Announcer: THIS YEAR,
LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL
AND JAMES AND BETTY ROBISON
ARE CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
OF MINISTRY.
AS PART OF THE COMMITMENT
TO PUTTING LOVE IN ACTION,
LIFE OUTREACH STARTED
THE MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM
NEARLY
25 YEARS AGO.
MISSION FEEDING HAS HELPED
SAVE THE LIVES
OF SEVEN MILLION
STARVING CHILDREN.
CURRENTLY, LIFE OUTREACH
HELPS FEED 400,000 CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS.
BUT THERE ARE STILL
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
WHO ARE SUFFERING DAILY
AND LITERALLY DYING
FROM THE LACK OF FOOD.
SEE HOW YOU CAN
HELP SAVE LIVES
OF THESE PRECIOUS ONES
WHO DESPERATELY NEED OUR HELP.
NEXT
ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
MY WIFE BETTY AND I ARE
ALWAYS GLAD TO BE ABLE
TO SHARE THIS TIME WITH YOU.
I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU
NOW BECAUSE TIME
IS RUNNING OUT AND YOU DO
HAVE TO PREREGISTER,
AND WE CAN FEED YOU
AT THE CONFERENCE IF YOU
WILL JOIN BETTY AND ME.
WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED
50 YEARS, AND I PRAISE GOD
FOR EVERY MOMENT OF IT --
I REALLY DO!
BUT ALSO, WE HAVE BEEN
IN MINISTRY FOR 50 YEARS,
AND WE'RE CELEBRATING
THE 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
AND MINISTRY WITH
A CONFERENCE THIS SUMMER.
IT IS CALLED AWAKEN NOW.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED,
GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG
AND LET US KNOW
IF YOU CAN JOIN US.
AND IF YOU CAN POSSIBLY EAT
WITH US, WE'LL HAVE MEALS
WHERE WE CAN BE TOGETHER.
IT BEGINS RIGHT AFTER NOON
ON THURSDAY AND CONCLUDES
AROUND NOON ON SATURDAY.
THERE WILL BE TWO SESSIONS
THURSDAY, THREE ON FRIDAY,
AND ONE IN THE MORNING
AND SATURDAY.
SO PLAN TO BE WITH US.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU
TO GET REGISTERED.
LOOK AT THE GREAT HOST
OF SPEAKERS.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THEM
RIGHT THERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT
TO HEAR THEM.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE CAUGHT UP
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
SPENDING THAT TIME WITH YOU.
YOU'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO MEET
SOME OF OUR MISSIONARIES.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MEET
PETER PRETORIUS AND HEAR HIM,
AND MAYBE GO BY
AND ACTUALLY MEET HIM
IN PERSON BECAUSE YOU'LL BE
SEEING SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT HE'S DOING THERE.
THERE WILL BE AN AREA THAT
LETS YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE MISSION FEEDING.
BETTY, OUR VIEWERS HAVE
ALWAYS LET US KNOW THAT
THEY FIND IT A JOY TO KNOW
THAT THEY'RE TOTALLY CHANGING
LIVES AND SAVING LIVES.
I THINK THEY'RE ALWAYS GLAD
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT.
Betty: I THINK SO TOO.
YOU'VE ALWAYS RESPONDED
SO BEAUTIFULLY AND
WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE STILL HAVE THE NEED
TO FEED THE CHILDREN.
THERE ARE STILL MANY
OUT THERE THAT ARE HOPING
THAT WE'LL GET TO THEIR AREA.
AND SO WE FIND THOSE PLACES
THAT WE KNOW ARE REAL NEEDY
AND JOINING WITH YOU,
WE GET IT DONE.
SO WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO DO THAT AGAIN TODAY.
James: I WANT YOU TO SEE
SOMEONE...
BETTY, YOU'RE GOING
TO LOVE THIS!
THIS IS ONE OF THE BOYS THAT
WAS IN TERRIBLE CONDITION.
HE WAS MALNOURISHED
AND COULD HAVE DIED BUT
HE WAS SAVED BY
THE MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM.
HIS NAME IS JOSE.
NOW HERE'S THE BEAUTIFUL
THING ABOUT IT.
I JUST LOVE THIS.
JOSE NOW IS A MISSIONARY.
HE'S AN OVERSEER IN ONE
OF THE FEEDING AREAS.
SO IF YOU WONDER WHAT HAPPENS
TO SOME OF THESE CHILDREN
AND THEIR LIVES ARE SAVED,
WHERE DO THEY END UP?
WELL, HOW ABOUT
IN MISSION WORK?
HERE'S HIS STORY.
