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Terry: THE PREACHER
WHO'S CHURCH IS HELD IN A
NIGHTCLUB.
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPERFECT,
AND THAT'S WHY EVERYBODY
FITS IN.
ONE TIME SOMEBODY WAS LIKE,
I DON'T GO TO CHURCH BECAUSE
THERE IS A LOT OF
HYPOCRITES.
AND I WAS, LIKE, WE'VE GOT
ROOM FOR ONE MORE.
Terry: MEET TODAY'S
UNCONVENTIONAL NEW YORK
PASTOR ON TODAY'S "700
CLUB."
Gordon: 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.
*
Terry: GOOD MORNING,
AND WELCOME TO OUR PROGRAM.
JUSTIN BIEBER HAS TWEETED
ABOUT HIS MUSIC AND HIS
DRINKING, AND ODDLY, HE HAS
ALSO TWEETED ABOUT HIS
FRIENDSHIP WITH A NEW YORK
CITY PASTOR NAMED CARL
LENZ.
THAT'S RIGHT, TERRY, AND
BIEBER ISN'T THE ONLY ONE
TALKING ABOUT HIM.
THE PASTOR HAS THOUSANDS
JOINING HIS CHURCH EVERY
WEEK.
AND MANY WOULD NEVER HAVE
STEPPED INTO A TRADITIONAL
CHURCH BEFORE.
CHARLENE AARON HAS MORE.
LORD, HERE I AM.
USE ME.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT LOOKING
FOR PERFECT PEOPLE.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AVAILABLE
ONES.
I WILL GO.
Reporter: EVERY SUNDAY
THOUSANDS FLOCK TO THIS
CHURCH IN NEW YORK CITY.
BUT THIS CHURCH IS COMPLETE
WITH STROBE LIGHTS,
CONCERT-LIKE WORSHIP, AND AN
UNCONVENTIONAL LEADER IN
PASTOR CARL LENZ.
HE LOOKS MORE LIKE A ROCK
STAR THAN A MAN OF THE
CLOTH, DONNING LEATHER
JACKETS AND JEANS INSTEAD OF
A SHIRT AND TIE.
AND HIS MESSAGE IS ALSO OUT
OF THE BOX.
OUR CHURCH IS AWESOME.
I ALWAYS SAY IT IS EXTREMELY
IMPERFECT, AND
THERE ARE A LOT OF
HYPOCRITES, AND I WAS, LIKE,
WE'VE GOT ROOM FOR ONE
MORE.
JUSTIN BIEBER VISITED
LENZ'S CHURCH LAST YEAR.
AND HE EVEN TWEETED ABOUT
THE SERVICE SAYING, "LOVE TO
MY GUY AT THE CHURCH THIS
MORNING.
LOVE YOU, MAN, I BROKE DOWN
TODAY."
THERE ARE NOW REPORTS THAT
BIEBER IS PLANNING TO BE
BAPTIZED BY LENZ'S CHURCH.
I LOVE JUSTIN.
HE IS A GOOD KID.
HE IS TRYING TO FIGURE HIS
OUT.
HIS BEHAVIOR -- HE IS
FIGURING IT OUT.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
PEOPLE ARE LIKE, IS HE EVEN
A CHRISTIAN?
WITH JUSTIN, I TELL PEOPLE,
GRACE AND ACCEPTANCE DOES
NOT MEAN APPROVAL.
I CAN ACCEPT YOU AS A HUMAN
BEING AND NOT APPROVE OF
YOUR ACTIONS.
THAT'S HOW WE'VE BEEN
LOVED.
WE LOVE BECAUSE WE WERE
FIRST LOVED.
WITH JUSTIN, IT IS NOT MY
JOB TO BE HIS POLICE
OFFICER.
IT IS MY JOB TO BE A FRIEND
TO HIM, AND THAT'S ALL I
AM.
Reporter: LENZ
CO-FOUNDED THE MEGA CHURCH
TWO YEARS AGO AS AN
EXTENSION OF THE MAIN HILL
SONG CHURCH IN SYDNEY,
AUSTRALIA.
BUT LENZ, WHO HAS NEARLY
70,000 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER
AND 59,000 ON INSTAGRAM IS
QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT HIS
CHURCH IS OPEN TO PEOPLE
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
THERE HAPPENS TO BE
PEOPLE WHO ARE FAMOUS.
