Unable to endure the stress that came with owning a car-detailing shop, Isaac and Lucy were ready to say goodbye to their business. But see how God reversed the situation after teaching them the beauty of giving to others.
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ISRAEL'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS
TAKING SHARP CRITICISM FROM THE
UNITED NATIONS AND THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE AN
ISRAELI LEADER VISITED THE
TEMPLE MOUNT.
THE U.N. CALLED AN EMERGENCY
MEETING OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL
IN RESPONSE TO THE INCIDENT. A
FORMER ISRAELI AMBASSADOR
DESCRIBED IT ANNIVERSARY ACT OF
DIPLOMATIC TERRORISM. CHRIS
MITCHELL HAS THE STORY FROM J.
INCOMING NATIONAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATOR SPARKED THE
MEETING SPENDING 13 MINUTES ON
THE TEMPLE MOUNT THE FIRST
VISIT BY AN ISRAELI MINISTER IN
ALMOST FIVE YEARS. THEY
CRITICIZED ISRAEL FOR THE
VISIT.
SECRETARY BLINKEN SAID
CLEARLY IT'S CRITICAL FOR ALL
SIDES TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT,
REFRAIN FROM PROVOKE TAKETIVE
RHETORIC AT HOLY SITES IN
JERUSALEM IN WORD AND PRACTICE.
IN THE SPIRIT, WE OPPOSE ANY
AND ALL UNILATERAL ACTIONS
DEPART FROM THE STATUS QUO THAT
ARE UNACCEPTABLE.
Reporter: THE ISRAEL
AMBASSADOR SLAMMED THE MEETING.
HE WAS SHOCKED.
WHY? BECAUSE THERE IS
ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THIS
EMERGENCY SESSION TODAY SHOULD
BE HELD, NONE. TO HOLD A
SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION ON A
NONEVENT IS TRULY ABSURD. TO
CLAIM THAT THIS BRIEF AND
COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE VISIT
SHOULD SPARK AN EMERGENCY
SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION IS
PATHETIC. SECURITY COUNCIL
SESSION ON WHAT?
Reporter: FORMER ISRAELI
AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. SERVED
FIVE YEARS AT THE U.N. AND TOLD
CBN NEWS THE PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY WAS BEHIND THE
EMERGENCY MEETING.
IT'S PART OF A DIPLOMATIC
TERRORISM OVER THE PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY TO PUT PRESSURE ON
THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO CALL
FOR A MEETING THAT WOULD COME
AND SPREAD LIES. IT'S PART OF
THE BLAME GAME.
Reporter: FOR HIS PART, HE
MAINTAINED THE VISIT DID NOT
VIOLATE THE STATUS QUO ON THE
TEMPLE MOUNT.
THE TEMPLE MOUNT IS OPEN TO
ALL, MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS
COME UP HERE AND ALSO JEWS. IN
THE GOVERNMENT THAT I AM A
MEMBER OF, NO DISCRIMINATION
AND JEWS WILL VISIT THE TEMPLE
MOUNT.
Reporter: PRIME MINISTER
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ISSUED A
STATEMENT SAYING THAT THE
STATUS QUO WOULD NOT CHANGE.
THAT'S WHERE ISRAELI POLICE
PREVENT ANYONE OTHER THAN
MUSLIMS FROM PRAYING ON THE
TEMPLE MOUNT OUT OF FEAR OF
DISTURBANCES. CHRIS MITCHELL,
CBN NEWS, JOURNALISM.
> IMAGINE THE U.N. SECURITY
COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE A
MEMBER OF OUR GOVERNMENT
ACTUALLY WENT TO THE NATIONAL
CATHEDRAL. THAT'S THE
EQUIVALENT HERE THAT YOU ARE
SAYING THE TEMPLE MOUNT CANNOT
BE TRODDEN UNDER THE FOOT OF
THE JEWS. THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE
SAYING. AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN
EMERGENCY MEETING AND OUR
GOVERNMENT HAS TO ISSUE SOME
KIND OF PROCLAMATION CONDEMNING
IT. IT'S BLATANT
DISCRIMINATION. JEWS,
CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS HAVE A
RIGHT TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT. IT
IS A PLACE FOR ALL NATIONS TO
COME AND PRAY AND THAT'S THE
PROMISE FROM ALMIGHTY GOD. YOU
FIND IT IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
THAT THIS IS A PLACE OF PRAYER.
THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF VIOLENCE
OR INCITEMENT. A PLACE OF
PRAYER. ALL FAITHS HAVE A RIGHT
TO PRAY ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT.
IT'S A PARTICULAR RIGHT FOR THE
JEWISH PEOPLE PARTICULARLY
SINCE AB DRAW MA'AM AND ISAAC
WENT THERE 4 HOUSE HOUSE YEARS
AGO. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT
A WORLD BODY WOULD OBJECT
JEWISH PEOPLE WALKING IN
JERUSALEM OR THAT OUR OWN
GOVERNMENT AND STATE DEPARTMENT
WOULD OBJECT TO IT. THIS SHOULD
NEVER BE. THERE SHOULD BE
FREEDOM OF WORSHIP IN
JOURNALISM. AGREE DOM OF
WORSHIP AT ALL THE SITES. IN
OTHER NEWS, PRESIDENT BIDEN
MADE HIS FIRST VISIT TO SEE THE
CRISIS ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER.
WE HAVE MORE FROM OUR NEWS
BUREAU IN WASHINGTON.
Reporter: TEXAS GOVERNOR
GREG ABBOTT CALLED THE
PRESIDENT'S VISIT TWO YEARS AND
$20 BILLION TOO LATE. PRESIDENT
BIDEN MADE AN UNANNOUNCED STOP
AT THE BORDER WALL. THIS
FOLLOWS HIS DECISION TO CRACK
DOWN ON ILLEGAL CROSSINGS, A
MOVE THAT WILL ALLOW UP TO
30,000 MIGRANTS EACH MONTH FROM
CUBA, NICARAGUA, HAITI AND
VENEZUELA TO APPLY FOR ASYLUM.
AUTHORITIES ESTIMATE 2.5
MILLION MIGRANTS CROSSED THE
BORDER ILLEGALLY LAST YEAR.
> A GIANT OF THE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH PASSED. JAKE HAYFORD
DIED ON SUNDAY. FOR MORE THAN
30 YEARS HE PASTORED THE CHURCH
ON THE WAY, A CONGREGATION OF A
DENOMINATION IN CALIFORNIA. IT
GREW FROM 20 MEMBERS TO MORE
THAN 12,000 BY THE TIME HE
PASSED ON THE MANTEL OF SENIOR
PASTOR IN 1999. THERE WERE MORE
THAN 50 BOOKS THAT HE AUTHORED
AND COMPOSED 500 HYMNS AND
COURSES INCLUDING THE POPULAR
MAJESTY. IN HIS LATER YEARS HE
DEVOTED HIS PASSION TO
CHANCELLOR OF THE KINGS
UNADVISER CITY A SEMINARY
FOUNDED IN 1997. RANDY
REMINGTON SAID HE LIVED A LIFE
DEVOTED TO JESUS AND NEVER
WAIVED IN OR STRAIGHT FROM. HIS
BOOKS, SONGS AND TEACHINGS WILL
MENTOR THOSE TO COME. PASTOR
JACK DIED PEACEFULLY IN HIS
SLEEP. PLANS FOR THE MEMORIAL
WILL BE RELEASED IN THE COMING
DAYS.
