>> I REALLY STRUGGLED A LOT
WITH FEELING SO LONELY,

FEELING LIKE
A FAILURE AS A MOM,

FEELING LIKE, GOD,
I CANNOT BE A MOTHER TODAY.

I'M TIRED.
I'M NOT GETTING SLEEP.
I'M HORMONAL.

>> I HAD CHILDREN WHO ARE A.D.H.D., O.D.D., O.C.D. --

YOU KNOW
ALL THE LETTERS.

AND I HAD NO IDEA
WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.

I REMEMBER THINKING,
GOD, IF YOU GET ME
THROUGH THIS

I'M GOING TO HELP
OTHER MOMS.

Announcer:
ENCOURAGING MOMS
NOT TO FACE

THE CHALLENGES
OF MOTHERHOOD ALONE -- NEXT!

♪

James: I WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.

I'M NOT LOOKING NEAR AS GOOD
ON LIFE TODAY AS NORMAL
BECAUSE BETTY IS NOT HERE.

I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW
THAT WE LOST OUR
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, ROBIN,

THREE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS
AND HAD HER FUNERAL
THE SECOND OF THE NEW YEAR.

FROM THE TIME OF THAT SERVICE,
BETTY AND I HAVE NEVER STOPPED
MINISTERING TO YOU,

TRYING TO PUT LOVING ARMS
AROUND A HURTING WORLD,
AND BETTY SAID TO ME

THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,
"JAMES, I FEEL LIKE I NEED
KIND OF ME AND THE LORD.

COULD I JUST --
CAN I JUST SPEND THAT TIME?"
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU,

I FIND TALKING TO PEOPLE
IN A LARGE GATHERING
OR SMALL SETTING

OR ON TELEVISION,
I'M COMFORTABLE.
FOR BETTY, IT IS NOT THAT WAY.

SHE SOMETIMES TEASES ME
AND SAYS, "YOU'RE GOING TO
TAKE ME KICKING AND SCREAMING

ALL THE WAY UP THERE
TO THE STUDIO AGAIN!"
AND THAT'S NOT QUITE THE CASE

BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
COMES NATURAL OR SUPERNATURAL;
SHE'S HERE BY

DIVINE ASSIGNMENT
BUT SHE SAYS,
"I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE."

SO I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF WOMEN
THAT I KNOW UNDERSTAND.

I JUST LOVE...
I LOVE THE TITLE BUT
I REALLY LOVE THE SUBHEADING.

THE BOOK IS CALLED DESPERATE
BECAUSE THERE IS A SENSE
OF DESPERATION THAT THESE

WOMEN OBSERVED, VERY REAL
ON THE PART OF WOMEN,
ON THE PART OF MOTHERS,

OFTENTIMES YOUNG MOTHERS...
MOTHERS PERIOD!
BUT IT'S SUBTITLED:

HOPE FOR THE MOM
WHO NEEDS TO BREATHE.
THERE'S A MOM THAT LOOKS

LIKE SHE IS BREATHING;
KIND OF WHAT BETTY NEEDS
RIGHT NOW.

IT IS WRITTEN BY SARAH MAE
AND SALLY CLARKSON;
AND SALLY HELPED SARAH

LIKE A GODLY MENTOR.
A WHOLE LOT OF WHAT
PAUL WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN

HE TALKED ABOUT THE ELDERS,
OR THE OLDER,
BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, ARE TO

REACH OUT TO THE YOUNGER.
HE REALLY, REALLY
CHALLENGED WOMEN TO DO THAT.

WELL, THAT'S THE CASE HERE.
WOULD YOU WELCOME SALLY
AND SARAH TO LIFE TODAY?

SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
Sarah: WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE.
James: I WANT YOU TO COVER

AS MUCH GROUND AS YOU CAN
AND I REALLY WANT OUR VIEWERS
TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE

REAL SERIOUS ABOUT HELPING,
AND I BELIEVE YOU CAN HELP.
SINCE YOU GOT HELP, SARAH,

WOULD YOU AGREE
THERE'S HELP HERE?
AND HURTING WOMEN

WHO WANT TO BREATHE,
THEY NEED TO BREATHE,
CAN GET HELP?

Sarah: YES, ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK SO.
THEY JUST NEED FRIENDS,

THEY NEED TO BE AROUND PEOPLE
AND ESPECIALLY FINDING
A MENTOR IS OF TREMENDOUS,

TREMENDOUS HELP FOR A MOM,
ESPECIALLY A YOUNG MOM
WITH LITTLE KIDS AT HOME.

James: NOW YOU ALL MET
ON THE INTERNET?
BLOGOSPHERE --

IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED?
HOW DID YOU MEET REALLY?
TELL ME ABOUT IT.

TELL ME
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TOGETHER?
I WANT TO KNOW.

Sarah: WELL, I STARTED
A BLOGGING CONFERENCE
AND I HAD READ SOME BOOKS

FROM SALLY,
AND SHE HAD NO IDEA WHO I WAS.
BUT I E-MAILED HER THINKING

I MIGHT NEVER GET A RESPONSE.
AND I SAID, "WOULD YOU COME
AND SPEAK AT MY

BLOGGING CONFERENCE?
I WOULD LOVE
TO HAVE YOU THERE."

