Spending money as fast as she earned it, Cynthia Horton went $30,000 in debt. See how she got out. Plus, After the tragedy of losing their newborn, the Shens heard about an orphaned infant. Could they give this baby boy what he needed most?
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Gordon: WELCOME TO "THE
700 CLUB."
JUST EIGHT YEARS AFTER
CREATING Facebook IN HIS
DORM ROOM, MARK ZUCKERBERG
IS READY TO CASH IN.
INVESTORS ARE SNATCHING
UP SHARES OF STOCK AS
Facebook GOES PUBLIC
TODAY.
THE YOUNG COMPANY IS VALUED
AT MORE THAN $100 BILLION.
DALE HERD HAS THAT STORY.
Reporter: IN JUST EIGHT
YEARS, MARK ZUCKERBERG HAS
GONE FROM COLLEGE NERD TO
BILLIONAIRE.
AN ESTIMATED $20 BILLION NET
WORTH AFTER HIS COMPANY'S
STOCK STARTS TRADING
PUBLICLY TODAY AT $38 A
SHARE.
AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOUGHT
THE STOCK EXPECT TO BECOME
RICH, TOO.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR MOST OF
THE LITTLE GUYS, WALL STREET
BIG BOYS HAVE ALREADY
SNATCHED UP EVERYTHING IN
THIS INITIAL PUBLIC
OFFERING.
SOME WILL TRY TO SELL THEIR
SHARES AT THIS POINTER, BUT
IF YOU BUY TODAY, YOU MAY BE
PLAYING TWO OR THREE TIMES.
ABSOLUTELY A RISK.
WE WON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE
WORTH IT.
Reporter: THERE ARE
OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT THE
COMPANY VALUED AT
$100 BILLION.
THIS WEEK, G.M. STOPPED
BUYING.
FROM THE PET.COM CENTER.
Reporter: AND THE
CAUTIONARY TALE, REMEMBER
PETS.COM IN THE '90s.
10 SHARES WENT FOR $1,000.
TODAY THEY'RE WORTH
NOTHING.
OF COURSE, IF YOU BOUGHT 10
SHARES OF APPLE FOR $20 IN
1980, THEY'RE WORTH $200
TODAY.
DALE HERD, CBN NEWS.
Gordon: IT IS CERTAINLY
GOING TO BE AN EXCITING DAY
ON WALL STREET TODAY WITH
THIS I.P.O. .
I AGREE WITH THE ADVICE.
DON'T BUY TODAY.
IF YOU'RE NOT PART OF THE
INITIAL REGISTRATION.
DON'T BE BUYING TODAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
OVERPAYING.
WAIT, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE
A LOCK-UP PERIOD FOR COMPANY
INSIDERS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF MONTHS.
WHEN THAT EXPIRES, EXPECT
THEM TO START SELLING.
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET A
GOOD ENTRY POINT.
LEE WEBB HAS THE REST OF OUR
TOP STORIES.
LEE?
Reporter: GORDON, THE
U.S. READY TO ATTACK IRAN,
TO STOP THAT COUNTRY FROM
DEVELOPING NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
THE U.S. ENVOY TO ISRAEL
MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TO
THE ISRAEL BAR ASSOCIATION.
HE SAID THEY DO NOT WISH TO
USE FORCE, BUT THE OPTION IS
NOT ONLY AVAILABLE, HE SAYS,
IT IS READY TO GO.
HE SAYS THE NECESSARY
PLANNING HAS BEEN DONE TO
ENSURE THAT IT IS READY.
WASHINGTON AND ISRAEL HOPE
FOR A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION,
BUT THEY SAY TIME IS RUNNING
OUT.
CBN HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE
INPUTING TOGETHER THE
LARGEST CHRISTIAN EVENT IN
THE HISTORY OF INDONESIA.
AND IT'S BEEN TELEVISED
VISIT THE WORLD'S MOST
POPULOUS MUSLIM NATION.
GEORGE THOMAS IS AT THE
WORLD PRAYER ASSEMBLY AND
BRINGS US THE LATEST.
Reporter: THEY BEGAN
PRAYING THE MOMENT THEY
ENTERED THE STADIUM.
I WALKED IN TONIGHT, AND
I ASKED GOD TO MAKE THIS IS
A TURNING POINT AND THE
HISTORY OF OUR NATION.
Reporter: ON THURSDAY,
INDONESIA'S LARGEST SPORTING
AREA BECAME ONE BIG, GIANT
PRAYER HOUSE.
PRAYER CAN CHANGE
EVERYTHING IN THIS NATION,
AND THAT'S WHY I CAME
TONIGHT, BELIEVING GOD TO DO
THE IMPOSSIBLE.
Reporter: AND THEY
WORSHIPPED AND LISTENED TO
SPEAKERS, AND ENCOURAGED
THEM TO WALK CLOSER WITH
GOD.
THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE,
WE'RE DELIGHTED IN YOU.
SO THROUGH THE BLOOD OF
JESUS CHRIST, COME TO GOD.
Reporter: TODAY THIS
BROADCAST IS GOING BEYOND
THE STADIUM.
IN FACT, IT IS BEING SEEN
ALL ACROSS INDONESIA, AS
WELL AS AROUND THE WORLD.
BELIEVERS IN 378 OTHER
INDONESIAN CITIES MET AT THE
SAME TIME IN THEIR HOMES,
CHURCHES, AND IRAN
TELEVISION SCREENS.
MORE THAN 2.5 MILL
CHRISTIANS IN THE COUNTRY IN
INDONESIA, WILL PRAY, CRY
OUT TO GOD, ASKING HIM TO
SEND HIS SPIRIT TO THE
MISSION.
Reporter: CBN INDONESIA
HELPED FACILITATE THE
STADIUM PRAYER RALLY,
JOINING LEADERS FROM VARIOUS
DENOMINATIONS AND GLOBAL
MINISTRIES IN CALLING FOR
GREATER UNITY AMONG
CHURCHES.
BECAUSE THERE IS
TREMENDOUS POWER IN UNITY.
Reporter: IT IS THAT
UNITY THAT ORGANIZERS HERE
SAY WILL BRING A LASTLY
SPIRITUAL CHANGE TO THE
COUNTRY.
GOD GAVE ME A PROPHETIC
WORK THAT AS A RESULT OF
THIS, THERE WOULD BE A NEW
MISSION STATEMENT WOULD
LITERALLY GO TO EVERY TOWN
IN INDONESIA.
Reporter: GORDON, IT
LOOKS LIKE QUITE AN EVENT,
AND THE FACT IT IS GOING ON
IN A MUSLIM NATION IS
REMARKABLE.
Gordon: AND THIS ISN'T
JUST ANY MUSLIM NATION.
THIS IS, BY POPULATION, THE
LARGEST MUSLIM NATION IN THE
WORLD.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IN THAT
NATION THERE IS AN
INCREDIBLE PRAYER RALLY
HAPPENING.
I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE, AND
I'LL TELL YOU, THIS IS ONE
OF THE GREATEST TIMES TO BE
ALIVE IN THE HISTORY OF THE
CHURCH.
ONE OF THE GREATEST -- THE
GREATEST REVIVAL IS
CURRENTLY HAPPENING.
MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING INTO
THE KINGDOM OF GOD EVERY DAY
THAN EVER IN THE HISTORY OF
THE CHURCH.
AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE A
PART OF IT.
AND IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF
"THE 700 CLUB," YOU ARE PART
OF THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE GIFTS
WENT INTO CBN INDONESIA,
THAT'S BROADCASTING DAILY
THROUGHOUT THE NATION, AND
YOU'RE A PART OF IT BECAUSE
YOU'RE A MEMBER OF "THE 700
CLUB."
WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE OF
THE SHOW RIGHT AFTER THIS.
WHEN WE WERE FIRST
MARRIED, WE STRUGGLED TO
MAKE ENDS MEET.
WE LEARNED WHAT THE BIBLE
TEACHES ABOUT TITHING.
EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T SEEM
LIKE WE HAD THE MONEY, WE
WENT AHEAD AND TRIED IT.
AS A RESULT OF IT, THE
MONEY WENT FURTHER, AND NOW
WE'RE COMPLETELY DEBT-FREE.
IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO GIVE TO
CBN BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE
MONEY IS BEING USED FOR WHAT
GOD INTENDED.
WE'RE DON AND PHYLLIS AND
WE GIVE TO CBN.
Gordon: WHEN CYNTHIA
LOST HER JOB, SHE STAYED
UNEMPLOYED FOR SEVEN
MONTHS.
BUT IN ALL OF THAT TIME, SHE
NEVER MISSED A CAR PAYMENT
OR A MORTGAGE PAYMENT.
HERE IS HOW SHE MADE ENDS
MEET, AND HOW HER PLAN CAN
WORK FOR YOU.
I WASN'T IN CONTROL OF MY
MONEY.
MY MONEY WAS IN CONTROL OF
ME.
BECAUSE I WOULD SEE
SOMETHING, AND I WOULD GO
GET IT.
I WORKED HARD FOR IT, AND
THOSE VOICES TELL YOU YOU
DESERVE IT.
Reporter: THAT'S THE
MINDSET CYNTHIA ADOPTED AS A
YOUNG CAREER WOMAN.
