A woman lives on the streets doing whatever it takes to survive. Her desperate search for love only brings heartbreak until something unexpected happens. See her story of redemption on today’s 700 Club.
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WITH ONE FINAL ACT OF
DEFIANCE. ON TODAY'S "700
CLUB."
> WELCOME TO THE "700 CLUB."
AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING
WITH US. OUR REPORT TODAY IS ON
THE ECONOMY. ARE WE SLIDING
FROM INFLATION INTO RECESSION?
THAT'S A BIG CONCERN AFTER THE
FEDERAL RESERVE HIKED INTEREST
RATES FOR THE TENTH CONSECUTIVE
TIME.
AMERICANS ARE TAKING THE
ECONOMIC HIT ON ALL SIDES WITH
HIGHER COSTS FOR FOOD,
MORTGAGES, CAR LOANS AND RECORD
CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES.
ABIGAIL ROBERTSO BRINGS US THE
STORY.
Reporter: INTEREST RATES
WENT UP A QUARTER POINT ON
WEDNESDAY. BUT THE FED IS
SIGNALING GOING FORWARD, THEY
MAY PAUSE AFTER THEIR STREAK OF
TEN RATE HIKES IN A ROW.
OUR FUTURE POLICY ACTIONS
WILL DEPEND ON HOW EVENTS
UNFOLD.
Reporter: THE FED HOPES
THEIR STRING OF RATE HIKES WILL
KEEP BRINGING DOWN INFLATION.
NOW THEY'RE STEP BACK AND
DECIDE IF IT'S TIME TO PAUSE
THE RATE HIKES. THEY WILL ALSO
BE MONITORING OTHER FACTORS
LIKE THE RECENT BANK FAILURES.
HE EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE IN THE
SYSTEM.
CONDITIONS IN THAT SECTOR
HAVE BROADLY IMPROVED SINCE
MARCH. AND THE U.S. BANKING
SYSTEM IS SOUND AND RESILIENT.
Reporter: THE TENTH
CONSECUTIVE INTEREST RATE
HEIGHT COMES AMID FEARS IT
COULD PUSH THE U.S. INTO A
RECESSION. AN OUTCOME POWELL
ACKNOWLEDGED.
THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS BEEN
AN ABJECT FAILURE.
Reporter: JOE GRIFFITH
ARGUES THE FED PLAYS A KEY
RESPONSIBILITY IN CREATING
TODAY'S INFLATION IN THE FIRST
PLACE.
WHAT WE NEED IS FOR THE FED
TO ACTUALLY BE HONEST WITH THE
PUBLIC, ADMIT THAT THEY MADE A
MISTAKE IN PUTTING THESE
TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND POINT
OUT THAT CONGRESS HAS BEEN
DEMANDING THAT THEY PRINT MORE
MONEY. WE HAVE TO GET OUR
FEDERAL SPENDING UNDER CONTROL,
AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE NEEDS
TO STOP ENABLING THESE BIG
SPENDING POLITICIANS.
Reporter: AND BIG SPENDING
IS A BIG ISSUE IN WASHINGTON
RIGHT NOW, WITH CONGRESSIONAL
REPUBLICANS WANTING LIMITS ON
FUTURE SPENDING, AS A CONDITION
FOR RAISING THE GOVERNMENT'S
DEBT CEILING. WHILE THE
PRESIDENT WANTS IT INCREASED
WITH NO CONDITIONS.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
SPEAKER NEED TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT TO GET US PAST THIS
IMPASSE THE FEDS RATE HIKES
HAVE SPILLED OVER INTO THE
ECONOMY, DRIVING UP THE COST OF
MORTGAGES AND CAR LOANS, ALONG
WITH CREDIT CARD INTEREST
RATES, WHICH ARE ALSO AT A
RECORD HIGH OF 20%, ALL OF
WHICH HAS BEEN HITTING
CONSUMERS IN THEIR POCKETBOOKS.
DEFINITELY HAVE MADE
ADJUSTMENTS, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE
IT WORK.
GRIFFITH SAYS THE AVERAGE
AMERICAN FAMILY IS SEEING
AROUND $7,000 LESS PER YEAR OF
INCOME RIGHT NOW, RELATIVE TO
TWO YEARS AGO, BECAUSE OF
INFLATION. AT THE GROCERY STORE
ALONE, PRICES ARE STILL NEARLY
8.5% HIGHER THAN THEY WERE A
YEAR AGO. ABIGAIL ROBERTSON,
CBN NEWS.
WE'RE ALL FEELING THE PINCH
AND ALL FEELING THE TEMPTATION
TO PUT EXPENSES ON CREDIT
CARDS, AND FLOAT OUR WAY DOWN
THIS INFLATIONARY CYCLE, AND
SAY, I'LL PUT THIS ON A CREDIT
CARD, AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO
PAY IT OFF LATER. IF YOU'RE
THINKING THAT, PLEASE DON'T DO
IT. DON'T FALL INTO THE TRAP OF
HAVING CONSUMER CREDIT CARD
DEBT. DO YOUR BEST TO REIGN IN
YOUR EXPENSES DURING THESE
INFLATIONARY TIMES, SO YOU'RE
NOT OVERSPENDING FOR GOODS. WE
ALL NEED TO BUY FOOD. WE ALL
NEED TO BUY ENERGY. WE ALL NEED
TO HEAT OUR HOMES, DRIVE OUR
CARS, BUT ANYTHING ELSE, YOU
KNOW, TAKE A REAL HARD LOOK AT
IT. DO YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED
THAT? BECAUSE IF YOU PUT IT ON
A CREDIT CARD, YOU'RE GOING TO
PROBABLY END UP PAYING FOR IT
TWICE, MAYBE EVEN THREE TIMES.
HERE'S THE REAL NEWS, AND THE
REAL CAUSE OF THE INFLATIONARY
SPIRAL. OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT'S NOT A DEMOCRAT ISSUE, IT'S
NOT A REPUBLICAN ISSUE. BOTH OF
THEM ARE DOING IT. WHAT THEY'RE
DOING IS TRYING TO APPEASE A
POPULATION IN ORDER TO GET YOUR
VOTE. THEY'RE SAYING IF I GIVE
YOU A VOUCHER, OR I GIVE YOU A
STIMULUS CHECK, OR IF I DO
THESE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO
THINK KINDLY OF ME, AND YOU'RE
GOING TO VOTE FOR ME THE NEXT
CYCLE. IT'S WHERE DEMOCRACIES
GO TO DIE, WHEN THE POPULATION
FIGURES OUT HOW TO VOTE ITSELF
THE TREASURY, BECAUSE IN THAT,
YOU RUN OUT OF MONEY, AND YOU
CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE, AND IT'S
NOT SUSTAINABLE. WE HAVE TO
INSIST THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVES
DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE. BUT IT'S
WEIRD. IN THE CURRENT DEBATE
ABOUT RAISING THE DEBT CEILING,
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE SPENDING
CUTS ARE ON THE TABLE. AND ON
THE OTHER SIDE, IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE TAX INCREASES ARE ON THE
TABLE. HOW DO WE GET TO A
BALANCED BUDGET? HOW DO WE LIVE
WITHIN OUR MEANS? AND HOW DO WE
REIN IN GOVERNMENT SPENDING
THAT SEEMS REMARKABLY OUT OF
CONTROL? THE MORE OUR
GOVERNMENT SPENDS AND DEFICIT
SPENDS, THE MORE INFLATION IS
GOING TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF
YOUR POCKETBOOK.
