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Gospel music legend Bill Gaither.

See why he says his careeris more than the music.

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Out for revenge.

- I've been lookin' for him.

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- Welcome to "The 700 Club".

God bless everyone of you.

You know, you ask yourself the question,

if they let you do it,

would you want to sit nextto somebody in the theater

who might give you COVID-19?

Not really.

Well what about sitting nextto them in a restaurant?

Not really.

This is going to be a problemuntil we start knowing

that the guy next to usisn't going to make us sick.

But America is slowly rebooting.

Businesses are reopening.

And people are flocking tobeaches and restaurants.

Even NASCAR, without thestands full of people,

has returned to TV.

Well, what does all this meanfor the struggling economy?

Gary Lane has more.

- Most all states have reopened partially,

or will reopen businesses

with social distancingrestrictions this week.

While economic recoveryis still a long way off,

many people around thecountry are enjoying a return

to dining and some outdoor activities.

Although many beaches remain closed

on the West and East Coast,

that didn't stop beach-goersfrom trying to cool off

from summer-like heat.

In Virginia Beach, thegovernor's Phase 1 restrictions

allow people to only get exercise

by walking along the boardwalk or beach.

No sunbathing.

People still staked out a section of sand,

and even set up beach umbrellas.

Nearby, fishermen werehappy to return to the sea.

- I think it's a wonderful thing.

I'm ready to get out andenjoy the Atlantic Ocean,

and hopefully catch some fish.

- [Gary] People practicedsocial distancing

at restaurants that were allowed to reopen

on outdoor patios.

Meanwhile, partialreopenings in New York City

caused people to crowd into bars.

That led to this warningfrom Mayor Bill De Blasio:

- I'm not comfortable at all

with people congregating outside bars.

And if we have to shutplaces down, we will.

- [Gary] Restaurant owners say

if the COVID-19 crisis lasts six months,

their businesses have onlya 15% chance of survival.

NASCAR returned to television on Sunday.

But there were no spectatorsallowed in the stands.

And people at Shining Light Baptist Church

in Monroe, North Carolinaattended indoor services,

after a federal court ruling

lifted Governor Cooper'srestrictions prohibiting them.

- The judge agreed with us and recognized

that we have a God-givenright to assemble,

that's recognized in ourUnited States Constitution

but also our North CarolinaState Constitution.

- [Gary] And as statesreopened for business,

eight states are seeinga rise in COVID-19 cases,

including Texas, where morethan 700 new cases were reported

near Amarillo on Saturday,

and many reportedly camefrom a meat packing plant.

With testing central tore-starting state economies,

the push is on to boosttesting nationwide.

New York has done morethan 1.4 million tests,

and Governor Andrew Cuomo demonstrated

just how easy taking a test can be.

- That is the whole test.

I'm not in pain, I'm not in discomfort.

- [Gary] Appearing on theCBS program "60 Minutes",

Federal Reserve ChairmanJerome Powell says

a long road to recovery isahead for the U.S. economy.

- This economy will recover.

It may take a while.

It may take a period of time,

it could stretch throughthe end of next year.

We really don't know.

- [Gary] "The country is not going to see

a second Great Depression,"said the Fed Chairman,

"but there's more that Congress can do

"to help businesses and Americanworkers avoid bankruptcy."

- Policies that help businessesavoid avoidable insolvencies

and that do the same for individuals,

keep workers in their homes,keep them paying their bills,

keep families solvent.

- [Gary] Gary Lane, CBN News.

- You know, I personally like the Fed.

I've not been a fan ofthe Federal Reserve Board,

but I tell you, Jerry Powellis really doing a great job.

He understands it, he's onthe side of the consumer,

he's on the side of small businesses,

and boy, they're pumping the money in.

And the rule in the marketis, "Don't fight the Fed."

Don't fight the Fed.

So the market is going up,

because the Fed is pouringmoney into the system.

And, you know, for investors,don't fight the Fed.

That's the rule.

Well, in other news, meatpacking plants are shutting down

and farmers are plowing under their crops.

But have you heard aboutanother critical part

of our food supplythat's taking a big hit?

Efrem Graham has more on that.

- Pat, commercial fishing is one

of the many industriessuffering right now.

That's because of adramatically shrinking market

for seafood, as restaurants either close

or convert to take-out only.

Mark Martin is on this story.

- [Mark] It's a quiet scene these days

at L.D. Amory and Companyin Hampton, Virginia.

The normally bustling wholesale seafood

packer is struggling.

