Announcer: COMING UP
ON LIFE TODAY,
AUTHOR AND BIBLE TEACHER, CANDISE FARMER
EXPLAINS HOW WE CAN
FIND GREEN PASTURES
IN A BARREN LAND.
>> GOD TOOK A VERY BARREN DESOLATE TIME IN MY LIFE
AND HE
GRANTED ME,
THROUGH HIS GRACE
AND THROUGH HIS MERCY
TRUE CONTENTMENT IN MY LORD
AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
Announcer: SEVEN PRINCIPLES
THAT COMFORT AND ENCOURAGE US
IN DIFFICULT SEASONS
OF LIFE.
NEXT!
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James: THANK YOU ALL
VERY, VERY MUCH!
WE APPRECIATE YOU WELCOMING US
AND THANK YOU FOR
GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE THIS TIME WITH YOU.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY.
WE REALLY COUNT IT AN HONOR
TO BE ABLE TO SHARE
WHAT FAITH DOES IN
A LIVING GOD, NOT WHAT DEAD
LIFELESS DULL RELIGION DOES,
WHICH IS OFTENTIMES SOMETHING
THAT KEEPS PEOPLE
FROM REALLY HAVING LIFE
AND THE FRUITFULNESS
THAT GOD WANTS.
OUR GUEST TODAY
HAS WRITTEN A BOOK
TITLED INTERESTINGLY,
GREEN PASTURES
OF A BARREN LAND.
IT HAS A SUBHEADING ON IT
THAT IS REALLY
VERY, VERY INTERESTING IN
THE BOOK COVER AND THAT IS:
FINDING CONTENTMENT
IN LIFE'S DESOLATE SEASONS.
NOW THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK,
CANDISE FARMER, REALLY
UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT WAS LIKE
TO FEEL BARREN BECAUSE OF
LOSING CHILD AFTER CHILD
IN MISCARRIAGES.
FROM THAT POINT,
GOD GAVE HER, I THINK,
TREMENDOUS INSPIRATION
AND INSIGHT TO SHARE.
WOULD YOU WELCOME
CANDISE FARMER TO LIFE TODAY?
CANDISE,
WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER
LOST A CHILD, STILLBORN.
BETTY NEARLY LOST THE ONE
THAT PASSED AFTER
SHE LIVED 40 YEARS.
I HAVE WATCHED
SO MANY WOMEN HURT
WHEN THEY LOSE THE BABY
THEY THOUGHT WAS ON THE WAY.
TELL US YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Candise: I'VE EXPERIENCED
THAT HURT FIRSTHAND
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE MARRIED
FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS
AND WE DECIDED
THAT IT WAS TIME FOR US
TO START A FAMILY.
THAT'S WHAT WE DESIRED.
I LOVE CHILDREN,
HE LOVES CHILDREN,
AND WE WERE AT A PLACE
IN OUR MARRIAGE FINANCIALLY,
WITH OUR CAREERS,
WITH EDUCATION
WHERE IT WAS JUST THAT TIME
TO BEGIN TO START A FAMILY;
AND JUST VERY QUICKLY
I WAS ABLE TO GET PREGNANT
AND THEN JUST EARLY ON
HAD SOME STRUGGLES.
AND ALTHOUGH I WAS ON BED REST
FOR FOUR TO SIX WEEKS
ENDED UP LOSING
THAT PREGNANCY,
AND IT JUST TOOK THE WIND
OUT OF OUR SAILS
WITHIN OUR HOME
AND WITHIN OUR MARRIAGE.
IT WAS JUST A REAL LOSS,
A GRIEF.
FROM THAT TIME ON
FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS
WE JUST WENT THROUGH
MULTIPLE MISCARRIAGES.
I WOULD JUST TRY
TO IMMERSE MYSELF
INTO CHRISTIAN RESOURCES
BUT WHAT I WAS FINDING
IS THAT MANY TIMES IN WHAT
I CALL "EMPTY CRADLE BOOKS"
THE AUTHORS IN THE END
WOULD GET THEIR BABIES.
AND IT WAS OCCURRING TO ME
THAT I MIGHT NOT EVER
HAVE THAT END.
AND MANY TIMES
I WOULD JUST PROJECT,
WHAT IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE
IF I NEVER DO CARRY A BABY
TO TERM?
WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE LIKE
IF I DO HAVE TO GO TO MY GRAVE
AS A BARREN WOMAN?
I WAS JUST TRAUMATIZED
BY THAT SCENARIO,
BY THAT THOUGHT.