> IN OTHER NEWS, POLICE IN
ATLANTA HAVE CAPTURED THE
SUSPECT IN ANOTHER DEADLY MASS
SHOOTING. EFREM GRAHAM HAS THAT
STORY AND MORE FROM THE CBN
NEWSROOM.
Reporter: GORDON, A MAN IS
ACCUSED OF KILLING ONE WOMAN
AND INJURING FOUR OTHERS IN A
MIDTOWN ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER.
POLICE SAY 24-YEAR-OLD DEON
PATERSON OPENED FIRE INSIDE THE
MEDICAL CENTER WAITING ROOM
JUST BEFORE NOON WEDNESDAY. THE
SHOTS KILLED 39-YEAR-OLD AMY
ST. PIERRE. SHE WAS A CENTERS
FOR DISEASE CONTROL EMPLOYEE.
THE FOUR WOMEN RANGE IN AGE
FROM 25 TO 71. PARAMEDICS
RUSHED THEM TO THE EMERGENCY
ROOM WHILE THE YOU GUNMAN FLED
THE SCENE. IT SPOTTED HIM
STEALING A PICKUP TRUCK THAT
WAS LEFT RUNNING. OFFICERS
FOLLOWED PATERSON OUTSIDE OF
ATLANTA, WHERE HE SURRENDERED.
HIS MOTHER TOLD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS, HER SON IS A FORMER
MEMBER OF THE COAST GUARD, A
UNDERSTAND HE SUFFERED WITH
MENTAL INSTABILITY, FOLLOWING A
NEW MEDICATION.
> TURNING NOW TO POLITICS,
AND THE KEY ISSUE OF ABORTION.
SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR KRISTI
IS NOEM -- DAVID BRODY SPOKE
TO HER ABOUT WHY SHE SEES THIS
AS A PRIORITY.
Reporter: AS BOTH SIDES OF
THE ABORTION ISSUE NAVIGATE THE
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF THIS
POST ROE WORD, REPUBLICANS SEEM
TO BE SCRAMBLING.
I HOPE IN THIS NEXT ELECTION
CYCLE, WE SEE PEOPLE BEING
STRONG, AND HONEST, AND
TRUTHFUL ABOUT THEIR VALUES. IF
YOU ARE PRO-LIFE, BE PRO-LIFE,
AND EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHY YOU
ARE.
Reporter: THAT, HOWEVER,
REMAINS COMPLICATED FOR THE
GOP. THE QUESTION CENTERS ON
HOW FAR IS TOO
COMES TO ABORTION RESTRICTIONS.
JUST THIS LAST WEEK, NORTH
CAROLINA INTRODUCED A BILL
BANNING ABORTION AFTER THE
FIRST TRIMIDWESTER.
AS REPUBLICANS WE NEED TO
READ THE ROOM ON THIS ISSUE.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF FOLKS ARE
NOT IN THE EXTREMES.
Reporter: ONE RECENT POLL
SHOWS 61% OF THE COUNTRY
SUPPORTS ABORTION RIGHTS, WHILE
ALSO SUPPORTING LIMITS ON IT.
WHILE DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR NO
RESTRICTIONS, IT'S REPUBLICANS
THAT HAVE BEEN ON IT'S
DEFENSIVE, SEEN AS WANTING TO
RESTRICT WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
WHEN YOU'RE LOSING BY TEN
POINTS, THERE IS A MESSAGING
ISSUE. ABORTION IS STILL AN
ISSUE, AND WE CAN'T ALLOW THE
DEMOCRATS TO DEFINE REPUBLICANS
AND PUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS UP
IN LIES AND HAVE IT GO
UNANSWERED, BECAUSE THE LIES
BECOME THE TRUTH, IF THEY GO
UNANSWERED.
Reporter: NOEM AGREES WITH
THAT SENTIMENT, AND ADMITS
THERE'S LOTS OF WORK AHEAD.
WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE
SCIENCE AND THE BELIEF OF WHAT
WE KNOW, WHEN A CHILD IS
CREATED IN THE WOMB AND THEIR
ABILITY TO FEEL AND THE UNIQUE
DNA THEY HAVE, AND CONTINUE TO
TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE OPTIONS
AND SUPPORT WE HAVE FOR WOMEN
AND WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING
MORE TO HELP THEM THROUGH A
TIME OF CRISIS. THAT
COMMUNICATION HAS NOT BEEN
FANTASTIC IN THE PAST.
Reporter: SOME REPUBLICANS
WOULD RATHER AVOID THE SUBJECT
ALL TOGETHER, SEEING IT AS
RADIOACTIVE. RIGHT NOW,
ESPECIALLY AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL. THERE'S NOW DEBATE ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THIS SHOULD BE A
NATIONAL -- SOMETHING SHOULD BE
DONE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
WHAT IS YOUR BELIEF ON THAT?
THAT IS A DISCUSSION I THINK
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING
RIGHT NOW, IF THERE SHOULD BE A
BILL AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL OR
NOT.
Reporter: GOP OFFICIALS WORK
TOWARD A CONSENSUS MESSAGE,
NOEM BELIEVES NO MATTER WHAT
TOPIC, ABORTION OR OTHERWISE,
BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH
OTHERS IS THE KEY TO FINDING
MORE COMMON GROUND.
I'D ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY WHO
IS OUT THERE COMPLAINING TO GO
FIND SOMEONE YOU QUIT TALKING
TO BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE ON
POLITICS OR GOVERNMENT OR
SOMETHING. SIT DOWN AND START
BY LISTENING TO THEM. HEAR
THEM. NOBODY FEELS LIKE THEY'RE
BEING LISTENED TO ANYMORE. THEN
START ASKING THEM QUESTIONS.
REMEMBER, THAT GOD CAN CHANGE
SOMEONE'S HEART, AND CHANGE
EVERYTHING OVERNIGHT.
Reporter: DAVID BRODY,
CBNNEWS, WASHINGTON.
> TO USE A DRAG QUEEN AS A
DIGITAL AMBASSADOR TO HELP WITH
RECRUITING HAS PROVEN TO BE
CONTROVERSIAL. THE MOVE COMES
AS THE NAVY HAS FALLEN SHORT OF
ITS RECRUITING GOALS. JOSHUA
KELLY IDENTIFIES AS NON-
BINARY. THE PROGRAM RAN FROM
OCTOBER THROUGH THE END OF
APRIL. THE NAVY TOLD THE
CALLER, THE IDEA WAS TO REACH A
WIDE RANGE OF POTENTIAL
CANDIDATES. KELLY AND OTHERS
WERE NOT PAID FOR IT. THE
PROGRAM WAS BLASTED ONLINE BY
SOME LAWMAKERS AND FORMER
MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY.
> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS MARK
THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
TODAY. IT'S ANNUAL EVENT
ESTABLISHED BY A CONGRESSIONAL
JOINT RESOLUTION BACK IN 1952.
ORIGINALLY SIGNED INTO LAW BY
PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN. THE DAY
IS OBSERVED THE FIRST THURSDAY
OF EVERY MAY. THIS YEAR'S THEME
VERSE IS TAKEN FROM THE SECOND
PART OF JAMES 5:16, WHICH SAYS
THE AFFECTIVE FERVENT PRAYER OF
A RIGHTEOUS MAN REVEALS MUCH.
