(^_^)
Announcer: ON THIS SPECIAL
EPISODE OF LIFE TODAY.
James: HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED
IF MIRACLES ARE FOR REAL?
HAVE YOU EVER
NEEDED ONE?
EVER WANTED
ONE?
WELL, THEY ARE
FOR REAL.
I KNOW I MAY NEED A MIRACLE
SOMEWHERE IN MY LIFE
AND I WANT IT.
AND IF SOMEBODY CAN
BRING THAT MIRACLE TO ME,
IT SURE WOULD
BE WONDERFUL!
Announcer: NEXT
ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: I'M JAMES ROBISON.
MY WIFE, BETTY AND I WELCOME
YOU TO THE PROGRAM TODAY.
THIS IS A VERY
SPECIAL PROGRAM.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED
IF MIRACLES ARE FOR REAL?
HAVE YOU EVER NEEDED ONE?
LET ME JUST ADDRESS THIS
AS PERSONALLY AS I CAN,
THE FACT THAT MIRACLES
REALLY DO HAPPEN.
WE WERE EXCITED TO GIVE THE
FAMILY THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE THEIR STORY
OF A MIRACLE WITH
THEIR LITTLE GIRL WHO HAD
AN INCURABLE DISEASE,
FELL INTO A HOLLOW TREE
AND THEY WONDERED
HOW THEY'D GET HER OUT.
WHEN THEY GOT HER OUT
THEY FOUND THAT JESUS HAD
MET HER DOWN THERE
IN THAT TREE.
AND MIRACLE FROM HEAVEN,
THAT'S THE TITLE OF A BOOK
AND THEN THE TITLE
OF A MOVIE; THE MOST RAPIDLY
FROM BOOK TO MOVIE EVER!
AND IT WAS ABOUT A MIRACLE.
AND BETTY, WE HAD THAT
BEAUTIFUL MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
HERE TELLING US ABOUT
THAT UNDENIABLE MIRACLE
THAT THE DOCTORS CONFIRMED.
SO WHAT I WANT TO KNOW AND
I'M ASKING YOU AS POINTEDLY
AS I CAN, HAVE YOU EVER
NEEDED A MIRACLE?
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED ONE?
WELL, THEY ARE FOR REAL.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
BEING A PART OF A MIRACLE
THAT IS AS ABSOLUTE
IN THE REALITY OF
THE POSSIBILITY AS ANYTHING
YOU'VE EVER READ IN THE BIBLE.
BETTY, YOU AND I YEARS AGO
HAD MANY OF OUR VIEWERS
KNOW THAT WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL
DAUGHTER, MOTHER OF
THREE OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN;
OUR YOUNGEST LITTLE GIRL --
OUR MIRACLE BABY!
BECAUSE WE HAD ADOPTED
A SON AFTER HAVING
OUR FIRST DAUGHTER;
DOCTORS HAD TOLD BETTY
BECAUSE SHE HAD A CONDITION
KNOWN AS ENDOMETRIOSIS,
THAT BETTY COULD NEVER
HAVE ANOTHER CHILD.
SO WE JOYFULLY AND
PRAYERFULLY ADOPTED RANDY.
HE'S THE FATHER OF FOUR
OF THOSE WONDERFUL
GRANDCHILDREN.
BUT OUR YOUNGEST CHILD,
OUR DAUGHTER, OUR MIRACLE BABY
FACED A REAL NEED
FOR A MIRACLE.
SHE HAD CANCER THAT STARTED
IN THE THROAT.
SHE HAD NEVER BEEN ABUSIVE
AND NEVER SMOKED;
NEVER DONE ANYTHING
THAT WOULD CAUSE IT.
AND THEN WHEN IT WAS SO
APPARENT THAT SHE WAS HEALED
AND HAD OVERCOME IT,
IT WENT DOWN WHERE
THE FEEDING TUBE HAD BEEN
AND CANCER BEGAN TO GROW THERE
AND IT ULTIMATELY TOOK
OUR DAUGHTER'S LIFE.
HERE'S THE REASON
I BRING THAT UP.
I DON'T THINK THERE ARE
MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING
TO ME TODAY WHO DON'T KNOW
SOMEONE THAT NEEDS A MIRACLE.