- About 80% of the product we pack here

ends up in restaurants.

And so far, we have no marketsfor our products right now

and it's been very difficult.

- [Mark] To try to keepsome fishermen on the water

and employees on the job,

Amory tells CBN News thecompany is exploring new markets

everywhere they can.

One example is curb-sidewholesale seafood sales.

- It's helping.

It's a far cry from whatour monthly sales should be,

but it is helping keep the doors open.

- For four generations and 103 years,

the Amory family has run thiswholesale seafood company.

It's survived a tornado and a fire.

Meade Amory is not sure it will make it

through the global pandemic.

- That's a real good question.

Based on the numbers from last month,

if we can't get back to100% in the next 30 days,

I don't know if we will make it.

- [Mark] Amory says thecompany successfully benefited

from the paycheck protection program,

but adds that might not keepthe nearly 100 full-time

and seasonal employees working.

- The payroll protectionplan has been a great idea

to get it out there and get some money

into businesses quickly,

but that alone won't keepsome businesses open.

- [Mark] An internal memo

from the Virginia MarineResources Commission

shared with the Daily Press,

states potential revenueloss at close to 70 million

from March through June,

because of an almost 90%drop in market demand.

When CBN News reached out tointerview the Commissioner,

he was unavailable.

And it's not just an issuefor commercial fishing.

The recreational side is also taking a hit

from the pandemic.

Case in point, David Wright,

owner of High Hopes Sportfishing Charters.

- Once we lose these days,

and the calendar day has clicked off,

we're never gonna get it back.

- Wright estimates thatbecause of the coronavirus,

he hasn't been able tobook about 20 groups,

which is a potential lossof as many as 160 customers,

and thousands of dollars.

Alexis Rabon of Rudee Tours,

a tour boat operator and manager

of the Virginia Beach Fishing Center,

says business came to ahalt around mid-March.

- So it's been very difficult for us.

Typically spring time is quite busy.

We have a lot of visitorsthat come into the area,

so that's been non-existent.

We haven't really been ableto bring in any revenue,

so I know that that's beentough for everyone, overall.

But it's definitely beena hard hit for us as well.

- [Mark] Back in Hampton,

Meade Amory is hoping for a miracle.

- Well it's without adoubt, that prayer helps.

We'll take all the helpwe can get right now.

- [Mark] Mark Martin, CBN News,Hampton and Virginia Beach.

- China's president,Xi Jinping, is telling

the World Health Organization it acted

with openness, transparencyand responsibility,

in response to COVID-19.

He addressed a virtualmeeting of the WHO today.

He also pledged two billion dollars

to help pay for the WHO.

The U.S. and othersare considering calling

for an investigationinto China's response,

and President Trump hasthreatened to cut U.S. funding

for the global health body.

Pat.

- You know, Xi Jinpingis an absolute monster.

He has shut down churches,actually demolished some.

He's brought tremendousre-education against the Uighurs,

the Muslim group in central China.

He is one of the worst dictators

that has risen on thescene, and he's vicious.

And for him to play like a good guy--

"I'm gonna loan two billion dollars

"to the World Health Organization,"

is just nonsense.

I mean, everything about himjust reeks of dictatorship

and terrorism and I'm not pleased at all.

And the other thing thatI'm not pleased about

is a man who gets on television--

And I can remember back when he said,

"If you like yourhealthcare, you can keep it.

"If you like your doctor,you can keep him."

And the whole thing was an absolute lie.

He lied to the American people.

And now he's come back to tell us

that he disagrees with the President.

He should keep his mouth shutand stay out of politics.

He's had his run, it's all over.

Efrem.

- Pat, President Donald Trump

and former President BarackObama waged a media war

over the weekend with PresidentObama firing the first shot

during a virtual commencementaddress Saturday,

criticizing the Trumpadministration's handling

of the COVID-19 crisis.

- More than anything, thispandemic has fully, finally,

torn back the curtain on the idea

that so many of the folks incharge know what they're doing.

A lot of them aren't evenpretending to be in charge.

- I didn't hear it.

Look, he was an incompetent president,

that's all I can say, grossly incompetent.

- [Efrem] It is not the first attack

from the former president.

Last week, he was heard criticizing

the Justice Department's request

for a judge to dismiss the case

against General Michael Flynn.

Flynn is President Trump'sformer National Security Advisor

who pleaded guilty to makingfalse statements to the FBI.

