[APPLAUSE]
Gordon: WELCOME TO "THE
700 CLUB."
JUST A DAY BEFORE THE FIRST
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, POLLS
SHOW PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH A
LEAD OVER MITT ROMNEY.
BUT MANY POLITICAL ANALYSTS
WARN THAT THOSE SURVEYS MAY
NOT BE ACCURATE.
Terry: THEY SAY MANY OF
THE POLLS FAVOR THE
PRESIDENT AND THE
DEMOCRATS.
MARK MARTIN REPORTS ON ONE
OF THIS YEAR'S BIGGEST
POLITICAL CONTROVERSYS.
Reporter: OHIO AND
FLORIDA SHOW PRESIDENT OBAMA
WITH NOTICEABLE LEADS OVER
MITT ROMNEY.
BUT DICK MORRIS, KARL ROVE
AND JOHN WAGGI SAY NOT SO
FAST.
SOME OF THE STATE POLLS
SHOW A JUMP FOR OBAMA OVER
ROMNEY WHEN THEY WERE CLOSE,
BUT SOME PEOPLE SAY WAIT A
MINUTE, SOME OF THE POLLS
HAVE AN OVERSAMPLING OF
DEMOCRATS.
Reporter: WAGGI SAYS
THESE DAYS POLLSTERS ARE
STILL USING MODELS FOR
STATES LIKE OHIO AND FLORIDA
BASED ON 2008 NUMBERS.
THERE IS NO REAL
INDICATION THAT THE TURNOUT
FROM DEMOCRATS IS GOING TO
BE THAT HIGH THIS ELECTION.
AND SO IF YOU'RE
OVERSAMPLING DEMOCRATS,
THESE POLLS ARE GOING TO BE
SKEWED WAY OFF TOWARDS THE
PRESIDENT AND AWAY FROM MITT
ROMNEY.
Reporter: SOME IN THE
MEDIA ARE EVEN WRITING
COLUMNS THAT ROMNEY SHOULD
THROW IN THE TOWEL.
WAGGI SAYS THAT IS
RIDICULOUS.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A
DEBATE.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE THREE
PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE
PREJUDICIAL DEBATES.
GIVE THE VOTERS TIME TO TAKE
A LOOK AT BOTH CANDIDATES
COMPETING AGAINST EACH
OTHER, AND SEE WHAT THEY
WANT TO DO.
Reporter: MARK MARTIN,
CBN NEWS.
Gordon: WELL, THERE IS
AN ELECTION COMING UP.
I HOPE YOU ARE REGISTERED TO
VOTE.
IF YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED, WE
HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU ON
cbn.com WHERE YOU CAN CHECK
YOUR STATE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK
ON YOUR STATE.
CAN GET REGISTERED.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
ELECTION, SO MAKE SURE YOU
VOTE.
ONCE THE ELECTION IS OVER,
POLITICIANS IN WASHINGTON
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE
SOME TOUGH CHOICES,
INCLUDING DECISIONS ABOUT
HOW MUCH YOU PAY IN TAXES.
LEE WEBB HAS THAT STORY FROM
THE CBN NEWS ROOM.
Lee: THAT'S RIGHT,
GORDON, MIDDLE CLASS
FAMILIES COULD SEE A TAX
INCREASE IF THE POLITICIANS
IN WASHINGTON CANNOT AGREE
ON THE BUSH CUTS.
IF THEY CAN'T AGREE, TAXES
WOULD GO UP FOR EVERYONE.
THE TAX POLICY CENTER SAYS
FAMILIES MAKING BETWEEN
$40,000 TO $60,000 A YEAR
WOULD SEE AN INCREASE OF
$2,000.
ECONOMISTS WARN THAT THE TAX
HIKES AND GOVERNMENT
SPENDING CUTS COULD MEAN
ANOTHER RECESSION.
FRANCE'S SOCIAL SECURITY
SYSTEM WILL SOON COVER THE
TOTAL COST OF AN ABORTION.
AGENCY FRANCE PRESS REPORTS
THE MOVE IS PART OF A GROUP
OF REFORMS AIMED AT MAKING
ABORTIONS MORE ACCEPTABLE
FOR ALL WOMEN IN FRANCE.
ABORTIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE
IN EVERY MAJOR HOSPITAL IN
THAT COUNTRY.
THE SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL HAS
DELAYED A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT
AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY
IN WHICH JESUS REPORTEDLY
REFERS TO A WIFE.
HARVARD PROFESSOR KAREN KING
RELEASED A FRAGMENT LAST
MONTH.
DR. KING SAYS IT DOESN'T
PROVE JESUS WAS MARRIAGE,
ONLY THAT SOME EARLY COPTIC
CHRISTIANS BELIEVE HE WAS.
SOME CALL IT A FORGERY.
THE DOCUMENTARY WAS SET TO
AIR THIS SUNDAY.
THE SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL SAYS
IT PUT THE FILM ON HOLD
UNTIL THE DOCUMENT UNDERGOES
ADDITIONAL TESTS.
A NEW AIR DATE WILL BE
ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING
WEEKS.
SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE SOME
DOUBTS ABOUT THIS, GORDON?
Gordon: I WISH THE
DOUBTS HAD BEEN FULLY AIRED
BEFORE THAT PROFESSOR WENT
PUBLIC WITH THE NEWS
CONFERENCE.
BECAUSE OLD ADAGE, THE LIE
GOES AROUND THE WORLD BEFORE
THE TRUTH EVEN HAS A CHANCE
TO GET OUT OF BED.
WHEN YOU SEE SOME NEW
THEORIES ABOUT CHRISTIANS,
AARON NAAS WAS A DISCIPLE OF
POLICARP, AND HE WAS A
DISCIPLE OF JOHN.
AND AARON CAME OUT WITH THE
LIST OF THE BOOKS OF THE NEW
TESTAMENT.
THAT HAS BEEN THE FOUNDATION
STONE FOR THE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH EVER SINCE.
AND AARON HIMSELF WROTE
AGAINST THESE VARIOUS SECTS
CROPPING UP, CALLED THE
NOSTICS, AND ONE OF THE MAIN
CRITICISMS HE HAD WAS IT IS
BAD SCHOLARSHIP.
IT IS NOT EVEN GOOD
ARCHEOLOGY.
AND IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE A
FORGERY, WE HOPE THE
SMITHSONIAN NEVER AIRS IT.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE OF
"THE 700 CLUB" AFTER THIS.
Gordon: WELL, FRANK AND
DAWN MATTHEWS LOVED TO SPEND
MONEY.
THEY ONLY HAD ONE RULE: IF
YOU WANT IT, BUY IT.
IT WAS A RULE THEY LIVED BY
UNTIL THE ECONOMY FELL AND
THEIR BUSINESS HIT ROCK
BOTTOM.
Reporter: FRANK AND
DAWN MATTHEWS OWN A
SUCCESSFUL SEED AND LAWN
COMPANY.
THEY BID ON CONTRACTS AND
OFTEN GET THEM.
BUT THE MATTHEWS ADMIT, WHEN
THEY FIRST STARTED SEEING
GREEN, THEY WERE FOOLISH
ABOUT SPENDING THE MONEY.
THINGS WE WANTED TO DO,
WE WOULD JUST GO OUT AND DO
IT.
WE WERE BUYING CARS,
TAKING TRIPS.
EATING OUT A LOT.
JUST SPENDING MONEY, LIKE
IT WAS ENDLESS.
Reporter: BUT WHEN THE
ECONOMY TOOK A DOWNTURN, JOB
CONTRACTS WERE SCARCE.
WE WERE GETTING BEHIND.
SOME MONTHS TWO MONTHS
BEHIND, SOME MINERALS THREE
MONTHS BEHIND.
THE BILLS WERE COMING IN,
AND THE MONEY WASN'T.
IT WAS PARALYZED WITH FEAR.
Reporter: THE MATTHEWS
USED CREDIT CARDS TO GET BY,
SOON THEY HAD $35,000 IN
PLASTIC, IN ADDITION TO
BILLS THEY COULDN'T PAY.
LIFE STARTED TO BECOME
VERY DIFFICULT.
I WAS NOT SLEEPING.
I WAS IN FEAR, AND I WAS
STRESSED, AND I WAS REALLY
STRUGGLING WITH JUST GETTING
OUT OF BED EVERY DAY.
FACING THE JOB, FACING WORK,
FACING MY FAMILY.
I JUST FELT LIKE A FAILURE.
Reporter: FRANK PRAYED
AND ASKED GOD WHAT WAS
WRONG.
HE SAYS HE FELT GOD WAS
TELLING HIM HIS PRIORITIES
WERE OUT OF LINE.
