HE WANTED ME TO LOOK LIKE
A BARBIE DOLL.
I HAD A BREAST
AUGMENTATION.
I WAS HAVING PLASTIC
SURGERY.
Gordon: BUT THAT'S NOT
ALL HER HUSBAND WANTED.
HE TOLD ME YOU COULD BE
AN EXOTIC
DANCER.
Gordon: TRUE
CONFESSIONS FROM A FORMER
STRIPPER ON TODAY'S "THE 700
CLUB."
*
[APPLAUSE]
Gordon: WELL, WELCOME
TO "THE 700 CLUB."
THE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO
REGULATE THE INTERNET, AND
NOT EVERYBODY LIKES THE
IDEA.
THAT'S WHY THE F.C.C. IS
GOING TO COURT TO DEFEND
THEIR NEW RULES.
OPPONENTS SAY IT IS YET
ANOTHER BIG GOVERNMENT POWER
GRAB, AND THEY'RE FIGHTING
BACK.
PAUL STRAND HAS MORE.
Reporter: IT'S CALLED
NET NEUTRALITY.
AND POSSIBLY DO THINGS LIKE
GIVE PRIORITY TO SOME
WEBSITES OR SIGNALS OVER
OTHERS.
GIGI'S ADVOCACY GROUP IS
PUSHING THAT NEUTRALITY
BECAUSE --
THE BIG CONTENT
PROVIDERS, BIG HOLLYWOOD
STUDIOS, BIG NETWORKS, WILL
BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR
WEBSITES TO COME UP FASTER,
FOR THEIR VIDEOS TO HAVE
HIGHER QUALITY OF SERVICE.
AND THE REST OF US WILL BE
LEFT IN THE SLOW LANE.
Reporter: BUT
OPPONENTS, INCLUDING MANY
CONSERVATIVES, SAY THE NET
IS WORKING JUST FIND.
THEY WORRY NET NEUTRALITY
CAN TURN INTO HEAVY
GOVERNMENT CONTROL, RUINING
THE WILD FRONTIER.
MOST AMERICANS THINK THAT
THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WORK
SO HOT, AND THE INTERNET
DOES.
SO WHY ARE WE PUTTING THE
GOVERNMENT IN CONTROL.
WE'RE TRYING TO SAY NO.
LET IT FLURRY RISH WITHOUT
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.
Reporter: SETON MOTLEY
FEARS OBAMA CARE.
MOTLEY SAYS THE MAIN PUSHER
IS MARK.
HE SET UP NET NEUTRALITY
TO DIVEST THEM FROM
CONTROL.
WHAT HE WANTS TO DO, AS WE
SAID, DRIVE OUT ALL OF THE
MONEY AND HAVE GOVERNMENT
REPLACE IT.
Reporter: BOTH CONGRESS
AND THE COURTS TOLD THE
F.C.C. IT CAN'T REGULATE THE
INTERNET, BUT THAT DIDN'T
STOP IT.
HE BELIEVES THIS IS ACTUALLY
WORSE THAN OBAMA CARE.
THIS
IS A WORSE POWER
GRAB THAN OBAMA CARE.
AT LEAST THE HOUSE AND
SENATE VOTED ON OBAMA CARE
AND PASSED IT AND THE
PRESIDENT SIGNED IT.
OBAMA CARE FOR THE
INTERNET IS OVERWROUGHT.
WHEN THERE IS NO -- WHEN
THERE IS A CORPORATE
GATEKEEPER DECIDING WHO GETS
TO SEND WHAT MESSAGE AND TO
WHOM AND WHO GETS IT FASTER
AND SLOWER, THAT COULD ALLOW
AMAZING THINGS TO HAPPEN.
Reporter: MOTLEY WARNS
A HEAVY HANDED GOVERNMENT
WILL RUIN THE INTERNET.
NET NEUTRALITY IS
SOCIALISM FOR THE INTERNET.
IT ENSURES EVERYBODY EQUAL
AMOUNTS OF EVERYTHING.
IF YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD A
GUY'S M.R.I. WHILE HE IS
DYING...
Reporter: PAUL STRAND,
CBN NEWS, WASHINGTON.
Gordon: DEPENDING ON
WHICH SIDE YOU ARE ON THIS
DEBATE, YOU EITHER VIEW IT
AS A GOVERNMENT POWER GRAB
AND LEGISLATION WHERE THERE
IS NO NEED FOR LEGISLATION.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COIN, YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO
SAY WHAT IS GOING TO PREVENT
A CABLE PROVIDER SAYING WE
ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU
ACCESS TO THIS BECAUSE IT
CUTS OR PROFIT MARGIN.
WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN IT BY
T-MOBILE IN GERMANY WHERE
THEY BLOCKED ACCESS TO SKYPE
BECAUSE SKYPE WAS CUTTING
INTO THEIR LONG DISTANCE
FEE.
THIS IS GOING TO THE
COURTS.
AND ON THE LEFT THEY'RE
SAYING THERE IS NOT ENOUGH
REGULATION, AND THEY'RE
SUING FOR EVEN MORE.
ON THE RIGHT, THEY'RE
BLOCKING IT ON THE BASIS
THAT CONGRESS HAS NOT GIVEN
THE F.C.C. POWER TO REGULATE
THIS.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE UP TO,
YET AGAIN, THE COURT SYSTEM
TO DECIDE WHERE WE GO WITH
THIS.
THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL
RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS THAT IF
THESE RULES DO GO THROUGH,
IS IT THEN STILL LEGAL FOR
YOUR CABLE COMPANY OR YOUR
INTERNET PROVIDER TO CHARGE
TIERS FOR FASTER SERVICE.
IF YOU PAY MORE, DO YOU GET
FASTER BAND WIDTH.
THAT MAY BE OPEN TO QUESTION
AT THE REST OF THE DAY.
LEE WEBB HAS THE REST OF THE
TOP STORIES.
Reporter: GORDON,
POSITIVE ECONOMIC NEWS IS
EASING CONCERNS OF A
DOUBLE-DIP RECESSION HERE IN
THE U.S.
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
CLIMBED AGAIN TODAY AFTER
THE DOW'S BIGGEST JUMP SINCE
AUGUST.
OCTOBER IS ON TRACK TO BE
THE SINGLE BEST MONTH FOR
THE MARKET IN 25 YEARS.
THE INVESTORS ARE ENCOURAGED
THAT THE U.S. ECONOMY GREW
AT 2.5% LAST QUARTER, NEARLY
DOUBLE THE GROWTH OF THE
PREVIOUS QUARTER.
EUROPE'S DEAL TO BAIL OUT
GREECE AND OTHER EURO ZONES
ALSO HELPED.
A CHURCH IN WISCONSIN IS
TRYING TO SHOW THE LOVE OF
CHRIST BY MEETING AN EVER
DAY
NEED.
THEY'RE GIVING AWAY GAS.
60 PEOPLE WERE BLESSED WITH
FIVE FREE BALANCE OF GAS.
FAITH FELLOWSHIP CHURCH IN
MILWAUKEE ORGANIZED THE
EVENT TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED
IT MOST.
WE'RE THE CHURCH.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP THE
COMMUNITY.
THE ECONOMY IS KIND OF
SCREWED UP, AND EVERYBODY IS
STRUGGLING.
WE'RE JUST DOING WHAT WE CAN
DO AND LOOK FOR BLESSINGS
LIKE THIS.
Reporter: FIVE GALLONS
IS NOT A LOT, BUT EVERY
LITTLE BIT HELP.
FAITH FELLOWSHIP SAYS IT
HOPES TO OFFER EVEN MORE
BLESSINGS DOWN THE ROAD.
CHRISTMAS COMING EARLY TO
COMMUNITY.
KEITH HAS PAINTED A MURAL
THAT SHOWS THE RESPONSE OF
CHRIST.
Reporter: THIS IS NOT
YOUR TYPICAL ROAD SHOW AND
IT WON'T FIT IN MOST HOMES.
KEITH GOODSON HAS CREATED A
GIANT OIL ON CANVAS
MASTERPIECE TO INSPIRE US TO
THINK ANEW
ABOUT THE BIRTH
OF CHRIST.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE A
MURAL, YOU'RE EXPERIENCING
SOMETHING LARGER THAN
YOURSELF.