Attorney General William Barris arguing the investigation

into Flynn was illegitimate,

and the FBI agents sought tocatch him in a perjury trap.

Mr. Trump contends theentire Russia investigation

was an Obama administrationplot to undermine him.

Pat.

- Well the question is,

how much was the president,Obama at that time,

actively involved?

It looks like more and more,he was behind every bit of it.

And if that's the case, thatis one more thing against him.

When you go back in his background,

it's like he just didn'treally like America.

As far as this pandemic,

he didn't do anything to prepare masks

or any kind of breathing machines

or any other things that were needed.

There's nothing thatwe have in our arsenal

that indicated he was prepared.

And in terms of overseas,

his word to the military was,"Stand down, don't fight."

It was terrible.

And so for him to come outand act so sanctimonious,

kind of turns my stomach.

Efrem.

- Pat, turning now to Israel,

where two political adversaries

begin their unity government.

Israel's parliament swearingin the new leadership Sunday.

As Chris Mitchell reportsnow from Jerusalem,

circumstances will testthe fragile alliance

between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

and former General Benny Gantz.

- After 18 months of political gridlock,

and three inconclusive elections,

the power-sharing coalition

between Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu

and Blue and White leader BennyGantz finally took office.

But it could face its firstmajor test in just weeks

when they debate the contentious issue

of sovereignty over Jewishcommunities in Judea and Samaria.

(speaking in Hebrew)

- [Translator] The entiresovereignty issue is in the agenda

only because I personallyacted, personally, to promote it

for three years, publicly and privately.

I discussed it with U.S.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

last week.

- [Chris] Netanyahu andGantz said Israel needed

an emergency unity government

because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(speaking in Hebrew)

- [Translator] Frankly, weboth would maybe have preferred

to form a different government.

Maybe it would've beeneasier, for many reasons,

for both of us to go foranother round of elections.

We both made a difficult decision

but the right decisionfor the people of Israel.

- [Chris] One thing thatcould cause gridlock is

the former rivals will have veto power

over most of each other's decisions.

Critics called the government "bloated".

(speaking in Hebrew)

- [Translator] After all the empty talk

of an emergency government,

the government being formed today

is the largest and most wasteful

in the history of the country.

36 ministers, 16 deputy ministers.

You call that an emergency government?

- [Chris] Netanyahu andGantz agreed to share power

when Netanyahu serves asprime minister for 18 months.

Then Gantz will takeover as prime minister

for the next 18 months.

Netanyahu's trial for bribery fraud

and breach of trust begins on May 24th,

but he can still continueto serve as prime minister

during his trial.

He calls the charges,"part of a witch hunt".

The political marriagebetween Netanyahu and Gantz

includes major disagreementsover sovereignty

and judicial reform.

It remains to be seen how long

this fragile coalition can last

and what answer they give to the question,

"How can two walk togetherunless they be agreed?"

Chris Mitchell, CBN News, Jerusalem.

- Back here at home, the NorthCarolina coast is preparing

for high winds and surf.

Tropical Storm Arthur, thefirst named storm of 2020,

is arriving in about twoweeks before hurricane season

officially starts June 1st.

It's now moving NNE with 45mile an hour sustained winds.

The storm is expected to pass over parts

of North Carolina'sOuter Banks later today,

before heading out to the Atlantic.

Broadcasters, politicians and fans

are honoring the life of Phyllis George.

She died last week at the age of 70,

following a long fightwith a blood disorder.

George became a femalesportscasting pioneer in the 1970s,

covering the NFL on CBS.

She had been Miss America in 1971,

co-anchored the "CBS Morning News"

and was the former First Lady of Kentucky.

George also appeared on "The700 Club" in December of 1993,

reuniting with her fellowformer Miss America,

Terry Meeuwsen.

(audience cheering)

- I can't shake yourhand, I just gotta hug ya.

- We go way back, everybody.

- We do go way back.- We are very good friends,

and I love seeing you.

I haven't seen you, what, for 15, 16...

- I know.

- She hasn't changed abit, I have to tell you.

- Well, you neither.

- And we know Phyllis Georgewill be missed by many.

Pat.

- Thanks.

Terry, that's a great loss.

She was two ahead of you?

- She crowned the MissAmerica who crowned me, right.

But she was iconic.

I mean, really, her smile.

She had those great dimplesand her smile lit up the room,

and she was just so much fun.

But her personality, Ithink, is what made her

such a good sportscaster.- Yeah, yeah.

- Her interviews are stilltalked about as remarkable.