SO WE SHOULD BE REACHING
OUT.
THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT FAMOUS.
WE SHOULD BE REACHING THEM.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO
CELEBRITIES, I ALWAYS SAY,
YEAH, BUT CELEBRITIES ARE
PEOPLE THE LAST TIME I
CHECKED.
Reporter: BUT HE IS NOT
SO QUICK TO ADDRESS MORAL
ISSUES LIKE ABORTION AND
HOMOSEXUALITY.
DURING AN APPEARANCE ON
KATIE COURIC, LENZ WAS ASKED
IF HE A MORAL IMPERATIVE TO
SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES, TO
WHICH HE ANSWERED, NO,
BECAUSE WE TRY TO BE LIKE
JESUS.
Reporter: HE TOLD CBN
NEWS HE DOESN'T WANT TO MAKE
BLANKET STATES ABOUT
MORALITY, PREFERRING TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS THAT CAN BUILD
BRIDGES.
HOMOSEXUALITY IS
SOMETHING RIGHT NOW THAT
PEOPLE ARE REALLY, REALLY
LOOKING AT.
I WOULD RATHER TALK TO THESE
PEOPLE ON MY OWN AND WALK IT
OUT THAN MAKE A BIG, BOLD
STATEMENT IN THE PAPERS,
WHERE SOMEBODY INTO IS
ALREADY OSTRACIZED -- I HATE
IT WHEN I TALK TO SOMEBODY
WHO HAS A PRECONCEIVED
NOTION OF WHAT I'M GOING TO
SAY OR DO.
AND I DON'T THINK IT IS
FAIR.
SO I DISRESPECTFULLY DECLINE
TO ANSWER IT IN MOST
FORUMS.
Reporter: FOR THAT AND
MORE HE HAS CRITICS, WHICH
HE SAYS HELP MAKE HIM
BETTER.
I DON'T HAVE IT ALL
TOGETHER.
AND THERE ARE AREAS IN MY
LIFE WHERE I'M TRYING TO DO
BETTER AS WELL.
I'M TRYING TO HANDLE
CRITICISM BETTER.
I'M SENSITIVE, AND I OFTEN
WANT TO BE UNDERSTOOD, WHICH
IS A PROBLEM IF YOU'RE A
CHRISTIAN.
I'M GOING TO TAKE IT ON
BOARD, AND I'LL DO MY BEST
TO WALK WITH THE HUMBLY AND
SAY -- I NEVER WRITE
CRITICISM OFF.
MOST PEOPLE WHO CRITICIZE US
SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW US.
Reporter: WITH A
GROWING CHURCH AND HIS NAME
AMONG THE STARS, MANY ASK IF
CARL LENZ IS THE NEXT BIG
THING IN CHRISTIANITY.
TO THAT, HE SIMPLY SAYS --
I KNOW ME.
I DON'T THINK SO.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED
ANOTHER BIG THING.
I THINK WE HAD A BIG THING,
WHICH IS THE CROSS ON
CAVALRY.
THAT'S THE ONLY BIG THING
NEEDED.
I THINK I'M A SMALL THING
USED BY A BIG GOD.
WE'LL LET PEOPLE SAY WHAT
THEY WANT TO SAY.
IF YOU START LIVING OFF THE
PRAISES OF PEOPLE, YOU'LL
DIE FROM THE CRITICISM AS
WELL.
SO WE LIVE RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE.
TERRY, IT IS VERY
INTERESTING WHAT IS GOING ON
IN CARL LENZ'S LIFE, AS HE
IS GETTING MORE AND MORE
ACCLAIM AND CRITICISM.
IT MADE ME THINK OF ANOTHER
PASTOR FROM SCOTLAND.
HE HAS BEEN IN OHIO FOR MANY
YEARS.
ALSTER BEGG IS HIS NAME.
AND HE TALKED ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY
GET PUT UP ON A PEDESTAL.
HE SAID, "FLATTERY IS LIKE
PERFUME, SNIFF IT, DON'T
SWALLOW IT."
I LOVE WHAT HE SAID
ESPECIALLY, I'M NOT A BIG
THING.
