I MEAN, I CAN'T SAY
MORE.
Reporter: A SOAP STAR
WITH BIG DREAMS, WINDS UP ON
THE DARK SIDE OF HOLLYWOOD.
AGENTS DROPPED ME.
I HAD MANAGERS DROP ME.
Reporter: PLUS, WE SLOW
COOK WITH THE CROCKING GIRLS
ON TODAY'S "700 CLUB."
Pat: WELL, WELCOME TO
THIS EDITION OF "THE 700
CLUB."
ISAAC JUST CHURNS IN THE
GULF, CHURNS AND CHURNS, AND
DROPS JUST UNTOLD GALLONS OF
WATER ON NEW ORLEANS.
SOMETHING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 24 INCHES
HAVE FALLEN, TREMENDOUS
FLOODING.
MORE THAN 700,000 PEOPLE IN
LOUISIANA ARE STUCK WITHOUT
POWER BECAUSE OF THAT
STORM.
AND IT IS NOT OVER YET.
ISAAC COULD DUMP NEARLY, AS
I SAY, TWO FEET OF RAIN BY
THE END OF THIS WEEK.
TERRY?
Terry: ALL OF THAT
WATER COULD LEAD TO
DANGEROUS FLOODING, NEEDLESS
TO SAY.
EPHRAIM GRAHAM BRINGS US
THIS FIRST HAND LOOK AT THE
DEVASTATION.
Reporter: ISAAC IS
BRINGING ANOTHER NAME OF
RAIN, FORECASTERS DON'T
EXPECT THINGS TO CLEAR OUT
UNTIL SOMETIME THIS
EVENING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR
TO FIND FLOODING AND
EVACUATION.
THE SHORT DRIVE FROM
DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS TO
PLAQUEMINES PAR RICH IS
FILLED WITH FALLEN TREES,
RISING FLOODWATERS AND
BATTERED BUILDINGS.
IT SEEMS HECTIC.
IT SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE MORE
THAN CATEGORY 1.
Reporter: AND HE IS
SCRAMBLING TO FIND GAS TO
KEEP HIS GENERATOR RUNNING
WHILE THE POWER IS OUT.
WE DESCRIBE CATEGORY 1 AS
A STRONG TROPICAL STORM.
BUT ISAAC HAS BEEN QUITE A
CHALLENGE FOR US.
Reporter: PART OF THE
CHALLENGE, CROSSING THESE
CHOPPY WATERS.
THE HARDEST HIT AREA OF
PLAQUEMINES PARISH IS JUST
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI.
ON A GOOD DAY, YOU CAN RIDE
THE FERRY.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
IN A HURRICANE.
WITHOUT THE FERRY, IT IS
ABOUT AN HOUR.
RESCUE CREWS NEED BOATS TO
REACH THOSE STILL TRAPPED IN
THEIR HOME.
I STILL PICTURE MYSELF
HERE.
Reporter: NUNGRESSER
ORDERED AN EVACUATION DURING
THE WEEK.
STILL, HE IS WORKING AROUND
THE CLOCK TO REACH THOSE WHO
DIDN'T LEAVE EAST
PLAQUEMINES.
THERE WAS A HURRICANE AND
NOW THIS.
I'M IN MY SECOND TERM.
Reporter: GOVERNOR
BOBBY JINDAL IS HERE TO
HELP, JUST AS NUNGRESSER
DECIDES TO EVACUATE THESE
100 PATIENTS FROM THIS
NURSING HOME.
ISAAC CONTINUES TO BE A
SLOW-MOVING STORM.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
SEE A ACCUMULATION OF RAIN
WATER AND HOURS AND HOURS OF
WINDS.
Reporter: ISAAC'S
IMPACT WILL THEN BE FELT FOR
YEARS.
WE'RE STILL TAKING IN
VOLUNTEERS FROM KATRINA.
Reporter: PASTOR RANDY
MILLET LEADS A MINISTRY THAT
IS STILL REBUILDING HOMES
AFTER KATRINA.
HIS HOME IN IS ST. BERNARD,
PARISH, BUT HE IS CONCERNED
ABOUT FLOODING.
BUT HE IS MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT HOW TO GIVE HOPE TO
THE VICTIMS OF ISAAC.
WE HAVE TO GIVE HOPE THAT
EVEN IF WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE
MOMENT, GOD STILL HAS US IN
THE PALM OF HIS HANDS.
Reporter: AND SOME OF
PASTOR RANDY'S BIGGEST
SUPPORT CAME FROM "OPERATION
BLESSING."
AND "OPERATION BLESSING" IS
BACK IN NEW ORLEANS, HELPING
TO FEED PEOPLE AND ASSESS
THE DAMAGE FOR REBUILDING.
EPHRAIM GRAHAM, CBN NEWS,
NEW ORLEANS.
Pat: IT IS IN COUN
INCONCEIVABLE, TWO FEET OF
RAIN IN A FLOODED AREA.
HE DOESN'T SAY WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN.
THOSE PEOPLE ARE BRAVE, AND
WE'VE BEEN DOWN THERE
WORKING SO LONG, AND THEY'RE
JUST LOVELY, WONDERFUL,
BRAVE PEOPLE.
BUT, ONCE AGAIN, OUR PRAYERS
ARE WITH THOSE IN
LOUISIANA.
LEE WEBB HAS MORE OF OUR
STORIES FROM THE CBN NEWS
ROOM.
Lee: PAT, IT WAS PAUL
RYAN'S NIGHT AT THEñ
REPUBLICAN NATIONALñ
CONVENTION IN TAMPA LASTñ
NIGHT.
MITT ROMNEY CHOSE RYAN AS
HIS RUNNING MATE, BASED ON
HIS REPUTATION AS A LEADER
ON FINANCIAL ISSUES.ññ
AND RYAN SPELLED OUT THEññ
HUGE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
TWO TICKETS IN HIS ADDRESSñ
LAST NIGHT.
HEATHER CELLS HAS THE
HIGHLIGHTS.
Reporter: THE
42-YEAR-OLD CONGRESSMAN FROM
WISCONSIN CONVEYED YOUTHFUL
OPTIMISM AND DETERMINATION
FROM THE MOMENT HE WALKED ON
STAGE.
HE ALSO EXPRESSED PRIDE IN
HIS ROOTS.
I LIVE ON THE SAME BLOCK
WHERE I GREW UP.
WE BELONG TO THE SAME PARISH
WHERE I WAS BAPTIZED.
Reporter: RYAN WAS
DIRECT IN SPELLING OUT
AMERICA'S ECONOMIC
PROBLEMS.
COLLEGE GRADUATES SHOULD
NOT HAVE TO LIVE OUT THEIR
20s IN THEIR CHILDHOOD
BEDROOMS, STARING AT THE
OBAMA POSTERS AND WONDERING
WHEN THEY CAN GET GOING WITH
LIFE.
WE HAVE A PLAN FOR A
STRONGER MIDDLE CLASS WITH A
GOAL OF GENERATING
12 MILLION NEW JOBS OVER THE
NEXT FOUR YEARS.
Reporter: RYAN ALSO
BLASTED THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION FOR RAIDING
MEDICARE TO FUND OBAMACARE.
AND HE PORTRAYED THE
ADMINISTRATION AS ONE WHO'S
SUN HAD ALREADY SET.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN
OPPONENTS SO SILENT ABOUT
THEIR RECORD, AND SO
DESPERATE TO KEEP THEIR
POWER.
THEY'VE RUN OUT OF IDEAS.
THEIR MOMENT CAME AND WENT.
Reporter: HE ALSO
CRITICIZED THE PRESIDENT FOR
TOO MUCH TALK AND TOO LITTLE
ACTION.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THESE PAST FOUR YEARS WE
HAVE SUFFERED NO SHORTAGE OF
WORDS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
WHAT IS MISSING IS
LEADERSHIP IN THE WHITE
HOUSE!
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]
Reporter: RYAN DIDN'T
HESITATE TO TOUCH ON THE
MORE PERSONAL TOPICS, LIKE
THE 23-AGE GAP BETWEEN THE
RUNNING MATES OR THEIR FAITH
DIFFERENCES.
