Singer-songwriter David Dunn will discuss his faith and how following the Lord led him to write music that honors God and discuss his newest album, Yellow Balloons.
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Andrew: HE SUFFERED
20 YEARS OF PAIN FROM A
TORN ROTATOR CUFF.
EVEN SHAKING HANDS WITH
SOMEBODY...
Andrew: FIND OUT WHAT
HAPPENED THAT IN INSTANTLY
TOOK HIS PAIN AWAY.
NO MORE PAIN.
IT WAS GONE.
Andrew:
PLUS...SINGER/SONGWRITER
DAVID DUNN JOINS US TO
SHARE HOW HIS FAITH LED TO
ALL THAT HONORS THE LORD.
> HI, AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US ON TODAY'S
SHOW.
DAMIAN JACKSON'S GANG WAS
HIS FAMILY.
WITH THEM HE WOULDN'T BE
REJECTED, HE WOULDN'T BE
ABUSED, AND HE WOULDN'T BE
TOLD BY ANYONE THEY WISHED
HE WAS DEAD.
STILL, HE FELT HIS LIFE
WAS GOING TO COME TO A
TRAGIC END, AND EVEN
WORSE, HE FELT AS IF HE
WOULD BE THE ONE TO MAKE
THAT HAPPEN.
I REMEMBER LITERALLY
EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL,
WHEN I WOULD WALK UP TO
THE DOOR AND TURN THE DOOR
KNOB.
I WOULD LITERALLY SIGH.
OKAY.
WHAT AM I WALKING INTO?
Reporter: THINGS WERE
MUCH DIFFERENT NOW FOL
DAMIAN JACKSON.
HIS FAMILY HAD LIVED WELL
IN MIAMI, A LIFESTYLE PAID
FOR BY HIS MOM'S JOB WITH
THE MAFIA.
BUT WHEN SHE STARTED
FEELING PRESSURE BY THE
POLICE, THEY FLED TO A
POOR NEIGHBORHOOD IN
GEORGIA WHEN HE WAS SEVEN.
I DIDN'T SEE MY DAD
AROUND, UNLESS HE WAS HOME
BEATING US.
I WANT TO TALK TO MOM.
NO, SHE IS THERE DRUNK.
SHE WOULD SAY, I HATE YOU,
I WISH I NEVER HAD YOU.
I SHOULD HAVE JUST SHOVED
YOU BACK UP INSIDE OF ME
WHEN YOU CAME OUT.
YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED.
Reporter: HIS SENSE
OF WORTH DIMINISHING,
DAMIAN STARTED GETTING
INTO FIGHTS.
I FELT LIKE I WAS
IMPOSING MY WILL ON THE
FIGHT, AND NOW THEY FEEL
PAIN.
I'M NOT NOTHING.
I CAN DO THIS PERSON, I
CAN DO THAT PERSON.
Reporter: AND HE ALSO
STARTED SMOKING MARIJUANA.
GET HIGH AND STAY HIGH
AND DON'T THINK ABOUT
LIFE.
I DIDN'T LIKE TO SIT BACK
AND THINK HOW MESSED UP MY
FAMILY WAS.
Reporter: THEN WHEN
DAMIAN WAS A TEENAGER, HIS
FATHER ANNOUNCED HE WAS
GAY AND NO LONGER WANTED A
FAMILY.
DAMIAN'S MOTHER TOOK THE
KIDS AND MOVED INT IN WITH
ANOTHER MAN, BUT HE DIDN'T
WANT A FAMILY, EITHER.
HE WAS SO NASTY.
HE WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT
EVERYTHING.
UNTIL ONE DAY HE SAID TO
MY MOM, I'M SICK OF THIS.
I DON'T WANT THEM HERE.
YOU HAVE A CHOICE, EITHER
THEY GO OR YOU GO.
AND MY MOM JUST LOWERED
HER HEAD AND SAID, SORRY,
Y'ALL HAVE TO GO.
A DOOR OPENED TO DARKNESS,
AND I JUST WENT AND SAID,
I'M UNLOVED, NO ONE CARES
ABOUT ME, SO I'M GOING TO
KEEP GOING UNTIL I DIE.
SOMEONE IS GOING TO KILL
ME.
AND THEN THIS LIFE WILL BE
OVER.
Reporter: FORCED TO
LIVE ON THE STREETS,
DAMIAN DROPPED OUT OF
SCHOOL AND STARTED SELLING
DRUGS.
