HE WANTED ME TO LOOK LIKE A BARBIE DOLL.
I HAD A BREAST AUGMENTATION.
THAT'S NOT ALL HER HUSBAND
WANTED.
HE TOLD ME, YOU COULD BE EVEN
EXOTIC DANCER.
TRUE CONFESSIONS FROM
A
FORMER STRIPPER ON TODAY'S THE
700 CLUB.
WELCOME TO THE THE 700 CLUB
FOR TODAY'S HEADLINES, LET'S GO
OVER TO THE CBN NEWS DESK.
GORDON, PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS
INVITED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO
THE WHITE HOUSE TO TALK ABOUT
FINDING A SOLUTION TO THE FISCAL
CLIFF.
IF THE TWO SIDES CAN'T REACH AN
AGREEMENT EVERYONE WHO PAYS
INCOME TAXES WILL SEE TAXES GO
UP STARTING NEXT WEEK.
AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS WILL GO
INTO EFFECTS TOO.
SINCERYL PRESIDENT OBAMA CLAIMS
HE HAS A MANDATE TO RAISE TAXES.
REPUBLICAN ARE DIVIDED ON THAT
ISSUE AND IT'S RAISING SOME
QUESTION ABOUT THEIR FUTURE AS A
PARTY.
DAVID BRODY HAS THAT STORY.
Reporter: PRESIDENT USE
MANDATES TO CLAIM VICTORIES.
HE'S TAKING ADVANTAGE FROM POLL
THAT AMERICANS SHOWS SUPPORTING
RAISING TAXES ON WEALTHY
AMERICANS.
YOU'RE SAYING FOR PR
PURPOSES, THEY SHOULD GIVE INTO
OBAMA ON THE TAX RATE?
NOT EXACTLY.
YES, I GUESS I AM.
TO OBAMA -- WE DON'T HAVE A
REVENUE PROBLEM ANN.
WE LOST THE ELECTION SEAN.
WE WON THE ELECTION IN THE
HOUSE ANN.
Reporter: THE TAX FIGHT
COMBINED WITH THE FISCAL CLIFF
DEBATE HAS UNCOVERED A GOP
DIVIDE.
ON ONE SIDE DIE HARD
CONSERVATIVES AND ON THE OTHER
THOSE WILLING TO DEAL.
I'M NOT OBLIGATED ON THE
PLEDGE.
Reporter: ON THE BRODY FILE
PROGRAM, SENATOR RAND PAUL MADE
HIS CHOICE.
I CAN'T GO AGAINST GOOD
COMMON SENSE.
Reporter: BLUE THE SPLIT
OVER TAXES IS ONE PART OF THE
LARGER QUESTION FOR THE GOP.
HOW TO WIN OVER A CHANGING
ELECTORATE WITHOUT LOSING THE
ESSENCE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
IF YOU'RE RUNNING THINGS UP
THERE ON THE CAPITOL HILL,
WHAT'S THE WAY FORWARD ON THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY?
WE HAVE TO BELIEVE IN
SOMETHING.
IF WE'RE NOT THE PARTY OF
LIMITED GOVERNMENT AND
CONSTITUTION AND LOWER TAXES, I
SAY DISBAND.
REALLY YOU WANT TO BE A PARTY,
YOU WANT TO BELIEVE IN
SOMETHING, LET'S DO.
LET'S DON'T BE DEMOCRAT LIGHTS.
Reporter: EVEN SOME HARD
CORE CONSERVATIVES WANT TO GIVE
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS A PATHWAY TO
CITIZENSHIP.
THAT COULD BE SEEN PANDERING TO
A VOTING BLOCK THAT LINES UP
BEHIND DEMOCRATS IN 2012.
RICK SANTORUM TOLD CBN NEWS THAT
THE GOP MUST BE AUTHENTIC.
HOPEFULLY THE CONSERVATIVES
WILL UNDERSTAND THAT LIKE ANY
GROUP, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET
EVERY VOTE.
WE'RE NOT GOING IT GET VOTES,
UNLESS THEY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK AND
THE ISSUES THEY'RE CONCERNED
ABOUT.
Reporter: COULD ONE OF THOSE
2016 ISSUES COULD BE GAY
MARRIAGE.
MAJORITY OF VOTERS SUPPORT IT.
THAT PUTS THE GOP IN A POLITICAL
PREDICAMENT.
DEFEND TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE OR
CAVE TO POLLING.
IT'S NOT WHAT TO DO WHATEVER
THE POLLS SAY.
IT'S WHAT'S POPULAR.
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY THAT
PEOPLE IN PUBLIC LIFE OWE THE
PEOPLE WHO THEY SERVE THEIR BEST
JUDGMENT.
AND TO GO OUT AND MAKE THE CASE
AS TO WHY THIS IS THE RIGHT
COURSE.
IF WE HAVE ABANDONED THAT WE
HAVE, WE HAVE GIVEN UP ON THE
AMERICAN EXPERIMENT.
Reporter: MEANWHILE THE GOP
EXPERIMENT IS A WORK IN
PROGRESS.
CBN NEWS, WASHINGTON.
> HOUSE AND SENATE CHAPLAINS
ARE MAKING THE FISCAL CLIFF
GRIDLOCK IN CONGRESS A MATTER OF
PRAYER.
AT A MEETING YESTERDAY HOUSE
CHAPLAIN PATRICK COUNTRY ASKED
GOD TO SEND A SPIRIT OF WISDOM
AND GOOD JUDGMENT UPON THE
LEADERS OF CONGRESS.
THAT THEY MIGHT FORGE A SOLUTION
TO A SWAY THE CONCERNS OF THEIR
FELLOW CITIZENS.
ON THE SENATE SIDE CHAPLAIN
BARRY BLACK ASKED GOD TO GIVE
SENATORS THE WISDOM TO SEW TO
THE WIND.
> RETIRED GENERAL NORMAN
SCHWARZKOPF DIED.
IN 1981 SCHWARZKOPF LED
COALITION SOURCES IN THE GULF
WAR.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE AS LONG AS
IT TAKES FOR THE IRAQIS TO GET
OUT OF KUWAIT.
HIS WORK IN OPERATION DESERT
STORM EARNED SCHWARZKOPF
NICKNAME STORMIN' NORMAN.
HE GRADUATED FROM WEST POINT AND
SPENT HIS WHOLE YEAR IN THE
ARMY.
HE WAS A WAR HERO IN VIETNAM
EARNING THREE SILL VAR STARS AND
THREE BRONZE STARS AND TWO
PURPLE HEARTS.
PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH
PRESENTED HIM WITH THE MEDAL OF
FREEDOM.
SCHWARZKOPF LEAVES BEHIND HIS
WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN.
> PARTS OF ARKANSAS MAY BE IN
THE DARK INTO THE NEW YEAR.
AT LEAST 15 INCHES OF SNOW FELL
IN SOME ARKANSAS COUNTIES THAT
SAME STORM SPAWN TORNADOES
ACROSS THE SOUTH AND BLANKETED
MUCH THE NORTHEAST IN SNOW.
CAUSING A MIGHT MAYOR --
NIGHTMARE FOR HOLIDAY
TRAVELERS.
YOU COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD.
THERE WAS A LOT OF VISIBILITY
WAS HORRIBLE.
IT WAS JUST A DREADFUL DRIVE.
