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- [Gordon] Coming up, diagnosis cancer.

- And it was inoperableand it was a very large.

- [Gordon] Prognosis, grim.

- Is there an option?

- I didn't know if we weregoing to be planning goodbyes.

- [Gordon] And the insurancecompany rejects her last shot.

- They don't care if I live or die.

What are we going to do now?

- [Gordon] Watch anincredible answer to prayer.

- Exactly the prayerthat I had prayed that

the tumor fell out of my body.

- [Gordon] On today's "700 Club".

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Well, welcome to ""The 700 Club"".

From Asia Africa, Latin America and Europe

thousands of refugeesare coming to America.

President Biden is now set to quadruple

the all-time low cap of 15,000

put in place by president Trump.

- So who is standing byto help these new refugees

transition to life here in the US?

Senior internationalcorrespondent George Thomas

has the story.

- Although the presidentmay have felt pressure

to allow an additional 47,500 refugees

into the country this year,

his decision is welcome newsto faith based agencies,

working to resettlethese vulnerable people.

- We're supposed to serve

the widow, the orphan, the foreigner.

Well, hey, we've got theopportunity right now.

- [George] One such group isBethany Christian Services

which had to cut outreach and even offices

as refugee numbers dwindledunder the Trump administration.

- It's sending the rightmessage that you know what,

the United States isopen again for refugees.

- [George] The White House reversal

coming after the president

faced intense backlash fromsome congressional Democrats

and human rights groupsover his first announcement,

leaving the Trump administration ceiling

of 15,000 refugees in place.

- And Biden had said back in February,

that he planned to raiseand lift the refugee cap,

his administration notified Congress

of their intention to dothat back in February,

but they never did.

- [George] Biden calling Monday's decision

part of reasserting Americanleadership and American values.

It is important to take this action today

to remove any lingering doubt

in the minds of refugees around the world

who have suffered so much

and who are anxiously waitingfor their new lives to begin.

The president said in a statement.

Palusky says churches have been preparing

to welcome new refugees,

since the Bidenadministration took office.

- As people of faith,as followers of Jesus,

it's good news that we have churches

lined up, ready to servevulnerable refugees.

- Even with the previousceiling of 15,000,

only about 2000 refugees

had been allowed intothe country as of March.

Palusky says the WhiteHouse needs to move quickly

to help those stuck inthe pipeline right now.

- Many of these people who are waiting

have family here in the United States.

So you may have a wife or some children

that are overseas ready tobe reunited with their family

here in the United States.

So it's essential that familiesare no longer separated.

- [George] Under the refugee program

thousands are expected toarrive from Asia, Africa,

Latin America, andEurope, in coming months.

This as the White House alsoplans to increase admissions

to 125,000 in the next fiscal year.

George Thomas, CBN News.

- Well, let me give you a statistic

that shows that thesenumbers are actually just

so much air, there's nothing really here.

170,000 people crossed ourborder in just one month,

the month of March.

So far, the first three weeks of April,

those are the stats wehave, it's another 120,000,

so, add another week in it,

you're going to have another 160,000.

So you get to these numbersand the number of people,

the migrants coming into America

is approaching 2 million this year.

So to say, we're goingto lift the cap to 65,000

or to 125,000 is ignoringthe facts on the ground.

The facts on the ground is

around the world, themessage has gone out,

there's a new president in town

and he doesn't want toenforce the immigration laws

and so now you get to come in.

You know as much as he wants to deny that,

this open border policy,

ultimately we can't afford2 million people coming in.

What's currently happeningon the border is,

they're not even beingscheduled for court cases.

They're being released into America.

That is the current policy.

That's going to putstrain on social services,

that's going to put astrain on everything.

Until we start saying,

we need to enforce our immigration laws.

If you don't like them,

well then get Congress topass new immigration laws.

But you're obligated to enforce the laws

that are on the books.

In another news, anotherpolitical stalemate in Israel.

So what does this mean

for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

John Jessup has more on that story

from our CBN News Bureauin Washington, John.

- Thanks Gordon.

For the third time in two years,

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu

failed to form a new government.

His mandate expired midnight last night.

Israel's president Reuven Rivlin

is meeting with variouspolitical parties to determine

who should receive the nextmandate to form a coalition,

he's expected to choose YairLapid, his Yesh Atid party

gained the second most seatsafter Netanyahu's Likud party.

Well, former Minneapolis police officer

Derek Chauvin's legal team is petitioning

to overturn his guilty verdict

and give him a new trial.