WE WILL MISS PASTOR JACK. HE
WAS KNOWN AS A PASTOR TO
PASTORS. THE LEADING THEE
OLOGICAL VOICE FOR THE
CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT AND FOR ME
PERSONALLY, HIS SPIRIT FILLED
LIFE BIBLE IS A WONDERFUL
RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIANS
EVERYWHERE. THAT WILL BE A
LEGACY THAT WILL LIVE FOR
GENERATIONS AS LONG AS THE LORD
LET'S US LOOK AT THE LEGACY
THAT HE HAS LEFT US AND THIS
WONDERFUL BIBLE THAT WE CAN
STUDY AND GET THE ORIGINAL
WORDS IN HEBREW AND CREEK. A
BEAUTIFUL KOREA DANCE.
BEAUTIFUL CONDOR DANCE.
> WE WILL BE BACK AFTER THIS.
> SHORTLY AFTER OPENING THEIR
> SHORTLY AFTER OPENING THEIR
CAR DETAILING SHOP, ISAAC AND
LUCY WERE READY TO SHUT IT
DOWN. THEY WERE ROBBED, LOSING
MONEY AND THEIR DREAM BUSINESS
HAD BECOME A TOTAL NIGHTMARE.
STILL, THIS COUPLE DIDN'T GIVE
UP. INSTEAD, THEY LEARNED HOW
TO GIVE.
ISAAC AND LUCIA GALLARDO
BOUGHT A CAR DETAILING SHOP IN
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.
THE INITIAL EXPERIENCE OF
OWNING THE DETAIL SHOP WAS NOT
SO GREAT. I THINK THE FIRST
MONTH WE GOT A TRUCK STOLEN. WE
HAD NO INSURANCE. OUR BIGGEST
ACCOUNT. I WANTED TO THROW THE
TOWEL FIRST MONTH. I'M DONE.
THIS MAY NOT BE FOR US.
THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE
WOULD DO REALLY GOOD AND TIMES
THAT IT WAS JUST SO SLOW THAT
WE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PAY THE
RENT. WE DID NOT KNOW HOW WE
WOULD MEET PAYROLL. THE DREAM
AND VISION THAT WE HAD BECAME
MORE LIKE A NIGHTMARE.
THE FINANCIAL PURCHASE DONE
AND STRESS OF THE DETAIL
BUSINESS HAD THEM THINKING
ABOUT CLOSING UP THE SHOP. BUT
THEN LUCIA WENT TO A BIBLE
STUDY WITH A FRIEND.
I FELT THE PASTOR,
EVERYTHING HE WAS SAYING WAS
MINISTERING TO ME. I REMEMBER
HAVING EXPERIENCE WITH THE LORD
AND I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH
HIM AND I LEFT THERE JUST
WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT GOD
AND I STARTED GOING TO CHURCH.
I BECAME A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN
AND I STARTED HAVING A MOMENT
WHERE I BECAME MORE HUNGRY FOR
THE THINGS OF GOD THAN HUNGRY
FOR GROWING MY BUSINESS.
SHE WAS SO EXCITED BUT I HAD
NO IDEA WHAT SHE WAS TALKING
ABOUT. I NEVER EXPERIENCED
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
Reporter: HER NEW-FOUND
FAITH CONFUSED ISAAC AT FIRST.
LATER HE TOO ACCEPTED CHRIST.
LUCIA LEARNED ABOUT SACRIFICIAL
GIVING.
I SEE A BIBLE ON THE BENCH
AND PICKED IT UP. IT HAD THIS
SCRIPTURE OF THE RICH MAN
APPROACHING JESUS AND TELLS HIM
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO BE IN
ETERNAL LIFE AND HE SAYS GIVE
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE, GIVE YOUR
RICHES UP AND FOLLOW ME. WHEN I
READ THAT PASSAGE, I WAS LIKE,
NO. I SAVED MONEY TO BUY A
HOUSE. I WAS HOLDING ON TO IT.
SO, WITHOUT EVEN TELLING MY
HUSBAND, WITHOUT TELLING
ANYBODY, I FELT THAT I HAD TO
GIVE THAT MONEY UP. ALMOST LIKE
AN IDOL.
Reporter: SHE SAVED OVER
$10,000 AND SHE GAVE IT ALL TO
HER CHURCH. SHE BEGAN PRAYING
FOR GOD'S PROTECTION AND
PROVISION FOR HER FAMILY.
MY BUSINESS STARTED GROWING,
GROWING, GROWING. WE WERE
GROWING SO FAST THAT WE DIDN'T
HAVE THE EQUIPMENT OR THE
STAFF.
WHAT FOLLOWED AFTER AND HOW
GOD PROVIDED FOR THE NEXT SIX
MONTHS, SEVEN MONTHS, IT DID
SOMETHING TO ME WHERE I
REALIZED JUST THE POWER OF
GIVING. WE JUST KNEW THAT
ANYTHING THAT CAME INTO THE
BUSINESS, IT WAS GOD'S
BUSINESS.
Reporter: THEY HIRED MORE
STAFF AND QUICKLY MET THE
DEMANDS OF THE GROWING
BUSINESS. THEY WERE ABLE TO BUY
THE HOME LUCIA DREAMED OF.
I CAN'T IMAGINE LIVING MY
LIFE WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE
TITHING AND GIVING BECAUSE I
HAVE SEEN THE HAND OF GOD OVER
MY LIFE, OVER MY BUSINESS, OVER
MY HOME, OVER MY MARRIAGE AND
OVER MY CHILDREN.
Reporter: AS THE LORD
BLESSED THEM, THEY LOOKED FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THE
BLESSING AND HELP SPREAD THE
GOSPEL.
I STARTED SEEING STORIES OF
THE 700 CLUB. AND EVERY TIME I
WOULD SEE A TESTIMONIAL, OH, MY
GOODNESS, I WOULD TEAR UP. I
THOUGHT, IF IT MINISTERS TO ME
AND I KNOW THE LORD, I CAN ONLY
IMAGINE WHAT IT CAN DO TO OTHER
PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THE
LORD. THAT'S WHEN I THOUGHT, I
NEED TO GIVE TO THIS MINISTRY
BECAUSE THEY ARE REACHING OUT
TO EVEN MORE AREAS THAT I KNOW
THAT I COULD NEVER REACH OUT
TO. I FEEL THAT I ALMOST WAS
LIKE IN THE PARABLE, ONE OF
THEM HIDES IT AND DOES NOTHING
WITH IT. IT BECOMES DEAD. THERE
IS NOTHING THERE. BUT WHEN YOU
GIVE IT OR YOU SEW IT INTO A
MINISTRY THAT IS GROWING FOR
GOD, THAT IS WHEN YOU ARE ABLE
TO SEE GOD PARTNERSHIPS HAND
MOVE.
Reporter: LUCIA HAD AN
EXPERIENCE WITH THE LORD AND
FROM THAT EXPERIENCE ALL THESE
WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENED. HER
HEART WAS CHANGED. INSTEAD OF
WANTING TO HOLD ON TO THINGS
AND HOLD ON TO THINGS, WORKED
SO HARD TO ACCUMULATE THIS
MONEY, I WANT TO GET A HOME, I
WANT TO HAVE ALL OF THESE
THINGS, LUCIA DETERMINED IN HER
HEART TO GIVE IT AWAY. IN THAT
WALKED INTO ONE OF THE GREAT
PRINCIPLES OF THE BIBLE, THE
GREAT THINGS THAT GOD HAS LAID
OUT FOR THE WHOLE UNIVERSE THAT
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE HIM.
IT'S FUNDAMENTAL TO THE GOSPEL.
