[APPLAUSE]
Gordon: WELL, WELCOME
TO "THE 700 CLUB."
THE EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS IS
FUELING VIOLENT RIOTS IN THE
STREETS OF SPAIN.
THE COUNTRY'S UNEMPLOYMENT
IS NOW AT 25%.
Terry: SPAIN'S ECONOMY
IS SO BAD THAT PEOPLE ARE
SCAVENGING FOR FOOD IN
DUMPSTERS.
DALE HERD HAS THE STORY.
Reporter: ON THE
STREETS OF MADRID, IT LOOKED
LIKE REVOLUTION, WITH POLICE
AND CITIZENS ATTACKING EACH
OTHER.
IT WAS JUST AS VIOLENT IN
GREECE, WHERE RIOTERS IN
ATHENS HURTLED GASOLINE
BOMBS AT POLICE.
IT IS AS HOLIDAYS REMINDED
EUROPEANS THEY STILL FACE
THE WORST PRICES SINCE WORLD
WAR II.
THE STOCK MARKETS TANKED,
AND CURRENCY FELL.
AND INVESTORS SOMEHOW
THOUGHT OR HOPED EUROPE THAT
TURNED A CORNER.
IT CLEARLY HAS NOT.
A FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
HAS ADMITTED THAT SPAIN IS
IN A CASE OF TOTAL
EMERGENCY.
AT A SOUP KITCHEN IN
BARCELONA, THEY STRUGGLE TO
FEED PEOPLE EACH WEEK.
AND INCREASING NUMBERS OF
SPANIARDS, TOO PROUD TO GO
TO A SOUP KITCHEN LIKE THIS
ONE, ARE LOOKING FOR FOOD IN
DUMPSTERS AT NIGHT.
SPAIN IS EUROPE'S FOURTH
LARGEST ECONOMY, AND HAS
BEEN DUBBED TOO BIG TO FAIL,
TOO BIG TO BAIL.
MEANING THE GOOD LIFE OF
CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
SOCIALISM THAT SPANIARDS
WERE ACCUSTOMED TWO, AND
THAT CREATED THE DEBT THAT
CAUSED THIS CRISIS, IS
COMING TO AN END.
SPAIN'S CENTRAL BANK SAYS
THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO
SHRINK SIGNIFICANTLY,
SENDING MARKETS DOWN,
BORROWING COSTS UP, AND
PROTESTORS INTO COMBAT WITH
THE GOVERNMENT.
THIS IS JUST A POWERFUL
SIGNAL THAT WE ARE SENDING
TO POLITICIANS, THAT LET
THEM KNOW THAT THE SPANISH
BAILOUT IS SUICIDE.
Reporter: SPAIN RISKS
BEING DESTROYED BY A PERFECT
STORM, WITH INVESTORS TAKING
CAPITAL OUT OF THE COUNTRY
AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN.
WHEN CAPITAL IS EXACTLY WHAT
SPAIN'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM
NEEDS TO SURVIVE.
DALE HERD, CBN NEWS.
Gordon: THE EUROPEAN
CRISIS IS ALREADY SHOWING UP
IN CHINA, AND CHINA IS
SAYING THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW
BAD IT WAS OUT THERE.
AND SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT DO
THEY NEED TO STIMULATE THEIR
ECONOMY?
THE CRISIS IN EUROPE COULD
HURT THE ECONOMY HERE IN
AMERICA AS WELL.
WEWENDY GRIFFITH HAS THAT
STORY FROM THE CBN NEWS
ROOM.
Wendy:
THE DEBT CRISIS
IN EUROPE IS JUST ONE REASON
THAT
C.E.O.s FROM
AMERICA'S LARGEST BUSINESSES
SAY THE U.S. ECONOMY IS
GETTING WEAKER.
THE EXECUTIVES ARE PART OF
THE GROUP CALLED THE ECONOMY
GROUP.
THEY CUT BACK ON PLANS TO
HIRE PEOPLE AND SPEND MONEY
IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE
GOVERNMENT NOT BEING ABLE TO
WORK OUT THE TAXES.
MASSACHUSETTS WILL APPEAL A
FEDERAL JUDGE'S MOTION TO
GRANT A CONVICTED MURDERER'S
SEX CHANGE SURGERY.
THE JUDGE RULED IT WAS THE
ONLY WAY TO TREAT HER GENDER
IDENTITY DISORDER.
CONFLICT WAS A MAN WHEN HE
WAS CONVICTED OF MURDERING
HIS WIFE IN 1990.
HE HAS RECEIVED HORMONE
TREATMENTS AND LIVES AS A
WOMAN IN A PRISON FOR MEN.
SOME OF THE STATE'S
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS SAY HE
ISN'T ENTITLED TO TAXPAYER
MONEY FOR THAT SURGERY.
A GROUP OF COMPUTER HACKERS
FROM THE MIDDLE EAST HAS
BEEN LAUNCHING CYBER-ATTACKS
ON SEVERAL MAJOR U.S. BANKS,
INCLUDING WELLS FARGO, BANK
OF AMERICA, CITIGROUP AND
OTHERS.
THE ATTACKS STOPPED SOME
COSTUMERS FROM GETTING INTO
THEIR CHECKING ACCOUNTS AND
OTHER ON-LINE SERVICES FOR A
WHILE.
BUT IT DIDN'T AFFECT ANY
MONEY.
JOSEPH LIEBERMAN TOLD C-SPAN
HE THOUGHT IRAN MIGHT BE
BEHIND THE ATTACKS.
BUT THE HEART ATTACKS DENIED
THAT.
THE ATTACKS HAVE NOT BEEN A
SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM, BUT
THEY HAVE RAISED SERIOUS
CONCERNS ABOUT BUSINESSES
AND ONLINE ACCOUNTS IN THE
FUTURE.
AND THAT'S A CONCERN.
Gordon: IT'S ALWAYS A
CONCERN.
AS FAR AS THAT VIRUS THAT
KNOCKED OUT IRAN'S
CENTRIFUGES AND SUPPOSEDLY
SET BACK THEIR NUCLEAR
PROGRAM.
WE'RE ALL FACING SEVERAL
CHALLENGES, AND AMERICA
SEEMS TO BE ON MULTIPLE WAR
FRONTS, WHETHER IT IS
ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS, OR THE
CURRENT ATTACKS ON OURECTOMY
SEES.
OUR EMBASSIES.
IT ALL SEEMS TO BE AIMED
TOWARDS US.
AND NOW WE NEED TO PRAY.
AND WE NEED TO PRAY FOR
AMERICA.
AT CBN, WE'RE CALLING
CHRISTIANS IN AMERICANS TO
PRAY.
HERE IS OUR VERSE: IF MY
PEOPLE, WHO ARE CALLED BY MY
NAME, WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES
AND PRAY AND TURN FROM THEIR
WICKED WAYS, WELL, THEN I
WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN AND I
WILL HEAL THEIR LAND.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PRAYING.
WE NEED TO DO THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT
ALL THE WAY TO THE
ELECTION.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE OF
"THE 700 CLUB" RIGHT AFTER
THIS.
Gordon: WHEN CYNTHIA
LOST HER JOB, SHE WAS OUT OF
WORK FOR SEVEN MONTHS.
BUT IN ALL OF THAT TIME, SHE
NEVER MISSED A CAR PAYMENT
OR A MORTGAGE PAYMENT.
AND HERE IS HOW SHE DID IT.
I WASN'T IN CONTROL OF MY
MONEY.
MY MONEY WAS IN CONTROL OF
ME.
I WOULD SEE SOMETHING AND I
WOULD GO GET IT.
I WORKED HARD FOR IT, AND
THOSE VOICES TELL YOU THAT
YOU DESERVE IT.
Reporter: THAT'S THE
MINDSET CYNTHIA HORTON
ADOPTED AS A YOUNG CAREER
WOMAN.
I WOULD CHANGE CARS EVERY
TWO YEARS BECAUSE I THOUGHT
THAT'S WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED
TO DO.
Reporter: EVENTUALLY,
AL MOST OF HER MONEY WENT
TO PAYING BILLS AND
CREDITORS.
I WOULD HAVE TO WRITE
DOWN, EVERYTHING I WOULD
SPEND.
IF ANYTHING CAME IN $2 OVER,
I WAS GOING TO BE IN A
BIND.
Reporter: SHE STARTED
WATCHING "THE 700 CLUB."
I STARTED HEARING THESE
PRINCIPLES THAT WERE VERY
FOREIGN TO ME, GIVE AND IT
WILL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU.
Reporter: SHE DECIDED
TO BECOME A "THE 700 CLUB"
PARTNER.
I REMEMBER WRITING THAT
FIRST CHECK.
IT WAS SUCH A HUGE STEP FOR
ME.
Reporter: CYNTHIA STILL
DIDN'T HAVE A HANDLE ON
SPENDING, AND HER DEBT GREW
TO $30,000.
AS LONG AS YOU CAN PAY
THAT PAYMENT, LIFE IS GOOD,
BUT LIFE WASN'T GOOD.
Reporter: THEN CYNTHIA
LOST HER JOB.
SHE SAYS HE HAD TO DEPEND
SOLELY ON GOD, WHICH WASN'T
ALWAYS EASY.
IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL FOR
ME.
ONE TIME I REMEMBER PACING
BACK AND FORTH.
I SAID, GOD, I NEED YOUR
HELP.
MY MORTGAGE PAYMENT IS
DRAFTING THE NEXT DAY.
I HAD $1.87 IN THE BANK.