In their filing, Chauvin'sattorney cite multiple reasons

including jury misconduct.

The filing reads,

the jury committed misconduct,

felt threatened or intimidated,

felt race-based pressureduring the proceedings

and or failed to adhere to instructions

during deliberations.

This picture of one juror surfacing

showing him wearing at-shirt with the words,

get your knee off ournecks at an August rally

commemorating Martin Luther King Jr's 1963

March on Washington.

The jury convicted Chauvinof second degree murder,

third degree murder andsecond degree manslaughter

in the death of George Floyd.

Chauvin's sentencing isscheduled for June 25th

and he faces up to 40 years in prison.

Well, Facebook is upholding its ban

on former president Donald Trump.

The company's oversight board

continuing the prohibition put in place

after the January 6attack on the US Capitol.

Missouri Senator JoshHawley told CBN News that

giving a company that muchpower is a threat to free speech

and highlights the need forcongressional regulation.

- I think that it really is

a sad state of affairswhen free speech in America

depends on the whims ofa monopoly corporation,

and that's what's happening here.

And this isn't a court,

let's be clear this isn't likea court making a decision,

this is a Facebook panel.

And to listen to Facebook talk about it,

you'd think that this was

the Supreme Court of the United States.

And the only reason people care

is because Facebook is so powerful.

Listen, if Facebook hada lot of competitors,

then president Trump could justgo to a competitive platform

and say, all right, fineforget you Facebook,

I'll go over here to this platform.

The whole point is Facebook doesn't have

any real competitors inthe social media space,

so what they do really matters

because they're the only game in town

for all intents and purposes.

That is a problem, that's a monopoly,

and that's why I think thebest thing that we can do

is break them up.

- [John] Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat

also banned the formerpresident from their platforms.

Tuesday, Mr. Trump debuteda new online platform

to communicate directly to his followers

"From the Desk of Donald Trump"

is a website featuring hiscomments, images and videos.

The communication though is one way

as Visitors can not post comments.

Well turning now to the coronavirus,

with vaccination rates slowing down,

president Biden is settingnew goals and policies

to keep up the intensity.

- Our goal by July 4th is to have 70%

of adult Americans at least one shot,

and 160 million Americansfully vaccinated.

That means giving close toa hundred million shots,

some first shots, other secondshots over the next 60 days.

- [John] The administration now directing

participating pharmacies tooffer walk-in appointments

and redirecting FEMA resources to support

more pop-up clinics, mobile clinics,

and smaller vaccination sites.

Nearly 105 million peopleare fully vaccinated

here in the United States,

that's nearly one thirdof the US population.

Well, the battle over transgenderand women women's rights

is heating up at the state level.

Lawmakers taking steps

to protect the rights of women and girls

as CBN's Charlene Aaron tells us,

one transgender icon is makingthe case that biological boys

shouldn't compete in female sports.

- Across the country multipleStates are taking steps

to block trans athletes

from competing in girls'sports through new legislation.

Many say it's a much needed move

to protect young boys and girls.

More than 30 states introducing bills

restricting trans youth fromaccess to girls' sports.

Seven states have laws or executive orders

keeping transgenderstudents from competing

on girl's sports teams in public schools.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

promising to sign a similar bill into law

in the sunshine state.

- Oh yeah, we're goingto protect our girls,

I have a four year old daughterand a one year old daughter

and they're both very athletic

and we want to haveopportunities for our girls.

They deserve an even playing field.

- [Charlene] All of this in response

to the Biden administration'sexecutive order

prioritizing transgender rights

by opening up public schoolbathrooms, locker rooms

and sports to all students

regardless of their biological sex.

Beth Stelzer of Save Women's Sports

applauds the wave ofRepublican-led legislation.

- Men and women non-partisan alike

we can all see this asjust a common sense issue.

And that's a really good thing.

- [Charlene] Recent commentsfrom Olympic Gold medalist

and California gubernatorialcandidate, Caitlyn Jenner,

who is transgender, is bringingmore attention to the issue.

- This is a question of fairness.

That's why I opposebiological boys who are trans

competing in girls' sports in school.

It just isn't fair.

And we have to protect girls' sports.

- [Charlene] Hundreds marchedin Asheville, North Carolina,

protesting against proposed legislation,

barring trans girls fromcompeting in female sports.

- As a parent of a trans child,

I'm scared for them.

- [Charlene] Some accusingJenner of playing politics.

Pointing out previous statements.

- The Olympic committee thinks it's fair,

I'm fine with it, yes.

Yeah, because there's noissue, no big advantage.

