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- Well, the UnitedNations group responsible

for overseeing educationfor Palestinian refugees

recently said it had removed violent

and anti-Israel content from school texts.

- A new investigation questionsthat so-called resolution,

finding those changes don't go far enough.

CBN Middle East BureauChief Chris Mitchell

brings us that story.

- [Chris] During 2020,Palestinian children,

like many others around the world,

couldn't go to school due to COVID-19.

During that time, UnitedNations Relief Works Agency,

or UNRWA, produced andprovided the students material

that went way beyond reading,writing, and arithmetic.

- We found that itcontains various violations

of UN values, of UNESCO standards

and of UNRWA's own principles.

These were educational materials,

which were distributed to over320,000 Palestinian children

across the West Bank and Gaza.

- [Chris] Marcus Sheff leadsa group that monitors peace

and cultural tolerance in schools.

It examined the materialssent to those children,

and what they found was not good.

- The idea that UNRWA, a UN organization,

is distributing materialwhich calls on students

to defend the motherland with blood

or that glorifiesterrorism, directs students

to terrorists like Dalal Mughrabi,

who is, in their materials,a role model for young girls,

somebody who'd murdered 38 people,

including 13 children on a civilian bus.

- [Chris] This IMPACTgroup report from January

lays out examples foundthroughout the curriculum.

In mathematics, students are asked

to write the number of martyrsin the first Intifadah.

A language studies question asks students

to find the prepositionin a sentence like,

"Jihad is one of the doors to paradise."

And in social studies, whereZionist policy is blamed

for exhausting Palestiniannatural resources.

- It was written by UNRWA's teachers.

Now, UNRWA's teachers aresupposed to be trained

in UN values of peace and tolerance.

- Following the January IMPACT report,

UNRWA admitted to the problem

and assured governmentsit had been addressed.

A follow-up study by theIMPACT team, however,

shows that was not the case.

Well, President Trump cutfunding cut funding to UNRWA

because of this kind ofincitement to Palestinian schools,

but President Biden has pledgedto resume humanitarian aid

to the Palestinians.

Gordon.

- Well, Chris, UNRWA hadalready distributed the material

to 32,000 children,

so even if they haveaddressed the problem,

have they gotten that material back?

- No, Gordon.

I don't believe they have.

In fact, I think it'smuch more than 32,000,

maybe 10 times that.

And you can imagine whathappens to school papers.

I remember what happenedwhen I was in school

and when I took those papers home.

So I think those thousands of homes

in the West Bank and Gazaright now have those materials.

I think it's doubtfulit'll ever be returned.

And I don't think UNRWA hadany answer to this question.

- All right, well, what other kinds of,

I don't have anotherword for it, hate speech,

against Jews, against Israel,

was included in the curriculum?

- Well, first of all,they teach that Palestine

goes from the MediterraneanSea to the River Jordan,

and really, that talksabout the extermination

of the state of Israel.

They talk about the right of return,

Jews aren't legitimate,Zionists stole the land,

we need to liberate the land.

And one thing they say, andthis was in the report as well,

but here's one of the textbooks.

This is Dalal Mughrabi.

She murdered about 38 Israelis,including 13 children.

And this is all part ofthe teaching to hate.

Now they're teaching to kill

and really financingjihad to a new generation.

Earlier today, Gordon,

I was listening to some of thecomments of these children.

"I want to be a suicide bomber."

"I want to be a martyr."

And you know, there's 41 UNRWA graduates

that have actually become suicide bombers.

And it reminds you of the scripture,

"You teach up a childin the way he should go

and he will not depart from it."

And actually, WHO, theWorld Health Organization,

defines this as child abuse,

and the ICC, theInternational Criminal Court,

says exploitation of childrenunder 15 is a war crime.

- Well, you don't have to look far

in the Palestinian Authority

to find that they glorify people

that kill Jews and kill Israelis.

They fund them, they fund their families,

and the funding is based on how extreme,

how many Jews are killed, orhow long their sentence is

from Israel when they'recaught and convicted.

And they even have statues to them

in the middle of squaresthat are named after them.

How in the world can we change this?

President Trump, he cut offthe funding back in 2018.

What impact did that haveon the propaganda, if any?

- Well, it didn't actually seem

to have a lot, Gordon, really.

Actually, the day afterthe United States declared

that they were gonna withdraw

their $400 million contribution to UNRWA,

there was a meeting of five other nations.