OUR FAITHS COME TOGETHER
IN THE SAME MORAL CREED.
EACH ONE OF US WAS MADE FOR
A REASON, BEARING THE IMAGE
AND LIKENESS OF THE LORD OF
LIFE.
Reporter: RYAN'S WIFE
AND THREE CHILDREN JOINED
HIM PUBLICLY AFTERWARDS,
SETTING THE STAGE FOR
TONIGHT'S SPEECH FROM THE
MAN WHO WILL LEAD THE
REPUBLICAN TICKET THIS
FALL.
HEATHER CELLS, CBN NEWS.
Lee: AND MANY SOCIAL
CONSERVATIVES ARE WORRIED
THAT A TAX AGAINST AMERICA'S
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ARE ON THE
RISE.
ONE REPORT SHOWS 600 CASES
OF RELIGIOUS HOSTILITY IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS.
AS PAUL STRAND REPORTS,
BELIEVERS ARE FIGHTING BACK
ON THEIR KNEES.
Reporter: POLITICS,
THAT'S THE EMPHASIS OF MOST
PEOPLE GATHERS IN AND AROUND
TAMPA, BUT FOR AN INCREASING
NUMBER, IT IS BECOMING
SPIRITUAL.
AS CHRISTIAN AMERICANS WORK
TOWARDS HELPING A NATION IN
CRISIS.
WE WANT TO COVER THE
CONVENTION, BOTH THE
REPUBLICAN AND THE
DEMOCRATIC ONE, WITH
PRAYER.
Reporter: REVEREND
JUSTIN PETERS AND OTHERS
WANT LEADERS ACROSS THE
NATION TO COMMIT TO PRAYING
15 MINUTES A DAY FOR THOSE
CONVENTIONS WHILE THEIR IN
SESSION.
THE PROBLEMS ARE SO
GREAT, ONLY THE LORD CAN
HELP US.
ONLY THE LORD CAN SOLVE
THESE PROBLEMS.
Reporter: TAMPA'S ORDER
AND LEANN COSMO HAVE BEEN
INTERCEDING FOR THE NATION'S
LEADERS SINCE 1999.
IT STARTED WITH PRAYER
AROUND THIS LITTLE TABLE
WITH FOUR OR FIVE WOMEN.
AND I STARTED GETTING UP
ABOUT 3:00 IN THE MORNING,
AND I WOULD FIND MYSELF ON
MY FACE BEFORE THE LORD,
WEEPING AND CRYING OUT FOR
OUR NATION.
Reporter: THAT SENSE OF
URGENCY SWEPT THEIR PRAYER
CIRCLE AND BEYOND, RESULTING
IN CONVENTIONS PRAYER
COVERAGE, AN EFFORT TO
ORGANIZE AN AROUND THE
CLOCK, NON-PARTISAN SESSION
FOR POLITICAL LEADERS FOR
BOTH PARTIES.
WE'RE BY PASSING
CANDIDATES, AND WE'RE GOING
UP HERE, AND WE'RE GOING
BACK TO GOD.
AND HE CAN TURN THE HEARTS
OF EITHER ONE OF THEM.
Reporter: SOME 4,000
PEOPLE HAVE COMMITTED
ON-LINE FOR THIS PRAYER
EFFORT.
WE'RE NOT PRAYING FOR ONE
PARTY OR ANOTHER.
IT IS ALL FOR US TO GET GOD
AGAIN.
Reporter: HIS GROUP,
AND THE LIBERTY INSTITUTE
HAVE PUT OUT A THICK REPORT
DOCUMENTING THE ATTACKS.
OVER 600 RELIGIOUS
HOSTILITY CASES, AND IT IS
ALARMING, AND I THINK
AMERICANS NEED TO KNOW OUR
FIRST FREEDOM IS IN
JEOPARDY.
Reporter: AND THERE IS
A REASON THIS REPORT'S
RELEASE CAME ON THE CUSP OF
A NATIONAL POLITICAL
CONVENTION.
AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A
PARTY OF PEOPLE THAT WILL
STAND UP AND DEFEND
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
Reporter: A NEW BOOK ON
THIS SAYS THAT SE SECULARS
SEEM TO BE SAYING --
GET IT OUT OF SIGHT.
THEY WANT TO TREAT
CHRISTIANS LIKE SMOKERS, YOU
CAN DO IT IN YOUR OWN HOME,
BUT NOT OUT IN PUBLIC.
Reporter: SHE SAYS IT
IS SHOWS A FRIGHTENING
TREND, BUT HOPE.
THE WARNING IS ATTACKS
ARE NOT ON THE DECREASE,
THEY'RE ON THE INCREASE.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS WERE
WHEN WE STAND UP, MOST OF
THE TIME WE PREVAIL.
Reporter: PAUL STRAND,
REPORTING FROM THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
Lee: CONDOLEEZZA RICE
ADDRESSED THE CONVENTION.
SHE WARNED THAT AMERICA
STANDING IN THE WORLD IS AT
RISK.
EITHER NO ONE WILL LEAD
AND THERE WILL BE CHAOS, OR
SOMEONE WILL FILL THE VACUUM
WHO WILL NOT SHARE OUR
VALUES.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS, WE DO
NOT HAVE A CHOICE.
WE CANNOT BE RELUCTANT TO
LEAD, AND YOU CANNOT LEAD
FROM BEHIND.
Lee: BEFORE HER SPEECH,
RICE SAT DOWN WITH CBN'S
DAVID BRODY, AND HE ASKED
HER HOW THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
CAN DO A BETTER JOB WITH
DIVERSITIY.
I ALWAYS SAID THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY SUFFERED
FROM THE EARLY 1960s, AND
IN ASSOCIATION WITH NOT
BEING PART OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
WE'RE NOW 40 YEARS PAST THAT
TIME, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO
LISTEN TO THE MESSAGE ABOUT
EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN,
PARTICULARLY FOR MINORITY
CHILDREN, FAMILY AND
FAITH -- VERY IMPORTANT TO
MINORITIES.
AND SO I SAY TO PEOPLE, I
DON'T CARE WHERE YOU COME
DOWN, BUT LISTEN, DON'T BE
TRAPPED WITHIN ONE PARTY.
DON'T LET ONE PARTY TAKE YOU
FOR GRANTED BECAUSE THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS A LOT
TO OFFER.
Lee: AND YOU CAN SEE
MORE OF DAVID'S COVERAGE OF
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION ON THIS WEEK'S
EDITION OF "THE BRODY FILE"
AT 9:30 ON THE ABC FAMILY
CHANNEL AT FRIDAY, AND ON
CBNNEWS.COM.
Pat: JUST A LITTLE
ASIDE, THERE IS A CHANGE
NETWORK CHANNEL CALLED
MSNBC, AND IT USED TO BE A
COMBINATION OF MICROSOFT AND
NBC, AND THE RATINGS ARE
ABOMINABLE, AND THEY DECIDED
THEY WANT TO GO ULTRA LEFT
WING.
AND THEY'RE STRIPPING FROM
CONVENTION COVERAGE EVERY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR EVERY
HISPANIC WHO IS SPEAKING.
AND THEY ARE ONLY PUTTING IN
WHITE, ANGLO SAXON MALES, OR
WHATEVER, TO SPEAK.
THE MESSAGE IS THAT THE
REPUBLICANS ARE AN ELITE
GROUP OF WHITES.
Terry: THEY'RE HOPING
THEY CAN CONTROL THE
PERCEPTION.
Pat: OF COURSE.
BUT TO DELIBERATELY CUT
STUFF OUT -- IT'S SHOCKING.
SOONER OR LATER NBC UNIVERSE
OWNS THEM, AND I GUESS
THEY'RE HAPPY TO HAVE A
BUNCH OF LEFT-WINGERS
SCREAMING OR YELLING.
IT SEEMS TO ME SOONER OR
LATER THEY'LL PULL THE PLUG
BECAUSE RATINGS DO COUNT.