Reporter: THAT DAY SHE
APPROVED A LOAN OFFER FOR
$6,000 AT A WHOPPING 27%
INTEREST.
CYNTHIA ADMITS, SHE WAS
TEMPTED.
I'M THINKING, THIS IS A
QUICK ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM.
AND GOD SAID, THIS MAY BE AN
ANSWER, BUT IT IS NOT YOUR
PAYMENT.
I WROTE VOID ON THAT CHECK.
I CAN'T TELL YOU TO THIS DAY
HOW THE MORTGAGE WAS PAID
THAT DAY.
Reporter: AND SHE
BELIEVES GOD TOLD HER TO
KEEP GIVING.
DURING SEVEN MONTHS OF
UNEMPLOYMENT, I NEVER MISSED
A HOUSE PAYMENT.
I NEVER MISSED A CAR
PAYMENT.
GOD WAS FAITHFUL.
Reporter: CYNTHIA
LANDED A JOB, AND SAYS GOD
STARTED SHOWING HER WAYS TO
PAY OFF HER DEBT.
ONE OF THEM WAS TO GIVE
MORE.
HE ASKED ME TO DOUBLE MY
GIVING TO CBN.
I SAID, DOUBLE MY GIFT?
I MEAN, 20 WAS A STRETCH,
AND 40 -- WOW.
Reporter: CYNTHIA
INCREASED HER GIVING, AND 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.
SHE SAYS SHE HAS AN
UNDERSTANDING OF GIVING AND
FAITH THAT SHE NEVER HAD
BEFORE.
GOD SAYS GIVE 10%, BUT
EVERYTHING I HAVE IS GOD.
THAT'S ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES
I LEARNED.
WHEN I GIVE IT TO GOD, HE IS
GOING TO DO SO MUCH MORE
WITH IT THAN I EVER COULD
IMAGINE, AND THEN HE BLESSES
ME BACK ALONG THE WAY.
Gordon: HERE IS THE
PRINCIPLE, THIS IS WHAT
CYNTHIA LEARNED, FROM LUKE
6 -- WE CALL IT THE LAW OF
RECIPROCITY.
"GIVE AND IT WILL BE GIVEN
UNTO YOU.
A GOOD MEASURE, SHAKEN DOWN,
PRESSED UNTO YOU WILL POURED
INTO YOUR LAP.
GIVE AND IT WILL BE GIVEN
UNTO YOU."
WITH THE MEASURE YOU USE, IT
WILL BE MEASURED TO YOU.
THAT'S ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES
THAT GOD HAS PUT INTO THE
UNIVERSE.
AND WE HAVE TO LIVE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH HIS
PRINCIPLES.
SO CYNTHIA LEARNED IT, AND
SHE PUT IT INTO ACTION.
AND YOU JUST SAW WHAT GOD
DID.
GIVE AND IT WILL BE GIVEN
UNTO YOU.
IT IS NOT LIKE THE THIRD LAW
OF MOTION, WHERE IT IS EQUAL
AND OPPOSITE.
IT IS INCREASED.
30, 60, SOMETIMES 100-FOLD
WILL BE MEASURED BACK TO
YOU.
SO MUCH SO YOU CAN'T CONTAIN
IT.
THAT'S GOD'S PROMISE, AND
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL THE LAW
OF RECIPROCITY.
IN OUR NEXT STORY, THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
SCOTT ARNOLD, WHO IS NOW A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN WITH
A GREAT FAMILY AND BEAUTIFUL
HOME.
BUT JUST SEVEN YEARS AGO,
SCOTT WAS LIVING IN A
CARDBOARD BOX AND EATING OUT
OF A DUMPSTER.
MY FIRST WIFE DIED OF
BREAST CANCER.
AND WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY, I
REALLY FLOUNDERED.
AND I ENDED UP BEING
HOMELESS IN THE STREETS OF
TUCSON, ARIZONA.
Reporter: IN 2005,
SCOTT GOT OFF THE STREETS
AND THE DRUGS.
HE BECAME A CHRISTIAN AND
LEARNED ABOUT TITHING.
WHEN SCOTT GOT A JOB WORKING
CONSTRUCTION, HE DECIDED IT
WAS TIME TO PUT WHAT HE
LEARNED INTO PRACTICE.
IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT AT
FIRST, BECAUSE FOR ME TO
GIVE MONEY WHEN I WAS JUST
COMING OUT OF THE STREETS,
WAS A BIG DECISION.
DECISION.
WELL, RIGHT AWAY I STARTED
SEEING THE SUPER NATURAL
FAVOR OF GOD.
I WENT FROM LIVING IN A
HALFWAY HOUSE TO GETTING MY
OWN APARTMENT.
Reporter: SCOTT WANTED
TO HELP OTHERS IN RECOVERY,
AND STARTED PRAYING FOR A
LOCAL JOB AT A
REHABILITATION CENTER.
HE WAS HIRED A FEW MONTHS
LATER.
I PRAYED FOR A MONTH
STRAIGHT BEFORE THEY HIRED
ME.
> OTHERS HAD COLLEGE
DEGREES, WERE ALREADY
WORKING FOR THE COMPANY AND
WANTED THAT POSITION.
THEY HIRED ME BECAUSE THEY
SAW LOVE I HAVE FOR OTHER
PEOPLE AND HOW MUCH I WANTED
TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE GET
BETTER.
Reporter: SCOTT WAS
OFFERED THE POSITION OF
RESIDENT MANAGER IN 2006.
JUST THREE YEARS LATER, HE
RECEIVED ANOTHER PROMOTION.
GOD GAVE ME PROMOTIONS
THAT NO MAN COULD GIVE ME.
ME.
Reporter: IN 2010,
SCOTT BECAME A "THE 700
CLUB" PARTNER.
PAT ROBERTSON AND "THE
700 CLUB" WERE GOING OUT AND
IMPACTING THE WORLD IN AN
AMAZING WAY.
ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES.
HELPING POOR PEOPLE, HELPING
DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE, AND
BUILDING WELLS IN COUNTRIES
LIKE AFRICA WHERE PEOPLE ARE
STARVING TO DEATH ON A DAILY
BASIS.
I'M NOT ABLE TO TAKE
MISSIONARY TRIPS YET, BUT I
CAN CERTAINLY GIVE MONEY TO
"THE 700 CLUB" AND BE A PART
OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
Reporter: TODAY SCOTT
IS HAPPILY MARRIED AND HAS A
FAMILY.
HE OWNS HIS OWN HOME AND
CONSIDERS GIVING ONE THE
KEYS TO HIS SUCCESS.
AS I FAITHFULLY TITHED
OVER THE YEARS, GOD SHOWED
ME THE INCREASE.
IT'S AN ABSOLUTE MIRACLE,
WHAT JESUS CHRIST HAS DONE
IN MY LIFE.
I LIVED
IN A CARDBOARD BOX
SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS AGO.
I LIVED IN DUMPSTERS, EATING
OUT OF DUMPSTERS, AND NOW
GOD HAS PROVIDED AN
INCREDIBLE HOME, WHERE I CAN
HAVE BIBLE STUDIES IN MY
HOUSE.
IT IS JUST -- IT'S NOT A
CASTLE, BUT IT IS MY
CASTLE.
I COULDN'T DO WHAT HE IS
DOING FOR ME.
IF YOU'RE OUT THERE
THINKING, I DON'T HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO TITHE, IF
YOU'RE OUT THERE THINKING,
IT IS TOO MUCH TO ASK, TRUST
GOD.
YOU TRUST HIM TO BE YOUR
ETERNAL SAVIOR, AND NOW
TRUST HIM WITH YOUR MONEY.
IT IS THE NEXT STEP.
IT IS THE ONLY STEP TO TAKE,
AND HE WILL NOT LET YOU
DOWN.
Gordon: WHAT A
WONDERFUL STORY.
WHAT A WONDERFUL
TURNAROUND.
GOD SPECIALIZES INTERNING
PEOPLE'S LIVES AROUND.
THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
HE WANTS TO SAVE YOU.
HE WAñTS TO BLESS YOU.
HE LOVES YOU.
HE DOESN'T WANT YOU WORRIED
ABOUT THE FUTURE.
HE DOESN'T WANT YOU WORRIED
ABOUT WHERE FOOD IS GOING TO
COME FROM, HOW YOU'RE GOING
TO CLOTHING.
HE WANTS TO REASSURE YOU HE
HAS GOT YOUR FUTURE.
HE DID THAT FOR SCOTT
BECAUSE SCOTT SAID I'M GOING
TO LIVE ACCORDING TO GOD'S
PLAN.
I'M GOING TO DO IT GOD'S
WAY, AND LET'S SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
HE WENT FROM HOMELESSNESS TO
HAVING A HOME, JOB, FUTURE,
SECURITY.
IT IS ALL BECAUSE HE SAID I
MADE A DECISION TO TITHE.
NOW, IF I CAN GET A
DRUMROLL, I'VE GOT SOME
GREAT NEWS.
SOME EXISTING CBN PARTNERS,
JUST LIKE SCOTT, SAY I WANT
TO CHALLENGE TO GIVE.
CBN IS DOING SO MUCH AND SO
MANY PLACES AROUND THE
WORLD, OTHER OTHERS NEED TO
JOIN IN.
SO WE WANT TO CHALLENGE THEM
UP TO $100,000 FOR THE NEXT
30 MINUTES.
LORD, WE ASK FOR BLESSING IN
THIS.
WE ASK FOR INCREASE.