COULDN'T GO ANY FURTHER THAN
25 MILES AN HOUR.
THE STORM IS BEING BLAMED FOR
DOZEN DEATHS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
> THE OWNERS OF HOBBY LOBBY
SAY THEY HAVE TO REMAIN TRUE TO
THEIR FAITH.
THEIR ATTORNEY SAID THE COMPANY
WON'T PROVIDE THE MORNING AFTER
AND WEEK AFTER PILL TO ITS
EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PLAN WHEN THE
HEALTHCARE MANDATE TAKES EFFECT
JANUARY 1st.
THEY RISK FINES OF MORE THAN A
MILLION DOLLARS.
THE COMPANY IS STILL FIGHTING
THE LAW IN COURT.
> THE NUMBER OF LOW INCOME
PRESCHOOLERS CLASSIFIED AS OBESE
IS DOWN.
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT.
THE NUMBERS HAVE MODESTLY
DROPPED OVER THE LAST DECADE.
LOW INCOME CHILDREN ARE AT
HIGHER RISK OF BECOMING OBESE
BECAUSE THERE OFTEN ISN'T ENOUGH
HEALTHY FOOD IN POOR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
EXPERTS SAY TWO POSSIBLE
CONTRIBUTORS ARE INCREASED IN
BREATH FEEDING.
> THOSE ARE TODAY'S TOP
STORIES FROM CBN NEWS, GORDON
AND TERRY WILL BE BACK WITH MORE
OF THE THE 700 CLUB IN JUST A
MOMENT.
STILL AHEAD --
WOW, YOU GOT TO HIT RECORD.
THIS FATHER WROTE HIS SONG
WHILE HE WAS SHOOTING HEROIN.
I WOKE UP THINKING ABOUT
DRUGS.
I WENT TO SLEEP THINKING ABOUT
DRUGS.
GRAMMY NOMINATED SINGER JOHN
LEE HOOKER JR. BEHIND THE MUSIC
ON THE 700 CLUB.
IN 2001 THE MUSIC WORLD MOURN
THE PASSING OF SINGER JOHN LEE
HOOKER.
IN THAT SAME YEAR, ONE OF JOHN
LEE'S FORMER BAND MATES WAS IN A
FIGHT FOR HIS OWN LIFE.
HIS SON, JOHN LEE JR.
FIND THE PERFECT MIX OF
RHYTHM AND BLUES AND JAZZ, ADD A
LITTLE DOWN HOME FEEL AND YOU'VE
DISCOVERED THE UNIQUE SOUND OF
JOHN LEE HOOKER JR.
HE'S THE SON OF THE LEGENDARY
JOHN LEE HOOKER . HE'S A
TWO-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE AND
SHARED THE RED CARPET WITH THE
WORLD'S BEST MUSICIANS.
PLAYED ALONG THE SIDES OF LIKES
OF B.B. KING AND LENNY KRAVIS.
MY DAD CAME OUT WITH A HIT,
BOOM BOOM BOOM.
MY PEERS MOMS AND DADS KNEW WHAT
A HIT RECORD WAS AND EXPLAINED
IT. WOW YOUR DAD GOT A HIT
RECORD.
THAT'S WHAT WAS PLANNED.
JOHN LEE JR. HAD A SECRET, HE
WAS ADDICTED TO DRUGS.
HE STARTED USING MARIJUANA IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE DRUGS GOT
STRONGERRER.
IN HIS EARLY YEARS IN HIGH
SCHOOL, SHE STARTED SHOOTING
HEROIN.
I WOKE UP THINKING ABOUT
DRUGS.
I WENT TO SLEEP THINKING ABOUT
DRUGS.
AT LUNCH PERIODS IN SCHOOL AFTER
SCHOOL WAS OVER, I THOUGHT ABOUT
DRUGS.
DRUGS WAS THE THING.
JOHN WAS CONSTANTLY IN AND
OUT OF COUNTY JAIL ON DRUG
RELATED CRIME.
DURING ONE STAY, HIS CELL MATE
WANTED TO TEACH JOHN HOW TO
DEFEND HIMSELF IF HE EVER HAD TO
GO TO THE PENITENTIARY.
HE WOULD STAND IN THE
CRITICAL DOOR AND SAY GET OUT OF
HERE IF YOU CAN.
I BOXED MY WAY OUT.
HE'S HE'D SAY GOOD WORK.
I'M JUST GETTING YOU READY.
JUST AS HIS CELL MATE
PREDICTED WHEN JOHN LEE JR.
TURNED 18, HE WAS MOVED TO ADULT
PRISON.
YOU'RE A KID AND YOU GOT GUYS
IN THERE 30 AND 40 AND WHO IS
THIS LITTLE YOUNG BOY THAT'S
COMING IN HERE.
YOU LIKE, OH MY GOD.
WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO.
JOHN QUICKLY LEARNED ABOUT
THE DARK SIDE OF PRISON LIFE
AFTER HIS FRIEND OF RAPED BY A
CRITICAL FATE.
AS A YOUNGSTER, YOU SAY TO
YOURSELF, DANG, THAT COULD
HAPPEN TO ME AS WELL.
THE DAY THAT SAME INMATE
TRIED TO RAPE JOHN LEE JR., JOHN
HAD TO RELY ON EVERY BOXING
LESSON HIS FORMER CELL MATE
TAUGHT HIM.
I GRABBED HIM AND PUNCHED HIM
AND I BEAT HIM UP.
WHEN JOHN LEE GOT OUT OF
PRISON, HE WENT RIGHT BACK TO
USING DRUGS AND HIS MUSIC CAREER
ENDED.
HE WAS HOMELESS LIVING ON THE
STREETS AND OVERDOSED SO MANY
TIMES, HE LOST COUNT.
I HAVE HAD UNCLES, PARENTS,
TELL ME YOU'RE GOING TO DIE FROM
DRUGS.
WE ALREADY KNOW.
YOU WILL DIE FROM DRUGS.
I BELIEVED THEM.
I SAID, I KNOW.
BUT I DIDN'T CARE.
BY THE TIME JOHN LEE JR.
REACHs HIS 40s, HE WAS
SHOOTING HEROIN INTO HIS NECK
BECAUSE THE VAINS IN HIS ARM
COLLAPSED.
HE DEVELOPED A SEVERE INFECTION
AND WHEN HE WENT TO THE
HOSPITAL, HE FACED UP TO THE
HOSPITAL HE COULD DIE.
THE DOCTOR LOOK THE -- LOOKED
AT MY NECK AND SAID, WE NEED TO
GET THAT INFECTION OUT OR YOU
WILL DIE.
INSTANTLY, I BROKE OUT CRYING.
HE SAID YOU CAN DIE ANY MINUTE.
LAYING ON MY HOSPITAL BED, I
JUST BASICALLY SAID, LORD JESUS,
I NEED YOU TO WALK ME THROUGH
WITH THIS ORDEAL.
I SAID, PLEASE HELP ME HAVE
MERCY ON ME.
HELP ME.
CAN YOU HELP ME.
HE HELPED ME.
AT THAT MOMENT, JOHN LEE
PRAYED TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN.
BUT WHEN HE RECOVERED FROM THE
SURGERY, HE STILL FACED MORE
DRUG RELATED CHARGES.
HIS MOTHER CAME TO THE STEPSING
TO -- SENTENCING TO PLAY FOR --
PRAY FOR HER SON.
AS THEY WERE READING OFF THE
CHARGES, YOU KNEW THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO SEND ME TO PRISON.
I SAW MY MOM OUT IN THE AUDIENCE
WITH HER HEAD BOWED AND SHE WAS
PRAYING.
