Announcer: ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF LIFE TODAY:
>> OVER THE YEARS MONICA'S ALWAYS BEEN IN SPECIAL ED.
WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF
SHE WOULD EVER SAY HER NAME.
THIS IS JUST THE FIRST TIME
WE STEPPED OUT AND LET HER
BE HERSELF.
DID I EVER THINK THAT
SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS?
NO! BUT GOD DID
-- HE KNEW!
AND I JUST THINK THAT
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT
WE ALL HAVE A PURPOSE.
AND NO MATTER HER MENTAL
ABILITY OR ANYTHING,
WE ALL HAVE A CALL AND WE ALL
HAVE SOMETHING WE CAN DO.
Announcer:
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: BETTY AND I WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
IT'S AN EARLY TIME, I KNOW
FOR SOME OF YOU TO BE THINKING
ABOUT CHRISTMAS
BUT WE'RE TALKING, BETTY,
ABOUT CHRISTMAS SHOES
AND SMILES.
NOW LISTEN TO ME, I KNOW
FOR A FACT, AND OF COURSE,
BETTY AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED
50 YEARS, 51 TO BE EXACT,
WE'VE GOT SOME AGE ON US,
WE'VE GOT SOME YEARS,
SO WE PROBABLY DON'T THINK
ABOUT CHRISTMAS THE WAY
A CHILD DOES ANYMORE.
BUT I THINK ALL OF US REALIZE
HOW MUCH CHILDREN DO LOVE IT.
Betty: I STILL LOVE IT
PRETTY MUCH!
James: YOU DO, BUT IT'S
STILL A LITTLE DIFFERENT
FROM WAITING FOR THE GIFTS.
SO I WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF YOU
WHO MIGHT HAVE SOME
OF THOSE YEARS ON YOU
OR MAYBE YOU'RE A YOUNG ADULT
OR A YOUNG PERSON, I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO PUT YOURSELF
OVER IN THE PLACE OF A CHILD
WHO GETS VERY LITTLE
IF ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS.
IT'S PROBABLY SHOCKING
TO SOME PEOPLE, BETTY,
TO REALIZE THAT I LIVED
IN SUCH IMPOVERISHED
CONDITIONS THAT FOR
THE CHRISTMAS WHEN I WAS NINE,
OUR CHRISTMAS TREE WAS
A PAINTING OF A TREE
ON A PIECE OF PAPER THAT
I'D PAINTED AND WE HUNG IT
ON THE WALL.
I HAD PUT SOME
LITTLE ORNAMENTS ON IT
AS A NINE YEAR OLD.
THERE WAS A CARD TABLE UNDER
THAT PICTURE AND NO GIFTS.
I DIDN'T REALLY THINK
THAT I'D GET ANY GIFTS.
I FOUND OUT LATER MY MOTHER
SENT BACK SOME GIFTS
THAT THE PASTOR AND HIS WIFE
AND AN AUNT HAD SENT ME
BECAUSE SHE WAS STARVED
FOR LOVE AND SHE WANTED
HER SON TO LOVE HER.
SHE COULDN'T BEAR THE THOUGHT
OF HER LITTLE BOY GETTING
GIFTS FROM SOMEONE ELSE
WHEN SHE COULDN'T GIVE THEM.
IT HAD A PRETTY PROFOUND
IMPACT ON ME WHEN
I FOUND OUT LATER.
AND I WOULD ACTUALLY SAY
THAT PROBABLY ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
IN MY LIFE WAS ACTUALLY,
TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU,
WAS THE FACT THAT GOD GAVE ME
THE GRACE NOT ONLY TO FORGIVE
THAT QUITE INAPPROPRIATE ACT
BUT ALSO TO UNDERSTAND
THAT A WOMAN WHO HAD LOST
HER MOTHER AND FATHER
BEFORE SHE WAS 11,
MARRIED YOUNG AS A VERY
YOUNG TEENAGER AND WAS LEFT
BY THAT HUSBAND AND DIVORCED,
AND THEN RAPED AT AGE 40
BY THE MAN WHO WAS MY FATHER
WHO IMPREGNATED HER WHEN
HE RAPED HER ON THE JOB
WHERE SHE WAS WORKING.
