>> I THINK THAT REALLY
JUST TOOK ME DOWN A PATH
OF NOT KNOWING WHO I WAS
OR WHAT MY PURPOSE WAS.
IT ALSO STARTED ME DOWN
A PATH OF DISHONESTY.
Announcer:
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY,
DUCK DYNASTY'S AL ROBERTSON
AND HIS WIFE LISA
SHARE THEIR STRUGGLE
THROUGH A DEVASTATING AFFAIR
15 YEARS INTO
THEIR MARRIAGE.
>> WHEN LISA FINALLY
TOLD THE TRUTH
ABOUT THE AFFAIR TO ME,
AFTER A LOT OF LAYERS OF DISHONESTY AFTER A LONG TIME,
I FELT RELIEF FIRST.
♪
Betty: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US;
I'M BETTY AND THIS IS JAMES.
James: AND WE'VE GOT
THE ROBERTSON'S,
AL AND LISA ROBERTSON,
DUCK DYNASTY.
AND AL JUST TOLD US
SOMETHING INTERESTING.
HE SAID THAT PEOPLE USED
TO THINK THAT DUCK DYNASTY
WAS A RESTAURANT.
THEN THEY FOUND OUT
THAT WASN'T THE CASE.
WOULD YOU WELCOME
AL AND LISA ROBERTSON
TO LIFE TODAY?
GOOD TO SEE YOU, BUDDY.
Al: GOOD TO BE BACK.
I SEE YOU'VE GOT
A LITTLE STUBBLE HERE.
YOU FEELING LEFT OUT?
Al: YEAH, DAD CALLS THAT
THE YASSER ARAFAT STAGE.
YEAH, I LIKE TO GROW
A LITTLE BIT
DURING THE OFF SEASON
WHEN WE'RE NOT FILMING
AND WE'RE HUNTING.
SO I DON'T HAVE TO PUT
AS MUCH FACE PAINT ON.
DAD IS LIKE CRAZY
ABOUT CONCEALMENT.
YOU'RE LIKE A SNIPER
WHEN YOU HAVE TO PUT ON,
LIKE A NAVY SEAL,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT
THE DUCKS TO SEE YOU.
James: IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THEY'RE DANGEROUS!
[Laughter]
Al: SO I LIKE TO GROW
A LITTLE BEARD
BUT IT WON'T LAST LONG BECAUSE
WHEN IT GETS LONGER THAN THIS,
LISA DOESN'T LIKE IT
SO IT GOES.
James: WELL, I WANT
TO REALLY CUT TO THE STORY
BECAUSE I WANT TO LOOK
BOTH OF YOU IN THE EYES
AND SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
BECAUSE YOU REALLY OPENED UP
A PART OF A PERSON'S LIFE,
RELATIONSHIP, MARRIAGE,
FAILURE THAT MOST PEOPLE
NEVER WANT TO TOUCH, AND
YET WE HAVE A WORLD OF HURT
IN THE CHURCH,
AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE CHURCH.
IT'S TRAGIC WHAT'S
HAPPENED IN MARRIAGES.
IF YOU FIND ALL THE REASONS
YOU CAN GET A DIVORCE,
THEY'RE PRETTY EASY
TO COME BY.
BUT ONE OF THEM
THEY THINK IS REALLY BIG
IS WHEN SOMEONE
HAS BEEN UNFAITHFUL,
EVEN FEEL LIKE JESUS SORT OF
GAVE US A PASS THERE; AND
REALLY, THAT'S NOT THE TRUTH
BECAUSE HE CAN HEAL ANYTHING
-- AND THAT'S A SERIOUS WOUND.
I BELIEVE THAT A DIVORCE
IS A CATASTROPHIC COLLISION
AND YOU'VE GOT TO MINISTER TO
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH
THAT CATASTROPHIC EVENT.
BUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD
AN UNFAITHFUL SITUATION,
IT'S OFTENTIMES CURTAINS.
AND YOU ALL HAVE BEEN OPEN
AND HONEST TO TELL SOMETHING
THAT I THINK HEALS
BROKEN HEARTS.
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.
JUST WHOEVER WANTS
TO PICK IT UP AND TAKE OFF;
JUST TELL US THE JOURNEY
THAT YOU REALLY TALK ABOUT
AND THEN HOW YOU BREAK OUT
THE MIRACULOUS
HEALING POWER OF GOD.
Al: WELL, GO AHEAD.
Lisa: I'LL START.
I THINK PROBABLY
IT STARTED WHENEVER
I WAS A YOUNG CHILD
BECAUSE WHENEVER I WAS --
THE EARLIEST MEMORY IS SEVEN,
AND I WAS MOLESTED
BY SOMEONE IN OUR FAMILY.
SO I THINK THAT REALLY
TOOK ME DOWN A PATH
OF NOT KNOWING WHO I WAS
OR WHAT MY PURPOSE WAS.
