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- Hi everyone, welcome
to "The 700 Club."

The epidemic of school shootings

has parents demanding action
to keep their children safe.

School security has become
a $3 billion a year industry

with much of that cost invested
in high tech equipment.

- Experts say the money
would be better spent

on training staff and students

to recognize and
respond to threats.

National Security Correspondent
Caitlin Burke explains.

- [Caitlin] School
security has grown

to a $3 billion industry,

with investments from video
surveillance technology

to bulletproof doors
and electronic locks.

And while technology
is important,

experts say it likely would
not prevent the next attack.

- When people are the problem,

people are always
gonna be the solution.

- [Caitlin] Jimmy
Graham is the CEO

and founder of Able Shepherd,

an elite active shooter
training program

in Denver, Colorado.

(gun fires)

- Stay down!

Hey!

- [Caitlin] Graham says
it's people knowing

exactly what to do in an
emergency that saves lives.

- So I'll walk into an
institution and I'll say,

"Can I talk to this
lady right here?"

And I say, "Ma'am, what would
you do if you heard gunshots?"

She says, "I don't know."

I say, "Well, that's
where we need to start."

- [Caitlin] Drawing on his
background as a Navy SEAL

and involvement with the
CIA's Global Response staff,

Graham developed DEFEND.

The acronym stands
for defense, evacuate,

fortify, emergency medical aid,

notify others and dial 911,

a strategy based on
international safety protocols.

- There's an unbelievably
efficient model

for protecting our
diplomats overseas,

but not our children, right?

So why is that?

'Cause it's the same model.

That model, what I've
done is I've scaled it

and said, we don't need...

Some of this stuff
is not applicable,

but to bring that back home
and place the principles.

Here's the defensive principle,

to get to them, you
have to go through me.

- Abel Shepherd also
provides training

for those likely to respond
to active shooter situations,

whether that be an
individual, a security team,

law enforcement or even faculty.

The training is reality based,

allowing those who go through it

to experience live scenarios.

- Gunshot, gun out, be ready!

Be ready, be ready (screams).

- Get down, get down!

Get down.
- (screams) tell them

to stay down.

(guns fire)

- [Caitlin] Graham
stresses that,

even with all the right tools,

security plans won't work

if school leaders don't
maintain the proper environment.

- The best way to
describe it would be this.

I get a whole faculty
together and I say,

"Whose job is it to
protect this place?"

And everybody at the
same time says, "Mine."

- In 1999 as a first
responder at Columbine,

Deacon Ernie Martinez
experienced the moment

the country realized children
weren't safe at school.

- The big wake up call
was twofold, I think.

Number one is evil does exist

without any reasons
for it, right?

And number two is
it woke us up too

as not only a law
enforcement community,

but as a community as a whole

that everybody should
participate in-

- [Caitlin]
Martinez, now retired

after 40 years in
law enforcement,

is the Director of Deacons
for the Archdiocese of Denver.

Among his roles, helping
schools in the archdiocese

come up with security plans.

- The important thing
is collaboration,

leveraging assets,

partnering with
local law enforcement

because we have parishes
and churches and schools

all across Northern Colorado

and everybody is in their own

different financial
statuses, right?

So you need to partner with
your local law enforcement.

You need to partner
with local schools,

whether they're
public schools or not.

- [Caitlin] It's
common sense steps

like training and collaboration

that experts believe
provide schools

the best chance at
stopping an active shooter,

since preventing them
entirely is highly unlikely.

- We're unique, right?

What does America have that
other countries don't have?

Two things.

One, a second amendment

and two more guns than people.

By most accounts, there's
over 450 million guns

for just over 300
million people.

- Back in 2016, research
from Johns Hopkins University

found even the highest
price technology

did nothing to help
stop mass shootings.

Researchers writing, quote,

"There is no universal
school safety solution.

No one technology will solve

all school safety
and security issues.

The sheer number of schools

and school districts
across the country

with different
geography, funding,

building construction
and layout,

demographics and priorities
make each one different."

- What does school safety
look like in our country?

It looks as bad as Uvalde
and as good as Tennessee

and everything in the middle,

- [Caitlin] Former DC Homeland
Security Chief Donell Harvin

says it's important that people

keep talking about
school security

even after the news
cycle moves on.

- Many people are
apathetic and have given up

and many people are desensitized

and we can't allow that apathy

and that kind of mindset
to take hold the fact

that the next
shooter is planning

and there's kids
in that classroom.