THE JUDGE SAID, YOU WERE
SALVAGING.
I'M GOING TO SEND YOU TO JAIL
AND IN MY HEART, I KNOW THAT THE
LORD JESUS CHRIST HEARD MY
MOMMA'S PRAYERS ON MY BEHALF.
THE JUDGE SENT JOHN LEE TO A
DRUG REHAB PROGRAM WHICH HE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. HE
RELAUNCHED HIS MUSIC CAREER WITH
THREE NEW ALBUMS AND WALKED THE
RED CARPET DRUG FREE.
EVERYONE KNOWS HIM WILL TELL YOU
SOMETHING REMARKABLE HAS
HAPPENED IN HIS LIFE.
JESUS IS MY GOOD FRIEND.
HE'S A STAR THAT SHINES IN THE
DARKNESS WHEN I DON'T KNOW WHICH
WAY TO GO.
WHEN I'M LONELY, I CAN SPEAK
WITH HIM.
HE'S MY HOPE AND MY JOY.
HE HAS CAUSED MY NAME THAT
PEOPLE DIDN'T TRUST.
I DON'T HAVE A GOOD NAME NOT
BECAUSE OF CELEBRITY BUT BECAUSE
OF WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR ME.
HE'LL DO THE SAME FOR YOU.
WHAT HE'S DONE FOR OTHERS.
HE LOVES TO SAVE PEOPLE JUST GET
THAT IN YOUR HEAD.
JESUS CAME TO SAVE SINNERS.
THAT INCLUDES ME, THAT INCLUDES
YOU.
YOU CAN'T EVER OUTRUN HIS LAW.
YOU CAN'T GO TOO FAR.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT LIKE JOHN LEE
OR SHOOTING UP IN YOUR NECK,
MAYBE YOU HAD ANOTHER BOTTOM AND
YOU'RE WONDERING IS THERE ANY
HOPE FOR ME.
CAN I DO ANYTHING?
WHAT IN MY LIFE, CAN I HAVE A
GOOD LIFE.
I GOT GOOD NEWS FOR YOU, YES YOU
CAN.
JESUS LOVES TO TURN PEOPLE
AROUND.
HE LOVES TO RECEIVE BACK HOME.
HE'S WATCHING ESPECIALLY FOR
THEM. HE'LL EVEN LEAVE THE 99
TO FIND THAT ONE.
THAT ONE WHO'S LOST WHO HAS NO
HELP, WHO CAN'T FIND A WAY HOME
HE'LL EVEN GO AND SAY, THIS IS
THE WAY.
JUST FOLLOW ME.
NOW, IF THIS IS FOR YOU, IF YOU
WANT TO BE FREE FROM WHATEVER IS
HOLDING YOU, WHATEVER IS KEEPING
YOU FROM YOUR DREAMS, START
UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL THE
THINGS THAT GOD TELLS US TO DO,
IT'S FOR OUR BENEFIT.
HE'S LOOKING OUT FOR US.
HE'S GOT DREAMS FOR EACH ONE OF
US.
HE HAS PLANS, HE HAS PURPOSES.
HE'S CREATED GOOD THINGS FOR US
TO DO.
HE'S DONE THAT EVEN BEFORE HE
MADE THE EARTH.
HE STILL HAS A DREAM FOR YOU IF
YOU JUST LET HIM.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SAY JESUS,
IF YOU THERE, IF YOU CAN HEAR
ME, I PROMISE YOU, HE CAN, CAN
YOU SAVE ME?
CAN YOU TURN ME AROUND?
CAN YOU MAKE ME NEW AGAIN?
CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?
CAN YOU SET ME ON THE RIGHT
COURSE?
THE ANSWER TO ALL OF THOSE
QUESTIONS IS YES, YES AND YES.
HE'S ALWAYS THERE.
HE'S THE GOD OF THE SECOND
CHANCE, THIRD CHANCE AND FOURTH
CHANCE.
AS MANY CHANCES AS YOU NEED, HE
WANTS TO GIVE IT TO YOU.
NOW, IF THIS IS FOR YOU, IF THIS
IS WHAT YOU WANT, JUST BOW YOUR
HEAD, PRAY VERY SIMPLE PRAYER.
JUST LIKE JOHNNY LEE CRY OUT,
JESUS CAN YOU HELP ME?
I NEED YOU NOW.
I NEED A SAVIOR NOW.
PRAY WITH ME.
JESUS, SAY IT OUT LOUD, JESUS, I
COME TO YOU AND I NEED YOU.
I NEED YOU IN MY LIFE.
I NEED YOU IN MY HEART.
I NEED TO BE MADE NEW AGAIN.
SO JESUS RIGHT NOW, I ASK THAT
YOU FORGIVE ME THAT YOU RESTORE
ME, THAT YOU CLEANS ME.
JESUS, I WANT TO FOLLOW YOU FROM
THIS DAY FORWARD, I WANT TO
FOLLOW YOU.
HEAR MY PRAYER FOR I PRAY IT IN
JESUS NAME.
FATHER FOR THOSE WHO JUST
PRAYED, I PRAY OF BAPTISM IN
YOUR LOVE.
I ASK THAT YOUR LOVE WOULD JUST
SURROUND THEM AND FILL THEM AND
BE ALL OVER THEM NOW.
LET THEM KNOW THAT PRAYER HAS
BEEN HEARD AND HAS BEEN ANSWERED
NOW.
FOR I ASK IT IN JESUS NAME,
AMEN.
IF YOU PAID WITH ME, THE BIBLE
SAYS IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR
HEART AND CONFESS WITH YOUR
MOUTH, YOU SHALL BE SAVED.
I WANT YOU TO MAKE A TOLL FREE
CALL AND DO JUST THAT.
1(855)759-0700.
JUST SAY TO THE PERSON ANSWERING
THE PHONE, THEY'RE THERE TO PRAY
WITH YOU.
JUST SAY I WANT TO MAKE JESUS
THE LORD OF MY LIFE.
I WANT TO CONFESS THAT HE'S THE
SAVIOR, HE'S THER ONE FOR ME.
WHEN YOU CALL, WE'VE GOT A FREE
PACKET FOR YOU.
IT'S CALLED A NEW DAY.
IN HERE THERE'S A CD TEACHING,
THERE'S ALSO A BOOKLET WITH
BIBLE VERSES.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET A COPY
OF THE BIBE AND READ IT
EVERYDAY.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN OUR
CHURCH.
IT'S ALL PART OF BEING A
CHRISTIAN.
LET'S START WITH THAT PHONE
CALL.
MAKE IT NOW.
1(855)759-0700.
TERRY, OVER TO YOU.
> UP NEXT, A DESPERATE
HOUSEWIFE WHO BEGAN MOON
LIGHTING.
I DETERMINED IF I WANTED TO
DO IT.
I WAS EMBARRASSED AND I DIDN'T
WANT TO SHOW MY BODY.
I WAS ALWAYS WANTING TO PLEASE
HIM.
WHY THIS YOUNG WIFE BECAME A
STRIPPER WHEN WE COME BACK.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE A
HUSBAND PRESSURING HIS OWN WIFE
TO WORK IN A STRIP CLUB.
BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE WOMAN IN OUR NEXT STORY.
IT SHATTERED HER WORLD AND
TURNED HER INTO SOMEONE SHE
DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE.
I HAD BRUISES ON MY CHEEKS
AND ARMS.