AND FOR THOSE WATCHING,
MAKING DECISIONS, JUST SPEAK
TO THEM, ENCOURAGE THEM, FOR
WE ASK IT ALL IN JESUS'
NAME.
AMEN.
YOU HEARD IT, $100,000 ON A
CHALLENGE.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS EXISTING
CBN PARTNERS WILL MATCH YOU,
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, UP TO
$100,000 OVER THE NEXT 30
MINUTES.
WHAT ARE WE ASKING YOU TO
DO?
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO RESPOND
TO THAT AND SAY, YEAH, I'LL
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
THE NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE,
1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY YES, I WANT TO JOIN
AND BE A PART OF ALL THAT
YOU'RE DOING AROUND THE
WORLD TO HELP PEOPLE, TO
PREACH THE GOSPEL AROUND THE
WORLD.
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO,
BUT TOGETHER, IF WE POOL OUR
RESOURCES, WE CAN DO THIS.
OUR GOAL HERE AT CBN IS TO
PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY
NATION, EVERY TRIBE, EVERY
TONGUE.
WE WANT TO SEE EVERYONE HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE
MESSAGE, THE GOSPEL, AT
LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF
THAT, JOIN WITH US.
CALL US.
1-800-759-0700.
WHEN YOU CALL AND JOIN, I
HAVE SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO
HAVE.
IT'S CALLED "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA."
IT IS THE LATEST TEACHING
FROM MY FATHER.
IF YOU'RE HEARING A LOT OF
GLOOM AND DOOM, AND I KNOW
WE ARE ALL.
THIS WILL ENCOURAGE YOU.
IT WILL SHOW YOU THAT GOD'S
PLAN IS STILL IN PROGRESS.
HERE IS THE QUOTE FROM
ISAIAH 46: "WHAT I HAVE
PLANNED, THAT WILL I DO."
AND WE WHEN START
UNDERSTANDING GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA, IT WILL GIVE YOU
HOPE.
IT WILL GIVE YOU HOPE FOR
THE FUTURE.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE THAT, JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB."
CALL US.
1-800-759-0700.
TERRY?
Terry: WELL, YOU HEARD
SCOTT SAY IT, WHEN YOU JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB," YOU ARE
CHANGING LIVES OF PEOPLE ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
LIKE THIS LITTLE BOY AND HIS
ELDERLY GRANDFATHER IN
CHINA.
EVERY MORNING JI SHON
WATCHED OTHER CHILDREN IN
HIS VILLAGE LEAVE FOR
SCHOOL, AND WONDERED WHAT
FUN HE WOULD MISS OUT ON
THAT DAY.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE
FOURTH GRADE, BUT WASN'T
ABLE TO ATTEND CLASS.
JI SHON WAS BORN WITH A
SERIOUS HEART CONDITION.
I REALLY WANTED TO GO TO
SCHOOL AND PLAY WITH THE
OTHER KIDS, BUT I DIDN'T
HAVE ANY ENERGY TO EVEN WALK
THERE.
I GOT TIRED VERY EASILY.
Terry: JI SHON'S FATHER
DIED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND HIS
MOTHER ABANDONED HIM.
SO HE WENT TO LIVE WITH HIS
POOR, 71-YEAR-OLD
GRANDFATHER.
GRANDPA IS FRAIL HIMSELF,
BUT HE HAS DONE EVERYTHING
HE CAN TO PROVIDE FOR JI
SHON.
HE EVEN BORROWED BOOKS AND
TRIED TO TEACH HIS GRANDSON
SKILLS HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
LEARNING AT SCHOOL.
I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO BE
ILLITERATE OR HE'LL END UP
WITHOUT HOPE FOR HIS
FUTURE.
Reporter: BUT THERE
WERE DAYS WHEN IT WAS HARD
FOR JI SHON TO EVEN EAT HIS
SOUP.
AS HE GOT WEAKER, IT BECAME
EVIDENT WITHOUT SURGERY, HE
WOULD DIE.
JI SHON IS SO YOUNG.
HE SOON DIE.
HE SHOULD LIVE.
I LOVE HIM.
HE IS EVERYTHING TO ME.
BUT I PERSONALLY DID NOT
HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY FOR
HIS SURGERY.
EVEN WHEN I BORROWED MONEY
FROM RELATIVES, IT STILL
WASN'T ENOUGH.
Terry: JUST WHEN JI
SHON AND HIS GRANDPA WERE
ABOUT TO GIVE UP, A DOCTOR
CAME TO THEIR VILLAGE AND
TOLD THEM ABOUT CBN'S
MISSION TO SAVE CHILDREN'S
LIVES.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
WE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A
WONDERFUL THING ANYWHERE IN
THE WORLD.
Terry: CBN QUICKLY
ARRANGED HEART SURGERY FOR
JI SHON.
A DOCTOR REPAIRED THE HOLE
IN HIS HEART AND
REPOSITIONED HIS ARTERY.
THE SURGERY WAS A SUCCESS.
I'M STRONG NOW.
BEFORE I COULDN'T JUMP, AND
NOW I CAN JUMP HIGH.
AND I CAN RUN.
I LIKE PLAYING WITH MY
CLASSMATES AND EVEN DOING MY
LESSONS.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE
JI SHON SO HEALTHY, EVEN IF
HE IS A LITTLE NAUGHTY AND
CLIMBS UP THE WALL FROM TIME
TO TIME.
AT LEAST NOW HE CAN GO TO
SCHOOL AND I DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT HIS FUTURE AT
ALL.
THANK YOU, CBN, FOR BRINGING
MY FAMILY HOPE.
Terry: ISN'T THAT
WONDERFUL TO SEE, A LITTLE
BOY WHO HAD NO HOPE, NO
FUTURE, NO TOMORROW, AND HIS
GRANDFATHER IS DOING THE
BEST THAT HE COULD WITH THE
NEXT TO NOTHING THAT HE
HAD.
AND THEN YOU STEPPED RIGHT
INTO THE MIDDLE OF THAT, CBN
PARTNERS, AND YOU SAID WE'RE
GOING TO STAND WITH YOU
HERE.
YOU GAVE THIS LITTLE BOY
EVERYTHING HE NEEDED TO HAVE
A BRIGHT TOMORROW.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU.
TO THE REST OF YOU, IF
YOU'RE NOT A "THE 700 CLUB"
MEMBER, TODAY IS A GREAT DAY
TO JOIN.
AND JI SHON'S STORY IS ONE
OF THE REASONS WE'RE ASKING
YOU TO DO THAT.
HELP US TO REACH OUT TO
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
IT IS NOT JUST CHINA.
IT'S EVERYWHERE.
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE EVERY YEAR HAVE THEIR
LIVES CHANGED BECAUSE PEOPLE
LIKE YOU CARE ENOUGH TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE.
TO JOIN "THE 700 CLUB," IT
IS 65 CENTS A DAY, JUST $20
A MONTH.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO THAT
RIGHT NOW BY CALLING THE
TOLL-FREE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN, 1-800-759-0700.
YOU CAN ALSO LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
LET ME SO YOU SOME OF THE
OTHER CLUB LEVELS BECAUSE
MAYBE YOU'RE ALREADY A "THE
700 CLUB" MEMBER.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER GOING UP
TO "THE 700 CLUB" GOLD WITH
A GIFT OF $40 A MONTH.
WE ALSO HAVE THOUSAND CLUB
MEMBERS, $84 A MONTH.
AND THE 2500 CLUB, THAT'S
$209 A MONTH.
THE TOP OF THAT LIST -- OR I
SHOULD SAY THE BOTTOM, IS
THE FOUNDERS AT $417 A
MONTH.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING
CALLED THE CHAIRMAN'S
CIRCLE, THESE PEOPLE HAVE
THE ABILITY AND THE HEART TO
GIVE $10,000 OR MORE A
YEAR.
ASK GOD WHAT HE WOULD HAVE
YOU DO.
THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH
ANTICIPATION OF WHAT GOD IS
GOING TO DO IN YOUR LIFE.
HE REALLY DOES REACH OUT AND
BLESS US WHEN WE HELP
OTHERS.
GORDON?
Gordon: 5-YEAR-OLD
MARIA WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO
HAVING A BABY SISTER.
BUT WHEN THE BABY WAS BORN,
BOTH MARIA AND HER MOTHER
WERE SHOCKED BY WHAT THEY
SAW.
Reporter: 5-YEAR-OLD
MARIA REMEMBERS THE DAY SHE
CAME HOME AND SAW HER BABY
SISTER.
SIX MONTHS LATER, SHE IS
STILL SHOCKED BY THE CHILD'S
APPEARANCE.
SHE STILL WONDERS WHAT
HAPPENED.
HOW DID HIS MOUTH GET
LIKE THAT.
I TOLD MY DAUGHTER, NO, I
DIDN'T DROP HER.
I FELT SO BAD WHEN SHE SAID
THAT.
Reporter: MEANWHILE,
BABY NAOMI WASN'T GAINING
WEIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS
DIFFICULT FOR HER TO DRINK
FROM THE BOTTLE.
SHE COULDN'T SWALLOW
ENOUGH MILK.
IT WAS COMING THROUGH THE
NOSE AND SHE WOULD CHOKE ON
IT.
Reporter: CARMAN'S
ALCOHOLIC HUSBAND HAD
ABANDONED THE FAMILY.
THAT'S WHEN THE
RESPONSIBILITY FELL ON HER.
THAT'S WHEN CBN OFFERED TO
HELP.
WE SET UP SURGERY IN PERU.
A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE
OPERATION, WE WENT BACK TO
SEE NAOMI.
