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- I really didn't want to hurt him,

I just needed him to stop hurting us.

- [Gordon] A wife and mothertries to protect her family

from her husband.

- [Ty] I felt unsafe for meand my children to live alone.

- [Gordon] What happenedafter he broke into her house?

- I said, "If you don't stop this car,

I'm gonna shoot you,Jason, 'cause I have a gun.

- [Gordon] And she pulled the trigger.

- I pulled the gun and I shot at him.

- On today's 700 Club.

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Well, welcome to The 700 Club.

Last night the republicanshad a spectacular victory

in Virginia and congratulationsto Winsome Sears,

the first African-Americanlieutenant governor

of the state of Virginia anda Regent University graduate.

So, congratulations to you, Winsome.

Republican newcomer Glenn Youngkin,

well, he defeated democrat Terry McAuliffe

to win the governor's seat.

- This upset is a hugeblow for President Biden

and the democrats.

The big question, what impact will it have

on the 2022 midterm elections?

CBN's Tara Mergener has more

from our Washington news bureau.

- Well, Ashley, it was a stunning victory

in a state Joe Biden won handily in 2020.

Republicans sweeping all statewide races,

governor, lieutenant governorand attorney general.

Youngkin's win returns thecommonwealth to the GOP

after 12 years of democratic control.

- Alrighty, Virginia, we won this thing.

- [Tara] Youngkin, a politicalnewcomer and businessman,

headed into election day tied

with former governor Terry McAuliffe.

As the numbers came in, McAuliffe's hopes

for a second stint inthe Governor's Mansion

started to fade.

Addressing his supportersearlier in the night,

he refused to concede,while some hope remained.

- So, we still got alot of votes to count,

we got about 18% of a vote out

and so, we're gonnacontinue to count the votes

because every single Virginian deserves

to have their vote counted.

- Now, the road to election day

included bitter ideologicaland cultural battles

over issues, like education,vaccine mandates, abortion

and the economy.

The GOP sweep halts ademocratic trend in Virginia.

The last time a republicanwon a statewide office

was in 2009, Gordon.

- Well, Tara, break it down for us.

How did Youngkin close the gap?

I mean, just a few weeksago, a month and a half ago,

it seemed like McAuliffe had the race.

- Yeah, it was pretty stunning, wasn't it?

A few factors that wentinto this, you know,

the credit to Youngkin closing this gap,

concerns over the economy,that was the top issue

for a lot of voters this time around.

Independents, by someestimates, they make up

a third of the voters in Virginia

and at the end of the race,some polls showed Youngkin ahead

with independents by doubledigits, eight points,

18 points, 23 points, as ofsome of last week's polls.

Now, some of the voters werenot fond of Donald Trump,

but found Youngkin an attractive candidate

and he really walked a fineline with Trump support,

it appears, by the numbers,he did that very well

in keeping those independents.

Education was huge.

Terry McAuliffe tellingparents in the last debate

that they should not be telling schools

what to teach their children

and most pundits wouldagree that was a mistake,

especially with places like Loudoun County

and others getting nationalattention about opposition

of critical race theory,transgender policies

and other issues.

And, by the way, we allknow Joe Biden's numbers

are on the decline andMcAuliffe's trended down

along with him, which helped Youngkin

close that gap, Gordon,and ultimately pull ahead.

- Well, it seems like it'sa way for republicans.

What happened on the down ballot,

Virginia's House of Delegates,what's the outcome there?

- Well, in several closely watched

Virginia House of Delegate races,

democrats held onto their seatsin reliably blue districts

in Northern Virginia.

This morning, the republicanparty declaring victory

on that matter, but itappears that republicans

are going to regain majorityof the Virginia House,

though it's not officially official yet.

As of this morning, we'vestill got nearly 20 races

to be called and so far,the GOP has picked up

two seats for sure inrural areas of Virginia

and they are leading in fourothers in democratic control.

So, overall, they'regonna need those six seats

to win an outright majority in the House.

And democrats, by the way,went into election day

defending a 55-45 majority.

So, exciting for republicanson that front, as well, Gordon.

- All right.

Tara, thanks for the reporting.

Let's go over to CBN politicalcorrespondent David Brody.

So, David, what lessons are we hearing?

I'm already hearing from progressives

that don't blame this loss on them

and then, I assume republicans

are gonna take whole lot of credit,

so what are the lessons to be learned?

- The democrats overreached,that's just pure and simple

what it was.

I mean, look, they decidedto push critical race theory

in the suburbs, in schools,they decided to push

the transgender bathroom policy,

which came back big time tohaunt McAuliffe in Virginia

when we had that sexual assault situation

in the Loudoun County area.

And then, even if you look in New Jersey,

what Ciattarelli has done in New Jersey,

which is really justan unbelievable story,

what's happening in New Jersey,

that issue there was vaccine mandates,

an issue, that was whatCiattarelli was trying to do there,

was to say, "Look, parentsdeserve the choice," right?