I WANT TO SAY TO EVERYONE
WHO EVER PRAYED FOR US,
FOR OUR DAUGHTER
AND HER FAMILY, HER WHOLE LIFE
WAS A MIRACLE, THE EFFECT
OF HER LIFE IS A MIRACLE.
BUT THE POINT I WANT
TO MAKE IS THIS.
WHEN YOU NEED A MIRACLE
AND YOU WITNESS IT
THERE IS GREAT REJOICING
AND GRATITUDE.
WHEN YOU DON'T SEE THE MIRACLE
YOU HOPE FOR YOU NEED
THE MIRACLE OF GRACE
AND YOU NEED THE LOVE OF GOD
AND THE PEACE OF GOD
THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING
SEE YOU THROUGH IT.
BUT WHAT IF I SAID TO YOU
-- AND I REALLY DON'T
WANT YOU TO MISS THIS --
YOU CAN BE A PART OF A MIRACLE
AND I GUARANTEE
THE MIRACLE WILL HAPPEN.
BETTY, YOU AND I HAVE
BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD.
YOU AND I HAVE BEEN
IN PUBLIC MINISTRY FOR MORE
THAN 50 YEARS, MARRIED FOR
MORE THAN 50 YEARS,
AND AROUND THE WORLD
WE'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS NEEDS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE SAID
TO PEOPLE WHO WATCH US
ON TELEVISION, WE HAVE
A PROGRAM CALLED LIFE TODAY
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,
AND IT AIRS DAILY,
BASICALLY AROUND THE WORLD;
WE HAVE WATCHED PEOPLE
JUST LIKE YOU BECOME A PART
OF AN UNDENIABLE MIRACLE.
THIS IS NOT LIKE SEEKING
AND SEARCHING FOR A CURE.
THIS IS KNOWING
THE PERFECT CURE
AND WITH LOVE
BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE IT.
HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO.
I WANT YOU TO TRAVEL TO
ANOTHER PLACE ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE WORLD BUT THIS
IS TYPICAL OF MANY SCENES
WHERE THE NEED FOR A MIRACLE
IS AS REAL AS ANY
YOU WILL EVER WITNESS.
BUT YOU -- NOW LISTEN TO ME
-- YOU HOLD THE ANSWER.
Announcer: THERE ARE CERTAIN
STORIES WHICH MUST BE TOLD
AND MUST BE TOLD BECAUSE
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.
SCENES WHICH SCREAM
FOR INTERVENTION.
THE DESPERATION THAT
ANGOLA'S DROUGHT HAS CREATED
FOR DOMINGAS
IS ONE OF THEM.
BUT DESPERATION
IS NOT A WORD
THAT CAN ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE
HER CIRCUMSTANCES.
IN FACT, WE ARE FINDING
THAT NO WORDS CAN.
WE CANNOT SUFFICIENTLY
DESCRIBE THE NEED
OF DOMINGAS'
SMALL FAMILY.
WE SIMPLY
MUST SHOW YOU.
YOU MAY NOT FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE NATURE
OR EFFECTS OF
WATERBORNE DISEASES.
BUT YOU PROBABLY UNDERSTAND
THAT THESE CHILDREN WILL NOT
SURVIVE MUCH LONGER WITH THIS
AS THEIR ONLY WATER.
SOMETHING
MUST BE DONE.
James: HONEY, WHEN YOU LOOK
AND YOU SEE THOSE
BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRLS
DRINKING WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY
FILTHY, CONTAMINATED
DISEASE-RIDDEN WATER,
WHAT GOES ON IN
A MOTHER'S HEART?
Betty: YOU KNOW WHAT I NOTICED
RIGHT OFF, JAMES?
IS WHEN SHE DIPPED DOWN
IN THAT MUDDY WATER AND
SHE PUT IT TO HER LIPS
AND THEN SHE TURNED
THE LITTLE CUP UPSIDE DOWN --
NOTHING CAME OUT.
SHE WAS DRINKING --
SHE WAS EATING MUD.
THERE WAS HARDLY
ANY MOISTURE TO IT.
IT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART
BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE.
