>> THE WAY WE
SEE IT NOW IS,
MAYBE GOD DIDN'T ANSWER
ALL OF OUR PRAYERS
WHEN WE WERE
IN THE HOSPITAL,
GIVE HIM
HIS FULL VOICE,
GIVE HIM
READING ABILITIES,
BUT SOMETIMES
UNANSWERED PRAYERS
GIVE US
A PLATFORM
TO REACH OUT
EVEN FARTHER.
THE WAY WE LOOK
AT IT NOW IS
WE HAVE A NEW
SONG TO SING.
Announcer: NEXT!
RANDY AND MARY TRAVIS
SHARE THE HOPE OF LIFE
AFTER A STROKE.
♪
James: WOW!
BETTY, I'M EXCITED
ABOUT TODAY.
WHO IS OUR GUEST TODAY?
Betty: RANDY TRAVIS
AND HIS WIFE MARY.
James: WE'VE GOT A MIRACLE
THAT'S HAPPENING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU
MIGHT HAVE SEEN RANDY
LAST YEAR.
THEY GAVE HIM -- HE'S
BEEN GIVEN TONS OF AWARDS.
HE'S WON A BUNCH OF THEM!
BUT WHEN YOU SEE
A BUNCH OF ENTERTAINERS --
AND BY THE WAY,
I'VE GOT TO SAY
THE COUNTRY AND WESTERN CROWD
SEEM TO BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE STABLE
THAN A LOT OF THE MUSICIANS,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
[Laughter]
I CAN EVEN UNDERSTAND
SOMETHING THEY SAY
MOST OF THE TIME.
THEY HAVE SOME PRETTY
STRANGE STORIES.
I HEARD ONE COUNTRY SONG
RECENTLY.
THE GUY SAID, "MY BEST FRIEND
RAN OFF WITH MY WIFE
AND I SURE DO MISS HIM."
[Laughter]
SO YOU NEVER KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT THE COUNTRY GUYS
ARE GOING TO SING.
BUT AT LEAST
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THEM.
BUT ALL THOSE ENTERTAINERS
WERE SO HAPPY TO SEE RANDY
WHO HAD BEEN THROUGH
THIS INCREDIBLE AFTER EFFECT
OF A HEART CONDITION
AND THEN A STROKE.
THEY WERE WITH US YESTERDAY;
THEY'RE BACK TODAY.
HOW ABOUT WE WELCOME
MARY AND RANDY TRAVIS
BACK TO LIFE TODAY?
[Applause]
DID YOU ENJOY YESTERDAY, MARY?
Mary: OH YES! I DID.
James: DID YOU ENJOY IT?
Randy: YEAH!
James: AND IT'S HARD
TO BELIEVE YOU DID SING
"AMAZING GRACE" FOR US.
DO YOU WISH
YOU COULD KIND OF BELT OUT
ALL FOUR VERSES REAL QUICK?
Randy: YEAH.
James: DO YOU THINK MAYBE
YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO?
Randy: YEAH.
James: WE'RE TRUSTING
FOR THAT; AREN'T WE?
Randy: YEP.
James: AND YOU WANT TO BE
ABLE TO PLAY THE GUITAR;
YOU WANT TO BE
TOTALLY COMFORTABLE RANDY,
DRESSED UP IN JESUS; RIGHT?
Randy: YEP.
James: WE WANT
TO SHARE SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, MARY, HIS MOM,
I UNDERSTAND REALLY PRAYED.
Mary: SHE WAS A SWEET LADY.
SHE WAS THE BACKBONE
OF THE FAMILY.
James: YOU'VE GOT TO THINK
A LOT OF THE SEEDS
THAT SHE'S SOWN IS GOING
TO KEEP BEARING FRUIT.
THE SONG, "WHEN MAMA PRAYED"
YOU DID THAT WITH US
A LONG TIME AGO.
YOU AND ME WERE KIDS
BACK THEN.
[Laughter]
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR
THAT SONG BY RANDY?
LET'S LISTEN TO
"WHEN MAMA PRAYED."
LISTEN TO IT.
