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The 700 Club - January 13, 2023

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. Read Transcript


> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS

SPONSORED BY CBN. EV.

> WELCOME TO THE 700 CLUB.

LET'S GO BACK A FEW MONTHS.

IRRESPONSIBLE. THAT'S WHAT

PRESIDENT BIDEN CALLED TRUMP'S

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. PRIVATE

DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN FOUND AT

PRESIDENT BIDEN'S FORMER OFFICE

AND HIS HOME IN DELAWARE. NOW

THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF IS FACING

A SPECIAL COUNSEL

INVESTIGATION.

ONE MAJOR CONCERN IS WHY THE

DOCUMENTS WERE DISCOVERED

BEFORE THE MIDTERMS, YET NOT

REVEALED TO THE NATION UNTIL

TWO MONTHS LATER. GARY LANE HAS

THE STORY.

Reporter: AFTER REVEALING

THAT OFFICIALS FOUND ADDITIONAL

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. THIS

TIME, NEXT TO THE PRESIDENT'S

CORVETTE AT HIS HOME. AND

ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK

GARLAND.

I DECIDED IT WAS IN THE

PUBLIC INTEREST TO APPOINT

SPECIAL COUNSEL.

THIS IS FORMER U.S. DISTRICT

ATTORNEY FOR MARYLAND, ROBERT

HUR, WHO WAS APPOINTED TO THAT

POSITION BY FORMER PRESIDENT

TRUMP. GARLAND SAID HE MADE

THAT DECISION AFTER JOHN LOUSH,

THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATOR TASKED

WITH LOOKING AT THIS,

DETERMINED THIS WAS WARRANTED.

THEY DISCOVERED 10 CLASSIFIED

DOCUMENTS NOVEMBER 2nd AT THE

PRIVATE OFFICE BIDEN USED AT

PENN BIDEN CENTER AFTER HE

SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT. SOME

WERE LABELED TOP SECRET. BUT

THE LAWYERS SAID BIDEN HAD

INADVERTENTLY MISPLACED THE

DOCUMENTS. THE LAWYERS NOTIFIED

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. THEN

THEY DISCOVERED ONE MORE

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT IN THE

PRESIDENT'S WILMINGTON,

DELAWARE HOME, ALONG WITH

OTHERS IN HIS GARAGE.

ING CLASSIFIED MATERIAL

NEXT TO YOUR CORVETTE? WHAT

WERE YOU THINKING?

LET ME -- I'M GOING TO GET A

CHANCE TO SPEAK ON ALL OF THIS,

GOD WILLING, SOON. AND PEOPLE,

BY THE WAY, MY CORVETTE IS IN A

LOCKED GARAGE.

PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS ASKED

WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT THE

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS KEPT BY

DONALD TRUMP AT MAR-A-LAGO.

HOW ANYONE COULD BE THAT

IRRESPONSIBLE AND I THOUGHT,

WHAT DATA IS IN THERE THAT MAY

HAVE COMP MIGHTED SOURCES AND

METHODS. IT'S JUST SETTLELY

IRRESPONSIBLE.

REPUBLICANS INCLUDING HOUSE

MAJORITY WILL KEVIN McCARTHY.

THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT

WAS SO CONCERNED. AND NOW WE

FIND IT JUST AS THE VICE

PRESIDENT, FOR YEARS KEEPING IT

OUT IN THE OPEN IN DIFFERENT

LOCATIONS.

REPUBLICANS SAY THEY'RE

LAUNCHING A DIFFERENT

INVESTIGATION OF THEIR OWN. AND

MANY WANT TO KNOW WHY THE

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WERE

DISCOVERED BEFORE THE MIDTERMS,

BUT NOT REVEALED UNTIL TWO

MONTHS LATER, AFTER THE

ELECTIONS? MEANWHILE, THE

SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IS EXPECTED

TO CONVENE A GRAND JURY. THE

LAWYER AND STAFF MEMBERS. AND

PRESIDENT BIDEN HIMSELF, MAY

ALSO BE REQUIRED TO TESTIFY.

GARY LANE, CBN NEWS.

THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY

INCREDIBLE STORIES. AND YOU

LOOK AT IT AND JUST CAN'T HELP

BUT LAUGH TO SAY, WELL, IT'S A

LOCKED GARAGE? AND SOMEHOW THAT

MAKES IT BETTER? OR IT'S A

LOCKED STORAGE UNIT? SHOW THAT

MAKES IT BETTER. TH-SDZ THINGS

ARE INCREDIBLE. BUT YOU GO

BACK TO HILLARY CLINTON. AND

YES, CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WAS

ON HER PRIVATE SERVER, WHICH

MEANS IT WASN'T SECURE. AND

THEN SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER, THESE

DOCUMENTS ENDED UP ON HER

AIDE'S HUSBAND'S LAPTOP. WHICH

GOT OUT BEFORE THE ELECTION AND

A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT HAD AN

INFLUENCE ON IT. BUT ALL THE

CHANTS OF "LOCK HER UP" THAT

WERE HAPPENING IN 2016, NONE OF

THAT CAME TO BE. WITH THESE

CASES, HAVING CLASSIFIED

DOCUMENTS SEEMINGLY EVERYWHERE,

IS ANYTHING REALLY GOING TO

HAPPEN? MY PREDICTION IS NO.

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT

OF TALK ABOUT IT. YOU'LL HEAR

IT IN THE NEWS A LOT.

> IN OTHER NEWS, SEVERE STORM

DAMAGE IN THE SOUTH. EFREM

GRAHAM HAS THAT STORY FROM THE

CBN NEWSROOM.

Reporter: GORDON, THAT

SYSTEM SPAWNING TORNADOES AND

SEVERE WINDS, KILLING SEVEN

PEOPLE, INCLUDING ONE IN

GEORGIA, WHEN A PASSENGER DIED

WHEN A TREE FELL ON A CAR. SIX

PEOPLE DIED IN ALABAMA AS A

TORNADO TORE THROUGH THE AREA.

AND HISTORIC CITY OF SELMA, A

TORNADO RIPPED THE ROOFS OFF OF

HOMES AND UPROOTED TREES. CITY

COUNCILMEMBERS THERE USED

LIGHTS FROM THEIR CELL PHONES

AS THEY HAD A MEETING ON THE

SIDEWALK TO DEIR CLASTATE OF

EMERGENCY. TENS OF THOUSANDS

WERE LEFT WITHOUT POWER, ACROSS

TWO STATES. TURNING NOW TO A

POSITIVE STORY, A GO FUND ME

CAMPAIGN RAISED $100,000 TO

HELP AN 82-YEAR-OLD WALMART

WORKER RETIRE. CUSTOMER McCARTY

FELT CALLED BY GOD AFTER TAKING

ACTION MEETING BUTCH MERIOT IN

THE CHECKOUT LINE. WITH THE

BLESSING, THE DONATIONS STARTED

POURING IN. SO WHEN THE

82-YEAR-OLD NAVY VETERAN

CLOCKED OUT FOR THE LAST TIME,

HE HAD A $100,000 CHECK IN

HAND. THE GOOD SAMARITAN, MR.

McCARTY, TELLS CBN NEWS. HIS

CHRISTIAN FAITH INSPIRED HIM TO

CHANGE SOMEONE'S LIFE FOR THE

BETTER. MAY WE ALL BE AN ANSWER

TO SOMEONE'S PRAYER. GORDON?

THAT IS WONDERFUL. AND

WONDERFUL NEWS. GIVE AND IT

WILL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU. HERE'S

SOMEONE WHO GAVE HIS LIFE. A

NAVY VETERAN, AND HE'S STILL

WORKING AT 82. SOMEBODY SEES

THIS AND SAYS, NO. LET'S MAKE A

DIFFERENCE. LET'S BE A FORCE OF

GOOD IN THE WORLD. THAT IS A

GREAT STORY. WE'LL BE RIGHT

BACK, WITH MORE OF THE 700 CLUB

AFTER THIS.

> SHORTLY AFTER OPENING

THEIR CAR DETAILING SHOP, ISAAC

AND LUCY WERE ALMOST READY TO

AND LUCY WERE ALMOST READY TO

SHUT IT DOWN. THEY HAD BEEN

ROBBED. THEY WERE 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 LUCY GALLARDO

BOUGHT A CAR DETAILING SHOP IN

RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.

THE INITIAL EXPERIENCE OF

OWNING THE DETAIL SHOP WAS NOT

GREAT. I THINK OUR FIRST MONTH,

WE GOT OUR TRUCK STOLEN. WE HAD

NO INSURANCE. IT WAS OUR

BIGGEST ACCOUNT. I WANTED TO

THROW IN THE TOWEL THE FIRST

MONTH. I WAS DONE. I WAS LIKE,

THIS MIGHT NOT BE GOOD FOR US.

THERE WERE TIMES IT WAS

GOOD. AND THERE WAS TIMES IT

WAS SO SLOW, WE DID NOT KNOW

HOW WE WERE GOING TO PAY THE

RENT, DID NOT KNOW HOW WE WERE

GOING TO MEET PAYROLL. SO THE

DREAM AND VISION WE HAD, BECAME

MORE LIKE A NIGHTMARE.