THAT GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
THAT HE GAVE. HERE IS THE
PRINCIPLE, LET EACH ONE GIVE AS
HE PURPOSES IN HIS HEART, NOT
GRUDGE BEGINNINGLY OR NECESSITY
GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER AND
GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE ALL GRACE
ABOUND TO YOU THAT YOU ALWAYS
HAVING ALL SUFFICIENCY IN ALL
THINGS MAY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE
FOR EVERY GOOD WORK. AS IT IS
WRITTEN, HE HAS DISPERSED
ABROAD, GIVEN TO THE POOR HIS
RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER.
PAUL IS QUOTING SOMEONE, A
DESCRIPTION OF THE RIGHTEOUS
MAN. HERE IS LUCIA. SHE HAD A
HEART CHANGE. SHE WANTS TO LIVE
GOD'S WAY. SHE DETERMINES IN
HER HEART TO GIVE AND NOT JUST
A LITTLE BIT BUT TO GIVE
EVERYTHING. TO GIVE GENEROUSLY.
TO GIVE HER DREAM AWAY. IN
THAT, SHE FINDS HER DREAM. GOD
PROVIDES ABUNDANTLY SO THAT SHE
CAN ABOUND IN EVERY GOOD WORK.
THAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU
JUST FOLLOW THE SAME PRINCIPLE.
IT'S NOT FROM NECESSITY. YOU
WANT TO SEE THE GOSPEL ADVANCE,
THE KINGDOM ADVANCE, THE POOR
HELPED, THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO
THE POOR. ALL OF THESE THINGS
ARE POSSIBLE WHEN YOU SAY AND
DETERMINE IN YOUR HEART, I WANT
TO GIVE CHEERFULLY. I WANT TO
GIVE GENEROUSLY.
> WELL, 2.13 AN HOUR PLUS
TIPS, THAT IS HOW MUCH JESSICA,
A SINGLE MOTHER WAS MAKING AS A
WAITRESS AT WAFFLE HOUSE. SHE
STARTED TRUSTING GOD TO MAKE A
WAY FOR WARD.
Reporter: IN 2015 JESSICA
MUNDEN, A SINGLE MOTHER WAS
WAITING TABLES AT WAFFLE HOUSE
HOPING TO FIND A BETTER PAYING
JOB.
2.13 PLUS TIPS. I GOT TO THE
POINT WHERE I HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING BETTER.
Reporter: WITHIN A COUPLE OF
MONTHS A RECRUITER OFFERED HER
ADVANCEMENT BUT A COMPLICATION.
JESSICA HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD.
I WAS SO EMBARRASSED BECAUSE
IT WASN'T WHO I WAS AT THIS
POINT. ANYONE THAT WORKED WITH
ME, THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE
GUESSED THAT ABOUT ME.
Reporter: TWO YEARS EARLIER
SHE WAS MAKING A SIX FIGURE
INCOME RUNNING AN ESCORT
SERVICE AND LIVING LAVISHLY.
I SPENT IT WHEN IT CAME IN.
Reporter: THAT LIFE HAD A
COST. ARRESTED A NUMBER OF
TIMES, JESSICA DIDN'T BELIEVE
SHE HAD AWAY OUT.
I WAS SCARED. AND I STARTED
CALLING OUT TO GOD.
Reporter: FOR YEARS FAMILY
AND FRIENDS SHARED THE LOVE OF
GOD WITH HER. IN 2012 SHE
STARTED WATCHING CHURCH ONLINE
AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED THE
MINISTRY.
I LIKE TO GIVE BECAUSE WE
WERE POOR GROWING UP AND, SO,
THAT INSTILLED COMPASSION IN ME
TO HELP OTHERS.
Reporter: IN TIME, JESSICA
ATTENDED HER MOTHER'S CHURCH
AND ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST
LEAVING THE ESCORT BUSINESS
BEHIND AS WELL AS A SIX FIGURE
INCOME. SHE COULDN'T AFFORD HER
LEASE AND THE TWO RENTAL
PROPERTIES SHE OWNED WERE IN
DISREPAIR. SHE MOVED HER FAMILY
IN WITH RELATIVES.
THERE WERE TIMES THE FEAR
WOULD CREEP IN. I DID NOT THINK
ABOUT IT A LOT BECAUSE GOD WAS
SO GOOD. HE TOOK ME OUT OF THE
INDUSTRY. HE MADE AWAY.
Reporter: SHE STARTED
WORKING AT WAFFLE HOUSE FOR
2.13 AN HOUR PLUS TIPS AND AT
CHURCH WAS LEARNING ABOUT
TITHING.
IT WAS A CONVICTION OF MINE.
I STARTED DOING IT. GOD SAYS
TEST ME IN THE AREA OF MONEY. I
WOULD SAY, LORD, I'M TESTING
YOU. I WOULD GET A WEEKLY
CHECK. MY TIPS I TAKE
HOLMDELLY. I WOULD CLAIM MY
TIPS AND TITHE OFF OF THAT.
Reporter: HER FINANCIAL
SITUATION CHANGED WHEN ONE OF
THE RENTALS SOLD WHICH ALLOWED
HER AND THE CHILDREN TO MOVE
INTO THE OTHER.
GOD MADE AWAY.
Reporter: THEN THERE WAS THE
PROBLEM WITH THE CRIMINAL
RECORD. JESSICA WAS CONCERNED
IT WOULD RULE OUT THE
PROMOTION. SHE WAS WRONG.
I WAS SURPRISED. I WAS VERY
SURPRISED.
Reporter: THE PROMOTION CAME
WITH A SALARY AND HER EARNINGS
QUADRUPLED. SHE WAS NO LONGER
ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.
I FILED MY INCOME TAXES AND
LOOKED AT THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND
I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOODNESS.
REALITY HIT ME AGAIN. LIKE WOW,
THIS IS AMAZING. A LOT MORE
MONEY.
Reporter: FOR THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS, JESSICA CONTINUED TO GET
PROMOTIONS AND INCREASED HER
GIVING WITH EACH ONE.
GOD HONORS US WHEN WE HONOR
HIM EVEN IN OUR FINANCES. HE
CAN DO MORE IN A YEAR THAN WE
CAN DO IN OUR ENTIRE LIFE.
LOOKING BACK, EVEN TODAY, IT'S
LIKE -- IT BLOWS MY MIND THE
THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE IN MY
LIFE.
Reporter: TODAY JESSICA IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING IN
26 WAFFLE HOUSE LOCATIONS. HER
STORY IS ONE OF TRUSTING GOD.
IT DOES REQUIRE TRUST TO
TITHE. WHATHE GIVES US AS A
GIFT BUT WHAT WE DO WITH THAT
IS REALLY A GIFT BACK TO HIM.
AND WE HONOR HIM WITH WHAT WE
DO WITH THE RESOURCES THAT HE
HAS BLESSED US WITH.
IT'S IN THE BIBLE. THIS IS
LUKE CHAPTER 6, THE LONG
RECIPROCITY. COUNTERINTUITIVE
BUT THESE ARE THE WORDS OF
JESUS. GIVE AND IT WILL BE
GIVEN TO YOU. A GOOD MEASURE,
PRESSED DOWN, SHAKEN TOGETHER.