- [Charlene] Not true, argues Stelzer.

- When we allow males tocompete in female sports

it is the end of female sports.

We already have malesthat hold female records,

and it won't be long before for example,

college recruiters and coaches,

they're going to see that, oh,that team has a male on it,

and that's what gives them the advantage,

I'm going to get a couple more males

and it won't be long and we'llhave all male, female sports.

- [Charlene] LGBTQ advocates say

the data doesn't support that.

- There is a negligible difference

when trans girls and trans women

go through the proper medical process.

- But track athlete Selena Seoul

and other women athletesin Connecticut disagree.

In the last two years, two trans athletes

have taken 15 ConnecticutState Championship titles

competing in women's events.

Charlene Aaron, CBN News.

- Thank you Charlene.

Gordon it is an issue that is heating up.

- Well every once in a while,you hear these news stories

and you go how in theworld did we get here?

I think the issue is a fundamental one.

It's just fundamentally unfair to have

a biological boy competein a girl's sport.

And at whatever levelyou're talking about,

what's going to happenwith college sports?

What's going to happen with the Olympics?

If you start figuring outas a coach, that, okay,

I can get biological boysto compete in women's sports

at the end of the day

you're going to no longerhave women's sports

because the biological boys

are going to be physicallystronger and faster.

So these things are just,you know part of the biology.

And so what does thatmean for college sports?

What does that mean for the Olympics?

And ultimately, if you're talking about

the end of women's sports,

I think you're talking about something

that's fundamentally unfair.

It's really strange to me

that Caitlyn Jenner isleading the fight on this,

and saying it's fundamentally unfair,

I think we need to listen to her.

Ashley.

- Well, up next, she's fighting for life,

and she's been doing that sinceshe was just nine years old.

So what did Lila Rosesee that prompted her

to take on the abortion industry?

And then later, a 10 pound tumor

and doctors said, it's inoperable.

So how is this woman aliveto tell her story today?

Well, you'll find outlater on today's show.

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- Lila Rose started thepro-life group Live Action,

and she was just 15 years old.

Now, 16 years later,

it's the world's largestonline pro-life organization.

CBN's Wendy Griffith talked to Lila about

how God can use anyone, atany age to make a difference.

- [Wendy] As one of eight children,

Lila Rose never even knew about abortion

until she was nine years old

and found a book in her parents' home.

- I actually saw in that book,"Abortion Victim Photography"

so you can actually seein the first trimester,

a human child with arms and legs

the beautiful face who'skilled by the most dominant,

the most prevalent abortion procedure,

suction abortion.

And I remember seeing thischild who had been killed

in the first trimester

and thinking, how can we be allowing this?

How can we allow this to go on?

- [Wendy] Those hauntingimages stuck in her mind.

And at just 15, in herfamily's living room,

Lila started Live Action,

as a way to educate young people

about the evils of abortion.

- Because I was really convinced that

if people just knew the factsabout fetal development,

about the violence of abortion,

and they saw the bigger picture,

then we can change ourculture to be pro-life.

- What does it mean whenwe had a Supreme Court

that has made the killing ofthe most defenseless among us

a constitutional right?

- [Wendy] While Lila and herteam spoke to any audience

that would listen,

it seemed they weren'tmaking a difference.

The team then realized thereal truth about abortion

wasn't being told.

So they decided to go undercover.

- But I said, I was 13,

my boyfriend was 31,

and they said, don't worry

we don't have to tell anyone,

don't tell anyone.

- [Wendy] In her book "Fighting For Life"

Lila shares how she posedas a pregnant 13 year old

in a Planned Parenthood waiting room

and tried to talk anotheryoung pregnant girl

out of her abortion.

- I said, how about weboth just get out of here?

You know, I was desperateto get her to leave.

And, you know, she said, no

and there was this completedespondency that overcame her

and then a clinician cameinto the waiting room

and called her in and, youknow, saw the door close

and it's just that sense of desolation,

you know, we were fighting to save lives,

but we lose lives as we go.

- [Wendy] Fortunately,there are many more stories

of Lila and her team saving lives.

- We get emails regularlyfrom young mothers who say

I'm having my baby,

I was going to have anabortion, but I saw your video.

I saw this, you know, thiscontent on social media,

and I realized I couldn'tgo through with the abortion

and to know that you'rehelping to save a life,

there's no greater honor or joy.

- [Wendy] Today Live Actionhas the most engaged following

of any online pro-lifeorganization in the world.

Just look at the totals,

over 1.2 billion lifetime video views

over 5 million followers,

and a weekly reach of14 to 18 million people.

