Debbie didn’t have a high school diploma, but that didn’t stop her experiencing an incredible business career. See the amazing story of how she worked her way up the career ladder using God’s wisdom. Her life is an example of how following ...
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YOU'VE DONE" ON TODAY'S 700
CLUB.
> WELCOME TO THE 700 CLUB AND
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THE
UNITED STATES RESERVE IS
CONSIDERING THE CREATION OF A
DIGITAL DOLLAR. CRITICS WARN IT
WOULD BE A PRIVACY NIGHTMARE.
ONE EXPERT CLAIMS THE
REMOVAL OF CASH WOULD PUSH
AMERICA CLOSER TO A
TOTALITARIAN STATE.
Reporter: FEDERAL RESERVE
CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL IN MARCH
SAID THE FED HAD ALREADY BEGUN
TESTING A DIGITAL DOLLAR.
WE HAVE BEGUN EXPERIMENTING,
WILL THIS WORK AND WHAT'S THE
MOST EFFICIENT?
Reporter: JUST LIKE PAPER
DOLLARS, IT WOULD BE PUSHED BY
THE RESERVE. IT COULD BE USED
TO FIGHT INFLATION BECAUSE THE
FED WOULD HAVE CONTROL OVER THE
MONEY SUPPLY. IT COULD SPEED UP
TRANSACTION PAYMENTS AND HELP
FIGHT MONEY LAUNDERING.
THERE ARE A COUPLE ELEMENTS
THAT ARE VERY ATTRACTIVE TO
ECONOMIC POLICY MAKERS. ONE IS
TO KNOW WHERE PEOPLE ARE
SPENDING THEIR MONEY. ANOTHER
TRACKS TAXING AND PREVENTS
INVASION, THAT TYPE OF THING.
Reporter: BACKERS SAY THE
U.S. NEEDS A DIGITAL DOLLAR.
OPPONENTS WARN IT COULD BE AN
EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT OF
GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
PHYSICAL MONEY HAS BEEN
CALLED ONE OF THE LAST
BASTIENS OF PRIVACY.
BANKS HAVE REALLY A TON OF
POWER THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
TO SHUT DOWN ACCOUNTS, TO
FREEZE ACCOUNTS, AND TO END
UPHOLDING THEM FOR REALLY ANY
NUMBER OF REASONS.
Reporter: SOME EXPERTS SAY A
DIGITAL CURRENCY WILL MOVE
AMERICA CLOSER TO A
TOTALITARIAN STATE.
IF I BUY ANYTHING, THE
GOVERNMENT DOESN'T KNOW IT.
EVEN MASTERCARD USES PRODUCT
CODES SO THEY DON'T SAY JIM
BOUGHT A SNICKERS, HE BOUGHT
MISCELLANEOUS MERCHANDISE AT A
RETAIL PLACE. WITH THIS, THEY
MAINTAIN THE LEDGER. IF I BUY
RONDON'S NEW BOOK OR GO TO A
DONALD TRUMP RALLY OR WHATEVER
IT MAY BE, THE GOVERNMENT
HAVING THAT INFORMATION CAN
PROFILE YOU. THIS GUY LOOKS
LIKE A CONSERVATIVE AND MAYBE
HE'S MAGA. THEN YOU HAVE A
TARGET ON YOUR BACK.
Reporter: LAST YEAR A
CANADIAN COURT FROZE MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS RAISED FOR TRUCKERS
WHO BLOCKED THE ROADS DUE TO
COVID-19 MANDATES. A DIGITAL
DOLLAR COULD NOT ONLY BE
SWITCHED OFF, BUT THE FED COULD
FORCE NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES
ON AMERICANS, PENALIZING
SAVERS. DIGITAL CASH MAY BE AN
EASY TARGET FOR HACKERS. ON THE
BANK TO BANK LEVEL, A REALTIME
PAYMENT SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN IN JULY. IT'S NOT A
DIGITAL CURRENCY, BUT AN
UPGRADE TO WHAT SOME CALL OUR
ANTIQUATED SERVICE.
CLEAR AND SETTLE PAYMENTS
INSTANTLY.
Reporter: LARGE BANK
DEPOSITS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO
CLEAR MUCH FASTER THAN THEY DO
NOW. BUT FED CHAIRMAN POWELL
SAYS HE'S NOT CONFIDENT ALL
AMERICANS WANT THE DIGITAL
CURRENCY.
THIS SENDS A CHILL DOWN YOUR
SPINE WHEN YOU READ THE BOOK OF
REVELATION THAT THERE WILL COME
A DAY WHERE YOU CAN'T BUY OR
SELL. AND THE DIGITAL CURRENCY
ACTUALLY ENABLES THAT. WITH
PHYSICAL CURRENCY, YOU GET TO
HAVE THAT AND HAVE PHYSICAL
POSSESSION OF IT, SO YOU CAN GO
TO A MARKETPLACE AND BUY. YOU
CAN ALSO SELL PRODUCTS AND GET
CASH AND THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT
INVOLVED IN THAT AT ALL. BUT IN
A DIGITAL CURRENCY, THEY WILL
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE BUYING
AND HOW MUCH YOU'RE PAYING AND
WHO YOU BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY
COULD SHUT OFF YOUR DIGITAL
CURRENCY AND IN THAT SHUTOFF,
YOU DON'T GET TO BUY AND YOU
DON'T GET TO SELL. IF YOU DON'T
THINK THIS IS SOMETHING A
GOVERNMENT CAN REALLY DO, GO
BACK TO 2012 WITH THE TAX
EXEMPT BRANCH IN THE IRS,
DENYING TAX EXEMPT STATUS TO
ANY GROUP THAT HAD TEA PARTY IN
THE NAME. THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THAT POLITICAL CAUSE WERE SHUT
DOWN, AND IT WAS DONE
INTENTIONALLY. LOOKS LIKE SHE
HAD REGULAR MEETINGS IN THE
WHITE HOUSE, AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THEY DISCUSSED IT, BUT WHY
IN THE WORLD IS THE TAX EXEMPT
BRANCH MEETING REGULARLY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE? THIS SHOULD BE
SOMETHING THAT EVERY AMERICAN
SAYS NO, WE VALUE OUR PRIVACY.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, WHEN YOU
HAVE THE CHANCE TO USE CASH,
PLEASE USE IT. IT WILL PROTECT
YOU IN THE FUTURE.