I FELT AFTER TIME THAT IT WAS
BELONG LIKE HOW COULD HE DO THAT
TO ME.
I JUST LET IT HAPPENED.
I THOUGHT THAT MY LOVE WOULD
CHANGE HIM.
TOMASA GUGLIELMI FELL IN LOVE
YOUNG AND SHE FELT HARD.
SHE WAS JUST 14 YEARS OLD AND
SHE MET HER HIGH SCHOOL
SWEETHEART.
IT WAS MY FIRST BOYFRIEND, MY
FIRST LOVE.
HE WAS JUST GIVING ME LOVE,
GOVERNORRING -- GIVING ME LOVE.
BY THE TIME TOMASA WAS 16,
SHE AND HER BOYFRIEND WERE
SEXUALLY ACTIVE.
THAT WASN'T HER ONLY SECRET, SHE
ALSO HID HER
BOYFRIEND'S ANGER.
HE STARTED BEING REALLY
CONTROLLING, YOU'RE THE ONLY
GIRL FOR ME.
I THOUGHT I LOVED HIM AND
THOUGHT THAT THIS IS JUST A
PHASE.
HE'LL STOP DOING WHAT HE'S
DOING.
BUT SHE COULDN'T CHANGE HIM
AND THE ABUSE DIDN'T STOP.
WE BROKE UP.
HE WAS UPSET.
ONE DAY HE CAME TO MY HOUSE IN
HIS CAR AND HE CAME KNOCKING AT
THE DOOR.
WHEN SHE CAME OUTSIDE, HE
KIDNAPPED HER.
HE GRABBED ME AND THREW ME IN
THE CAR AND HE TOOK OFF CRAZY.
I REMEMBER SCREAMING AND CRYING
RAIN -- AND CRY.
HE HELD ME BY MY HAIR AND SAYING
YOU'RE GOING TO DIE TONIGHT.
SHE MANAGED TO JUMP FROM THE
CAR AND RUN HOME.
HE WAS ARRESTED AND SENT TO
JAIL.
I WAS GLAD TO BE DONE WITH
IT.
WHEN HE GOT OUT OF PRISON AND
CONTACTED HER, TOMASA GOT SUCKED
BACK INTO THE RELATIONSHIP.
I THOUGHT MAYBE HE CHANGED
AND EVERYTHING WAS ALL GOOD IN
THE BEGINNING.
HE WASN'T BEING ABUSIVE AND WE
WERE HAVING FUN.
HE WAS BEING PERFECT.
THEY MARRIED WHEN TOMASA WAS
21, JUST ONE YEAR LATER, THE
ABUSE STARTED AGAIN.
I JUST HAD TO DO WHATEVER HE
SAID.
NOW WAS WORSE BECAUSE I WAS HIS
WIFE.
NOW I REALLY BELONGED TO HIM.
HE WANTED ME TO LOOK LIKE A
BARBIE DOLL.
I HAD A BREAST AUGMENTATION, I
WAS HAVING A PLASTIC SURGERY.
HE WANTED ME TO BE WHAT HE
WANTED NOT WHAT I WANTED.
EVEN WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES,
HER HUSBAND STILL WANT
SATISFIED. HE HAD A NEW
REQUEST, HE WANTED HER TO STRIP.
I WAS THINKING WHAT I WAS
HURT.
I THOUGHT THAT IF YOU LOVE
SOMEBODY, WHY WOULD WANT SOMEONE
ELSE TO SEE THEIR BODY.
I WAS ALWAYS WANTING TO PLEASE
HIM.
SHE STARTED STRIPPING.
I WAS JUST AFRAID OF HIM AND
I CAN TELL HIM I DIDN'T WANT TO
DO IT AND I WAS EMBARRASSED AND
I DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW MY BODY.
I WAS REALLY SCARED AND NERVOUS.
SHE ALSO BEGAN DRINKING.
THE ALCOHOL NOT CARE AND
THINK ABOUT WHAT I WAS DOING.
AT HOME, THE ABUSE ONLY GOT
WORSE.
FINALLY, SHE'D HAD ENOUGH.
I GOT SO FREAKED OUT THAT I
WAS LIKE, OH MY GOD, WHAT IF HE
ACCIDENTAL KILLS ME.
I JUST SAID, I GOT TO GET OUT.
TOMASA LEFT HER HUSBAND AND
TWO YEARS LATER, THEIR DIVORCE
WAS FINAL.
I JUST FELT LIKE, I GOT
MARRIED AND I THOUGHT THAT
MARRIAGE WAS SO SACRED.
TOMASA MANAGED TO HOLD DOWN A
REGULAR JOB FOR A WHILE AND DID
SOME MODELING ON THE SIDE BUT
EVENTUALLY WENT BACK TO
STRIPPING FOR EASY MONEY.
SOCIETY WAS TELLING ME THAT
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, SEX SELLS.
USE YOUR BODY AND FACE AND USE
WHAT YOU GOT.
TOMASA HATED WHO SHE'D
BECOME.
I'M TIRED OF THIS LIFE.
I'M TIRED OF DANCING.
I HATE MY LIFE.
I CRIED OUT TO GOD, PLEASE GET
ME OUT OF THIS SITUATION.
FEW DAYS LATER TOMASA MADE A
YOUNG ACTRESS.
THE TWO STARTED A LONG DISTANCE
RELATIONSHIP.
AFTER TWO WEEKS OF TALKING, NOEL
CALLED HER UP.
HE SAID HE A STRUGGLE WITH
GOD.
I REALLY WANT TO GET MY LIFING
TO.
I WANT TO BE HAPPY AND I WANT TO
SERVE GOD BUT I KNOW IT'S HARD.
HE SAID, I'M GOING TO GO THIS
SEMINAR, IT'S A CHRISTIAN
SEMINAR, DO YOU THINK THAT MAY
BE YOU WOULD WANT TO GO?
TOMASA WENT WITH NOEL. SHE
HEARD A WOMAN TELL HER TESTIMONY
OF COMING TO CHRIST AND LEAVING
HER JOB AS A STRIPPER.
THE GIRL CAME UP TO ME.
SHE SAID GOD TOLD HER TO COME UP
TO ME AND TALK TO ME.
I JUST REMEMBER CRYING AND
SAYING, THIS IS TIME.
I NEED TO GIVE MY LIFE TO GOD.
I NEED TO STOP DOING WHAT I'M
DOING.
THAT'S THE DAY I GOT SAVED.
AFTER THAT, I COULDN'T GO BACK
TO DANCING.
SINCE BEING SAVED, I NEVER WENT
BACK TO ANYTHING.
GOD HEALED ME OVERNIGHT.
NOEL ALSO ACCEPTED CHRIST AS
A SAVIOR DURING THE SEMINAR.
JUST ONE MONTH LATER, HE
PROPOSED TO MASSA.
TODAY THEY ARE MARRIED AND
SERVING GOD TOGETHER.
I FELT LONELY.
NOW BEING SAVED, GOD SAID YOU'RE
NEVER ALONE.
GOD WANTS TO BE THE ONE TO FILL
OUR CUP AND HE WANTS TO BE THE
ONE THAT WE CRY OUT TO.
I CRY OUT TO GOD AND SAID HELP
ME, CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
I NEED A WAY OUT, SHOW ME.
HE DID.
I'M GLAD HE DID IT WHEN HE DID
IT.
SHE'S RIGHT.
GOD DOES WANT TO BE THE ONE.
