sthose relatable stories

of love, loss, and hopethat have earned her

so many loyal fans.

- The only way I can think to explain it,

it's like a spiritual connection

'cause I know, if I laughwhen I'm writing a scene,

the reader will laugh.

If I cry, they'll cry.

If I lay my heart out on thepage, it links with theirs.

And they feel like,the many letters I get,

they feel like they know me, and they do,

because they have read my words.

- [Terry] The success and accolades aside,

Debbie hopes her words will lead others

to another best seller.

- One of the best lettersI ever got from a reader,

it said: I started reading your books

and now I'm reading my Bible.

- [Terry] At 70 years old,she's in no hurry to retire.

In fact, she just released another novel,

"Window on the Bay," andanother is right behind it,

"A Mrs. Miracle Christmas."

- And I've tried to slow down.

The hardest part for me inmy life right now is balance.

I just want to write.

If I don't write, I get cranky.

- [Terry] And with God'shelp, write she will.

- I'm happiest when I'm writing.

I mean I really love what I do.

There's that verse inscripture in Ephesians

that says: God will do above and beyond

anything you can think or imagine.

I'm just leaving it up to Him.

- She is one of the most delightful people

we've ever had on the show,

I think.- Isn't she amazing?

I mean so unbelievable.- She really is.

Incredibly humble.

Incredibly gifted.

- Amen.

- Well, it's time forsome email questions.

Are you ready?- Let's go for 'em.

- Okay.

The first one comes fromStephanie, Pat, who says:

Is it a sin to decide not tohave children in a marriage?

- I'll answer that by givingyou the biblical scripture.

God talked to the first humans

and said, quote, "Be fruitful and multiply

"and possess the earth and subdue it."

And the Bible also saysGod seeks godly offspring.

And I think to say we are not going to use

the gifts God's given us,

the DNA that God's put in our hands,

to bring forth children,I think it's selfish

and I think it's...

Is it a sin?

I think it's wrong.

I think if you don't want to get married,

that's your business, butif you do get married,

the Bible says, you know,children are a gift of the Lord

and happy is the man whose quiver is full.

I mean you go through the Bible and then,

this is a marvelous gift of God

and you're saying you wantme to frustrate that gift.

I don't agree with that, okay.

- This is Donna, who says:How important is it to fast?

I don't hear about very many doing it.

Personally, I find it difficult to do.

- Well, there are a lot of fasts.

There's a no pleasant breadwhere you don't eat dessert.

You can fast a particularbeverage or something.

You can fast from watching TV.

A lot of things you can fastfrom as well as not eating.

But it's...

You know, the Bible says Iafflicted my soul with fasting,

that somehow you afflict yourself

and then it gets you closer to the Lord

because you're not thinkingabout the next meal,

you're thinking about Jesus.

But to some people,it's almost impossible.

They have medical conditions.

They can't do it.

I don't know what to say, but...

- [Terry] Do you do it very often?

- I used to do a lot.

I haven't recently because I've had

some medical problems myself.

But I used to, I fasted every Friday.

And with Bill Bright, he wasbig on those 40-day fasts,

one after the other.

I just didn't think it wasall that important, but okay.

- This is Meriam, who says:

Pat, in the past two years,I've lost all my siblings.

I am the youngest of seven kids.

Is God punishing me?

Why did God take everyone away from me?

- Just say right now whydid God take them away.

Precious in the sight of the Lord

is the death of His saints.

And I think He didn't take them away.

If they knew Jesus, they'rein paradise with the Lord,

rejoicing forever.

The righteous perish andno man takes it to heart,

not knowing that they're beingspared from the evil to come.

So God hasn't punished anybody.

And I think what you ought todo is just rejoice the fact

that your siblings arewith the Lord, and one day,

you'll be there with them.

All right.

- This is Robin, who says:

I'm torn about preventive medicine.

Before I accepted Christ,I regularly went in

for routine checkups.

I now feel I'm puttingthis in God's hands.

My thought is that a baddiagnosis would do nothing

but send me into a spiritual panic.

I trust God, but haven't foundan answer to this dilemma.