- When it comes to
school security,

parents can also
make a difference.

The key is communication.

Ask your child's school
what they're doing,

what they're not,

and then don't stop asking

until you get the right answer.

Caitlin Burke, CBN News,

Denver, Colorado.

- Thank you, Caitlin.

You heard that
security expert say

that many folks are
desensitized at this point.

However, most if not all parents

who see their children go
off to school on the bus

or they drop them off at the
front entrance of the school,

pray or are concerned that day

about the safety
of their children.

In this country, we
shouldn't live that way.

So I'm so glad to hear
these trainings going on.

Interesting too, the
technology really

is not the difference maker,

it's parents and
students and faculty

and teachers being
vigilant and aware.

We'll be back with more of "The
700 Club" right after this.

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- There's a new weapon on
the rise in modern warfare.

US Air Force leaders
point to small drones

as one of the top
threats in combat.

Mark Martin traveled to
the top military site

tasked with meeting
this challenge.

Here's his report from
Grand Forks Air Force Base

in North Dakota.

- [Mark] Russia's war on Ukraine

is bringing drone
warfare front and center.

Showcasing how these
unmanned aerial vehicles

are used for
surveillance and combat,

this footage reportedly released

by Ukrainian Special Forces

appears to show a
drone destroying

a Russian armored
vehicle and tank.

Then there's actually
drone-on-drone combat.

This video depicts
a drone dog fight

reportedly involving equipment
used for surveillance

by Ukrainian and
Russian armed forces.

- There's very little protection

in the way of
anti-drone measures.

- [Mark] And it's
not just in the air.

Here you see what appears
to be a Ukrainian sea drone

attacking a Russian tanker
ship in the Black Sea.

At North Dakota's Grand
Forks Air Force Base,

they're not taking the
use of drones lightly.

The 319th Reconnaissance
Wing Small UAS Program

is the first in Air
Combat Command to
utilize such a program

with operators from
multiple units.

- You don't have to go far

to go look at what's happening
around the world, right?

It is no secret
what our adversaries

are doing with these things.

- [Mark] Captain Matthew
Crowell is the Vice Chairman

for Small Unmanned Aerial
Systems Operations here.

- These things can be weaponized

and they can be used to
hurt people and things.

And unfortunately
what that means is we

as the Department of Defense
in the United States Air Force

have to go out there
and counter that threat.

- [Mark] One drone
that airmen train on

is the quadcopter
style Skydio X2D.

The Security Forces Unit
employs it to defend the base

through perimeter
scans or identifying
threats from the sky.

That use can also
transfer to oversea bases.

- That goes even beyond

into the deployed
missions that we serve

where our commanders are
constantly under threat

from the outside
of the wire threat.

Those threats are
immediately answered

by this type of technology.

- [Mark] Senior Airman Tavi
Effron operates the drone

and says it's pretty
impressive what they can do.

- For instance, maybe
active shooters,

there's something
locating an individual

in that aspect to get eyes on

so somebody else who is in
part of that mission control

can see what's going on

and maybe redirect us in ways

that we didn't think on
the ground could be done.

- [Mark] Crowell
says they also use it

for aircraft recovery training

and if required could fly
it to survey a crash site.

- You would see
whatever the camera sees

on the aircraft itself.

- [Mark] Members of the
Aircraft Maintenance Unit

gave us a demo of
the Skydio X2D.

- [Matthew] So I'm gonna get
a little bit of altitude here

to get away from things,

change over to my
waypoint mission

and then I'll just hit play

and then the aircraft does
what it's already told to do.

- [Mark] Master Sergeant
Matthew Roberts says

using a system like this to
survey and assess damages

saves time, money and resources.

- It eliminates a lot
of boots on the ground

and a sense to do what we
need to in a short time

and capture what we need to

without spending a lot of
resources ahead of time

to make the job and the mission
happen quickly and safely.

- There are actually two
active duty military missions

involving unmanned
aerial systems

operating here at Grand
Forks Air Force Base.

In addition to the Skydio,
which you already saw,

another unit operates what's
called the RQ-4 or Global Hawk.

You're looking at the
world's largest drone.

The 348th Reconnaissance
Squadron here

flies the Global Hawk.

The long endurance aircraft

can reach extremely
high altitudes

of 50 to 60,000 feet.

