Two friends are buried alive in an ice cave. See their story of survival. Plus, CBN News goes inside the fight to stop, “The Satan Club,†on today’s 700 Club.
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> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS
SPONSORED BY CBN.
COMING UP, PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARE OPENING THEIR DOORS.
WE SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECTING
OUR CHILDREN TO THIS.
TO THE DEVIL HIMSELF. WE GO
INSIDE THE FIGHT TO STOP THE
SAME CLUB.
PARENTS NEED TO DO MORE.
> AND, BURIED ALIVE.
WE CREATED IT OURSELVES.
TWO FRIENDS ARE TRAPPED IN
AN ICE CAVE. THERE STORY OF
SURVIVAL IS TODAY ON THE 700
CLUB.
> WELCOME TO THE 700 CLUB.
THE DEATH TOLL IS NOW 35,000
FROM THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKES
ALONG THE BORDER OF TURKEY AND
SYRIA. THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED
TO GO STILL HIGHER. SURVIVORS
ARE DESPERATE NEED OF HELP AND
RELIEF.
CHRIS MITCHELL BRINGS US
THIS LOOK AT WHAT CBN'S
OPERATION BLESSING IS DOING TO
ORGANIZE EFFORTS ON THE GROUND
AND REACH OUT TO THOSE WHOSE
LIVES HAVE BEEN DEAF IS DATED
BY THIS HISTORIC DISASTER.
Reporter: PAST MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY MORNING, OPERATION'S
BLESSING BRIEFS VOLUNTEERS TO
ESTABLISH A RELIEF PLAN.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS
FOR BEING HERE.
Reporter: WE ARE HERE IN
THE CITY ON THE WAY TO ANOTHER
CITY, ONE OF THE WORST HIT
CITIES IN THE REGION. WE ARE
LEAVING AT ABOUT 1:00 AM. WE
ARE HERE TO GAS STATION FILLING
UP WITH GAS. WE ARE LEAVING SO
EARLY BECAUSE WHAT USED TO TAKE
THREE HOURS BECAUSE OF THE
TRAFFIC NOW TAKES ABOUT NINE
HOURS. AFTER ABOUT A FOUR HOUR
DRIVE, THE CONVOY REACHES THE
CITY WITH A COUPLE OF HOURS TO
SPARE BEFORE THE WORK DAY
BEGINS. AFTER DRIVING FOR MOST
OF THE NIGHT, THE TEAM ARRIVED
HERE READY TO ABOUT ABOUT 10
TONS OF SUPPLIES AND FOOD.
TODAY WE WILL SET UP TWO
HOPE SOUP KITCHENS. ONE WILL
BE IN DOWNTOWN. ANOTHER ONE
WILL BE HERE IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS VERY SAFE.
FROM HERE, WE WILL BE
DISTRIBUTING HOT MEALS TO THE
MOST AFFECTED AREAS IN THE
REGION.
Reporter: HE IS A 10 YEAR
VETERAN OF DISASTER RELIEF AND
EARTHQUAKES. EMAC I NEVER
THOUGHT IN 10 YEARS OF WORKING
IN DISASTERS THAT THE MAGNITUDE
OF THIS DISASTER, THE DESPAIR
AND THE SUFFERING IS HUGE.
OPERATION BLESSING, CBN IS HERE
TO SUPPORT THE VICTIMS.
Reporter: A VOLUNTEER TEAM
IS MULTILINGUAL, NATIONAL AND
GENERATIONAL IN A UNITED
EFFORT TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF
TURKEY.
I ALWAYS LOVE THIS BECAUSE
THAT IS OPERATION BLESSING. IT
HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO SO MANY
PEOPLE.
Reporter: A FEW DISTRIBUTION
CENTER IS SET UP RIGHT ACROSS
FROM SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT
AREAS.
PROVIDING LIFE, YOU CAN
PROVIDE THEM THE PEACE THEY
NEED.
Reporter: HERE IN THE CITY
YOU GET A SENSE OF THE SCOPE OF
THE DISASTER. ALMOST EVERY
BUILDING IN THE CITY HAS BEEN
MADE UNINHABITABLE OR WAS
DESTROYED LIKE THE ONES YOU SEE
BEHIND ME. THE EARTHQUAKE HAS
AFFECTED AREA THE SIZE OF
GREAT. IT HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES
OF 14 MILLION PEOPLE. PRAYER
AND SUPPORT HAVE HELPED THEM
STAY ALIVE.
WE PRAY FOR SURE. IF YOU CAN
DONATE IN SOME WAY, PLEASE DO
IT. PEOPLE NEEDED. AND, IT IS
GOING TO EXTEND OUR FOOTPRINT
HERE. WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO DO WAY MORE OF WHAT WE ARE
ALREADY DOING. ONE DOLLAR GOES
REALLY FAR HERE. THAT IS
AMAZING AS WELL.
Reporter: CHRIS MITCHELL,
700 CLUB NEWS, TURKEY.
OPERATION BLESSING IS
MOBILIZING TEAMS FROM AROUND
THE WORLD TO GO AND ASSIST . WE
ARE WAITING ON OUR VISAS FOR
THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RELIEF
TEAM TO COME IN. INDONESIA IS
BEING MOBILIZED, U.S., MEXICO,
GREAT, WE ARE MOBILIZING
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN IN ORDER
TO HELP THESE PEOPLE IN NEED.
MILLIONS ARE IN NEED IN THE
WAKE OF THESE TWO DEVASTATING
EARTHQUAKES. WE WANT TO BE
THERE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE
LOVE THEM. GOD LOVES THEM. WE
WANT TO CARE FOR THEM IN THEIR
TIME OF NEED. IF YOU WANT TO BE
A PART OF IT, ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS PICK UP THE TELEPHONE AND
CALL IS A 1-800-700-7000. JUST
SAY I WANT TO GIVE TO THE
OPERATION BLESSING DISASTER
RELIEF FUND. YOU CAN ALSO
WRITE TO US AT CBN CENTER
VIRGINIA BEACH VIRGINIA 26463.
YOU CAN TEXT TO GIVE. TEXT
71777. A GIVEN PAGE WILL COME
UP ON YOUR SMART PHONE. YOU CAN
ALSO GO TO CBN.COM. DO IT NOW
AND SAY YES, I WANT TO BE A
PART OF HELPING PEOPLE.
> IN OTHER NEWS, ANOTHER
DEADLY ATTACK IN JERUSALEM IS
RAISING CALLS FOR POLICE
OPERATION AGAINST TERRORIST.
EFREM GRAHAM HAS THAT STORY
FROM THE CBN NEWSROOM.
Reporter: THE CALLS, AFTER A
TERRORIST SLAMMED HIS VEHICLE
INTO A BUS STOP AT A HIGH RATE
OF IS KILLING THREE PEOPLE
INCLUDING TWO YOUNG BROTHERS.
THIS WAS IN THE STRIKE AGAINST
CIVILIANS. NOW ISRAELI LEADERS
ARE PROMISING ACTION. THE CBN
MIDDLE EASTERN CORRESPONDENT
BRINGS US THE STORY FROM
JERUSALEM.
THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER
POINTED TO THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN ISRAEL AND ITS ENEMIES
IN THE WEEKLY CABINET MEETING.
WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR
CHILDREN SAFE. WE ARE RESCUING
YOUNG CHILDREN IN TURKEY AND
PRAISING THE RESCUE.
Reporter: ON FRIDAY AT
JERUSALEM RESIDENT RAN HIS CAR
IN A BUS STOP AND KILLED TWO
BROTHERS AGE 6 AND EIGHT. AND
OFF-DUTY POLICEMAN SHOT AND
KILLED THE TERRORIST, A
41-YEAR-OLD JERUSALEM RESIDENT.
THIS IS THE LATEST IN THE
NUMBER OF ATTACKS IN AND AROUND
JERUSALEM CARRIED OUT BY
RESIDENTS. ISRAEL'S NATIONAL
SECURITY MINISTER HAS SPARKED
CONTROVERSY BY CALLING FOR
POLICE RAIDS AND OTHER MEASURES
AGAINST PALESTINIAN RESIDENTS
OF EASTERN JERUSALEM.
FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE PRIME MINISTER FOR
ADOPT THE POLICY. SECOND, HE
INSTRUCTED THE POLICE TO SET UP
CHECK POINTS AND TO STOP AND
CHECK EVERY VEHICLE.
I WANTED TO SEND A BLOCKADE BUT
THERE IS A JUDICIAL QUESTION
HERE ROUNDED.
TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH
FOLLOWING THE JANUARY 27 ATTACK
OUTSIDE A SYNAGOGUE THAT KILLED
SEVEN. FOLLOWING THE ATTACK,
THE POLICE ARRESTED THE
RELATIVES IN THE LANDLORD FOR
QUESTIONING. IT IS PREDICTED
THE CITIZENSHIP OF TERRORISTS
WILL BE REVOKED.
THERE WERE APPROPRIATE IS
WANTS TO TERROR IS TO FURTHER
DEEPEN THE ROOTS IN THE LAND.
THE CABINET WILL BEGIN TODAY TO
BEGIN AN EVEN BROADER OPERATION
AGAINST THE PERPETRATORS OF
TERRORISM AND THEIR SUPPORTERS
IN EAST JERUSALEM. THIS IS
WHILE AVOIDING AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE HARMING THOSE
UNINVOLVED.
Reporter: IN RESPONSE TO THE
ATTACKS, THE SECURITY CABINET
AUTHORIZED NINE EXISTING
SETTLEMENTS IN JUDAICA AND
SAMARIA GIVING THEM FULL RIGHTS
AS ISRAELI COMMUNITIES. JULIE
STAHL, CBN NEWS, JERUSALEM.
> U.S. FIGHTER JETS SHOT DOWN
ANOTHER UNIDENTIFIED FLYING
OBJECT OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS
ONE OVER LAKE HURON ON SUNDAY.
IT IS THE FOURTH FLYING OBJECT
TO BE SHOT DOWN OVER NORTH
AMERICA IN JUST EIGHT DAYS. THE
PENTAGON IS STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE WHAT THE OBJECTS ARE
AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING. CBN
HAS THE STORY.
Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THE
OCTAGON SHAPED STRUCTURE WAS
UNMANNED. IT WAS FLOATING ABOVE
SENSITIVE SITES THAT ONLY ABOUT
20,000 FEET. THE PENTAGON SAYS
THEY ARE NOT REALLY ANYTHING
ELSE, NOT EVEN UFOS.
WE CONTINUE TO ASSESS EVERY
POTENTIAL THREAT I KNOW THAT
APPROACHES NORTH AMERICA. WE
WILL ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY IT.
Reporter: FIGHTER JETS SHOT
DOWN OBJECTS OVER ALASKA AND
CANADA OVER THE WEEKEND.
IT REPRESENTED A THREAT TO
CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT.
CANADIAN-AMERICAN FIGHTER JETS
AND AN AMERICAN JET
SUCCESSFULLY SHOT DOWN THE
OBJECT.
Reporter: THE PILOTS WHO
TOOK OUT THE OBJECT OVER ALASKA
DESCRIBED IT AS A TYPE OF SMALL
AIRSHIP THAT INTERFERED WITH
THEIR SENSORS BEFORE THEY SHUT
IT DOWN. THE PENTAGON SAYS
THESE OBJECTS DO NOT APPEAR TO
BE RELATED TO THE GIANT CHINESE
SPY BALLOON THAT WAS SHOT DOWN
OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ON FEBRUARY 4, OFFICIALS ARE
TRYING TO DETERMINE IF CHINA IS
RESPONSIBLE.
CHINA IS THE PROBLEM. THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT SET A
VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF STANDING
UP TO CHINA. I THINK THAT
SHOOTING THE BALLOON DOWN IN
THE LAND TAKE OVERALL THE
MILITARY BASES INCLUDING MY OWN
IN FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY, IT
IS VERY DISTURBING. I AM GLAD
THIS ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING
IT MORE SERIOUSLY.
Reporter: CHUCK SCHUMER
DEFENDED THE ADMINISTRATION'S
RESPONSE TO THE FIRST BALLOON.
HE SAID U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE
GATHERED SIGNIFICANT
INTELLIGENCE FROM IT. THIS WAS
AFTER IT WAS SHOT DOWN OVER THE
ATLANTIC NEAR MYRTLE BEACH.
BY SHOOTING IT DOWN OVER
WATER, U.S. WATERS ONLY SIX
MILES OUT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA,
WE WILL BE ABLE TO PIECE
TOGETHER THIS WHOLE
SURVEILLANCE BALLOON. WE WILL
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON.
Reporter: FOR NOW THERE ARE
MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS
ABOUT WHAT THESE MYSTERIOUS
FLYING OBJECTS ARE. WHAT IT IS
THEIR PURPOSE? IT WAS BEHIND
IT? U.S. OFFICIALS SAY THEY
WILL STAY ON HEIGHT ALERT UNTIL
THEY KNOW MORE. WENDY GRIFFITH,
CBN NEWS.
> WE WANT TO TURN OUT TO THE
SUPER BOWL IN THE BIG
CELEBRATIONS IN KANSAS CITY
AFTER THE CHIEFS BEAT THE
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 38-35 FROM
A 27 YARD FIELD GOAL WITH JUST
EIGHT SECONDS LEFT IN THE GAME.
AFTER THE GAME, THE QUARTERBACK
TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE VICTORY
MEANT, ESPECIALLY AFTER LOSING
SOME BIG GAMES OF THE PAST.
I APPRECIATE THE FAILURES.
THE FAILURES OF LOSING THE
SUPER BOWL IT GIVES YOU A
GREATER APPRECIATION TO BE
STANDING HERE IS A CHAMPION. TO
BE DOWN TO A TEAM LIKE THAT AND
COME BACK AND WIN THE GAME, I
FEEL LIKE I PLAY BETTER WHEN WE
ARE DOWN. I WILL TRY TO DO
WHATEVER I CAN TO LEARN HOW TO
NOT GET TO THOSE SITUATIONS.