THE BIBLE SAYS YOU AND I WERE
CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND THE
LIKENESS OF GOD HIMSELF.
WE WERE CREATED TO HAVE
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS UNTIL WE
FIND THAT?
WE'RE DEFINED BY EVERY BODY AND
EVERYTHING WE TURN TO IN PLACE
OF HIM.
YES, HE WAITS.
GOD WAITS.
WHAT DEFINES YOU IN YOUR LIFE?
IF IT'S ANYTHING OTHER THAN
JESUS, THEN YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED
OUT WHAT YOU REALLY CREATED FOR
AND YOU WON'T KNOW THAT KIND OF
PEACE AND SATISFACTION TOMASA
FOUND.
SHE TALKED ABOUT BEING LONELY.
WHEN WE'RE IN THAT PLACE, WE
MAKE A LOT OF WRONG CHOICES AND
WE ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE AND OTHER
THINGS TO COLOR OUR LIVES AND
DEFINE WHO WE ARE AND TO
DETERMINE THE TRANSACTION OUR
LIVES TAKE.
HERE'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT
GOD, HE'S WAITING.
HE'S ALWAYS THERE NEVER LEAVES
US.
HE'S WAITING FOR US TO TURN, TO
TURN AWAY FROM THE CHOICES THAT
WE MAKE.
AND TO TURN INTO THE LOVING ARMS
OF THE SAVIOR WHO GAVE
EVERYTHING SO THAT WE COULD BE
DEFINED BY HIM AND IN HIM.
YOU KNOW, JESUS LAST PRAYER WAS
FOR YOU AND FOR ME.
ASKING THE FATHER THAT WE'D BE
WANT.
HE ALREADY KNEW THE FATHER WAS
IN HIM.
SOME OF YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT
GOD.
YOU GREW UP IN THE CHURCH, YOU
GROUP WITH -- GREW UP WITH
PARENT OR GRANDPARENTS TOLD YOU
ABOUT THE LOVE THE GOD BUT YOU
MADE POOR CHOICES ALONG THE WAY.
MANY OF US HAVE DONE THAT.
WE SERVE THE GOD OF THE SECOND
CHANCE AND SO TODAY, I WANT TO
INVITE YOU TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU
WERE CREATED FOR.
I WANT TO INVITE YOU TO COME
BACK TO THE FATHER HEART OF GOD.
TO THE ONE WHO SAW YOU BEFORE
THE EARTH WAS FORMED WHO CHOSE
YOU AND SAID THIS IS MY CHILD.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THAT.
YOU CAN HAVE IT TODAY.
IT'S SIMPLE AS ASKING FOR IT.
BUT IT MEANS SURRENDERING.
IT MEANS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
LIVE YOUR WAY ANYMORE.
IT MEANS SAIDING GOD IT TO KNOW
WHAT YOU CREATED ME FOR.
I WANT AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU.
ASK GOD TODAY TO COME INTO THE
MIDST OF YOUR CONFUSION, YOUR
OWN LONELINESS, JUST PRAY WITH
ME RIGHT NOW.
GOD I WANT TO KNOW YOU, THE SAME
WAY THAT TOMASA KNOWS YOU.
I WANT THE FREEDOM OF KNOWING
THAT ALL MY CHOICES, ALL THE
FOOLISHNESS AND MISTAKES HAVE
BEEN FORGIVEN BY YOU.
NOT BECAUSE I DESERVE TO BE
FORGIVEN JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE
MERCIFUL GOD.
JESUS BE THE SAVIOR OF MY SOUL.
I AM A SINNER.
I'M ASKING YOU TO BE THE LORD OF
MY LIFE AS WELL, FILL ME WITH
YOUR HOLY SPIRIT.
TEACH ME YOUR WAYS HOW TO SERVE
YOU AND HOW TO HEAR YOUR VOICE
WHEN YOU SPEAK TO ME.
GOD I WANT TO BE DEFINED BY YOU.
THANK YOU FOR WAITING FOR ME.
TODAY I'M COMING HOME TO YOUR
HEART AND I'M ASKING YOU TO FILL
MY HEART AND INVADE MY LIFE AND
MAKE MY LIFE COUNT FOR YOUR
KINGDOM.
IN JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN.
IF YOU'VE JUST PRAYED THAT
PRAYER, WE GOT SOMETHING
WONDERFUL WE LIKE TO SHARE WITH
YOU IT UP WILL HELP YOU GROW IN
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD.
IT CALLED A NEW DAY.
YOU CAN GET IT BY CALLING THAT
TOLL FREE NUMBER, 1(
855)759-0700.
> STILL AHEAD A LITTLE GIRL
LOSES HER HOME AND ALL OF HER
BELONGINGS.
WHEN I'M NOT HERE, IT MAKES
ME FEEL SAD BECAUSE IT'S JUST
LIKE GONE.
SEE HOW THIS GIRL AND HER
FAMILY FIND A BRAND NEW HOME
WHEN WE COME BACK.
WELCOME BACK TO THE THE 700
CLUB.
THE STUDENT MISSION CONFERENCE
IS UNDER WAY IN ST. LOUIS.
CONFERENCE DIRECTOR TOM LIN SAYS
16,000 REGISTERED TO ATTEND THE
EVENT.
THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT
OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSIONARY WORK
AROUND THE WORLD.
LYNN SAYS THAT CAN INVOLVE
PREACHING THE GOSPEL OR
ADMINISTERING TO THE POOR.
THE CONFERENCE IS SPONSORED ONCE
EVERY THREE YEARS BY CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP.
> CBN HELP SPREAD CHAS CHEER
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
MORE THAN 8000 FAMILIES WERE
ABLE TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.
IT'S SPONSORED BY THE SALVATION
ARMY AND TOYS FOR TOTS.
IT HELPS PARENT FIND CHILDREN
GIFT AND SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 600
FAMILIES DAILY.
AN ESTIMATED 20,000 CHILDREN
RECEIVED BRAND NEW TOYS AND
GIFTS.
> YOU CAN FIND MORE ABOUT
OPERATION BLESSING BY GOING TO
THEIR WEBSITE OB.ORG.
GORDON AND TERRY WILL BE BACK
WITH MORE OF THE THE 700 CLUB
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
NATHAN POWELL AND HIS FAMILY
LOST THEIR HOME AND BELONGINGS
WHEN TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH
JOPLIN, MISSOURI.
NATHAN AND HIS CHILDREN WERE
UNHARMED NOW THEIR STORY OF
SURVIVAL HAS BECOME STORY OF
HOPE AND RESTORATION.
WHEN A MASSIVE TORNADO RIPPED
THROUGH JOPLIN, MISSOURI, NATHAN
POWELL AND HIS FOUR CHILDREN
ROAD OUT THE STORM BY HUDDLING
UNDERNEATH THE STAIRS.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE ANYONE
SURVIVED.
WHEN I'M HERE, IT MAKES ME
FEEL SAD BECAUSE IT'S JUST LIKE
GONE.
NATHAN'S DEALT WITH MAJOR
HEART AND LUNG PROBLEMS FOR
YEARS.
EVEN THOUGH THEY LOST EVERYTHING
THEY OWN, THEY STILL KNOW WHAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT.
THE KIDS ARE HERE.
FOR THE TIME BEING, THIS
SINGLE DAD AND HIS FOUR KIDS ARE
STAYING IN A VERY SMALL
APARTMENT.
THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE.
THIS IS WHERE ALL OF YOU GUYS
STAYING?