WE ALREADY HAD A BIG THING.
AND HE POINTS PEOPLE BACK TO
JESUS.
Terry: FLATTERY IS A
TOUGH THING TO CONTEND WITH,
BUT CARL DOES SEEM TO HAVE
HIS HEAD ON STRAIGHT.
YOU HOPE IT STAYS LIKE
THAT.
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GET SO
SAD WHEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY
WHO HAS REALLY GOT SOMETHING
GOOD TO SAY, AND WE'VE SEEN
IT MANY TIMES IN THE PAST,
AND THEN THEY JUST GET
SWALLOWED UP.
AND LOTS OF TIMES
ENTERTAINERS WHO ARE REALLY
GIFTED, TALENTED, AND THEN
THEY WIND UP GOING DOWN A
PATH THAT DISAPPOINTS
PEOPLE.
SO YOU KNOW, KEEPING THEIR
EYES ON JESUS, I THINK
THAT'S WHAT CARL IS SAYING
AND IT IS A WORD FOR ALL OF
US.
KEEPING OUR EYES ON JESUS
TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A
MAN WHO CAME, HE SAID, TO
SERVE, AND NOT TO BE
SERVED.
AND THE FACT THAT JESUS
LITERALLY WASHED HIS
DISCIPLES FEET -- WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT JESUS, SOON TO
DIE, WASHING THE FEET OF 12
DISCIPLES, HOW LONG THAT
WOULD TAKE, AND THE HUMILITY
THAT SHOWED.
AND HE BACKED UP WHAT HE
SAID.
YOU REMEMBER, TERRY, WHEN
TEACHERS OF THE LAW WERE
ALWAYS TRYING TO BACK JESUS
INTO A CORNER.
AND WE SEE AN INCIDENT OF
THAT IN THE 22nd CHAPTER
OF MATTHEW.
ONE OF THE PHARISEES
SAYS, "TEACHER, WHICH IS THE
GREATEST COMMANDMENT IN THE
LAW?"
JESUS REPLIED "LOVE THE
LORD, YOUR GOD, WITH ALL OF
YOUR HEART, WITH ALL OF YOUR
SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR
MIND."
AND HE SAID THIS IS THE
FIRST AND GREATEST
COMMANDMENT, AND THE SECOND
IS LIKE IT, "LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."
THOSE ARE DAUNTING
CHALLENGES.
AND YOU HAVE TO SAY HOW DO I
LOVE JESUS WITH MY HEART AND
SOUL AND OTHER GOSPELS ADD
STRENGTH.
I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHY HE
FOLLOWED IT WITH "LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOR," BECAUSE IF WE ARE
LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR, IT IS A
GOOD GAUGE, ARE WE LOVING
GOD WITH OUR HEART, SOUL,
AND MIND.
Terry: AND THE PICTURE
OF JESUS WASHING HIS
DISCIPLES' FEET IS A GOOD
PICTURE TO KEEP IN OUR
MIND.
AND I LOVE THAT YOU BROUGHT
OUT IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN
TIME, AND HE TOOK THE TIME.
THAT'S ANOTHER ELEMENT.
TO BE THERE FOR THAT
SCENE, AND BEING A DISCIPLE,
WAITING FOR THE MASTER TO
COME AND WASH YOUR FEET IS A
HUMBLING THING.
STILL AHEAD, FIND OUT HOW
ONE ORPHAN BECAME AN ANSWER
TO PRAYER.
THAT'S AFTER THIS.
BUT SHE MISCARRIED FIVE
TIMES.
AND THEN ONE NIGHT SHE
RECEIVED A CALL AND SHE WAS
GIVEN THE GIFT SHE HAD
ALWAYS LONGED FOR.
I HAD GOTTEN A CALL, AND
THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS
A LITTLE BABY GIRL,
ABANDONED, AND WOULD I BE
HER FOSTER MOTHER?
AND I HAD A FEELING THAT --
I HAD A FEELING THAT THIS
WAS SOMEONE SPECIAL.
SO I WAS, LIKE, ABSOLUTELY.
AND THEY TOLD ME SHE HAD
BEEN BORN ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
AND SO I WENT.