SO HERE'S A WOMAN THAT HAD
BEEN HURT VERY BADLY AND HAD
PLACED ME IN FOSTER CARE
FOR A WHILE UNTIL I WAS FIVE,
AND THEN TOOK ME FROM
THAT HOME AND THEN
THE NEXT 10 YEARS WE LIVED
IN TERRIBLE CONDITIONS.
YOU MIGHT SAY, "JAMES,
YOUR MOTHER SHOULD HAVE
LET THOSE PEOPLE'S GIFTS
GET TO YOU."
YES, SHE SHOULD HAVE BUT
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND
THE GREATNESS AND GRACE
OF OUR GOD THAT HE WOULD NOT
ONLY ENABLE ME TO FORGIVE
BUT TO UNDERSTAND; THAT'S HOW
IMPORTANT LOVE IS TO PEOPLE.
I THINK, BETTY THAT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS THAT GOD HAS
GIVEN ME SOME UNDERSTANDING
OF HOW PEOPLE FEEL WHEN
THEY HURT AND WANT TO HEAL
THAT HURT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO WHEN
WE GIVE CHRISTMAS SHOES
AND SMILES; WE DO CLEFT
PALATE SURGERY AND WE GIVE
THESE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SHOES
TO PUT ON LITTLE FEET
TO GIVE CHILDREN NOT ONLY
THE ABILITY TO PLAY
BUT TO AVOID DISEASE THAT
COMES FROM INFECTION, AND
EVEN HOOKWORMS THAT CAN
GET INTO THEIR BRAIN
AND ACTUALLY DAMAGE
AND EVEN DESTROY THEIR LIFE.
I FEEL LIKE ALL OF YOU
WHO WATCH US UNDERSTAND
THAT THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED
ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS
TO BE POURED OUT ON OTHERS
LIKE A RIVER.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO
AT LIFE TODAY.
TOGETHER WE SHARE GOD'S LOVE.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS SHOES AND SMILES
WAY AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS,
WE'RE ASKING GOD TO ENABLE
ALL OF OUR VIEWERS TO SEE,
THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO
THE MISSIONARIES, IT IS
A BIG DEAL TO THE PARENTS
OF THESE LITTLE CHILDREN
WHO CAN GET ILL OR HURT
THEMSELVES BADLY WITH
NO SHOES BUT IT'S A REAL
EXCITING TIME FOR SHOES.
LITTLE KIDS WILL DANCE AROUND.
BETTY, WE'VE GOT A LOT
OF PICTURES OF LITTLE KIDS
JUMPING UP AND DANCING
AND THEY'RE THE CUTEST THINGS;
AREN'T THEY?
Betty: THEY REALLY ARE.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME SMILE,
ON MY FACE AND IN MY HEART
WHEN I SEE THESE CHILDREN.
WE GIVE THEM THE SHOES,
THEY START DANCING.
THEY'RE NOT ONLY HAPPY SMILES
-- THEY'VE GOT SMILES
ON THEIR FACES BUT
THEY'VE GOT HAPPY FEET
BECAUSE THEIR FEET HAVE
SOME COVERING ON THEM
TO KEEP THEM FROM --
THEY MAY NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND
WHY WE GAVE THEM THE SHOES
BUT BOY, THEY LIKE IT!
THEY LOVE TO RECEIVE THE GIFT.
AND WE LOVE TO GIVE IT
BECAUSE WE KNOW THE MEANING
OF THE SHOES AND THAT IS
TO SAVE A LOT OF THEIR LIVES
BECAUSE WHEN THAT DISEASE
STARTS AT THEIR FEET
AND GETS INTO THEIR BODY
IT CAN DESTROY THEM.
James: WELL, I THINK THAT
WHEN YOU JUST SAW THOSE
LITTLE CLIPS OF CHILDREN
DANCING JUST THEN, IT HAD
TO PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE.
REMEMBER, WE WANT TO PUT
SMILES ON THE FACES OF
LITTLE CHILDREN THAT HAVE
A FACIAL DEFORMITY
OR CLEFT PALATE, AND THOSE
SURGERIES ARE $500 EACH,
WHICH IS QUITE REMARKABLE;
IT IS BECAUSE OF DOCTORS
WHO GIVE THEIR LOVE,
THEIR SKILL, AND THEIR TIME.
I'M TALKING TO YOU ABOUT
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE
OF HELPING OTHERS AND EVEN
FEELING WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE
FEELS AS IT RELATES
TO CHRISTMAS.