- What did she have, a lung disease?

- No, she had a blood disease.

Honestly, it was very private.

We were good friends and I had no idea.

Of course, her children knew

and I think it's been only recently

that she's really been outof any kind of limelight

or communication of any kind.

But Pamela and Lincoln, we justexpress our sympathy to you.

She's a wonderful, wonderful lady,

and just a great Miss America.

Well, still ahead, theeight-time Grammy winner

and inductee into theGospel Music Hall of Fame,

Bill Gaither, looks backat his 50-year career.

But first...

Tour some of the world'smost famous museums

while still following stay-at-home orders.

Check out how museums arebringing their artifacts online.

All of that is next.

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- Well, we have days for everything,

and today's May the 18th.

It's not time for the workersof the world to unite,

it's the time for museumlovers to pay tribute

to some of the most iconic museums,

most of which are shut down

because of the coronavirus pandemic.

And still, artistic creativity flourishes,

as museums take their exhibitions online.

CBN News Gabe Lamonica givesus a whirlwind virtual tour.

- This is the National Mall,

where millions of Americanshave walked through

some of the world's best-knownmuseums for free, until now.

So museums everywhereare finding creative ways

to bring their exhibitions home.

(helicopter whirring)

From the jaw-dropping imagesof this helicopter journey

to a rock concert in the Atlantic Ocean,

to this noiseless roller coaster,

looping lazily past a monotonousseries of empty rooms.

Art museums, like Washington's Von Ammon,

are showcasing their artists'response to the coronavirus.

- ♪ I ain't got nobody ♪

- [Gabe] In Queens, theLouis Armstrong House Museum

is offering a virtual glimpse

at the jazz legend's life at home.

And New York's Museum of Modern Art

is putting Salvador Dali'ssilent home movies online.

Desolate city streets,empty national monuments,

and museums in Washington,

are leading lonely curators

to take matters into their own hands.

- (yawning).

Hello.

- [Gabe] Experts of theshuttered Museum of the Bible

have taken to creatinglessons of their own.

Like this one on the connection

between Kosher coffee,Haggadah, and Maxwell House.

- With two working parentsand a child currently at home,

it's hard to find time for a rest,

or to get any work down before bedtime.

Which has led to some late nights.

Thank God for coffee, what can I say.

- [Gabe] Cooped-up guidesoffering comic relief.

- ♪ You ain't nothin' but hot dog ♪

No, no, that's really not it.

- [Gabe] Amy Van Dyke is the Lead Curator

of Art and Exhibitions.

- I've been getting a littlebit distracted, at home.

- [Gabe] Offering hertake on Elvis Presley's

favorite passages in theMuseum's Elvis Bible.

- His favorite book,from what it looks like,

was the book of Psalms.

Because in the book of Psalms,there's lots of notations

and writing in there, which makes sense,

because it's a book of songs.

- [Gabe] Not to be outdone,

the curators at theInternational Spy Museum

are bringing lessons of their own online.

- We call this "Spy From Home".

(techno music)

- [Gabe] Learn the trade craft

of strategic and operational deception

from the comfort of the living room.

- Now, invisible ink isreally important to spies.

- [Gabe] Or head to the "Curator's Corner"

to learn how to make invisibleink or your own diguise

from the Spy Museum's Jackie Eyl.

- If you dress up likeSponge Bob and get out there

on the sidewalk and you thinkyou're gonna be undercover,

you're gonna be sadly mistaken.

- [Gabe] And for anintelligence analyst view

of the pandemic keeping us allat home in the first place...

- There is endless coronavirus questions.

- [Gabe] Check out online discussions

led by former intel agents,

like Spy Museum ExecutiveDirector Chris Costa.

- When the pandemic is over,

what are the lasting impacton the intelligence community,

on the society as weknow it, on the world?

- The pandemic is unleashinga ton of digital content,

as museums take their exhibitions online

and bored curators stream free lessons

on history and artifactsfrom their home to yours.

Gabe Lamonica, CBN News, Washington.

- Well you can get linksto those museums and more

by going to CBN.com.

Terry.

- Well coming up later,

a trip down memory lane withgospel music's Bill Gaither.

Can you guess where he recorded one

of his very first videos?

And next, Pat's gearingup for another round

of your questions and some honest answers.

One viewer wants to know,

"Should Christians donate their organs?

"Is it a desecration ofthe body God gave us?"

Stay tuned as Pat weighs in on the issues

that matter to you.

So don't go away.