What are your thoughts?

- Well, my thoughts is that Iam a fan of modern medicine.

At Regent University, wehave a school of medicine.

We teach nursing andall these other things.

I think that medicine is a gift

that has been given to mankind.

I think, if you trust only in doctors,

you're making a mistake.

What was the great thingthat the doctor said?

We bind the wound, butGod is the one who heals.

And I think the healingcomes from the Lord.

But the idea of using medicine,

there's so many techniquesthat are being used.

I keep laughing that I'mlike an old car with parts.

I've got a pacemaker in my chest.

I've got a titanium knee.

I've got all, you know.

- You're the bionic man.

- I've got all sorts of things.

I'm living, I've outlived all of my,

my mother, my father, and my brother

by considerable amounts, and I think

I'm delighted with medicine.

I'm not anti-medicine and Idon't think the Bible is either.

All right.- This is Alex,

who says: Should we repent

for our sins we commit,or are we already forgiven

for our sins we commit todayand in the near future?

- John Wesley said, "There'snot a day that goes by

"that I don't plead the blood of Jesus."

I think every day, you know...

The idea is to keepshort accounts with God.

If you have sinned, you go before the Lord

and say, "I ask your forgiveness."

Do not let sin fall, build up in your life

because, if you do, yourheart will get hardened

and you'll get, your sinshave separated you from God.

So I don't think you can say, well okay,

God's, he died and thattook care of my sins

the rest of my life.

It just doesn't work that way, all right.

- This is Linda, who saysthis week, on a TV game show,

one of the questions was, quote:The 1796 Treaty of Tripoli,

the government of the United States

is not, in any sense,founded on this religion.

The answer was Christianity.

This flies in my face about everything

I've been taught and believe.

Can you explain this?

- Well, if you look at the constitution

of every one of our 50 states,

there's not one that doesn'tmention a supreme being.

Every single constitutionof every single state.

The Declaration of Independence

says that our liberties given us by God.

So we are...

I remember Zorach versusClauson as one case

where Justice Powell said,"We are religious people

"whose institutionpresupposed the existence

"of a supreme being."

And I think, without question,

the Supreme Court didrule in the Trustees,

I forget the name of the Trustees case,

that we are a Christian nation.

So this thing...

We were being attacked bythose pirates out of Tripoli

and we sent Marines over there,

you know, from the Halls of Montezuma

to the shores of Tripoli.

They went over there andbeat up on those guys

to keep those barbaric piratesfrom attacking our ships.

And whatever treaty was made,I think, without question,

the Christian religionhas been the foundation

of our nation, all right.

- Okay, this is Ed, who says:

Matthew 6:33 says to seekfirst the Kingdom of God

and all these thingswill be added unto you.

Besides reading the word and prayer,

is there more we could bedoing to accomplish this?

- Good heavens, yes.

Seek first the Kingdom of God.

How are you gonna live for Him?

There's so many things thatyou can do to please God.

Not only prayer and Bible reading,

but assembling of yourselves together,

witnessing for Him,doing acts of kindness.

You can go on and on and on.

But more than anything,

you know, what is the great commandment?

You'll love the Lord your God

with all your heart, yourmind, your soul, your strength,

and your neighbor as yourself.

Well, there's a lot encompassed in that.

So you seek God, that'swhat, seeking the Lord,

and you seek God and then theseother things will be added.

See, the idea is you don't seekmoney, you don't seek fame,

you don't seek success,you don't seek victory.

You seek God.

Lord, let me, my life please you.

Tell me what you want me to do today.

As each day goes by, God, tellme what you want me to do.

And that is seeking Him.

And when you do that, thisother stuff will come along

and will be given unto you.

That's what the Bible says.

Thank you for those questions.

- Thank you.

Good answer.- Good answers (chuckles)

- Well, still ahead,

staring down bankruptcy.

Their biggest client canceledand revenue slashed in half.

How did this couple save their company?

Then, later, she had holesthroughout her brain.

Bizarre behavior and adiagnosis of dementia.

How in the world did shemake a complete recovery?