Captain Mark Cochrane remotely
pilots the large scale system

that provides global day
or night intelligence,

surveillance and reconnaissance.

- The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a
premier intelligence asset

that is one of the only assets

that's capable of giving
such a long collection time

without needing
aerial refueling.

And I feel like that's
its biggest bring

to any kind of AOR or
combatant commander.

- [Mark] Brad Bowman

of the Foundation for
Defense of Democracies

calls these drone systems

fundamentally important
to the US military.

- We really are
unfortunately continue

to be in an arms race
against adversaries

that are building drones.

Obviously, Russia has drones.

They're working with
Iran on their drones.

China is a major developer
and exporter of drones.

The country that has the
most advanced drones,

the right quantity of drones
and employs them effectively,

it's gonna have life
and death consequences

on the battlefield.

- [Mark] And airmen at the
Grand Forks Air Force Base

are fully aware,

describing this tech as a
game changer in a time of war

and another way
Americans can feel safe.

Mark Martin, CBN News,

Grand Forks, North Dakota.

- Well indeed, warfare
has certainly changed,

less boots on the ground.

And to think that
that Global Hawk

goes 60,000 feet in
altitude, incredible.

It's a great look at
how our US military,

particularly the Air Force,

is seeking to combat
international threats.

Thank you so much, Mark.

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- Bill remembers two
things from his accident,

first, the pain.

That's understandable

considering that he had
multiple broken bones.

The second thing he remembers,
the prayers from his family

and that he says is
what saved his life.

- [Narrator] It had been hours

since Phyllis Phelps'
husband, Bill,

left to run a quick errand
before they went on vacation.

Finally, she called him.

- And I thought,
what in the world?

She said, "Bill's been
in a bad accident.

We don't know if
he's gonna make it."

- [Narrator] The woman,
who Phyllis knew,

had seen it happen.

Bill was going through an
intersection on his motorcycle

when a van ran a red light.

Swerving to avoid a collision,

he lost control and was thrown
40 feet across the pavement.

He wasn't wearing a helmet.

- It was so many emotions
at one time that hit you.

My first instinct
is always to pray.

- [Narrator] When Phyllis
arrived at the local hospital,

the staff was prepping
Bill for a medevac flight

to Dartmouth Hitchcock
Medical Center

in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

- My prayer was, "Oh
God, just let him live."

Bill was out and I
just touched his foot

and I prayed to the Lord.

And I felt like the Holy Spirit,

not in an audible
voice, but just said,

"Believe for life."

- [Narrator] Soon after,
Phyllis and her adult children

began the 70-mile drive to
Dartmouth Medical Center.

- We didn't know
if we would make it

to the hospital before he died.

- [Narrator] After they arrived,

Phyllis learned Bill
had numerous injuries

that included
several broken ribs,

a punctured lung and a
nearly severed spine.

One injury, however,
was life threatening,

a level four brain trauma

that would require
immediate surgery

to get the brain
swelling under control,

if Phyllis agreed.

- The doctor said to me,

"If we don't do the
surgery, he will surely die.

If he does live, he would
probably be a vegetable."

So that was to be factored
in on my decision.

"Are you ready to
take care of someone

for the rest of their life?"

I said, "Of course, do
what you can to save him."

They said, "You and your
children need to say goodbye."

And so, I brought
the kids in the room

and I said,

"God has the final say."

- [Narrator] Doctors
removed part of Bill's skull

to alleviate the pressure
on his swollen brain.

Now, as Bill lay in a
medically induced coma,

all they could do was wait.

- It wasn't hopeful

and I didn't know how much
of him I would get back.

- [Narrator] Soon, the waiting
room was full of people

praying for Bill and the family.

- Even though I was in
such sorrow, in such shock,

I never felt away from
the presence of the Lord.

- [Narrator] Because it
was a frontal lobe injury,

Bill's doctors gave
Phyllis little hope

that Bill's memory
would recover.

By day 12, the brain
swelling had gone down enough

that they were able to
bring him out of the coma.

- He didn't know
who we all were.

I didn't know if he
would ever remember us.

- I remember extraordinary
amount of pain.

I remember my family
praying for me.

- [Narrator] Two days later,

Bill transferred to
Catholic Medical Center

in Manchester, New
Hampshire, for rehab.

There he started relearning
how to eat, speak and walk.

Even then, doctors
didn't expect Bill

would make a full recovery.

- The doctors took
me in and told me

that I wouldn't get
my husband back.