It's always about a choice in terms of

what needs to happen there.

And so, you put it all together,

it was an uprising in thesuburbs, plain and simple,

because parents said enough is enough,

democrats overreachedand this is what you get.

And I've gotta tell you, Gordon,as I kind of, once again,

I know we like to geek outtogether, to a degree, I guess,

but if you look at Loudoun County,

and remember, everything went through

Loudoun County, Virginia,it was up about 40,000 votes

in Loudoun County.

158,000 people voted inLoudoun County this year,

in this election, fouryears ago, it was 118,000.

The difference, 40,000 morepeople voted in Loudoun County

and Glenn Youngkin got 44% ofthe vote in Loudoun County,

Ed Gillespie, four yearsago, looked at 39%,

so he's up 5% more.

There it is.

The iceberg was inLoudoun County all along,

Terry McAuliffe found that out

and the democrats did last night.

- Well, let's go ahead and geek out

and let's look at theprofile, if you will,

between New Jersey and Virginia.

In Virginia, you have a third that say,

"Well, I'm fiercely independent

and sometimes I like to vote democrat,

sometimes I like to vote republican,"

but in New Jersey, the,as you pointed out,

24 hours ago, there were a million more

registered democrats.

And so, it's a democrat stronghold.

For this to now be leaningrepublican at the governor,

I mean, if you'd toldme this 24 hours ago,

I would've said that's impossible,

but now, it's not just possible,

but it looks like a republican could win.

So, is this a referendum on Joe Biden

and what's happening in Congress today?

- There's no doubt it'sa referendum on Joe Biden

and the policies by the left, if you will,

and Joe Biden has embracedthose leftist policies

and if I could geek outfor a moment on New Jersey,

it's my home state andso, well, a long story,

I won't go into mypsychotherapy about New Jersey,

but the point is, isthat in Bergen County,

that's where I grew up, Bergen County

was republican for awhile,but it switched to democrat

about five years ago, it'sbeen pretty solid democrat

for awhile, Phil Murphy, the democrat,

won New Jersey fouryears ago, or excuse me,

won Bergen County fouryears ago by 15 points,

he is up only four pointsnow in Bergen County.

That's an 11 point swingin the most populous county

in New Jersey.

That is a big deal.

What's the reason for that, Gordon?

Here it is, plain and simple,

there were so many school board,

um, uh, uh, what's theword I'm looking for?

Elections, thank you,school board elections

in Bergen County and what was happening

at the grassroots level,people were coming out

for the school boardelections in Bergen County

because they're frustratedwith vaccine mandates,

they're also frustratedwith critical race theory

and other things, and so,that was a ground swell,

if you will, that helped Ciattarelli

in New Jersey,specifically, Bergen County,

so that can kind of explain a little bit

about all of that.

Now, you mentioned thedemocrats and Biden's agenda,

it's interesting 'cause I had a chance

to speak with the formerUN ambassador, Nikki Haley,

about all of that last night, actually,

during election nightcoverage, if you will,

and we're gonna have moreof that on The 700 Club,

but I want to play you a little bit

about what she specifically says, Gordon,

about democrats and the socialist agenda.

What's the real issuehere as it relates with

what democrats are trying to do

to the country fundamentally?

- I think they're tryingto change the foundation

of our government.

I think this is creating socialist rule

and government overreach.

That's what they're trying to do.

They want government to tell your kids

what they're gonna learn,they want government

to tell you whether youwork or whether you don't,

they want government to say,"No, you shouldn't be married,

we'll pay you not to be married,"

they want government totell you all of these things

and control your life andthat's not what we want,

that's communist China.

We want to make sure that the freedoms

are in the hands of the people,

freedom of speech, freedom of religion,

freedom to do and beanything you want to be

without government getting in the way.

- So, Gordon, there it is.

You know, it's, the democrats

are at a critical juncture right now.

What do they do exactly moving forward?

They're gonna have tomake some tough decisions,

ideologically and otherwise,and critical race theory

was big and it was a critical election

and democrats have a criticaldecision to make, as well.

- Can I get a prediction from you?

What do you think's gonna happen

with the build back better bill

and will democrats splitover these elections

or will they actually beable to pass legislation?

- Well, I believe that ultimately

they will pass something,Gordon, I really do.

I think Manchin willeventually get on board,

I'm not saying it'sgonna be 1.75 trillion,

whatever it ends up being,but this is kind of, in a way,

too big to fail.

And what I mean by that isthat democrats in Washington,

national democrats believethey have to have something

to show voters.

So, they believe 1.75 trillion dollars

in this build back better is gonna be

something good for them.

I'm not quite convinced that's the case.

I think it feels a little bit more

like social engineering to me,

but the point is is they at least feel

they can run on that in 2022.

I think that is a major, Ithink it's a problem for them

if they think that's gonnado the trick in 2022.