I think England andGermany were part of that.

Sweden was another one,the UAE, Saudi Arabia.

And they defined,

they said they wouldmake up the difference.

Right now, UNRWA has about a1.2 to $1.5 billion budget.

58% of that goes to education.

And in 2018, the USGovernment Accounting Office

said there was really no peace education.

One idea to actually change this

would to be to reformUNRWA and just make sure

that there's accountabilityby these donor nations

so that they don't havethis kind of indoctrination.

One other thing, and you've mentioned this

many times, Gordon,sometimes these refugees

can't even leave.

They've been in these refugeecamps in Lebanon, in Syria,

in the West Bank, Gaza, EastJerusalem for generations

and they're really not allowedto leave this refugee status.

I mean, these children,they should be training

to be doctors, lawyers, accountants.

Instead, their aspirationis become jihadists,

martyrs, suicide bombers.

And, and so hopefully, there'sa way UNRWA can be reformed

so they can stop this indoctrination

and really perpetuate theserefugees for generations.

- Well, I've said it before,I'll say it again right now.

I think UNRWA needs to go away.

They're not training Palestinians

to create a Palestinian state.

They're clearly incitingviolence against Israel.

They're clearly calling forsome kind of jihadist war

to drive Israel into the sea.

And the Palestinian childrenare just pawns in that game.

And the entire camp structure

that's gone on now for over 70 years,

again, it's just, no.

This thing needs to go away.

I'm fine with giving humanitarian aid

to people that need it inGaza and the West Bank,

but this kind of aid isnot humanitarian at all.

If anything, it perpetuates the problems

of the Palestinian people.

Well, Chris, thanks for joining us today.

You can always get the latest

when you download theCBN News Channel app,

and so I encourage you to do it.

Ashley.

- All right, well, comingup, a pastor dies by suicide

at the age of 30 and leavesbehind a wife and three boys.

His widow, Kayla Stoecklein,shares how she made it

through the mostdifficult time in her life

and how you can help those struggling

with mental illness around you.

She's here with us next, so stay with us.

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Well, the pandemic hascaused a significant increase

in mental illness, with40% of adults struggling

in the US alone.

Kayla Stoecklein knows what it's like

to love and lose someone to mental illness

and says you can find hope and purpose

in the midst of a devastating loss.

Take a look.

- [Narrator] Kayla Stoeckleinwas living the dream

as a megachurch pastor'swife in California.

On August 25, 2018, the dream shattered

when her husband, Andrew, died by suicide.

Kayla realized how misinformedshe was about mental illness

and set out to betterunderstand her husband's battle.

In "Fear Gone Wild," Kaylashares her intimate account

of all that led up to that tragic day

and seeks to help otherswith similar struggles.

- Well with me now viaSkype is Kayla Stoecklein.

Kayla, thank you so muchfor joining us today.

- Thanks so much for having me.

I'm so honored to be here.

- Well, we are so happy to have you.

Well, let's go back a little bit.

You witnessed your husband struggling

with occasional panic attacks,

but then that changed intosomething much deeper.

Tell us what happened.

- Yeah, so it started with panic attacks.

They were very debilitating.

They were happening twoto three times a week

and they were happening for months.

And at first we thought,

you know, maybe it's a health issue,

maybe it's a thyroid issue,so we were seeing doctors,

trying to get to the bottom of it,

and the panic attacksjust kept getting worse.

And Andrew was so brave andhe was pushing through it

and showing up for workand leading through it.

And there was one Sunday, itwas Easter Sunday in 2018,

that he had a massive panic attack

right before he wassupposed to be on stage.

And a security guard foundhim on the bathroom floor

in the middle of the panic attack

and so we went over thereand we sat with him,

and somehow, he was able to get on stage

and give that Easter message

and, like, eight more messagesafter that on that weekend.

But the following week, he hadanother massive panic attack

that landed him in the hospital.

And it was that lastone that we all decided,

you know, enough is enough.

This guy's led our church through a lot.

We had lost his dad.

He was the lead pastorof our church before him

just a few years prior.

He had led the church throughtheir grief and his own grief.

He had never really takentime to rest and to heal

and so we thought, "You know what?

Maybe he's just tired.

Maybe he just needs to take a break."

And so we put him on this sabbatical,

and just a few weeks later,

he was diagnosed with depression.