RUNNING OVER IT WILL BE POURED
INTO YOUR LAP WITH WITH THE
MEASURE YOU USE IT WILL BE
MEASURED TO YOU. JESSICA SAID I
WILL DO THAT. I WILL DO IT IN
THE HARD TIMES. HERE YOU ARE AT
2.13 AN HOUR, THEN TIPS AND YOU
ARE RECORDING YOUR TIPS AND
SAYING I WILL GIVE 10% OF THE
TIPS. I WILL GIVE 10% AND I
WILL DO THIS AND DO THIS AND DO
THIS. SHE GAVE AND SHE GAVE
CHEERFULLY, WILLINGLY OUT OF
HER NEEDS SHE GAVE AND GOD
PROVIDED. GIVE AND IT WILL BE
GIVEN UNTO YOU. THE MEASURE YOU
USE WILL BE MEASURED BACK TO
YOU. NOW, THE START OF THIS
YEAR, 2023, WE WANT TO
CHALLENGE YOU TO GIVE. SO, IT'S
REAL SIMPLE. PICK UP THE PHONE
AND SAY, YES, I WANT TO START
MY YEAR RIGHT WITH A CHEERFUL
HEART GIVING GENEROUSLY USING
THE MEASURE THAT I USE IT WILL
BE MEASURED BACK TO ME. WHAT
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1-800-700-7,000. WE HAD SOME
PLEDGES COME IN ALREADY OVER
THE WEEKEND FROM PEOPLE THAT
SAID THEY WANTED TO START THE
YEAR RIGHT AND GIVE GENEROUSLY.
FROM ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS, $6,000.
FROM MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA,
$5,000. TEXAS, 6,300 AND POST
FALLS, IDAHO, $5,000. THEN
FINALLY WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA,
7,200. PEOPLE ARE BEING
GENEROUS WITH GOD, LET'S GIVE
AND IT WILL BE GIVEN UNTO US.
IT WILL BE POURED OVER US
BECAUSE WE ARE FOLLOWING THE
PRINCIPLES OF RECIPROCITY. FOR
YOU WATCHING TO THE END OF THE
HOUR I HAVE WONDERFUL NEWS.
EXISTING CBN PARTNERS FROM THE
WONDERFUL STATE OF ARKANSAS
WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU TO GIVE.
THEY ARE CHALLENGING YOU
$25,000. WHAT THAT MEANS IS
THEY WILL MATCH YOUR GIVING
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR UP TO AND
INCLUDING 25,000. SO, LET'S
PRAY. LORD, WE ASK FOR A
BLESSING OVER THIS AND BLESSING
FOR THE PARTNERS THAT GAVE OVER
THE PAST WEEKEND AND WE ASK FOR
BLESSING FROM THE PARTNERS IN
ARKANSAS THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE
FOR US TO ISSUE THIS CHALLENGE.
AND WE ASK FOR BLESSING FOR
EVERYONE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS SO MANY UNCERTAINTIES
IN THE WORLD TODAY BUT YOUR
WORD REMAINS TRUE. IT WILL
NEVER PASS AWAY. YOU STAND BY
YOUR WORD TO PERFORM IT. LORD,
BLESS THEM EXCEEDINGLY ABOVE
ALL THEY COULD ASK. BLESS THEM,
LORD GOD. FOR WE ASK IT IN
JESUS NAME. $25,000 IS THE
CHALLENGE AMOUNT. 384 MINUTES
IS LEFT TO MAKE THIS -- 34
MINUTES IS LEFT TO MAKE THE
CHALLENGE. CALL US NOW.
> SPEAKING OF GIVING, WE HAVE
SOMETHING TO GIVE YOU. WHEN YOU
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YOU THE LATEST TEACHING FROM
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DISCUSS THE ANSWERS TO THREE OF
LIFE'S BIGGEST QUESTIONS. IT'S
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BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR FUTURE.
> I'M GORDON ROBINSON. MY
LATEST TEACHING IS ABOUT YOU
AND WHERE YOU COME FROM AND
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHERE ARE YOU
GOING. IN THIS TEACHING, YOU
WILL DISCUSS THREE OF LIFE'S
BIGGEST QUESTIONS. HOW YOU
ANSWER THESE VERY IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS CAN HOLD THE KEYS TO
YOUR FUTURE.
IN THE LATEST AUDIO
TEACHING, DEFINE DIRECTION, YOU
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YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE OF YOU IN
ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY. YOU ARE
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MISSION THAT HE HAS
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GET DIVINE DIRECTION.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ARE
HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME WITH
THE LORD AS WE CELEBRATED
ADVENT. NOW A NEW YEAR. WHAT A
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GET A
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TO USE IT AS YOU SEEK GOD EACH
DAY. WONDERFUL TEACHING IN HERE
ABOUT BASIC, BASIC THINGS THAT
YOU AND I NEED TO UNDERSTAND TO
FOLLOW THE LORD AND TO DO IT
THE WAY WE INTEND TO AND THE
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> ERIC WORKED EVERY CHANCE HE
GOT. HE HAD TO. HE NEEDED THE
EXTRA HOURS TO PAY FOR THE
RECKLESS SPENDING. BEFORE LONG,
ERIC KNEW HE NEEDED MUCH MORE.
Reporter: WORK HARD AND PLAY
HARD WAS THE MANTRA THAT ERIC
PAVLACK WENT BY.
BECAUSE I WAS SELFISH, MONEY
WAS IMPORTANT. I MADE BIG
MONEY. I WASN'T USED TO IT. I
WAS SPENDING RIGHT AND LEFT.
TRIPS, MOTORCYCLES, WEIGHT
LIFTING STUFF, TRUCKS, CARS.
Reporter: IN ORDER TO AFFORD
THE LAVISH LIFESTYLE, HE WORKED
EXTRA HOURS.
I BOUGHT STUFF ON A WHIM.
LIKE LIVING PAYCHECK TO
PAYCHECK. I MADE GOOD MONEY AND
SPENT GOOD MONEY.
Reporter: HE HAD MORE THAN
ENOUGH MATERIAL THINGS, HE
STILL FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS
MISSING.
IT WAS KIND OF EMPTY. IT WAS
NICE BECAUSE I HAD STUFF BUT
NOT THE ANSWER. IT WASN'T THE
WAY TO ROLL.
Reporter: OVER THE YEARS HE
ACQUIRED SO MANY THINGS THAT IT
BEGAN TO WEIGH ON HIS
CONSCIOUS.
I HAD ALL THIS STUFF AND
PEOPLE STARVING. I FELT GUILTY.
I HAD TOO MUCH.
Reporter: IN 22006 HE MADE A
CHOICE.
I WAS MISERABLE. I COULDN'T
STAND IT. IT WAS DRAINING.
Reporter: FEELING DEFEATED.
ERIC TURNED TO GOD FOR HELP.
IT WAS THE LOWEST POINT. I
WAS LOOKING UP FROM THE BOTTOM.
BECAUSE THE RELATIONSHIP WAS
VOLATILE UP AND DOWN, IT
BROUGHT ME TO GOD.
Reporter: HE WENT TO CHURCH
THE NEXT DAY AND ALLOWED CHRIST
TO COME IN HIS LIFE.
I SAID, LORD, I CAN'T DO
THIS NO MORE. I'M GIVING YOU
CHARGE. IT WAS A GIANT RELEASE.
Reporter: FROM THAT MOMENT
ON HE WAS A CHANGED MAN.
MADE ME A BETTER PERSON.
MONEY WASN'T IMPORTANT. I WAS
FILLING AVOID BUYING THE STUFF.
Reporter: HE BECAME MORE
SENSIBLE WITH HIS SPENDING AND
LEARNED HOW TO HANDLE HIS MONEY
GOD'S WAY.
THE PASTOR TALKED ABOUT
TITHING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE
WAS TALKING ABOUT. ONCE I
STARTED TITHING, I HAD EXTRA
MONEY. THE MORE I TITHED. HE
SAID YOU CAN'T OUTGIVE GOD. I
THOUGHT WHAT DID GOD NEED MY
MONEY FOR. THE MORE I TITHED,
THE MORE I HAD AND I COULD
HELP.