> IN OTHER NEWS, FBI
WHISTLEBLOWERS HAVE TESTIFIED
PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME,
SPEAKING OUT AS CONGRESSIONAL
REPUBLICANS MAKE THE CASE THAT
THE AGENCY IS UNFAIRLY
TARGETING SOME AMERICANS.
Reporter: THE TESTIMONY WAS
PART OF THE WORK ON THE
WEAPONNIZATION OF THE
GOVERNMENT CREATED BY
REPUBLICANS, WHICH SAYS THE FBI
AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAVE
BECOME POLITICIZED. MATT GALKA
HAS THE STORY.
Reporter: OHIO REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSMAN JIM JORDAN SAID HE
TALKED TO DOZENS OF FBI
WHISTLEBLOWERS AHEAD OF
YESTERDAY'S HEARING.
IF YOU'RE A PARENT ATTENDING
A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, YOU'RE
PRO-LIFER PRAYING AT A CLINIC
OR A CATHOLIC GOING TO MASS,
YOU'RE A TARGET OF THE
GOVERNMENT.
Reporter: THE HOUSE'S
WEAPONS OF FEDERAL SUB
COMMITTEE CHARGES THE FBI
POLITICIZED LEADERSHIP. IT WAS
BASED ON TESTIMONY FROM
WHISTLEBLOWERS, THREE OF WHOM
APPEARED PUBLIC IN FRONT OF THE
COMMITTEE.
ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS TO
PROTECT MY COUNTRY. BAD GUYS
HAVE BECOME PART OF THE
GOVERNMENT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT
TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT.
YOU MAY THINK I'M A
CONSPIRACY THEORIST. THIS
COMMITTEE SHOULD AVOID THE
TEMPTATION TO IMPUGN THE
CHARACTER AND MOTIVATIONS OF
THOSE BEFORE YOU.
Reporter: SOME HAVE ACCUSED
THE FBI OF INFLATE EXTREMISM TO
FIT A POLITICAL NARRATIVE AND
FORCING OUT CONSERVATIVE
EMPLOYEES.
DESPITE MY HISTORY OF
UNBLEMISHED SERVICE TO THE
UNITED STATES, I WAS ACCUSED OF
BEING DISLOYAL TO MY COUNTRY.
Reporter: THE DAY BEFORE THE
MEETING, THE FBI REVOKED THE
SECURITY CLEARANCE OF THREE
AGENTS, INCLUDING TWO WHO WERE
TESTIFYING AT THE HEARING. THE
AGENCY ALLEGED FORMER AGENTS
OBJECTED TO USING A S.W.A.T.
TEAM TO ARREST A JANUARY 6th
SUSPECT AND SAYS HE DOWNLOADED
AGENCY DOCUMENTS ON AN
UNAUTHORIZED FLASH DRIVE.
DEMOCRATS IN THE COMMITTEE USED
THAT TO QUESTION THE
WHISTLEBLOWERS.
THE FAR RIGHT WANTS TO
ATTACK, DISCREDIT AND DISMANTLE
THE FBI. THIS IS DEFUND THE
POLICE ON STEROIDS.
Reporter THE FBI IS UNDER
SCRUTINY AFTER THE RELEASE OF
THE DURHAM REPORT THIS WEEK,
WHICH CONCLUDED THE FBI SHOULD
NOT HAVE LAUNCHED A FULL
INVESTIGATION BETWEEN DONALD
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN AND RUSSIA
DURING THE 2016 ELECTION. MATT
GALKA, CBN NEWS.
> 56 YEARS AGO, ISRAEL
CAPTURED THE OLD PART OF THE
CITY AND THE TEMPLE MOUNT.
CHRIS MITCHELL REPORTS ON THE
HISTORIC VICTORY.
Reporter: THIS IS THE MAIN
GATHERING FOR THE FLAG MARCH.
FROM HERE THEY WILL GO THROUGH
THE OLD CITY ON THEIR WAY TO
THE WESTERN WALL, CELEBRATING
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1967, THE
REUNIFICATION OF ISRAEL AND
JERUSALEM.
I WAS A VERY YOUNG FIGHTER
THEN, AND THE SEVEN DAYS OF THE
SIX-DAY WAR, THEY SAID YOU CAN
GO HOME. THE WAR IS FINISHED.
NOBODY WENT HOME. WE WENT TO
OUR REAL HOME, JERUSALEM .
CELEBRATING TODAY BECAUSE IT'S
BRINGING THE JEWISH ISRAELIS
TOGETHER.
Reporter: IT WAS A FEELING
SHARED BY MANY OTHERS.
WE CELEBRATE THE UNIFICATION
OF JERUSALEM, AND CELEBRATE THE
REBIRTH OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE
COMING BACK TO ISRAEL.
IT'S THE REUNIFICATION OF
JERUSALEM. THE CITY IS SO OLD,
BACK TO KING DAVID, AND IT'S
IMPORTANT TO US.
