Announcer: ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF LIFE TODAY

THERE ARE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD

WHO HAVE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF NEEDS.

SOME ARE HUNGRY AND THIRSTY,

IN NEED OF FOOD TO EAT OR CLEAN WATER TO DRINK.

OTHERS STILL SIMPLY HAVE NEVER HAD A NEW PAIR SHOES

OR THEY'RE UNABLE TO SMILE DUE TO A CLEFT PALATE.

James: TO GIVE THESE CHILDREN SOMETHING SPECIAL

THAT MEANS SOMETHING LIKE SHOES,

AND TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR HEALTH

AND THE WAY IT WILL OPEN THEIR HEARTS TO HEAR THE GOSPEL,

WHAT IT WILL DO FOR THEIR FAMILIES IS WONDERFUL!

Randy: YOU KNOW WE PUT SMILES ON THE FACES

OF THESE CHILDREN TODAY AS WE'VE GIVEN THEM SHOES.

I HOPE YOU CAN HELP PUT A SMILE ON EVEN MORE CHILDREN'S FACES.

SO I HAVE A SPECIAL MESSAGE JUST FOR YOU:

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James: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY,

I'M JAMES ROBISON.

BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED

TO HAVE THIS TIME.

I'M HOLDING HERE ON MY FINGER

THE CUTEST LITTLE...

REALLY, IT'S A LITTLE

BRONZE SHOE BUT IT IS

MORE SHINY GOLD, BUT BETTY,

THIS IS A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT.

SOME OF YOU MAY BE ASKING,

"WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU BE,

AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR,

TALKING ABOUT

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS?

YOU DO IT AT A REASONABLE TIME,

I THINK SOMEWHERE, THANKSGIVING

IS THE TIME YOU GET STARTED.

Betty: WELL, I LIKE TO ENJOY IT

SO I LEAVE IT UP FOR A WHILE;

GET IT GOING

A LITTLE BIT EARLY.

James: YOU GET STARTED EARLY

BUT NOT ANYTHING LIKE NOW.

WE HAVE ONE OF OUR DAUGHTERS,

OUR YOUNGEST, SHE'S BEEN KNOWN

TO LIKE MAYBE DECORATE

THE WHOLE TOWN.

SHE MIGHT START EARLY

BECAUSE SHE IS REALLY INTO IT.

AND WE HAVE SOME FRIENDS,

BY THE WAY, JIMMY AND KYRIE

JAMES, IN WHICH KYRIE,

I THINK NOT ONLY DECORATES

EVERY ROOM, SHE COULD PROBABLY

DECORATE A SUBDIVISION

AND HALF THE TOWN.

SHE'S ACTUALLY DID SOME

OF THE DECORATION HERE FOR US.

SHE'S BEEN ON

MANY MISSION TRIPS.

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING

TO BE DECORATING RIGHT NOW

SO YOU MAY ASK,

"WHY THE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT?"

WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY

DOING SOMETHING WAY AHEAD

OF TIME, IT IS ABSOLUTELY

ESSENTIAL WE DO IT,

IN ORDER FOR IT

TO HAPPEN AT CHRISTMAS.

WE'RE EMPHASIZING WHAT

WE CALL "CHRISTMAS SHOES

AND SMILES" WHICH IS GIVING

SHOES TO CHILDREN THAT

IF WE DON'T GIVE THEM SHOES,

MANY OF THEM WILL

NEVER HAVE SHOES,

MAYBE WAY LATER IN THEIR LIFE.

BUT MANY OF THEM, AS CHILDREN,

ARE SUBJECT TO INCREDIBLE

DISEASES BECAUSE OF

THE INFECTIONS AND EVEN

HOOKWORMS AND OTHER BACTERIA

THAT GET INTO THEIR SYSTEM

AND INTO THEIR BLOOD

AND CANNOT ONLY DIMINISH

THEIR HEALTH,

IT CAN IN INSTANCES DESTROY IT,

DESTROY THEIR LITTLE MINDS.

SO WE HAVE STARTED WITH

REALLY SOMEONE COMING TO US

-- THIS IS AMAZING.

I WISH I COULD, I'VE SAID IT.

I WISH I COULD DO IT.

I WISH I COULD WALK RIGHT UP

TO YOU; YOU SAY, "YOU DON'T

WANT TO SEE ME NOW!"

I'D LIKE TO WALK UP TO YOU

SOMEWHERE AND GIVE YOU

A BIG HUG OR AT LEAST

SHAKE YOUR HAND AND LOOK

IN YOUR EYES AND SAY,

"YOU ARE THE GREATEST PEOPLE

ON THE PLANET BECAUSE

YOU HAVE ENABLED US TO COME TO

YOU WITH A HEARTBROKEN WORLD,

WITH THE NEEDS OF OTHER PEOPLE

WHO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE

TOTALLY OVERLOOKED."

YOU FELT THAT WAY SOMETIME?

HAVEN'T YOU?

HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE, "WELL,

NOBODY REALLY NOTICED ME"

AT SOME TIMES IN YOUR LIFE.

WELL, THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO,

THAT'S HOW THEY'VE LIVED,

AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THEY FIND

OUT THAT SOMEONE CARES.

YOU ARE THE PEOPLE

THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO CARE.

SO WHEN SOMEONE BROUGHT US

A SHOE AND SAID, "LOOK,

I CAN GET THESE MADE VERY,

VERY INEXPENSIVELY

AND I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE THEM

AVAILABLE SO WE CAN GIVE THEM

TO CHILDREN.

DO YOU THINK YOUR VIEWERS

WOULD WANT TO DO THAT?

AND WE COULD GIVE THEM

FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS."

WELL, IT THRILLED

THE MISSIONARIES WHEN WE

ASKED THEM, "OH, MY GOODNESS!"

THEY SAID, "TO GIVE THESE

CHILDREN SOMETHING SPECIAL

THAT MEANS SOMETHING LIKE SHOES

AND TO HELP THEM WITH

THEIR HEALTH, AND THE WAY

IT WILL OPEN THEIR HEARTS

TO HEAR THE GOSPEL;

WHAT IT WILL DO FOR

THEIR FAMILIES, JAMES,

IT IS WONDERFUL.

WE CAN REALLY CELEBRATE

CHRISTMAS AND WE CAN TELL THEM

THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS."

SO BETTY, THIS HAS BEEN

SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING NOW

FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS AND

OUR VIEWERS MAKE IT POSSIBLE.

Betty: I THINK

IT IS JUST WONDERFUL!

I SO ENJOY THIS TIME OF YEAR

WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS AND

GIVE THE CHILDREN SOME SHOES.

JAMES, THAT'S WONDERFUL

IN ITSELF BUT THE PURPOSE

BEHIND IT ALL FOR THE SHOES

IS TO HELP PROVIDE THEM

SAFETY FOR THEIR LITTLE FEET

BECAUSE THEY WALK OVER

SUCH TERRIBLE LAND WITH ALL

THE TRASH, ALL THE DIFFERENT

OBSTACLES THAT CAN CUT

THEIR FEET AND THEN

THEY GET INFECTION

IN THEIR FEET.

SO THAT'S THE REAL PURPOSE

OF THE SHOES SO THAT

WE CAN HELP THEM AND PREVENT

SOME OF THE DISEASE THEY GET.

James: AND YOU'RE GOING

TO SEE BECAUSE WHEN THESE

CHILDREN RECEIVE

THESE INCREDIBLE GIFTS

THAT SURPRISE THEM,

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT

OF SMILES AND A LOT OF JOY.

YOU'LL SEE SOME LITTLE KIDS.

I'VE GOT AN IMAGE IN MY MIND

RIGHT NOW, THEY MAY FLASH

THEM ON THE SCREEN,

LITTLE KIDS GOT THE SHOES

AND THEY'RE JUST DANCING

AND THEY'RE SO HAPPY.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING

ELSE WE'RE GOING TO DO,

AND I DON'T KNOW BUT WHAT --

THIS REALLY, IF YOU'RE LIKE

A PARENT AND YOU'VE EVER SEEN

THIS SITUATION AND YOU COULD

KIND OF BRING IT HOME LIKE

WHAT IF IT WAS MY CHILD?

WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE SMILES.

WE KNOW THE KIDS ARE GOING

TO SMILE WHEN THEY GET

THE SHOES BUT WE WANT

TO GIVE THEM A SMILE BECAUSE

THEY'VE GOT CLEFT PALATE.

THEY'VE GOT SOME KIND

OF FACIAL DEFORMITY THAT

A SURGEON CAN REPAIR.

SO WE CALL IT

"SMILES FOR CHRISTMAS."

THOSE SURGERIES COST $500

SO WE KNOW THAT'S QUITE --

YOU'RE REALLY STEPPING UP.

BUT WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE

TO PRAY ABOUT GIVING A SMILE,

ONE OF THE SURGERIES

OR MAYBE YOU COULD GIVE

$1,000 GIFT AND GIVE TWO.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP

WITH THE SHOES.

THIS IS AN AMAZING THING,

WE CAN GIVE TEN CHILDREN SHOES

FOR $36, THAT'S $3.60

FOR A PAIR -- A PAIR OF SHOES.

THESE ARE ADJUSTABLE

SO THEY CAN WEAR THEM

WHEN THEY'RE A LITTLE LARGE,

TIGHTEN THEM UP AND THEN

WEAR THEM OVER

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE

JUST A LITTLE JOURNEY.

YOU'LL RECOGNIZE SOME OF

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING

AT THE NEED THAT CHRISTMAS

SHOES AND SMILES WILL

DEAL WITH EFFECTIVELY.

WATCH THIS CLOSELY.