AND THEN SURE ENOUGH
AFTER MY FINAL LOSS
I ENDED BECOMING
IRREVERSIBLY BARREN,
JUST BIOLOGICALLY BARREN;
AND TO THE PLACE
WHERE I WOULD NEVER
BIOLOGICALLY MOTHER A CHILD.
AT THAT POINT IN TIME
I JUST WENT INTO
A HORRIBLE PIT OF DESPAIR
AND DEPRESSION.
IT WAS A BLEAK --
VERY DISMAL TIME IN MY LIFE.
JUST BASICALLY
I WANTED TO GET IN THE BED,
SHUT THE BLINDS,
PUT THE COVERS OVER MY HEAD
AND STAY THERE INDEFINITELY.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE
SO MANY OTHER WOMEN --
THERE ARE 6.1 MILLION WOMEN
IN AMERICA THAT STRUGGLE
WITH INFERTILITY
AND PREGNANCY LOSS.
SO HERE I WAS IN THIS BIG PIT
AND WHAT THE LORD
SO SWEETLY BEGAN TO DO FOR ME
JUST IN THE BOTTOM
OF MY PIT OF DEPRESSION
IS HE BEGAN
TO RESTORE MY LIFE.
IT WASN'T A QUICK FIX
AND IT WASN'T JUST
AN INSTANT HEALING
BUT WHAT HE DID IS
HE WOULD BEGIN TO SHOW ME
A PRINCIPLE FROM HIS WORD
AND THAT PRINCIPLE
WOULD BRING ME LIFE
AND IT WOULD BRING ME HEALING.
AND I WOULD INGEST THAT
AND I WOULD LIVE
WITHIN THAT TRUTH,
AND I WOULD JUST EMBODY
WHAT HE HAD FOR ME.
THEN TIME WOULD PASS
AND HE WOULD SHOW ME
ANOTHER TRUTH FROM HIS WORD,
SOME TYPE OF RESTORATIVE
PRINCIPLE ABOUT GRIEF
OR ABOUT CHILD LOSS
AND I WOULD BEGIN TO LIVE
AND ACCEPT THAT TRUTH.
AND THEN JUST OVER A PERIOD
OF SEVERAL, SEVERAL MONTHS,
AS YOU WERE REFERENCING,
GOD TOOK A VERY BARREN,
DESOLATE TIME IN MY LIFE
AND HE GRANTED ME
THROUGH HIS GRACE
AND THROUGH HIS MERCY
TRUE CONTENTMENT IN MY LORD
AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
AND I'M A MIRACLE.
SO I WANT TO AVAIL TO OTHERS
AND EXTEND TO OTHERS
THE MESSAGE OF HOPE
THAT I FOUND IN HIS WORD.
THAT IS MY STORY.
MY RESOURCES ARE BASED UPON
SEVEN BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES.
THEY'RE ALL STRAIGHT
FROM GOD'S WORD.
I KNOW THAT MY WORDS
HAVE NO HEALING.
MY WORDS HAVE NO LIFE, BUT
THE PRINCIPLES OF GOD'S WORD
ARE WHAT CAN GIVE ANYONE
IN A BARREN SEASON LIFE.
James: AND THAT'S WHAT
YOU BUILT THE BOOK ON.
THAT WAS BASICALLY
THE BREAKDOWN -- EXACTLY.
AND YOU DID THE SAME THING
WHEN YOU PUT TOGETHER
THE DVD TEACHING
AND THE STUDY GUIDE
THAT GOES WITH IT.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU
TO TELL OUR VIEWERS
BECAUSE WE WANT TO HEAR
SOME OF THESE PRINCIPLES --
WE KNOW THEY'LL WANT
TO HEAR THEM BECAUSE THEY
WILL BE SO MEANINGFUL TO YOU
WHEREVER YOU ARE
AND WHATEVER YOU CONSIDER
TO BE A DESOLATE TIME,
A PAINFUL TIME,
YOU REALLY DO NEED
THE FULLNESS OF GOD,
THE BLESSING OF GOD,
THE POTENTIAL
OF HAVING GREEN PASTURES
IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE
A VERY BARREN LAND,
AND SEEING THE BEAUTY OF THAT.
YOU HAVE MADE THIS AVAILABLE
FOR CHURCH GROUPS TO USE,
FOR INDIVIDUALS TO USE
WITH THEIR FAMILY.
WHERE WOULD THEY GET IT?
I KNOW IT IS IN BOOKSTORES
AND SO FORTH, BUT IF
THEY WANTED TO GO ONLINE
AND THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED
IN SAYING LOOK,
HOW CAN YOU HELP US,
CANDISE, IN OUR AREA
MAYBE IN A SPECIFIC WAY?