Terry: MAYBE IT
WOULDN'T HAVE MUCH IMPACT.
Pat: IT DOESN'T HAVE
MUCH IMPACT, BUT SOMEBODY
HAS GOT TO PAY THE TAB.
Terry: COMING UP,
THOUSANDS FLEEING THEIR
HOMELAND BECAUSE OF A CIVIL
WAR, AND LEAVING EVERYTHING
BEHIND.
SEE WHERE THEY'RE GOING AND
WHO'S TAKING THEM IN.
THAT'S NEXT.
Pat: WELCOME BACK TO
THIS THURSDAY'S EDITION OF
"THE 700 CLUB."
WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT YOU ARE
WITH US.
HEY, WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE
IN A COUNTRY THAT IS TORN
APART IN A VIOLENT CIVIL
WAR?
WELL, THOUSANDS OF THE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SYRIA
HAVE SAID NO.
AND THEY HAVE RUN AWAY FROM
THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE THE
FIGHTING.
WELL, AS GARY LANE REPORTS,
AND THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE FOR
CBN, MANY OF THEM ARE
FINDING HELP AND HOPE.
Reporter: GOVERNMENT
WAR PLANES BOMB
NEIGHBORHOODS NORTH OF
ALEPPO, CLAIMING MORE
VICTIMS.
SYRIA IS NOW MARKED BY
DEATH, DESTRUCTION, AND
DARKNESS.
TENS OF THOUSANDS FLEE FOR
THEIR LIVES, EITHER ACROSS
BORDERS OR INSIDE SYRIA.
CBN NEWS OBTAINED THIS RARE
LOOK INTO THE PLIGHT OF ONE
CHRISTIAN FAMILY.
THEIR HOME DESTROYED, THEY
NOW LIVE WITH FRIENDS IN
ANOTHER CITY.
Translator: IT IS SO HARD
TO BE OUT OF OUR HOME.
I'M SAD THAT WE LEFT ALL
OUR MEMORIES BEHIND.
OUR CHURCH WAS ALSO
DESTROYED.
MY CHURN WERE BAPTIZED THERE
AND WE WERE MARRIED THERE.
WE HOPE GOD WILL KEEP US
SAFE AND EVERYTHING WILL BE
OKAY.
Reporter: MOST
CHRISTIANS REMAIN IN SYRIA.
OTHERS, ALAWITES, AND SUNNI
MUSLIMS ARE LEAVING.
THE UNITED STATES ESTIMATES
THE NUMBER OF SYRIA REFUGEES
AT 170,000.
THEY HAVE SCATTERED ACROSS
THE REGION, ENDING UP IN
TURKEY, LEBANON, IRAQ, AND
JORDAN.
TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE ARE
UNREGISTERED.
THEIR NEEDS ARE OVERRULING.
BUT JORDANIAN CHURCHES AND
CHRISTIANS ARE DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN HELP.
MANY PEOPLE GET TO JORDAN
WITH JUST THE CLOTHES ON
THEIR BACK, NO FOOD.
Reporter: HE SAYS MANY
OF THE SYRIANS HAVE MOVED
FROM BORDER CAMPS TO
APARTMENTS.
THEY HAVE NOTHING IN
THERE.
NOTHING EVEN ON THE FLOOR.
THEY'RE EMPTY APARTMENTS,
NOT IN THE BEST PLACES IN
TOWN, THAT'S FOR SURE.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING
IN THE MAJOR CITY.
Reporter: WE MET ONE
FAMILY HELPED BY THE
EFFORT.
THEIR FACES ARE COVERED TO
PROTECT THEIR IDENTITIES.
WE'LL CALL THIS REFUGEE
HUNSA, HE IS A SUNNI MUSLIM
WHO SERVED AS A MEDIC FOR
THE FREE SYRIA MOVEMENT.
THEY MADE IT WORSE FOR US
MEDICS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
WANT REBELS TO RECEIVE
MEDICAL HELP.
THEY WERE SEEKING
INFORMATION ABOUT MY FRIENDS
AND THEIR MOVEMENTS.
I REFUSED TO TELL THEM
ANYTHING.
IT WAS TERRIBLE.
THEY BEAT ME SO BADLY.
I COULDN'T LIE DOWN FOR ONE
WEEK.
Reporter: HUNSA SAYS
HIS CAPTORS LET HIM GO AFTER
HE PAID THEM MONEY.
HE AND HIS FAMILY LATER FLED
TO JORDAN AND NOW LIVE IN
THIS APARTMENT.
HE IS UNEMPLOYED, SO A
SYRIAN FRIEND PAYS THE
RENT.
BUT IT IS VISITS AND FOOD
FROM CHRISTIANS THAT MADE A
LASTING IMPACT ON HIS
FAMILY.
THEY HAVE BEEN A GREAT
HELP TO US.
I SEE THEM AS BROTHERS.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
THEM BEING FROM A DIFFERENT
FAITH.
Reporter: SOME OF THE
REFUGEES ATTEND CHURCH
SERVICES LIKE THIS ONE.
GOING TO THE CHURCH WE
ARE RESPECTED.
WE MAINTAIN OUR PRIDE AND
DIGNITY.
MOST OF THE OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT
PROVIDING HELP.
THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND THE
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IS THE
LOVE AND FEELING THAT
CHRISTIANS HAVE FOR US.
AS THE BELIEVERS GET A
CHANCE TO FEED THEM AND THEN
THEY'RE TRUSTED AS SAFE
PEOPLE, THEY'VE HAD MANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THE
GOSPEL WITH SOME OF THESE
REFUGEES.
THERE ARE EVEN ENOUGH OF
THEM THAT THEY'VE STARTED
SOME SMALL HOUSE CHURCHES.
GOD IS BEING GLORIFIED IN
THE MIDST OF THIS MESS.
Reporter: DOYLE TOLD US
HOW HE SAW THE EFFECT ON THE
REFUGEES.
THIS WOMAN LOOKED AT ME
AND SAID IT WAS THE BIBLE
PEOPLE THAT CAME TO US AND
GAVE US FOOD AND CLOTHES AND
LOVED US AND PLAYED WITH OUR
CHILDREN.
IT WAS THE BIBLE PEOPLE THAT
WERE THERE FOR US.
WHEN SHE GOT DONE SHARING
HER STORY, THEN SHE LOOKED
AT ME AND SHE SAID, I WANT
YOU TO KNOW I LOVE JESUS
NOW.
Reporter: OUT OF
WAR-TIME TRAGEDY COMES HELP
FROM THE BIBLE PEOPLE,
CHRISTIANS SHARING THE LOVE
OF CHRIST, SHINING LIFE INTO
THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN
CHRONIC DARKNESS.
GARY LANE, CBN NEWS, AMMAN,
JORDAN.
Pat: ISN'T THAT A
BEAUTIFUL THING, OUT OF THE
DIFFICULTY, THE SUFFERING
THAT CIVIL WAR HAS BROUGHT
ON, THE LOVE OF CHRIST
SHINES FORTH.
WHO KNOWS, PERHAPS A REVIVAL
WILL COME OUT OF THAT
TRAGEDY.
GARY, GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TERRY?
Terry: UP NEXT, EASY TO
MAKE MEALS WITH JUST TWO
STEPS.
YOU PREP IT AND THEN FORGET
IT.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT
IT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO
IT WHEN WE COME BACK.
Terry: WHEN JENNA GOT
PREGNANT WITH HER SECOND
CHILD, SHE NEEDED A WAY TO
FEED HER FAMILY WITHOUT
GETTING EXHAUSTED.
SO SHE TEAMED UP WITH HER
GOOD FRIEND AND FELLOW MOM,
PUT TOGETHER SOME RECIPES
AND WATCHED THEIR WORK GO
VIRAL.
Reporter: JENNA FOUND
COOKING IN CROCKPOTS SAVED
TIME AND ENERGY.
SO SHE STARTED USING ONE
WHILE EXPECTING HER SECOND
CHILD.