YOU BECOME PART OF THE
PAINTING, IF YOU WOULD.
Reporter: A TEAM OF
VOLUNTEERS HELPED TO RAISE
THE MURAL SLOWLY AND
GENTLY.
ONCE IN PLACE, THEY STAND
AND TAKE IN THE PAINTING
THAT COMPELS FROM SO MANY
DIFFERENT ANGLES.
IT STARTS WITH THE PROPHET
ISAIAH.
HE IS LOOKING INTO THIS
PROPHETIC VISION, AND HE IS
SEEING HOW PEOPLE T FROM
ALL GENERATIONS, ALL
CULTURES, ARE COMING TO THIS
ONE MOMENT IN TIME WHERE THE
BIRTH IS BEING VIEWED.
Reporter: GOODSON
PAINTED JOSEPH IN THE
CENTER.
HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO LOOKS
STRAIGHT AT YOU FROM
WHEREVER YOU STAND.
HE IS HOLDING OUT AN OIL
LAMP, AND HE IS OFFERING IT
TO YOU, AND SAYING, HERE,
TAKE.
Reporter: GOODSON NAMED
HIS WORK "LIGHT OF THE
LIFE," IN THE HOPES THAT ALL
WILL BE DRAWN TO THE LIGHT.
Reporter: I GOT A
CHANCE TO SEE THAT PIECE OF
ART AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
RALLIED NOT ONCE, BUT
TWEEZE.
TWICE.
THE CARDINALS WERE DOWN TO
THEIR LAST STRIKE WHEN DAVID
FREESE HIT THE BALL TO TIE
THE GAME.
LANCE BERK MAMAN ANSWERED
WITH A GAME-TYING SINGLE,
AND THAT SET THE STAGE FOR
FREESE TO HIT A LEADOFF
HOMERUN IN THE 11th.
FREESE
IS FROM
THE ST. LOUIS
AREA, AND NOW HE IS THE HOME
TOWN HERO.
GAME SEVEN OF THE WORLD
SERIES IN ST. LOUIS
TONIGHT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING
IT REMINDED THEM OF GAME SIX
OF THE '75 SERIES, CARLTON
FISK HITTING THAT
GAME-WINNING HOMERUN.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
PREDICTING THE CARDINALS
WILL WIN GAME SEVEN.
Gordon: WE'LL SEE.
I THOUGHT THE GAME WAS OVER
WHEN JOSH HAMILTON HIT HIS
HOMERUN, BUT I STAYED UP FOR
THE END.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE OF
"THE 700 CLUB" AFTER THIS.
WOW, YOUR DAD GOT A HIT
RECORD.
HIS FATHER WROTE HIT
SONGS WHILE HE WAS SHOOTING
HEROIN.
I WOKE UP THINKING ABOUT
DRUGS.
I WENT TO SLEEP THINKING
ABOUT DRUGS.
Gordon: GRAMMY
AAWARD-WINNER, JOHNNY LEE
HOOKER.
AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH, MY
GOD, WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN
MYSELF INTO?
NEXT WEEK...
I WOULD SEE THINGS, HEAR
THINGS, BUT AS A CHILD, I
WAS TOO FRIGHTENED TO TELL
ANYONE.
Gordon: IT STARTED WITH
A OUIJA BOARD.
AND TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS
OWN.
SHADOWS DARTING IN
CORNERS, AND GROWLS MOVING.
Gordon: A WOMAN HAUNTED
IN HER OWN HOUSE.
IT CAME TO A HORRIFYING
HEAD ONE PARTICULAR NIGHT.
Gordon: MONDAY ON "THE
700 CLUB."
IN 2001 THE MUSIC WORLD
MOURNED THE PASSING OF JOHN
LEE HOOKER.
THAT SAME YEAR, ONE OF JOHN
LEE'S BAND MATES WAS IN A
FIGHT FOR HIS OWN LIFE, HIS
SON, JOHNNY LEE, JR.
*
* YOUR LAST DAY HAS COME *
* HOLD ME *
Reporter: FIND THE
PERFECT MIX OF RHYTHM AND
BLUES AND JAZZ, AND YOU'VE
DISCOVERED THE UNIQUE SOUND
OF JOHNNY LEE HOOKER, JR.
HE IS THE ON OF JON LEE
HOOKER.
HE HAS SHARED THE RED CARPET
WITH THE WORLD'S BEST
MUSICIANS, AND HE HAS PLAYED
ALONGSIDE THE LIKES OF B.B.
KING, LENNY CRA KRAV
KRAVITZ.
MY DAD CAME OUT WITH A
HIT, "BOOM, BOOM, BOOM," AND
MY PEERS, MOMS AND DADS,
KNEW WHAT A HIT RECORD WAS
AND COMPLAINED IT.
WOW, YOUR DAD GOT A HIT
RECORD.
Reporter: BUT JOHN LEE,
JR. HAD A SECRET.
HE WAS ADDICTED TO DRUGSMENT
HE STARTED USING MARIJUANA
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THE
DRUGS GOT PROGRESS OF
STRONGER.
IN HIS HIGH SCHOOL YEARS HE
STARTED SHOOTING HEROIN.
I WOKE UP THINKING ABOUT
DRUGS.
I WENT TO SLEEP THINKING
ABOUT DRUGS THE.
AT LUNCH PERIODS AT SCHOOL,
AND AFTER SCHOOL WAS OVER, I
THOUGHT ABOUT DRUGS.
DRUGS WAS THE THEME.
Reporter: JOHN WAS
CONSTANTLY IN AND OUT OF
COUNTY JAIL ON DRUG-RELATED
CRIMES.
DURING ONE STAY, HIS CELL
MATE WANTED TO TEACH JOHN
HOW TO DEFEND HIMSELF IF HE
EVER HAD TO GO TO THE
PENITENTIARY.
SO THEY STARTED BOXING.
HE WOULD STAND RIGHT IN
THE CELL DOOR AND SAY NOW
GET OUT OF HERE IF YOU CAN.
AND I'D BOX MY WAY OUT.
AFTER I'D BOX MY WAY OUT,
HE'D SAY, GOOD WORK.
I'M JUST GETTING YOU READY.
Reporter: JUST AS HIS
CELL MATE PREDICTED, WHEN
JOHN TURNED 18, HE WAS MOVED
TO AN ADULT PRISON.
YOU'RE A KID, AND YOU'VE
GOT GUYS 30 AND 40.
AND WHO IS THIS YOUNG BOY
THAT IS COMING IN HERE.
AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH, MY GOD,
WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF
INTO.
Reporter: JOHN QUICKLY
LEARNED ABOUT THE DARK SIDE
OF CELL LIFE AFTER HIS
FRIEND WAS RAPED BY A CELL
MATE.
AS A, Y A YOUNSTER, YOU
SAY, DANG, THAT COULD HAPPEN
TO ME.
Reporter: THE SAME DAY
THAT INMATE TRIED TO RAPE
JOHN LEE, JR., JOHN HAD TO
RELY ON EVERYTHING HIS CELL
MATE EVER TAUT HIM.
I GRABBED HIM AND THREW
HIM AGAINST THE BARS AND
BEAT HIM UP.
Reporter: WHEN JOHN LEE
GOT OT OF PRISON, HE WENT
RIGHT BACK TO USING DRUGS
AND HIS MUSIC CAREER ENDED.
HE WAS HOMELESS, LIVING ON
THE STREETS, AND OVERDOSED
SO MANY TIMES HE LOST
COUNT.
I HAD UNCLES AND PARENTS
TELL ME YOU'RE GOING TO DIE
FROM DRUGS.
WE ALREADY KNOW, YOU'RE
GOING TO DIE FROM DRUGS.
I BELIEVED THEM, AND I SAID
I KNOW, BUT I DIDN'T CARE.
Reporter: BY THE TIME
JOHN LEE, JR. REACHED HIS
40s, HE WAS SHOOTING
HEROIN IN HIS NECK BECAUSE
THE VEINS IN HIS ARMS HAD
COLLAPSED.