♪
♪ DADDY NEVER WENT
TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY ♪
♪ HE SAID, "THAT'S ONE THING
I'LL NEVER DO" ♪
♪ MAMA NEVER GAVE UP
SHE SAID, "SOME DAY ♪
♪ HE'LL BE SITTING HERE
BESIDE ME AND YOU" ♪
♪ I CAN STILL HEAR
MAMA SOFTLY TALKING ♪
♪ HER TEARS FALLING
ON HER FOLDED HANDS ♪
♪ SO THAT EASTER SUNDAY
DADDY WALKED IN ♪
♪ THAT'S WHEN I BEGAN
TO UNDERSTAND ♪
♪ WHEN MAMA PRAYED,
GOOD THINGS HAPPEN ♪
♪ WHEN MAMA PRAYED,
LIVES WERE CHANGED ♪
♪ NOT MUCH MORE
THAN FIVE FOOT TALL ♪
♪ BUT MOUNTAINS BIG AND SMALL
CRUMBLED ALL AWAY ♪
♪ WHEN MAMA PRAYED ♪
♪ SEVENTEEN AND WILD
I HIT THE BOTTLE ♪
♪ DOING ANYTHING
I DANG WELL PLEASED ♪
♪ BURNING DOWN LIFE'S HIGHWAY
AT FULL THROTTLE ♪
♪ WHILE MAMA BURNED THE CANDLE
ON HER KNEES ♪
♪ THEN ONE NIGHT
I CAME HOME HALF SOBER ♪
♪ I SAW MAMA KNEELING
IN THE DEN ♪
♪ AS I LISTENED,
SHE AND JESUS TALKED IT OVER ♪
♪ AND I KNEW MY RESTLESS DAYS
WERE 'BOUT TO END ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WHEN MAMA PRAYED,
GOOD THINGS HAPPEN ♪
♪ WHEN MAMA PRAYED,
LIVES WERE CHANGED ♪
♪ NOT MUCH MORE
THAN FIVE FOOT TALL ♪
♪ BUT MOUNTAINS BIG AND SMALL
CRUMBLED ALL AWAY ♪
♪ WHEN MAMA PRAYED ♪
♪ IT ISN'T LIKE EVERY
ONE OF THEM GOT ANSWERED ♪
♪ BUT THE TIMES THEY WEREN'T
IT SEEMS TO ME WERE RARE ♪
♪ YOU ALMOST FELT SORRY
FOR THE DEVIL ♪
♪ 'CAUSE HEAVEN KNOWS
HE DIDN'T HAVE A PRAYER ♪
♪ WHEN MAMA PRAYED ♪
♪ NOT MUCH MORE
THAN FIVE FOOT TALL ♪
♪ BUT MOUNTAINS BIG AND SMALL
CRUMBLED ALL AWAY ♪
♪ WHEN MAMA PRAYED ♪
♪ CRUMBLED ALL AWAY
WHEN MAMA PRAYED ♪
[Applause]
James: I WANT TO SAY THANKS
TO ALL THE MOTHERS
THAT DID PRAY.
THANK ALL YOUR MOMS
AND GRANDMOTHERS.
LET'S PRAY FOR OUR NATION.
MARY AND RANDY, I KNOW
THAT SONG MEANS A LOT TO YOU
BECAUSE YOU KNOW MAMA PRAYED.
AND MARY,
HE WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE,
WOULDN'T BE ALIVE
AND YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO HOLD UP
IF PEOPLE HADN'T PRAYED.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
WILL HAPPEN IF EVERYBODY
WOULD REALLY GET SERIOUS
ABOUT PRAYING FOR OUR NATION
AND FOR THE CHURCH
AND FOR A SPIRIT OF LOVE
AND UNITY TO PREVAIL
IN EVERY HOUSE,
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
TO THE POOR HOUSES
AND THE CHURCH HOUSES --
AND WE REALLY PRAY --
WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE COULD SEE IN OUR COUNTRY?
Mary: A TOTAL REFORMATION.
TO ME, IT IS SAD THAT PEOPLE
ARE SO BUSY FINDING FAULT
AND BEING SO DIVISIVE WHEN
IT WOULD BE SUCH A BLESSING
TO JUST GET DOWN ON OUR KNEES.
SOMETIMES THAT'S
WHAT IT TAKES
IS GETTING DOWN ON OUR KNEES.
I FEEL LIKE THAT'S
WHERE OUR NATION IS NOW
IS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN,
WELL, YOU HEAR GOD WILL
TAKE YOU TO YOUR KNEES
BEFORE YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHT
AND HE'LL LIFT US BACK UP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP, I THINK,
I WISH
PEOPLE WOULD PRAY FOR HIM
INSTEAD OF PREY ON HIM.
GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
HE IS A WONDERFUL FATHER
OR HE WOULDN'T HAVE
THE FAMILY THAT HE HAS.
HE'S A WONDERFUL LEADER.
HE SACRIFICED SO MUCH
TO BECOME OUR PRESIDENT
BECAUSE OF THE LOVE
HE HAS FOR OUR NATION.
