TODAY ON "THE 700 CLUB".

> WELCOME TO "THE 700 CLUB".

FALLOUT FROM THE SVB BANK

COLLAPSE IS INTERFERING WITH

EFFORTS TO BOOST OUR OWN U.S.

ECONOMY. PLANS TO INCREASE

INTEREST RATES TO LOWER

INFLATION COULD BE ON THE BACK

BURNER.

BOTH THE DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE AND THE SECURITIES AND

EXCHANGE COMMISSION ARE NOW

INVESTIGATING THE BANK'S

FAILURE. AND THE WHITE HOUSE

IS SCRAMBLING TO NAVIGATE THIS

FINANCIAL CRISIS. CBN CAPITOL

HILL CORRESPONDENT MATT GOT

THE REPORTS.

Reporter: THE FEDERAL

RESERVE TOLD CONGRESS LAST WEEK

THEY WERE PREPARED TO INCREASE

RATE HIKES AND QUICKEN THE

PACE IN ORDER TO TRY AND GET A

HANDLE ON INFLATION. THE MINOR

BE THE CASE NOW. INFLATION

REMAINS STUBBORNLY HIGH,

ACCORDING TO THE LATEST

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. FEBRUARY

NUMBERS LINED UP WITH

ECONOMISTS EXPECTATIONS,

ALTHOUGH PRICES ARE 6% HIGHER

THAN ONE YEAR AGO AND

INCREASED SLIGHTLY FROM

JANUARY. HOUSING COSTS

ACCOUNTED FOR A BIG PART OF THE

INCREASE, EVEN WITH ENERGY

PRICES FALLING. BUT TWO LARGE

BANK FAILURES OVER THE WEEKEND

HAVE COMPLICATED THE ECONOMIC

PICTURE. BOTH SILICON VALLEY

BANK AND SIGNATURE BANK

COLLAPSED. FORCING FEDERAL

REGULATORS TO MAKE EMERGENCY

MOVES TO GUARANTEE CUSTOMERS

GET THEIR MONEY. EVEN THOSE

WITH MORE THAN THE FEDERALLY

INSURED AMOUNT OF $250,000.

SOME EXPERTS BELIEVE THE BANKS

WERE CAUGHT UP IN THE FED'S

ATTEMPT TO REEL IN INFLATION

WITH RATE HIKES.

RISING INTEREST RATES WAS

ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS.

Reporter: FEDERAL CHAIR

JEROME POWELL TOLD CONGRESS

LAST WEEK THAT FASTER AND

LARGER RATE HIKES COULD BE ON

THE HORIZON.

IF THE TOTALITY OF THE DATA

WERE TO INDICATE THAT FASTER

TIGHTENING IS WARRANTED, WE

WOULD BE PREPARED TO INCREASE

THE PACE OF RATE HIKES.

Reporter: BUT THE BANKING

COLLAPSE AND ECONOMIC NEWS MAY

HAVE SLOWED THE PLAN FOR NOW.

WALL STREET RALLIED TUESDAY

MORNING, AFTER THE ECONOMIC

NEWS AND A BET ON A SMALLER

RATE HIKE. MORE BAD NEWS CAME

LATER IN THE DAY WHEN RATINGS

FROM MOOD IS DOWNGRADED AS

OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE FOR THE

U.S. BANKING SYSTEM. IT COULD

AFFECT CREDIT RATINGS AND

BORROWING COSTS.

THE FED IS SOMETHING TO

BAILOUT NOT JUST THESE

DEPOSITORS WHO LOST MONEY BUT

THEY ARE BAILING OUT FUTURE

BANKS AS WELL BECAUSE THEY ARE

OFFERING THESE VERY , VERY

GENEROUS LOAN TERMS IN EXCHANGE

FOR THE BANKS PUTTING UP THE

LOSING INVESTMENTS AS

COLLATERAL. IT IS A BAILOUT

FOR THE DEPOSITORS AND NOW A

BAILOUT FOR BANKS ACROSS THE

COUNTRY.

Reporter: WALL PRESIDENT

BIDEN A SHORT AMERICANS ABOUT

THE BANK SYSTEM BEING SAFE, HE

ALSO WANTS CONGRESS TO

PREVENT ANY BANKS FROM PULLING.

I WILL ASK CONGRESS AND THE

BANKING REGULATORS TO

STRENGTHEN THE RULES FOR BANKS

TO MAKE IT LESS LIKELY THIS

KIND OF BIG FAILURE WOULD NOT

HAPPEN AGAIN.

Reporter: THE WALL STREET

JOURNAL REPORTS THE DEPARTMENT

OF JUSTICE AND THE SECURITIES

AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ARE IN

THE EARLY STAGES OF

INVESTIGATING THE SVB FAILURE.

THE INVESTIGATIONS REPORTEDLY

INCLUDE STOCK SALES MADE BY THE

BANKS EXECUTIVES IN THE DAYS

BEFORE THE COLLAPSE. WHILE

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF

WRONGDOING, THE PAPER SITES

SECURITY FILINGS THAT SVBS CEO

AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ,

BOTH SOLD SHARES THE WEEK

BEFORE THE BANK WENT UNDER.

MEANWHILE, FACEBOOK'S PARENT

COMPANY MEADOW TOLD EMPLOYEES

THAT 10,000 OF THEM WOULD BE

LOSING THEIR JOBS AND 5000

OTHER POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE

FILLED DECIDED ECONOMIC

UNCERTAINTY. THE FED MEETS

NEXT WEEKEND THEY ARE EXPECTED

TO GO FORWARD WITH THE RATE

HIKE, ALTHOUGH THERE IS

OPTIMISM IT WILL BE A SMALLER

ONE.

GET READY FOR MORE TURMOIL

IN THE STOCK MARKETS AND IN OUR

BOND MARKETS. WITH CREDIT

SUISSE AT ITS LOWEST PRICE EVER

. THE NEWS COMING OUT THAT

ONE OF THEIR MAJOR INVESTORS

OUT OF SAUDI ARABIA SAYING WE

CANNOT PUT ANY MORE MONEY IN,

WE ARE AT 10% OWNERSHIP OF THE

ENTIRE BANK . WE CANNOT DO IT

UNDER THE REGULATIONS AND WE

CANNOT PROP IT UP. WE CANNOT

KEEP IT THROUGH THIS THROUGH

THIS TURMOIL. THAT IS GOING TO

BE UNBELIEVABLE, IF IT GOES

UNDER. TALK ABOUT CREDIT

DEFAULT SWAPS. EVERYBODY HEARD

THAT IN 2008 . THIS WILL BE A

SIGNIFICANT EVENT ON THE WORLD

ECONOMIC STAGE. IT WILL HAVE

KNOCK ON EFFECTS TO EVERY ONE

OF THE MAJOR BANKS. THEY ARE

ALL IN DEALS TOGETHER. IF ONE

GOES BAD, IT STARTS THIS WHOLE

DOMINO THING GOING THROUGHOUT

THE ECONOMY. WHAT IS REALLY

HAPPENING IS THAT YOU HAVE

ANOTHER MARKET TO MARKET

PROBLEM. LOOKING AT THE REAL

ESTATE INVESTMENTS, WHEN REAL

ESTATE WENT SOUTH, THEY WENT

SOUTH WITH IT. THEY PUT A

VALUE ON THE PURCHASE PRICE BUT

ON THE FAIR MARKET VALUE TODAY.