LET ME SHOW YOU A VERY SPECIAL
-- A VERY SPECIAL GIRL WHO
REALLY HEARD FROM THE LORD
AND GOT A BURDEN.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH WHAT
GOD ENABLED HER TO DO
BECAUSE OF LOVE.
>> OVER THE YEARS MONICA HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN SPECIAL ED.
HER SPEECH HAS
ALWAYS IMPROVED
BECAUSE THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN SHE WAS VERY YOUNG
WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF SHE
WOULD EVER SAY HER NAME.
WE DIDN'T KNOW IF SHE'D EVER LEARN TO WRITE HER NAME.
THIS IS WHO MONICA
HAS ALWAYS BEEN
SINCE SHE WAS
A SMALL CHILD.
THIS IS JUST THE FIRST
TIME WE STEPPED OUT
AND LET HER
BE HERSELF.
SHE HAS WATCHED LIFE TODAY
OVER AND OVER AGAIN
BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN SHE
SAW THIS MISSION PROJECT,
SHE WAS REALLY
CAPTIVATED.
>> SHE TOLD ME,
"PASTOR DAVID,
I WANT TO DO THIS
FOR THE CHILDREN."
SHE WAS JUST BUBBLING OVER
WITH EXCITEMENT, WITH JOY.
THE MORNING THAT MONICA
GOT UP ON THE STAGE
AND ASKED
THE CHURCH FAMILY
FOR HELP
WAS JUST AN AWESOME
FEELING FOR ME.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
SHE STOOD IN FRONT OF THIS
ENTIRE CHURCH OF 300 PEOPLE
AND MADE
THAT SAME PLEA
TO HELP THE CHILDREN
HAVE SHOES.
>> FOR MONICA
IT WAS NEVER ABOUT
HOW MUCH MONEY
SHE HAD RAISED.
I DON'T THINK SHE
UNDERSTOOD THAT PART.
SHE WANTED TO KNOW HOW MANY CHILDREN WERE GETTING SHOES.
>> AND IT WAS AMAZING
THE RESPONSE.
EVERY SUNDAY, SHE WOULD
STAND IN OUR COMMONS AREA
WITH HER BASKET
AND PEOPLE
WOULD COME BY
AND JUST
FILL IT UP.
AND BELIEVE YOU ME,
MONICA EMBODIES
THAT KINGDOM OF GOD.
SHE MADE THIS CHURCH
COME ALIVE FOR MISSIONS.
>> SHE HAD COLLECTED
A TOTAL OF $6,000.
>> YEAH, I DID!
>> YOU DID!
>> THROUGH ALL THIS
I NOW REALIZE
THAT SHE HAS BEEN ABLE
TO EXPRESS HERSELF
USING HER OWN VOICE
AND HER OWN WORDS;
NOT JUST TO ONE PERSON,
BUT NOW ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
DID I EVER THINK --
DID I EVER THINK SHE WOULD
BE ABLE TO DO THIS? NO!
BUT GOD DID.
HE KNEW!
SHE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT IT
AND SHE HAS DONE IT
AND SHE HAS CHANGED
SO MANY CHILDREN'S LIVES
JUST BECAUSE
OF HER PASSION
AND HER LOVE
TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE.
AND I JUST THINK
THAT IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT WE ALL HAVE A PURPOSE.
NO MATTER HER MENTAL ABILITY
OR EDUCATION OR ANYTHING,
WE ALL HAVE A CALL AND WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO.
>> PLEASE HELP
THE CHILDREN.
James: WELL, MOM,
I WANT TO SAY TO YOU,
YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL MOTHER!
MOM AND DAD, YOU'RE SPECIAL.
MONICA, WORDS DON'T EVEN BEGIN
TO COMMUNICATE THE DEPTH
OF APPRECIATION AND LOVE
THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU.
AND HONEY, LET ME JUST SAY
TO YOU IN A VERY DIRECT WAY,
YOU'RE PRECIOUS.
YOU REALLY DID PUT
THE ARMS OF JESUS AROUND
LITTLE CHILDREN AND WE WANT
TO THANK YOU, MONICA.
I WANT TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING ELSE, I BELIEVE
THAT GOD IS USING YOU
RIGHT NOW TO INSPIRE PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE WORLD
THAT IF YOU CAN DO THAT
THEY CAN DO SOMETHING.