Announcer: LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL'S MISSION

IS TO SHARE THE TRUTH OF GOD'S LOVE IN WORD AND DEED

WITH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

TOGETHER, WITH OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS,

WE PROVIDE THE ESSENTIALS OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE;

LIKE WATER FOR THOSE WHO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIFE

NOW HAVE SAFE CLEAN WATER TO DRINK;

FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO ONCE SUFFERED FROM MALNUTRITION

BUT NOW HAVE A HOT MEAL TO EAT EACH DAY;

YOUNG GIRLS ONCE IN BONDAGE IN THE DARK AND DEADLY WORLD

OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ARE BEING RESCUED AND RESTORED;

AND FAMILIES, TRAPPED IN GRINDING POVERTY NOW HAVE HOPE

FOR A BETTER FUTURE LIVING IN A SAFE AND SECURE HOME PROVIDED BY LIFE.

THIS SEASON WE ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN

WHO ARE EXPOSED TO THE RAVAGES OF HOOKWORM DISEASE

SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE PROTECTION FOR THEIR FEET.

IT IS A SIMPLE REMEDY -- SHOES!

SHOES THAT CAN PREVENT CHILDREN FROM SUFFERING ANEMIA,

MALNUTRITION, AND IN SEVERE CASES DEATH CAUSED BY HOOKWORMS

THAT INVADE THEIR BODIES THROUGH THEIR FEET.

Randy: THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH TOWARDS IMPROVING

THE HEALTH AND THE LIVES OF CHILDREN ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

NOT ALL OF YOU CAN COME HERE

AND HAVE THE PRIVILEGE THAT I HAVE OF ACTUALLY PUTTING

THE SHOES ON THE FEET OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN,

BUT YOU CAN STILL BE A BIG PART BECAUSE REALLY,

WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU; DO WHAT YOU CAN.

GIVE AS MANY PAIRS OF SHOES AS YOU CAN.

EVERY TIME YOU DO IT, YOU'LL BE MAKING A CHILD'S DAY

AND YOU'LL BE IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH.

James: I THINK I COULD JUST

TAKE YOU HOME!

I JUST LOVE TO SEE --

I JUST LOVE TO SEE JOY

IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS.

BY THE WAY, WHEN WE COME

INTO YOUR HOME EVERY DAY

WITH OUR VARIOUS GUESTS

OR WHETHER IT IS BETH MOORE

TEACHING OR OUR PASTOR

ROBERT MORRIS OR SOMEONE ELSE,

OR WE'RE SHARING, WE REALLY

-- WE REALLY HAVE YOU IN MIND

BECAUSE WE REALLY BELIEVE

YOU ARE ON THE HEART OF GOD.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR GIVING US YOUR TIME

RIGHT NOW TO POINT AT OTHERS

BECAUSE WE ALWAYS WANT

TO FOCUS ON YOU.

WE ALWAYS WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT WE WANT TO INVEST TIME

IN YOU BECAUSE

YOU'RE A TREASURE;

WE WANT TO BLESS YOUR LIFE.

WE WANT YOU TO MEET PEOPLE

AND HEAR PEOPLE THAT

YOU CAN IDENTIFY WITH BECAUSE

PERHAPS YOU'VE HAD

SIMILAR CHALLENGES

AND THEIR TESTIMONIES

WILL BLESS YOU.

BUT YOU ALSO HAVE BEEN

SO KIND TO SAY, "SHOW ME

SOMEONE THAT I CAN BLESS."

AND BETTY, OUR VIEWERS HAVE

TOLD US THAT MAYBE

THE GREATEST THING

ANYONE HAS EVER DONE FOR THEM

IS TO LET THEM BE INVOLVED

IN REALLY MAKING

A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN

SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE.

IT'S LIKE THEY REALLY HAVE

RELEASED A RIVER OF LOVE

AND A RIVER OF LIFE TOWARD

PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T KNOW.

Betty: I'M SO PROUD OF

OUR FRIENDS OF LIFE OUTREACH.

YOU JUST BLESS OUR HEARTS

SO VERY, VERY MUCH BECAUSE

YOU DO HAVE GIVING HEARTS.

EVERY TIME WE PRESENT A NEED

TO YOU, YOU GIVE

JUST SO WONDERFULLY.

WELL, WE HAVE ANOTHER

SPECIAL NEED HERE WITH

THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FEET,

TRYING TO HELP PROTECT THEM

FROM THE DISEASE.

THE HORRIBLE THING THAT CAN

JUST START FROM A LITTLE CUT

ON THEIR FEET BECAUSE

THEY WALK AROUND IN ALL

THE STUFF THAT CAUSES DISEASE

TO THEIR LITTLE BODIES.

James: I THINK IF THERE

WASN'T EVEN BACTERIA...

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT JUST

THE FUN THEY HAVE BY JUST

HAVING SHOES, AS WELL AS

THE PROTECTION, BUT MAN,

THE COMFORT THEY GET FROM THEM.