> HE DEVELOPED A SEVERE
INFECTION, AND WHEN HE WENT
TO THE HOSPITAL, HE FACED UP
TO THE POSSIBILITY HE COULD
DIE.
THE DOCTOR LOOK AT MY
NECK AND SAID WE NEED TO GET
THAT INFECTION OUT OR YOU
WILL DIE.
INSTANTLY, I BROKE OUT
CRYING.
AND HE SAID, YOU COULD DIE
ANY MINUTE.
AND LAYING ON MY HOSPITAL
BED, I JUST BASICALLY SAID,
LORD JESUS, I NEED YOU TO
WALK ME THROUGH WITH THIS
ORDEAL.
I SAID PLEASE HELP ME, HAVE
MERCY ON ME.
HELP ME.
AND HE HELPED ME.
HE HELPED ME.
Reporter: AT THAT
MOMENT, JOHN LEE PRAYED TO
BECOME A CHRISTIAN.
BUT WHEN HE RECOVERED FROM
THE SURGERY, HE STILL FACED
MORE DRUG-RELATED CHARGES.
HIS MOTHER CAME TO THE
SENTENCING TO PRAY FOR HER
SON.
AND AS I WAS STANDING
THERE AND THEY WERE READING
OFF THE CHARGES, I JUST
KNEW -- I KNEW, JUST LIKE I
KNOW THAT THIS HAND
HANDKERCHIEF IS WHITE --
THEY ARE GOING TO SEND ME TO
PRISON.
I SAW MY MOM, OUT IN THE
AUDIENCE, WITH HER HEAD
BOWED, AND SHE WAS PRAYING.
AND THE JUDGE SAID, YOU'RE
WORTH SALVAGING.
I'M NOT GOING TO SEND YOU TO
JAIL.
AND IN MY HEART, I KNOW THAT
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST HEARD
MY MAMA'S PRAYERS ON MY
BEHALF.
Reporter: THE JUDGE
SENT JOHN LEE TO A DRUG
REHAB PROGRAM, WHICH HE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
HE RELAUNCHED HIS MUSIC
CAREER WITH THREE NEW
ALBUMS, RECEIVED TWO GRAMMY
NOMINATIONS, AND WALKED THE
RED CARPET DRUG-FREE.
AND EVERYONE WHO KNOWS HIM
WILL TELL YOU SOMETHING
REMARKABLE HAS HAPPENED IN
THIS LIFE.
JESUS IS MY GOOD FRIEND.
HE IS A STAR THAT SHINES IN
THE DARKNESS WHEN I DON'T
KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO.
WHEN I'M LONELY, I CAN SPEAK
WITH HIM.
HE'S MY HOPE AND HE'S MY
JOY.
AND HE HAS CAUSED MY NAME
THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T TRUST.
BUT NOW I HAVE A GOOD NAME
AND NOT BECAUSE OF
CELEBRITY, BUT BECAUSE OF
WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR ME.
Gordon: HE'LL DO THE
SAME FOR YOU.
WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR
OTHERS -- HE LOVES TO SAVE
PEOPLE.
JUST GET THAT IN YOUR HEAD.
JESUS CAME TO SAVE SINNERS
SINNERS.
THAT INCLUDES ME.
THAT INCLUDES YOU.
AND YOU CAN'T EVER OUTRUN
HIS LOVE.
YOU CAN'T GO TOO FAR.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT
LIKE JOHNNY LEE AND YOU'RE
NOT SHOOTING UP INTO YOUR
NECK, BUT MAYBE YOU'VE HIT
ANOTHER BOTTOM, AND YOU'RE
WONDERING IS THERE ANY HOPE
FOR ME?
CAN I DO ANYTHING WITH MY
LIFE?
CAN I EVER POSSIBLY HAVE A
GOOD NAME?
WELL, I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS FOR
YOU: YES, YOU CAN.
JESUS LOVES TO TURN PEOPLE
AROUND.
HE LOVES TO RECEIVE PROD
PRO PRODIGALS BACK HOME.
HE WILL EVEN LEAVE THE 99 TO
FIND THAT ONE.
THAT ONE THAT IS LOST AND
CAN'T FIND HIS WAY HOME.
HE'LL EVEN GO AND SAY, THIS
IS THE WAY; JUST FOLLOW ME.
IF THIS IS FOR YOU, IF YOU
WANT TO BE FREE FROM
WHATEVER IS HOLDING YOU,
WHATEVER IS KEEPING YOU FROM
YOUR DREAMS, AND START
UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL OF
THE THINGS THAT GOD TELLS US
TO DO, IT IS FOR OUR
BENEFIT.
HE IS LOOKING OUT FOR US.
HE'S GOT DREAMS FOR EACH ONE
OF US.
HE HAS PLANS.
HE HAS PURPOSES.
HE HAS CREATED GOOD THINGS
FOR US TO DO.
HE HAS DONE THAT EVEN BEFORE
HE MADE THE EARTH.
AND HE STILL HAS A DREAM FOR
YOU IF YOU JUST LET HIM.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SAY,
JESUS, IF YOU'RE THERE, IF
YOU CAN HEAR ME -- AND I
PROMISE YOU HE CAN -- CAN
YOU SAVE ME?
CAN YOU TURN ME AROUND?
CAN YOU MAKE ME NEW AGAIN?
CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?
CAN YOU SET ME ON THE RIGHT
COURSE?
AND THE ANSWER TO ALL OF
THOSE QUESTIONS IS YES, YES,
AND YES.
HE'S ALWAYS THERE.
AND HE'S THE GOD OF THE
SECOND CHANCE AND THE THIRD
CHANCE AND THE FOURTH
CHANCE -- AS MANY CHANCES AS
YOU NEED, HE WANTS TO GIVE
IT TO YOU.
NOW, IF THIS IS FOR YOU, IF
THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT, JUST
BOW YOUR HEAD AND PRAY A
VERY SIMPLE PRAYER.
JUST LIKE JOHNNY LEE, CRY
OUT, JESUS, CAN YOU HELP
ME.
I NEED YOU NOW.
I NEED A SAVIOR NOW.
PRAY WITH ME.
JESUS -- THAT'S RIGHT, SAY
IT OUT LOUD -- JESUS, I COME
TO YOU AND I NEED YOU.
I NEED YOU IN MY LIFE.
I NEED YOU E IN MY HEART.
I NEED TO BE MADE NEW
AGAIN.
SO, JESUS, RIGHT NOW, I ASK
THAT YOU FORGIVE ME, THAT
YOU RESTORE ME, THAT YOU
CLEANSE ME.
AND, JESUS, I WANT TO FOLLOW
YOU.
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, I
WANT TO FOLLOW YOU.
HEAR MY PRAYER, FOR I PRAY
IT IN JESUS' NAME.
FATHER, FOR THOSE WHO JUST
PRAYED, I PRAY A BAPTISM IN
YOUR LOVE.
I ASK THAT YOUR LOVE WOULD
JUST SURROUND THEM AND FILL
THEM AND BE ALL OVER THEM
NOW.
LET THEM KNOW THAT THEIR
PRAYER HAS BEEN HEARD AND
HAS BEEN ANSWERED NOW.
FOR I ASK IT IN JESUS'
NAME.
AMEN.
IF YOU PRAYED WITH ME, THE
BIBLE SAYS THAT IF YOU'LL
BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART AND
THEN CONFESS WITH YOUR
MOUTH, YOU SHALL BE SAVED.
WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS
MAKE A TOLL-FREE CALL AND DO
JUST THAT.
1-800-759-0700.
AND JUST SAY TO THE PERSON
WHO ANSWERS THE PHONE --
THEY'RE THERE TO PRAY WITH
YOU -- JUST SAY, I WANT TO
MAKE JESUS LORD OF MY LIFE.
I WANT TO CONFESS THAT HE IS
THE SAVIOR, HE IS THE ONE
FOR ME.
WHEN YOU CALL WE'VE GOT A
FREE PACKET FOR YOU.
IT'S CALLED "A NEW DAY."
AND THERE IS A C.D. ON HOW
TO LIVE A CHRISTIAN LIFE.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET A
COUPLE OF THE BIBLE, YOU CAN
START READING IT EVERY DAY.