Reporter: THE FINANCIAL

BURDEN AND STRESS OF THE DETAIL

BUSINESS, HAD THEM THINKING

ABOUT CLOSING UP THE SHOP. BUT

THEN LUCY WENT TO A BIBLE STUDY

WITH A FRIEND.

I THOUGHT THAT THE PASTOR,

EVERYTHING HE WAS SAYING, WAS

MINISTERING TO ME. I REMEMBER

JUST HAVING AN 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

JUST STARTED HAVING A MOMENT,

WHERE I BECAME MORE HUNGRY FOR

THE THINGS OF GOD THAN HUNGRY

FOR GROWING MY BUSINESS.

I MEAN, SHE WAS SO EXCITED.

BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHAT SHE WAS

TALKING ABOUT. LIKE I HAD NEVER

EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

LUCY'S NEWFOUND FAITH

CONFUSED ISAAC AT FIRST. BUT

LATER, HE, TOO ACCEPTED CHRIST

AT CHURCH. LUCY LEARNED ABOUT

SACRIFICIAL GIVING.

I SEE A BIBLE ON THE BENCH

AND I PICKED IT UP. AND IT HAD

THE SCRIPTURE OF THE RICH MAN.

AND HE TELLS HIM, WHAT DO I

NEED TO BE TO HAVE ETERNAL

LIFE. AND HE SAID, GIVE UP

EVERYTHING YOU HAVE, GIVE YOUR

RICHES UP AND FOLLOW ME. AND

WHEN I READ THAT PASSAGE, I WAS

LIKE, NO. I HAD SAVED MONEY TO

BUY A HOUSE. I WAS HOLDING ON

TO IT SO DEARLY, WITHOUT EVEN

TELLING MY HUSBAND, WITHOUT

TELLING ANYBODY. I FELT THAT I

HAD TO GIVE THAT MONEY UP,

ALMOST LIKE AN IDOL.

Reporter: LUCY HAD SAVED

$10,000 AND SHE GAVE IT ALL TO

HER CHURCH. SHE BEGAN PRAYING

FOR GOD'S PROTECTION AND

PROVISION FOR HER FAMILY. MY

BUSINESS JUST STARTED GROWING

AND GROWING AND 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. HE JUST

DID SOMETHING IN ME WHERE I

REALIZED, JUST THE POWER OF

GIVING. WE JUST KNEW THAT

ANYTHING THAT CAME INTO THE

BUSINESS, IT WAS GOD'S

BUSINESS.

THEY HIRED MORE STAFF AND

QUICKLY MET THE DEMANDS OF THE

GROWING BUSINESS. THEY WERE NOW

ABLE TO BUY THE HOME LUCY HAD

ALWAYS DREAMED OF.

I CAN'T IMAGINE LIVING MY

LIFE WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE

TITHING AND THE GIVING BECAUSE

I'VE 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 THAT

BLESSING AND TO HELP SPREAD

THEOSS GOSPEL.

I STARTED SEEING THESE

STORIES OF THE 700 CLUB. AND

EVERY TIME I WOULD SEE A

TESTIMONIAL. OH, MY GOODNESS, I

WOULD JUST TEAR UP. AND I

THOUGHT, IF IT MINISTERS TO ME,

AND I ALREADY KNOW THE LORD, I

CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT COULD

DO TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT DON'T

KNOW THE LORD. AND THAT'S WHEN

I THOUGHT, I NEED TO GIVE TO

THIS MINISTRY. BECAUSE THEY'RE

REACHING OUT TO EVEN MORE AREAS

THAT I KNOW THAT I COULD NEVER

REACH OUT TO. I FEEL THAT IT

ALMOST WAS LIKE IN THE PARABLE.

ONE OF THEM JUST HIDES IT AND

DOES NOTHING WITH IT. IT JUST

BECOMES DEAD. THERE'S NOTHING

THERE. BUT WHEN YOU GIVE IT, OR

YOU SOW IT INTO A MINISTRY THAT

IS GROWING FOR GOD. THAT'S WHEN

YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE GOD'S HAND

MOVE.

YOU CAN SEE GOD'S HAND MOVE

IN YOUR LIFE IF YOU JUST FOLLOW

THE SAME PRINCIPLE. HERE'S LUCY

AND SHE'S GOT THIS NEST EGG,

AND SHE WANTS VERY MUCH TO HAVE

THE HOME OF HER DREAMS. SHE'S

PUT AWAY MONEY. SHE'S

SACRIFICED TO CREATE THAT NEST

EGG. AND SHE PUT A LOT OF HOPES

AND A LOT OF DREAMS INTO IT,

AND GOD SPOKE TO HER THROUGH

THE STORY OF THE RICH YOUNG

RULER, WHERE JESUS SAYS TO HIM,

SELL EVERYTHING YOU HAVE, AND

GIVE IT TO THE POOR, AND THEN

COME FOLLOW ME. AND HE WENT

AWAY SORROWFUL. THAT'S WHAT THE

BIBLE SAID, BECAUSE HE TRUSTED

IN HIS RICHES, AND HE DIDN'T

TRUFTZ IN THE LIVING GOD. GOD

KNOWS WHEN THINGS HAVE A HOLD

OF YOUR HEART. AND FOR LUCY, HE

KNEW THAT NEST EGG HAD A HOLD

OF HER HEART. WHAT HE WANTED

WAS HER HEART TO HAVE A HOLD

-FZ HIM. AND YOU HAVE THAT,

ALL OF THESE OTHERS BLESSINGS

WILL BE ADDED. SEEK HIM FIRST.

DON'T LET MONEY BE AN IDOL.

REALIZE GOD HAS YOUR FUTURE. HE

IS WILL ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR

YOU, THE CREATOR OF THE

UNIVERSE, CAN CREATE FOR YOU.

HERE'S THE PRINCIPLE. YOU HEAR

IT FROM THE APOSTLE PAUL. SO

LET EACH ONE GIVE AS HE

PURPOSES IN HIS HEART. NOT

GRUDGINGLY OR OF NECESSITY. FOR

GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER. AND

GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE ALL GRACE

ABOUND TOWARD YOU, THAT YOU,

ALWAYS HAVING ALL SUFFICIENT IN

ALL THINGS, MAY HAVE AN

ABUNDANCE FOR EVERY GOOD WORK.

AS IT IS WRITTEN, HE WHO HAS

DISPERSED ABROAD, HAS GIVEN TO

THE POOR, HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS

ENDURES FOREVER. PAUL HAS

UNDERLINED. THIS IS WHAT

RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE DO. RIGHTEOUS

PEOPLE GIVE. RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE

DON'T LET MONEY HAVE HOLD OF

THEM. WHAT THEY DO IS SAY, I

WANT TO USE MYSELF MONEY TO

HELP OTHERS. AND IN THAT, WE

WALK INTO THESE SECRETS OF THE

KINGDOM OF GOD. GIVE AND IT

WILL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU. ALL

THIS WEEK. WE HAVE BEEN

TEACHING ABOUT GIVING. BECAUSE

I BELIEVE GIVING IS A MINISTRY.

IT'S PART OF THE GOSPEL. GOD SO

LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE.

HE GAVE WHAT WAS SO PRECIOUS TO

HIM. THE RICH, YOUNG RULER WENT

AWAY SORROWFUL BECAUSE HE

TRUSTED IN HIS RICHES. HE

DIDN'T TRUST IN THE LIVING GOD.

WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FULL TRUFTZ

IN HIM, AND YOU REALLY EMBRACE

THESE PRINCIPLES, THAT'S WHEN

WONDERFUL THINGS START TO

HAPPEN BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING

THE KINGDOM OF GOD FIRST,

YOU'RE LAYING UP TREASURE IN

HEAVEN. HE WILL HAVE ALL GRACE

ABOUND IN YOU, FOR YOU, FOR

YOUR FAMILY. SO YOU WILL ALWAYS

HAVE AN ABUNDANCE FOR MORE GOOD

WORKS. THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS. I

WANT IT FOR YOU. IT'S PART OF

THE GOOD NEWS. IT'S PART OF THE

GOSPEL.

> NOW, I'VE GOT? WONDERFUL

NEWS. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS

ALL THIS WEEK. AND JUST

YESTERDAY, WE HAD SOME PEOPLE

GET VERY GENEROUS HERE. FROM

PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, $5,200.

OHIO, $5,000 FROM GONZALEZ,

CALIFORNIA, CHAIRMAN CIRCLE, AT

$10,000. WONDERFUL THINGS WILL

HAPPEN WHEN YOU SAY, OKAY, I'LL

GIVE. AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU WALK

INTO WHAT WE CALL THE LONG

RECIPROCITY. GIVE AND IT WILL

BE GIVEN UNTO YOU. WELL, $2.13

PER HOUR PLUS TIPS. THAT'S HOW

MUCH JESSICA, A SINGLE MOTHER,

WAS MAKING AT WAFFLE HOUSE. SHE

THOUGHT SHE HAD NO WAY OUT OF

HER FINANCIAL CRISIS, UNTIL SHE

STARTED TRUSTING GOD TO MAKE

HER WAY FORWARD.