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Friends, I think we would all agree

that our world needsGod like never before.

So we are calling onthe Church to rise up.

If you'll go to CBN.com/StandAndPray,

we're gonna send you a free prayer card.

Put it on your window or your door

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We want to flood our country with prayer,

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So Stand And Pray with us today,

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And again, we're askingyou to do three things.

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You know, prayer makes such a difference.

We are in a time whereour nation needs prayer,

our families need prayer.

But we're inviting you to go to your door,

to your window, to your balcony

and participate daily with us in this.

And so, we ask you to contact us.

Let us know you're doing that

by asking for your StandAnd Pray prayer card,

and we'll keep you postedon people around the country

who are making a commitment to do this.

- It's really wonderful, it really is.

- It is wonderful.

- Big army, okay.

- We've got time for some email.

Are you ready?- Let's do it.

Let's go for it.

- Okay, this first one comesfrom a viewer, Pat, who says,

"Hi Pat.

"Should Christians donate their organs?

"Is it a desecration ofthe body God gave us?"

- Look, when your spirit leaves the body--

Remember, "Dust you areand dust you return."

So, what's your body gonna be?

It's gonna be out there,they use the term,

"pushing up daisies".

It's gone.

But you can take these organs

that are in your body when you're alive,

and give a heart, a lung,a kidney or something

that somebody who'sgonna die and in a sense,

in that new home, yourbody will continue to live.

So I think it's a beautiful thing to do.

You're not desecratinganything, in my opinion.

All right.

- This is Janet, who says,

"Hi Pat.

"What will we do in Heaven

"besides glorifying God for eternity?

"Will we be productive?

"Will we work?"

- I think so.

What will you do?

Well, there are trillionsof planets out there.

God may give you a planet to rule.

He also says we're gonna judge the angels.

I don't know how manyangels there are (laughing)

but we'll be busy taking care of that.

You know, there's gonnabe a government in Heaven.

It's not just going to be chaos.

He said you're gonna bein charge of the angels,

and you'll be judging angels.

There'll be a lot to do, trust me.

You'll be busy the rest of eternity.

- This is Lucille, who says,

"About five years ago,my husband and I retired

"and moved to a small townwhere my daughter lives.

"She and her husband areregularly invited to our home,

"but they rarely come.

"The last time they invited us

"to their home was over a year ago.

"My daughter finally told methat her husband hates us.

"I feel so depressed.

"How do I overcome my hurt?"

Wow.

- Look, I don't understandwhat's going on.

You need to get to theheart of that, I don't know,

"Why does your husband hate your parents?

"What has he done andwhat did they do to him?"

And you need to, you know, pierce the boil

to find out what it is.

Then there needs to besome reconciliation.

It's got to come together.

You need to get your husbandand your parents together,

in one room, and say, "Okayguys, let's get it out.

"What is this problem?"

And see what happens, all right?

- This is Harold, who says,

"Will we receive thebaptism of the Holy Spirit

"upon receiving Jesus?

"Do I need this baptism to be saved?"

- Uh, no.

The baptism of the Holy Spirit has to do

with performing the works that Jesus did.

There's the indwellingSpirit that brings forth

the nature of Jesus, thatyou find in Corinthians,

"Love is kind andlong-suffering," and so forth.

But the baptism is formoving in the power of God,

and that is, in my opinion,it's a second experience,

after receiving the Lord.

All right?

- This is Christina, who says,

"Recently, I heard a preacherspeak about sowing seeds.

"How do I do this, how doI determine what is enough,

"and where do I sow it?"

- Well, you sow in goodsoil, that's for starters.

You know, who's doing the work?

We give away a lot of money.

We gave away a lot at CBN.

And one guy called me and said,

"How did you know about me?"

Well, I knew about the workhe'd done in Latin America,

I knew he'd done a tremendous work,

and so many people had come to the Lord.

That was a wonderfulplace to put your seed.

The question is, where is God blessing?

And that's the kind of seedthat you ought to look for.

Who is feeding thepoor, helping the needy,

leading people to Jesus,preaching the Word of God.

Who is faithful to the scripture?

And that's what good seed is.

We need to sow, and if we sow liberally,

we will reap liberally.

And that's what Godpromises, and it'll happen.

All right?

- Thank you.- Thank you.

- All the time we have for today.

But we'll have more tomorrow, I'm sure.

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They came gunning for his brother,

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What happened when he pulledup next to his sworn enemy?

But first...

The Christian songwriter of the century.