YOU CAN START WITH THE
GOSPEL OF JOHN.
WE ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO
TO A CHURCH, START WITH A
WATER BAPTISM.
START WITH THE PHONE CALL.
MAKE IT NOW,
1-800-759-0700.
TERRY, OVER TO YOU.
Terry: UP NEXT, A
DESPERATE HOUSEWIFE WHO
BEGAN MOONLIGHTING.
I KEPT TELLING HIM I
DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT.
I WAS EMBARRASSED.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW MY
BODY.
I WAS ALWAYS WANTING TO
PLEASE HIM.
Terry: WHY THIS YOUNG
WIFE BECAME A STRIPPER WHEN
WE COME BACK.
Terry: WELL, IT'S HARD
TO IMAGINE A HUSBAND
PRESSURING HIS OWN WIFE TO
WORK IN A STRIP CLUB.
BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED TO THE WOMAN IN OUR
NEXT STORY.
IT SHATTERED HER WORLD AND
TURNED HER INTO SOMEONE SHE
DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD BRUISES
ON MY CHEEKS, ON MY ARMS.
I FELT AT THE TIME THAT IT
WAS WRONG, LIKE, HOW COULD
HE DO THAT TO ME.
WHY WOULD HE HURT ME?
WHY WOULD HE MAKE ME CRY?
BUT I JUST LET IT HAPPEN.
I THOUGHT MY LOVE WOULD
CHANGE HIM.
Reporter: SHE FELL IN
LOVE YOUNG AND SHE FELL
HARD.
SHE WAS JUST 14 YEARS OLD
WHEN SHE MET HER HIGH SCHOOL
SWEETHEART.
HE WAS MY FIRST
BOYFRIEND, MY FIRST LOVE.
HE WAS JUST GIVING ME LOVE,
GIVING ME ATTENTION, AND
THAT WAS SOMETHING I LONGED
FOR.
Reporter: BY THE TIME
SHE WAS 16, SHE AND HER
BOYFRIEND WERE SEXUALLY
ACTIVE.
BUT SHE HID HER BOYFRIEND'S
ANGER.
YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL FOR
ME.
IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU, NOBODY
ELSE CAN HAVE YOU.
I THOUGHT I LOVED HIM AND
THIS IS JUST A PHASE, AND
HE'LL STOP DOING WHAT HE WAS
DOING.
Reporter: BUT SHE
COULDN'T CHANGE HIM AND THE
ABUSE DIDN'T STOP.
WE BROKE UP, AND MY MOM
TOLD HIM YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO COME OVER HERE.
SHE WAS UPSET.
ONE DAY HE CAME TO THE HOUSE
AND STARTED KNOCKING ON THE
DOOR.
AND HE JUST GRABBED ME AND
THREW ME IN THE CAR AND HE
TOOK OFF CRAZY.
I JUST REMEMBER SCREAMING
AND CRYING AND TRYING TO GET
OUT OF THE CAR.
AND HE HELD MY BODY IN AND
HELD ME BY THE HAIR.
AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE GOING TO DIE
TONIGHT.
IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU, NOBODY
CAN HAVE YOU.
Reporter: SHE MANAGED
TO JUMP FROM THE CAR AND RUN
HOME.
HE WAS ARRESTED AND SENT TO
JAIL.
I WAS GLAD TO BE DONE
WITH IT.
Reporter: BUT WHEN HE
GOT OUT OF PRISON AND
CONTACTED HER, TAMAZA GOT
SUCKED BACK INTO THE
RELATIONSHIP.
I THOUGHT EVERYTHING HAD
CHANGED.
HE WAS ALL GOOD IN THE
BEGINNING.
HE WASN'T BEING ABUSIVE, AND
WE WERE HAVING FUN AND
EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT.
Reporter: THEY MARRIED
WHEN TAMAZA WAS 21, BUT ONE
YEAR LATER, THE ABUSE
STARTED AGAIN.
I HAD TO DO WHATEVER HE
SAID.
NOW IT WAS KIND OF WORSE
BECAUSE I WAS HIS WIFE.
HE WANTED ME TO LOOK LIKE A
BARBIE DOLL.
I HAD BREAST AUGMENTATION,
AND I WAS HAVING PLASTIC
SURGERIES.
HE WANTED ME TO BE WHAT HE
WANTED, NOT WHAT I WANTED.
Reporter: EVEN WITH ALL
OF THE CHANGES, HER HUSBAND
STILL WASN'T SATISFIED.
HE HAD A NEW REQUEST, HE
WANTED HER TO STRIP.
I'M THINKING WHAT?
I HAD NEVER EVEN BEEN TO A
STRIP CLUB.
I WAS HURT BECAUSE I THOUGHT
IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE, WHY
WOULD YOU WANT SOMEBODY ELSE
TO SEE THEIR BODY.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO PLEASE
HIM.
Reporter: SO SHE
STARTED STRIPPING.
I WAS AFRAID OF HIM.
I KEPT TELLING HIM I DIDN'T
WANT TO DO IT.
I WAS EMBARRASSED, AND I
DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW MY
BODY.
I WAS REALLY SCARED AND
NERVOUS.
Reporter: SHE ALSO
BEGAN DRINKING.
I HATED DOING WHAT I WAS
DOING.
THE ALCOHOL MADE ME NOT
CARE, NOT THINK ABOUT WHAT I
WAS DOING.
Reporter: AND A AT
HOME, THE ABUSE ONLY GOT
WORSE.
FINALLY SHE HAD ENOUGH.
I GOT SO FREAKED OUT.
I WAS LIKE, OH, MY GOD, WHAT
IF HE ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
ME.
I SAID, I'VE GOT TO GET OUT
OF HERE.
Reporter: TAMAZA LEFT
HER HUSBAND, AND TWO YEARS
LATER THEIR DIVORCE WAS
FINAL.
I THOUGHT I GOT MARRIED,
AND I THOUGHT THAT MARRIAGE
WAS SO SACRED.
Reporter: TAMAZA
MANAGED TO HOLD DOWN A
REGULAR JOB AND DID SOME
MODELING ON THE SIDE, BUT
EVENTUALLY WENT BACK TO
STRIPPING FOR MONEY.
SOCIETY WAS TELLING ME,
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, SEX
SELLS.
USE YOUR BODY, USE WHAT
YOU'VE GOT.
Reporter: TAMAZA HATED
WHAT SHE HAD BEGUN.
I SAID, I'M TIRED OF
DANCING, I HATE MY LIFE.
I CRIED OUT TO GOD, PLEASE
JUST GET MEET OUT OF THE
SITUATION.
Reporter: A FEW YEARS
LATER, TAMAZA MET A YOUNG
ACTOR.
THE TWO STARTED A LONG
DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP.
AFTER A TOO WEEKS OF
TALKING, NOEL CALLED HER UP
AND MADE A CONFESSION.
HE SAID, I'VE ALWAYS HAD
A STRUGGLE WITH GOD.
I WANT TO SERVE GOD, BUT I
KNOW IT'S HARD.
HE WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF
I CAN DO IT BY MYSELF.
HE SAID, I'M GOING TO A
CHRISTIAN SEMINAR, AND DO
YOU THINK MAYBE YOU WOULD
WANT TO GO.
Reporter: TAMAZA WENT
WITH NOEL, AND SHE HEARD A
WOMAN'S TESTIMONY OF LEAVING
HER JOB AS A STRIPPER.
THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THIS
WAS GOD.
I REMEMBER CRYING AND
SAYING, YOU KNOW, THIS IS
TIME.
I NEED TO GIVE MY LIFE TO
GOD.
I NEED TO STOP DOING WHAT
I'M DOING.
AND THAT'S THE DAY THAT I
GOT SAVED.
AFTER THAT I COULDN'T GO
BACK TO DANCING.
SINCE BEING SAVED, I NEVER
WENT BACK TO ANYTHING.
GOD HEALED ME OVERNIGHT.
Reporter: AND NOEL ALSO
ACCEPTED CHRIST AS HIS
SAVIOR DURING THE SEMINAR.
ONE MONTH LATER HE PROPOSED
TO TAMAZA, TODAY THEY ARE
MARRIED AND SERVING GOD
TOGETHER.