TO MY SURPRISE AND HAPPINESS
SHE SAID YES.
SO SHE CAME AND SHE SPOKE

AT THE BLOGGING CONFERENCE.
AFTER THE CONFERENCE
I GET A CALL FROM HER

AND SHE SAYS, "I JUST WANT --
I'M JUST WONDERING, SARAH,
AFTER WATCHING YOU

AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU
A LITTLE BIT,
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MOTHERED?"

I THOUGHT, WELL,
THAT'S AN ODD QUESTION.
YOU DON'T KNOW ME THAT WELL.

BUT NO, ACTUALLY I HAVEN'T
REALLY BEEN INVESTED INTO
AND POURED INTO AND MOTHERED,

NOT SO MUCH.
James: WHAT ABOUT
YOUR SITUATION?

WHEN YOU ASK THAT
SPECIFICALLY, AND YOU ANSWER
SO SPECIFICALLY, "NOT REALLY,"

WHERE WAS MOTHER FOR YOU?
Sarah: MY MOM WAS AN ALCOHOLIC
AND SHE WAS JUST

A WOUNDED PERSON.
SHE CHOSE TO GO
TO ALCOHOL FOR IT.

SO FOR 20 YEARS
SHE WAS AN ALCOHOLIC.
SHE IS SOBER NOW BUT DURING

THOSE GROWING UP YEARS
AND VERY FORMATIVE YEARS
I DIDN'T HAVE THAT NURTURING

AND ALL OF THAT SORT OF THING.
SO SALLY STEPPED IN AND SAID,
"WELL, I WOULD LIKE

TO INVEST IN YOUR LIFE.
I BELIEVE GOD HAS LAID YOU
ON MY HEART AND I WANT

TO WALK ALONGSIDE OF YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO MENTOR YOU,
BE YOUR FRIEND, BE AN ADVOCATE

AND REALLY GET TO KNOW YOU."
I THOUGHT SHE WAS
JUST BEING NICE BUT

SHE WASN'T JUST BEING NICE.
SHE CALLED ME EVERY WEEK AND
WE TALKED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK

AND NOW IT'S BEEN
TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
James: WHY DID YOU DO THAT?

WAS IT SOME KIND OF SENSE OF
DISCERNMENT OR DID YOU GET
SOME SPIRITUAL MESSAGE?

Sally: I CUT MY TEETH
AS A YOUNG CHRISTIAN
ON DISCIPLESHIP.

THE WEEK AFTER SOMEONE
SHARED CHRIST WITH ME,
THEY SAID, "NOW YOU NEED

TO GO START A GROUP."
SO TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT,
I HAD BEEN TEACHING

SMALL GROUPS,
I HAD BEEN IN MISSIONS,
AND THEN I'M GOING TO

FAST FORWARD A LITTLE BIT
TO THE MOTHERING AREA.
I THOUGHT GOD WANTED ME

TO DO SOMETHING
REALLY BRAVE FOR HIM
BUT WHEN I WAS PRAYING

AS A YOUNG MOM,
GOD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO FOR YOUR GLORY?

HE SAID, "WOULD YOU RAISE
THESE CHILDREN?
WOULD YOU TEACH THEM

THE KINGDOM OF GOD SECRETS?
WOULD YOU TEACH THEM MY LOVE,
INCARNATE BEAUTY AND TRUTH

AND GOODNESS IN YOUR HOME?"
AND AS A YOUNG MOM, I THOUGHT,
WELL, I GUESS I WILL.

IT SEEMS PRETTY DIFFERENT.
James: WHO ARE "THESE
CHILDREN" HE'S REFERRING TO?

Sally: I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN.
I HAD THREE CHILDREN
IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.

I HAD NEVER CHANGED A DIAPER.
I ONLY HAD BROTHERS
IN MY HOME.

I THOUGHT, REALLY, DIDN'T YOU
WANT ME TO DO SOMETHING
IMPORTANT FOR YOU, LORD?

BUT BECAUSE OF MY
DISCIPLESHIP BACKGROUND,
I REALLY UNDERSTOOD

THAT I COULD BUILD
A REAL SENSE OF FAITH
AND INSPIRATION AND EXCELLENCE

INTO THEIR LIVES.
SO I POURED MY LIFE
INTO MY KIDS.

BUT IT WAS SO HARD
BECAUSE I HAD NO MENTORS,
I HAD NO ONE HELPING ME,

I HAD NO ONE
THAT EVER BABYSAT.
I HAD CHILDREN WHO ARE

A.D.H.D., O.D.D., O.C.D. --
YOU KNOW ALL THE LETTERS.
AND I HAD NO IDEA

WHAT TO DO WITH THEM!
I WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES.
COULD HARDLY GET OUT OF BED.

I REMEMBERED THINKING, GOD,
IF YOU GET ME THROUGH THIS,
I'M GOING TO HELP OTHER MOMS.