> IN 2015, JESSICA MUNDEN

WAS WAITRESSING.

$2.13 AN HOUR, PLUS TIPS. I

GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS

LIKE, I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING

BETTER.

Reporter: WITHIN A COUPLE OF

MONTHS, A RECRUITER AT WAFFLE

HOUSE OFFERED HER AN

ADVANCEMENT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS

ONE COMPLICATED. JESSICA HAD A

CRIMINAL RECORD.

I WAS SO EMBARRASSED.

BECAUSE IT WASN'T WHO I WAS AT

THERE POINT. AND ANYONE THAT

WORKED WITH ME, THEY NEVER

WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT ABOUT

ME.

Reporter: TWO YEARS EARLIER,

JESSICA WAS MAKING A SIX-FIGURE

INCOME, RUNNING AN ESCORT

SERVICE AND LIVING LAVISHLY.

I SPENT IT AS SOON AS IT

CAME IN.

THAT LIFE HAD A COST.

ARRESTED A NUMBER OF TIMES.

JESSICA DIDN'T BELIEVE SHE HAD

A WAY OUT.

I WAS SCARED AND I STARTED

CALLING OUT TO GOD.

Reporter: FOR YEARS, FAMILY

AND FRIENDS HAD SHARED THE LOVE

OF GOD WITHER HAD. IN 2012, SHE

STARTED WATCHING CHURCH ONLINE

AND EVEN FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED

THE MINISTRY.

I LIKE TO GIVE. BECAUSE WE

WERE POOR GROWING UP. AND SO

THAT INSTILLED COMPASSION TO

HELP OTHERS.

Reporter: IN TIME, JESSICA

ATTENDED HER MOTHER'S CHURCH

AND THERE SHE 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. SO SHE MOVED

HER FAMILY IN WITH RELATIVES.

THERE WERE TIMES THAT FEAR

WOULD TRY TO CREEP IN. BUT I

HONESTLY JUST DID NOT THINK

ABOUT IT A LOT. BECAUSE GOD, HE

WAS SO GOOD. HE TOOK ME, YOU

KNOW, OUT OF THE INDUSTRY. HE

MADE A WAY. .

Reporter: SHE STARTED

WORKING AT WAFFLE HOUSE FOR

$2.13 PLUS TIPS AND A CHURCH

WAS LEARNING ABOUT TITHING.

THE 10% OF WAS JUST A

CONVICTION OF MINE AND I

STARTED DOING IT. GOT SAYS TEST

ME IN THE AREA OF MONEY. AND

THERE WERE TIMES I WOULD SAY,

LORD, I'M TESTING YOU. SO I

WOULD GET A WEEKLY CHECK. AND

MY TIPS I WOULD TAKE HOME

DAILY. AND I ACTUALLY WOULD

CLAIM MY TIPS. AND I WAS STILL

TITHING OFF OF THAT.

HER FINANCIAL SITUATION

BEGAN TO CHANGE WHEN ONE OF HER

RENTALS SOLD WHICH ALLOWED HER

AND HER CHILDREN TO MOVE INTO

THE OTHER.

YOU KNOW, GOD MADE A WAY.

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

ACTUALLY -- YES. I WAS VERY

SURPRISED.

THE PROMOTION CAME WITH A

SALARY. AND HER EARNINGS

QUADRUPLED. SHE WAS NO LONGER

ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.

I FILED MY INCOME TAXES.

ANDIZ AND I LOOKED AT THE

PREVIOUS YEAR. AND I WAS LIKE,

OH, MY GOODNESS. REALITY JUST

HIT ME AGAIN. AND I WAS LIKE,

WOW. THIS IS AMAZING. A WHOLE

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 LIKE A YEAR THAN

WE CAN DO IN OUR ENTIRE LIFE, I

FEEL LIKE. AND EVEN LOOKING

BACK, EVEN TODAY, IT JUST BLOWS

MY MIND. YOU KNOW, THE THINGS

THAT HE'S DONE IN MY LIFE.

Reporter: TODAY, JESSICA IS

RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING IN

26 WAFFLE HOUSE LOCATIONS IN

THE LOUISVILLE AND INDIANAPOLIS

REGION. HER STORY IS ONE OF

TRUSTING GOD.

IT DOES REQUIRE TRUST. TO

TITHE. WHAT HE GIVES US IS 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'S

BLESSED US WITH.

JESSICA HAS THE PRINCIPLE.

IT'S THE PRINCIPLE, ARE YOU

TRUSTING GOD? YOU CAN TRUST HIM

WITH YOUR SOUL. YOU CAN TRUST

HIM WITH YOUR LIFE. YOU CAN

TRUST HIM WITH YOUR FAMILY. BUT

WHERE IT REALLY TENDS TO MAKE

PEOPLE GO OUCH IS WHEN YOU SAY,

CAN YOU TRUST HIM WITH YOUR

FINANCES? HERE'S THE PRINCIPLE.

THESE ARE THE WORDS OF JESUS

CHRIST. THESE ARE RED-LETTER

WORDS. GIVE AND IT WILL BE

GIVEN TO YOU. A GOOD MEASURE.

PRESSED DOWN. SHAKEN TOGETHER.

AND RUNNING OVER. WILL BE

POURED INTO YOUR LAP. FOR WITH

THE MEASURE YOU USE, IT WILL BE

MEASURED TO YOU. I LOVE

JESSICA'S STORY. HERE SHE IS.

SHE'S SAYING, I GOTTA FIGURE

OUT, AM I A CHRISTIAN? CAN I BE

FORGIVEN? CAN I HAVE A LIFE?

CAN I WATCH THESE THING.

SHE'S WATCHING CHRISTIAN

TELEVISION. SHE STARTS GIVING

TO THAT. WHY DOES SHE DO THAT?

SHE SAYS, BECAUSE I LOVE

GIVING. I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE.

I WANT TO HELP THE POOR. AND

THEN OVER TIME, SHE LEARNS

THESE PRINCIPLES. AND SHE GOES

ALONG GOD'S PATH IN THAT LAW OF

RESIPROSSITY BECAME TRUE FOR

HER. GIVE. SHE STARTED IT AND

GOD RESPONDED, PRESSED DOWN,

SHAKEN IT AND RUNNING OVER, IT

WILL BE POURED INTO YOUR LAP.

THESE ARE THE WORDS OF JESUS.

HE'S TALKING ABOUT YOU. THIS

WILL HAPPEN FOR YOU IF YOU JUST

FOLLOW THE SAME PRINCIPLE.

> NOW, IF I CAN GET A DRUM

ROLL. I HAVE WONDERFUL NEWS.

SOME EXISTING CBN PARTNERS LOVE

GIVING. THEY WANT TO CHALLENGE

OTHERS TO GIVE. SO THEY'RE

JOINING TOGETHER, IF I HAVE MY

NOTES RIGHT. THEY ARE JOINING

TOGETHER FROM TEXAS AND NEW

YORK, TO CHALLENGE YOU.

$50,000. WHAT THAT MEANS IS

THEY'LL MATCH YOUR GIVING, TO

THE END OF THE HOUR, THEY'LL

MATCH YOUR GIVING, DOLLAR FOR

DOLLAR, UP TO $50,000. THE SO

IF YOU GIVE $10, IT'S LIKE

GIVING $20. SO LET'S PRAY OVER

THIS. LET'S PRAY OVER YOU. AND

LET GOD SHOW HIMSELF STRONG FOR

YOU. LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, WE ASK

FOR A BLESSING FOR THE PARTNERS

WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE TO ISSUE

THIS CHALLENGE. THEY HAVE

GIVEN. AND NOW I KNOW YOU WILL

GIVE UNTO THEM. YOU WILL HEAP

IT UPON THEM. YOU WILL PRESS IT

DOWN AND SHAKE IT TOGETHER. FOR

THOSE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, LET

YOUR PEACE BE ALL OVER THEM.

LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY CAN

TRUST YOU WITH THEIR FUTURE,

WITH THEIR FINANCES, THAT YOU

HAVE EVERYTHING WORKING

TOGETHER FOR THEIR GOOD. BLESS

THEM NOW, LORD. BLESS THEM. FOR

WE ASK IT IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.

> 50,000 IS THE CHALLENGE

AMOUNT. WHAT ARE WE ASKING YOU

TO DO? WELL, WE'RE ASKING YOU

TO JOIN THE 700 CLUB. HOW MUCH

IS THAT? IT'S JUST $20. THAT'S

65 CENTS A DAY. SOME OF YOU CAN

JOIN AT HIGHER LEVELS. WE HAVE

700 GOLD. A THOUSAND CLUB.

BREAKING OUT TO $84 A MONTH. WE

TALKED ABOUT MAJOR GIFTS EARLY

NER THE BROADCAST. WE HAVE 2500

CLUB. WHICH IS 2500 A YEAR.

FOUNDER IS $5,000 A YEAR. AND

THEN CHAIRMAN CIRCLE, $10,000

OR MORE A YEAR. CALL US AND SAY

YES, I WANT TO BE PART OF IT. I

WANT TO GIVE.

> SPEAKING OF GIVING, WE HAVE

SOMETHING WE WANT TO GIVE YOU.