THE U.S. BONDS, BECAUSE THE

FEDERAL RESERVE HAS INCREASED

INTEREST RATES SO SHARPLY,

BONDS THEY WERE HOLDING A LOWER

INTEREST RATES HAVE LOST VALUE.

BANK OF AMERICA HAS LOST $100

BILLION IN THEIR PORTFOLIO

BALANCE SHEET BECAUSE THESE

FEDERAL BONDS, WHICH IS A U.S.

BANK THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO BUY.

THE FEDERAL BONDS ARE WORTH A

GREAT DEAL LESS THAN WHAT THEY

PAID FOR THEM. THAT IS WHAT

TOOK THAT CALIFORNIA BANK DOWN

AND IS TAKING A LOT OF BANKS

DOWN AND IT IS NOW AFFECTING

CREDIT SUISSE. WHAT DOES THIS

MEAN FOR YOU AND ME? IT MEANS

ALL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AND

RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS WILL TAKE

ANOTHER HIT. IT MEANS THAT OUR

CREDIT CARDS WILL COST US A

WHOLE LOT MORE MONEY . IT MEANS

WE WILL HAVE TROUBLE BUYING

REAL ESTATE, BECAUSE IF

INTEREST RATES CONTINUE TO GO

UP, WHICH THEY LIKELY ARE IN

AN INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT.

WHAT DO YOU DO? WHERE YOU GO?

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL GOD WHO

KNOWS HOW TO PROVIDE FOR HIS

PEOPLE. PRAY. ASKING FOR

DIRECTION. WHAT HE WOULD HAVE

YOU TO DO. SEEK HIM. DON'T

SEEK THE PROTECTION OF A

GOVERNMENT. CERTAINLY DON'T

SEEK PROTECTION OF YOUR MONEY.

WHEN YOU HAVE GOD ON YOUR SIDE,

THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU NEED

TO FEAR. YOU CAN REST AND BE

SECURE IN HIM KNOWING THAT HE

CAN PROVIDE, EVEN WHEN THE

HOLY IT IS IN FAMINE, HE CAN

PROVIDE FOR YOU.

> IN OTHER NEWS, HUNDREDS OF

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT

POWER AS PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST

ARE BURIED UNDER 30 INCHES OF

SNOW. JOHN JESSUP HAS MORE ON

THAT STORY FROM OUR CBN NEWS

BUREAU IN WASHINGTON.

> WINTER WEATHER BLAST IN NEW

ENGLAND AND PARTS OF NEW YORK,

PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. AS

MUCH AS THREE FEET OF SNOW

ACCUMULATING IN SOME PLACES .

TUESDAY STORM TAKING DOWN POWER

LINES ACROSS THE REGION LEAVING

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN THE

COLD AND DARK. THE SNOW

DISRUPTING AIR TRAVEL, WITH

MORE THAN 4000 FLIGHTS DELAYED

AND 1000 FLIGHTS CANCELED SO

FAR. A DELTA AIRLINES PLANE

VEERED OFF A PAVED SURFACE AS

IT TAXIED ON A SYRACUSE

COMMENT NEW YORK, AIRPORT. IN

DULUTH, MINNESOTA, HEAVY SNOW

BROUGHT DOWN THE ROOF OF THE

SMALL. NO INJURIES WERE

REPORTED. ANOTHER ATMOSPHERIC

RIVER ROARED INTO SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA, PELTING IT WITH

MORE HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG

WINDS.

> A FEDERAL JUDGE IN TEXAS

WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS CHALLENGING

GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OF THE

ABORTION PILL TODAY. IT SEEKS

TO OVERTURN THE FDA'S APPROVAL

OF A MEDICATION. THE JUDGE IS

SCHEDULED THE HEARING WITH A

SHORT NOTICE THE GOVERNMENT

HAS INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF

THE ABORTION PILL IN RECENT

MONTHS, ALLOWING IT TO BE

DELIVERED BY MAIL AFTER

TELEHEALTH VISIT WITH THE

DOCTOR. AND OPENING THE DOOR

FOR PHARMACIES TO SELL THE

DRUG. PRO-LIFE GROUPS ARGUE

THE PILL SHOULD'VE NEVER BEEN

APPROVED. WE WERE TOLD THE

JUDGE WILL HEAR EVIDENCE THAT

IT IS DANGEROUS TO WOMEN.

THE ABORTION PILL HAS BEEN

ON THE MARKET NOW FOR OVER TWO

DECADES. THERE IS A LOT OF

EVIDENCE TO GO THROUGH AND

THERE IS A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT

SHOWS OVER THE PAST TWO

DECADES, CHEMICAL ABORTION IS

DANGEROUS . AND IT HAS BECOME

EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. 500%

INCREASE IN THE RATE OF

EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOLLOWING

CHEMICAL ABORTION.

WHICHEVER WAY THE DECISION

GOES, IT IS LIKELY TO BE

APPEALED TO THE SUPREME COURT.

> A LEADING PRO-LIFE GROUP

HAS NEW LEADERSHIP. BRETT

LEATHERWOOD HAS THE ETHICS AND

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION

WORKING WITH LAWMAKERS IN

WASHINGTON, D.C. TO REPRESENT

SOME 13 MILLION SOUTHERN

BAPTIST. WE RECENTLY SAT DOWN

WITH HIM AND REPORTS ON HIS

VISION FOR 2023.

IT'S A MISSIONS FIELD.

Reporter: BRETT LEATHERWOOD

SAID DESPITE POLARIZED

POLITICS AND GRIDLOCK IN

WASHINGTON, THERE IS

OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE OF FAITH

TO INFLUENCE POLICYMAKERS AND

MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

NOT ONLY DO WE GET TO

ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICY SOLUTIONS

THAT WE THINK ARE GROUNDED IN

AND REFLECTED , BUT WE GET TO

MINISTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS.

Reporter: THE ETHICS AND

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION

TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST

CONTENTIOUS ISSUES OF THE DAY.

THAT INCLUDES ABORTION,

IMMIGRATION REFORM, AND

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. ON CAPITOL

HILL , THAT CAN INCLUDE PUSHING

AGAINST TAXPAYER-FUNDED FOR

ABORTION, ADVOCATING FOR

IMMIGRANT CHILDREN , AND

FIGHTING FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.

IT IS ALSO MONITORING TWO

SUPREME COURT CASES THAT COULD

ALTER WORKPLACE RELIGIOUS

FREEDOM. ONE INVOLVES A

GRAPHIC ARTIST SEEKING THE

RIGHT TO SAY, NO, TO CREATING

FOR HOMOSEXUAL WEDDINGS. AND A

MAIL CARRIER WHO WANT SUNDAYS

OFF FOR WORSHIP .

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION AND

CONSCIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS, THAT

IS MORE AND MORE GOING TO BE

PART .