BETTY, I HAVE LONGED FOR
SO MANY YEARS, I DON'T THINK
I'LL EVER QUIT PRAYING
SOMETHING THAT I THINK
IS IMPORTANT.
I HAVE PRAYED THAT WE WOULD
DO THINGS TOGETHER,
THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE
A SINGLE PERSON WATCHING
WHO HAD THE ABILITY TO DO
ANYTHING THAT WOULD NOT SAY,
"I'M GOING TO HELP."
LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU
HOW SIMPLE IT IS.
THESE LITTLE SHOES WHICH
ARE ALL-WEATHER SHOES,
THEY'RE LIKE SHOES THAT
ARE CALLED "CROCS"
AND THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE,
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WEAR THEM.
I WEAR THEM; THEY'RE KIND OF
MY HOUSE SHOES.
BUT THESE ARE, IN MY OPINION
EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS CROCS.
THEY'RE MADE VERY SIMILAR.
BUT WE CAN GET THESE SHOES
FOR $3.60 A PAIR.
THAT'S BUYING THEM
IN LARGE NUMBERS AND
WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE AWAY
200,000 PAIR.
BUT I DON'T THINK THERE IS
ANYBODY WATCHING WHO COULDN'T
GIVE A PAIR OF SHOES.
BUT THE THING I FIND
WITH MOST PEOPLE IS WHEN
THEY'RE LOOKING AT 200,000
THEY SAY, "WELL, I'D LIKE
TO MAKE A DENT IN THAT."
$36 AND 10 PEOPLE HAVE SHOES.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER THAT
WILL BE THERE ON THE SCREEN
OFF AND ON IS ALWAYS THERE
AS A PRAYER LINE FOR YOU,
BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO REALIZE THAT
IT IS NOT ONLY A PRAYER LINE
FOR YOU, IT'S A LIFELINE,
IT'S A LOVE LINE TO LET
LOVE LIFT SOMEBODY UP.
THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL SONG,
"LOVE LIFTED ME."
WELL, IT WILL LIFT OTHERS TOO
WHEN IT IS EXPRESSED
THROUGH US.
SO IF YOU WOULD BE LIKE MONICA
AND HER FAMILY AND SAY,
"I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING,"
AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TODAY
WOULD SAY, "I'M GOING
TO GIVE SOME SHOES,"
WE'LL HAVE THE 200,000 PAIR.
$144 WILL GIVE
40 PAIRS OF SHOES.
THAT'S REMARKABLE!
AND THE SMILES ARE $500 EACH
FOR SURGERY;
$1,000 WE'VE GOT
TWO CHRISTMAS SMILES.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SENDING YOU
A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CHRISTMAS
ORNAMENT AND RIGHT NOW
IT MAY BE A LITTLE EARLY
FOR CHRISTMAS BUT THAT'S
A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SHOE.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
WILL STEP UP TO GIVE QUITE
A FEW PAIRS OF SHOES
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
ALL FOUR OF THE ORNAMENTS
THAT WE HAVE OFFERED OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS,
INCLUDING THIS YEAR TO SAY
THANK YOU.
SO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO EXPRESS
OUR GRATITUDE IN BEHALF OF
THE CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES,
BUT ALSO THE MISSIONARIES
WHO HAVE PLANTED THEIR LIVES
IN THE MIDST OF NEED
TO NOT ONLY TELL PEOPLE ABOUT
GOD'S LOVE BUT SHOW THEM
WHAT GOD'S LOVE LOOKS LIKE
IN ACTION, NOT JUST IN WORD
BUT IN DEED.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK IN
AT SOME OF THOSE SCENES
THAT BETTY AND I HAVE ENJOYED
WHEN WE'RE REACHING OUT
IN PLACES, SOMETIMES BETTY
WE'VE BEEN TOLD
"WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD."
I DON'T KNOW, BUT THE PLACES
THESE CHILDREN TREAD IS QUITE
HORRENDOUS AND DANGEROUS FOR
THEIR LITTLE FEET, ESPECIALLY.
WELL, JUST LOOK IN ON IT
AND SEE WHAT IT DOES
TO YOUR HEART TO SEE
THESE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
THAT WE LOVE SO MUCH.
James: WE WANT TO GIVE
CHILDREN LIKE THESE,
BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN SHOES --
CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THERE GOES ANOTHER ONE!
