Gordon: HE FOUND
SUCCESS RIGHT OUT OF
COLLEGE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS
BIG-TIME RECORD LABEL SAW
POTENTIAL IN ME AND SAID, WE
WANT TO SIGN YOU TO A DEAL.
Gordon: BUT HE NEARLY
LOST IT ALL.
I'M LAYING IN A HOSPITAL
BED, AND IT FEELS LIKE THAT
DREAM IS JUST SLIPPING
FURTHER AND FURTHER OUT OF
MY REACH.
Gordon: DISCOVER THE
STORY BEHIND HIS MUSIC ON
TODAY'S "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE."
ON "700 CLUB INTERACTIVE,"
WE USE TECHNOLOGY TO PRAY
FOR EACH OTHER AND EXPLORE
TOPICS THAT MATTER TO YOU.
WATCH WHAT GOD IS DOING IN
THE WORLD TODAY.
Gordon: WELL, WELCOME
TO THE SHOW.
AS A SINGER, MATTHEW WEST
HAS SOLD MILLIONS OF
ALBUMS.
HE HAS WON AWARDS AND WAS
NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY.
Terry: RECENTLY WE SAT
DOWN WITH MATTHEW, AND HE
TOLD US HOW HE THOUGHT HIS
CAREER WAS OVER BEFORE IT
EVEN BEGAN.
WATCH THIS.
I LOOK AT MY LIFE AND I
FEEL LIKE MUCH OF MY LIFE
HAS BEEN DEFINED BY THESE
MAJOR, LIKE,
DREAM-THREATENING
EXPERIENCES.
I WENT TO COLLEGE AND I
STUDIED MUSIC.
I HAD DISCOVERED THIS LOVE
FOR SONGWRITING.
I GRADUATED.
I MOVED TO NASHVILLE SIX
WEEKS LATER AND I WAS ON MY
WAY.
ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS
BIG-TIME RECORD LABEL SAW
POTENTIAL IN ME AND SAID WE
WANT TO SIGN YOU TO A DEAL.
AND I'LL NEVER FORGET, IT
WAS THE LAST FRIDAY OF JULY,
2002, AND I LOCKED MYSELF
OUT OF MY HOUSE AND I
ATTEMPTED TO OPEN A WINDOW
AT MY HOUSE, AND AS I WAS
OPENING MY WINDOW, MY HAND
FELL OFF THE WINDOWSILL AND
I FELL THROUGH THE GLASS.
I SEVERED AN ARTERY AND MY
LEFT ARM.
I SPENT FIVE DAYS EN THE
HOSPITAL, THREE SURGERIES
JUST TO RESTORE BLOOD FLOW
TO MY ARM AND MAY HAND.
I'M LAYING IN A HOSPITAL
BED, AND IT FEELS LIKE THAT
DREAM IS SLIPPING FURTHER
AND FURTHER OUT OF MY
REACH.
I'M LOOKING DOWN AND I SEE
HUNDREDS OF STITCHES ON MY
ARM AND I'M HELPLESS.
THERE WERE SEVERAL MONTHS OF
NOT KNOWING HOW MY HAND WAS
GOING TO RECOVER.
DEFINITELY AN UNEASY SEASON
AND MY LIFE.
I REBOUNDED.
I WAS ABLE TO PLAY THE
GUITAR.
I'M WRITING THESE SONGS.
I FELT LIKE MY CAREER WAS
TAKING THIS JUMP TO THE NEXT
LEVEL.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I JUST
HAD A HARD TIME SINGING.
AND THEN IT GOT TO THE POINT
WHERE I COULD BARELY SPEAK.
THEY TOLD ME AS A LAST
RESORT, I WAS GOING TO NEED
TO HAVE SURGERY ON MY VOCAL
CHORDS.
EVEN WITH THAT SURGERY, THEY
SAID THERE WASN'T A
GUARANTEE THAT I WOULD BE
ABLE TO SING LIKE I ONCE DID
BEFORE.
MY DREAMS ARE COMING TO A
SCREECHING HALT, AND I'M
WONDERING WHAT IS GOING ON.
LIKE, THIS IS NOT PART OF MY
PLAN.
OUT OF THAT SEASON WHERE I
HAD NOTHING TO SAY, I FELT
LIKE GOD BEGAN TO SHOW ME
WE'VE ALL GOT SOMETHING TO
SAY.