IT ALSO STARTED ME
DOWN A PATH OF DISHONESTY
BECAUSE IT WASN'T SOMETHING
THAT I COULD SHARE
AND I COULDN'T TELL ANYBODY
ABOUT IT; I FELT THE GUILT
AND THE SHAME OF IT.
James: DID YOU FEEL YOU WERE
RESPONSIBLE EVEN IN SOME WAY?
-- BECAUSE SO MANY DO.
Lisa: RIGHT!
I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT.
SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY
WHAT STARTED SOME DARKNESS,
EVEN AT THAT EARLY AGE
AND IT JUST BEGAN TO GROW.
IT GREW THROUGH
MY TEENAGE YEARS
AND THAT'S WHEN I MET ALAN,
WHENEVER I WAS A TEENAGER.
WE HAD RELATIONS TOGETHER
BEFORE WE WERE MARRIED.
THEN ONCE WE WERE MARRIED,
IT REALLY JUST
CAME BACK UP AGAIN;
JUST THE DARKNESS
WAS ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING
THAT OVERTAKES YOU.
AND SO FIVE YEARS INTO OUR
MARRIAGE WE HAD A BREACH.
IT WAS NOT A SEXUAL AFFAIR,
IT WAS MORE OF
AN EMOTIONAL AFFAIR
BUT WE DIDN'T SEEK OUT
ANY TYPE OF HELP.
IT WAS JUST A NEAR MISS. WOW!
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
THERE BUT LET'S MOVE ON
KIND OF THING.
SO TEN YEARS LATER, WHICH WAS
15 YEARS INTO OUR MARRIAGE
IT HAPPENED AGAIN
BUT THIS TIME IT WAS
A FULL BLOWN SEXUAL AFFAIR
THAT LASTED FOR 14 MONTHS.
James: AND THE IMPROPRIETY
IS ON YOUR PART; RIGHT?
Lisa: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
James: YOU'RE NOT TELLING
THE WORLD ABOUT AL.
THIS IS YOU TALKING ABOUT
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOU
THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY TRACE,
LET'S SAY THE INITIATION
EVEN BACK WHEN YOU WERE
A LITTLE GIRL TO WHERE THAT
POINT OF VULNERABILITY AND
THAT SHAME OR THAT HURT OR
PERSONAL GUILT CARRIED ON OUT
TO WHERE THERE'S THIS
LIKE YOU SAID THIS DARK SPOT.
Lisa: AND IT IS NOT AN EXCUSE.
I WOULD NEVER GIVE AN EXCUSE.
I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR MY ACTIONS.
BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE ARE REASONS
FOR THE WAY THAT PEOPLE
REACT TO SITUATIONS,
AND REASONS FOR WHY THEY
WAKE UP ONE DAY AND GO,
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?
WHAT HAVE I JUST DONE?
AND HOW DID I GET HERE?"
James: AND THERE ARE
REASONS TOO THAT
PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT IT.
LIKE YOU SAID
YOU DIDN'T SEEK ANY HELP.
THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON
THAT HAVE BRUISED US,
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US
ARE COMFORTABLE.
THE FATHERLESSNESS AFFECTED
MY LIFE; I'M NOT COMFORTABLE
ABOUT TALKING ABOUT
THE NEGATIVE ASPECT OF THAT.
AND OFTENTIMES WE FEEL LIKE
THE VERY PEOPLE THAT
MIGHT HELP US WOULD BE THE
FIRST ONES TO PUT US DOWN.
Lisa: RIGHT.
IT REALLY LED FROM THE YEAR
OF SEVEN UP UNTIL I WAS 14,
THAT WAS WHENEVER IT STOPPED,
BUT ALTHOUGH THE ABUSE STOPPED
THOSE FEELINGS THAT I HAD AND
JUST THE MESSED UP MINDSET,
THAT DIDN'T STOP.
I WISH I WOULD HAVE TOLD
SOMEONE JUST SO THAT I COULD
HAVE HAD THE HEALING I NEEDED.
BUT IT IS SO IMPORTANT --
SO IMPORTANT THAT THEY DO.
James: IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DO,
TOO THROUGHOUT THE BOOK
TO GET THAT?
CAN YOU FIND SOMEONE
YOU CAN TRUST AND DOWNLOAD?
Lisa: WE TALK ABOUT LOTS
OF STUFF IN THIS BOOK.
WE TALK ABOUT MOLESTATION,
WE TALK ABOUT ABORTION;
WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD,
I HAD AN ABORTION.
WE TALK ABOUT UNFAITHFULNESS.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE HELP FOR.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME TYPE
OF COUNSELING
OR JUST LEADERSHIP,
WISE COUNSEL THAT WILL
HELP YOU THROUGH THOSE THINGS.
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING
YOU SHOULD HAVE TO CARRY
BY YOURSELF.
James: ALAN, WHERE WAS --
I WANT TO BRING YOU IN,
WHEN YOU FOUND OUT,
OR HOWEVER THIS CAME ABOUT,
WHERE WERE YOU ALTHOUGH
WHEN THIS AFFAIR
THAT SHE REFERS TO
THAT LASTED A PERIOD OF TIME
AFTER Y'ALL HAD BEEN MARRIED
FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS,
WHERE WERE YOU IN YOUR
LET'S SAY YOUR SPIRITUAL WALK
OR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD?