I WOULD CHANGE CARS EVERY
TWO YEARS BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT I THOUGHT WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO DO.
I WENT ON SPENDING SPREES.
Reporter: EVENTUALLY
MOST OF HER MONEY WENT TO
PAYING BILLS AND CREDITORS.
I REMEMBER I WOULD HAVE
TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME
WRITING EVERYTHING DOWN,
EVERY MONEY I WAS GOING TO
SPEND.
IF ANYTHING CAME IN $20
OVER, I WAS IN A BIND.
Reporter: SHE STARTED
WATCHING "THE 700 CLUB."
I STARTED HEARING
PRINCIPLES THAT WERE VERY
FOREIGN TO ME, GIVE AND IT
SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU.
Reporter: SHE BECAME A
CBN PARTNER.
I REMEMBER WRITING THAT
FIRST CHECK.
I THOUGHT ANGELS WOULD BE
SINGING BECAUSE IT WAS A
HUGE SPHEP FO STEP FOR ME.
Reporter: SHE DIDN'T
HAVE A HANDLE ON SPENDING
AND HER DEBT GREW TO
$30,000.
THAT WASN'T GOOD.
THAT WASN'T THE WAY TO
LIVE.
Reporter: THEN SHE LOST
HER JOB.
CYNTHIA SAID SHE HAD TO
DEPEND SOLELY ON GOD, WHICH
WASN'T VERY EASY.
IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL FOR
ME.
ESPECIALLY ONE TIME I
REMEMBER PACING BACK AND
FORTH.
AND I SAID, GOD, I NEED YOUR
HELP.
I HAD $1.87 IN THE BANK.
Reporter: SHE RECEIVED
A LOAN FOR $6,000 AT A
WHOPPING 27% INTEREST.
CYNTHIA ADMITS SHE WAS
TEMPTED.
I'M THINKING.
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: THAT
THIS IS A QUICK ANSWER FOR
MY PROBLEM.
AND GOD SAID, IT MAYBE A
QUICK ANSWER, BUT IT ISN'T
THE ANSWER.
Reporter: AND EVEN
THOUGH MONEY WAS TIGHT, SHE
BELIEVES GOD TOLD HER TO
KEEP GIVING.
HIS SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION
WAS TO GIVE THE SAME AMOUNT
AS WHEN I HAD A JOB.
DURING SEVEN MONTHS OF
UNEMPLOYMENT, I NEVER MISSED
A CAR PAYMENT, I NEVER
MISSED A HOUSE PAYMENT.
Reporter: CYNTHIA
LANDED A JOB.
AND SHE SAYS GOD SHOWED HER
WAYS TO DOUBLE HER INCOME.
HE TOLD ME TO KEEP
GIVING.
HE TOLD ME TO DOUBLE MY
GIVING.
Reporter: CYNTHIA
INCREASED HER GIVING.
IN TIME SHE PAID OFF ALL OF
HER DEBT AND IS STILL
DEBT-FREE.
SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF
CBN'S CHAIRMAN'S CIRCLE.
AND SHE SAYS SHE HAS AN
UNDERSTANDING OF GIVING AND
FAITH SHE NEVER HAD HAD
BEFORE.
I CANNOT GO WRONG
GIVING.
HE GAVE IT TO ME, ANYWAY.
WHEN I GIVE IT TO GOD, HE IS
GOING TO DO SO MUCH MORE
WITH IT THAN I COULD
IMAGINE, AND HE BLESSES ME
MORE ALONG THE WAY.
Gordon: THAT IS AN
INCREDIBLE STORY.
AND THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
BECAUSE GOD IS NOT A
RESPECTOR OF PERSONS.
SO OFTEN WE THINK IN TERMS
OF THIS IS MINE.
BUT WHEN YOU GET THE IDEA
THAT CYNTHIA HAD, THAT IT'S
ALL GOD'S, THAT HE IS THE
ONE THAT HAS GIVEN YOU THE
ABILITY TO MAKE MONEY, TO
GET WELL.
HE'S THE ONE THAT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU.
AND SO YOU CAN TRUST HIM.
AND WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND ALL
100% IS HIS, THEN YOU'RE ON
YOUR WAY.
HERE IT IS FROM MATTHEW 6,
AND SHE'S AR THESE ARE THE
WORDS OF JESUS: "SO DON'T
WORRY ABOUT HAVING ENOUGH
FOOD OR DRINK OR CLOTHING,"
AND ADD TO THAT YOUR
MORTGAGE PAYMENT, YOUR CAR
PAYMENT.
"YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER
ALREADY KNOWS ALL YOUR
NEEDS, AND HE WILL GIVE YOU
ALL YOU NEED FROM DAY TO DAY
IF" -- AND THIS IS THE
CONDITION -- "IF YOU LIVE
FOR HIM AND MAKE THE KINGDOM
OF GOD FOR PRIMARY
CONCERN."
IF THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS
YOUR PRIMARY CONCERN, AND
YOU SAY IT IS 100% ALL HIS,
THEN YOU GET THE PROMISE
THAT HE TAKES CARE OF YOU.
AND HE MAKES MORTGAGE
PAYMENTS HAPPEN FOR YOU, AND
HE SUSTAINS YOU THROUGH
SEVEN MONTHS OF
UNEMPLOYMENT.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
AMERICA ARE SUFFERING THESE
DAYS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
UNEMPLOYED, PARTIALLY
EMPLOYED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE FACING
FORECLOSURE, AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE UNDER WATER ON THEIR
MORTGAGES.
WE NEED TO PUT OUR 100% INTO
GOD, AND WHEN WE DO, HE WILL
TAKE CARE OF US DAY TO DAY.
IN ONE MONTH, MARSHA BRADLEY
WENT FROM BEING UNEMPLOYED
TO WORKING A TEMP JOB, AND
FINALLY TO A FULL-TIME JOB
WITH A PROMOTION.
IT ALL STARTED WITH ONE
PHONE CALL.
Reporter: THE SMALL
TOWN OF CANNON, GEORGIA, WAS
HIT HARD BY THE RECESSION.
JOBS WERE DIFFICULT TO
FIND.
MARSHA BRADLEY AND HER
HUSBAND, EDDIE, WERE BOTH
OUT OF WORK.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A
DEPRESSING TIME, THEY WERE
ENCOURAGED BY WATCHING "THE
700 CLUB" EVERY MORE.
WE WATCHED HOW GOD WAS
BLESSING NOT ONLY IN THE
MINISTRY, BUT HE WAS
BLESSING OTHER PEOPLE, BY
PEOPLE GIVING TO THOSE WHO
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
IT WAS DURING THE
TELETHON, AND IT IS LIKE OUR
SPIRITS CONNECTED.
SHE SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT
ME TO DO?
AND I SAID CALL THEM.
GIVE.
WE NEED TO GIVE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN DO
IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN
MANAGE IT, BUT WE'VE GOT
TO.
Reporter: EDDIE AND
MARSHA DIDN'T HAVE MUCH
MONEY, BUT THEY GAVE WHAT
THEY COULD, $5.
SOON AFTER, MARSHA APPLIED
FOR A TEMPORARY JOB AT AN
EGG FARM, AND TO HER
SURPRISE, SHE WAS HIRED.
I KNOW GOD OPENED THAT
DOOR FOR ME.
EVERY DAY I WOULD GO IN, I
WOULD THANK GOD FOR THAT
JOB.
GIVING BACK TO HIM, HE GIVES
BACK.
Reporter: THEY
INCREASED THEIR PLEDGE TO
THE "700 CLUB" LEVEL, AND
SOON AFTER THAT, MARSHA WAS
GIVEN A PERMANENT POSITION,
AND SOON AFTER THAT, SHE WAS
PROMOTED TO QUALITY
CONTROL.
I KNEW GOD HAD HIS FAVOR
ON ME, AND IT ENCOURAGED ME
TO DO MY PART BECAUSE GOD
HAD ALREADY BEEN DOING HIS
PART.
Reporter: AFTER HER
PROMOTION, THEY INCREASED
THEIR GIVING AGAIN, TO THE
"THE 700 CLUB" GOLD MEMBER,
$40 A MONTH.
WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE
LOT, THAT I HAVE A NEED OF,
BUT I THANK GOD I'M ABLE TO
HELP SOMEBODY ELSE.
Reporter: EDDIE AND
MARSHA SAY THEY FEEL GOOD
ABOUT BEING PART OF CBN.
WE WATCHED ALL OF THE THE
WORK AND THE OUTREACH THAT
THE "THE 700 CLUB" DOES, AND
IT TOUCHED OUR HEARTS
TREMENDOUSLY.
I LOVE IT.
IT OVERWHELMS MY HEART.
IT REALLY DOES.
IT IS JUST 65 CENTS A DAY.
WE CAN FIND THAT MUCH ON THE
GROUND OR IN OUR COUCH IF WE
DUG DEEP ENOUGH.
GIVE IT A CHANCE.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
SEE WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR
HEART.
Gordon: GIVE IT A
CHANCE, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
HERE THEY ARE, THEY'RE
UNEMPLOYED, AND THEY SEE THE
NEED, AND THEY SAY, WHAT CAN
WE DO TO START TO HELP
PEOPLE?
AND THEY DID THAT.
THEY DIDN'T SAY, WE DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING, SO WE CAN'T
HELP.
