Introduced into the sex industry at 19, Corrine thought she was in control until daily anxiety attacks drove her to find answers.
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- [Gordon] A ten pound tumor.
- And it was inoperable
and it was very large.
- [Gordon] How thisworship leader survived
to tell her story.
- That was a miracle from my heart.
- [Gordon] Plus, astripper leaves the stage
in the middle of a routine.
- [Corrine] And I'm like, "Oh my goodness,
"I think I'm hearing things,like God is speaking to me".
- Why she walked offand never looked back.
On today's "700 Club Interactive".
Well welcome to the show.
A ten pound tumor wrappedaround her kidney,
and the prognosis, organfailure leading to death.
Well that's what worship leaderRebekah Bichsel was facing
as a young wife and mother.
- Still, Rebekah wasbelieving for a miracle.
What exactly did she pray
and how did she receive such aprecise answer to her prayer?
Take a look.
- The surgeon came outand laid the news on us
that it was a cancerwrapped around my kidney
and it was inoperableand it was very large.
- [Reporter] As worshipleaders in Phoenix, Arizona,
Rebekah and Brad Bichsel knowto trust God in all things,
but when Rebekah was diagnosedwith an inoperable tumor,
their faith was put to the test.
- Inoperable is not aword you want to hear.
I think it kinda immediatelymeans, chemo, radiation,
if there's anything at all as an option
or is there an option?
- I didn't know if we weregoing to planning goodbyes
or if I was gonna start a heavy treatment.
- That first drive home,
that was were I probably dealtwith death the strongest.
What does this mean?
What does this look like?
How long do we have?
- [Reporter] In the middleof all the unknowns,
they pressed into their faithand prayer to sustain them.
- I put my hand on my belly everyday
and I would say "God,
"cause the tumor to shrivelup and fall out of my body".
I wanted to build my faith,but at the same time,
I also wanted to rest
and trust in his goodness and sovereignty,
even if I didn't see that happen.
And that was difficult,that was very difficult
because I had to come to a place
where I could truly say in my heart
that I trusted God withno matter what happened,
and even if that meant
ultimately I leave my kidsand my husband from earth.
- [Reporter] Rebekah was diagnosed
with a rare cancer called liposarcoma,
her prognosis was not good.
The 10 pound tumor wouldeventually cause organ failure
and lead to death.
They decided to get a second opinion.
- The original reportsaid it was inoperable,
but the doctor came in the next morning
and said it was operable.
We had some contact with another doctor
who recommended that we goto MD Anderson, Houston,
and they also verified it was operable,
but that they were the only ones
that needed to be doing the surgery.
- God's plans are always better than ours,
so if that meant we weresupposed to be in Phoenix,
then he would very clearlyshut the doors to Houston.
I remember a moment ofjust being mindful of that.
Like, "Okay, we want to do this,
"but at the end of the day we want to go
"where God wants us to be",that's the purpose in the plan.
- [Reporter] The couplejust released an album
and planned to be on tour.
Despite the unknown future for Rebekah,
they decided to praise Godthrough their concerts.
♪ Rejoice, rejoice oh my soul ♪
♪ He is good ♪
- We would be in a concert withthe congregation of people,
watching people worship with us,
and knowing that they hadstories way worse than mine,
but yet, there they stood
and they were choosingto lift their hands,
and lift their voices,
and sing about thegoodness and love of God.
And that was so encouraging to me,
they were leading me in worship.
- In the middle of thischaos, we got to be
with some of our amazing churchfamilies across the country,
singing and worshiping.
Now these songs were justmassively impacting our hearts,
and we're looking at theselyrics in a whole new way,
and declaring these truths
that we needed more than anything else.
- [Reporter] As they preparedto have surgery in Houston,
their insurance denied theirclaim to go to MD Anderson.
- I was really scared.
I was really afraid
because I just felt likethe insurance company,
they don't care.
They don't care if I live or die.
What are we gonna do now?
- [Reporter] Brad andRebekah kept praying.
Then, out of nowhere,
the insurance companychanged their decision
and decided to cover the surgery
and even pay for their travel.