OUR LIVES HAVE THE CHANCE TO
SPEAK A LIFE-CHANGING
MESSAGE TO THE WORLD.
I HAD THIS IDEA TO EXTEND AN
INVITATION TO ANYBODY AND
EVERYBODY WHO WANTED TO
SHARE THE STORY OF THEIR
LIFE.
I GOT A FEW MORE STORIES
THAN I BARGAINED FOR.
I THOUGHT I WOULD GET A
COUPLE HUNDRED.
WE GOT 10,000.
* SHOW ME THE CREATIVE
PURPOSE *
* SO I CAN START LIVING
RIGHT NOW *
AND SO I WOULD NOTICE HOW
MANY STORIES THERE WERE OF
WOMEN WHO HAD BEEN THE
VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND HAD
THEIR INNOCENCE STOLEN, AND
THEN IT STILL WAS WITH THEM
AS ADULTS.
THEY WERE STRUGGLING TO SEE
HOW GOD COULD SOMEHOW REDEEM
THAT BROKEN PART OF THEIR
LIFE.
* YOU'RE NOT WORTHLESS LIKE
THEY MADE YOU FEEL *
* THERE IS A LOVE THEY CAN
NEVER STEAL AWAY *
* AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY
THE BROKEN GIRL *
THAT SONG HAS NEVER BEEN
ON THE RADIO, BUT OF ALL OF
THE SONGS I'VE WRITTEN, I
GET MORE LETTERS ABOUT THAT
SONG.
AND SO I'VE COME TO REALIZE
THAT SOMETIMES THE HARDEST
TOPICS TO ADDRESS ARE THE
ONES THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED.
EVEN IN THIS INTERVIEW,
WE'VE TOUCHED ON NOT MY
SUCCESSES, BUT MY THROAT
SURGERY AND THE INJURY TO MY
ARM AND THOSE NOT SO GOOD
CHAPTERS IN MY LIFE HAVE
BEEN THE ONES WHERE I CAN
POINT TO AND GO THOSE ARE
DEFINING MOMENTS WHERE GOD
DID AMAZING WORK IN MY
LIFE.
I SAW HIM AT WORK.
I FELT HIM AT WORK.
AND I'M FOREVER CHANGED
BECAUSE OF IT.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO
KNOW.
REALLY?
CAN GOD REALLY WORK
SOMETHING GOOD OUT OF MY
DAUGHTER GETTING KILLED BY A
DRUNK DRIVER?
REALLY?
CAN GOD WORK SOMETHING GOOD
OUT OF MY CHILDHOOD ABUSE?
I'M STRUGGLING TO BELIEVE
IT, AND IT IS WEIGHING ME
DOWN.
AND I WANT MORE THAN
ANYTHING TO KNOW THAT
HEALING CAN BE FOUND,
FREEDOM CAN BE FOUND, AND A
FEW CHAPTER CAN BEGIN IN THE
STORY OF MY LIFE.
Gordon: THOSE ARE THE
HARD QUESTIONS.
CAN GOD TRULY WORK ALL
THINGS TOGETHER FOR GOOD,
FOR THEM WHO LOVE HIM.
SOMETIMES DURING THE VERY
HARD MOMENTS OF LIFE, WHERE
YOU GO, THIS IS FAIR.
THIS ISN'T JUST.
THERE IS NOTHING RIGHTEOUS
OR RIGHT ABOUT WHAT I'M
GOING THROUGH.
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP IN MIND
THAT GOD'S WILL IS NOT
ALWAYS BEING DONE ON EARTH.
THAT'S WHY JESUS ASKED US TO
PRAY THAT GOD'S WILL WOULD
BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN
HEAVEN.
NOW, IN HEAVEN, IS THERE
ANYBODY SICK?
IS THERE ANYONE WHO THROWS
THEIR ARM THROUGH A WINDOW
AND CUTS A MAJOR ARTERY?
DOES THAT EVER HAPPEN?
DOES ANYBODY FACE SURGERY
FOR THEIR VOCAL CHORDS?
NO.
THAT'S GOD'S WILL.
AND SO WHEN YOU COMPARE IT
TO WHAT IS HAPPENING ON
EARTH, IT'S NOT BEING DONE
HERE.