Announcer: THIS YEAR,
LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL
AND JAMES
AND BETTY ROBISON
ARE CELEBRATING
50 YEARS OF MINISTRY.
AS PART OF THE COMMITMENT
TO PUTTING LOVE IN ACTION
NEARLY 25 YEARS AGO
LIFE OUTREACH INTRODUCED
THE MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM
IN AFRICA.
ACCORDING TO OUR
MISSIONARY PARTNERS,
MISSION FEEDING HAS
HELPED SAVE THE LIVES
OF SEVEN MILLION
STARVING CHILDREN.
CURRENTLY, LIFE OUTREACH
HELPS FEED 400,000 CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS
AND ASSISTS WITH
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE AND EDUCATION.
ON A RECENT TRIP
TO ANGOLA,
THE LIFE MISSION TEAM
MET A YOUNG MAN NAMED JOSE
WHO GREW UP PARTICIPATING IN
THE MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM.
AS A CHILD, HE LIVED
IN A REMOTE VILLAGE
AND ATTENDED A SCHOOL
THAT RECEIVED FOOD EVERY DAY.
NOW JOSE WORKS
AS A MISSION PARTNER
WITHIN THE
FEEDING PROGRAM
AND HIS STORY
EMBODIES THE HEART OF
LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL
AND WHY
IT WAS FOUNDED.
>> WHEN I WAS A CHILD
IN A VILLAGE LIKE THIS,
MOST OF THE TIME WE DIDN'T
KNOW IF WE WOULD EAT EACH DAY.
BUT WHEN MISSION FEEDING
CAME TO MY SCHOOL
WE GOT A HOT MEAL
EVERY DAY DURING CLASS.
MY FRIENDS AND I WERE
MOTIVATED TO COME
TO SCHOOL AND LEARN
BECAUSE WE KNEW
WE WOULD GET TO EAT.
IF IT WASN'T
FOR MISSION FEEDING,
I DON'T THINK I WOULD
HAVE GONE TO SCHOOL.
BEFORE A FEEDING PROGRAM
COMES TO A VILLAGE,
NOT MANY CHILDREN
GO TO SCHOOL.
THEY STAY HOME AND WORK
WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
BUT WHEN A SCHOOL
HAS MISSION FEEDING,
THE CHILDREN
ARE EXCITED ABOUT SCHOOL
AND YOU SEE THEM RUNNING TO
THE CLASSROOM EACH MORNING.
I'VE VERY HAPPY
TO BE A MONITOR
IN THE MISSION
FEEDING PROGRAM.
I'M VERY PROUD THAT
I GET TO HELP THESE CHILDREN
JUST LIKE I WAS HELPED
AS A CHILD.
ONE DAY,
MAYBE ONE OF THESE CHILDREN
WILL WORK FOR
MISSION FEEDING TOO.
I WANT TO THANK
THE MISSION FEEDING DONORS,
NOT JUST BECAUSE
I WORK HERE,
BUT BECAUSE
I AM A HUMAN BEING.
I LIVE
IN THIS COMMUNITY
AND I SEE THE CONDITION
OF THE CHILDREN.
PLEASE,
DO NOT STOP HELPING.
CARRY ON!
James: I LOOK AT HIS SMILE,
BETTY AND I THINK ABOUT
ALL THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN.
I THINK I COULD ALMOST
PUT A SHOT AFTER SHOT
OF EMACIATED CHILDREN
THAT ARE REALLY MALNOURISHED
AND IN GREAT NEED,
AND THEN JUST IMAGINE THAT'S
WHAT THEY CAN LOOK LIKE
IN THE NEXT 10 OR 15 YEARS,
AND BE A MISSIONARY.
AND MANY OF THEM, BETTY,
GET AN EDUCATION,
THEY GET A JOB, THEY BECOME
VERY PRODUCTIVE IN EVEN
THE DIFFICULT AREAS
WHERE THEY GREW UP.
AND WE'RE SEEING ENTIRE
COUNTRIES TOTALLY TRANSFORMED.
IT IS ACTUALLY MIRACULOUS.
ONE OF THE GREATEST MIRACLES
ON PLANET EARTH HAS
HAPPENED IN MOZAMBIQUE.
WHEN WE WENT THERE, BETTY...
WE LOOK BACK 25 YEARS AGO,
AND WE FELT LIKE WE WERE
KIND OF LIKE KIDS,
OF COURSE YOU AND I STILL
FEEL LIKE, EVEN THOUGH
WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 50 YEARS,
WE STILL FEEL LIKE KIDS.
BUT WHEN WE GOT THERE,
THERE WERE NO BATHROOM
FACILITIES ANYWHERE.
IT WAS JUST LIKE A BIG HOLE
-- A PIT.
IT WAS JUST AWFUL.