- Another sign of God justcoming in and changing the story.
And that caused us to, youknow, we have the report of man,
but then God comes inand he gives his report,
and the word says we'resupposed to believe
the report of the Lord and trust in that.
And he's gonna trump anything (laughs)
that has to be said because he's able.
- [Reporter] The day finallycame for Rebekah's surgery.
They were told it would take six hours,
but just two and a half hours later,
the surgeon came out to meet with Brad
and Rebekah's parents.
- And I see the surgeon,
which there's like thisimmediate, why is the surgeon out?
The surgeon isn't supposedto be here right now.
And she says, "Well, we're all done."
"We got her on thetable, we opened her up,
"and the tumor practicallyfell out of her body."
- When they came in and said
that the tumor practicallyfell out of my body,
I was just like, "Oh, thatwas a miracle from my heart",
(laughs) just that I needed to know
because he used the words,
he put them through the surgeon's mouth
to say exactly theprayer that I had prayed
that the tumor fell out of my body.
- [Reporter] Rebekah'sfollow up scans show
that she is still cancer freeand the Bichsel's rejoice.
- I knew that God was sayingto me, he heard my prayer,
and that even the moments that I felt like
I didn't know where he was,
and I didn't know if he was gonna heal me,
and I didn't know if hewas gonna answer my prayer,
that he was with me, so closely with me
that he knew, and he waslistening to my words,
and he was answering methrough the surgeon's words.
- We've seen God do amazing things
year, after year, after year,
not all of them massive andbig, some of them very small
and almost insignificant
unless you're lookingfor what God has done,
but we can look back and see those things.
And that's what I wouldencourage anybody to do,
look back and see what God has done.
Look how he's worked inspite of a circumstance,
and look how he's done it in a way
that's clearly his plan and not ours,
and then be able to trust
that the situation you'rewalking through now,
he can handle.
- Amen and amen.
And I don't know
what situation you'rewalking through right now,
but God's promises are yes and amen.
And if it's healing, hispromise for you is yes and amen.
And we have some prayer requests
from our "700 ClubInteractive" YouTube channel
that we're gonna pray over.
Jamie writes,
"Please pray for my husbandAntonio's salvation."
"I haven't seen or heard from him
"since the month of February this year
"and we just go marriedin December of 2019."
"I'm seeking a miracle."
"Also pray for my momand sister's salvation."
And Wendy says, "I need prayersfor depression and anxiety."
"I will soon be livingalone and it scares me."
And this is from Olivia, she says,
"I have attacks, a lotof spiritual warfare."
"Maybe witchcraft is against me."
"Please pray for me."
And we have one more, thisis from Natalie and she says,
"Please pray for consistencyin my prayer life
"and my walk with Jesus."
"I want to be on fire for him."
So we are going to agree inprayer for you guys over those.
- Yes, we are gonna pray
and we before we pray, justa word of encouragement.
God always shows up on time,
and so, for here for Rebekah,and she's got this tumor,
a lot of questions couldhave gone through her mind,
and maybe did go through her mind.
Why, why me?
Why now?
All of these things,
but she didn't let it overcome her faith
and realized that faith iswhat leads to the breakthrough,
and then for God to answerfrom the mouth of the surgeon
to say, this is exactly,I'm gonna repeat back to you
exactly what you prayed to God.
Realize, your prayers areanswered, they are heard,
and if you're praying inaccordance with God's will,
they are answered.
And get the picture
that is so clear fromthe book of Revelation,
"The prayers of the saintscome up to the throne room
"and are revealed as incense."
Which means, God loves to hear them.
He loves the presence of your prayers.
Don't be afraid to pray,don't be ashamed to pray,
let your requests be made known.
Come boldly to the throne of grace.
Let your prayers be known,
and pray with specificity.
For Rebekah, she had to get very specific
'cause her problem was very specific.
So do that and realize God is able.
We're going to pray now, allwe have to do is believe.
We're praying in accordance with his will.
He wants to provide, he wants to heal,
he wants to save, he wants to restore,
he wants to do all of these things.
You know you're praying inaccordance with his will.
So let's do that now and he will answer.