SOON HER FRIEND SUGGESTED
THEY START OUT CROCKING
GIRLFRIEND'S REPIECE.
SURPRISINGLY, THEY GOT OVER
500,000 LIKES IN TWO WEEKS.
SINCE THEN, THESE MAMAS
WRAPPED UP THEIR SLOW
COOKING RECIPES SO THERE IS
SLOW COOKING AND MORE
PLAYING.
Terry: WE WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR BEING ON THE
PROGRAM.
TELL US HOW YOUR FRIENDSHIP
STARTED.
I ACTUALLY GREW UP WITH
STANTON, WHICH IS JENNA'S
HUSBAND.
WHEN THEY GOT MARRIED, MY
HUSBAND, CHRIS, AND I WERE
ATTENDING THE CHURCH.
THEY GOT MARRIED AND WE
FOUND OUT WE WERE EXPECTING
AT THE SAME TIME.
SO THAT REALLY BONDED US
WHEN WE HAD OUR BABIES ON
THE SAME DAY.
Terry: SO YOU HAD SOME
OF THE SAME DILEMMAS, AS FAR
AS BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE
FOOD IN AN EASY AND
EFFICIENT MANNER FOR YOUR
BABIES.
YOU SAY THESE LITTLE
BEAUTIES, THE CROCKPOT, ARE
THE SINGLE MOST AMAZING
APPLIANCE EVER MADE.
WE LOVE THEM.
IT WASN'T JUST NICOLE AND I
STRUGGLING.
EVERY MOM FEELS GUILTY IF
YOU DON'T HAVE FOOD ON THE
TABLE.
IF YOU HAVE YOUR DINNER
GOING AT 11:00 OR 10:00, OR
BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR WORK IN
THE MORNING, THAT IS ONE
LESS STRESS AS A MOM THAT
YOU HAVE.
AND IT IS A PAT ON THE
BACK WHEN EVERYBODY GETS TO
SIT DOWN AND ENJOY A MEAL
TOGETHER.
Terry: AND THAT IS
INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DO
IN TODAY'S CULTURE WITH
EVERYBODY RUNNING AROUND.
SO IF YOU CAN JUST PRESENT
IT, THAT IS HALF THE
BATTLE.
I THINK EVERYONE IS
CRAVING SIMPLICITY IN THEIR
LIVES.
AWAY WE CAN FIND THAT IN OUR
LIVES --
Terry: SIMPLICITY AND
THE KIND OF FAMILY TIME
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
DEFINITELY.
Terry: TALK ABOUT THE
NUTRITION OF THIS.
EVERYBODY IS INTO THAT.
ARE THESE HEALTHY MEALS?
THEY'RE HEALTHY MEALS.
THEY'RE YUMMY AND GOOD.
ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN
HITTING THAT DRIVE-THROUGH.
AND WE HAVE A CROCK AND
LIGHT RECIPES ON OUR WEBSITE.
Terry: AND YOU HAVE A
CROCKING GIRLS CLUB.
WE HAVE A WEEKLY VIDEO.
WE STARTED THIS PAGE WITH
THE IDEA, LET'S ALL COOK THE
SAME THING ON MONDAY.
CROCKING MONDAY.
SO ON FRIDAY, WE SEND YOU AN
INGREDIENT LIST, AND YOU CAN
GO SHOPPING OVER THE
WEEKEND, AND THEN ON SUNDAY,
WE GIVE YOU YOU THE VIDEO
LINK, AND WE CAN HAVE THE
SAME MEAL ON MONDAY.
TERY
Terry: YOU ARE REALLY
DOING THE LEG WORK.
AND IT'S FUN.
Terry: YOUR COOKBOOK,
BY THE WAY, IS REALLY FUN TO
READ.
IT IS BEAUTIFULLY DONE.
AND IT HAS LOTS OF WONDERFUL
IDEAS FOR MEALS.
SOMETIMES YOU SEE A GREAT
COOKBOOK, BUT YOU THINK, MY
FAMILY IS NOT GOING TO EAT
THAT.
THESE ARE VERY
FAMILY-ORIENTED RECIPES.
I LIKE THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
BREAKFAST.
TELL US WHAT WE'RE DOING
HERE, NICOLE.
THIS IS OUR MORNING
CASSEROLE.
YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THESE
RECIPES IN OUR COOKBOOK, THE
SLOW COOKING COMPANION.
I LOVE TO MAKE BREAKFAST.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT MUCH OF A
MORNING PERSON, SO I CAN PUT
THIS ON AT NIGHT, BEFORE I
GO TO BED, AND IT COOKS ALL
NIGHT LONG, AND WE WAKE UP
AND WE HAVE BREAKFAST
READY.
JENNA, I'M GOING TO GET YOU
TO WISK THIS FOR ME.
IT
IS EGGS AND MILK.
WE'RE GOING TO LAYER, AND
WE'RE
GOING
TO
SPRAY THIS
SLOW COOKER.
Terry: I LOVE THAT
PARTICULAR CROCKPOT.
IT'S THE ONE I HAVE.
YOU CAN
LIST IT
RIGHT OUT OF
THERE AND PUT IT ON YOUR
TABLE.
YES.
WE SHARED A PICTURE ON OUR
Facebook PAGE, AND SOMEONE
SAID, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
COULD SERVE OUT OF IT.
YES, DON'T DIRTY ANOTHER
DISH.
ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT SOME
HASHED BROWNS, SOME BACON,
AND YOU CAN USE SAUSAGE AS
WELL -- WHATEVER MEAT YOU
PREFER.
Terry: AND THOSE ARE
PEPPERS?
BELL PEPPERS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE LIKE TO
SNEAK VEGGIES IN ANY TIME WE
CAN IN WITH OUR KIDDOS.
Terry: MY KIDS ARE IN
THEIR 20s, AND I STILL
LIKE TO SNEAK THEM IN.
AND WE ALSO MAKE ONE THAT
HAS SPINACH IN IT AND, AND
THAT IS REALLY YUMMY.
AND YOU CAN LAYER THIS IF
YOU WANT TO.
POUR THOSE EGGS RIGHT OVER
THIS.
Terry: THIS IS THE TYPE
OF RECIPE THAT CAN BE
ADAPTED TO BECOME LARGER,
DEPENDING ON YOUR CROWD.
YES.
AND SOME CHEESE -- WHO
DOESN'T LIKE CHEESE.
Terry: I'M A WISCONSIN
GIRL.
WE'RE ALL ABOUT THE CHEESE.
AND WE'LL ADD A LITTLE
BIT OF SALT AND PEPPER.
THIS WILL JUST COOK
OVERNIGHT.
SOMETIMES WE LIKE TO HAVE
BREAKFAST AT NIGHT, TOO.
EIGHT HOURS ON LOW.
Terry: THAT LOOKS GOOD,
BUT THIS SMELLS GOOD BECAUSE
IT IS ALL DONE.
YES.
SO AFTER YOU'VE EATEN THIS,
AND YOU WANT TO DO A LITTLE
LEFTOVERS --
Terry: YOU'RE GOING TO
MAKE A MAKEOVER.
YES.
LET'S SAY YOU MAKE A BUNCH.
AND WE HAVE FOUR, TWO ADULTS
AND TWO KIDS IN OUR FAMILY,
SO WE HAVE LEFTOVERS.
AND WE MIGHT NOT WANT TO EAT
THIS AGAIN AS A CASSEROLE.
WHAT I LIKE TO DO -- MY
HUSBAND IS A SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATOR, AND HE IS OUT
THE DOOR BEFORE I EVER THINK
ABOUT GETTING GOING IN THE
MORNING.
SO IF I HAVE SOME BREAKFAST
BURRITOS READY FOR HIM, I
FEEL LIKE, HEY, I JUST MADE
HIM SOME BREAKFAST.
Terry: SO YOU'RE
ACTUALLY TAKING THE
LEFTOVERS AND YOU'RE PUTTING
IT IN A TORTILLA.
IN A TORTILLA, AND WE
MIGHT ADD A LITTLE EXTRA
CHEESE.