AND IT WAS THE NEXT DAY, AND
THEY TOLD ME I COULD GO TO
THE HOSPITAL AND PICK HER
UP.
SHE WAS JUST THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL BABY I'VE EVER
SEEN.
AND I JUST FELT INSTANT LOVE
FOR HER.
THEY SAID, WHAT WOULD YOU
NAME HER?
AND I SAID MARIAH, BECAUSE
MUSIC IS FROM GOD.
I HAD LOST FIVE BABIES, SO I
PRAYED FOR A LONG TIME FOR A
CHILD.
AND MARIAH IS, I BELIEVE,
THE ANSWER TO A MILLION
PRAYERS.
I'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH AN
AMAZING FAMILY AND AN
AMAZING MOTHER WHO ADOPTED
ME.
SO THAT'S WHAT KEEPS ME
GOING.
WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE
GIRL AND FRIENDS WOULD COME
OVER TO PLAY, SHE WOULD
ALWAYS WANT TO BE GIVING HER
TOYS TO THEM.
AND I WOULD SAY, NO, YOU
CAN'T GIVE THEM THAT.
YOU GOT THAT FOR CHRISTMAS.
SO WHAT WE HAD TO DO WAS GO
TO A DOLLAR STORE AND GOT A
GIFT BASKET AND FILLED IT
UP, SO WHEN HE FRIENDS WERE
OVER AND THEY LEFT, SHE
COULD GIVE THEM A PRESENT.
MARIAH WOULD ALWAYS NOTICE
THINGS AND PEOPLE AND SHE
WOULD NOTICE SUFFERING.
AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS POINT
IT OUT.
SHE IS A VERY COMPASSIONATE
YOUNG LADY.
WE HAD GONE TO EAT, AND A
HOMELESS MAN CAME UP AND HE
HAD, WELL, PROBABLY
EVERYTHING HE OWNED WITH
HIM.
IT WAS TRAGIC TO SEE HIM
LIVING THAT WAY, WITHOUT A
HOME, WITHOUT ANY WARMTH,
WITHOUT ANY FOOD.
SO I JUST WANTED TO DO WHAT
I COULD.
WE HAD A BLANKET IN THE BACK
OF OUR CAR, AND I GOT OUT
AND GAVE IT TO HIM.
AND IT JUST BROKE MY HEART.
WHEN WE GOT HOME, SHE
WENT UPSTAIRS AND WENT TO
OUR LINEN CLOSET, AND SHE
CAME DOWN, AND SHE WAS STILL
IN TEARS, AND SHE HAD A BIG
PILE OF BLANKETS IN HER HAND
AND SAID, I DON'T EVEN
RECOGNIZE THESE.
AND THAT'S HOW "BLANKETS FOR
THE HOMELESS" WAS STARTED.
* SUN RISES INTO LIFE
*
* I SEE THE SUN, AND IT'S
COMING INSIDE *
* HIGHS AND LOWS AND
SORROWS *
WE TYPICALLY BUY ALL OF
THIS, BUT WE'VE BEEN --
WE'VE STARTED TO GET A LOT
OF DONATIONS.
WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY
HELPFUL.
IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT TWO
AND A HALF HOURS TO LOAD THE
CAR WITH ALL OF THE BLANKETS
AND THE FOOD.
I NEVER GET TIRED OF IT.
* A HIGHER NEED TO BE
FREE *
EVERY HOMELESS PERSON
THAT I'VE MET HAS BEEN VERY
MEMORABLE AND HAS BROKE MY
HEART IN SOME WAY.
THEY HAVE COME AND
BROUGHT US BLANKETS AND FOOD
AND JACKETS.
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE
WE STAY, THEY FIND US.
AND THEY COME TO US.
*
GOD BLESS YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
*
WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE A
BLANKET OR LUNCH?
EVERY TIME THEY HAVE SAID
YES, AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY
RECEPTIVE AND VERY
APPRECIATIVE.
THANK GOD THERE ARE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
THANK YOU.
BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN
SO GOOD.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
GOD BLESS YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
* TOUCH THE HAND I WILL
SEE *
WE KNOW THAT GOD IS
KEEPING US SAFE THE ENTIRE
TIME WE'RE GOING, AND HE
GUIDES US TO WHERE WE'RE
GOING.
