- Greetings in thewonderful name of Jesus.

- [Wendy] Pastor Said Deeb ofBeirut's Life Center Church

told us how a strangefeeling came over him

the day of the explosion.

- I don't know what happened to my heart

and I was feeling not at ease

and I don't know what to explain it,

I felt something is going to happen

something bad is going to happen.

- [Wendy] That uneasiness lead pastor Deeb

to send his 34 person staff home

and cancel Bible classesfor more than 200 children.

- As if the Holy Spirit'ssaying go, go, go, go, go.

So I was saying, everybody, go, go,

go home, go home, go home, pushing them,

turn off the computers,forcing them to leave.

I was forcing them andthey said, we are cooking,

we need to distribute foodfor refugees and for the poor,

I said today, cancel everything,

put it in the fridge.

So they were thinking I lost my mind

but they didn't know,

and I didn't know, this isthe Holy spirit prompting.

- [Wendy] Then, shortlyafter 6:00 PM on August 4th,

the unthinkable happened.

(loud explosion blaring)

Without warning,

a large amount of ammonium nitrate

stored at the Beirut Port exploded,

possibly ignited by a warehouse fire.

The shockwaves damaged buildings, roads,

and shattered glass for milesin the densely populated city.

When it was over morethan 200 people were dead,

upwards of 7,000 injuredand 300,000 homeless.

- And I thought this isthe end, this is the end.

But the Lord has another plan.

- [Wendy] Located only amile from the epicenter,

Pastor Deeb's 4,000 squaremeter Life Center Church

saw great damage.

- Now everything I built in 12 years

I saw it destroyed on the floor.

All the ceilings on the floor,

all the lamps, all thepaintings, all the doors,

doors without frames windows,and you know, all this glass,

all of it in glass andaluminium is horrible.

And I was really crying and crying.

- [Wendy] It also led to desperation

for the people of Beirut

as they lacked the basic necessities

of food, shelter, and water.

Although facing greatneed, Life Center Church

reached out to help asmany victims as possible.

Pastor Deeb says that's whenanother miracle took place.

He told CBN News his storyof heeding the Holy Spirit

and sending everyone home.

That interview was seen around the world

and relief started pouring in.

- Praise God, we've beenable to raise the center

back to it's normalcy and even better.

We're debt free, we don'thave any debts anymore,

and the extra funds we get

we were able to help 800 families eat,

those affected families everymonth with food parcels.

So since day one, we were giving food away

with the little money we had,

and the world kept sending, sending.

- [Wendy] But Deeb says theoverall situation in Beirut

remains desperate.

Much of the city lies in rubble,leaving many without hope.

- Everybody wants to flee the country,

they're trying to go in boats

and they buying boats actually every day.

But please pray for us to givehope to all those around us,

to strengthen them,

especially the leaders.

- [Wendy] Deeb says despite the horror

of that deadly explosion,

God is bringing somethinggood from the ashes.

- I'm seeing people

coming to Jesus like never before, never.

When you speak and a big numberof priests coming to faith,

big number of priests coming

to the baptism of the Holy Spirit,

with the signs and wonders following them.

So I think it's the time for Lebanon.

- [Wendy] Deeb says he'sgrateful people around the world

saw his story, and helpedin their time of need.

- Thank you so much,especially for you and for CBN,

and for all those who are watching us,

people from all around theworld, from all around the world,

start sending small amounts, big amounts,

and praise God for the church,

the first time I see thebody of Christ in action

to help the churches here

and to help the people who'vebeen affected by the blast.

- [Wendy] He feels Godis not done with Lebanon.

- So many promises in the Bible

and suddenly Lebanon will be transformed

into a fertile field,

and everybody will be mydisciple, says the Lord,

in Lebanon, can you imagine?

- [Wendy] Wendy Griffith, CBN News.

(upbeat music)