THE HELICOPTERS AND
THE WARSHIPS FROM
THE SOVIET UNION WERE THERE,
ALL KIND OF MARXIST
REPRESENTATIONS OF POWER
AND MACHINE GUNS.
AND THEY HAD FIGHTS
IN THE STREET AT NIGHT.
Betty: IT WAS SCARY!
James: IT WAS TERRIBLY SCARY.
BUT THE WHOLE COUNTRY WAS
THEN THE POOREST PLACE
ON THE EARTH,
AND GOD WORKED A MIRACLE.
SO MUCH OF IT HAPPENED
BECAUSE OF MISSION FEEDING,
AND THE MINISTER,
PETER PRETORIUS,
AND THE OUTREACHES THAT
YOU SUPPORTED
AND MADE POSSIBLE.
AND NOW WE REALIZE
IT IS VERY PROGRESSIVE,
IT IS A MIRACULOUS DEMOCRACY.
AND WE SAW FREEDOM THERE
PREVAIL, AND THE GOSPEL
IS HAVING A TREMENDOUS IMPACT.
THERE'S NEED THERE THOUGH
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY'VE
HAD SOME TERRIBLE FLOODS.
IN ANGOLA, THEY ARE HAVING
ONE OF THE WORST DROUGHTS
THEY'VE EVER HAD.
IN THE SUDAN, THEY'RE
FACING THE TERRIBLE CRISIS
OF HAVING BEEN DISPLACED
AND JUST TERRIBLY ASSAULTED.
SO WHAT WE DO IN MISSION
FEEDING IS WE FIND THE PEOPLE
IN DESPERATE NEED,
PEOPLE WHO WERE LIKE JOSE
WHEN HE WAS YOUNG.
WE BEGIN TO FEED THEM
BUT WE DO MORE THAN THAT.
NOW I THINK IT IS REAL
IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND,
WE DO FAR MORE THAN
JUST FEED THEM.
WE LOVE THEM.
WE SHOW THEM LOVE.
WE DON'T JUST TALK ABOUT
THE LOVE OF GOD, WE SHOW THEM
THE LOVE OF GOD -- HANDS ON!
AND THE THING YOU'VE GOT
TO UNDERSTAND IS, IT ISN'T
JUST LOVING MISSIONARIES,
AND IT ISN'T JUST JAMES
ROBISON ON TELEVISION
TALKING ABOUT IT,
IT IS PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU
WHO DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
YOU ACTUALLY ENABLE
THE MISSIONARIES TO MAKE
THE NECESSARY DIFFERENCE
BECAUSE YOU GIVE THEM
THE FOOD, YOU GIVE THEM
THE SUPPORT TO STAY
ON THE FIELD, YOU GIVE THEM
THE TRANSPORTATION.
YOU HAVE PROVIDED
THEIR WHEELS THROUGH
MISSION FEEDING AND THROUGH
SPECIAL EFFORTS WHERE
WE HAVE EMPHASIZED THE NEED.
YOU HAVE MET THOSE NEEDS.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT
400,000 CHILDREN.
THEY NEED OUR HELP.
WE FOUND THEM BECAUSE
THEY WERE MALNOURISHED.
WE HAVE ORGANIZED IT
INTO FEEDING CENTERS.
THIS IS THE ISSUE.
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THE FOOD
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS.
AND WE TAKE A TIME LIKE THIS
AND WE ASK PEOPLE
JUST LIKE YOU TO MAKE A GIFT,
A GIFT OF LOVE AND OF LIFE.
$30, $50, $100: WE CAN FEED
THREE, FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS.
SEVERAL MONTHS OF FOOD,
A SINGLE GIFT YOU GIVE TODAY.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT WHAT
WE COULD RIGHTLY CALL
THE TYPICAL CYCLE OF DEATH.
WE CAN STOP THIS.
AND WE CAN START
A CYCLE OF LIFE,
MEANINGFUL LIFE JUST LIKE
JOSE FOUND.
AND REMEMBER THIS, AS YOU
WATCH AND SEE THE NEED,
REMEMBER JOSE IS THE RESULT
OF SOMEONE LIKE YOU
NOT JUST WATCHING,
NOT JUST CARING, NOT EVEN
JUST WEEPING OR PRAYING,
BUT BEING AN ANSWER TO PRAYER
AND SAYING, "I CAN FEED
THREE LIKE THAT,"
LIKE THE ONES YOU'RE ABOUT
TO SEE... OR FIVE OR TEN.
YOU CAN DO IT.
AND THEY NEED YOUR HELP.
Announcer: AS THE AFRICAN SUN
RISES ON A NEW DAY,
MOTHERS WILL AWAKE
TO FIND THEIR CHILDREN
COLD AND HUNGRY.
