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:

♪

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 LIFE,
ADDRESS THE ENVELOPE TO LIFE,

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.

THIS IS THE LAST DAY!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.

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 LIFE

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.

THIS IS THE LAST DAY!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.

>> 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, BETTY AND I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANKS FROM

THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART
FOR THE LOVE YOU SHARE,

THE LOVE OF GOD, AND ESPECIALLY
AROUND CHRISTMAS WHEN WE CAN

TELL PEOPLE WHY THAT LOVE
IS THERE AND ABOUT THE GREAT

LOVE THAT GOD SHARED IN CHRIST.
I WANT TO REMIND ALL OF YOU

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW,

THIS IS THE LAST DAY
THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY

TO GIVE TOWARD
THE CHRISTMAS SMILES AND SHOES.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP,
I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE

BEEN INTENDING TO, DO IT NOW.
SOME OF YOU MAY SAY,

"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I HELPED EARLIER.

I'M GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER GIFT
BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SURE

WE CAN GIVE AS MANY SHOES
AS POSSIBLE TO AS MANY CHILDREN

AS POSSIBLE.
THANKS FOR HELPING

ON THIS LAST DAY!

>> 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.