I ALWAYS FELT LIKE I WAS
ALONE.
I ALWAYS FELT LONELY.
NOW BEING SAVED, GOD SAID,
YOU'RE NEVER ALONE.
GOD IS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE.
GOD WANTS TO BE THE ONE TO
FILL OUR CUP.
HE WANTS TO BE THE ONE THAT
WE CRY OUT TO.
I CRIED OUT TO GOD AND SAID
HELP ME.
I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
I NEED A WAY OUT.
SHOW ME.
AND HE DID.
I'M GLAD HE DID IT WHEN HE
DID IT.
Terry: SHE IS RIGHT.
GOD DOES WANT TO BE THE
ONE.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT YOU AND
I WERE CREATED IN THE IMAGE
AND THE LIKENESS OF GOD
HIMSELF.
WE WERE CREATED TO HAVE
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS UNTIL
WE FIND THAT?
WE'RE DEFINED BY EVERYBODY
AND EVERYTHING THAT WE TURN
TO IN PLACE OF HIM.
AND YET HE WAITS.
GOD WAITS.
WHAT DEFINES YOU IN YOUR
LIFE?
IF IT IS ANYTHING OTHER THAN
JESUS, THEN YOU HAVEN'T
FIGURED OUT WHAT YOU'RE
REALLY CREATED FOR.
AND YOU WON'T KNOW THAT KIND
OF PEACE AND SATISFACTION
THAT TAMAZA HAS FOUND.
SHE TALKED ABOUT BEING
LONELY, ALWAYS FEELING LIKE
SHE WAS THERE BY HERSELF.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE IN THAT
PLACE, WE MAKE A LOT OF
WRONG CHOICES.
AND WELALLOW OTHER PEOPLE
AND OTHER THINGS TO COLOR
OUR LIVES, TO DEFINE WHO WE
ARE, TO DETERMINE THE
DIRECTION THAT OUR LIVES
TAKE.
HERE IS THE GREAT THING
ABOUT GOD: HE IS WAITING.
HE IS ALWAYS THERE.
HE NEVER LEAVES US.
HE IS WAITING FOR US TO
TURN, TO TURN AWAY FROM THE
CHOICES THAT WE MAKE, AND TO
TURN INTO THE LOVING ARMS OF
A SAVIOR WHO GAVE EVERYTHING
SO THAT WE COULD BE DEFINED
BY HIM AND IN HIM.
YOU KNOW, JESUS' LAST PRAYER
WAS FOR YOU AND FOR ME.
ASKING THE FATHER THAT WE'D
BE ONE.
HE ALREADY KNEW THAT THE
FATHER WAS IN HIM, BUT HE
WAS SAYING, I WANT TO BE ONE
WITH THOSE YOU'VE GIVEN ME.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU HAVE
KNOWN ABOUT GOD.
YOU GREW UP IN THE CHURCH.
YOU GREW UP WITH PARENTS OR
GRANDPARENTS WHO TOLD YOU
ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD, BUT
YOU'VE MADE SOME POOR
CHOICES ALONG THE WAY.
MANY OF US HAVE DONE THAT.
BUT WE SERVE THE GOD OF A
SECOND CHANCE.
AND SO TODAY I WANT TO
INVITE YOU TO FIND OUT WHAT
YOU WERE CREATED FOR.
I WANT TO INVITE YOU TO COME
BACK TO THE FATHER HEART OF
GOD.
TO THE ONE WHO SAW YOU
BEFORE THE EARTH WAS
FORMED.
WHO CHOSE YOU AND SAID, THIS
IS MY CHILD.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THAT.
YOU CAN HAVE IT TODAY.
IT IS AS SIMPLE AS ASKING
FOR IT.
BUT IT MEANS SURRENDERING.
IT MEANS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
LIVE YOUR WAY ANYMORE.
IT MEANS SAYING, GOD, I WANT
TO KNOW WHAT YOU CREATED ME
FOR.
I WANT TO KNOW YOU.
I WANT AN INTIMATE
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
ASK GOD TODAY TO COME INTO
THE MIDST OF YOUR CONFUSION,
YOUR OWN ALONENESS, WHATEVER
YOUR NEED MIGHT BE.
JUST PRAY WITH ME RIGHT
NOW.
GOD, I WANT TO KNOW YOU THE
SAME WAY THAT TAMAZA KNOWS
YOU.
I WANT THE FREEDOM OF
KNOWING THAT ALL OF MY
CHOICES, ALL OF THE
FOOLISHNESS AND THE MISTAKES
HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN BY YOU.
NOT BECAUSE I DESERVE TO BE
FORGIVEN, BUT BECAUSE YOU
ARE A MERCIFUL GOD.
JESUS, BE THE SAVIOR OF MY
SOUL.
I AM A SINNER.
FILL ME WITH YOUR HOLY
SPIRIT.
TEACH ME YOUR WAYS, HOW TO
LIVE FOR YOU, HOW TO SERVE
YOU, HOW TO HEAR YOUR VOICE
WHEN YOU SPEAK TO ME.
GOD, I WANT TO BE DEFINED BY
YOU.
THANK YOU FOR WAITING FOR
ME.
TODAY I'M COMING HOME TO
YOUR HEART, AND I'M ASKING
YOU TO FILL MY HEART, INVADE
MY LIFE, AND MAKE MY LIFE
COUNT FOR YOUR KINGDOM.
IN JESUS' NAME, I PRAY.
AMEN.
IF YOU JUST PRAYED THAT
PRAYER, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING
WONDERFUL WE'D LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU.
IT'S FREE.
AND IT'S CALLED "A NEW
DAY."
YOU CAN GET IT BY CALLING
THAT TOLL-FREE NUMBER,
1-800-759-0700.
GORDON?
Gordon: STILL AHEAD, A
LITTLE GIRL LOSES HER HOME
AND ALL OF HER BELONGINGS.
WHEN I'M OUT HERE, IT
MAKES ME FEEL SAD BECAUSE
IT'S JUST, LIKE, GONE.
Gordon: SEE HOW THIS
GIRL AND HER FAMILY FIND A
BRAND NEW HOME WHEN WE COME
BACK.
Reporter: WELCOME
BACK.
TO WORKERS PLEAD GUILTY TO
THIRD DEGREE MURDER AT A
PHILADELPHIA ABORTION
CLINIC.
SEVEN BABIES WERE ALLEGEDLY
BORN ALIVE AND THEN KILLED
WITH SCISSORS AT THE
CLINIC.
34-YEAR-OLD ANDREA MOTEN AND
52-YEAR-OLD SHERRY WEST
PLEADED GUILTY IN THE CASE.
THEY ARE ACCUSED OF
PERFORMING ILLEGAL LATE-TERM
ABORTIONS AND KILLING BABIES
THAT HAD BEEN BORN ALIVE.
THE DEATH TOLL IN TURKEY
FROM THE EARTHQUAKE IS
NEARING 600.
"OPERATION BLESSING"
INTERNATIONAL IS IN THE
HEART OF THE EARTHQUAKE
ZONE, THOUGH.
HOPE IS FADING FAST FOR
SURVIVORS BECAUSE IT IS SO
COLD HERE.
NOW THE FOCUS IS TURNING TO
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE SURVIVED AND WHO ARE
LIVING IN CAMPS ALL OVER THE
AREA HERE.
Reporter:
"OPERATION BLESSING" IS
WORKING WITH GERMAN PARTNER@@
HUMEDICA TO OFFER MORE@@
RELIEF.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE OF@@
"THE 700 CLUB" AFTER THIS.@@
Gordon: NATHAN AND HIS
FAMILY LOST THEIR HOME AND
BELONGINGS WHEN A TORNADO
RIPPED THROUGH JOPLIN,
MISSOURI.
NATHAN AND HIS CHILDREN WERE
UNHARMED, AND NOW THEIR
STORY OF SURVIVAL HAS BECOME
A STORY OF HOPE AND
RESTORATION.
Reporter: WHEN A
MASSIVE TORNADO RIPPED
THROUGH JOPLIN, MISSOURI,
NATHAN POWELL AND HIS FOUR
CHILDREN RODE OUT THE STORM
BY HUDDLING UNDERNEATH THE
STAIRS.