SO IT'S UP TO US.
WE'VE BEEN COMMISSIONED AS
AMBASSADORS TO BRING HIS
WILL TO EARTH.
THAT'S WHY JESUS ASKS US TO
PRAY THAT.
SO IF YOU LOOK AROUND AT THE
IN INJUSTICE, THE
INHUMANITY, WELL, IT IS UP
TO US TO THE AMBASSADORS OF
THE LIVING KING, TO BRING
HIS KINGDOM TO EARTH.
THAT'S WHAT JESUS COMMANDED
HIS DISCIPLES TO DO IN THE
LORDS PRAYER.
HE ALSO COMMANDED THEM TO DO
IT IN LUKE 10, WHERE HE
COMMISSIONS THEM AND HE
SENDS THEM OUT TWO BY TWO.
AND HE SAYS, GO HEAL THE
SICK THERE.
GO BRING THE KINGDOM OF
GOD.
AND ANNOUNCE THAT THE
KINGDOM OF GOD HAS COME NEAR
YOU.
AND WHEN WE GET OUR THEOLOGY
STRAIGHT, THEN WE STOP
BLAMING GOD FOR ALL OF THE
BAD THINGS AND WE START
LOOKING TO HIM TO SAY, ALL
RIGHT, A BAD THING
HAPPENED.
NOW, HOW CAN WE WORK ALL
THINGS TOGETHER FOR GOOD,
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF GOD'S
KINGDOM AND FOR THE BLESSING
OF HIS CHILDREN.
AND THAT'S THE ANSWER TO
THESE HARD QUESTIONS.
I LIKE THAT.
UP NEXT, "ORPHANS' PROMISE"
INTRODUCES YOU TO THE
CHILDREN CAUGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE BURMESE WAR.
WE HAVE SOME OF THEIR
INCREDIBLE STORIES OF
SURVIVAL, AFTER THIS.
QLSH
Terry: WAR IS ALWAYS
TRAGIC, BUT WHEN YOU'RE A
CHILD, HOW DO YOU PICK UP
THE PIECES OF YOUR LIFE AND
MOVE ON.
"ORPHANS' PROMISE" IS
PRIVILEGED TO COME ALONGSIDE
AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS
HELPING THOUSANDS OF
CHILDREN FIND SECURITY AND
HOPE, AFTER A YEARS OF WAR
IN BURMA.
IT SEEMS HARDLY A DAY GOES
BY THAT WE DON'T HEAR OF
SOME TYPE OF WAR BEING WAGED
SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD.
BECAUSE IT IS SO COMMON, IT
IS EASY TO PUSH THAT NEWS
ASIDE AND GO ON WITH OUR
DAILY LIVES.
BUT RECENTLY A FRIEND WENT
TOB BURMA AND BROUGHT BACK
THESE IMAGES OF WAR.
FACES OF CHILDREN, MANY OF
THEM ORPHANS, LIVING IN A
WAR ZONE WHERE THE SOUNDS OF
GUNFIRE ARE A CONSTANT
REMAINDER OF IMMINENT
DANGER.
BURMA IS A SMALL COUNTRY IN
SOUTHEAST ASIA, BORDERING ON
THAILAND.
> FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS,
A CIVIL WAR HAS BEEN WAGED
HERE AGAINST ETHNIC
MINORITIES.
MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN INTERNALLY
DISPLACED.
2MILLION MORE HAVE FLED
ACROSS THE BORDERS.
MY FRIEND, WHO'S DENT
IDENTITY IS PROTECTED, WENT
TO TAKE SUPPLIES TO THE
CHILDREN AND TEACHERS IN
REMOTE BURMA.
THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO HELP
KIDS AT RISK.
KIDS WHO HAVE HAD TO FLEE
FROM THEIR HOMES OR SUFFER
ATTACKS OR WHO ARE IN HIDING
OR ON THE RUN.
THIS IS A WAY THAT THE KIDS,
ESPECIALLY, COULD BE
ENCOURAGED TO HAVE HOPE.
Terry: THE HOPE COMES
FROM SHARING SPIRITUAL
TRUTHS.
*
* HALLELUJAH
Terry: AND ALSO FROM
THIS MEDICAL CLINIC.