I ALWAYS LOOK AT THESE

LITTLE BITTY ONES

AND WE DON'T EVEN HAVE

ANY GRANDCHILDREN LIKE THIS.

WE'RE WAITING FOR

GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT

THESE LITTLE FEET,

THESE PRECIOUS LITTLE TREASURES

AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO

SOMETHING, NOT ONLY FOR

THE CHILD BUT FOR THE FAMILY

AND THE PARENTS

THAT LOVE THAT CHILD.

AND AS I'VE TOLD YOU

MANY TIMES IN THE THIRD-WORLD

COUNTRIES, THESE VERY

IMPOVERISHED COUNTRIES,

THE GREATEST SOURCE OF JOY,

YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY

PUTTING A SMILE ON A PARENT'S

FACE OR GIVING THEM

WHAT COULD BE CONSIDERED

SOME FORM OF PLEASURE

OR ENTERTAINMENT,

THE GREATEST PLEASURE

AND ENTERTAINMENT THEY HAVE

IS THEIR CHILDREN

AND THEY REALLY LOVE THEM.

BUT THEY HAVE

SUCH MEAGER SUBSTANCE.

WHEN YOU COME IN AND DO

SOMETHING THEY COULDN'T DO,

WHAT A THRILL!

I WANT YOU TO LISTEN

TO KATHY TROCCOLI.

WHAT A BLESSING KATHY HAS BEEN.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VOICE SHE HAS.

SHE HAS TRAVELED ALL OVER

THE WORLD WITH LIFE OUTREACH

TO REALLY REACH OUT

AND TRY TO PUT GOD'S ARMS

AROUND THE SUFFERING.

I THINK YOU'LL HEAR THAT

AS YOU LISTEN TO HER.

Kathy: IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE I'M SITTING --

LITERALLY SITTING IN A GARBAGE DUMP IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

I'M AROUND ABSOLUTE FILTH AND CONTAMINATION AND DISEASE.

LITTLE MARIA IS WALKING THROUGH THIS EVERY DAY

WITH THESE LITTLE BARE FEET.

James: THEY CAN GET DISEASES.

THEY'VE GOT WHAT IS KNOWN AS HOOKWORMS

THAT GET IN THEIR FEET WHEN THEY JUST WALK IN DIRT OR SAND,

AND THEN IT GETS INTO THEIR LITTLE INTESTINES,

CAUSES SERIOUS PROBLEMS.

WE'RE GOING TO GIVE CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD SHOES.

WHEN I SAY "WE" THAT'S ALL OF US TOGETHER.

Betty: WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HELP THESE CHILDREN. THEY'RE SO WORTH IT.

IF IT WAS OUR CHILDREN

WE WOULD WANT SOMEONE TO REACH OUT TO THEM.

SO PLEASE JOIN WITH US AND LET'S MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE.

LET'S PUT SOME SHOES ON THEIR FEET

AND LET'S BLESS THESE PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN.

Kathy: LITTLE MARIA HAS NEVER KNOWN --

I'M PLEADING WITH YOU THIS DAY --

THAT YOU WOULD FIND IT IN YOUR HEART

TO REMEMBER GOD'S HEART FOR THE POOR.

I PRAY THIS CHRISTMAS

THAT YOU WOULD BRING THAT JOY TO HER HEART.

THAT'S WHAT I'D LOVE TO SEE.

WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU SOME SHOES, HONEY!

YOU SWEET THING.

James: BOY, AS I LOOKED AT

THAT BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL

LITTLE FACE I HAVE

TO ACKNOWLEDGE I SAID A PRAYER.

SHE IS SO PRETTY AND

WE WANT TO GIVE HER SHOES.

BUT WITH THAT, WE WANT

TO SHOW HER LOVE.

WE WANT TO LET HER KNOW

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULD

JUST LOVE HER AS A PERSON

AND NOT SEE HER AS A PROSPECT

FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

YOU KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON.

BY THE WAY, AGAIN,

A GREAT BIG THANKS TO YOU,

YOU ARE AMAZING

AND IT IS AMAZING

HOW YOU LIFT US TO HIGHER

LEVELS TO TRUST GOD FOR

THE IMPOSSIBLE IN BEHALF

OF PEOPLE IN GREAT TROUBLE.

THAT LITTLE GIRL WOULD BE

A PRIME PROSPECT FOR THAT.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE WHOLE

TRANSITION AND REDIRECTION

OF HER LIFE STARTS?

-- AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE.

NOT SOMEONE THROWING

A GOSPEL TRACT AT HER,

THAT HAS ITS PLACE,

BUT SOMEONE PUTTING HANDS

OF LOVE OUT AND SAYING,

"YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING.

AND THIS IS A GIFT OF LOVE

FROM PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU."

AND MISSIONARIES WHO ARE

INVOLVED, OFTENTIMES PASTORS

IN RURAL AND VILLAGE

AND COMMUNITY CHURCHES THAT

WORK WITH THE MISSIONARIES.