Look, I gotta tell you, Gordon,

the way Virginia and NewJersey have gone this month

in these elections, notonly would republicans,

at this point, take back the House,

they would probably winthe Senate, as well,

because remember, ifrepublicans are doing so well

in New Jersey andVirginia, some blue states,

get ready in 2022 whenArizona and Pennsylvania

and some of these other lessblue states come into play,

boy, I'll tell you what, the democrats

could get steamrolled, theycould lose 60 to 70 House seats

in the midterms and possibly

up to four Senate seats, as well.

This could be a bloodbathin 2022, at this point.

- All right.

Well, be just sure to tune in tomorrow

to see David Brody's fullinterview with Nikki Haley

right here on The 700 Club.

Let me add one more piece on the election.

Thank the lord, the city of Milwaukee

decided to keep their police department.

That's all.

It's amazing, it was actually on a ballot

to defund the police andabolish a police department,

but the citizens held on and said,

"No, we actually need lawenforcement," so congratulations.

In other news, millionsof children in the U.S.

are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

So, why are only 27% of parents

willing to have their kids vaccinated?

Charlene Aaron has the story.

- The CDC director granted final approval

after a panel voted unanimously

in favor of the vaccine Tuesday,

with some kids receiving the shot

shortly after it was given the okay.

- [Meeting Member] We have atotal of 14 yeses, zero nos.

- [Charlene] Millions of dosesof Pfizer's COVID-19 shot

for kids, shipping out across the country.

- [Medicine Handler] Rightthere is a thousand doses

of the pediatric vaccine.

- [Charlene] Children in Connecticut,

the first to receive the vaccine

after the CDC's green light.

Last week, the Foodand Drug Administration

authorized emergency use for kid doses.

Pfizer says it's trial data shows

that the vaccine, whichis still two shots,

but one-third an adult dose,is nearly 91% effective

against symptomatic illnessin children, ages 5 to 11.

Side effects are minimal,which include a sore arm,

headaches or fever.

And studies found no cases of myocarditis,

a rare heart inflammationseen in some young men.

- It's probably becauseof the smaller dose

in these vaccines, butwe're finding that fever

and other side effectsare a lot less common

in kids in this age groupand most of these kids

aren't even gonna needto miss a day of school.

- [Charlene] Even so,only about 27% of parents

are willing to have theirkids vaccinated right away.

- I wouldn't be getting any of my kids

an emergency useauthorization vaccination.

I definitely would wantto see longterm studies.

- [Charlene] CBN medicalreporter Lorie Johnson

highlighted some of those concerns.

- There are a number of reasons,but the number one reason

was they're afraid of unknownlongterm side effects.

And when asked to drilldown on what exactly,

what side effects they're worried about,

two-thirds, John, said they're worried

that later on down the road,

they're children mighthave fertility problems,

trouble conceiving childrenwhen they are adults,

even though there's absolutely no evidence

presented by the drug company Pfizer,

the FDA and the CDC that that is a risk.

- Meanwhile, President Bidencalled the approval of the shot

a turning point in thebattle against COVID-19.

And doctors say childrenwho get vaccinated

before Thanksgiving will befully covered by Christmas.

Charlene Aaron, CBN News.

- Well, I agree withparents that have questions

and we should all question this.

Is it absolutely necessary?

Do we know the longtermimplications of the vaccination

and what can happen?

You look at both the mutation cycles

and that's why people at the CDC

want to have children vaccinated,

to make sure the virusdoesn't have an opportunity

to bloom again and mutate again

and come up with a evenmore infectious strain

or a more drug resistant strain,

all of these things are on their minds.

But at the same time, if you're a parent,

you've gotta be concerned.

So, what does this mean?

Well, will the governmentmandate vaccination

for children to attend public school?

That's going to be anongoing political debate

in our country and wherethat ultimately ends up

is up to you and me.

The great news is we get to vote about it.

Ashley.

- That's right.

Well, up next, move over turkey,

it's time to pass thegeese and the lobsters.

After all, that's what the pilgrims served

at the first Thanksgiving dinner.

Stay tuned to hear more surprising facts

about the pilgrims and Plymouth Rock.

Plus, The Bachelor finalistwho quit right before the rose.

Why did she leave andwhat's her one condition

for going back on the show?

Madison Prewett reveals it all

later on today's 700 Club.

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- Well, most Americans thinkthey know what happened

at the first Thanksgivingwhen they picture pilgrims

wearing big buckles andfeasting on turkeys.

So, what actually happened?

Paul Strand traveled toPlymouth, Massachusetts

to get the facts from thepeople who know them best.

- The Pilgrims' first daysand first feast in America

are shrouded in conjecture and folklore,

like the most famous object associated

with their landing atPlymouth, Massachusetts.

Right inside that structureis the famous Plymouth Rock.

Now, many folks doubtthere actually was a rock

and if there was, thatit was exactly there.

But we do know thepilgrims started building

a small village, likethis faithful recreation

of Plimouth Plantation, evenas the harsh winter of 1620

was killing half their number.

- They only had 51 of 102 people left

at the end of that season.