THE ONLY CARE MOST PEOPLE
WILL RECEIVE ALL YEAR.
DURING THIS ONE-MONTH TOUR,
THE GOOD LIFE CLUB WILL
REACH ABOUT 4,000 CHILDREN
IN SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE
AREAS OF EASTERN BURMA.
THE WORKERS HIKE IN OUR
TRAVEL IN BY ELEPHANT.
AMONG THE SUPPLIES ARE
ELECTRONIC AUDIO BIBLES
CALLED PROCLAIMERS.
"ORPHANS' PROMISE" ARRANGED
FOR THIS SPECIAL DONATION
THROUGH AN ORGANIZATION
CALLED "FAITH COMES BY
HEARING."
IT IS SOLAR OPERATED, WITH A
CLEAR SPEAKER TO REACH
SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE.
IT WAS ESPECIALLY
WELL-RECEIVED BY THE
TEACHERS.
IN THIS VILLAGE, THEY'RE
HOLDING A RUN FOR RELIEF.
SIMILAR EVENTS ARE BEING
HELD AROUND THE WORLD TO
RAISE FUNDS FOR BURMA.
HERE IT IS JUST FOR FUN AND
PROMOTES GOOD HEALTH, BUT
THE IRONY ISN'T LOST.
WITH THE ENEMY SOLDIERS ONLY
A FEW MILES AWAY, VILLAGERS
HAVE TO BE PREPARED AT ANY
TIME TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE IN THEIR
MINDS THEY HAVE TO RUN
AWAY.
THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE
THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE IN
TERMS OF SUPPLIES, IN TERMS
OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, IN TERMS
OF OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE
MOST DESPERATE PLACES A
PERSON CAN BE IN, HAVING NO
SECURITY AND HAVING VERY
LITTLE THINGS YOU CAN COUNT
ON AROUND YOU.
Terry: THIS VILLAGE HAS
BEEN BURNED TWICE.
THESE CHARRED REMAINS WERE
ONCE THE CHURCH.
NOW SERVICES ARE HELD IN THE
SCHOOL.
DESPITE THE DANGER, THE
PEOPLE KEEP RETURNING,
REBUILDING, REFUSING TO GIVE
UP THEIR LAND.
TODAY THERE ARE MORE THAN 56
FULL-TIME RELIEF TEAMS
CONNECTED WITH THE GOOD LIFE
CLUB.
THEY WORK YEAR-ROUND
THROUGHOUT THE WAR ZONE.
IT IS A SAFETY NET FOR
CHILDREN WHO ARE CAUGHT IN
THE COMBAT.
ONE GIRL, SHE WAS SEVEN
YEARS OLD, AND SHE WAS SHOT
BY THE BURMA ARMY.
AND A RELIEF TEAM FOUND HER
13 DAYS LATER.
SHE'S GOT THE BULLET THAT
REMAINS IN HER.
IT WAS DECIDED BY THE
DOCTORS THAT IT WOULD BE
MORE DANGEROUS TO TAKE IT
OUT THAN TO KEEP IT THERE.
HER WHOLE ATTITUDE CHANGED
ONCE SHE FELT SHE WAS CARED
ABOUT.
ANOTHER GIRL WAS SHOT FROM
ABOUT 15 YARDS AWAY BY THE
BURMA ARMY, AS HER FATHER
WAS CARRYING HER
GRANDMOTHER, AND BOTH HER
FATHER AND GRANDMOTHER WERE
KILLED IN THAT ATTACK.
AND HER MOTHER AND SIBLINGS
FLED.
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO
MINISTER TO THEM.
SO THOSE ARE THE MORE
DIFFICULT SITUATIONS THAT GO
ON CONSTANTLY.
AND THOSE ARE THE CHILDREN
THAT SURVIVE.
Terry: "THE GOOD LIFE"
CLUB IS GIVING THESE
CHILDREN A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
REGARDLESS OF THEIR ETHNIC
RACE, THEY ARE LOVED BY
GOD.
AND REGARDLESS OF THE WAR,
THEY CAN HAVE PEACE IN THEIR
HEARTS.
THAT'S A BATTLE WORTH
FIGHTING FOR.
YOU KNOW, IT'S QUITE
SOMETHING TO SEE CHILDREN
WHO LIVE IN THOSE
CIRCUMSTANCES WHO HAVE JOY.