I JUST KNEW THAT THE LORD
WANTED ME TO REPENT.
AND I JUST SAID, GOD, I WANT
TO LIVE FOR YOU.
AND I FELT HIS SPIRIT, AND
GOD RESTORED MY LIFE THAT
DAY.
Reporter: FRANK PRAYED
FOR GUIDANCE.
AT THE SAME TIME, DAWN
STARTED WATCHING "THE 700
CLUB."
WE ALWAYS RESPECTED PAT
AND HIS WISDOM, AND HE WOULD
TEACH ABOUT TITHING.
AND I KNEW THAT WAS
SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE
DOING, AND THAT WE WERE OUT
OF GOD'S WILL.
Reporter: THEY NOT ONLY
BEGAN TITHING TO CBN, THEY
ALSO CUT UP THEIR CREDIT
CARDS.
WHEN WE CUT THEM CARDS,
IT WAS A CELEBRATION.
IT JUST FELT SO GOOD.
A FEELING THAT I HAD NOT
FELT IN A LONG TIME.
Reporter: AND THE
MATTHEWS STARTED TO SEE A
CHANGE.
WORK STARTED PICKING UP.
CHECKS WERE COMING IN THAT
WE DIDN'T EXPECT TO COME
IN.
THE PHONE WAS RINGING.
PEOPLE WERE CALLING ME ON
JOBS WE QUOTED IN THE PAST,
AND SAYING, HEY, I'VE GOT
THIS JOB FOR YOU.
COME OUT AND START
IMMEDIATELY.
OUR LIFE WAS STARTING TO GET
EXCITING AGAIN.
Reporter: DAWN AND
FRANK CONTINUED TO TITHE,
AND DECIDED TO GIVE OVER AND
ABOVE THEIR TITHE.
SIX MONTHS AFTER THEY
INCREASED THEIR GIVING TO
CBN, THE MATTHEWS LANDED
THEIR LARGEST SEEDING
CONTRACT EVER, NEARLY
$1.5 MILLION.
WE WERE SO EXCITED.
WE JUMPED UP AND DOWN.
PRAISE GOD, WE GOT A CHANCE
AT LIFE AGAIN.
WE WERE BEING OBEDIENT, AND
GOD WAS BLESSING THAT, AND
WE JUST WANTED TO DO MORE
AND MORE AND MORE.
Reporter: THE MATTHEWS
BEGAN PAYING OFF THEIR CARDS
AND BUSINESS LOANS AND WERE
SOON DEBT-FREE.
THIS YEAR THE MATTHEWS
EXPECT TO DO $3 MILLION IN
BUSINESS.
THAT'S DOUBLE.
REVENUE SINCE
THEY STARTED
TITHING IN 2009.
IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH
LIFE AND YOUR FINANCES --
YOU JUST DON'T SEE A WAY
OUT, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE
YOU TO BECOME OBEDIENT TO
THE LORD AND START TITHING.
WHEN WE'RE OBEDIENT, HE
GOING TO BLESS US FOR THAT.
Gordon: HERE IS THE
PROMISE, FROM 2 CORINTHIANS
9: "REMEMBER THIS, A FARMER
WHO PLANTS ONLY A FEW SEEDS
WILL GET A SMALL CROP.
BUT THE ONE WHO PLANTS
GENEROUSLY WILL GET A
GENEROUS CROP, FOR GOD LOVES
THE PERSON WHO GIVES
CHEERFULLY.
AND GOD WILL GENEROUSLY
PROVIDE ALL YOU NEED.
THEN YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE
EVERYTHING YOU NEED AND
PLENTY LEFT OVER TO SHARE
WITH OTHERS."
I THINK THE OTHER IMPORTANT
LESSON FROM THIS STORY IS
WHAT FRANK DID.
HE REALIZED HE WASN'T LIVING
FOR GOD.
HE WAS LIVING FOR THINGS.
THEIR MOTTO, "IF YOU WANT
IT, BUY IT," AND SO HE GOT
SUCKED UP INTO WHAT A LOT OF
AMERICANS GET SUCKED UP
INTO, WHICH IS THE CONSUMER
CULTURE WE CURRENTLY LIVE
IN.
AND WHEN HE MADE THE
DECISION TO REPENT FOR THAT,
AND SAY, GOD, I WANT TO LIVE
FOR YOU.
I'VE GONE AWAY FROM THAT AND
I'VE GONE AFTER MATERIAL
THINGS, AND I WANT TO LIVE
FOR YOU.
THAT'S WHAT CHANGED HIS
HEART.
AND THAT'S WHAT MADE HIM A
CHEERFUL GIVER.
WHEN YOU PUT GOD FIRST, AND
MAKE THE KINGDOM OF GOD YOUR
FIRST PRIORITY, ALL OF THESE
OTHER THINGS GET ADDED ON TO
YOU.
BUT IF YOU LOSE GOD IN THAT
TRANSACTION, THEN YOU LOSE
MEANING IN YOUR LIFE, AND
YOU LOSE PURPOSE.
DO WHAT FRANK DID.
IF YOU'VE BEEN CAUGHT UP IN
THIS, IF YOU'RE IN A CYCLE
OF DEBT, REALIZE, PUT HIM
FIRST, CHANGE YOUR HEART,
TURN TO HIM, AND HE'LL
FORGIVE YOU AND HE'LL CHANGE
YOU.
HE LOVES YOU AND HIS MERCY
NEVER ENDS.
TODAY SHAQUITA OLIVER OWNS A
THRIVING BUSINESS.
BUT NOT LONG AGO, THIS
SINGLE MOM WAS BARELY
GETTING BY ON MINIMUM WAGE.
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
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 TEST.
I'LL OPEN THE WINDOWS OF
HEAVEN AND POUR YOU OUT A
BLESSING THAT YOU WON'T HAVE
ENOUGH 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 RECEIVED A
BONUS.
MY CHECK CAME THE DAY THE
EVICTION WAS.
AND I STUCK MY RECEIPT UP TO
THEM, AND I SAID, YOU WON'T
BE NEEDING TO DO ANY
EVICTION HERE.
Reporter: SHAQUITA THEN
RECEIVED A PROMOTION.
AND THE MORE SHE GAVE, THE
MORE GOD GAVE HER.
AND WHEN SHE FOUND "THE 700
CLUB," SHE WANTED TO GIVE
ABOVE HER TITHES.
I'M GOING T TO SOW INTO
THE "THE 700 CLUB."
Reporter: AND HE TAUGHT
HER KIDS TO GIVE, TOO.
SHE ASKED IF THEY WANTED TO
SOW INTO THE "THE 700 CLUB,"
AND THEY ALL SAID YES.
SHAQUITA IS GLAD HER
CHILDREN LOVE GIVING AS MUCH
AS SHE GIVERS.
TITHING WORKS.
IT NOT ONLY WORKS, IT WORKS
BEYOND WORKING.
Gordon: IT IS FROM
PROVERBS 19: "IF YOU HELP
THE POOR, YOU ARE LENDING TO
THE LORD, AND HE WILL REPAY
YOU."
SHAQUITA LEARNED THAT AND
SHE LEARNED IT IN A VERY
REMARKABLE WAY.
YOU CAN ENJOY THAT SAME
BLESSING, TOO, IF YOU JUST
MAKE THE DECISION THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO START A
WHOLE LIFESTYLE OF GIVING.
WHEN GIVING BECOMES
AUTOMATIC, TO SAY, OKAY, I
TRUST GOD WITH MY FINANCES,
THEN THE BLESSINGS COME.
IF I CAN GET A DRUMROLL,
I'VE GOT SOME GREAT NEWS.
SOME CBN PARTNERS, JUST LIKE
SHAQUITA, SAY WE LOVE
GIVING.
AND SO THEY WANT TO
CHALLENGE YOU.
WHICH MEANS THEY'LL MATCH
YOU, DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, UP
TO $50,000, FOR THE NEXT 30
MINUTES.
LET'S PRAY.
LORD, WE ASK FOR BLESSINGS
FOR THIS.
WE ASK FOR INCREASE.
WE ASK FOR DOUBLING AND
TRIPLING.
AND FOR THOSE WHO MADE IT
POSSIBLE TO ISSUE THIS
CHALLENGE, JUST BLESS THEM,
LORD.
WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE WORD
OVER THEM IS TRUE AS THEY
HAVE GIVEN, AND YOU WILL
REPAY.
AND SO WE JUST ASK FOR THEIR
BLESSING.
AND FOR THOSE WATCHING, JUST
SPEAK TO THEM AND ENCOURAGE
THEM.
FOR WE ASK IT ALL IN JESUS'
NAME.
