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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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
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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.
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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
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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