HE ALSO JOINED A GANG THAT
AT FIRST FELT LIKE THE
FAMILY HE NEVER HAD.
YOU LAUGH, YOU GET
HIGH, YOU DRINK, YOU RAP,
YOU MAKE JOKES, YOU GO TO
PARTIES, YOU TALK
TOGETHER.
BUT THEN WHEN THE OTHER
SIDE OF IT COMES IN IS
WHEN YOU START TO REALIZE
THIS IS SERIOUS.
WHEN YOU'RE GETTING SHOT
AT, WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRYING
TO KILL YOU.
I WAS ACTUALLY SURE MY
ENTIRE LIFE THAT I WOULD
DIE BEFORE 18.
Reporter: AT ONE
POINT HE DECIDED IT WOULD
BE BETTER IF HE TOOK A
HANDGUN AND DID IT
HIMSELF.
BUT SOMEONE WALKED IN
BEFORE HE COULD PULL THE
TRIGGER.
MY PARENTS DIDN'T CARE,
MY SISTERS DIDN'T CARE,
BROTHERS, UNCLES, NO ONE.
THAT'S WHERE I WAS AT.
I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN TO
LIVE LIKE THIS.
Reporter: AFTER TWO
YEARS LIVING ON THE
STREET, DAMIAN WAS
ARRESTED AND FOUND GUILTY
FOR ATTACKING AN
UNDERCOVER COP.
AT 16 YEARS OLD AND FACING
FIVE YEARS IN PRISON, HE
ASKED FOR HELP FROM
SOMEONE HE HAD REACHED OUT
TO BEFORE.
I ALWAYS SAID THAT
LITTLE QUIT, OH, GOD, HELP
ME GET OUT OF HERE.
I THINK THIS TIME
SINCERELY THE DIFFERENCE
WAS I HAD HAD ENOUGH.
I SAID, LORD, IF YOU A
REAL, HELP ME THIS TIME
BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE A
SIGN.
IF YOU GET ME OUT OF HERE,
THAT'S GOING TO BE MY SIGN
TO ME THAT YOU ARE REAL.
AND I PROMISE YOU I'M
GOING TO DO MY PART.
Reporter: THEN
INSTEAD OF PUSHING FOR
JAIL TIME, PROSECUTION
RECOMMENDED DAMIAN BE PUT
ON PROBATION, AND THE
JUDGE AGREED, AND ORDERED
DAMIAN TO GO LIVE WITH HIS
FATHER.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME
I SAW GOD WORK IN MY
FAVOR.
I'M, LIKE, OKAY, I THINK
THIS IS MY MIRACLE.
Reporter: AWAY FROM
THE GANG AND DRUGS, DAMIAN
BOUGHT A BIBLE AND STARTED
READING.
BUT HE STILL FELT
SOMETHING WAS MISSING.
I SAID, HOW CAN GOD
ACCEPT ME AND FORGIVE ME
AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE
DONE?
I KNOW THAT MAYBE I HAD A
CHANCE, BUT IT'S LIKE AN
INNER BATTLE.
WHEN HE HELPED ME GET OUT
OF JAIL, I KNEW, OKAY,
THIS HAS TO BE GOD.
BUT THAT DIDN'T MAKE ME
FEEL LIKE, OKAY, I'M
FORGIVEN AND I'M SAVED,
I'M WELCOME.
I STILL WRESTLE EVERY DAY
WITH THE THINGS I'VE DONE.
Reporter: AT CHURCH A
PASTOR STARTED TEACHING
HIM ABOUT GOD'S LOVE AND
FORGIVENESS, BUT EVEN THEN
HE FOUND IT HARD TO
ACCEPT.
EVERY WEEK I WOULD ASK
HIM BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE I
WASN'T BELIEVING THAT HE
HAD ACCEPTED ME YET AND I
WAS REALLY HIS.
I REALIZED I COULDN'T JUST
EXPECT FOR EVERYTHING TO
AUTOMATICALLY FEEL
PERFECT.
I HAD TO BELIEVE.
I HAD TO BELIEVE THAT HE
MADE ME PERFECT.
THAT'S WHEN I SAID, GOD,
I'M NO LONGER IN THIS
GAME.
I'M DONE WITH THIS.
I WANT YOURS.
I WANT MORE OF YOU AND
LESS OF ME FROM NOW ON.