WE WANT TO SHOW JERUSALEM IS
AN OPEN CITY TO ALL RELIGIONS.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL COUNTRY,
OPEN TO EVERYBODY.
Reporter: THE MARCH CAME
DAYS AFTER A FIVE-DAY BATTLE
WITH THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC
JIHAD IN THE GAZA STRIP.
DESPITE MINOR SCUFFLES BETWEEN
SOME, THE EVENT WAS MAINLY
PEACEFUL.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
PATRIOTISM, LOVE OF OUR CITY,
WHICH HAS BEEN THE CENTER PIECE
OF OUR RELIGION AND OUR PEOPLE
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
Reporter: DESPITE THE
CONSUMER DIVISIONS IN ISRAEL
AND IRAN, THIS IS THE STRENGTH
OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE.
IF YOU ASK ME WHAT'S THE
MOST IMPORTANT ASSET OF ISRAEL,
IT'S NOT WHAT WE DON'T TALK
ABOUT. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
ASSET IS OUR RELATIONS WITH
DIFFERENT JEWISH COMMUNITIES
ALL OVER.
AN AMAZING HISTORY. THANK
YOU, CHRIS. GORDON?
AMAZING TO SEE THE
FULFILLMENT OF BIBLICAL
PROPHESY PROPHESY. JESUS
PROPHESIED THIS. IT WAS THE
CAPITAL WHERE KING DAVID
ESTABLISHED MORE THAN 3,000
YEARS AGO. IF YOU WANT TO SEE A
DOCUMENTARY ON IT, WE HAVE
PRODUCED THIS FOR THE
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. IT
TELLS THE STORY FOR THE BATTLE
OF JERUSALEM FROM THE POINT OF
VIEW OF THE SOLDIERS WHO
ACTUALLY FOUGHT. IF YOU WOULD
> THE COST IS MUCH HIGHER AND
STILL PEOPLE CROWD HOSPITAL
EMERGENCY ROOMS TO OVERFLOWING.
MANY OF THEM HAVE MINOR
ILLNESSES AND COULD BE BETTER
SERVED ELSEWHERE. THE PROBLEM
IS SOME HAVE NO OTHER ACCESS TO
A DOCTOR. LORI JOHNSON
EXPLAINS.
Reporter: MOST HOSPITAL
EMERGENCY ROOMS MUST TREAT
ANYONE, EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE
AN ABILITY TO PAY OR AN ACTUAL
EMERGENCY. LIKEWISE, AMBULANCES
ALMOST ALWAYS TRANSPORT
PATIENTS TO THE ER,REGARDLESS
OF THE MEDICAL NEED.
FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES COME TO
THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR
PRIMARY CARE, THINGS LIKE A
COUGH OR SORE THROAT, SIMPLY
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO A REGULAR DOCTOR AND FEEL
THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
GOVERNMENT STUDIES SHOW ABOUT
25% OF ER VISITS ARE
UNNECESSARY, ADDING UP TO
NEARLY $4 BILLION EACH YEAR.
THE VISITS ARE ONE OF THE MOST
EXPENSIVE
MEDICAL CARE, AVERAGING $2,500.
THAT'S A HEAVY FINANCIAL
BURDEN, AND WHEN BILLS GO
UNPAID, HOSPITALS GENERALLY
ABSORB THE COSTS AND TRY TO
RECOUP THAT MONEY FROM OTHER
PATIENTS BY CHARGING $8 FOR A
SINGLE ASPIRIN.
IT IS A BIG PROBLEM AND IT'S
GETTING BIGGER ALL THE TIME.
Reporter: PEOPLE LIVING IN
SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY DON'T USUALLY HAVE
ACCESS TO A PRIMARY CARE
PHYSICIAN.
PEOPLE UNFORTUNATELY USE THE
EMERGENCY ROOM FOR DEFAULT CARE
BECAUSE THE PATIENTS CAN'T GET
CARE ANY OTHER WAY.
Reporter: IT ALSO HAPPENS IN
UNDERPRIVILEGED URBAN AREAS,
WHERE RESIDENTS RARELY HAVE A
NEARBY DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND NO
TRANSPORTATION.
WE NEED TO TAKE OUR CARE AND
PUT IT IN THE AREAS OF NEED.
Reporter: SOME MEDICAL
PROVIDERS ARE DOING JUST THAT,
BY OPENING PRIMARY CARE CLINICS
IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, LIKE THIS
ONE INSIDE A NORFOLK SHELTER.
IN THE FIVE MONTHS SHELTER
GUESTS HAVE HAD CONVENIENT
ACCESS TO A DOCTOR, TRIPS TOLL
EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MINOR ISSUES
HAVE DROPPED 80%.
IT WAS INTERESTING, THE
ADMINISTRATORS HERE SAID, I'M
NOT HEARING THE AMBULANCES
COMING AS MUCH.
Reporter: FEWER UNNECESSARY
VISITS ALLOW STAFF TO FOCUS ON
MORE LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES.
EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE VERY
BUSY, AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THE
PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACCIDENTS. IF
YOU HAVE CHEST PAIN OR TROUBLE
BREATHING, THAT'S WHERE YOU
NEED TO GO.
Reporter: AND SOMEN SAY IT'S
NOT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE
CRITICAL CONDITION HOMELESS
SHELTER.
I BELIEVE IT'S A CRITICAL
CONDITION MANDATE, OUR CRITICAL
CONDITION RESOLVE, TO MEET
PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND LOVE
OUR NEIGHBOR AS WE LOVE
OURSELVES. WE WANT TO HAVE THE
FULLNESS OF HEALTH SO WHY
WOULDN'T WE WANT THAT FOR OUR
FELLOW NEIGHBOR?