Reporter: MANY SURVIVORS

WORKED FOR YEARS TO GET THE

NOMINATION'S ATTENTION , NOW

THEY ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE

SLOW PACE OF ITS TASK FORCE ON

ABUSE. ALTHOUGH LEATHERWOOD

SAID THERE IS A REASON FOR IT.

THIS IS NOT JUST A SIMPLE

FIX. AND WE CAN SAY, WE ARE

DONE. NO. WE ARE IN THIS FOR

THE LONG HAUL. AND WE ARE GOING

TO TAKE METHODICAL, SCRIPTURAL

, GUIDED STEPS TO ENSURE WE

GET THIS RIGHT. TRUCK

LEATHERWOOD TOOK OVER LAST

FALL. HE IS A POLICY VETERAN

AND FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

OF THE TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN

PARTY. HE MAINTAINS HIS GROUP

WORKS BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE ,

HE SAYS BELIEVERS CAN MODEL A

BETTER WAY.

WE ARE LIVING IN CHAOTIC

TIMES , AND IN MY SENSE AND MY

PERSPECTIVE, THE GOSPEL HELPS

TO SETTLE YOU. YOU KNOW THIS

IS A STORY AND WE PLAY A ROLE

IN IT AND WE KNOW HOW IT ENDS.

> THANK YOU. TURNING TO

INTERNATIONAL DRAMA AND A

DANGEROUS INCIDENT IN THE SKIES

OVER THE BLACK SENIOR UKRAINE.

A RUSSIAN FIGHTER JET

COLLIDING WITH THE REAR

PROPELLER OF AN UNMANNED U.S.

MILITARY DRONEFORCING UNITED

STATES MILITARY TO DOWN THE

DRONE INTO THE BLACK SEA.

IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR

THERE TO BE INTERCEPTS BY

RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT'S OF USF

CRAFTS OVER THE BLACK SEA. BUT

THIS ONE, IS NOTEWORTHY

BECAUSE OF HOW UNSAFE AND

UNPROFESSIONAL IT WAS AND

INDEED RECKLESS. AND CAUSING

THE DOWNING OF ONE OF OUR

AIRCRAFT'S.

THE U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND

ADDED IN A STATEMENT THAT THE

TWO RUSSIAN FIGHTER JETS WORK

CONDUCTING AN UNSAFE

PROCEDURE.

Reporter: IN TURKEY,

THOUSANDS ARE LIVING IN 10

CITIES AND A LACK OTHER BASIC

NEEDS LIKE FOOD AND WATER.

> THEN WHEN HE SHOWS US HOW

OPERATION BLESSING IS COMING

ALONGSIDE LOCAL GROUPS TO HELP

THEM FEED THE HUNGRY.

Reporter: ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE

HAVE STAY BEHIND AFTER THE

EARTHQUAKE AND ARE CURRENTLY

LIVING IN TENTS. WE UNDERSTAND

THAT A LOT OF THE TENTS DON'T

HAVE KITCHENS. SO THEY RELY ON

MOBILE KITCHENS LIKE THIS ONE

TO FIND FOOD. THE OTHER NIGHT

WE WENT ON A LONG SCOUTING

TRIP WITH THE OPERATION

BLESSING DISASTER RELIEF TEAM

AND WE ENDED UP HERE. THIS

LOCAL TURKISH ORGANIZATION HAS

ONLY BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR

ABOUT THE PAST FIVE MONTHS.

BUT AS SOON AS THE EARTHQUAKE

HAPPENED, THEY JUMPED INTO

ACTION AND CAME HERE TO HELP.

WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY

SERVE, THERE IS ALWAYS A NEED

FOR FOOD AND WATER HERE. THE

OPERATION BLESSING TEAM DROPPED

OFF AS MANY SUPPLIES AS THEY

COULD AND A LOT OF THE SUPPLIES

ARE ALREADY IN USE. THEY ARE

MAKING SOME GIANT POTS OF

SOUP. ONE IS HERE AND THEY

HAVE ANOTHER THREE IN THE

MOBILE KITCHEN. THE PEOPLE

RECEIVING FOOD ARE VERY

GRATEFUL FOR.

SAYING THANK YOU IS SIMPLY

NOT ENOUGH . I DON'T HAVE WORDS

FOR MY GRATITUDE. YOUR HELP IS

EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO US AND WE

ARE GRATEFUL FOR EVERY HAND

THAT HAS REACHED OUT TO US.

Reporter: THE IMMEDIATE NEED

FOR PEOPLE LIVING HERE IS FOOD

AND WATER. AND THAT IS WHAT

OPERATION BLESSING IS HERE

PROVIDING.

> THANK YOU. GORDON, IT IS A

LONG ROAD AHEAD TO RECOVERY AND

HEALING.

A LONG ROAD BUT WE WANT TO

BE THERE IN THE NAME OF JESUS

CHRIST TO SAY WE LOVE YOU. GOD

LOVES YOU. WE WANT TO COME AND

MINISTER TO YOU AND DO THAT

TANGIBLY. WITH THE THINGS YOU

NEED. FOOD, WATER, SHELTER , WE

WANT TO BE THERE FOR THEM AND

WE ARE THERE IN YOUR NAME WHEN

YOU GIVE TO THE OPERATION

BLESSING DISASTER RELIEF FUND.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEND YOUR

MONEY AND HAVE IT DEPLOYED TO

HELP THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE

WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT

THROUGH THIS HORRIBLE

EARTHQUAKE. THIS DISASTER. IT

HAS OVERWHELMED THEM. LET'S

COME ALONGSIDE THEM AND SAY WE

LOVE YOU AND GOD LOVES YOU

TOO. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE,

CALL US AT 1-800-700-7000. SAY

I WANT TO GIVE TO THE OPERATION

BLESSING DISASTER RELIEF FUND.

YOU CAN ALSO GO TO CBN.COM. IS

A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN DESIGNATE

YOUR GIFT TO THE SAME FUND. OR

TWO 'OBDR' AND YOUR GIFT WILL

GO DISASTER RELIEF AND

CLUB".

> CLIMBING STEEP HILLS,

NAVIGATING ROCKY PATHS, HIKING

IN THE HOLY LAND CAN BE

CHALLENGING. THE TOUGH TERRAIN

HAS MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE

FOR THE DISABLED TO ENJOY ALL

THE SITES ISRAEL HAS TWO OFFER.

NOW THAT IS CHANGING, THINGS

TO A MINISTRY CALLED LUKE 5

ADVENTURES.

Reporter: WITH THE ROUGH

GROUND AND SLIPPERY ROCKS,

STEEP SLOPES , THERE IS A GROUP

WORKING ON MAKING SURE THE

DISABLED CAN GO ANYWHERE IN

THIS LAND THAT ANYONE ELSE CAN.

DR. DELANCEY LEADS TOURS

COMBINING ISRAEL'S ARCHAEOLOGY,

HISTORY OF THE BIBLE. HE COULD

NOT INCLUDE TOUR GOERS WITH

PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

WE OFFER MULTIPLE ISRAEL

TRIPS A YEAR. BUT NO

ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WHO

CANNOT WALK.

Reporter: HE DISCOVERED LUKE

5 ADVENTURES. A MINISTRY GROWN

TO NON-US CHAPTERS THAT HELP

THOSE WITH DISABILITIES

EXPERIENCE THE RUGGED OUTDOORS

USING GILLETTE CHAIRS LIKE THIS

ONE.