Reporter: HE WAS AMAZED THE
WAY GOD USED HIS MONEY.
MY PENSION CHECKS CAME IN,
10%. BUT THE MORE YOU TITHE AND
DO IT AS A PRIORITY EACH CHECK,
IT'S LIKE YOU GET PAID BACK
1,000 FOLD. YOU GIVE IT AND HE
PUTS MORE IN.
Reporter: ERIC SAVED ENOUGH
MONEY THAT HE WAS ABLE TO
RETIRE FROM THE RAILROAD EARLY.
HE CONTINUES TO TITHE AND HAS
GROWN IN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH
CHRIST.
TITHING HAS COMPLETELY
CHANGED MY LIFE. THE WORLD IS
YOURS. IT OPENS UP.
HERE IS WHAT PAUL TOLD
TIMOTHY. TELL THOSE WHO ARE
RICH NOT TO BE PROUD. NOT TO
TRUST IN THEIR MONEY. USE THEIR
MONEY TO DO GOOD. THEY SHOULD
BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS AND GIVE
HAPPILY TO THOSE IN NEED.
ALWAYS BEING READY TO SHARE
WITH OTHERS WHATEVER GOD HAS
GIVEN THEM. BY DOING THIS, THEY
WILL BE STORING UP REAL
TREASURE FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR
ERIC, A LIFE OF PEACE, A LIFE
OF JOY. A LIFE OF PROVISION ALL
BECAUSE HE MADE THE DECISION
AND IT IS A DECISION TO GIVE
CHEERFULLY AND TO GIVE
GENEROUSLY. YOU CAN MAKE THAT
SAME DECISION. I INVITE YOU TO
DO IT NOW. CALL US,
1(800)700-7000. SAY, YES, I
WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 700
CLUB. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
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GO. CALL US RIGHT NOW. LET'S GO
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HISTORY LIKE YOU. AND GOD HAS A
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HELLO, THIS IS GORDON ROBINSON,
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> HE WAS KEPT AT HOME LIKE A
BIRD IN CAPITALTIVITY BECAUSE
HE WAS BORN WITH A CLEFT LIP.
HE WAS CALLED BROKEN MOUTH. HIS
PARENTS COULD DO NOTHING TO
HELP HIM.
HE COULD HARDLY WAIT TO HAVE
A LITTLE BROTHER UNTIL HE SAW
HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME.
HE TURNED AWAY AND CRIED. HE
SAID TO ME, DAD, HE IS NOT MY
BROTHER. HE DOESN'T LOOK
ANYTHING LIKE ME.
ZHAO HAD A LEFT LIP AND
PALATE.
AS A BROTHER, YOU MUST LOVE
HIM MORE.
Reporter: WHEN NEIGHBORS SAW
HIM, THEY MOCKED HIM.
THEY POINTED TO HIM AND SAID
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS. ONE GUY
ASKED ME, DID YOU EAT RABBITS
WHEN YOU WERE PREGNANT. THAT'S
WHY YOU HAVE A BABY WITH A
CLEFT LIP. I HELD HIM TIGHT AND
CRIED.
Reporter: FROM THEN ON THE
COUPLE KEPT THEIR SON AT HOME.
HE WAS A BIRD IN CAPTIVITY.
HE COULDN'T SEE THE SUN.
Reporter: WHEN HE LOOKED AT
HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR, HE
COVERED HIS MOUTH AND CRIED.
ONCE HE BROKE THE MIRROR IN
ANGER. HE MUST NOT HAVE LIKED
THE WAY HE LOOKED. SOMETIMES HE
HELD MY HAND AND CRIED. WHEN I
LOOK AT HIS TEARS I WAS VERY
SAD.
ALL THE WHILE HIS BROTHER
KEPT HIM COMPANY.
HE ACTED LIKE A SUPER HERO.
HE WOULD WAVE AND SAY, BROTHER,
I PROTECT YOU. I WILL HELP YOU
GET RID OF ALL THE BAD GUYS.
Reporter: MEANWHILE, MR. LEE
WORKED TWO JOBS TO SAVE MONEY
FOR SURGERY AND FINALLY THOUGHT
HE COULD AFFORD IT.
I WAS VERY HAPPY. BUT IT
WASN'T ENOUGH. I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO. THEN ONE DAY A MAN
IN A NEARBY VILLAGE TOLD ME
THAT A CHILD HE KNEW HAD A
CLEFT LIP AND HE SAID CBN
HELPED HIM AND MAYBE WE CONTACT
THEM THEY HELP US.
Reporter: WHEN WE HEARD
ABOUT Z HAO'S SITUATION, WE
PAID FOR HIS SURGERY.
THE OPERATION WENT VERY
WELL. I ALMOST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE
HIM WHEN I FIRST SAW HIM.
NOW HIS MOUTH LOOKED NORMAL.
HIS BROTHER SAID, DAD, IF HE
CONTINUES TO GAIN WEIGHT, I MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY HIM ANY
MORE. WITHOUT CBN DONORS, MY
SON WOULD STILL BE LIVING IN
THE DARK. YOU GAVE HIM LIGHT
AND FREEDOM. YOU GAVE HOPE TO
OUR WHOLE FAMILY.
OH, YOU GAVE HOPE BUT DID SO
MUCH MORE THAN THAT. BECAUSE IN
REPAIRING HIS FACE YOU GAVE HIM
A LIFE REALLY. A LIFE FILLED
WITH PROMISE AND OPPORTUNITY.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, 700
CLUB MEMBERS. THIS IS THE KIND
OF THING THAT YOU ARE DOING
AROUND THE WORLD EVERYDAY. I
HOPE YOU KNOW THIS HAPPENS
BECAUSE OF YOUR COMPASSION,
BECAUSE OF YOUR GIVING, BECAUSE
OF YOUR CARING. TO THOSE WHO
HAVEN'T JOINED THE 700 CLUB
YET, LET ME SHOW YOU THE
OPTIONS. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP 65
CENTS A DAY. OR GOLD WITH A
GIFT OF $40 OR MORE A MONTH. WE
HAVE 1,000 CLUB LEVEL AT $84 A
MONTH OR 2500 CLUB LEVEL. YOU
CAN JOIN THE FOUNDERS, LOTS OF
OPPORTUNITIES. ASK GOD WHAT HE
WOULD HAVE YOU TO DO THEN CALL
US. TOLL FREE. JUST SAY I WOULD
LIKE TO JOIN THE 700 CLUB.
> I HAVE WONDERFUL NEWS. AN
EXISTING PARTNER FROM NORTH
CAROLINA, A DEAR FRIEND, WANTS
TO ADD TO THE CHALLENGE. HE IS
ADDING $75,000. THAT WILL TAKE
US UP TO 100,000. LORD, WE ASK
FOR BLESSING FOR THE PARTNER
WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE TO
INCREASE. LORD, WE ASK FOR
INCREASE FOR HIM FOR EVERYTHING
CONCERNING HIM. LET YOUR HEDGE
OF PROTECTION BE ALL AROUND
HIM. BLESS HIM EXCEED SINGLY
LORD, GOD. WE ASKED IT ALL IN
JESUS' NAME, AMEN. $100,000 IS
THE CHALLENGE. WHAT ARE WE
ASKING YOU TO DO? JOIN THE 700
CLUB. DURING THIS CHALLENGE,
YOUR GIVING WILL BE MATCHED
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR UP TO AND
INCLUDING 100,000. WE NEED TO
HEAR FROM YOU. GO TO CBN.COM OR
TEXT CBN TO 71777. WELL,
EVERYDAY FIVE TIMES A DAY
MERESA MADE A HOUR-LONG TRIP TO
A DIRTY STREAM, THE NEAREST
SOURCE OF WATER SHE COULD FIND.