SHE HAS NO CHOICE.
THEY'RE TRYING TO GET
SOME KIND OF WATER INTO
THEIR BODIES BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TO HAVE WATER TO LIVE
VERY LONG AND YET THIS TYPE
IS GOING TO KILL THEM
AND THEY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
James: I WANT TO ASK YOU
TO DO SOMETHING.
I'M PRAYING MIRACULOUSLY
THIS COULD HAPPEN.
THAT YOU COULD JUST FOR
A MOMENT THINK IF THAT
WERE ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN
OR GRANDCHILDREN,
A PRETTY LITTLE GIRL.
I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT
SOME CARING PERSON GAVE
THE MISSIONARIES THE PRETTY
LITTLE DRESS THAT THAT GIRL
HAD ON, WHICH SAYS TO ME
THAT LOVE IS THERE IN PERSON
ON THE GROUND.
AND SINCE WE'VE BEEN
ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEE
THESE EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE,
THE LOVE OF GOD THROUGH
YIELDED MISSIONARIES
WHO HAVE SAID TO US, "JAMES,
WE KNOW IF WE SHARE A NEED
WITH YOU THAT CAN BE MET
YOU'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH
THE PEOPLE WHO WATCH YOU
AND BETTY ON TELEVISION.
AND WE KNOW THE PEOPLE
WHO WATCH YOU,
THEY'RE GOING TO CARE.
THEY'RE NOT LOOKING AWAY.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE
CHANNELS OR LEAVE THE ROOM.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING
TO SEEK TO BE A MIRACLE."
SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT FILTH AND
THAT'S NOT JUST DIRTY WATER
IT IS DISEASE-RIDDEN WATER
THAT THEY'RE DRINKING
AND IT COSTS SO MANY OF THEM
THEIR LIFE.
AND THE MIRACLE --
HERE'S THE MIRACLE!
RIGHT THERE IN THAT AREA
WHERE DROUGHT IS PREVAILING
AND THE WATER IS DRYING UP,
THERE IS WATER
BENEATH THE SURFACE.
SOMETIMES YOU CAN REACH IT
BY DIGGING A BORE HOLE BUT
THAT WATER THAT COMES UP
IN THAT BORE HOLE, WHICH
THEY WILL LET A BUCKET DOWN
AND PULL IT UP TO GET WATER,
IT BECOMES FILTHY TOO,
DISEASE-RIDDEN BECAUSE
IT HAS NO PROTECTION.
BUT WHEN YOU GO DOWN
SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET
AND YOU STEEL CASE IT
AND YOU GIVE THEM A PUMP
THEY CAN TURN --
CHILDREN CAN TURN IT.
WE'VE ACTUALLY IN A SETTING
WHERE WE HAVE A SCHOOL
IN PLACE HAVE CREATED A WHEEL,
LIKE A MERRY-GO-ROUND THAT
KIDS PLAY ON AND THEY'RE
PUMPING THE WATER OUT
OF THE WELL UP INTO
A HOLDING TANK.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY LIKE
WE'VE ADVANCED THEM.
YOU TALK ABOUT A MIRACLE!
AND WHAT CAUSES THAT MIRACLE?
SEE THE MIRACLE WE SO OFTEN
HOPE FOR WHEN WE BECOME
THAT MIRACLE, WHEN WE BECOME
THAT ANSWER TO SOMEONE'S
HEART CRY, TO SOMEONE'S
PRAYER FOR THE MIRACLE
AND WE'RE THE ONES THAT
RELEASE IT IN LOVE,
WELL THEN THE MIRACLE
OF TRANSFORMING LIVES
AND SAVING LIVES AND
PEOPLE'S FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE
IN THE MIRACLE BECOMES
NOT SIMPLY SOMETHING HOPED FOR
BUT IT IS SOMETHING FULFILLED.
GOD SAYS IN HIS WORD
IN ONE EXAMPLE, IN ISAIAH 58,
THAT WHEN YOU NOTICE
THE NEEDY AND YOU REACH OUT
TO THEM, THAT YOUR LIGHT
IS GOING TO SPRING FORTH
IN THE DARKNESS AND
YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT
GOD SUDDENLY BECOMES INVOLVED
IN YOUR SITUATION BECAUSE
YOU HAVE ALLOWED GOD
TO USE YOU IN SOMEONE ELSE'S
SITUATION TO BE THE MIRACLE.