WE COMPLETED OUR 800 HIKE IN

THE LAST THREE YEARS .

Reporter: CBN NEWS AT THE

TRAIL WITH THEM IN OHIO IN

2021. AND MORE RECENTLY IN

ISRAEL.

I THOUGHT RIGHT AWAY THIS

WAS AN ANSWER TO PRAYER. GOD

ORCHESTRATED THIS . THIS OPENS

A WHOLE NEW DOOR FOR GOING

ANYWHERE.

Reporter:

IDEA IN ISRAEL WITH VICTORIA

ODOM. SHE HAS FOUGHT HER WAY

BACK FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN

INJURY AND TOTAL PARALYSIS .

I HAVE RELEARNED

STEP-BY-STEP.

Reporter: NOT ENOUGH TO

TACKLE CERTAIN TERRAIN.

I CAN NEVER WALK ON SLIPPERY

ROCKS OR CLIMB TRAILS.

FOR PEOPLE LIKE VICTORIA ,

IT IS NOT EVEN A DREAM TO GO

FROM HERE TO THERE BECAUSE IT

IS NOT POSSIBLE. WHAT WERE

DOING MAKES THE IMPOSSIBLE

POSSIBLE.

Reporter: WHITNEY CAME

ALONG TO HELP ODOM SINCE SHE

WITNESSED AL TO TRANSFORM THE

LIFE OF HER DAUGHTER.

SHE IS BLIND AND

HEARING-IMPAIRED.

Reporter: ON HEIGHTS,

EMERSON THEY CAME TO KNOW GOD'S

WONDER.

SHE CAN GET OUT AND FEEL THE

TREE. AND ACTUALLY FEEL THE

LEAF AND THE LEAVES AND THE

WIND IN HER FACE.

Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME

TOUCH WATER IN THE WILD AT A

PLACE EMERSON REVISITED IN FALL

OF 2022.

I WAS TELLING HER THAT JESUS

IS OUR ROCK AND SHE SAID,

JESUS, I WANT. AND SO WE

BAPTIZER THAT DAY.

Reporter: BEGINNING THEIR

TOUR, THEY CAME UPON AN

IMMEDIATE CHALLENGE.

THE FIRST DAY WE STEPPED OFF

AND THERE WAS A STEEP CAVERN

THAT YOU CANNOT SEE THE BOTTOM.

SHE WANTED TO GO.

THIS IS AMAZING. SHE IS

EXPERIENCING WHAT WE ARE.

IT WAS A NICE CHALLENGE.

Reporter: THE STEEP MOUNTAIN

WERE JEWISH REBELS MADE THEIR

STAND ALMOST 2000 YEARS AGO.

RELENTLESSLY UPHILL FOR A

LONG TIME.

PROBABLY FIVE OR 600 FEET

IN ELEVATION. THEY CONQUERED IT

.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE AND WE

WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST

AMAZING MEMORIES.

I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER

TYPE OF WHEELCHAIR APPARATUS

EVER MADE IT UP .

Reporter: OTHER DAYS THEY

RACED LIKE REAL CHARIOTS. AND

THEY TOOK HER ON A HIKE WITH

HEADLAMPS.

IT OPENED EVERYTHING. I

CAN DO THIS.

DON'T DISMISS YOUR DREAMS.

Reporter: NOW THEY WANT TO

MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE FOR

OTHERS.

TO OFFER TRIPS ON A REGULAR

BASIS WITH THIS AMAZING

WHEELCHAIR.

Reporter: THEY HOPE TO BUY

ONE AND KEEP IT IN ISRAEL FOR

HIS TOURS AND OTHERS AND HE IS

PLANNING ANOTHER TRIP WITH THE

HELP OF LUKE 5 ADVENTURES FOR

2024. THE FOUNDER POINTS OUT

99.99% OF GOD'S EXTRAORDINARY

CREATION IS OUTSIDE OF WHERE

MOST SEVERELY DISABLED PEOPLE

CAN REACH IT.

THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO

DO THIS.

Reporter: AND NOW THEY CAN

GET THEIR CHANCE. THE BOTTOM

LINE OF THE ADVENTURE IN THE

HOLY LAND HAS NEVER TELL

YOURSELF NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE

YOU ARE IN THAT SOMETHING IS

IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU.

IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO

ISRAEL YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN FOR

A TOUGH TIME. I RECOMMEND THAT

YOU HAVE YOUR HIKING SHOES ON

THAT HAVE A FIRM PLATFORM.

OTHERWISE, YOU WILL END UP

WITH TENDINITIS. I USED TO LOVE

IT IN MY 20s WHEN I WOULD GO

AND YOU COULD SCAMPER ALL

AROUND. THESE DAYS WHEN I GO,

NO. MY FEET WILL HURT AND MY

KNEES WILL HURT. IT IS

WONDERFUL TO SEE IT IS

ACCESSIBLE TO THE HANDICAPPED.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND THESE

SITES, I'M AMAZED THEY TOOK

THAT ON. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.

BUT THE OLD CITY, IT IS NOT

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. HOW DO

YOU DO IT? I APPLAUD WHAT LUKE

SECONDS FROM ANYWHERE.

> TANYA WRIGHT SHOULD HAVE

BEEN DEAD. AT FIRST, SHE DID

NOT REALIZE HOW LUCKY SHE WAS

TO BE ALIVE . ALL SHE WANTED

WAS TO GET OFF THE STREET AND

FIND THE NEXT FIX.

I DID NOT WANT TO GO TO

CHURCH THE WAY I WAS. I COULD

NOT FACE GOD AND STILL GO OUT

AND DO WHAT I WAS DOING. I KNEW

THAT ONE DAY I WOULD HAVE TO

GET RIGHT WITH GOD. I THOUGHT I

HAD ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.

Reporter: HOWEVER SHE DID

NOT. HER LOOK RECKLESS

LIFESTYLE WAS ABOUT TO CATCH UP

TO HER. GROWING UP SHE WAS A

GOOD KID AND NEVER GOT INTO

TROUBLE. SHE EVEN ACCEPTED

JESUS INTO HER LIFE AS A YOUNG

GIRL.

I DON'T THE GUY UNDERSTOOD

WHAT IT MEANT AND WHAT IT

STOOD FOR.

Reporter: AFTER HIGH SCHOOL,

SHE MARRIED AND DISCOVERED

FREEDOMS OF BEING IN A JOB. SHE

AND HER HUSBAND LOVED TO PARTY.

SHE STOPPED WHEN SHE GOT

PREGNANT . BUT WAS BACK AT IT

AFTER SHE HAD HER BABY AT 19.

NOW SHE DRANK AND SMOKED WEED

TO COPE WITH THE PRESSURES OF

BEING A YOUNG MOTHER. SOON SHE

WAS USING OXYCONTIN TO GET HER

THROUGH THE DAY.

IT GAVE ME CONFIDENCE AND

ENERGY, MOTIVATION. INSTEAD OF

SPENDING TIME AT HOME, I WAS

IN VARIOUS DRUG HOUSES.