YOU SEE IT ON THEIR FACES.
WHO HAVE LEARNED TO HAVE
PEACE IN THEIR HEARTS.
NOT BECAUSE THEIR LIFE IS
EASY OR BECAUSE ANYTHING IS
PREDICTABLE, BUT WAS THEY
HAVE COME TO KNOW THE LOVE
OF JOB.
YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO
REACH OUT TO PLACES LIKE
THIS.
BURMA IS JUST ONE OF THE
PLACES THAT "ORPHANS'
PROMISE" WORKS.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, TO BRING A
MESSAGE OF HOPE AND LOVE AND
A FRESH BEGINNING TO PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN DESPERATE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE A PART
OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE
LIVES OF CHILDREN AROUND THE
WORLD, YOU CAN GIVE BY
CALLING 1-888-777-1999.
OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
GORDON?
Gordon: STILL AHEAD, A
MUSICAL PRODIGY WHO WAS BORN
WITHOUT EYES.
I FOUND THREE NOTES AT
RANDOM, NINE MONTHS OLD, AND
HE FOUND THOSE THREE NOTES
AND PLAYED THEM BACK TO ME
IN SUCCESSION.
I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
Gordon: SEE MORE OF
THIS YOUNG MAN'S AMAZING
TALENT, NEXT ON "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE."
PATRICK HENRY WAS BORN
WITHOUT EYES.
STILL, HA, HE HAS
ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN OF US
WILL IN A LIFETIME.
TAKE A LOOK.
THIS HOUSE HAS HELPED ME
BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT.
I'M ABLE TO GET AROUND MORE
INDEPENDENTLY, AND THERE IS
ALSO SOME REALLY GREAT
TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS ENABLED
ME TO DO CERTAIN THINGS.
FOR EXAMPLE, MY HOMEWORK,
MORE INDEPENDENTLY.
Reporter: AS A COLLEGE
STUDENT, PATRICK HENRY HAS
ALREADY PUBLISHED HIS FIRST
BOOK AND HE IS ALREADY A
SUCCESSFUL MUSICIAN.
AN AMAZING FEAT WHEN YOU
FIND OUT THAT PATRICK HENRY
HUGHES WAS BORN WITHOUT
EYES, A RARITY IN ITSELF.
DOCTORS ALSO TOLD HIS
PARENTS THAT DUE TO SEVERAL
BIRTH DEFECTS, HE WOULD
NEVER WALK.
ANY TIME THERE IS A
PROBLEM WITH THE BIRTH, I
THINK YOU IMMEDIATELY GO
INTO THE WORST-CASE
SCENARIO.
SO YOU TRY TO SUPPRESS THE
IS HE GOING TO LIVE OR HOW
BAD IS IT?
IT TOOK DAYS FOR ALL OF
THE INFORMATION, AND
EVENTUALLY EVEN WEEKS, FOR
ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO
COME IN ABOUT PATRICK.
AND WE STILL HAD TO PLAY THE
WAITING GAME BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T KNOW HOW HE WAS GOING
TO DEVELOP MENTALLY.
I REMEMBER THINKING MANY
TIMES, GOD, WHY US?
YOU GO THROUGH A PERIOD OF
ANGER AND DENIAL AND RAGE.
Reporter: BUT THEN HIS
PARENTS WOULD SOON LEARN
THAT PATRICK HENRY WOULD
DEFY ALL OF THE ODDS.
PATRICK WAS LEFT ALONE FOR
HIS SIX MONTH OLD BABY SON,
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE BABY
CRIED.
IN AN ACT OF DESPERATION, HE
PLACED HIS SON ON THE
PIANO.
AS HE PLAYED CLASSICAL
MUSIC, PATRICK STOPPED
CRYING.
PATRICK'S LITTLE KNEES
WOULD GO UNDERNEATH WHERE
THE KEYBOARD SITS.
I FOUND THREE NOTES AT
RANDOM.
NINE MONTHS OLD, AND HE
FOUND THOSE THREE NOTES AND
PLAYED THEM BACK TO ME IN
SUCCESSION.
I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
SO EVERY DAY WE WOULD SIT AT
THE PIANO AND DO -- I WOULD
PLAY HIS NURSERY RHYME SONGS
OR WE WOULD DO A LISTEN AND
PLAY EXERCISES.