WE WANT TO GIVE THEM SHOES.
YOU KNOW WHAT JESUS SAID?
"SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN
TO COME UNTO ME
AND FORBID THEM NOT."
YOU KNOW WHAT? WE ARE
THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CHRIST.
WE ARE HIS BODY,
WE'RE HIS FAMILY
AND WE CAN SHARE
HIS LOVE.
WE LOVE THESE
LITTLE CHILDREN.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
THESE LITTLE CHILDREN SHOES.
LOOK AT THESE
BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FEET!
Betty: THEY HAVE NOTHING,
BUT THEY CAN STILL PLAY,
THEY CAN STILL HAVE FUN.
THEY'RE CHILDREN!
I THINK THAT'S WHAT
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WORRY
ABOUT WALKING AROUND
WITHOUT ANY SHOES
WHERE THEY STEP ON STUFF
AND HURT THEIR FEET AND ALSO
GET DISEASES THROUGH THAT TOO.
James: BETTY, THEY TOUGH
IT OUT AND THEY PLAY BUT
WE FOUND OUT RIGHT HERE
IN THIS AREA THAT HOOKWORMS
GET IN THE SKIN,
MAYBE WHERE THEY HAVE
A LITTLE TEAR IN THE SKIN,
GET IN THE BLOODSTREAM,
ULTIMATELY INTO THE INTESTINES
AND CAUSE VERY SERIOUS DISEASE
AND SOMETIMES DEATH.
JUST LOOK HERE!
THIS BOY HAS HAD A BLOWOUT
IN HIS TENNIS SHOE!
HE HAS PLAYED SO HARD
AND GOTTEN SO DIRTY.
YOU NEED TO WASH
YOUR SHIRT, MAN!
ISN'T IT GREAT TO SEE?
KIDS, THEY WANT TO HAVE FUN.
WE'RE GOING TO LOVE THEM
WITH YOUR HELP.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM
GOOD NEW SHOES.
WE -- NOT ME --
ALL OF US TOGETHER!
LET'S PUT SHOES ON ALL
THESE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN'S
BEAUTIFUL FEET!
IT WOULD JUST BE SUCH
A WONDERFUL GIFT TO MAKE
AT THIS TIME AND I HOPE
YOU WILL DO ALL YOU CAN.
JUST GIVE AS MANY PAIRS
AS YOU CAN TO BLESS
AS MANY CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES
AS YOU CAN.
James: YOU KNOW WALT DISNEY
DID A MOVIE CALLED
"HAPPY FEET."
HOW ABOUT SOME OF YOU FOLKS
DOWN THERE IN FLORIDA
THAT WORK WITH DISNEY,
WHY DON'T Y'ALL JUST
KIND OF DOUBLE UP AND SAY,
"WE'LL SEND 200,000 PAIRS
OF SHOES OURSELF!"
AND THAT'S SOME REAL
HAPPY FEET.
I'M REALLY CHALLENGING,
BETTY -- I'M CHALLENGING
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
AND I DON'T SEE THEM
AS AN ENEMY.
I DON'T SEE CORPORATIONS
AND BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE
JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
AND SERVICES AND PRODUCTS,
THINGS THAT PEOPLE REALLY
NEED OR THINGS THAT
PEOPLE WANT, DON'T NECESSARILY
NEED BUT WANT,
I DON'T SEE THEM
AS AN ENEMY.
AND I DON'T SEE ENTREPRENEURS
AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
AS ENEMIES.
I DON'T SEE THEM AS ENEMIES.
I THINK WE NEED TO REFOCUS
OUR ATTENTION ON HOW
ALL OF US TOGETHER,
LIKE A GREAT FAMILY OF LOVE,
CAN REACH OUT IN LOVE
TO OTHERS AND REALLY,
NOT HAVE TO DEPEND SO MUCH
ON SOME INSTITUTION OR ENTITY
OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO ALWAYS TAKE CARE
OF EVERYBODY WITHOUT ANY REAL
COMPASSION EXPRESSIONS.
THAT'S THE THING THAT MAKES
WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO
SO BEAUTIFUL.