YOU WILL LOOK BACK ON THESE
GAMES THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU WILL WATCH THESE GAMES ON
TV AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I AM
GLAD I GET TO ENJOY IT WITH
SOME OF THE BEST MEN ON EARTH.
FANS AND THE MEDIA VOTED HIM
MVP FOR THE SECOND TIME AFTER
LEADING THE COME FROM BEHIND
VICTORY. WHAT A GAME IT WAS.
GORDON?
IT WAS A GREAT GAME AND A
GREAT GAME FOR THE FANS
WATCHING. CONGRATULATIONS TO
KANSAS CITY AND CONGRATULATIONS
TO PATRICK FOR JUST THE GRID HE
HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT HIGH
ANKLE SPRAIN. YOU CAN SEE THE
AGONY ON HIS FACE. HE SAID I AM
STAYING IN THIS GAME. I'M NOT
JUST STAYING BUT I'M GOING TO
WIN. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE
EAGLES FANS. I AM AND NFC FAN
FROM WAY BACK. I WAS ROOTING
FOR YOU GUYS AND I'M SORRY YOU
DIDN'T MAKE IT. ASHLEY?
IT WAS A GOOD GAME.
> MOVE OVER CHESS CLUB. A NEW
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM MIGHT BE
COMING TO YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT IS ONE SPONSORED BY THE
SATANIC TEMPLE. YOU WILL SEE
HOW PARENTS ARE FIGHTING BACK
AGAINST WHAT THEY ARE CALLING
EVIL IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
> THEN LATER, A MOTHER OF TWO
THINK SHE IS BEING HIRED AS A
SALESWOMAN FOR CLOTHING
COMPANY. IT TURNS OUT, IT IS
THE TRICK AND SHE BECOMES THE
LATEST VICTIM OF A HUMAN
TRAFFICKING RING. SHE TELLS US
HER STORY LATER ON TODAY'S
PROGRAM.
> WELL AFTERSCHOOL SATAN
CLUBS HAVE DRAWN NATIONAL
ATTENTION IN THE LAST YEAR.
THEY HAVE BEEN TARGETING THE
GOOD NEWS CLUBS IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. HEATHER SELLS BRINGS
US THIS LOOK AT THE THREAT AND
HOW THE GOOD NEWS CLUBS ARE
RESPONDING.
Reporter: CENTER POINT
COMMUNITY CHURCH IN CHESAPEAKE
VIRGINIA STARTED VOLUNTEERING
AT THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN 2015.
THEY ARE OFFERING BACK TO
SCHOOL BACKPACKS, CARING FOR
THE GROUND, AND SPONSORING
TEACHER LUNCHEONS. LAST FALL IT
RECEIVED PERMISSION TO START A
GOOD NEWS CLUB.
IT REALLY WAS A NICE LOGICAL
STEP. WE HAD THIS GROUP THAT
WAS ALREADY HAVING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE
FAMILIES.
Reporter: WHAT THEY DID NOT
SEE COMING WAS THE AFTERSCHOOL
SKATING CLUB. IT APPLIED TO
MEET HERE AT THE SAME
ELEMENTARY WHERE THE CHURCH HAD
JUST STARTED IT'S GOOD NEWS
CLUB.
WE SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECTING
OUR CHILDREN TO THIS.
Reporter: UP WERE QUICKLY
FOLLOWED AS PARENTS CLEARLY
STATED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE
SCHOOL BOARD.
I OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION
FUNDAMENTALLY BECAUSE I REVIEW
IT AS A DECEPTIVE ATTEMPT AND A
WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.
WE CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR TO
EVIL IN OUR COMMUNITY. MOST
IMPORTANTLY WE CANNOT OPEN IT
TO OUR CHILDREN.
Reporter: THE SATANIC TEMPLE
HAS CRISSCROSSED THE COUNTRY.
THEY ARE APPLYING TO START
AFTERSCHOOL SATAN CLUBS IN
CALIFORNIA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA,
NORTH CAROLINA, AND VIRGINIA.
IT MAKES NO SECRET OF ITS
STRATEGY, TARGETING SCHOOLS
WHERE THE GOOD NEWS CLUBS
ALREADY SERVED CHILDREN. ITS
RATIONALE IS TO PROVIDE ANOTHER
VIEWPOINT. SATANIC CLUB
SPOKESWOMAN TOLD THE CHESAPEAKE
SCHOOL BOARD THAT SHE GOT
INVOLVED AFTER A GOOD NEWS CLUB
TEACHERS SPONSORS SCARED HER
FIRST GREATER.
HE TOLD ME HOW HE WAS GOING
TO BURN IN IN BE TAKEN AWAY
FROM EVERYONE THAT HE KNEW AND
LOVED. IF WE DID NOT START
GOING TO CHURCH AND ACCEPT
JESUS CHRIST INTO OUR HEARTS,
THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
Reporter: CORE BELIEFS FOR
THE SATAN CLUB INCLUDED DENIAL
OF AND PORTRAYING SATAN AS AN
IMAGINARY FRIEND FOR KIDS.
ORGANIZERS POINT TO THE MAIN
GOAL, TEACH CHILDREN TO THINK
CRITICALLY. EVERETT MAINTAINS
THAT WHILE THE SATAN CLUBS
DON'T SEEK TO CONVERT, THE GOOD
NEWS CLUBS DO.
I TAKE ISSUE WITH THEIR
PROSELYTIZING THAT THEY USED TO
GET KIDS THAT ARE NOT PART OF
THE CLUB TO CONVERT. WE DO NOT
DO THAT.'S EMAC WE ARE SHARING
THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD.
Reporter: THE GOOD NEWS CLUB
SPOKESMAN SAYS THE CLUBS ARE
ALL ABOUT THE GOSPEL.
JESUS SAID IT IS LESS
COMMAND THAT WE SHOULD GO INTO
ALL THE WORLD AND THAT INCLUDES
GOING TO CHILDREN.
Reporter: CHILD EVANGELISM
FELLOWSHIP SPONSORS CLUBS IN
THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD.
IN 2021 THEY CONDUCTED 55,000
MEETINGS REACHING MORE THAN 15
MILLION KIDS. IN 2001, PIVOTAL
SUPREME COURT RULING ALLOWED
THEM INTO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
SPACE HERE AT HOME.
THE GOOD NEWS CLUBS TOOK OFF
AFTER THAT DECISION.
Reporter: THE CLUBS ARE
DESCRIBED AS A HIGH-POWERED
SUNDAY SCHOOL WITH BIBLE
TEACHING, MUSIC, AND LOTS OF
ENGAGEMENT. HE DISPUTES THE
SATAN'S CLUB ACCUSATION THAT
THEY ARE TRYING TO SCARE
CHILDREN.
WE SIMPLY SAY THE PUNISHMENT
FOR SIN IS SEPARATION FROM GOD
ETERNALLY. WE DO NOT DESCRIBE
HOW.