He will be a very different
man than I'm used to

and I needed to prepare myself.

- [Narrator] Meanwhile,
Bill had more

than just physical struggles.

- I had a walking and talking
relationship with God.

How could He let
this happen to me?

Frustration turned into anger,

mostly because

I couldn't understand.

- And he would say to me,
"I can't find myself."

And I would tell him,

"God knows where you're at.

God knows exactly
where you're at

and He will find you."

- [Narrator] By now,
people all over the world

were praying for Bill.

Over the next month,
he slowly improved

and on September 10th, he
was released to go home.

- Getting him home
was a great victory,

but having him there
was great challenge.

You could feel the prayers.

It gave me a lot of hope.

- A lot of determination

mostly because

of the love that I
was surrounded by

by my family,

all those praying for me.

- [Narrator] While Bill
continued with outpatient rehab,

he says his perspective
toward God began to change.

- My anger has turned
into being thankful.

I don't like what happened
to me, I never will.

I don't understand, I
never will understand.

I try now to thank Him for
the things that are happening,

the blessings that I
get to enjoy every day.

I have eight grandchildren,

six of them I would've never met

if God didn't spare my life.

- Bill would still
need multiple surgeries

and rehab over the
next two years.

With the help of
physical therapy,

he is almost back
to his normal life.

'Cause he kept improving,
he did walk again.

He sat at the supper
table, he mowed a lawn,

he learned to drive again.

It's been a long, long haul

and it's not been easy
for either one of us.

- [Narrator] Today Bill
and Phyllis believe

that it was the power of prayer

that brought him back
to the life he loves.

- God's a miracle worker.

He's still in the
miracle working business.

- Jesus Christ is faithful.

No matter what you face,

don't turn from God, run to Him.

He's worthy to
put your trust in.

He doesn't want you to walk
through this life alone.

Whatever injuries
you sustain in life,

you need Jesus Christ.

That's the answer.

- It is the answer, isn't it?

Life is full of suddenly
when we least expect it,

things happen that
we didn't see coming

and they are life
changing very often.

And yet I love
what his wife said,

God has the final word.

And so today, I don't
know what your need is.

I don't know what your petition
to the Lord is about or for,

but I know this, He
has the final answer.

And I also know
that just like Bill,

He knows your name, He
knows where you are,

He knows what
you're going through

and He has that promise
He's made to all of us

that all things,
not some things,

but all things maybe
especially the difficult,

negative, challenging things
work together for good

to those who love God.

That's you, that's you.

So today, we wanna join
hearts, join hands with you.

We wanna pray for you

right in the midst
of your circumstance

and ask God to make a difference

in what it is you're facing.

So let's do that together.

Okay, ready?

Let's pray.

Well, Father, we love You.

We know that You are bigger
than anything we can imagine.

We know that involved
in all of this,

what You're asking us to do

is to surrender
to Your goodness,

to trust Your heart,

especially when we
can't see anything,

especially when we
don't understand

why things have happened.

To believe that Your
heart is good all the time

and that your goodness

is chasing after us
as Your children, God,

promising to bring
good out of negative,

to bring life out of death,

to bring hope out of darkness.

Move in our
circumstances today, God.

Show us what it is you want
to do and give us the heart.

Give us the will.

Give us the mind.

Give us the spirit to receive

exactly what you want
to give us today, Lord.

We thank you in advance
for your goodness.

- Someone's been
battling dizziness.

In fact, you're sitting
watching this program

because you need to sit

because when you walk,
you need to put your hand

on furniture to
stabilize yourself

and that dizziness
is gonna go away now

in the name of Jesus.

God wants to do something
mighty in your life.

Thank you, Lord.

- Someone else you've
damaged through a fall

or some kind of accident
the bridge of your nose.

And ever since that's happened,

you've had almost
daily migraines

and just a sense of a
band around your head

that's so pressured
and uncomfortable.

God's healing that right
now in Jesus' name.

Feel it just come off
of you and be set free.

- This is not a
physical condition,

but there's someone,
I believe it's a man,

who needs wisdom from God

and he's nervous or
fearful of asking God

for wisdom for his life

or the direction he should go

because he feels like he's
just made so many mistakes

and dishonored God so much,
he has no right to ask it.

And James, we read,
if you need wisdom,

ask God for it who
will give it freely.

But don't doubt, believe.

God wants to give us wisdom.