I THINK PEOPLE OVERLOOK THAT.
HE DIDN'T HAVE
TO DO WHAT HE DID.
HE WASN'T A POLITICIAN
AT HEART.
SO THERE WAS
A GREAT SACRIFICE THERE.
WE CAN LOOK BACK AND SEE
WHAT PEOPLE THAT SACRIFICED
FOR THEIR COUNTRIES AND
THE LOVE OF THEIR FAMILIES,
WHAT THAT DID FOR US.
James: DO YOU APPRECIATE
WHAT SHE JUST SAID
ABOUT PRAYING FOR OUR LEADERS,
FOR ALL OF THEM
AND NOT PREY ON THEM
AND TRY TO FIND FAULT?
RANDY, DO YOU BELIEVE
THAT MAMA'S PRAYERS MADE
A REAL POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOU?
Randy: YES.
James: DO YOU BELIEVE
THAT MAMA'S PRAYERS
AND THE PRAYERS
OF A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE THE REASON
YOU ARE ALIVE RIGHT NOW
WITH WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH?
AND YOU THINK MAYBE
YOU'RE GOING TO GO FARTHER
IN THIS HEALING JOURNEY;
RIGHT?
AND WE'RE GOING TO PRAY
FOR GOD TO HEAL THIS NATION.
Mary: WE TALK ABOUT
RANDY'S BEAUTIFUL SONGS
IN THE CATALOG OF MUSIC
THAT HE HAS.
THE WAY WE SEE IT NOW IS
MAYBE GOD DIDN'T ANSWER
ALL OF OUR PRAYERS
WHEN WE WERE IN THE HOSPITAL,
GIVE HIM FULL VOICE,
GIVE HIM READING ABILITIES,
GIVE HIM HIS -- BUT
SOMETIMES UNANSWERED PRAYERS
GIVE US A PLATFORM
TO REACH OUT EVEN FARTHER.
THE WAY WE LOOK AT IT NOW IS
WE HAVE A NEW SONG TO SING.
UNFORTUNATELY,
HE HAS TO DO IT WITHOUT ME
BECAUSE I DON'T SING.
SO HE IS GOING TO HAVE
TO CARRY ME ON THIS ONE.
I'M LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO HEAR ME IN HEAVEN.
BUT HE HAS A NEW SONG TO SING
AND HE HAS A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION TO GO
THAT NO ONE OF HIS STATURE
HAS EVER GONE.
SO HE CAN SPEAK VOLUMES
TO SO MANY THAT OTHERWISE
WOULDN'T BE HEARD;
LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
THIS PLATFORM
OF THIS CARDIOMYOPATHY.
IF I HAD HAD IT,
IT WOULDN'T MATTER.
James: LET ME JUST TELL YOU,
THAT'S THEIR WEBSITE
WHERE THEY CAN INFORM PEOPLE
AND SAVE A LOT OF LIVES.
SO YOU GO TO THAT WEBSITE
AND I PRAY YOU SUPPORT THEM.
EXCUSE ME, GO AHEAD.
Mary: IT'S JUST THAT
GOD KNOWS THAT HE HAD A NAME
THAT WAS KNOWN WORLDWIDE.
THIS IS WHERE WE GET
THE ATTENTION OF PEOPLE
THAT CAN HELP MAKE CHANGES.
IT IS LIKE THEY SAY
WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN
TO THE RIGHT PERSON
THEN CHANGE HAPPENS.
James: YOU REALLY
EXPERIENCED WHAT
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.
BY THE WAY,
WE'RE IN 30 DAYS OF PRAYER.
WE'VE CALLED
ALL OF OUR VIEWERS, PEOPLE,
LET'S PRAY FOCUSED PRAYERS.
WHEN YOU FOCUS YOUR PRAYER
IT IS LIKE TAKING THE POWER
OF THE COLORADO RIVER
AND FORCE IT THROUGH A TURBINE
AND IT CAN CREATE
ENOUGH ENERGY
TO LIGHT UP A DESERT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING:
PRAYING FOR OUR LEADERS,
PRAYING FOR OUR NATION,
PRAYING FOR PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE WORLD,
PRAYING FOR THE WISDOM
AND THE CREATIVE GENIUS
THAT GOD'S PUT IN PEOPLE
WHO KNOW HOW TO CREATE
AND DO THINGS
TO REALLY BEGIN TO FOCUS
ON MEETING NEEDS
AND TOUCHING PEOPLE.