And it was absolutely shocking.

I mean, I really truly was shocked.

In my eyes, my husbandwas this invincible,

strong, capable man.

I really never thought depression

would be part of our story.

- Wow, well, as Andrewbravely battled depression,

you admit it was hardto come alongside of him

during that time when he wasreally struggling with that.

What do you mean by that?

- It was really difficult.

You know, we had threeyoung boys in our home.

Our boys were two, four andfive years old at the time.

And so I was kind oftorn between being mom

and caretaker for my husband,

and every single day, I really didn't know

who I was going to get.

I didn't know if Andrewwas gonna be happy.

I didn't know if he was gonna be sad.

I didn't know if he was gonna be angry.

I didn't know if he wasgonna be full of anxiety.

I had no idea who would comewalking out of the bedroom

in the morning and so everyday was pretty unpredictable.

And we were doingeverything we knew on paper

to do to get him better.

He was seeing a psychiatrist.

He was taking medication.

We were seeing a therapist together

for two hours every week.

He did solo trips to go spend time alone

in solitude with God.

He went and spent time with the mentors.

We did a two-week roadtrip, just the two of us.

It's like you name it, we tried it.

We were doing everything weknew to do to get him better.

But it was hard.

You know, it was really difficult.

It was unpredictable.

He was in the bedroom at 10:00.

I was trying to take care of our children.

And he was also sufferingfrom spiritual warfare,

and I talk about that in the book,

that was really adding a lot of pain

and confusion to his mentalillness and to his experience.

And so it was a very darktime, a very scary time.

I remember walking around my home

and whispering under my breath,

like, "This feels like hell."

It was just a really awful,heavy, isolating time.

- Well, you mention thisin the book briefly,

and Andrew had actually told you

that he had thoughts of suicide,

and you talk about what youwish you would've said to him.

What are some of those things

you wish you would've said to him?

- Yeah, it was one time,I'll never forget it.

We were sitting at the kitchen counter

after the boys had gone to bed

and he turned and looked at me

and said that he was up the night before

and he had papers strewnall over the counter

and he thought about killing himself.

And my reaction to his admission

was "That's the most selfishthing you could ever do.

You would never do thatto me and the kids."

Like, "How dare you say that?"

I would go on emotions and responding

and even listening to what he had to say.

You know, I was so shocked emotionally

that I wasn't able torespond with empathy.

I wasn't able to respond with love.

I had just responded from my own emotion.

And so now, you know, on the other side,

I've learned that there'sa better way to respond.

When someone tells usthat they're struggling

with suicidal thoughts,it's time to lean in.

It's time to talk less.

It's time to ask questions.

Questions are so powerful.

Questions like: Do youhave a suicide plan?

What problem are you tryingto solve through suicide?

Have you researched it?

Do you know when or how you would do it?

Leaning in and asking questionsand taking it seriously.

I wish I would've taken it seriously.

I really just brushed it offand really, truly believed

that it would never happen, but it did.

And so, if someone tellsyou they're struggling

with suicidal thoughts, it'stime to pick up the phone

and call the suicide hotline number

or text the crisis text line number.

We have to take itseriously because it's real

and it could happen to anybody.

- Yeah, absolutely.

Well, suicide is often covered in shame,

with many families not wantingto say the word to anyone

or even at the funeral.

Why do you think that is?

- I think it's a personal thing.

I think it's misunderstood.

I think, oftentimes,suicide is viewed as selfish

so a lot of that shame andblame is placed on the shoulders

of the person who died.

That's why, oftentimes,we say committed suicide,

and I've learned that it'sbetter to say died by suicide

because committed is a wordthat we attach to phrases

like committed a sinor committed a murder,

committed a crime.

It really puts that shame and blame

onto the shoulders of the person who died.

And I think it also putsa lot of shame and blame

onto the shoulders of the family.

Like, what could we have done?

We should've saved them.

We should've helped them.

We should've done more.

It's this vicious cycle

of we should've done more,we could've done more.

Why didn't we see it?

And so there is just allthis shame and blame.

And so I think it's sohelpful for me, in my journey,

just to remember that, youknow, Andrew died by suicide.

This is something that happened to him

as a result of his physical pain,

his emotional pain, his mental illness,

and he would have never,ever, ever seen this coming.

I mean, I really truly believethat it wasn't a decision.