BETTY, I WANT EVERYONE
WHO IS WATCHING TO TRY TO
IDENTIFY; AND I DON'T THINK
YOU HAVE TO LOSE A CHILD
TO IDENTIFY.
I THINK YOU JUST LOOK
AND SAY GOD, LET ME FEEL
WHAT THAT MOTHER FEELS
OR THAT PERSON OR
WHAT'S ON YOUR HEART?
YOU SEE THE NUMBER THERE
ON THE SCREEN BY THE WAY?
I WANT TO BE SURE
YOU UNDERSTAND THIS.
WE CAN DRILL A WELL
IN THOSE AREAS ALL OVER
THE WORLD WHERE THE NEED
IS GREAT AND WHERE
THE MISSIONARIES HAVE
SHOWN US THE NEED.
WE'RE ASKING GOD TO ENABLE US
TO DRILL HUNDREDS OF WELLS.
WE TRY TO DRILL A MINIMUM
OF 500 EVERY YEAR.
THE AVERAGE COST IS $4800.
MOST OF THE SUPPORT COMES FROM
THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE $48,
AND WE'VE BROKEN THAT DOWN
TO WHERE WE KNOW $48 GIVES
TEN PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
WHAT A MIRACLE!
WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT
THAT COULD HAPPEN?
BUT THERE IS SOME LEVEL
AT WHICH EVERYONE CAN HELP.
WE KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO JOYFULLY SAY,
"I'VE BEEN BLESSED ENOUGH
I'M GOING TO BE THE MIRACLE
PROVIDING A WELL FOR
THAT COMMUNITY
AND GIVING THAT GIFT."
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO THE HEART CRY,
LISTEN TO WHAT WE COULD
EASILY SEE AS A PRAYER
CRYING OUT FOR A MIRACLE
TO PREVENT CRISIS, LOSSES.
WATCH PRAYERFULLY.
James: BOY, DO THEY NEED
A MIRACLE!
Betty: IT IS A NATURE OF
A MOTHER TO NURTURE
HER BABIES AND WHEN SHE HAS
DONE ALL THAT SHE CAN DO
THERE'S A HELPLESSNESS
THAT COMES IN AND YOU SAY,
"O GOD! I AM HELPLESS
IN THIS SITUATION.
PLEASE HELP ME!
SEND SOMEONE TO HELP ME."
SHE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS
-- THE WATER.
SHE KNOWS WHAT KILLED HER SON
-- THE WATER.
SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE IS GIVING
HER LITTLE BABY GIRL TO DRINK
-- THAT SAME DISEASED WATER.
SO WHAT DOES SHE HAVE
TO LOOK FORWARD TO NOW?
ANOTHER DEATH?
I SURE HOPE NOT.
WE CAN BE THAT MIRACLE
THAT SHE'S ASKING FOR
BY DRILLING THE WATER WELLS.
I HOPE YOUR HEART'S
BEEN TOUCHED.
I HOPE YOUR HEART'S BEEN
BROKEN ENOUGH TO SAY,
"I WANT TO HELP!"
James: IT IS NOT
WISHFUL THINKING,
IT'S NOT A FEEBLE HOPE,
IT'S A VERY REAL HOPE
AND THERE IS A PERFECT
-- I'M TELLING YOU
-- A PERFECT SOLUTION.
I THINK MOST OF US CAN SAY
WE DO FACE SOME CHALLENGES
IN OUR JOURNEY ON THIS EARTH
THAT SOMETIMES SEEM
INSURMOUNTABLE AND WOULD
TRULY TAKE A NEW TESTAMENT
TYPE MIRACLE FOR THAT
SITUATION TO BE EFFECTIVELY
ADDRESSED AND CHANGED.
BUT WITH THIS SITUATION
JESUS SAID, "IF YOU JUST GIVE
A CUP OF WATER --
IF YOU WOULD GIVE A CUP
OF WATER IN MY NAME
YOU WON'T LOSE YOUR REWARD."
