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- [Gordon] Coming up.

- They thought maybe it might be a girl,

but they couldn't get a good look.

- [Gordon] A routine ultrasound reveals

something horribly wrong.

- You're so far along,we'll have to induce you

and deliver a dead baby.

- [Gordon] Their unborn baby wouldn't

make it out alive.

- I don't think there'sany way you can really

at all prepare for thatkind of news as a mom.

- [Gordon] Watch as thiscouple plans for a funeral.

- How could I possibly livethrough that experience?

- [Gordon] And prays for a miracle.

- All of a sudden the story has changed.

It was unbelievable.

- [Gordon] On today's 700 Club.

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Welcome to the 700 Club.

Israeli Prime Minister,Benjamin Netanyahu,

is at the White Housefor an historic moment.

The United Arab Emiratesof Bahrain will sign

a monumental peace dealwith the Jewish state.

- The question now,will other Arab nations

do the same or will they wait to see

who wins the U.S. election in November?

CBN Middle East Bureau Chief,Chris Mitchell, explains.

(upbeat music)

- [Chris] A unique openair concert in the southern

Israeli city of Be'er Shevabegan with a surprise.

- We'll play you two national anthems,

one the Israeli one and the other one

of the United Emirateswith whom we are going

to sign a peace treaty.

- [Chris] And things arealready happening over there

as an Israeli model traveled to Dubai

for a fashion shoot witha Dubai-based model.

Signs of the warm receptionthat much of Israel

is giving the historic agreement.

Prime Minister Netanyahu will sign

the Normalization ofRelations with the UAE

in Bahrain culminating years of hard work.

- [Translator] I holdin my hand the historic

draft peace agreement between Israel

and the United ArabEmirates and the historic

declaration of peacebetween Israel and Bahrain.

This is a great turning pointin the history of Israel

and in the history of the Middle East.

I also promise you,according to what I see here,

that additional countries are on the way.

- It strengthens Israel andthe pragmatic Arab countries

in front of the radical Muslim camp

represented by Turkey and Iran.

Those two countries andthe radical Islam camp

were counting on the factthat as long as they work

against Israel all Arabcountries will be with them.

- [Chris] But, that didn't happen.

As Israel Ambassador, Zvi Mazel, noted

that the Arab League refused to back

a Palestinian resolutioncondemning the deal.

Mazel once served as Ambassador to Egypt,

the first Arab country to signa peace treaty with Israel

more than 40 years ago.

- We collaborate especiallyon intelligence level,

security level, but thereis no normalization.

- [Chris] Now Egypt canonly watch as the Emirates

in Bahrain stand to benefit economically,

technologically and inother ways with Israel.

- So, Egypt now as Iunderstand, they don't say

it openly, but they regretnot having normalized

relations with us and have not profited,

benefited from the possibilities.

- [Chris] Nevertheless,Mazel tells CBN News

he thinks others in the Middle East

are waiting to see how November'sU.S. elections play out.

- They would like to see thatPresident Trump is elected

and continues his policy.

So, they will be sure if they go

on and normalize with Israel.

- [Chris] And then, thereis another major player.

- Saudi Arabia is inthe Arabian peninsula,

where the birth of Islamhappened some 1400 years ago.

They would like to haveopen relations with Israel,

but they have to wait to see what happens.

- [Chris] Mazel says while he's surprised

about the peace moves,

he sees it as an importantstep forward for everyone.

Chris Mitchell, CBN News.

- It is an important step forward.

We'll be covering this as it unfolds.

You can watch history in the making today

on the CBN News Channel, our CBN News app

and other digitalplatforms, or CBN Israel.

Tune in at noon eastern time to see

our live coverage of the signing ceremony.

Well, in other news, theAtlantic hurricane season

is on track to be oneof the most active ever.

A category two storm is nowheaded for the Gulf Coast.

John Jessup has more on that from our CBN

News Bureau in Washington, John.

- Thanks, Gordon.

Residents in parts of theGulf Coast are bracing

for days of potentiallylife threatening weather.

Hurricane Sally isforecast to make landfall

near the border of Alabama and Mississippi

bringing historic floodingand dangerous storm surge.

George Thomas has thislook at the slow moving

storm system that'salready causing problems.

- [George] This is thescene in Kiln, Mississippi,

more than 24 hours before Hurricane Sally

is expected to make landfall, tidal surge

already pushing water onto roadways,

lawns and docks asresidents in coastal parts

of the state preparefor the storm's arrival.

- It would be dumb to stay here.

- [George] Dramaticsatellite images from space

last night showing anexplosion of lightning

inside the hurricane asthe storm got closer.