LOOKING AT THE NEW VIEW FROM
THEIR SECOND STORY
APARTMENT, IT IS HARD TO
BELIEVE ANYONE SURVIVED.
WHEN I'M OUT HERE, IT
MAKES ME FEEL SAD BECAUSE
IT'S JUST, LIKE, GONE.
Reporter: NATHAN'S
DEALT WITH MAJOR HEART AND
LUNG PROBLEMS FOR YEARS, SO
EVEN THOUGH THEY LOST
PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING THEY
OWN, THEY STILL KNOW WHAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT IS ONLY STUFF.
THE KIDS ARE HERE.
Reporter: FOR THE TIME
BEING, THIS SINGLE DAD AND
HIS FOUR KIDS ARE STAYING IN
A VERY SMALL APARTMENT.
IT'S VERY SMALL.
Reporter: SO THIS IS
WHERE ALL YOU GUYS ARE
STAYING?
THERE CAN ONLY BE, LIKE,
TWO PEOPLE AT THE TOP OF THE
BED.
SO I HAVE TO SLEEP AT THE
BOTTOM.
YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE
CROWDED, BUT IT WORKS.
Reporter: SISTERS
KIMBER, KYLER AND KELSEY IN
ONE ROOM, NATHAN KIND OF HAS
A ROOM TO HIMSELF.
KIND OF A TEMPORARY
BEDROOM.
Reporter: BRADLEY HAS
IT WORSE OF ALL.
THIS IS WHERE I'M
STAYING.
Reporter: THIS IS WHERE
YOU SLEEP?
YEAH, THIS IS WHERE I
SLEEP.
Reporter: THIS ISN'T
EVEN THE SIZE OF A WALK-IN
CLOSET.
I BET YOU'RE HOPING TO HAVE
YOUR OWN ROOM SOON?
YES.
Reporter: AFTER THE
TORNADO, NATHAN GOT A REALLY
GOOD DEAL.
BUT HE HAS TO BE CAREFUL.
EVEN WITH HIS HEART AND LUNG
PROBLEMS, HE HAS PUT IN A
LOT OF WORK AT THE HOUSE.
I WORKED EVERY DAY, EVERY
HOUR THAT I WAS AVAILABLE
WITH EVERY VOLUNTEER THAT
HAS BEEN AT THAT HOUSE,
UNTIL THE LAST WEEK.
Reporter:
"OPERATION BLESSING"'S JODY
GETTY TOLD NATH THAI NATHAN
AND THE KIDS TO GIVE THEM A
WEEK.
THE VOLUNTEERS AND HOME
DEPOT HAVE BEEN AT THE HOUSE
EVERY DAY SINCE.
THEY FOUND OUT NATHAN AND
SON ARE INTO KIDS.
I HAD A LOT OF BLOOD
PRESSURE ISSUES, AND THEY
ACTUALLY SUGGESTED TO GET
FISH AND WATCH THEM BECAUSE
IT BRINGS YOUR BLOOD
PRESSURE DOWN.
IT IS A LITTLE SOMETHING
WE CAN DO, AND WE ENJOY
THAT.
Reporter: THE
VOLUNTEERS STARTED WITH
OPENING UP THE FLOOR PLAN TO
GIVE THIS FAMILY OF FIVE
SPACE TO SPREAD OUT.
THE HOUSE NEEDS A LOT OF
WORK, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT.
FROM REPLACING 30 WINDOWS TO
WIRING, FLOORING,
LANDSCAPING, AND MASONRY.
THEY EVEN HAVE TO REPLACE A
BUNCH OF STONE THAT THE
TORNADO BLEW AWAY, AND THE
CLOCK IS TICKING.
SO WE CAME OUT WITH JODY TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROGRESS
AT THE HOUSE, AND IT IS
UNBELIEVABLE HOW MUCH WORK
IS LEFT TO BE DONE.
PEOPLE ARE WORKING ON EVERY
CORNER OF THE HOUSE.
AND THERE ARE PILES OF TOOLS
AND MATERIALS EVERYWHERE.
BUT NOTHING IS COMPLETELY
FINISHED YET.
THE FAMILY IS COMING HOME
TOMORROW, AND THAT MEANS
TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE
CRAZY.
THE CREW WORKED OVERNIGHT BY
FLASHLIGHT AND HEADLIGHT.
BUT BY MORNING THERE WAS
STILL A LOT LEFT TO DO.
BUT ALL THAT HARD WORK WAS
ABOUT TO PAY OFF.
[CHEERING]
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]
Reporter: JUST SEEING
THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE,
THEY KNEW A LOT MORE HAD
BEEN ACCOMPLISHED THAN
THEY'D EVER IMAGINED.
THEN THEY WALKED INSIDE.
OH OH, MY GOSH!
BRAD, LOOK AT THIS.
LOOK AT THIS.
IT WAS QUITE AN
OVERWHELMING MOMENT.
I THINK IT IS COMPARABLE TO
WHEN ONE OF THESE GUYS WAS
BORN.
SERIOUSLY, IT WAS KIND OF A
MOMENT LIKE THAT.
Reporter: WITH A TON OF
VOLUNTEER LABOR AND DONATED
BELONGINGS, THEIR HOUSE WAS
COMPLETELY RENOVATED.
KELSEY AND KYLER MADE A
BEELINE TO THEIR NEW ROOMS.
EVERYTHING IS PERFECT IN
THE BEDROOMS, AND NOW WE GET
TO HAVE SLEEPOVERS WITH OUR
FRIENDS.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NOW
FRIENDS.
NOW WHEN I WALK IN MY
ROOM, I MEA FEEL LIKE A
CELEBRITY.
Reporter: CLOSE BY, BIG
SISTER KIMBER HAS A ROOM OF
HER OWN.
YOU'VE EVEN GOT A CLOSET,
HONEY.
WOW, A CLOSET!
IT WAS AMAZING TO ME BECAUSE
IT WAS ACTUALLY ALL OF MY
FAVORITE COLORS, BLUE,
BLACK, AND WHITE.
AND IT WAS FULLY FURN
CHERD.
AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A CLOSET
AND A DRESSER NOW.
Reporter: THEY WORKED
THEIR WAY BACK AND WENT
THROUGH EVERY INCH OF THE
HOUSE.
OH, WOW, LOOK AT THAT!
I THINK THAT ROOM IS THE
BEST.
OF COURSE YOU WOULD.
THAT WAS AWESOME.
I WAS LIKE, HEY, FINALLY
WE'VE GOT A BIG FISH TANK,
LIKE WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED.
IT IS NEAT.
IT WAS JUST NEAT BECAUSE IT
WAS ONE OF OUR DREAMS FOR
THE HOUSE AND IT JUST
HAPPENED.
THAT IS REALLY, REALLY
COOL.
Reporter: AFTER
SPENDING A FEW MONTHS
SLEEPING IN A CLOSET,
BRADLEY WENT DOWN THE HALL
AND OPENED THE DOOR TO HIS
NEW BEDROOM.
LOOK AT MY ROOM.
Reporter: BRADLEY ALSO
CHECKED OUT HIS CLOSET AND
WAS GLAD TO SEE IT WASN'T A
WALK-IN.
SO I COULDN'T SLEEP IN
THERE, AND I WAS SO HAPPY.
SO I ACTUALLY HAVE MY
CLOTHES IN THERE, INSTEADV1O OF
A BED.
Reporter:=3÷h AND BRADLEY
IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM HIS
DAD, WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO
GET A LITTLE REST.
AND NOW HE HAS AN ACTUAL
BEDROOM TO HANG OUT AND GET
SOME ALONE TIME FROM US.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL
SINK IN.
IT WILL PROBABLY BE YEARS
UNTIL I CAN SIT BACK AND GO,
WOW, IT HAPPENED.
I THINK HOW MANY PEOPLE IT
TOOK THAT WERE ALL LED BY
GOD TO GET TO THIS POINT.
BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY
REFRESHING.
IT'S SO COOL THAT GOD IS
STILL WILLING TO TEACH US
AND SHOW US THAT HE
PROVIDES.
HE PROVIDES.