I'M GOING TO PURSUE YOU, I
WANT TO GET CLOSER TO YOU,
AND I WANT TO BRING YOU TO
THIS WHOLE WORLD.
Reporter: HAVING
ACCEPTED GOD'S FORGIVE
FORGIVENESS, DAMIAN WAS
ABLE TO FORGIVE HIS
PARENTS.
AT 21, DAMIAN BECAME A
PASTOR.
IF THEY HAVE GOD IN
THEIR LIVES, THEN THEY CAN
CHANGE.
GOD DIDN'T LOOK AT ME THE
WAY PEOPLE DID.
THEY SAY A CRIMINAL, A
GANG-BANGER, A THUG, A
DANGEROUS GUY.
GOD LOOKED AT ME AND SAW A
HURT CHILD, A HURT SOUL.
I HAD TO FIND MY PEACE AND
MY HAPPINESS IN JESUS.
I HAD TO REALIZE HIS LOVE
IS ENOUGH.
Andrew: WHAT A
REVELATION DAMIAN CAME TO,
THAT HE REALIZED HOW GOD
SAW HIM.
FATHER GOD WHO SAW DAMIAN
AS HIS CHILD, AS HIS
SON -- HE DIDN'T LOOK AT
HIM AND SEE A WRECK OF A
LIFE, JUST A MESS.
HE SAW HIS CREATION, HIS
MASTERPIECE, THE ONE HE
CREATED AND LOVES.
IT IS NATURAL IN DAMIAN'S
LIFE, AFTER ALL HE ENDURED
AT THE HANDS OF OTHERS WHO
WERE SUPPOSED TO BE LOVING
HIM, FOR HIM TO SAY AFTER
ALL OF THE THINGS I'VE
DONE TO COPE WITH THIS, AS
I'VE TRIED TO COPE WITH
THE PAIN I'VE HAD, HOW
COULD GOD LOVE ME?
HOW COULD GOD FORGIVE ME?
THAT'S A NATURAL QUESTION
TO ASK, ISN'T IT?
BECAUSE ON OUR OWN, WE
CAN'T EARN OUR WAY TO
HEAVEN.
BUT IT IS THROUGH JESUS --
THAT'S WHAT DAMIAN
REALIZED -- IT'S THROUGH
JESUS, AND THAT'S WHERE
THE FORGIVE COMES.
THAT'S HOW GOD CAN FORGIVE
US.
FOR THE WORK OF JESUS
CHRIST ON THE CROSS FOR
DAMIAN'S BEHALF AND MY
BEHALF AND YOUR BEHALF,
THAT'S WHAT MAKES
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
POSSIBLE.
THE A APOSTLE PAUL TALKED
ABOUT IT, THAT ALL OF US
WHO ARE IN CHRIST ARE A
NEW CREATION.
THE OLD LIFE IS GONE; THE
NEW HAS COME.
THAT'S WHERE WE FIND OUR
IDENTITY AS CHILDREN OF
GOD.
ALL TOO OFTEN WE BASE OUR
SELF-WORTH -- THERE IS A
THEORY THAT WE BASE OUR
SELF-WORTH ON WHAT OUR
PERFORMANCE IS AND WHAT
OTHERS THINK OF US.
AND THAT'S HOW WE DECIDE
WHO WE ARE.
THAT'S NOT WHO WE ARE.
WE ARE GOD'S CHILD.
WE ARE THE ONE JESUS DIED
FOR.
WHILE WE WERE STILL
SINNERS, JESUS WENT TO THE
CROSS BECAUSE HIS LOVE FOR
US IS THAT PROFOUND AND
THAT POWERFUL.
THAT HE WOULD DO
EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO
MAKE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS
FATHER POSSIBLE FOR YOU
AND FOR ME.
AND DAMIAN FOUND THAT.
PERHAPS THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
FINDING TODAY AFTER SEEING
HIS STORY.
THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE
FORGIVEN.
THAT IT IS NEVER TOO LATE
TO TURN TO THE LOVE OF THE
HEAVENLY FATHER AND SAY, I
SURRENDER TO YOU.
IF THAT'S WHERE YOU ARE
TODAY, OR YOU'RE IN A
SITUATION WHERE YOU WANT
TO REDEDICATE YOUR LIFE TO
CHRIST, PRAY WITH ME NOW
AS WE BRING IT TO THE
CROSS.
LORD JESUS, I SEE HOW I
CAN BE A NEW CREATION
BECAUSE OF YOUR SACRIFICE
FOR ME.