Lord God almighty, we come to you
and we just declare that you are almighty.
You are the alpha, you are the omega,
you're the beginning, you're the end.
And in between you provide.
So Lord God, in these inbetween years, we ask boldly,
we come to your throne of grace
and we ask because youhave told us to ask this.
You have told us to praythat your kingdom would come,
that your will would be doneon earth as it is in heaven.
In heaven there is no onelonely, there is no one afraid,
there is no one hungry,there is no one sick,
there is no one mourning.
So Lord, we see your will
and now we ask thatyour will would be done
in the lives of everyonewatching right now,
everyone who hassubmitted a prayer request
on the internet channels,
everyone who is cryingout to you right now.
You are the answer to every human need,
and it is your will, andyour desire, and your love
that causes you to answer.
So we depend on you, we look to you,
and we ask now for these prayer requests.
We ask now to stretch forthyour hand to heal disease
and deliver people from allfear, all anxiety, all lack,
now in the name of Jesus.
Ashley, God's given you something.
- Yeah I think someone'swatching with auditory problems,
they think it's in your right ear.
You have a hearing aid,there's a blockage.
Yeah, God's just healingthat for you right now,
just begin to move yourjaw and begin to hear.
There's going to be some popping,
just receive that today in Jesus name.
- And someone named Sharon,you've got anxiety headaches
and they've just beenplaguing you since COVID-19.
You're living with stress and anxiety
and you have this terrible headache.
God is just lifting thatoff of you right now.
In the name of Jesus, letthe peace of God come to you.
Guard your heart and your mind,
and deliver you fromall fear, all anxiety.
Let peace be known, letyour very countenance
just shine forth peace to all around you.
- And I think someone'swatching with a cough,
a really bad cough thatyou're not able to get rid of,
you aren't able to breathe well,
I think it's from allergies.
We just declare healingover that in Jesus name.
Take deep breaths,
God is clearing out yourlungs in Jesus name.
- Lord we just pray for everyone right now
afflicted with COVID-19.
Anyone with respiratory problems,
anyone with coughs, anyone with symptoms,
in the name of Jesus be healed.
We lift up all emergency workers,
all healthcare workers to you right now.
We ask for a hedge ofprotection around them,
around their families.
Let the contagion notcome near them Lord God.
Be with them, and just letyour love flow through them.
We ask it all in Jesusname, amen and amen.
If you need prayer,
all you have to do iscall us, 1-800-700-7000
or you can check out our YouTube channel.
There you can submit prayer requests
and find encouraging stories,
all on your phone or any other device.
Go to youtube.com/700clubinteractive.
Well up next, a single momgets a serious set back.
- My right leg got infected.
I was septic, I was very sick.
I'm like, "Oh goodness, I'mgonna be off from work."
The bills still have to be paid.
- See where this woman turned for help,
right after this.
(light inspirational music)
Tina Keith runs a busy daycare,
she's also a single momwith a son of her own.
Not long ago, after five surgeries,
Tina was down for thecount and couldn't work.
She desperately needed a hand up,
and that's exactly what she got
from CBN's Operation Blessing.
- The shady area, this way.
- [Reporter] Tina Keith has been running
an in home daycare for 28 years.
- I love children.
Kids are a joy and God saidto take care of his children,
so I'm taking care ofhis children (laughs).
- [Reporter] 11 years ago,
she felt God prompting herto become a foster mom.
- Josiah was three months old.
His grandmother hadcustody of the children,
then grandma gets sick.
- [Reporter] Tina got permanent custody
and she's been Josiah's mom ever since.
- He's been a joy in my life.
In times when I was sad, he made me happy.
He's very loving, he's very, very smart.
- [Reporter] Several yearsafter becoming Josiah's mom,
Tina found herselfstruggling to provide for him
when her leg required five surgeries.
- My right leg got infected.
I was septic, I was very sick.
I'm like, "Oh goodness, I'mgonna be off from work."
Bills still have to be paidwhether you're working or not.
I'm the sole provider of my family
and I have to take care ofJosiah, the home, everything.
I have it all to do.
It was hard.