GENERALLY ONLY LIKE TWO
PEOPLE AT THE TOP OF THE BED.
I HAVE TO SLEEP AT THE BOTTOM.
ABSOLUTELY CROWDED BUT IT
WORKS.
WITH SISTERS KIM BER, KYLE
AND KELSEY IN ONE ROOM.
BRADLEY HAS IT WORST OF ALL.
THIS IS WHERE I STAY.
THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE STAYING?
YES, THIS IS WHERE YOU
CURRENTLY SLEEP.
THIS ISN'T EVEN THE SIZE OF A
WALK-IN CLOSET.
I BET YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
HAVING YOUR OWN ROOM.
SOME DAY HOPEFULLY SOON.
YES, THAT WOULD BE NICE.
AFTER THE TORNADO, NATHAN GOT
A REALLY GOOD DEAL ON A DAMAGED
HOUSE HE WANTS TO REBUILD.
HE'S GOT TO BE CAREFUL, EVEN
WITH THE HEART AND LUNG
PROBLEMS, HE'S PUT IN A LOT OF
WORK AT THE HOUSE.
I WORKED EVERYDAY, EVERY HOUR
THAT I WAS AVAILABLE WITH EVERY
VOLUNTEER THAT'S BEEN AT THAT
HOUSE UNTIL THE LAST WEEK.
OPERATION BLESSINGS TOLD
NATHAN AND THE KIDS DO GIVE THEM
A WEEK TO DO WHAT THEY COULD TO
HELP THEM OUT.
TEAMS FROM OPERATION BLESSING
AND HOME DEPOT HAS BEEN OUT AT
THE HOUSE EVER SINCE.
THEY FOUND OUT NATHAN AND BRAD
ARE REALLY INTO FISH TANKS SO
THEY'RE MAKING THAT A SPECIAL
PROJECT.
FISH IS JUST SOMETHING WE GOT
INTO EVER SINCE MY DAD HAD HEART
SURGERY.
HE A LOT OF BLOOD PRESSURE
INFUSION.
IT'S A LITTLE SOMETHING WE CAN
DO.
WE ENJOY THAT.
THE VOLUNTEERS STARTED WITH
OPENING UP THE FLOOR PLAN TO
GIVE THIS FAMILY OF FIVE SPACE
TO SPREAD OUT.
THE HOUSE NEEDS A LOT OF WORK
BOTH INSIDE AND OUT.
FROM REPLACING 30 WINDOWS TO
WIRING, FLOORING AND LANDSCAPING
AND MASONRY.
THEY HAVE TO REPLACE A BUNCH OF
STONE THAT THE TORNADO BLEWWAY
AND -- AWAY THE CLOCK IS
TICKING. WE CAME OUT TO LOOKAL
AT THE PROGRESS, IT IS
UNBELIEVABLE HOW MUCH PROGRESS
IS LEFT TO BE DONE.
THERE ARE PILES OF TOOLS OF
MATERIAL IS EVERYWHERE.
THE FAMILY IS COMING HOME
TOMORROW AND THAT MEANS TONIGHT
IS GOING TO BE CRAZY.
THE CREW WORKED OVERNIGHT BY
FLASHLIGHT AND HEAD LIGHT.
BY MORNING, THERE'S STILL A LOT
LEFT TO DO.
ALL OF THAT HARD WORK WAS ABOUT
TO PAY OFF.
JUST SEEING THE OUTSIDE OF THE
HOUSE, THEY KNEW A LOT MORE HAD
BEEN ACCOMPLISHED THAN THEY'VE
EVER IMAGINED.
THEN THEY WALKED INSIDE.
OH MY GOD.
IT WAS QUITE AN OVERWHELMING
MOMENT.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF COMFORTABLE
WHEN THESE GUYS WERE BORN.
IT WAS KIND OF A MOMENT LIKE
THAT.
WITH ALL THE VOLUNTEER LABOR
AND TON OF DONATED AND
DISCOUNTED SUPPLIES OF
FURNISHINGS, THEIR HOUSE WAS
COMPLETELY RENOVATED.
KELSEY AND KYLER MADE A BEELINE
OF THEY ARE NEW ROOM.
EVERYTHING IS IN THE BEDROOM.
NOW WE GET TO HAVE SLEEPOVERS A
LOT.
NOW WHEN I WALK IN MY ROOM, I
FEEL A CELEBRITY.
IT'S AWESOME IN MY ROOM.
CLOSE BY, BIG SISTER KIMBER
HAS A ROOM OF HER OWN.
LOOK AT IT DAD.
EVEN GOT A CLOSET HONEY.
LOOK AT THE CLOSET.
WELL, IT WAS AMAZING TO ME
BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY ALL OF
MY FAVORITE COLORS, BLUE, BLACK
AND WHITE AND IT WAS FULLY
FURNISHED.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A CLOSET AND A
DRESS ROOM NOW.
THEY WORKED THEIR WAY BACK
AND WENT THROUGH EVERY INCH OF
THE HOUSE.
LOOK AT THAT.
THAT WAS AWESOME.
I WAS LIKE, WE GOT A BIG FISH
TANK WE ALWAYS WANTED.
IT WAS NEAT, IT WAS JUST NEAT
BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF OUR DREAMS
FOR THE HOUSE AND IT JUST
HAPPENED.
THAT'S REALLY COOL.
AFTER SPENDING A FEW MONTHS
SLEEPING IN A CLOSET, BRADLEY
WENT DOWN THE HALL AND OPENED
THE DOOR TO HIS NEW BEDROOM.
THAT WAS MY ROOM.
BRADLEY ALSO CHECKED OUT HIS
CLOSET AND GLAD TO SEE IT WASN'T
A WALK-IN.
I WAS SO HAPPY.
BRADLEY IS RIGHT ACROSS THE
HALL FROM HIS DAD WHO FINALLY
MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A LITTLE
REST.
NOW HE HAS AN ACTUAL BEDROOM
TO HANG OUT IN AND GET SOME
ALONE TIME FROM US.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL
SINK IT.
IT PROBABLY BE YEARS BEFORE I
CAN SIT BACK AND GO, WOW, LOOK
AT WHAT HAPPENED.
WHEN I'M SITTING HERE IN THIS
HOME AND I'M THINKING TO MYSELF,
HOW MANY PEOPLE IT TOOK THAT
WERE LED BY GOD.
THAT IS REALLY REFRESHING IN
THIS WORLD.
IT'S SO COOL THAT GOD STILL
WILLING TO TEACH US AND SHOW US
THAT HE PROVIDES.
FROM HOMELESS TO HOPE, ALL OF
THAT MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU CARED ENOUGH TO
GIVE.
IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE THE
700 CLUB, THANK YOU BECAUSE
YOU'RE PART OF BLESSING THAT
FAMILY.
IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER, NOW IS
THE TIME TO JOIN WITH US.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PICK UP
THE PHONE IT'S A TOLL FREE
NUMBER, 1(800)759-0700.
JUST SAY YES, I WANT TO JOIN THE
700 CLUB.
MUCH IS THAT?
IT'S JUST $20 A MONTH, 65-CENTS
A DAY.
WHEN YOU CALL, WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO ASK FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS,
THAT'S ELECTRONIC MONTHLY
GIVING.
THERE'S NO CHECKS TO WRITE,
NOTHING TO MAIL IN.
WE SAVE SO MUCH ON THE
PROCESSING, WE CAN SEND AS GIFT
BACK TO YOU.