AND IT WILL BE
A MIRACLE TRANSFORMATION.
THE MIRACLE
THAT OCCURRED FOR YOU ALL,
MIKE HAYES IS HERE AND HE
IS COVENANT CHURCH PASTOR.
I'VE ADMIRED HIM
AND WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS
FOR A LONG TIME.
SOMETHING HAPPENED WHEN
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO RANDY,
THE SAME THING,
VERY SIGNIFICANT.
TELL US ABOUT IT, PASTOR.
Mike: IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE
WITH YOU TONIGHT,
JAMES AND BETTY, AND GREAT
TO SEE RANDY AND MARY.
I LOVE YOU GUYS
AND IT IS IRONIC
THAT WE'RE HERE
ON THE SAME NIGHT.
BACK THEN
WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO RANDY,
JAMES, IRONICALLY,
OUR YOUTH PASTOR, KEVIN
AND HIS WIFE NATALIE,
NATALIE HAD --
HERS STARTED WITH A STROKE.
SHE WAS THE PICTURE OF HEALTH,
WORKED OUT,
PROFESSIONAL CHEERLEADER
IN HER PAST.
BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
SHE WENT TO THE SAME HOSPITAL,
SAME WING, SAME DOCTORS,
SAME ISSUES
WHEN RANDY WAS GOING THROUGH
HIS ORDEAL AS NATALIE.
SO A LOT OF US WERE UP THERE
PRAYING WITH HER,
BEING WITH HER,
STANDING WITH KEVIN.
I JUST TALKED TO KEVIN
BEFORE WE CAME ON THE AIR
TONIGHT AND TOLD HIM
WHAT WE WERE DOING AND WHY
BECAUSE NATALIE
DIDN'T WIN HER BATTLE.
SHE IS IN HEAVEN.
AND RANDY CAME OUT
OF THE HOSPITAL.
THE REASON I THINK THIS
IS FITTING TONIGHT, JAMES,
IS BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO AGREE WITH YOU, THAT RANDY,
GOD HAS A DESTINY
AND A PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE
BECAUSE LISTEN,
UNTIL GOD'S FINISHED WITH US,
NOTHING CAN TAKE US OUT.
SO NATALIE IS GOOD.
SHE IS IN HEAVEN.
SHE FINISHED HER RACE
BUT YOU DIDN'T AND GOD
HAS A FURTHER PURPOSE FOR YOU.
I'M GOING TO STAND
RIGHT IN THERE WITH YOU
AND YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY
THAT GUITAR AGAIN
AND YOU ARE GOING TO SING
JUST LIKE YOU SANG
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
A TESTIMONY TO THE WORLD
OF WHAT JESUS CAN DO.
[Applause]
James: AND WE'RE GOING
TO BE PRAYING THAT NOT ONLY
WILL THE WHOLE CHURCH
SING THE PRAISES OF GOD
BUT THE NATION WILL BEGIN
TO SING ABOUT HIS TRUTH
MARCHING ON AND PREVAILING
BECAUSE IT DOES.
I'VE REALLY PRAYED
THAT WE COULD BEGIN SAYING
OPENLY, OUR LEADERS,
NOT JUST GOD BLESS AMERICA
BUT MAY AMERICA BLESS GOD
BY SHARING THE BLESSINGS
OF GOD ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THAT'S WHAT GOD LOOKS FOR
IN HIS FAMILY.
ARE YOU EXCITED
ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE, MARY,
WHEN YOU'VE WALKED
THIS VERY HEAVY ROAD
AND THERE'S STILL A LOAD
BUT IT IS LIGHTER.
ARE YOU EXCITED
ABOUT WHAT YOU BELIEVE
GOD IS GOING TO DO?
Randy: YEAH.
[Laughter]
James: HE'S SAYING HE IS.
Mary: ABSOLUTELY!
James: YOU ARE EXCITED;
RIGHT, MARY?
Mary: WHEN WE LOOK BACK
WHERE WE WERE FOUR YEARS AGO
WHEN IT HAPPENED,
AND TO NOW,
IT IS A HUGE IMPROVEMENT.
I KNOW FROM PEOPLE
THAT HAVEN'T BEEN WITH US
DAY IN AND DAY OUT,
THEY DON'T SEE THAT
AND THEY SEE HIM
BEFORE AND THE AFTER BUT
THAT WALK THERE IN-BETWEEN,
IT'S BEEN ROCKY
BUT IT'S BEEN
A BEAUTIFUL WALK.
THE LANDSCAPE IS DIFFERENT
ON THIS ROAD THAT WE'VE TAKEN.