- As we look at our trackhere, Sally is likely

to remain a hurricane, onceagain, category one status,

until about Wednesday whenit is making landfall,

into Wednesday morning, somewhere

in between Mississippi and Alabama.

As Sally continues to interact with land

decreasing in strength.

- Alabama, Louisiana andMississippi declaring

states of emergency inanticipation of the hurricane

as officials warn toprepare for the possibility

of days of extremely dangerous weather.

- The slowing of thestorm, that is concerning.

The longer it stays outin the Gulf of Mexico

the more and higher the likelihood is

that it continues to grow.

- [George] Right now forecasters say

that extremely slow moving system

could bring life threatening storm surge

of up to 11 feet for partsof southeast Louisiana,

Mississippi and Alabama,and rain in excess

of 20 inches in some areas.

- If this one hits the coast at a cat two,

I'm thinkin' we gonna have at least six

to seven foot of waterwhere we standin' at.

- [George] Meanwhile,in the French Quarter

in New Orleans, somebusinesses boarding up.

- I mean, after Katrinaanything around here

and anything on the wateryou gotta take serious.

You know, you can't take anything lightly.

- [George] For a city surrounded by water

and painful memories of Hurricane Katrina,

the Army Corp of Engineers in New Orleans

not taking any chances,closing the flood gates

in preparation for Hurricane Sally.

- We have it up to 100year level protection.

We're still doin' somethings like armoring.

That's building inresiliency into the levies.

So, if they are over topby a hurricane some day

they won't have a failure.

- [George] This year's hurricane season

is particularly busy.

For the first time in50 years there are four

named storms alreadyswirling in the Atlantic

at the same time.

George Thomas, CBN News.

- A busy hurricane season, indeed.

Thanks George.

Turning now to the West Coast fires

where dozens of peoplein Oregon are missing

after flames consumed their towns.

Evacuees now facing scenesof utter devastation

as they return to their neighborhoods.

In Oregon, where sixtowns have been destroyed,

fire crews and caninesare searching for bodies.

- I have seen videos, butit's a thousand times worse

than I could have ever imagined.

- Smoke from the fire ispresenting a second hazard.

Portland now has the worstair quality in the world

and officials are warningpeople to stay indoors

as the smoke spreads, thissatellite image showing it moving

east across the country.

Meanwhile, the fires arenow a campaign issue.

During President Trump'svisit to California Monday

state officials blameclimate change for the fires.

President Trump disagreed,pointing the finger

at poor forest management.

That prompted a response from Joe Biden.

- When you have yearsof leaves, dried leaves,

on the ground it just sets it up.

It's really a fuel for a fire.

- If you give a climatearsonist four more years

in the White House, whywould anyone be surprised

if we have more America ablaze?

- And in California alonethe total insured losses

could top $13 billion.

That's the amount of,that's the amount recorded

in all of 2017, when the state had three

of the top five costliestfires in American history.

Well, a warning to Americansfrom the Trump administration.

Do not travel to HongKong or mainland China.

The concern is that theycould face arbitrary detention

and arbitrary enforcement of local laws.

The advisory claimsChina uses those tactics

for leverage over foreign governments

and to pressure family membersliving abroad to return.

Also on Monday, the UnitedStates banned imports

of some goods from China'sShin Jiang Province

due to the forced labor and oppression

of weaker Muslims there.

For decades the UnitedStates had a strong record

of welcoming those fleeing poverty,

violence and persecutionin their home countries.

In the last three yearshowever, America has

dramatically reducedthe number of refugees

allowed into the country.

As Heather Sells reports,refugee advocates

are asking the Trump administration

to reverse that trend.

- [Heather] Around the worldnearly 30 million refugees

are looking for a home after fleeing

a dangerous homeland.

More than half are children and many live

in crowded camps with no school.

Blessing, an orphan andvictim of trafficking,

fled her country at age 12.

- It was very difficult to survive

and where I was wasn't safe.

- [Heather] For almost 40 years the U.S.

has welcomed an averageof 95,000 refugees a year.

In the last three however,the Trump administration

sharply reduced that annual number

to the current 18,000 for 2020.

- Refugee resettlement numbers are now

at an all time low in the United States

and what that has meant is that people

in harms way who literallyhave no other option

for safety, some have died.

Some are still in harms way.

Many have been promisedby the United States

that they would be able to be reunited

with their family members.

These are people whohave already been vetted,

who have already beenapproved, who were supposed

to come in in 2017 andare still without safety,

are still not with their families.