WE'RE SEEING THE LOVE OF GOD
THROUGH MISSIONARIES
WHO LITERALLY SAID TO ME
AND BETTY, "PLEASE DON'T
STAY HERE AS A MISSIONARY.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOUR HEART
IS BROKEN FOR WHAT YOU SEE,
WOULD YOU PLEASE GO BACK HOME
AND TELL THE PEOPLE
WHAT WE'RE DOING
AND WHAT GOD IS DOING?
AND ASK THEM TO HELP SO WE CAN
STAY HERE AND DO THE WORK."
BETTY, WE FELT LIKE THAT
WAS A DIVINE ASSIGNMENT.
AND BEAUTIFULLY, THE VIEWERS
OF LIFE TODAY CAUGHT
THE VISION AND ALL OF YOU
TODAY WHO ARE WATCHING,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
AN ANSWER TO THAT PRAYER
-- EVERY ONE OF YOU
ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING.
I MEAN EVERY ONE OF YOU!
YOU MAY SAY, "JAMES,
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND."
WELL, FATHER, I PRAY FOR
THE PERSON THAT SAYS,
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WE'RE HAVING A TOUGH TIME."
WELL, GOD, I ASK YOU
TO LIFT THAT PERSON UP
SUPERNATURALLY.
I WANT YOU TO MAKE A WAY
FOR THEM.
AND YOU JUST SHOW THEM
SOMETHING THEY CAN DO THAT
WILL PRODUCE SOME RETURN AND
SOME INCOME AND BLESS THEM
AND MEET THEIR NEED
MIRACULOUSLY.
AND THEN LORD, TOUCH THE HEART
OF EVERY PERSON WATCHING
TO GIVE WHATEVER THEY CAN
TO PUT SHOES ON FEET;
IN JESUS' NAME.
WOULD YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER
RIGHT NOW?
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
IF YOU CAN, GIVE 40 PAIRS
OF SHOES, A GIFT OF $144;
$36, 10 PAIR.
COULD YOU GIVE SOME SMILES?
WHATEVER GOD ENABLES YOU
TO DO, I PRAY YOU'LL DO IT
RIGHT NOW.
GO TO THE PHONE, TAKE YOUR
BANKCARD, USE IT LIKE
A CHECK OR GO ONLINE,
LIFETODAY.ORG AND MAKE
THE GIFT GOD PUTS
ON YOUR HEART.
PLEASE DO IT!
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.
WHILE THAT MAY SEEN MINOR IN
THE 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 HELP PROVIDE TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.
A GIFT OF $72 WILL
HELP PROVIDE 20 PAIR,
AND A GIFT OF $144
WILL HELP PROVIDE
40 PAIRS OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN
IN NEED.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
RED ANTIQUED SHOE ORNAMENT,
A TREASURE TO PLACE ON YOUR
TREE EACH HOLIDAY SEASON.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU MAY REQUEST
A SPECIAL BOXED SET
OF LIFE'S CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS FROM PAST YEARS.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE
OVER 275 PAIRS OF SHOES
OR TWO CHILDREN
WITH CORRECTIVE
CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES.
AND YOU MAY REQUEST OUR COMMEMORATIVE GLASS SCULPTURE
"THE BLESSING."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
Tammy: SOMETHING THAT
WE TAKE SO FOR GRANTED
IS WEARING A PAIR
OF SHOES EVERY DAY.
I DON'T THINK ANY ONE OF US WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW
IS WITHOUT A PAIR OF SHOES
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AROUND ME AT THIS MOMENT
THAT HAVE
NO SHOES.
I LOVE LIFE OUTREACH
FOR SO MANY REASONS --
NOT JUST WATER FOR LIFE
OR RESCUE FOR LIFE
OR THE FOOD PROGRAMS
BUT EVEN BRINGING SHOES
TO LITTLE ONES.
LISTEN,
WITHOUT IT,
THEY'RE IN DANGER
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THE SIMPLE THINGS
THAT WE THINK ABOUT LIKE
EVEN CUTTING YOUR FEET,
WALKING IN WATER
THAT IS DISEASED
AND FULL OF BACTERIA
GETTING INTO A CUT.
THEY COULD LITERALLY
LOSE THEIR LIFE.
WHAT A PRIVILEGE WE HAVE
TO BRING THEM A PAIR OF SHOES.
EVERY ONE OF
THESE LITTLE ONES
IS GOING TO GET
A PAIR OF SHOES TODAY.