YOU'RE GOING TO FOLD IT UP
AND ROLL THAT BUYE BER
BURRITO, AND YOU CAN PUT IT
IN A BAGGY OR FRIG,
DEPENDING ON HOW LONG YOU
NEED TO.
Terry: AND SO YOU'VE
GOT A BREAKFAST MEAL FOR
MORE THAN ONE DAY.
RIGHT.
Terry: WHAT'S THIS,
BECAUSE THIS IS -- WOW!
THIS IS POTATO SOUP.
WE'RE FROM TEXAS, SO THE
FIRST HINT OF COLD WEATHER,
WE LIKE US SOME SOUP.
SO WE HAVE A BAKED POTATO
SOUP.
I'M GOING TO LADLE IT.
YOU HAVE A NICE LITTLE BREAD
BOWL.
WE LOVE THAT.
Terry: THAT'S AWESOME.
I LOVE POTATO SOUP
BECAUSE IT IS HEARTY ENOUGH
TO HAVE AS A FULL MEAL.
Terry: IT IS KIND OF
FUN.
YOU'VE GOT ALL OF THE
TOPPINGS HERE, SO PEOPLE CAN
MAKE IT WHAT THEY WANT IT TO
BE.
LIKE A BAKED POTATO.
MY KIDDOS WILL EAT IT
BETTER
IF THEY
FEEL LIKE
THEY'VE HAD SOME HANDS-ON.
SO THIS IS KIND OF LIKE
HAVING A LOADED BAKED POTATO
WITH ALL OF THE TOPPINGS.
Terry: THAT IS AWESOME,
WONDERFUL.
IT IS GETTING TO BE -- IT
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT, BUT
FALL IS ON THE RISE.
SO IT IS A HEARTY SOUP FOR
THE FAMILY.
IS THIS CALLED HURRY UP
CHICKEN?
IT IS CALLED CHICK IN A
HURRY.
AND IT LITERALLY DOESN'T
TAKE ANY TIME TO FIX AT
ALL.
THIS IS ANOTHER LONG
RECIPE.
IT COOKS FOR EIGHT HOURS,
BUT YOU JUST DUMP ALL OF THE
INGREDIENTS IN THERE AND LET
IT COOK ALL DAY.
Terry: THE GREAT THING
ABOUT THE CROCKPOT, EVEN
AFTER IT COOKS, IT JUST GOES
TO WARM.
THE AUTO SWITCH IS
GREAT.
AND ANOTHER THING WE LIKE
TO DO WITH THIS RECIPE IS
PREPARE IT, FREEZE IT.
DON'T COOK IT YET.
JUST PUT IT IN A BAGGY,
FREEZE IT, AND POP IT IN
YOUR SLOW COOKER IN THE
MORNING --
AND IT ADDS AN EXTRA TWO
HOURS TO YOUR COOK TIME.
Terry: I HAD NO IDEA
YOU COULD MAKE BROWNIES IN A
CROCKPOT.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS BECAUSE
WE'RE DOWN TO DESSERT.
WE ARE CHOCOLATE-LOVERS.
Terry: WHO ISN'T, MAY I
JUST SAY.
THERE ARE MANY DESSERTS
IN HERE, AND A LOT OF THEM
ARE CHOCOLATE.
THIS IS JUST A FUDGE
BROWNIE.
IT IS REALLY SIMPLE.
ALL OF THESE INGREDIENTS
WILL BE ON HAND.
Terry: LOOK HOW PRETTY,
WHEN YOU CAN JUST, AGAIN,
GIVE YOUR FAMILY A CHANCE TO
MAKE THEIR OWN DESSERT
CREATION.
IT LOOKS WONDERFUL.
AND THE ONLY THING PRETTIER
THAN THE DESSERT IS THE
COOKBOOK.
IT IS FILLED WITH THE
RECIPES, WRITTEN BY JENNA
AND NICOLE, AND ATTACHING
FEATURING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
MANY OF THEIR FRIENDS.
IT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COOK WELL FOR
YOUR FAMILY AND STILL HAVE
GREAT QUALITY TIME WITH
THEM.
BY THE WAY, WE MENTIONED
THIS EARLIER, BUT IF YOU
WANT TO KEEP UP WITH THE
LATEST FROM THE CROCKING
GIRLS, LIKE THEIR
Facebook, IT IS AT
Facebook.COM/HAPPYCROCK I
Facebook.COM/HAPPYCROCKI
NG.
PAT, WHILE WE TRY THIS OUT,
I'M SO SORRY, BUT BACK TO
WORK FOR YOU.
Pat: YOU DON'T KNOW
THAT I DO CROCKPOT POT
ROAST.
I'M ALL FOR THEM, LADIES.
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
YOU'RE LIBERATING WOMEN FROM
THE KITCHEN.
WONDERFUL.
STILL AHEAD, THEY SAY SHOW
BUSINESS WILL EAT YOU UP AND
SPIT YOU OUT.
WELL, BRIAN PRESLEY
SAYS, "FROM MY EXPERIENCE,
THAT'S A TRUE STATEMENT."
I HAD AGENTS DROP ME.
I HAD MANAGERS DROP ME.
IT SEEMED TAKING MY OWN LIFE
SEEMED LIKE THE SOLUTION AT
THAT POINT.
Pat: HEAR HOW BRIAN
SURVIVED HOLLYWOOD, COMING
UP NEXT.
CLERICAL
Reporter: WELCOME BACK
TO WASHINGTON FOR THIS CBN
NEWS BREAK.
A FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS
OFFICIALS IN CHATTANOOGA,
TENNESSEE, CAN CONTINUE
OPENING MEETINGS WITH
PRAYER.
THIS COMES AFTER TWO MEN
FILED A LAWSUIT CLAIMING
THAT PRAYERS PROMOTE
CHRISTIANITY AND VIOLATE THE
FIRST AMENDMENT.
THEY ORIGINALLY REQUESTED
THAT THE PRAYER BE REPLACED
BY A MINUTE OF SILENCE.
COMMISSIONERS REFUSED THEIR
REQUEST.
THE CITY ADOPTED A NEW
POLICY IN WHICH MINISTERS
FROM ALL DIFFERENT FAITHS
ARE ASKED TO OFFER PRAYER.
THE JUDGE RULED IN FAVOR OF
THE CITY AND REFUSED TO STOP
THE PRAYERS.
CASES OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS
HAVE SPIKED 40% SINCE LAST
WEEK.
SO FAR THIS YEAR NEARLY 1600
CASES OF THE MOSQUITO
DISEASE HAVE BEEN REPORTED,
AND ABOUT HALF OF THOSE ARE
SENIORSERIES ILLNESSES.
2012 COULD RIVAL THE RECORD
YEARS OF 2002 AND 2003.
ABOUT 3,000 SEVERE ILLNESSES
WERE REPORTED THEN,
INCLUDING MORE THAN 260
DEATHS.
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LATEST FROM CBN NEWS BY
GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT
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PAT AND TERRY WILL BE BACK
WITH MORE OF "THE 700 CLUB"
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Pat: IN HIS MOST RECENT
FILM, "TOUCHBACK," ACTOR
BRIAN PRESLEY PLAYED A HIGH
SCHOOL FOOTBALL STAR WHO
YEARS LATER WAS FACED WITH A
DECISION: CHANGE HIS LIFE OR
DIE.
IT IS A ROLE BRIAN PRESLEY
WAS BORN TO PLAY BECAUSE HIS
LIFE FOLLOWED EXACTLY THAT
SAME SCRIPT.
FROM OKLAHOMA TO SUNSET
BOULEVARD IS KIND OF ONE OF
THOSE YOU'RE NOT IN KANSAS
ANYMORE MOMENTS.
Reporter: ACTOR AND
PRODUCER BRIAN PRESLEY IS
BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE ON
THE SOAP OPERA, "PORT
CHARLES."
AND "GUARDING EDDIE."
I ALWAYS DREMPT OF BEING
AN ACTOR.