Gordon: FROM HOMELESS
TO HOPE, ALL OF THAT MADE
POSSIBLE BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE
YOU CARED ENOUGH TO GIVE.
IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF "THE
700 CLUB," THANK YOU BECAUSE
YOU'RE PART OF BLESSING THAT
FAMILY.
IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER, NOW
IS THE TIME TO JOIN WITH
US.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PICK
UP THE PHONE.
IT'S A TOLL-FREE NUMBER.
1-800-759-0700.
AND JUST SAY, YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
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DAY.
WHEN YOU CALL AND JOIN, WE
ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK FOR
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THAT'S ELECTRONIC MONTHLY
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THERE ARE NO CHECKS TO
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WE SAVE SO MUCH ON THE
PROCESSING, WE CAN SEND BACK
TO YOU AS OUR GIFT MONTHLY
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OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
WHEN YOU GIVE MONTHLY ON THE
INTERNET, YOU'RE
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PLEDGE EXPRESS.
TERRY?
Terry: WHEN A SUDDEN
STORM UNLEASHED ITS WIND AND
POUNDING RAIN, CYNTHIA NEW
HER HUSBAND, TERRY, WAS IN
BIG TROUBLE.
BUT NOTHING COULD PREPARE
PREPARE HER FOR WHAT SHE SAW
NEXT AT THE SCENE OF HIS
ACCIDENT.
Reporter: ON THE
MORNING OF MAY 1st, 2004,
BARRY BLAZE WAS RIDING HIS
MOTORCYCLE HOME FROM A
FAMILY GATHERING.
HIS WIFE, CYNTHIA, WAS IN A
VAN AHEAD OF HIM.
A STORM WAS APPROACHING, AND
BARRY HOPED HE COULD MAKE IT
HOME.
A BRIDGE WAS STRAIGHT
AHEAD.
IT STARTED TO SPRINKLE.
AND WE WERE KIND OF DRIVING
AROUND, HOME, AND RIGHT
BEFORE WE GET ON TO THIS
BRIDGE, IT STARTED TO
REALLY, REALLY RAIN, REALLY
HARD.
WE WERE LIKE, THIS ISN'T
GOOD.
BARRY SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING
IN THIS.
BUT WE WERE ALREADY ON TO
THE BRIDGE, AND IT IS JUST A
TWO-LANE ROAD.
AND THERE IS NO PLACE TO
STOP.
WE WERE PRAYING THAT BARRY
DIDN'T GET ON THE BRIDGE.
Reporter: CYNTHIA AND
HER PARENTS WERE PRAYING AND
LOOKED BACK TO SEE IF HE
MADE IT ACROSS THE BRIDGE.
WE TURNED BACK AND LOOKED
ON THE BRIDGE, AND THAT'S
WHEN WE SAW A WHOLE BUNCH OF
CARS STOPPED, AND WE KNEW.
Reporter: THE FORCE OF
THE WIND AND RAIN AND THE
WATER ON THE ROAD, HAD SENT
BARRY HEAD-FIRST INTO THE
CONCRETE BARRIER.
IT WAS VERY BAD.
HIS HELMET WAS CRACKED IN
THE FRONT.
AND THE STUFFING WAS COMING
OUT OF IT.
AND HIS EARS WERE BLEEDING.
Reporter: PARAMEDICS
RUSHED BARRY TO THE CLOSEST
TRAUMA HOSPITAL WHERE
DOCTORS GAVE HIM NO CHANCE
OF SURVIVAL.
HE WAS REALLY SEVERELY
AFFECTED BY THE HEAD
TRAUMA.
HE HAD TWO DETACHED RETINAS,
WHICH MEANT THAT THE NERVES
OF HIS EYES HAD ACTUALLY
PULLED AWAY FROM THE GLOBE,
WHICH TAKES A SEVERE
INJURY.
AND, IN ADDITION, HE HAD
INJURIES TO BOTH EARS, WHICH
IS AN UNUSUAL SITUATION.
AND HE WAS SUFFERING FROM
HEARING LOSS AND WAS -- YOU
KNOW, WAS NOT EXPECTED TO
SURVIVE.
Reporter: BARRY
REMAINED IN THE COMAS AND
DOCTORS DID A CAT SCAN TO
CHECK FOR SKULL FRACTURES.
THEY FOUND NONE, BUT BARRY
WAS STILL UNCONSCIOUS.
I WAS WAITING IN THE
WAITING ROOM, AND I CALLED
MY SISTER, AND SHE JUST
PRAYED WITH ME.
AND IT WAS THE BEST THING,
WHAT I NEEDED, AT THAT
MOMENT.
Reporter: BARRY MADE IT
THROUGH THE NIGHT, MUCH TO
THE DOCTORS' AMAZEMENT.
BUT WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY AND
REALIZED HE WAS BLIND AND
PARTIALLY DEAF.
IT WAS DIFFICULT AT
TIMES, BUT I ALWAYS KNEW --
BUT HE'S HERE.
AND I WAS JUST GLAD TO HAVE
HIM FOR ANOTHER DAY.
Reporter: AS BARRIE
BECAME MORE ALERT, HE SPENT
A LOT OF TIME PRAYING.
I HAD THIS INCREDIBLE
SENSATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
COMING OVER ME AND TELLING
ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING
TOBOéM BE OKAY, AND THAT GOD WAS
WITH ME.
AND THAT HE WAS NOW WRITING
A NEW CHAPTER IN MY LIFE.
I KNEW THAT HIS SENSES
WOULD BE DIFFERENT, AND I
WOULD BE NEEDING TO TAKE
CARE OF HIM FOR A WHILE.
BUT GOD HAD GIVEN ME A PEACE
THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE
OKAY.
Reporter: WHEN BARRY
WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE
HOSPITAL, HE HAD TO LEARN
HOW TO WALK AND BALANCE
HIMSELF AGAIN.
SPECIALISTS PERFORMED
MULTIPLE SURGERIES TO REPAIR
HIS RETINAS AND HIS INNER
EARS.
I WAS TRYING TO LOOK IN
THE MIRROR, AND I COULDN'T
SEE MYSELF.
I CAN REMEMBER BEING SO
FRIGHTENED AND FEELING
VULNERABLE THAT I BEGAN
SHAKING.
IN AN INSTANT, MY WHOLE LIFE
HAD BEEN ALMOST TAKEN AWAY
FROM ME, AND I HAD THE MOST
AMOUNT OF FEAR AND
INSECURITY THAT WAS MATCH
IMAGINABLE.
Reporter: BARRY
WONDERED ABOUT HIS CAREER AS
A WORSHIP LEADER AND A
MUSICIAN AND HOW HE WOULD
SUPPORT HIS FAMILY.
I CRIED OUT TO GOD AND I
SAID, IF YOU'LL GIVE ME
ENOUGH HEARING BACK SO I CAN
JUST HEAR PITCH, AND IF I
CAN JUST HEAR THAT AND SING
TO YOU AGAIN, THAT WOULD
ALLOW MY HEART TO REJOICE SO
MUCH.
AND THAT'S ALL I WANT.
SO GOD STARTED TO RESTORE
THAT FROM THAT DAY FORWARD.
Reporter: BARRY'S
RECOVERY WAS LONG AND
CHALLENGING.
CYNTHIA REMEMBERS CROSSING
THE FIRST BIG MILESTONE.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY
HE ACTUALLY HEARD THE COFFEE
POT.
AND IT WAS JUST LIKE SOME
SMALL, LITTLE THING, BUT
THAT MEANT A LOT.
Reporter: OWE
VERBALLY -- EVENTUALLY,
BARRY WAS ABLE TO SEE
CLEARLY, AND CAN HEAR WELL
ENOUGH WITH A HEARING AID TO
RETURN TO WHAT HE LOVES.
IT IS MIRACULOUS THE WAY
HE RECOVERED FROM THE SEVERE
HEAD TRIAL.
IN MY MIND, GOD IS THE ONE
WHO GETS THE CREDIT.
Reporter: WITH LIMITED
HEARING, BARRY PENNED A NEW
SERIES OF SONGS FOR HIS
BAND.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
MOMENT FOR ME IN THIS
HEALING PROCESS WAS THE
ABILITY, AGAIN, TO START
RECORDING.