SO I ALREADY HAD MY GRID OUT
WHEN I MET SARAH MAE
BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN DOING

17 YEARS OF MOMS CONFERENCES
AND WE TRAINED MOMS
BECAUSE WE FELT --

James: IS THAT WHY YOU ASKED
HER TO SPEAK BECAUSE YOU
KNEW ABOUT WHAT SHE WAS DOING

IN THE MOMS CONFERENCES?
Sarah: I DIDN'T KNOW
HOW VAST IT WAS.

I DIDN'T KNOW TO THE EXTENT
BUT I KNEW THAT SHE HAD
WRITTEN BOOKS FOR MOMS

AND I HAD ONE OF THOSE
OR A COUPLE OF THEM.
Sally: THE THING I LOVED --

I LOVED SARAH MAE.
SHE WAS BRIGHT,
SHE WAS CONNECTING PEOPLE,

SHE WAS LOVELY,
AND I JUST SAW THIS
VAST POTENTIAL IN HER.

BUT I THOUGHT IN MY HEART,
I BET SHE'S LIKE ME.
SHE IS DOING

THESE GREAT THINGS.
WHO IS HELPING HER BE A MOM?
WHO IS BEING A FRIEND TO HER

AND LOVING HER
AND BUILDING INTO HER?
HONESTLY,

I HAD NEVER ASKED ANYONE
THAT QUESTION IN MY LIFE.
BUT I JUST KIND OF SENSED

THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HER
LIFE BACKGROUND, WHATEVER,
AND I THOUGHT, IF SHE,

WITH SUCH A HEART AS HERS,
HAD SOMEBODY WHO WOULD
GIVE HER THE COMPONENTS

OF MOTHERHOOD,
OF TEACHING HER HOW TO LOVE,
HOW TO BE RELATIONAL,

HOW TO TRAIN, HOW TO INSPIRE,
HOW TO ENJOY HER HOME
AS A GREAT PLACE TO BE,

HONESTLY, ALL OF THAT
WAS JUST IN THE BACKGROUND,
AND JUST AT THE MOMENT,

THE HOLY SPIRIT JUST SAID,
"YOU NEED TO CALL HER."
James: YOU HAD A DEEP DESIRE

TO HELP OTHERS AND YET
THERE WAS A DESPERATE NEED
IN YOUR OWN LIFE.

I THINK A LOT OF TIMES
WE DO FIND OUR OWN NEEDS MET
WHEN WE FOCUS ON MEETING

THE NEEDS OF OTHERS.
BUT THOSE NEEDS
STILL NEED TO BE DEALT WITH.

I THINK A LOT OF TIMES
THE DESIRE TO RECEIVE LOVE
IS BEST ENHANCED, ENCOURAGED;

THE FIRE, LET'S SAY
FANNED APPROPRIATELY
WHEN YOU BEGAN TO GIVE LOVE,

WHEN YOU BEGIN TO GIVE
ATTENTION TO PEOPLE
WHO NEED ATTENTION.

IT IS AMAZING HOW OFTENTIMES
YOU FIND YOURSELF BEING
THE BENEFICIARY OF YOUR

ATTEMPT TO HELP OTHERS,
THEY HELP YOU.
SO REALLY, THE SINCERITY

OF YOUR HEART TO HELP OTHERS
REVEALED A DEEP NEED THERE
THAT IN FACT

WHEN SHE STEPPED UP
AND WAS WILLING TO MEET IT,
DON'T YOU FEEL LIKE

IT HAS ENABLED YOU NOW
TO MORE EFFECTIVELY
AND IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY

ACTUALLY MINISTER
TO THESE WOMEN
YOU WERE BRINGING TOGETHER?

SO YOU'RE USING YOUR ABILITY
BUT NOW WITH MORE INSIGHT
YOU'RE ABLE TO DO MORE

AND BE MORE EFFECTIVE.
Sarah: WHAT IT REALLY DID WAS,
I WAS LONELY AT HOME

AND I WAS FINDING LIFE
IN THE ONLINE WORLD
AND WITH THESE OTHER WOMEN.

BUT WHAT REALLY
NEEDED TO HAPPEN
WAS I NEEDED TO FIND LIFE

WITH MY OWN FAMILY
AND MY CHILDREN AND LOCALLY.
SALLY IS REALLY

WHO STEPPED INTO MY LIFE
AND HELPED ME TO DO THAT
BECAUSE I WAS ESCAPING,

I WAS FINDING IT ELSEWHERE.
AND I NEEDED A FRIEND,
I NEEDED SOMEBODY TO WALK

ALONGSIDE MY REAL LIFE
SO I COULD BE PRESENT AND
FULLY ALIVE IN MY REAL LIFE

WITH MY FAMILY,
AND THEN OUT OF THAT,
I CAN POUR INTO OTHERS.

BUT THE GOAL WASN'T
TO DO THE CONFERENCE
AND POURING INTO THESE WOMEN,

NOT AT THIS SEASON;
THE GOAL WAS TO TURN BACK
TO MY FAMILY

AND RAISE MY CHILDREN.
THAT WAS REALLY THE GOAL.
James: YOU FOUND RESPONSIVE

YIELDED CLAY IN SARAH?
Sally: WELL, THE REASON
I LOVE THESE BLOGGING WOMEN,

THEY'RE SELF-MOTIVATED,
NO ONE PAYS THEM.
THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

THEY'RE MOVING.
IT IS SO FUN TO MOVE
WITH THESE WOMEN WHO ALREADY

WANT TO HAVE AN IMPACT.
PLUS, IT IS JUST SO MUCH FUN
TO HAVE, AS YOU SAID,

WHEN YOU POUR IN
YOU GET BLESSED.
SARAH MAE AND I ALMOST

TALK TOO MUCH ON THE PHONE
BECAUSE WE LOVE THE LORD,
WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN.