Reporter: FOR YEARS , HER

LIFE AND HER HUSBAND'S WAS

CONSUMED BY DRUGS. HER PARENTS

HELPED RAISE HER DAUGHTER,

LEAVING HER RIDDLED WITH GUILT.

I FELT LIKE A FAILURE. AS A

MOTHER. ONCE I BECAME ADDICTED,

IT TOOK OVER MY LIFE . IT TOOK

OVER MY PERSONALITY. I WAS

MOTIVATED FOR ONE THING , TO

GET HIGH AND GET MY DRUGS. SO

I WAS NOT SICK.

Reporter: TANYA AND HER

HUSBAND SEPARATED WHEN SHE WAS

26. SHE TRIED TO GET A HANDLE

ON HER ADDICTION AND BEGAN

TAKING METHADONE. EVEN THEN SHE

WOULD USE COCAINE WHENEVER SHE

HAD THE MONEY.

IT CREATED A LOT OF SHAME

AND GUILT IN ME, ESPECIALLY AS

THE YEARS CONTINUED ON AND I

CONTINUED IN THE CYCLE. I

THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL

BETTER. ONCE IT RAN OUT, IT

MADE YOU FEEL WORSE BECAUSE NOW

YOU HAVE NO MONEY. AND YOU

HAVE DONE IT AGAIN. YOU LET

EVERYBODY DOWN AGAIN.

Reporter: HER PARENTS

ENCOURAGED HER TO GET BACK TO

GOD, BUT HER SHANE KEPT HER

FROM GOING.

I FELT ASHAMED TO GO TO

CHURCH. I HAD THIS HEAVINESS

OF DEPRESSION, DARKNESS

SURROUNDING ME.

Reporter: AROUND MIDNIGHT ON

OCTOBER 13th, 2017, TANYA WAS

DRINKING WITH HER ESTRANGED

HUSBAND AND THEY STARTED

ARGUING AND TANYA STORMED OFF

TO FIND A DEALER FOR A QUICK

FIX . WHILE CROSSING A BUSY

STREET SHE STUMBLED AND FELL

BACKWARDS INTO THE ROAD , IN

FRONT OF AN ONCOMING CAR DOING

50 MILES AN HOUR.

I LAND ON THE GROUND AND I

DON'T FEEL ANY PAIN. MY

THOUGHT WAS IMMEDIATELY, I CAN

STILL GO GET HIGH. I WANTED TO

GO USE.

Reporter: INSTEAD HE

CRITICALLY INJURED TANYA WAS

BLOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF

MARYLAND IN BALTIMORE. SHE

UNDERWENT AN 18 HOUR SURGERY

TO FIX A BROKEN NECK AND

MULTIPLE LEG INJURIES. LYING

IN A HOSPITAL BED SHE BEGAN TO

REALIZE IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT

HAD KEPT HER ALIVE.

I HAD BEEN GIVEN A MIRACLE.

EVEN THOUGH I WAS DOING THINGS

I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DOING ,

HE STILL LOVED ME ENOUGH TO

NOT LET ME DIE THERE. TO NOT

LET ME END UP PARALYZED , EVEN.

Reporter: OVER THE NEXT

SEVERAL DAYS TANYA WAS

TOUCHED TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THE

PEOPLE PRAYING FOR HER.

IT MADE ME FEEL SO LOVED.

THEY SHOWED UP AND SHOWED ME

THAT THEY STILL

THEY WERE STILL CARING ENOUGH

TO TAKE THE TIME TO PRAY.

Reporter: AFTER 10 WEEKS IN

THE HOSPITAL, TANYA WAS SENT

HOME WHERE SHE HAD ANOTHER FOUR

MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY. BY

NOW SHE WAS TALKING TO GOD

CONSTANTLY BUT FEELING ASHAMED

ABOUT HER LIFE. ONE DAY SHE

TURNED ON THE TV TO SEE A

PASTOR TALKING ABOUT THE JOY OF

SURRENDER YOUR LIFE TO JESUS.

I BEGAN TO POUR MY HEART

OUT. I MOURNED OVER MY SIN. I

MOURNED OVER MY LIFE. I AM

PLEADING WITH HIM TO FORGIVE

ME. AND TO HELP ME. TO CHANGE

ME . THE FIRST THING I NOTICED

WAS THAT I HAD THIS WAITS

LIFTED OFF OF MY SHOULDERS. I

CAN SEE GOD'S GLORY AND

EVERYTHING ALL THE SUDDEN. ON

TOP OF IT I REALIZED HOW

SINFUL I ACTUALLY WAS AND MY

NEED FOR A SAVIOR.

Reporter: SHE STARTED

READING HER BIBLE EVERY DAY.

AS SHE GREW CLOSER TO GOD HER

DESIRE FOR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

WAS REPLACED WITH A LONGING FOR

MORE OF JESUS.

I WANTED TO BE CLOSER TO HIM

AND KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM. IT

WAS LIKE I WAS IN THE

WILDERNESS AND I AM STARVING TO

DEATH AND I HAD THIS BREAD.

Reporter: TODAY TANYA HAS A

WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH HER

DAUGHTER. SHE IS ALSO THANKFUL

THAT GOD GIVES SECOND CHANCES O

AND ACCEPTS ALL WHO COME TO

HIM. NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE.

I WISH I WOULD NOT HAVE

WASTED SO MUCH TIME. IF I HAD

KNOWN JUST HOW WONDERFUL AND

FREEING IT WAS GOING TO BE TO

FINALLY DO THINGS HIS WAY, TO

FINALLY DO IT, I WOULD HAVE

DONE IT LONG AGO.

PRAISE GOD FOR WHAT HE DID

IN HER LIFE. AS I WAS WATCHING

HER AMAZING TESTIMONY OF WHAT

GOD HAS DONE FOR HER, I AM

REMINDED THAT YOU ARE NOT

UNTOUCHABLE. NO MATTER WHAT

YOU HAVE DONE, IF YOU FEEL THIS

SHAME AND YOU THINK YOU HAVE

DONE SO MANY BAD THINGS THAT

GOD DOES NOT WANT ANYTHING TO

DO WITH YOU, I AM HERE TO TELL

YOU THAT IS THE FIRST LIST

THING FROM THE TRUTH. AS I WAS

WATCHING THE TESTIMONY, I

REMEMBER JESUS WAS NOT AFRAID

TO TOUCH THE LEPERS. EVERYONE

ELSE WAS. HIS DISCIPLES TOLD

HIM, DON'T GO CLOSER. BUT

JESUS HAD COMPASSION . HE SAW

THE FAITH OF THE LEPER. THE

LEPERS SAID, LORD, IF YOU ARE

WILLING. JESUS KNELT DOWN AND

SAID, I AM WILL . THAT IS WHAT

HE IS SAYING TODAY. HE IS

WILLING TO TOUCH YOU. EVEN

WHEN YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE

UNTOUCHABLE BECAUSE OF THE SIN

, THE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE IN

YOUR LIFE UP UNTIL THIS POINT .