AND WE JUST KNOW THAT IN
SOME WAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE WITH GOD'S
HELP.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SAID
TO ME, YOU'RE SETTING SUCH A
GOOD EXAMPLE FOR YOUR
CHILD.
AND I THINK, NO, IT'S MARIAH
WHO IS SETTING THE EXAMPLE
FOR ME.
* LIKE TOMORROW, I WILL
FLY *
EXCUSE ME, WOULD YOU LIKE
A BLANKET OR LUNCH?
*
I HOPE THAT WE GET A LOT
MORE HELP TO HELP THE
HOMELESS.
AND I HOPE THIS CHANGES
PEOPLE'S MINDS ON HOW THEY
VIEW THE HOMELESS.
AND I HOPE IT CHANGES THE
HOMELESS PEOPLE'S EYES.
KNOWING HER
CIRCUMSTANCES, I DO THINK
THAT MAKES HER MORE AWARE.
IN REALITY, SHE WAS
HOMELESS.
IN THE BEGINNING OF HER
LIFE.
AND SO SHE FEELS A NEED AND
A DRIVE TO HELP AS MANY
PEOPLE AS SHE CAN.
*
Terry: BOY, I LOVE THAT
STORY BECAUSE I THINK MARIAH
IS SUCH A PICTURE OF THE
GRACE AND THE MERCY AND THE
GOODNESS OF GOD.
IT IS SUCH AN INDICATION,
ALSO, I THINK, ANDREW, OF
HOW GOD TAKES WHAT COULD
HAVE BEEN A VERY NEGATIVE
SITUATIONMENT AND
SITUATION.
AND IF WE'RE LISTENING, AND
WE HEAR THE VOICE AND LET
OUR HEARTS BE TOUCHED TO
WHAT HE IS TEACHING US
THROUGH OUR OWN
CIRCUMSTANCES AND THROUGH
HIS LOVE, WE CAN MAKE AN
IMPACT ON THE WORLD IN A
POWERFUL WAY.
SOMETIMES THE VERY WOUNDS
WE HAVE LEAD US TO KNOW HOW
TO HELP OTHERS.
ESPECIALLY TOUCHING THAT
HOMELESS WOMAN, WHO SAID,
THEY COME TO US.
THEY COME TO US.
Terry: WITHOUT
JUDGMENT.
WITHOUT SCORN, WITHOUT
LOOKING DOWN ON THEM.
BUT COME REALLY ON LEVEL
GROUND SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE BROUGHT SOMETHING FOR
YOU.
AND AS WE LOOKED AT THE
WORDS OF JESUS EARLIER IN
THIS PROGRAM, "LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," AND,
BOY, IS IT HUMBLING TO WATCH
THAT FAMILY.
Terry: I THINK MAR
MARIAH SETS THE BAR PRETTY
HIGH FOR THE REST OF US.
SHE SAYS, IT TAKES ABOUT TWO
AND A HALF HOURS TO DO THIS;
I NEVER GET TIRED OF IT.
WOW, WOW, WOW!
GOOD THINGS FOR US TO THINK
ABOUT.
WE'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS
THAT HAVE COME IN IN OUR
CHATROOM.
CORY SAYS, "MY MOM IS REALLY
POOR.
SHE IS RAISING ME AND MY
FOUR BROTHERS ALONE IN
SECTION 8 HOUSING."
THIS IS A SINGLE MOM WITH
FIVE CHILDREN.
"I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE,
BUT I HAVE TO GET A JOB TO
SUPPORT MY FAMILY.
HOW CAN I MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN MY WORLD IF I CAN'T GET
OUT OF MY FAMILY'S
POVERTY?"
WELL, THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.
CORY, I WANT TO SAY TO YOU
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE
UP.
ASK GOD.
HE WILL OPEN A DOOR, HE WILL
MAKE A WAY FOR YOU.
I'VE SEEN HIM DO IT FOR
OTHER PEOPLE.
RIGHT HERE AT OUR CAMPUS AT
REGENT UNIVERSITY, I HAVE
SEEN PEOPLE COME IN, EVEN
FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, WITH
NOTHING, JUST FEELING THE
LIGHT OF THE LORD.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO PAY
THEIR FULL TUITION.
THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD
SAY TO YOU THAT YOU SHOULD
TAP INTO A SCHOOL.
SCHOOLS ARE LOOKING FOR AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF
YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE YOU, WHO
HAVE PROMISE AND HOPE IN
THEIR HEARTS, BUT NOT THE
MEANS.
SOMETIMES THEY'LL HAVE AT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR A
UNIVERSITY SOMEONE WHO IS A
DONOR TO THE SCHOOL THAT
SAYS, I WANT TO MAKE IT
POSSIBLE FOR A YOUNG PERSON
TO GO TO COLLEGE THAT
DOESN'T HAVE THE MEANS
THEMSELVES.
AND I WOULD DO THAT.
AND, TERRY, ALSO PERHAPS
CORY CAN CONSIDER, AND IT
MAY NOT BE GLAMOROUS, BUT
STARTING WITH YOUR OWN
FAMILY.
YOU SAID HOW CAN I MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD?
YOU CAN MAKE A TREMENDOUS
DIFFERENCE IN YOUR WORLD
WITH YOUR OWN FAMILY.
I THINK TERRY, A LOT OF
TIMES WE THINK WHAT CAN I DO
OUTSIDE OF MY COMMUNITY OR
AREA, AND WE NEGLECT OUR
VERY OWN FAMILY ISSUES.
Terry: IT IS A BIG
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMEONE
YOUR AGE, CORY, TO FEEL LIKE
YOU HAVE TO GET A JOB TO
SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY.
YOU'RE REALLY HELPING YOUR
MOM AND YOUR SIBLINGS, AND
THAT'S AN AWESOME, AWESOME
THING.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE LEFT
BEHIND IN THAT PROCESS.
GOD IS NOT GOING TO LEAVE
YOU BEHIND.
PRAY.
ASK THE LORD TO COME IN AND
GIVE HIM YOUR LIFE, AND SAY,
GOD, I WANT TO LIVE FOR
YOU.
SHOW ME HOW TO DO THAT.
ADAM SAYS, "I RECENTLY
TRIED TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY
TO GO ON A MISSIONS TRIP TO
UGANDA.
MY PASTOR SAID IF IT WAS
GOD'S WILL, HE WOULD
SURVIVE.
IN THE END, I WAS $500 SHORT
AND MISSED OUT ON THE TRIP.
WAS IT NOT THE WILL OF GOD
FOR ME TO GO?
I FEEL SO DISAPPOINTED."
THE BIBLE SAYS GOD WILL
DIRECT OUR STEPS IF WE LAY
IT BEFORE HIM IN PRAYER.
HE WILL DIRECT OUR STEPS.
AND SOMETIMES, I THINK,
TERRY, WE THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT GOD WOULD
SUPPORT.
WHO WOULDN'T?
IT'S A MISSIONS TRIP, OF
COURSE HE IS GOING TO SEND
ME.
PERHAPS GOD HAD SOMETHING
BETTER FOR YOU, AND PERHAPS
THERE WAS DANGERS YOU
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
FACE AT THE TIME.
Terry: AND, ADAM, I HAD
THIS HAPPEN IN MY OWN LIFE,
SO I SHARE IT FOR WHAT IT IS
WORTH, AND SOMETIMES GOD IS
TEACHING US, TRAINING US, TO
ACCEPT HIS WILL WHEN IT
DOESN'T FALL IN LINE WITH
OUR OWN.
TO KNOW GOD IS GOOD EVEN
WHEN THE ANSWER WE GET INTO
THE ONE WE WANT.
THAT'S PART OF OUR CHARACTER
BEING SHAPED BY GOD, DON'T
YOU THINK, IN ALL OF THAT.
I WOULD REST IN THAT.
IT'S NOT THAT GOD DOESN'T
LIKE UGANDA, OR YOUR ABILITY
TO BE A GAME CHANGER, BUT HE
IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR
HEART.
SALLY SAYS "I 16 YEARS OLD
AND I WANT TO BE A
MISSIONARY, BUT MY PARENTS
DON'T WANT ME TO TRAVEL
OVERSEAS.
THEY THINK I COULD BE
KIDNAPPED.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
SHOULD I PRAY AND SAVE MY
MONEY, OR SHOULD I HONOR
THEIR WISHES?"