AMEN.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO
IS SAY, YES, I WANT TO JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB."
HOW MUCH IS THAT?
JUST $20 A MONTH, 65 CENTS A
DAY.
AND YOU JOIN WITH TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, JUST
LIKE SHAQUITA, WHO SAY I
WANT TO HELP PEOPLE.
I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
I WANT TO LEND TO THE POOR.
I WANT TO GIVE TO THE POOR
AND I'M LENDING TO THE
LORD.
WHEN YOU BECOME PART OF "THE
700 CLUB," YOU BECOME A PART
OF ALL OF THAT.
BECAUSE A PORTION GOES INTO
"OPERATION BLESSING" TO HELP
PEOPLE IN NEED, AND ANOTHER
PORTION GOES INTO THE CBN
INTERNATIONAL, WHERE WE HAVE
15 PRODUCTION CENTERS AROUND
THE WORLD, WHERE WE TRAIN
CHRISTIANS HOW TO PRODUCE
CHRISTIAN TELEVISION IN
THEIR OWN LANGUAGE, SHOWING
TESTIMONIES OF WHAT JESUS IS
DOING IN THEIR CULTURE.
AND ALL OF THAT IS MADE
POSSIBLE BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE
YOU CARE ENOUGH TO GIVE.
SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE
GOSPEL GO AROUND THE WORLD,
IF YOU WANT TO SEE POOR
PEOPLE HELPED AROUND THE
WORLD, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN TODAY'S WORLD,
GIVE US A CALL AND SAY, YES,
I WANT TO JOIN "THE 700
CLUB."
THE NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE,
1-800-759-0700.
HOW MUCH IS IT?
$20 A MONTH.
NOW, WHEN YOU JOIN, WHEN YOU
CALL, I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR
YOU, AND IT'S "GOD'S PLAN
FOR AMERICA."
IT IS MY FATHER'S LATEST
TEACHING.
"HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE DAYS
AHEAD."
IF YOU'VE BEEN LISTENING TO
A LOT OF GLOOM AND DOOM
ABOUT AMERICA'S FUTURE, YOU
NEED TO HAVE THIS.
IT WILL ENCOURAGE YOU.
IT WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT
GOD HASN'T GIVEN UP ON HIS
PLAN FOR AMERICA.
AND THAT PLAN INCLUDES A
HOPE AND A FUTURE.
THIS IS THE GREATEST NATION
THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN, AND
GOD HASN'T GIVEN UP ON HIS
PLAN.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE THAT,
BECOME A MEMBER OF "THE 700
CLUB."
CALL US RIGHT NOW.
1-800-759-0700.
TERRY?
Terry: I'D LIKE TO SHOW
YOU SPECIFICALLY HOW
BECOMING A "THE 700 CLUB"
MEMBER HELPS YOU CHANGE THE
WORLD.
HER PARENTS COULDN'T AFFORD
THE SURGERY SHE NEEDED, BUT
THEY REFUSED TO GIVE UP
HOPE, AND THEIR PERSISTENCE
SAVED HER LIFE.
BO SHO IS ONLY 13 YEARS OLD,
BUT SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A
HEART DEFECT WHEN SHE WAS
THREE, AND HAS HAD TO FIGHT
FOR HER LIFE EVER SINCE.
CHO LIN ALWAYS HAD A
REALLY HARD TIME BREATHING,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS VERY
HOT OR VERY COLD.
WE TRIED TO SEND HER TO
SCHOOL MANY TIMES, BUT SHE
WAS TOO WEAK AND THEY ALWAYS
SENT HER HOME.
EVERY TIME MY FRIENDS
ASKED ME TO PLAY WITH THEM,
I COULDN'T.
I COULDN'T EVEN WALK.
THE MOST I COULD DO WAS CUT
OUT PAPER FIGURES ON MY
BED.
Terry: CHO LIN
DESPERATELY NEEDED HEART
SURGERY, BUT SINCE MR. BOW
IS A POOR FARMER, THERE WAS
NO WAY HE COULD PAY FOR IT,
AND DOCTORS OFFERED NO
HOPE.
THE DOCTORS SAID CHO LIN
WASN'T WORTH MUCH, AND SINCE
HER HEART PROBLEM WAS SO
COMPLICATED, WE SHOULD JUST
FORGET ABOUT TRYING TO SAVE
HER LIFE.
BUT CHO LIN IS OUR ONLY
DAUGHTER.
HOW COULD I SIT BY AND WATCH
HER DIE?
THE THOUGHT OF LOSING MY
DAUGHTER BROKE MY HEART AND
BROUGHT ME TO TEARS.
Terry: MR. AND MRS. BOW
REFUSED TO GIVE UP HOPE
GETTING HELP FOR CHO LIN.
CHO LIN KNEW SHE MIGHT
DIE, AND WHEN SHE ASKED ME
WHY I WASN'T GETTING HER
SURGERY, IT WAS VERY HARD TO
EXPLAIN THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE
ENOUGH MONEY.
I JUST SAID, PLEASE, CHO
LIN, JUST WAIT.
MAYBE SOME DAY.
Terry: AND THEN THEY
HEARD THAT CBN WAS COMING TO
TOWN TO HELP CHILDREN IN
LEAD.
AND CHO LIN WAS AT THE TOP
OF THE LIST.
A DOCTOR REPAIRED THE WHOLE
IN CHO LIN'S HEART AND
REPOSITIONED HER ARTERY.
SON CHO LIN WAS BACK IN
SCHOOL, PLAYING WITH HER
FRIENDS AND HEALTHIER THAN
SHE HAD BEEN HER ENTIRE
LIFE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT CHO LIN DYING
ANYMORE.
AND THAT IS SUCH A RELIEF.
MY DAUGHTER IS SO
DIFFERENT NOW.
SHE HAS ENERGY AND HOPE.
SHE WAS SLIPPING OUT OF OUR
HANDS, AND YOU CAME TO HER
RESCUE AT JUST THE RIGHT
TIME.
WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE
CARE YOU HAD FOR CHO LIN AND
MY FAMILY.
I CUT THIS OUT FOR YOU
BECAUSE I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR SAVING MY LIFE.
THANK YOU, CBN.
Terry: THE DOCTORS SAID
HER LIFE WASN'T WORTH VERY
MUCH, BUT HER HEAVENLY
FATHER SAID THIS CHILD IS
VALUABLE.
AND HE SAID IT THROUGH YOU.
YOU SEE, WHEN YOU JOIN "THE
700 CLUB," YOU HELP US TOUCH
LIVES IN A VERY MEANINGFUL,
SIGNIFICANT WAY.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO GO TO YOUR PHONE RIGHT
NOW AND JOIN WITH US, AS WE
REACH OUT TO THE WORLD WITH
THE LOVE OF GOD.
OUR NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE,
1-800-759-0700.
THERE IT IS ON YOUR SCREEN.
LET ME SHOW YOU THE OPTIONS
YOU HAVE OF JOINING "THE 700
CLUB."
MAYBE YOU'VE NEVER JOINED
BEFORE, AND YOU JUST WANT TO
START BY BECOMING "THE 700
CLUB" MEMBER.
THAT'S 65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A
MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ALREADY "THE 700
CLUB" MEMBER, JOIN AT THE
GOLD LEVEL, WHICH IS $40.
WE HAVE THOUSAND CLUB
MEMBERS, WHICH IS $84.
AND OUR FOUNDERS COME IN
WITH $417 A MONTH.
AND WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED
THE CHAIRMAN'S CIRCLE, FOR
PEOPLE WHO GIVE $10,000 OR
MORE A YEAR.
ASK GOD WHAT HE WOULD HAVE
YOU DO.
CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING THE
FATHER OF THIS LITTLE GIRL,
AND SHE IS SAYING, DAD, HELP
ME.
AND HE CAN'T DO IT BY
HIMSELF.
AND HE IS SAYING, JUST
WAIT.
JUST WAIT.
AND LET'S STEP UP TO THE
PLATE AND MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
WE JUST STARTED THAT $50,000
CHALLENGE, AND THAT MEANS
WHEN YOU JOIN RIGHT NOW,
EVERY DOLLAR YOU PLEDGE WILL
BE MATCHED, DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR, UP TO AND INCLUDING
$50,000.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
1-800-759-0700.
I THINK WE'RE GOING OVER
TO -- WE'RE GOING TO YOU.
Gordon: ME.
TODAY MORE AMERICANS THEN
EVER ARE STRUGGLING TO PUT
FOOD ON THE TABLE.
THAT'S WHY "OPERATION
BLESSING" IS THERE, HELPING
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FEED
THEIR FAMILIES.