I HAD JUST BEEN PRAYING
ABOUT ESPECIALLY THE CHURCH
THAT WE WOULD REMEMBER WHO OUR
GOD IS, AND WHO WE ARE IN HIM.
SO THAT WORD RIGHTEOUS PERSON
UNVEILS MUCH. SO WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO TALK ALL YEAR LONG,
LEADING UP TO NATIONAL DAY OF
PRAYER, WHAT FERVENT PRAYER IS,
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE RIGHTEOUS
IN CHRIST ALONE AS A GIFT, AND
WHAT HAPPENS IN PRAYER.
WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL PRAYER
ON THE CBN NEWS CHANNEL, AND
THE CBN YOUTUBE NEWS CHANNEL
AND THE CBN NEWS APP. GORDON.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN IN
WITH THAT PRAYER AND BE PART OF
IT. LET'S GATHER TOGETHER AS
CHRISTIANS. IF WE HUMBLE
OURSELVES AND WE PRAY. WE CALL
UNTO HIM AND SAY HEAL US, HE
WILL HEAL OUR LAND. I LOVE THE
VERSE THEY HAVE HERE. THE
RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE, I'M NOT GOING
TO SAY IT'S JUST MEN. THAT'S
THE ORIGINAL, BUT LET'S MAKE IT
BIG. THE AFFECTIVE FERVENT
PRAYER OF RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE. HOW
DO YOU GET THAT RIGHTEOUS? WE
GET IT FROM JESUS CHRIST. HE IS
OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IN GOD. WE
HAVE THAT. WE HAVE THAT AS A
FREE GIFT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU HAVE IT? YOU SHOULD HAVE
THE EVIDENCE THAT YOU'RE NOW
RIGHTEOUS. IF YOU'RE PURSUING
THINGS THAT ARE UNRIGHTEOUS,
YOU'RE ACTUALLY DENYING THE
GIFT. THERE'S TWO RULES WE HAVE
TO OBSERVE. ONE, LOVE GOD WITH
ALL OF OUR HEART. AND THEN LOVE
YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. IF
YOU GO THROUGH THOSE TWO, YOU
FULFILL ALL THE LAW AND THE
PROFITS. HERE'S A MEDITATION.
WE'RE GOING TO PRAY FOR THE
NATION. BUT HERE'S A MEDITATION
ON RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM PSALM 19.
THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT.
CONVERTING THE SOUL. THE
TESTIMONY OF THE LORD IS SHORT,
MAKING WISE THE SIMPLE. THE
STATUTES OF THE LORD ARE RIGHT,
REJOICING THE HEART. THE
COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD IS
PURE. ENLIGHTENING THE EYES.
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS CLEAN,
ENDURING FOREVER, THE JUDGMENTS
ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ALL
TOGETHER. MORE TO BE DESIRED
ARE THEY THAN GOLD. YES, MUCH
FINE GOLD. DO WE PUT TOO MUCH
VALUE ON GOLD AND NOT ENOUGH ON
GOD? ARE WE FILLED WITH LOVE?
ARE WE FILLED WITH COMPASSION?
ARE WE FILLED WITH HIS SPIRIT?
OR ARE WE PURSUING OUR OWN WAY?
ANSWER THAT QUESTION HONESTLY
IN A PERSONAL INVENTORY. IF YOU
WANT TO HAVE THE EFFECT,
THERE'S A PRECONDITION. ARE YOU
RIGHTEOUS? ARE YOU FOLLOWING
WHAT GOD TELLS US? IF YOU'RE
NOT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY,
TURN. HIS MERCY IS NEW EVERY
MORNING. YOU CAN HAVE HIS MERCY
ALL AROUND YOU AND YOU SAY
LORD, I'M SORRY, I HAVE PURSUED
ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS. I
HAVEN'T BEEN PURSUING YOU WITH
EVERYTHING I HAVE IN ME. I
HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT. I
HAVEN'T BEEN LOVING MY
NEIGHBOR. WHEN WE DO THIS AND
WE PRAY FERVENTLY AND SAY
LORD, WILL YOU HEAL OUR LAND?
THEN WE'LL HAVE IT. WHEN YOU
LOOK AT AMERICA TODAY, ARE WE
FILLED WITH DIVISION? ARE WE
FILLED WITH STRIFE AND ANGER?
IS OUR NATION FILLED WITH
VIOLENCE? ARE WE JUST LIKE
MENENA IN THE OLD TESTAMENT? WE
CAN'T EVEN DISCERN OUR RIGHT
HAND FROM OUR LEFT HAND. PEOPLE
ARE SAYING EVIL IS NOW GOOD,
AND THEY'RE SAYING GOOD IS NOW
EVIL. HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT? WE
CHANGE IT BY PRAYING. BY
CHANGING OUR HEARTS AND SAYING
GOD, YOU'RE THE ONLY SOURCE.
WILL YOU COME AND HEAL OUR
LAND? SO LET'S DO THAT RIGHT
NOW. LET'S ASK HIM. LET'S TURN
TO HIM. HE'S OUR HOPE. HE'S OUR
SOLUTION. HE'S THE ANSWER TO
EVERY HUMAN NEED. LET'S PRAY.
LORD, GOD, ALMIGHTY. WE DECLARE
THAT YOU ARE ALMIGHTY. AND YOU
CAN SOLVE EVERY ONE OF OUR
PROBLEMS IN AN INSTANT. SO
LORD, WE ARE SORRY FOR WHAT WE
HAVE DONE. WE ARE SORRY THAT WE
HAVE TURNED AWAY FROM IT YOU.
WE ARE SORRY THAT WE HAVE
PROCLAIMED SOMEHOW THAT IT'S
OUR OWN EFFORT THAT HAS LED TO
THE WONDERFUL PROSPERITY WE
HAVE ENJOYED AS A NATION. WE
HAVE PROSPERED ONLY BECAUSE YOU
BLESSED US. ONLY BECAUSE OF THE
PRAYERS OF THE GENERATION. YOU
ANSWERED THOSE PRAYERS AND YOU
BLESSED US. SO IN OUR
GENERATION NOW, WE TURN AWAY
FROM ANYTHING THAT IS NOT OF
YOU, AND WE TURN TO YOU AND ASK
THAT YOU WOULD FIRST HEAL OUR
HEARTS. SET OUR HEARTS ON YOU.
SET US AFIRE WITH THE DESIRE
FOR YOU AND YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
GIVE US LOVE FOR OUR NEIGHBOR.
GIVE US THESE THINGS, LORD GOD.
WE NEED YOU, YOUR BREATH, YOUR
HOLY SPIRIT INSIDE OF US, ALL
AROUND US, ACTING THROUGH US.
WE ASK FOR THAT. WE
NATION. WE SEE IT WITH
VIOLENCE, WITH BLOOD. WE ASK
THAT YOU WOULD HEAL OUR LAND,
THAT WE WOULD TURN IN SORROW,
AND RECOGNIZE WHAT WE HAVE DONE
AND TURN TO US AND HEAL US. DO
IT NOW, LORD GOD. FOR WE ASK IT
IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AGAIN I
WHY THIS FUGITIVE TURNED
HERSELF IN, TOMORROW.
STAY CONNECTED WITH CBN NEWS
ALL DAY ACROSS OUR PLATFORMS.
> ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND DRUG
USE ARE ALL REASONS WHY MANY
CHILDREN END UP IN FOSTER CARE.