THEY DIDN'T SHUT THEMSELVES
OFF IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY
WERE LOOKING AT, IN TERMS OF
SEEING THE POOR AND HOW THEY
COULD MEET THAT MEET.
ISAIAH 58: "I WANT YOU TO
SHARE YOUR FOOD WITH THE
HUNGRY AND TO WELCOME POOR
WANDERERS INTO YOUR HOMES.
GIVE CLOTHES TO THOSE WHO
NEED THEM.
IF YOU DO THESE THINGS, YOUR
SALVATION WILL COME LIKE THE
DAWN.
THEN WHEN YOU CALL, THE LORD
WILL ANSWER, YES, I AM
HERE.
HE WILL QUICKLY REPLY."
NOW, THAT HAPPENED TO
MARSHA.
HERE SHE IS, SHE SAYS, I'M
GOING TO START GIVING, I'M
GOING TO START HELPING
PEOPLE IN NEED, AND SHE WAS
IN NEED, AND SHE GOT A JOB.
IT STARTED OFF AS A TEMP,
AND THEN IT WENT INTO
FULL-TIME, AND THEN IT WENT
INTO A PROMOTION.
AND THEY LEARNED THE SECRET,
IF YOU GIVE, GOD GIVES BACK
TO YOU, AND HE MAKES SURE
THAT YOU'RE TAKEN CARE OF.
NOW, IF I CAN GET A
DRUMROLL, I'VE GOT SOME
GREAT NEWS.
SOME PARTNERS LIKE MARSHA
BRADLEY SAY, WE LOVE
GIVING.
WE'VE LEARNED THE SECRET.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
OPERATE IN THE SECRET.
AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE
OTHERS TO GIVE.
SO FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES,
THEY'RE CHALLENGING YOU
$75,000.
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]
Gordon: WHAT A
CHALLENGE IS EXISTENTING CBN
PARTNERS SAY WE'LL MATCH
YOU, DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, UP
TO $75,000, IF YOU GIVE.
IF YOU SAY, OKAY, I'LL TAKE
IT, I'LL TEST GOD IN THIS,
AND I'LL TEST HIM WITH MY
TITHES, MY OFFERINGS, MY
GIFTS, AND SEE IF WHAT
HAPPENED TO THEM WILL HAPPEN
TO ME.
NOW, THIS ISN'T SOME KIND OF
LOTTERY TICKET.
THERE IS A FAITHFULNESS
INVOLVED IN THIS.
THERE IS A CONSISTENCY
INVOLVED IN THIS.
WHEN YOU START THINKING GOD
HAS 100%, AND THEN YOU START
GIVING CHEERFULLY BECAUSE
YOU UNDERSTAND HE IS GOING
TO TAKE CARE OF YOU, THAT'S
WHEN THE BLESSINGS COME.
NOW, WHAT ARE WE ASKING YOU
TO DO?
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB."
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO GIVE $20
A MONTH, 65 CENTS A DAY.
SOME OF YOU SAY I CAN GIVE
EVEN MORE.
I CAN GIVE "THE 700 CLUB"
GOLD, $40.
A MONTH.
THOUSAND CLUB IS $84 A
MONTH.
2500 CLUB IS $2500.
AND FOUNDER $5,000, AND THE
CHAIRMAN CIRCLE AT $10,000
OR MORE.
NOW IS THE TIME TO DO IT.
CALL US, BECAUSE WE'RE IN
THE MIDDLE OF A $75,000
CHALLENGE, AND WE NEED TO GO
WAY OVER THE TOP ON THIS.
WHEN YOU GIVE, A PORTION OF
EVERY GIFT GOES INTO THE
WORK OF CBN INTERNATIONAL TO
PREACH THE GOSPEL IN PLACES
LIKE INDONESIA, INDIA,
THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ASIA,
AFRICA, LATIN-AMERICA.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THE
GOSPEL OUT AROUND THE WORLD,
JOIN WITH US.
JOIN IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.
A PORTION OF EVERY GIFT GOES
INTO IT.
LET'S GO TO WENDY AT THE
PHONES.
THANKS, GORDON.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MORE
PIECE IN YOUR LIFE.
PAT ROBERTSON HAS A GREAT
NEW TEACHING THAT SHOWS YOU
HOW TO FIND ALL OF THESE
THINGS AND SO MUCH MORE.
TAKE A LOOK.
MANY YEARS AGO, PAT
ROBERTSON ASKED GOD FOR
THREE LIFETIME PRAYER
REQUESTS.
HE MADE THREE LIFETIME
PRAYER REQUESTS.
AND IN HERE HE SHARES IT
WITH US BECAUSE IT
REVOLUTIONIZED HIS LIFE.
AND HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE
IT.
THE THREE BLESSINGS BY PAT
ROBERTSON, IT'S YOURS WHEN
YOU GIVE US A CALL.
IF YOU PLEDGE RIGHT NOW,
YOUR DOLLAR WILL BE
MATCHED.
WE NEED TO GO TO THE PHONES
RIGHT NOW, 1-800-759-0700.
OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
THIS IS FIRST DAY OF
TELETHON, AND WE NEED TO
HERE FROM YOU GORDON AND
KRISTI.
I DON'T KNOW, IF YOU'RE
LIKE ME, WHEN IT COMES TO
BABIES, DOES YOUR HEART JUST
MELT AND YOU BECOME A SAP.
I DO.
SO DOES THE SHIN FAMILY.
WHEN THEY HEARD ABOUT AN
ABANDONED BABY, THEY WERE
HAPPY TO GIVE HIM A HOME.
BUT THEIR NEW BUNDLE OF JOY
CAME WITH SOME CHALLENGES
THEY DIDN'T EXPECT.
Terry: HAVING ANOTHER
BABY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A
HAPPY TIME FOR MRS. SHIN,
BUT IT WASN'T BECAUSE HER
SON DIED OF JAUNDICE JUST 72
HOURS AFTER HE WAS BORN.
AND AT THE VERY SAME TIME, A
2-MONTH-OLD WAS ABANDONED
BECAUSE OF HIS CLEFT LIP.
WHEN THE SHINS HEARD THIS,
THEY DECIDED TO TAKE HIM IN
AS THEIR FOSTER CHILD.
I FELT SO BAD FOR THE
BABY.
I COULDN'T IMAGINE HIM
GROWING UP WITHOUT PARENTS.
WE DECIDED TO GIVE HIM A
HOME.
Terry: THEY NAMED THE
BABY SHEN GEE, WHICH MEANS
WISDOM.
BUT THEY WORRIED HIS CLEFT
LIP WOULD CAUSE HIM MANY
PROBLEMS.
HE WOULD BE MOCKED
BECAUSE OF HIS CLEFT LIP.
Terry: MR. SHIN ONLY
MAKES $300 A MONTH AS A BUS
DRIVER, SO THEY HAD NO WAY
TO PRA PAY FOR THE
SURGERY.
I PRAYED TO THE LORD TO
PLEASE HELP THIS BABY, TO
MAKE HIS LIPPER FECT.
Terry: NOT LONG AFTER
THIS, MRS. SHIN RECEIVED A
CALL SAYING THAT CBN HEARD
ABOUT HER SON, AND WOULD
PROVIDE CLEFT LIP SURGERY
FOR HIM.
THERE WAS SPLU SOMEONE
WHO REALLY CARED.
I CRIED FOR JOY WHEN I
GOT THE NEWS.
Terry: DOCTORS REPAIRED
THE BABY'S CLEFT LIP AND
GAVE THE BABY A BRAND NEW
LOOK.
THIS SURGERY WAS SO
IMPORTANT.
NOW HE WON'T BE REJECTED.
Terry: TO CELEBRATE,
THE SHINS DECIDED TO DON'T
GEE AS THEIR SON.
YOU HAVE NOT ONLY BLESSED
THE BABY, BUT OUR ENTIRE
FAMILY.
YOU HELPED US TO KNOW GOD,
TRUST HIM MORE, AND TO BE
MORE FAITHFUL.
I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH,
CBN.
GOD SENT YOU TO HELP US AS
THE RIGHT TIME.
WHAT A PERFECT GIFT FOR US
AND FOR OUR SON.
LOOK AT THAT LITTLE
PUMPKIN PIE.
DO YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF THE
WAYS GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS
IS THROUGH THE OBEDIENCE AND
FAITHFULNESS OF OTHER
PEOPLE.
THAT FAMILY WAS PRAYING FOR
A MIRACLE FOR THAT BABY, AND
YOU ANSWERED THAT PRAYER
WITH YOUR OBEDIENCE WHEN YOU
BECAME A "700 CLUB"
PARTNER.
HOW PHENOMENAL IS THAT?
LOOK AT THAT LIFE THAT YOU
CHANGED.
LOOK AT THAT PUMPKIN, AND
THAT ENTIRE FAMILY.
YOU PUT THAT SMILE ON THAT
BABY'S FACE.
CAN WE ALL SAY AN AMEN FOR
THAT ONE!
IF YOU'RE NOT A "700 CLUB"
PARTNER, WHAT A PHENOMENAL
OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME ONE
RIGHT NOW.
IT'S JUST 65 CENTS A DAY,
$20 A MONTH, AND IT WILL
CHANGE A PERSON JUST LIKE
THAT LITTLE BABY, OR
MILLIONS OF KIDS ALL AROUND
THE WORLD.