Reporter: AND THEY HAVE
OPENED A PERMANENT PRIMARY CARE
CLINIC IN A NEARBY
UNDERPRIVILEGED NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PROVIDER ALSO REGULARLY
DRIVES RVs CONVERTED INTO
MOBILE DOCTOR'S OFFICES TO
OTHER UNDERSERVED
NEIGHBORHOODS. UPDATED DATA
ISN'T YET AVAILABLE, BUT IT'S
LIKELY THIS WILL REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE GOING TO THE
ER FOR PRIMARY CARE.
SOMEBODY HAS A SINUS
INFECTION, AND THEY'RE SEEN IN
A PRIMARY CARE OFFICE. THE COST
OF THAT VISIT TO THE PATIENT AS
A COPAY AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
IS A PROSECUTE LESS THAN IF
THAT PATIENT WENT TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM FOR A SINUS
INFECTION.
Reporter: AND IT'S CHEAPER
IN THE LONG RUN BY PREVENTING
HEALTH PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD.
FOR CONTROLLING DIABETES,
CONTROLLING THE BLOOD PRESSURE,
THEY WON'T END UP ON DIALYSIS
OR A STROKE BECAUSE THEIR BLOOD
PRESSURE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Reporter: PATIENTS ARE
REQUIRED TO FIND A DOCTOR OR GO
TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, AND
THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR
POSITIVE IMPACT. BY PUTTING
DOCTORS CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE,
QUICKER TREATMENT CAN HAPPEN
AND ERs CAN GO BACK TO
PROVIDING TRUE EMERGENCY CARE.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD
THINGS ABOUT THOSE DOCTORS
SAYING LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS PROBLEM. WHEN YOU OPEN
THAT KIND OF CLINIC AT UNION
MISSION OR OPEN THAT KIND OF
CLINIC IN A POOR AREA, YOU'RE
NOT EXPECTING TO MAKE A PROFIT
OFF OF IT. YOU'RE DOING IT
BECAUSE YOU CARE. YOU CARE
ABOUT PEOPLE AND YOU WANT TO
PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES RIGHT
WHERE THEY ARE . AT THE END OF
THE DAY, IF YOU REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF ER VISITS, THERE'S A
COST EFFECTIVE ANALYSIS TO SAY
YOU'RE IN THE LONG RUN SAVING
MONEY. RIGHT NOW IN THE SHORT
> DEBBIE QUIT SCHOOL IN
EIGHTH GRADE AND STARTED
WAITING TABLES. IN 2019, SHE
AND HER BUSINESS PARTNER SOLD
THEIR COMPANY FOR $6 MILLION.
SHE SUMS UP THE SUCCESS WITH
ONE WORD: OBEDIENCE.
I WASN'T THE ONE IN THE ROOM
THAT COULD BOAST OF SCHOOLING.
NO ONE IN MY FAMILY WAS
WEALTHY.
Reporter: DEBBIE DROPPED OUT
OF SCHOOL AFTER THE EIGHTH
GRADE AND BEGAN WORKING AS A
WAITRESS.
PROBABLY 40, 50 HOURS A WEEK
JUST MANAGING THIS RESTAURANT.
AND BY THAT TIME, IT DIDN'T
MAKE SENSE TO LEAVE THE JOB AND
GO BACK TO GET AN EDUCATION.
Reporter: SHE MET SOMEONE
WHO SHARED THE GOSPEL WITH HER,
AND AFTER GIVING HER LIFE TO
CHRIST, SHE STARTED TITHING.
I STARTED GIVING WHEN I WAS
ABOUT 16 YEARS OLD. I WAS
GIVING LIKE 10% TITHE AND 10%
OFFERING. I FELT SUPERNATURALLY
PROTECTED.
Reporter: OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS, SHE BECAME A NIGHT
MANAGER AT THE RESTAURANT.
GOD JUST BLESSED ME IN THAT
MISSION.
Reporter: AT 22 YEARS OLD,
SHE EARNED THE TRUST OF THE
OWNER AND WAS OFFERED A
PARTNERSHIP. SHE WAS MAKING
MORE AND BEGAN GIVING MORE TOO.
DURING MY TIME AT THE
RESTAURANT, FROM THE TIME I WAS
16 TO 22 I WOULD EXPERIENCE
ABOUT A 40% TO 50% INCREASE.
Reporter: SHE WAS OFFERED A
ROLE IN THE TRAVEL AGENCY AND
LEFT THE RESTAURANT. BUT THE
COMPANY WAS NEARLY $300,000 IN
DEBT. BEFORE LONG SHE WAS
PROMOTED TO MANAGER AND THEN
VICE PRESIDENT. SHE CONVINCED
HER PARTNER TO TITHE OFF THE
BUSINESS PROFITS.
WHENEVER WE WOULD TAKE THE
DRAWS OFF THE COMPANY, WE WOULD
ABSOLUTELY TITHE ON THOSE.
Reporte: THE COMPANY BECAME
MORE SUCCESSFUL UNDER HER
LEADERSHIP, AND IN TOTAL SHE
SAVED THE COMPANY MORE THAN
$300,000.
HE ACTUALLY COMPENSATED ME
EVEN MORE THAN HIMSELF BECAUSE
HE COULD SEE THE AGENCY WAS
TURNING AROUND. I REALLY SEE
THAT AS BEING THE HAND OF GOD
AND THE TITHE AND THE OFFERING.
Reporter: IN 2019, THEY SOLD
THE COMPANY FOR $6 MILLION. SHE
SAYS GIVING ALLOWED HER TO GIVE
MORE.