SHE CAME TO MY HOUSE
AND WE LITERALLY PLAYED
FOR THREE DAYS.

SHE WAS WITH MY KIDS
AND MY HUSBAND.
SO I DO THINK

THAT ONE OF OUR MESSAGES,
ONE OF OUR DESIRES
IS TO TELL WOMEN

TO TAKE THE RISK.
IF YOU NEED A FRIEND,
YOU PROBABLY

NEED TO CALL SOMEONE
BECAUSE EVERY GROUP
I'VE EVER HAD,

WE'VE MOVED 17 TIMES,
SIX TIMES INTERNATIONALLY,
I'VE HAD TO START.

SO WHAT WE HAVE REALIZED
IS THAT WE BOTH NEEDED
TO TAKE A RISK.

SHE NEEDED TO RESPOND;
I NEEDED TO BE FAITHFUL.
BECAUSE OF THAT,

LITERALLY WE'VE BEEN BLESSED.
WE GET THIS BOOK PROJECT.
WE SEE OTHER WOMEN

COMING TOGETHER
BECAUSE WE RESPONDED
TO WHAT THE HOLY SPIRIT

PUT IN OUR HEARTS TO DO.
James: WHAT DO YOU WANT
MOTHERS TO HEAR?

YOU'VE EXPRESSED
A REAL SINCERE NEED
FOR A MOTHER

AND TO FILL THAT EMPTINESS
APPROPRIATELY, BUT YOU
ALREADY CARED ABOUT OTHERS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
MOTHERS TO HEAR?
THEY'RE WATCHING YOU

ALL OVER THE WORLD
AND I KNOW YOU WANT THEM --
I WOULD THINK --

REALLY DESPERATE WOULDN'T
BE THE RIGHT WORD TO SAY;
YOU'RE DESPERATE FOR IT

BUT YOU ARE IN DEEP CONCERN
FOR THOSE WHO FEEL DESPERATE,
WHO NEED THIS LOVE

AND THIS HOPE
AND THIS EDIFICATION,
THIS BUILDING UP.

SO WE WOULD WANT THEM
TO READ THE BOOK.
WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO HEAR?

WHAT DO YOU WISH
EVERY MOTHER WATCHING,
WHATEVER STATE SHE IS IN,

WHAT DO YOU WANT HER TO HEAR?
Sarah: I WANT HER TO KNOW
SHE IS NOT ALONE.

I REALLY STRUGGLED A LOT
WITH FEELING SO LONELY,
FEELING LIKE A FAILURE

AS A MOM, FEELING LIKE, GOD,
I CANNOT BE A MOTHER TODAY.
I'M TIRED.

I'M NOT GETTING SLEEP.
I'M HORMONAL.
I'M GOING TO GO CRAZY

IF I HAVE TO PUT MY KID
TO BED ONE MORE TIME AFTER
SHE'S GOTTEN OUT 20 TIMES.

I JUST CAN'T DO THIS.
AND I DIDN'T HAVE HELP.
THAT WAS THE HARDEST PART.

ON THE WORST DAYS I DIDN'T
HAVE ANYBODY TO CALL AND SAY,
"CAN YOU JUST COME OVER

FOR AN HOUR?
COULD I JUST GET LIKE
20 MINUTES TO BREATHE?"

I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE
I HAD ANYBODY TO CALL.
AND I WANT MOMS TO KNOW

THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE;
THAT THEY CAN ASK GOD
FOR SOMEBODY.

I PRAYED AND PRAYED
AND PRAYED FOR A MENTOR.
SALLY WAS GOD'S GRACE TO ME.

IT WAS OVER AND ABOVE WHAT
I EVER EXPECTED OR IMAGINED.
THEN I FOUND A LOCAL MENTOR

BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME I NEEDED
TO FIND A LOCAL MENTOR TO
ACTUALLY BE IN MY LIFE DAILY,

AND I DID WITH JENNY WALLS,
A FRIEND OF MINE.
BUT I WANT THEM TO KNOW

THEY'RE NOT ALONE.
I WANT THEM TO SEEK OUT
A MENTOR, SEEK OUT

FRIENDSHIPS, START A GROUP,
FIND A WAY TO GET AMONG MOMS.
I BELIEVED THIS LIE

THAT I WAS A LONER AND SALLY
CALLED ME OUT ON IT AND SAID,
"WE'RE MADE FOR RELATIONSHIPS.