IF YOU WILL SIMPLY DIAL

THE TELEPHONE NUMBER

ON THE SCREEN, PLEASE,

AND YOU TAKE YOUR BANKCARD

AND SAY, "THIS IS MY CHECK

TODAY," AND THAT'S REALLY

THE WISEST WAY,

AND THE BEST WAY

AND THE RIGHT WAY TO USE

A BANKCARD, LIKE A CHECK,

A PLASTIC CHECK.

BUT YOU TAKE IT TODAY

AND SAY, "I'M GOING TO BUY

AS MANY PAIRS OF SHOES

FOR CHILDREN AS I CAN.

TEN CHILDREN HAVE GOT SHOES

WITH A GIFT OF $36;

20, A GIFT OF $72;

$144, I WISH YOU WOULD KIND OF

THINK OF THOSE TERMS.

I WISH I COULD ELEVATE

YOUR THINKING BUT I DON'T WANT

TO DIMINISH THE IMPORTANCE

OF TEN CHILDREN GETTING SHOES.

I DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE

THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE PAIR

OF SHOES FOR $3.60.

WHAT I WANT US ALL TO DO

IS WHAT WE CAN DO AND

WHAT GOD PUTS ON OUR HEART.

BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO DIAL

THE TELEPHONE NUMBER

AND TAKE YOUR BANKCARD AND

MAKE THE LARGEST GIFT YOU CAN.

AND IF YOU COULD

HELP US GIVE SMILES,

THE SURGERIES ARE $500.

AND YOU SAY, "I WANT TO GIVE

A CHILD WITH A FACIAL

DEFORMITY OR CLEFT PALATE,

I WANT TO GIVE THEM

A SMILE FOR CHRISTMAS."

I'M PRAYING THERE WILL

BE MANY PEOPLE WHO WOULD

REQUEST THE BEAUTIFUL

"LION AND THE LAMB" BRONZE

AND IT IS A REAL TREASURE;

IT IS A GREAT COLLECTIBLE,

A GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE

WHO WOULD SAY, "I'M GIVING

$1,000 OR MORE, I'M GOING

TO GIVE SOME SMILES.

I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING

TO THAT AND GIVE SOME SHOES."

WELL, WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,

IF YOU'D HELP US GIVE SMILES

AND GIVE SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS,

I'M ASKING YOU TO MAKE

THE LARGEST GIFT YOU CAN.

IF YOU WANT TO GO ONLINE,

LIFETODAY.ORG YOU CAN.

IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,

AND MANY PEOPLE STILL WANT

TO DO THAT, SAY, "JAMES,

WE WANT TO WRITE YOU A CHECK."

MAKE IT TO <U>LIFE</U>,

ADDRESS THE ENVELOPE TO <U>LIFE</U>,

THERE'S THE ADDRESS,

PUT IT IN THE MAIL.

BUT WOULD YOU CALL US NOW AND

TELL US WHAT YOU'RE MAILING?

OR USE THAT BANKCARD,

PLEASE DO IT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR GIVING SMILES.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR

GIVING SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING

WAY AHEAD OF TIME SO WE CAN

DELIVER THEM AT CHRISTMAS

AND TELL THEM THE REAL MEANING

OF CHRISTMAS AND IT WON'T

BE JUST IN WORD,

IT WILL BE IN DEED ALSO.

Announcer: POVERTY IS A KILLER

AND BECAUSE OF IT CHILDREN NEEDLESSLY SUFFER,

NOT ONLY FROM A LACK OF FOOD AND CLEAN WATER,

BUT ALSO FROM A LACK OF THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED

SUCH AS A HEALTHY SMILE OR A SIMPLE PAIR OF SHOES.

FOR MOST OF THESE CHILDREN,

THEY'VE NEVER OWNED A NEW PAIR OF SHOES

AND WHILE THAT MAY SEEM MINOR IN LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,

WALKING WITH BARE FEET PUTS THEM AT RISK

OF LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS THAT COULD LEAD

TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES, DISEASE, AND EVEN DEATH.

BY RESPONDING TODAY, YOU CAN HELP LIFE IMMEDIATELY SECURE

AND BEGIN SHIPPING CHRISTMAS SHOES TO 200,000 CHILDREN

AROUND THE WORLD JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

YOUR GIFT OF $36 WILL PROVIDE TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.

A GIFT OF $72 WILL PROVIDE 20 PAIR

AND A GIFT OF $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE 40 PAIRS

OF CHRISTMAS SHOES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.

IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR GIFT, BE SURE TO REQUEST

THE INSPIRATIONAL NEW BOOK, GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY

BY JAMES AND BETTY'S SON, RANDY ROBISON.

WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 TO HELP PROVIDE 28 PAIRS OF SHOES,

YOU MAY REQUEST THE BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED SHOE ORNAMENT

TO PLACE ON YOUR TREE EACH CHRISTMAS.

FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE

TO HELP PROVIDE TWO CHILDREN WITH CORRECTIVE CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES

AND YOU MAY REQUEST "THE LION AND THE LAMB" BRONZE SCULPTURE.

PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.

Announcer: UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD

WHO HAVE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF NEEDS.

SOME ARE HUNGRY AND THIRSTY,

IN NEED OF FOOD TO EAT OR CLEAN WATER TO DRINK.

OTHERS STILL SIMPLY HAVE NEVER HAD A NEW PAIR OF SHOES

OR THEY'RE UNABLE TO SMILE DUE TO A CLEFT PALATE.

>> ALL YEAR LONG WE COME TO YOU

AND TELL YOU ABOUT THINGS THAT CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES,

THAT SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES

AND YOU'RE A PART OF THAT.

I WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT WE WANT TO DO THIS CHRISTMAS,

IS WE DO WHAT IS CALLED "SHOES AND SMILES."

A LITTLE CHILD JUST LIKE THIS THAT HAS A CLEFT PALATE,

THAT'S NEVER HAD A REAL SMILE,

WE GIVE THEM SURGERY AND THIS LITTLE CHILD WILL HAVE A NEW SMILE.

LITTLE KIDS LIKE THIS THAT HAVE NEVER HAD

A PAIR OF SHOES BEFORE IN THEIR LIFE,

WE GIVE THEM ONE.

Announcer: A CHILD WITH BARE FEET MAY SEEM HARMLESS

BUT THE POTENTIAL DANGER FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS

CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING.

James: ONE OF THE THINGS WE FOUND IN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES

IS THAT THEY HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH HOOKWORMS,

WHICH THEY GET FROM WALKING IN DIRT OR SAND,

THEN IT CREATES A TREMENDOUS INTESTINAL PROBLEM.

THE ANSWER IS JUST SHOES.

WE CAN PROVIDE LITERALLY FOR SOME OF THEM

THE FIRST PAIR OF SHOES THEY'VE EVER HAD,

NOT ONLY FOR FUN AND COMFORT, BUT FOR HEALTH.

Announcer: DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOLIDAY SEASONS,

LIFE Outreach AND ITS MISSIONARY PARTNERS

HAVE PASSED OUT THOUSANDS OF PAIRS OF SHOES TO CHILDREN

IN MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTORE NUMEROUS CHILDREN'S SMILES

THROUGH CORRECTIVE SURGERIES.

>> WE PUT SMILES ON THE FACES OF THESE CHILDREN TODAY

AS WE'VE GIVEN THEM SHOES

BUT OTHERS NEED A LITTLE MORE,

THEY NEED THAT CLEFT PALATE SURGERY.

I HOPE YOU CAN HELP PUT A SMILE ON EVEN MORE CHILDREN'S FACES.

DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN

AND YOU CAN GIVE SHOES AND SMILES TO CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD.

SO I HAVE A SPECIAL MESSAGE JUST FOR YOU --

James: YOU'RE SO WELCOME!

THAT'S CUTE.

I LOVE SEEING OUR SON,

RANDY THERE.

HE IS THE FATHER OF FOUR

OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN,

ONE OF THEM ACTUALLY GRADUATED

FROM HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR

AND GOING TO COLLEGE.

HARD TO BELIEVE

OUR GRANDCHILDREN ARE

GROWN UP LIKE THAT.

BUT TO SEE RANDY, AS HE HAS,

AS WE HAVE, HE'S GONE

ALL OVER THE WORLD IN BEHALF

OF CHILDREN, EVEN THOUGH

HE'S GOT A WONDERFUL FAMILY

AND BEEN A GREAT DAD,

AND DEBBIE IS A GREAT MOM.

BUT TO SEE HIM SITTING THERE

WITH THOSE CHILDREN,

IT REALLY BLESSES ME.

WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT

GIVING THE SMILES, I WANTED

TO SHOW YOU THE BRONZE

OF THE BEAUTIFUL LION.

I'VE WATCHED THE SHOTS

OF THE BRONZE EVEN ON

OUR TELEVISION PROGRAM.

I SAID, "MAN, YOU CAN'T REALLY

TELL, LOOKING AT IT HOW

ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR IT IS."

WHAT AN ART PIECE!

BUT THE SMILES WE'RE GOING

TO GIVE!

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO GIVE

$1,000 AND ASK FOR THE BRONZE,

WE WANT TO SEND IT TO YOU.

IT WILL BE A GREAT COLLECTIBLE,

A GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE.

YOU TELL PEOPLE WHERE I GOT IT

AND WHAT WE DO IN ORDER

TO DO IT AND GIVE SMILES.

MAKE A $1,000 GIFT.

THEY'RE $500 EACH.

RANDY, OUR SON THAT YOU JUST

SAW, WROTE AND GOT PUBLISHED

THE FIRST BOOK THAT HE'S HAD

PUBLISHED AND IT IS CALLED,

GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY.

I LOVE THE SUBHEADING

BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK,

"WELL, HAPPINESS HAS NOTHING

TO DO WITH HOLINESS

OR INNER PEACE AND JOY."