I STARTED OUT GIVING 20%,
THEN I WOULD GO TO
BEFORE I RETIRED, I WAS AT 35%
GIVING. I COULD SEE THE HAND OF
GOD AND KNEW THAT IF I'M MAKING
MORE, I'M GOING TO GIVE MORE. I
RECOGNIZED WHERE EVERYTHING
CAME FROM. I KNEW GOD HAD
BLESSED ME. I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO
THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD,
ABSOLUTELY. THE TITHE, THE
OFFERING, HE PROTECTS US WHEN
WE ARE IN A COVENANT WITH HIM.
IT'S OBEDIENCE.
Reporter: TODAY SHE'S
HELPING OTHERS UNDERSTAND THE
BLESSING.
IT'S LIKE, GOD, I'M SO
GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL TO YOU
FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE, HOW CAN
I NOT GIVE BACK AND HONOR YOU?
DEBBIE LEARNED THE SECRET.
IN PROVERBS, TRUST IN THE LORD
WITH ALL YOUR HEART. LEAN NOT
ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. IN
ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM
AND HE WILL DIRECT YOUR PATH.
IF YOU WANT TO START
ACKNOWLEDGING GOD WITH YOUR
TITHES, OFFERINGS,
UNDERSTANDING THAT HE IS THE
SOURCE OF WEALTH AND HE IS THE
SOURCE OF EVERYTHING, WHEN YOU
DO THAT, IT'S WONDERFUL WHAT
HAPPENS. YOU WALK INTO THESE
TREMENDOUS BLESSINGS AND FAVOR
AND ANOINTING. IF YOU WANT TO
START THAT, IT'S NOT A GET RICH
QUICK SCHEME. THIS IS SOMETHING
YOU SAY, I WANT TO HONOR THE
LORD AND TRUST HIM IN
EVERYTHING I DO. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE HIM. WHEN YOU DO
THAT, THAT'S WHEN THE BLESSINGS
COME. IF YOU WANT TO START,
CALL (800)700-7000 AND SAY, I
WANT TO JOIN THE 700 CLUB. IT'S
JUST $20 A MONTH AND YOU CAN
JOIN AT HIGHER LEVELS. THE GOLD
LEVEL IS $40 A MONTH. THIS IS A
WONDERFUL AUDIO BOOK AND YOU'LL
GET "AFTER GOD'S 'S OWN HEART."
I REMEMBER WHEN YOU GET INTO
THE HEART OF HOW DAVID WAS
PRAYING TO GOD ALMIGHTY. WHEN
YOU FOLLOW THAT PATTERN,
WONDERFUL THINGS CAN HAPPEN.
IT'S YOURS WHEN YOU JOIN. WITH
THE GOLD YOU GET THREE COPIES
TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND
FAMILY. CALL US NOW,
(800)700-7000.
WHEN YOU JOIN THE 700 CLUB,
YOU'RE HELPING PEOPLE ALL
AROUND THE WORLD, LIKE THIS
GIRL WHO NEEDED AN OPERATION TO
REPAIR THE HOLE IN HER HEART.
SHE WAS SHORTER THAN
EVERYONE AND THEY LAUGHED AT
HER.
Reporter: IT WAS BELIEVED
SHE HAD A WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM
BUT OVER TIME, IT GOT WORSE.
THEY COULD NOT AFFORD A DOCTOR
AND WANTED A SOLUTION . ONE DAY
SHE ENDED UP AT THE HOSPITAL.
THAT'S WHEN THE LEES FOUND OUT
WHAT HAD BEEN WRONG ALL ALONG.
WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH BLOOD
FLOW AND OXYGEN TO HER HEART,
CAUSING FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.
THE DOCTOR SAID SHE HAD A
HUGE HOLE IN HER HEART AND
NEEDED AN OPERATION QUICKLY OR
SHE WOULD DIE. EVEN WITH TEN
YEARS, I COULDN'T SAVE ENOUGH
FOR THE SURGERY.
WHEN SHE CAME HOME, SHE WAS
PALE AND CRYING AND SAD. I'M
SCARED I DON'T HAVE LONG. I
TRIED TO COMFORT HER AND SAID,
DON'T WORRY, I'LL SAVE MONEY
AND PAY FOR YOUR SURGERY.
LIFE GREW DARK AND MY WHOLE
FAMILY STOPPED SMILING. THERE
WAS NOTHING I COULD DO.
I WOULD DO ANYTHING IF I
COULD.
Reporter: MR. LEE SEARCHED
FOR HELP AND CAME ACROSS CBN.
WE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR HER TO
RECEIVE THE FREE SURGERY.
NOW MY SISTER IS CURED AND
SHE CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
SHE'S MUCH TALLER AND EVEN RUNS
FASTER THAN I DO. THIS IS THE
BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO
US. AND I LEARNED ABOUT JESUS
AND HOW HE IS A GOOD GOD. THANK
YOU TO CBN.
WITHOUT YOU, MY DAUGHTER
WOULD HAVE DIED. NOW SHE'S
HAPPY AND HEALTHY.
THIS WAS NOT JUST
MEDICATION, BUT A LIFE-SAVING
OPERATION DONE ON HER. THANK
YOU TO THE 700 CLUB MEMBERS
BECAUSE THIS SITUATION IS WHAT
YOU STEP INTO WITH YOUR
GENEROSITY EVERY DAY SOMEWHERE
IN THE WORLD. IF YOU HAVE NOT
JOINED THE 700 CLUB, IT IS A
GREAT TIME TO DO IT RIGHT NOW.