AND THIS DAY, RIGHT NOW, I
BRING MY PAIN.
I BRING MY SIN.
I BRING MY HEARTACHE,
FATHER.
I BRING IT TO THE CROSS,
WHERE THE WORK WAS DONE,
THE BLOOD WAS SHED ON MY
BEHALF, SO I CAN SPEND
ETERNITY WITH YOU.
HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU KNOW
MY SIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT NO ONE ELSE
KNOWS.
AND I BRING IT TO YOU NOW,
AND I SURRENDER MY LIFE TO
YOU.
AND I ASK YOU TO LIGHT MY
PATH.
AND I THANK YOU THAT YOU
HAVE PROMISED YOUR HOLY
SPIRIT SO I AM NOT ALONE
ON MY JOURNEY.
AND IT IS IN JESUS' NAME I
PRAY.
AMEN.
WE WOULD LOVE TO PRAY WITH
YOU FURTHER.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL
1-800-700-7000 AND SAY, I
JUST PRAYED TO RECEIVE
CHRIST AS MY SAVIOR.
I JUST PRAYED TO
REDEDICATE MY LIFE.
AND WE WOULD LOVE TO
CONTINUE WITH YOU ON THIS
JOURNEY AND PRAY FOR YOU
TODAY.
SO PLEASE GIVE US A CALL.
> STILL AHEAD, THE
SINGER/SONGWRITER BEHIND
"YELLOW BALLOONS," DAVID
DUNN PLAYS FOR US LIVE
WHEN WE COME BACK.
Andrew: ONE OF THE
REVIEWS FOR DAVID DUNN'S
LATEST ALBUM BEGINS BY
SAYING, "TRAGEDY CAN BE
THE CATALYST FOR
CREATIVITY."
THAT SAD FACT HANGS OVER
EVERY ONE OF THE BRILLIANT
TRACKS ON "YELLOW
BALLOONS," DAVID'S THIRD
AND MOST EMOTIONAL TRACK
TO DATE.
HE WAS ON A TRIP VISITING
RELATIVES IN TEXAS, AND
HIS 2-YEAR-OLD NIECE WENT
DOWN FOR A NAP, AND
TRAGICALLY LITTLE MO NEVER
WOKE UP.
THROUGH THAT TRAGEDY,
DAVID LEARNED THAT GOD IS
STILL IN CHARGE OF OUR
LIVES, EVEN WHEN BAD
THINGS HAPPEN.
IN HIS LATEST C.D.,
"YELLOW BALLOONS," DAVID
SHARES THOSE PAINFUL
MOMENTS AND HOW GOD
BROUGHT HIM AND HIS FAMILY
FROM DARKNESS TO A PLACE
OF HOPE.
DAVID DUNN IS HERE WITH US
NOW.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
Andrew: A VERY
TALENTED MUSICIAN,
SINGER/SONGWRITER, BUT IF
YOU FOLLOWED THE FAMILY
TREND, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN
IN OIL?
VERY TRUE.
I'M A NERDY GUY, AT THE
VERY LEAST.
Andrew: WHAT MADE YOU
JUST SAY, NO, IT IS GOING
TO BE MUSIC FOR ME?
OH, GOD, SUCH A LOADED
QUESTION.
REALLY WHAT IT BOILED DOWN
TO -- BECAUSE I REALLY
LIKE ENGINEERING, I REALLY
DO.
WHAT IT ENDED UP BOILING
DOWN TO WAS INSTANT
GRATIFICATION, IF YOU
WILL, RIGHT?
WHEN I WRITE A SONG AND
RECORD IT AND I PLAY IT OR
SOMEBODY HEARS IT, I GET
TO IMMEDIATELY SEE THE
IMPACT IT HAS ON
SOMEBODY'S LIFE.
AND I THINK BEING A GOOD
ENGINEER OR BEING A GOOD
MAILMAN OR BEING A GOOD
WHATEVER YOU DO, I THINK
THE LORD IS JUST AS HAPPY
WITH THOSE PEOPLE AS HE IS
WITH SOMEBODY WHO IS
VOCATIONALLY A MINISTER.
SO I DON'T WANT TO DEVALUE
ANYBODY ELSE'S CAREER PATH
BECAUSE I THINK THOSE ARE
ALL SO IMPORTANT, BUT I
CAN SEE EXACTLY THE IMPACT
I AM HAVING IN PEOPLE'S
LIVES ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
Andrew: A LOT OF
PEOPLE GO ON MISSIONARY
TRIPS AND IT IS
LIFE-CHANGING, AND THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR YOU?