THEY OFTEN EXPERIENCE ANXIETY,
DEPRESSION, PTSD. DEALING WITH
THESE EMOTIONAL ISSUES CAN BE
EXTREMELY CHALLENGING FOR
ADOPTIVE PARENTS. THAT'S WHY
CHURCHES AND OTHER MINISTRIES
ARE NOW PROVIDING THESE
FAMILIES WITH MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT. CHARLIE HAS THIS
STORY.
Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO
ADOPTING, CHRISTIANS ARE TWICE
AS LIKELY TO BRING A CHILD INTO
THEIR HOME THAN OTHER
AMERICANS. 5% OF CHRISTIANS
HAVE ADOPTED, COMPARED TO 2% OF
ALL AMERICANS. MANY PARENTS
FEEL THEY HAVE A BIBLICAL
MANDATE TO OFFER LOVE AND HOPE,
INCLUDING TO THOSE BEARING
SCARS FROM PAST TRAUMAS.
JAMES SAYS TRUE RELIGION IS
TO CARE FOR THE WIDOW.
Reporter: THEY FELT LED TO
BECOME FOSTER PARENTS AFTER
HEARING A SERMON TO CARE FOR
ORPHANS.
IT REALLY RESONATED WITH US,
AND CONVICTED US.
Reporter: OVER THE YEARS,
THE CHRISTIAN COUPLE, WHO HAS
THREE BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN, HAS
FOSTERED SOME 17 KIDS. IN 2022,
THEY ADOPTED TWO. SAYING ABUSE,
NEGLECT, AND DRUG USE ARE ALL
REASONS KIDS CAN END UP IN
FOSTER CARE.
A LOT OF THE CHILDREN, THEY
EXPERIENCE ANXIETY, DEPRESS,
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
SOMETHING CALLED ODD, WHICH IS
CALLED OPPOSITION DEFIANT
DISORDER.
EVERY ADOPTION STARTS WITH
SOME KIND OF TRAUMA, PAIN,
PROBLEM. EVERY TIME THERE'S AN
ADOPTION, IT'S BECAUSE
SOMETHING WENT TERRIBLY WRONG.
Reporter: THEY HAVE FOUND
THAT EVEN LOVE HAS TROUBLE
OVERCOMING.
WE HAVE CONSIDERED
DISSOLVING AN ADOPTION JUST
BECAUSE ONE OF OUR DAUGHTERS
HAS EXPRESSED TO US SHE DOESN'T
REALLY WANT TO BE A PART OF OUR
FAMILY.
Reporter: PRESIDENT OF
CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
WORKS TO HELP CHRISTIANS CARE
FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE
CHILDREN. HE ADMITS WHILE
ADOPTION CAN BE A WONDERFUL
EXPERIENCE, THERE ARE
EXCEPTIONS.
CHILDREN WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED SERIOUS HARDSHIP,
DEPRAVATION, ABUSE, WILL OFTEN
HAVE SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN
THEIR JOURNEY. AND THAT HEALING
AND HEALTH REALLY REQUIRE
SPECIAL ATTENTION.
Reporter: DR. STEVEN
GRCEVICH IS THE PRESIDENT OF
THE NONPROFIT THAT FOCUSES ON
CHILDREN'S ROLE WITH
DISABILITIES. HE POINTS OUT,
CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE AND
ADOPTION ARE MORE LIKELY TO
HAVE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS.
THEY'RE FIVE TIMES MORE
LIKELY TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
AN ANXIETY DISORDER.
Reporter: ACCORDING TO META
FIND. THIS IS WHY ONGOING
SUPPORT FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
IS VITAL.
THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES WHO
FELT VERY SUPPORTED AND
ENCOURAGED AT THE POINT OF
ADOPTION. THEN, AS THEY FACE
THE GREATER CHALLENGES OF THE
JOURNEY, HAVE FOUND THEIR
CHURCH HASN'T BEEN FOR THEM
LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE HOPED.
Reporter: MANY CONGREGATIONS
ARE NOW FILLING THE VOID.
CHURCHES ARE STEPPING UP TO
WRAP AROUND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES,
FOSTER FAMILIES, STRUGGLING
BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES, IN VERY
PRACTICAL WAYS. BRINGINGMEALS
OVER. HELPING WITH YARD WORK.
JUST SO THE FAMILIES KNOW
THEY'RE NOT ALONE.
Reporter: WHILE THE ROMANINS
WELCOME SUCH HELP, THEY'RE
QUICK TO POINT OUT THE GREATER
NEED FOR EDUCATION AND
FINANCING.
WE HAVE FRIENDS WHO BRING US
MEALS, AND DO CHILDCARE AND ALL
THESE THINGS, BUT THEY'RE STILL
THE DEGREE TO WHICH IT'S HARD
TO STEP IN TO A SITUATION THAT
IS SOMETIMES UNSTABLE, AND
SOMETIMES, MAYBE SCARY.
Reporter: WHILE MANY
CHURCHES HAVE ESTABLISHED
FOSTER CARE MINISTRIES SOME NOW
ARE APPROACHING THE ISSUE WITH
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN MIND.
THESE TYPES OF MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS SPECIFICALLY ARE A
MAJOR BARRIER TO CHURCH
ATTENDANCE FOR FAMILIES WHO
HAVE KIDS WITH THESE STRUGGLES.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF A FAMILY HAS A
CHILD WITH DEPRESSION, THE
LIKELIHOOD OF THEM SETTING FOOT
IN A CHURCH DECREASES BY 73%.
IT'S 55% IF YOU HAVE A KID WITH
A DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDER.
Reporter: DESPITE THOSE
CHALLENGES, METAFIND BELIEVES
THE BENEFITS OF ADOPTION
OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS.
MEANWHILE, THE ROMANINS ARE
RELYING ON THAT HOPE AS THEY
CONTINUE THEIR ADOPTION
JOURNEY.
IT'S MADE MY FAITH STRONGER
IN A SENSE THAT IT IS
CONSTANTLY PUTTING ME AT THE
FEET OF JESUS. JUST REALLY
DESPERATE FOR HELP AND
DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS.
THERE'S THIS PAIRING OF THE
BEAUTY AND COSTLINESS OF
ADOPTION. ANYONE WHO IS ALREADY
IN IT NEEDS TO HOLD BOTH OF
THOSE THINGS TOGETHER. ADOPTION
MIRRORS THE GOSPEL STORY, BOTH
IN ITS BEAUTY, AND IN IT'S
COSTLINESS.
Reporter: CBN NEWS.
IF YOU'RE AN ADOPTIVE OR
FOSTER PARENT AND YOU NEED
HELP, YOU NEED A LOT MORE THAN
JUST SOMEBODY HELPING YOU WITH
MEALS OR YARD WORK. YOU NEED
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO WALK A
CHILD THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. IF YOU WANT MORE
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> WHEN SHE WAS 16 YEARS OLD,
AMBER BEGAN SMOKING POT. HER
PARENTS FOUND OUT, AND TOLD HER
TO MOVE OUT. BEFORE LONG, AMBER
WAS LIVING ON STREETS AND
SELLING HER BODY.
I REMEMBER MY NEXT ENCOUNTER
WAS WITH A 23-YEAR-OLD MAN. AND
I WAS 16. AND I DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND THAT THAT WAS
PREDATOR-LIKE. YOU KNOW? HE WAS
23. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
SLEEPING WITH CHILDREN.