MAYBE WE COULD DO SOMETHING
WITH A LOT OF THE LADIES
IN OUR AREA AND BRING THEM
TOGETHER SOME WAY BECAUSE
A LOT OF THEM ARE HURTING
AND YOU SEEM TO HAVE
THE LOVE AND THE GIFT
AND YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH
THIS BARREN TIME
AND YOU FOUND SOMETHING
THAT GIVES YOU PEACE.
IF WE WANTED YOU,
HOW WOULD THEY FIND YOU
SOMEWHERE ON THE INTERNET,
WHERE WOULD THEY FIND YOU?
Candise: MY WEB SITE IS
WWW.ENOUGHGRACEMINISTRIES.COM
AND THAT HAS
MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
IT TELLS ABOUT THE MINISTRY,
AND IT REVIEWS
ALL THE RESOURCES AND GIVES
JUST A REAL IN-DEPTH LOOK
AT WHAT THE PRODUCTS ARE FOR.
JUST THE MESSAGE IS
WHAT THE LORD LED ME TO
IS THAT EVERYBODY
HAS A HEARTACHE.
EVERYBODY HAS A PAIN OF LIFE.
SO WHEN I WAS WRITING
THE BIBLE STUDY, WHICH IS
AN EIGHT-WEEK BIBLE STUDY
WHERE YOU LOOK IN-DEPTH AT
THE SEVEN BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES.
YOU DO CROSS-REFERENCING.
I LOVE WORD STUDIES.
I'VE STUDIED
UNDER KAY ARTHUR FOR YEARS
SO I LOVE
THE ORIGINAL WORD STUDIES.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING
MORE IN-DEPTH
AT THESE SEVEN PRINCIPLES
BUT WHAT I'M FINDING IS THAT
IT IS MEETING THE NEEDS OF
PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE,
WHETHER IT BE ENCOUNTERS
WITH ALZHEIMER'S,
UNEXPECTED DEATH,
DISEASE, LONELINESS,
WANTING TO GET MARRIED,
NEVER FINDING YOUR SOUL MATE,
BUT EVERYBODY HAS A HEARTACHE
AND THESE PRINCIPLES
ARE DESTINED TO RESTORE THEM.
James: THEY'RE GOD'S
PRINCIPLES, GOD'S TRUTH,
IT'S HIS WORD.
THERE'S THE WEB SITE;
IF LATER, YOU SAY
YOU DIDN'T GET IT DOWN,
YOU CAN GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG
WHICH THAT WEB SITE WILL
COME UP AGAIN AT THE END
OF THE PROGRAM, YOU CAN GO
ON THERE AND FIND OUT HOW
TO GET HOLD OF CANDISE.
DO YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON SOME
OF THOSE PRINCIPLES THAT ARE
THE CONTENT OF THE MATERIAL,
THE BOOK, AND THE TEACHING?
Candise: ALL OF THEM ARE
LIFE-GIVING BUT THREE OF THEM
I WANT TO SHARE TONIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL,
GOD WILL BRING BARREN SEASONS
INTO OUR LIFE FOR HIS GLORY.
AND WE LOOK THERE
AT JOHN CHAPTER NINE
WHEN JESUS ENCOUNTERS
THE BLIND MAN.
AND THE DISCIPLES SAY,
"WHO SINNED?
WAS IT HE OR WAS IT
HIS PARENTS?"
AND JESUS COMES RIGHT OUT
AND SAYS, "YOU KNOW,
ALL OF THIS IS TO OCCUR
SO THAT THE WORKS OF GOD
WILL BE MANIFEST
AT THIS MOMENT."
SO FOR US,
IN OUR TIMES OF PAIN,
IT IS FOR US TO GLORIFY
THE LORD AND TO MANIFEST,
THAT MEANS TO SHOW FORTH
AND DISPLAY
THE GLORY OF THE LORD.
SO THAT'S A KEY PRINCIPLE.
AND ANOTHER ONE IS THAT
THE LORD ALLOWS TIMES OF PAIN
INTO OUR LIFE FOR OUR GOOD.
AND I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF
THE MOST BELOVED SCRIPTURES
IS ROMANS 8:28
AND MANY PEOPLE CLAIM THAT.
WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS
WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD
TO THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD,
TO THOSE WHO ARE CALLED
ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.
MANY TIMES WE STOP RIGHT THERE
AND WE THINK, WELL, ALL THIS
IS GOING TO WORK OUT FOR GOOD.