That's coming up.

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- Welcome back to Washingtonfor this CBN Newsbreak.

Christian believers were forcibly removed

from a government approved church in China

just minutes before it was demolished.

The religious liberty magazine,Bitter Winter, reports

China's communist governmentsuddenly marked it as illegal,

adding that more than1,000 security officers

carried out the raid onthe True Jesus Church

in the Hunan province.

Two elderly church members were injured

and taken to the hospital.

Well Christians around the world

are calling on the government of Malaysia

to explain the disappearanceof a church leader

missing for more than two years.

Pastor Raymond Koh had been threatened

for Christian activitiesin the Muslim nation.

Malaysia's Human RightsCommission says Pastor Koh

was taken into custody by aspecial branch of the police.

The Voice of the Martyrssays this security video

shows three black SUVssurrounding Koh's vehicle

the day he disappeared,his car forced to a stop,

and a team surrounding the carbefore they all drive away.

Pastor Koh's family doesn'tknow if he's still alive.

The Voice of the Martyrslaunched a petition drive

to press Malaysia'sgovernment for an explanation.

Find out how you can sign that petition

and get the latest from CBN News

by going to our website at CBNNews.com.

Pat and Terry will be backwith more of The 700 Club

right after this.

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- Well Ed and Ellen Schackwere successful entrepreneurs,

then their biggest clientlowered the boom and left them,

wiping out 50% of their revenue.

The Schacks could have panicked.

Instead, they made a daring move

that got their business back on track.

- [Andrew] CBN partners Ed andEllen Schack unwind from work

by walking along the Jersey shore.

Together, they built a successfulcosmetics supply company.

- It's really awesome to runa company with your spouse

because his strengths aremy weaknesses and vice versa

and we can complement each other so well.

- We actually sell ouringredients to the end users,

the manufacturers.

And they, in turn, make their own products

and sell them to the consumer.

- Our business was growing,our staff was growing,

and we were outgrowingthe space we were in.

- [Andrew] They had justbought a bigger building

when their biggest client called

and ended their 14 year relationship.

- It was devastating to both Ellen and I.

We can understand if thebusiness was not doing well

and the sales performance wasn't there,

but our staff and our teamwere doing really well

nationally with them.

- [Andrew] With the higher building costs

and a near 50% percent cut in business,

Ed and Ellen feared theircompany would go under.

- The first thing that Iwas struggling with is,

we may have to lay off some people.

- [Andrew] Ed and Ellenprayed to God for help.

- I just felt a sense of peace,that the Lord was involved,

and that He was going to take care of it.

- [Andrew] The Schacks alsoresolved that, no matter what,

they were going to remainconsistent in giving.

- There was not gonna beany changes in our tithing,

in our giving.

- I didn't see our tithingand our maintaining our giving

as a way out.

I knew that the Lord was gonna support us.

- [Andrew] Shortly after that prayer,

the Schacks landed a new client,

a deal that restored morethan half of their losses.

- It was absolutely amazing,

but it was proof to Ellen and I

that the Lord was workingthrough the process.

- And it's been amazing.

We've always have known thatHe has us, He has our back,

that He has our business.

- [Andrew] On the advice of friends,

the Schacks used theirextra building space

to start a new venturecalled The Urban Schack,

which now gives localartisans a retail venue.

- It allows them to test and measure,

you know, making a productand seeing if its sellable.

It now gave us that peace and comfort

to move the business along,

not have to worry about firing people.

- [Andrew] Now, with theircompany back on track,

the Schacks have confidencein God's plan for the business

and their lives.

And for over 30 years,

Ed and Ellen have been partners with CBN.

They've continued to entrusttheir finances to CBN

and have even volunteered withour humanitarian outreaches.

- So one of the great things that we did

with Operation Blessingwas we became volunteers

for Hurricane Sandy,right down in this area,

which was devastated,this part of New Jersey.

We can't physically be there

on the other side of this world,

but we can support thework of Operation Blessing

and CBN in building water wells.

- And it's just unimaginableto not have drinkable water.

So, everybody should have water.