Al: I WAS IN A GOOD PLACE.
I WAS PASTORING
A LARGE CHURCH,
OUR CHURCH,
VERY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED.
BUT AS THAT --
I THINK AS MY SPIRITUAL LIFE
WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS DOING
AND BLESSING OTHER PEOPLE,
I DID WHAT A LOT OF GUYS DO,
I DIDN'T REALLY LOOK
AT THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO ME
AND REALIZE WHERE THEY WERE.
I MISSED THAT.
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS GOING ON,
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG
WITH US BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE
THIS KIND OF BREACH
IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP
AND NOT KNOW, BUT YOU REALLY
DON'T WANT TO FACE IT.
SO I THINK I KNEW
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND I WOULD RESPOND IN ANGER,
WHEN I THOUGHT
I DID KNOW SOMETHING.
SO THAT IS THE WAY
I WAS TREATING LISA.
I THOUGHT IF I MADE IT
ROUGH ENOUGH ON HER,
SHE WOULD TELL THE TRUTH.
WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE,
JAMES, IS THAT I WAS NOT
A GOOD RECEIVER OF HONESTY.
I WAS WANTING
LISA TO BE HONEST
AND OTHER PEOPLE
IN MY LIFE AS WELL, BUT THEN
I DIDN'T RECEIVE IT VERY WELL.
WHEN SOMEONE WAS HONEST
WITH ME, THEN I WAS
VERY HARSH AND HARD ON THEM.
WELL, I'M ENCOURAGING PEOPLE
REALLY TO BE DISHONEST.
SO A LOT OF IT
WAS HOW I WAS REACTING
AND NOT REACTING DURING
THIS PERIOD OF TIME AS WELL.
WHEN LISA FINALLY
TOLD THE TRUTH
ABOUT THE AFFAIR TO ME, AFTER
A LOT OF LAYERS OF DISHONESTY
AFTER A LONG TIME,
I FELT RELIEF FIRST.
RELIEF THAT OKAY,
I'M NOT CRAZY.
I KNOW NOW
WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.
THEN I STARTED THAT PROCESS
YOU GO THROUGH WHEN
THERE'S BEEN A BETRAYAL
LIKE THAT IN A RELATIONSHIP.
SO WE WERE APART
FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
BUT I REALIZE
THAT I STILL LOVED HER
AND I ALSO REALIZED
THAT SHE HAD MADE
A HUGE SPIRITUAL CHANGE FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN OUR LIVES.
LISA HAD ALWAYS HAD ME
IN THIS PLACE THAT I REALLY
SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN.
I REALLY WAS
THE LORD OF HER LIFE.
JESUS REALLY NEVER WAS.
SHE HAD BEEN
INFATUATED WITH ME SINCE
WE WERE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
AND I KNEW THAT.
I KNEW THAT SHE HAD ME
IN THAT PLACE.
AND I WAS LIKE A LOT OF GUYS,
I THINK IT'S GREAT
IF YOUR WIFE WORSHIPS YOU.
BUT YOU KNOW IF SHE
WORSHIPS YOU ABOVE CHRIST
THAT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL
BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT
TAKES THE PLACE OF CHRIST
IS GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS
FOR YOU LATER ON
AND IT DID FOR US.
SO WHEN SHE FINALLY
MADE JESUS HER LORD,
THAT CHANGED NOT ONLY HER
BUT THEN IT CHANGED
THE POTENTIAL FOR US.
SO OVER A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
I KIND OF WENT THROUGH
THAT PROCESS, REALIZED THAT
I WANTED US TO BE TOGETHER.
AND SO I MADE A DECISION THAT
IF I WAS GOING TO FORGIVE HER
FOR THE AFFAIR,
AND ANY OTHER THING THAT SHE
HAD EVER DONE TO HURT ME, AND
THINGS I'D DONE TO HURT HER,
THAT WE WERE GOING TO
HAVE TO LIVE FORGIVENESS.
WE COULDN'T JUST SAY IT LIKE,
"OKAY, I FORGIVE YOU"
AND THEN A MONTH LATER
I BRING IT UP AND SAY,
"WAS THIS WHY YOU HAD
AN AFFAIR?"
THEN THAT'S NOT FORGIVENESS;
THAT'S JUST GOING BACK
AND GOING BACK.
SO I MADE A VOW --
I MADE A VOW TO GOD,
I MADE A VOW TO LISA;
I WOULD NEVER USE HER SIN
OR MINE TO HURT US EVER AGAIN.
AND I HAVEN'T; 15 YEARS IN,
PRAISE THE LORD.
James: THAT'S THE GRACE
AND THE FULL COVERING OF GOD
TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE WATCHING
COULD GET THERE
AND PEOPLE HERE IN THE STUDIO.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT --
I BELIEVE THAT'S PRIMARILY
WHAT YOU WANT PEOPLE
TO READ IN THE BOOK.
BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO READ IT
BECAUSE EVERY CHAPTER
IS BUILT ON THIS PROCESS.
IT IS NOT LIKE
WE TELL THE STORY
AND MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE.
BUT THE PROCESS CONTINUES
AND IT IS A PROCESS
OF AMAZING GRACE.
IT IS TRANSFORMING
HEALING GRACE.
CAN'T YOU SEE IT
IN THEIR COUNTENANCE?
CAN'T YOU SEE
GOD HAS DONE SOMETHING HERE
THAT IS REALLY SUPERNATURAL?
THERE IS NO WAY, I DON'T CARE
IF YOU'RE DUCK DYNASTY FAMILY,
YOU AIN'T MACHO ENOUGH AND
MAN ENOUGH AND SUPER ENOUGH
TO WORK THIS OUT.
THIS IS A MIRACLE OF GOD.
WERE YOU AMAZED
AT WHAT GOD DID WITH HIM
TO BRING YOU THROUGH THIS?
Lisa: OH, ABSOLUTELY!
ABSOLUTELY!
IN FORGIVENESS, YOU DON'T
DO IT FOR THE OTHER PERSON
YOU DO THAT FOR YOURSELF
BECAUSE THAT'S WHENEVER
IT RELEASES THE ANGER
AND THE BITTERNESS.
BUT IN ESSENCE
IT WAS THE GREATEST GIFT
THAT HE EVER COULD
HAVE GIVEN TO ME.
NO GIFT SINCE THEN
OR I DON'T KNOW THAT I'LL
EVER RECEIVE ONE FROM HIM
THAT WAS ANY BETTER
THAN HIM TO SAY,
"I FORGIVE YOU."
James: AND YOU KNOW
HE MEANT IT; IT WAS
SO MUCH MORE THAN WORDS.
ALAN, I CAN SEE IT
IN YOUR COUNTENANCE,
I SEE IT WITH BOTH OF YOU.
WHY ARE YOU --
ARE YOU CURIOUS, BETTY,
AS TO WHY THEY WOULD WANT
TO EVEN SHARE THIS,
AND HAVE SUCH A PEACE
THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING
THAT OUR PAIN MIGHT BE
SOMEONE ELSE'S HEALING?
DO YOU THINK
THAT'S WHAT IT IS?
Betty: I THINK THEIR TESTIMONY
IS SADLY VERY COMMON
IN RELATIONSHIPS,
NON-CHRISTIANS AND
CHRISTIAN RELATIONSHIPS.
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IS,
AND WHAT I PICKED UP ON,
IS LACK OF COMMUNICATION.
I THINK YOU WERE
JUST DYING INSIDE BECAUSE
YOU WANTED TO GET IT OUT,
YOU WANTED TO TELL HIM, AND
EVENTUALLY YOU JUST HAD TO.
BUT THAT COMMUNICATION,
AND THAT'S WHAT THE ENEMY
FIGHTS SO MUCH.
HE DOES NOT WANT US
TO RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER
AND TO BE HONEST
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
Al: HE HAD US TANGLED UP
IN THAT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT HAPPENS A LOT OF TIMES
WITH COUPLES.
THAT'S REALLY WHY
WE WANTED TO TELL THE STORY
IN THIS FORMAT.
WE'VE BEEN SHARING
OUR TESTIMONY
FOR ABOUT A DOZEN YEARS,
GOING BACK TO AFTER
WE WERE HEALED ENOUGH
TO BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT IT
BECAUSE IT TAKES
SOME CREDIBILITY.
WHEN WE TALK TO COUPLES TODAY,
THEY WANT TO GO FROM
BROKENNESS OVER AN AFFAIR
TO COMPLETE HEALING IN A MONTH
-- AND THAT'S NOT
THE WAY IT WORKS.
YOU MENTIONED THIS PROCESS;
IT TAKES TIME.
IT TAKES TIME OF HEALING.
IT TAKES TIME
OF UNDERSTANDING.
YOU HAVE TO UNPACK SOME THINGS
AND FIGURE OUT WHY YOU MADE
SOME DECISIONS YOU MADE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
BUT IT CAN HAPPEN
WITH GOD'S POWER.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT,
IT IS SUPERNATURAL
IS WHAT IT IS.
James: HAD YOU TALKED
TO ANYONE BEFORE YOU TALKED
TO HIM ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED
OR WAS HE THE FIRST PERSON?
Lisa: HE WAS THE FIRST ONE.
James: AND PROBABLY TO YOU
WOULD BE THE HARDEST.
Lisa: OH, ABSOLUTELY!
James: HOW DID
THE REST OF THE FAMILY,
YOU'RE A REAL CLOSE FAMILY
AND I DON'T FOR ONE MOMENT
DO I SEE PREACHING --
BY THE WAY, ALL AMERICA WAS,
SADIE WAS OUR FAMILY,
WHILE SHE IS SHOWING US
A SWEET INNOCENT GIRL
ON DANCING WITH THE STARS.