YES.
IT WAS A YEAR-LONG ORDEAL,
SO 13 MONTHS OF SLEEPING
ON A FLOOR IN A HUT.
WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO
WHEN I WAS OVER THERE WAS
MICROFINANCING, TO HELP
END THE POVERTY CYCLE.
AND I'M AN ENGINEER BY
DEGREE, SO I DIDN'T REALLY
KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.
IT WAS A REALLY TOUGH YEAR
REALLY FOR A BUNCH OF
REASONS, BUT THE MAIN
REASON IS BECAUSE IT
DIDN'T WORK.
IT WAS UNEQIF UNEQUIVACALLY A
FAILURE, BUT NOW IN
HINDSIGHT IT IS PROBABLY
THE BEST YEAR FOR ME AS AN
INDIVIDUAL.
Andrew: DID IT CHANGE
THE WAY YOU WRITE YOUR
MUSIC?
YES.
AND, ALSO, I WOULDN'T BE A
MUSICIAN IF IT WEREN'T FOR
THAT YEAR.
BECAUSE FAILURE IS A PART
OF THIS WORLD I LIVE IN.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU CREATE
ART, YOU'RE PUTTING IT OUT
THERE FOR PEOPLE TO
INGEST, AND THERE IS
ALWAYS A GOOD CHANCE
THEY'RE GOING TO GO, NAH,
AND THAT'S A DIFFICULT
THING TO SWALLOW.
IT'S AN EXTENSION OF ME,
AND IF YOU GO, NAH, I'M
ACTUALLY HAVING TO DEAL
WITH THAT FAILURE.
Andrew: SOMETHING
THAT HAS CERTAINLY CHANGED
YOUR APPROACH TO MUSIC AND
SONGWRITING, AND EVEN YOUR
FAITH, A VERY SPECIAL GIRL
TO YOU, YOUR NIECE,
MARIAH, WHO DIED AT TWO
YEARS OLD.
YEAH.
Andrew: HOW DOES YOUR
FAMILY MOVE ON FROM THAT,
OR CAN YOU MOVE ON?
NO, YOU DON'T REALLY
MOVE ON.
YOU DO COPE, I WOULD SAY.
YOU DEAL WITH WHAT IS
HAPPENING.
YOU EMBRACE THE GRIEF, AND
YOU CIRCLE THE WAG GANS.
IWAGONS.
IT IS A BIG THING MY
FAMILY HAS BEEN SAYING,
WE'RE GOING TO CIRCLE THE
WAL GONWAGONS AND LOVE ON EACH
OTHER.
Andrew: THAT GRIEVING
CYCLE CAN GO ON FOR
YEARS --
WE'RE NOT DECADES PAST,
SO I CAN'T SPEAK INTO
THAT, BUT IT HASN'T
STOPPED, ESPECIALLY FOR MY
SISTER AND MY
BROTHER-IN-LAW.
AND FOR ME, TOO.
I STILL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT
THIS ALMOST EVERY NIGHT.
BUT IT IS MORE OF AN
EMBRACE WHAT IS HAPPENING
RATHER THAN TRYING TO
SHOVE IT IN A CABINET AND
LOCK IT AWAY.
WHICH IS NATURALLY WHAT I
DO AS A MALE, WHICH IS I
PUT IT AWAY AND PRETEND IT
DOESN'T HURT ANYMORE.
Andrew: YOU'RE
HEARTBROKEN ABOUT THAT,
AND YOUR FAMILY IS
HEARTBROKEN, BUT ON THE
OTHER SIDE, YOU AND YOUR
WIFE ARE EXPECTING A
CHILD?
WE'RE PREGNANT.
Andrew: THAT'S A
LIFE-CHANGER.
YEAH.
MARRIAGE IS HARD -- NOT
BECAUSE MY WIFE DOESN'T
MAKE IT EASY, BECAUSE SHE
DOES, BUT SHE IS LITERALLY
A WALKING MIRROR, WHERE I
GET TO LOOK AT MYSELF AND
HOW SELFISH I AM EVERY
DAY, ALL THE TIME, AND
THAT'S NOT AN EASY THING
TO DO.