He and his wife have pennedhundreds of gospel classics.

We'll talk with thelegendary Bill Gaither,

so don't go away.

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- And welcome back to "The 700Club" for this CBN Newsbreak.

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on American's view of faith.

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Pat and Terry are back withmore of today's "700 Club".

It's coming up, right after this.

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- Over the course of a half-century,

Bill Gaither has earned countless awards,

and launched the careers ofmany others along the way.

He's a southern gospel legend,

but he still says his lifeis about more than the music.

- [Narrator] Grammy winner andGospel Music Hall of Fame-er,

Bill Gaither, has beenin the music industry

for over 50 years.

Along the way, he's met alot of wonderful people.

In his new podcast, "More Than The Music,"

Bill introduces you tosome of these friends

that he's known, collaboratedwith and been inspired by

during his amazing career.

- Bill Gaither joins us now via Skype.

Bill, welcome back to the "700 Club".

- Terry, it's good to be with you.

- You've said that this pandemic

that we're all living through has, quote,

"Gotten us out of La-La Land

"and is helping us turn back to God."

In what ways are you seeing that?

- You know, Gloria'smother at one time said,

"There are two times in life we get real:

"When a baby comes into this world,

"and when we lose somebody at death."

She said, "Otherwise, wekind of live in La-La Land."

And I think that's true.

A lot of diversions.

A lot of those diversionsrequires us to be with people,

and close to people.

I think this particularvirus has made us get back

to the important things.

I told Gloria the other day,

"If I've got to be quarantined,

"it's great to be quarantinedwith your best friend."

And that happens to be thelady that I've lived with

for 57 years.

So that's not totally bad.

That part is good.

- Well, you guys are quite a power couple.

You just launched the "MoreThan The Music" podcast.

Who are some of the featuredguests that you're gonna have?

- Well, from the verybeginning, Gloria's always said,

"Bill, where did you get allof these strange characters

"that you seem to attract?"

I just love life, and I just love people.

And they come from alldifferent aspects of life.

Some of the people that are onthe podcast are music folks,

people like our goodfriends Alabama who wrote,

"Give me some mountain music,"

and our good friends LarryGatlin and The Gatlin Brothers,

"All The Gold in California".

Folks like that.

But also, I love sports.

Paul Westphal is a dear friend of mine

who was just inductedinto the NBA Hall of Fame.

He was both a coach and a player.

And those are people who are well-known.

But I got friends like thecounty prosecutor here,

who has an interesting life.

Grew up as an orphan here in our county,

and a kid of the streets,started boxing when he was young.

And earned enough moneyto start going to college,

became an attorney at a placement

and finally, the country prosecutor.

It's just a great story of a kid

taking the thing that God gave him

and trying to make something out of it.

And those friends go all across the gamut.

Rory Feek, the husband of Joey,

the story was pretty national.

She was from our little town here.

He's quite a writer.

Just some interesting people.

- Well it sounds like--

- I love music, and whatyou can do in music.

But sometimes, you feel limited

because there are somethings that can be said

that you can't say in music.

A lot of things can be said in music,

but also, maybe it's better than a sermon.

So.

- (laughing) Absolutely.

Well, you want people, I know,

that join you for these podcasts

to take away something that matters.

Sounds like you're gonna be talking about

just all aspects of life.

What do you want the takeaway to be?

- We're talking about life.

And I think getting back to the pandemic,

I think we're coming to grips with things

that are really important.

And that's relationships, achance to expand your mind.

Gloria and I have donemore reading and thinking,

and a chance to watch some good movies.

Spending a lot of timewith our kids on the phone,

and Skyping with them.

But I think to say, andas much as I love music,

there are times when I have to say,

this requires more time thanjust listening to a song here.

And many of our songsare about relationships.

"I repent for moments I have spent

"recalling all the painand failures of my past.

"I repent for dwelling on the things

"beyond my power to change,the chains that hold me fast.

"I will go on, the pastI leave behind me."

And I think it's justgrappling with stuff like that

that can make a difference in life.

- Yeah, the philosophical questions

that we ponder in our quiet moments.

What's it been like for you to perform--

it's not really performing,

you're being in your podcast--

as opposed to in front ofthousands and thousands of people?

That's what you're used to.

What's it like to be there,by yourself, doing this?

- You know, what we dodoes depend on people,

because if that's not the case,

then it is just a performance.

And I think maybe one of the things

that separates a Christianartist from a secular artist

is it's gotta be more than aperformance in what you do.