- [Heather] Despite the reduced numbers

the administration stillpromotes its commitment

to international religious freedom.

Secretary of State,Mike Pompeo, told CBN's

David Brody last year,the focus is to create

safety for refugees intheir home countries.

- We're still the mostgenerous, welcoming nation

anywhere in the world.

Our objective has been to try and do

what those people reallywant in most cases,

which is to stay in their own country.

- Refugee advocatesdispute that generosity,

especially as refugees still suffer

because of their faith.

- The administration hasclaimed to support people

who are fleeing religious persecution

and yet, with the numbers we're seeing

such few refugees coming in.

There are only 946 Christians fleeing

religious persecution resettled this year,

which is the lowest it's ever been.

- [Heather] Blessing isnow finishing high school

and says she's gratefulthat the U.S. accepted her.

- America is a place wheredream really come true.

Like, if you work hard,if you're determined

and you're focused youcan actually achieve

what you really want.

- [Heather] The StateDepartment must decide

by October 1 how many refugeesit will admit next year.

It must also consult with Congress.

So far, no meeting has been set.

Heather Sells, CBN News.

- Thanks Heather.

And Gordon, another factorto include or consider

is that religiouspersecution is on the rise.

- It is, it's the worst it's been

since the Roman Empire.

These are staggeringnumbers around the world.

I'm fine with theadministration's policy on this.

They've certainly highlighted it more

than the previous administration.

The genocide that was occurring to ancient

Christian communities in Iraq and Syria

under ISIS, it took themforever to recognize that.

The reason is, once you start to declare

it for what it is, thatit's a religious genocide,

certain things get triggeredin terms of foreign policy

and they just frankly,didn't wanna trigger

it and they didn't wanna recognize

what ISIS was doing.

This administration doesrecognize it and we need

to applaud that.

At the same time, Iunderstand from what we're

dealing with with thispandemic, you can't have

the same numbers, but mygoodness, you can't create

safe areas in Pakistan.

You can't create safe areas in Iran.

There're many areas of the world

that that is an impossibility.

So, can we open it up for those?

If it is possible for peopleto find a safe place, great.

But, lives are at riskand we've always welcomed.

Listen to the words of that wonderful girl

and what she said, howshe honored America.

America, if you work hardand you have commitment

and you have purpose youcan achieve your dream.

What a great statement from someone.

It's one that I think weneed to remind ourselves.

In America, if you have hard work,

if you have commitment youcan achieve your dream.

Terry.

- Well, up next, America'sracial divide within the church.

Black and white evangelicalscan't even agree

if there is a problem,let alone how to fix it.

So, how can Christianssolve this issue together?

Plus, how did this couple pay off $85,000

worth of loans in two years?

Get their secret to becoming debt free.

And then, a devastating diagnosis.

This mom's baby was dying in the womb.

Stay tuned for the twist that shocked

the medical community.

(dramatic music)

(upbeat music)

- The killing of George Floyd has rocked

American cities and put a spotlight

on our racial divide.

Even before the protests most Americans

recognized that race relations

in our country were polarized.

It's no secret that most churches

haven't bridged this racial divide.

So, what's the solution?

Charlene Aaron has the story.

- [Charlene] When youGoogle what the Bible says

about racism, thisarticle by Dr. Jim Denison

is the top result.

In it he highlights howChristians viewed slaves

as their equal, and not asingle New Testament leader

owned slaves even though many had

the resources to purchase them.

In light of the GeorgeFloyd case, Denison says

he's not surprised by the uptickin race related inquiries.

- This is much more a present tense issue

than we were willing to admit it was

and I think we're lookingfor Biblical guidance now.

- [Charlene] Guidance that Denison,

a former pastor, eagerly shares.

- Jesus died for every person we know.

God made all of us in Genesis One.

According to GenesisThree, we're all descended

from the same mother.

We are, as Paul said in Galatians Three,

there's neither Jew norGreek, slave nor free,

male nor female.

- [Charlene] More than a million people

seeking answers on topics from abortion

to gender identity tune in to his podcast

and daily newsletter aswell as The Denison Forum,

a digital ministry thattackles current events

from a Biblical perspective.

Through his extensiveresearch Denison pushes back

against the narrative that systemic racism

doesn't exist in America.

- All that's wrong.

Those that would say that that's the case

are simply misstating the facts.

They're not understanding the realities

that are before us today,

that in the criminal justice system

they're far more likely to be sentenced

for the same crime if you're black

than if you're white.

As regard to employment,that you're 50% less likely

to get hired for sendingresumes if you have

an African American name than if you have

an Anglo sounding name.