Reporter: LITTLE
PATRICK WAS MAKING HIS MARK
IN UNEXPECTED WAYS.
PATRICK WAS ABOUT 10
YEARS OLD.
I KIND OF CAME TO A FORK IN
THE ROAD IN MY LIFE, AND
STORYLY CUN O ONE OF THOSE
FORKS WAS GOD.
FORTUNATELY CHRIST WAS
ALWAYS A PART OF OUR HOME,
BUT OUTSIDE OF THE HOME, WE
WEREN'T INVOLVED IN THE
CHURCH.
PATRICK IS SO GOD-CENTERED.
Reporter: PATRICK'S
FAITH WAS EVIDENT EARLY ON.
TO HIS INSISTENCE OF GOING
TO CHURCH EVERY WEEK, TO
MAKING SURE THAT THE FAMILY
PRAYED BEFORE EVERY MEAL.
MY FAITH HAS SUSTAINED
ME.
THERE ARE SOME DAYS THAT
HAVE BEEN A LITTLE
STRESSING, BUT WHENEVER I
HAVE THOSE FEELINGS AND I
THINK THERE IS NO WAY I CAN
GET OUT, I TURN TO GOD, AND
I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER, LORD,
GIVE ME STRENGTH TO GET ME
THROUGH THIS.
PEOPLE WOULD ASK HOW I WOULD
DESCRIBE MY DISABILITIES,
AND MY ANSWER TYPICALLY IS
NOT DISABILITIES AT ALL,
MORE ABILITIES.
BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE WITH
SIGHT TEND TO JUDGE OTHERS
BY WHAT THEY SEE ON THE
OUTSIDE.
FOR EXAMPLE, SKIN COLOR OR
HAIR LENGTH OR THE CLOTHES
THEY WEAR.
OF COURSE, I DON'T SEE THAT,
AND I NEVER HAVE, AND
PROBABLY NEVER WILL.
AND BECAUSE OF THIS, I ONLY
SEE THAT WHICH IS WITHIN A
PERSON.
Reporter: IN JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL, PATRICK GOT
INVOLVED IN BAND AND
PERFORMING.
HE WANTED TO PLAY TRUMPET IN
THE BAND AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISVILLE.
MARCHING BAND STARTS IN
AUGUST, THE HOTTEST PART OF
THE YEAR, AND IT IS BRUTAL.
JUST BRUTAL.
AS SCHOOL STARTS, BAND
BECOMES TWO HOURS, EVERY
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND
FRIDAY, FROM 4:30 TO 6:30 --
IT CAN'T GET ANY HOTTER.
GAME DAYS ARE NINE AND A
HALF EVENTS.
HE DOES A PRETTY GOOD
JOB.
HE HASN'T RUN ME OVER YET,
AND WE HAVEN'T TAKEN OUT ANY
MUSICIANS, SO EVERYTHING IS
GOOD SO FAR.
Reporter: PATRICK
CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE THE
FAITH OF THOSE AROUND HIM.
PATRICK IS ON HIS FIFTH
READING OF THE BIBLE NOW AT
AGE 20.
I HAVEN'T READ IT ALL THE
WAY THROUGH.
IT KEEPS ME -- KEEPS
REMINDING ME OF WHAT I NEED
TO DO AND HOW I NEED TO
LIVE.
IT DIDN'T TAKE US MANY
MONTHS, YOU KNOW, TO REALIZE
HOW GREAT PATRICK WAS AND
TO, AGAIN, ASK WHY US, BUT
WITH A WHOLE NEW ATTITUDE.
IT WASN'T A BLAME THING.
IT WAS, LIKE, WOW, ARE YOU
SURE?
Reporter: PATRICK'S
POSITIVE OUTLOOK IN LIFE IS
EVIDENT IN HIS NEW BOOK, "I
AM POTENTIAL."
I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE
PEOPLE TO LIVE LIFE TO THE
FULLEST AND TO REALIZE THEIR
POTENTIAL.
LIFE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO IN
LIFE.
EVERY DAY YOU WANT TO LIVE
IT TO THE FULLEST.
YOU'VE GOT TODAY, BUT YOU'RE
NOT GUARANTEED TOMORROW.