WHEN YOU JOIN THE 700 CLUB,

WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU THE

LATEST TEACHING FROM GORDON

ROBERTSON. AND WITH IT, YOU'LL

DISCOVER THE ANSWERS TO THREE

OF LIFE'S BIGGEST DIRECTIONS.

THIS IS CALLED DIVINE

DIRECTION: GOD'S BLUEPRINT FOR

YOUR FUTURE.

HELLO. I'M GORDON ROBERTSON.

MY LATEST TEACHING IS ABOUT

YOU. AND WHERE ARE YOU COMING

FROM AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,

WHERE ARE YOU GOING? IN THIS,

YOU'LL DISCOVER THREE OF LIFE'S

BIGGEST QUESTIONS. HOW YOU

ANSWER THESE VERY IMPORTANT

QUESTIONS CAN HOLD THE KEYS TO

YOUR FUTURE.

IN GORDON ROBERTSON'S LATEST

TEACHING, DIVINE DIRECTION,

YOU'LL FIND THE KEYS TO

FULFILLING LIFE. WHAT IT MEANS

TO BE A CHILD OF GOD. HOW TO

CORRECT NEGATIVE SELF TALK.

PLUS A DAILY DEVOTIONAL TO

STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH. AND SO

MUCH MORE.

GOD HAS UNIQUELY MADE YOU.

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE OF YOU IN

ALL OF HISTORY. YOU ARE THE

ONLY ONE TO ACCOMPLISH THE

MISSION THAT HE HAS

SPECIFICALLY CRAFTED YOU TO

FULFILL. I HOPE THIS TEACHING

WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO FOR

GOD'S BEST.

Reporter: GET DIVINE

DIRECTION, WHEN YOU BECOME A

CBN PARTNER.

> I LOVE THIS. IT ENCOURAGED

ME SO MUCH. AND I KNOW IT WILL

DO THE SAME FOR YOU. AND IT

COMES ALONG WITH A 21-DAY

DEVOTIONAL. SO THE COMBINATION

OF THESE TWO, WILL REALLY

ESTABLISH A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR

YOU, IN YOUR FAITH AND IN YOUR

DAY-TO-DAY WALK. WE WANT YOU TO

HAVE IT AND IT'S OUR GIFT FOR

YOU WHEN YOU JOIN US AT THE 700

CLUB. 1-800-700-7000.

> AS NEWLYWEDS, MARK AND

STACY RACKED UP BILLS. THEY

NEVER IMAGINED ONE DAY THEIR

BUSINESS WOULD SKYROCKET TO

$200,000 A MONTH AND THEY'D BE

LOANING CAPITAL TO COMPANIES.

THE TURNAROUND CAME WHEN THE

COUPLE DISCOVERED THE POWER OF

GIVING.

Reporter: IN THEIR FREE

TIME, ENTREPRENEURS, MIKE AND

STACY HEALY ENJOY SPENDING TIME

TOGETHER. DIRECT SALES,

MARKETING, CONSULTING AND

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS. THEY ALSO

LOAN CAPITAL TO SMALL

BUSINESSES.

OVER THE LAST YEAR, WITH

WHAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN DEALING

WITH PANDEMICWISE. THERE ARE

BUSINESSES ON THE VERGE OF

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. WHEN

BANKS CAN'T DO 80% OF THE

LOANS, WE CAN DO THAT KIND OF

THING.

Reporter: AS BUSINESS

ENTREPRENEURS, THE IDEA THAT

THEY WOULD LOAN MONEY.

WE KNEW WE WANTED TO BE IN

BUSINESS FOR OURSELVES. BUT WE

WOULD TRY TO KEEP OUR OVERHEAD

SUPER LOW. SO WHEN WE HAD

EMERGENCIES, WE WOULD JUST

CHARGE IT. WHEN WE GOT PREGNANT

WITH OUR FIRST CHILD, WE DID

NOT HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE. WE

HAD TO TAKE CARE OF IT BY OUR

OWN MEANS.

WE GOT TWO CARS ON CREDIT.

GOT DIAPERS ON CREDIT. JUST

ABOUT EVERYTHING FOR QUITE

SOMETIME ON CREDIT.

WE WERE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO

DECIDE WHICH BILL TO PAY FIRST.

FIRST YEAR, WE ACCUMULATED

MAYBE 35 TO 40,000 IN DEBT.

STACY, RAISED IN A CHRISTIAN

HOME, HEARD ON THE RADIO ABOUT

BUDGET SOLUTION. SHE FOLLOWED

UP.

ENTIT WAS MORE ABOUT GETTING

TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF WHY WE

WERE RELYING ON CREDIT CARDS

AND LOANS RATHER THAN GOD TO

MEET OUR NEEDS.

Reporter: LATER AT HOME,

MIKE HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD.

I WAS JUST KIND OF SITTING

THERE, COMPLAINING TO GOD, I'M

TRYING TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR. I

HAVE A FAMILY. NEXT THING, I'M

ON MY COUCH AND I BURST INTO

TEARS. I SAT THERE AND WEPT ON

MY COUCH. AND I DIDN'T KNOW

EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. BUT IT

JUST FELT LIKE THERE WAS A

FREEDOM THAT HAPPENED. IT WAS

PRETTY EXCITING BECAUSE THEN IT

WAS LIKE A WHOLE NEW PATH AND

THINGS REALLY STARTED TO OPEN

UP FROM THAT POINT ON.

Reporter: AFTER THAT

ENCOUNTER, MIKE SURRENDERED HAS

LIFE TO CHRIST. STACY RENEWED

HER FAITH, TOO. THEY STARTED

ATTENDING CHURCH AND LEARNED

MORE ABOUT TITHING AND GIVING.

IT SAYS HE WILL GIVE A HEDGE

OF PROTECTION AROUND YOUR STUFF

IF YOU TITHE. AND IF YOU GIVE

OFFERINGS ABOVE THAT TITHE. GOD

HIMSELF SAID, TEST MEAS IN

THIS. AND SO I WAS LIKE, I'M

GOING TO TEST HIM IN THIS. IF

IT DOESN'T WORK, I WON'T DO

GENTLEMAN.

HE GIFTED A VAN TO A FAMILY

AT CHURCH. WITHIN TWO MONTHS,

STACY WON A NEW SPECIAL EDITION

CORVETTE IN A FITNESS CONTEST.

WE DECIDED, LET'S TAKE THIS,

SELL IT AND PAID OFF DEBT. IT

WAS GREAT.

I REMEMBER GOING TO CHURCH

WITH THAT $4,000 TITHE CHECK.

AND I WAS LIKE, THIS IS WHAT

IT'S ALL ABOUT RIGHT HERE.

THEN LATER ON, HE CAME BACK

TO ME AND SAID, THIS IS LUKE

6:38. THE SAME MEASURE YOU

GIVE, IT WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO

YOU. WE SOWED A VAN AND GOT A

VEHICLE IN RETURN. IT WAS

AMAZING.

THERE DEBT PAID OFF, THE

FAMILY'S TRUST IN GOD GREW.

THEY NOTICED AS THEY TAOEUGTDED

AND GAVE, THEY PROSPERED IN

BUSINESS. ONCE THEY PLEDGED

$50,000 IN THEIR CHURCH'S

BUILDING FUND.

I WAS GETTING NEW BUSINESS

WITH CLIENTS COMING IN. WE

LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND SAID,

SOMETHING HAS CHANGED. AND THE

ONLY THING WHEEZE HAVE DONE IS

WE STARTED TAOEUGTDING.

Reporter: AFTER THAT, MIKE

BELIEVED GOD WANTED HIM TO GIVE

$10,000 A MONTH FOR A YEAR.

MIKE HAD JUST STARTED A NEW

BUSINESS. THE PLEDGE WAS EQUAL

TO ALL OF HIS MONTHLY INCOME.

IT WAS HARD. BUTIZ KNEW THAT

HE HAD HEARD FROM GOD. SO I

JUST DID IT AGRADE.

BY THE TIME I'M SIX MONTHS

IN, GIVING $10,000 A MONTH. I

AM WAY PAST, WAY PAST $10,000 A

MONTH IN EARNINGS.

Reporter: WITHIN THE NEXT

YEAR, THEIR BUSINESS SALES GREW

FROM $5,000 A MONTH.

IT JUST SKYROCKETED. WE KNEW

IT WAS GOD. WE KNEW IT WAS PART

OF THE PROMISE. WE WERE

FAITHFUL AND OBEDIENT. AND THIS

IS WHAT WAS COMING BACK BECAUSE

OF THAT. EVERY TIME WE GAVE, IT

WAS OUT OF THANKFULNESS AND

WORSHIP TO GOD. WE JUST WANTED

TO BLESS PEOPLE. A LOT OF

TIMES.

I WOULD SAY FOR SOMEBODY WHO

HAS NEVER TITHED, NEVER GIVEN

OFFERINGS, JUST READ WHAT IT

SAYS IN THE BIBLE. IT SAYS,

TRUST ME. IT SAYS TEST ME. IT'S

THE ONLY PLACE IN THE BIBLE

WHERE GOD SAYS TEST HIM IN IT.