WE'RE NOT MADE TO BE ALONE."
AND SHE WAS SO RIGHT.
SALLY, TELL THEM WHAT

YOU SAY ABOUT A WOMAN
ALONE IN HER HOME.
Sally: WELL, I THINK A WOMAN

ALONE IN HER OWN HOME
WITH SINFUL CHILDREN, MESSES,
THEY WANT TO EAT AND

WEAR CLOTHES ALL THE DAYS,
AND SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT
BECOMES A TARGET BECAUSE THEY

WANT, WANT, WANT, WANT AND
THERE IS NO ONE THERE TO TAKE
THE PRESSURE OFF OF HER.

SO MY TAKEAWAY IS WE HAVE
STARTED MOM HEART GROUPS.
WE HAVE A MOMHEART.ORG BLOG.

WE'RE TRYING TO DO TRAINING.
WE JUST SAY TO MOMS
IF YOU NEED A GROUP,

START A GROUP BECAUSE
WITH ME MOVING 17 TIMES,
THERE WAS SO MANY TIMES

I WAS LONELY.
AND FINALLY, THE LORD REALLY
-- I WAS LOOKING AT HIS LIFE

AND THOUGHT, HE INITIATED
WHEN WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WE NEEDED HIM.

AND SO HE PUT ON MY HEART,
YOU NEED TO INITIATE.
I WOULD PUT THE MESSES BACK,

LIGHT A COUPLE OF CANDLES
AND INVITE EVERYBODY I KNEW
IN MY LITTLE AREA,

WHEREVER I MOVED, AND SAY,
"I NEED FRIENDS.
LET'S HAVE FUN.

LET'S GET TOGETHER."
AND LITERALLY, THAT STARTED
GROUPS IN MY HOME,

GROUPS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND I'VE JUST REALLY --
IF I COULD SAY TO MOMS,

YOU AREN'T ALONE.
GOD CARES SO MUCH FOR YOU.
I FEEL LIKE

WE HAVE UNEARTHED THINGS
IN THE BOOK, DEPRESSION.
YES, PEOPLE GET TIRED

OF THEIR KIDS.
SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO SLEEP,
AT LEAST TWO OR THREE HOURS

TO FEEL BETTER.
BUT I FEEL LIKE
WHEN WOMEN CAN GET TOGETHER

AND KNOW THEY'RE NOT ALONE
AND KNOW THAT THESE
ARE BIG ISSUES,

THEY'LL FEEL BETTER.
I THINK WE'RE LIVING IN A TIME
WHEN WE FORGET THAT GOD

CREATED US FOR COMMUNITY.
HE MEANT FOR THERE TO BE
AN AUNT AND AN UNCLE

AND COUSINS AND GRANDMAS
AND CHILDREN
TO PLAY WITH AND FRIENDS.

I FEEL LIKE SOME OF THESE
WONDERFUL YOUNG MOMS
HAVE GOTTEN USED TO A LIFE

THAT GOD DIDN'T EVEN
CREATE US TO HAVE,
WHICH IS A LONELY LIFE

WITHOUT FRIENDS.
SO WE'RE TRYING
TO BREAK THAT CYCLE.

James: YOU KNOW WHAT'S SAD
BUT A LOT OF CHURCHES
AREN'T FUNCTIONING

IN A HEALTHY MANNER
EVEN IN THE AREAS
YOU'RE TOUCHING ON.

AND I KNOW BECAUSE I SENSE
YOUR SPIRIT, WHICH IS,
I THINK, GOD'S SPIRIT,

YOU WANT THE CHURCH TO BECOME
THAT KIND OF COMMUNITY.
GOD WANTS THE CHURCH

TO BE HEALTHY.
IN MANY WAYS IT IS NOT.
IT NEEDS TO BE MADE WHOLE.

THE WHOLE CHURCH
NEEDS TO BE MADE WHOLE
BY THE POWER OF THE LORD

AND HIS SPIRIT WORKING IN US.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THE BOOK,
IT'S IN THE BOOKSTORES.

BUT IF THEY WANTED TO GO
TO YOUR WEB SITE,
LET'S SAY AND FIND OUT

BECAUSE YOU INDICATED
IF THEY WANT TO START A GROUP,
YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY GIVE THEM

SOME RESOURCES,
NOT JUST THE BOOK BUT ALSO
SOME COMMUNICATION RESOURCES

ONLINE OR WHATEVER.
AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT?
WHERE WOULD THEY GO?

ONLINE, WHERE WOULD THEY GO
IF THEY WANTED TO KNOW HOW
YOU ALL MIGHT BE INVOLVED

IN HELPING THEM START A GROUP,
WITH A GROUP,
HAVING LET'S SAY SOME KIND

OF AN AGENDA FOR THEM?
Sally: THE MAIN PLACE
I WOULD SAY TO GO

WOULD BE MOMHEART.ORG.
IN MOMHEART.ORG
WE HAVE 27 WRITERS

AND THEY ALL HAVE
YOUNG CHILDREN, OLD CHILDREN.
THEY COME TOGETHER

AND THEY TRY TO ADDRESS
THOSE ISSUES OF THE HEART.
WE BOTH HAVE

OUR OWN BLOGS AS WELL
THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THAT.
BUT MOMHEART.ORG

IS SPECIFICALLY MADE
FOR CREATING GROUPS;
WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF GROUPS

ALL OVER THE WORLD,
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
OF OUR BOOKS.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT FOR ME.
THAT THEY WOULD GET CONNECTED,
LEARN HOW TO BE TRAINED,

GO START A GROUP
AND BE ENCOURAGED EVERY DAY.
James: WELL, HERE IS THE BOOK.