- [Charlene] Researchshows the problem persists

in many churches as well.

For example, only 32% of white pastors

strongly agree that my church is involved

with racial reconciliationat the local level.

53% of African Americanpastors strongly agree

with that statement.

56% of evangelicals believethat people of color

are often put at a social disadvantage

because of their race.

84% of blacks agree.

All reasons why Denison calls on believers

to pray and respond as Peter did in Acts,

Chapter 10 when he said, "God has shown me

"that I should not callanyone impure or unclean."

- You start by getting alone with God

and saying, Lord, show me just like Peter,

where this is in my heart.

Reveal this to me, Lord.

- [Charlene] Despite thenation's racial divide

Denison is hopeful thechurch can lead the way.

- Jesus is still king.

He's king of kings and he's Lord of Lords

and he still redeems all that he allows.

We're still salt and light.

And salt makes a difference you can't see

and light makes a differencethat it may not know.

And God can still use us in eternal ways

if we're willing to be used.

So, the encouragement I would bring us

in this time between thetimes is simply this.

Don't give up.

Don't give in.

Make the decision to go on with God.

- Charlene Aaron, CBN News.

- I wanna point a spotlight at a cause

that I think doesn'tget too much attention.

You go back to the Civil Rights Movement

and hear the ReverendMartin Luther King, Jr.,

says, and accurately says,11 a.m. on Sunday morning

is the most segregated hour in America.

So, you have that very public critique

and I've been wonderingin light of the current

racial divide, why didn't the church

take up the challenge?

What happened?

And in my research Ifound Donald McGavran,

who I studied years ago for missions.

He was born in India to missionary parents

and then he went toschool here in America.

Ultimately became theDean of Fuller Theological

and started their Schoolof World Missions.

But, he wrote a book in the early 1970s

that was very influential.

It's called, "Understanding Church Growth"

and he came up with thisconcept, homogeneous unit,

and his theory was thatfor a church to grow

it had to appeal to the same demographic.

You wanted to go to church,people wanna go to church

with people that look like them and have

the same economic status asthem and eat the same food.

And he was basing that oncaste distinctions in India

and to break through forevangelism, in caste you

have to first convert within that caste

and then build a homogeneousunit around that caste

in order to see growth.

The side effect of that theoryis that it gave permission

now for there to be all white churches

and black churches and Korean churches

and Chinese churchesand Messianic churches.

It gave permission andpastors weren't forced

to say, what's wrong with this?

The New Testament doesn't have this.

In the New Testament believerscame from every place

and this was why in Galatians3:28 the apostle Paul is,

I mean, it's one of thegreat liberating statements

of the New Testament, thatthere's neither Jew nor Greek,

slave nor free, male orfemale, for you are all one

in Christ Jesus.

Now, about 30 years ago, and we're still

in the beginnings of this,there was an attempt,

Promise Keepers was thelead on it, an attempt

for racial reconciliation in the churches.

I think one of the great things,

if you can say they're great things

coming out of the violencethat we have right now,

but the protests are shininga light on it and one

of, my hope and my prayeris that more people get

intentional to say, we want to have

multi-racial churches.

We want a taste of heaven here on earth.

When we get to heaven,you look at Revelation,

it's every tribe, everytongue, every nation,

every body, all with onevoice praising the Lamb.

I've had a taste of this.

I go to an interracial church right here.

My first experience withit was in Hong Kong,

of all places, at Revival Church,

and in our praise andworship we touched heaven.

It was absolutely incredible and I said,

I want more of this.

This is good stuff.

When you have a tasteof it, when you can see

what can happen whenreconciliation can really work,

if it can start in our churches,

well then it spreads to our neighborhoods,

it spreads to our cities,

it spreads to our states,it changes things.

Let's bridge the divide.

Let's get intentional.

We want to integrate our churches.

Terry.

- Well, still ahead,they went from planning

out their nursery toprepping for a funeral.

Ultrasounds revealed their unborn baby

was going to die.

Stay tuned for a stunninganswer to prayer.

And find out why the greatest miracle

wasn't the one that happened in the womb.

And then, living the dream.

This couple left theirjobs to spend more time

with their family.

Now they're making more money than before.

So, how do they do it?

Well, that's coming up.

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- Well Mitch and Megan Vaughn were sitting

on $85,000 of debt.

They knew they needed a plan to pay it off

and ultimately theydecided to do two things.

Number one, cut spending.

And then number two, keep giving.

Here's what happened next.

- [Reporter] Photographers Megan Vaughn

and her husband, Mitch,are living the dream

working together to capture some

of the most cherishedmoments in people's lives.