YOU KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS
I PRAY WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT VERSE?
YOU DON'T START TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S
THAT REWARD GOING TO BE.
WHEN I SEE A THIRSTY CHILD
OR I SEE A PERSON SUFFERING
AND I CAN TOUCH THAT AREA
OF PAIN OR HURT AND HEAL IT,
AND BE THE ANSWER,
I DON'T EVEN NEED A REWARD
BEYOND THAT.
WHEN I SEE WHAT LOVE DOES
TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT,
I DON'T EVEN STOP AND THINK
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME.
ALL I'M THINKING ABOUT IS
I WANT TO BE THE ANSWER
TO THAT MOTHER'S CRY.
I WANT TO PROTECT
THAT LITTLE CHILD.
I DON'T WANT HER TO GO
THROUGH ANY MORE PAIN.
WELL, THE ANSWER IS
A WATER WELL.
WE WANT TO DRILL A WATER
WELL RIGHT THERE.
IT COSTS $4800.
THAT'S THE AVERAGE COST.
THERE ARE PEOPLE, BETTY
WHO GIVE A WELL.
YOU AND I ASKED GOD TO LET US
DO THAT YEARS AGO,
EVERY TIME THAT WE SAW THE
NEED IN AN AREA, EACH YEAR,
AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT
AS AN ANSWER TO PRAYER.
SOME OF YOU CAN DO THAT.
THERE ARE SOME OF YOU
WHO COULD GIVE $1200 AND
PRAY THREE PEOPLE JOIN YOU
OR $2400 AND PRAY
ANOTHER PERSON JOINS YOU.
MOST OF THE SUPPORT TO DRILL
THESE $4800 WELLS COMES
FROM PEOPLE GIVING $48.
COULD YOU DO THAT?
RIGHT NOW IF YOU'LL DIAL
THAT NUMBER OR YOU CAN GO
ONLINE AND USE YOUR BANKCARD
LIKE A CHECK AND SAY
HERE'S THE GIFT THAT
I'M MAKING TO BE THE MIRACLE
THAT'S HOPED FOR,
THAT THAT MOTHER HOPES FOR,
THAT MOTHERS AND PEOPLE NEED
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU DRILL
ANOTHER 500 WATER WELLS.
ONE WELL AT A TIME,
ONE GIFT AT A TIME,
ONE MIRACLE EXTENDED FROM
YOUR HANDS AND YOUR HEART.
WOULD YOU MAKE THAT CALL?
WOULD YOU MAKE THAT GIFT?
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS WE'RE GOING
TO SEND YOU TO BLESS YOU
AND SAY THANK YOU
BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU.
WE WANT TO INVEST
IN YOUR LIFE.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR BEING THE MIRACLE.
YOU BECOME AN ANSWER
TO SOMEONE'S PRAYER
AND YOU WATCH HOW QUICKLY
YOUR PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED.
IT'S EXCITING TO BE
THE MIRACLE SOMEONE PRAYS FOR,
TO BE THE ANSWER
TO THEIR PRAYER.
Announcer:
EVERY DAY CHILDREN ARE FORCED
TO MAKE A DREADFUL CHOICE:
DRINK 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
PROVEN DEMONSTRATIONS
OF GOD'S LOVE TODAY.
SUFFERING
CAN END
BECAUSE CLEAN WATER
CHANGES EVERYTHING.
WITH YOUR
GIFT TODAY
YOU CAN HELP DRILL
500 WATER WELLS
IN REMOTE VILLAGES
IN OVER 15 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT
OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE
CLEAN WATER FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48
WILL HELP PROVIDE FOR TEN.
AND $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE
FRESH WATER FOR 30 PEOPLE
FOR A LIFETIME!
ADDITIONALLY, JUST OVER
$378,000 IS NEEDED
TO REPLACE AN OLD
AND FAILING DRILLING RIG
IN AFRICA.