♪
Tammy:
WHAT I LOVE IS THAT
THIS SIMPLE
PAIR OF SHOES
HAS BECOME A TREASURE
TO THIS LITTLE GIRL.
I LOVE THAT SHE IS
HOLDING ON TO IT
LIKE IT'S THE GREATEST GIFT SHE'S EVER BEEN GIVEN.
AND IT COSTS
VERY LITTLE!
FOR A LITTLE AMOUNT
OF MONEY WE CAN PRODUCE
THOUSANDS OF SHOES
THAT CAN CHANGE A LIFE,
ONE CHILD AT A TIME,
STARTING
WITH HER.
♪
Betty: WOW! THESE CHILDREN
ARE SO PRECIOUS.
THEY DO TREASURE ANY GIFT,
ANY EXPRESSION OF LOVE
THAT YOU OFFER TO THEM.
AND IT'S WORTH THE SMILES
THAT YOU JUST SAW --
THEY'RE JUST BEAUTIFUL!
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE ENOUGH SHOES FOR
THE CHILDREN WHEN WE GO
INTO THESE AREAS.
I DON'T WANT US TO RUN OUT
LIKE WE HAVE SOMETIMES
WITH THE FOOD
IN THE EARLY DAYS, JAMES.
I WANT IT TO BE ENOUGH
BECAUSE IT IS A GIFT TO THEM
AND THEY WATCH THE OTHERS
GETTING THEIR GIFT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE GETS A GIFT
BECAUSE JAMES, I REMEMBER
ONE CHRISTMAS WHEN
OUR GRANDCHILDREN WERE
VERY, VERY SMALL.
I'M SO CAREFUL TO PICK OUT
THEIR GIFTS AND TO LABEL THEM
SO EVERYONE -- AND I WAS
COUNTING AROUND AND I THOUGHT
I HAD ENOUGH.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE
11 GRANDCHILDREN AND
WE'RE ALL AROUND THE TREE
AND WE'RE PASSING THEM OUT
AND EVERYBODY'S OPENING
THEIR GIFTS AND SO EXCITED.
AND I CAME TO THE LAST ONE
AND I THOUGHT,
"OH, WHERE IS IT?
WHERE IS IT?"
OUR LITTLE ALEK WAS SITTING
OVER THERE ON THE STEPS
IN OUR FAMILY ROOM
JUST SO QUIETLY,
AND EVERYONE ELSE
WAS OPENING THEIR GIFTS.
IT BROKE MY HEART.
I THOUGHT, I KNOW
I GOT HIM A GIFT!
AND I WENT ALL OVER THE HOUSE,
RUNNING AND I FOUND THE GIFT.
I HAD PUT THEM UNDER A BED
TO HIDE THEM FROM THE KIDS
WHEN THEY WOULD COME OVER
AND PLAY.
I THOUGHT, THANK YOU, JESUS!
BUT I THOUGHT, I WANT
THESE CHILDREN TO BE JUST
THAT EXCITED ABOUT
THEIR GIFT AND ANXIOUSLY
WAITING FOR IT.
SO LET'S MAKE SURE WE HAVE
ENOUGH OF THE SHOES
BECAUSE THEY ARE SO MUCH
MORE THAN JUST A GIFT.
THEY CAN BE LIFESAVING
FROM THE DISEASE THAT
THEY CAN GET FROM WALKING
AROUND IN THEIR BARE FEET.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR HELP!
James: I REMEMBER LOOKING
OVER AT ALEK.
HE WAS SITTING OVER ON
THE STEPS COMING INTO
OUR FAMILY ROOM.
HE WAS JUST SITTING THERE
QUIETLY LOOKING RIGHT AT
EVERYBODY ELSE WITH THEIR
GIFTS AND NOTHING FOR HIM.
THEN BETTY REALIZED
WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
AND HE WAS SO SWEET.
BUT YOU KNOW REALLY AND TRULY,
THESE CHILDREN ARE GOING
TO BE SHOCKED THAT
THEY'RE GETTING ANYTHING.
IT'S INDESCRIBABLE JOY.
AND IT BRINGS JOY TO
THE MISSIONARIES WHO LOVE
THESE CHILDREN SO MUCH.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
YOU MIGHT SAY IS NOT CRITICAL
TO LIFE AND YET IN MANY WAYS
IT IS BECAUSE IF THEY GET
HOOKWORMS THAT GET IN THROUGH
THE CUTS ON THEIR FEET AND
CAN HIT THEIR LITTLE BRAINS,
IT CANNOT ONLY DAMAGE
THEIR MINDS BUT IT CAN
DESTROY THEIR LIVES.