And the other part is the participation.

And there's nothing asbeautiful as an evening,

coming in, doing the best you can do,

rehearsing and having yourmusic down very, very well,

but for some way to connectand start feeling them.

See 50% of communication iswhat we do from the platform.

The other 50% is what happens out there.

So to be honest with you, theseare tough times for artists,

because the feedback--

not feedback saying, "You'regreat, you're fantastic,

"that's a great high note,"

but the feedback of saying,

"Yes I agree with what you're saying,

"loving God, loving each other,

"making music with my friends.

"Loving God, loving each other,

"and the story never ends."

And when you can get them involved,

and they're singing it,

that is really beautiful.

And I'll be honest withyou, I miss that part.

It's great to communicate like this.

But it's also great to feel them breathe,

and feel them sing.

Corrie Ten Boom one time said,

"I like all the great performing,

"but when the people, they sing,

"that's the best part, eh?"

- It's that shared relationshipthat you're talking about

and that's one of the reasonspeople love you and Gloria

so much is because you'vealways had that connection

with whoever you'reperforming to and with.

Thanks so much for being with us.

It's great to see you again.

I want to tell our audienceyou can hear more with Bill

by listening to his brand-new podcast.

It's called, "More Than The Music".

And you'll always getthat with the Gaithers.

Bill, thank you so much for being with us.

- Terry, you're very kind.

Have a good day.

- Thank you, you too.

God bless you.

- Well, Pat, over to you.

- A great guy and a championof music in the Hall of Fame.

Tremendous songwriter, great guy.

Well, still ahead: double-crossed.

One inmate plots revengeagainst those who did him wrong.

And you won't believe whathe did with his kill list.

Stay tuned to find out.

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- For Bryann, revenge was sweet,

until all his friends abandoned him.

Alone in a cell,

Bryann took a long look athis hit list of enemies.

And then he did somethingtotally unpredictable.

- [Narrator] Bryann Trejoremembers feeling rejected

at 13 years old, when hismother called the police

and had he and his twin brother arrested.

She had recently brokenup with their father

and it was her way ofdisciplining the two unruly teens.

- We always disobeyed, youknow, asking for attention

but not getting the attention we needed.

We were feeling like, we're last.

She's choosing her boyfriends first,

so it put us in a place where,"Well, who does love us?"

- [Narrator] Releasedfrom juvenile prison,

they found shelter and acceptance

among neighborhood troublemakers,

and started stealing and dealing drugs.

- So we eventually foundthe love in the streets,

some knuckleheads that wererejected from their household,

that they formed their own brotherhood.

We robbed people to eat, you know,

literally call the pizzaman if we're hungry,

call the pizza man, we'd get guns and rob.

It started building this lifestyle

where if we want it, we'llcome together and get it.

Even if it's the wrong way.

It made me feel like thisis somewhere I am wanted.

I didn't know it at the time,

but they were using us too,

because they knew thatwe would do whatever

for the brothers.

- [Narrator] For the next several years,

Bryann was immersed in street life

and was in and out of jail.

At 21, he tried to avenge afailed hit on his brother.

I see the man coming this way,

and he sees me, and I'vebeen lookin' for him.

And I got a gun on my lap, I'm by myself.

I'm pulling up to him.

I'm like, man, perfect timing.

He's coming to the car with his friends,

and they're thinkingthey're gonna beat me up.

And I'm thinking, "I got you."

And as soon as he came to the thing,

I rolled the window down, tat-tat.

He's on the floor, he's shaking.

I'm shooting this way at them.

And I remember peeling off like,

"Yeah, got you, victory."

- [Narrator] Bryann wasarrested and charged

with attempted murder.

While awaiting trial, he realizedthat his so-called friends

weren't around anymore.

- Everyone I thoughtloved me, vanished on me.

So I'm like, man, where's my loyalty at?

And I remember, I had a list of everybody

that did me wrong, whatI was gonna do to them.

And I was gonna hurt her,I was gonna hurt him.

So I'm sitting there in thecell, restless, so angry.

- [Narrator] Then heremembered that revenge

hadn't gotten him far.

So he prayed to God.

- I've heard the gospelpreached before, salvation.

And it's free.

And God loves you and thatHe wants you to come home.

I went to a church servicethat night in jail, right,

and everything just came right back.

So I cried out to God inthis cell, facing this time,

"Just give me peace.

"Just don't leave me.

"I'm gonna serve you.

"Even if I've gotta bein the penitentiary,

"I'll serve you."