THAT SIN ACTUALLY DRAWS THEM

CLOSER TO YOU AND THAT IS THE

REASON WHY HE DIED. HE DIED ON

THE CROSS FOR YOU AND FOR ME

AND THE SINS OF THIS WORLD SO

HE COULD COME CLOSE TO YOU AND

ME AND ANYONE WHO ASKS.

LORD, ARE YOU WILLING? HIS

ANSWER WILL ALWAYS BE , YES, I

AM WILLING. HE IS WILLING TO DO

WHAT HE DID IN TANYA 'S LIFE.

IN YOUR LIFE . IF YOU HAVE BEEN

ADDICTED TO DRUGS, PORNOGRAPHY,

ALCOHOL, YOU NAME IT. FILL IN

THE BLANK. GOD IS WILLING AND

ABLE TO SET YOU FREE. YOU ARE

NOT UNTOUCHABLE. GOD LOVES YOU

AND HE SEES YOU AND HE HAS A

PLAN, A HOPE , AND A FUTURE FOR

YOU , SPECIFIC DO YOU. WHY?

BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU. PEANUT

YOU TOGETHER IN YOUR MOTHER'S

WOMB AND HE KNEW YOU EVEN

BEFORE THAT. JUST THINK ABOUT

THAT. HIS LOVE IS THAT GREAT.

IF YOU ARE AT THIS PLACE AND

YOU FEEL THIS STIRRING IN YOUR

HEART, AND YOU WANT TO SAY

LORD, ARE YOU WILLING? THE

LEPER HAD TO HAVE FAITH AND HE

HAD TO SURRENDER . HE HAD TO

POSTURE HIMSELF TO SAY, LORD,

TAKE THIS FROM ME . HEAL ME AND

SET ME FREE. THAT IS WHAT GOD

WANTS TO DO FOR YOU TODAY. IF

YOU WANT TO PRAY THIS PRAYER OF

FULLY SURRENDERING TO JESUS AND

ALLOWING HIM INTO YOUR LIFE

AND ALLOWING HIM TO GET DOWN IN

THE DIRT WITH YOU , PRAY THIS

PRAYER WITH ME. HE IS WILLING

AND HE IS ABLE. LORD JESUS,

JESUS , SAY HIS NAME OUT LOUD.

JESUS. LORD I AM ASKING

TODAY, ARE YOU WILLING TO SET

ME FREE? BECAUSE I WANT TO BE

SET FREE. I AM DONE TRYING TO

DO AND LIVE LIFE MY WAY,

FILLING THIS GOD SIZED VOID IN

MY HEART WITH ALCOHOL AND OTHER

ADDICTIONS. LORD JESUS, TODAY

I CHOOSE YOU. TODAY I

SURRENDER MY LIFE TO YOU. I

SURRENDER IT ALL. MY HEART, MY

MIND, MY BODY. IT IS YOURS.

TODAY I CHOOSE TO TURN FROM MY

WICKED WAYS AND TO TURN TO YOU

JESUS. THANK YOU LORD THAT

YOU NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON ME.

THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

THIS MOMENT AND YOUR ARMS ARE

WIDE-OPEN, READY TO ACCEPT ME.

THANK YOU JESUS FOR YOUR LOVE .

THANK YOU GOD. I PRAY YOU MAKE

ME A NEW CREATION. FILL ME

WITH YOUR HOLY SPIRIT. RIGHT

NOW, LORD JESUS. TOUCH ME LIKE

YOU HAVE NOT DONE BEFORE. AND

MAY I BE CHANGED AND HEALED AND

SET FREE BECAUSE I CHOOSE YOU

TODAY. IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN.

FATHER, I PRAY FOR MY BROTHERS

AND SISTERS WHO HAVE JUST

SURRENDERED THEIR HEARTS TO

YOU. GOD, FILL THEM FROM THE

TOP OF THEIR HEAD TO THE SOLES

OF THEIR FEET WITH YOUR LOVE.

MAY THEY FEEL IS SO TANGIBLY

THAT THEY CAN NEVER TURN BACK

TO THEIR OLD WAYS AND THEY WILL

CONTINUOUSLY FOLLOW YOU ALL THE

DAYS OF THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU

JESUS. MAKE THEM A NEW

CREATION IN YOUR . IF YOU

PRAYED THAT PRAYER, I BELIEVE

THE BEST IS YET TO COME FOR

YOU. IF YOU NEED PRAYER FOR

ANYTHING AND TO TELL SOMEONE

THAT YOU SURRENDERED YOUR LIFE

TO JESUS, CALL US.

1-800-700-7000. WE HAVE SOME

BROCHURE, CALL 800-466-1925.

CALL NOW. 800-466-1925.

> WELCOME BACK TO WASHINGTON

FOR THE CBN NEWSBREAK. MORE

THAN A MONTH AFTER THE TOXICS

TRAIN DERAILMENT IN EAST

PALESTINE, OHIO, AND MISSION TO

LET RESIDENTS KNOW THEY ARE NOT

BEING FORGOTTEN. WORK TO HELP

THE COMMUNITY RECOVER

CONTINUES, MESSAGES OF SUPPORT

ARE POURING IN. A GROUP OF

CLEVELAND STUDENTS TRAVELED TO

IN EAST PALESTINE, ARMED WITH

HUNDREDS OF HANDWRITTEN CARDS

AND SIGNS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

DELIVERED TO FAMILIES AFFECTED

BY THE TOXICS BILL. KIDS SAY

THEY WANTED TO DO ANYTHING THEY

COULD TO HELP OUT OFFERING

WORDS OF KINDNESS AND SHOWING

THAT THEY CARE.

> WITH ALL THE SERIOUSNESS

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YOU NEED A LITTLE COMIC RELIEF.

CONTENT CREATOR IS BRINGING

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CARTOONS. USING ARTIFICIAL

INTELLIGENCE HE TRANSFORMED ALL

46 U.S. PRESIDENTS INTO PIXAR

CHARACTERS. HE ALSO SHARED THE

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AND ASHLEY WILL BE BACK WITH

DOWN . I CRIED AND CRIED.

ON TOMORROW'S 700 CLUB.

> EMMY NOMINATED ACTRESS AND

PRODUCER ROMA DOWNEY ONCE

PLAYED AN ANGEL ON TV. NOW SHE

WANTS PEOPLE TO BE ANGELS IN

REAL LIFE.

Reporter: ACTRESS AND

PRODUCER ROMA DOWNEY HAS BEEN

STARTING IN AND CREATING

INSPIRATIONAL MEDIA CONTENT FOR

NEARLY 30 YEARS . STARTING WITH

A POPULAR TV SERIES , "TOUCHED

BY AN ANGEL". ROMA AND HER

HUSBAND MARK PRODUCED ANY

SERIES SUCH AS THE BIBLE AND A

D, AS WELL AS THE FILM, SON OF

GOD. SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF

SEVERAL DEVOTIONAL BOOKS. HER

LATEST, "BE AN ANGEL" IS FULL

OF QUOTES AND REFLECTIONS,

WHICH INSPIRE US TO BE OUR BEST

SELVES.

ROMA DOWNEY JOINS US NOW

VIA ZOOM. WELCOME BACK TO "THE

700 CLUB". IT IS A BLESSING TO

CHAT WITH YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS

LOVELY TO BE BACK WITH YOU.