AND I'M ASSUMING -- I
DON'T KNOW YET -- ASK ME
IN THREE MONTHS -- BUT I'M
ASSUMING HAVING A CHILD
WILL BE TIMES 10.
Andrew: AND YOU'LL
LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR
STRENGTHS AND YOUR
WEAKNESSES --
I'M SURE.
I'M SURE I'M GOING TO LOVE
THAT KID LIKE CRAZY, BUT
I'M SURE THAT I'LL HAVE TO
TAKE AN INDEPTH LOOK AT
MYSELF.
Andrew: AND YOU'LL BE
CAPABLE OF A LOVE YOU
DIDN'T KNOW WAS POSSIBLE.
THAT IS CRAZY, BUT I'VE
HEARD THAT.
Andrew: AND "YELLOW
BALLOONS," HOW DID YOU
COME UP WITH THAT TITLE?
YELLOW BALLOONS ARE
TYPICALLY WHAT YOU LET GO
AT A MEMORIAL SERVICE.
IF YOU LISTEN TO A PROJECT
OF MINE, YOU'RE SORT OF
GETTING A SNAPSHOT INTO MY
EXISTENCE FOR SOME PERIOD
OF TIME.
MOST OF THE PERIOD YOU'RE
HEARING ON "YELLOW
BALLOONS," IS ME GRIEVING
FOR MY NIECE, MARIAH.
SO IT ENDED UP BEING SONGS
ABOUT LITTLE KIDS AND
SONGS ABOUT HEAVEN.
SO ALL OF IT IS INSPIRED
BY MARIAH, AND YELLOW
BALLOONS, WHICH WE
RELEASED AT HER MEMORIAL
SERVICE.
Andrew: THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US.
WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU GO
TO SET UP.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
HIS CAREER, BE SURE TO
CHECK OUT cbn.com AND, AND
HIS LATEST ALBUM IS "
"YELLOW BALLOONS," AND YOU
CAN GET IT WHEREVER ALBUMS
ARE SOLD.
AND NOW HERE IS DAVID
PERFORMING ONE OF THE
SONGS, AND ITS CALLED
"MASTERPIECE."
*
*
* STROKES ON A CANVAS
* PAINT ON THE FLOOR
* IN THE HANDS OF AN
ARTIST *
* THEY BECOME SOMETHING
MORE *
* MY LIFE IS A SERIES
* PERFECTION, GOOD-BYE
* MY LIFE IS A WORK THAT
IS UNFINISHED AND A CUP
THAT RUNS DRY *
* YOU MAKE A SYMPHONY FROM
BROKEN MELODY *
*
YOU DO IT BEAUTIFULLY *
* YOU TAKE THE PART OF ME
AND MAKE IT A
MASTERPIECE *
*
*
*
WHEN THE WORK'S IN
PROGRESS *
* NO, NO, IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE MUCH *
* I'M IN THE HANDS OF AN
ARTIST *
* EITHER FIGHT OR TRUST
* 'CAUSE MY LIFE IS A
SERIES, AND PERFECTION,
GOOD-BYE *
* MY LIFE IS A WORK, THE
HEART THAT KEEPS GRING, GRINNING,
THE CUP THAT RUNS DRY *
*
YOU MAKE A SYMPHONY FROM
BROKEN MELODY *
* YOU DO IT BEAUTIFULLY
* YOU TAKE THE PART OF ME
AND MAKE IT A
MASTERPIECE *
* YOU MAKE A MASTERPIECE
*
* PEOPLE CHANGE WHEN THE
PAIN IS STAYING THE SAME
AND IS GREATER *
* I TRY TO FIGURE THE
REASON, BUT I END UP BEING
FRUSTRATED *
* I DREAM OF BEING SO
FINALLY TUNED *
* TO HEAR THE BEAUTY OF
WHAT HE IS DOING TO ME *
* A MASTERPIECE, I'M TRULY
HIS *
* YOU MAKE A SYMPHONY FROM
BROKEN MELODY *
* YOU TAKE A PART OF ME
AND MAKE IT A
MASTERPIECE *
* YOU MAKE A MASTERPIECE
*
*
Andrew: AFTER A FREAK
ACCIDENT, TOM GRACE TORE
HIS ROTATOR CUFF.
AND HE ENDURED THE NEXT 20
YEARS WITH ONLY AN
OCCASIONAL TYLENOL, LIMIT TO
LIMIT THE PAIN.