Reporter: BRIAN
HARKINS, FROM A TULSA,
OKLAHOMA, WHERE HE WAS A
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STAR
AND A HOME-TOWN HERO.
A CHRISTIAN FAMILY,
AMAZING FAMILY, AMAZING MOM
AND DAD.
I DON'T REMEMBER A TIME THAT
THE CHURCH WASN'T PART OF MY
LIFE.
OUR PARENTS TAUGHT US
ETHICS, MORALS, NEVER BE
AFRAID TO CHANGE YOUR
DREAMS.
Reporter: BUT THOSE
WIND-SWEPT PLAINS, FRIDAY
NIGHT LIGHTS AND HOME
COOKING COULDN'T COMPETE
WITH THE GLAMOUR OF SUNSET
BOULEVARD.
AT 19, BRIAN MOVED TO
LOS ANGELES TO FOLLOW A
DREAM.
I FELT GOD CALLING ME TO
START A COMPANY THAT WOULD
COMBINE SECULAR VALUES.
HE WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING
IN MY LIFE.
I WAS STILL WALKING VERY
CLOSE WITH GOD.
Reporter: AFTER SEVERAL
SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIALS,
BRIAN'S DARK, BROODING
LOOKS, LANDED HIM A PART IN
THE SOAP OPERA, "DARK
SHADOWS," AND HE MET HIS
WIFE.
SHE WAS A WOMAN WHO LOVES
GOD.
I THOUGHT, I'M NOT GOING TO
LET THIS ONE GET AWAY.
HE NEVER WOULD HIDE HIS
FAITH.
HE ALWAYS HAD A BIBLE OPEN.
AND THAT IS THE BIGGEST
REASON WHY I WAS ATTRACTED
TO BRIAN PRESLEYMENT.
Reporter: FOR BRIAN, A
ROLE IN THE SOAP OPERA WAS
JUST A MEANS TO FINANCE HIS
FILM COMPANY.
BUT IN HOLLYWOOD, BIG DREAMS
CAN DIE AN AGONIZING DEATH.
HOLLYWOOD IS A VERY
SELF-CENTERED INDUSTRY.
YOU'RE AS GOOD AS YOUR NEXT
JOB.
AS I STARTED GAINING SUCCESS
AND YOU GET INVITED TO THESE
PARTIES AND YOU'RE GOING TO
EMMY AWARDS, IT WAS A
ROLLERCOASTER.
Reporter: BRIAN BEGAN
TO DRINK TO HANDLE THE
STRESS.
SEVERAL YEARS LATER, HE
THOUGHT HE HAD SEALED THE
MOVIE DEAL THAT WOULD LAUNCH
HIS FILM COMPANY, BUT IT
TURNED INTO A MOVIE DEAL
GONE BAD.
THE BROKEN PROMISES, BITTER
RECRIMINATIONS, AND HUGE
FINANCIAL LOSSES SHOOK BRIAN
TO THE CORE.
MY HEART IMMEDIATELY JUST
FELL TO THE FLOOR.
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THEY
CAN'T DO THAT.
THEY HAVE A CONTRACT.
Reporter: BRIAN DIDN'T
WANT ERIN TO WORRY AS SHE
PREPARED TO GIVE BIRTH TO
THEIR FIRST CHILD.
I STARTED TAKING LOANS
OUT.
HAD AGENTS DROP ME.
I HAD MANAGERS DROP ME.
WE GOT TO WHERE WE COULDN'T,
YOU KNOW, MAKE OUR MONTHLY
PAYMENTS.
IT STARTED JUST SPIRALLING
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.
ALL OF THIS TIME, I BEGAN TO
DRINK MORE AND MORE AND
MORE.
THERE WERE DAYS WHERE, YOU
KNOW, IF I STARTED FALLING
INTO DEPRESSION, AND IT
SEEMED LIKE TAKING MY OWN
LIFE SEEMED LIKE THE
SOLUTION AT THAT POINT.
Reporter: FINALLY BRIAN
TOLD ERIN ABOUT THEIR
FINANCIAL LOSSES.
BUT ERIN KNEW THE BIGGER
ISSUE IT WAS BRIAN'S
SPIRITUAL CONDITION.
I WOULD DRAG HIM TO
CHURCH.
WHEN HE WAS REALLY HUNG
OVER, AND THAT'S WHEN HE
NEEDED HIM THE MOST.
I REMEMBER CERTAIN POINTS
AND THE SERVICE, I COULD
ALWAYS TELL WHEN GOD HAD
GOTTEN THROUGH TO HIM
BECAUSE HE WOULD REACH OVER
AND GRAB MY HAND.
AT THAT VERY MOMENT, I WOULD
ALWAYS THINK, THANK YOU.
Reporter: BY NOW THE
PRESLEYS HAD A SECOND CHILD,
A LITTLE GIRL, BUT BRIAN'S
DRINKING CONTINUED.
I WOULD TRY TO TELL
MYSELF, I WANT TO STOP, I'M
GOING TO STOP, BUT I
COULDN'T.
I COULDN'T.
I WAS MAD.
I WAS MAD AT GOD.
I WAS MAD AT THIS PATH I WAS
SUPPOSED TO GO DOWN
COMPLETELY TURNED.
I TURNED AWAY FROM CHURCH.
I TURNED AWAY FROM GOD.
MY WIFE WOULD TRY TO TELL ME
TO GO BACK TO CHURCH.
I WOULD TELL HER I DON'T
WANT PEOPLE IN MY BUSINESS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE JUDGED.
Reporter: BRIAN'S
PHYSICAL HEALTH WAS
DETERIORATING, TOO.
IN 2010, HE WAS HOSPITALIZED
WITH EARLY STAGES OF LIVER
AND KIDNEY FAILURE.
THAT'S WHEN THE ONCE
PROMISING ACTOR BEGAN TO
FACE REALITY.
HE SAID, I'M IN SERIOUS
TROUBLE.
AND I SAID WHY?
AND HE SAID, I MADE AN
ABSOLUTE MESS OF MY LIFE.
Reporter: YET EVEN
AFTER HIS RECOVERY, BRIAN
CONTINUED TO DRINK.
HE SAYS IT TOOK THE
HOSPITALLATION OF
HOSPITALIZATION OF HIS YOUNG
DAUGHTER FOR A SEIZURE
DISORDER, AND THE PRAYERS OF
HIS WIFE FOR A TURN AROUND.
SHE SAID, I KNOW YOUR
SICK, AND I'M GOING TO HELP
YOU THROUGH THIS.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO WORK.
YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR ME
AND YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR
OUR TWO KIDS.
Reporter: AND FIGHT HE
DID.
BRIAN JOINED A 12-STEP
PROGRAM, RETURNED TO CHURCH,
AND BEGAN TO READ THE BIBLE
AGAIN.
WHAT IS COOL IS OUR GOD
IS A GOD OF SECOND CHANCES.
I GREW UP IN CHURCH, BUT I
DON'T THINK I REALLY
UNDERSTOOD THE MEANING OF
GRACE UNTIL I WAS IN MY
30s.
I KNOW GOD HAS HIS PLAN FOR
ME, AND ALL I CAN DO IS DO
MY BEST EVERY DAY TO, YOU
KNOW, LIVE FOR HIM.
HE IS A BETTER FATHER TO
OUR FAMILY, AND DEFINITELY
HANDS-DOWN BETTER HUSBAND.
BRIAN PRESLEY, CLEAN AND
SOBER IS REALLY SPECIAL.
Reporter: HIS LATEST
PRODUCTION, STARRING KURT
RUSSELL, WAS RELEASED IN
2012.
THE STORY PARL LI PARALLELS
BRIAN'S OWN LIFE.
GOD CAN RESURRECT
EVERYTHING.
NO MATTER WHERE YOUR
STRUGGLES ARE IN LIFE, GOD
CAN BRING YOU BACK FROM
THAT.
THE ONLY WAY I GOT BACK TO
THE SURFACE WAS WITH JESUS
PULLING THE ROPE.
Pat: GOD IS THE GOD OF
THE SECOND CHANCE.