AND SEE IF HE WON'T OPERATE ON

YOUR OWN BEHALF AND POUR OUT

SUCH BLESSING YOU DON'T HAVE

ROOM ENOUGH TO CONTAIN IT.

I LOVE THIS STORY. MIKE AND

STACY. THEY WERE CHALLENGED BY

GOD. CHALLENGED IN WAYS THAT

MANY OF US WOULD STAGGER. BUT

HERE MIKE SAID "YES, GOD." I

WILL DO IT YOUR WAY. I WILL

HONOR YOU. HERE'S THE PRINCIPLE

FROM PROVERBS CHAPTER 3. HONOR

THE LORD WITH YOUR POSSESSIONS

AND WITH THE FIRSTFRUITS OF ALL

YOUR INCREASE. SO YOUR BARNS

WILL BE FILLED WITH PLENTY, AND

YOUR VATS WILL OVERFLOW WITH

NEW WINE. IF YOU FOLLOW THESE

PRINCIPLES, WONDERFUL THINGS

WILL HAPPEN FOR YOU, THE SAME

THAT HAPPENED WITH MIKE AND

STACY. GOD HAS GOT A UNIQUE

PLAN JUST FOR YOU. AND HE WANTS

TO FULFILL IT. ALL HE'S WAITING

FOR YOU TO DO IS TO SAY YES.

I'LL BE OBEDIENT. THIS JANUARY

2023, COULD YOU SAY YES, I WANT

TO BE OBEDIENT? THIS ISN'T SOME

ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN THING. THIS

ISN'T SOME GET-RICH THING. THIS

ISN'T SOME HEAVENLY LOTTERY.

THIS IS WHEN YOU SAY, I'M GOING

TO OBEY GOD. I'M GOING TO DO

THIS THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. THEN

YOU KNOW AND YOU HAVE THIS

TRUST IN HIM. I AM HONORING

HIM. THESE PROMISES WILL COME

TRUE FOR YOU WHEN YOU DO THAT.

SO WE'VE GOT A $50,000

CHALLENGE. WHAT THAT MEANS IS

YOUR GIVING WILL BE

AUTOMATICALLY MATCHED UP TO AND

INCLUDING $50,000. LET ME GET

THE RED NUMBER UP. WE'RE ABOUT

HALFWAY THERE. 30,000 TO GO

WITH 26 MINUTES. 20 SECONDS ON

THE CLOCK. CALL US NOW AND SAY,

YES, I WANT TO BE A MEMBER. I

WANT TO JOIN. 1-800-700-7000.

LET'S GO TO ASHLEY ON THE

PHONES. ASHLEY?

THANKS, GORDON. WELL, IT'S A

NEW YEAR. AND WE WANT THIS ONE

TO BE YOUR BEST ONE YET. AND

THAT'S WHY WE WANT YOU TO HAVE

THIS NEW TEACHING AND

DEVOTIONAL, FROM GORDON

ROBERTSON, CALLED DIVINE

DIRECTION. AND AS YOU LISTEN TO

THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO DISCOVER

GOD'S WILL FOR YOUR LIFE AND

PASSION FOR THE WORK GOD HAS

CALLED YOU TO DO. WE'LL ALSO

HELP YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU

FIT IN GOD'S PLAN TO REACH A

BROKEN WORLD.

> YOU ARE A DIVINELY CREATED

HUMAN BEING. THERE IS NO ONE

ELSE IN HISTORY LIKE YOU. AND

GOD HAS A SPECIAL PLAN FOR YOUR

LIFE. HELLO. THIS IS GORDON

ROBERTSON. IN MY LATEST

TEACHING, I EXAMINE THREE OF

LIFE'S BIGGEST QUESTIONS. WHO

ARE YOU? WHERE DO YOU COME

FROM? WHERE ARE YOU GOING? HOW

YOU ANSWER THESE VERY IMPORTANT

QUESTIONS, CAN HOLD THE KEYS TO

YOUR FUTURE.

HEAR GORDON ROBERTSON'S

NEWEST AUDIO TEACHING, DIVINE

DIRECTION. GOD'S BLUEPRINT FOR

YOUR FUTURE. GORDON WILL GUIDE

YOU THROUGH THE GREAT

QUESTIONS, EACH OF US MUST ASK

AND ANSWER, TO DISCOVER OUR

UNIQUE AND SPECIFIC PURPOSE

THIS LIFE.

Reporter: AS YOU UNLOCK THE

ANSWERS TO THESE THREE

QUESTIONS, YOU WILL SEE HOW

GOD'S PLAN CAN UNFOLD FOR YOU.

GET DIVINE DIRECTION, GOD'S

BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR FUTURE.

YOURS WHEN YOU BECOME A CBN

PARTNER.

WELL, CALL RIGHT NOW. CALL

THE FREE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.

1-800-700-7000. DIVINE

DIRECTION. IT'S AN AUDIO

TEACHING AND 21-DAY DEVOTIONAL.

WHEN YOU JOIN AT THE 700 CLUB

LEVEL, YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOUR

FREE COPIES OF BOTH OF THESE.

THE AUDIO TEACHING AND THE

21-DAY DEVOTIONAL. YOU'LL ALSO

GET A FREE DOWNLOAD, SO YOU CAN

LISTEN TO IT ON YOUR WAY TO

WORK, WHILE YOU'RE CLEANING

YOUR HOUSE. SOME OF YOU MIGHT

BE ABLE TO JOIN AT A HIGHER

LEVEL. WE'LL SEND YOU THREE

COPIES. SOME OF YOU MIGHT

ALREADY BE THERE. AND I WOULD

CHALLENGE YOU TO GO UP THERE.

JOINING AT THE THOUSAND CLUB

LEVEL. FROM THERE, WE'LL SEND

YOU FIVE COPIES. AND ONE OF THE

THINGS GORDON TEACHES IS, YOU

ARE GOD'S BEST. GOD HAS A

UNIQUE AND SPECIFIC PLAN AND

PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE. AND I

BELIEVE AS YOU LISTEN TO THIS,

YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST WILL

BECOME ARE IN SOLIDIFIED AND

FIRM. IF YOU WANT TO HELP THIS,

AND YOU WANT TO HELP PEOPLE

AROUND THE WORLD LIKE YOU'VE

SEEN. WE NOT ONLY WANT TO HELP

PEOPLE BY FEEDING THE HUNGRY,

HELPING IN NATURAL DISASTERS,

IF YOU WANT TO HELP THIS. CALL.

YOU CAN ALSO JOIN BY GOING TO

CBN.COM. TEXT TO 71777. FROM

THERE, YOU'LL GET A TEXT. AND

THEN A LINK IN THAT TEXT. IT

SENDS YOU OVER TO THE GIVING

PAGE, WHERE FROM THERE, YOU CAN

JUST BE OBEDIENT TO WHAT GOD IS

CALLING YOU TO DO. WHATEVER

LEVEL YOU CAN JOIN UP. CALL US

NOW. TERRY?

> WELL, BABY ZHOU WAS KEPT

HOME LIKE A BIRD IN CAPTIVITY.

BECAUSE HE WAS BORN WITH A

CLEFT LIP. NEIGHBORS CALLED HIM

A BABY MOUSE. TO MAKE MATTERS

WORSE, HIS PARENTS COULD NOT

HELP HIM.

YUEHANG COULD HARDLY WAIT TO

HAVE A BROTHER. UNTIL HE SAW

HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HE TURNED AWAY AND THEN SAID

TO ME, DAD, HE'S NOT MY

BROTHER. HE DOESN'T LOOK

ANYTHING LIKE ME.

ZHOU HAD A CLEFT LIP AND

PALATE.

I TOLD HIM, HE'S YOUR

BROTHER. EVEN THOUGH HE HAS

HEALTH PROBLEMS, AS A BROTHER,

YOU MUST LOVE HIM EVEN MORE.

BUT WHEN NEIGHBORS SAW ZHAO

THEY MOCKED HIM.

21 GUY ASKED ME, DID YOU EAT

RABBITS WHEN YOU WERE PREGNANT?

AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE A BABY

WITH A CLEFT LIP? I RAN HOME,

HELD HIM TIGHT.

FROM THEN ON, THE COUPLE

KEPT THEIR SON AT HOME.

HE WAS LIKE A BIRD IN

CAPTIVITY. HE COULD NOT SEE THE

SUN.

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. STAOEUPBLGZ, HE HELD MY

HAND AND CRIED. WHEN I LOOKED

AT HIS TEARS, I WAS VERY SAD.

Reporter: ALL THE WHILE, HIS

BROTHER KEPT HIM COMPANY.

HE ACTED LIKE A SUPERHERO.

HE'D WAVE AND SAY, BROTHER, I

WILL PROTECT YOU. I WILL HELP

YOU GET RID OF ALL OF THE BAD

GUYS.

MEANWHILE, MR. LEE WORKED

TWO JOBS TO SAVE MONEY FOR

SURGERY AND FINALLY THOUGHT HE

COULD AFFORD IT.

I WAS VERY HAPPY. BUT THE

DOCTORS SAID IT WASN'T NOTHING

FURTHER. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO

DO. THEN ONE DAY, A MAN IN A

NEARBY VILLAGE TOLD ME THAT A

CHILD HE KNEW ALSO HAD A CLEFT

LIP AND PALATE. HE SAID CBN

HELPED HIM AND MAYBE IF WE

CONTACTED HIM, THEY COULD HELP

US.

WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT ZHAO'S

SITUATION, WE PAID FOR HIS

CLEFT LIP SURGERY.

HIS OPERATION WENT VERY

WELL. I ALMOST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE

HIM WHEN I FIRST SAW HIM.

NOW, HIS MOUTH LOOKS NORMAL.

HE EATS A LOT AND HAS A LOT OF

STRENGTH. HIS BROTHER SAID,

DAD, IF HE CONTINUES TO GAIN

WEIGHT, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO

CARRY HIM ANYMORE. MY SON, YOU

GAVE HIM LIFE AND FREEDOM. AND

GAVE HOME TO OUR WHOLE FAMILY.

YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE TAG ON

THAT, CAN YOU? BOY. YOU NOT

ONLY GAVE HIM THAT ABILITY TO

FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT WHO HE IS

NOW. BUT ALSO A FUTURE THAT IS

GOING TO BE TOTALLY WONDERFUL

BECAUSE EVERYONE IS GOING TO

ACCEPT HIM. HE'S SMART. HE'S

BRIGHT. THANK YOU, 700 CLUB

MEMBERS. YOU'RE DOING THAT KIND

OF WORK AND SO MUCH MORE ALL

AROUND THE WORLD. LISTEN. WE

NEED THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T

JOINED YET TO JOIN WITH US.

WILL YOU DO THAT? A GENERAL

MEMBERSHIP IS 65 CENTS A DAY.

THAT BECOMES $25 A MONTH. IF

YOU'RE A CLUB MEMBER, GO UP TO

700 GOLD. WE HAVE 2500 CLUB

MEMBERS AT $209. OR BECOME A

FOUNDER. THEY JOIN US AT $5,000

A YEAR. THAT WORKS OUT TO $417

A MONTH. ASK GOD WHAT HE'D HAVE

YOU TO DO. AND THEN GO TO YOUR

PHONE. GO WITH EXPECTANCY,

KNOWING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES

OF THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF

PEOPLE, BECAUSE OF YOUR

GENEROSITY. OUR NUMBER IS

800-700-7000. TELL US WHAT

NUMBER YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN AT.

AND I SAY THANK YOU TO YOU IN

ADVANCE. GORDON?

I HAVE GREAT NEWS. A PARTNER

FROM KANSAS WANTS TO ADD

$10,000 TO THIS CHALLENGE, TAKE

IT UP TO $60,000. SO LET'S

PRAY. LORD, IT I ASK FOR A

BLESSING FOR THE PARTNER WHO

MADE IT POSSIBLE TO INCREASE

THIS. AND I ASK BLESSING FOR

EVERYONE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.

BLESS AND ENCOURAGE THEM, LORD,

FOR WE ASK IT ALL IN JESUS

NAME, AMEN. $60,000 IS THE

CHALLENGE. IF YOU WANT YOUR

GIVING AUTOMATICALLY DOUBLED,

CALL US RIGHT NOW.

1-800-700-7000.

> IN A REMOTE VILLAGE IN

MEXICO, PEOPLE WERE GETTING

SICK. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH

THE PANDEMIC AND EVERYTHING TO

DO WITH THE DIRTY WATER THEY

WERE DRINKING.

GRANDMA ASUNCION AND HER

HUSBAND ARE RAISING THEIR

DAUGHTER DANIELLA IN A REMOTE

COMMUNITY IN MEXICO. THEIR

GREATEST CHALLENGE HAS BEEN

FINDING CLEAN WATER.

THE WATER SITUATION WAS

HARSH. WE GOT STOMACH SICKNESS.

WE SAW CATTLE IN THE WATER,

USING IT AS THE BATHROOM. THE

WATER WAS MURKY. AND SOMETIMES,

IT SMELLED LIKE URINE. AND WE

HAD TO DRINK THAT.

THEN GRANDMA HAD TO WALK

LONG DISTANCES TO GET THE

LITTLE BIT OF WATER SHE COULD

CARRY. SOMETIMES IT WAS FOR

DAYS.

WE WENT DOWNHILLS AND

CLIMBED UPHILLS. IT WAS A HARD

CLIMB THAT TOOK LOTS OF TIME.

AS I GOT OLDER, IT GREW MORE

DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE LOAD

FEELS HEAVIER.

THE WATER GAVE ME PAINS IN

MY BELLY. MY TUMMY HURTS EVERY

DAY.

I OFTEN WONDERED IF THE

WATER WOULD MAKE DANIELLA SO

SICK SHE MIGHT DIE.

Reporter: WHEN OPERATION

BLESSING CAME TO THEIR

COMMUNITY AND BUILT A RAIN

WATER HARVESTING SYSTEM THAT

COLLECTS AND STORES UP TO 1300

GALLONS OF WATER. WE THEN ADD

PURIFICATION AND PIPES TO

ASUNCION'S HOME.

HAVING WATER IN HER HOUSE

MEANS I NO LONGER HAVE TO CARRY

IT. I AM JUST SO HAPPY.

NOW I CAN TAKE A BATH

BECAUSE WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER. I

CAN DRINK THE WATER, TOO. THANK

YOU.

GRACIAS.

A WONDERFUL THANK YOU GOES

TO YOUR HOME IF YOU'RE A MEMBER

OF THE 700 CLUB, YOU'RE PART OF

THAT OUTREACH. A PORTION OF

EVERY GIFT GOES INTO THE WORK

OF OPERATION BLESSING, TO HELP

PEOPLE. AND WHETHER THAT'S

BRINGING FRESH DRINKING WATER,

DISASTER RELIEF, LIVE T

PROGRAMS, SPECIAL SURGERIES,

YOU'RE PART OF ALL OF IT IF YOU

JOIN WITH US. IF YOU'RE NOT A

MEMBER, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL

NOW. 800-700-7000. GOT GREAT

NEWS. PARTNERS FROM TENNESSEE

WANT TO ADD $25,000 TO THE

CHALLENGE. THAT TAKES US UP TO

$85,000. SO LET'S PRAY. LORD,

WE ASK FOR BLESSING FOR THE

PARTNERS WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE

TO INCREASE. WE ASK FOR

INCREASE OVER THEIR LIFE, THAT

YOU WOULD GIVE THAT INCREASE

THAT COMES FROM YOU. 30, 60,

100 FOLD. FOR THOSE WATCHING

RIGHT NOW. BLESS AND ENCOURAGE

THEM. WE ASK IT ALL IN JESUS

NAME, AMEN AND AMEN. $85,000 IS

THE CHALLENGE AMOUNT. WE NEED

TO HEAR FROM YOU. CALL US RIGHT

NOW. 1-800-700-7000. LET'S GO

TO ASHLEY AT THE PHONES.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE

MORE JOY AND PEACE IN YOUR LIFE

THIS YEAR? THE GREAT NEWS IS,

IT CAN HAPPEN AND HERE'S HOW.

THE LATEST AUDIO TEACHING

FROM GORDON ROBERTSON. DIVINE

DIRECTION. GOD'S BLUEPRINT FOR

YOUR FUTURE.

I CAN GET FILLED WITH THE

JOY, THE LOVE, THE PEACE OF THE

HOLY SPIRIT BECAUSE I'M MADE IN

HAS 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. GOD'S

BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR FUTURE.

AVAILABLE NOW.

> WHEN YOU JOIN THE 700 CLUB,

AT WHATEVER LEVEL YOU PUT AT

YOUR HEART, THIS IS OUR WAY OF

SAYING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

SAYING YES, TO WANTING TO HELP

PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD LIKE

YOU JUST SAW ON THAT STORY

BEFORE, HELPING IT PROVIDE

CLEAN WATER. WE DO SO MARCH

OTHER THINGS. WE JUST DON'T

HAVE THE TIME TO LIST THEM ALL

OUT. IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT AND

BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS,

BY SPREADING THE GOSPEL,

HELPING PEOPLE IN THEIR NEED,

BY BECOMING A 700 CLUB MEMBER.

JUST CALL THE NUMBER ON THE

SCREEN. THERE ARE AMAZING

PRAYER PARTNERS ANSWERING YOUR

CALLS LIVE. YOU CAN ALSO BECOME

A PARTNER BY GOING TO CBN.COM

OR TEXTING TO GIVE. CBN TO

71777. WHEN YOU JOIN AT THE 700

CLUB LEVEL, WE WILL SEND YOU

THE GORDON ROBERTSON TEACHING.

GOLD LEVEL, YOU'LL GET THREE

COPIES. SOME OF YOU MIGHT EVEN

BE ABLE TO JOIN AT THE THOUSAND

CLUB LEVEL. WHICH IS YOU'LL GET

FIVE COPIES OF THE TEACHING AND

THE DEVOTIONAL. WHATEVER LEVEL

GOD IS PUTTING ON YOUR HEART,

GIVE US A CALL. 800-700-7000.

> ERIC WORKED EVERY CHANCE HE

GOT. HE NEEDED TO. HE NEEDED

THE EXTRA HOURS TO PAY FOR HIS

RECKLESS SPENDING. BEFORE LONG,

ERIC ALSO KNEW HE NEEDED MUCH

MORE.

WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD WAS

THE MANTRA THAT ERIC PAVLACK

LIVED BY. FOR SEVEN YEARS, HE

TRAVELED ACROSS THE COUNTRY,

LAYING RAIL TRACKS. WHICH PAID

WELL. BUT HE WAS SPENDING

RECKLESSLY.

IVE MAKING THIS MONEY. AND I

WASN'T USED TO IT.

MOTORCYCLES, TRUCKS, CARS.

Reporter: IN ORDER TO AFFORD

HIS LAVISH LIFESTYLE, ERIC

WORKED EXTRA HOURS.

I BOUGHT STUFF ON A WHIM.

YOU ABOUT I MADE GOOD MONEY.

Reporter: HE STILL FELT LIKE

SOMETHING WAS MISSING.

IT WAS KIND OF EMPTY. I

MEAN, IT WAS NICE. BECAUSE I

HAD STUFF. BUT IT WASN'T THE

ANSWER. IT WASN'T THE WAY TO

ROLL, YOU KNOW?

Reporter: OVER THE YEARS, HE

HAD ACQUIRED SO MANY THINGS

THAT IT BEGAN TO WEIGH ON HIS

CONSCIENCE.

I HAD ALL THIS STUFF AND

THERE'S PEOPLE STAFRBGING. I

ACTUALLY FELT GUILTY. I FELT

LIKE I HAD TOO MUCH.

IN 2006, ERIC REACHED A

CRITICAL POINT IN HIS LIFE,

WHILE DATING A WOMAN AT THE

GYM.

ME DATING HER. IT WAS A BAD

CHOICE. I COULDN'T STAND THAT I

WASN'T WITH HER. IT WAS

DRAINING.

FEELING DEFEATED, ERIC

TURNED TO GOD FOR HELP.

BECAUSE THE RELATIONSHIP WAS

SO VOLATILE, UP AND DOWN, IT

BROUGHT ME TO GOD.

HE WENT TO CHURCH THE NEXT

DAY. AND ALLOWED CHRIST TO COME

INTO HIS LIFE.

AND I SAID, LORD, I CAN'T DO

THIS NO MORE. SO I'M GIVING YOU

CHARGE. I JUST CRIED AND BROKE

DOWN. AND IT WAS LIKE A GIANT

RELEASE.

Reporter: FROM THAT MOMENT

ON, HE WAS A CHANGED MAN.

MADE ME A BETTER PERSON.

MONEY WASN'T IMPORTANT AT ALL.

I GUESS I WAS FILLING THE VOID.

IT WASN'T NECESSARY ANYMORE.

ERIC BECAME MORE SENSIBLE

WITH HIS MONEY AND LEARNED HOW

TO SPEND GOD'S WAY.

THE PASTOR WAS TALKING ABOUT

TITHING. ONCE I STARTED

TITHING, IT SEEMED LIKE I

ALWAYS HAD EXTRA MONEY.

I WAS LIKE, WHAT DOES GOD

WANT MY MONEY FOR? BUT IT WAS

PART OF SHOWING OBEDIENCE. THE

MORE I TITHED, THE MORE I HAD,

THE MORE I WAS ABLE TO HELP.

HE WAS AMAZED AT THE

BLESSINGS THAT RESULT IN

GIVING.

MY PENSION CHECK, AS AS SOON

AS IT COMES IN, 10%. BUT THE

ARE IN YOU TITHE AND DO IT AS A

PRIORITY, EACH CHECK. IT'S LIKE

YOU GET PAID A THOUSAND FOLD.

IT'S AMAZING. YOU'RE GIVING IT

AND HE'S PUTTING MORE IN. IT'S

LIKE IT'S CRAZY.

Reporter: IN FACT, ERIC

SAVED UP 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. HE SHOWED ME

OBEDIENCE, THE WORLD IS YOURS.

IT JUST OPENED UP.

> GOT WONDERFUL NEWS. SOME

PARTNERS FROM COLORADO WANT TO

ADD $40,000 TO THIS CHALLENGE,

TAKE IT TO $125,000. LET'S

PRAY. LORD, WE ASK FOR BLESSING

ON THOSE WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE

TO INCREASE. WE ASK FOR A

BLESSING ON EVERYONE. CHALLENGE

IS NOW $125,000. IF WE CAN GET

THE RED NUMBER UP. WE'VE GOT

$51,000 TO GO, WITH JUST 10

MINUTES. SO THAT EQUALS $5,000

A MINUTE. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM

YOU. CALL US NOW. SAY YES, YOU

CAN COUNT ON ME. I WAT TO JOIN

RIGHT NOW. TERRY?

WELL, CARS, LINED UP AS FAR

AS THE EYE CAN SEE. THAT'S BEEN

THE SCENE AT MANY FOOD BANKS

ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ONE PANTRY

IN TEXAS. A TEAM FROM OPERATION

BLESSING MET A SINGLE MOM NAMED

STEPHANIE. AND THEY DIDN'T JUST

GIVE STEPHANIE HER GROCERIES.

THEY ALSO GAVE HER HOPE.

THE PANDEMIC AND RISES COST

OF LIVING HAS LEFT MANY INCOME

NEED. STEPHANIE, A SINGLE

MOTHER OF THREE, DIDN'T KNOW

WHAT TO DO WHEN SHE LOST HER

JOB. WHEN COVID HIT, I WAS

WORKING IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE,

AS AN ALLERGY TECHNICIAN. THEN

THE CLINIC CLOSED. SO THEY HAD

TO LAY ME OFF. SO IT DEFINITELY

PUT A LOT OF STRESS, WORRY, AND

A LOT OF FINANCIAL STRUGGLE IN

THAT POINT.

SIX MONTHS LATER, STEPHANIE

FOUND ANOTHER JOB, BUT AFTER

GOING SO LONG WITHOUT A REGULAR

PAYCHECK, SHE NEEDED HELP.

I WAS STARTIN TO GET BACK

ON MY FEET. I BARELY STARTED A

NEW JOB. BILLS WERE STILL

COMING IN. MONEY WAS TIGHT. AT

THAT POINT, I NEEDED FOOD. I

DIDN'T HAVE MUCH IN THE FRIDGE.

SO AS A SINGLE MOM, I HAD TO

LOOK FOR ANOTHER WAY TO BE ABLE

TO PROVIDE FOR MY KIDS WHEN I

COULDN'T.

STEPHANIE TURNED TO FOOD

BANK. A ROL TEAR APPROACHED HER

CAR. WHEN SHE PRAYED FOR ME,

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE.

I FELT LIKE THAT WAS GOD

SEEKING TO ME. THAT WAS JUST

THE ICING ON THE CAKE. BECAUSE

I WAS GOING FOR THE FOOD. AND I

ENDED UP GETTING BLESSED

SPIRITUALLY IN A WAY THAT I

NEEDED.

THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF

OPERATION BLESSING PARTNERS,

STEPHANIE FOUND THE HELP SHE

AND HER FAMILY NEEDED. NOW,

THEY'RE BACK ON THEIR FEET AND

THRIVING IN THEIR NEW CHURCH

COMMUNITY.

FROM WHEN I CAME TO THE FOOD

BANK TO NOW, I'M IN A PLACE,

WHERE I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD

BE. I'M IN A PLACE WHERE I HAVE

HOPE. GOD DEFINITELY SURPRISED

ME. AND HE SET THAT UP, THOUGH.

HE KNEW I NEEDED THE FOOD. BUT

HE ALSO KNEW I NEEDED AN

ENCOUNTER WITH HIM.

THANK YOU, OPERATION

BLESSING.

THANK YOU, 700 CLUB MEMBERS.

BECAUSE ALL OF YOU TOGETHER

MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND WE ARE SO

GRATEFUL TO YOU. YOU KNOW,

YOU'RE HELPING PEOPLE AROUND

THE WORLD. BUT ALSO, RIGHT HERE

AT HOME. SO JOIN NOW. THERE'S

SO MANY CLUB LEVELS. WE HAVE

BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THEM

THIS HOUR. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP

LEVEL IS $20 A MONTH. 700 CLUB

GOLD, $40 A MONTH. THE THOUSAND

CLUB. 2500 HAD CLUB. THE

FOUNDERS LEVEL. LISTEN. WHEN

YOU CALL AND JOIN WHATEVER

LEVEL YOU DECIDE, GOD IS

SPEAKING TO YOUR HEART ABOUT.

WOULD YOU DO IT USING PLEDGE

EXPRESS. THAT'S ELECTRONIC

MONTHLY GIVING, THE BANK DOES

ALL THE WORK. YOU CAN STOP

WHENEVER YOU WANT, BUT IT DOES

SAVE MORMONY ON OUR END. SO

CALL NOW. JUST SAY, I WANT TO

JOIN THE 700 CLUB. TELL US WHAT

LEVEL, AND SAY I'D LIKE TO DO

IT USING PLEDGE EXPRESS. THANK

YOU. GORDON?

OKAY. I'VE GOT WONDERFUL

NEWS FROM URBANA, OHIO. TAKES

THAT RED NUMBER DOWN. WE'LL SEE

HOW FAST THEY CAN KEY THAT IN.