MANY PEOPLE THINK OF ANGELS

AND THEY MIGHT HAVE THIS IMAGE

AS A BEING WITH WINGS AND A

HALO AND THE BEING MAY ALSO

PLAY THE HARP . WHAT DOES IT

EXACTLY MEAN TO YOU , TO BE AN

ANGEL?

I HAD SUCH AN AMAZING

DECADE ON "TOUCHED BY AN

ANGEL". IT WAS SUCH A PRIVILEGE

FOR ME TO GET TO BE THE

MESSENGER EACH WEEK AND SHARE

THE MESSAGE OF GOD'S LOVE

ALONG WITH MY AMAZING COSTAR.

THOSE WERE SOME OF THE HAPPIEST

YEARS OF MY CAREER. WHEN I

GOT THE CALL TO PLAY THE ANGEL

, I WAS AN ACTOR LOOKING FOR A

JOB. I WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY

TO PLAY A GARDENER OR A DOCTOR

OR WHATEVER THE ROLE MIGHT HAVE

REQUIRED. BUT I AM A BELIEVER ,

I AM A PERSON OF FAITH. WHEN

THAT SCRIPT SHOWED UP ON MY

TABLE AND I GOT TO READ THAT, I

WAS AMAZED THAT A SHOW LIKE

THAT COULD EXIST ON NATIONAL

TV. THAT TOOK A STAND THAT

THERE IS A GOD AND HAS A

PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE, AND HE

LOVES US. YOU KNOW, RECENTLY,

THE LAST FEW YEARS, BECAUSE WE

HAVE ALL BEEN LOCKED IN OUR

HOMES THROUGH COVID , I SPENT A

LITTLE MORE TIME ON MY PHONE

PERHAPS THAN I NORMALLY DID ON

SOCIAL MEDIA. I WAS STRUCK BY

HOW UNKIND THE WORLD HAD COME

AND WITH EASE THAT PEOPLE

COULD SAY MEAN THINGS. OFTEN

TIMES HIDDEN BEHIND ANONYMOUS

NAMES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I FELT

A NUDGE IN MY SPIRIT TO WRITE

A BOOK THAT WOULD THROW MY HAT

IN THE RING. AND IT WOULD SPEAK

AGAIN ABOUT WORDS OF KINDNESS,

WORDS CAN HAVE SO MUCH POWER,

CAN'T THEY? WORDS CAN HURT AND

WORDS CAN HEAL. AND I FELT

CALLED TO WRITE THESE VERY

PERSONAL STORIES. ANECDOTAL FOR

MY OWN LIFE. THINGS I HAVE

LEARNED ALONG THE WAY. THINGS I

AM HOPING MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO

THE READER AND WOVEN TOGETHER

WITH INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES .

I WAS BLESSED BY IT AND I

KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL. YOU

MENTIONED SOME OF THE QUOTES

AND SCRIPTURE VERSES YOU USE

AND YOU SITE NELSON MANDELA AS

AN EXAMPLE OF THIS. OF BEING

AN ANGEL PERSONIFIED, SO TO

SPEAK. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM

HIM?

I THINK HE WAS AN AMAZING

EXAMPLE OF FORGIVENESS. OF ALL

THE ATROCIOUS INJUSTICES HE

HAD TO EXPERIENCE IN HIS LIFE.

BEING INCARCERATED FOR SO LONG.

AND HE CHOSE TO FORGIVE AND

NOT LIVE HIS LIFE EMBITTERED

BY WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM. AND HE

CHOSE TO LOVE. LOVE IS A

CHOICE. I KNOW MYSELF , THE

JOURNEY OF MY LIFE , I HAVE

EXPERIENCED LOSS AND I HAVE

EXPERIENCED LOVE. I HAVE

EXPERIENCED DISAPPOINTMENTS .

AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED

TRIUMPHS. AND THROUGH IT ALL,

THE ONE CONSTANT IS GOD. SO

GRATEFUL TO THE LORD HOW HE

KEEPS SHOWING UP. AGAIN AND

AGAIN. FOR ANYBODY WHO MAY

NOT HAVE GONE THROUGH ANYTHING

AS DRAMATIC AS MR. MANDELA,

BUT AT TIMES WE ALL HAVE

EXPERIENCED WHAT IT HAS BEEN

TO BE LOCKED INSIDE MAYBE OUR

OWN HEARTS OR BEING ANGRY AT

SOMEBODY OR BEING HURT BECAUSE

SOMEBODY HAS DONE IS WRONG. WE

KNOW THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS

TO MOVE INTO FORGIVENESS, BUT

IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY. AND I

THINK WHAT I HAD TO LEARN ALONG

THE WAY, BY FORGIVING DOES NOT

MAKE WHAT THAT PERSON DID TO

YOU OKAY, IF THEY DID WRONG TO

YOU, THE WRONG REMAINS WRONG.

YOU JUST DON'T HAVE TO SAY I

AM IN A PRISON. I RIGHT IN THE

BOOK, IF YOU DON'T FIND THAT

EASY, IT DOES NOT COME EASY TO

ANYBODY, THE ACTION COULD BE

IN PRAYER, TO SET THE INTENTION

AND ASK GOD TO HELP YOU

FORGIVE. THE GRACE OF GOD CAN

MOVE AND DO AMAZING THINGS IN

ALL OUR LIVES. WE KNOW THAT.

YES AND AMEN TO ALL OF THAT.

KINDNESS DOES GO A LONG WAY.

FOR MORE FROM ROMA DOWNEY, PICK

UP HER BRAND-NEW DEVOTIONAL

CALLED, "BE AN ANGEL". IT IS

AVAILABLE IN STORES NATIONWIDE.

ROMA, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH

US TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THE

DEVOTIONAL AND BOOK AND

EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU. I WANTED TO

MENTION THAT I ALSO RECORDED

THE BOOK BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE

PREFER TO LISTEN TO IT ON

AUDIO. THAT IS AVAILABLE AS

WELL. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE

ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THE

WORK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.

YOU DISCOVER LIFE. LIFE, LIVE

IT FULLY. CBN.COM.

> FOUR TIMES A DAY SHE

WALKED MILES TO GET WATER. THE

STRAIN HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON HER

PHYSICALLY AND EVEN WORSE THE

WATER IS SO POLLUTED THAT HER

THREE-YEAR-OLD SON NEARLY DIED

FROM DRINKING IT.

WHEN I WAS A GIRL, OFTEN

WENT TO THE STREAM TO PLAY.

WHEN I GOT OLDER I WENT TO GET

WATER FROM HER MOTHER. ONE

TIME THE WEIGHT OF THE WATER

MADE MY NECK HURT. I POURED THE

WATER OUT AND WENT HOME WITH

AN EMPTY CONTAINER.

Reporter: NOW SHE IS MARRIED

WITH A FAMILY OF HER OWN. THE

BURDEN OF GETTING WATER IS A

DAILY STRUGGLE.

THE STREAM IS FAR AND I GO

FOUR TIMES A DAY. I GET HOME

EXHAUSTED. MY BODY NEEDS REST.

BUT HAVE TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE

THERE ARE ALWAYS CHORES

WAITING.