THERE IS THE WEB SITE TOO,
THERE ON THE SCREEN
AND I HOPE YOU'LL GET IT.

YOU WANT TO SAY THANKS
TO THESE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
FOR BEING SUCH A BLESSING

AND AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO MOMS?
Sarah: CAN I SAY
ONE MORE THING?

James: YEAH. ONE MORE THING...
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
Sarah: I REALLY, REALLY,

REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE
OLDER WOMEN OUT THERE
WHO HAVE RAISED THEIR CHILDREN

TO BE WILLING TO STEP
INTO THE LIFE OF JUST ONE MOM.
JUST IMAGINE IF

ALL THE WOMEN IN THE CHURCH,
TITUS TWO SAYS:
INVEST IN THE YOUNGER WOMEN.

TEACH THEM HOW TO LOVE
THEIR HUSBANDS,
TO LOVE THEIR CHILDREN.

AND IF YOU ALL OLDER WOMEN
WERE JUST WILLING TO PICK
ONE WOMAN IN YOUR CHURCH

WHO MAYBE NEEDED IT,
AND EVERYBODY DID THAT,
THINK ABOUT

ALL THE MOMS' LIVES
THAT YOU COULD CHANGE
BECAUSE WE ARE RAISING

GENERATIONS AND YOU COULD BE
A PART OF RAISING GENERATIONS
AND LEAVING A LEGACY

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.
James: AMEN! YOU LIKE THAT?
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE

DOING, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
AGAIN, HERE IS THE BOOK,
THE WEB SITE.

Sarah: AND DESPERATEMOM.COM
HAS FREE RESOURCES TOO.
James: DESPERATEMOM.COM.

I WANT TO THANK YOU.
BOTH OF YOU ARE A BLESSING.
I APPRECIATE

WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
IF YOU WATCH LIFE TODAY,

AND I'M REALLY GLAD YOU DO,
I SO OFTEN WISH THAT
I COULD TAKE YOUR HAND.

I DON'T CARE
HOW YOU LOOK RIGHT NOW.
YOU SAY, "OH, I JUST GOT UP!

I LISTEN TO YOU
EARLY IN THE MORNING."
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THAT'S FINE.

LISTEN TO ME,
I WANT TO TELL YOU
HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE TO GOD,

HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE TO HIM.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU
HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE TO US,

NOT ONLY BETTY AND ME
AS A COUPLE,
NOT ONLY ME AS A MINISTER

WHO REALLY LOVES GOD
AND LOVES PEOPLE
BUT HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE

TO PEOPLE GOD WANTS TO LOVE,
AND MISSION WORKERS
WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES

TO SHARE THE LOVE OF GOD
BUT YOU ENABLE THEM TO DO IT.
NOW LISTEN CLOSELY --

LISTEN TO A MOTHER.
LISTEN VERY CLOSELY.

Announcer:
WHEN WE FIRST SAT DOWN
TO HEAR HER STORY,

WE WERE AFRAID
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO.

ANNA SPOKE IN
ALMOST A WHISPER

BUT SHE
WASN'T SICK.

AFTER BURYING HER
SEVEN-MONTH-OLD SON
THAT MORNING,

HER VOICE
HAD GIVEN OUT

IN GRIEF
SCREAM.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
AT THE LOSS OF A CHILD;

PAIN ERUPTS FROM
SO DEEP WITHIN

THAT IT LEAVES YOU
DOUBLED OVER,

ALMOST LIFELESS.

WE WERE SPARED
THAT SIGHT.

BUT WHEN ANNA
LATER FOUND HER VOICE

AND HER CALM,

SHE WAS ABLE TO SHARE
A BIT OF THE STORY.

Announcer:
MALNUTRITION,

IT'S NO
INCURABLE DISEASE

BUT WHEN YOU'RE STARING IT
IN THE FACE EMPTY-HANDED,

IT MIGHT
AS WELL BE.

NO ONE,
MUCH LESS AN INNOCENT

LIKE ANNA'S
SEVEN-MONTH-OLD BOY

SHOULD FALL
VICTIM.

WHILE IT IS
TOO LATE FOR HIM,

WE ARE DETERMINED
THAT THIS MOTHER

WILL NEVER
EXPERIENCE IT AGAIN.

James: I'M LISTENING THERE TO
THE VOICE OF KYLE ROGERS WHO,
REALLY CAME TO THE LORD

THROUGH OUR MINISTRY.
HIS MOTHER, JEANNE,
WAS OUR SOPRANO SOLOIST

FOR SO MANY YEARS
IN OUR CRUSADES,
ACCEPTED CHRIST WHEN I WAS

PREACHING AS A YOUNG MAN
AND SHE WAS A TEENAGER.
AND I LISTEN TO KYLE,

WHO IS AN AWESOME FATHER
AND HUSBAND,
A FATHER OF FIVE CHILDREN,

AND THERE HE IS ON
THE MISSION FIELD,
AND THAT WOMAN HAS JUST BURIED

HER LITTLE SEVEN MONTH OLD AND
SHE'S GOT ANOTHER LITTLE BOY
TALKING ABOUT OTHERS

SHE KNOWS.
WHAT KYLE HAS BEEN LOOKING AT,
THE MISSIONARIES HAVE

TAKEN OUR MISSION TEAM
WITH THE CAMERAS AND
ALL THE RECORDING EQUIPMENT

TO SHOW YOU THE REAL PICTURE
OF NEED AND SUFFERING
BECAUSE IT IS REAL.