SEEING THE IMPACT YOU CAN MAKE,
65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A MONTH
MAKES YOU A MEMBER. OR CONSIDER
GOING UP TO THE GOLD LEVEL, $40
A MONTH. OR THE THOUSAND CLUB
IS $84 A MONTH. OR YOU COULD
BECOME A FOUNDER FOR $417 A
MONTH, $5,000 A YEAR. WE SAY
THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU WHO
ARE DOING THAT. GO TO THE PHONE
AND JOIN, JUST CALL AND SAY, I
WANT TO JOIN THE 700 CLUB. WHEN
YOU DO THAT, WE HAVE THE GIFTS
GORDON WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.
WHEN YOU CALL AND JOIN, SAY I
WOULD LIKE TO USE PLEDGE
EXPRESS. THAT'S ELECTRONIC
MONTHLY GIVING, AND SAVES ON
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS SO WE CAN
PUT MORE OF YOUR GIFT TO CHANGE
LIVES. WE'LL SEND YOU POWER FOR
LIFE TEACHINGS EVERY MONTH TO
REMIND YOU THAT YOU'RE TOUCHING
AND CHANGING LIVES AND TO BE A
BLESSING IN YOUR OWN LIFE. CALL
NOW, (800)700-7000.
> THE PANDEMIC HIT WHILE SEAN
WAS DEPLOYED AND HE COULDN'T
RETURN HOME FOR TWO YEARS. SOON
HE WAS SO STRAPPED FOR CASH, HE
WAS DONATING PLASMA?
Reporter: IN 2020, SEAN HAD
NO IDEA HIS DEPLOYMENT WOULD BE
A TWO-YEAR SEPARATION.
GOT MORE AND MORE
FRUSTRATION FOR PLANNING FOR
THE WEDDING.
Reporter: HE FINALLY MADE IT
HOME AND SURPRISED ALYSSA. THE
COUPLE MARRIED, THEN SHE WAS
EXPECTING AND DIAGNOSED WITH A
HIGH RISK PREGNANCY AND HAD TO
LEAVE HER JOB, LEAVING THE
COUPLE TO DEPEND ON ONE INCOME.
IT IS TIGHT ON A
SPECIALIST'S SALARY. I'M NOT
MAKING A WHOLE BUNCH.
Reporter: SEAN STARTED
DONATING PLASMA TO BRING IN
EXTRA INCOME. THAT HELPED UNTIL
HER CAR NEEDED NEW TIRES. THEN
SEAN'S CAR WAS STOLEN. THE
CHECK FROM THE INSURANCE WAS
NOT ENOUGH TO BUY ANOTHER
VEHICLE.
WHAT'S GOING THROUGH MY HEAD
IS JUST A SENSE OF WORRY, BEING
THE MAN OF THE HOUSEHOLD, THE
PROVIDER, I FEEL TORN. I FEEL
LIKE I FAILED MYSELF AND
ULTIMATELY HER.
I KNOW THERE'S A LIGHT AT
THE END OF THE TUNNEL. THERE IS
GOING TO BE A WAY OUT OF THIS
SITUATION.
Reporter: THE COUPLE ATTENDS
CHURCH IN EL PASO.
CBN IS GOING TO PROVIDE YOU
$1,000 IN COMMISSARY CARDS TO
GET YOU STARTED WITH BABY
SUPPLIES. THEY ARE ALSO GOING
TO REIMBURSE YOU FOR THE TIRES
SO YOU CAN PUT THAT BACK IN THE
SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
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I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS AT ALL.
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HELPING THE HOME FRONT IS
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NOT A LOT OF MONEY. BECAUSE
HE'S SERVING US, SERVING YOU
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> WELCOME BACK. THE MOVIE"
JESUS REVOLUTION" REACHED
NUMBER ONE IN UNITED STATES AND
DVD SALES FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF
THIS MONTH. THE MOVIE TELLS THE
STORY OF THE JESUS MOVEMENT IN
THE EARLY 70s AND HOW IT BEGAN
AMONG TEENAGE HIPPIES IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. OPERATION
BLESSING IS TEACHING NEW SKILLS
TO PEOPLE IN POVERTY SO THEY
CAN IMPROVE THEIR SITUATIONS.
IN NIGERIA, OPERATION BLESSING
OFFERED THE COMMUNITY A COURSE
IN MAKING PASTRIES AND SOAP.
NOW THEY ARE MAKING NECESSARY
ITEMS FOR THE FAMILY AND
SELLING PRODUCTS TO MULTIPLE
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> SHE MADE IT TO HOLLYWOOD
WEEK ON AMERICAN IDOL. TASHA
LAYTON RECOUNTS THIS AND MORE
IN HER NEW BOOK AFTER HER HIT
SONG "LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE."
TASHA LAYTON IS A QUICKLY
RISING STAR ON THE CONTEMPORARY
CRITICAL CONDITION MUSIC SCENE.
SHE FOCUSED SOLELY ON CRITICAL
CONDITION MUSIC BUT BEFORE
THAT, SHE TOURED WITH KATY
PERRY. SHE ADMIT SHE WAS HURT,
BROKEN AND DESPERATE TO FIND
THE ANSWERS SHE CRAVED.
WELCOME TO THE 700 CLUB
TASHA LAYTON. WONDERFUL TO HAVE
YOU WITH US.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE TOURING CAN
KATY PERRY?
YOU KNOW, I CROSSED OFF
ALMOST EVERYTHING OFF MY BUCKET
LIST. EVERY TIME WE HAD A DAY
OFF WE'D DO SOMETHING
ADVENTUROUS OR FUN. I HAD A
LONG LIST OF THINGS I WANTED TO
DO AND CROSSED MOST OF THEM
OFF.
IN YOUR BOOK, YOU TALK ABOUT
A DEEP HURT YOU EXPERIENCED IN
THE CHURCH, WHICH IS NOT AN
UNUSUAL STORY FOR SOME PEOPLE.