Reporter: HE ACKNOWLEDGES
THE GOOD NEWS CLUBS ENCOURAGE
CHILDREN TO TALK ABOUT JESUS
WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
WITH THESE BOYS AND GIRLS
COME TO THEIR CHRIST, PART OF
THEM FOLLOWING CHRIST IS
SHARING BRAND-NEW FOUND FAITH.
Reporter: THE CLUBS MINISTER
TO CHILDREN IN CHURCHES, HOMES,
AND ONLINE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS
PRICE AS THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED
ABOUT THE SATAN CLUBS. IN LIGHT
OF GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY, AND THE
ROLE OF PARENTS, THEY ARE NOT
CONCERNED.
THE REALITY IS PARENTS ARE
THE GATEKEEPERS FOR ALL OF THE
CLUBS IN SCHOOLS. DO YOU KNOW
WHAT? ALL OF THEM NEED
PERMISSION SLIPS SIGNED BY
PARENTS. PARENTS HOLD THE
POWER. PARENTS ARE THE ONES
THAT CONTROL THE SATAN CLUBS
BECAUSE, IF MORE CHILDREN SIGN
UP, THE SATAN CLUB IS NOT GOING
TO EXIST.
Reporter: THE GOOD NEWS
CLUB'S COUNSEL SAYS THE SATAN
CLUB TACTIC IS A SMOKESCREEN.
IT HAS WORKED IN A FEW CASES
WERE SCHOOL BOARDS HAVE SHUT
DOWN ALL AFTERSCHOOL CLUBS
AFTER PARENTS COMPLAINED ABOUT
THE SAME CLUBS.
THEY ARE ONLY INTENDED NOT
TO BE LEGITIMATE CLUBS BUT TO
MAKE SCHOOLS INTIMIDATED SO
THAT THEY WOULD CLOSE THE FORM
OF THE CHRISTIAN CLUBS.
Reporter: IN CHESAPEAKE, THE
SATAN CLUB HAS YET TO MEET .
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CITED
SECURITY CONCERNS AND TOLD THE
CLUB THAT IT WOULD NEED TO PAY
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AT
ITS MEETINGS. ULTIMATELY,
PASTOR WILLIAMS SAYS HE IS NOT
CONCERNED.
JESUS HIMSELF TOLD US
CENTURIES AGO AS HE SPOKE TO
HIS DISCIPLES THAT THEY WOULD
GO TO CHURCH. THEY WOULD BUILD
A KINGDOM. THE GATES OF AT ANY
FORM WILL NOT PREVAIL BECAUSE
OF HIS CHURCH.
Reporter: EVEN IF WILLIAMS
CHURCH CANNOT SPONSOR THE CLUB
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL, IT WILL
CONTINUE TO SERVE AT STAFF AND
FAMILIES.
IN THE END, OUR TEAM IS WELL
TRAINED. THEY HAVE A GREAT
RELATIONSHIP. THEY HAVE A LONG
HISTORY. WE LOVE THAT SCHOOL
AND WILL BE INVOLVED NO MATTER
WHAT.
Reporter: HEATHER SELLS, CBN
NEWS. TO CONVINCE SCHOOL
BOARDS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
TO NOT HAVE ANY AFTERSCHOOL
CLUBS. THIS IS BECAUSE IF YOU
HAVE ANY OF THEM, THEN YOU HAVE
GOT TO ALSO INCLUDE THE SATAN
CLUB. IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO
PARENTAL PERMISSION. AND, JUST
UNDERLINE THAT IN YOUR OWN MIND
WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS. THIS
IS FOR AN AFTERSCHOOL CLUB TO
WORK IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE
PARENTS HAVE TO GIVE PERMISSION
TO IT. WHAT PARENT IN THEIR
RIGHT MIND IS GOING TO GIVE
PERMISSION TO THE SATAN CLUB.
YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN HOW
GREAT SATAN IS. NO, IT IS NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN. IT IS A SCARE
TACTIC. LET'S RECOGNIZE IT FOR
WHAT IT IS. IN THAT, DO NOT
BACK OFF. DON'T SAY WE ARE NOT
GOING TO HAVE OUR BIBLE CLUB OR
WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE OTHER
AFTERSCHOOL CLUBS THAT PARENTS
WILL WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO GO
TO. THIS IS JUST BECAUSE WE
WANT TO KEEP THE SATAN CLUB
OUT. YOU KNOW, PROVE IT TO US.
IF YOU GET PARENTS TO SIGN UP,
GREAT. IF YOU CANNOT, PLEASE GO
AWAY. ASHLEY?
> COMING UP LATER, TRICKED
INTO BECOMING A DRUG MULE. THEN
SHE WAS THROWN INTO PRISON IN A
FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR THREE
YEARS. THIS SURVIVOR OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING TELLS US HER STORY
AND YOU CAN HEAR HOW SHE IS
HELPING VICTIMS TODAY.
> AND TWO HIKERS ARE CAUGHT
IN A BLIZZARD. RESCUE CREWS SAY
IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO GO AFTER
THEM. FIND OUT HOW THEY MADE IT
DOWN THE MOUNTAIN LATER ON
TODAY'S SHOW.
> RELAXIUM SLEEP DID NOT
KNOW ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
ALL SHE KNEW WAS HER FAMILY WAS
STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY AND SHE
NEEDED TO FIND A JOB.
MOJABENG MOSEBO IS A MARRIED
MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN. WHAT
HER FAMILY SUFFERED A FINANCIAL
CRISIS, SHE WAS DESPERATE TO
FIND HER WAY OUT.
I WAS RECRUITED FOR WORK IN
SOUTH AFRICA BY A VERY CLOSE
PERSON TO ME. THEY TOOK ME TO
THE AIRPORT AND YOU KNOW, I
BOARDED THE PLANE. I WAS SO SO
AFRAID. THE PERSON THAT
RECRUITED ME KNOWS MY HOME, AND
IS MY PLACE, AND AS MY
CHILDREN.
IT WAS A LIE. SHE BECAME A
VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SHE WAS USED AS A DRUG MULE IT
WAS LOCKED UP IN PRISON IN
JAPAN FOR THREE LONG YEARS.
EMAC MOJABENG MOSEBO IS HERE
WITH US NOW. IT IS SO GREAT TO
HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.
LET'S GO BACK TO 2009. WE
SET IT IN THE SET UP PIECE THAT
YOUR FAMILY WAS STRUGGLING
FINANCIALLY AND YOU NEEDED TO
FIND A JOB. THAT IS KIND OF
WHAT LED YOU TO BEING HUMAN
TRAFFIC. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT
HAPPENED IN 2009?
IN 2009 I WAS UNEMPLOYED AND
MY HUSBAND WAS UNEMPLOYED. WE
HAD BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR OVER
FIVE YEARS. WE WERE STRUGGLING.
WE WERE GOING THROUGH SO MUCH
POVERTY THAT I DO NOT THINK
PEOPLE CAN EVEN IMAGINE. WE
WOULD GO DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
WHEN WE DO GET FOOD SOMETIMES
WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO SPIRIT
FOR THE CHILDREN. ONE MORNING
I GET A TELEPHONE CALL FROM MY
COUSIN, SOMEBODY THAT I TRUST,
SOMEBODY THAT I GREW UP WITH.