I DIDN'T EVER CARE
ANYTHING ABOUT WATCHING,
WATCHED SADIE.
YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL!
AND MOM AND DAD, GRANDMA,
Y'ALL ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
BUT YOU'RE A REALLY
CLOSE FAMILY
AND THAT'S NOT PUT ON.
THAT'S NOT SOME REALITY TV
WHERE WE'RE GOING
TO ACT LIKE SOMETHING SO,
THIS IS REALLY WHERE YOU ARE.
WHAT HAPPENED
WHEN THEY FOUND OUT?
Al: THEY WERE VERY HURT.
LISA, WE TALK ABOUT
IN THE BOOK,
LISA WORKED FOR THEM
AND PART OF THIS AFFAIR
SHE WAS TAKING MONEY
FROM THE BUSINESS.
SO THERE WAS MORE THAN JUST
THE HURT OF AN AFFAIR.
THERE WAS OTHER THINGS,
EMBEZZLEMENT,
AND THINGS LIKE THAT
THAT WILL TEND TO GO AROUND
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
SO EVERYBODY WAS HURT AND
WOUNDED; AND THEY WERE MOSTLY
HURT AND WOUNDED BECAUSE
I WAS SO HURT AND WOUNDED.
SO THEY TOOK THEIR CUE
FROM ME.
THEIR ADVICE WAS,
"AL, WE DON'T THINK
SHE IS GOING TO CHANGE.
WE DON'T THINK SHE IS
GOING TO BE ANY DIFFERENT."
AND ALMOST MY WHOLE FAMILY
FELT THAT WAY ABOUT LISA.
MOM WAS A LITTLE MORE
ON THE FENCE,
BUT EVERYBODY ELSE WAS LIKE,
"WE DON'T THINK SHE WILL."
I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW.
WE GOT 15 YEARS HERE,
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
IT'S GOING TO CHANGE.
YOU MAY BE RIGHT."
BUT THEY TOOK THEIR CUE
FROM ME.
WHEN THEY SAW ME
SAY YOU KNOW WHAT?
I LOVE HER AND I BELIEVE
SHE IS WHO SHE SAYS SHE IS
THEY GOT ON BOARD 100%.
James: WE COULD WISH
IF THEY EVER WANTED TO BE
ON BOARD FROM THE START, THE
ONE PERSON YOU KNOW IS JESUS.
YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HIM.
THE MIRACLE WAS
HE GOT IN WITH YOU.
YOU ACTUALLY MOVED A FAMILY.
IT IS JUST TOO BAD THEY
COULDN'T JUST ALL COME IN HERE
AND START MINISTERING.
BUT IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE
THAT THEY DIDN'T.
I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS
THE THING YOU'VE GOT TO GET.
YOU MUST GO FIRST TO HIM.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
IN YOUR OWN HEART AND MIND
WHAT IS GOING ON
BUT GO TO HIM,
BUT THEN FIND SOMEONE.
I THINK IF PEOPLE LISTENING,
ALL OF US, EVERYBODY HERE,
IF WE WOULD JUST FIND
SOMEBODY TO GO TO AND SAY,
"I'M TIRED OF WALKING
THIS ALONE.
I KNOW GOD'S WITH ME
BUT I NEED SOMEBODY
TO WALK IT OUT."
YOU CALLED IT
"ACCOUNTABILITY," SOMEBODY
GIVING YOU THE COUNSEL, THE
OVERSIGHT, AND THE GUIDANCE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PRAY.
RIGHT NOW I THINK THERE ARE
A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING.
I WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU.
FATHER, I THINK
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.
PEOPLE ARE HOOKED ON SOME
KIND OF ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE,
SOME KIND
OF ADDICTIVE PRACTICE,
SOME KIND OF A FASCINATION.
LORD, JUST SOMETHING
THAT IS COMPULSIVE
THAT JUST GOT THEM.
I PRAY, DEAR LORD,
FIRST TO SAY, YOU KNOW IT.
YOU KNOW IT, I KNOW IT.
NOW GOD GIVE THEM
THE GRACE TO SAY,
"LOOK, WALK THIS OUT WITH ME.
WALK THROUGH THIS."
AND FIND THAT PERSON
THAT WILL YOKE UP AND JOIN
HEARTS AND HANDS WITH THEM
TO MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE,
PLEASE DEAR GOD.
AND LET ME JUST SAY TO YOU
LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU,
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER YOU SEE
THERE IS PAID FOR BY LOVE.
THERE'S SOMEBODY RIGHT NOW,
YOU'VE NOT SEEN THEM,
YOU DON'T KNOW THEM,
BUT THEY LOVE YOU BECAUSE
GOD PUT LOVE IN THEIR HEART,
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE.
SHARE YOUR HEART WITH THEM
AND LET THEM PRAY WITH YOU.
LET'S GET
THIS SITUATION HEALED.
FATHER, I'M PRAYING
THAT FOR EVERYONE THAT NEEDS
TO DO THAT, THEY JUST
REACHED OUT EVEN TODAY.