What really made LiveAction famous, so to speak

was when a former member went undercover

and exposed how PlannedParenthood bought body parts

of aborted babies.

- At the Planned Parenthood where I work,

we do collect fetal tissue.

- But David Daleiden in theCenter for Medical Progress

documented was absolutely horrific,

Planned Parenthood executivesbartering and selling

the body parts of the children they kill,

it was found that they'reactually requesting,

you know, male fetuses forharvesting for $12,000,

I mean really horrificsale of the children.

And yet Planned Parenthood still operates,

you know, PlannedParenthood's still getting

over half of a billiondollars in taxpayer money.

- [Wendy] Lila tells CBN,

that's due to PlannedParenthood's political connections

and established history.

- They have billions of dollars.

They have invested tensof millions of dollars

in different election cycles.

They have deep pocketsand friends in high places

and so we have a lot of work to do.

- [Wendy] And as for legalized abortion.

- I think that Roe V Wade'sdays are absolutely numbered.

It's bad law, built on bad premises

that falsely de-humanize the child,

pretended the child didn't exist

And I think with the new Supreme Court

it's going to be a matter oftime before it is overruled.

- [Wendy] Lila recentlybecame a mother herself

and says that only makesher more passionate

in her fight for life.

- I talk about this in the book because

the mission I think ultimatelywithin the mission is family.

And I am so privileged and grateful

to have my own familynow, marrying my husband,

I'm having my first son,

and the joy that comes from that,

and the conviction that iseven stronger from that,

I think serves the pro-life mission.

- [Wendy] She says themessage of fighting for life

is simple.

- You're needed, God hasa plan for your life,

specifically to help shapeour world for the better,

and to be changed from within as well.

And you know, you can help save lives,

you can help change thisnation to be more just,

and more loving, it is possible

and the fight requires all of us.

Wendy Griffith CBN News.

- An amazing story, an amazing life.

Starting this at age 15,

it just underlines let noone despise your youth.

If God's called you, he'llequip you, he'll enable you.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a culture

where every mother wantsto have their children?

That it would be a wonderful thing.

Lila Rose's book is called

"Fighting for Life" and you can get it

wherever books are sold, Ashley.

- Well, up next, a 150% jump in business.

That's the stunning result one couple saw

after they made a simple change

to the way they managed money.

So what do they do andhow has it sustained them

even during the recession?

Well, they'll tell you themselves.

So stay with us.

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- Well, despite the global recession

Mike and Martha's businesshasn't skipped a beat.

In fact, they've seen anincrease over the past year.

So what's their secret?

According to Mike, it'sthe life-changing practice

of tithing.

- [Narrator] Mike and Martha Bryan

have always enjoyed helping people.

Both grew up in the churchwhere they learned about tithing

yet for most of their lives,

it was more of an obligation than a joy.

- I was giving because I felt that

you were supposed to do this,

it wasn't really very heartful,

and there was quite a numberof years there where I was

fearful to really give as much as you know

I knew inside myself that I should.

- [Narrator] when they got married,

the couple had a changeof heart about giving.

They wanted more of theirmoney to help people in need.

So they started giving toCBN's Operation Blessing.

- I wanted our money to begoing out into the world

and helping people that really need help.

Of course, we would like tobe out in the field ourselves.

Our money sent to Operation Blessing

accomplishes much more than we ever could.

- It is a great feeling toknow that we have had an impact

even though we're physicallynot able to be there,

we certainly know thatwe've given resources

to help those out there.

- [Narrator] Mike and Martha

are self-employed home inspectors.

And Martha also doestheir accounting books.

She has seen firsthand

how God has provided fortheir business over the years.

- It hasn't been easy for me sometimes

when I look at a weekand see it a little lean,

I start thinking, shouldwe give this much?

However, just as soon as Ilook at that lean calendar,

God opens the doors and

the phone starts ringing off the wall.

- [Narrator] Their business has grown

since their change of heart,

and the couple has increasedtheir giving along the way.

- Since we have startedgiving more to CBN,

we've seen so many blessings,

business has grown probably at least 150%.

- It seems like the more we give

the more we've been blessed.

- They also love making CBNa part of their daily lives.

Martha likes to start her day

with devotions on CBN's Family app.

- It's very calming and itsets the tone for the day.

- I like being able toturn on ""The 700 Club"",

and get Pat Robertson's Christian view of

what's going on in theworld and the nation,

and know that I cantrust what I'm hearing.

- [Narrator] Mike and Marthasay that trust has been key.