- [Paul] Leo Martin and his wife, Nancy,

not only run the the faith-basedJenney Museum in Plymouth,

but also serve as pilgrim role-players.

Martin says the survivors of that winter

went on to plant cropsthat grew well enough,

they knew they wouldn't starve,

so it was time for Thanksgiving.

- They developed enough food

to make it through the next winter

and they thought that theyought to thank God for that.

- For we desired a specialmanner of rejoicing the lord

having sustained us fora year and brought in

such a goodly harvest.

- [Paul] One of the only two pilgrims

to write of that firstThanksgiving was Edward Winslow.

His words about thepreparations brought alive

for CBN News by a PlimouthPlantation interpreter.

- The very first feastthat we had in these parts,

our governor sent four men on fouling

and in just some smallhours, them four men

were able to take enough oil foul

to feed our company for a week.

- [Paul] In Plymouth'sThanksgiving Parade,

they envision the giant plump turkeys

modern folks imaginethe Pilgrims dined upon.

Actually, their turkeyswere wild, lean and mean.

- I find a lot of theturkeys here of New England,

they are a bit different than those

that lived on the Dung Hillsback home into England,

but they are a toothsome bird.

- Another sure fact,these grateful Englishmen

didn't dine alone because they know

they wouldn't have madeit without the Indians,

or Sachems, as Winslow called them.

Not only did the NativeAmericans have to show them

what could grow in thisradically different soil,

they had to teach these citydwellers from the old world

how to hunt and how tofish in this new world.

- [Leo] They felt thatMassasoit, the chief

of the Wampanoag Indians,was so instrumental

in their survival that theyshould invite Massasoit

as immediate family to thatcelebration and they did.

- [Paul] But Massasoitmisunderstood a bit.

- While we were feastingand making of sports

and exercising our arms, amongst us come

the great sachem, Massasoit,and about 90 of his men.

- [Paul] Martin points out,that could've wiped out

all the pilgrims' supplies,but the chief and his brave

brought plenty of food with them.

- Venison, turkey, fish, vegetables,

and together, they had enough food

for a three day celebration,where they honored one another

and became better friends.

- [Paul] Norah Messier, PlimouthPlantation's food expert.

- Most likely, there was fish

on the first Thanksgivingtable, as we now refer to it,

possibly lobsters, we knowthat when the Natives arrived,

they brought with them venison,something not many of us

put on our Thanksgiving tables today.

- [Paul] We put pumpkin pie on our tables.

Messier showed CBN News what the Pilgrims

would've done instead.

- One of the things that, of course,

most people would say, "Youcan't have Thanksgiving

without your pumpkin pie."

What I'm going to be doing here

is exactly what we knowthey did frequently

in New England.

The ancient standing dishis called stewed pompion,

pompion is the periodterm for the pumpkin.

- [Paul] The pilgrimswould dice it and stew it

into sort of a mush.

- Eventually, you're gonnaadd just a splash of vinegar

and a little bit of ginger and supposedly,

it's going to taste like stewed apples,

something that was definitely not

on the first Thanksgiving table.

No apples in New England.

- [Paul] They were huge on stuffing,

but it took a lot more labor.

- Raisins, up until recently,had seeds in them still.

Imagine picking out all of those seeds.

- [Paul] And they'd season it with herbs

brought all the way from England,

like thyme, hyssop and parsley.

- We believe that thethings that are growing

in their kitchen gardensin the 17th Century

are primarily things thathad been brought over

from England, they're tryingto bring home with them.

They're trying to make NewEngland feel like Old England.

- [Paul] Which is maybewhy a fellow like Winslow

would've preferred something better

than those skinny New England turkeys.

- In truth, my greatestdelight is a goose,

for I do love it, it's great fatness.

- [Paul] Paul Strand, CBN News,

reporting from Plymouth, Massachusetts.

- I'm not a big fan of goose,but I am a fan of lobster

and that would be a goodidea for a Thanksgiving meal.

We owe a great debt tothe Native Americans

and one of the namesthat wasn't in that story

that deserves great honoris a man named Squanto.

He was enslaved, he wastaken by people by boat

and sold in a slave market in Spain

and a group of monks purchased him.

They saw him there forsale and they decided

to purchase him and then give him freedom

and give him Christian, Christianity,

they taught him Christianity.

Well, he wanted to go back home,

but on the way, he decided tobecome an indentured servant,

so that he could earn enoughmoney to pay for the passage.

And where did he get that?

In London.

So, here he is after thatperiod, seven years later,

he gets on a boat andgoes back to New England,

gets passage back to New England

and finds that his own peoplewon't receive him anymore,

that he's too different.

And so, he decides he'llgo to where he is known

and so, Squanto comes out of the woods

and the Plymouth brethrendidn't know what to do with him

and then, suddenly, he startsspeaking to them in English.

And what an amazing God story.

The survival of that tiny colony

was based on someone who was captured,

taught English and then returned

and knew enough to say, "I can help you."