EVERYONE IS HAPPY NOW
BECAUSE SHE CAN SMILE AND
DRINK HER MILK.
Reporter: WHEN
5-YEAR-OLD MARIA SAW HER
SISTER'S MOUTH AFTER
SURGERY, HER REACTION WAS
PRICELESS.
SHE SAID, MOMMY, MOMMY,
HER MOUTH IS HEALED.
LOOK, MAMA, IT'S ALL
BETTER.
I AM VERY HAPPY BECAUSE
NOW MY BABY SISTER CAN
SMILE.
THANK YOU, CBN, FOR FIXING
NAOMI'S LIP.
Gordon: AND THANK YOU.
IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF "THE
700 CLUB," YOU'RE PART OF
THAT.
IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO
TRANSFORM THAT LITTLE GIRL'S
LIFE, AND TRANSFORM IT IN AN
INCREDIBLE WAY, WHERE SHE
CAN NOW SMILE.
YOU'RE PART OF THAT WHEN YOU
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER, CALL
US NOW AND SAY, YES, I WANT
TO BE A PART OF IT.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING
AROUND THE WORLD.
A PORTION OF EVERY GIFT GOES
INTO CBN INTERNATIONAL, TO
PREACH THE GOSPEL.
WE TRAIN LOCAL CHRISTIANS
AROUND THE WORLD HOW TO DO
CHRISTIAN TELEVISION.
WE TRAIN THEM HOW TO GET
TESTIMONIES OF WHAT JESUS IS
DOING FOR PEOPLE IN THEIR
OWN COUNTRY.
HOW LIVES ARE BEING
TRANSFORMED, HOW PEOPLE ARE
BEING HEALED.
AND YOU'RE PART OF IT WHEN
YOU JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
SO IF YOU WANT THAT, CALL
US.
1-800-759-0700.
WHEN YOU CALL, ASK FOR
PLEDGE EXPRESS.
IT IS ELECTRONIC MONTHLY
GIVING.
THE BANK DOES ALL OF THE
WORK.
THERE ARE NO CHECKS TO
WRITE.
WE SAVE SO MUCH ON THE
PROCESSING, WE CAN SEND AS
OUR GIFT TO YOU "POWER FOR
LIFE," MONTHLY TEACHING
C.D.s.
IF YOU'D LIKE THAT, ASK FOR
PLEDGE EXPRESS WHEN YOU
CALL, OR LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
DO IT NOW.
CALL US.
LET'S GO TO KRISTI AT THE
PHONES.
Kristi: THANK YOU SO
MUCH, GORDON.
EVEN IF YOU'RE A HISTORY
BUFF, THERE MAY BE A FEW
THINGS YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
ABOUT THE BIRTH OF OUR
NATION.
FIND OUT MORE IN PAT
ROBERTSON'S LATEST TEACHING,
CALLED "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA."
TAKE A LOOK.
Kristi: YOU KNOW, I WAS
THINKING ABOUT THIS, SO MANY
PEOPLE LISTEN TO THE NEWS OR
WE KIND OF TALK TO OUR
NEIGHBORS, AND IT SEEMS LIKE
WE'RE IN A STATE OF HOPELESS
NESS IN OUR NATION.
WELL, THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
WHY?
BECAUSE GOD IS A GOD OF HOPE
AND A FUTURE.
AND HE HAS A HOPE FOR THIS
NATION.
WE WANT TO BRING THINGS BACK
INTO PERSPECTIVE AND
ENCOURAGE YOU.
THAT IS WHY PAT PUT THIS
TOGETHER.
IT IS CALLED "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA, HOW TO PREPARE FOR
THE DAYS AHEAD."
THIS IS A DYNAMIC TEACHING
WE WANT TO GIVE TO YOU.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL
"THE 700 CLUB" OR LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
WHEN?
RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU'VE BEEN KIND OF
WATCHING THE "THE 700 CLUB"
AND YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING
SOME OF THE DIFFERENT SHOWS,
AND PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED AND
TRANSFORMED AND YOU'RE
THINKING, I WANT TO BE A
PART OF THAT, THEN HERE IS
THE QUESTION TO YOU: WHY
NOT?
WHY NOT?
IT IS 65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A
MONTH.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
CHALLENGE.
WE'VE GOT 19 MINUTES LEFT ON
A $100,000 CHALLENGE.
WHICH MEANS WHEN YOU CALL
RIGHT NOW, YOUR DOLLAR IS
INSTANTLY DOUBLED.
GORDON?
Gordon: TODAY SHA
SHAQUITA OWNS A THRIVING
BUSINESS.
BUT NOT LONG AGO, SHE WAS
BEHIND ON HER BILLS AND
ABOUT TO BE EVICTED.
Reporter: SHAQUITA
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
A 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, PROVIDING
THINGS I NEEDED FOR THE
KIDS.
I JUST DIDN'T MAKE ENOUGH
MONEY.
Reporter: THREE MONTHS
BEHIND ON RENT AND FACING
EVICTION, SHAQUITA HAD NO
CLUE WHAT TO DO.
HER PASTOR ENCOURAGED HER TO
APPLY WHAT THE BOOK OF
MALACHI SAYS ABOUT MONEY.
THE PASTOR SAYS THAT IS
THE ONLY SCRIPTURE WHERE GOD
SAYS PUT ME TO THE TESTER.
I'LL OPEN THE WINDOWS OF
HEAVEN AND POUR YOU OUT A
BLESSING YOU WON'T HAVE ROOM
TO RECEIVE.
I SAID, I NEED THE WINDOWS
OF HEAVEN TO OPEN UP FOR
ME.
I SAID, I'M GOING TO TRY
IT.
Reporter: A FEW WEEKS
LATER, SHE GOT A CALL FROM
WORK SAYING SHE RECEASED A
BONUS.
MY CHECK CAME THE DAY I
RECEIVED THE EVICTION.
I STUCK MY CHECKUP TO THEM
AND SAID YOU WON'T NEED TO
BE DOING AN EVICTION HERE.
Reporter: SHAQUITA THEN
RECEIVED A PROMOTION.
AND THE MORE SHE GAVE, THE
MORE SHE RECEIVED.
WHEN SHE FOUND "THE 700
CLUB," SHE WANTED TO GIVE
OVER AND ABOVE HER TITHE.
I'M GOING TO SOW INTO THE
"THE 700 CLUB" BECAUSE I
BELIEVE THEY'RE A GOOD
GROUND.
Reporter:
SHE TAUGHT
HER KIDS TO GIVE, TOO.
SO SHE ASKED IF THEY WANTED
TO SEND IN $20 A MATCH HER
FIRST PLEDGE.
THEY ALL SAID YES.
SHAQUITA IS GLAD HER
CHILDREN ENJOY TITHING AS
MUCH AS SHE DOES.
TITHING WORKS.
IT WORKED BEYOND WORKING.
Gordon: IT DOES WORK.
TITHING WORKS.
PROVERBS 19: "IF YOU HELP
THE POOR, YOU'RE LENDING TO
THE LORD AND HE WILL REPAY
YOU."
UNDERSTAND THAT GOD OWES
NOTHING TO NO MAN, BUT WHAT
HE DOES DO IS HE HONORS HIS
PROMISES.
AND HIS PROMISE IS WHEN YOU
GIVE, IT WILL BE GIVEN UNTO
YOU.
WHEN YOU TITHE, HE WILL OPEN
UP THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN AND
POUR OUT A BLESSING THAT YOU
CAN'T CONTAIN.
IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT, IF
YOU WANT TO START A LIFE OF
GIVING, GIVING US A CALL,
1-800-759-0700.
SAY, YES, I WANT TO BE A
PART OF WHAT CBN IS DOING
TODAY.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF
PREACHING THE GOSPEL AROUND
THE WORLD.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF
HELPING PEOPLE, EXTENDING
HANDS OF LOVE AND
COMPASSION.
IF THAT'S YOU, JOIN WITH
US.
AND JOIN WITH TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
SAYING YES, WE WANT TO DO
THIS.
WE WANT TO SEE THE GOSPEL GO
OUT.
1-800-759-0700.
WHEN TODD LOST HIS JOB, HIS
WIFE, DANA, WENT FROM
HOMEMAKER TO BREAD WINNER.
ALL SHE COULD FIND WERE
PART-TIME CLEANING JOBS.
AT ONE POINT, SHE HAD TO
FEED HER FAMILY WITH FOOD
OTHER PEOPLE HAD THROWN
AWAY.
Reporter: DANA NEVER
THOUGHT IT WOULD COME TO
THIS, THAT HER FAMILY
FINANCES WOULD HIT ROCK
BOTTOM.
IT HAPPENED WHEN HER HUSBAND
TODD LOST HIS JOB BECAUSE OF
A DRUG ADDICTION.
DANA STARTED CLEANING HOUSES
AND CORPORATE BUSINESSES
JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
WHEN YOU LOSE EVERYTHING,
AND YOU HAVE NOT JUST
YOURSELF BUT YOUR CHILDREN
TO PROVIDE FOR, NOTHING IS
BENEATH YOU.
Reporter: MANY OF THE
APARTMENTS DANA CLEANED HAD
BEEN VACATED.
OFTEN SHE FOUND UNOPENED
FOOD THAT WERE LEFT BEHIND,
THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE
HOME.
THERE WERE LOTS OF THINGS
I WAS ABLE TO TAKE HOME AND
MAKE FOODS FROM.