HE THOUGHT SURGERY WAS IN
HIS FUTURE, UNTIL ONE DAY
WHEN HE WAS WATCHING "THE
700 CLUB."
Reporter: TOM GRACE
HAS SPENT HIS ENTIRE
CAREER AS A LANDSCAPER IN
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
I ENJOY WORKING
OUTSIDE.
I LIKE TRYING TO MAKE
THINGS LOOK NATURAL.
Reporter: BUT IN THE
LATE '90s, WHILE ON THE
JOB, TOM HAD AN ACCIDENT
WITH A WOOD CHIPPER.
THIS PARTICULARLY
CHIPPER WERE ACTUALLY GRAB
WHATEVER YOU HAD.
AND IT WOULD JERK YOUR
ARM.
I ACTUALLY ENDED UP
TEARING THE ROTATOR CUFF.
Reporter: TOM DIDN'T
HAVE ANY MEDICAL INSURANCE
AND COULDN'T AFFORD TO SEE
A DOCTOR, SO HE HAD TO
MANAGE THE PAIN ON HIS
OWN.
PRETTY MUCH WAS CAREFUL
WITH IT, MADE SURE I
DIDN'T HURT IT.
IF I DID, IT WAS PUT HEAT
ON IT AT NIGHT AND LAY
DOWN.
TO TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF OF
IT WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I
SAT WITH MY FISTS DOUBLED
UP ON THE SEAT.
IT MADE IT MORE
COMFORTABLE TO SIT THAT
WAY.
Reporter: OVER THE
YEARS, WHEN THE PAIN GOT
WORSE, TOM WOULD OFTEN
HAVE TO ASK HIS CO-WORKERS
FOR HELP.
WHEN I RAISED IT ABOVE,
OR RUN THE HEDGE TRIMMERS,
THAT WAS A NO-NO.
IT COULD CAUSE PAIN FOR
SEVERAL DAYS.
Reporter: EVENTUALLY
JUST DOING DAY TO DAY
THINGS WERE PAINFUL.
EVEN JUST SHAKING HANDS
WITH SOMEBODY, AND YOU'RE
DONE AND THEY ARE NOT,
THAT WOULD PULL AND CAUSE
THE SHOULDER TO HURT.
IT GOT TO WHERE I DIDN'T
WANT TO LIFT MY ARM.
Reporter: YEARS
LATER, TOM GOT INSURANCE
AND SAW A DOCTOR.
AN M.R.I. CONFIRMED HE HAD
TORN HIS ROTATOR CUFF.
THE NEXT STEP WAS SURGERY,
UNTIL ONE DAY WHEN THE JOB
WAS RAINED OUT AND TOM
DECIDED TO WATCH "THE 700
CLUB."
Gordon: THERE IS
SOMEONE WHO IS ASKING,
PLEASE SAY ROTATOR CUFF.
YOU HAVE A ROTATOR CUFF
INJURY IN YOUR RIGHT
SHOULDER.
THAT KIND OF PEAKED MY
INTEREST.
BUT THEN WHEN HE SAID IT
WAS THE RIGHT SIDE, I JUST
YELLED OUT, YEAH, I'M
CLAIMING IT.
THAT'S MINE.
I'M LIKE A LITTLE KID
AFTER CANDY.
I DECIDED, IF GOD HEALED
ME, MAYBE I OUGHT TO JUST
RAISE MY ARM AND PRAISE
HIM FOR IT.
I RAISED MY ARM AND I KIND
OF LOOKED OVER AT IT, AND
I COULD HEAR IT CRUNCHING,
BUT I HAD IT UP HIGHER
THAN I'VE EVER HAD IT.
I THOUGHT, WOW, NO MORE
PAIN.
IT WAS GONE.
Reporter: FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN OVER 20
YEARS, HE WORKED ALL DAY
WITHOUT SHOULDER PAIN.
AND THANKS TO GOD'S GIFT
OF HEALING, IT'S NEVER
COME BACK.
IT CHOKES ME UP.
I TELL EVERYBODY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER
THEY'RE A CHRISTIAN OR
NOT.
I TELL THEM, HEY, THIS IS
WHAT GOD DID FOR ME.
Andrew: TOM IS A
GREAT WITNESS TO THE POWER
OF GOD.
AFTER SO MANY YEARS, AND
FINALLY HE CAME TO A POINT
WHERE HE CLAIMED THAT WORD
THAT HE HEARD GORDON
PRAYING, THAT WORD OF
KNOWLEDGE.