Reporter: BRIAN FRENCH
IS A DIESEL TECHNICIAN, BUT
SINCE THE DECLINE IN THE
ECONOMY, BUSINESS IS SLOW.
HIS WIFE CATHY EXPLAINS.
THERE IS ONLY ENOUGH TO
PAY ALL OF THE BILLS.
YOU'RE ELECTRIC AND WATER
AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF
STUFF.
YOU CAN'T GO WITHOUT ANY OF
THAT.
BUT THEN THERE IS NOTHING
FOR FOOD.
Terry: CATHY WANTED TO
GET BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE,
BUT CHILD CARE COSTS MORE
THAN A JOB WOULD BRING IN.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW THEY
WERE GOING TO FEED THEIR
FAMILY OF SIX.
THEN CATHY HEARD ABOUT BIG
REACH CENTER OF HOPE,
SUPPORTED BY "OPERATION
BLESSING."
THE DIRECTOR SAYS THE PAST
FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN
DIFFICULT FOR MANY FAMILIES
IN NORTHEAST OHIO.
PEOPLE JUST CAN'T DO IT.
AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSEWHERE THERE IS
MORE WORK.
I WOULD SAY POVERTY HAS
INCREASED IN ALL AREAS,
PROBABLY ABOUT 30%, 40%.
Terry: WITH THAT KIND
OF AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE IN
NEED, "OPERATION BLESSING"'S
HELP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
EVER BEFORE.
TODAY, WITH OUR
DISTRIBUTION GOING ON, WE
ARE HELPING A LOT MORE
FAMILIES.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT
"OPERATION BLESSING."
Terry: ANOTHER THING
THAT
MAKES
THIS PROGRAM
SPECIAL IS ITS VOLUNTEERS.
INCLUDING CATHY FRENCH.
ANYBODY WHO HAS BEEN
AFFILIATED WITH "OPERATION
BLESSING" AS CONTRIBUTORS,
AND WITH "BIG REACH," I WANT
TO THANK THEM FOR ALL
THEY'VE DONE, ALL THEIR
DONATIONS, ALL THEIR
GENEROSITY, THEY MEANT THE
WORLD TO US.
Gordon: IF YOU'RE A
MEMBER OF "THE 700 CLUB,"
YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO THEM.
IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU THAT
"OPERATION BLESSING" IS ABLE
TO FEED THREE MILLION
AMERICANS EVERY MONTH.
IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU, THAT
CBN INTERNATIONAL IS ABLE TO
PREACH THE GOSPEL AROUND THE
WORLD.
IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU WE'RE
ABLE TO HAVE THE REACH WE
HAVE.
IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER, JOIN
WITH US.
IT'S REAL EASY.
JUST PICK UP THE PHONE AND
CALL US.
1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY, YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
AND 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.
WE CAN SEND AS OUR GIFT BACK
TO YOU, "POWER LIFE, FOR
LIFE," OUR MONTHLY GIVING
C.D.s.
SO CALL 1-800-759-0700, OR
GO TO CBN.COM.
LET'S GO TO KRISTI ON THE
PHONES.
Kristi: BETWEEN THE BAD
ECONOMY AND THE BICKERING
POLITICIANS, YOU MAY BE A
LITTLE DISCOURAGED ABOUT THE
STATE OF THE UNION, BUT YOU
SHOULDN'T BE.
WHY?
BECAUSE PAT ROBERTSON
EXPLAINS IN HIS NEW TEACHING
SERIES CALLED "GOD'S PLAN
FOR AMERICA."
AND HERE IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE
ALREADY SAYING ABOUT IT.
I WAS JUST WATCHING PAT'S
TEACHING ON GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA AND WAS VERY
ENCOURAGED.
I THINK PAT'S TEACHING IS A
BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN AN
ELECTION SEASON, THAT THERE
IS SO MUCH NEGATIVE ON THE
TV RIGHT NOW, AND IT IS GOOD
TO KNOW THAT NO MATTER HOW
MUCH OF A DOWNWARD SPIRAL
OUR COUNTRY IS IN, GOD STILL
HAS A COVENANT FOR US.
PAT'S TEACHING WAS VERY
HISTORICALLY ACCURATE.
IT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING.
IT WAS POSITIVE NEWS FOR
TODAY.
IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ANYBODY
WHO IS DISCOURAGED ABOUT THE
STATE OF OUR COUNTRY.
IT IS VERY GOOD NEWS.
Kristi: HERE IT IS
RIGHT HERE, "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA, HOW TO PREPARE FOR
THE DAYS AHEAD."
IT'S OUR GIFT FOR YOU WHEN
YOU BECOME "THE 700 CLUB"
MEMBER.
A PARTNER IS WHEN YOU GIVE
$20 A MONTH, 65 A DAY, BUT
WHEN YOU TAKE IT TO THE NEXT
LEVEL, THE GO GOLD LEVEL,
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THE
SAME D.V.D., BUT WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE YOU THREE.
TAKE ONE FOR YOURSELF, AND
GIVE THE OTHER TWO AWAY.
IF YOU SAY, I NEED MORE THAN
THREE, THAT'S OKAY, WE CAN
GIVE YOU FIVE, AND THAT'S
THE THOUSAND CLUB LEVEL, $84
A MONTH.
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL.
1-800-759-0700.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
CHALLENGE, WE'VE GOT 19
MINUTES LEFT ON THIS --
WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE?
THANK YOU.
THE $50,000 CHALLENGE.
EVERY DOLLAR YOU GIVE A
AUTOMATICALLY DOUBLED.
GORDON?
Gordon: DEXTER AND
CYNTHIA BROWN SPENT YEARS
FIGHTING ABOUT THEIR BILLS
RATHER THAN JUST PAYING
THEM.
THEIR BICKERING LED TO
BANKRUPTCY.
THEY WERE ONE DAY AWAY FROM
LOSING THEIR HOME.
THE WAY I WAS RAISED, THE
WIFE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE
BILLS.
HUSBAND WOULD GO OUT AND
MAKE THE MONEY.
I THOUGHT THE HUSBAND
WOULD MAKE SURE THE BILLS
GET PAID AND THE FAMILY IS
WELL-TAKEN CARE OF.
Reporter: NEITHER
CYNTHIA OR HER HUSBAND'S
EXPECTATIONS WERE MADE.
NO ONE MADE A BUDGET, AND NO
ONE KEPT UP WITH THE BILLS.
THE UTILITY BILLS AND
REGULAR BILLS, WE WOULD PUT
THAT ON THE BACK BURNER AND
SPEND MONEY ON THE THINGS WE
WANTED.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW
HE COULD BE A BUDGET ANALYST
AND HANDLE SO MUCH MONEY
DURING THE DAY, AND COME
HOME AND EVERYTHING WAS A
MESS.
Reporter: INCLUDING THE
BROWN'S MARRIAGE.
I STARTED BLAMING MY
WIFE.
AND MY WIFE STARTED BLAMING
ME.
ME, AS A WOMAN, I NEED TO
FEEL SAFE, AND I DIDN'T FEEL
SAFE.
Reporter: THAT'S
BECAUSE CYNTHIA AND DEXTER
WERE $15,000 IN DEBT.
THEIR CABLE WAS CUT OFF AND
ALL FOUR CARS WERE
REPOSSESSED.
THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY.
AND THEN THINGS GOT WORSE.
THEY RECEIVED A SECOND
FORECLOSURE NOTICE SAYING IF
THEY DIDN'T PAY $2,000
IMMEDIATELY, THEY WOULD BE
EVICTED FROM THEIR HOME.
I TURNED TO GOD AND I
SAID IF YOU HELP ME GET BACK
ON TRACK, I'M GOING TO DO
THE RIGHT THING.
Reporter: JUST BEFORE
THEY WERE TO BE EVICTED, THE
BROWNS SOLD A VAN THEY
RECEIVED AS A GIFT FOR, YOU
GUESSED IT, $2,000.
SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO LEAVE
HOME.
I HAD TO SWALLOW MY PRIDE
AND ASK FOR HELP.
Reporter: A FRIEND FROM
CHURCH HELPED THEM SORT
THROUGH THEIR FINANCES AND
MAKE A BUDGET.
BUT THEIR REAL BREAKTHROUGH
CAME WHEN THEY DECIDED TO
MAKE TITHING A PRIORITY.
I KNEW I WAS SUPPOSED TO
GIVE TO "THE 700 CLUB," AND
I KNEW GOD WAS TUGGING ON MY
HEART TO GIVE.
Reporter: SO CYNTHIA
CALLED AND PLEDGED HER
SUPPORT TO CBN.
AND DEXTER NOTICED SOMETHING
DIFFERENT ABOUT HIS WIFE.