"I can help you hunt, I can help you fish,

I can help you live on the land,

I can tell you what crops to plant."

These are incredible things.

Well, we've got another story

of one of the Native Americanswho absolutely helped

and this is hundreds ofmiles away from Plymouth

and that is right herein Jamestown, Virginia.

Two empires were on the brink of war

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Ashley.

- All right, well, up next,the Bachelor contestant

who took a stand for purityon national television.

What happened after sheturned down the fantasy suite?

Madison Prewett sharesher unique story next.

And pinned between acar and the garage door.

This wife feared her abusive husband

was going to finish her off.

What happened after shegrabbed her gun and fired?

See for yourself later on today's show.

(upbeat music)

Madison Prewett was leading a Bible study

when a few of the girls suggested

she try out for the Bachelor.

Madison quickly passed on that idea,

so without her knowledge,they applied on her behalf.

And guess what?

Madison was offered a shot on the show.

- I've been working on a book.

(upbeat music)

I talk about everything, pre-Bachelor,

my whole Bachelor experienceand after the show.

What's been going on since then?

What have I been doing?

What has God been speaking to me?

The book is called, "Made For This Moment:

Standing Firm In Strength,Grace and Courage".

- Well, Madison Prewettjoins us now via Skype.

Madison, it's great to haveyou on The 700 Club, welcome.

- Thank you so much for having me,

I'm so excited to be here.

- Yes, all right, well, let's get to it.

When you got the callthat you'd been chosen

to be on the Bachelor, what happened next?

I mean, what were your thoughts

and what did your parents think?

- So, when I first got the call,

I remember I was at the gym and I answered

and I thought it was a prank call.

Quite honestly, I was very confused.

I was like, "Listen, Ijust finished seminary,

I don't think I'm thegirl you're looking for."

And I remember, immediately, I hung up

and I called my mom and Ithought she was going to say,

you know, "Absolutely not,you're not going on this show,"

but instead, she was like,"You know, never close a door

until you take time to pray about it."

And so, that's what we did as a family,

we took time to pray about it

and, you know, throughthe long past few months,

it just was evident thatit was where we felt like

God was leading me.

- Mm, I love that, yousaid you and your family

prayed about it, that's really awesome.

Well, out of 30 contestants,you were the first one

selected for a one-on-one date,

which is pretty, pretty impressive

in any Bachelor franchise.

What was going through yourmind when that happened to you?

- Honestly, I was not expecting it

and it was one of thosethings that I stepped into,

the Bachelor franchise, I hadnever really watched the show,

like you said, I hadfriends that applied me,

so I had no idea what I was stepping into,

I had no idea what to expect.

I didn't really know why Ifelt led and called to be there

and so, I didn't knowwhat it was gonna lead to,

had no idea that it would be me and Peter,

you know, at the finale,trying to figure out

our relationship or that Iwould be the first one selected

for a one-on-one date.

And I remember just whenI got my name called out,

I was like, "Wait, what?"

Like, "Are you serious?"

And it was, it was such a fun time,

I felt like I really gotto see a side of Peter

that, you know, no oneelse really got to see

throughout the rest of the filming.

- Yeah, definitely.

Well, during the 12 weeks of filming,

you and all of the other contestants

are not allowed any outside communication.

What was that like?

I would imagine it was kind of difficult.

- It was so hard andhonestly, that was something

that I, you know, I talk tomy family every single day,

I'm also very connected to my local church

and so, for me, that was really hard,

kind of being cut off from that,

not really being able to call up my mom

or call up a friend orcall up my pastor's wife.

So, it was really difficult, you know,

kind of being thrust outthere, completely by yourself

and just hoping and prayingthat you have enough

of what it takes to stay true to yourself

and to stand firm in yourbeliefs and convictions.

And, you know, for me, during that time,

like, I just, and you don't really get

a whole lot of time byyourself, so I just would escape

and just lock myself in a little bathroom

and I just would say a prayerand just try and cling to,

you know, just thescriptures and the things

that my parents had prayed over me

and spoken over me with just God's word.

But it was really difficult not having,

you know, my family orfriends around me at all

and actually, that wassomething I kind of talk about

in my book, is that my momactually gave me a stack

of 41 letters to take with me

during my time on the Bachelor,

not knowing how long I was gonna be gone.

But she wrote me a lot of letters

that I could open everyday and just have

that little piece ofencouragement to cling to.

- That is so sweet, I love that.

Well, as one of the finalists,

you were offered a stayin the Fantasy Suite

and sometimes certain thingshappen in that Fantasy Suite,

but you decided not to do that.

Why?

- You know, going on the show,

I knew that there were a couple of things,

I didn't know everythingthat the show entailed,

but I knew that therewere a couple of things,

like the Fantasy Suite,and that was something

that I just had prayed through

and talked to my family about

and kind of made a decision beforehand

and pre-decided this is not something

that I want to do, even though I know

that even if I were todo the Fantasy Suite,

there's certain things I wouldn't do.