IF YOU LIKE THEM, ASK FOR PLEDGE
EXPRESS WHEN YOU CALL OR YOU CAN
LOG ON TO CBN.COM WHEN YOU GIVE
ON THE INTERNET AND GIVE MONTHLY
ON THE INTERNET, YOU
AUTOMATICALLY SIGNED UP FOR
PLEDGE EXPRESS.
> WHEN THE SOUTHERN STORM
UNLEASHED ITS WIND AND POUNDING
RAIN, CYNTHIA BLAZE KNEW HER
HUSBAND BARRY WAS IN BIG
TROUBLE.
NOTHING COULD HAVE PREPARED HER
FOR WHAT SHE SAW MINUTES LATER
AT THE SCENE OF HIS ACCIDENT.
ON SATURDAY MORNING MAY 1, 2004,
BARRY BLAZE WAS RIDING HIS
MOTORCYCLE HOME FROM A FAMILY
GATHERING.
HIS WIFE CYNTHIA WAS IN THE VAN
AHEAD OF HIM.
A STORM WAS APPROACHING AND
BARRY HOPED HE COULD BEAT IT
HOME.
A BRIDGE LAID STRAIGHT AHEAD.
IT JUST STARTED TO SPRINKLE A
LITTLE BIT AND WE WERE JUST KIND
OF DRIVING AROUND HOME.
RIGHT BEFORE WE GET ON TO THIS
BRIDGE, IT HAD STARTED TO REALLY
RAIN REALLY HARD AND WE WERE
LIKE, THIS ISN'T GOOD.
BARRY SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IN
THIS.
AT THIS POINT, WE WERE ALREADY
ON TO THE BRIDGE.
IT'S JUST A TWO LANE ROAD.
THERE'S NO REAL THOUGHT TO STOP.
MY DAD IT PULLED OFF AFTER THE
BRIDGE AND WE WERE KIND OF
PRAYING BARRY DIDN'T GET ON THE
BRIDGE.
CYNTHIA AND HER PARENTS WERE
PRAYING AND LOOKED BACK TO SEE
IF HE MADE IT ACROSS THE BRIDGE.
WE WENT BACK AND THAT'S WHEN
WE SAW A WHOLE BUNCH OF CARS
STOPPED.
WE KNEW --
THE FORCE OF THE WENT AND
RAIN AND THE WATER ON THE ROAD
SENT BARRY HEAD FIRST INTO THE
CONCRETE BARRIER.
IT WAS BAD.
HIS HELMET WAS CRACKED IN THE
FRONT.
THE STUFFING WAS COMING OUT OF
IT AND HIS EARS WERE BLEEDING.
PARAMEDICS RUSHED BARRY TO
THE CLOSEST TRAUMA HOSPITAL
WHERE DOCTORS GAVE HIM NO CHANCE
OF SURVIVAL.
HE WAS SEVERELY AFFECTED BY
THE HEAD TRAUMA.
HE HAD TWO DETACHED RETINAS,
WHICH MEANT THE NERVES OF HIS
EYES PULLED AWAY FROM THE GLOBE,
WHICH TAKES A SEVERE INJURY.
IN ADDITION, HE HAD INJURIES TO
BOTH EARS WHICH IS UNUSUAL
SITUATION.
HE WAS SUFFERING FROM HEARING
LOSS AND WAS NOT EXPECTED TO
SURVIVE.
BARRY REMAINED IN A COMA AS
DOCTORS DID A CAT SCANS.
I WAS WAITING IN THE WAITING
ROOM AND I CALLED MY
SISTER-IN-LAW AND SHE PRAYED
WITH ME.
IT WAS THE BEST THING WHAT I
NEEDED AT THAT MOMENT.
BARRY MADE IT THROUGH THE
NIGHT MUCH TO THE DOCTOR'S
AMAZEMENT BUT WOKE UP THE NEXT
DAY AND REALIZED HE WAS BLIND
AND PARTIALLY DEAF.
IT WAS DIFFICULT AT TIMES I
ALWAYS KNEW, BUT HE'S HERE.
I WAS JUST GLAD TO HAVE HIM FOR
ANOTHER DAY.
AS BARRY BECAME MORE ALERT,
HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PRAYING.
I HAD THIS INCREDIBLE
SENSATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
COMING OVER ME AND TELLING ME
THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE
OKAY AND THAT GOD WAS WITH ME
AND THAT HE WAS NOW WRITING A
NEW CHAPTER IN MY LIFE.
I KNEW THAT HIS SENSES WOULD
BE DIFFERENT AND I WOULD BE
NEEDING TO TAKE CARE OF HIM FOR
A WHILE.
BUT GOD GIVEN ME A PEACE THAT IT
WAS GOING TO BE OKAY.
WHEN BARRY WAS DISCHARGED
FROM THE HOSPITAL, HE HAD TO
LEARN HOW TO WALK AND BALANCE
HIMSELF AGAIN.
SPECIALIST PERFORMED MULTIPLE
SURGERIES TO REPAIR HIS RETINAS
AND HIS INNER EARS.
I WAS TRYING TO LOOK IN THE
MIRROR AND I COULDN'T SEE MYSELF
AND I REMEMBER BEING FRIGHTENED
AND VULNERABLE AND THAT I BEGAN
SHAKING.
IN AN INSTANT, MY WHOLE LIFE WAS
TAKEN AWAY FROM ME.
I HAD THE MOST AMOUNT OF FEAR
AND INSECURITY THAT WAS
IMAGINABLE.
BARRY WONDERED ABOUT HIS
CAREER AS A WORSHIP LEADER AND A
MUSICIAN AND HOW HE WOULD
SUPPORT HIS FAMILY.
I JUST CRY OUT TO GOD I SAID,
GOD IF YOU'LL GIVE ME ENOUGH
HEARING BACK THAT I CAN HEAR A
PITCH.
IF I CAN HEAR THAT AND SING TO
YOU AGAIN, THAT WOULD ALLOW MY
HEART TO REJOICE SO MUCH AND
THAT'S ALL I WANT.
GOD STARTED TO RESTORE FROM THAT
DAY FORWARD.
BARRY'S RECOVERY WAS LONG AND
CHALLENGING.
CYNTHIA REMEMBERS CROSSING THE
FIRST BIG MILD STONE.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY HE
HEARD THE COFFEE POT.
IT WAS LIKE SOME SMALL LITTLE
THING THAT MEANT A LOT.
EVENTUALLY, BARRY WAS ABLE TO
SEE CLEARLY AND CAN ACTUALLY
HEAR WELL ENOUGH WITH THE
HEARING AID TO RETURN TO THE
MUSIC CAREER HE LOVES.
DOCTOR GREEN, HIS PRIMARY
PHYSICIAN WILL TELL YOU, BARRY
BLAZE IS A WALKING MIRACLE.
IT REALLY IS MIRACULOUS THE
WAY HE'S RECOVERED FROM THIS
SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA.
IN MY MIND, GOD IS THE ONE THAT
GETS CREDIT FOR WHAT HAPPENED.
WITH LIMITED HEARING, BARRY
PINNED A NEW COLLECTION OF SONGS
FOR HIS CODE OF ETHICS BAND.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MOMENT
FOR ME IN THIS WHOLE HEALING
PROCESS WAS THE ABILITY TO START
RECORDING AND AS GOD GAVE THOSE
THINGS BACK TO ME, IT WAS JUST
HUGE FOR ME.