HER SPIRIT CHANGED.
SHE WAS A KINDER PERSON.
AND I WANTED WHAT SHE HAD,
SO I STARTED WATCHING AS
WELL.
EVERY TIME I WATCHED CBN, IT
BLESSED ME.
SO I THOUGHT, MAYBE WE
SHOULD GIVE MORE.
SO WE AGREED TO INCREASE OUR
GIVING AND NOW WE DON'T EVEN
MISS IT.
Reporter: IT
HAS
BEEN
OVER SEVEN YEARS SINCE THE
BROWNS STARTED TITHING AND
THEY'VE PAID OFF EVERY BIT
OF THE $15,000, AND THEY
WORKED OUT THE KINKS IN
THEIR MARRIAGE.
I'M THE BILL PAYER.
I MAKE SURE I KEEP UP WITH
THE CHECKBOOK.
ME, ON THE OTHER HAND, I
LOOK TO DO THE INVESTING
PART AND NEGOTIATING THE
REAL ESTATE DEALS.
Reporter: REAL ESTATE
DEALS?
THAT'S RIGHT, DEXTER AND
CYNTHIA NOW HAVE TWO HOUSES,
AND THEY'RE GETTING READY TO
BUY ANOTHER.
AND THEY HAVE A SAVINGS
ACCOUNT.
JUST TODAY I GO TO THE
MAILBOX, AND THERE IS A
CHECK IN THE MAIL.
AND I MEAN, FROM OUT OF
NOWHERE.
IT IS, LIKE, SO AMAZING.
Reporter: IT IS A
RICHER AND FULLER LIFE THAN
THE BROWNS EVER HAD BEFORE.
AND THEY SAY
IT STARTED WITH
TWO THINGS: SURRENDER AND
OBEDIENCE.
ME AND MY HUSBAND, WE HAD
TO START PRAYING TOGETHER.
WE HAD TO START WORKING
TOGETHER.
WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE TOOK
CARE OF WHAT WAS IMPORTANT.
THE TITHING, THE OFFERING,
AND "THE 700 CLUB."
AT FIRST I WAS JUST
SELFISH, I THOUGHT I COULD
MANAGE IT ALL ON MY OWN.
IT WASN'T UNTIL I PUT GOD
FIRST THAT THE BLESSINGS
TRULY STARTED TO FLOW.
TEST GOD IN THIS AREA.
GIVE, AND GOD WILL, IN
RETURN, GIVE TO YOU.
Gordon: HERE IT IS FROM
LUKE, EXACTLY WHAT DEXTER
JUST QUOTED, LUKES 6: 38:
"GIVE, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN
TO YOU.
A GOOD MEASURE, PRESSED
DOWN, SHAKEN, AND RUNNING
OVER, WILL YOU POURED INTO
YOUR LAP.
FOR WITH THE MEASURE YOU
USE, IT WILL BE GIVEN TO
YOU."
WE CALL IT THE LAW OF
RECIPROCITY.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET
THIS LAW WORKING?
WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO START
IT.
YOU'VE GOT TO START GIVING.
THAT'S WHAT DEXTER AND
CYNTHIA DID, THEY STARTED
GIVING.
EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKED
HOPELESS, EVEN THOUGH IT
LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE GOING
TO BE EVICTED, GOD TURNED IT
ALL AROUND FOR THEM AND SET
THEM ON THE ROAD.
WAS IT AN INSTANT THING?
NO.
IT TAKES A WHILE.
THAT'S HOW GOD WORKS.
AND HE WANTS TO DO IT FOR
YOU.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TRUST
HIM.
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE RIGHT
NOW, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL
US.
1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY, YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
HOW MUCH IS IT?
JUST $20 A MONTH, 65 CENTS A
DAY.
AND YOU JOIN WITH TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT
WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
TODAY'S WORLD.
IF THAT'S YOU, CALL US RIGHT
NOW.
SCOTT ARNOLD IS A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESSMAN WITH A GREAT
FAMILY AND A 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.
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, AND BEGAN
PRAYING FOR A JOB AT A LOCAL
REHABILITATION CENTER.
HE WAS HIRED A FEW MONTHS
LATER.
I STARTED PRAYING.
OTHERS HAD COLLEGE DEGREES,
WANTED THAT POSITION, AND
THEY HIRED ME BECAUSE THEY
JUST SAW THE 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.
Reporter: IN 2010, SCOT
SCOTT BECAME A "THE 700
CLUB" MEMBER.
PAT ROBERTSON AND "THE
700 CLUB" WERE GOING OUT AND
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 BE A PART OF
"THE 700 CLUB" AND HELP WITH
WHAT THEY'RE DOING ALL OVER
THE WORLD.
Reporter: TODAY SCOTT
IS HAPPILY MARRIED WITH A
FAMILY, AND HE OWNS HIS OWN
HOME AND CONSIDERS TITHING
THE REASON FOR HIS SUCCESS.
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'S JUST -- IT'S NOT A
CASTLE, BUT IT'S MY CASTLE.
I COULDN'T DO WHAT HE IS
DOING FOR ME.
SO IF YOU'RE OUT THERE
THINKING, I DON'T HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO TITHE, IF
YOU'RE OUT THERE IT'S TOO
MUCH TO ASK, JUST GOD.
IF 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: IF YOU TRUST
HIM TO BE YOUR ETERNAL
SAVIOR, TRUST HIM WITH YOUR
MONEY.
YOU CAN DO THAT, AND WHEN
YOU DO THAT, YOU WILL FIND
THE SAME THING THAT SCOTT
FOUND.
THAT GOD WANTS TO BLESS
YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO START THAT,
GIVE US A CALL.
CALL.
1-800-759-0700.
SAY, YES, I WANT TO JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB."
IT IS JUST $20 A MONTH, 65
CENTS A DAY.
IF I CAN GET A DRUMROLL,
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
$50,000.
PARTNERS ARE SAYING, THAT'S
NOT ENOUGH TO DO WHAT IS
NEEDED IN THE WORLD TODAY.
THEY WANT TO ADD ANOTHER
$75,000, AND TAKE IT TO
$125,000.
LORD, WE ASK FOR BLESSING
OVER THIS CHALLENGE.
WE ASK FOR BLESSING FOR THE
PARTNERS OF CBN.
WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD OPEN
THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN AND
POUR OUT SUCH PROVISION THAT
THEY CAN'T CONTAIN IT.
YOU WERE ABLE TO PROSPER
EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A
FAMINE, AND SO WE ASK FOR
THAT.
WE ASK FOR BLESSING, THAT
YOU WOULD SUPPLY ALL THEIR
NEEDS ACCORDING TO YOUR
RICHES AND GLORY.
AND WE ASK IT ALL IN JESUS'
NAME.
AMEN.
YOU HEARD IT, $125,000.
23 MINUTES TO GO ON THAT
CLOCK.
SO WE NEED TO HEAR FROM
YOU.
AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO
JOIN, TO SAY, YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
SOME OF YOU SAY I CAN JOIN
AT A HIGHER LEVEL.
I CAN GO AT "THE 700 CLUB"
GOLD, THAT'S $40 A MONTH.
AND THERE IS THOUSAND LEVEL,
WHICH IS $84 A MONTH.
AT WHATEVER LEVEL GOD IS
SPEAKING TO YOU TO GIVE, NOW
IS THE TIME TO DO IT.
WE HAVE $125,000 ON A
CHALLENGE, AND WE NEED TO
HEAR FROM YOU.
SO CALL US NOW.
1-800-759-0700.
TERRY?
Terry: WHEN YOU DO JOIN
"THE 700 CLUB," YOU'RE
HELPING FAMILIES IN NEED
LITERALLY ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
LIKE ONE COUPLE IN CHINA WHO
HAD TO MAKE AN AGONIZING
DECISION.
BOTH OF THEIR CHILDREN WERE
BORN DEAF, BUT THEY CAN ONLY
AFFORD ONE HEARING AID.
Reporter: 4-YEAR-OLD
CHO JA LOOKS UP TO HER BIG
BROTHER, PEN WAY.
BOTH CHILDREN WERE BORN
DEAF.
PEOPLE ALWAYS POINTED AT
MY CHILDREN, AND OTHER KIDS
MAKE FUN OF THEM, AND HATE
THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE
DEAF.
IT ALWAYS BROKE MY HEART.
AND THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING
I COULD DO TO CHANGE
THINGS.
Reporter: SO MR. WANG
SOLD EVERYTHING HE HAD TO
TRY TO BUY THE HEARING AIDS,
BUT HE CAME UP SHORT AND
COULD ONLY AFFORD ONE.