Terry: TALK ABOUT A
GREAT OUTLOOK ON LIFE.
I MEAN, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
ARGUE WITH THAT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO SAY, SIGN
ME UP, PATRICK, I'M WITH
YOU.
Gordon: IF YOU EVER
FEEL DEPRESSED, GO HANG OUT
WITH PATRICK.
HE'LL CHEER YOU UP.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE THING TO
SAY, WE'VE GOT TODAY.
THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS
MADE.
LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD
IN IT.
THAT COMES FROM PSALM 118.
ONE OF THE INCREDIBLE THINGS
FOR ME IS TO REALIZE THAT
JESUS SANG THAT.
IT WAS PART OF THE HALAL,
WHICH WAS SANG AT EVERY ONE
OF THE JEWISH FESTIVALS.
AT THE LAST SUPPER, WHEN IT
SAYS THEY SANG A HYMN AND
WENT OUT.
THAT IS RECORDED IN THE
GOSPEL OF MATTHEW.
THEY SANG A HYMN AND WENT
ACROSS THE BROOK, AND HE
WENT INTO THE GARDEN OF
GUESSEMNY.
HE SAID THIS IS THE DAY THE
LORD HAS MADE, AND I WILL
REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT.
NO MATTER WHAT TRIAL IS
COMING YOUR WAY, IF YOU DO
IT WITH THANKSGIVING IN YOUR
HEART, AND YOU SAY, I'VE GOT
TODAY AND I'M GOING TO
REJOICE IN THE OPPORTUNITIES
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME TODAY,
THAT'S A GREAT SECRET TO
LIFE.
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"MY HUSBAND CALLED ME AND HE
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WITHOUT ANY STRUGGLES, THERE
WOULD BE NO VICTORIES.
SO LET THE BIGNESS OF YOUR
VICTORY BE MATCHED BY THE
BIGNESS OF YOUR STRUGGLE.
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT YOUR
GOD IS ABLE.
AND WITH HIM YOU CAN DO ALL
THINGS.
WE'VE GOT NANCY ON THE
PHONE.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE HER CALL
NOW.
HI, NANCY.
Caller: HI.
Gordon: HOW CAN WE PRAY
FOR YOU?
Caller: I NEED HEALING
IN MY STOMACH.
I DON'T KNOW, FOOD
SENSITIVITIES AND PAIN IN
IT.
AND THE TESTS DON'T REALLY
SHOW ANYTHING, EXCEPT FOR
MAYBE SOME GIRD.
IT IS JUST TENSION AND JUST
FOOD SENSITIVITIES THAT
AFFECT MY SINUSES AS WELL.
Gordon: WHAT'S GOING ON
IN YOUR LIFE?
Caller: H'MMM...I DON'T
KNOW.
IT'S JUST I'VE BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH SOME HEALTH
ISSUES THE PAST FEW YEARS,
AND IT JUST HAS BEEN
DIFFICULT.
AND JUST SOME OTHER
TENSIONS.
Gordon: WAS THERE A
TRIGGERPOINT FO FOR THE
OTHER HEALTH ISSUES?
Caller: I DON'T KNOW.
MY RIGHT SHOULDER, IT HAS
BEEN A YEAR FOR THAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
Gordon: HOW ARE YOUR
FINANCES DOING, NANCY?
Caller: HOW ARE MY
FINANCES GOING?
Gordon: YEAH.
Caller: WELL, I'VE BEEN
OUT OF WORK FOR ALMOST THREE
YEARS.
MY HUSBAND DOESN'T MAKE A
WHOLE LOT.
HE TEACHES IN A CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL.
WE'RE OKAY, BUT WE DON'T
HAVE AN OVERABUNDANCE OF
FINANCES.
Gordon: DID YOUR HEALTH
START TO DETERIORATE WHEN
YOU LOST YOUR JOB?
Caller: NO.
NO, ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT BEFORE
THAT A LITTLE BIT WITH MY
STOMACH.
IT'S JUST THINGS HAVE GOTTEN
WORSE AND I REALLY FELT LED
TO QUIT MY JOB IN THE
BEGINNING OF JANUARY
JANUARY 2010.
SO I JUST HAD A LOT OF
PAIN.
I'VE HAD X-RAYS, A COLONOS
SCOPE, AN COLONOSCOPY --
Gordon: ALL OF THAT
CAME BACK NEGATIVE?