While they worked hard tomake their business successful

the credit they say,belongs to someone else.

- Doors that were opened to get us

to where we are now, without a doubt

I think was a God thing.

- It's not mine, it's not ours.

It's always his, it's always been his.

- [Reporter] But, whenthey married in 2011,

photography was just a side gig for Megan

who was teaching full-time.

Mitch was a welding engineerin the nuclear industry

who was away sometimes weeks at a time

and while they hated being apart,

they were determined topay off $85,000 worth

of school and car loans.

- The game plan right from the get-go was

we don't like owing people money

and we want to get rid ofthe money that we owed.

- [Reporter] A big part of that plan was

something Mitch hadlearned from his parents,

obediently tithing and giving to God.

- It was a matter of continually giving.

We had planned from thestart, it didn't matter

what the financialsituation was for the month.

We, that was our plan, wewere gonna continue to give.

- [Reporter] Megan wasonboard from the beginning.

- As my faith grew, I knewthat it would be taken care of.

That's what we're supposed to do,

that's what we're calledto do, so let's do it.

How could something badcome from being obedient?

- [Reporter] By keepingtheir spending in check

and giving obediently thecouple chipped away at the debt.

What they didn't expectwas how Megan's business

started to grow.

- And then, all of a sudden, we would get,

like I would book a wedding or somebody

would decide to pay infull, so it was just

an influx that we wereable to just put toward

the debt, again.

- [Reporter] After twoyears they had paid off

their debt completely.

Then, Megan started doingso well she was able

to leave teaching and pursue it full-time.

Mitch started helping outshooting video when he could.

In 2016, their son, Max, was born.

Now more than ever,Mitch wanted to be home.

- I wanna be able to be therefor those pivotal moments

in his life growin' up, his first steps

or his first words.

To me, no job was worthmissing out on those times.

- I wanted to be a teamand I missed my teammate.

- [Reporter] All theyneeded now was to find Mitch

another good paying job.

So, they prayed andcontinued to be obedient

with their giving and finances.

Megan formed a partnershipwith a local wedding venue.

Before long, her incomehad surpassed Mitch's.

- I went from 13 weddingsone year to 30 plus.

- [Reporter] By 2017 she had so much work

Mitch was able to leave his job to work

with Megan full-time.

Today they're raisingtwo children and although

wedding bookings haveslowed due to COVID-19,

the Vaughns are confident that God

will see them throughthis challenging time.

- We were obedient and I'veseen the blessing from that.

I feel like as long as Icontinue to give my business

back to him and justfully trust that if I'm

supposed to do this, he'sgonna make it happen.

- I truly believe where we're at is

because of that obedience,because of just giving back

what he's given to us.

We've tried to outgive God.

And we have failed every single time.

It's kind of a humblingmoment to just kinda sit there

and go wow, this is not us, this is God.

- Wonderful things happen when you say,

I'm going to do it God's way.

Here's a promise fromDeuteronomy, chapter 28,

and these are the words of Moses.

He's telling the entire nation of Israel

what happens when you obey God.

"All these blessings shall come upon you

"and overtake you because you obey

"the voice of the Lord your God."

For Mitch and Megan, you see the blessing.

You see what's happened.

You see the increase,all because they made

two key decisions.

Number one, we're going to give.

We're going to give the tithe.

We're gonna do it joyfully, cheerfully.

That piece is God's piece.

He's given us this wonderful increase.

He's given us this wonderful life,

this wonderful income.

We're going to give back.

Then, they made a decision, we're going

to stop the leaky bucket.

We're going to get out of debt.

Some of you may need some plastic surgery,

where you take out the credit cards,

you cut 'em up and yousay, I'm not gonna live

on consumer debt any more.

I don't want any part of that.

I want to be out of debt

so that I can actuallyhave earnings and increase.

There's a great principle to operate under

and I call it the 80/10/10 rule,

where 80% of your incomeyou set that aside

and say, my expensesshould never ever exceed

80% of my income.

Then 10% give to the Lord, give it first,

give it cheerfully.

God loves a cheerful giver.

And then make sure you're paying yourself.

Have 10% set aside for you,for a rainy day fund first,

then for investments long term

and you'll see over time thatGod gives increase to this.

When you do it God'sway all these blessings

will overtake you.

Terry.

- Well, over the last few years Barb

has been in and out of surgery 20 times.

Her disability checks aren'tenough to make ends meet

and when the COVID crisis hit she says

she wouldn't have survivedif she hadn't gotten help.

- [Reporter] Before theCOVID-19 pandemic even began

Barb Weatherby was dealingwith a health crisis

of her own.