Reporter: AMBER CHURCHED HER
WHOLE LIFE FOR A PLACE WHERE
SHE BELONGED. HER 16-YEAR-OLD
MOTHER PUT HER IN FOSTER CARE
WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
EVENTUALLY, A CHRISTIAN FAMILY
ADOPTED HER. BUT SOMETHING WAS
MISSING.
I WAS SEARCHING FOR
ACCEPTANCE. I WAS SEARCHING FOR
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. I WAS
SEARCHING FOR PROTECTION AND
SAFETY. THERE WAS JUST
SOMETHING SET IN ME THAT FAMILY
WAS NOT SAFE. I LOST MY
VIRGINITY WHEN I WAS 15. AND MY
BOYFRIEND AT THE TIME BROKE UP
WITH ME ON THE PHONE. BUT I
COULDN'T TELL MY FAMILY THAT,
YOU KNOW, THIS REALLY HORRIBLE
THING, I HAD GIVEN MYSELF TO
SOMEBODY AND THEY HAD BROKEN UP
WITH ME. THAT WAS REALLY
DIFFICULT. FROM THAT POINT I
REMEMBER MY NEXT ENCOUNTER WAS
WITH A 23-YEAR-OLD MAN. AND I
WAS 16. THAT HAPPENED FOR A
LITTLE WHILE AND THEN I STARTED
SMOKING WEED. AND WHEN MY
PARENTS, YOU KNOW, REALLY
DISCOVERED THAT, THEY HAD ASKED
ME TO MOVE OUT.
Reporter: AMBER DROPPED OUT
OF SCHOOL. MOVED IN WITH
FRIENDS AND STARTED WORKING.
THEN SHE STARTED USING CRYSTAL
METH. AND WAS UNABLE TO
MAINTAIN HER JOB. SHE ENDED UP
ON THE STREET.
I JUST FOUND MYSELF USING MY
BODY, SEXUALLY, TO PROVIDE
SHELTER SO THAT I WOULDN'T BE
SLEEPING UNDERNEATH BRIDGES.
USING MY BODY FOR FOOD, BUT IT
WAS REALLY FOR SHELTER AND THE
FEELING THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME.
EVERYONE THOUGH IT WAS A
DIFFERENT PERSON. SOMETIMES TWO
PEOPLE IN A DAY.
Reporter: AMBER QUICKLY LOST
HER IDENTITY AS EVERY MOMENT
BECAME ABOUT SURVIVING TO THE
NEXT. NO MATTER WHAT IT TOOK.
I THINK WHAT PUSHED ME TO
COMPLETE BROKENNESS WAS SEXUAL
ASSAULT. THE PEOPLE THAT WERE
SLEEPING WITH ME DID NOT CARE.
THEY WERE USING ME AND
DISCARDING ME. EVEN PORTRAYING
LOVE TO ME, KNOWING WHAT I
WANTED, AND GIVING THAT FOR A
MOMENT AND AS SOON AS IT WAS
OVER, IT WAS JUST GONE.
Reporter: AMBER EVENTUALLY
CHECKED HERSELF INTO REHAB, BUT
HER PAST AND DESPERATION FOR
LOVE PLAGUED HER.
I ENDED UP MARRYING SOMEBODY
WHO WAS 13 YEARS OLDER THAN ME,
AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, HE'LL
MAKE A GOOD HUSBAND. THAT WAS
MY MOTIVATION. NOT WE HAVE THIS
GOOD CONNECTION, JUST, HE'LL
KEEP ME SAFE. IN THAT
RELATIONSHIP, HE DID NOT WANT
TO HAVE SEX WITH ME. NOW I HAD
SOMEBODY WHO DIDN'T WANT IT,
BUT HE WAS MY HUSBAND. SO I WAS
BEING REJECTED BY MY HUSBAND.
Reporter: DESPITE HAIR
THEIR STRUGGLES, THE COMPANILE
HAD A BABY BOY. AMBER TRIED TO
FILL THE VOID WITH AN AFFAIR.
SHE RUINED HER MARRIAGE AND
FELL BACK INTO THE CYCLE OF
RUINED RELATIONSHIPS AND ABUSE.
I JUST SHATTERED INTO A
MILLION PIECES. I FELT LIKE I
WAS WALKING AROUND WITH A SIGN
ON MY HEAD THAT SAID RAPE ME, I
HAVE NO VALUE. I COULDN'T STOP
IMAGINING THROWING MY BLOW
DRYER IN THE BATHTUB. MY SON
WHO IS 2, IS SLEEPING IN THE
OTHER ROOM, AND HE'S EXPECTING
ME TO WAKE UP AND MAKE HIM
CEREAL, AND IT WASN'T ENOUGH.
IT REALLY WASN'T. I JUST WANTED
TO DIE, AND WANTED EVERYTHING
TO BE OVER. THE CONSTANT SEXUAL
ASSAULT OF YOUR BODY REALLY
BREAKS SOMEBODY. I WAS ANGRY AT
GOD. WHY EVEN GIVE ME LIFE IF
THIS IS THE LIFE I'M GOING TO
LIVE? THAT'S WHAT LED ME TO THE
DECISION I WAS GOING TO
DENOUNCE HIM, AND I DID NOT
BELIEVE THAT HE EXISTED
ANYMORE. SOMEBODY HAD TOLD ME
ABOUT A CHURCH. AND I DIDN'T
CARE. WHATEVER CHURCH IS GOING
TO BE, I'M GOING TO GO THERE
AND I'M GOING TO DISRUPT THE
SERVICE AND DENOUNCE HIM, JUST
LIKE I PROFESSED HIM WITH MY
MOUTH.
Reporter: BUT SHE STOPPED IN
HER TRACKS WHEN SHE HEARD THE
PASTOR SPEAK.
I ALLOWED THE SERVICE TO
HAPPEN, BECAUSE I FELT LIKE GOD
SPOKE TO ME. I FELT LIKE HE SAW
ME.
Reporter: AMBER REDEDICATED
HER LIFE TO CHRIST AND STARTED
A LONG PATH TO HEALING.
AND SO AS HARD AS IT WAS,
LIFE DID NOT GET EASIER. ALL OF
THAT CAME FORWARD. I LOST MY
MARRIAGE. I LOST MY HOME. I
LOST 50% OF THE TIME WITH MY
SON. THEN COVID HIT. AND I WAS
ISOLATED IN A CONDO BY MYSELF.
AND SO I WENT TO WHAT BROUGHT
ME COMFORT BEFORE AND SPENT
MOST OF MY TIME, YOU KNOW,
HAVING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS
WITH ME. BECAUSE IT BROUGHT ME
THAT COMFORT.
Reporter: AMBER CAUGHT
HERSELF SPIRALING AGAIN, AND
PUT A STOP TO IT. SHE HAD
DISCOVERED HER TRUE VALUE. AND
WITH GOD'S HELP BEGAN TO BREAK
THE CYCLE.
I JUST BEGAN BEING OBEDIENT
WITH THE NEXT RIGHT THING. WITH
THE NEXT THING TO DO. I BEGAN
TO CUT PEOPLE OUT WITHOUT
EXPLANATION. I'M LIKE, ARE YOU
HELPING ME COME TO THE LIFE
THAT GOD HAS CALLED ME TO BE?
IT'S A VISION THAT HE HAS PUT
INTO MY LIFE. THE DREAMS HE HAS
GIVEN ME IN SPITE OF MY SIN, IN
SPITE OF MY SHAME. IF THE
ANSWER WAS NO, I JUST CUT
PEOPLE OUT.