AS GOD GAVE THOSE THINGS
BACK TO ME, IT WAS HUGE FOR
ME.
Reporter: THROUGH THE
WHOLE ORDEAL, BARRY HAD COME
TO REALIZE NO MATTER HOW
DIFFICULT THE STRUGGLE HE
FACES, GOD IS ALWAYS THERE
TO STRENGTHEN HIM.
WHAT ALL OF THIS HAS
TAUGHT ME, DEFINITELY, FAITH
AND TRUST AND KNOWING THAT
GOD IS THERE.
AND HE'S GOING TO TAKE MY
HAND THROUGH THE HARDEST
TIMES.
AND THOUGH I WILL HAVE A LOT
OF FEAR SOMETIMES, I WILL
KNOW HE IS WITH ME.
AND I'M HELD TIGHT IN HIS
NOTORIOUS RIGHT HAND.
Terry: GOD IS ALL ABOUT
TAKING THE CHALLENGES THAT
FACE US IN LIFE AND USING
THEM TO TEACH US MORE ABOUT
WHO HE IS.
SO WE CAN DRAW CLOSE TO US
SO WE CAN KNOW WHAT AN
AMAZING GOD, AMAZING FATHER
HE IS.
MANY OF YOU ARE PROBABLY
FACING CHARGES TODAY, AND WE
WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU WITH
PRAYER REPORTS WE RECEIVED
FROM PEOPLE.
THIS IS RODANA, WHO LIVES IN
CALIFORNIA.
SHE WAS EXPERIENCING
PARAYLSIS ON ONE PART OF HER
FACE.
AFTER AN M.R.A., THE DOCTOR
DIAGNOSED HER WITH A CHEEK
TUMOR AND ONLY SURGERY COULD
HELP HER.
GORDON, YOU SAID THERE IS
SOMEONE WITH DAMAGE IN YOUR
RIGHT CHEEK.
BEGIN TO SMILE AND REALIZE
GOD HAS HEALED YOU AND
TOUCHED IN IN JESUS' NAME.
SHE SAID SHE FELT THE
NUMBNESS LEAVE HER FACE AND
SHE WAS ABLE TO SMILE FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS.
AND SHE WENT TO A
NEUROSURGEON AND THE TESTS
SHOWED THE TUMOR WAS
COMPLETELY GONE.
Gordon: THAT'S A
MIRACLE.
AND THIS ONE HAD PLANTER
FASCIITIS.
SHE OFTEN WALKED WITH A
LIMP, DUE TO THE SHARP PAIN,
WHICH SHE COMPARED TO
WALKING ON ROCKS.
ONE DAY AT WORK, IN THE
HOSPITAL, A PATIENT INSISTED
SHE TURN ON THE TV.
TERRY, YOU HAD A WORD OF
KNOWLEDGE, SOMETHING CALLED
PLANTER FASCIITIS.
GOD IS HEALING YOU NOW.
DENISE STOOD UP ON HER FEET,
REALIZING SHE WAS HEALED AND
SHOUTED OUT, I'VE BEEN
HEALED.
GOD LOVES US ALL.
AND HE ALWAYS HARKENS TO THE
PRAYERS OF HIS CHILDREN.
AND START UNDERSTANDING
RIGHT NOW JESUS IS
INTERCEDEING FOR YOU.
HE IS IN THE THRONE ROOM.
AND HE IS PRAYING FOR YOU.
AND HE IS SAYING LORD, LORD,
ANSWER.
ANSWER.
NOW, REMEMBER HIS HIGH
PRIEST PRAYER, RIGHT AT THE
END OF THE LAST SUPPER,
RIGHT BEFORE HE PASSED THE
BOOK, AND HE WAS BETRAYED
AND BEATEN AND HE DIED ON
THE CROSS.
HE PRAYED, LORD, LET US BE
ONE, JUST AS YOU AND I ARE
ONE.
SO LET'S COME INTO
AGREEMENT, AND LET'S BE
ONE.
THE BIBLE SAYS WHEN TW TWO
OR MORE AGREE, TOUCHING
ANYTHING, IT SHALL BE DONE.
SO TOGETHER, LET'S GO TO THE
THRONE OF GRACE.
LET'S JOIN IN WITH THE
PRAYERS JESUS IS PRAYING
RIGHT NOW, AND LET'S BELIEVE
GOD FOR MIRACLES.
START UNDERSTANDING HE CAME
TO FORGIVE AND HE CAME TO
HEAL.
AND LET'S TAKE HIM AT HIS
WORD.
PRAY WITH US.
LORD, WE LIFT THE NEEDS OF
THE AUDIENCE WITH YOU RIGHT
NOW.
AND TOGETHER WE JOIN
TOGETHER AS ONE.
AND WE COME INTO AGREEMENT
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAIN IN
THEIR BODIES, AND TOGETHER
WE SAY AS ONE, AND WE SAY
OUT LOUD BE HEALED AND BE
MADE WHOLE.
AND LORD, WE LAY HANDS NOW
ON THAT AREA OF THE BODY
THAT NEEDS HEALING.
AND WE SAY BE HEALED IN
JESUS' NAME.
AND BE EVERY BIT WHOLE.
THERE IS SOMEONE WITH A
TRAUMATIC INJURY, AND THERE
IS JUST -- I SEE THIS
PICTURE OF THIS HUGE
BRUISE.
THE DOCTOR IS WARNING YOU
ABOUT CLOTS.
AND GOD IS ABLE TO DISSOLVE
ALL OF THAT AWAY IN JESUS'
NAME.
AND IT IS GOING TO BE
RESTORED.
AND THE PAIN IS LEAVING YOU
NOW.
JUST REJOICE IN WHAT HE IS
TOGETHE DOING FOR YOU NOW
IN JESUS' NAME.
Terry: THERE IS SOMEONE
ELSE WHO HAS RECURRING
SHINGLES AND IT IS SO
PAINFUL.
GOD IS TOUCHING YOU AND IT
WILL NOT APPEAR AGAIN.
IT WILL TOTALLY DISAPPEAR.
YOU WON'T EVEN HAVE
SCARRING, WHICH IS UNUSUAL.
SOMEONE ELSE, YOUR THROAT
CLOSES UP.
YOU HAVE A HARD TIME
EATING.
YOU EVEN HAVE A HARD TIME
SWALLOWING.
JUST TOUCH YOUR THROAT AND
RECEIVE HEALING FROM THE
LORD AS HE RELEASE YOU.
Gordon: THERE IS
SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH BONE SPURS IN
YOUR SHOULDERS.
AND THERE IS TREMENDOUS
PAIN.
GOD IS TAKING THOSE SPURS
AWAY FROM YOU.
DO WHAT YOU COULDN'T DO
BEFORE.
BEGIN TO MOVE THAT RIGHT
SHOULDER AND REALIZE YOU'VE
BEEN COMPLETELY HEALED.
AND SOMEONE, YOU HAVE
ACID REFLUX, AND GOD IS
HEALING THAT.
AND SOMEONE ELSE, YOU HAVE A
DAMAGED -- LIKE A PELVIC
GIRDLE, AND GOD IS HEALING
THAT.
Gordon: THERE IS
SOMEONE ELSE WITH A SKIN
CONDITION.
AND THEY'RE CAUSING BUBBLES
ON THE SKIN.
THEY'RE FILLED WITH FLUID,
AND GOD IS HEALING THAT.
HE IS TAKING ALL OF THAT
AWAY FROM YOU RIGHT NOW.
IN JESUS' NAME, BE HEALED.
AMEN.
IF YOU'VE BEEN TOUCHED BY
GOD, WE WANT TO SHARE UNYOUR
GOD REPORT.
LET'S REJOICE IN WHAT GOD IS
DOING IN THE WORLD TODAY.
HE IS THE SAME YESTERDAY,
TODAY, AND FOREVER.
SO CALL US, 1-800-759-0700.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THESE
WORDS FROM PSALMS 103:
"PRAISE THE LORD WHO
FORGIVES ALL YOUR SINS AND
HEALS ALL OF YOUR
DISEASES."
[APPLAUSE]