- I've been struggling for many years

with diverticulosis.

There's some days I can'teven get out of bed still.

- [Reporter] The diagnosisled to 20 surgeries

over the last seven years.

Barb went on disability, but the income

hasn't been enough to live on.

- I worked so hard for over 30 years

and could've made it on my own

if I didn't have allthese medical problems.

Finances are tight and bills piling up.

It was a struggle.

I was starving and said, I need help.

Please, I need help.

I'm not gonna make it if I don't get help.

- [Reporter] A neighbor toldBarb about Operation Blessing

partner, Buist CommunityAssistance Center.

Buist is doing everythingthey can to keep Barb safe

while providing her with the food

she desperately needs.

- COVID has made conditions really hard

for us as a food pantryand we keep adapting

and Barb is one of the means that I have

to gauge our response.

In my mind, is this safe for Barb?

And just the privilegeit is to pray with her

and be with her, to help provide her food

and provide comfort and companionship

through hard times so that she knows

that she is not alone.

- They load my trunk andthat's a huge relief for me.

If I do get COVID I could very well die.

But, I knew I could count on Buist.

I feel safe.

They are protectingeveryone that goes there.

They know what we're goin'through and what we need

and they're willing to provide that.

- We were starting to run out of dry goods

and it was when OperationBlessing truck pulled

in that we were able torestock those resources

that were running low.

Operation Blessing is ahuge part of what we do

in helping provide food.

It's all brought togetherto make a difference

for the kingdom.

- I'm just truly truly thankful

for Operation Blessing and Buist.

I don't feel like I would've survived

if I didn't have peopledonate to Operation Blessing

to feed American peoplethat are struggling.

It's not just the food that they provide,

but also friendship and prayer and hope.

They give us hope.

- Boy, how do you put aprice tag on that, huh?

It's not just food that's provided,

it's friendship, it's hope, it's knowing

that somebody's looking out for you

and that they're going to be there

in your time of need.

700 Club members, I hope you feel like

you are a part of that because you are it.

You make it happen and wejust wanna say thank you.

These food distributioncenters are around the country

and they are meetingthe needs of Americans

who are just finding themselves unable

to measure up to the need right now

and you're there every day, sowe just wanna say thank you.

A portion of every gift that you give

to the 700 Club, toCBN, goes into the work

of Operation Blessing.

So, for those of you who haven't joined,

it's 65 cents a day, $20 a month,

that's a general club membership.

Some of you might alreadyby 700 Club members.

Here are some optionsfor you if you'd like

to go up to 700 Club Gold,that's a gift of $40 a month.

Lots of people are 1000Club members at $84 a month.

$84 a month members cango up to the 2500 Club.

That's $209 a month.

Or maybe you wanna become a Founder.

You can see the level there.

Listen, this is a day when those of us

who aren't struggling need to reach out

and help those who are.

And so, I just want to invite you

to join with the rest of us who made

a commitment to that byjoining the 700 Club.

When you join today I wanna say to you

that we will send youthis teaching from Gordon,

and I love this.

It's "The Name of God."

You know, the names ofGod in the scripture

define and describe his character

and that tells us who he is as our God,

as our Father, as our shepherd.

We want you to have this.

It will make such adifference in your walk

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- Francisca lost her jobbecause of the pandemic.

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All it took was a hand upfrom Operation Blessing.

- [Reporter] Francisca is a single mother

raising two daughters and a baby grandson.

She's part of an indigenouscommunity in Mexico.

To support her family she designed

and made colorful clothing to sell.

When COVID-19 hit, the shop where she sold

most of her items shut down.

Her inventory sits in aroom in her tiny house.

- [Translator] I was without work.

I didn't have anyone to sell to.

A lot of artisans like melost their jobs as well.

- [Reporter] And, no work meant Francisca

was not able to provide for her family.

- [Translator] They'remy life, my everything.

Without them I would be nothing.

Every day that I work I did it for them

to give them a better life.

- [Reporter] So,Operation Blessing came up

with a plan to helpFrancisca while addressing

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is being helped by the masks I made.

There is a lot of people who need help

during this hard times.

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- [Gordon] Coming up, the miracle of life.

- I knew exactly what hewas about to say next.

- [Gordon] And doctors can't explain it.

- He was like, this is really weird.

- [Gordon] See what kept thisbaby's heart beating strong.

- It was unbelievable.

- [Gordon] Later on today's 700 Club.

(upbeat music)

- Welcome back to Washingtonfor this CBN Newsbreak.