IF FOOD IS AVAILABLE,
HER CHILDREN CAN HAVE
SOMETHING TO EAT
AND TEMPORARILY RELIEVE
THE FEELING OF WEAKNESS
THAT NEVER SEEMS
TO GO AWAY.
FOOD SHORTAGES LEAVE FAMILIES
DESPERATE WITH NOTHING TO EAT,
FORCING THEM TO FORAGE
FOR ROOTS AND LEAVES
OR WILD BERRIES
AND NUTS.
WHEN THE SITUATION
BECOMES UNBEARABLE,
CHILDREN WILL EVEN EAT DIRT
TO STOP THE GNAWING PAINS
OF HUNGER.
WITH THESE FOOD CRISES
COMES THE INEVITABLE:
CHILDREN DYING
FROM HUNGER.
SEVERE MALNUTRITION
AND FAILING IMMUNE SYSTEMS
THROWS THEM INTO
A DOWNWARD SPIRAL,
WHICH LEADS
TO AN EARLY GRAVE.
THIS DEATH CYCLE TAKES
MORE CHILDREN'S LIVES
THAN WAR, DROUGHT AND
NATURAL DISASTERS COMBINED.
IMAGINE THE PAIN
OF A MOTHER HAVING
TO WATCH HER CHILD DIE
SIMPLY BECAUSE
SHE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD
FOR THEM TO EAT.
AND WHAT'S WORSE,
SHE IS LEFT WONDERING
WHICH OF HER OTHER CHILDREN
WILL BE THE NEXT TO DIE
FROM HUNGER.
James: WE SEE THE REAL ANSWER
IS TO REPLACE THAT MEAGER
-- WHATEVER IT IS, BETTY
THAT THEY TRY TO FIND.
AND WITH THE MISSION BOWLS,
MISSION LIFE,
MISSION FEEDING,
THESE HEAT-RESISTANT BOWLS
THAT LOVE, FROM PEOPLE
LIKE YOU, MADE AVAILABLE.
I THINK IT'S REAL IMPORTANT
THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS.
THESE ARE HEAT-RESISTANT
AND WE DO GIVE THEM
TO THE CHILDREN FOR ONE REASON
BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAW THEM
COMING WITH WHATEVER
THEY COULD GET TO PUT
SOME KIND OF SOUP IN,
AND IT BURNED THEIR HANDS,
VIEWERS SAID,
"GIVE THEM A BOWL."
AND THE MISSIONARIES SAID,
"NO. IT WILL TAKE UP
FOR THE FOOD.
AND THEY'RE STARVING."
AND YOU SAID, "WE'LL DO BOTH."
NOW HERE'S THE THING.
IF THEY HAD THE BOWL
AND NOTHING IN IT,
THEN WHAT THE MISSIONARIES
WERE CONCERNED ABOUT
PLAYS OUT.
WE CAN GIVE THEM
ALL THE NICE THINGS BUT
IF WE DON'T GIVE THEM
THE ABSOLUTE ESSENTIAL,
IF WE DON'T GIVE THEM
THE NOURISHMENT AND THE FOOD,
BETTY THEY'RE GOING TO DIE.
WE HAVE THESE BOWLS READY
AND IF OUR VIEWERS WILL HELP,
WE CAN PUT THE NUTRITIOUS
PORRIDGE, THE SOUP MIX IN IT
AND SAVE THEIR LIVES.
Betty: THE BOWLS ARE
IMPORTANT SO THEY DON'T
BURN THEIR PRECIOUS LITTLE
HANDS -- BUT THE FOOD,
WE HAVE TO HAVE
THE NOURISHMENT TO GO IN THEM.
JAMES, SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S
IMPORTANT ABOUT THESE BOWLS
IS BECAUSE OF THE BOWLS,
THEY'RE ALL THE SAME SIZE,
WE CAN MEASURE THE AMOUNT
WE PUT IN IT AND THE FOOD
WILL GO FURTHER AND GET
EVEN AMOUNTS BECAUSE
IT WAS VERY HARD TO TELL
WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT
CONTAINERS THEY WOULD BRING,
AND WE WOULD RUN OUT
A LOT OF TIMES.
James: SOMETIMES WE WOULD
RUN OUT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T
KNOW IF YOU WERE PUTTING
SOMETHING IN A BIGGER
CONTAINER FOR MORE
THAN ONE PERSON.
YOU COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH IT.
AND WHEN YOU RUN OUT
YOU SEE THESE CHILDREN GOING
HEAD FIRST INTO THE BARREL
AND SCRAPING UP THE SOUP
FROM THE EDGES OF THE BARREL
AND TRYING TO GET IT
IN THEIR MOUTHS,
YOU REALIZE
HOW DESPERATE IT IS.