Sometimes it's not evenjust the sin itself,

but the appearance of sin and so, for me,

I made a decision, "Okay, that's something

that I don't want to participate in."

And not something that I'mgoing to judge anyone else

for participating in, but just something

that I personally feel convictedabout just not doing that.

And so, that was a decision that I made,

I had a conversation withPeter before the Fantasy Suites

and just told him it was something

that I didn't feel comfortable with

and it was something that if he were to,

you know, be intimatewith the other women,

that I wouldn't be able toproceed in the relationship.

And so, I was superhonest and communicative,

you know, before that week even started.

- Yeah, well, what kindof response did you get

because of that stance that you took?

- You mean from Peter or from the world?

- All the above, all the above.

- Yeah, so, from Peter, I thinkI got a very puzzled look,

a very shocked look, like, "Don't you know

what this show is?"

And, and you know, for me, I guess,

and that was even what Igot from other people, too,

like, "Don't you know whatyou're signing up for?"

"Don't you know thisis a part of the show?"

And, for me, you know,my kind of response,

and not even a way to defend myself,

I never felt the need to defend myself

throughout my time on the show,

I knew people were goingto misunderstand me

or judge me or have opinions about me

and at the end of the day, I knew that

I was called to do it, so I know that,

I knew that God was going to sustain me

and defend me through itand there wasn't a need

to have to explainmyself and defend myself.

But I did, you know, kind ofjust come from a place of,

you know what?

At the end of the day, yes,this show is a show of love

and for some people, thatis exploring it physically

and that's their idea ofthat and that's totally fine,

but for me, I have a biblical picture

of what that looks like and, so, for me,

you know, exploring arelationship physically

isn't something that I'm going to do

until I'm married one day.

And I wanted to be ableto explain my reasoning

and my why behind that andI did have the opportunity

to do that and it's been so cool.

And really, what ledto me writing this book

and what's given me theopportunity to speak,

kind of, all around the U.S.

and being able to speak into people

is I had so many people reach out

and so many girls reaching out, saying,

"You know, because ofyour stand for purity,

because of your stand for your faith,

you know, I've decided to makethat decision for myself."

- Wow, that's amazing.- And I just thought

that was so cool of thisone act of obedience,

one act of courage and what that can mean

and do for other people.

- I absolutely love that.

Well, last question, what have you learned

throughout this entire experience?

- I think what I've learned is, honestly,

just how many long to know their worth

and their purpose andthey seek that courage

to stand up for what they believe in.

And that's why I wrote"Made For This Moment"

and I pray that forthose who read my book,

they realize that theywere made on purpose

and for a purpose, theylearn to love themselves,

they learn to fight for their identity

and their purpose, they learn to stand up

for what they believe in andstrength, grace and courage

and, you know, we live in a world

where there is just confusingstandards and mixed messages

and they learn how tokeep their standards high

and their roots deep and stay grounded

in God's truth and God's word,

instead of worrying so much about

what everybody else is doing

and what everybody else is saying.

- Yes, well, Madison, I am in your corner.

You can read more of Madison's story

in her brand new book, it'scalled "Made For This Moment:

Standing Firm WithStrength, Grace and Courage"

and it's available nationwide.

Thank you so much, Madison, God bless you.

- Thank you so much.

- Gordon.

- Well, still to come,a mother heads to prison

for shooting her abusive husband.

What was going through her mind

when she landed behind bars?

Well, she'll tell you herself.

Stay tuned.

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

Minneapolis voters defeated a measure

to reorganize the police department

into a department of public safety.

Supporters hoped to dramaticallychange policing in the city

following the death of George Floyd.

But opponents argued that doing away

with the police departmentwould make the city more unsafe.

An American who's livedthrough a world war

and countless conflicts iskeeping faith with democracy.

Her life span stretchesback to the 30th president

of the United States, Calvin Coolidge.

Miss Goldie Appleton ofFrederick County, Virginia

says nothing could stop her from voting,

which she did curbside Tuesday.

Miss Appleton said her favorite thing

about being a citizenis the freedom we have

to make our own choices.

She encourages othercitizens to do the same.

We'd like to remind you, youcan always get the latest

from CBN News by going toour website at cbnnews.com.

Gordon and Ashley will be back

with more of today's 700 Club.

It's all coming up right after this.

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- Ty had a protective orderagainst her abusive husband.

That didn't stop him fromrepeatedly breaking into her home.

He even tried to steal her car.

And that's when Ty warned him,

"If you don't stop, I'll shoot."

So, what happened next?

Take a look.

- I didn't know how many times

that he had been shot at that time.

I remember myself pullingthe trigger three times.

I was worried about if he was okay.

I really didn't want to hurt him,

I just needed him to stop hurting us.

- [Narrator] Ty Washingtonwas headed to prison

for the next 20 years of her life.

One split decision shemade sealed her fate,

a decision driven by aneed to simply be loved,

something that seemed to always elude her.

I would always seek that type of affection

and attention and acceptanceand worth through other people,

even if they were not even for my good.