- [Reporter] Tina wasn'table to work for over a year
and had to temporarily close her daycare.
Desperate for help, sheasked God what to do.
He lead her to Operation Blessing partner,
Five Loaves and Two Fishes.
- It was just amazing how much was there.
From household supplies,clothing, books, everything.
I was able to take money anddo something else with it
that really needed to be done,
like paying the garbage bill.
It's like a miracle.
Like with my daycare kids,they would bring the child here
and that child may not have what it needs,
I can always pick the phone up and say,
"Miss Linda I need such and such
"to help my mom with her baby",
and she says, "Come on and get it",
and that right there is a wonderful thing.
- [Reporter] Not long aftershe began receiving food,
Tina decided it was time to volunteer.
- I went back several moretimes and then I said,
"You know what, I want to give back".
"I want to be a part of that."
It is a joy, it's ablessing all the way around.
- [Reporter] Tina says she doesn't know
what she would have donewithout the help she received
from Operation Blessing partners.
- I want to thank everybody.
That food bank down thereis one of the best things
that ever happened to this county.
- And you can be apart ofproviding food to people.
During the middle of COVID-19,
we've actually seen ourdemand for food go up by 40%
and we want to be there for people.
There's now 30 millionAmericans are out of work,
hard working people, want to find jobs
but they're just not there,
and we're all sheltered in place,
and we need to make sure peoplehave enough food to make it.
So if you want to be apart of that effort,
all you have to do is pickup the phone and call us,
1-800-700-7000, say you'll bea member of "The 700 Club".
A portion of every gift to "The 700 Club"
goes into Operation Blessing.
If you want to contributedirectly to the food relief,
there's a place on cbn.comwhere you can do just that
and 100% of your donationwill go into food relief.
There's two categories,Hunger Strike Force,
there's also our disaster relief.
All our disaster relief rightnow is going to COVID-19,
so be apart of it.
Call us, 1-800-700-7000, Ashley.
- Well up next, likehaving a heart attack.
That's how this womanfelt everyday of her life.
- It was a thought inmy mind all the time.
Am I gonna die today?
Am I gonna die today?
- How did a song end her anxiety?
Find out after this.
(light inspirational music)
Easy money and a way to control men,
that's what drew Corinne Martinez
into the world ofstripping at 19 years old.
Then one night, Corinne didsomething that shocked herself,
she fled the stage because of a song.
- [Reporter] As a childgrowing up in Mexico,
Corinne Martinez didn't understand
why her parents were always fighting
or the alcoholism tearing them both apart.
What she did understandwas her father's love.
- That was the one lovethat I always held onto,
even though I wouldsometimes be in the middle
of him and my mom having a fight,
I felt that he truly loved me.
- [Reporter] But thatlove would be denied.
Late one night,
her mother took six year oldCorrine and her two sisters
and hopped a Greyhound bus boundfor her hometown in Indiana
to start a new life.
- I remember feeling alone,
but then I had a deeper feeling of fear.
- [Reporter] And it only got worse.
Her mom dated and lived with abusive men
and was often absent for days,or even months at a time.
At age 12, Corrine startedhaving panic attacks daily.
- I was afraid of death,thinking I'm gonna die every day.
I literally would feel likeI was having a heart attack.
It was a thought in my mind all the time.
Am I gonna die today?
Am I gonna die today?
The only way I could go aboutmy day is if I wasn't alone.
- [Reporter] As a teen,
she found the company of boysand sex eased her anxiety.
By 19, she was high school dropout
and making money as a stripper.
And something clicked, guys loved me.
And I felt, "Well I'm good at something
"and I feel in control, andI'm making a lot of money."
- [Reporter] For the next five years,
stripping and boyfriends
would keep her lonelinessand anxiety attacks at bay.
Then at 24, she moved back in with her mom
after breaking up with herboyfriend of three years.
- The next day I had a severe panic attack
and I said, "I haven't had it this bad
"in the past couple of years".
"I don't know what to do."
Well, eventually, within that week I said,
"You know what?"
"If God is wonderful and all these things,
"then maybe he can be my medicine."
- [Reporter] Corrine's onlyexperience with God or church
was when she went toSunday School as a kid.