THEY BEGIN TO PUSH AND SHOVE
BECAUSE THEY ARE LITERALLY...
THEY ARE FIGHTING
FOR THEIR LIVES.
THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY DESPERATE.
BETTY PRAYED A PRAYER
YEARS AGO AND IT REALLY
BECAME A CATCH PHRASE
BECAUSE IT BECAME A HOPE
AND A PRAYER, AND THEN
IT BECAME A REALITY.
BETTY SAID, "I PRAY THAT
THE LINES AVAILABLE
TO FEED THE CHILDREN
AND TO PROVIDE THE FOOD,
AND THE MONEY FOR THE FOOD,
WILL ALWAYS BE LONGER
THAN THE LINES OF CHILDREN
WHO HAVE NEEDS."
WE HAVE SEEN THAT PRAYER
ANSWERED BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,
WHEN YOU'VE GOT CRISIS --
AND WE'VE GOT SEVERAL
OF THEM GOING ON RIGHT NOW --
YOU REALLY NEED PEOPLE
TO STEP UP.
BUT HERE'S THE WAY WE STEP UP.
JUST LIKE THEY LINE UP,
PEOPLE HAVE TO COME ONE
AT A TIME.
"I'M GOING TO DO IT, JAMES.
I'M NOT JUST GOING TO WATCH
AND SAY 'WELL, I HOPE
SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING.'
I'M GOING TO DO MY PART."
I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY IT,
SHARING GOD'S HEART,
EXPRESSING HIS HEART,
EXTENDING HIS HANDS.
YOU ARE HIS HANDS.
YOU ARE THE ONLY WAY
THEY'RE GOING TO SEE JESUS
IN THE REAL.
THE MISSIONARIES ARE
EMPTY-HANDED UNLESS
YOU GIVE THEM THE WHEREWITHAL.
WOULD YOU DIAL THE NUMBER
RIGHT NOW?
WOULD YOU TAKE YOUR BANKCARD
AND MAKE THE LARGEST GIFT
YOU CAN?
IF YOU CAN GIVE $100 AND
HELP US FEED TEN CHILDREN,
THAT WOULD JUST BE WONDERFUL.
$30 WILL FEED THREE,
$50 WILL FEED FIVE.
DON'T YOU EVER THINK
YOUR $30 IS NOT ENOUGH.
FOR THOSE THREE CHILDREN,
IT'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
LIFE AND DEATH,
IN BEING MALNOURISHED
AND BEING HEALTHY.
WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL GIFTS
TO SEND YOU.
I WANT TO SEND YOU
A GOOD WORD FOR A GREAT DAY,
DEVOTIONAL BOOK.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL,
THE FAMILY READING BIBLE;
ITS AN INCREDIBLE STUDY BIBLE
FOR THE FAMILY.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT!
WE'RE SENDING THESE AS
AN EXPRESSION OF THANKS,
OF GRATITUDE.
WE'RE NOT SENDING YOU
THIS DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
TO GET YOU TO GIVE.
WE GIVE TO YOU BECAUSE
WE LOVE YOU JUST LIKE
WE LOVE THE CHILDREN
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO FEED.
WE WANT TO HELP YOU GROW
SPIRITUALLY.
WE WANT TO BLESS YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S WHY WE COME INTO
YOUR HOME EVERY DAY
TO GIVE YOU SPIRITUAL FOOD,
TO GIVE YOU ENCOURAGEMENT
SO YOU WILL BE AN
ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHERS.
BUT WE WANT YOU
TO FIND ENCOURAGEMENT.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
FIND IT WHEN YOU GIVE HOPE,
ENCOURAGEMENT AND LIFE
TO THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE
LIFETODAY.ORG
OR YOU CAN DIAL THAT NUMBER,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD --
IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,
CALL US AND TELL US WHAT
YOU'RE MAILING.
Announcer:
AT THIS VERY MOMENT A CHILD
IS DRAWING HIS LAST BREATH,
STRUGGLING TO STAY ALIVE
DUE TO A LACK OF FOOD.
SADLY,
THIS IMPOVERISHED CHILD
IS NOT ALONE,
AND WITHOUT OUR HELP MANY
LIKE HIM FACE DEATH AS WELL.
TODAY YOU CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU CAN HELP
SAVE A LIFE.
LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING TEAMS
ARE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW
READY TO ANSWER
THE HUNGER CRIES
OF 400,000
SUFFERING CHILDREN
IN REMOTE AREAS
OF AFRICA.