Terry: MAYBE YOU COULD
DO BOTH.
IF GOD PUT THAT ON YOUR
HEART, YOU COULD QUIETLY
SAVE MONEY AND WHEN THE TIME
IS RIGHT, ASK GOD.
YOU'RE 16 YEARS OLD, AND
YOUR PARENTS LOVE YOU AND
ARE AFRAID TO HAVE YOU GO
OUT THERE.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE DAY
MAY COME, I WAS JUST WITH A
YOUNG GIRL WHO IS IN THE
PROCESS OF DOING A GREAT
WORK IN GHANA.
SHE IS HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES AND SHE IS DOING
FUNDRAISING FOR THINGS
NEEDED THERE, BUT SHE IS
GETTING HER COLLEGE DEGREE
TO PLEASE HER PARENTS.
IN THE END, YOU'LL BE WORTH
FAR MORE TO THE NEED YOU'D
LIKE TO MEET AROUND THE
WORLD ONCE YOU TAKE CARE OF
LEARNING AND GATHERING
INFORMATION AND BECOMING GOD
AT WHAGOOD AT WHAT GOD IS
LEADING YOU.
AND HERE IS ANOTHER, "I
WANT TO GO BLESS OTHER
PEOPLE, BUT IT IS NOT
HAPPENING, AND SHOULD I TILL
STILL PRAY."
YES, STILL PRAY, BUT TRUST
YOUR PARENTS.
Terry: SOMETIMES GOD
SAYS YES, AND SOMETIMES HE
SAYS NO, AND SOMETIMES HE
SAYS, NOT NOW.
IT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT JUST
NOT TODAY.
STILL AHEAD, YOU DON'T
NEED TO GET ON A PLANE TO
TAKE CARE OF THE POOR AROUND
THE WORLD.
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW OUR
VIEWERS ARE DOING JUST THAT
RIGHT FROM THEIR OWN HOME.
THAT'S NEXT.
STAY WITH US.
Terry: IN EASTERN
AFRICA, MEN OF THE MASI
TRIBE ARE RAISED TO BE
WARRIORS, AND THEY SPEND
MUCH OF THEIR TIME AWAY FROM
HOME.
THEIR WIVES AND CHILDREN ARE
OFTEN LEFT BEHIND TO FEND
FOR THEMSELVES.
IN ONE KENYAN VILLAGE, THE
FAMILIES WENT WITHOUT BASIC
NECESSITIES, LIKE FOOD AND
WATER.
Reporter: IN THE FOOD
HILLS OF MT. KILIMANJARO,
WHERE THE MASI LIVE,
"OPERATION BLESSING" OWNED
50 ACRES OF LAND.
IT'S A POOR AREA, WHERE MANY
PEOPLE HAVE NO EDUCATION AT
ALL.
SO THE FIRST THING WE DID
WAS BUILD A SCHOOL.
I NEVER THOUGHT MY
CHILDREN WOULD GET AN
EDUCATION.
NOW THAT "OPERATION
BLESSING" HAS BUILT A SCHOOL
HERE, I CAN WALK MY CHILDREN
TO SCHOOL.
THIS IS A GREAT BLESSING.
GOD HAS REMEMBERED US.
Reporter: UNTIL NOW,
THE CLOSEST SCHOOL WAS MORE
THAN FIVE MILES AWAY.
THIS AREA, WHERE DOZENS OF
MASI FAMILIES LIVE, IS RIGHT
IN BETWEEN TWO MAJOR GAME
PARKS, AND IT IS A HIGH
TRAFFIC ZONE FOR ELEPHANTS.
THE MASI I TALKED TO SAID
THE ELEPHANTS DON'T USUALLY
MESS WITH ADULTS, BUT THEY
HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO ATTACK
CHILDREN.
THEY HAVE TO WORK SO HARD TO
MAKE A LIVING, THEY CAN'T
TAKE THE TIME OUT OF THEIR
DAY TO WALK FIVE MILES ADAY
TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
SO THIS SCHOOL REALLY
REPRESENTS THE ONLY
OPPORTUNITY THESE KIDS HAVE
AT GETTING AN EDUCATION.