THERE IT IS. SOUTH CAROLINA.

$6,000. THAT TAKES US TO

$30,000 WITH SIX MINUTES AND 25

SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. CALL US

RIGHT NOW AND SAY YES. I WANT

TO BE A PART OF IT.

ANDREW AND MJ WERE MAKING

PLANS TO WELCOME THEIR FOURTH

CHILD. THE COUPLE'S FINANCES

WERE ALREADY STRETCHED THIN ON

ANDREW'S SALARY AS A SERGEANT.

THEN THEY WERE HIT WITH A MAJOR

SETBACK WHEN THEIR H VAC SYSTEM

SHUT DOWN. HERE'S HOW YOU

HELPED THIS FAMILY WITH A HAND

UP THROUGH CBN'S HELPING THE

HOME FRONT.

HE KNOWS IT'S IMPORTANT TO

MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN

SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND

FAMILY TIME. HE RELIES ON HIS

WIFE MJ TO HOLD DOWN THE FORT.

SHE IS THE EXAMPLE OF WHAT A

GODLY WIFE SHOULD BE. SHE TAKES

CARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD. SO WHEN

I'M GONE, I HAVE NO WORRIES.

Reporter: PROVIDING FOR A

WIFE AND THREE KIDS ON A

SERGEANT'S SALARY TAKES

BUDGETING DISCIPLINE. THEN THE

COUPLE LEARNED, M.J. WAS

EXPECTING A FOURTH. THEY HAD

GIVEN AWAY ALL OF THEIR INFACT

SUPPLIES. NOW THEY HAD START

FROM SCRATCH AND BUY

NECESSARYITIES FOR THEIR NEW

BABY. ON TOP OF THIS, THEIR

HVAC SYSTEM SHUT DOWN.

THAT SET US BACK IN A MAJOR

WAY. IT WAS DEFINITELY A BIG

BLOW.

GETTING HOLD OF OUR

FINANCIAL SITUATION IS A MUST

BECAUSE WE HAVE A FAMILY. IT'S

NOT JUST ME AND HER.

Reporter: AS CHRISTIANS, THE

COUPLE RELYOSS THEIR FAITH IN

GOD TO SEE THEM THROUGH EVERY

DIFFICULTY.

WE JUST GOTTA BE PATIENT.

HE'S THE PROVIDER. HE PROVIDES,

REGARDLESS.

Reporter: THEIR SITUATION

TOOK A TURN FOR THE BETTER WHEN

A MILITARY OUTREACH CALLED

COMBAT FIT BATTLEGROUND ASKED

HELPING THE HOME FRONT TO

ASSIST. WE SAID YES.

BATTLEGROUND LEADER CAME BY AND

SAID, CBN WAS REIMBURSING THEM

FOR THEIR HVAC REPAIRS.

THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS A GOOD CHUNK OF

MONEY THAT WENT TO THAT. AND

THAT IS DEFINITELY HELPING WITH

THIS BABY.

DONNY WENT ON TO TELL THEM,

THE HELPING THE HOME FRONT

WANTED TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR

BABY, TOO.

CBN WANTS TO GET YOU GUYS

THE STUFF YOU NEED ON THAT WISH

LIST. WE'LL TAKE YOU ON A

SHOPPING SPREE. HOW DOES THAT

SOUND?

I'M GOING TO CRY. I'M GOING

TO CRY. BECAUSE THAT IS GREAT.

THAT IS HUGE. THAT'S A STRESS

RELIEVER.

AMEN.

THANK YOU.

GOD IS GOOD.

HE IS.

FAITHFUL.

HE IS FAITHFUL.

THIS CANNOT BE COMPLETED

WITHOUT YOUR GUYS' OBEDIENCE

AND SENSITIVITY AND HAVING HIS

LOVE IN HIS HEART. SO THANK

YOU, GUYS. THIS IS GREAT.

THIS IS WHY I HAVE

CONFIDENCE IN THE FATHER.

FATHER IS FAITHFUL, THROUGH AND

THROUGH. WITH HIM, EVERYTHING

IS POSSIBLE. EVERYTHING.

HELPING THE HOME FRONT TOOK

ANDREW AND MJ SHOPPING THAT

DAY.

THE FACT OF HELPING THE HOME

FRONT AND CBN IS OPEN AND ABLE

TO GIVE A BLESSING LIKE THIS,

IS AMAZING. I DO WANT TO THANK

THE CBN PARTNERS FOR GIVING, IN

ORDER FOR US TO RECEIVE THESE

BLESSINGS. IT'S A VERY BIG

THING. AND IT IS VERY

APPRECIATED. THANKS AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

> HELPING THE HOME FRONT IS

ONE OF THE MINISTRIES OF CBN.

IT'S VERY DEAR TO MY HEART. HOW

DO WE HELP MILITARY FAMILIES?

ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY FAMILIES

WHO HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE A

MONTH THAN THEY HAVE MONEY. WE

WANT TO COME ALONGSIDE THE

FAMILY AND RECOGNIZE THEIR

SERVICE AND SAY WE WANT TO

HELP, TOO. IF THAT'S YOU. JOIN

US WITH. JOIN THE 700 CLUB AND

SAY, I WANT TO BE PART OF

PREACHING THE GOSPEL AROUND THE

WORLD. I WANT TO BE PART OF

HELPING PEOPLE. IT'S ALL MADE

POSSIBLE WHEN PEOPLE LIKE YOU

JOIN. SO CALL US.

1-800-700-7000. LET'S GO TO

ASHLEY ON THE PHONE.

GORDON, THANK YOU. GOD HAS A

SPECIFIC PLAN, UNIQUELY

DESIGNED FOR YOU. AND YOU'LL

LEARN HOW TO DISCOVER THIS PLAN

AND GORDON'S TEACHING CALLED

DIVINE DIRECTION. AS HE GUIDES

YOU THROUGHTHE THREE MOST

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS IN LIFE.

WHERE DID I COME FROM? WHO

AM I? WHERE AM I GOING?

THESE QUESTIONS DETERMINED

THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFE.

Reporter: CBN PRESENTS

DIVINE DIRECTION, GOD'S

BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR FUTURE. IN

THIS ORIGINAL AUDIO TEACHING,

GORDON ROBERTSON TACKLES THESE

VITAL QUESTIONS.

AND THE ANSWERS CAN REMAKE

YOUR IMAGE OF YOURSELF.

START YOUR NEW YEAR WITH AN

ENCOURAGING MESSAGE ABOUT GOD'S

PLAN FOR YOU.

WELL, HER HOUSE SHAKES SO

MUCH IN THE WIND, SHE FEELS

LIKE SHE'S ON A HAMMOCK. THERE

ARE HOLES IN THE WALLS AND GAPS

IN THE ROOF. AND SHE HAS NO WAY

TO FIX THEM. SHE BARELY THESE

ENOUGH MONEY TO FEED HER

FAMILY.

CHATAN CHO THAN IS A SINGLE

MOM. SHE HAS BEEN RAISING HER

THREE CHILDREN ALONE, SINCE HER

HUSBAND ABANDONED THEM.

OUR HOUSE IS DAMAGED. THE

FLOOR IS OKAY. BUT THE WALLS

AND ROOF ARE USELESS. IT ALWAYS

SHAKES IN THE WIND. SOMETIMES

IT FELT LIKE WE WERE SWINGING

IN THE HAMMOCK. BECAUSE IT

MOVED SO MUCH.

CHO THAN PROVIDES FOR HER

CHILDREN, BY WEAVING BAMBOO

MATS. SHE BARELY EARNED ENOUGH

TO PROVIDE FOOD.

I HAD IN MY MIND TO REPAIR

IT. BUT FEEDING MY CHILDREN IS

A PRIORITY. WE TRIED TO PATCH

THE HOLES AND OLD PATCH TO FIX

IT.

Reporter: OPERATION BLESSING

MET THE FAMILY AS WE

DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO THE

COMMUNITY. WE SAW THE SHACK

THEY WERE LIVING IN AND BUILT

THEM A NEW HOUSE THAT IS STURDY

AND DRY. THEN TO HELP INCREASE

CHO THAN'S INCOME, WE PROVIDED

HER WITH TWO GOATS TO RAISE

HERSELF.

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME

YOU ABOUT WE NEED TO GET THESE

IN. PENNSYLVANIA, $4,000.

BAYVILLE, NEW JERSEY. 2500.

PENNSYLVANIA, $5,000. WHAT

DO YOU HAVE?

FARMER CITY, ILLINOIS.

$2,900. HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.

$25.

YOU GOT A BIG ONE.

NEW JERSEY, $12,000.

ALL OF THAT GOES INTO THIS

CHALLENGE. WE HAD $125,000

CHALLENGE AGAINST THAT, YOU

GAVE $161,000. WE'LL LEAVE YOU

WITH THESE WORDS FROM HEBREWS.

NOW, FAITH SATURDAY SUBSTANCE

OF THINGS HOPED FOR. THE

EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN.

FOR TERRY, FOR ASHLEY, ALL OF

US HERE. GOD BLESS YOU. WE'LL

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