I DECIDED TO GIVE IT TO
PEN WAY SINCE HE IS OLDER.
I THOUGHT IF HE COULD HEAR,
HE COULD HELP HIS SISTER.
I REALLY WANTED MY SISTER
TO HEAR AND SPEAK LIKE ME.
Reporter: THE WANGS
SENT BOTH CHILDREN TO A
SPEECH REHABILITATION
CENTER.
PEN WAY DID WELL.
BUT WITHOUT A HEARING EIGHT,
CHAID, CHO JA WAS STUCK.
THE LEARNING GAP BETWEEN CHO
JA AND PEN WAY CONTINUED TO
GROW, AND THE POOR COUPLE
FEARED THEY WOULD HAVE TO
PULL THE CHILDREN OUT OF
CLASS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T
MAINTAIN THE REHABILITATION
FEES ON THEIR INCOME.
I FELT SO HELPLESS.
I ONLY MAY $6 OR $7 THAT
DAY.
I PRAYED GOD WOULD MAKE A
WAY FOR MY CHILDREN TO HEAR
AND SPEAK.
I DIDN'T WANT TO WATCH THEM
GET MOCKED ANYMORE.
IF ONLY SOMEONE COULD HELP
US AND RELEASE US FROM THIS
HEAVY BURDEN.
Reporter: GOD ANSWERED
THE WANG'S PRAYERS WHEN CBN
HEARD ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS.
WE PROVIDED CHO JA WITH A
HEARING AID AND PROVIDED A
WAY FOR THEM TO STAY IN
REHABILITATION.
WHEN I HEARD MY DAUGHTER
SAY MAMA, I ALMOST CRIED.
ALL OF MY ANXIETY WENT
AWAY.
Reporter: THE CHILDREN
ARE MAKING GREAT IMPROVEMENT
WITH THEIR SPEECH.
AND TODAY CHO JA CAN
COMMUNICATE, JUST LIKE THE
OTHER KIDS.
I'M SO PROUD OF MY
SISTER.
NOW MY KIDS WON'T BE
TEASED ANYMORE, AND THEY
WILL HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE.
YOU MADE A WAY FOR US
DURING OUR HARDEST TIMES.
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I
THANK THE LORD.
I LOVE YOU, CBN.
Terry: YOU KNOW, IN
ANOTHER CULTURE, WHEN A
CHILD IS BORN WITH A
PHYSICAL NEED, THEY'RE
MOCKED AND LOOKED DOWN
UPON.
PEOPLE TELL THEIR PARENTS
THEY MUST HAVE BEEN CURSED.
IT CARRIES A HUGE WEIGHT,
AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME
KIND OF SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO
THEM THAT WE HAVE HERE IN
THE UNITED STATES.
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A
HEARING AID CAN CHANGE A
CHILD'S LIFE.
YOU HELPED PROVIDE THAT IN
THIS INSTANCE IN CHINA, BUT
YOU'RE DOING WORK LIKE THIS
ALL AROUND THE WORLD IF YOUR
A "700 CLUB" MEMBER.
WE'RE OUT ON A MISSION TO
CHANGE THE WORLD, AND WE'RE
DOING IT ONE PERSON, ONE
FAMILY AT A TIME.
YOU CAN BE A PART OF THAT.
IT IS SO SATISFYING TO KNOW
THAT YOU CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE NEED OF
SOMEONE ELSE.
GO TO YOUR PHONE AND CALL
RIGHT NOW.
OUR NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE.
IT'S 1-800-759-0700.
WE HAVE $125,000 CHALLENGE
BEFORE US RIGHT NOW.
SO WHEN YOU JOIN "THE 700
CLUB," YOUR GIFT IS GOING TO
GO TWICE AS FAR.
IT WILL BE MATCHED DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR.
SO JOIN NOW.
635 CENT65 CENTS A DAY, $20
A MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ALREADY A CLUB
MEMBER, GO UP TO THE GOLD
LEVEL, WHICH IS $40.
WE HAVE A THOUSAND LEVEL,
$84 A MONTH.
OUR FOUNDERS JOIN US AT $417
A MONTH.
DO SOMETHING TODAY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF
SOMEONE ELSE.
CALL OUR TOLL-FREE NUMBER
NOW.
GORDON?
Gordon: 5-YEAR-OLD
MARIA IS LOOKING FORWARD TO
HAVING A NEW BABY SISTER.
BUT WHEN THE BABY WAS BORN,
BOTH MARIA AND HER MOTHER
WERE SHOCKED BY WHAT THEY
SAW.
Reporter: 5-YEAR-OLD
MARIA STILL REMEMBERS THE
DAY WHEN SHE CAME HOME FROM
SCHOOL AND SAW HER BABY
SISTER FOR THE FIRST TIME.
SIX MONTHS LATER, SHE IS
STILL SHOCKED BY HER
APPEARANCE.
I ASKED MY MAMA IF SHE
DROPPED MY BABY SISTER TO
MAKE HER MOUTH LOOK LIKE
THAT.
I TOLD MY DAUGHTER, NO, I
DIDN'T DROP HER.
I FELT SO BAD.
SHE COULDN'T SWALLOW
ENOUGH MILK.
IT WAS COMING OUT OF THE
NOSE AND SHE WOULD CHOKE ON
IT.
Reporter: CARMEN'S
ALCOHOLIC HUSBAND HAD
ABANDONED THE FAMILY WHEN
SHE WAS STILL PREGNANT WITH
NAOMI.
THAT'S WHEN CBN OFFERED TO
HELP.
WE SET UP A FREE SURGERY FOR
THE BABY IN A HOSPITAL IN
LIMA, PERU.
A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE
OPERATION, WE WENT BACK TO
SEE HOW NAOMI IS DOING.
EVERYONE IS HAPPY NOW
BECAUSE SHE CAN SMILE AND
DRINK HER MILK.
Reporter: AND 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 MAY BABY SISTER CAN
SMILE.
THANK YOU, CBN, FOR FIXING
NAOMI'S LIP.
Gordon: THANK YOU IF
YOU'RE A MEMBER OF "THE 700
CLUB," BECAUSE YOU'RE PART
OF FIXING THAT SMILE.
WHAT A GREAT BLESSING IT IS
FOR THAT FAMILY, FOR THAT
BABY TO BE ABLE TO SMILE.
IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER, CALL
US.
CALL US RIGHT NOW,
1-800-759-0700.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
$125,000 CHALLENGE.
AND IF WE GET THE RED NUMBER
UP, WE'VE GOT $62,000 TO GO
AGAINST THAT WITH JUST 16
MINUTES ON THE CLOCK, SO WE
NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 2500
CLUB MEMBER SAYING I WANT TO
DOUBLE THIS YEAR AND GO TO
FOUNDER.
$5,000.
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]
Gordon: PITTSBURGH,
PENNSYLVANIA, A FOUNDER,
$6,000.
A BRAND NEW PARTNER.
WE'RE DOWN TO $51,000 ON
THAT RED NUMBER.
15 MINUTES AND 41 SECONDS TO
GO.
CALL US RIGHT NOW.
1-800-759-0700.
LET'S GO TO WENDY AT THE
PHONES.
Wendy: THANKS, GORDON.
IF YOU WATCH THE NEWS, YOU
MAY THINK AMERICA'S BEST
DAYS ARE OVER.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
AND YOU'LL FIND OUT WHY IN
PAT ROBERTSON'S LATEST
TEACHING "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA."
Wendy: GOD HAS A GREAT
PLAN FOR YOU, AND I PRAY
TODAY WITH YOU THAT THE GOD
OF ALL HOPE WILL GIVE YOU
HOPE AND FAITH TO BELIEVE
THAT THE BEST IS YET TO COME
IN YOUR LIFE.
ONE OF THE GREATEST WAYS TO
BE BLESSED IS TO GIVE.
YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE SAYS
GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN
UNTO YOU.
YOU CANNOT OUTGIVE GOD.
AND CBN -- I'VE BEEN HERE
ALMOST 14 YEARS, AND THIS IS
ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO
GIVE.
I GIVE.
I'M A PARTNER.
TO PUT YOUR MONEY AND TO SEE
THAT THEY HELP PEOPLE WHO
CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES.
THIS IS THE PLACE TO DO IT
IF YOU WANT TO BE BLESSED IN
YOUR LIFE.
WHEN YOU DO, WE HAVE A FREE
GIFT FOR YOU.
IT'S CALLED "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA, HOW TO PREPARE FOR
THE DAYS AHEAD."
CALL 1-800-759-0700, OR YOU
CAN LOG ON TO CBN.COM.
MAYBE YOU'RE ALREADY A
PARTNER.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HELPING US.