OUR INTERPRETATION OF GOOD
MANY TIMES DOES NOT COINCIDE
WITH THE FATHER'S
INTERPRETATION OF GOOD.
SO IF YOU KEEP READING,
THE FOLLOWING VERSE
DEFINES GOOD AND WHAT GOOD IS.
IT'S WHEN YOU AND I ARE
CONFORMED INTO THE IMAGE
OF JESUS CHRIST.
SO THAT TRIAL, THAT HEARTACHE,
IS SO YOU AND I CAN
BECOME MORE LIKE HIM.
AND ANOTHER PRINCIPLE
THAT IS JUST PRETTY MUCH
THE KEY FOR OUR MINISTRY
AND JUST THE HEART OF IT,
IS PRINCIPLE NUMBER FIVE
AND IT SAYS THAT
WE MUST EMBRACE THE KEYS
TO TRUE CONTENTMENT.
SO WE BEGIN TO LOOK
AT SECOND CORINTHIANS
CHAPTER 12.
AND WE'VE GOT PAUL HERE
AND HE HAS A THORN,
WHATEVER THAT MAYBE,
A MIGRAINE HEADACHE,
A REOCCURRING TEMPTATION,
IT CAN BE AN EYE AFFLICTION.
BIBLE SCHOLARS AREN'T
EXACTLY SURE WHAT IT IS
BUT THE LORD ALLOWS HIM
TO KEEP THAT THORN
BUT HE GIVES HIM SOMETHING
SO MUCH BETTER.
AND PAUL SAYS THAT
I AM WELL CONTENT.
AND HE SAYS,
I REJOICE ALL THE MORE GLADLY
BUT THE REASON FOR THAT
IS THAT HE HAS
THE SUFFICIENT GRACE OF GOD,
MY GRACE
IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU,
MY POWER IS PERFECTED
IN WEAKNESS.
SO BECAUSE PAUL
WAS THE RECIPIENT
OF GOD'S SUFFICIENT GRACE
AND BECAUSE THIS POWER,
WHICH IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
IT'S THE MIRACLE ITSELF.
BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING
THE MIRACLE OF CHRIST HIMSELF
TENT AND REST UPON HIM,
HE HAD THE KEYS
TO TRUE CONTENTMENT.
SO THOSE JUST BRING ME LIFE.
James: HOW DO YOU, BETTY,
WHEN YOU LISTEN
TO WHAT SHE JUST SAID,
WHICH I AGREE 100%.
WHEN YOU ARE GOING THROUGH
THIS PAIN
AND BETTY AND I CAN RELATE
VERY CLOSELY TO PAIN.
I HAVE WATCHED
BETTY DEAL WITH IT
IN A PROCESSING
THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM MINE.
SHE'S WRITING
QUITE EXTENSIVELY
FOR THE FIRST TIME AND --
I'M A READER.
I READ A LOT.
I DON'T REALLY THINK
MOST PEOPLE --
AND THIS IS NOT INTENDED
TO BE SCOLDING YOU,
I AM CHALLENGING YOU --
MOST PEOPLE DON'T READ AT ALL
TO ANY DEGREE,
AND IF THEY DO,
IT'S MOST OFTEN
FOR ENTERTAINMENT
RATHER THAN ENLIGHTENMENT
OR EDUCATION OR EDIFICATION
FROM THE SCRIPTURE.
I WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
BEING A READER,
AS I HAVE READ
WHAT BETTY IS WRITING,
IT IS QUITE SUPERNATURAL.
IT IS AN AMAZING GIFT.
THE WAY SHE'S
EXPRESSING HERSELF
COMES OUT OF A DEPTH
THAT IS SO MUCH GREATER
THAN A WOMAN I'VE KNOWN AND
BEEN MARRIED TO FOR 50 YEARS,
AND KNOW HER WELL,
THAT SOMETHING
IS COMING OUT OF HER
THAT WOULD NEVER HAVE COME
WITHOUT GOING THROUGH
THIS EXPERIENCE.
HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE IT
BECAUSE TO SAY
THE PAIN IS GONE,
WHEN EVEN THIS MORNING
I ASKED HOW I COULD WIPE
THE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES,
I THINK YOU GLANCED ONCE
AT OUR LITTLE DACHSHUND
TO SEE IF SHE WAS COMING
TO ADDRESS THE TEARS.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN
THIS PROCESS
THAT YOU'VE JUST HEARD
WHEN YOU KNOW SHE IS RIGHT
AND YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IT?
Betty: I AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING YOU'VE SHARED.