HE CLAIMED IT.
YOU'RE IN NEED TODAY, AND
WE ALL HAVE NEEDS.
SOME OF THEM ARE PHYSICAL,
WE NEED HEALING.
SOME OF US ARE IN
FINANCIAL TROUBLE, OTHERS
ARE IN DEPRESSION.
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS
JOURNEY OF LIFE, WE COME
UP AGAINST OBSTACLES THAT
CONCERN US AND WEIGH US
DOWN.
AND IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO
PRAY WITH YOU TODAY,
WHATEVER YOUR NEED IS.
AND AS WE CLOSE, I WANT TO
TAKE SOME TIME TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE HEARD SPECIFICALLY
FROM SOME PEOPLE ABOUT
THEIR NEEDS.
AND I WANT TO REMIND YOU
YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TO OUR
Facebook PAGE AND SHARE
ANY REQUEST YOU MAY HAVE,
AND WE'LL BE PRAYING FOR
YOU.
ROSE SAYS, "MY DAUGHTER
JUST PASSED AWAY.
DEAR LORD, PLEASE HELP US
TO GET CUSTODY OF OUR
GRANDCHILDREN, WHO HAVE
BEEN IN OUR HOME FOR FOUR
YEARS.
THEIR FATHER IS A DRUG
ADDICT."
AND SUSIE SAYS, "PLEASE
PRAY FOR MY HEALTH, IT
SEEMS TO BE GETTING
WORSE."
AND LYNNE SAYS, "I'VE BEEN
PRAYING TO GOD TO GIVE ME
THE MEANS TO FIX MY HOME.
I STRUGGLE FROM PAYCHECK
TO PAYCHECK."
YOU HAVE HEARD THESE
NEEDS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO
LIFT THEM TO OUR HEAVENLY
FATHER NOW.
AND WHATEVER YOUR NEED,
LET'S PRAY TO JESUS, AS HE
HEARS US.
FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU
FOR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU
THROUGH YOUR SON JESUS
CHRIST.
AND WE THANK YOU, JESUS,
YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE
BROKENHEARTED AND YOU HEAL
OUR WOUNDS.
FATHER GOD, YOU HAVE HEARD
THE HEART CRY OF YOUR
PEOPLE.
I LIFT UP ROSE TO YOU,
FATHER GOD, WHO'S DAUGHTER
HAS PASSED AWAY.
SO MANY PARENTS OUT THERE
ARE IN PAIN, ESPECIALLY
LIKE THIS, FATHER GOD,
LOSING A CHILD.
FATHER GOD, WE PRAY FOR
YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO
INTERVENE AND BRING HOPE
AND HEALING IN JESUS'
NAME.
AND, LORD, WE PRAY FOR
SUSIE AND HER HEALTH.
FATHER GOD, FOR THOSE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW WHO
NEED A TOUCH FROM YOU ON
THEIR BODY, AS THEY TOUCH
THAT AREA OF THEIR BODY
THAT NEEDS HEALING, RIGHT
NOW WE KNOW THAT BY YOUR
STRIPES, JESUS, WE WERE
HEALED, AND WE CLAIM THAT
IN JESUS' PRECIOUS NAME.
AND, FATHER, FOR LYNNE,
REGARDING THE NEEDS FOR
HER HOME, AND FOR ALL
THOSE WHO NEED PROVISION
FROM YOU, LORD, AND
WHATEVER THAT NEED IS,
FATHER WE LIFT IT TO YOU
NOW.
YOU KNOW OUR NEED.
WE KNOW YOUR RESOURCES ARE
AMPLE.
AND, FATHER GOD, WE PRAY
FOR PROVISION NOW.
SO MANY ARE STRUGGLING
WITH FINANCIAL ISSUES,
LORD GOD, AND FEEL
OVERWHELMED BY DEBT,
OVERLOADED WITH BILLS, AND
IT BRINGS ABOUT FEAR.
AND, FATHER GOD, WE COME
AGAINST FEAR.
PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT
FEAR.
YOU HAVE PROMISED US PEACE
AND POWER AND LOVE AND A
SOUND MIND, NOT FEAR.
AND, FATHER GOD, WE ASK
YOU TO INTERVENE IN OUR
NEED RIGHT NOW IN JESUS'
NAME.
> WE LEAVE YOU WITH 1
JOHN 3: 18: "LITTLE
CHILDREN LET US NOT