SHE WAS TELLING ME THAT THERE
WAS A JOB OFFER FOR SOMETHING.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED. THIS WAS
AN ANSWER TO PRAYER. SO, I WENT
TO SOUTH AFRICA. I WENT TO
SOUTH AFRICA AND I WAS
INTERVIEWED . I WAS VERY HAPY
THAT I WAS ACTUALLY CHOSEN FOR
THE JOB. IMMEDIATELY, THEY TOLD
ME I WAS GOING TO TRAVEL
BECAUSE I HAD TO GET CLOTHES
FOR ONE OF THEIR SHOPS. I WENT.
I WAS BOOKED AT A HOTEL NOT
VERY FAR FROM WHERE WE WERE.
WHEN I GOT THERE, I GOT INTO
THE ROOM AND THE GUYS LEFT.
AFTER THEY LEFT, I TRY TO OPEN
THE DOOR AND IT WAS LOCKED. I
STARTED TO THINK YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE.
BUT, I CALLED MY COUSIN. SHE
WAS LIKE NO, YOU WILL BE FINE.
YOU WILL BE OKAY. THERE IS
NOTHING WRONG THERE. THEY HAD
ACTUALLY TAKEN MY PHONE AND I
TOLD HER ABOUT THE PHONE. SHE
SAID THEY ARE PROBABLY JUST
TRYING TO HELP YOU. THEY ARE
GIVING YOU A PHONE TO PROTECT
YOU. THEY SENT US A PHONE AND
I WAS LIKE WHY ARE THEY
PROTECTING ME. SHE WAS OKAY
WITH EVERYTHING THAT WAS
HAPPENING. I TRY TO CALL MY
HUSBAND AND WHEN I CALLED HIM,
HE TOLD ME THAT ARE TWO BABY
GIRLS HAD BEEN EXPELLED FROM
SCHOOL BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD
TO PAY. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO
PAY FOR THEIR FEES. I DID NOT
TELL HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
YOU KNOW, I JUST THOUGHT OKAY,
LET'S SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED IS I GOT ON
THE PLANE. I WENT TO JAPAN. AND
WHEN I GOT TO THE JAPANESE
AIRPORT, THEY SEARCHED MY
LUGGAGE AND THEY FOUND THE
DRUGS. I WAS ARRESTED.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE WHAT
WAS HAPPENING? WAS IT AFTER YOU
TALK TO YOUR COUSIN? WAS IT
AFTER THAT? WHEN DID YOU
REALIZE YOU ARE BEING
TRAFFICKED AS A DRUG DEAL?
THAT WAS AFTER I SPOKE WITH
MY COUSIN BECAUSE WHEN THERE
WAS A LADY OF THE GENTLEMAN
THAT CAME LATER IN THE NIGHT.
AND, THEY ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT
I WAS NOT WORKING FOR THEM, I
WAS NOT WORKING FOR THE OTHER
GUYS WHO IT INTERVIEWED ME. SO
I KNEW THAT, YES I KNEW THAT I
WAS GOING TO BE USED AS A DRUG
MULE.
YOU GOT ON THE PLANE AND YOU
GOT TO JAPAN. YOUR BAGS WERE
SEARCHED . WHAT HAPPENED AFTER
THAT?
JUST AFTER THEY FOUND THE
DRUGS ABOUT 10 OR 11, 12, I
REALLY CANNOT REMEMBER THE
NUMBER. POLICE OFFICERS CAME IN
AND YOU KNOW, I WAS
INTERVIEWED. THEY ASKED ME A
LOT OF QUESTIONS. BECAUSE I
COULD NOT SPEAK THE LANGUAGE,
THEY FOUND A TRANSLATOR FOR ME.
AND, SHE COULD NOT EVEN'S BEAK
CORRECT ENGLISH. WE COULD
UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER. AND SO,
THEY TOOK ME AFTER ABOUT THREE
OR FOUR HOURS. THEY TOOK ME TO
THE POLICE STATION WHERE I WAS
INTERROGATED. THAT IS WHAT I
CALL IT. IT WAS EVERY DAY FROM
8:00 AM UNTIL 8:00 P.M. FOR
EIGHT DAYS. THEY WANTED TO SEE
IF MY STORY WOULD CHANGE AND
THEY WERE ALSO TRYING TO DO
THEIR OWN INVESTIGATIONS. AFTER
THAT I WAS TAKEN TO A DETENTION
HOME. IN THE DETENTION HOUSE, I
WAS THERE FOR FOUR MONTHS
BEFORE I COULD ACTUALLY GO TO
COURT. AT FIRST, INITIALLY I
WAS SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS. AND
THEN, I APPEALED THROUGH THE
ADVICE OF THE STATE LAWYER THAT
WAS APPOINTED FOR ME. IT WENT
DOWN TO FOUR YEARS AND THEN
DOWN TO THREE YEARS. I WAS
THERE FOR EIGHT MONTHS.
OKAY SO YOU ARE IN A
JAPANESE PRISON FOR THREE
YEARS. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? WHAT
WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND?
WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOUR
HUSBAND AND YOUR DAUGHTERS?
TALK ABOUT THAT.
THAT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT
TIME, BEING IN A FOREIGN
COUNTRY, I DID NOT YOU KNOW,
SPEAK THE LANGUAGE. AND,
JAPANESE PRISONS ARE MORE LIKE
AN ARMY TRAINING. I COMPARE IT
WITH MY COUNTRY FROM WHERE I
COME FROM. I COME FROM
LESOTHO. WE COULD NOT LOOK AT
EACH OTHER. WE HAD TO LIVE BY
COMMANDS. STAND WHEN YOU ARE
TOLD TO STAND, SIT WHEN YOU
WERE TOLD TO SIT. SPEAK WHEN
YOU ARE TOLD TO SPEAK. GO TO
THE BATHROOM WHEN YOU ARE TOLD
TO. I STAYED IN A SINGLE ROOM.
AND, THE BATHROOM WAS RIGHT
THERE WHERE THE OFFICERS COULD
SEE US AS THEY PASSED. THERE
WAS JUST A WALL THAT WAS THE
SIZE. THEY COULD SEE FROM THEIR
UPWARD. THERE WAS NO PRIVACY.
THE MOST DIFFICULT THING WAS
ACTING CALM. I COULD NOT CALL
MY FAMILY OR MY HUSBAND OR MY
CHILDREN. WE COULD ONLY
COMMUNICATE THROUGH LETTERS.
THE LETTERS TOOK A LONG TIME TO
COME TO ME AND TO GET TO THEM.
BUT, IT WAS SUCH, IN A MESSED
UP WAY, THE BEST TIME OF MY
LIFE. I GOT TO KNOW YOU KNOW
WHO GOD IS. I GOT TO KNOW WHO I
AM AND HIM. AND SOMEHOW, I
THINK I FOUND MYSELF BECAUSE
WHEN I WAS FIRST ARRESTED, I
FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO DIE.