WELL, THAT'S EVERYTHING

IT HAS TO DO WITH

AND THAT'S WHAT RANDY SAYS.

"DISCOVERING DEEPER JOY

THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED."

AND THAT'S THE WELLSPRING

OF JOY THAT COMES UP WITHIN.

BETTY, I CAN'T TEACH

LIKE RANDY, I CAN'T WRITE

LIKE RANDY, I'M NOT AS GIFTED

AS HE IS IN SO MANY WAYS

AND THIS IS JUST ABSOLUTELY

WONDERFUL!

AS A MATTER OF FACT, RANDY

IS AVAILABLE TO COME OUT

AND SPEAK IN CHURCHES

AND REPRESENT OUR MINISTRY.

HE'S BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD

WITH OUR MISSION OUTREACHES

AND IT'S IN HIS HEART.

HE WANTS TO COME OUT

AND SHARE FROM THE OVERFLOW

OF WHAT GOD HAS PUT

IN HIS HEART.

BUT WE'RE SENDING THE BOOK

TO ANY OF YOU WHO MAKE

ANY GIFT TO HELP US WITH SHOES:

$36 AND WE'VE GOT

TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.

WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE THESE

SHOES TO 200,000 CHILDREN

FOR CHRISTMAS.

SO IT'S CHRISTMAS SHOES

AND CHRISTMAS SMILES.

IF YOU'LL DIAL THE NUMBER,

TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,

USE IT LIKE A CHECK,

PLEASE DO IT.

I'M ALWAYS GOING TO ASK YOU

TO DO ALL YOU CAN BUT

DON'T EVER CONSIDER ANY GIFT

TOO SMALL.

DIAL THE NUMBER,

TAKE YOUR BANKCARD, YOU MAKE

A CHECK OR MAKE IT TO <U>LIFE</U>

BUT WOULD YOU CALL US AND

TELL US WHAT YOU'RE SENDING?

OR YOU CAN GO TO

LIFETODAY.ORG.

BETTY, I'M THRILLED TO SEND

RANDY'S BOOK.

I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW

IF THEY MAKE GIFTS OF $100

THEY'RE GOING TO GET THIS

BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT.

Betty: I LOOK FORWARD

TO HAVING ONE OF THESE.

James: YEAH, YOU'RE LIABLE

TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE.

SO BETTY AND I, WE LIKE

TO HELP.

IT'S EXCITING.

Betty: JAMES, TO ME,

THIS IS JUST SUCH A SPECIAL

OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SHOES ON

THE FEET OF THESE PRECIOUS

CHILDREN THAT WITHOUT THEM,

THEY COULD GET TERRIBLE

DISEASES IN THEIR BODY BUT

ALSO THE SMILES,

THAT'S SO SPECIAL.

I REMEMBER AS A YOUNG MOTHER

WHEN OUR CHILDREN WERE NEWBORN

AND YOU'RE SO EXCITED

THAT THEY'VE ARRIVED.

BUT THE NEXT THING YOU WANT

TO KNOW IS, WHEN IS THE FIRST

SMILE COMING?

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IT,

YOU WANT IT SO BADLY.

I WANT TO SEE SMILES

ON THESE CHILDREN'S FACES.

James: I WANT TO TELL YOU

SOMETHING, WHEN YOU'VE HAD

A CHILD THAT COULDN'T SMILE

WHEN YOU WANT THEM TO,

YOU NEED TO KNOW,

AS GRANDPARENTS AND PARENTS,

THE FIRST TIME YOU THINK

THEY SMILE, AND MAYBE

THEY SMILE BECAUSE

THEY WERE GLAD TO SEE YOU.

WHAT IF THEY COULDN'T

HAVE SMILED?

AND YOU MADE IT POSSIBLE

FOR THEM TO SMILE.

IF YOU COULD GIVE SMILES,

MAKE THAT SPECIAL GIFT.

$1,000, TWO CHILDREN

ARE GOING TO GET SMILES

FOR CHRISTMAS.

WHATEVER GIFT YOU CAN MAKE

TO HELP US WITH THE SHOES,

IT'S GOING TO BE A TREASURE.

WE HAVE THE GIFTS FOR YOU

TO BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU!

SHOES AND SMILES

FOR CHRISTMAS.

I KNOW IT'S EARLY BUT WE WANT

TO DELIVER AT CHRISTMAS.

Announcer: POVERTY IS A KILLER

AND BECAUSE OF IT CHILDREN NEEDLESSLY SUFFER,

NOT ONLY FROM A LACK OF FOOD AND CLEAN WATER,

BUT ALSO FROM A LACK OF THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED

SUCH AS A HEALTHY SMILE OR A SIMPLE PAIR OF SHOES.