AREN'T YOU GLAD GOD
FORGIVES.
I MEAN, IF HE DIDN'T FORGIVE
ME, I WOULD HAVE HAD A
ONE-WAY TICKET TO HELL
FOREVER.
IF HE DIDN'T FORGIVE, IF HE
DIDN'T LOOK UPON ME WITH
COMPASSION AND SAY I FORGIVE
YOU -- AND YOU SAY, LORD, I
THANK YOU THAT YOU'VE
FORGIVEN ME.
THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES
BY THAT I DON'T PLEAD THE
BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.
WE ALL NEED IT, BUT SOME OF
US NEED IT MORE.
AND CURT KNEW WHAT IT WAS
LIKE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT DISPAIR WILL
DO TO YOU.
YOU SEE, YOU ADOPT THE
WORLD'S STANDARDS.
THE WORLD SAYS, LOOK, I'M
GOING TO GIVE YOU A LOT OF
MONEY.
YOU CAN HAVE A BIG HOUSE.
YOU CAN HAVE SOME PRETTY
BLING.
YOU CAN HAVE A NICE BIG
CAR.
YOU CAN HAVE VACATIONS ON
THE RIVIERA, AND YOU CAN ALL
OF THIS STUFF, BUT IT'S
GOING TO COST YOU.
AND THE PRICE IS YOUR SOUL.
THAT WAS THE BARGAIN THE
DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER --
REMEMBER THE DEVIL TOOK THAT
MAN'S SOUL IN EXCHANGE FOR
FAME, FORTUNE, AND ALL OF
THAT.
THAT'S THE BARGAIN PEOPLE
MAKE IN HOLLYWOOD AND OTHER
PLACES.
NEW YORK OR OMAHA,
NEBRASKA -- IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.
IF YOU'VE MADE THAT BARGAIN,
IT'S A BAD ONE.
WHAT CAN A MAN GIVE IN
EXCHANGE FOR HIS SOUL?
ONCE IT IS GONE, THERE IS
NOTHING YOU CAN GIVE IN
EXCHANGE FOR IT.
THE ONLY PAYMENT WAS JESUS'
DEATH ON THE CROSS.
AND WHAT HE SAYS TO YOU
RIGHT NOW IS I WILL GIVE YOU
A SECOND CHANCE.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO CLAIM IT.
AND TODAY I URGE YOU TO SAY
YES TO JESUS CHRIST.
JUST SAY, I'M SORRY.
SAY, LORD, I DID WRONG, I'VE
SINNED AGAINST YOU.
I AM SORRY.
I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS.
AND YOU COME TO THE LORD,
HUMBLY.
AND A BROKEN AND CONTRITE
HEART, HE WILL NOT DESPISE.
SO BOW YOUR HEAD RIDE RIGHT
NOW, PRAY THESE WORDS.
FATHER, I COME TO YOU AS A
SINNER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE TO
MYSELF, YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE
DONE TO OTHERS.
YOU KNOW HOW I'VE GONE FAR
AWAY FROM THAT WHEN I KNOW
IS RIGHT, AND I ASK, FATHER,
THAT YOU WILL FORGIVE ME,
THAT YOU WILL CLEANSE ME,
THAT YOU WILL RESTORE ME.
I TAKE YOUR FORGIVENESS AND
I TAKE A SECOND CHANCE.
FROM THIS MOMENT ON, LORD, I
AM YOURS.
TAKE ME, LORD.
FILL ME WITH YOUR POWER.
WASH ME IN THE BLOOD OF
JESUS CHRIST.
THANK YOU.
AMEN.
IF YOU PRAYED WITH ME --
IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT
PRAYER.
BUT I WANT TO YOU TO
SOLIDIFY.
SOLIDIFY IT.
WE HAVE FOLKS ON THE
TELEPHONE.
I JUST WANT YOU TO TELL
THEM.
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE YOUR
NAME, THAT'S FINE.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE
YOUR NAME, THAT'S FINE.
IF YOU'D LIKE, I HAVE
SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SEND
YOU.
IT IS A LITTLE PACKET OF
MATERIAL CALLED, "A NEW
DAY."
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU FREE.
IF YOU WANT "A NEW DAY."
PLEASE CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-759-0700 AND SAY I
PRAYED WITH PAT.
I'VE GOT A SECOND CHANCE.
TERRY?
Terry: WELL, STILL
AHEAD, THINK YOUR HOUSE IS
CRAMPED?
WE'LL SHOW YOU ONE MAN WHO
IS RAISING TWO DOZEN KIDS IN
A TINY APARTMENT.
FIND OUT HOW HE DID IT.
THAT'S NEXT.
Terry: THE PEOPLE OF
SIERRA LEONE ARE AMONG THE
POOREST IN THE WORLD.
AND FOR ORPHANS THERE, LIFE
IS ESPECIALLY HARD.
HERE IN THIS SEA SIDE
VILLAGE OF SIERRA LEONE,
MOST FAMILIES FISH FOR A
LIVING.
WE MET A YOUNG GIRL NAMED
AGNES WHO'S FATHER WAS A
FISHERMAN.
BUT JUST AS SOON AS SHE WAS
BORN, AGNES HAD ALMOST INTO
FAMILY AT ALL.
AGNES' MOTHER DIED WHEN SHE
WAS BORN, AND HER FATHER
COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF HER.
SO SHE WAS LEFT WITH HER
GRANDMOTHER.
IT WAS NOT REALLY TOO
EASY FOR ME.
IT WAS DIFFICULT.
Reporter: PASTOR JACOB
AND HIS WIFE, SATU, WANTED
TO TAKE AGNES IN, BUT THEY
WERE ALREADY RAISING TWO
DOZEN CHILDREN IN A SMALL
APARTMENT.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ROOM FOR
AGNES TO LIVE THERE, SO
AGNES SPENT PART OF EACH DAY
PLAYING WITH THE OTHER
CHILDREN.
BUT AT THE END OF EVERY DAY,
SHE HAD TO LEAVE.
WHEN "ORPHAN'S PROMISE"
HEARD ABOUT PASTOR JACOB
TAKING CARE OF SO MANY
CHILDREN IN SUCH A SMALL
SPACE, WE BUILT THEM A BRAND
NEW HOME.
THE CHILDREN HAVE BIG ROOMS
AND THEIR OWN BEDS HERE.
AND NOW AGNES CAN LIVE WITH
ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BECOME HER FAMILY.
THROUGH YOUR HELP AND
SUPPORT, THESE CHILDREN HAVE
A DECENT HOME, GOOD FOOD TO
EAT, AND PLACES WHERE THEY
CAN STUDY AND LOOK FORWARD
TO A GREAT FUTURE.
Terry: THIS IS A GREAT
PLACE.
SESIERRA LEONE IS REALLY A
COUNTRY THAT STRUGGLES IN
MANY WAYS ECONOMICALLY, BUT
PASTOR JACOB, WHO RUNS THAT
PLACE, THAT HOME -- IT IS
NOW HIS HOME -- AND ALL OF
THESE CHILDREN HAVE BEDS AND
MATTRESSES AND DESKS TO
STUDY AT.
AND THEY'RE WATCHING
"SUPERBOOK" ON A WONDERFUL
TV.
Pat: WHAT TOWN?
Terry: LUNGA, SIERRA
LEONE.
AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF
TRYING TO BUILD A SCHOOL
THERE.
BECAUSE SO MANY OF THESE
KIDS DON'T HAVE THE OPTION
TO GO TO SCHOOL.
IN A LOT OF CULTURES, YOU
HAVE TO HAVE A UNIFORM AND
YOU HAVE TO HAVE BOOKS, AND
YOIF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THOSE
THINGS, YOU CAN'T GO.
Pat: THAT PLACE WAS
REALLY TORN APART.
Terry: THE STRUCTURE
WAS SUFFERING THERE.
Pat: HOW DID YOU FIND
OUT ABOUT IT?
Terry: WE USUALLY
PARTNER WITH AN EXISTING
MINISTRY.