SO IT IS MORE THAN SOMETHING
TO HAVE FUN WITH.
IT'S A GIFT THAT
ENHANCES THEIR LIFE.
IF YOU WILL, PLEASE,
DIAL THAT NUMBER OR GO ONLINE
LIFETODAY.ORG AND MAKE
THE LARGEST GIFT YOU CAN.
IF THERE IS ANY WAY
YOU CAN HELP US GIVE SMILES
AND SHOES AND PROVIDE
THE CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES,
THEY COST $500 EACH,
WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE
TO PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER
GIVING $1,000.
WE'RE SENDING THE BEAUTIFUL
GLASS SCULPTURE,
"THE BLESSING"
TO THOSE OF YOU WHO MAKE
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
AND KNOW IN THIS INSTANCE,
YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING
TO SHOES AND SMILES
AND YOU'LL BE MAKING IT
POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO
THE CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES.
WHAT A BLESSING
THAT WILL BE.
AND ALSO, TO GIVE THE SHOES,
WE HAVE THE LITTLE
CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS
TO SAY THANKS.
I'M ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW,
EITHER GO ONLINE LIFETODAY.ORG
OR DIAL THAT NUMBER
AND MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART,
WHATEVER IT IS.
AND I AM PRAYING EVERYONE
WATCHING, THAT'S YOU,
WILL DO SOMETHING.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE PRAYING
BUT WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING
TODAY TO HELP, PLEASE?
BY THE WAY, IF YOU EVER GET
A BUSY, YOU CALL UNTIL
YOU GET THROUGH.
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.
WHILE THAT MAY SEEN MINOR IN
THE 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 HELP PROVIDE TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.
A GIFT OF $72 WILL
HELP PROVIDE 20 PAIR,
AND A GIFT OF $144
WILL HELP PROVIDE
40 PAIRS OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN
IN NEED.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
RED ANTIQUED SHOE ORNAMENT,
A TREASURE TO PLACE ON YOUR
TREE EACH HOLIDAY SEASON.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU MAY REQUEST
A SPECIAL BOXED SET
OF LIFE'S CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS FROM PAST YEARS.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE
OVER 275 PAIRS OF SHOES
OR TWO CHILDREN
WITH CORRECTIVE
CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES.
AND YOU MAY REQUEST OUR COMMEMORATIVE GLASS SCULPTURE
"THE BLESSING."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
Betty: I'M STANDING HERE
WITH THESE CHILDREN
AND THEY'RE A SMALL EXAMPLE
OF CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD
THAT DESERVE TO BE CONSIDERED
AND LOVED AND CARED FOR.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW
AMONG THESE CHILDREN
AND THOSE AROUND THE WORLD
TO PUT SOME SHOES
ON THEIR FEET,
TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE IN LIFE.
I ASK YOU TO HELP US DO THAT.
IT IS A SIMPLE REQUEST
BUT A VERY URGENT
AND IMPORTANT ONE.
PLEASE JOIN
WITH US!
YOU'LL GET SUCH GREAT JOY
OUT OF IT.
I KNOW YOU WILL!
GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU!
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James: WELL, WE WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR HELP.
I HOPE THAT YOU'LL MAKE
THE GIFT OF $100 OR MORE.
REMEMBER, $144 WILL GIVE
40 PAIRS OF SHOES.
AND THEN THERE ARE MANY
OF YOU WHO CAN HELP US
GIVE THOSE SMILES WITH
THE $500 OR $1,000 GIFT.
I PRAY YOU WILL.
WHAT A GREAT CHRISTMAS --
WHAT A GREAT GIFT!
I KNOW IT'S EARLY, I KNOW
WE'RE WAY AHEAD OF TIME
BUT LET'S BE THINKING
ABOUT THE LIVES
WE'RE GOING TO BLESS.
BETTY AND I SAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP
BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING
TO MAKE SOME LITTLE CHILDREN
VERY HAPPY AND YOU WILL
TRULY SEE IN THE TRUEST SENSE
HAPPY FEET.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
YOU HAVE A BLESSED DAY
AND A BLESSED WEEK.
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