YOU KNOW. I DID NOT WANT TO
LIVE. I DID NOT WANT TO THINK
ABOUT MY CHILDREN AND MY
HUSBAND AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS
GOING WRONG. IN THOSE THREE
YEARS I LEARNED THAT MY LIFE IS
IN THE HANDS OF THE LORD. HIS
LOVE, HIS ACCEPTANCE, THEY MEAN
MUCH MORE THAN EVERYTHING ELSE.
I THINK THAT IS WHERE I GOT THE
MEANING OF LIFE. MAY BE I CAME
FORTH AS WELL.
I SEE THE TEARS IN YOUR EYES
AND I KNOW YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED
THE LOVE OF GOD EVEN DURING
SUFFERING. WELL, YOU LEFT JAPAN
AFTER THREE YEARS. YOU WERE
REUNITED WITH YOUR FAMILY. HOW
WAS THAT?
IT WAS AMAZING. I GOT TO
THE BANK AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO
CALL MY HUSBAND. BECAUSE I WAS
SO MUCH USED TO LIVING BY
COMMANDS, I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO
DO THAT. I COULD NOT CALL HIM.
I WENT TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE.
THERE WAS NOBODY THERE TO PICK
ME UP. I GOT ON THE SHUTTLE.
WHEN I GOT TO MY PLACE, I
KNOCKED ON THE DOOR. THERE WAS
NO RESPONSE AND I KEPT
KNOCKING. HE CAME TO THE DOOR
AND WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR, I
WAS STANDING THERE. HE JUST
LOOKED AT ME AND SAID JESUS
JESUS. THEN WE STARTED CRYING.
THE CHILDREN CAME AND THEY SAID
DO NOT MAKE NOISE. JUST GO
INSIDE. WE GOT INSIDE THE ROOM
AND WE TALK. WE LAUGHED. YOU
KNOW, WE HUGGED. IT WAS SUCH
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TRAPPED FOR DAYS 14,000 FEET UP
A MOUNTAIN. SEE HOW THEY
SURVIVE WHEN WE COME BACK.
> WELCOME BACK TO THE 700
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DURING A CALLED CONFESSION AT
LEAST 100 PEOPLE FELL TO THEIR
KNEES AND BOWED AT THE ALTAR.
THE PAPER SAYS STUDENTS,
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THIS NINE-YEAR-OLD WAS BORN
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I REMEMBER ONE TIME WHEN I
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MY FRIEND RAN AND GOT MY
MOTHER. SHE TOOK ME TO THE
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Reporter: THE FAMILY ARE
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THEY SELL WHAT THEY GO FROM A
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SOMETIMES WE DO NOT HAVE
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IT BREAKS MY HEART BECAUSE
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THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE
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> CLIMBING UP ONE OF
AMERICA'S HIGHEST MOUNTAINS.
THAT WAS THE EASYPART. GETTING
DOWN ALMOST COST THESE HIKERS
THEIR LIVES. SEE HOW THEY
SURVIVED AFTER GETTING TRAPPED
IN A BLIZZARD. THAT IS WHEN WE
COME BACK.
> 14,000 FEET OF MOUNT
RAINIER. MARK AND BRAD WERE
STUCK. THE TWO HIKERS HAD BEGUN
THEIR DISSENT WHEN THEY RAN
INTO A FREAK BLIZZARD. SOON,
THEY WERE ALONE IN AN ICY CAVE
WITH WINDS WHIPPING AROUND
THEM. FROSTBITE WAS SETTING IN.
NOBODY WELL THERE WAS ABLE TO
HELP.
Reporter: MARK AND DOUG WERE
TRAPPED IN THE SNOW CAVE IN
MOUNT RAINIER IN WASHINGTON.
JUST SEVEN HOURS EARLIER, THEY
WERE CLIMBING UP WITH NO
PROBLEMS AT ALL.
THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WHEN
WE LEFT. EVERYTHING WAS
GORGEOUS. IT WAS PICTURE
PERFECT.
Reporter: THEY HIKED TO
10,080 FEET. THEY MADE CAMP FOR
TWO
DAYS. THE THIRD DAY THE TWO
CLIMBED TO THE SUMMIT. THEY
TOOK A FEW PHOTOS BEFORE
HEADING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. THAT
IS WHEN THE WEATHER TOOK A
TURN.
THE WIND WAS BLOWING REALLY
HARD. YOUR VISIBILITY WAS MAY
BE 30 FEET OR SOMETHING. THE
CONDITIONS WERE DETERIORATING
REALLY QUICKLY.
Reporter: MARK AND BRAD HAD
FOOD, WATER, AND SURVIVAL GEAR
TO GET THEM THROUGH THE STORM.
THEY ONLY BROUGHT ENOUGH
PROVISIONS FOR THREE DAYS.
SEVEN OR EIGHT MINUTES OF
THIS AND I WAS LIKE WE HAVE GOT
TO START DIGGING A HOLE. IF
THIS STORM LETS UP GREAT. WE
WILL GO DOWN IN AN HOUR. IF
THIS SETS IN AND STAY HERE, WE
CANNOT STAY IN THIS WEATHER. AT
THAT POINT, WE STARTED LOOKING
FOR A SPOT TO BUILD THE
BIGGEST SNOW CAVE. WE STARTED
DIGGING.
Reporter: THE STORM DID NOT
GIVE UP. THEY DUG FOR SEVEN
HOURS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THEY WERE NOW TRAPPED IN THE
ICE CAVE AT AN ELEVATION OF
14,100 FEET.
YOU CANNOT ROLLOVER, YOU
CANNOT RAISE YOUR KNEE. YOU
CANNOT MOVE YOUR ARM. IT WAS
JUST THIS BUT IT KEPT US ALIVE.
I DO REMEMBER THAT EVENING. WE
JUST PRAY FOR WISDOM THAT WE
WOULD KNOW THE NEXT THING TO
DO, THAT WE WOULD ACT
DECISIVELY AND WITH INTENTION.
Reporter: THAT NIGHT, THEY
DECIDED TO ACTIVATE MARK'S
DISTRESS BEACON. IT IS
DEFINITELY GOING TO A
SATELLITE. WHEN YOU PUSH IT,
YOU HAVE NO IDEA IF ANYBODY IS
GETTING IT.
Reporter: THE SIGNAL WAS
RECEIVED AND MARK AND BRAD'S
FAMILIES WERE NOTIFIED BY THE
PARK RANGERS. THEY ALSO LEARNED
CONDITIONS WERE TOO DANGEROUS
TO SEND OUT A SEARCH PARTY.
MARK OFFICE WIFE JULIE WAS
STAYING WITH HER PARENTS WHEN
SHE GOT THE CALL.
I WAS EXTREMELY SHOCKED. YOU
DO NOT EVER EXPECT SOMETHING TO
GO WRONG. AND, THERE WERE JUST
NO ANSWERS AT THAT TIME. IT WAS
JUST SPECULATION ABOUT WHAT IT
COULD BE.
Reporter: DURING THE NIGHT,
BRAD GOT OUT ONCE AN HOUR TO
REMOVE THE SNOW AND ICE THE
STORM WAS DUMPING ON THE
MAKESHIFT COVER OF THEIR CAVE.
I WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE WEIGHT OF THAT JUST CAVING
IN ON US. WE WOULD EITHER DIE
OF SUFFOCATION IN HER SLEEP
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO AIR FLOW
COMING IN OR IT WOULD BASICALLY
COLLAPSE ON US AND WE WOULD
CREATE HER OWN AVALANCHE ON
OURSELVES.
Reporter: FOR THE NEXT TWO
DAYS, THE ONLY THING THEY COULD
DO WAS WAIT AND PRAY.
I PRAYED A LOT ABOUT
BREATHING BECAUSE OF ALTITUDE
SICK THIS. THIS TURNED OUT TO
BE REALLY INCREDIBLE. THAT WAS
A VERY DIFFICULT THING FOR MARK
IN A TIGHT SPACE.
Reporter: THEY PRAY FOR
THEIR FAMILIES.
WE WANTED OUR FAMILIES TO
HAVE PEACE. THERE WAS NO WAY
THEY COULD KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
OUR POSITION OR THE STATE OF
HOW WE WERE OR IF ANYBODY WAS
HURT.
Reporter: JULIE ASKED A
FRIEND TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT
TO PRAY.
SOUND THE ALARM WAS ALL
THAT I SAID TO HER. SHE TEXTED
BACK I ALREADY HAVE. THERE WERE
SO MANY PEOPLE PRAYING. YOU
KNOW I HAD HAD THAT FEAR OF
EVERYONE IS GOING TO BED. WE
ACTUALLY HAD A TEAM OF PEOPLE
WE KNEW IN UGANDA AT THE TIME.
I REMEMBER AT MIDNIGHT EMAILING
ONE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE TEAM
BECAUSE I THOUGHT WELL THEY ARE
GETTING UP. THEY ARE
WIDE-AWAKE. THEY WILL PRAY
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
Reporter: THE WEATHER
FINALLY CLEARED. MARK AND BRAD
HAD BEEN TRAPPED FOR THREE
DAYS. FROSTBITE HAD BEGUN TO
SET IN WHEN THEY STARTED THE
CLIMB BACK DOWN TO BASE CAMP.
45 MINUTES LATER, THE TWO
FRIENDS SAW THE WELCOME SIGHT
OF A RESCUE CHOPPER THAT WAS
COMING THEIR WAY.
THEY WEE GOING TO COME UP
TO COLLECT BODIES. TO FIND IS
MOVING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WAS A
JOY FOR THEM. THEY WERE LIKE
THIS IS GOOD. WE ARE GOING TO
GET SOME LIFE PEOPLE OFF THIS
MOUND TODAY. IT WAS
OVERWHELMING. YOU LIVE THROUGH
THESE DAYS OF JUST EXHAUSTION
AND EVERYTHING HAS JUST
CHANGED.
Reporter: MEANWHILE, JULIE
WAS FLYING IN FROM TENNESSEE.
DURING THE FLIGHT, SHE FELT
LIKE GOD WAS TELLING HER
EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY.
THE PLANE LANDED. THE TEXTS
WERE FLOODING IN. ONE OF THE
VERY FIRST THINGS I SAW WAS A
PICTURE OF MARK AND HIS DAD. I
WAS LIKE HE IS SO OKAY. HE IS
SO OKAY. YOU KNOW BECAUSE EVEN
THOUGH I HAD FELT THE LORD
SAYING THAT DAY TO ME THAT
THAT WAS THE DAY OF HIS GLORY.
IN MY HEART THAT MEANT HE WOULD
BE RESCUED. I CANNOT IMAGINE
THAT HE WOULD BE THAT OKAY.
Reporter: DEHYDRATED,
HUNGRY, AND SUFFERINGS
FROSTBITE. THEY WERE FLOWN TO
A HOSPITAL. THERE, JULIE AND
OTHERS FROM BOTH FAMILIES CAME.
THEY WERE OVERJOYED TO BE SAFE
WITH THOSE THEY LOVED.
IT WAS JUST A SMILE. IT WAS
A SMILE AS WIDE AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE. IT WAS JUST GREAT . IT
WAS GREAT JOY TO BE TOGETHER.
IT WAS NOT LIKE THEY JUST
DROVE FOR 30 MINUTES IN THEIR
CAR. THEY FLEW ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THEY WANTED TO COMMENT
JUST BE THERE WITH US.
Reporter: MARK LOVES TO
CLIMB WHEN HE IS NOT HOME WITH
JULIE AND THEIR CHILDREN.
LOOKING BACK AT HIS TIME ON
MOUNT RAINIER, HE IS THANKFUL
FOR HOW GOD PROTECTED AND
PROVIDED FOR HIMSELF AND HIS
FRIEND.
WE DUG THIS HOLE IN THE
GROUND FOR SEVEN HOURS. WE BOTH
HAD SHOVELS LIKE THIS THAT WE
USED TO DIG. THERE IS TWO PINS
HERE. THE LOWER PINHOLES THAT
WHILE YOU ARE USING IT. THEY
WORKED THE WHOLE TIME FOR SEVEN
HOURS. WHEN I GOT DOWN OFF THE
MOUNTAIN, I LOOKED AT THE
SHOVEL AND I TRIED TO EXTENDED,
THE TAB WAS BROKEN. THERE IS NO
EXPLANATION FOR HOW IT WAS
BROKEN BUT IT FUNCTION THE
WHOLE TIME. SO FOR ME
PERSONALLY, I LOOK AT THIS AND
IT IS ONE OF THOSE MIRACULOUS
MOMENTS. I LOOK AT THIS NOW AS
JUST A REMINDER OF WHAT I SEE
IS GOD'S FAITH IN US.
HE IS THANKFUL THAT GOD
ANSWERED THE PRAYERS OF FRIENDS
AND FAMILY.
THE LORD GAVE US WISDOM
ABOUT WHAT TO DO TO STAY ALIVE.
AND THEN HE GAVE PEACE TO OUR
FAMILIES AND TO OUR KIDS. HE
WAS WATCHING OVER THEM. HIS
KINDNESS WHEN WE WERE YOU KNOW
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, IT WAS
REALLY EVIDENT. IT WAS EVIDENT
TO US.
WELL IT IS REALLY EVIDENT
THAT THEY HAD THE SKILL AND
KNOWLEDGE TO SURVIVE. BUT, AT
THE SAME TIME, YOU LOOK AT THIS
AND A WHOLE SERIES OF MIRACLES
WAS HAPPENING TO SAY YES. GOD
IS WITH US. BRAD, MARK, I HAVE
GOT YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS.
YES, YOU HAD AN UNEXPECTED
STORM. BUT LIFE COMES AT ALL OF
US WITH UNEXPECTED STORMS. WE
NEED TO KNOW THAT GOD IS WITH
US. HE IS ARE VERY PRESENT HELP
IN TIME OF NEED. CAN YOU
EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT
SHOVEL? NO. BRAD CANNOT
EXPLAIN IT. HOW CAN I EXPLAIN
IT? I CANNOT OUTSIDE OF GOD. HE
IS ARE VERY PRESENT HELP IN
TIME OF TROUBLE.