WITH PREVIOUS
FOOD RESERVES GONE,
AND PARTS OF AFRICA
FACING ITS WORST DROUGHT
AND FOOD SHORTAGE IN YEARS,
WE DESPERATELY NEED
TO REPLENISH OUR SUPPLIES IMMEDIATELY.
YOUR LIFE-SAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THREE, FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THREE
FULL MONTHS.
WITH YOUR GIFT, WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU
A GOOD WORD
FOR A GREAT DAY,
A 365 DAY DEVOTIONAL PROVIDING AN INSPIRATIONAL NEW WORD,
BIBLE VERSE, AND PROMISE
FOR EACH NEW DAY.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE TO HELP FEED TEN CHILDREN,
YOU MAY REQUEST
THE FAMILY READING BIBLE
FEATURING EASY-TO-USE
READING TRACKS, QUESTIONS,
AND FUN FACTS
TO HELP ENGAGE
YOUR CHILDREN
IN GOD'S WORD.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED AND SAVE
THE LIVES OF 100 CHILDREN,
AND YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST
THE 50th ANNIVERSARY
COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE,
"BROTHERLY
LOVE."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
Janice: LOOK AT
THIS LITTLE TINY HAND.
IT LOOKS
LIKE THE HAND
OF A NEWBORN,
BUT LITTLE JULIA IS
A YEAR AND EIGHT MONTHS OLD.
SHE LOOKS
SO MUCH YOUNGER
BECAUSE SHE IS
SO MALNOURISHED.
FRANKLY,
SHE MAY NOT
EVEN MAKE IT.
WHEN YOU SEE A CHILD
THIS THIN, HER RIBS SHOWING,
AND WHAT'S ON HER FACE
IS HER SKIN DYING
BECAUSE THERE IS NO NUTRITION
TO KEEP HER HEALTHY.
EVERY BREATH
SHE TAKES
IS A STRUGGLE.
IT'S A STRUGGLE
TO JUST STAY ALIVE
AT
THIS POINT.
HER LITTLE HEARTBEAT,
HER LITTLE RIBS,
YOU CAN COUNT THEM
JUST BY LOOKING.
HER LEGS ARE ABOUT
THE SIZE OF MY THUMB.
I'VE SEEN THIS
SO MANY TIMES
OVER THE YEARS
BUT I'M TIRED OF THAT
AND I KNOW THAT
THE SOLUTION IS SIMPLE.
THIS IS NOT
A DISEASE
THAT WE HAVE TO
FIND A CURE FOR.
THIS IS THE
BASIC NECESSITIES
OF LIFE;
EVERYBODY
DESERVES
THE BASIC
NECESSITIES
OF LIFE.
I KNOW
LITTLE JULIA
DOES.
AND SO MANY
CHILDREN
JUST LIKE HER
ARE OUT THERE.
YOU DON'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY EVERY DAY TO SAVE A LIFE
BUT TODAY YOU HAVE
THAT OPPORTUNITY.
COME HERE.
JESUS, LORD,
I JUST ASK YOU
IN JESUS' NAME
TO LET
LITTLE JULIA LIVE.
LET HER GROW UP
AND HAVE A LIFE.
James: I DON'T KNOW THAT
I HAVE EVER SEEN A SCENE
WITH ANY OF OUR MISSION
WORKERS THAT'S MOVED ME
ANY MORE THAN LITTLE JULIA.
AND WHEN JANICE, WHO HAS
BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD,
MORE THAN 50 NATIONS,
YOU TALK ABOUT A MISSIONARY.
SHE'S OUR FLOOR DIRECTOR
RIGHT HERE IN THIS STUDIO
WEEK AFTER WEEK, AND YET
SHE GOES TO THE ENDS
OF THE EARTH WITH
THESE MISSIONARIES.
BETTY, SHE IS...
SHE IS NOT ONLY A PRECIOUS,
TREASURED FRIEND,
SHE IS FAMILY TO US,
BUT SHE'S ALSO FAMILY TO
ALL THESE LITTLE CHILDREN.
AND SHE'S HOLDING THAT
LITTLE JULIA, AND I CAN'T
EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE
HOW MUCH JANICE LOVED
THAT LITTLE GIRL.
I REALLY THINK YOU NEED
TO HEAR THIS.
JULIA DID NOT LIVE
TO SEE THE NEXT MORNING.
WE WERE TOO LATE...
NOT TOO LATE TO LOVE HER.
JANICE PRAYED FOR HER BUT
YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THIS,
THE CHILDREN GET TO THAT PLACE
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE
FEEDING IN THEIR AREA.
WE'VE CORRECTED THAT NOW.
WE'VE GOT THE FEEDING CENTER
SET UP THERE.