WE ALWAYS TRY TO PUT GOD'S
ARMS AROUND A HURTING WORLD
BUT IT STARTS WITH YOU.
THE REASON WE'RE HERE TALKING
TO LISA AND AL RIGHT NOW
IS BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONES
WE'RE OFFERING WATER TO
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE WATER
TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE
ANY CLEAN WATER, THEY'RE
DYING OF DISEASED WATER.
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE
YOU WATER, WATER OF HOPE
AND LIFE AND HELP AND LOVE,
AND THE PEACE THAT GOD OFFERS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
YOU'RE THE FIRST OBJECT
OF EVERYTHING ON LIFE TODAY
AND YOU NEED TO KNOW
THAT GOD HAS HIS FOCUS ON YOU.
SO YOU ASK FOR THE HELP.
I WANT TO SAY TO YOU,
ALAN AND LISA, THANK YOU.
I'VE WATCHED YOU AS YOU'VE
GONE ON THE OTHER PROGRAMS
AND THE SECULAR MEDIA WORLD
AND YOU'VE REALLY
LIFTED UP JESUS,
AND YOU TELL THE WHOLE FAMILY
HOW MUCH WE LOVE THEM.
AND WE LOVE THEM AND WE
WANT TO THANK THE FAMILY
FOR SHARING SADIE WITH US.
FROM THE GET GO
ON DUCK DYNASTY, BUT ALSO
THE WAY THE WHOLE WORLD
GOT TO SEE A LITTLE GIRL
THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE
THIS LITTLE GIRL LOOKED TO ME,
JUST A SWEETHEART,
JUST A GIRL THAT
WAS SO INNOCENT.
THE FIRST DATE I WAS ON
WITH HER I WENT HOME
AND FELL ON MY KNEES
AND SAID, "I MET A PURE GIRL,
I MEET A SWEET GIRL."
I LIVED IN SUCH A ROTTEN,
GANG-INFESTED WORLD
WHERE I LIVED IN POVERTY.
I DIDN'T KNOW
THERE WAS SUCH A GIRL.
IT WAS LIKE I'D JUST MET
AN ANGEL AND I SAW THAT.
YOU KNOW YOU SAID YOU ALL
HAD BEEN COMPROMISING.
LISTEN, GOD WANTS TO LIFT US
UP OUT OF THE COMPROMISE
AND LIFT US UP INTO
A WHOLE NEW WAY OF LIFE
AND YOU'RE INSPIRING THAT.
WOULD YOU SAY THANKS
TO THIS BEAUTIFUL COUPLE
FOR LETTING US GO
ON THIS JOURNEY
IN THE GRACE AND THE PRESENCE
AND THE POWER OF OUR GOD?
LET ME SAY TO ALL OF YOU
WHO WATCH... BY THE WAY, IF
YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE THEIR BOOK,
IT IS IN THE BOOKSTORES.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET
SEVERAL COPIES BECAUSE
THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT HAVE CHALLENGES
IN THEIR MARRIAGE
AND THIS ONE REALLY CUTS
TO THE CHASE OF REALITY
AND THE HEALING POWER.
BUT WE'LL SEND IT TO YOU.
WE'D LOVE
TO JUST SEND IT TO YOU.
HERE'S WHAT WE ASK YOU TO DO.
WOULD YOU GIVE A CUP OF WATER
IN JESUS' NAME?
HE SAYS IF YOU GIVE
JUST A CUP OF WATER
YOU WON'T LOSE YOUR REWARD.
WHAT DOES THAT REWARD MEAN?
I NEVER THINK MATERIALISM,
I DON'T THINK RICHES,
I THINK "THE BLESSING"
OF BLESSING
TO SEE SOMEONE BLESSED
BECAUSE WE SHARED LOVE.
WATCH AND SEE
IF YOU'RE NOT MOVED
TO SHARE A CUP OF WATER --
MAYBE A WELL OF WATER.
Announcer:
IN THE HAUSA LANGUAGE,
HER NAME
MEANS JOYFUL
BUT A NAME ISN'T
ALWAYS A DESTINY.
FARA HAS EXPERIENCED
VERY LITTLE JOY
IN HER
BRIEF LIFE.
HER MOTHER AND FATHER
BROUGHT HER FROM THE OTHER
SIDE OF AFRICA TO MADAGASCAR
WHEN SHE WAS
ONLY A CHILD.
BUT WHEN
SHE WAS 15,
CONTAMINATED WATER
THEY ARE FORCED TO DRINK
KILLED BOTH
OF HER PARENTS
LEAVING HER
AN ORPHAN.
Announcer: ALONE, AFRAID,
AND UTTERLY VULNERABLE,
YOUNG FARA IMMEDIATELY
FOUND HERSELF
THE TARGET
OF SEX TRAFFICKERS.
HER LIFE BECAME
A JOYLESS NIGHTMARE.