THERE IS AN AMERICAN CHURCH
ALSO INVOLVED IN THAT.
THAT PASTOR SORT OF LET US
KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON
THERE.
WE MET PASTOR JACOB, AND WE
FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM.
LOVE THE HEART HE HAS TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF THESE KIDS.
I WANT TO SAY TO YOU WHO
JUST WATCHED THAT STORY, YOU
CAN BE A PART OF HELPING THE
LIVES OF PEOPLE IN SIERRA
LEONE AND OTHER COUNTRIES
AROUND THE WORLD.
JOIN "700 CLUB."
WE'RE A PART OF THE MINISTRY
OF CBN REACHING OUT TO THE
WORLD.
65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A MONTH
MAKES YOU A WORLD CHANGER.
JOIN WITH THE REST OF US.
WE'RE OUT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO STOP
UNTIL WE KNOW VE WERE.
THERE IS OUR NUMBER -- IT'S
TOLL-FREE, 1-800-759-0700.
AND WE WANT TO SEND YOU THLG
W THINK WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE.
IT IS PATS THREE KEY
BLESSINGS.
YOU NEED TO GET A HOLD OF
THIS --
Pat: HOW MANY OF PHANS
ARE -- ORPHANS ARE YOU
SERVING?
Terry: I DON'T NOW
BECAUSE WE HAVE --
Pat: WOULD YOU SAY AT
LEAST 50,000?
I THINK SO.
GOD SAYS, I WILL NOT LEAVE
YOU AS ORPHANS.
I WILL COME TO YOU.
HE SPOKE THAT TO HIS
FOLLOWERS, BUT HE IS USING
ALL OF US TO --
Pat: THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I THINK IT IS SO LOVELY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT
IS SOMETHING YOU CAN HELP
WITH WHEN YOU ADMINISTER TO
CBN.
AND TERRY HAS TAKEN THIS AND
DONE SO WELL.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
YOU'RE GREAT.
Terry: THANK YOU.
I'M RUNNING TO KEEP UP WITH
THE LORD.
Pat: I BELIEVE THAT.
FOLKS, UP NEXT, WE'RE GOING
TO ANSWER YOUR E-MAIL
QUESTIONS.
JOE SAYS THIS, "I GAVE MY
COCKATOO PARROT TO SELL ON
CONSIGNMENT.
SHE DISAPPEARED WITH MY
MONEY.
I WAS ABLE TO TRACK HER
DOWN.
NOW THAT I FOUND HER, WOULD
IT BE WRONG FOR ME TO SUE?"
THE CASE OF THE MISSING
COCKATOO.
*
Terry: WE WANT TO TAKE
THE LAST FEW MINUTES THAT WE
HAVE TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR
E-MAIL QUESTIONS.
Pat: AND WE'RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THE CASE OF THE
COCKATOO.
Terry: TAKE NOTES.
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW
THE ANSWER TO THIS.
JOE SAYS, "I GAVE MY
COCKATOO PARENT TO A LADY ON
CONSIGNMENT TO SELL FOR ME
BACK IN 2002.
AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS I TRIED
TO CALL HER, BUT HER PHONE
NUMBER WAS DISCONNECTED.
I GOT LUCKY AND GOT HER NEW
NUMBER, AND HER FIRST WORDS
WERE, HOW DID YOU GET THIS
NUMBER.
I FORGAVE HER FOR STEALING
MY $700 BIRD.
WOULD IT BE WRONG IF I SUED
HER FOR PAYMENT?"
Pat: JOE, GIVE IT A
REST.
SHE'S GOT THE BIRD, AND
SHE'S GIVING YOU THE BIRD.
SO JUST TAKE IT, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M SAYING.
[LAUGHTER]
Terry: OH, MERCY.
I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING
TERRIBLE AS A CHILD.
Pat: HOW DID I GET YOU
INTO THIS?
Terry: I DON'T KNOW.
SHE SAYS, "MY HUSBAND AND I
ARE ON THE VIRGE OF
DIVORCE.
HE WANTS THE DIVORCE.
I DON'T.
TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO SAVE
MY MARRIAGE HAS BECOME ALL
CONSUMING.
I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO PUT
GOD FIRST IN ALL THINGS.
HOW CAN I DO THAT WHEN MY
EVERY WAKING THOUGHT IS
ABOUT OUR PROBLEMS AND HOW
TO FIX THEM.
WHEN I PRAY, I THANK GOD FOR
ALL THINGS, BUT MY PRAYERS
ALWAYS TURN TOWARDS MY
MARRIAGE."
Pat: YOU KNOW
SOMETHING, YOU'VE GOT THE
ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IN
WHAT YOU SAID.
UNLESS YOU TURN THAT THING
OVER TO THE LORD, HE'S NOT
GOING TO FIX IT FOR YOU.
SO YOU TURN IT OVER TO HIM.
I REMEMBER A LONG TIME AGO,
WHEN MY OLDEST SON WAS
BURNING UP WITH A FEVER.
I FEARED BRAIN DAMAGE.
HE WAS, LIKE, COMATOSE, AND
IT WAS A TERRIBLE MOMENT.
AND I WAS BEGGING GOD TO DO
SOMETHING, BEGGING HIM.
AND SUDDENLY THE LORD SAID,
YOU KNOW, DON'T YOU REALIZE
I LOVE THAT CHILD A THOUSAND
TIMES MORE THAN YOU DO.
AND AT THAT MOMENT, I
CONSCIOUSLY SURRENDERED HIM
INTO THE LOVE OF GOD, AND
BANG --
Terry: THE FEVER
BROKE.
IT IS ALL ABOUT SURRENDER.
Pat: INSTANT.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO SURRENDER
YOUR MARRIAGE.
GIVE IT TO THE LORD AND TAKE
YOUR HAND OFF OF IT AND GET
ON WITH LIFE.
AS LONG AS YOU HOLD IT, GOD
WILL SAY, OKAY, YOU FIX IT.
GIVE IT TO HIM.
Terry: ANGELA SAYS,
"I'M A 45-YEAR-OLD DIVORCED
CHRISTIAN WOMAN WITH NO
CHILDREN.
I'VE BEEN DIVORCED FOR ABOUT
SEVEN YEARS, AND I HAVE NOT
BEEN ON A DATE SINCE THEN.
I HANG OUT WITH MY MOM.
I REFUSE TO USE ON-LINE
DATING SERVICES.
I WOULD LOVE TO GO OUT ON A
DATE, BUT SOMETIMES I FEEL
LIKE I'M TOO OLD AND NOT
ATTRACTIVE TO ANYONE.
I DO NOT WANT TO MAKE THE
MISTAKE OF MARRYING THE
WRONG MAN AGAIN.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?"
Pat: TURN IT OVER TO
THE LORD.
YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS
DAMAGED GOODS.
YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
YOU'RE GOD'S CHILD.
IF HIS PLAN FOR YOU IS TO
FIND A LOVING COMPANION TO
LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH, HE'LL
SHOW IT TO YOU.
BUT STOP THINKING THAT
YOU'RE DAMAGED GOODS.
YOU'RE NOT.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT.
BE HAPPY AND ACT HAPPY.
AS LONG AS YOUR FEELING
SORRY AND YOU'VE, YOU KNOW,
PULLED THE BLINDS AND YOU'RE
LIVING IN DARKNESS, AND YOU
GO AROUND WITH THAT CLOUD
ALL OVER YOU -- BRIGHTEN
UP.
OPEN UP TO THE SUNSHINE.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL IN GOD'S
EYES.
THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE
FOR THIS PROGRAM.
TOMORROW WE'LL TELL YOU
ABOUT AN EXTREMIST GROUP
THAT IS GAINING STRENGTH IN
GERMANY.
IT AIMS TO CONQUER THE
WORLD.
WELL, MAYBE.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THESE
WORDS FROM PSALMS: "AS FOR
GOD, HIS WAY IS PERFECT.
THE WORD OF THE LORD HAS
PROVEN HE IS A TO SHIELD TO
ALL WHO TRUST IN HIM."
BYE-BYE.