> IF YOU ARE HAVING IT RIGHT
NOW, IF YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE
OF DIFFICULTY, REALIZE THE
CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS GOES TO
THOSE WHO OVERCOME. HE GOES TO
THOSE WHO STAND STRONG AND THEY
DO NOT WILT UNDER THE PRESSURE
AND THEY SAY I KNOW GOD IS WITH
ME. HE WILL SEE ME THROUGH. IF
YOU ARE IN THAT RIGHT NOW, WE
ARE GOING TO PRAY. WE ARE GOING
TO AGREE WITH THESE WONDERFUL
PROMISES FROM SCRIPTURE. WE
CAN CALL ON THEM. IT IS BECAUSE
ALL OF THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE
YES AND AMEN FOR THOSE WHO ARE
IN CHRIST JESUS. IF YOU NEED
FORGIVENESS FOR THINGS THAT YOU
HAVE DONE WRONG, YOU HAVE MADE
MISTAKES, YOU HAVE GOTTEN INTO
ACCIDENTS OR SOMEBODY HAS DONE
SOMETHING TO YOU, OKAY. GOD HAS
GOT AN ANSWER FOR THAT. HE HAS
GOT A PROMISE FOR THAT. IF YOU
DID EVERYTHING RIGHT THE THINGS
CAME ON YOU UNEXPECTEDLY, GOD
HAS GOT A PROMISE FOR THAT ONE
AS WELL. HE WANTS TO DELIVER
HIS CHILDREN. HE WANTS TO
PROVIDE . HE IS A VERY GOOD
FATHER. NOW, BEFORE WE PRAY WE
WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU WITH SOME
OTHER MIRACLES. HERE IS EDWARD
FROM MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. HE HAD
SPINAL ARTHRITIS. HE HAD
EXCRUCIATING NECK PAIN. AFTER
THREE MONTHS NO MEDICINE OR
TREATMENT GAVE HIM ANY RELIEF.
EDWARD DECIDED TO CALL ON GOD.
HE CALLED THE PRAYER LINE.
AFTER PRAYER, EDWARD WAS
INSTANTLY HEALED. HE CALLED
OVER A MONTH LATER TO SAY THE
PAIN HAS NOT RETURNED. HE
GIVES ALL GLORY TO GOD.
THIS IS HILDA. SHE SAID ON
DECEMBER 21 OF THIS PAST YEAR I
WAS WATCHING YOUR PROGRAM AND
GORDON HAD A WORD OF KNOWLEDGE.
HE SAID THIS PERSON HAD HER
RIGHT HAND ON HER RIGHT KNEE
WHICH HAD BEEN IN PAIN FOR SOME
TIME. I CLAIMED THAT HEALING
AND THE PAIN HAS BEEN GONE
SINCE. I WAS SO THANKFUL THAT I
EVEN SPOKE IN TONGUES WHICH I
HAD NOT DONE IN SOME TIME.
PRAISE GOD. THERE IS NO MORE
PAIN, BLESSINGS.
LET'S COME TO HIM BELIEVING.
LET'S COME TO HIM BELIEVING
SOME WONDERFUL PROMISES. JESUS
CHRIST CAME TO SAVE SINNERS.
THAT IS WHAT THE APOSTLE PAUL
WROTE. HE CAME TO SAVE US. HE
IS NOT LOOKING FOR YOUR
BEHAVIOR. HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR
YOU TO BE GOOD ENOUGH. HE IS
LOOKING FOR YOUR HEART TO SAY
DADDY, COULD YOU HELP ME. COULD
YOU BE THAT PRESENT HELP IN MY
TIME OF TROUBLE? LET'S PRAY.
LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, WE COME TO
YOU. WE COME TO YOU HUMBLY AND
WE SAY YES. WE HAVE SINNED. WE
HAVE TURNED FROM YOUR WAY. WE
HAVE TURNED TO OUR OWN WAY.
LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, WE ASK NOW
THAT YOU WOULD BECOME OUR
SALVATION. THAT YOU WOULD PUT
US ON THE RIGHTEOUS PATH AGAIN.
BE WITH US NOW. AND, WE ASK
BOLDLY. WE ASK THAT YOUR THRONE
OF GRACE THAT YOU WOULD STRETCH
FORTH YOUR HAND TO HEAL. THIS
IS THAT YOU WOULD HEAL CANCERS,
THAT YOU WOULD HILL HEARTS,
THAT YOU WOULD HILL LUNGS, THAT
YOU WOULD HEAL MINDS. IT IS
THAT YOU WOULD HEAL FRAMES,
SPINES, HIPS, KNEES, ANKLES,
FEET. THIS IS FROM THE TOP OF
HER HEAD TO THE SOLES OF OUR
FEET. MAY WE BE HEALED AND BE
RESTORED BY YOU . ASHLEY, GOD
IS GIVING YOU SOMETHING.
I BELIEVE SOMEBODY IS
WATCHING WITH A HIP ISSUE. IT
IS ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING WITH
YOUR PELVIS. IT IS TILTED, IT
IS SHIFTED AND IT IS CREATING A
LOT OF PAIN. YOU ALSO HAVE
ARTHRITIS IN YOUR HIPS. I
BELIEVE GOD IS HEALING THIS FOR
YOU RIGHT NOW. THE SHIFTING
WILL GO BACK INTO PLACE WHERE
IT SHOULD BE. YOU WILL NOT HAVE
TO STRUGGLE WITH HIS PAIN YOU
HAVE BEEN FEELING EVERY SINGLE
@YOUR BODY, TOUCHING YOUR HIPS
RIGHT NOW. JUST RECEIVE IT.
THANK YOU LORD.
THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO IS
SUFFERING WITH MENTAL
CONFUSION. THIS IS HOW YOU WILL
KNOW IT IS YOU. YOU CANNOT STAY
FOCUSED ON ONE THING LONG
ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY SOLVE THE
PROBLEM. YOUR ATTENTION KEEPS
DRIFTING AND YOU FIND IT VERY
HARD TO STAY ON ONE THING, TO
STAY ON TASK WITH YOUR MIND TO
FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON ONE
THING. GOD IS HEALING YOU. HE
IS GIVING YOU A SOUND MIND.
RECEIVE THAT RIGHT NOW. LIFT
YOUR HANDS OUT. LET THE HOLY
SPIRIT COME IN. LET HIM CHANGE
YOUR THOUGHT PATTERN. LET
ANYTHING CONCERNING NORMAL
HAPPEN. HE IS GIVING YOU THE
ABILITY TO OVERCOME.
SOMEBODY ELSE WATCHING HAS
MIGRAINES. IT FEELS LIKE HIM
RUBBER BAND AROUND YOUR HEAD.
GOD IS TOUCHING YOU RIGHT NOW.
THE MIGRAINE IS LEAVING RIGHT
NOW IN JESUS NAME, THANK YOU
LORD.
IF YOU NEED PRAYER WE ARE
HERE FOR YOU. CALL US AT
1-800-700-7000. GOD IS OUR
REFUGE AND STRENGTH. HE IS
ALWAYS READY TO HELP IN TIMES
OF TROUBLE. GOD BLESS YOU AND