PLEASE CONSIDER
AN ADDITIONAL GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
TO GET A DESPERATELY NEEDED
NEW RIG IN PLACE
AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
WITH YOUR GIFT
WE'LL SEND YOU THE STREAM,
A POWERFUL NEW BOOK
BY JAMES ROBISON
THAT CHARTS A CLEAR PATH
FOR YOUR PERSONAL REVIVAL
AND A SPIRITUAL
REVOLUTION.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
PLEASE REQUEST
THE "PROMISES OF GOD"
COFFEE MUGS.
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 YOU MAY REQUEST OUR
"MAJESTY" BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
Announcer: THIS IS DAUPHINE.
SHE LIVES IN MADAGASCAR
AND DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS
TO CLEAN WATER.
LAST YEAR,
A STAY-AT-HOME MOM IN TEXAS
ALMOST PICKED UP
THE PHONE
TO HELP SUPPORT A NEW WATER
WELL IN DAUPHINE'S VILLAGE.
THIS IS ROSA.
SHE LIVES IN A TINY VILLAGE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
ROSA AND HER CHILDREN DRINK
WATER THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS...
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO,
A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
IN THE MIDWEST
ALMOST MAILED IN A CHECK
TO DRILL A CLEAN WATER WELL
NEAR ROSA'S HOUSE.
THIS IS VAUGHN.
HE'S FROM CAMBODIA
AND HE'S WATCHED
HIS GRANDCHILDREN SUFFER
FROM THE AFFECTS OF
A WATERBORNE ILLNESS.
LAST WEEK, A SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS IN A LARGE CHURCH
TALKED ABOUT DOING
A FUNDRAISER TO HELP EASE
THE PAIN IN VAUGHN'S FAMILY.
DAUPHINE'S SON
ALMOST MADE IT
TO HIS 5th BIRTHDAY.
ROSA'S BABY
ALMOST MADE IT
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
VAUGHN'S GRANDCHILD
WAS ALMOST WELL ENOUGH
TO LEAVE THE CLINIC.
WE CAN DO BETTER
THAN ALMOST.
CLEAN WATER
CHANGES EVERYTHING.
[Children talking & laughing]
James: OH, BOY!
ALMOST!
SOMEONE ALMOST --
ALMOST ISN'T ENOUGH
WHEN YOU CAN BE THE MIRACLE
OR PART OF IT.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE
ALMOST PERSUADED.
PAUL HEARD THOSE WORDS,
"ALMOST YOU PERSUADE ME
TO BELIEVE."
WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR HEART
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOMEONE
SEEING A NEED LIKE THAT
THAT LOVE CAN MEET?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
Betty: JAMES, IT'S SO TRUE.
SO MANY TIMES GOD WILL PUT
SOMETHING ON OUR HEART
AND WE'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
WE THINK I SHOULD DO THAT.
BUT DO WE ALWAYS DO THAT?
WE SHOULD IF GOD PROMPTS US.
NOT ONLY DID HE PUT IT
ON OUR HEART, WE SHOULD
PUT ACTION, WE SHOULD PUT FEET
TO OUR THOUGHTS AND
REACH OUT AND HELP THOSE.
IF GOD HAS PUT IT
ON YOUR HEART, THE THOUGHT
HAS RUN ACROSS YOUR MIND,
MAYBE I SHOULD DO THAT,
FOLLOW THROUGH
AND LET'S REACH OUT
AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN THE LIVES OF THESE
PRECIOUS FAMILIES THAT HAVE
NO HOPE UNLESS WE REACH OUT.
James: FATHER, I PRAY FOR
EVERY PERSON WATCHING
THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE
ALMOST PERSUADED TO DO
WHAT YOU PUT ON THEIR HEART
BUT THEY WOULD BE TOTALLY
COMMITTED TO DO IT
AT WHATEVER LEVEL AND
WHATEVER WAY THEY CAN;
IN JESUS' NAME.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW JUST PAUSE
AND THINK, OKAY, I KNOW
I MAY NEED A MIRACLE SOMEWHERE
IN MY LIFE AND I WANT IT.
IF SOMEBODY COULD BRING
THAT MIRACLE TO ME,
IT SURE WOULD BE WONDERFUL!
WELL, YOU ARE THE SOMEONE
THAT CAN DELIVER THE MIRACLE
TO THE PEOPLE WE'VE SHOWN YOU,
THAT THEY REPRESENT THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
THAT NEED CLEAN WATER.