IN THIS PROCESS I HAVE
EXPERIENCED EVERYTHING
THAT YOU JUST SHARED
AND AM STILL GOING THROUGH IT.
IT IS A HEALING PROCESS FOR US
IN OUR HEARTS --
OUR HEARTS HAVE BEEN HURT,
OUR HEARTS HAVE BEEN CRUSHED.
SO GOD IS RIGHT THERE.
THAT IS THE BEAUTIFUL
THING ABOUT --
THIS IS THE GREEN PASTURE
THAT COMES OUT OF SUCH A PLACE
THAT WE ALL FIND OURSELVES IN
AT TIMES.
WE'RE NOT GOING
TO AVOID THE SUFFERING;
HE DIDN'T PROMISE THAT.
BUT HE DID SAY,
"I WILL BE THERE WITH YOU,
AND WALK THROUGH IT WITH YOU."
AND I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE
NEVER FELT LIKE HE LEFT ME.
HE HAS BEEN RIGHT THERE.
HE IS ALL-SUFFICIENT.
HIS LOVE AND HIS GRACE,
IT COMES EVERY TIME I NEED IT.
IT'S RIGHT THERE
AND HE'S RIGHT THERE.
I HAVE FELT A SUPERNATURAL
CLOSENESS TO GOD
THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPLAIN.
YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE
THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM
BECAUSE IT IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL.
James: THAT'S WHAT YOU FOUND
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'VE BEEN
THROUGH BARRENNESS
AND YOU OBVIOUSLY WERE
SO DILIGENT IN WANTING
AND SO DEVOTED TO HAVE A CHILD
AND TO BE MOVED PAST THAT.
THE THING I WISH ALL OF
OUR VIEWERS WOULD GRASP,
I PRAY GOD WILL COMMUNICATE
THIS TO YOU AS THOUGH HE WAS
SITTING THERE BASICALLY
EVEN TAKING YOUR HAND.
WHEREVER YOU ARE,
HOWEVER DEEP
THAT PIT OF DESPAIR IS,
THAT DITCH OF DEFEAT,
THAT PAIN, THAT RIPPING AT
YOUR HEART AND INTO YOUR MIND,
HE SO WANTS TO HOLD YOU.
I'VE FELT LIKE...
I REALLY HEARD THE LORD
SAY THIS TO ME AS I TRY
TO GET IN CLOSE TO HIM.
IT'S LIKE HE SAYS,
"I WANT TO HOLD YOU SO CLOSELY
THAT YOU FEEL EVERY HEARTBEAT
AND YOU CAN IDENTIFY
WITH MY HEART.
AND WHEN YOU DO,
YOU'LL NOT ONLY KNOW
MY HEART FOR OTHERS
BUT MY HEART FOR YOU,
HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU.
HOW MUCH I WANT TO BE
THE FULFILLMENT
OF YOUR HEART'S DESIRE,
THE HEALER OF YOUR HURTS."
THAT IS PRECISELY, CANDISE,
WHAT YOU HAVE DILIGENTLY, AND
I THINK EFFECTIVELY NOT ONLY
ATTEMPTED TO COMMUNICATE
BUT SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATED.
AND WHEN YOU TAKE THE BOOK,
GREEN PASTURES
OF A BARREN LAND,
WHAT GOD CAN DO AND THEN
YOU TAKE THE DVD STUDIES
WHERE SHE TALKS TO YOU,
A LOT LIKE BETH MOORE
OR KAY ARTHUR
WHO HAVE BEEN GUESTS HERE,
BETH IS ON EVERY WEEK;
KAY HAS BEEN HERE MANY TIMES,
WE'RE VERY CLOSE.
WE HAVE APPRECIATION
FOR THE GIFTEDNESS OF GOD
AND THE GIFTS OF GOD
ON OTHER PEOPLE
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
AND FOR THE HEALING
OF THE HEART, YOUR HEART.
SO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU
THROUGH SOMEONE
WHO IDENTIFIES WITH YOUR PAIN.
FATHER, I PRAY FOR EVERYONE
WITH A BROKEN HEART.
THEY JUST FEEL SO BARREN.
THEY FEEL THERE IS NO FRUIT.
THERE IS SO LITTLE JOY
AND PEACE.
GOD IN HEAVEN,
WORK A MIRACLE OF GRACE
IN THEIR LIFE;
IN JESUS' NAME.
REMEMBER THIS,
TELEPHONE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN
IS ALWAYS FIRST AND FOREMOST
A PRAYER LINE FOR YOU,
PAID FOR BY LOVE.