Dr. Charles Stanley is stepping down

as senior pastor of FirstBaptist Church in Atlanta.

The 87 year old preachernow becomes Pastor Emeritus.

He joined the church backin 1969 and was named pastor

two years later.

In a video announcing his transition

Stanley said he initiallyresisted God's call

to leave First Baptist as its pastor.

- But when God asks us todo something uncomfortable

it's usually because he wantsto do something remarkable.

I'm so grateful I said yes then

and I'm so grateful he saw fit to allow me

to serve as your pastorfor more than 50 years.

- Dr. Anthony George willtake over the position.

However, Dr. Stanley is quick to point out

that he's not retiring,saying he'll continue

to preach the gospel through his ministry

at In Touch Ministries.

COVID-19 is changing many aspects

of American society and now that includes

an iconic feature of theChristmas holiday season.

The Salvation Army'sannual Red Kettle Campaign

is changing for the firsttime in more than 130 years.

The campaign beganSeptember 14th this year,

months earlier than its usual start,

start date around Thanksgiving.

The charity said it's part of its

Rescue Christmas Campaign.

With so many storeclosures and fewer shoppers

at retail locations the Salvation Army

could see a 50% drop inits kettles this year.

Bell ringers will be wearing face masks

and wiping down the kettles regularly

to protect against infection.

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Gordon and Terry will be back with more

of the 700 Club right after this.

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- Jessica's baby wasalive, but just barely.

Doctors said it wouldonly be a matter of time

before the final heartbeat.

Jessica and her husband were devastated,

and so the couple prayed,

not just for their baby,but for themselves as well.

And here's how thoseprayers were answered.

- I sensed God just saying, in this moment

while you really don't knowwhat I'm asking of you,

I want you to say yes.

And I just said, okay Lord.

- [Reporter] Jessica andMike Tom Tomey were thrilled

to be the parents of two boys.

Now expecting their thirdchild was no different.

- It was exciting.

We were, we were readyto have another kid.

They thought maybe it might be a girl,

but they couldn't get a good look.

- [Reporter] But, with Jessica now

in her second trimester the ultrasound

didn't confirm the gender.

Instead, it showed the baby's growth

was four weeks behind

and Jessica's amniotic fluid was low.

Their doctor told them thebaby would not survive.

- He said whenever the heartbeat stops

we'll have to just, you're so far along

we'll have to induce youand deliver a dead baby.

I don't think there'sany way you can really

at all prepare for thatkind of news as a mom.

And I remember obviously, being so sad,

but to be quite honest, I was terrified.

- That was the hardest thing for me,

the idea that there wasstill gonna be a birth.

The baby was gonna be delivered,

it was gonna not be alive.

That was really really really heavy.

- [Reporter] Back at work Mike managed

to keep his emotions in check.

But later that night.

- Everyone was asleepand it was the first time

I was by myself withthe news and I just laid

on the floor and I just cried.

- [Reporter] Now, theirfocus shifted from getting

the baby room ready to planning a funeral.

The couple shared the newswith family and friends

asking them to pray forcomfort and strength.

- I was like, Lord, howcould I possibly live

through that experience?

I can't even honestly imagineanything more horrible.

And I just knew that Iwas gonna have to have

supernatural strength to be able to get,

get over that fear.

- [Reporter] Then came the taskof telling their oldest son,

four year old, Tyler.

- I said, you know,this baby is not growing

in mommy's tummy and itlooks like he's gonna die

and he's gonna go be with Jesus in heaven

and we're all gonna bevery sad and miss him.

His response was, well, I'm not gonna,

I'm not gonna let that happen.

I'm gonna lock all the doors.

- [Reporter] Over the next few days

the couple still struggledto accept the news,

especially since the baby was still alive.

That is until Jessica read an article

about a woman's miraculous healing

from cancer through prayer.

- I remember just havingthis sense of peace

that, all right Lord,the baby is not dead yet

and I just feel called to prayin accordance with your will.

You always ask us to ask you for things

and I said I'm justasking you for a miracle.

- [Reporter] Althoughstruggling with doubt and fear

Mike came alongside hiswife asking for a miracle.

Over the next week theircommunity enveloped

the Tomeys in prayer.

- It was everything, tohave other people pray,

and to join you in prayer.

And to see the body ofChrist come together

regardless of theirdenominational background,

it was beautiful.

- [Reporter] Jessica also attended

a special healing prayerservice with a friend.

- That was a moment ofspiritual healing for me.

Sitting there, kneeling in the pew,

waiting my turn to go be prayed for,

I wasn't afraid any more.