Reporter: NOW AMBER HAS A
NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE, AND IS
GRATEFUL FOR HER NEW IDENTITY
IN CHRIST.
I WOULD SAY PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BEEN GOING THROUGH WHAT I HAVE
BEEN DELIVERED FROM, FIND A
WAY. FIND A WAY TO SEEK GOD
WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART. IF YOU
SEEK TRUTH, YOU WILL FIND IT.
IN TRAUMA IS PAIN. BUT HE'S
THERE. HE'S THERE, AND HE'S
WEEPING WITH YOU. HE'S GRIEVING
AT WHAT'S HAPPENING. BUT HE CAN
RESCUE US. HE WILL RESCUE US.
HE WAS IN MY MESS WITH ME. SO I
DON'T HAVE TO FACE THIS WORLD
ALONE ANYMORE. THAT'S WHY I CAN
KEEP GOING.
EVERY ONE OF US HAS SUCH A
DEEP NEED TO BE LOVED. TO HAVE
SOMEBODY KNOW US AND LOVE US.
NOT JUST THAT KIND OF LOVE
THAT'S -- I DON'T KNOW, THERE
FOR A MOMENT, OR EVEN IF IT'S
NOT THERE FOR A MOMENT, IT'S
NOT MEETING THAT NEED. IT'S NOT
WITH SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO KNOW
US, AND WANTS TO LET US KNOW
THEM. FOR SOMEBODY LIKE AMBER,
WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOU
AS A CHILD, THERE'S A LINGERING
LOSSNESS THAT COMES WITH THAT.
THAT CAN'T JUST BE SIMPLY LOVED
AWAY. IT NEEDS HEALING. SHE
SAID AT THE END, WHEN I WAS
DELIVERED, SHE WAS DELIVERED
FROM ALL THAT SHE HAD ALLOWED
TO CREEP INTO HER LIFE BECAUSE
OF HER LOSTNESS. YOU KNOW,
THERE'S THAT SAYING, WHAT
TANGLED WEBS WE WEAVE. WHEN WE
KEEP LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL
THE WRONG PLACES, KEEP OPENING
OURSELVES UP TO CHEAP LOVE, WE
JUST GET FURTHER AND FURTHER
AWAY FROM THE TRUTH, BUT SHE
FOUND THE TRUTH. SHE FOUND IT
IN CHURCH WHEN SHE WENT. THAT'S
NOT THE ANSWER. YOU KNOW THE
CHURCH ISN'T WHAT OFFERS US THE
TRUTH, IT OFFERS US THE TRUTH
OF WHO JESUS IS. WHEN WE ARE IN
THE WORLD OF GOD, IT'S
DECLARING TO US WHO HE IS, AND
WHO WE ARE WITHOUT HIM. AND
THEN DEFINING US WHY GOD CALLS
US TO HIMSELF. AMBER IS RIGHT.
HE WAS WITH HER IN ALL OF THAT.
SHE JUST WAS LOOKING AT ALL THE
WRONG THINGS AND IN ALL THE
WRONG PLACES. SHE HAD ANGER,
AND BITTERNESS, AND RESENTMENT
IN HER HEART. SHE FELT LESS
THAN. SHE HAD SHAME. SHAME FOR
OUR OWN BEHAVIOR. THEN WE GO
BACK AND WE DO THE SAME THING
AGAIN THAT DEFINES US SO
SHAMEFULLY. BUT YOU CAN STOP
THAT CYCLE. YOU CAN STOP IT.
BECAUSE THE GOD THAT YOU HAVE
LEARNED ABOUT, HEARD ABOUT,
HE'S REAL. HE'S REAL AND HE IS
WITH YOU. HE DOES SEE YOUR
TEARS. HE DOES KNOW YOUR PAIN.
HE'S WALKING YOU THROUGH THE
PROCESS AND ALL ALONG HE'S
SAYING TO YOU, JUST LOOK AT ME.
JUST COME OVER HERE WITH ME.
ASK FOR ME TO COME OVER THERE
WITH YOU. I WANT TOHEAL YOU.
HE WANTS TO LIVE IN
ABLE TO DO THAT. AE YOU ABLE
TO LET HIM? ARE YOU WILLING?
DON'T DO FOOLISH THINGS LIKE
THINKING OF WAYS THAT YOU CAN
END YOUR LIFE. DON'T DO THINGS
THAT PUSH YOU AWAY FROM PEOPLE
WHO LOVE YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR
CHILDREN. STOP. JUST STOP WHAT
YOU'RE DOING AND SAY GOD, I
NEED YOU. I NEED YOU. I AM
LOST. I HAVE HURT MYSELF AND
OTHERS. I NEED A NEW WAY OF
LIVING. I NEED A NEW WAY OF
SEEING THE WORLD OF
UNDERSTANDING MY LIFE AND ITS
VALUE. AND SO JESUS COME INTO
MY HEART AND MY LIFE. BE THE
LORD OF MY LIFE. THE FORGIVER
OF MY SIN. COVER ME IN YOUR
BLOOD, WHICH IS THE VERY BLOOD
THAT SET ME FREE FROM ALL OF
THE DESTRUCTION THAT'S BEEN A
PART OF MY LIFE. GIVE ME A NEW
BEGINNING. IN JESUS' NAME I
PRAY. LISTEN, YOU ASK HIM THAT,
AND YOU MEAN IT, AND IT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN. IT'S A NEW BEGINNING
FOR YOU. BUT YOU HAVE TO LET GO
OF THE OLD AND GRAB HOLD OF THE
NEW. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT
TO DO IS HELP YOU IF YOU'VE
PRAYED THAT PRAYER. WHAT DO YOU
DO NOW? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE
A FOLLOWER OF JESUS? THIS NEW
DAY PACKET HAS BEEN PUT
TOGETHER FOR YOU, IT'S FREE.
CALL THE PHONE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN. 1-800-700-7000. YOU
DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING BUT
CALL AND SAY I WANT THE NEW DAY
PACKET, AND WE'LL GET IT OUT TO
YOU. PRAYING THE PRAYER IS JUST
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR DIABETES
AND GET BACK TO ENJOYING LIFE.
Reporter: JUST CALL
800-850-2472.
> AND WELCOME BACK TO THE
"700 CLUB." FOR THIS CBN NEWS
BREAK. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
GATHERED IN BOSTON OVER THE
WEEKEND FOR SATAN-CON. WHICH
WAS CALLED, QUOTE THE LARGEST
SATANIC GATHERING IN HISTORY.
TWO LEADERS KICKED OFF THE
EVENT BY RIPPING APART A BIBLE.
ONE OF THEM SEEN HERE ON NEW
YORK'S FREEDOM NEWS TV. SHE
LATER SAID THEY WERE TRYING TO
DESTROY THE SYMBOLS OF THINGS
THAT OPPRESS US. BUT EVEN AS
THE SATANISTS GATHERED,
EVANGELISTS WERE IN THE AREA
WORSHIPING THE GOSPEL. SOURCES
HAVE INDICATED THAT NEARLY 100
PEOPLE ACCEPTED CHRIST IN THE
IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THIS
EVENT. SATANISTS DISPUTE THAT,
BUT FLOYD SAID THE EVANGELISTS
WERE COVERT AND NOT NOTICED
DURING THE CONVENTION.
> SINGING A FAMILIAR TUNE.