Reporter: THE WATER SHE GETS

IS CONTAMINATED.

IT SMELLS REALLY BAD. I

FEEL TERRIBLE DRINKING THAT

WATER AND GIVING IT TO MY

FAMILY, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE

BECAUSE IT IS ALL WE HAVE. WE

OFTEN GET INTESTINAL EGGS AND

VOMIT. WHEN MY SON WAS THREE,

HE GOT VERY SICK FROM THE

WATER. I AM THANKFUL HE

SURVIVED BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE

WAS GOING TO DIE. I PRAYED ALL

THE TIME FOR GOD TO SEND US

HELP.

Reporter: WHEN OPERATION

WASN'T HEARD ABOUT THIS

VILLAGE, WE BUILT A WELL.

WE WERE GRATEFUL. WE COULD

NOT HOLD BACK OUR JOY. I HAVE

NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF WATER

BEFORE. IT FEELS LIKE LIFE TO

MY BODY. EVERY TIME I DRINK IT,

I FEEL GOOD AND HEALTHY. WE NO

LONGER HAVE ANY SICKNESS FROM

BAD WATER. WITH THE WELL THIS

CLOSE, EVEN MY DAUGHTER CAN

EASILY GET WATER. I HAVE MORE

TIME TO DO THINGS LIKE HELPING

MY HUSBAND FARM. AND NOW

BEFORE NOON, I'M DONE WITH MY

CHORES AND I HAVE TIME TO GIVE

MY BODY REST AND HANG OUT WITH

MY FRIENDS. SOMETHING I COULD

NOT DO BEFORE NOW. LIFE IS

GOOD. THANK YOU OPERATION

BLESSING FOR GIVING US A NEW

LIFE. WE ARE HEALTHY AND WE

ARE HAPPY. THANK YOU. THANK

YOU.

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> WE HAVE TIME FOR ASHLEY TO

ANSWER EMAILS. WHAT IS THE

FIRST QUESTION?

I WOULD SAY YOU ARE THE GUY

FOR THAT. YOU EITHER GUY.

OKAY. THIS IS FROM MARIE. SHE

IS ASKING YOU TO ANSWER. I AM

81 YEARS OLD AND MY DAUGHTER

TALKS MEAN AND IS

DISRESPECTFUL. BLAMING ME FOR

EVERYTHING BAD THAT HAPPENS TO

HER. I GET TO STRESSED AND

DEPRESSED AND HAD TO TELL HER I

AM UNABLE TO BE AROUND HER. AND

MY JUSTIFIED IN REFUSING TO BE

AROUND HER?

WHEN YOU COHOST SAYS I WILL

NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS, IS IT

OKAY TO EXCLUDE THEM FROM YOUR

LIFE? SERIOUSLY. A SERIOUS

QUESTION. I THINK A LOT OF

PARENTS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS

TODAY. FRANKLY, WHAT YOUR

DAUGHTER IS SAYING SOUNDS LIKE

WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AS A

PARENT, WHEN TEENAGERS ARE IN

THE HOUSE AND YOU RUINED MY

LIFE AND ALL THIS STUFF. WHILE

THESE RULES? WHY DO I HAVE TO

OBEY? SOMETHING GOT STUCK IN

YOUR DAUGHTER AND SHE DID NOT

MATURE OUT OF THAT PERIOD. I

HOPE AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU

TO PRAY THAT MESSENGERS AFTER

GOD'S HEART WOULD CHASE HER

DOWN AND GIVE HER A HOPE IN

FUTURE. I HAD TO LEARN, I HAD

TO GIVE UP MY PAST IN ORDER TO

EMBRACE MY FUTURE. IF YOU ARE

STOCK IN SOME EMOTIONAL WOUND,

IF YOU ARE STOCK IN WOULD

HAVE, COULD HAVE, SHOULD HAVE,

IT DEPRIVES YOU OF YOUR FUTURE.

FOR YOU PERSONALLY, DO YOU HAVE

TO LIVE YOUABUSE? NO. THERE IS

NOTHING IN SCRIPTURE THAT SAYS

YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. BOUNDARIES

ARE VERY HEALTHY. AND YOU

EXPRESSING TO YOUR DAUGHTER, I

CANNOT BE AROUND YOU , I FIND

YOU TO BE TOXIC TO MY

EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING , I FEEL

HORRIBLE AFTER THESE

INTERACTIONS. I DON'T NEED

THAT. CAN YOU PLEASE FIND A WAY

TO GET FREE FROM THIS HURT?

CLEARLY YOU CANNOT BE THE ONE,

YOU ARE BEING BLAMED FOR IT.

YOU NEED TO PRAY THAT YOUR

DAUGHTER WILL HAVE A BRIGHT

LIGHT MOMENT WHERE SHE LOOKS IN

THE MIRROR AND SAYS , MY WORST

ENEMY IS LOOKING AT ME RIGHT

NOW. HOW DO I GET PAST THAT

AND GET ONTO A PATHWAY OF

HEALING AND HOPE AND SERVICE TO

OTHERS? THAT IS ANOTHER PIECE.

PRAY AND ASK GOD BUT AT THE

SAME TIME HAVING BOUNDARIES IS

FINE.

I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT A

GOOD CHRISTIAN COUNSELOR CAN

ALSO BENEFIT, IF THE DAUGHTER

IS WILLING. BOTH PARTIES HAVE

TO BE WILLING.

THIS IS ANOTHER QUESTION.

SHE IS ASKING, DOES GOD HEAL

EVERYONE A FAITH? HOW ABOUT

PAUL'S THORN IN HIS SIDE. MY

HUSBAND WAS NEVER CURED FROM

PARKINSON'S AND MY SISTER WAS

NEVER HEALED FROM A RARE CANCER

BUT THEY WERE BOTH BEAUTIFUL

BELIEVERS AND THEIR FAITH GREW

STRONGER IN THE LORD THROUGH

THEIR TRIALS.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS

GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A

DEFINITIVE ANSWER ON THIS. MY

OWN VIEW HAS BEEN STRONGLY

SHAPED BY A PREACHER NAMED FF

BOSWORTH, WHO WAS SORT OF THE

FATHER OF THE MODERN HEALING

MOVEMENT AND ACTUALLY RESTORED

THE PRINCIPLES THAT GOD WANTS

TO HEAL ALL YOUR DISEASES. HE

WANTS TO FORGIVE ALL YOUR

INIQUITIES. HE HAS A SPECIFIC

CHAPTER IN A WONDERFUL BOOK,

HEALING BY CHRIST, DEALING

WITH PAUL'S THORN IN THE FLESH.

WHETHER THAT WAS A REAL DISEASE

OR NOT. PERSONALLY, I WENT

THROUGH IT, MY MOTHER WAS

PARALYZED BY A STROKE. WE

PRAYED FOR FIVE YEARS. AT THE

VERY END I GOT AN ANSWER AND

SHE GOT FREE FROM PAIN. BUT I

STILL WONDER, WHY DID IT TAKE

SO LONG . HERE IS A WORD FROM

JAMES. YOU MUST BE PATIENT. DO

NOT GIVE UP HOPE, BECAUSE THE

LORD IS COMING SOON. GOD BLESS