I believe that he wasjust overwhelmed with pain

that the suicide felt like the only way

to make the pain go away.

- Yeah. Yeah.

Well, I feel like pastors today

have a lot more pressure on them.

What can the church do tohelp support the mental health

and wellness of ourpastors and congregates?

- Yeah, especially in 2020, 2021.

I mean, it's been a verydifficult year for pastors

and all the different thingsthey've had to navigate.

I think the best thing that we can do

is pray for our pastors

and just remember that ourpastors are people too.

They're not super human.

They're just as human as the rest of us.

They aren't any closerto God than you and me.

They are human and they make mistakes

and they are broken justlike the rest of us.

And so praying for our pastors,

having grace and empathy for our pastors,

supporting our pastors.

If they take a sabbatical,support them in that.

If they take a weekendoff, support them in that.

If you want to send the nasty email

because you didn't like whatthey said at church on Sunday,

think about it a littlebit before you press send.

Think about your pastor's mental health.

And remember at the end ofthe day, they are a person.

They are doing the bestthey can with what they have

and they are not God.

- Yeah. Amen to that.

Well, to hear more of Kayla'sjourney, check out her book.

Get her book, guys, "Fear Gone Wild."

It's available wherever books are sold.

And Kayla, thank you so muchfor sharing your story with us.

We are praying for you.

- Thank you so much.- Of course.

Well, if you are someoneyou know is struggling

with depression or thoughts of suicide,

please reach out to your local church

or always call the NationalSuicide Prevention Lifeline.

That's at 1-800-273-8255.

Know that you are not alone.

Gordon.

- Well still ahead, a youngwoman skids off the road

and flips several timesbefore landing upside-down.

- They had to airlift her to the hospital

and I just started screaming.

What I saw with my physicaleyes was a death sentence.

- No father's ever imagined one day

to walk into a hospital roomto see your daughter in a coma.

- So how did she go from life support

to ultimately going to law school?

You'll have to see it tobelieve it right after this.

LaTau Martin had a slim chance of survival

after her first car accident.

A second one brought fearsof permanent brain damage.

So how was she able towalk out of the hospital

and graduate from law school?

Well, here's her incredible story.

- [Narrator] On July 3, 2003,

LaTau Martin and herboyfriend drove down I-75

to spend the 4th of July withLaTau's family in Orlando.

It had been raining

and LaTau's parents,Michael and Francina Norman,

along with her sistercalled to check on her,

but there was no answer.

- And I said, "Something is not right."

- [Narrator] When Francina tried again,

this time, a state trooper answered.

- He said, "Your daughter'sbeen involved in an accident,"

and said they had toairlift her to the hospital.

And I just started screaming.

- [Narrator] LaTau's carhad hydroplaned, spun out,

and flipped several timesbefore landing upside-down.

While LaTau's boyfriendescaped with minor injuries,

LaTau was airlifted

to the Orlando RegionalMedical Center unconscious

and in critical condition.

When her parents arrived,

they learned LaTau was ina medically-induced coma

and was on life support.

- What I saw with my physicaleyes was a death sentence.

- No father's ever imagined one day

to walk into a hospital roomto see your daughter in a coma.

- [Narrator] Doctors told them

LaTau had bleeding on thebrain and punctured lungs.

They also said her chancesof survival were slim,

and even if she did live,her cognitive abilities

would be severely affectedfor the rest of her life.

At once, Francina, a minister,

contacted her ministry partnersaround the world to pray,

believing God had plans for LaTau,

a bright college studentworking towards her law degree.

- And I said, "But God.I'm looking at you.

I'm looking at you, Jesus, as my friend.

And I want to say to you,if you take my child,

that's gonna hurt me, so God,I need you to heal my child."

A peace came over me and Iheard the Holy Spirit say to me,

"I got this."

- [Narrator] Seven dayslater, LaTau was back home.

Still, she needed prayer,

as the injury had affectedher short-term memory,

her mobility, and her personality.

- And I was just like,"God, this is so hard,

and I need you to giveher back her memory."

- When I didn't know what todo, I didn't have the answers,

and I didn't remember, I remembered God.

I remembered His Word, andI remembered who He was.

- [Narrator] Through weeksof therapy and prayer,

LaTau was able to return to college

to continue her senior year.

Despite recovering nearly40% of her short-term memory,

she maintained an A average.

Then in 2004, 15 months later,

LaTau was in anothernear fatal car accident.