As they have been faithful

and made giving their top priority,

they have seen God move on their behalf

even through turbulenttimes like the pandemic.

- There's some home inspectors out there

that are struggling, wehaven't skipped a beat.

COVID did not impact ourbusiness, it's probably increased,

it's God.

- [Narrator] They encourage others

to take that step of faith,

to start giving from the heartand see how God will use it.

- Give, give something,

and just see what God willdo with that one gift.

- I fell in the categoryof being reluctant

and really not trusting in God

for probably two thirds of my life.

Life changed when I started giving.

I would say, you know, take the step,

you just gotta take the leapand you won't regret it.

- Take the leap you will not regret it.

You won't regret it becauseGod honors his word.

Now, here are the words of Jesus.

We call it the law of reciprocity

and it seems counterintuitive.

So many people say, wellI'll give when I have enough,

but that's not the principlethat Jesus laid down.

He put out the rules ofthe kingdom of Heaven,

the laws of the kingdom of Heaven.

And when you follow those lawswonderful things will happen.

Here it is from Luke chapter six,

give and it will be given to you.

A good measure, presseddown, shaken together

and running over willbe poured into your lap

for, with the measure you useit will be measured to you.

Now, these are the words ofJesus, you can trust them.

When you put it into motion,

and that's what this is asking you to do.

You start this, give, and thenit will be given unto you.

Wouldn't it be wonderfulto go through life saying,

God's got my back.

He's with me.

It's not a guarantee, youwon't go through hard times.

In fact, he guarantees you will.

But what he does also guaranteeis that he's with you.

And he says in that same verse,

be of good cheer for Ihave overcome the world.

When you have theprinciples of the kingdom,

working on your behalf,wonderful things will come.

You can count on it becausethese are the words of Jesus.

If you want to start tithing,

give us a call, 1-800-700-7000,

just say I want to be amember of "The 700 Club".

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Well, it's just $20 a month,

that breaks out to 65 cents a day.

Some of you can give at higher levels

we have 700 Club goldfor you at $40 a month.

1000 is a thousand dollars a year,

that breaks out to $84 a month,

At whatever level doit now, 1-800-700-7000.

You can also go to cbn.com andgive monthly on the internet.

You can also text theletters CBN to 71777.

And when you give monthly eitheron the phone or on cbn.com

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that's electronic monthly giving

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When you sign up forelectronic monthly giving,

you know your gift is comingin every single month,

you know you're currenteverything is in compliance,

you've fulfilled whatJesus asked you to do,

give and it will be given unto you.

Ashley.

- Well, Jocelyn has totravel up and down a mountain

just to get water.

The round trip takes her 45 minutes

and she does this three times a day.

It's brutal work for anyone,

and it's especially grueling for Jocelyn

who's just eight years old

- [Narrator] From an earlyage, 8-year old Jocelyn

has been raised by her grandmother.

The two are very close.

In recent years collectingwater for drinking and cooking

has been a challenge.

Because of her age, grandmacan no longer fetch water

with her granddaughter.

- For me, it's difficultto go down the mountain.

It is even harder to carrythe water back back up.

- [Narrator] Jocelyn walksby herself first down.

then back up the mountainthree times a day

to fetch the water they need.

Each trip takes 45 minutes,

and the most she can carryis two gallons at a time.

Their primary water sourceis this small cistern,

which collects dirty waterthat runs down the hillside.

- Sometimes the water is verymuddy and has dirt in it.

It's gross.

It always has worms.

- [Narrator] Nearly 190households use this cistern

and other dangerous watersources around the community.

One afternoon Jocelyn said she got sick

from drinking the water.

- I told grandma

I was not going to getwater from this place again.

- [Narrator] When Operation Blessing

learned about the community,

we confirmed that their watersource was bacteria filled

and dangerous.

So we started a clean water project.

First, we identified a new water source.

With help from residents, we dug a trench.

- I was happy when I heardthe news there will be water.

I said thank God for such a wonderful day.

- [Narrator] Next, Operation Blessing

repaired the community's15,000 gallon holding tank

that was damaged and unusable.

We also added chlorinationto purify the water.

Finally, we ran pipes to Jocelyn's house,

and to every other homein the small community.

- When I saw the water,I was very excited.

I was really happy because I knew

that now I was going to drink clean water.

- Water is so precious.

I thank the engineersfrom Operation Blessing,

also the donors, God bless you.

- Yeah, God blessed the donors.

Thank you so much to our CBN partners,

because if it wasn't for you

we wouldn't be able to dowhat we did in Jocelyn's life

and her family's life andthat community's lives

in Honduras.