WE'RE ASKING YOU, IF YOU WOULD
RIGHT NOW TO DO WHAT
GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART.
DON'T EVER STOP AND THINK,
WELL, I DON'T HAVE MUCH.
IF JESUS SAID THE WOMAN THAT
GAVE THE SMALLEST AMOUNT,
THE WIDOW'S MITE GAVE
MORE THAN ANYONE,
REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE,
BECAUSE IT WAS HER HEART;
SHE SIMPLY DID WHAT SHE COULD.
WOULD YOU DO THAT?
IF IT'S JUST A CUP OF WATER,
WOULD YOU GIVE TOWARD
A WELL OF WATER?
$48, TEN PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
COULD YOU DO THAT?
OR EVEN A PART OF THAT,
WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING?
CALL THE NUMBER, GO ONLINE,
PUT IT ON YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK.
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE GIVING.
JUST MAKE IT TO LIFE
AND PUT IT IN THE MAIL.
BUT WOULD YOU CALL US AND
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE MAILING?
OR WOULD YOU CALL AND
USE THE BANKCARD
AND MAKE THAT GIFT TODAY?
IF YOU CAN GIVE A PART
OF A WELL, $144, 30 PEOPLE
WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE,
$1200, PRAY THREE JOIN YOU,
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER WELL.
$2400 ONE JOINS YOU,
WE'VE GOT A WELL.
$4800, SOME OF YOU
CAN GIVE THAT.
I BELIEVE YOU'LL WANT TO
BECAUSE GOD HAS BLESSED YOU
AND YOU SAY, "I'M GOING
TO GIVE A WELL.
I'M GOING TO DRILL A WELL
IN THAT AREA.
I'M GOING TO BE THE MIRACLE.
I'M GOING TO BE THE ANSWER
TO THAT PERSON'S PRAYER."
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS
WE'LL SEND YOU JUST TO SAY
THANKS AND TO BE
A BLESSING TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING
THE GREATEST GIFT, THE GIFT
OF LIFE BECAUSE OF THE LOVE
OF GOD IN YOUR HEART.
YOU BECOME THE MIRACLE.
Announcer:
EVERY DAY CHILDREN ARE FORCED
TO MAKE A DREADFUL CHOICE:
DRINK 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
PROVEN DEMONSTRATIONS
OF GOD'S LOVE TODAY.
SUFFERING
CAN END
BECAUSE CLEAN WATER
CHANGES EVERYTHING.
WITH YOUR
GIFT TODAY
YOU CAN HELP DRILL
500 WATER WELLS
IN REMOTE VILLAGES
IN OVER 15 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT
OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE
CLEAN WATER FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48
WILL HELP PROVIDE FOR TEN.
AND $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE
FRESH WATER FOR 30 PEOPLE
FOR A LIFETIME!
ADDITIONALLY, JUST OVER
$378,000 IS NEEDED
TO REPLACE AN OLD
AND FAILING DRILLING RIG
IN AFRICA.
PLEASE CONSIDER
AN ADDITIONAL GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
TO GET A DESPERATELY NEEDED
NEW RIG IN PLACE
AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
WITH YOUR GIFT
WE'LL SEND YOU THE STREAM,
A POWERFUL NEW BOOK
BY JAMES ROBISON
THAT CHARTS A CLEAR PATH
FOR YOUR PERSONAL REVIVAL
AND A SPIRITUAL
REVOLUTION.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
PLEASE REQUEST
THE "PROMISES OF GOD"
COFFEE MUGS.
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 YOU MAY REQUEST OUR
"MAJESTY" BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
♪
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♪
♪
James: I WANT TO THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
BETTY AND I BOTH SAY THANKS
IN BEHALF OF THE FAMILIES
WHOSE LIVES YOU'VE TOUCHED,
THE MIRACLE THAT
YOU MADE POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR RELEASING
THE MIRACLE THAT
WAS LONGED FOR AND
SO DESPERATELY NEEDED.
GOD BLESS YOU AND CONTINUE
TO BLESS THROUGH YOU
IS OUR PRAYER FOR YOU.
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>> 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.