LISTEN, MAYBE YOU SAY, I CAN
GIVE MORE THAN $20 A MONTH.
LET'S ROCK IT.
FOR $40, YOU CAN BECOME A
"700 CLUB" GOLD MEMBER.
$1,000, $84 A MONTH.
AND OVER $400 A MONTH, A
FOUNDER.
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS BECOME IN
THE CHAIRMAN'S CIRCLE, WHICH
IS $10,000.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU GIVE,
IF IT IS A DOLLAR, $10,000,
A MILLION, IF YOU DO IT IN A
PLACE OF OBEDIENCE, GOD WILL
HONOR YOU AND ROCK YOUR
WORLD.
WE WANT YOU TO CALL
1-800-759-0700.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF --
WHAT IS OUR CHALLENGE?
THANK YOU.
IT'S A $75,000 CHALLENGE.
WE'VE GOT 24 MINUTES LEFT,
AND SO WE NEED YOU TO CALL.
REALLY QUICK, DON'T FORGET,
WHEN YOU CALL, WE WANT TO
BLESS YOU WITH THIS.
"THE THREE BLESSINGS."
YOU KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO
BLESSING, WE LOVE TO REALLY
ROCK YOUR WORLD.
NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO
GIVE YOU THIS, IF YOU BECOME
A "700 CLUB" GOLD MEMBER,
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU
THREE D.V.D.s.
YOU CAN KEEP ONE FOR
YOURSELF AND GIVE TWO AWAY.
IF YOU BECOME A THOUSAND
CLUB PARTNER, WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE YOU FIVE D.V.D.s.
SO NOT ONLY WILL YOU BE
BLESSED, BUT MANY OTHERS
WILL BE BLESSED, TOO.
CALL IN OR LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
Gordon: WHEN A TORNADO
DAMAGED MARIA'S APARTMENT
LAST MONTH, THE APARTMENT
WAS CONDEMNED.
SHE WOULD HAVE LOST
EVERYTHING SHE E OWNED
WITHOUT HELP FROM "OPERATION
BLESSING."
Reporter: MARIA'S
APARTMENT WAS ONLY DAMAGED,
BUT SHE, TOO, WAS IN DANGER
OF LOSING EVERYTHING SHE
OWNED.
YOU HAVE UNTIL
SATURDAY -- YOU HAVE TWO
DAYS TO, LIKE, MOVE OUT.
TWO DAYS!
Reporter: MARIA'S
BUILDING WAS CONDEMNED, AND
SHE WAS GIVEN 48 HOURS TO
MOVE.
MARIA LIVES ALONE AND KNEW
THERE WAS NO WAY SHE WOULD
MOVE HER FURNITURE AND
BELONGINGS BY HERSELF.
I'M NOT KNOWING WHAT I
CAN DO, BUT I'M TRYING TO
STAY POSITIVE BECAUSE I
REMEMBER GOD SAYING, I'M
WITH YOU.
Reporter: HELP WAS ON
THE WAY.
ALL THIS GROUP SHOWED UP,
AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE, WOW,
10, 15 PEOPLE SHOWED UP.
EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT TO DO.
EVERYBODY WAS HELPFUL.
WE HEARD ABOUT MARIA'S
DEADLINE.
AND WE KNEW THERE WAS GOING
TO BE A LOT OF LOGISTICS,
AND SO WE SENT A LOT OF
PEOPLE TO PACK UP HER DISHES
AND ALL OF HER BELONGINGS.
Reporter: AND MARIA
FOUND A PLACE TO LIVE WITH A
FAMILY FRIEND.
AND WITH THE HELP OF
"OPERATION BLESSING," MARIA
COULD SAVE HER BELONGINGS
AND MOVE THEM TO A NEARBY
STORAGE FACILITY UNTIL SHE
HAD A NEW HOME TO LIVE IN.
NO MATTER HOW GOOD THESE
HANDS ARE, THEY ARE ONLY TWO
HANDS.
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE TWO HANDS
AND FOUR HANDS AND SIX
HANDS, BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
YOU CAN DO LOTS OF THINGS.
Reporter: WORK
CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON AND THE END OF THE
NIGHT.
WITH THE ELECTRICITY OUT
BECAUSE OF THE TORNADO, THE
FINAL PACKING WAS DONE BY
LIGHT BY BATTERY.
WITH "OPERATION BLESSING"'S
HELP, MARIA MET HER DEADLINE
WITH TIME TO SPARE.
TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE,
"OPERATION BLESSING," IT'S
BEEN LIKE A REAFFIRMATION OF
GOD SAYING, I'M WITH YOU.
Gordon: WE WANT TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW THAT GOD IS WITH
THEM.
THAT GOD LOVES THEM, AND HE
LOVES THEM IN VERY TANGIBLE
WAYS.
AND WE WANT TO HELP THEM IN
VERY TANGIBLE WAYS.
AND YOU'RE A PART OF IT WHEN
YOU JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
IT HELPS PEOPLE HERE IN
AMERICA AND AROUND THE
WORLD.
YOU'RE A PART OF ALL OF IT
JUST BY JOINING "THE 700
CLUB."
HOW MUCH IS IT?
IT IS JUST $20 A MONTH, 65
CENTS A DAY, AND YOU JOIN
WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD
TODAY.
IF THAT'S YOU, IF YOU WANT
TO HELP PEOPLE, JOIN WITH
US.
CALL US, 1-800-759-0700.
WHEN YOU CALL, ASK FOR
PLEDGE EXPRESS.
THAT'S ELECTRONIC MONTHLY
GIVING.
THE BANK DOES ALL OF THE
WORK.
YOU KNOW YOUR GIFT IS GOING
TO COME IN EVERY SINGLE
MONTH BECAUSE THERE ARE NO
CHECKS TO WRITE, NO STAMPS,
NOTHING TO MAIL.
WE SAVE SO MUCH ON THE
PROCESSING, WE CAN SEND BACK
TO YOU OUR GIFT, "POWER FOR
LIFE," MONTHLY TEACHING
C.D.s.
AND DURING THIS BROADCAST,
WE'VE GOT SOMETHING SPECIAL
FOR YOU IN ADDITION.
WHEN YOU ASK FOR PLEDGE
EXPRESS, WE WANT TO GET
SOMETHING TO YOU.
IT IS OUR GIFT, "THE JEWISH
JESUS."
WE'VE GONE ON LOCATION
SHOOTS IN ISRAEL AND ROME,
AND WE PUT TOGETHER THE
PROPHECIES THAT JESUS
FULFILLED IN HIS LIFETIME.
WHEN YOU START LOOKING FOR
JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT,
I'LL TELL YOU, YOUR FAITH
WILL BE ENCOURAGED.
WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
CAN FIND JESUS IN THE
PSALMS.
THAT YOU CAN FIND JESUS IN
THE OLD TESTAMENT, AND HOW
HE FULFILLED EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF THE PROPHECIES, YOUR
FAITH WILL SOAR.
IN ADDITION, WE'VE GOT
ANOTHER PART, THE FAMILY OF
JESUS.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EARLY
CHURCH AFTER THE DEATH AND
RESURRECTION OF JESUS.
AND HOW DID THEY LEAD THE
CHURCH IN JERUSALEM FOR THE
NEXT 100 YEARS.
IF YOU WANT THAT, ASK FOR
PLEDGE EXPRESS WHEN YOU
CALL.
HERE IS A SAMPLE OF WHAT
YOU'LL GET IN "JEWISH
JESUS."
Gordon: DO IT, CALL
US.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS.
I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT
BLESSING TO YOU.
IT WILL INCREASE YOUR
FAITH.
I KNOW IT INCREASED MINE.
THE MORE YOU LOOK AT JESUS,
HE WILL BE THE AUTHOR AND
THE FINISHER OF YOUR FAITH.
SO CALL US, 1-800-759-0700.
JODY FRY WAS WORKING TWO
JOBS AND STILL STRUGGLING TO
PAY THE BILLS.
UNTIL HE FOUND A WAY TO
BOOST HIS INCOME BY 70% AND
CUT HIS WORK HOURS IN HALF.
Reporter: WHEN JODY FRY
LOST HIS JOB, HE THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE EASY TO FIND
ANOTHER.
HE WAS WRONG.
HE REMAINED UNEMPLOYED FOR
ONE YEAR.
THAT TAXED THE FAMILY
EMOTIONALLY AND
FINANCIALLY.
IT WAS TOUGH.
AND THERE WAS JUST NO PLACE
TO GO WITH IT.
PIER
OUR CHILDREN WERE YOUNG,
AND WE HAD JUST BOUGHT A
HOUSE, SO THERE WAS THIS
IMMENSE PRESSURE OF NOW WHAT
DO WE DO?
Reporter: SO WHEN JODY
GOT NOT ONE, BUT TWO JOB
OFFERS, HE TOOK BOTH.
THE FAMILY'S FINANCES
STARTED TO REBOUND, BUT THEY
WERE ALL PAYING A PRICE FOR
JODY'S LONG HOURS.
IT BECAME NORMAL I WASN'T
GOING TO BE AROUND FOR
DINNER.
I WOULD LEAVE AT 5:00 IN THE
MORNING AND GET HOME AROUND
7:00 AT NIGHT AND THEN GO
DOWNSTAIRS AND WORK.