SHE DID IT FOR 13 YEARS. SHE
ASKED GOD FOR SAFE CLEAN WATER
IN HER VILLAGE. HERE IS HOW YOU
ANSWERED HER PRAYERS.
Reporter: MIKE MOSS WOMEN IN
HER COMMUNITY, SHE SPENT HOURS
EVERYDAY FETCHING WATER FROM A
DIRTY STREAM.
PEOPLE WASH THERE. I HAVE
USED THE WATER FOR 13 YEARS. IT
TAKES ME ONE HOUR TO GET THERE
AND BACK. I GO FIVE TIMES A
DAY. IT WAS A CONSTANT BURDEN
CARRYING THE HEAVY LOADS OF
WATER.
Reporter: MERESA IS A HAIR
DRESSER BUT FOUND IT HARD TO
DIVIDE TIME BETWEEN HELPING
CLIENTS AND GETTING WATER.
IT BRINGS ME JOY. AFTER I
WENT CUSTOMERS WOULD BE
WAITING. SOME LEFT BECAUSE THEY
DIDN'T WANT THEIR HAIR WASHED
WITH DIRTY WATER. I STARTED
BOILING THE WATER BUT IT DIDN'T
HELP MUCH. IN MY FAMILY, WE
HAVE BEEN SICK MANY TIMES. IT
WAS SO FRUSTRATING. I PRAYED
ALL THE TIME FOR GOD TO GIVE US
CLEAN WATER.
Reporter: WHEN WE LEARNED
ABOUT THE STRUGGLES IN THE
COMMUNITY, OPERATION BLESSING
DUG A DEEP SOLAR POWERED WELL
THERE. NOW MERESA HAS ACCESS TO
SAFE, CLEAN WATER.
I THANK GOD FOR THE BLESSING
HE BROUGHT US. THE FRESHWATER
IS BETTER THAN THE WATER FROM
THE STREAM. I AM SO HAPPY
BECAUSE WE KNOW LONGER GET SICK
FROM THE WATER. I HAVE TIME TO
RUN MY HOUSEHOLD AND MY
BUSINESS. MY INCOME HAS MORE
THAN DOUBLED. I GIVE THANKS.
NOW I CAN USE CLEAN WATER TO
WASH, COOK AND DRINK. I
APPRECIATE YOU AND HOPE YOU
WILL HELP OTHERS WHO ARE IN
NEED LIKE I WAS.
THERE IS SO MUCH NEED FOR
CLEAN WATER AROUND THE WORLD.
YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE 700 CLUB
ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN. WHEN
TENSE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
JOIN TOGETHER SO SAY, YES,
LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE
WORLD AND ANSWER THE PRAYERS OF
GOD'S PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. SHE
IS PRAYING FOR WATER FOR HER
WHOLE VILLAGE. MAKE AWAY. MAKE
IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE
CLEAN DRINKABLE WATER. THAT
HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU CARED
ENOUGH TO GIVE. YOU WERE THE
ANSWER TO HER PRAYER. IF YOU
ARE NOT A MEMBER, I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO JOIN WITH US. SIMPLE.
CALL US, 18,007,007,000. SAY I
WANT TO JOIN THE 700 CLUB. HOW
MUCH? $20 A MONTH, 65 CENTS A
DAY. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
INCREASE THIS YEAR. GO TO 700
CLUB GOLD, $40 A MONTH.
THOUSAND CLUB, THOUSAND A YEAR,
$84 A MONTH. WE HAVE THE 2500
CLUB. CHAIRMAN CIRCLE 10,000 OR
MORE A YEAR. WHATEVER LEVEL GOD
IS SPEAKING TO YOU TO GIVE CALL
IS NOW, 1(800)700-7000. ASK FOR
PLEDGE EXPRESS. THAT IS
ELECTRONIC GIVING. WE CAN SENT
YOU MONTHLY TEACHING CDs OR
DOWNLOAD YOUR CHOICE AND IT'S
POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU SAY, YES,
I WANT PLEDGE EXPRESS,
AUTOMATIC GIVING AND GIVE POWER
FOR LIFE TO YOU EVERY MONTH.
SO, THERE IS THREE DIFFERENT
WAYS TO DO IT. CALL
1-800-700-7000. GO TO CBN.COM
AND GIVE MONTHLY ON THE
INTERNET, YOU SIGN UP FOR IT OR
TEXT CBN TO 71777. YOU WILL BE
DIRECTED TO A GIVING PAGE. THAT
WILL BE A MONTHLY PAGE. IF YOU
SELECT MONTHLY YOU JOIN PLEDGE
EXPRESS. DO IT NOW.
> LET'S GO TO ASHLEY AT THE
PHONES.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE
MORE JOY AND PEACE IN YOUR
LIFE. THE GREAT NEWS, IT CAN
HAPPEN. HERE IS HOW.
THE LATEST AUDIO TEACHING
FROM GORDON ROBINSON.
I CAN GET FILLED WITH THE
JOY, LOVE, PEACE OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT BECAUSE I'M MADE IN HIS
IMAGE. THAT'S WHAT GOD WANTS.
THAT'S WHAT HE INTENDED FROM
THE BEGINNING. I'M SUPPOSED TO
MANIFEST HIM IN HUMAN FORM.
THESE ARE WONDERFUL ENERGIZING
WORDS.
DIVINE DIRECTION. AVAILABLE
NOW.
ALL RIGHT. WHEN YOU PARTNER
WITH US AND COME ALONGSIDE OF
US AND WANT TO HELP PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD AND RIGHT HERE
IN AMERICA, WE WILL SEND YOU
THIS AS OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK
YOU FOR DOING THAT. IT'S
GORDON'S LATEST TEACHING, AN
AUDIO TEACHING. YOU GET DAILY
DIRECTION SEEKING GOD'S
GUIDANCE. A 21 DAY DEVOTIONAL.
WHEN YOU PARTNER, YOU GET A
FREE COPY OF BOTH OF THESE. IF
YOU JOIN AT 700 CLUB GOLD, $40
A MONTH, THREE COPIES AND JOIN
1,000 CLUB LEVEL, $84 A MONTH,
FIVE COPIES. AND YOU GET A
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF THIS SO YOU
CAN LISTEN TO IT ON YOUR WAY TO
WORK, WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GET
DAILY AFFIRMATIONS OF WHO YOU
ARE IN CHRIST. GIVE US A CALL.
GORDON?
> I GOT WONDERFUL NEWS FROM
PARTNERS IN COLORADO SAYING
LET'S ADD TO THIS CHALLENGE.
THEY WANT TO ADD $50,000 TAKING
IT UP TO $150,000. LET'S PRAY.
LORD, I ASK FOR BLESSING FOR
THE PARTNER IN COLORADO WHO
MADE IT POSSIBLE TO INCREASE
THIS CHALLENGE. AND WE ASK FOR
INCREASE OVER HIS FAMILY,
INCREASE IN HIS LIFE. BE WITH
HIM, LORD GOD. FOR EVERYONE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW, BLESS THEM
AS THEY ENTER 2023. YOU WANT TO
FILL THEM WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT,
WITH YOUR ENABLEMENT THAT THEY
WOULD BE YOUR MESSENGERS AND
AMBASSADORS OF PEACE. BE WITH
THEM, LORD GOD. WE ASK IT IN
JESUS NAME, AMEN. $150,000 IS
THE CHALLENGE. WE HAVE 68,000
TO GO WITH 14 MINUTES ON THAT
CLOCK. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM
YOU. AGAIN, A CHALLENGE THAT
MEANS EXISTING CBN PARTNERS
WANT TO CHALLENGE OTHERS TO
GIVE. THEY WILL MATCH YOUR
GIVING DOLLAR TO DOLLAR UP TO
150,000. WE HAVE 67,000. THAT'S
WHAT THAT RED NUMBER MEANS.