WILL YOU TALK ABOUT THAT? IT
REALLY IMPACTED HOW YOU SAW
YOURSELF.
CHURCH HURT IS REALLY
COMMON. I THINK WE DON'T TALK
ABOUT IT ENOUGH. I WAS WOUNDED
BY A CHURCH LEADER WHO SAID
LOTS OF THINGS ABOUT ME THAT
WEREN'T TRUE. THAT'S ANOTHER
STORY FOR ANOTHER EPISODE. BUT
I WILL SAY, WHEN YOU HAVE
SOMEONE SAY THINGS ABOUT YOU
FOR A LONG TIME, SOMETIMES YOU
START TO BELIEVE THOSE THINGS
ARE TRUE AND TAKE ON THOSE
LIES. SCRIPTURE SAYS THE ENEMY
IS THE FATHER OF LIES. IF HE
CAN GET US TO BELIEVE A LIE, WE
SELF-DESTRUCT, AND THAT'S WHAT
I WAS DOING.
SOMETIMES THOSE HIT US AT A
VULNERABLE TIME IN OUR LIVES.
WE ARE NOT PROTECTING AGAINST
THEM AND WE'RE IMPACTED BY
THEM. THIS BROUGHT YOU TO A
DARK PLACE IN YOUR LIFE
ULTIMATELY. MOST PEOPLE TODAY
WOULD SAY, REALLY? BUT YOU GOT
TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU
CONTEMPLATED SUICIDE. WHAT
HELPED YOU?
I TRIED SUICIDE. IN THE END,
I THINK I WAS SO ISOLATED AND
ALONE, I DIDN'T SEE A WAY OUT.
YOU KNOW, THE LIES THAT I
BELIEVED DIDN'T START WITH
CHURCH HURT. THEY STARTED FAR
BEFORE THAT IN CHILDHOOD.
PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY OUR SYSTEMS
ARE SET BEFORE WE ARE FIVE OR
SIX. I VIEW GOD AND THE WORLD
AND MYSELF THROUGH THOSE
LENSES, AND I NEEDED GOD TO DIG
OUT THOSE ROOTS OF THE LIES AND
REPLACE THEM WITH TRUTH. WHEN I
WAS IN THAT DARK PLACE, I
REALIZED THAT JESUS HAD BEEN
THE ONLY ONE WITH ANY POWER TO
TRANSFORM MY LIFE. I'VE TRIED
DIFFERENT RELIGIONS AND TRIED
DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT IT WAS
JESUS WHO WAS THE ONE.
WHO SHOWED UP?
YEAH.
TALK ABOUT THOSE LIES. WE
HAVE MENTIONED
SCENARIOS HERE. REALLY
EVERYBODY IS IMPACTED AT SOME
POINT IN THEIR LIVES. HOW DO
YOU MOVE BEYOND AND SHUT DOWN
WHAT THE ENEMY IS TRYING TO DO?
YEAH, I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH,
I'M NOT THIS, I'M NOT THAT. I
WENT THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE I
HAD TO DIG AND SEE, WHERE DID
THAT LIE BEGIN? I GREW UP IN
CHURCH AND WENT TO COUNSELING
AND I DIDN'T FEEL FREE. I
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I FELT
STUCK. IT WAS CONNECTED TO
THOSE LIES. WHEN I WENT BACK TO
TAKE INVENTORY OF WHERE I'D
BEEN HURT IN LIFE, AND BECAUSE
GOD STANDS OUTSIDE OF TIME, HE
WAS THERE WHEN THAT THING
HAPPENED AND HE'S ALSO STILL
THERE. GOING BACK TO THAT PLACE
AND SAYING, SPIRIT, SHOW ME
WHERE IS JESUS IN THE ROOM AND
WHAT DOES HE WANT TO SAY TO ME
NOW? IT'S ONE THING TOLD GOD
LOVES YOU, AND YOU READ IT.
WHEN GOD HIMSELF TELLS YOU HOW
VALUABLE YOU ARE AND HOW HE
LOVES YOU, IT'S LIFE CHANGING.
HE CREATED THE WORLD WITH A
WORD SO HIS WORDS ARE POWERFUL.
AND YOUR LIFE IS VERY BUSY.
I MEAN, YOUR CAREER IS PEAKING,
YOU'RE MARRIED AND YOU'RE A
MOM. HOW DO YOU FIND BALANCE?
BALANCE? I LIKE TO DESCRIBE
IT AS A 3,000 PIECE PUZZLE AND
ALL THE PIECES LOOK THE SAME
AND I HAVE TO PUT IT TOGETHER
EVERY DAY. AT SOME POINT BALLS
ARE GETTING DROPPED, SOMEONE'S
NOT GETTING FED OR BATHED,
PROBABLY ME. IT'S REALLY JUST
ABOUT KEEPING THE MAIN THING
THE MAIN THING. AS LONG AS I
STAY IN GOD'S PRESENCE, HEAR
FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT ON THE
DAILY, GOD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY? NOT
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE DONE
TODAY. DO ME KIDS FEEL LOVED?
DOES MY HUSBAND FEEL
APPRECIATED? GOD, HAVE I SPENT
TIME WITH YOU TO FILL UP SO I'M
NOT POURING FROM AN EMPTY CUP?
I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THOSE
THINGS ARE TAKEN CARE OF FIRST.
I LOVE THIS IN THE SONG
"THANK YOU FOR THE NO."
THANK YOU FOR THE NOT YET,
THE SILENCE. WE HAVE AN ISSUE
OF NOT THANKING GOD WHEN WE'RE
GETTING A NO OR GETTING A
SILENCE OR A CLOSED DOOR. YOU
KNOW, ALL THE WHILE THAT COULD
BE HIS PROTECTION OF OUR LIVES.