Announcer:
WHEN SHE BECAME PREGNANT
THOSE WHO HAD ABUSED
AND ENSLAVED HER
SIMPLY THREW
HER AWAY,
THUS THE CHERISHED YOUNG SON
SHE NOW CARES FOR
WAS A DOUBLE
BLESSING.
NOT ONLY
DID HIS ARRIVAL
GIVE HER A PATHWAY
TO FREEDOM,
IT GAVE HER
A REASON TO LIVE,
BUT ALSO,
A REASON TO WORRY.
Announcer:
THE DREAM OF CLEAN WATER
MEANS EVERYTHING
TO YOUNG FARA
AND THE INFANT SON
WHO IS HER ONLY JOY IN LIFE.
Announcer:
FARA IS CRYING OUT FOR HELP.
TODAY THAT CRY
REACHED YOUR EARS.
THE QUESTION IS WILL THAT
CRY NOW REACH YOUR HEART?
James: BETTY,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Betty: IT'S REACHED MY HEART.
I THINK OF THAT
PRECIOUS YOUNG GIRL,
AND NOW SHE'S CARING
FOR HER OWN CHILD.
SHE'S HAVING TO GIVE HER OWN
FLESH AND BLOOD, HER BABY,
THE SAME WATER
THAT KILLED HER PARENTS.
WHAT CHOICE DOES SHE HAVE?
YOU HAVE TO HAVE WATER
TO EVEN SURVIVE A FEW DAYS.
SO THERE SHE IS
IN THE SAME SITUATION
WITH HER OWN BABY
AND NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO.
BUT YET THERE IS HOPE
IF WE WILL REACH OUT
AND MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE.
WE CAN HELP DRILL
THOSE WATER WELLS, JAMES.
I KNOW YOU AND I --
WE HELP WITH THEM BECAUSE
IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE
BE A PART OF GIVING SOMEBODY
AN OPPORTUNITY AT LIFE.
James: WELL, IT'S BEEN THE
MOST FOCUSED THING THAT WE'VE
DONE OTHER THAN JUST SHARE
OPPORTUNITIES TO LOVE PEOPLE.
WE HAVE FOCUSED ON THAT.
IT'S BEEN OUR JOY TO
ACTUALLY IN SOME SITUATIONS
JUST SAY TO THE MISSION TEAM,
BETTY AND I, WE WILL DRILL
A WELL THERE BECAUSE WE'VE
ASKED GOD TO LET US DO IT.
WE'RE A PART OF THAT.
BUT HERE'S THE THING
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND.
WHEN YOU TAKE 500 AREAS
THAT THE MISSIONARIES
ARE POINTING AT AND
THAT'S ONE OF THE EXAMPLES,
AND YOU TAKE ALL
OF THOSE AREAS,
THE SITUATION IS THAT WAY
BUT WE CAN'T BEGIN TO DO THAT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT
THERE'S ANYONE WATCHING
WHO COULD DO 500.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU ARE,
WHY DON'T YOU MAKE IT
A MATTER OF PRAYER?
BECAUSE I'D LOVE
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT
AND SHOW YOU HOW WE MIGHT
TAKE IT INTO DRILLING
THOUSANDS OF WELLS
IF PEOPLE WHO HAVE GREAT MEANS
WOULD JUST HAVE THAT HEART.
WHAT YOU HEARD THERE
FROM THE MISSION WORKER,
REFERRING YOU
TO THE SITUATION,
IT'S REACHED YOUR EARS
BUT WILL IT REACH YOUR HEART?
AND THEN DOES IT GO TO ACTION?
IT IS SO EASY TO SAY WE CARE
BUT WE DON'T SHARE.
THERE HAS TO BE
A COMPASSION CONNECTION
FOR THE CHANGE TO TAKE PLACE.
THE MISSIONARIES ARE THERE.
PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU
HAVE HELPED US PURCHASE
THE DRILLING EQUIPMENT
AND THE DRILLING RIGS,
A NUMBER OF THEM,
AND WE'RE ASKING YOU THEN
TO SEND US IN AND ENABLE THEM
TO GO TO THESE DIFFERENT AREAS
AND TO HAVE THE MEANS
AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT,
THE PIPE, THE DRILLING,
THE FUEL, THE PETROL,
EVERYTHING THEY NEED
TO DRILL, TO CASE IT, TO
GIVE THEM THE PUMP THAT THEY
NEED THAT IS MANUAL
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE
ELECTRICITY IN SO MANY
OF THESE REMOTE AREAS.
WOULD YOU SIMPLY TODAY
GO ONLINE, LIFETODAY.ORG?
JUST GO THERE AND JUST SAY,
"I'M GOING TO GIVE TODAY
WITH MY BANKCARD."
SO OFTEN YOU DO THINGS
THAT MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU
TO SHOP OR GET SOMETHING
YOU NEED OR SOMETHING
TO MAKE A GIFT WITH.
BUT TODAY YOU'RE GIVING
THE GIFT OF LIFE.
KEEP THIS IN MIND,
THE WELLS ARE $4800.
YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER
THERE ON THE SCREEN AND SAY,
"I WANT TO MAKE A GIFT."
USE YOUR BANKCARD
LIKE A CHECK;
THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD USE IT.
BUT $4800 IS WHAT THEY COST.
COULD YOU DRILL ONE
OR PART OF ONE WITH $1200
OR $2400?
PRAY OTHERS MATCH IT.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $48
YOU ARE GIVING 10 PEOPLE
WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE;
$144, YOU'RE GIVING 30 PEOPLE
WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
THERE IS A LEVEL AT WHICH
EVERYONE CAN REACH OUT
AND SAY, "I GIVE A CUP
OF WATER, A WELL OF WATER
IN JESUS' NAME."
FATHER, I PRAY EVERYONE
WHO CAN HELP
WILL MOVE RIGHT NOW TO ACTION
AND GIVE IN YOUR NAME LIFE;
IN JESUS' NAME.
THANK YOU FOR GOING
TO LIFETODAY.ORG
OR DIAL THAT NUMBER AND SAY,
"I WANT TO MAKE THIS GIFT."
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT!
Announcer: EVERY DAY
MILLIONS OF CHILDREN
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 WATER WELLS
FOR REMOTE VILLAGES
IN OVER
12 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE
CLEAN WATER FOR 5 PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48 WILL HELP
PROVIDE FOR 10 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
YOU'LL RECEIVE
THE BRAND-NEW FREE TO BE ME
40-DAY DEVOTIONAL
WHERE BETTY SHARES
THE CHALLENGES, VICTORIES,
AND INSIGHTS
GOD GAVE HER
WHILE STRUGGLING THROUGH
FEAR AND INSECURITY.
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
BETTY'S BOOK, FREE TO BE ME.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100
OR MORE YOU MAY REQUEST
LIFE'S INSPIRATIONAL
COFFEE MUG SET
FEATURING ENCOURAGING
QUOTES AND SCRIPTURE
TO BRIGHTEN YOUR MORNINGS
FOR YEARS TO COME!
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1200
TO HELP PROVIDE WATER
FOR 250 PEOPLE
OR A GIFT OF $4800 TO HELP
SPONSOR A COMPLETE WELL.
AND REQUEST THIS BEAUTIFULLY
FRAMED CANVAS PRINT OF
"THE FOREST CHAPEL"
BY THE PAINTER OF LIGHT ,
THOMAS KINKADE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: PLEASE, IF YOU CALLED
AND YOU GOT A BUSY, THERE
ARE A LOT OF COUPLES CALLING,
INDIVIDUALS CALLING SAYING,
"I WANT MY LIFE HEALED,
MY MARRIAGE HEALED."
BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO GIVE LIFE.
NOW YOU CAN GO ONLINE
LIFETODAY.ORG,
THAT'S REAL ACCESSIBLE.
USE YOUR BANKCARD TO MAKE THE
GIFT GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO CALL IN,
BE PERSISTENT.
SAY, "I'LL WAIT A FEW MINUTES;
PEOPLE ARE PRAYING RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING TO GET THROUGH."
WE'LL BE SENDING YOU
BETTY'S BOOK
AND HER DEVOTIONAL
AND THE OTHER THINGS
THAT WE'VE MENTIONED.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE
A NEW SEASON WITH AL AND LISA,
WHERE THEY WILL JOURNEY
WITH YOU THROUGH ONE OF
THE MOST CHALLENGING THINGS
A PERSON CAN EVER GO THROUGH
TO BLESS YOU,
AND THAT IS THE REASON
THEY'VE OPENED UP AND SHARED.
THEY HAVE OPENED UP
A LOT OF PAIN
THAT THEY FOUND HEALING FOR
SO YOU CAN FIND THE SAME
HEALING, AND THAT IS REALLY
THE REASON THEY'VE WRITTEN IT.
I WANT TO SAY THANKS
TO BOTH OF YOU.
JOIN US SAYING THANKS SO MUCH.
BLESS YOU! LOVE YOU!
THANK YOU FOR
OPENING UP YOUR LIFE
SO PEOPLE WILL OPEN UP
THEIR HEARTS.
THANK ALL OF YOU.
BY THE WAY,
HERE IS
THE DUCK COMMANDER BIBLE.
THAT IS NICE!
[Laughter]
THOMAS NELSON!
AND IT IS IN THE BOOKSTORES.
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
THANKS FOR SHARING LIFE!
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Announcer:
FINDING THE SWEETNESS OF GOD
IN EVERY BITTER THING!
NEXT WEEK!
>> LIFE TODAY IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL.
YOUR GIFT WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF LIFE.
THE MINISTRY FEATURES
SPECIFIC OUTREACHES
AS EXAMPLES OF THE PROGRAMS
IT SUPPORTS AND CONDUCTS.
GIFTS ARE CONSIDERED
TO BE WITHOUT RESTRICTION
AS TO USE UNLESS EXPLICITLY
STIPULATED BY THE DONOR.
THE MINISTRY IS A MEMBER
OF THE E.C.F.A.