And for this man in particular,

he wants to impart
wisdom upon you.

Get ready for Him to speak
to you now in Jesus' name.

Someone else, you have a
very severe tailbone injury.

I mean, it has left
you with so much pain

and your mobility
is affected by it.

You've been told that there's
nothing more that can be done.

God has the final word.

You're being healed
today in Jesus' name.

Just lift up your hands

and begin to praise
Him and thank Him.

- Someone, I don't know
if it's a man or a woman,

but is out of rehab either
for drugs or alcohol,

substance abuse and it
was a long addiction

and you're out and
now it's now what?

Where do I go now?

Who do I speak to?

The now what, the next is Jesus

and He just wants to say,
"Focus on Me," the Lord says.

That is the direction.

Focus on the Father

and He will lead
you in Jesus' name.

Thank you for that
word of comfort, Lord.

- Someone else, you
have a condition

that just keeps
coming up with spots

like it's on your tongue,

it's even around your
mouth on the outside.

I don't really know what it is,

but God's healing that
condition for you right now.

You'll be able to taste again.

You're not gonna have
the discomfort of that,

the pain of that.

In Jesus' name, be made whole.

- There was a couple,
a husband and wife

watching that miracle story,

as they're in the ER and
their faith was inspired

and the story's concluded
and now we're praying

and they're starting
to feel that faith

just kind of go
down a little bit

and the Lord wants
to speak to you

and get your attention again
and say, "I am with you.

I am with your child.

My Holy Spirit is
present with you.

I ask for a mustard
seed of faith."

Don't lose sight of the
Lord in this situation.

He is powerful.

Thank you, Father.

- Sometimes God is working
more when we can't see Him

and doing things that
we couldn't begin

to understand or accept.

Just today, lift up your hands

and begin to praise
and thank the Lord

for what He's
doing in your life.

Even if you don't have any
kind of a serious physical

or financial or psychological
need, just thank Him.

God inhabits the
praises of His people.

Just invite Him
into that moment,

that place in your
life in Jesus' name.

Thank you, God,
for your goodness.

We worship you today.

Amen.
- Amen, Amen.

- I want you to know that if
you have a need of any kind,

we'd love to pray for you.

Not here on the air right now,

but our phones are
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And so, feel free to
call 1-800-700-7000.

There's always a
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- In the last five minutes
of my labor and delivery

was when I noticed
something was wrong.

They put her on my chest

and right away
they took her away

and she wasn't crying and
she looked sort of gray.

I didn't know if she
was gonna live or die.

Then they came back in the room

and said she's had
a brain injury.

That's when I really
started praying,

"God, please,

please let her mind be okay."

Turned on the TV and just
randomly flipping the channels,

here's CBN.

It really lifted me up.

It gave me that little bit
of hope I needed at the time.

After that, I really
felt like things

started moving even more.

She went from being behind
to advanced for her age.

I could never deny
the power of prayer.

I would always just
say, pray and pray more

and just keep trusting God.

His word is true.

He saw me through
all the bad things

I thought would
happen to my daughter

and He healed her.

Psalms 34:4, "I sought the
Lord and He answered me.

He delivered me from
all of my fears."

- I've been a
missionary for 31 years.

And it's outstanding

when you are just a lay person,

watch God work through you.

And He does these miracles

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I give to CBN because,
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They do such great
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I wanted to be a part of it.

The day I chose to
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- I just turned and
an excruciating pain

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- KC dreamed of
becoming an MMA fighter.

He trained nearly every day.

He sparred with other
professional fighters,

even making some
of them tap out.

Still there was one
fight he couldn't win

and it nearly cost
him his marriage.

- As a married man, I had no
business being in there, none.

And I just fell to lust.

And lust is heavy.

I always used to judge
David until I became him.

- [Narrator] KC Miles was a
champion high school wrestler

with a rough past.

During his junior year,

he fell in love with
his classmate, Melissa,

who was a devout Christian.

- We became friends first.

And at the same time,

my Spanish teacher
introduced to me the Bible.

He started reading me Scripture

and asking me if I
knew who Jesus was.

So I started doing
Bible study with Him

and Melissa saw that

and that gave her some
confidence to date me.

Those seeds that
were planted in me

by my Spanish teacher were
important, very important.

- They got married when
they were 19 years old.

KC wrestled in junior college,

then began training
for MMA cage fighting.

- When we were young and
at that stage in our life,

fighting was relatively new.