Caller: YES.
IT JUST SHOWS I HAVE GIRD,
BUT NOT LIKE YOU WOULD
REALLY THINK.
A LOT OF TENSION THAT
BASICALLY AFFECTS MY LEFT
SIDE.
I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO EAT
MUCH OF ANYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS GLUTEN
SENSITIVITY AND SUGAR AND
ALL OF THAT.
Gordon: LET'S JUST PRAY
FOR YOU.
WE DON'T KNOW, BUT GOD
DOES.
AND HE IS ABLE.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS NOT
LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, BUT
LOOK AT THE SOLUTION.
LOOK TO JESUS.
HE IS THE AUTHOR AND THE
FINISHER OF YOUR FAITH.
HE IS THE SOLUTION FOR EVERY
HUMAN NEED.
AND HE KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED,
AND HE IS ABLE TO PROVIDE
WHAT YOU YOU NEED ACCORDING
TO HIS RICHES AND GLORY.
LET'S JUST PRAY FOR NANCY.
JOIN WITH US.
DON'T JUST WATCH US PRAY,
BUT JOIN WITH US.
LET'S CREATE A GREAT CIRCLE
OF PRAYER JUST FOR HER.
AND WE'LL CLAIM THIS
WONDERFUL VERSE: "WHEN TWO
TWO OR MORE AGREE TOUCHING
ANYTHING, IT SHALL BE
DONE."
SO WE'RE GOING TO AGREE
TOUCHING NANCY.
LORD, WE LIFT YOUR DAUGHTER
TO YOU.
WE ASK FOR THE PEACE OF
UNDERSTANDING, TO TAKE AWAY
ALL OF THAT TENSION.
LORD, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD
LIFT UP YOUR COUNTENANCE
UPON HER, AND CAUSE YOUR
FACE TO SHINE UPON HER AND
GIVE HER PEACE.
AND WE COME AGAINST ANYTHING
THAT WOULD DESTROY, KILL,
AND HINDER.
WE BIND IT NOW IN JESUS'
NAME.
WE COME AGAINST ANYTHING
THAT WOULD WASTE AWAY HER
LIFE, THAT WOULD LEAD HER TO
FEEL DOWN.
AND TO FEEL THAT THERE IS NO
FUTURE FOR HER.
AND WE JUST SPEAK A HOME AND
A FUTURE OVER HER.
WE SPEAK THE PLANS OF THE
LIVING GOD OVER HERE, FOR
GOD KNOWS THE PLANS THAT HE
HAS LAID OUT FOR NANCY.
THE PLANS TO GIVE HER A HOPE
AND A FUTURE.
PLANS THAT GOD CREATED FOR
NANCY BEFORE HE EVEN LAID.
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.
LORD, YOUR PLANS, WE SPEAK
THEM, THAT THEY WOULD
PROSPER AND ENERGIZE HER AND
GIVE HER HOPE.
WE ASK IT IN JESUS' NAME.
NOW, WE COME AGAINST THIS
FOOD SENSITIVITY.
WE COME AGAINST ALL OF THE
THINGS THAT ARE AFFECTING
THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BODY
NOW IN JESUS' NAME.
AND WE SPEAK NORMAL APPETITE
AND A ZEST FOR LIFE.
LET HER BE FILLED WITH
CREATIVE IDEAS AND CREATIVE
THOUGHTS.
AND I ASK FOR JOY TO WELL UP
IN HER INNER MOST BEING.
DO IT NOW, LORD, FOR WE ASK
IT ALL IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
Terry: AMEN.
Caller: HE MEN.
Caller: AMEN.
Gordon: ALL RIGHT,
NANCY, YOU TAKE THAT AND
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
KEEP PRAYING THAT SAME
PRAYER, "THIS IS THE DAY THE
LORD HAS MADE AND I WILL
REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT."
Caller: THANK YOU.
Gordon: THAT'S ALL THE
TIME WE HAVE FOR THIS
PROGRAM.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THESE
WORDS FROM: "THE GODLY WILL
REJOICE IN THE LORD AND FIND
SHELTER IN HIM, AND THOSE
WHO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND
WILL PRAISE HIM."
GOD BLESS YOU.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.