- That just blesses our heart,

knowing that we can takecare of these small villages.

So for us, we love the waythat CBN uses our money

and our resources, ourgifts to bless other people.

- Aren't they wonderfulpeople, the Schacks?

Love God.

And they know that they can'tgo everywhere in the world,

but what we're saying is, in their name

and in the Lord's name, we can.

And so CBN is reaching out to the world

and we've drilled, I don't know,

I'm trying to think how many, 14,000

- I was gonna say- or more.

- thousands and thousands

of wells.- Yeah, thousands

and thousands of wellsthat bring clean water

to hundreds of millions of people

and Orphans Promise, you go down the line.

Wonderful things that are being done.

People like the Schacks,

they're our partners and our friends

and we love them and thank God for them.

If you want to be apartner, we wish you would.

It's so easy.

You can just pick up the phone, call in,

say, "You can count on me.

"I want to be a 700 Club member."

That's $20 a month.

That's 65 cents a day.

That's all it is and youcan be a 700 Club member.

Or you can go more, youcan be a 1000 Club member

or a member of the Chairman's Circle.

But whatever, I wantto send you something,

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These are wisdom, favor, and anointing,

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So we'll give this to youas our gift when you join,

so pick up the phone and call in.

I want to be like thosewonderful people, the Schacks.

I just heard about them.

And you can be a partner, if you would.

Please call 1-800-700-7000.

Terry.

- Well, up next, "It wouldbe best if she died quickly."

That's what doctors said

after taking a look atthis woman's CAT scan.

Plus, no hope of recovery.

So, why is she now alive and well?

The answer right after this.

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A faraway look in hereyes, extreme fits of rage,

no inhibitions or boundaries.

Peggy King's behavior becamemore and more bizarre,

alarming her husband and children.

Still, no one in the family was prepared

for her shocking diagnosis.

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- [Andrew] Duane and PeggyKing had a full and happy life.

Married since 1961, they'vespent most of their time

traveling and sharing the gospel

as the founders of Deaf Missions.

But in early 2010, Duane noticed

that something seemed off with Peggy.

- The terrible, terriblefaraway look in her eyes,

and the actions were just awful.

- He would tell me that shehad some extreme fits of rage

if she didn't get her way,

and that was not like my mom at all.

She's one of the sweetestladies on the planet.

- She just didn't have thesame kind of inhibitions

and boundaries.

We just gradually becamemore and more concerned.

- [Andrew] Eventually, doctorsdiagnosed Peggy with FTD,

Fronto Temporal Dementia.

An MRI revealed herfrontal lobe had shrunk

and there were holes throughout her brain.

- "She'll do nothing but get worse."

Another professional said,"The best thing you can do

"is pray she dies quickly."

- That friction between thetwo of them during that time

was very, very difficult for him.

- She would run away.

She'd keep me awake, I couldn't sleep.

Finally, we put her in the memory ward.

Made her at home as best we could.

When we left (sobs)...

When we left and that doorlocked, that was awful.

- I remember feelinglike I was losing my mom,

but then, as my dad'sconcerns about her grew,

I remember feeling likeI was losing him too.

- [Andrew] With a prognosisfrom the medical community

of no hope of recovery,Peggy's family reached out

to other relatives and friends for prayer.

- Prayers for her healing,prayers of comfort for my dad,

prayers of comfort for us.

The number of people praying for her

because of the connectionsthat my parents have had

through their ministry through the years,

and especially with socialmedia today, word gets out,

why would we not expect a miracle?

- I was praying, "Lord,help me accept this,"

and there was a day whenI remember distinctly,

"God, You take this.

"It's more than I can handle."

That very day is the same day that Peggy,

in the memory ward, was giving up to God.

And from that moment on,she started to get better.

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- [Andrew] Since that day,

not only did Duane notice adifference in Peggy's cognition,

behavior and motor skills,so did the doctors,

so much so that, byChristmas of that same year,

the doctors and staff of the memory unit

agreed that Peggy was wellenough to be discharged

and sent home.

♪ Will you ♪- And she did so well.

She started cooking.