- [Narrator] Ty was raisedby her single mother.

She never knew her biological father.

When her mother married,she thought she would get

the family she always wanted, that is,

until the physical andverbal abuse started.

- He would really make me feel

like I really didn't have value.

I was angry with my mom for allowing us

to stay in that situation,I was angry with the abuse

from my stepfather, I was a angry kid.

- [Narrator] At 17 yearsold, Ty started seeing

an older man.

She would do anything to keep him happy.

That included smoking pot, drinking

and having sex with him.

Then, he broke up withher to see other girls.

Once again, she was left withfeelings of no worth or value.

- It really threw mein a deep, deep space.

I, I was very depressed.

- [Narrator] Over the next 12 years,

Ty went through severalabusive relationships with men,

one which resulted inhaving a son, Deangelo.

Then, she met a man shedated for five years

before they married.

By then, they had a daughter, Kennedy.

Unfortunately, he wasan abusive drug user.

Their fights turned intovolatile all out brawls.

However, she still wantedtheir relationship to work.

- I could not get the strength

to just stop going into this vicious cycle

because I was alwaysthinking there may be hope

to make it better.

- [Narrator] After only a fewmonths, Ty kicked him out,

filed for divorce and was in the process

of getting a secondprotective order against him.

By then, he was breaking into her home

and stealing things to pawn for drugs.

He was also physically abusingher son and their daughter.

- I knew he was doingdrugs and I wasn't sure

if he had other people thatmay be coming over there,

trying to get stuff along with him

and I felt unsafe for me andmy children to live alone.

- [Narrator] One day, heran into her open garage

to steal her car.

Ty tried to stop him,so she could at least

get her purse out of the car.

By then, Ty had bought a gun.

When he wouldn't let her in...

- I said, "If you don't stop this car,

I'm gonna shoot you, Jason,'cause I have a gun."

The car moved, the doorjerked, I pulled the gun

and I shot at him and Isaid, "You're gonna hurt me."

- [Narrator] Then, afterpinning Ty between the car

and garage door, she fired again.

He got out of the car andran and Ty followed him.

Suddenly, he turned andstarted running towards her.

She pulled the triggera third and final time

and he collapsed.

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By the time the policearrived, he was dead.

Ty was arrested and later found guilty

of second degree involuntary manslaughter

and, at the age of 40, wassentenced to 20 years in prison.

- My lawyer said I blanked out

because I just couldn't believe

I was gonna be gone for 20 years

from my family and my children.

- [Narrator] One day was especially hard.

It was her first Thanksgiving in prison

and her children, mom and stepdad had come

for a special visit.

After they left, Ty feltalone, depressed and hopeless.

- And I cried out to God, I wanted to die.

I said, "I can't do this, God."

I told God, "I can't dothis without my family."

I needed him.

If he existed, I neededto know if he was real.

I had pain meds for myback condition that I have

and I was gonna take all of those pills

and just go to sleep.

But I didn't, I fell asleepbefore I could take the pills.

So, I knew God had toheld me in that moment.

That's when I knew thatscripture was real that,

"When you're in prison,I'll come visit you."

When he held me, I gavemy life to him then,

sincerely, and he promisedto be there with me.

I surrendered everything to him then.

- [Narrator] Part of that surrender

was asking for God's forgiveness.

- I asked God to forgiveme for that incident,

for my bad decision-making.

I repented because I wanted to be better,

I wanted to not hurt, I wanted to heal.

To be a part of someone dying,

it takes a lot out of a person.

I had to forgive myselfand stop hating myself.

He told me that I need tofind my self-worth and love

in him and his word.

- [Narrator] Ty wouldcontinue to learn more

about herself and Godin the years to come.

In 2014, she was released on parole,

serving only five yearsof her 20 year sentence.

- When I walked out of those doors,

I knew I was a redeemed woman.

Parole didn't set mefree, God had set me free.

- [Narrator] Ty is now married to George

and enjoying her adult children's lives.

She's a master seamstress in her business,

called Flipped Kouture, that she started

right after she was released from prison.

Ty has also written a book about her life

and shares her journey with other women

in the same prison shewas once incarcerated.

- There is hope for you.

There is hope that God will redeem you,

restore you, save you.

Just cry out to him because he's there.

- And that's a message for us all.

God is there, all we haveto do is cry out to him

and he will come.

He is able to redeem any situation.

It doesn't matter what you've done,

it doesn't matter where you are,

he comes to you and hecomes to you with salvation,

with forgiveness, with a fresh start,

he'll make all thingsnew again, just for you.

Now, will he take away some consequences?

Well, that may be, maybe not.

But, at the same time, even in a prison,

you can have a wonderful transformation

and know that he is your savior

and know that he's working on your behalf

and know that with him, you have a hope

and you have a future,no matter how it seems

to your present circumstance.

He wants to do these things,that's the amazing thing.

You don't have to make a bargain with him,

you don't have to beg and plead,

the bargain has already been made,

his blood has already been shed,

his love for you will never be quenched.