NOT ONLY THE MALNUTRITION
CLINIC WHICH WE HAVE TO FUND
AND HELP THEM WITH,
THAT'S THE LAST STAGE.
THAT'S TOTAL DESPERATION.
WE HAVE SOME MIRACLE STORIES
OUT OF THOSE PLACES.
BUT THE BEAUTIFUL MIRACLE
IS WE CAN GET THEM
BEFORE THEY GET THERE.
WE CAN GET THEM RIGHT OUT
WHERE THEY LIVE.
WE GET THEM IN LINE,
WE LOVE THEM, WE FEED THEM,
WE GIVE THEM A FUTURE.
LISTEN, THEY'RE NOT LOOKING
FOR A HOUSE LIKE YOURS.
THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR
AN ENTERTAINMENT PARK.
THOSE LITTLE KIDS HAVE
MORE FUN PLAYING WITH
A STICK AND A ROCK THAN
MOST OF OUR KIDS HAVE
WITH ALL THEIR GAME BOXES
AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF.
THEY JUST NEED A CHANCE.
AND THEY'RE PRECIOUS
IN THE SIGHT OF GOD.
DON'T YOU THINK BECAUSE
THEY CAN'T BE LIKE
YOUR GRANDKIDS OR YOUR KIDS,
THEY'RE NOT BIG TO GOD.
THEY ARE REAL BIG TO GOD.
WE'VE WATCHED THOSE CHILDREN
GROW UP AND BECOME WONDERFUL
FATHERS AND MOTHERS AND HAVE
FAMILIES AND GET THEIR FEET
ON THE GROUND
AND GET AN EDUCATION.
WHEREVER THEY'RE GOING
TO SCHOOL, WE FEED
TO KEEP THEM GOING.
WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT HELPING
THEM AND SHOWING THEM THE LOVE
OF GOD BUT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE
THE FOOD AND YOU'RE THE ONES
THAT MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.
THE MISSIONARIES ARE THERE
TO DISTRIBUTE IT.
THEY FOUND THE NEED
AND WE CAN MEET IT.
I'M ASKING YOU DIAL
THE NUMBER, OR GO ONLINE.
JUST GET UP AND GO TO
YOUR COMPUTER AT LIFETODAY.ORG
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
GIVING LIFE TODAY.
YOU TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK.
OR IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,
CALL US AND TELL US
YOU'RE PUTTING IT IN THE MAIL.
MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
IF THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN
GIVE $1,000 WE'LL SEND YOU
THE BEAUTIFUL COMMEMORATIVE
BRONZE FOR OUR 50th
ANNIVERSARY, "BROTHERLY LOVE."
BOY, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE SHOWING THAT.
THESE LITTLE BROTHERS
AND SISTERS, THEY LOVE
THEIR LITTLE BROTHERS
AND SISTERS, BUT LET'S
GIVE THEM THE FOOD TO SHARE.
WOULD YOU DO THAT?
ANY WAY YOU CAN HELP US
CARE FOR 100 CHILDREN
AND MAKE A $1,000 GIFT?
$30, $50, OR $100:
THREE, FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
-- NOW THERE'S A LEVEL
AT WHICH YOU CAN HELP.
I KNOW THERE IS!
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE
GOD WANTS YOU TO DO?
WHAT WOULD YOU BE WILLING
TO SACRIFICE TO DO?
PLEASE! GO TO THE PHONE
AND CALL.
IF YOUR HEART'S BROKEN,
YOU HAVE A NEED,
DON'T YOU HESITATE TO CALL.
THERE WILL BE SOMEBODY
WAITING TO PRAY FOR YOU
BECAUSE THEY LOVE YOU.
BUT IF YOU CAN HELP US
LOVE THESE CHILDREN
AND FEED THEM, PLEASE GO
TO THE PHONE OR GO ONLINE
AND MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART.
PLEASE DO IT.
Announcer:
AT THIS VERY MOMENT A CHILD
IS DRAWING HIS LAST BREATH,
STRUGGLING TO STAY ALIVE
DUE TO A LACK OF FOOD.
SADLY,
THIS IMPOVERISHED CHILD
IS NOT ALONE,
AND WITHOUT OUR HELP MANY
LIKE HIM FACE DEATH AS WELL.
TODAY YOU CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU CAN HELP
SAVE A LIFE.
LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING TEAMS
ARE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW
READY TO ANSWER
THE HUNGER CRIES
OF 400,000
SUFFERING CHILDREN
IN REMOTE AREAS
OF AFRICA.
WITH PREVIOUS
FOOD RESERVES GONE,
AND PARTS OF AFRICA
FACING ITS WORST DROUGHT
AND FOOD SHORTAGE IN YEARS,
WE DESPERATELY NEED
TO REPLENISH OUR SUPPLIES IMMEDIATELY.