MEMBERS OF AN ALABAMA HIGH
SCHOOL CHOIR SERENADED PEOPLE
AT THOMAS JEFFERSON'S MEMORIAL
WITH A RENDITION OF THE
STAR-SPANGLED BANNER. THE
GROUP ALSO SANG AT THE NATIONAL
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> THE McKNIGHT FAMILY ESCAPED
UNHARMED WHEN A TORNADO RIPPED
THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEIR HOME WAS SEVERELY
DAMAGED. NOW THE COUPLE IS IN
THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING, AND
THEY'RE CALLING IT A TRUE
MIRACLE.
A TORNADO HIT DAWSON
SPRINGS, KENTUCKY, LEAVING A
TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION.
SOUNDS LIKE A TRAIN IS GOING
OVER YOU.
IT'S POURING DOWN RAIN, AND
IT'S PITCH BLACK. I HONESTLY
THOUGHT WHEN WE CAME UP THE
STAIRWAY, I WASN'T EXPECTIG TO
SEE A ROOF.
POLICE MAJOR JASON McKNIGHT
TOOK CARE OF HIS FAMILY FIRST,
THEN JUMPED INTO ACTION.
ONCE I WAS SURE MY FAMILY
WAS GOING TO BE SAFE HERE,
THAT'S WHEN I MADE THE CHOICE
TO START HELP WHEREVER I COULD.
I TRIED TO GET CAN AS MANY
PEOPLE OUT AS WE COULD.
THEY JUST KEPT PULLING
PEOPLE OUT OF THE APARTMENT
COMPLEX BEHIND US.
Reporter: OPERATION
BLESSINGS DISASTER RELIEF TEAM
RUSHED TO KENTUCKY TO HELP
FAMILIES IN NEED.
SOMEBODY FROM OPERATION
BLESSING SAID HEY, WE'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO HELP YOU. NUMBER
ONE, I DON'T HAVE THE SKILL SET
TO DO, BUT NUMBER TWO, I STILL
HAVE TO GO TO WORK AND DO ALL
THOSE THINGS.
Reporter: JASON AND ASHLEY
HAD INSURANCE, BUT IT WASN'T
ENOUGH TO COVER THEIR HOME'S
DAMAGE. SO OPERATION BLESSING
TACKLED THE BIG JOB OF
RESTORING THEIR HOUSE.
YOU SEE THE HOUSE GET
STRIPPED DOWN TO THE STUDS. NEW
DRY WALL, AND FINISH THE DRY
WALL, AND TILE FLOORS. JUST
ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF THAT
WOULD MAKE THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL.
WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE,
THERE'S NOT DAY THAT DOESN'T GO
BY THAT I DON'T THINK OF
OPERATION BLESSING.
Reporter: OPERATION BLESSING
HAS BEEN THERE FOR JASON AND
ASHLEY, AND MANY OTHER FAMILIES
IN DAWSON SPRINGS.
THEY'VE GIVEN US HOPE.
Reporter: THE GENEROUS
SUPPORT OF OPERATION BLESSING
PARTNERS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO
BE THERE FOR FAMILIES LIKE
JASON AND ASHLEY'S, DURING
THEIR MOST DESPERATE TIMES.
WHEN YOU CONTRIBUTE AND GIVE
TO THIS ORGANIZATION, YOUR
DONATION IS GOING TO BOOST
SPIRITS. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY
HEART, I WANT TO THANK ANYBODY
THAT HAD ANY TYPE OF DONATIONS
TO MAKE MY FAMILY FEEL LOVED.
SO MAKE MY FAMILY SEE THAT
THERE'S GOING TO BE A FINISH
LINE. AND TO LET ME KNOW
EVENTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A ROOF BACK OVER OUR HEAD. IT'S
A TRUE MIRACLE.
THAT HEART-FELT THANK YOU
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COMPASSION, AND VERY TANGIBLE
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> ELIZABETH HAD A TOUGH TIME
RUNNING WITHOUT FALLING DOWN.
THE 2-YEAR-OLD EVEN HAD
DIFFICULTY WALKING. SHE WAS
SEVERELY PIGEON-TOED, AND HER
MOTHER CONSTANTLY WORRIED ABOUT
HER DAUGHTER'S CONDITION.
2-YEAR-OLD ELIZABETH TRAIN
EARTH TRABERT LOVES TO WALK
AND RUN OUTSIDE. BUT A YEAR
AGO, ELIZABETH'S MOTHER NOTICED
SHE WASN'T WALKING NORMALLY.
HER ONE FOOT WAS ALMOST
PERPINDICULAR TO THE OTHER
FOOT.
Reporter: ELIZABETH MADE AN
APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE
PEDIATRICIAN.
WHENEVER SHE WOULD SIT, SHE
WOULD OFTEN SIT IN A W
POSITION. HE HAD ASSURED ME
THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT ANYTHING
OUTSIDE OF THE ORDINARY.
Reporter: AFTER 6 MONTHS,
ELIZABETH'S CONDITION DIDN'T
IMPROVE. SO SHE MADE ANOTHER
APPOINTMENT, THIS TIME WITH
ANOTHER DOCTOR.
THE OTHER PEDIATRICIAN WAS
IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH THE
FIRST PEDIATRICIAN. I THOUGHT,
WELL, IF THEY BOTH THINK THAT
SHE'S GOING TO BE OKAY THEN
I'LL JUST NEED TO BE PATIENT
AND RELAX.
Reporter: A COUPLE OF MONTHS
WENT BY. SHE STILL DIDN'T SEE
ANY IMPROVEMENT IN HER
DAUGHTER'S DEVELOPMENT, SO SHE
BECAME EXTREMELY CONCERNED.
I WORRIED FOR HER
SELF-ESTEEM, AND HERSELF
CONFIDENCE. I WORRIED THAT SHE
WOULD MAYBE AVOID CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES, OR CERTAIN SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS BECAUSE SHE MIGHT BE
EMBARRASSED OF HOW HER FEET
WERE TURNED IN.
Reporter: MELISSA BEGAN
PRAYING OVER HER DAUGHTER EVERY
NIGHT AFTER SHE GAVE HER A
BATH.
AS I WOULD PUT THE LOTION ON
HER LEGS, I WOULD FIND MYSELF
AT THAT TIME, SPECIFICALLY
SAYING THANK YOU JESUS. I KNOW
ONE DAY YOU'RE GOING CAN TO
HEAL MY DAUGHTER'S LEGS.
Reporter: ONE MORNING, WHILE
WATCHING THE "700 CLUB,"
MELISSA HEARD GORDON BEGINNING
TO PRAY.
WHEN TWO OR MORE AGREE,
TOUCHING ANYTHING, IT SHALL BE
DONE FOR THEM. WE LAY HANDS ON
THAT AREA OF THE BODY THAT IT
NEEDS HEALING.
SO I THOUGHT, WELL, IT'S
JUST ME, BUT I'LL LAY MY HANDS
ON HER LEGS, AND GORDON WILL BE
THE SECOND PERSON TO PRAY WITH
ME. AND SO, I DID.
BE HEALED. AND BE MADE WHOLE
IN JESUS' NAME.
ONCE IT WAS OVER, THEN I
BELIEVED THAT THIS PRAYER WOULD
BE ANSWERED.
LATER THAT DAY, MELISSA AND
HER FAMILY WERE OUTSIDE IN THE
BACKYARD WHEN SHE NOTICED
SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT
ELIZABETH.