THE MAJORITY OF THE CALLS
EVERY DAY --
WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE
TO GIVE STARVING PEOPLE FOOD,
TO GIVE PEOPLE
THAT ARE DYING FROM DISEASE
FROM CONTAMINATED WATER
A FRESH CUP OF WATER,
A WELL OF WATER.
WHEN THAT GREAT NEED --
WE MEET NEEDS
IN CRISIS SITUATIONS BUT
IN THE MIDST OF THE CRISIS --
AND CANDISE, THIS IS AMAZING,
80% OF THE CALLS THAT COME
ARE STILL,
"WOULD YOU HOLD MY HEART?
WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME?"
YES, WE WILL.
SO IF YOU NEED SOMEONE
TO PRAY WITH YOU;
HOLD YOUR HAND IN PRAYER
AND PRAY WITH YOU,
DON'T HESITATE TO CALL.
WOULD YOU SAY THANK YOU
TO GOD AND TO CANDISE
FOR SHARING OUT OF HER OWN
EXPERIENCE AND OWN JOURNEY?
AND TO YOU TOO, BETTY.
THANK YOU, BETTY,
FOR SHARING.
I'VE WATCHED
WHAT YOU WALK THROUGH,
I'M WALKING THROUGH IT
WITH YOU,
WE'RE WALKING IT TOGETHER
AND WITH YOUR PRAYERS.
NOW LET ME ASK YOU
TO DO SOMETHING PLEASE.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK
AND I WANT YOU TO FOCUS,
I WANT YOU TO ASK GOD,
CAN I HEAL THAT HURT?
WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO HEAL
SOMEBODY'S BROKEN HEART
IF YOU COULD?
WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO RESCUE
A CHILD THAT WAS DROWNING?
IF YOU KNEW IT WOULD WORK
AND YOU KNEW YOU COULD DO IT,
WOULD YOU DO IT?
I WANT YOU TO WATCH.
Tammy: I'LL NEVER FORGET
GETTING THAT PHONE CALL
FROM LIFE TODAY
ASKING IF I WOULD
BE WILLING AND AVAILABLE
TO TAKE ANOTHER TRIP
WITH THEM TO INDIA.
AND AS SOON
AS I LANDED,
I KNEW THAT A GREAT ADVENTURE WAS AHEAD OF ME.
I TRAVELED EVERY DAY
FOR HOURS
OUT IN SOME
OF THE DRIEST LAND
I'VE EVER SEEN.
THE GROUND ITSELF
WAS CRYING OUT FOR WATER.
AND YET I LOOKED AROUND
AT ALL THESE PEOPLE
THAT WERE ALSO CRYING OUT
FOR WATER THEMSELVES
AND THEY WOULD TAKE ME
DOWN TO THESE WATER HOLES
THAT THEY WOULD DRINK
FROM EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND AT MOMENTS
IT TOOK MY BREATH AWAY
BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT,
HOW COULD ANYBODY
SURVIVE THIS?
I THINK AT THAT MOMENT
AS I WOULD LOOK TO THE HEAVEN
AND THE SUN WOULD BEAM
SO HOT ON MY FACE
AND I WOULD FEEL
SO THIRSTY MYSELF
SO I WOULD SIT
ALONGSIDE THE EDGE
AND WATCH LITTLE CHILDREN DIP INTO THE WATER AND DRINK IT.
AND I JUST WANTED
TO STOP THEM.
JUST STOP!
DON'T DRINK THAT!
IT'S KILLING YOU.
IT'S FILLED
WITH DEATH AND DISEASE.
MY HEART WOULD
CRY OUT TO GOD,
WHAT CAN I DO
TO CHANGE THIS SITUATION?
IT'S ALWAYS MY PRAYER THAT SOMEHOW I CAPTURE THEIR HEART
AND I TELL A STORY
OF NOT JUST DEATH
THROUGH THE LACK OF WATER
BUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF LIFE.
I STOOD
BEFORE DRILLS,
I'VE STOOD BEFORE THEM
AS WATER HAS SPRUNG UP...
[Laughing]
...ALL AROUND ME.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT!
I HAVE SEEN
WITH MY VERY EYES
HOW OUR GIVING
HAS IMPACTED
HUNDREDS AND
THOUSANDS OF LIVES.
BUT IT TOOK ME
AND IT TOOK YOU,
IT TOOK ALL OF US
HAVING A VISION
AND A HOPE
IN BRINGING THEM A FUTURE THROUGH LIFE-GIVING WATER.
James: BOY, THERE IS SORROW
OVERCOME WITH GREAT JOY.