So, I didn't know really what
to expect as far as lifestyle

and how it would
affect our marriage.

- I wanted to win.

I wanted to show people

that the underdog can
win, like the Rocky.

I wanted to live that story.

I wanted to get in that
cage and I wanted to fight.

- I was tapping pro fighters.

Once I seen that, I was like,

"This is me, I'm a fighter."

- [Narrator] In his
hometown in California,

KC poured himself into MMA
training nearly every day.

On the weekends, he
trained in Las Vegas

with a goal of
fighting in the UFC.

- My wrestling coach, Rocky,

he warned me against training
with certain people in MMA,

and he told me how
it'll change you

and he meant morally.

This is when the
problem started for me.

I didn't know how
professional athletes were.

I went to the strip
clubs with them.

And at first when I went,
my hand shook violently.

And it only did
that three times.

And after the third time, my
hand didn't shake anymore.

I knew it was wrong
being in there,

but it was so exotic.

Just seeing all that, I
was like, "What the heck?"

I mean, there were
all kinds of girls.

Every shape and color

and flesh is powerful,
absolutely powerful.

That temptation
was heavy, heavy.

And I did not like it
because I knew it was wrong.

Every time I left, I
literally looked up and said,

"I'm sorry, God."

I knew what I was
doing was wrong,

but I couldn't stop.

I kept going back to
those strip clubs.

- [Narrator] Before long,
KC gave into temptation

and began having an
affair with a dancer.

Melissa found out what was
going on and was devastated.

- I couldn't bear it anymore.

I was at the end of my rope.

I was constantly sad,

depressed,

and I asked him to choose.

He was a fighter

and I wanted him
to fight for us.

- I was trying to buy time

because I was trying to get
on the Ultimate Fighters show.

And she went to the bank

and got half the money
out of the bank account.

And she comes home and
she divvies it out.

And she says, "No,
you have a choice.

Half of this is yours.

If you want that life, you go.

Take this money and
leave your ring.

I'm within my right
to divorce you."

And when she said
that, it scared me,

because Melissa is
truly, in my mind,

the only person that
loved me unconditionally.

And that's when I called
up my Spanish teacher

and I asked him, "What do I do?"

And he says, "You get
down on your knees

and you cry out to God."

And I was like, "I don't
have time for this crap."

I had become so egotistical,

I didn't have time for God.

I didn't have time for Jesus.

It was all about me,
I was so selfish.

I wanted to be in the UFC,
I wanted to be a champion.

He came up and showed me
who I was in the Bible.

And I'm like, "That's not me."

He said, "What
are you gonna do?"

And

I picked Melissa,
I picked my wife.

And when she came home from
work that day, I was still home.

And she goes, "Good.

Now you're moving."

- [Narrator] KC moved in

with his high school
Spanish teacher

and avoided outside
influences from the MMA world.

Instead, he began
reading the Bible.

- When I started
reading about Jesus,

there is nothing else I wanted.

- I was hooked from the very
second I opened that Bible.

I had nothing else.

There was nothing
else I could do.

I couldn't go to the gym,
I was working out at home,

but I just went in the
Bible and I'm like, "Why?"

I would just look up and say,
"Why do you do this for us?

I know who I am, I'm selfish."

And I just started falling
in love with Jesus.

And I just started
to miss my wife.

And I spent six months
alone without her.

And that's when I started
to grow with the Lord.

- [Narrator] Melissa
saw the changes

taking place in KC's
heart and character.

- He was turning the tables.

He was thinking more about us
as a couple and our marriage,

and God's plan

than his plan,
than his own plan.

- As I got closer to Jesus,

I was getting closer to Melissa.

We would read Bibles together.

We'd read scripture together
and then go work out together.

And she became my
training partner.

She became my best friend.

I fell in love with
Melissa different.

I fell in love with her soul.

- [Narrator] KC committed
his life to Christ.

They moved back in together

and soon after started a family.

Today their marriage is solid
with Jesus as the foundation.

- Man, we were just
too young people.

It was real love, it really was,

but I was in love
with myself, too.

Now I'm in love
with her and not me

and that's what
picking up your cross

and carrying it daily means,

is pick Him and you pick
your wife over yourself.

- God came in back into my life,

back into my husband's life,

and we both had to really
just trust and rely on Him

and grow in Him.

And I think that's one of
the most important things,

is that we both chose
to stay together

and grow towards God.