I WAS REALLY TORN BETWEEN
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE GAS
MONEY TO GET TO THE NEXT JOB
THAT IS GOING TO GIVE ME
MONEY, OR ARE WE GOING TO
HAVE MILK FOR THEIR CEREAL
OR ANYTHING THEY MIGHT NEED
TOMORROW.
AND I CHOSE THE GAS.
Reporter: DANA WAS
DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS.
HE STARTED WATCHING "THE 700
CLUB," WHERE SHE HEARD ABOUT
THE LAW OF RECIPROCITY.
WHAT IT TAUGHT ME IS I
COULD SOW INTO THE KINGDOM,
AND THAT OPENS THE DOOR FOR
GOD'S BLESSINGS TO START
MOVING IN OUR LIVES.
Reporter: DANA STARTED
TITHING OFF THE LIMIT SHE
MADE OFF OF CLEANING
APARTMENTS AND GIVING TO
CBN.
NOT LONG AFTER THAT, SHE
SAYS GOD PROVIDED HER WITH A
CLEANING MONTH THAT TOOK
CARE OF THE NEXT MONTH'S
RENT.
IT WAS EXACTLY $500 SHE
PAID ME FOR THAT JOB.
GOD KNEW MY NEED AND GOD
PROVIDED A WAY FOR ME TO
MEET THAT NEED.
Reporter: DANA SAYS GOD
ALWAYS PROVIDED THEIR NEXT
NEED.
EVENTUALLY, DANA'S HUSBAND
BEAT HIS DRUG ADDICTION AND
WENT BACK TO WORK.
GOD HAS BLESSED
EVERYTHING.
IT IS TRULY AN ABUNDANT
LIFE.
Reporter: TODAY THEY
BOTH HAVE STEADY JOBS AND
THEY BOTH GIVE TO CBN AS
"THE 700 CLUB" GOLD
MEMBERS.
JUST RECENTLY THEY BOUGHT
THEIR FIRST HOME.
WHEN WE WALKED IN THE
DOOR AND PUT THE KEY IN, I
CARRIED MY WIFE IN.
TO LOOK UP AND SEE THE LIGHT
COMING THROUGH THE BIG
WINDOWS IS UNREAL.
I ASKED FOR A POND, AND GOD
GAVE US A LAKE.
SO ME AND MY SON GO FISHING
A LOT.
WE ALL GO FISHING, BUT GOD
GAVE US THIS HOUSE.
MATTHEW 6: 33, WHEN YOU
SET YOUR DESIRES ON THE
LORD, HE KNOWS OUR NEEDS AND
GIVES US SO MUCH MORE.
Gordon: MATTHEW 6:
"DON'T WORRY ABOUT HAVING
ENOUGH FOOD OR DRINK OR
CLOTHING.
YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER ALREADY
KNOWS ALL OF YOUR NEEDS, AND
HE WILL GIVE YOU ALL OF YOUR
NEEDS FROM DAY TO DAY."
IT IS CONDITIONAL, IF YOU
LIVE FOR HIM, AND MAKE THE
KINGDOM OF GOD YOUR PRIMARY
CONCERN.
AND DANA DID THAT.
SHE WAS GOING THROUGH SOME
VERY TOUGH TIMES.
AND SHE SAID, I'M GOING TO
PUT GOD FIRST AND SEE WHAT
HE DOES FOR ME, AND GOD CAME
THROUGH.
AND HE WILL DO THAT FOR YOU
IF YOU SAY, I'M GOING TO
START PUTTING HIM FIRST.
I'M GOING TO SEEK THE
KINGDOM FIRST AND SEEK THE
EXPANSION OF THE KINGDOM.
WHEN YOU DO THAT, THEN HE
BLESSES YOU.
GIVE US A CALL,
1-800-759-0700.
SAY, YES, I WANT TO BE A
PART OF IT.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF "THE
700 CLUB."
IT IS
JUST 65 CENTS A DAY,
$20.
SOME CAN GIVE HIGHER, AND
THERE IS THE GOLD CLUB, $40,
AND THE THOUSAND CLUB, $84,
AND THEN WE HAVE WHAT WE
CALL CHAIRMAN'S CIRCLE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT, ASK
FOR IT, HOW YOU CAN BE PART
OF THE CHAIRMAN'S CIRCLE.
GIVE US A CALL.
WHATEVER LEVEL GOD IS
SPEAKING TO YOU, NOW IS THE
TIME TO DO IT.
WE'VE GOT 12 MINUTES AND 10
SECONDS TO GO.
WE WANT TO GO WAY OVER THE
TOP ON THIS.
SO GIVE US A CALL NOW.
TERRY?
Terry: WELL, CLEAN
WATER IS HARD TO COME BY IN
WESTERN INDIA.
UNTIL RECENTLY, PEOPLE IN
ONE VILLAGE ACTUALLY HAD TO
FIGHT EACH OTHER JUST TO GET
IT.
Reporter: TENSIONS
BUILD EVERY DAY AS THEY HIKE
TO THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF
WATER.
THEY KNEW THEY WOULD HAVE TO
FIGHT AGAINST TIME AND EACH
OTHER.
WE WOULD GO OVER THE
PIPELINE TO GET WATER.
BECAUSE WE KNEW WE DIDN'T
HAVE MUCH TIME BEFORE THE
POLICE WOULD CHASE US OFF.
WE KNEW IT WAS WRONG, BUT WE
COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT
WATER.
Reporter: THE INDIAN
GOVERNMENT TRIED TO DRILL A
WELL AT THE VILLAGE, BUT
THEY NEVER STRUCK WATER.
FIESTA AND HIS FAMILY WERE
DISAPPOINTED.
SOON THEY FOUND HOPE IN
ANOTHER FORM.
IN THE YEAR 2010, MY SON
FELL SICK.
OUR PASTOR FOUND OUT ABOUT
HIM AND VISITED OUR HOME.
HE PRAYED FOR OUR SON, AND
HE ASKED US TO PUT OUR TRUST
IN JESUS.
Reporter: HIS SON WAS
HEALED, AND FIESTA'S ENTIRE
FAMILY BECAME CHRISTIANS.
THAT'S WHEN THEY STARTED
PRAYING FOR A CLEAN WATER
SOURCE CLOSE TO THEIR HOME.
SOON AFTER OUR PRAYERS,
CBN CAME TO OUR VILLAGE.
PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY
WONDERING IF WATER WOULD
ACTUALLY COME OUT OF THE
PUMP.
THEN IT HAPPENED, WATER CAME
OUT.
MANY PEOPLE ACCEPTED JESUS
AS THE ONE TRUE GOD.
NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT
OVER WATER, AND WE CAN LIVE
IN PEACE.
THANK YOU, CBN.
Terry: WATER, A SOURCE
OF LIFE PHYSICALLY AND
SPIRITUAL LIFE AS WELL CAME
TO THIS VILLAGE.
AND HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
IT HAPPENED BECAUSE PEOPLE
LIKE YOU AND M AND ME SAID
WE WANT TO PUT OUR LIVES ON
THE LINE, OUR PRAYERS ON THE
LINE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
AND YOU DO THAT WHEN YOU
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE, I
CAN'T DO IT ALONE, BUT
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE.
THAT'S WHY TODAY WE'RE
ASKING YOU TO GO TO YOUR
PHONE AND CALL.
OUR NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE.
IT'S 1-800-759-0700.
WON'T YOU CALL AND SAY, I
WANT TO JOIN "THE 700
CLUB."
AND WHEN YOU DO IT, WILL YOU
DO IT USING SOMETHING WE
CALL PLEDGE EXPRESS.
IT IS ELECTRONIC MONTHLY
GIVING.
IT MEANS YOUR BANK DOES ALL
OF THE WORK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
STAMPS OR ENVELOPES ON
HAND.
THE BANK DOES ALL OF THE
WORK.
YOU CAN STOP AT ANY TIME YOU
WANT, BUT IT SAVES US MONEY
IN PROCESSING COSTS.
OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU
FOR USING PLEDGE EXPRESS IS
TO SEND YOU "POWER FOR LIFE"
TEACHINGS.
WE THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT
BLESSING TO YOU.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU'LL
HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING
REMINDED YOU'RE CHANGING
LIVES AROUND THE WORLD.
> AND YOU CAN ALSO LOG ON
TO CBN.COM.
Gordon: WHEN YOU CALL,
THERE IS SOMETHING I WANT
YOU TO HAVE.
IT'S CALLED "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA."
IT IS MY FATHER'S LATEST
TEACHING.
WE'RE HEARING A LOT OF GLOOM
AND DOOM, AND REMEMBER, GOD
IS STILL IN CHARGE.
AND HIS PLANS, AND THE
THINGS HE WANTS TO DO, HE
CAN DO.
HE CAN DO.
SO IF WE JUST START LAYING
HOLD OF HIS PLAN, WE CAN
HAVE IT.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.
IT IS YOURS WHEN YOU JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB," "GOD'S PLAN
FOR AMERICA, HOW TO PREPARE
FOR THE DAYS AHEAD."
SO CALL US, 1-800-759-0700.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
$100,000 CHALLENGE.
8 MINUTES AND 33 SECONDS TO
GO.
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU, SO
GIVE US A CALL.
IN GUATEMALA, MANY PEOPLE
CAN'T AFFORD BASIC HEALTH
CARE.
SO FOR ONE FAMILY, A VISIT
FROM "OPERATION BLESSING"
MEANT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
LIFE AND DEATH.
Reporter: 7-YEAR-OLD
IRWIN WANTED TO PLAY LIKE
THE OTHER KIDS.
HE SIMPLY WASN'T ABLE TO.