YOUR LIFE-SAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THREE, FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THREE
FULL MONTHS.
WITH YOUR GIFT, WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU
A GOOD WORD
FOR A GREAT DAY,
A 365 DAY DEVOTIONAL PROVIDING AN INSPIRATIONAL NEW WORD,
BIBLE VERSE, AND PROMISE
FOR EACH NEW DAY.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE TO HELP FEED TEN CHILDREN,
YOU MAY REQUEST
THE FAMILY READING BIBLE
FEATURING EASY-TO-USE
READING TRACKS, QUESTIONS,
AND FUN FACTS
TO HELP ENGAGE
YOUR CHILDREN
IN GOD'S WORD.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED AND SAVE
THE LIVES OF 100 CHILDREN,
AND YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST
THE 50th ANNIVERSARY
COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE,
"BROTHERLY
LOVE."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
>> FOR A LONG TIME
I THOUGHT, WHAT CAN I DO
AS A REGULAR INDIVIDUAL THAT
CAN'T GO TAKE A MISSION TRIP,
THAT CAN'T DO THAT BUT WHERE
CAN I PUT SOME OF MY DOLLARS
TO HELP PEOPLE BUT NOT ONLY
TO JUST HELP PEOPLE
BUT REALLY TO HELP
SPREAD THE GOSPEL.
THAT'S PROBABLY
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
I DID THE RESEARCH, QUITE
FRANKLY, ON THE MINISTRY
AND I SAW THERE'S BEEN A LONG
TRAJECTORY OF INTEGRITY,
LOYALTY AND JUST GOOD WORKS
SO I FELT COMFORTABLE.
I WAS VERY IMPRESSED
BY SOME OF THE INITIATIVES.
AND I THOUGHT,
WE'RE HELPING PEOPLE --
THIS ORGANIZATION IS ACTUALLY
HELPING PEOPLE TO BUILD
THEMSELVES UP.
SO I THOUGHT, OKAY, THIS IS
WHERE I'M GOING TO START
AND I'VE BEEN
A SUPPORTER EVER SINCE.
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU,
THE THOUGHT OF A CHILD NOT
HAVING SOMETHING TO EAT IS
-- IT STILL CHOKES ME UP.
I JUST WATCHED ONE OF
THE SHOWS JUST YESTERDAY
AND I WAS LIKE --
UM, I HAVE CHILDREN;
I HAVE THREE KIDS THAT ARE --
BEEN VERY BLESSED.
THEY'RE HEALTHY,
THEY'RE INVOLVED IN
ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
AND WHEN I SEE THESE CHILDREN
NOT HAVING ENOUGH TO EAT,
IT JUST BREAKS
MY HEART.
THE REASON WHY I LIKE
TO SUPPORT LIFE OUTREACH
IS FIRST AND FOREMOST
THEY'RE SPREADING
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST,
MOST IMPORTANTLY.
SECONDLY IS THEY'RE PROVIDING
FOR THE MOST BASIC NEEDS
OF PEOPLE.
THIRD IS I FEEL LIKE THE
MINISTRY IS VERY TRANSPARENT
IN WHAT THEY DO,
HOW THEY DO IT, AND VERY OPEN
TO INTEGRATE PARTNERS AND COMMUNICATE WITH PARTNERS.
I KNOW I'VE FELT VERY WELCOME
SINCE I'VE BECOME A PARTNER.
I THINK THAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT.
TRUST IS
A BIG FACTOR.
I DEFINITELY FEEL
MORE REWARDED.
I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING WHAT
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
WOULD I LIKE TO DO MORE?
ABSOLUTELY!
BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS
MORE TO BE DONE.
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED
TO BE A BLESSING
AND I BELIEVE
I'VE BEEN BLESSED.
AND MY ROLE RIGHT NOW IS TO BE
A BLESSING TO OTHER PEOPLE
AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY
TO DO IT.
James: I THINK JEANNIE
IS BEAUTIFUL.
THANKS JEANNIE!
WE SEE JESUS IN YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
SHARE THE LOVE AND THE LIFE
OF JESUS, FEED THOSE
PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
YOU'RE SO TYPICAL OF MANY
JUST LIKE YOU WHO ARE
WATCHING TODAY, WHO WATCH
ALL THE TIME
AND WHO HELP US SHARE LIFE.
I HOPE YOU'VE MADE THE CALL
OR YOU'VE GONE ONLINE.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THE GIFT GOD PUT
ON YOUR HEART BECAUSE
YOU'RE ACTUALLY GIVING LIFE
ITSELF AND WE THANK YOU.
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