MAYBE IT IS TIME TO TAKE IT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL, $40.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU
THREE.
ONE FOR YOU, AND TWO TO GIVE
AWAY TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
MAYBE YOU CAN DO THE
THOUSAND CLUB LEVEL, $84 A
MONTH.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU FIVE
DVDS, SO YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY
TO GIVE AROUND TO FRIENDS
AND FAMILIES.
"GOD'S GIFT TO AMERICA" IS
OUR FREE GIFT TO YOU.
PLEASE, DON'T DELAY.
THIS IS OUR LAST DAY OF
TELETHON, AND WE NEED YOU.
SO PLEASE GO TO YOUR
TELEPHONES RIGHT NOW.
GORDON?
Gordon: OVER THE PAST
THREE YEARS, AMERICA'S
TRUCKING INDUSTRY IS HIT
HARD BY THE RECESSION.
FOR RICKY AND THIS WIFE,
BUSINESS WENT DOWN AND THEN
THE BILLS PILED UP.
Reporter: AS OWNERS OF
A TRUCKING COMPANY, RICKY
AND WINNA BIDS FOUND THE
BILLS GO FROM $25,000 A WEEK
TO $50,000 A WEEK.
THE ECONOMY TIGHTENED
UP.
EVERYTHING WE HAD WAS
SINKING INTO THE BUSINESS.
WE COULDN'T BE ABLE TO HOLD
OUT MUCH LONGER.
WE SAY, GOD, THIS IS IN
YOUR HANDS.
WE'RE TRYING TO GLORIFY
YOU.
IF HE WANTS US IN BUSINESS,
HE'LL KEEP US THERE.
Reporter: RICKY AND
WINNA WERE FAITHFUL TITHERS
AND HAD BEEN CBN PARTNERS
FOR YEARS.
RICKY HAD A DESIRE TO GIVE
EVEN MORE.
MY FIRST RESPONSE WAS,
NOT RIGHT NOW.
WAIT UNTIL A BETTER TIME.
YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR A
CONVENIENT TIME BECAUSE THE
NEED IS HERE, THE
OPPORTUNITY IS HERE.
SO YOU'VE GOT TO JUST BE
WILLING TO TRUST GOD AND
LEAVE IT WITH HIM.
Reporter: SO THEY
CALLED CBN AND INCREASED
THEIR COMMITMENT FROM $20 TO
$500 A MONTH.
RICKY SCRAPED BY FROM WEEK
TO WEEK WITH NO REAL
CHANGE.
HOWEVER, WITH A NEW YEAR,
THEY SAW A MAJOR
BREAKTHROUGH IN THEIR
BUSINESS.
ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS
LIKE A CHANGE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE.
WE'VE HAD LOCAL BUSINESS
KEEP US BUSY SIX DAYS A
WEEK.
I THOUGHT, THAT HAS TO BE
FROM GOD.
I TRIED FOR YEARS TO GET
LOCAL AND WE JUST COULDN'T
GET IT.
WE HAVE MORE FREIGHT THAN
WE CAN HANDLE.
WE'VE SIGNED TWO OR THREE
NEW CONTRACTS.
WE'VE SEEN GOD DO GREAT
THING FOR US.
Reporter: RECENTLY THEY
ADDED FOUR TRUCKS TO ITS
LINEUP.
IT IS THE ONLY PLACE IN
THE BIBLE WHERE GOD GIVES US
THE RIGHT TO TEST HIM.
HE SAYS TEST ME, TRY ME,
PROVE ME WITH YOUR
OFFERINGS, AND SEE IF I
DON'T OPEN UP THE WINDOWS OF
HEAVEN AND POUR YOU OUT A
BLESSING THAT YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE ROOM ENOUGH TO
CONTAIN.
I'M JUST CRAZY ENOUGH TO
BELIEVE THAT.
Gordon: AND YOU CAN BE
CRAZY ENOUGH TO BELIEVE
THAT, TOO.
WHEN GOD WRITES IT AND PUTS
IT DOWN IN HIS WORD, YOU CAN
STAND ON IT.
IT IS ONE OF THOSE GREAT
MYSTERIES, WHERE HE REQUIRES
US TO TRUST HIM.
TO SAY, I'LL PUT THE
PRINCIPLE INTO MOTION, AND
IT REQUIRES YOU TO GIVE, AND
THEN YOU GET THE BLESSING.
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE, GIVE US
A CALL, 1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY, YES, I WANT TO BE
A PART OF IT.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF WATER
WELLS.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF CLEFT
PALLET SURGERIES.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF
CARING FOR ORPHANS.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF
MEDICAL MISSIONS.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF
PREACHING THE GOSPEL AROUND
THE WORLD.
IF THAT IS YOU, GIVE US A
CALL AND SAY, YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
WHEN YOU CALL, ASK FOR
PLEDGE EXPRESS, ELECTRONIC
MONTHLY GIVING.
THE BANK DOES ALL OF THE
WORK.
WE SAVE SO MUCH ON THE
PROCESSING, WE CAN SEND BACK
TO YOU OUR GIFT TO YOU,
"POWER FOR LAV, LIFE," OUR
MONTHLY TEACHING C.D.s.
TERRY?
Terry: MORE THAN 90% OF
KIDS SAY THEY'VE BEEN
BULLIED AT SCHOOL.
BUT THE PROBLEM ISN'T JUST
IN AMERICA.
WE MET
A GIRL
IN
THE UKRAINE
WHO WAS BULLIED FOR LIFE.
Reporter: EVERY DAY THE
KIDS MAKE FUN OF HER BECAUSE
SHE WAS BORN WITH CROSSED
EYES.
WHEN I WALK, I HOLD MY
HEAD DOWN SO NOBODY WILL
LOOK AT ME.
CHILDREN CALL HER NAMES
LIKE UGLY AND CROSSED EYES.
SHE COMES HOME WITH HER EYES
RED AND SWOLLEN FROM
CRYING.
Reporter: AN TABER
ANATASHA KNOWS A SIMPLE
SURGERY CAN CORRECT HER
EYES, BUT SHE KNOWS HER
PARENTS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY.
Reporter: A LOCAL
CHURCH HELPS THE FAMILY WITH
CLOTHING AND FOOD.
AT THE CHURCH, SHE HAS
LEARNED A LOT ABOUT JESUS
CHRIST.
I LEARNED THAT JESUS
LOVES EVERYONE, CHILDREN AND
GROWNUPS, AND HE EVEN LOVES
ME.
Reporter: SHE MADE
FRIENDS AT THE CHURCH AND
GAVE HER LIFE TO CHRIST.
SHE SAID IN TIME, SHE
LEARNED TO TRUST GOD WITH
ALL OF HER DREAMS.
I PRAYED AND ASKED GOD TO
MAKE MY EYES STRAIGHT AND
MAKE MY EYES BEAUTIFUL.
Reporter: THE
OPTHAMOLOGIST SAID SHE
NEEDED SURGERY, AND
"ORPHANS' PROMISE" AGREED TO
PAY FOR IT.
I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I
FINALLY LEARNED I WOULD BE
ABLE TO HAVE SURGERY.
I NEVER THOUGHT SUCH A
WONDERFUL THING WOULD EVER
HAPPEN FOR US.
Reporter: AFTER 11
YEARS OF HOPING AND
DREAMING, ANASTASIA FINALLY
HAD THE SURGERY SHE NEEDED
AND LEFT THE HOSPITAL
FEELING LIKE A NEW GIRL.
RIGHT AFTER THE SURGERY,
I WAS SO HAPPY.
Reporter: AND ANASTASIA
IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT GOING
TO SCHOOL ANYMORE.
MY EYES ARE STRAIGHT NOW,
AND I DON'T HOLD MY HEAD
DOWN WHEN I WALK.
NO ONE MAKES FUN OF HER
ANYMORE.
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR
ME.
Terry: SHE IS
INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T
SHE, AND YET A HEAD HUNG IN
SHAME.
SHE COULDN'T READ WELL
BECAUSE HER EYES WERE
CROSSED.
THAT AFFECTS YOUR VISION
COMPLETELY.
AND A MOTHER WHO'S HEART WAS
BROKEN FOR A DAUGHTER WHO
WAS BEING SHAMED EVERY DAY,
AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING SHE COULD DO ABOUT
IT.
AND THEN YOU STEPPED INTO
THE MIDST OF THAT.
YOU SEE, WHEN YOU BECOME A
CBN PARTNER, THAT'S THE KIND
OF CHANGE YOU MAKE POSSIBLE
IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
IT SEEMS SO SIMPLE, BUT IT
CHANGES THEIR WORLD
COMPLETELY.