EVERY TIME I WOULD HEAR,
IT'S OKAY, DAD, THAT YOU
CAN'T BE THERE, IT JUST TORE
ME UP.
Reporter: BUT THE
FAMILY COULDN'T SEEM TO MAKE
IT FINANCIALLY ON ONE
SALARY, SO JODY KEPT
WORKING.
ON THE MORNING, IN THE
TRAIN RIDE IN, I WOULD SLEEP
BECAUSE I DIDN'T SLEEP AT
NIGHT.
MOST OF MY LUNCHES WERE WORK
WORKING FOR THE OTHER JOB.
MY VACATIONS WERE ALL SPENT
DOING SALES CALLS.
Reporter: AFTER YEARS
OF WORKING AT THAT PACE,
JODY WAS EXHAUSTED.
HE QUIT HIS FULL-TIME JOB TO
FOCUS ON SALES.
AT THE SAME TIME, HE STARTED
TO WATCH "THE 700 CLUB."
I HEARD PAT TALKING ABOUT
BRINGING GOD THE TITHES.
AND THAT HE WOULD JUST POUR
OUT HIS BLESSINGS ON YOU.
THAT'S WHAT REALLY STARTED
OPENING UP MY EYES.
Reporter: JODY AND
VICKI BEGAN TO TITHE AND
GAVE TO CBN.
OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS,
JODY SAYS HIS SALES OF
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT SOARED.
LOOKING BACK, HE REALIZED HE
WAS MAKING MORE MONEY
WORKING HALF THE HOURS HE
PREVIOUSLY WORKED DOING TWO
JOBS.
THERE WAS A 70% INCREASE
IN MY SALES VOLUME, WORKING
LESS TIME.
AND WHEN I STARTED TO THINK
ABOUT THAT, I'M LIKE, THERE
IS NO WAY I COULD HAVE SET
THE STAGE FOR THAT.
THAT'S JUST GOD SAYING, HEY,
YOU'RE STARTING TO PAY
ATTENTION TO HIM.
Reporter: TODAY THE
FRYS ARE MEMBERS OF CBN'S
CHAIRMAN'S CIRCLE.
JODY SAYS HE NO LONGER
MISSES MEALS WITH HIS FAMILY
AND HE LOVES THE TIME HE CAN
SPEND WITH HIS TEENAGERS.
I LOVE THE TIME I CAN
SPEND WITH MY FAMILY, AND I
HAVE 50% MORE INCOME COMING
IN.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
TITHE, AND TO WATCH "THE 700
CLUB" IF THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLE AND
WHAT THAT MEANS.
AND THE CHALLENGE IS, WHAT
ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Gordon: WHAT ARE YOU
WAITING FOR.
HERE IT IS FROM PROVERBS 3:
"KEEP MY COMPLANDZ I --
COMMANDS IN YOUR HEART FOR
THEY WILL PROLONG YOUR LIFE
MANY YEARS AND BRING YOU
PROSPERITY.
LET LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS
NEVER LEAVE YOU.
THEN YOU WILL WIN FAVOR AND
A GOOD NAME IN THE SIGHT OF
GOD AND MAN."
JODY LEARNED THAT.
HE LEARNED THAT FAITHFULNESS
WAS THE KEY.
WHEN YOU'RE FAITHFUL IN
GIVING, THEN GOD CUP COMES
IN AND HE BRINGS FAVOR TO
YOU.
HE ALSO BRINGS BALANCE IN
YOUR LIFE.
SOMEHOW WE GET CAUGHT UP IN
THE LIE THAT IF WE DOUBLE OR
QUADRUPLE OUR EFFORTS, IF WE
GET THE EXTRA JOB, SOMEHOW
WE'LL BREAK OUT OF IT.
WE NEED GOD AND HIS FAVOR,
AND IT IS THROUGH OBEDIENCE
TO HIM THAT YOU GET IT.
GIVE US A CALL,
1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY, YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
HOW MUCH IS IT?
$20 A MONTH, 65 CENTS A
DAY.
SOME OF YOU SAY YOU CAN GIVE
MORE.
YOU CAN GIVE "THE 700 CLUB"
GOLD.
THAT'S $40.
THOUSAND CLUB IS $84 A
MONTH, AND THAT ADDS UP TO
$1,000 A YEAR.
AT WHATEVER LEVEL GOD IS
SPEAKING TO YOU, NOW IS THE
TIME TO CALL.
TODAY SHAQUITA OLIVER OWNS A
THRIVING BUSINESS.
BUT NOT LONG AGO, THIS
SINGLE MOTHER WAS BARELY
GETTING BY ON MINIMUM WAGE.
SHE WAS BEHIND ON HER BILLS
AND ABOUT TO BE EVICTED.
Reporter: SHAQUITA AL
OLIVER OWNS A HAIR STYLING
SALON SOUTH OF ATLANTA.
I LOVE WHAT I DO.
I LOVE PEOPLE.
I LOVE TO MAKE THEM PRETTY.
I LIKE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
ISSUES THAT COME THROUGH 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, PAYING THE
ELECTRICITY AND PROVIDING
THINGS FOR THE KIDS.
I JUST DIDN'T MAKE ENOUGH
MONEY.
Reporter: THREE MONTHS
BEHIND ON RENT AND FACING
EVICTION, SHAQUITA HAD HAD
NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.
HER PASTOR ENCOURAGED TO DO
WHAT THE BOOK OF MALACHI
URGED TO DO ABOUT MONEY.
IT SAYS TITHING IS THE
ONLY WAY THAT GOD SAYS YOU
CAN PUT HIM 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 AN EVICTION
HERE.
Reporter: SHE CONTINUED
TO RECEIVE PA PROMOTION, AND
THE MORE SHE GAVE, THE MORE
SHE STARTED GETTING.
I'M GOING TO SOW INTO THE
"THE 700 CLUB" BECAUSE I
THINK THEY'RE A GOOD
GROUND.
Reporter: AND SHE
TAUGHT HER CHILDREN TO
TITHE.
AND SHE ASKED THEM IF THEY
WANTED TO GIVE TO "THE 700
CLUB," AND THEY ALL SAID
YES.
OH, TITHING WORKS.
IT NOT ONLY WORKS, IT
WORKS.
IT WORKS BEYOND WORKING.
Gordon: IT DOES WORK.
HERE IS THE PROMISE FROM
PSALM 37: "TRUST IN THE
LORD."
TRUST HIM.
YOU CAN TRUST HIM.
AND DO GOOD.
THEN YOU WILL LIVE SAFELY IN
THE LAND AND PROSPER.
TAKE DLIELT I DELIGHT IN
THE LORD, AND HE WILL GIVE
YOU YOUR HEART'S DESIRE.
SHAQUITA LEARNED THAT.
SHE IS GETTING HER HEART'S
DESIRE.
ALL BECAUSE SHE TOOK AN
ADVENTURE IN GIVING.
CBN PARTNERS ARE SAYING
$75,000 IS NOT ENOUGH.
THEY WANT TO TAKE IT ALL THE
WAY TO $150,000.
LORD, WE ASK FOR A BLESSING
TO THE PARTNERS WHO MADE IT
POSSIBLE TO ISSUE THIS
CHALLENGE.
WE SPEAK BLESSING INTO THEIR
LIVES.
WE ASK FOR THE WINDOWS OF
HEAVEN TO BE OPENED, AND
BLESSINGS BE POURED OUT THAT
THEY CANNOT CONTAIN.
LORD, SATISFY THEM WITH GOOD
THINGS, GIVE THEM THEIR
HEART'S DESIRE.
PROTECT THEM, AND LET THEM
KNOW THAT YOUR FAVOR, YOUR
ANOINTING AND YOUR WISDOM
WILL ABIDE WITH THEM.
BE WITH THEM NOW, FOR WE ASK
IT IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
YOU HEARD IT, $175,000.
WE HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE
HOUR TO MAKE IT.
CALL US, BE PART OF THIS.
BE PART OF EVERYTHING WE'RE
DOING AROUND THE WORLD.
BE PART OF CBN
INTERNATIONAL, PREACHING THE
GOSPEL TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE
NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE.
PREACHING THE GOSPEL IN
INDONESIA, INDIA,
PHILIPPINES, THROUGHOUT
AFRICA AND THROUGHOUT
LATIN-AMERICA.
WE'RE DOING IT IN YOUR NAME
WHEN YOU JOIN "THE 700
CLUB."
SO CALL US, 1-800-759-0700.
KRISTI?
THANK YOU, GORDON.
YOU MENTIONED ALL THOSE
DIFFERENT PLACES.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
KENYA.
EVERY DAY IN A VILLAGE IN
KENYA, A 6-YEAR-OLD LITTLE
GIRL TAKES A 14-MILE WALK,
AND SHE DOES IT JUST TO FIND
DRINKING WATER FOR HER
FAMILY.
Reporter: EVERY DAY
6-YEAR-OLD MARIAMA AND HER
BROTHER WALK 14 MILES
ROUNDTRIP JUST TO GET WATER
FOR THEIR FAMILY.
IT TAKES SO LONG THEY CAN'T
GO TO SCHOOL.
THEIR MOTHER WANTS THEM TO
GET AN EDUCATION, BUT THEY
CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT WATER.