AND THEY JUST LEFT AREAS
WHERE THE DROUGHT
THAT IS PREVAILING IN ANGOLA

IS TAKING THE LIVES OF
THOUSANDS OF LITTLE CHILDREN.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

WE'VE SET UP FEEDING CENTERS
TO GET RELIEF TO THEM;
TO LITERALLY SAVE THEIR LIVES

AND STABILIZE THEM
SO THAT THEY NOT ONLY LIVE
BUT THEY CAN HAVE A FUTURE.

THE MISSIONARIES ARE IN PLACE
READY TO SAVE THOSE
PRECIOUS CHILDREN'S LIVES

AND THEIR FAMILIES,
BUT THE ONLY WAY
THAT THEY CAN FEED THEM

AND CARE FOR THEM IS FOR US
TO ENABLE THEM TO DO IT.
NOW THIS DROUGHT IN ANGOLA

IS SO SERIOUS
THAT WITH THE 400,000 WE'VE
HAD IN FEEDING CENTERS NOW

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND MONTHS,
IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS,

WE'VE GOT TO RAISE THE FUNDS
NOW BUT WE MUST ADD --
I MEAN IT IS CRITICAL

25,000 MORE CHILDREN
RIGHT THERE IN ANGOLA
BECAUSE OF THE DROUGHT.

WE KNEW THAT THE MISSIONARIES
WERE CRYING OUT
IN BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN.

IT'S LIKE THAT MOTHER,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE BURDEN,
THE COMPASSION.

AND WE SAID, "GOD,
WE NEED A MIRACLE!"
WE'VE HAD A MIRACLE RESPONSE.

SOMEONE HAS GIVEN US
A $500,000,
A ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLAR

CHALLENGE GIFT --
THEY'LL MATCH EVERYTHING
YOU GIVE TODAY.

IF YOU COULD GIVE $100, WHICH
WE CAN FEED TEN CHILDREN WITH
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS,

WE'LL BE ABLE TO FEED 20,
IT WILL DOUBLE.
IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY

MAKE A $1,000 GIFT,
AND I PRAY YOU CAN,
AND I PRAY YOU WILL,

I'M ASKING GOD TO NOT ONLY
ENABLE YOU TO DO IT
BUT INSPIRE YOU TO DO IT --

IT WILL BE DOUBLED,
AND RATHER THAN JUST REACHING
100 THAT NEED THE FOOD,

WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE
OF 200 FOR THE NEXT MONTHS.
YOUR GIFTS OF $30, $50,

OR $100 ENABLE US TO FEED
AND CARE FOR THREE,
FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
THEIR LIVES DEPEND ON IT BUT
WE NEED TO ADD 25,000 MORE

SO WE REALLY NEED A MIRACLE
OF LOVE AND SUPPORT.
AS YOU HEARD A MOTHER,

YOU KNOW WHAT BETTY SAID
BEFORE SHE SAID GOOD-BYE
TO ME TO COME UP HERE

AND TAPE THE PROGRAM?
SHE SAID, "I HOPE
THAT MY NOT BEING THERE

WOULD NOT CAUSE SOMEONE
PERHAPS NOT TO WATCH OR HEAR.
AND JAMES, I PRAY THAT

THERE WOULD NOT BE ANYBODY
THAT FOR ANY REASON
WOULD NOT HELP" BECAUSE

BETTY SO LONGS TO HELP
THE MOTHERS AND THE CHILDREN.
I PRAY SO TOO BECAUSE

I KNOW BETTY'S HEART'S HERE
EVEN THOUGH HER HEART'S
BEING HEALED FROM

THE LOSS OF OUR OWN DAUGHTER.
LISTEN TO ME,
THOSE PRECIOUS CHILDREN,

THEIR VERY LIVES DEPEND
UPON THE LOVE OF GOD IN US.
WOULD YOU DIAL

THE NUMBER RIGHT NOW?
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD.
USE IT LIKE A CHECK.

MAKE THE LARGEST GIFT YOU CAN,
A LOVE GIFT.
WRITE A CHECK, MAKE IT TO LIFE

BECAUSE THAT'S PRECISELY
WHAT YOU'RE GIVING.
LIFETODAY.ORG,

IF YOU WANT TO GO ONLINE.
AND RIGHT NOW,
ALMOST HALF THE GIFTS

THAT COME IN ARE COMING IN
BY PEOPLE GOING ONLINE.
WE NEED YOU TO DO WHAT GOD

HAS PUT ON YOUR HEART.
FATHER, I PRAY EVERY PERSON
WHO CAN, WILL RESPOND GLADLY,

IN JESUS' NAME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

WE'VE GOT SOME VERY SPECIAL
GIFTS FOR YOU TO BLESS YOU
IN YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE.