WHEN YOU HAVE SEEN
WHAT DISEASE DOES
TO LITTLE CHILDREN BECAUSE
THEY WERE DRINKING WATER
THEY HAD TO HAVE
TO EVEN LIVE ANOTHER DAY,
AND THEN TO SEE IT DESTROY
THEIR PRECIOUS LITTLE LIVES,
THEIR FAMILIES AND THE GRIEF
THAT CAN BE
SO EASILY PREVENTED.
BETTY, I LOVE WATCHING
THAT WATER JUST COME UP.
YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT SO MANY
PICTURES OF LITTLE CHILDREN
AND OF MANY WOMEN
AND THEIR FAMILY REJOICING
WHEN THEY SUDDENLY JUST --
IT'S BETTER THAN STRIKING OIL!
THIS IS REAL LIFE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS NOT JUST
THE ABILITY TO GET SOMEWHERE,
THIS IS THE ABILITY TO LIVE
AND IT ALL HAPPENS
BECAUSE SOMEBODY WITH LOVE
GIVES THOSE PEOPLE
A CHANCE AT LIFE.
IT IS A SIMPLE THING FOR US
TO GET WATER.
WE'VE GOT TAP WATER AT HOME
AND RESTAURANTS
AND IT IS AMAZING
HOW MANY PEOPLE WANT TO BE
REALLY SURE IT IS CLEAN
SO THEY GO GET BOTTLED WATER
FROM SOMEWHERE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY JUST
GOT IT OUT OF A TAP SOMEWHERE
AND PUT A NICE LABEL ON IT
AND SOLD IT IN THE STORES.
THE POINT IS THIS --
AND OF COURSE,
THEY DIDN'T DO THAT.
I THINK SOMEBODY WOULD
PROBABLY CALL THEIR HAND.
BUT THE POINT IS
THAT WE ARE SAYING WE BELIEVE
CLEAN WATER IS SO IMPORTANT
WE GO TO GREAT EXTREMES
TO BE SURE AND TAKE
CARE OF OURSELVES.
WELL, COULD WE NOT GO
TO THE EFFORT TOGETHER
OF MAKING A GIFT OF A WELL?
WE HAVE TARGETED 500 AREAS
THIS YEAR IN 12 NATIONS
WHERE THE MISSIONARIES
HAVE POINTED US TO THE NEED
AND WE BELIEVE YOU WANT
TO MEET THE NEED.
BETTY, I'M BELIEVING
EVERY SINGLE PERSON WATCHING
WILL EITHER GIVE $48 OR $144;
GIVE TEN PEOPLE WATER FOR LIFE
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE
OR 30 PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE
OR DO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
WITH GRATITUDE TO GOD...
Betty: JAMES, THOSE THAT
HAVE JOINED WITH US BEFORE
IN DRILLING THE WATER WELLS,
THEY COME BACK
WITH THE RESPONSE,
"IT IS JOY UNSPEAKABLE"
BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THAT THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING
THAT IS GOING TO SAVE
THE LIFE OF A CHILD.
SO IF YOU WANT TO BE
A PART OF THAT AND HAVE
THE EXPRESSION OF LOVE
THAT JESUS WOULD OFFER THEM,
THE CLEAN PURE WATER,
PLEASE JOIN WITH US
AND LET'S DO THIS.
James: AND I'M BELIEVING
THEY'RE GOING TO.
Betty: I DO TOO!
James: I BELIEVE EVERY
SINGLE PERSON WATCHING
IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING.
NOW CAN YOU DRILL A WELL?
BETTY AND I HAVE HAD
THE JOY OF DOING THAT.
WE ASK GOD
TO LET US DRILL A WELL.
ASK HIM! BUT I TELL YOU WHAT.
WE STARTED WITH
WHAT WE COULD DO WHILE
WE WORKED TOWARD THE WELL,
AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO GIVE A WELL.
THERE ARE COUPLES,
THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS,
THERE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES,
THERE ARE CHURCHES,
BIBLE STUDY GROUPS
THAT GIVE A WELL,
THEY'RE $4800.
COULD YOU DO THAT?
I BELIEVE YOU WILL.
THE $48 FOR TEN PEOPLE,
THAT'S WHERE MOST OF
THE SUPPORT COMES FROM.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO GIVE
$1200, THREE OTHERS JOIN THEM
AND WE'VE GOT A WELL --
OR $2400, AT WHATEVER
LEVEL YOU CAN DO.
PLEASE DIAL THE NUMBER,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK.
IF YOU DO WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE
BUT CALL US AND TELL US
WHAT YOU'RE SENDING.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN GO ONLINE,
LIFETODAY.ORG.