So thank you to our CBNpartners, it is a partnership.

And if you are not a CBN partner,

I encourage you to join with us today.

Look, the concept of giving is simple.

God blesses us to be ablessing unto others.

And he comes right back aroundto continue to bless us.

How good is God?

He's a good, good father,and he takes care of us.

And he wants us to be generous

because we're made in hisimage and he is a generous God.

So partner with us today

to make a differencein the lives of people

all around the world.

When you do so, you're going to be

not only providing clean water to families

but you're also going to be providing

life-changing surgeries andproviding food to the hungry.

So join with us todayto make a difference.

God is going to bless you,

because you are being ablessing on to others.

There's three ways youcan partner with CBN,

you can give us a call at 1-800-700-7000,

or you can always go online at cbn.com

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and when you decide tojoin there's obviously,

there's different ways you can,

different levels you can partner with us.

There's $20 a month,there's $40 a month, $84,

whatever God is leading you to do,

be obedient to how the HolySpirit is prompting you.

And when you join with us,

we're actually going to give you a gift

it's our way of saying thank you,

and it's Pat's latest recording.

It's called "God is For Us",because he is, he's for you.

And Pat is actually reading

just some encouragingscripture from Romans.

It will encourage you in your faith.

You can listen to this on the go,

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you can access this on our CBN Family app.

You can listen to it while you're cooking,

while you're exercising,while you're driving.

So join with us today,

give us a call 1-800-700-7000

and watch the hand ofGod move in your life

and the lives of others, Gordon.

- Well, the nation is slowly reopening,

but not fast enough forthose who lost their jobs

over the past year.

Many people are still looking for work

or dealing with reduced hours.

So why are some of them nowsaying they feel hopeful?

Take a look.

- [Narrator] Many people still need help

supporting their families

as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

- This pandemic has beenrough for not just my family,

but a lot of the peopleout here in America.

Some people don't have no food,

some people still notworking or hours is cut.

- [Narrator] Carla, a single mom

made a career changeto protect her family.

- I was a PCA nurse, but I choose to stop,

because I wanted to make sure

I didn't come into contact with COVID.

I'm a cashier.

It's full-time but I took a pay cut.

He knows his struggle but,

like a lot of people, I just pray.

- [Narrator] A team of volunteersruns Victorious Living,

an Operation Blessing partner.

At their drive-through distributions,

volunteers place fooddirectly into people's cars.

Ministry director, Nathan Butler.

- We have been of greatimpact to this community

and we thank God for Operation Blessing.

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- [Gordon] Still ahead,

cancer wrapped around her kidney.

- And it was a very large.

- [Gordon] Was no matchfor the song in her heart.

- They were choosing to lift their hands

and let their voices and sing.

- [Gordon] Her miraculous healing.

- Another sign of God justcoming in and changing the story.

- [Gordon] Next, on "The 700 Club".

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- Welcome back to Washingtonfor this CBN Newsbreak.

Heavy storms pounded the South Tuesday,

torrential rains broughtsevere flooding to Alabama

where rescuers pulled more than 20 people

from ground level apartments,

while people trapped on the second floor

waited for the waters to recede.

The same storm spawningtornadoes damaging several homes

and there's more to come.

Forecasters say, some 30 million Americans

from Louisiana toWashington DC still face,

damaging winds, tornadoesand flash flooding.

Well, hundreds of Christian believers

are stepping up to thepodium to participate

in a scripture reading marathon.

Now there's no running involved,

but participants need plenty of endurance

as they read the entire Bibleover 90 consecutive hours.

- The voice of them that shallsay praise the Lord of hosts

for the Lord is good, forhis mercy endureth forever.

- [John] Now prior to the pandemic

the Bible marathon brought hundreds

to the steps of the United States Capitol,

and state Capitol buildingsaround the country.

Organizers say the traditionrecognizes the Bible

is at the heart of America'sfounding principles

and should be voiced atthe heart of our nation.

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Gordon and Ashley will be backwith more of "The 700 Club",

right after this.

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- A 10 pound tumorwrapped around her kidney,

and the prognosis, organfailure leading to death.

That's what worship leader Rebekah

was facing as a young wife and mother.

Still, she was believing for a miracle.

So what exactly did she pray

and how did she receive aprecise answer to her prayer?

Take a look.

- The surgeon came outand laid the news on us

that it was a cancerwrapped around my kidney

and it was inoperableand it was a very large.