WE WANT TO BE A BLESSING TO
YOU AND ALWAYS SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU

FOR MAKING THAT CALL.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING
THAT SPECIAL GIFT.

IT WILL BE DOUBLED
IF YOU WILL CALL TODAY.

Announcer:
AT THIS VERY MOMENT
CHILDREN ARE DRAWING

WHAT COULD BE
THEIR LAST BREATH,

STRUGGLING TO STAY ALIVE
DUE TO SEVERE HUNGER.

YOU CAN HELP STOP
THE CYCLE OF DEATH.

YOU CAN HELP SAVE
A CHILD'S LIFE.

IN ADDITION
TO THE 400,000 CHILDREN

ALREADY IN OUR FEEDING PROGRAM THROUGHOUT AFRICA,

WE MUST
IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE

FOR AN ADDITIONAL
25,000 CHILDREN

IN THE HARDEST HIT
AREAS OF DROUGHT.

AS AN ANSWER TO PRAYER,
A GROUP OF LIFE'S FRIENDS

HAVE SET A $500,000
MATCHING CHALLENGE

FOR MISSION
FEEDING.

THIS MEANS YOUR GIFT TODAY
CAN HAVE A DOUBLE IMPACT!

$30 TO HELP FEED THREE
CHILDREN CAN BE DOUBLED

TO IMPACT
SIX CHILDREN!

$50 TO HELP FEED
FIVE CHILDREN

CAN BE DOUBLED
TO HELP SAVE 10 CHILDREN!

AND $100 FOR 10 CHILDREN
CAN BE DOUBLED

TO HELP FEED AND INTRODUCE
JESUS TO 20 CHILDREN!

AS A THANK YOU,
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU

A GOOD WORD
FOR A GREAT DAY,

A 365-DAY
DEVOTIONAL

PROVIDING A WORD
OF INSPIRATION AND PROMISE
FOR EACH NEW DAY.

WITH YOUR DOUBLE
IMPACT GIFT OF $100

TO HELP SAVE THE LIVES
OF 20 CHILDREN,

YOU MAY REQUEST
THE FAMILY READING BIBLE

TO HELP ENGAGE
YOUR CHILDREN

AND GRANDCHILDREN
IN GOD'S WORD.

FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A DOUBLE IMPACT GIFT OF $1,000

TO HELP SAVE THE LIVES
OF 200 CHILDREN,

AND YOU MAY
ALSO REQUEST

THE 50th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE,

"BROTHERLY LOVE."

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

James: LET ME REMIND YOU,
THE "BROTHERLY LOVE" BRONZE
IS BEING SENT TO THOSE OF YOU

WHO WILL HELP US FEED AND CARE
FOR 100 CHILDREN; ACTUALLY,
NOW IT WILL BE DOUBLED.

IF YOU MAKE A $1,000 GIFT,
IT WILL BE DOUBLED TO $2,000.
A GOOD WORD FOR A GREAT DAY,

DEVOTIONS FOR EVERY DAY --
I LOVE THAT!
OVER A CUP OF COFFEE

OR HOWEVER YOU WAKE UP
IN THE MORNING,
A GOOD WORD FOR A GREAT DAY.

IT'S THE WORD OF GOD -
IT'S DEVOTIONALS.
WE WANT TO BE

A BLESSING TO YOU AND
WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR SHARING LIFE.

REMEMBER DESPERATE:
HOPE FOR MOM;
THE MOM WHO NEEDS TO BREATHE.

WOULD YOU SAY THANKS AGAIN
TO SARAH AND TO SALLY FOR
BEING A TREMENDOUS BLESSING

TO ONE ANOTHER BUT ALSO
TO MOMS ALL OVER THE WORLD?
AND YOU CAN BE A BLESSING.

THANK YOU FOR BEING AN ANSWER
TO MOTHERS' PRAYERS
FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

THANKS FOR WATCHING
LIFE TODAY.

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Announcer:
JOIN JAMES AND BETTY ROBISON JULY 18TH THROUGH THE 20TH

FOR THE AWAKEN NOW CONFERENCE

AT GATEWAY CHURCH
IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS

FEATURING INSPIRING SPEAKERS

SUCH AS AUTHOR
AND NEUROSURGEON
DR. BEN CARSON,

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE TEACHER
AND AUTHOR, BETH MOORE,

PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS,

AUTHOR AND SPEAKER
CHRISTINE CAINE,
AND MANY MORE,

INCLUDING MUSICAL GUESTS SUCH
AS PHILLIPS, CRAIG AND DEAN.

REGISTER TODAY FOR THIS
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EVENT

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
OF MINISTRY

WITH JAMES AND BETTY ROBISON.

GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG.

Announcer: TOMORROW,
THE FOUNDER OF

NOT OF THIS WORLD
CHRISTIAN CLOTHING

SHARES HIS STORY OF
GOD'S TRANSFORMING LOVE.

>> I COULDN'T BELIEVE
GOD LOVED ME THAT MUCH!