HELP US DO THAT IN THE LIVES
OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
AND WE'RE ALSO MEETING THE
NEEDS OF PEOPLE RIGHT HERE
AT HOME, IN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
BE A PART OF THAT.
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB" RIGHT
NOW.
OUR NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE,
1-800-759-0700.
JUST CALL AND SAY, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
LOTS OF CLUB LEVELS TO CLUES
FROM.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO,
YOU'LL HAVE THE SATISFACTION
OF KNOWING YOU'RE MAKING A
HUGE DIFFERENCE.
KRISTI, OVER TO YOU AT THE
PHONES.
Kristi: WHEN YOU CHOOSE
TO BECOME A "700 CLUB"
PARTNER, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU
THIS.
IT'S CALLED "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA."
PAT ROBERTSON TELLS US WHAT
SETS US APART FROM EVERY
OTHER NATION.
WE GAVE SOME OF OUR VIEWERS
A SNEAK PEEK, AND HERE IS
WHAT SOME HAVE TO SAY.
AS PAT WAS TEACHING THE
SCRIPTURE, IT WAS SO
ESSENTIAL FOR US TO
UNDERSTAND.
PAT'S TEACHING ON GOD'S PLAN
FOR AMERICA SHOWS 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.
Kristi: WE ALL KNOW
IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR, AND
SO MANY PEOPLE PUT THEIR
TRUST IN POLITICIANS OR OUR
LEADERS.
BUT YOU KNOW THE BOTTOM LINE
IS WE NEED TO PUT OUR TRUST
IN GOD.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT HIS
HEART IS, AND THE WAY WE DO
THAT IS BY SEEKING HIS
FAITH.
PAT MADE THIS, "GOD'S PLAN
FOR AMERICA."
THIS IS A GREAT TOOL TO SEE
WHAT GOD'S HEART IS FOR OUR
COUNTRY.
THIS IS OUR GIFT TO YOU.
THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO PUT IT
IN YOUR HANDS.
COUNSELLORS HAVE BEEN
CALLING IN SAYING I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB," NOT
JUST FOR WHAT YOU DO, BUT TO
HAVE THIS, "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA."
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE WANTED
IT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS,
WHEN YOU BECOME A "THE 700
CLUB" GOLD PARTNER, WHICH IS
$40 A MONTH, WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE YOU THREE D.V.D.s.
IF THREE IS NOT ENOUGH,
WE'LL GIVE YOU FIVE WHEN YOU
BECOME A THOUSAND CLUB
NOBODY AT $84 A MONTH.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, THE
KEY IS THIS: YOU'VE GOT TO
DO SOMETHING.
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MOVE
UNLESS YOU DO SOMETHING.
SO TAKE A STEP TOWARDS THAT
PHONE OR LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
GORDON?
Gordon: RUNNING A TEA
SHOP, BUT FOR ONE MAN IN
NORTHERN INDIA, THAT JOB
NEARLY COST HIM HIS LIFE.
Reporter: SHAN CAR OWNS
A TEA SHOP OFF A BUSY
HIGHWAY IN NORTHWEST INDIA.
WATER IS CRITICAL TO HIS
BUSINESS.
BUT HIS ONLY SOURCE WAS ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
FREEWAY.
JUST GETTING THERE WAS VERY
DANGEROUS FOR HIM AND HIS
DAUGHTERS.
ONCE I WAS CROSSING THE
HIGHWAY, AND SUDDENLY A BIG
TRUCK WAS HEADING TOWARDS
ME.
HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND
I JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY.
IT WAS VERY SCARY, SEEING
THE BIG TRUCKS.
Reporter: AND EVEN WITH
THE RISKS THEY TAKE TO GET
IT, THE WATER ISN'T TOO SAFE
TO DRINK.
IT IS VERY MUDDY AND
DIRTY.
I NEED TO FILTER IT WITH A
CLOTH BEFORE I CAN USE IT.
Reporter: SHAN CAR WAS
A HIN DUEA HINDU, BUT ONE
DAY HE TOLD THE LOCAL
CHRISTIAN PASTOR ABOUT THEIR
PROBLEM.
THE PASTOR KNEW THERE WERE
MANY ON THE SIDE OF THE
HIGHWAY THAT DIDN'T HAVE
CLEAN WATER.
SO HE CALLED "OPERATION
BLESSING."
"OPERATION BLESSING" DRILLED
A WELL FOR SHAN CAR'S FAMILY
AND THE REST OF THE
VILLAGE.
NOW WE HAVE LOTS OF FUN
GETTING WATER FOR THE WELL.
Reporter: THE WELL ALSO
OPENED THE DOOR FOR THE
PASTOR TO SHARE THE GOSPEL.
SHAN CAR PRAYED TO RECEIVE
JESUS AS HIS SAVIOR AND
PUBLICLY EXPRESSED HIS NEW
FAITH BY BEING BAPTIZED.
JESUS CHRIST HAS GIVEN US
EVERYTHING.
WHEN WE NEEDED WATER, HE
PROVIDED US WITH WATER.
I GIVE YOU MY HEART-FELT
THANKS.
BECAUSE OF YOU, MY ENTIRE
FAMILY IS FILLED WITH JOY.
Gordon: I GIVE YOU MY
HEART-FELT THANKS.
BECAUSE OF YOU, MY ENTIRE
FAMILY IS FILLED WITH JOY.
JUST IMAGINE DOING THAT ALL
AROUND THE WORLD.
ALL OF IT IN YOUR NAME WHEN
YOU'RE A MEMBER OF "THE 700
CLUB."
IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER, JOIN
WITH US.
JOIN IN EVERYTHING WE'RE
DOING AROUND THE WORLD.
JUST PICK UP THE PHONE AND
CALL US.
1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY, YES, I WANT TO
JOIN "THE 700 CLUB."
TERRY?
Terry: IN THE
PHILIPPINES, MANY CHILDREN
UNDER FIVE JUST DON'T GET
ENOUGH FOOD.
THAT KIND OF MA KIND OF MAL
NOURISHMENT CAN LEAD TO
PROBLEMS.
MENTI AND HER HUSBAND
WERE ALREADY RAISING THEIR
OWN CHILDREN, WHEN THEY
DECIDED TO TAKE IN THEIR
NEPHEW, JOSEPH, WHEN HE
BECAME AN ORPHAN.
HE WAS ALMOST TWO AND HE WAS
THIN AND MALNOURISHED.
WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE
WOULD MANAGE FINANCIALLY,
BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE HIM A
HOME.
Reporter: RIGHT AT THAT
TIME, CBN STARTED A PROGRAM
IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP
KIDS LIKE JOSEPH.
EACH MONTH WE GAVE THE
FAMILY EXTRA FOOD TO HELP
HIM GAIN WEIGHT.
AND WE PROVIDED FREE
VITAMINS AND MEDICAL
CHECKUPS FOR ALL OF THE
KINDS AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND TO HELP MENT MENTI
RELIEVE SOME OF THE
FINANCIAL STRESS AT HOME, WE
GAVE HER A GRANT TO START A
BUSINESS.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A
SMALL GROCERY STORE.
AND NOW WE ARE NOT JUST
SELLING FOOD, BUT WE SELL
SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EVEN
UMBRELLAS.
Reporter: AND TODAY
JOSEPH IS A HEALTHY
5-YEAR-OLD WHO LOVES PLAYING
AND GOING TO SCHOOL.
AND HE NO LONGER CALLS MENTI
AUNTIE, BUT HE CALLS HER
MOTHER.
THANK YOU, CBN, FOR ALL
YOU HAVE DONE FOR JOSEPH AND
OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
Terry: WITHOUT FOOD,
CHILDREN CAN'T STUDY WELL.
WITHOUT EDUCATION, THEIR
LIFE IS LIMITED.
HELP US REACH OUT TO
PEOPLE.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIG
CHALLENGE.
GORDON?
Gordon: $125,000 ON THE
CHALLENGE.
GIVE US A CALL,
1-800-759-0700.
WE WANT TO GO WAY OVER THE
TOP.
THIS IS THE FINAL DAY OF THE
TELETHON.
TOMORROW WE RESUME OUR
REGULAR PROGRAMMING.
WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO
VICTORY.
THREE, TWO, ONE.
WE HAD A $125,000, AND
AGAINST THAT, YOU GAVE $
$142,000.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THESE
WORDS FROM FROM HEBREWS: NOW
FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF
THINGS HOPED FOR AND THE
EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT
SEEN."
FOR KRISTI, FOR WENDY, FOR
TERRY, LEE, ME, AND ALL OF
US, GOD BLESS YOU.
WE SEAL YOU AGAIN TOMORROW.