WHEN I RUN, THE HERNIA
PAIN GOT EVEN WORSE, SO I
STOPPED PLAYING.
Reporter: IRWIN HAS HAD
THE HERNIA SINCE BIRTH, BUT
ONLY RECENTLY IT HAS GOTTEN
WORSE.
THE PAIN BECAME SO SEVERE HE
HAD TO STOP GOING TO SCOL.
TO SCHOOL.
HIS MOM HAD TO QUIT HER JOB
TO STAY HOME WITH HIM.
IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT
SINCE I QUIT MY JOB.
Reporter:
I WANTED TO WORK SO MY
MOM COULD ALWAYS BE HERE
WITH MY LITTLE BROTHER.
Reporter: WHEN
"OPERATION BLESSING" LEARNED
ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WE
ARRANGED FOR THE BOY TO HAVE
THE SURGERY.
A FEW WEEKS LATER, IRWIN WAS
AS GOOD AS NEW.
THE DOCTORS TOLD ME I'M
ALREADY HEALED AND CAN SPRAY
OR JUMP.
THAT'S WHY I AM SO HAPPY.
I GIVE THANKS TO
"OPERATION BLESSING" BECAUSE
THANKS TO YOU, MY SON
RECEIVED THE SURGERY.
MY LITTLE BROTHER IS
HEALED THANKS TO "OPERATION
BLESSING."
NOW HE IS A NEW BOY.
THANKS, "OPERATION
BLESSING," FOR MY SURGERY.
Gordon: AND THANK YOU,
IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF "THE
700 CLUB."
A PORTION OF EVERY GIFT TO
"THE 700 CLUB" GOES TO THE
WORK OF "OPERATION BLESSING"
TO HELP PEOPLE.
WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE.
IF THAT'S YOU, IF YOU WANT
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
SOMEBODY'S LIFE, JUST
IMAGINE THE TRANS
PLAYSTATIO --
TRANSFORMATION IN THAT
LITTLE BOY.
ALL MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU CARED ENOUGH
TO GIVE.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF
IT, CALL US.
1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY, YES, I WANT TO BE
A MEMBER OF "THE 700 CLUB."
SOME OF YOU CAN GIVE MORE.
WE'VE GOT "THE 700 CLUB"
GOLD AT $40 A MONTH.
THEN THERE IS THOUSAND CLUB,
$84 A MONTH.
AT WHATEVER LEVEL GOD IS
SPEAKING TO YOU, NOW IS THE
TIME TO CALL US.
GIVE US A CALL.
1-800-759-0700.
LET'S GO TO WENDY AT THE
PHONES.
Wendy: THANKS, GORDON.
IF YOU'RE TIRED OF ALL OF
THE DOOM AND GLOOM IN THE
HEADLINES TODAY, AND WHO
ISN'T, WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD
NEWS FOR YOU ABOUT AMERICA'S
FUTURE.
IT IS ALL HERE IN PAT
ROBERTSON'S LATEST
D.V.D., "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA."
AND HERE IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE
ALREADY SAYING ABOUT IT.
AS PAT WAS TEACHING THE
SCRIPTURE THAT HE USED WAS
SO ESSENTIAL FOR US TO
UNDERSTAND GOD'S PLAN.
WHAT WE'RE GETTING FROM OUR
NATION'S LEADERS IS DOOM AND
GLOOM, REALLY.
BUT PAT'S TEACHING ON GOD'S
PLAN FOR AMERICA SEWS US
THAT WE STILL HAVE HOPE.
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR
TEENAGERS, FOR COLLEGE-AGED
STUDENTS, FOR WORKERS,
COUPLES, SENIOR CITIZENS.
GOD IS GRACIOUS AND
MERCIFUL, READY TO FORGIVE,
SO THERE IS HOPE FOR THE
FUTURE.
GOD MAKES PROMISES AND HE
KEEPS HIS PROMISES.
Wendy: ONE OF MY
FAVORITE SCRIPTURES,
JEREMIAH 29: 11: GOD SAYS, I
KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR
YOU.
PLANS TO PROSPER YOU.
PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND A
FUTURE.
GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU HOPE
TODAY.
HE IS THE GOD OF ALL HOPE.
THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD
FOR HIM.
I BELIEVE THE BEST IS YET TO
COME FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR
AMERICA.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TODAY WITH PAT'S NEW
TEACHING, "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA, HOW TO PREPARE FOR
THE DAYS AHEAD."
THIS IS OUR FREE GIFT TO YOU
WHEN YOU CALL RIGHT NOW AND
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
1-800-759-0700 IS THE NUMBER
ON YOUR SCREEN TO CALL, OR
LOG AND ON TO CBN.COM.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW.
THAT MEANS IF YOU GO TO YOUR
PHONES RIGHT NOW ON THIS
$100,000 PLEDGE, EVERY
DOLLAR YOU PLEDGE WILL BE
MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
WE WANTS YOU TO HAVE THIS.
THIS WILL REALLY GIVE YOU
HOPE.
YOU CAN'T HAVE FAITH UNLESS
YOU HAVE HOPE.
SO PLEASE, GO TO YOUR PHONES
RIGHT NOW.
WHEN YOU CALL, ASK FOR
PLEDGE EXPRESS, AND ASK FOR
THE GOLD LEVEL, $40 A
MONTH.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU
THREE OF "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA."
ONE FOR YOU AND TWO TO GIVE
AWAY.
MAYBE YOU CAN DO MORE, THE
THOUSAND CLUB LEVEL, $84 A
MONTH, AND WE WANT TO GIVE
YOU FIVE D.V.D.s, SO YOU
CAN HAVE PLENTY TO GIVE AWAY
TO FRIENDS AND FAMILIES.
THAT'S OUR FREE GIFT TO YOU
WHEN YOU CALL RIGHT NOW.
GORDON?
Gordon: WE'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A $100,000
CHALLENGE.
SOME PARTNERS ARE SAYING
THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
THEY WANT TO ADD $50,000 AND
TAKE IT TO $150,000.
LORD, WE ASK FOR BLESSING
AND INCREASE.
WE PRAY A BLESSING OVER THE
PARTNERS WHO MADE IT
POSSIBLE, AND THOSE WHO ARE
CALLING IN.
WE JUST ASK THAT THE WINDOWS
OF HEAVEN WOULD OPEN OVER
THEM AND YOU WOULD POUR OUT
A BLESSING THEY CAN CANNOT
CONTAIN.
DO IT NOW, LORD, FOR WE ASK
IT IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
YOU HEARD IT, $150,000 ON
THE CHALLENGE.
WE GET TO THE END OF THE
HOUR, WHICH IS 16 MINUTES
AND 30 SECONDS AWAY.
SO CALL US, 1-800-759-0700.
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE
OUT OF WORK, BUT ONE L.A.
TRUCK DRIVER HAS NO PROBLEM
FINDING A JOB, AND YOU'RE
ABOUT TO SEE WHY.
Reporter: RON PUTS IN
LONG HOURS POURING CONCRETE
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
BUT HE DOESN'T MIND.
HE IS HAPPY TO BE EMPLOYED.
BUT HE ALWAYS FINDS TIME TO
WATCH ONE OF HIS FAVORITE
SHOWS, "THE 700 CLUB."
I LOVE IT.
I TRUST IT.
I TRUST CBN'S PERSPECTIVE
AND OUTLOOK.
Reporter: WHEN HE FIRST
FOUND THE PROGRAM, HOWEVER,
HE DOESN'T BELIEVE THE
LESSON ON TITHING, BUT HE
EVENTUALLY CHANGED HIS
MIND.
AS THE YEARS WENT ON, I
WAS, LIKE, NO, THE LORD
NEEDS THE MONEY.
Reporter: HE PLEDGED
$20 A MONTH, AND THAT WAS A
STRETCH BECAUSE HE LOST HIS
JOB AND WAS RELYING ON
UNEMPLOYMENT AND ODD JOBS,
BUT HE GAVE ANYWAY.
IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE RON
LANDED NOT ONE TRUCKING JOB,
BUT TWO.
I JUST KEPT GETTING
WORK.
I NOTICED EVERYBODY ELSE WAS
NOT WORKING, BUT I AM.
I ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE
TITHING.
GOD SAID, TRUST ME AND SEE
IF I DON'T OPEN UP THE
WINDOWS OF HEAVEN.
Reporter: AND HE LOVES
TO SEE "OPERATION
BLESSING."
THEY DO GREAT THINGS FOR
PEOPLE.
IT IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF
MONEY TO GIVE EVERY MONTH.
Reporter: AND RON HAS
BEEN FAITHFUL TO GIVE EVERY
MONTH, NO MATTER WHAT.
MY TITHE GOES OUT BEFORE MY
RENT.
Reporter: AND FOR THOSE
WONDERING IF THE PRINCIPLE
WILL WORK FOR THEM, RON HAS
THIS TO SAY:
THAT IS WHAT GOD
PROMISES.
IT'S IN THE BIBLE.
WHEN YOU OBEY HIS WORD, YOU
GET HIS BLESSINGS.
Gordon: WHEN YOU OBEY
HIS WORD, YOU GET HIS
BLESSINGS.
IF YOU LIVE ACCORDING TO HIS
PLAN, THEN IT HAPPENS FOR
YOU.
CALL US, 1-800-759-0700.
BE PART OF EVERYTHING WE'RE
DOING AROUND THE WORLD.
NOW THE TECHNOLOGY EXIST FOR
US TO REACH EVERY NATION, TO
REACH EVERY TRIBE, TO PREACH
THE GOSPEL IN EVERY TONGUE.
WE CAN DO IT, BUT WE NEED
HELP TO DO IT.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO SAY YES,
I'LL COME ALONGSIDE AND I
WANT TO BE A PART OF IT.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO JOIN AND
SAY, YES, I WANT TO BE A
PART OF "THE 700 CLUB."
HOW MUCH IS IT?
$20 A MONTH, JUST 65 CENTS A
DAY.
BUT THE KEY IS YOU'RE
JOINING WITH TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO SAY
YES AS WELL, AND THAT GROUP
CAN DO MANY THINGS
TOGETHER.
WE CAN DIRECT RESOURCES TO
THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE
OPEN TO THE GOSPEL AND ARE
RESPONDING.
SO IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART
OF IT, CALL US RIGHT NOW.
1-800-759-0700.
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.
WE SAVE SO MUCH ON THE
PROCESSING, WE CAN SEND AS
OUR GIFT TO YOU, "POWER FOR
LIFE," MONTHLY TEACHING
C.D.s.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT, ASK
FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS WHEN YOU
CALL.
DO IT NOW, 1-800-759-0700.
TERRY?
Terry: IN COUNTRIES
LIKE EGYPT, IT IS DIFFICULT
FOR A WOMAN TO BE THE FAMILY
BREAD WINNER.
THE WOMAN IN THIS NEXT STORY
WORKS HARD TO SUPPORT HER
DISABLED HUSBAND, BUT SHE
MAKES LESS THAN $2 A WEEK.
Reporter: ALNA IS A
WIFE AND MOTHER AND SOLE
SUPPORTER OF HER FAMILY.
HER HUSBAND WORKED AS A
FIELD WORKER UNTIL HE WAS
ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT ON
FIRE.
WHEN HE WAS MAKING TEA,
SOMEONE CARELESSLY FLEW
GASOLINE ON THE FIRE AND IT
BLEW UP.
MY HUSBAND WAS BURNED ALL
OVER HIS BODY.
Reporter: HER HUSBAND
WAS DISABLED AND COULDN'T
WORK.
SHE HAD TO FIND A WAY TO
MAKE MONEY.
SO SHE BOUGHT AN OLD CHURN.
EVERY DAY HER NEIGHBORS
BRING HER FRESH MELT AND SHE
SEPARATES IT INTO BUTTER ON
ONE SIDE AND MILK ON THE
OTHER.
BUT THE MACHINE IS VERY OLD
AND BROKE, SO SHE ONLY EARNS
ABOUT $1.50 A WEEK.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP
ME FEED MY CHILDREN BECAUSE
EVERY DAY THEY GO TO SCHOOL
HUNGRY.
MY NEIGHBORS WILL SOMETIMES
GIVE MY BREAD CRUMBS, MIXED
WITH BITS OF CHEESE, TO FEED
MY CHILDREN.
Reporter: THE LAST TIME
THE MACHINE BROKE, IT COST
THE EQUIVALENT OF THREE
MONTH'S WAGES TO GET IT
FIXED.
SHE PAID IT OFF.
SO WE'RE GOING TO PAY OFF
HER DEBT AND GIVE HER A
CLEAN SLATE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON OUR WAY
TO THE MARKET TO GET HER A
MACHINE THAT WOULDN'T
BREAK.
WHEN ALNA AND HER HUSBAND
SAW US COMING BACK, THEY
WERE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE
BROUGHT WITH US.
HERE IS YOUR BRAND NEW
MACHINE.
Reporter: ANYONE BRIA
BEFORE WE FINISHED SETTING
UP THE NEW MACHINE,
NEIGHBORS WERE ALREADY
COMING OVER WITH FRESH MILK
TO SEPARATE.
WHEN MY NEIGHBORS FOUND
OUT I GOT THE MACHINE, THEY
WERE COMING FROM HERE AND
THERE.
SO WORK AND COSTUMERS -- AND
I'M SO HAPPY.
Reporter: WE'RE HELPING
HER BUILD HER BUSINESS, AND
NOW SHE HAS A MACHINE THAT
IS FASTER AND MORE
EFFICIENT, SO SHE'LL BE
MAKING MORE MONEY THAN SHE
EVER HAS BEFORE.
WITH THE ADDED INCOME AND NO
DEBT, HER FAMILY WON'T GO
HUNGRY ANYMORE.
GOD BE WITH YOU AND BLESS
YOU, AND KEEP YOU BENEATH
THE SHAD GO O SHADOW OF HIS
WINGS.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THE MACHINE.
Terry: HELPING OTHERS
WHO HELP THEMSELVES.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE
DO.
THIS TOOK PLACE IN EGYPT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY YOU'VE GIVEN US
IN THE JESUS, AND WE THANK
YOU.
YOU'RE DOING THAT AROUND THE
WORLD WHEN YOU PARTNER WITH
US.
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB" TODAY.
IT IS SUCH A SIMPLE
COMMITMENT, 65 CENTS A DAY,
$20.
SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN "THE
700 CLUB" MEMBERS FOR A
LONG, LONG TIME.
TODAY WOULD YOU HEAR THE
TESTIMONY OF THOSE WHO HAVE
INCREASED THEIR GIVING.
THAT GOD HAS BEEN FAITHFUL
TO SUPPLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DO THAT.
IT IS A BLESSING TO BE ABLE
TO GIVE.
GO UP TO "THE 700 CLUB"
GOLD.
THAT'S A GIFT OF $40.
IF YOU'RE ALREADY A GOLD
CLUB MEMBER, GO UP TO THE
THOUSAND, $84 A MONTH.
OUR 2500 CLUB MEMBERS JOIN
US AT $209, AND $417 A MONTH
IS OUR FOUNDERS' LEVEL.
AND SOME OF YOU WHO ARE
BLESSED WITH BUSINESSES THAT
ARE PROSPERING OR MAYBE YOU
INHERITED MONEY, WE'D LIKE
YOU TO JOIN OUR CHAIRMAN'S
CIRCLE.
THESE ARE FOLKS THAT GIVE
$10,000 OR MORE A YEAR.
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
JOIN WITH THE REST OF US TO
REACH OUT AND TOUCH THE
WORLD IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
LET'S DO THAT DOING.
LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
THE LIVES OF OTHERS IN HIS
NAME.
CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-759-0700.
GORDON?
Gordon: OKAY.
POVERTY IS A WAY OF LIFE FOR
MOST GYPSY FAMILIES IN THE
UKRAINE.
THE WINTERS ARE BRUTAL, AND
ONE FAMILY WAS CLOSE TO
FREEZING UNTIL THEY GOT SOME
HELP FROM CBN.
Terry: HERE IN UKRAINE,
ABOUT 200 VERY POOR GYPSY
FAMILIES LIVE IN A VILLAGE
WEST OF THE CARPATHIAN
MOUNTAINS.
THEY DO THEIR BEST TO KEEP
WARM, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE
BLANKETS, WARM CLOAMTION,
CLOTHES OR GOOD HEATING
SYSTEMS FOR THEIR HOMES.
WE HAVE AN OLD STOVE THAT
BARELY WORKS AND DOESN'T
KEEP US WARM.
WHEN MY SON GOT COLD, HE
WENT VERY COLD TO THE STOVE
AND GOT BURNED.
Reporter: MISHA AND
VERA HAVE THREE CHILDREN,
AND A FOURTH IS ON THE WAY.
THEY CAN BARELY AFFORD FOOD,
AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO
PREPARE FOR THE HARSH
WINTER.
EVEN THE WATER IS
FREEZING IN OUR HOME.
LOOK, IT JUST FREEZES AND
TURNS INTO ICE.
OUR CHILDREN ARE NEVER
WARM, AND THEY GET SICK ALL
OF THE TIME.
Reporter: THIS OLD
STOVE IS THEIR ONLY HEAT
SOURCE.
AND IT PRODUCES DANGEROUS
AMOUNTS OF SMOKE INSIDE.
WHEN CBN LEARNED ABOUT THESE
FAMILIES, WE TOOK THEM WARM
CLOTHES, BLANKETS, WOOD, AND
NEW STOVES.
NOW IT'S VERY EASY TO
PREPARE HOT MEALS FOR MY
CHILDREN.
THEY EAT WELL AND FEEL FULL
AND WARM.
THIS IS ALL SO NICE.
Terry: THE KIDS WERE
ESPECIALLY HAPPY ABOUT
GETTING GOOD BOOTS.
AND MISHA WAS AMAZED AT HOW
MUCH WARMER THE HOUSE IS
WITH THE NEW STOVE.
LOOK HOW MUCH FIRE IT
GIVES.
CAN YOU SEE IT?
IT IS SO WARM AND COZY IN
OUR HOUSE.ú
THE STOVE DOESN'T SMOKE AND
OUR KIDS WON'T GET SICKH
ANYMORE.
MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU FOR
YOUR KINDNESS.
THANK YOU.
Gordon: AND THANK YOU.
IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF "THE
700 CLUB," YOU'RE PART OF
THAT.
YOU'RE DOING THAT.
WE'RE DOING IT IN YOUR
NAME.
IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER, JOIN
WITH US.
THESE STORIES ARE JUST SO
INCREDIBLE, WHAT CAN HAPPEN,
HOW LIVES CAN BE TRANSFORMED
WHEN PEOPLE GET TOGETHER AND
SAY, YES, LET'S MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
LET'S DO SOMETHING.
LET'S HELP A CHRISTIAN
FAMILY IN CAIRO.
LET'S HELP THE GYPSIES IN
THE UKRAINE.