67,000 LEFT ON THAT CHALLENGE.
CALL US NOW, 1(800)700-7000.
> THE MUIR RICE WERE IN A
BIND. DENNIS SOLD LUXURY CARS.
PEOPLE WEREN'T BUYING THEM. HIS
INCOME DROPPED 50%. KRISTI KNEW
SHE HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO
HELP. SHE GOT A VISION FROM
IMBUED.
ANYONE WHO HAS TASTED KRISTI
MURRAY'S GOURMET CREATIONS
RAVES ABOUT THEIR FLAVOR.
GUNNER AND JAKES PICKLES AND
PEPPERS ARE FEATURED ON MORNING
TELEVISIONS AND PACKED IN
CELEBRITY GIFT BAGS AT THE EMMY
AND ACADEMY AWARDS. THEY
LAUNCHED IT IN 2010 AFTER HER
HUSBAND LOST 50% OF HIS SALES
INCOME WHEN LUXURY CAR SALES
DROPPED DURING THE GREAT
RECESSION.
I CAME HOME WITH THE CHECK
AND EMBARRASSED ABOUT IT AND
WORRIED. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE
WOULD MAKE ENDS MEET.
WE WERE KIND OF LIVING
PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK WHICH WAS
HARD. WE HAD NEVER BEEN IN THAT
POSITION BEFORE. WE DOWNSIZED
BECAUSE WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO
LIVE THE WAY WE WERE LIVING.
THAT'S NOT LIKE WE WERE LIVING
LAVISHLY BUT COMFORTABLY.
I KNEW I HAD TO DO
SOMETHING. I FELT SUCH A
VISION. I NEEDED TO HELP MY
HUSBAND. I DECIDED TO CREATE AN
AMAZING COMPANY WITH MY TWO
SONS CALLED GUNNER AND JAKES
PICKLES AND PEPPERS. I FELT
SUCH A CALLING FROM GOD.
KRISTI, BRING FORTH THE TITHE.
WHEN I KEPT READING THE VERSE
TEST ME, KRISTI AND I WILL POUR
YOU OUT A BLESSING THAT YOU
CAN'T CONTAIN.
I WAS WORRIED WHERE THE
MONEY WOULD COME FROM AND
THOUGH DO IT. SHE MANAGED TO
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT. SO,
I HAD ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE
WORLD.
Reporter: KRISTI MANAGES THE
FINANCES. SHE GAVE TO HER
CHURCH AND CBN.
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I
GIVE TO CBN IS SEEING THE WATER
SYSTEMS BEING PUT IN
COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN,
FAMILIES HAVE CLEAN WATER. THAT
STRUCK A NERVE FOR ME. AND I
WAS FULL OF COMPASSION AND
LOVE. I FELT I HAVE TO HELP.
THERE IS MORE THAT GOD WANTS ME
TO DO.
Reporter: AS A DOUBLE KIDNEY
TRANSPLANT SURVIVOR, KRISTI
REMEMBERED WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO
FACE EXTREME HARDSHIP.
DOCTORS PREDICTED THAT I
WOULD NEVER HAVE CHILDREN, BE
IN KIDNEY FAILURE BY THE AGE OF
20.
Reporter: AFTER TWO MIRACLE
PREGNANCIES, EACH OF HER
SIBLINGS DONATED A KIDNEY SO
SHE COULD LIVE. PASSIONATE
ABOUT COOKING AND HEALTH,
KRISTI CREATED RECIPES AND
PRODUCTS THAT TURNED INTO HOT
SELLERS AT FARMER'S MARKETS
AROUND L.A.
A GREAT THING ABOUT THE
PRODUCTS, NO SUGAR, LOW SODIUM,
NO ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS,
GREAT TASTE. NICE CRISP FLAVOR.
FANTASTIC SNACK.
Reporter: AS THE ECONOMY
RECOVERED, DENNIS' INCOME
REBOUNDED. THEY INCREASED THEIR
MONTHLY GIVING TO CBN.
I STARTED THEN WENT TO 40
AND 80. I INCREASED IT 100.
Reporter: DENNIS IS A SALES
MANAGER OF A LUXURY DEALERSHIP
AND THEY INCREASED THEIR PLEDGE
TO THE 2500 CLUB. IF YOU BRING
IN THE FULL TITHE, GOD WILL
POUR OUT THAT BLESSING. I KNOW
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING I
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. I'M
STRESSED, MAYBE OUT OF WORK.
BUT JUST STARTING WITH
SOMETHING SMALL, YOU ARE
PUTTING THAT FAITH IN JESUS
CHRIST AND SAYING, LORD, I'M
TRUSTING YOU AND I KNOW THAT
YOU WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS FOR ME.
LORD, I'M TRUSTING YOU AND I
KNOW YOU WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS
FOR ME. THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF
JESUS FROM MARK CHAPTER 11.
HAVE FAITH IN GOD. WHEN YOU DO,
YOU CAN SPEAK TO A MOUNTAIN AND
IT WILL BE REMOVED. FOR THEM, A
MOUNTAIN OF DEBT AND
UNCERTAINTY. WHAT DO WE DO. HOW
TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE PROBLEM.
GOD MADE AWAY. THEY HONORED HIM
WITH THE FIRST FRUITS, THE
TITHES, OFFERINGS. WHEN YOU GET
THAT PRINCIPLE THAT YOU ARE
HONORING GOD WITH YOUR GIFTS,
WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO START A LIFE
SOMETIME OF DOING THIS, NOT A
QUICK RIVER SCHEME, NOT THAT AT
ALL, IT'S SAYING I WANT TO LIVE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOD'S WORD
AND TRUST HIM AND TRUST HIM
WITH MY TITHES AND OFFERINGS.
IF THAT IS YOU, CALL US. WE ARE
IN THE MIDDLE OF $150,000
CHALLENGE. WE TAKE THE RED
NUMBER DOWN. 3, 600. FROM THE
BRONX, NEW YORK, 3,700. 26,000
4RE69. 25,000. IT'S GOING DOWN.
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
1-800-700-7000.
> WHEN HURRICANE IAN HIT,
AERIELLE FELT SHE WOULD DIE.
AFTERWARDS SHE NEEDED SOMEONE
TO REPAIR HER HOME. THANKFULLY
A TEAM FROM OPERATION BLESSING
WAS THERE.
Reporter: THE DEVASTATING
WIND AND FLOODING BROUGHT BY BY
HURRICANE IAN PER HER FAMILY IN
TERRIBLE DANGER.
WE THOUGHT WE WOULD DIE.
WATER WAS COMING IN. SEWAGE
WATER, SURGE WATER. IT WAS
TRAUMATIC FOR MYSELF, KIDS,
HUSBAND, ANIMALS.
Reporter: WHEN THE STORM
PASSED, MOLD AND WATER DAMAGE
LEFT THE HOME UNINHABIT
ABILITY.
MY REACTION, I NEED
SPIRITUAL INTERVENTION AND I
KEPT PRAYING AND LO AND BEHOLD
BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY DID COME
AROUND ME.
Reporter: IN THE AFTERMATH
OF THE STORM, AN OPERATION
BLESSING TEAM VISITED THE HOME
TO HELP REMOVE THE SOILED
FURNITURE, CLEAN UP WATER
DAMAGE AND HELP THEM GET THEIR
HOME AND LIVES BACK ON TRACK.