FOR MOST OF THESE CHILDREN,

THEY'VE NEVER OWNED A NEW PAIR OF SHOES

AND WHILE THAT MAY SEEM MINOR IN LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,

WALKING WITH BARE FEET PUTS THEM AT RISK

OF LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS THAT COULD LEAD

TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES, DISEASE, AND EVEN DEATH.

BY RESPONDING TODAY, YOU CAN HELP LIFE IMMEDIATELY SECURE

AND BEGIN SHIPPING CHRISTMAS SHOES TO 200,000 CHILDREN

AROUND THE WORLD JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

YOUR GIFT OF $36 WILL PROVIDE TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.

A GIFT OF $72 WILL PROVIDE 20 PAIR

AND A GIFT OF $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE 40 PAIRS

OF CHRISTMAS SHOES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.

IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR GIFT, BE SURE TO REQUEST

THE INSPIRATIONAL NEW BOOK, GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY

BY JAMES AND BETTY'S SON, RANDY ROBISON.

WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 TO HELP PROVIDE 28 PAIRS OF SHOES,

YOU MAY REQUEST THE BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED SHOE ORNAMENT

TO PLACE ON YOUR TREE EACH CHRISTMAS.

FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE

TO HELP PROVIDE TWO CHILDREN WITH CORRECTIVE CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES

AND YOU MAY REQUEST "THE LION AND THE LAMB" BRONZE SCULPTURE.

PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.

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>> THE THING WE LOVED ABOUT LIFE OUTREACH WAS

WE WANTED SOMEBODY THAT WE COULD REALLY PARTNER WITH

TO TRUST AND GO INTO MISSIONS WORK WITH

THAT WE KNEW A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT

BUT HAD THE SAME HEART THAT WE DID FOR MISSIONS.

AND THIS WAS SUCH A HEART,

TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH SO LITTLE MONEY;

WHETHER IT IS FEEDING OR PREACHING THE GOSPEL OR THE SHOE PROJECT.

AND YOU SEE A CHILD WHERE THEIR FACE IS DIRTY

AND THEIR HAIR IS MATTED

AND THEIR LITTLE FEET ARE NOT TAKEN CARE OF

AND THEY GET THE DISEASES, STUB THEIR TOES,

AND I CAN PUT SHOES ON THESE KIDS AND CHANGE A CHILD'S LIFE SO MUCH.

THEY PUT THOSE SHOES ON AND THEY'RE LAUGHING AND WALKING WITH THEM,

THEIR LITTLE EYES JUST OPEN UP.

THESE SIMPLE ACTS OF, "I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU GAVE ME FOOD.

I WAS THIRSTY AND YOU BROUGHT ME WATER.

I WAS NAKED YOU CLOTHED ME."

THIS JUST OPENS PEOPLE'S HEARTS WIDE OPEN

WHEN YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT JESUS.

James: WELL, I CAN PROMISE YOU,

YOU'RE ALREADY HAPPY

BECAUSE YOU'RE SHARING

SMILES AND SHOES.

WE'LL SEND YOU RANDY'S BOOK.

WE'LL SEND YOU THE BEAUTIFUL

LITTLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT

TO SAY THANKS,

AND THE "LION AND THE LAMB"

BRONZE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO

HELP US GIVE A COUPLE OF SMILES

TO A COUPLE OF CHILDREN.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU

SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.

IF YOU SHOULD EVER CALL

AND GET A BUSY, WOULD YOU

BE PERSISTENT AND MAKE

ANOTHER CALL BECAUSE IT'S GOING

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

FOR SOMEONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING

THE DIFFERENCE MAKER.

>> THOSE SHOES... THE SHOE OUTREACH IS OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT

BECAUSE OF INFECTION AND ALL THAT THE CHILDREN

ARE EXPOSED TO THERE IN THE CITY,

AND LOOKING AT THE DEGREE OF POLLUTANTS ON THE GROUND,

OBVIOUSLY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE KIDS TO HAVE SHOES.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE THE SMILES ON THE FACES

OF LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS AND ACTUALLY PUT THE SHOES ON THEIR FEET

AND WATCH THEM WALK OUT WITH SHOES.

IT WAS A TREAT -- IT WAS FUN!

>> WHEN WE VISITED THE ONE CHURCH AND IT WAS FULL OF PEOPLE

AND WE CAME IN THERE TO GIVE THE SHOES OUT,

ALL OF THE KIDS LINING UP WITH BARE FEET.

THEIR FEET WERE DIRTY, SOME OF THEM WERE CUT AND BLISTERED,

AND IT WAS JUST AMAZING TO SEE THEIR EYES SPARKLE

AND LINE UP WITH EXCITEMENT TO BE ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING ON THEIR BARE FEET.

BECAUSE THE PLACES WE WERE WALKING IN,

I WASN'T EVEN COMFORTABLE WALKING WITH MY SHOES ON.

AND TO THINK THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE LIKE THAT.

AND WHAT THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE AND CHURCHES FOR LIFE

AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE BEING ABLE TO BRING SOME HOPE

AND HEALING TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE.