Announcer:
ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE
OF LIFE TODAY!
James:
I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU CAN SEE --
LET ME SAY TALKING
TO YOU ON THIS CAMERA
WHERE YOU CAN SEE.
I DIDN'T HAVE
TIME TO SHAVE.
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
HOW IT WAS GOING TO LOOK
SO IT'S NOT SOME
KIND OF NEW LOOK.
BETTY AND I GOT
LESS PROBABLY
THAN THREE HOURS
OF SLEEP LAST NIGHT.
ONE OF THE
REASONS IS
WE'RE PRAYING
FOR A SITUATION
AND A NEEDED
MIRACLE TO OCCUR.
Announcer:
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: THERE ARE NO APPLAUSE,
OBVIOUSLY TODAY,
AND THERE'S A REASON FOR IT.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I WELCOME YOU
TO THIS PROGRAM.
WHEN I SAY
IT'S A SPECIAL PROGRAM
IT REALLY IS.
LET ME JUST SAY TO YOU
THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO TALK
ABOUT A SITUATION
THAT JUST LOVE AND PRAYER
AND CONCERN FROM YOU
IS GOING TO
MIRACULOUSLY AFFECT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE.
LET ME JUST SEE HERE,
TALKING TO YOU ON THIS CAMERA
WHERE YOU CAN SEE.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SHAVE.
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
HOW IT WAS GOING TO LOOK.
SO IT'S NOT
SOME KIND OF NEW LOOK.
BETTY AND I GOT LESS PROBABLY
THAN THREE HOURS OF SLEEP
LAST NIGHT.
ONE OF THE REASONS IS
THAT WE'RE PRAYING FOR
A SITUATION
AND A NEEDED MIRACLE TO OCCUR
AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
PRECIOUS LITTLE ONES
THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO TURN AWAY FROM.
AS A MATTER OF FACT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE SHEILA WALSH
IN JUST A MOMENT AND BOY
DO WE EVER THANK GOD
FOR THE GREAT ANOINTING
THAT'S ON THAT
VERY GIFTED PERSON'S LIFE.
AND THE JOY THAT SHE HAS
BEING HERE WITH LIFE OUTREACH
AND SHARING THE LIFE
AND LOVE OF GOD,
NOT JUST IN WORD ONLY
BUT IN CLEAR DEMONSTRATION.
SO YES, WE WILL PRAY OVER
THAT BUT THE REASON I DIDN'T
HAVE TIME TO SHAVE
AND THE REASON
WE DIDN'T SLEEP MUCH
IS BECAUSE WE WERE
PRAYING FOR YOU.
I'M TELLING YOU, WE WERE.
WE WERE PRAYING FOR GOD
TO CLOTHE YOU
LIKE WE SO OFTEN CLOTHE
THOSE WHO ARE SO POOR.
AND TO FEED YOU
WITH THE TRANSFORMING POWER
OF HIS WORD
AND THE BREAD OF LIFE
AND THE NOURISHMENT IT GIVES
BECAUSE WE'RE A VERY
UNDERNOURISHED PEOPLE.
OUR NATION
IS IN A PERILOUS PLACE
THAT ONLY GOD
CAN LIFT US OUT OF THE PIT
THAT WE DUG WITH OUR OWN
CASTING ASIDE THE COUNSEL
AND THE WORD OF GOD.
AND WE WANTED YOU TO HAVE
THE FOOD THAT NOURISHES
AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HELP.
SO I THINK YOU NEED
TO UNDERSTAND
THAT IT'S PRETTY EASY
FOR YOU TO TELL,
OKAY, JAMES, YOU AND BETTY,
YOU ALL OBVIOUSLY
LOVE CHILDREN.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
THE LOVE OF GOD
ALL OVER SHEILA WALSH
IN A MOMENT.
BUT THE LACK OF SLEEP
IS PRAYING FOR GOD
TO DO A MIRACLE THAT WOULD
TOUCH YOUR LIFE IN WAYS
YOU WOULD NEVER IMAGINE,
BECAUSE WE DESPERATELY,
DESPERATELY NEED IT.
I WANT US TO JOIN SHEILA
RIGHT NOW
AND YOU WATCH PRAYERFULLY,
BUT PLEASE LISTEN
WITH A SINCERE SEEKER'S
LOVE FILLED HEART.
♪
Sheila: I'M HERE
IN WHAT IS A SMALL PART
OF A MASSIVE
GRAVEYARD.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE.
BUT THIS PART
I'M STANDING IN,
THESE ARE
ALL CHILDREN.
AND THE THING THAT HAS
TOUCHED US AS A TEAM
SO DEEPLY IS THE WAY
THAT THE PARENTS
HAVE TRIED TO HONOR
THEIR CHILDREN IN SOME WAY
BY LEAVING SOMETHING
ON THE GRAVE,
WHETHER IT'S JUST
LITTLE BOOTIES,
A LITTLE TOY THAT MEANT SOMETHING TO THE CHILD.
SOME PARENTS HAVE LITERALLY,
ALL THEY HAD WAS LIKE
AN EMPTY WATER BOTTLE
BUT THEY JUST WANTED
TO LEAVE SOMETHING
TO SAY THIS IS MY CHILD,
AND THEY WERE LOVED.
AND JAMES, YOU'LL
REMEMBER BEING HERE.
YOU WERE HERE
AND YOU REMEMBER THE IMPACT
THIS PLACE HAD ON YOU.
WHAT WOULD HORRIFY YOU
IS HOW IT'S GROWN.
James:
DEAR GOD!
I'M IN THE MIDST OF
A THOUSAND CHILDREN'S GRAVES.
MOST OF THEM
DIDN'T HAVE TO DIE.
THEY DIED,
LIKE THIS LITTLE KID HERE,
THAT DIDN'T HAVE
THE NUTRITION.
WE'RE TOLD THAT MILLIONS
FACE DEATH RIGHT NOW
IN SOUTHERN AFRICA,
WHERE I'M KNEELING IN THE
MIDST OF CHILDREN'S GRAVES.
Sheila: WE'RE ON THE EDGE
OF SUCH AN EPIDEMIC AGAIN.
IN FACT,
JUST BEHIND ME
THEY'VE DUG
FOUR LITTLE FRESH GRAVES
AND THERE'S NO
CHILDREN IN THEM YET
BUT THEY'RE GETTING READY BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THEY'RE COMING.
THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE
AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED
TO DO SOMETHING NOW.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO GO INTO THESE VILLAGES
AND FEED THESE CHILDREN AND BRING HOPE TO THESE PARENTS
SO THAT THESE FOUR LITTLE
HOLES BACK HERE STAY EMPTY.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
AND WE NEED IT NOW.
James: IT IS AS THOUGH
IT WAS YESTERDAY
THAT I FIRST LOOKED
AT LITTLE GRAVES
AND KNELT DOWN
AND SAW SOME OF THOSE
LITTLE PICTURES AS YOU SAW.
NOW, LET ME TELL YOU
THE MIRACLE.
I MEAN, REALLY STAY WITH ME.
BETTY, WE STOPPED
THE DEATH CYCLE ALL AROUND
THAT PARTICULAR AREA,
IN THAT PROXIMITY.
AND SO EFFECTIVE WAS THE WORK
AND THE LOVE YOU SHARED
THAT THE LITTLE CHILDREN
WERE SO HEALTHY
THEY COULD SING
THE PRAISES OF JESUS
AND THEY WERE SO HAPPY.
AND WHEN WE GOT READY
TO LEAVE THERE WAS
A VERY SMALL GENTLEMAN
THAT WAS THE PASTOR.
HE HAD TEARS IN HIS EYES
AS HE WAS TALKING
TO THE MISSIONARY.
NOW, LET ME TELL YOU
WHY HE WAS CRYING.
HE HAD TEARS IN HIS EYES
AND HE SAID TO PETER,
"NOW THAT YOU SEE
WE'RE BETTER,
ARE YOU NOT COMING BACK?
IS THIS THE LAST TIME
WE'LL SEE YOU?"
AND PETER ASSURED HIM, "NO!
AS LONG AS THERE'S A NEED
WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP
THESE CHILDREN STRONG."
AND THAT'S BEFORE
WE WENT INTO SCHOOL FEEDING
WHICH NOT ONLY
KEEPS THEM STRONG,
IT KEEPS THEM LEARNING
AND JUST BUILDS
THEIR LITTLE MINDS.
BETTY, THERE'S SUCH
A DEEP, DEEP CONCERN
THAT PEOPLE NOT BE FORGOTTEN,
EVEN WHEN YOU'VE REACHED OUT
AND THEY WONDER IF YOU'RE
GOING TO STILL KEEP CARING.
Betty: YOU KNOW, JAMES,
THAT IS A BIG CONCERN
WHEN WE GO TO THESE PLACES
WHERE THERE'S SUCH A NEED.
SO MANY CHILDREN
THAT ARE DYING
BECAUSE OF LACK OF NUTRITION,
JUST LACK OF FOOD IN GENERAL,
I'M SURE THAT'S IN THE BACK
OF THE PARENT'S MIND,
THE PASTOR'S -- LEADER --
WHOEVER THERE
THAT IS IN CHARGE
OF THESE CHILDREN.
THEY THINK IS SOMEBODY GOING
TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM?
IS SOMEONE GOING TO BE THERE
WHEN WE RUN OUT OF FOOD?
IS SOMEONE GOING TO BE THERE
SO THAT WE CAN KEEP
THESE CHILDREN NOURISHED
SO THEY DON'T DIE,
AND YOU DON'T SEE
THE LITTLE GRAVES BEING DUG?
I LOOKED AT THOSE GRAVES
AS WE WATCHED TOGETHER HERE,
JAMES AND I, AND I THOUGHT
DEAR GOD! THOSE AREN'T GRAVES
FOR OLDER PEOPLE
THAT HAVE LIVED A FULL LIFE
AND THEY'RE READY
TO GO BE WITH THE LORD.
THESE ARE BABY GRAVES.
THESE ARE CHILDREN
THAT HAVEN'T EVEN HAD
A CHANCE AT LIFE, JAMES!
IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART.
WELL, I FEEL LIKE,
WITH YOUR HELP
AND SO MANY, MANY MORE,
WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
WE CAN CONTINUE THE PROGRAM
AND GET THE FOOD
TO THE CHILDREN.
James: WELL, YOU KNOW,
BEFORE THAT
WE GOT IT STOPPED.
WHEN I SAY "WE,"
I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU,
NOT US, NOT LIFE OUTREACH
BUT US TOGETHER,
THOUSANDS WERE BURIED
IN THOSE LITTLE GRAVES.
THANK YOU FOR STOPPING IT.
NOW THERE ARE SOME CYCLES
RIGHT NOW
WHERE IT'S BEGINNING
TO REALLY GET BAD AGAIN.
BETTY, SHEILA WALSH
WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
FROM AFRICA.
LET'S HEAR WHAT
SHEILA SAID TO BETTY.
Sheila:
ANGOLA -- AFRICA.
DROUGHT IS CRUSHING
THIS LAND.
YOU SEE, PLANTS SPRING
FROM THE EARTH
WITH PROMISE OF FOOD,
PROMISE OF LIFE!
BUT LONG BEFORE
THEY COULD EVER PROVIDE
ANY SORT
OF SUSTENANCE
THEY QUICKLY FAIL
AND WITHER BACK
INTO THE EARTH.
THIS DROUGHT
HAS AFFECTED
THE MANY LIVES THAT
DEPEND ON THIS FOOD
BUT IT HAS AFFECTED SOME
MORE THAN OTHERS.
THE CHILDREN
SUFFER THE WORST.
THEIR BODIES
ARE NOT MEANT
TO WITHSTAND
THIS LACK OF SUSTENANCE.
SOME WILL
MAKE IT.
SOME
WILL NOT.
>> YOU COULD JUST
SEE IT IN HER EYES,
THIS TREMENDOUS LOSS.
AND IF ANYBODY UNDERSTANDS
THIS WOMAN'S PAIN
IT'S YOU, BETTY.
IF YOU'VE LOST
A DAUGHTER
IT CHANGES
EVERYTHING.
AND THAT'S COMMUNITY
THAT NOBODY --
NO ONE ON THIS EARTH SIGNS UP
TO JOIN THAT COMMUNITY.
SO YOU UNDERSTAND
THIS WOMAN'S PAIN.
THIS MOM,
THIS YOUNG BEAUTIFUL MOM
HAS DONE EVERYTHING
SHE COULD
BUT SHE SHOULDN'T
STAND ALONE.
WE ARE THE
BODY OF CHRIST.
WE CAN DO SOMETHING
RIGHT NOW IN ANGOLA.
YOU MAYBE EVEN HEAR
SOME CRYING BABIES
IN THE BACKGROUND.
THERE'S A LOT
OF CHILDREN HERE
WHO ARE EXTREMELY HUNGRY
AND A SIMPLE
BOWL OF FOOD
CAN CHANGE
EVERYTHING.
Betty: SHEILA,
I DO UNDERSTAND.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING
I WELCOMED INTO MY LIFE
BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAST THING
A MOTHER WANTS
IS TO LOSE A CHILD,
NO MATTER WHAT THE AGE.
BUT IT DOES HAPPEN.
BUT THESE CHILDREN,
WE CAN HELP THE MOTHERS
THAT CHERISH THESE CHILDREN
SO VERY, VERY MUCH.
WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
THERE'S A SOLUTION
TO THEIR SICKNESS.
THERE'S A WAY OUT.
THERE'S A WAY OF HEALING
AND THAT IS THROUGH
THE NUTRITION THEY NEED
FOR THEIR LITTLE BODIES.
I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN WITH US
AND LET'S GET THE FOOD
TO THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN!
James: LORD,
I WANT TO JUST TELL YOU,
I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE WATCHING
ARE JOINING WITH ME.
I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY.
I DON'T HAVE
THE WAY TO COMMUNICATE
WHAT PEOPLE REALLY NEED
TO HEAR.
THEY NEED TO HEAR YOUR HEART
AND THEY NEED TO EXPRESS IT.
SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN
TO COME UNTO YOU.
OH, BOY, THERE WOULDN'T BE
A HUNGRY CHILD
EVER COME TO YOU.
OH, YES! MIRACULOUSLY YOU CAN
MULTIPLY BREAD OR A FISH
OR A MEAGER PARCEL OF FOOD,
AND YOU WOULD!
AND WE CAN TOO!
MAYBE NOT AS MIRACULOUSLY
AND SUPERNATURALLY AS YOU
BUT BY LETTING
THE LITTLE CHILDREN
COME INTO YOUR ARMS
BY PUTTING ARMS AROUND THEM
AND STOPPING
THAT PAIN AND DEATH
PLEASE, DEAR GOD,
DO WHAT WE CAN DO.
IN JESUS' NAME.
CAN I JUST TALK TO YOU
AS THOUGH
WE'RE JUST RIGHT HERE?
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HELPLESS
I FELT A MOMENT AGO
WHEN BETTY WAS TALKING.
YES, WE KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
SO SAD TO SAY,
BUT WE KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
WE'RE NOW PRAYING NEVER NEVER,
NEVER HAVE TO BURY
ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN.
BY THE WAY,
IF IT'S HAPPENED,
I WISH I WAS HOLDING HIM.
I MEAN IT.
LORD, TAKE THEM IN YOUR ARMS.
TAKE THEM IN YOUR ARMS
THE WAY WE WANT TO TAKE
THESE LITTLE KIDS IN ARMS.
PLEASE!
HEAL EVERY BROKEN HEART.
COMFORT THEM.
NOW WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO,
BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU WOULD HAVE STOPPED
OUR DAUGHTER'S DEATH.
NO DOUBT IN MY MIND.
WE CAN STOP THIS DEATH.
WE'VE DONE IT NOW
FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
MIRACULOUSLY.
MILLIONS OF LIVES
TOTALLY TRANSFORMED.
WE LEARNED THAT WHEN
WE GET THEM BACK STABILIZED
WE CAN TEACH THEM
HOW TO BUILD A FUTURE,
THE PARENTS HOW TO FARM,
EVEN HOW TO MAKE A LIVING
BECAUSE WE OVERSEE
WHAT WE DO.
WE DON'T HAND IT OFF LIKE
FOOLISH GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
THAT SEND CHECKS TO PEOPLE,
BECAUSE GOVERNMENT
DOESN'T OVERSEE.
BUT GOD DOES! WISDOM DOES!
SO WE DO.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE.
WITH YOUR HELP WE'VE
STABILIZED THE SITUATION,
GET THEM HEALTHY,
THEN WE START FEEDING THEM
AT SCHOOL.
AND LET ME TELL YOU
THE MIRACLE.
GET THIS NOW: WE'VE GOT
A $400,000 MIRACLE GRANT
THAT DOUBLES
EVERYTHING YOU DO.
THIRTY, FIFTY, OR ONE HUNDRED
FEEDS THREE, FIVE,
OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
AND NOW IT WILL BE DOUBLED
TO SIX, TEN,
AND IT WILL BE DOUBLED
BEYOND ANYTHING
WE COULD HAVE EVER HOPED FOR
WITHOUT A MIRACLE.
I MEAN, AND YOU CAN
FEED A WHOLE SCHOOL
FOR THREE MONTHS FOR $1,400.
BUT NOW IT WANT BE ONE SCHOOL,
IT'LL BE TWO!
SO, RIGHT HERE,
PLEASE, JUST SAY, "GOD,
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?"
WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO?
WOULD YOU GO ONLINE.
YOU SEE THE WEBSITE THERE,
OR CALL THAT NUMBER
AND TAKE YOUR BANKCARD
AND MAKE THE GREATEST
LOVE GIFT YOU CAN
BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING:
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
THE MIRACLE PEOPLE LONG FOR.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE ANSWER
TO MOTHERS' PRAYERS.
JUST LIKE THE ONE
THAT YOU HEARD
AND THOSE YOU HEARD ABOUT.
WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL GIFTS
TO HELP NOURISH YOU!
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THEM!
BUT I WANT US TO FOCUS
ON THE GIFT
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IN LOVE.
YOU ACTUALLY GIVE
THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL.
YOU GIVE LIFE.
AND WE'LL POINT THEM
TO ETERNAL LIFE.
PLEASE, ONLINE,
DIAL THE NUMBER.
MAKE THE GIFT.
IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE.
BUT CALL US AND TELL US
WHAT YOU'RE SENDING.
WE HAVE TO KNOW SO WE
CAN TELL THE MISSIONARIES.
THANK YOU!
Announcer: IN REMOTE
AND IMPOVERISHED VILLAGES
OF AFRICA
CHILDREN
ARE SUFFERING,
DESPERATELY IN NEED
OF LIFE SAVING FOOD,
FACING DEATH
BY STARVATION.
LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING
PROGRAM IS THERE,
READY NOW TO FEED
AND CARE FOR CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS OF ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND SUDAN.
WITH ALL OF OUR
PREVIOUS RESERVES GONE,
AND ANGOLA FACING
A RECORD FOOD SHORTAGE
DUE TO CROP FAILURE,
WE NEED TO IMMEDIATELY
REPLENISH OUR FUNDING
AND SUPPLIES
FOR OUR FEEDING
PROGRAMS.
AS AN ANSWERED PRAYER,
A GROUP OF LIFE'S FRIENDS
HAVE SET A $400,000
MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE
FOR MISSION
FEEDING!
THIS MEANS YOUR GIFT TODAY
COULD HAVE A DOUBLE IMPACT!
$30 FOR
THREE CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED
TO HELP FEED
SIX CHILDREN!
$50 TO HELP FEED
FIVE CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED
TO SAVE TEN CHILDREN!
AND $100 FOR
TEN CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED
TO HELP FEED
20 CHILDREN!
AND DON'T FORGET,
YOUR $1400 GIFT
TO SPONSOR A SCHOOL
WILL NOW BE DOUBLED
TO FEED CHILDREN
IN TWO SCHOOLS!
WITH YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT, WE'LL SEND YOU WITHOUT RIVAL
BY AUTHOR
LISA BEVERE.
WITH YOUR DOUBLE
IMPACT GIFT OF
$100 OR MORE
PLEASE REQUEST
THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED
CHILDREN'S BIBLE.
FINALLY,
PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1000,
WHICH WILL NOW
BE DOUBLED
TO HELP FEED
200 CHILDREN
AND YOU MAY REQUEST
OUR BEAUTIFUL MAJESTY
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
THIS IS THE LAST DAY!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE!
♪
♪ SUNSHINE'S
BRIGHT ♪
♪ BUT THE DAY
FEELS COLDER TO ME ♪
♪ AND NOW ALL THE HOPE
THAT I HAVE ♪
♪ ARE SHADOWS
IN ME. ♪
♪ OH, I'M OUT OF MY MIND ♪
♪ OUT OF
MY MIND ♪
♪ THOUGHT THAT I SAID
PLEASE DON'T GO ♪
♪ BUT THE WORDS
FELL AWAY ♪
♪ YOU LEFT MY WORLD ♪
♪ BUT THE HOPE OF MY HEART
SEEMS TO STAY ♪
♪ OH, I FOUND
THE WORDS ♪
♪ BUT IT WAS TOO LATE
TO TELL YOU ♪
♪ AND NOW ALL THE HOPE
THAT I HAD ♪
♪ ARE SHADOWS
IN ME ♪
♪ OH, I'M OUT OF MY MIND ♪
♪ OUT OF
MY MIND ♪
♪ OUT OF MY MIND ♪
♪ OUT OF
MY MIND ♪
♪
James: AND YOU CAN
EASILY IMAGINE --
AND I'M TELLING YOU, WE KNOW!
TO LOSE A CHILD,
AND MANY HAVE LOST SEVERAL
AND MANY OF THEM --
WE LOST OUR DAUGHTER
WHEN SHE WAS FORTY;
AND BOY, WHAT BEAUTIFUL SEED
DID SHE SOW.
HER OLDEST SON
RECENTLY MARRIED THIS YEAR.
AND WE CAN HEAL
THE BROKEN HEART
AND STOP THAT.
THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO FORGET THE LOSS,
BUT WE CAN STOP THE LOSING,
THE CYCLE OF DEATH.
I BELIEVE LOVE, AND HE CAME
THAT WE MIGHT HAVE LIFE
AND HAVE IT ABUNDANTLY,
I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT STOPS
THE PHYSICAL DEATH PAIN
AND COMFORTS
AND GIVES US ETERNAL LIFE.
IT ALSO STOPS THAT PROCESS,
WHEN WE RELEASE
THE LIFE OF GOD
AND WE GIVE PEOPLE
WHAT IS NEEDED TO LIVE.
AND THEN WE POINT THEM
TO THE SOURCE OF THAT LOVE.
IT'S IN US.
BUT IT'S BEING EXPRESSED,
NOT IN WORD ONLY, BUT IN DEED,
SO THAT WE JUST DON'T
TALK ABOUT LOVE,
WE DEMONSTRATE IT.
AND BETTY, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO KIND OF BE THE HANDS,
BUT WE KNOW THE MISSIONARIES
THAT ARE IN THE MIDST
OF THE PAIN
AND SUFFERING AND NEED.
ONE OF THE GREATEST REQUESTS
FROM THE MISSIONARIES
IS PRAYER BUT PLEASE,
THEY SAY, DON'T LEAVE US HERE
EMPTY HANDED.
DON'T LET US LOOK
AT THE PAIN AND SUFFERING
AND BE UNABLE TO ADDRESS IT.
PLEASE DON'T.
AND, BETTY, I'M TELLING YOU,
IT BECAME A PASSION FOR US
AND OUR VIEWERS
ARE THE ONLY ONES
THAT CAN REALLY MEET THE NEED
SO THAT WE CAN STOP
THAT CYCLE AND GIVE HOPE.
I'M BELIEVING
THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT.
Betty: AND YOU REALLY ARE
A BIG ANSWER
TO THIS SITUATION,
WHERE THE CHILDREN
ARE JUST DYING.
AND MY HEART GOES OUT
TO THESE MOTHERS
BECAUSE NOT MANY TIMES
THEY NOT ONLY HAVE
ONE LOSS OF A CHILD BUT
THEY MAY HAVE THREE OR FOUR
AND THE CYCLE JUST REPEATS
AND REPEATS.
AS JAMES SAID,
WE CAN STOP THIS CYCLE
BECAUSE THESE CHILDREN ARE
JUST BEGINNING THEIR LIVES.
LET'S GIVE THEM SOMETHING
TO LIVE TOWARD.
LET'S GIVE THEM LIFE
THROUGH THE FEEDING,
THE NUTRITION THAT THEY NEED.
THIS IS A DISEASE
THAT WE CAN STOP,
AND THE DISEASE IS DEATH
BECAUSE OF MALNUTRITION.
James: YOU KNOW,
I TOLD BETTY RECENTLY
THAT SHE HAD MADE
THE POINT SO WELL,
YOU SEE SEVERAL CHILDREN DIE
BUT LET ME TELL YOU, BETTY,
EVERYONE THAT'S LOST A CHILD,
I PROMISE YOU,
THEY'RE LOOKING --
I WONDER IF I'M GOING
TO LOSE THAT ONE, OR THAT ONE.
AND WE'VE REACHED
AN AGE NOW, OVER 70,
WE'RE TELLING A LOT
OF OUR FRIENDS GOODBYE.
I TOLD BETTY I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY MORE FUNERALS
I CAN GO TO.
AND, BETTTY,
MOST OF THESE PEOPLE
HAVE LIVED TO BE OUR AGE
OR CLOSE OR A LITTLE BEYOND,
AND THESE ARE ADULTS.
AND MOST ALL OF THEM ARE
PEOPLE WHO'VE BLESSED PEOPLE.
IT'S STILL TOUGH
TO TELL THEM GOODBYE.
HEY, LET'S STOP IT WITH LOVE!
I WANT YOU TO POUR OUT
THE GREATEST
MANIFESTATION OF LOVE
PERHAPS YOU'VE EVER HAD.
FIRST PRAY, AND THEN SAY,
"GOD, I KNOW MY GIFT
IS GOING TO BE DOUBLED.
I'M NOT GOING TO JUST FEED
THREE CHILDREN FOR $30
OR FIVE FOR $50.
I'M GOING TO FEED SIX AND TEN!
AND ON AND ON.
AND I'M NOT GOING
TO JUST HELP ONE SCHOOL
WITH A $1400 GIFT
TO FEED THEM THREE MONTHS,
IT'LL BE TWO BECAUSE
WHATEVER YOU DO RIGHT NOW,
IT'S GOING TO BE DOUBLED.
YOU SAY, "WHY IS IT DOUBLED?
LIKE, SOMETHING JUST CAME
OUT OF THE SKY?"
NO, IT CAME OUT OF THE HEARTS
OF PEOPLE THAT WERE FULL OF
THE LOVE OF GOD AND THEY SAY,
"WE'LL MATCH WHAT YOU DO
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE
IT'S IMPORTANT."
THEY'RE SAYING WE BELIEVE
IN IT BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN IT,
WE KNOW IT WORKS.
SOME OF THEM, WHO'VE PUT
THAT UP WERE ABLE TO GO
AND SEE IT IN PERSON,
AND THEY NEVER GOT OVER IT.
AND BY THE WAY, YOU SAY,
"WHY CAN'T WE ALL GO?"
AND THE MISSIONARIES SAY,
"IT REALLY SETS US BACK
WHEN YOU BRING PEOPLE
OVER TO SEE BECAUSE
IT'S A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO TAKE CARE OF AMERICANS
AND CANADIANS, AND PEOPLE
THAT HAVE NICE THINGS.
IT SLOWS US DOWN.
SO UNLESS THEY'RE COMING
OVER HERE TO GET IN AND WORK
FOR SIX MONTHS
OR SEVERAL YEARS
JUST STAY HOME AND PRAY
AND SEND THE MONEY IT WOULD
COST TO GET OVER HERE."
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY!
SO I'M ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW,
GO ONLINE, WEBSITE
OR CALL THE NUMBER.
AND PLEASE, AND IN MY HEART
I'M PRAYING, GOD,
POUR YOUR LOVE THROUGH THEM
IN BEHALF OF THESE
WHO SUFFER SO GREATLY.
THANKS FOR BEING
THE MIRACLE ANSWER TO PRAYER.
Announcer: IN REMOTE
AND IMPOVERISHED VILLAGES
OF AFRICA
CHILDREN
ARE SUFFERING,
DESPERATELY IN NEED
OF LIFE SAVING FOOD,
FACING DEATH
BY STARVATION.
LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING
PROGRAM IS THERE,
READY NOW TO FEED
AND CARE FOR CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS OF ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND SUDAN.
WITH ALL OF OUR
PREVIOUS RESERVES GONE,
AND ANGOLA FACING
A RECORD FOOD SHORTAGE
DUE TO CROP FAILURE,
WE NEED TO IMMEDIATELY
REPLENISH OUR FUNDING
AND SUPPLIES
FOR OUR FEEDING
PROGRAMS.
AS AN ANSWERED PRAYER,
A GROUP OF LIFE'S FRIENDS
HAVE SET A $400,000
MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE
FOR MISSION
FEEDING!
THIS MEANS YOUR GIFT TODAY
COULD HAVE A DOUBLE IMPACT!
$30 FOR
THREE CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED
TO HELP FEED
SIX CHILDREN!
$50 TO HELP FEED
FIVE CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED
TO SAVE TEN CHILDREN!
AND $100 FOR
TEN CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED
TO HELP FEED
20 CHILDREN!
AND DON'T FORGET,
YOUR $1400 GIFT
TO SPONSOR A SCHOOL
WILL NOW BE DOUBLED
TO FEED CHILDREN
IN TWO SCHOOLS!
WITH YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT, WE'LL SEND YOU WITHOUT RIVAL
BY AUTHOR
LISA BEVERE.
WITH YOUR DOUBLE
IMPACT GIFT OF
$100 OR MORE
PLEASE REQUEST
THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED
CHILDREN'S BIBLE.
FINALLY,
PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1000,
WHICH WILL NOW
BE DOUBLED
TO HELP FEED
200 CHILDREN
AND YOU MAY REQUEST
OUR BEAUTIFUL MAJESTY
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
THIS IS THE LAST DAY!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE!
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James: WE WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR GIFT.
THIS BEAUTIFUL
ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BIBLE
IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!
LISA BEVERE'S BOOK,
WITHOUT RIVAL, I'M TELLING YOU
WHAT A BLESSING THIS WILL BE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
AND KNOW THAT YOUR GIFT
IS MULTIPLIED.
BUT PLEASE REMEMBER THIS.
THIS IS THE LAST DAY
FOR THIS OUTREACH AND
I'LL JUST BE HONEST WITH YOU,
WE NEED A MIRACLE.
YOU KNOW YEAR-END GIVING,
THANK GOD WE GET THAT.
I PRAY WE DON'T LOSE IT.
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW --
TAKE AWAY THAT TAX CREDIT.
BUT WE'RE GOING
TO KEEP GIVING; RIGHT?
NO MATTER WHAT?
BUT YOU DO GET IT.
AND YEAR-END GIVING IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME
YOU GIVE.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING
RIGHT NOW IS OF
INDESCRIBABLE IMPORTANCE.
PLEASE MAKE THE BEST GIFT,
MOST COMPASSIONATE,
EVEN IF NECESSARY WHAT YOU
FEEL IS A SACRIFICIAL GIFT,
DO IT FOR THE SAKE OF
PRECIOUS CHILDREN
AND THEIR FUTURES.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
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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.