And tells me to start forgiving people.

The list I made of peoplethat I want to hurt

when I got out,

had to start praying over these people,

instead of sitting there,wishing death on them.

So it became a prayer list.

- [Narrator] At trial,Bryann's charges were reduced

and he was released afterserving three years in prison.

- It was like, man, thisis something unconditional

I've never experienced before.

Just being the type of man I am,

you would still give me help.

I was grateful.

♪ Should've killed me 'foreI made it to the altar ♪

- [Narrator] By this time,

his twin brother hadturned his life around.

He became a Christian andstarted creating rap music

to glorify God.

- ♪ I told God, I made a promise ♪

♪ I don't want to be dishonest ♪

- [Narrator] Until thenight he was fatally shot

just outside his home.

- When they said my twin was murdered,

I felt like my soul was cut in half.

I couldn't even go to his funeral,

because I didn't wantto see him in a casket,

'cause he looks just like me.

I want to remember him with life.

So it was hard for me.

He walks like me, talks like me.

Even now to this day,when I look in the mirror,

I see him.

- [Narrator] The grief nearlydrove Bryann to suicide.

It was then he realized

he had never fully surrenderedhis life to Christ.

- I still had things Ididn't want to let go of.

Kind of on my terms.

I'll change God, but, I'lljust do little-by-little.

He was telling me, "Give me everything."

When my brother was murdered,I gave Him everything.

My prayer was like...

I got lust in my heart,

I got greed in my heart,

I'm blaming everyone.

I know it's my fault.

I'm tired of running a racethe wrong way, going backwards,

in and out of prison, being a failure.

It just took the closestone to me on earth.

I don't want Satan totake no more from me.

I want to live for you.

So whatever you gotta do, help me.

- [Narrator] Bryann's prayer was answered,

and his life was transformed.

He forgave his brother's killers

and reconciled with his mother.

Now, he honors his brother's memory

by continuing his music.

- ♪ Love and forgiveness,boy, we rise on our enemy ♪

- [Narrator] Today, Bryann is married

and has a family of his own.

Through their ministry, Kingdom Music,

they travel and share the message

that forgiveness is freedom

and God's love is the way home.

- Knowing that the Father looks for me,

and says "Come home,"

that's a different type of love.

Like, man, it's beautifulthat He loves me like that.

- Revenge and hatred can be sweet.

It feels sort of like honey going down.

You sort of savor it.

"I'm going to kill him.

"I'm going to get him.

"I'm going to trample on him.

"I will take away the thingthat he loves the most.

"I'm gonna get revenge."

And there's somethingabout it that is sweet.

But when it gets down, all the way down,

it turns bitter and nasty.

And it's like acid inside of you.

You know, you cannot live on revenge.

You can't do it.

I remember a long time ago,

running into a person who wascrippled up with arthritis

and I said to him,

"You've got to reconcilewith your enemies."

And he basically said tome, "I'd go to hell first."

But you see, you've made your own hell.

You hate somebody, you'vemade your own hell.

And you savor the revengeyou're going to get

but you've actuallyimprisoned yourself in that.

And so Bryann had the answer.

When he finally came tohimself, he realized,

"I'm gonna pray for my enemies.

"I'm going to do good to them

"that despitefully useme and persecute me.

"And when I do, I'm going tobe in a superior place to them.

"I'm going to be free ofhatred and bitterness."

So let me ask you this,

if you're holding a grudge--

And Bryann had a reason to hate his mother

who put him in jail.

What kind of a mother is that?

He had a reason to hateothers who had abused him

and had reason to hate thosewho killed his brother.

Sure, you've got reason.

But the question is, right now,

do you want to be free?

And if you do, you need to say,

"Lord, I forgive.

"Would you please forgive me?

"And I'm not going tolive in hate any longer,

"I'm going to be set free,

"because you are my Lord."

If you prayed that prayer,I want to send you this.

Just real quick, let me hear from you.

I've got a little packetcalled, "A New Day"

that'll tell you more about this.

But that's all the time we've got now.

We leave you with thesewords from Colossians:

"Whatever you do in word of deed,

"do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

"giving thanks to Godthe Father through Him."

Thank you so much for being with us.

Tomorrow, we've got ABC's Paula Faris.

Why did she walk awayfrom hosting "The View"

and "Good Morning America"?

Well, you'll find out when she's here,

tomorrow on "The 700 Club".

Thank you for being with us.

We'll see you tomorrow, bye-bye.