She was with a friend when the tire blew,

causing the car to flip several times,

landing in a canal.

Paramedics arrived to findher friend, who was driving,

thrown from the car with minor injuries.

LaTau, dazed, was still in the car.

- When the paramedics came,

I heard them say somethingabout my head and my eyes.

They knew I had another head injury

because I burst theblood vessels in my eyes.

- [Narrator] LaTau wasairlifted to a nearby hospital

with two broken wrists,a broken left forearm,

a brain injury, and a fractured skull.

Doctors said this time shelikely would not recover

her cognitive or reasoning skills.

- It's something younever really get over.

- I said, "What is she carrying

that's gonna make adifference with her generation

that the enemy wanna take her out?

The Lord began to show me

how she was gonna makea difference in law,

said she was going to be a judge,

and she was gonna judge righteously.

- [Narrator] After six hours of surgery

on her wrists and forearm,

LaTau faced months ofcognitive and physical therapy.

Drawing on the faith and prayers

of thousands around the world,

LaTau and her family refused to give up.

- It was me and my husband'sresponsibility to war for her,

to make sure that the enemy know

that we gon' fight for every single thing

that's supposed to happen in her life.

- I would have those thoughtsthat I have to accept this,

this is going to be my life.

What if actually my brain's getting worse?

I knew you can't give up.

I have to keep pushing, Ihave to keep persevering,

I have to be determined, andI have to stand on His Word

and stand on the purposeand what I'm called to be.

- [Narrator] LaTau continuedher relentless pursuit

of getting her degreeand graduated cum laude.

Then, after getting her MBA

at the Royal Holloway,University of London,

LaTau and her family saytheir prayers were answered

when she earned her law degreefrom Southern University

in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2016.

- I was thanking God because I said,

"Oh, look what the Lord has done.

She finished law school."

It was so emotional.

- I was just so thankfuland overjoyed by the miracle

that I've seen manifested in my own life.

- [Narrator] Today,LaTau has no brain damage

and has regained 70% ofher short-term memory

and her cognitive skills.

She's looking forward to passing the bar

and practicing criminal law.

She and her family knowthe power of prayer

can change any situation.

- God truly answers prayer.

- When I look at my daughter today,

I admire the tenacity that she had.

God hears your prayer.

You're gonna see themanifestation of God's power

to heal you, any difficult situation,

'cause if He can do it forus, He can do it for you.

- Well I just want to tell those

who are going through trauma,tribulations, and trials,

don't give up.

God's gonna answer your prayers.

He's gonna heal you.

- And that's a great word for all of us.

Don't give up.

When you give up, yougive in to this, and no.

Always pray, and pray with the expectation

that you will receive an answer.

Jesus talked about it numerous times,

but this wonderful parableof the importune widow.

She knew the judge was unrighteous.

She knows she was goingto have a tough time

getting the answer to what she wanted,

but she still pounded on that door

because she knew if shekept pounding on the door,

she'd get an answer.

And you can get an answer today.

Well, here's another story.

This is an answer to prayer.

Charlotte, from Facebook.

She's writing, "My daughterwas born with a coarctation,"

that means a narrowing, "of the aorta.

For three years, we enduredmany hospital visits,

9-1-1 calls, heart monitors, oxygen tanks.

By the power of prayer,

my baby girl was healedat three years old."

Three years it took to get the answer,

and it can happen for you in an instant.

Let's pray.

Lord, we just trust in you.

We trust in your unfailing love.

We trust in your mercythat is new every morning.

So for everyone liftingup a need right now,

let your mercy overtake them.

Let your healing come intotheir bodies right now.

In Jesus' name.

Ashley, God's giving you something.

- Yeah, I believe someone's watching.

The issue is with your left hand

and it's like your fingertips are swollen

and very sensitive.

The Lord is healingthat for you right now.

He's just, declare it,declare that over yourself

and receive it in Jesus' name.

- Someone else with swollenankles caused by heart problems

and you're not getting proper circulation.

In Jesus' name, be healed of that.

Your heart muscle be strengthened now.

In the name of Jesus, amen.

If you've been touchedor if you need prayer,

call us, 1-800-700-7000.

Here's the word from Psalms 34:

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;

He rescues those whosespirits are crushed.

On tomorrow's show, we've got,

I think we've got on tomorrow's show,

we're gonna have a viralsensation from overnight.