OPERATION BLESSING HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLE WITH HELPING US
UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS TO BE
REMOVED AND HELPING US DO WHAT
WE NEED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
Reporter: THANKS TO THE
GENEROSITY OF OUR PARTNERS,
FAMILIES CAN BEGIN TO TAKE THE
FIRST STEPS TOWARD RECOVERY.
I WOULD SAY THAT FOR US AND
MY FAMILY, THIS BROUGHT US
CLOSER TO THE LORD AND MADE US
REALIZE WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN
OUR LIFE. WE WOULD LOVE TO
THANK ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE
DONATED AND BEING ABLE TO HELP
MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AT THIS
CHALLENGING TIME AND WE
APPRECIATE YOU ALL SO MUCH AND
ARE BLESSED FOR YOU. THANK YOU.
BE.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I
SEE THE DISASTERS AND THE
AFTERMATH THAT PEOPLE ARE LEFT
WITH AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AS A MEMBER
OF THE 700 CLUB TO SPEAK INTO
THAT KIND OF NEED. YOU KNOW YOU
ARE THERE EVERY TIME 700 CLUB
MEMBERS. WE WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU. TO THOSE CONSIDERING
JOINING TODAY, IT'S THE TIME TO
DO IT. CALL 1-800-700-7000. SAY
YOU WANT TO JOIN. TELL US WHAT
LEVEL AND SAY I WOULD LIKE TO
DO IT USING PLEDGE EXPRESS.
THAT MEANS YOUR BANK DOES THE
WORK. IT'S WONDERFUL TO NOT
THINK ABOUT IT ONCE YOU MADE
THE COMMITMENT. YOU CAN STOP IT
WHEN YOU WANT BUT IT SAVES
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR US.
YOU WILL GET A POWER FOR LIFE
TEACHING THAT WE THINK WILL
BLESS YOU AS YOU ARE BLESSING
OTHERS.
> WE WILL ADD $35,000. WE
TAKE IT TO 185. LORD, WE ASK
FOR YOUR TABLING OVER THE
PARTNERS THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE
TO INCREASE THIS AND WE ASK FOR
AN INCREASE FOR EVERYONE
WATCHING. INCREASE THEM, LORD
GOD. POUR OUT A BLESSING THAT
YOU CANNOT CONTAIN WE ASK IN
JESUS' NAME, AMEN. 185,000 IS
THE CHALLENGE. RED NUMBER
28,000. CALL US NOW.
> MAY TEYO'S FAMILY DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR
ELECTRIC AND WATER BILLS. MOST
DAYS THEY HAD TO CUT BACK ON
MEALS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE
MONEY TO BUY RICE.
Reporter: MATEO KNOWS WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO GO HUNGRY. IT
HAPPENS A LOT.
MY MOM TOLD ME THERE WAS
NOTHING TO EAT. I FELT SAD AND
I BEGAN TO PRAY TO GOD. THEN I
FELL ASLEEP WITHOUT EATING
ANYTHING.
Reporter: MATEO LIVES IN
PERU. HIS DAD WORKS AS A FARM
LABORER WHEN HE CAN FIND WORK.
HIS MOM RUNS A SEWING BUSINESS
FROM HOME. THE COMBINED INCOME
IS LESS THAN $5 DAY, NOT ENOUGH
TO COVER THE HOUSEHOLD
EXPENSES.
WHEN IT'S TIME TO PAY FOR
ELECTRICITY AND WATER, WE
USUALLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
FOR THOSE BILLS.
MY PARENTS HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO BUY MY SCHOOL SUPPLIES,
UNIFORMS OR SHOES.
WE CAN ONLY AFFORD TO EAT
TWO DAYS A DAY. FOR BREAKFAST
BREAD WITH A CUP OF TEA. WHEN
MY HUSBAND DOESN'T HAVE A JOB,
WE DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR RICE.
Reporter: ON THE WORST DAYS
THEY ONLY ATE ONE MEAL A DAY.
OPERATION BLESSING INVITED
MATEO AND HIS PARENTS TO BE
PART OF A POULTRY WORKSHOP AT
THEIR CHURCH. WE PROVIDED
TRAINING, A CHICKEN COOP.
WE LEARN ABOUT CARING FOR
CHICKENS AND CARING.
Reporter: WE THEN HELPED
MATEO AND HIS FAMILY THROUGH A
SECOND CYCLE OF RAISING
CHICKENS. NOW THEY HAVE A
STEADY INCOME AND PLENTY TO
EAT.
THANK GOD. WITH THE HELP OF
THE ECONOMIC KENS, I CAN FEED
MY SON THREE TIMES A DAY.
Reporter: THEY SELMA TUR
BROILER CHICKENS BUT STARTED
SELLING PREPARED CHICKEN AS
WELL.
I EAT WELL AND MY MOM TELLS
ME THAT I'M GROWING TALLER. I
THANK GOD AND OPERATION
BLESSING FOR THE CHICKENS. THEY
ARE HELPING WITH THE THINGS WE
NEED MOST. THANK YOU.
THAT GOES TO YOU IF YOU ARE
A MEMBER OF THE 700 CLUB, YOU
ARE PART OF THAT OUTREACH.
DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, 2,500.
SOUTH CAROLINA, TWO THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. ASHLEY,
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE
PHONES.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. GOD HAS A
SPECIFIC PLAN UNIQUELY DESIGNED
FOR YOU. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
DISCOVER THIS PLAN IN GORDON'S
NEW EACH TEACHING CALLED DIVINE
DIRECTION AS HE GUIDES YOU
THROUGH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS IN
LIFE.
WHERE AM I GOING?
THESE QUESTIONS --
CBN PRESS DIVINE DIRECTION,
GOD'S BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR FUTURE
IN THIS ORIGINAL AUDIO
TEACHING, GORDON ROBINSON
TACKLES THE QUESTIONS.
THE ANSWERS CAN REMAKE YOUR
IMAGE OF YOURSELF.
START YOUR NEW YEAR WITH AN
ENCOURAGING MESSAGE ABOUT GOD'S
PLAN FOR YOU.
THIS IS THE LATEST TEACHING
CALLED DEFINE DIRECTION. WHEN
YOU CHOSE TO PARTNER WITH THE
700 CLUB YOU GET THIS FREE COPY
AND THE DEVOTIONAL. IF YOU JOIN
AT $40 A MONTH YOU GET THREE
COPIES. IF YOU JOIN HIGHER AT
1,000 CLUB, $84 A MONTH YOU GET
FOUR COPIES AND A DIGITAL
DOWNLOAD. THANK YOU FOR
PARTNERING WITH US. BACK TO
YOU.
> I GOT WONDERFUL NEWS FROM
CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, 5,400.
WATERFORD MICHIGAN $5,000. THEN
NORTH CAROLINA, $6,000. MILLER
SOUTH DAKOTA, $5,000.
WASHINGTON, $10,000 AND
WICHITA KANSAS $10,000. THANK
YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
WEST VIRGINIA, $3,000.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 2,500. NEW
JERSEY, 4,800. NORTH CAROLINA,
2,500. ALL OF THAT GOES INTO
THIS CHALLENGE. BOY DID WE GO
OVER. 33 SECONDS. EVERYTHING
COUNTS ON THIS WONDERFUL
CHALLENGE. WE HAD A WONDERFUL
DAY. $185,000 WAS THE CHALLENGE
AND AGAINST THAT YOU GAVE
$206,000. MAY GOD POUR OUT
BLESSINGS OVER YOU. ASK AND YOU
WILL RECEIVE THAT YOUR JOY MAY
BE FULL. ASK GOD LARGELY. LET
YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN TO