LET'S REACH OUT AROUND THE
WORLD AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND
PEOPLE AND NOT JUST GIVE
THEM A HANDOUT, BUT GIVE
THEM A HAND-UP.
BE A MEMBER, JOIN WITH US.
WE'VE GOT $30,000 LEFT ON A
$150,000 CHALLENGE.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS EXISTING
PARTNERS LIKE GIVING SO
MUCH, THEY WANT TO CHALLENGE
OTHERS TO GIVE.
SO THEY'RE CHALLENGING YOU,
AND SAYING WE'LL MATCH YOU.
SO YOUR $220 GIFT BECOMES A
$40.
$100 GIFT BECOMES $200.
AT WHATEVER LEVEL GOD IS
SPEAKING TO YOU, DO IT NOW.
CALL US NOW.
1-800-759-0700.
LET'S GO OVER TO KRISTI.
Kristi: THANK YOU,
GORDON, BETWEEN THE BAD
ECONOMY AND THE BICKERING
POLITICIANS, YOU MAY BE, I
DON'T KNOW, SOMEWHAT
DISCURRENT ABOUT THE STATE
OF THE UNION.
BUT GUESS WHAT?
YOU SHOULDN'T BE.
WHY?
BECAUSE PAT ROBERTSON
EXPLAINS WHY IN HIS NEW
TEACHING SERIES CALLED
"GOD'S PLAN FOR AMERICA."
PEOPLE ARE LOVING IT, AND
THEY'RE BEING ENCOURAGED BY
IT.
IN FACT, THIS IS WHAT
THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT IT.
Kristi: YOU KNOW WHAT I
LOVE ABOUT THIS?
BECAUSE IT IS SO
INFORMATIVE, IT REALLY
TEACHES US KIND OF HOW TO
PRAY AND WHAT WE NEED TO
PRAY FOR.
LISTEN, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE
OVER 30, NOT QUITE 40 DAYS
INTO THE ELECTION, SO WE
NEED TO PRAY FOR THE STATE
OF OUR COUNTRY.
WHEN?
NOW.
AND THIS IS GOING TO REALLY
KIND OF HELP YOU TO KNOW
WHAT DIRECTION -- KIND OF TO
HELP YOU OUT A LITTLE BIT.
THIS IS OUR GIFT TO YOU,
1-800-759-0700.
THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT YOU
CALL WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO
BECOME A "THE 700 CLUB"
PARTNER.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IT'S SIMPLE.
YOU LITERALLY PUT YOUR HAND
IN YOUR POCKET, AND GET YOUR
CHANGE, PAT USUALLY HOLDS UP
TWO QUARTERS, A NICKEL AND A
DIME.
WHAT IS THAT 65.
65 CENTS.
WE CAN FIND THAT UNDER THE
SEAT OF A CAR.
I JUST FOUND IT IN MY CAR.
YOU TAKE THAT MONEY, AND YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH
IT?
SOW IT INTO THE MINISTRY OF
CBN, AND LIVES WILL BE
CHANGED.
IF YOU'RE NOT A CBN PARTNER,
COME ON.
PICK UP THE PHONE AND JUST
CHOOSE TO BECOME ONE TODAY.
IT IS, LIKE I SAID, 65 CENTS
A DAY.
AND SAY YOU'RE, LIKE, THAT'S
JUST NOT ENOUGH.
AND YOU WANT TO TAKE IT TO
THE NEXT LEVEL.
FOR $40 A MONTH, "THE 700
CLUB" GOLD, NOT ONLY WILL
YOU BLESS EVEN MORE PEOPLE,
WE'RE GOING TO BLESS YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU
THREE D.V.D.s.
YOU CAN KEEP ONE FOR
YOURSELF AND GIVE THE OTHER
TWO AWAY.
SAME THING IF YOU BECOME A
THOUSAND CLUB MEMBER, $84
MONTH, WE'LL GIVE YOU FIVE.
KEEP ONE AND GIVE FOUR
AWAY.
DO SOMETHING.
1-800-759-0700.
TERRY?
Terry: ALL OVER THE
WORLD, "ORPHANS' PROMISE"
PROVIDES FOOD, THEY PROVIDE
SHELTER, AND EDUCATION FOR
AT-RISK CHILDREN, LIKE THESE
TWO ORPHANED SISTERS WHO
LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Reporter: WHEN RHONDA'S
MOTHER DIED A FEW YEARS AGO,
SHE WAS FORCED TO TAKE CARE
OF HER LITTLE SISTERS.
IT HURT SO MUCH WHEN SHE
DIED.
Reporter: RELATIVES
JUST LET THE GIRLS FEND FOR
THEMSELVES.
IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT.
NOBODY CARED IF WE HAD FOOD
TO EAT OR NOT.
Reporter: THEN THEY
FOUND PEOPLE WHO DID CARE.
THEY FOUND A CHILDREN'S HOME
SUPPORTED BY "ORPHANS' PROMISE."
THE CENTER IS HOME FOR
DOZENS OF ORPHANED OR
ABANDONED KIDS.
IT IS LIKE WE COULD START
OR LIVES ALL OVER AGAIN.
THE PEOPLE HERE BECAME OUR
NEW FAMILY.
THEY TOOK GOOD CARE OF US.
NOW I CAN DO ALL OF MY
HOMEWORK AND I'M GETTING
GOOD GRADES IN SCHOOL.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US AND
GIVING US A PLACE TO LIVE.
Terry: I AM ASTONISHED
THAT THE COURAGE AND THE
STRENGTH OF CHILDREN AROUND
THE WORLD WHO ARE IN
DESPERATE NEED AS THEY TRY
TO SIMPLY LIVE.
YOU ALLOW US TO COME
ALONGSIDE OF THEM, BLESS
THEIR LIVES, GIVE THEM HOPE
AND A FUTURE, EDUCATE THEM,
AND TEACH THEM ABOUT THE
LOVE OF THEIR FATHER.
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
THAT'S THE KIND OF THING YOU
DO WHEN YOU BECOME A PARTNER
WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO
ARE OUT TO CHANGE THE
WORLD.
GORDON?
Gordon: WHEN JOSE
WALKED INTO A FOOD PANTRY,
SHE WAS THERE JUST FOR THE
FREE GROCERIES.
BUT INSTEAD, HE LEFT WITH A
WHOLE NEW LIFE.
Reporter: JOSE
RODRIGUEZ IS A FULL-TIME
TRUCK DRIVER.
SO HE HAS SEEN MOST OF THE
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE
WINDOW OF HIS 18
18-WHEELER.
I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT
ABOUT GOING TO WORK, WORKING
FOR A LIVING.
IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND.
Reporter: HE HAD
TROUBLE HOLDING A JOB AND
PROVIDING FOR HIS FAMILY.
THEN HE FOUND A FLIER FROM
"OPERATION BLESSING"
PARTNER, "HEART OF
COMPASSION."
I WENT TO RECEIVE THE FOOD
AND STUCK WITH THEM.
LITTLE DID I KNOW GOD WAS
USING THAT, THE FOOD BANK,
TO GET A GRIP ON ME.
AT THE STORE, EVERYTHING
IS EXPENSIVE, LIKE THE
FRUITS AND THE VEGETABLES.
AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE
BECAUSE I AM THE COOK.
I KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE
SOMETHING HEALTHY FOR MY
CHILDREN AND MY HUSBAND.
IT IS A BLESSING,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE
UNEMPLOYED.
ALWAYS ON TUESDAY WE KNEW
THAT "OPERATION BLESSING,"
"HEART OF COMPASSION," THAT
WAS SOMETHING LIKE CLOCK
WORK.
Reporter: IN ADDITION
TO RECEIVING FOOD, JOSE WAS
DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS CHRIST.
IT'S LIKE YOU GET
REENERGIZED.
IT MEANS A LOT.
NOT JUST THE FOOD THEY GIVE,
BUT THE WORSHIP AND HOW THEY
BRING GOD INTO OUR LIVES.
THE LORD WAS DOING
SOMETHING, BREAKING HIM.
I THOUGHT HE WOULD NEF BE
TH BE -- NEVER BE THE WAY
HE IS OUT, PRAISING GOD.
Reporter: JOSE
STRAIGHTENED HIS LIFE OUT
AND FOUND FULL-TIME WORK AS
A TRUCK DRIVER.
HE GIVES THANKS TO GOD AND
THE PRAYERS OF HIS FAMILY.
HIS BOSSES ARE ALWAYS
TELLING HIM, GET ME ANOTHER
DRIVER JUST LIKE YOU, ONE
WHO FLOWS GOD KNOWS GOD,
JUST LIKE YOU.
Reporter: AND JOSE IS
GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP HE AND
HIS FAMILY RECEIVED IN THEIR
TIME OF NEED.
THERE IS A LOT OF HUNGER
OUT THERE.
THANK GOD FOR "OPERATION
BLESSING."
Gordon: AND WE'RE
FEEDING THREE MILLION PEOPLE
EVERY MONTH.
ALL MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE
YOU CARE.
WE HAD A SQUEAKER, WE HAD
$150,000 ON THE CHALLENGE.
AGAINST THAT YOU GAVE
$150,000.
THANK YOU.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THESE
WORDS FROM PSALM 41:
"BLESSED IS HE WHO CONSIDERS
THE POOR.
THE LORD WILL DELIVER HIM IN
TIME OF TROUBLE."
FOR TERRY, FOR WENDY, FOR
KRISTI, FOR ME, FOR ALL OF
US, GOD BLESS YOU.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.