SHE WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE
BUBBLES TRYING TO CATCH THEM
AND POP THEM. I HAD SAID TO MY
HUSBAND, DO YOU SEE THAT? AND
HE ASKED ME, WHAT? AND I SAID
HER FEET. HER FEET ARE NOT
TURNED IN, ANYMORE. THEY'RE
PERFECTLY STRAIGHT. HE LOOKED
AND HE SAID, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT. AND I WAS IN COMPLETE
AWE. AND I BELIEVED MY PRAYER
WOULD BE ANSWERED. BUT THE SAME
DAY? THE VERY SAME DAY I SAW
THIS AND WITNESSED IT? IT WAS
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE
HER RUN THROUGH THESE BUBBLES
AS CAREFREE AS SHE WAS, AND
JUST LOVING THEM.
Reporter: GOD HEALED
ELIZABETH'S LEGS THAT DAY, AND
HER CONDITION HASN'T RETURNED.
NOW SHE CAN RUN AND PLAY AS
FAST AS SHE WANTS.
TO FEEL THAT BURDEN LIFTED
OFF OF MY SHOULDERS, TO HAVE
THAT CROSS LIFTED, AND TO KNOW,
IT IS TRUE. GOD DOES HEAR OUR
PRAYERS. WE JUST HAVE TO
BELIEVE, AND WE HAVE TO ASK
HIM.
IT'S REAL SIMPLE.
GOD HEARS OUR PRAYERS. ALL
WE HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE AND
ASK. I LOVE HOW MELISSA DID IT.
SHE SAID I DON'T HAVE TWO
PEOPLE HERE, BUT I'LL LET
GORDON BE MY TWO. YOU CAN LET
TERRY AND I BE YOUR TWO OR
MORE. YOU JUST LAY HANDS ON THE
AREA OF THE BODY THAT NEEDS
HEALING. IF IT'S YOUR CHILD,
LAY YOUR HANDS ON YOUR CHILD.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SAY
MENTALLY, I COME INTO AGREEMENT
FOR THE PERSON THAT NEEDS AN
ANSWER TO PRAY.ER. WHEN YOU DO
THAT, YOU FULFILL THIS
WONDERFUL PROMISE FROM JESUS.
WHEN TWO OR MORE AGREE TOUCHING
ANYTHING, IT SHALL BE DONE FOR
THEM BY MY FATHER IN HEAVEN.
THIS GIVES GLORY. IT GIVES
GLORY TO JESUS. IT GIVES GLORY
TO GOD THE FATHER. HE WANTS TO
DO IT FOR YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS BELIEVE THAT. HERE'S SOME
OTHER ANSWERS TO PRAYER BEFORE
WE PRAY. HERE'S BRENDA FROM
OKLAHOMA. SHE HAD A LARGE KNOT
IN HER THROAT. THE LORD SHE
SAYS THE LORD WAS SAYING HE
WOULD CONFIRM HER HEALING ON
THE "700 CLUB," AND SHE WATCHES
A LOT. THREE DAYS LATER, BRENDA
CAN HEARD TERRY SAY SOMEONE
WITH A GROWTH ON THE SIDE OF
YOUR NECK, YOU JUST DISCOVERED
IT. AND IT'S PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT. JESUS IS HEALING
YOU RIGHT NOW. IT'S GOING AWAY,
IN JESUS' NAME, YOU ARE SET
FREE. WELL, BRENDA BELIEVED BY
FAITH AND THE KNOT IS
COMPLETELY GONE.
WOW. THIS IS MICHELLE. SHE
WROTE BY EMAIL. SHE SAID I HAVE
A STIFF AND HURTING NECK ON MY
LEFT SIDE AS LONG AS I CAN
REMEMBER. IT HAD BECOME
INCREASINGLY SORE. THE PAIN
LEVEL WAS AN 8 OUT OF 10. I
COULDN'T TURN MY HEAD COT
SEVERE PAIN. IT DISRUPTED MY
SLEEP. I WAS WAVING THE "700
CLUB" FROM MARCH 7th, SO NOT
EVEN THE SAME DAY. GORDON SAID
SOMEONE WITH A STIFF NECK AND
AN INJURY ON YOUR LEFT SIDE,
RAISE YOUR HAND FOR YOUR
HEALING. I DID THAT. I TURN MY
HEAD WITHOUT ANY PAIN. CAN'T
WAIT TO SLEEP TONIGHT. GLORY BE
TO GOD.
GOD WANTS TO HEAL. LET'S
JUST BELIEVE IN HIM AND BELIEVE
IN HIS LOVE FOR YOU. LORD, GOD,
ALMIGHTY, WE COME TO YOU AND WE
DECLARE THAT YOU LOVE US. FOR
WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS YOU
DIED FOR US. FOR GOD SO LOVED
THE WORLD, THAT'S US. GOD SO
LOVED US, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY
BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHO SO EVER
WOULD BELIEVE IN HIM. LORD,
GIVE US THAT FAITH. WE TURN TO
YOU AND WE ASK NOW FOR EVERYONE
LAYING A HAND ON THAT AREA OF
THE BODY. EVERYONE JOINING
TOGETHER IN THIS PRAYER IN
FAITH, WE ASK FOR THEM. WE
TOUCH IT NOW. IN JESUS' NAME.
WE SAY OUTLOUD OVER IT. BE
HEALED, AND BE MADE WHOLE. IN
THE NAME OF JESUS. YOU'RE
SOMEONE, YOU'RE TRYING TO REACH
YOUR RIGHT HAND TO THE BACK OF
YOUR LEFT SHOULDER. GOD SEES
YOU. HE IS HEALING THAT
SHOULDER RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE
FEELING A TINGLING GOING ALL
THE WAY DOWN INTO YOUR FOREARM.
GOD IS HEALING IT COMPLETELY.
DO WHAT YOU COULDN'T DO BEFORE.
RAISE THAT ARM UP, AND REALIZE
-- WOW. ALL THAT PAIN, ALL OF
THAT INABILITY HAS NOW TURNED
INTO ABILITY BY THE POWER OF
GOD.
SOMEONE ELSE, YOU HAVE --
YOU REALLY HAVE A LOT OF DOUBT
ABOUT YOUR FAITH, ABOUT GOD
HIMSELF. HIS GOODNESS, HIS
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. GOD IS
REACHING OUT TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
JUST LIFT YOUR HANDS UP, AND
JUST SAY YES. YES GOD, I WANT
MORE OF YOU, AS HE POURS
HIMSELF INTO YOU, YOU'LL FEEL
THE PRESENCE OF GOD COMING INTO
YOU NOW, IN JESUS' NAME.
SOMEONE WITH TMJ ON YOUR
RIGHT JAW. GOD IS HEALING THAT.
JUST OPEN YOUR MOUTH WIDE AND
REALIZE IT'S ALL GONE. THAT
PAIN, THAT CLICKING. ALL OF
THAT IS GONE, IN JESUS' NAME.
> LORD, WE THANK YOU. WE
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO
FOR US. IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN.
IF YOU'VE BEEN HEALED LET US
KNOW. LET US SHARE IN YOUR GOOD
REPORT. CALL US. IF YOU NEED
PRAYER, WE'RE GLAD TO BE THAT
TWO OR MORE FOR YOU. ALL YOU
HAVE TO DO IS CALL.
1-800-700-7000. HERE'S A WORD
FROM THE BIBLE. REJOICE AND
PRAY CONTINUALLY. GIVE THANKS
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