SPECIAL GIFTS WE'LL BE
SENDING YOU TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE
GREAT GIFT OF WATER FOR LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR DOING IT!
ARE FORCED TO MAKE
A DREADFUL CHOICE,
DRINK FILTHY POLLUTED WATER
FILLED WITH DEADLY DISEASE
OR DIE FROM
THIRST.
NO CHILD SHOULD EVER
BE FACED WITH THIS DECISION.
THE GOOD NEWS IS
THERE IS A SOLUTION!
MISSION: WATER FOR LIFE
IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING
AND VIABLE DEMONSTRATIONS OF
GOD'S LOVE IN THE WORLD TODAY.
SUFFERING CAN END
BECAUSE CLEAN WATER
CHANGES EVERYTHING!
WITH YOUR GIFT TODAY,
WE CAN ESTABLISH
AND DRILL 500 NEW WATER WELLS
FOR REMOTE VILLAGES
IN OVER 12
DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48
WILL HELP PROVIDE
FOR TEN PEOPLE.
$72 WILL IMPACT
15 PEOPLE.
AND $144 WILL HELP
PROVIDE FRESH CLEAN
DISEASE-FREE WATER
FOR 30 PEOPLE
FOR A LIFETIME!
WITH YOUR GIFT
BE SURE TO REQUEST
MAJESTY,
AN INSPIRATIONAL,
NEW, FULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK
THAT WILL HELP YOU
DISCOVER THE PROMISES
BEHIND THE MANY NAMES OF GOD.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
BE SURE TO ALSO REQUEST
"THE NAMES OF GOD" PEN SET
CUSTOM CRAFTED WITH
THE VARIOUS NAMES OF GOD
AND THE GIFTS
OF THE SPIRIT.
ALSO, PLEASE PRAYERFULLY
CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1200
TO HELP PROVIDE WATER
FOR 250 PEOPLE
OR A GIFT OF $4800 TO HELP
SPONSOR A COMPLETE WELL!
AND BE SURE TO REQUEST
THE LIMITED EDITION
50th ANNIVERSARY BRONZE
SCULPTURE, LIVING WATER.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
Tammy: THIS SOURCE OF WATER
IS THEIR ONLY CHOICE
AND THEY HAVE
TO CONTINUALLY
GIVE THIS WATER
TO THEIR CHILDREN
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE
THAT FEELING
OF GIVING
MY CHILD WATER
THAT I KNOW IS
LITERALLY KILLING THEM
AND MAKING THEM SICK
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND THE BEAUTY OF ALSO
TAKING A TRIP LIKE THIS
IS TO KNOW THAT --
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING
WE CAN DO TOGETHER
TO CHANGE THE LIFE FOR THIS YOUNG MOM AND HER CHILDREN
AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
AND FATHERS AND FAMILIES
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE CAN COME INTO THESE PLACES AND DRILL A WELL
AND BRING THEM WATER
THAT IS LIFE-GIVING.
SO WHY DON'T YOU
JOIN WITH ME?
GO TO THE PHONE OR GO ONLINE
AND DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN
TO HELP US
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
James: FROM THE DEPTH
OF OUR HEART
IN BEHALF OF MISSIONARIES
AND FAMILY MEMBERS,
PARENTS, CHILDREN,
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
PROVIDE WATER.
I DO WANT TO MENTION AGAIN
CANDISE FARMER,
WHAT A WONDERFUL GIFT.
KAY ARTHUR HAS WRITTEN
THE FORWARD TO THIS BOOK.
SHE WOULDN'T HAVE WRITTEN THE
FORWARD IF SHE HADN'T KNOWN
IT WAS OF GREAT VALUE.
THERE IS NOT A PERSON WATCHING
THAT HASN'T HAD THAT
FEELING OF BARRENNESS
AT SOME LEVEL IN SOME WAY.
YOU CAN FIND THE COMFORT
THAT CANDISE TALKS ABOUT.
THERE IS HER WEB SITE AGAIN.
I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO JOIN
BETTY AND ME IN SAYING
THANKS TO CANDISE BECAUSE
YOU REALLY ARE A BLESSING.
YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL PERSON.
YOU'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL STORY,
AND GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU
JUST KEEP BLESSING OTHERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HELPING US PUT ARMS OF LOVE
AROUND A HURTING WORLD.
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Announcer:
TOMORROW ON LIFE TODAY.
Beth: ALL THE WAY
FACE DOWN ON THE GROUND
AND GO, "GOD,
IF I CAN FACE YOU,
I CAN FACE ANYTHING."