She could follow a recipe.

She could play the piano.

That terrible faraway lookwas gone from her eyes.

Then, the doctor said, "I havetreated hundreds of patients

"and nobody ever got better.

"This is a miracle."

- [Andrew] Though a CAT scan shows

Peggy still has an abnormal brain,

her condition has never regressed

and she has never had toreturn to the memory unit.

Her family says they owe it all to God

and the power of prayer.

- And at first I thought, you know,

I was scared I'd goback, but it's just good

or maybe a little better all the time.

That's more of a miracle,that God is letting me

function normally with an abnormal brain.

God is good and wonderful.

- I don't understand it all,but I think it's very evident

that, through men and women of faith

and men and women of prayer,powerful things happen.

- We have had her back.

We have had her, thematriarch of our family again.

How could we ever not thank God

that we get to have ourmom cooking (laughs)?

- We have so many friendsand so many prayers,

and most of the people werepraying for her to be better,

to be well.

To have her back is a great blessing,

a great, great blessing.

- An extraordinary miracle.

Peggy's brain did not change,

but Peggy changed becauseGod performed a miracle

in her life.- The Spirit

came into that body andit just didn't work.

- Amazing.- I mean it's just amazing.

All right, we have some...

Here's somebody named Lindawho lives in Virginia Beach.

She had a urinary tract infection, UTI.

And when you have those,it can lead to psychosis

of various nature.- All kinds of things, yeah.

- Well she was watching this program.

Terry had a word.

A woman with recurring UTI infection,

God's healing you, notjust the one you have now,

but you will not have them anymore.

And the doctor said God gets the glory.

Okay, she's healed.- Wow.

Well this is Alma, Pat.

She lives in Staten Island, New York.

She suffered from a rupturedintestine for eight months.

Then one day, she heardthis word of knowledge

prayed by you on this program.

Something is going on with your intestine.

God has blessed you and healed you.

It will feel like a firegoing through your body.

Alma quickly claimed it by faith

and said, "Oh my God, that'sme, and thank you, Lord!"

She had a sonogram done no long after.

Her doctor found absolutely nothing wrong

with her intestine.- You know,

I want to confess, I don't know Alma.

I lived on Staten Islandfor a little while,

but I do not know Alma

and I didn't know anythingabout her intestine,

but God knew her.- God knows.

- God knows who you are.

Now we've got just a few moments to pray.

Terry and I are gonna join hands together.

Please pray with us.

God's gonna do something for you.

Father, in Jesus' name, we thank you

for the power of God.

We thank you for theanointing of the Holy Spirit.

Somebody else, you'vegot a ruptured appendix.

God just, it's been verypainful and it's dangerous.

God has just touched you andthe infection will go away

and Jesus has done a miracle.

Thank you, Lord.

Yes.- The same for someone.

You have ocular cancer

and your diagnosis has notbeen positive for the future.

God is healing that condition for you.

Literally, your eyesare going to be healed,

right now, in Jesus' name.

- Somebody, under your tongue,there is something going on.

There's some lesions or sores.

Just put your hand over your mouth.

In the name of Jesus, touch.

Terry.

- There's someone else,recurring ulcers in your stomach.

So painful and just interruptingyour ability to eat,

to digest foods.

Be healed right now.

In Jesus' name, stomach,

be returned to your normal condition.

- And Lord, we pray for Israel.

We pray for this nation of ours.

We pray for the stuff that'sgoing on in our country.

Lord, may we be one, even asyou are one with the Father.

Let there be unity.

In the name of Jesus, bring blessing.

Thank you, Lord.

Amen and amen.

Well today's powerminute is from Psalm 30.

Oh my God, I cried out toYou, and You healed me.

Tomorrow, we've got FoxNews' Gregg Jarrett.

Drops a bombshell.

He says the Russian hoaxis the greatest witch hunt

in American history.

It's an amazing book andhe'll be here to talk about

some of the things thatperhaps you haven't seen.

I think it'll be interesting.

So for Terry and all of us, Pat Robertson.

See you tomorrow.

Bye-bye.

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