- [Reporter] Then, a couple of days later

Jessica had another ultrasound.

The baby's heart was still beating.

- I had such a peace that, okay Lord,

whatever your will is here,

I'm good with it, butthere was a lot of hope.

- [Reporter] And that hope grew,

so much in fact thatJessica asked her friends

to pray not just for peace and comfort,

but that her amniotic fluid would increase

and that the baby would double in size.

Then two weeks after getting the bad news

Jessica went in for another ultrasound.

- He was like, this is really weird.

The baby's actually doubled in size.

And then I knew exactly whathe was about to say next.

And the amniotic fluid has increased.

The doctor said I don't haveany explanation for you.

I said, we don't need an explanation.

We've had a lot of people praying for us.

He said, well, whoever's praying for you,

can they pray for me too?

- I love the expression on the nurses

and doctor's face comparedto when it was the bad news,

'cause they're still perplexed.

All of a sudden the story has changed.

It was unbelievable.

- [Reporter] There was one brief scare

when Jessica got aninfection at six months,

but again with prayer, sheand the baby pulled through.

Then on June 26, SamuelGerard Tomey was born

at full term, a little smallat five pounds, nine ounces,

but perfectly healthy.

- I don't think I evenhave words to express

the emotions I felt of seeing that baby

that I had prayed for.

He was so tiny and just so precious,

but so perfect.

- To see him, it was transformational.

It was wonderful.

It was the best.

- [Reporter] By his one month checkup

Samuel had gained three pounds.

A few years later Mike and Jessica

went on to have a little girl, Stella.

Today Samuel is ahealthy, happy little boy,

but Mike and Jessica say that's not

the only miracle God performed.

- The biggest miracle that happened was

what the miracle that Goddid inside of my heart,

before he healed my babyand that he made me okay

with whatever it wasthat was gonna happen.

- It's beautiful that God allowed us

to have this child andgifted us with this.

But, the real transformation is knowing

that we have a good God that loves us.

The only thing that really matters is

our relationship with him.

- Wow, what a story, huh?

I mean, when you watchit, if that's not faith

building to you I don't know what is.

I mean, impossible, thisbaby cannot make it.

The baby's going todie, plan for a funeral.

But God had another word.

He had another plan.

And God is more thanable to work out his plan

for you and for your life and your needs,

so we wanna take sometime to pray for you today

and believe with you for whatit is you're praying for.

Gordon, this is Frances,who lives in Providence,

Rhode Island, suffered witha terrible fungal infection

under her right armcausing redness, itchiness.

One day she was watching this program

and you had a word of knowledge

about a chronic fungal infection.

She claimed it.

When she looked under her armthe skin was completely clear.

- Here's Sue from Ironwood.

She had, eight years ago she developed

a chronic cough.

She was watching the 700 Club.

Terry said, someone hasdifficulty swallowing

with a very bad cough.

It's not the coronavirus,it's a chronic condition.

Sue believed and was completely healed.

- Praise the Lord.

- Now, here's one of thegreat revelations Jessica got.

She said the big miracle was what happened

in my heart, that I was willing to accept

whatever was going to come.

But, I think the biggerone is this revelation

when she said, God isasking us to ask him.

What an incredible thing.

The creator of theuniverse is coming to you,

his child, and he'ssaying, what do you want?

What do you want?

What do you need?

Could you tell me?

Jesus said that to blind Bartimaeus.

What do you want me to do for you?

And the response back,that I would have my sight.

All you have to do isask, announce it, and it's

the faith of announcing it.

For Jessica it's Lord, can I have my baby?

Just announce what you want.

Ask and it will be given unto you.

Seek and you will find.

Knock and it will be open.

These are the words of Jesus.

Let's do that right now.

Lord, we come to youand we ask for everyone

who has a need regardless of whether

that's financial or relationalor for physical healing

in their body.

We encourage them asthey're asking out loud,

we're coming into agreement with them

and we stand on yourword, when two or more

agree touching anything it shall be done

by my Father in heaven.

These are your words,so we pray in accordance

with your word and with your will.

Now stretch forth your hand to do miracles

for we ask it in Jesus name.

Terry, God's givin' you something.

- There's somebody, youhave a legal situation

that you've had for some timeand I'm gonna use this term.

Because of that you're in legal bondage

and you can't see a way out.

Watch what God's going to do because he's

going to turn the tableson that and set you

completely free from it, in Jesus name.

- If you need prayer we're here for you.

All you gotta do iscall us, 1-800-700-7000.

But, here's God's phone number.

Jeremiah 33:3, "Call tome and I will answer you,

"and show you great and mighty things."