When God Nudges and You Obey—Prepare for Blessing!

When John and TJ Santos were planning their wedding, John mentioned he was a CBN Partner.

TJ said with excitement, “I was like, ‘CBN!’ I said, um, ‘I grew up watching 700 club. It was playing, uh, my mother had it on in the kitchen every morning.’ I said, ‘It, you know, 700 club has become like a part of who I am.’”

John explained, “By giving to Operation Blessing and CBN it makes God happy, because we are doing the work that Christ told us to do.”

John works 3rd shift as a custodian for Boston College, so every night, they watch the 700 Club on YouTube before he leaves.

TJ said, “We wanna hear the real news, the truth. So, we go to the segment of CBN’s News, or we're like, you know, if we feel like we wanna hear a story, you can find just the segment of the testimony of that day.”

“It's just so filled with faith, the presence of God, the hand work of God,” said John.

TJ added, “At the end of that hour, no matter what kind of day you had, no matter what you're going through, you feel so encouraged and alive.”

For years, they both desired to volunteer with Operation Blessing to help disaster victims. When Hurricane Helene struck North Carolina, TJ felt that God told her it was her time. So, she packed her bags and left her home in Rhode Island.

TJ explained, “You could see the sadness. I mean, some of them just looked lifeless and hopeless, but by the time we got done serving them, helping them, you know, we were able to pray with them and hug them. The light in me became the light in them.”

She was only planning on staying a week, but just hours on the ground, she felt God was telling her to stay longer. 

TJ said, “And I heard in my spirit, Isaiah 6:8, ‘Then the Lord said, ‘Who will I send? And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’ I said, ‘Lord, yeah, I'm here.’”

TJ was hired as a Volunteer Coordinator for Operation Blessing and stayed in North Carolina for an additional month. She saw first-hand how her donations were helping people with critical needs.
TJ said, “So, we brought generators, because many people couldn't be without electric 'cause they were either on dialysis or they needed oxygen. So, we even got generators out to people.”

TJ and John know that being away from each other during future disasters may not be easy, but they believe it’s the Holy Spirit’s leading.

John explained, “When you could tell God's happy something just happened and your spirit senses God's happiness, that's like, that's better than anything that you could possibly imagine.”

TJ said, “Don't ever be on the fence of giving God your ‘yes.’ Whether your ‘yes’ is to sign up and go be a volunteer for Operation Blessing, or it's to sow seed, there is always a beautiful harvest that comes from sewing into any ministry under CBN. And you don’t wanna miss out on an opportunity of being obedient to God.”
 

“Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.” Will you partner with CBN and help plant generously around the world? Your generous giving brings hope to the hopeless and the truth of God’s Word to millions around the world through our humanitarian efforts. Become a CBN partner today and share the love of Christ.