THROUGH THE WHOLE ORDEAL,
BARRY HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT
NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT THE
STRUGGLE HE FACES, GOD IS ALWAYS
THERE TO STRENGTHEN HIM.
WHAT ALL OF THIS TAUGHT ME,
DEFINITELY, FAITH AND TRUST AND
KNOWING THAT GOD IS THERE THAT
HE'S WITH ME AND HE'S GOING TO
TAKE MY HAND THROUGH THE HARDEST
TIMES.
I WILL HAVE FEAR SOMETIMES I
KNOW HE IS WITH ME.
GOD IS ALL ABOUT TAKING THE
CHALLENGES THAT FACE US IN LIFE
AND USING
THEM TO TYPE OF US
MORE -- TEACH US MORE ABOUT WHO
HE IS.
SO WE CAN KNOW WHAT AMAZING GOD,
WHAT AN AMAZING FATHER HE IS.
MANY OF YOU ARE PROBABLY FACING
CHALLENGES OF YOUR OWN.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY
BUT SOME PRAYER REPORT THAT'S
WE'VE RECEIVED FROM PEOPLE.
THIS IS LEE ANNA WHO LIVES IN
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA, SHE WAS
EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS ON ONE
SIDE OF HER FACE.
SHE COULDN'T SMILE.
HER DOCTOR DIAGNOSED HER WITH A
TUMOR ON HER CHEEK NERVE AND
SAID ONLY SURGERY WILL RELIEVE
THE NUMBNESS.
SHE WAS WATCHING THE PROGRAM,
GORDON YOU SPOKE THIS IF SOMEONE
WITH NUMBNESS ON YOUR RIGHT
CHEEK, GOD IS RESTORING THAT AND
BRINGING BACK YOUR SMILE.
SHE SAID IMMEDIATELY SHE FELT
THE NUMBNESS LEAVE HER FACE.
SHE WAS ABLE TO SMILE FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN MONTHS.
SHE WENT TO A NEUROSURGEON THAT
SAME DAY AND THE TEST SHOWED THE
TUMORS WERE GONE.
> HERE'S ANOTHER ONE FROM
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA.
DENISE HAD PAIN IN BOTH FEET.
AS A HOSPITAL NURSING ASSISTANT,
SHE WAS REQUIRED TO BE ON HER
FEET CONTINUALLY.
SHE OFTEN WALKED WITH A LIMP DUE
TO THE SHARP PAIN WHEN SHE
COMPARED TO WALKING ON ROCKS.
ONE DAY AT WORK, SHE'S IN THE
HOSPITAL A PATIENT INSISTED SHE
TURN ON THE TV.
WHILE DENISE WAS FLIPPING
THROUGH THE CHANNEL, SHE HAD A
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE.
GOD IS HEALING THAT FOR YOU NOW.
WELL, DENISE STOOD UP ON HER
FEET AND REALIZED SHE HAD NO
PAIN.
SHE SHOUTED OUT IN HOSPITAL,
I'VE BEEN HEALED.
THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU.
START UNDERSTANDING GOD HAS NO
RESPECTER OF PERSON. HE LOVES
US ALL HE ALWAYS HARKENS TO THE
PRAYERS OF HIS CHILDREN AND
START UNDERSTANDING NOW, JESUS
IS INTERSEEDING FOR YOU.
HE'S PRAYING FOR YOU.
HE'S SAYING, LORD, ANSWER NOW.
REMEMBER HIS HIGH PRAISE PRAYER
RIGHT AT THE END OF THE LAST
SUPPER AND HE WAS BETRAYED AND
HE WAS BEATEN AHE DIED ON THE
CROSS.
HE PRAYED, LORD LET US BE ONE
JUST AS YOU AND I ARE ONE.
LET'S COME INTO AGREEMENT AND
LET'S BE ONE.
THE BIBLE SAYS, WHEN TWO ARE
MORE AGREE TOUCHING ANYTHING, IT
SHALL BE DONE.
TOGETHER, LET'S GO TO THE
THRONE OF RACE.
LET'S BELIEVE GOD FOR MIRACLES.
START UNDERSTANDING, HE CAME TO
FORGIVE AND HE CAME TO HEAL.
LET'S TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD.
PRAY WITH US.
LORD WE LIFT THE NEED OF THE
AUDIENCE TO YOU RIGHT NOW AND
TOGETHER, WE JOIN TOGETHER AS
ONE.
WE COME INTO AGREEMENT FOR
PEOPLE WHO
HAVE PAIN IN THEIR
BODIES AND TOGETHER WE SAY AS
ONE AND WE SAY OUT LOUD, BE
HEALED AND BE MADE WHOLE.
LORD, WE LAY HANDS NOW ON THAT
AREA THE BODY THAT NEEDS
HEALING.
WE SAY, BE HEALED IN JESUS NAME
AND BE EVERY BIT WHOLE.
THERE'S SOMEONE WITH A TRAUMATIC
INJURY, THIS HUGE BRUISE, THE
DOCTORS WARN YOU ABOUT CLOTS.
GOD IS ABLE TO DISSOLVE ALL OF
THAT AWAY IN JESUS NAME AND IT'S
GOING TO BE RESTORED.
THE PAIN IS LEAVING YOU NOW AND
JUST REJOICE WHAT HE'S DOING FOR
YOU NOW IN JESUS NAME.
THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE YOU HAVE
RECURRING SHINGLES AND IT'S SO
PAINFUL.
GOD IS TOUCHING YOU AND IT'S NOT
GOING TO RETURN AGAIN.
IT WILL JUST FULLY DISAPPEAR.
YOU WILL NOT HAVE SCARRING FROM
IT WHICH IS UNUSUAL.
SOMEONE ELSE SAID A CONDITION,
YOUR THROAT CLOSES UP AND YOU
HAVE A HARD TIME EATING AND
SWALLOWING.
JUST TOUCH YOUR THROAT AND
RECEIVE RECEIVE HEALING.
THERE'S SOME WOMAN DIAGNOSED
WITH BONE SPURS IN YOUR RIGHT
SHOULDER AND IT'S CAUSING
FRAYING OF THE TENDONS AND
TREMENDOUS PAIN.
GOD IS TAKING THOSE SPURS AWAY
FROM YOU NOW.
DO WHAT YOU COULDN'T DO BEFORE.
BEGIN TO MOVE THAT RIGHT
SHOULDER AND REALIZE YOU'VE BEEN
COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY HEALED.
SOMEONE ELSE HAD EXTREME ACID
REFLEX AND YOU HAD IT FOR A LONG
TIME.
SOMEONE ELSE, YOU HAVE A VERY
DAMAGED PELVIC GIRDLE.
SOMEONE WITH A SKIN CONDITION
AND IT'S CAUSING BUBBLES ON THE
SKIN.
IT'S LIKE FILLED WITH FLUID AND
GOD IS HEALING THAT.
HE'S TAKING THAT ALL AWAY FROM
YOU RIGHT NOW IN JESUS NAME.
BE HEALED.
AMEN.
IF YOU'VE BEEN TOUCHED BY
GOD, WE WANT TO SURE IN YOUR
GOOD REPORT.
REJOICE WHAT GOD IS DOING IN THE
WORLD TODAY.
HE'S THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY
AND FOREVER.
CALL US, 1(800)759-0700.
WE LEAVE YOU THESE WORDS FROM
PALM 103, PRAISE THE LORD WHO
FORGIVES ALL YOUR SINS AND HEALS
ALL YOUR DISEASES.