Now, somehow, she knew that'swhere she needed to go.
- People are praising theLord with their hands up.
These people seem so free, I want that.
And I sat there Sunday afterSunday for a couple of weeks.
The pastor preached about,
if you never give yourheart to Jesus Christ,
your eternity won't be withhim, it would be in hell.
I suddenly became afraidto be forever separated
from true love.
I just remember praying,
remove this panic, this anxiety from me.
If you are who you sayyou are, all loving,
and if you're a healer, andI get to feel that forever,
I really want that.
- [Reporter] The next day,she realized something else.
- Oh my God,
I went all day and Ididn't have a panic attack.
I hoped so bad that this was real,
but, to be honest, I still wasn't sure.
I've always carried an attitudeof expecting the worst.
I'm gonna find somethingwrong where I can say,
"Oh, I hoped you were real,but it turns out you're not".
- [Reporter] Corrine was afraid
she couldn't fully trust Godwith her heart and her life,
so she kept dancing on occasion for money
and going to church on Sundays.
One night at the club,her dance was disrupted
by a worship song she heard at church.
- And I'm like, oh my goodness,
I think I'm hearing thingslike God is speaking to me.
It was like I was alonefor a moment, me and God,
then the scripture that says,
"I purchased you for a price,
"therefore honor me withyour body", fell on my heart.
It wasn't just knowledgeanymore, I had godly insight.
That void in me allalong was a lack of love.
I was spiritually dead, heraised me from the dead that day,
and love will do that.
Love will chase you down,
and it took for him
to come inside the strip club to do that.
- [Reporter] Corrine immediatelywalked out of the club
and never looked back.
She went on to finish school
and earn her degree asa physical therapist.
She now has a strongrelationship with her mom,
and after years ofsearching for each other,
she and her dad reunited.
Today, Corrine is married to Mike,
and runs a ministry to share Jesus
with women in the adultentertainment industry.
- I went back to theclubs with such excitement
that I wanted to share withthem the love of Christ,
because in my mind, Jesuscame to visit me in the club,
so if Jesus is with me everywhere I go,
then he's gonna go visitthem in the club too.
- Yeah, there's ascripture that came to mind
as I was watching that.
It's in Lamentations, and it says,
"The faithful love ofthe Lord never ends."
"His mercies never cease."
And I love what she saysthat love chases you down,
because that's exactlywhat God's love does,
and I believe that's whathe's doing for you right now.
He is chasing you downwith his lavish love.
And another thing that Ilove about that's story is
it was a song that God spoke to her with.
In the middle of a strip club,
she had a moment whereit was just her and God,
and she realized how much he loved her.
And there's a song that says,"No shadow you won't light up,
"no mountain you won'tclimb up coming after me",
and I believe that's what Godwants to do for you right now.
I don't know what mountain,what giant is in your life,
I don't know what darkness surrounds you,
but Christ almighty is there
waiting to just light up your life,
full of salvation, fullof abundant living,
full of hope and joy.
He wants to take thebroken pieces of your life,
and put it back together,
and make something beautiful out of it,
just as he did in that story.
So if that's what you want today,
I want you to pray with me.
It's time to give God a chance.
Stop doing it your way,look where it's gotten you.
God has so much better for you.
He wants to shine his beautiful, amazing,
abundant healing light in your life.
And if you want to givehim a chance, do it today.
Stop what you're doing andpray with me right now.
Jesus, say his name out loud.
Jesus, I come to you and Isurrender my life to you.
I'm done doing it my way God.
I ask for forgiveness of my sins.
I believe that you died for my sins,
and I thank you for theforgiveness that I now can receive
because I believe in you Jesus.
Today, I make you king ofmy heart, Lord of my life.
In Jesus name, amen and amen.
And if you guys prayedthat prayer with me,
I am so happy for you.
Please give us a call, 1-800-700-7000,
we have a pamphlet for you.
Thank you so much for praying that prayer.
The best is yet to come.
- Here's a word from Psalm 113,
"From the rising of thesun to its going down,
"the Lord's name is to be praised."
God bless.