EDUCATION GIVE OUR
CHILDREN A BRIGHTER FUTURE.
BUT THERE ARE NO SCHOOLS
NEAR US.
THE CLOSEST ONE IS A
TWO-HOUR WALK FROM HERE.
Reporter: SO INSTEAD OF
GOING TO SCHOOL, THEY CARRY
FIVE LITER BUCKETS OF WATER
ON PIECES OF CLOTH WRAPPED
OVER THEIR HEADS.
AS THEY WALK, THEY ARE
SCARED BECAUSE THE PATH IS
SHARED WITH ELEPHANTS AND
OTHER WILD ANIMALS.
MARIAMO WAITS TO GET
WATER UNTIL LATER AND THE
MORNING, AFTER THE ELEPHANTS
HAVE GOT WATER.
BUT THEY LIVE RIGHT BY THE
PLACE, AND SHE IS AFRAID
THEY COULD TRAMPLE HER.
Reporter: WHEN
"OPERATION BLESSING" HEARD
ABOUT IT, THEY DRILLED A
WELL.
MY PARENTS DREAMED OF
HAVING A WELL IN THEIR
VILLAGE, AND NOW THEIR
DREAMS HAVE FINALLY COME
TRUE.
Reporter: WE ALSO
WANTED THE CHILDREN HERE TO
HAVE A CHANCE TO GET A GOOD
EDUCATION.
SO WE BUILT A SCHOOL THAT IS
JUST A FEW MINUTES WALK FOR
DOZENS OF THE FAMILIES.
EVERY MORNING MARIAMO
GETS UP EARLY AND IS THE
FIRST ONE TO SCHOOL.
SHE IS EXCELLING IN HER
CLASSES.
I CAN SEE HER MIND OPENING
UP TO NEW POSSIBILITIES, AND
I WANT HER TO REACH THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION
SHE CAN.
THANK YOU, "OPERATION
BLESSING."
THIS IS THE LIFE WE WERE
HOPING FOR.
WOW, SHE SAID ONE SPECIAL
WORD, "THIS IS THE LIFE WE
WERE HOPING FOR."
YOU GAVE THAT FAMILY HOPE.
AS A MOM, THAT'S THE ONE
THING I THINK WE ALL AGREE
ON, WHETHER WE'RE IN AFRICA,
THE UNITED STATES, UKRAINE,
WE WANT THE BEST FOR OUR
CHILDREN.
WE WANT THEM TO HAVE
EVERYTHING THAT IS AVAILABLE
TO THEM.
WHETHER IT IS THE CLEANEST
OF THE WATER OR HEALTHY FOOD
OR WHETHER IT IS A GREAT
EDUCATION.
NO MATTER WHAT, WE WANT THE
BEST.
AND THAT MOTHER WAS NO
DIFFERENT, AND YOU MADE THAT
HAPPEN FOR THAT LITTLE GIRL
AND FOR THAT FAMILY BECAUSE
YOU CARED ENOUGH TO BECOME A
"700 CLUB" PARTNER.
IF YOU'RE NOT ONE ALREADY,
IT IS TIME.
AT 65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A
MONTH.
AND MAYBE YOU'RE SAYING
KRISTI, 65 A DAY, I HAVE
THAT IN MY COAT FACT.
IN FACT, I'VE GOT A $20.
GIRL, I'VE GOT A $40.
IF YOU HAVE A $40 BILL, YOU
COULD BE A "700 CLUB" GOLD
PARTNER.
YOU MIGHT SAY, I HAVE A
$100.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE,
IF YOU HAVE ALL OF THIS
MONEY IN YOUR POCKET, FOR
1,000 CLUB, $84 A MONTH.
$2500, THAT'S $209.
THE FOUNDER'S CLUB, $400 A
MONTH, AND THE CHAIRMAN'S
CIRCLE FOR $500 A MONTH.
JUST LIKE THAT LITTLE GIRL
YOU SAW IN KENYA.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
CHALLENGE.
SO CALL IN.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS
SERIES PAT PUT TOGETHER
CALLED "THE THREE
BLESSINGS."
IN FACT, WENDY IS GOING TO
TALK ABOUT IT.
I AM SO READY.
WHEN YOU JOIN "THE 700
CLUB," WE WANT TO GIVE YOU
PAT ROBERTSON'S LATEST
TEACHING.
IN THIS NEW D.V.D., HE
REVEALS THE THREE SECRETS TO
SUCCESS.
TAKE A LOOK.
THESE THREE BLESSINGS,
THAT PAT ROBERTSON MADE
YEARS AGO, YOU CAN SEE CBN
AND ALL THAT GOD HAS DONE,
THEY CHANGED HIS LEGION.
AND GOD IS NO RESPECTOR OF
PERSONS.
WHAT HE DID FOR PAT, HE WILL
DO FOR YOU.
WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT
SECRET OF SUCCESS.
IT'S IN HERE, THE THREE
BLESSINGS.
YOU CAN SAY, I'D LIKE TO
HAVE THIS, AND I'D LIKE TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB," $20.
BUT IF YOU JOIN AT $40, OUR
"700 CLUB" GOLD LEVEL, WE'LL
GIVE YOU THREE OF THE THREE
BLESSINGS.
I HAD TO PRACTICE SAYING
THAT, THREE OF THE THREE
BLESSINGS.
AND GORDON'S TEACHING ON THE
JEWISH JESUS, WHICH IS
INCREDIBLE.
THAT WILL BLESS YOU AS
WELL.
WHEN YOU JOIN AT 1,000
LEVEL, $84, WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE YOU FIVE.
WE'RE GOING TO BLESS YOU
WITH FIVE OF THE THREE
BLESSINGS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BLESS YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY AND
FRIENDS.
GIVE US A CALL,
1-800-759-0700, OR LOG ON
TO CBN.COM.
WE'RE WAITING TO TAKE YOUR
CALL RIGHT NOW.
Gordon: WHEN YOU CALL,
ASK FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS.
THAT'S ELECTRONIC MONTHLY
GIVING.
THE BANK DOES ALL OF THE
WORK.
THERE ARE NO CHECKS TO
WRITE, NOTHING TO MAIL IN.
WHEN YOU JOIN VIA PLEDGE
EXPRESS, THAT'S WHEN YOU GET
"THE JEWISH JESUS."
IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT, ASK
FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS WHEN YOU
CALL.
FOR CRAIG, THE INSURANCE
BUSINESS WAS SLOW, SO CRAIG
TOOK A FINANCIAL RISK AND
INCREASED HIS INCOME BY
25%.
Reporter: CRAIG CAYLOR
HAS BEEN AROUND CARS ALL HIS
LIFE.
AS A BOY, HE HUNG OUT WITH
HIS DAD IN THE FAMILY'S AUTO
BODY SHOP.
SO IN 1999, HE WENT TO WORK
DOING DAMAGE APPRAISALS FOR
AN INSURANCE COMPANY.
WHAT WE DID WAS GO OUT
INTO THE FIELD, AND DO THE
APPRAISAL ON IT AND REPORT
BACK TO THE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Reporter: BUT CRAIG WAS
STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY.
SO A FEW YEARS AGO, HE TOOK
THE BIGGEST RISK OF HIS LIFE
AND STARTED HIS OWN BUSINESS
AS AN INDEPENDENT
APPRAISER.
VERY SCARY.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT
PAYCHECK IS COMING, AND HOW
MUCH IT IS GOING TO BE.
YOU HAVE TO GET OUT AND WORK
HARD AND DO WHAT YOUR
COSTUMERS WANT.
Reporter: THAT SAME
YEAR, HE DECIDED TO GET
SERIOUS ABOUT A BIBLICAL
PRINCIPLE, TITHING.
I WAS LEARNING ABOUT
TITHING, FROM "THE 700
CLUB," THAT IT IS ONE OF
GOD'S BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL
LAWS.
IF YOU GIVE, IT SHALL BE
GIVEN TO YOU, A GOOD
MEASURE, PRESSED DOWN,
SHAKEN TOGETHER, RUNNING
OVER.
YOU CAN'T OUTGIVE GOD.
THE MORE YOU GIVE, THE MORE
IT COMES BACK TO YOU.
Reporter: SO CRAIG
DECIDED TO TEST GOD AND
GIVE.
LOOKING BACK ON HIS
FINANCIAL RECORDS, HE
DISCOVERED AN INTERESTING
PATTERN.
I NOTICED THE FIRST YEAR,
AFTER I STARTED TO GIVE, AND
FAITHFULLY GIVE, I NOTICED
MY INCOME INCREASED 25% THAT
FIRST YEAR.
AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT, I
DECIDED TO GIVE MORE AND
TEST THEM EVEN MORE.
THAT YEAR IT WENT UP ANOTHER
35%.
Reporter: CRAIG, AGAIN,
INCREASED HIS GIVING.
I WAS THINKING, THIS DID
COULD NOT BE A COINCIDENCE.
AFTER I JOINED THE 1,000
CLUB, I NOTICED A 50%
INCREASE.
I TOOK A BIG LEAP OF FAITH,
AND GOD BLESSED ME.
Reporter: CRAIG TRACKED
HIS INCOME, AND AS YOU CAN
SEE, THE LAW OF RES
RECIPROCITY HAS BEEN
WORKING.
TODAY CRAIG ENJOYS SPENDING
TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AS HIS
BUSINESS CONTINUES TO GROW.
THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE.
IT IS ALL RIGHT THERE.
TRY IT.
TRUST GOD.
LEARN WHAT HIS LAWS ARE AND
OBEY HIS LAWS AND HE WILL
BLESS YOU.
Gordon: TRY IT.
TRY IT.
TEST GOD.
IT'S THE ONLY TIME WE GET TO
TEST HIM, IS IN OUR TITHES
AND OFFERINGS.
BE JUST LIKE CRAIG.
CREATE A CHART AND SAY,
OKAY, I'M GOING TO START
TRACKING THIS AND SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
IT IS WHEN YOU START GIVING
FAITHFULLY, AND YOU
UNDERSTAND THE PART OF THE
PROMISE, "WITH THE MEASURE
YOU USE, IT IS MEASURED BACK
TO YOU."
AND SO CRAIG TESTED THAT.
HE SAID, OKAY, I'M GOING TO
INCREASE AND SEE WHAT GOD
DOES.
YOU SAW THAT CHART.
HIS INCOME WENT UP.
WHY?
BECAUSE OF FAITHFULNESS IN
GIVING.
HE SAID, OKAY, I'M GOING TO
PROVE GOD IN THIS.
AND YOU SAW THE JOY IN HIS
FACE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO
HIM.
THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU IF
YOU JUST TEST HIM.
JUST TRY IT.
IF YOU WANT TO START AN
ADVENTURE IN GIVING, CALL
US, 1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY, YES, I WANT TO BE
A PART OF EVERYTHING YOU'RE
DOING.
I WANT TO JOIN "THE 700
CLUB."
IT'S JUST $20 A MONTH, 65
CENTS A DAY.
AND SO DO IT NOW.
IF WE CAN GET THE RED NUMBER
UP.
WE'RE IN A $175,000
CHALLENGE.
THAT RED NUMBER IS THE
AMOUNT LEFT.
WE'VE GOT $58,000 TO GO --
$56,000 -- IT'S HAPPENING.
JOIN WITH US.
WHEN YOU CALL, ASK FOR
ELECTRONIC PRESS.
ASK FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS.
IT'S ELECTRONIC GIVING.
AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS,
"THE JEWISH JESUS."
YOU CAN SEE HOW JESUS
FULFILLED THE 50
PROPHECIES.
THERE ARE MORE THAN THAT IN
THE OLD TESTAMENT, BUT WE
TOOK 50 OF THEM TO SHOW YOU
THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE
PERSON WHO COULD FULFILL THE
MESSIANIC PROPHECIES IN THE
OLD TESTAMENT, AND THAT'S
JESUS OF NAZARETH.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE "THE
JEWISH JESUS."
AND THERE IS A SPECIAL
ADD-ON TO IT, THE JESUS
FAMILY.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CHURCH
IN JERUSALEM AFTER THE DEATH
AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS
CHRIST.
HOW DID HIS BROTHER, JAMES,
TAKE OVER THE CHURCH.
AND UNCLES AND NEPHEWS AND
GREAT NEPHEWS.
ALL A GREAT TESTAMENT TO THE
FAITHFULNESS OF THE EARLY
CHURCH IN JERUSALEM FOR 100
YEARS AFTER THE DEATH AND
RESURRECTION OF JESUS
CHRIST.
IF YOU WANT THAT, ASK FOR IT
WHEN YOU CALL.
YOU KNOW, GORDON, I WAS
WATCHING THIS LAST NIGHT.
IT WAS REALLY CAPTIVATING,
BUT THE ONE PART I LOVED WAS
JESUS' FAMILY.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE
UNCLES AND ALL OF THE OTHER
PEOPLE.
THAT WAS REALLY INTRIGUING
TO ME.
I WAS SITTING THERE, LIKE,
REALLY?
REALLY?
I DIDN'T KNOW.
Gordon: ONE OF THE
GREAT PARTS IS HOW ONE OF
HIS RELATIVES LED THE CHURCH
OUT OF JERUSALEM WHEN HE SAW
THE PROPHECY OF JESUS BEING
FULFILLED.
WHEN YOU SEE THE ARMIES
SURROUNDING JERUSALEM,
THAT'S WHEN YOU LEAVE, AND
IT PRESERVED THE CHURCH.
IT IS AMAZING.
HOW DIFFICULT WOULD BE IT TO
BE LIKE THE BROTHER OF
JESUS.
LIKE MARY SAYING TO YOU ALL
OF THE TIME, CAN YOU BE LIKE
YOUR BROTHER.
CAN'T YOU BE PERFECT LIKE
THAT?
WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH
GEARS.
I LOVE TO TRAVEL.
I'VE BEEN ALL AROUND THE
WORLD, BUT A PLACE I HAVEN'T
BEEN TO IS INDIA.
I HAVE HEARD IN PARTS OF
SOUTHERN INDIA, IT IS REALLY
HARD TO EARN A GOOD LIVING.
FOR THE MAN IN OUR NEXT
STORY, IT IS EVEN MORE
CHALLENGING BECAUSE HE SPENT
MOST OF HIS LIFE CRIPPLED
AND ENERO.
Terry: POLIO CRIPPLED
HIM WHEN HE WAS A BABY.
THEN WHEN HE WAS EIGHT, THE
UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED.
MY MOM DIED, AND I WAS
LEFT ALL ALONE.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE GAVE ME
FOOD.
BUT I BEGAN WORKING WHEN I
WAS VERY YOUNG, JUST SO I
COULD HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
Reporter: HE HEARD
ABOUT JESUS AND STARTED
GOING TO CHURCH.
FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HE
LEARNED HOW MUCH GOD TRULY
LOVED HIM.
WHEN HE WAS 27, SUBRAMANI
GAVE HIS LIFE TO CHRIST.
I DEPENDED ON JESUS FOR
EVERYTHING.
I ALWAYS PRAYED, DEAR JESUS,
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE.
I ONLY HAVE YOU.
I CAN'T WALK.
PLEASE, LORD, HELP ME.
Terry: SUPRAMANI MADE A
LIVING BY WEEDING PALM
LEAVES.
BUT OVER THE YEARS, PEOPLE
STARTED USING OTHER
MATERIALS AND HIS INCOME
DWINDLED.
SO I LEARNED HOW TO MAKE
CANDLES.
I KNEW I COULD EARN A LIVING
DOING THAT.
BUT I COULDN'T AFFORD THE
TOOLS TO HAVE MY OWN
BUSINESS.
Terry: THAT'S WHEN HIS
PASTOR LEARNED ABOUT CBN AND
HUMIDITY SUBRAMANI CONTACT
US.
HE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF VERY
SPECIAL GIFTS.
THE WHEELCHAIR IS VERY
HELPFUL.
I CAN MOVE AND FINISH ALL OF
MY CHORES QUICKLY AND
EASILY.
IT IS SO SMOOTH.
Terry: WE ALSO GAVE HIM
ALL OF THE TOOLS AND
MATERIALS HE NEEDED TO START
HIS OWN CANDLE-MAKING
BUSINESS.
I CAN MAKE 1 10 CANDLES
A DAY AND EARN ENOUGH TO GET
FOOD AND THINGS I NEED.
I THANK JESUS FOR SENDING
CBN TO HELP ME.
YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE SCRIPTURE SAYS THE
PRAYERS OF THE RIGHTEOUS
AVAILETH MUCH.
LOOK HOW HE IS BLESSED.
YOU KNOW HOW YOU SOMETIMES
WATCH THESE STORIES AND YOUR
HEART JUST GOES OUT.
AND YOU'RE LIKE, GOD, WHAT
ELSE CAN I DO?
YOU BLESSED ME SO MUCH?
HOW CAN I BLESS OTHERS?
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
LISTEN, GOD IS ANSWERING
THAT PRAYER.
HE IS GIVING YOU THAT
OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO
BLESS SOMEONE MAYBE YOU
NEVER MET BEFORE, YOU
PROBABLY NEVER HAVE MET
BEFORE, A NAME YOU DON'T
KNOW, A FACE YOU HAVE NEVER
SEEN, BUT YOU WILL CHANGE
THEIR LIFE.
HOW DOES IT HAPPEN?
IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PICK UP
THE PHONE AND YOU TAKE THAT
LEAP OF FAITH, THAT
BOWLEDNES BOLDNESS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT TO SAY, I'M
GOING TO GIVE.
EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE
CHALLENGING RIGHT NOW, I'M
GOING TO DO IT.
IT IS 65 CENTS A DAY, $20.
MAYBE THERE ARE A LOT OF YOU
WHO ARE A "THE 700 CLUB"
PARTNER.
MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN ONE FOR
SOME TIME.
LET'S TAKE IT TO THE NEXT
LEVEL.
IT IS JUST TIME.
RATHER THAN "700 CLUB" GOLD,
YOU CAN ALWAYS GO -- WHAT'S
AFTER GOLD?
Gordon: 1,000.
THANK YOU, GORDON FOR
HELPING ME.
THAT'S $84.
Gordon: YOU SHOULD GET
YOU READING GLASSES.
I DO NEED READING
GLASSES.
THESE CONTACTS ARE SLIGHTLY
BLURRY.