CERTAINLY.
BUT MAN, IS IT HARD TO THANK
HIM FOR IT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
IT NEVER FEELS LIKE THAT
BECAUSE OUR OWN DESIRES ARE
WRAPPED UP IN THAT. IT'S A
PLACE OF DEEPER SURRENDER.
THE DESIRES ARE PUT THERE BY
HIM, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE HIS
TIMING.
THAT'S THE TRUST FACTOR,
TRUSTING THAT HE KNOWS BEST AND
HE'S IN IT AND HE'S GOT IT.
RIGHT. I THINK FOR MY OWN
LIFE, I'VE QUESTIONED HIS
TIMING, THINKING MAYBE HE CAN
DO IT FOR OTHER PEOPLE BUT NOT
ME. I CAN BELIEVE FOR OTHERS
BUT HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING
FOR MYSELF. I THINK THAT'S
CONNECTED TO SELF-WORTH AND MY
VALUE IN HIM.
WHAT'S THE TAKEAWAY?
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE BECAME
THE TITLE OF THE BOOK BECAUSE I
WANTED PEOPLE TO READ MY STORY
AND BE ABLE TO SEE THE HAND OF
GOD IN THEIR OWN LIFE. GOD WAS
WITH ME THROUGH ALL THE TWISTS
AND TURNS, THE UGLY PARTS. SO I
WANT PEOPLE TO READ IT AND
THINK, LORD, YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING IN MY LIFE TOO.
YOUR HAND IS WEAVING A THREAD
IN MY LIFE AS WELL.
IT'S CALLED LOOK WHAT YOU'VE
DONE, AND IT'S AVAILABLE
WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. NOW
WE'LL WATCH YOU SINGING IN YOUR
MUSIC VIDEO FOR "HOW FAR."
> NOW FOR SOME OF THE E-MAIL
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE SENT IN.
DEBBIE ASKS, HOW CAN I EXPLAIN
TO MY 3 AND 4-YEAR-OLD NIECES
WHO GOD IS AND HOW TO PRAY?
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. MY
FATHER STILL REMEMBERS HIS
GREAT AUNT READING PSALMS OVER
HIM AT BEDTIME. IT GOT THE WORD
OF GOD DEEP WITHIN HIM, BECAUSE
GOD'SWORD NEVER COMES BACK
VOID. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO
TEACH YOUR NIECES TO SING, AND
MAYBE JESUS LOVES ME. LITTLE
ONES TO HIM BELONG, THEY ARE
WEAK BUT HE IS STRONG, YES
JESUS LOVES ME. ISN'T THAT
WONDERFUL? YOU REPEAT THAT.
THAT'S AN OLD ONE, GOING BACK
150 YEARS. IT'S AMAZING TO ME
THAT I CAN HAVE PEOPLE SING
THAT IN A MEETING AND THEY GO
BACK TO THAT POINT IN TIME
WHERE THEY FIRST FELL IN LOVE
WITH JESUS. JESUS LOVES THE
LITTLE CHILDREN, ALL THE
CHILDREN OF THE WORLD, RED,
BROWN, YELLOW BLACK AND WHITE,
THEY ARE PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT.
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
OF THE WORLD. IF ANYBODY WANTS
TO TELL YOU CHRISTIANITY IS
WHITE NATIONALISM, NO, THAT'S
BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME. WE
BELIEVE IN THE EQUALITY OF ALL
BELIEVERS, AND WE ARE ALL ONE
IN CHRIST. WHEN YOU GET THESE
THINGS INTO CHILDREN, WONDERFUL
THINGS WILL HAPPEN. TWO THINGS
I WANT YOU TO KEEP IN MIND:
CHILDREN DON'T NEED TO BE
TALKED DOWN TO, PARTICULARLY
ABOUT SPIRITUAL MATTERS. THEY
ARE FULLY FORMED SOULS. THEY
MAY NOT COMPREHEND EVERYTHING
THAT ADULTS COMPREHEND, BUT
THEY WILL KNOW AND HAVE THE
ABILITY TO KNOW THEIR CREATOR.
SO DON'T TALK DOWN TO THEM.
TALK TO THEM AS AN EQUAL SOUL,
AND YOU'LL FIND THAT YOU CAN
LEAD THEM IN PRAYER AND THEY
CAN PRAY JESUS THAT LOVES THEM,
AND THEY CAN GET AN ANSWER.
ENCOURAGE THEM. THIRD STEP,
ENCOURAGE THEM TO PRAY. JESUS,
I WANT YOU IN MY LIFE AND I
WANT YOU TO BE WITH ME. THIS IS
MY PRAYER, MY REQUEST. AS JESUS
ANSWERS THEIR PRAYER, NOTE
THAT. RAISE THEM UP IN THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD. SAMUEL
THE PROPHET KNEW GOD FROM AN
EARLY AGE AND KNEW HIS VOICE.
YOUR NIECES, YOUR CHILDREN CAN
DO THE SAME THING.
> WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET
CREMATED BEFORE JESUS GETS
BACK?
IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE
LORD? REALIZE HE MADE THE WORLD
WITH A WORD. HE MADE THE DUST
THAT WE ARE MADE FROM. HE
BREATHED INTO THAT CLAY THAT HE
MOLDED AND IT BECAME A LIVING
SOUL. HE IS ABLE TO RESURRECT
YOU FROM EVEN DUST. NEVER DOUBT
THAT. THERE'S A VERSUS FROM
HEBREWS THAT TALKS ABOUT ACHE