- I have a good life
and I don't deserve it,

but

I'm grateful.

- If your marriage
is struggling,

be encouraged by that
wonderful testimony.

Listen, KC was a tough
dude in brutal fights,

a tough guy with big goals.

And as tough as he was,

he acknowledged

and he admitted he
was not tough enough

to overcome the
lusts of the flesh.

And that's a struggle.

It is really for
our entire lives.

Galatians five talks about it.

The flesh and the spirit,

they're in combat
with each other.

It's a war.

And you don't need to
be frightened of that.

There's hope in Christ for sure

because through Christ,

those fleshly desires
are crucified,

we read in Galatians.

But no, this is gonna
be a thing in our lives,

fighting against the flesh.

But when he
surrendered to Jesus,

not only did he
conquer these things,

he became a better husband

because when you focus on Jesus,

you become a better spouse.

There's no doubt about it.

But I was so struck when KC
said he went into this club,

he knew he shouldn't be there

and he was literally trembling.

Remember he said that,
"My hand was shaking,"

because his spirit knew
this was not for him.

His spirit was disturbed.

And that's a good thing when
your spirit speaks and says no.

I mean that's the
Spirit of God saying,

"This is not what
I have for you."

And he finally began to
listen to the voice of God

and the Holy Spirit and saying,

"I need to submit
these things to you."

Even Paul talked
about it in Scripture,

obviously different
circumstances

for Paul, the Apostle Paul.

But he said, "The things
I want to do, I don't do.

And the things I don't want
to do, I find myself doing."

So this is a natural part
of the human condition.

But the great news is
when we bring these things

under the submission of Jesus,

the Holy Spirit steps
in in a powerful way

and brings these
lusts under control,

under the authority of Christ.

And He takes our sin
and He makes us clean

because of the sacrifice
of Christ on the cross.

I wanna pray for two things

in just a couple
of minutes here.

I wanna pray for
marriages briefly

and also for those of you
struggling with a lust problem.

Many people, many
people who love Jesus

succumb to this issue of lust.

So I'm gonna pray
for these things now.

If you're struggling
with lust, pray with me.

Or if you're in a marriage
that needs a touch

and anointing from the
Holy Spirit of God,

let's just go
before the Lord now.

Father God, first I
pray for marriages

and for husbands and wives
who are struggling, Lord.

I pray your Holy
Spirit will teach them

to get our pride out of the
way and just focus on Jesus.

And as we love our
first love, Jesus, more,

we will become better
spouses, Father.

And I pray for those
struggling with lust,

the lust of the flesh.

Lord, I pray they
hear your voice today

and understand the hope that's
in the grace of Jesus Christ.

And no matter how filthy
dirty we feel we are

or we know we are,

we're never too far gone.

We're never too dirty for
the loving arms of Jesus

to embrace us, accept
us and change us.

And Lord God, I pray right now

that those struggling
in these areas

will just feel your Holy
Spirit's love upon them

in a powerful and mighty way

and they stop listening
to the voice of darkness

and hear the voice
of God clearly.

Thank you for the hope,
the grace and forgiveness

found at the cross of Christ.

For these things I pray
in Jesus' name, Amen.

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know for any concern

you have in these areas,

you can give us a call
at 1-800-700-7000.

We'd love to pray for you.

And we talked about
marriage a bit too.

We have a great
resource for you.

It is called "Love & Marriage."

We'd love to send it out to you.

If your marriage
is tough right now,

you can download a free copy
of this information at CBN.com

or call us at 1-800-700-7000

and just say, "Can you send me
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And we think it'll
really speak to you

and provide great assistance.

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- When you're lied to,

there's a certain amount of
betrayal that takes place.

We both came to the realization

that there was no
hope in this marriage.

I just felt the Holy Spirit
really impressing in me

to look past my own pain

and to see how Christ sees her.

God was doing something in me
and doing something in her.

- I felt God tell me

that I needed to get
on my face before Him.

And it was three days
after finding out

that an affair was taking place,

I was able to genuinely forgive.

I saw such a clear
vision of these chains

that were attached to her

and I was like, no, I
just want her to be free.

And in that moment, God did
something so miraculous.

- I was so sorry for
how I had hurt him.

I just asked him if
he could forgive me

and our marriage has never
been the same since then.

- He took something
that was so broken

and because of genuine
forgiveness and
genuine repentance,

He made something so beautiful.

- Give me that.

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