- [Narrator] As worshipleaders in Phoenix, Arizona,

Rebekah and Brad Bichsel

know to trust God in all things.

But when Rebekah was diagnosedwith an inoperable tumor,

their faith was put to the test.

- Inoperable is not aword you want to hear.

I think it kind of immediatelymeans chemo, radiation,

if there's anything at all as an option

or is there an option?

- I didn't know if we weregoing to be planning goodbyes

or if I was going tostart a heavy treatment.

- That first drive home,

that was where I probablydealt with that the strongest.

What does this mean?

What does this look like?

Is this a, how long do we have?

- [Narrator] In the middleof all the unknowns,

they pressed into their faithand prayer to sustain them.

- I put my hand on my belly every day

and I would say God cause the tumor to

shrivel up and fall out of my body.

I wanted to build my faith,

but at the same time I also wanted to

rest and trust in hisgoodness and sovereignty,

even if I didn't see thathappen and that was difficult,

that was very difficult

because I had to come to a place where

I could truly say in my heart that

I trusted God with nomatter what happened.

And even if that meant, ultimately

I'd leave my kids andmy husband from earth.

- [Narrator] Rebekah wasdiagnosed with a rare cancer

called liposarcoma, herprognosis was not good.

The 10 pound tumor wouldeventually cause organ failure

and lead to death.

They decided to get a second opinion.

- The original reportsaid it was inoperable

but the doctor came in the next morning

and said it was operable.

We had some contact with another doctor

who recommended that we goto MD Anderson in Houston

and they also verifiedthat it was operable,

but that they were the only ones

that needed to be doing the surgery.

- God's plans are always better than ours.

So if that meant we weresupposed to be in Phoenix,

then he would very clearlyshut the doors to Houston.

I remember a moment of justbeing mindful of that like,

okay, we want to do this.

At the end of the day like,

we want to go where God wants us to be,

'cause that's the purpose and the plan.

- [Narrator] The couplejust released an album

and planned to be on tour.

Despite the unknown future for Rebekah,

they decided to praise Godthrough their concerts.

- ♪ rejoice, rejoice oh my soul ♪

♪ he is the ♪

We would be in a concertwith the crowd of people,

watching people worship with us

and knowing that they hadstories way worse than mine,

but yet there they stood

and they were choosingto lift their hands,

and lift their voices and sing

about the goodness and love of God,

and that was so encouraging to me

like they were leading me in worship.

- In the middle of thischaos we got to be with

some of our amazing churchfamilies across the country,

singing and worshiping.

Now these songs were justmassively impacting our hearts

and we're looking at theselyrics in a whole new way

and declaring these truths that we needed

more than anything else.

- [Narrator] As they preparedto have surgery in Houston,

their insurance denied theirclaim to go to MD Anderson.

- I was really scared,

I was really afraid because

I just felt like myinsurance company isn't,

they don't care.

They don't care if I live or die,

what are we going to do now?

- [Narrator] Brad andRebekah kept praying.

Then out of nowhere,

the insurance companychanged their decision

and decided to cover the surgery

and even pay for their travel.

- Another sign of God justcoming in and changing the story

and that caused us to, youknow, we have the report of man,

but then God comes inand he gives his report.

And the word says,

we're supposed to believethe report of the Lord

and trust in that,

and he's going to trump anything.

That has to be said, because he's able.

- [Narrator] The day finallycame for Rebekah's surgery.

They were told it would take six hours,

but just two and a half hours later,

the surgeon came out

to meet with Brad and Rebekah's parents.

- And I see the surgeon, which,

there's like this immediate, like

why is the surgeon out?

The surgeon isn't supposedto be here right now.

And she says, well, we're all done,

we got on the table, we opened her up,

and the tumor practicallyfell out of her body.

- When they came in and said

that the tumor practicallyfell out of my body.

I was just like, h, thatwas a miracle from my heart.

It's just that I needed toknow, because he used the words,

he put them through thesurgeon's mouth to say

exactly the prayer that I had prayed that

the tumor fell out of my body.

- [Narrator] Rebekah's followup scans

show that she is still cancer-free

and the Bichsel's rejoice.

- I knew that God was saying to me,

he heard my prayer.

And that even the moments that I felt

like I didn't know where he was

and I didn't know ifhe was going to heal me

and I didn't know if he wasgoing to answer my prayer,

that he was with me.

So closely with me that he knew

and he was listening to my words

and he was answering methrough the surgeon's words.

- We've seen God do amazing things

year after year after year.

Not all of them massive and big,

some of them very smalland almost insignificant

unless you're lookingfor what God has done.