[CHEERING]
Reporter: AS SOON AS WE
OPENED THE SCHOOL, FAMILIES
SIGNED UP MORE THAN 60
CHILDREN.
THEY LOVE GOING TO SCHOOL
HERE.
BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE THE
TEACHERS LONG TO REALIZE
THAT NO ONE WAS BRINGING
ANYTHING TO EAT FOR LUNCH.
THEY FOUND OUT FAMILIES
DIDN'T HAVE ANY FOOD TO SEND
WITH THEIR KIDS.
SO WE'RE GIVING THE KIDS
FREE LUNCHES AND TAKING FOOD
TO THE MOST NEEDY FAMILIES.
THE FAMILIES HERE ARE SO
GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP OF
"OPERATION BLESSING," THAT
WHILE WE'RE SERVING LUNCH TO
THE CHILDREN, THE PARENTS
CAME OUT TO SING A
TRADITIONAL SONG FOR US.
IT IS IN MASI, AND IT
TRANSLATES, "WE DIDN'T
EXPECT IT, BUT A BLESSING
HAS COME TO US."
FAMILIES ARE NOW FARMING A
LARGE PORTION OF "OPERATION
BLESSING'S" LAND SO THEY
ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO
EAT.
THIS IS A DRY PART OF
AFRICA, WHERE THE PLANTS AND
THE PEOPLE NEED WATER
DESPERATELY.
SO WE ALSO DUG A DEEP WELL
HERE.
AND WE STILL HAVE ENOUGH
LAND FOR JOB TRAINING
CENTERS, SCHOOL EXPANSION,
OR MORE FARMING.
AS WE KEEP WORKING,
"OPERATION BLESSING" WILL
CONTINUE TO GIVE HOPE TO THE
MASI IN THIS ISOLATED PART
OF KENYA.
THIS IS WHERE I WAS
BORN.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS HERE.
IT IS LIKE A MIRACLE COMING
INTO A PLACE WHERE THERE WAS
NOTHING.
WE ARE PRAYING AND THANKING
THE LORD FOR WHAT "OPERATION
BLESSING" IS DOING IN THIS
AREA.
Terry: THIS IS WHERE I
WAS BORN, AND I'VE NEVER
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
IT IS LIKE A MIRACLE HAS
COME INTO THIS PLACE.
IF YOU'RE A "700 CLUB"
MEMBER, YOU ARE PART OF THAT
MIRACLE BECAUSE DAILY YOUR
GIFT TO "THE 700 CLUB"
ALLOWS US TO REACH OUT TO
PEOPLE IN NEED AROUND THE
WORLD.
NOT JUST WITH PRACTICAL
THINGS LIKE WATER AND FOOD
AND EDUCATION, BUT
ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOVE OF
JESUS CHRIST.
AND THAT MESSAGE GOES WITH
EVERY OUT REACH WE'RE
INVOLVED IN.
SO THANK YOU.
IF YOU'RE NOT A "700 CLUB"
MEMBER, IT IS A GREAT DAY TO
JOIN.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY CALLING
THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN.
IT'S 1-888-777-1999.
OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO
cbn.com AND JOIN US THAT
WAY.
BUT YOU REALLY CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
IT IS THE POWER OF ONE.
BE ONE OF THOSE WHO ARE OUT
TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
CALL RIGHT NOW, WILL YOU?
THAT'S ALL OF THE TIME WE
HAVE FOR TODAY'S SHOW.
WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH
THESE WORDS OF JESUS: "LOVE
THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL
YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR
SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR
MIND."
THAT'S A BIG COMMAND, AS
ANDREW WAS SAYING EARLIER,
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS ONE
THAT WHEN WE ATTEMPT TO LIVE
BY IT, WHEN WE GIVE ALL THAT
WE KNOW HOW TO AND ALL WE
CAN TO THE LORD, HE COMES IN
AND MAKES SOMETHING THAT
MATTERS OUT OF OUR LIVES AND
TOUCHES OTHERS' LIVES AS
WELL.
MAKE THAT YOUR COMMITMENT
TODAY, TO LOVE THE LORD YOUR
GOD.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US.
WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL
DAY.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE
ON "700 CLUB INTERACTIVE"
NEXT TIME.
GOD BLESS YOU.