You can't get away fromit, you can't get above it,

you can't get below it,you can't get beyond it.

He wants you and he wantsyou for all eternity.

Why?

Because you're his child,you're the one that he formed,

you're the one that he breathed life into

and he loves you tenderly.

If you want this, if youwant to really know him,

not just read about him in a book

and not just hear what otherpeople have experienced

and the transformation,but have it for yourself.

It's amazing, he wants togive you your own gospel,

your own goodness.

Here's what Jesus did for me.

And he wants to use thatas a witness for others.

That they could have the same thought,

"Well, if God could dothat for somebody else,

well, what about me?"

"Could he do that for me?"

The answer to thatquestion is always, yes,

he can do that for you.

If you want this, bow your head with me,

let's pray a very simple prayer together

and Jesus will come, he will answer.

What's the key to getting the answer?

The key is quite simple, Bible'svery specific about this,

"When you seek me with all of your heart,

then you will find me."

Don't have one foot in the world

and one foot wondering, "Okay."

"When you seek me with all of your heart."

For some of us, to getto all of our heart,

we have to be in desperate circumstances.

But for you, right now, wherever you are,

whatever's going on in your life,

resolve in your heart, "I wantto seek him with everything."

"I don't want to live this way,

I want to know, I want today to be the day

where I know if Jesus is real,if he really can forgive,

if he really can transformme, I want to be all in."

If that's you, let's pray.

Jesus, say his name, say it out loud.

Jesus, I come to you just as I am.

You know the things that I've done wrong,

you know the things thathave been done to me

and, Jesus, I want forgiveness

for everything I've done wrong

and I know that I need to forgive those

who have done things to me.

I set them free and Iask that you set me free,

that you forgive me, you transform me

and make me new again.

And, Jesus, if you'll do this for me,

I want to follow youall the days of my life.

Hear my prayer, come intomy heart, come into my life,

for I ask it in Jesus' name.

Father, for those who just prayed,

I ask for a baptism in your love,

I ask that you fill them to overflowing

with your spirit, with your acceptance.

Let them know how much youlove and you care for them.

Do it now, Lord God, fill them now,

for we ask it in Jesus' name, amen.

The Bible says something really unusual,

"If you believe in yourheart and then confess

with your mouth, you shall be saved."

What I want you to do is goto the phone, pick it up,

call this number, 1-800-700-7000

and just tell somebody, "I just prayed,

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We're not here to judge,we're here to tell you

God loves you, he's yoursavior, he wants to deliver you

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When you call, we've gotsomething else for you,

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Ashley.

- Well, still ahead,water up to his knees.

That's what this seniorhad to wade through

to escape a flood.

He was unharmed, but hisbelongings were underwater

and the walls of his house were soaked.

So, how did he find help?

He'll tell you himself, coming up.

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Elridge is a senior who lives by himself.

Flash flooding forced him out of his home.

Once he was safe, he returned to his house

to find a huge mess.

But he didn't have to face it alone,

thanks to people like you.

- [Narrator] A foot of rain was dumped

on Lake Charles, Louisianain just 12 hours.

- I had to get out of the house

and when I got out thereto get into my truck,

I was in knee-deep water.

- [Narrator] Flash floodingforced people out of their homes

for the third time in a year.

Louisiana lieutenantgovernor, Billy Nungesser.

- Areas flooded that never flooded before.

This area's been hit hardby several hurricanes

and then, the, the unprecedented rains

and I just can't imaginegoing through that

again and again.

- Everything had beenfloated around in here

and I did what I could totry to keep it up decent.

When I finished my little house,it was just two weeks later

that it flooded again.

- [Narrator] Elridge's floodinsurance will cover repairs,

but first, he needed to removethe water-soaked drywall

before mold set in.

- It'll take me a monthor so to finish up.

Suffering with sugar diabetes,

my legs and my ankles be swelling on me.

It's just rough, man, it's rough.

And I'm just not healthy enough no more.

- [Narrator] Thanks toOperation Blessing partners

and volunteers, we were ableto provide help to Elridge

right in his time of need.

- Today, I'm here just to say thank you

and I see it on the faces ofthese people you're helping.

Many of them would've probably given up

had it not been by thesacrifice of the many people

with your group here,helping gut homes and,

and rebuild their lives.

Operation Blessing has beenhere many times on the ground

and they do incredible work.

I can't thank y'all enough.

- Oh man, it's a goodthing that they came.

Very appreciative of everybodythat's coming out here

and helping me out, I'mvery appreciative of that.

Thank God there's ablessing, Operation Blessing.

- Yeah, that thank you and blessings

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Gordon.

- Okay, we have awonderful scripture for you

from Ephesians, Chapter three,

"Because of Christ and our faith in him,

we can now come boldly andconfidently into God's presence."

Take advantage of thataccess that we have,

don't neglect your prayer life.

Go confidently andboldly into his presence

and get your heart's desire.

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