THERE ARE SO MANY LEVELS.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PICK
UP THE PHONE AND CALL, AND
IF I WASN'T CLEAR ENOUGH,
ONE OF THE COUNSELLORS, WHO
ARE STANDING BY, LIKE THAT
LOVELY LADY RIGHT THERE,
SHE'S GOT ALL OF THE
ANSWERS -- AND SHE'LL TELL
WHAT CLUB LEVELS ARE
AVAILABLE.
1-800-759-0700, OR YOU CAN
LOG ON TO CBN.COM.
THERE IS THE NUMBER RIGHT
THERE.
JUST KNOW WHEN YOU CALL,
THAT NUMBER IS DOUBLED.
Gordon: IN MANY ARAB
COUNTRIES, PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES OFTEN SPEND
THEIR LIVES AS OUTCASTS,
LITTLE CHANCE OF GOING TO
SCHOOL OR FINDING A JOB.
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE
CASE FOR A PALESTINIAN GIRL
NAMED TAMRA, WITHOUT HELP
FROM "OPERATION BLESSING."
TAMRA ALWAYS WALKS AROUND
ON HER TOES, LIKE A LITTLE
BAL REN FLA.
BALLERINA.
SHE WAS BORN WITH A
DISABILITY, AND SO WHEN SHE
WAS ONE-WEEK-OLD, HER MOTHER
ABANDONED HER.
AND IAN TOOK HER IN.
I LOVE HER.
I AM DOING EVERYTHING TO
GIVE HER A BETTER LIFE.
SHE IS MY BABY.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
Reporter: SHE KNOWS
THAT HER DAUGHTER NEEDS
EXPENSIVE SURGERY, BUT HEAM
DOESN'T HAVE THE INCOME.
COULD DO CRAFTS AT HOME,
BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY
TO GET STARTED.
Reporter: IN THE
KITCHEN, THEIR CUPBOARDS ARE
BARE.
SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT
HOW DIFFICULT MY LIFE IS,
AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE
ANYMORE.
BUT I GO TO CHURCH AND I
PRAY FOR MY DAUGHTER.
Reporter: HER BIGGEST
WORRY IS ABOUT WHAT WILL
HAPPEN TO TAMRA.
RIGHT NOW SHE IS TOO YOUNG
TO KNOW SHE IS DIFFERENT
FROM ANYONE ELSE.
HERE IN THE WEST BANK,
GROWING UP WITH JUST A MINOR
DISABILITY LIKE THIS ONE
WOULD MEAN IN SCHOOL OTHER
CHILDREN WOULD TEASE AND
MAKE FUN OF TAMRA EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
WHEN SHE GOT OLDER, IT WOULD
BE HARD FOR HER TO FIND WORK
OR GET MARRIED AND HAVE A
FAMILY OF HER OWN.
WHAT THIS PRECIOUS LITTLE
GIRL DOESN'T REALIZE, TODAY
"OPERATION BLESSING" IS
GOING TO CHANGE HER LIFE
FOREVER.
"OPERATION BLESSING" PAID
FOR SURGERY TO FIX TAMRA'S
FEET.
WE ALSO BOUGHT HEAM ENOUGH
FOOD TO FILL HER CABINETS
AND DRAWERS.
AND WE GOT HER SET UP WITH
EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS TO MAKE
JEWELRY AT HOME.
AND SINCE MOM GOT SOME NEW
WORK TABLES AND OTHER
FURNITURE, WE GAVE TAMRA A
COZY NEW BED AND BLANKETS
SHE LOVES.
JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER HER
SURGERY, TAMRA WAS LEARNING
HOW TO WALK NORMALLY.
SOON SHE'LL BE RUNNING AND
JUMPING WITH THE REST OF THE
KIDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
HER LIFE.
TAMRA IS DOING REALLY
WELL.
SHE RUNS AND JUMPS AND
DANCES A LOT.
AS A MOTHER, I'M VERY
EXCITED.
NO ONE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW
HAPPY I AM.
I THANK GOD FOR ANSWERING
OUR PRAYERS.
I ALSO THANK GOD FOR
"OPERATION BLESSING" AND
EVERYONE THAT HELPS.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
Gordon: AND THANK YOU.
IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF "THE
700 CLUB," YOU'RE PART OF
TAMRA'S MIRACLE.
TO GIVE HER A HOPE, A
FUTURE, A LIFE.
WE'RE DOING WORK IN THE WEST
BANK, AND WORK WITH
PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS AND
PALL PAL -- AND PALESTINIAN
MUSLIMS.
ALL MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU CARE ENOUGH
TO GIVE.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF
EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING, JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB."
NOW IS THE TIME TO DO IT.
WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO
VICTORY ON A $175,000
CHALLENGE.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOUR
GIFTS GET MATCHED, DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR, UP TO $175,000.
CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-759-0700.
LET'S GO OVER TO WENDY AT
THE PHONES.
THANKS, GORDON.
WHEN YOU CALL, WE HAVE
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU.
IT'S CALLED "THE THREE
BLESSINGS."
PAT ROBERTSON JUST RECORDED
THIS NEW D.V.D.
RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO GIVE
YOU A QUICK PREVIEW.
TAKE A LOOK.
YES, FAVOR IS ONE OF
THOSE BLESSINGS.
THERE ARE TWO MORE.
WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU
ABOUT IT A LITTLE LATER.
KRISTI, I'M GOING TO THROW
IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU, WENDY.
EVERY YEAR "OPERATION
BLESSING" PROVIDES
PREMEDICAL CARE FOR
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALL
AROUND THE WORLD.
LIKE FOR THIS LITTLE BOY IN
GUATEMALA, WHO WAS BADLY IN
NEED OF SURGERY.
Reporter: NOBODY ENJOYS
LIFE ON THE FARM MORE THAN
8-YEAR-OLD ANGEL GUSTAVO.
HIS FATHER IS A CARE KEEPER
THERE, AND HE LOVES TO
HELP.
I HAVE MANY JOBS, I FEED
THE PIGS AND COLLECT
COCONUTS.
HE IS A GOOD BOY.
I LOVE THAT HE COMES TO HELP
ME.
Reporter: EVERYTHING
WAS GOING WELL FOR ANGEL
UNTIL HE DEVELOPED A PAINFUL
HERNIA.
I TOLD MY MOM THAT THE
HERNIA HURTS SO BAD THAT I
COULDN'T LIFT.
WE TOOK ANGEL TO THE
DOCTOR AND HE SAID OUR SON
NEEDED A SURGERY.
AND WE CANNOT AFFORD THAT.
AT NIGHT I CRIED WITH HIM.
I TRIED TO SIT AT HIS
BEDSIDE, BUT I COULDN'T DO
ANYTHING TO HELP HIM.
Reporter: WHEN
"OPERATION BLESSING" LEARNED
ABOUT ANGEL'S CONDITION, WE
QUICKLY ARRANGED FOR THE
SURGERY TO REPAIR HIS
HERNIA.
A FEW WEEKS LATER HE WAS
BACK ON THE FARM, WORKING
HARD AND HAVING FUN.
I FEEL LIKE THE HAPPIEST
MAN IN THE WORLD, TO SEE HIM
RUN AND HAVE FUN WITH HIS
FRIENDS.
I AM SO HAPPY THAT HE IS
NOT IN PAIN ANYMORE.
THANKS, "OPERATION
BLESSING," BECAUSE YOU GAVE
ME THAT SURGERY.
AND NOW I CAN DO EVERYTHING
I WANT.
YOU GAVE THAT LITTLE BOY
FREEDOM.
HOW NO PHENOMENAL IS THAT.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING
FOR "THE 700 CLUB" ABOUT 13
YEARS AGO, WE TRAVELLED ON A
WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT
MEDICAL MISSIONS, AND I
WOULD SEE LIVES BEING
CHANGED.
AND HOW PEOPLE WOULD WALK
FOR MILES AND MILES AND
MILES, JUST TO GET THE
ATTENTION, WELDER I WHETHER
IT WAS EYE GLASSES OR TO GO
TO THE DENTIST OR FOR A
CHILD WITH A CLEFT PALLET TO
BE SEWN TOGETHER.
YOU MAKE THAT HAPPEN WHEN
YOU'RE A "THE 700 CLUB"
MEMBER.
IF YOU ARE, YAY, THANK YOU
FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A MONTH,
YOU CAN AND WILL CHANGE A
LIFE.
WE NEED YOU TO PICK UP THE
PHONE AND CALL
1-800-759-0700.
OR LOG ON TO CBN.COM.
GORDON?
Gordon: WE'RE IN THE
FINAL SECONDS.
WHEN YOU CALL AND JOIN, WE
WANT TO SEND "THE THREE
BLESSINGS" TO YOU.
THIS IS THE SECRET TO 50
YEARS IN MINISTRY.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.
IT'S YOURS WHEN YOU JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB."
IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
MORNING.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL $175,000
CHALLENGE.
AGAINST THAT, YOU GAVE
$189,000.
WE LEAVE YOU TODAY WITH THE
WORDS OF JESUS: "IF YOU ASK
ANYTHING, ANYTHING IN MY
NAME, I WILL DO IT."
FOR ALL OF YOU GIVING, GOD
BLESS YOU.
WE COMMAND A BLESSING IN
YOUR HOME TODAY.
GOD BLESS.