But we can look back and see those things.

And that's what I wouldencourage anybody to do.

Look back and see what God has done.

Look how he's worked inspite of a circumstance

and look how he's done it in a way that is

clearly his plan and not ours.

And then be able to trust that

the situation you're walkingthrough now, he can handle it.

- Absolutely heed to those words.

Look back and see and remember

what God has done you in your life.

No matter what you're going through,

if you're walking througha storm right now,

I believe the Lord wants youto look back in your life

and remember how he's brought you through

the different circumstances in your life

to encourage you and build your faith

in the storm that you'rewalking through right now,

to believe the promise of God,

which is that you will seethe goodness of the Lord

in the land of the living.

And Gordon and I aregoing to pray for you,

but before we do,

we want to continue toencourage you and your faith

and your struggle right now.

We've got some answer to prayers

that we're going to share with you.

So this is from Terry.

So for three months,Terry of Denver, Colorado

struggled with a breathing issue.

Nothing was helping.

Then one day he waswatching "The 700 Club"

when he heard Gordon say,

someone has been sufferingfrom a viral infection

that has spread into your lungs,

it is very painful for you to breathe.

God is healing that now.

Terry was able to immediatelybreathe without difficulty.

Praise God.

- All right, I've got one herefrom Samuel, from Wisconsin.

He felt intense pain in his neck and back.

During a "700 Club"

he heard Ashley read a testimony.

It's incredible the power of testimony,

just reading a testimony.

From someone who was healedof pain much like his.

In the testimony the person

placed his left handon his neck and spine.

Well by faith, Samuel did the same thing

and believed God forhealing while we prayed.

He called the prayer line rejoicing.

He is pain free.

How do you get it?

How do you get a healing?

How do you get an answer to prayer?

Well, let's follow what the Bible says.

That you can enter into his presence

with singing, and intohis courts with praise.

The apostle John talked about,

we can go boldly to the throne of grace.

And if we ask in accordance with his will,

we know that he hears andwe know that he answers.

So what's God's will?

Well, you see it in heaven.

And in heaven, is anybody sick?

The answers quite clearly no.

So don't for a minute,

think that God's put some disease on you

to do something for you.

No, he hasn't done that.

It's not his fault.

It's not his will.

So we can pray boldly, inaccordance with his will,

for healing, for you.

Now, just what Rebecca did.

She went into his presence with singing.

Here, she's got a 10 pound tumor

and she's saying I'mgoing to praise my God,

I am going to enter intohis presence with singing

and then into his courts with praise.

You're not going to praisehim for the illness,

but you can praise him forthe healing in advance.

So do that right now.

Lord God almighty,

I thank you for the answer that you are,

the answer to every human need,

for by your stripes Iam healed, I was healed,

My healing was accomplished2000 years ago.

I thank you for your sacrifice for me.

I thank you for your love for me.

I thank you that you're working

all things together for my good,

that you've got an answer to this problem,

you can solve this now.

And that is how you do it.

So we're going to pray.

We're going to do this, andGod's going to do his part,

because he's right there with you.

The praise that's on yourlips that's already happening,

he's already there.

Let's pray, let's believe,and God will do the rest.

Lord we thank you.

We thank you for Jesus.

We thank you that you sentyour only begotten son,

your beloved one, you sent him,

you loved us so much that yousent him and that whosoever,

that's us, we're a whosoever,

will believe, would not perish,but have everlasting life.

Jesus came that we might have life

and have it more abundantly,

so we receive that life right now,

we receive that salvation,

We receive our healing now,

we thank you for it, we thank you

for being the answer to our need,

and we receive it in Jesus' name.

Ashley, God's given you something.

- Yeah, I believe somebodyis watching with laryngitis,

and you literally lost your voice.

God is restoring that, he'shealing you of that illness,

that sickness right now, andyou'll be able to sing loudly.

There's somebody else watching,

you have some spots inthe back of your throat,

and you're concerned about that.

It's also affecting your speech.

The Lord is healingthat for you right now,

just receive it, declare it,sing of the Lord's goodness.

- There's someone you heardthe reading of the testimony

about the neck pain.

You've got neck pain inthe right side of your neck

and you're laying your right hand over it.

You just felt a tingle likeelectricity go through that.

You're healed.

Instantaneously do whateveryou couldn't do before

and receive it right now

in Jesus' name, Amen.

Call us if you've beenhealed 1-800-700-7000.

Here's a word,

from the fullness of his grace,

We have all received oneblessing after another.

God bless.

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