Single with five kids, a low-paying job, and no money, Shekita was on the verge of losing her home. See the decision she made that revolutionized her life. It's a decision that can work for you too.
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Reporter: SHAKITA
OLIVER OWNS A HAIR STYLING
SALON JUST SOUTH OF
ATLANTA.
I LOVE WHAT I DO.
I LOVE THE PEOPLE.
I LOVE TO MAKE THEM PRETTY.
I LIKE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
ISSUES THAT COME IN THE DOOR
AND THEY SAY, CAN YOU FIX
ME.
AND I SAY, YEAH, I CAN FIX
YOU.
Reporter: HER SALON IS
SUCCESSFUL, WHICH IS A GOOD
THING SINCE SHE IS A SINGLE
MOM RAISING FIVE KIDS.
BUT BEFORE SHE OPENED HER
BUSINESS, SHE WAS IN A
FINANCIAL MESS.
HER MINIMUM-WAGE JOB JUST
DIDN'T CUT IT.
IT WAS A LOT.
I WAS TRYING TO JUGGLE
PAYING THE RENT, YOU KNOW,
PAYING ELECTRICITY.
THINGS I NEEDED FOR THE
KIDS.
I JUST DIDN'T MAKE ENOUGH
MONEY.
Reporter: THREE MONTHS
BEHIND ON RENT AND FACING
EVICTION, SHAKITA HAD NO
CLUE WHAT TO DO.
HER PASTOR ENCOURAGED HER TO
DO WHAT THE BOOK OF MALACHI
SAID.
MY PASTOR SAID MALACHI IS
THE ONLY ONE THAT THAT YOU
CAN PUT TO THE TEST.
I SAID I'M GOING TO TRY IT.
Reporter: A FEW WEEKS
LATER, SHE GOT A CALL FROM
WORK SAYING SHE RECEIVED A
BONUS.
MY CHECK CAME THE DAY OF
THE EVICTION.
I STUCK MY RECEIPT UP TO
THEM AND I SAID, YOU WON'T
BE NEEDING TO DO ANY
EVICTION HERE.
Reporter: SHAKITA THEN
RECEIVED A PROMOTION.
AND THE MORE SHE GAVE, THE
MORE GOD BLESSED HER.
WHEN SHE FOUND "THE 700
CLUB," SHE WANTED TO GIVE
ABOVE AND BEYOND HER TITHE.
I'M GOING TO SOW INTO THE
"THE 700 CLUB."
Reporter:
AND SHAKITA
TAUGHT HER KIDS TO GIVE, AND
SHE ASKED THEM IF THEY
WANTED TO SEND IN MONEY, AND
THEY ALL SAID YES.
AND SHE IS DPLA GLAD HER
KIDS ENJOY GIVING AS MUCH AS
SHE DOES.
TITHING WORKS.
IT NOT ONLY WORKS, IT WORKS
BEYOND WORKING.