SO GOD IS GOOD.
James: RANDY, IS THERE
SOMETHING IN YOUR HEART
THAT YOU WOULD JUST LIKE
EVERYBODY TO HEAR
THAT YOU THINK
YOU MIGHT COULD SAY,
A SENTENCE OR A WORD
THAT YOU WANT TO ASK US
TO PRAY ABOUT
OR IS SOMETHING ON YOUR HEART
THAT YOU COULD EXPRESS?
Randy: I DON'T KNOW!
THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU.
James: YOU WANT TO THANK
ALL OF THE PEOPLE
THAT PRAYED FOR BOTH OF YOU.
Randy: THANK YOU!
James: STILL HOLDING ON
FOR MORE MIRACLES.
WE WANT EVERYBODY WATCHING US
TO BECOME A MIRACLE
OF GOD'S GRACE; DON'T WE?
ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP
PRAYING FOR RANDY?
DO YOU APPRECIATE HE AND MARY
BEING HERE TO SHARE?
PASTOR MIKE HAYES, THANK YOU.
30 DAYS OF PRAYER,
WE'VE BEEN CALLING YOU TO.
YOU HELPED US STARTING
A LONG TIME AGO, RANDY.
WE TRIED TO FEED THE HUNGRY,
WE'VE SAVED MAYBE
11 MILLION CHILDREN'S LIVES,
THE AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS
HAVE TOLD US.
"WE" MEANING YOU.
WE'VE DRILLED
5,000 WATER WELLS
BUT YOU GAVE YOUR TIME
TO GO AND HELP US.
AND YOU GAVE YOUR TIME
TO COME AND SING TO MANY
OF OUR FRIENDS WHO SAY,
"WE CARE ABOUT THE HELPLESS."
YOU INSPIRED THEM.
YOU'RE ONE
OF THE MOST POPULAR GUESTS
THAT WE'VE EVER HAD.
SO YOU JOIN, AND MARY,
YOU ALL WANT THE MIRACLE
TO HAPPEN WITH CLEAN WATER.
I THINK
OF ALL THE THINGS WE DO,
AS A MATTER OF FACT, BETTY,
THE REST OF OUR LIFE
WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING
EMPHASIS ON SHARING WATER
FOR LIFE WITH EVERYBODY
IN THE WORLD.
THERE IS NEARLY
A BILLION PEOPLE
HAVE NO ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER
AND SHARING THE WATER OF LIFE
WITH ALL THE PEOPLE
IN THE WORLD.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER.
WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW
THAT YOU'VE HELPED,
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS
AND WE CAN ONLY DO IT
WITH YOUR HELP
OF DRILLING 400 MORE WELLS.
WE TARGETED 188 AREAS
THAT WERE CRITICAL
EARLY IN THE YEAR
AND YOU'VE HELPED,
BUT NOW WE WANT
TO COMPLETE THE 400.
WE NEED A MIRACLE
OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH
BUT AS YOU WATCH
AND SEE AN OPPORTUNITY
NOT ONLY TO SEE A MIRACLE
BUT TO BE A MIRACLE.
YOU ARE ACTUALLY THE SOURCE
AND YOU ARE THE VENUE,
THE VEHICLE, THE CHANNEL
THROUGH WHICH GOD FLOWS
THE MIRACLE I'M TALKING ABOUT.
YOU REALLY ARE.
WATCH!
James:
THIS IS A JOURNEY
THAT WE GO ON
BECAUSE WE WANT
TO SHOW YOU REALITY,
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU
HOW PEOPLE LIVE.
WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO GO TO A WATER SOURCE.
I AM --
LOOK AT THIS!
I'M SO HOT RIGHT NOW
AND THIRSTY
BUT LOOK
AT THIS WATER!
THEN THERE'S ANOTHER
LITTLE HOLE RIGHT THERE
JUST BEYOND,
A LITTLE BIT LARGER
BUT IT'S FILTHY!
THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE
COME TO GET WATER.
IT JUST MAKES ME WANT
TO LAY MY HEAD DOWN
AND JUST
START CRYING
BECAUSE IT IS
ALL PEOPLE HAVE.
Announcer: THIS STORY
COULD BE REPEATED
FROM THOUSANDS OF LOCATIONS
AROUND THE WORLD:
FAMILIES SUFFERING WITH
DIARRHEA AND DEHYDRATION.
TRAGICALLY,
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
WHOSE IMMUNE SYSTEMS
CANNOT WARD OFF
THE EFFECTS OF ILLNESSES
CAUSED BY
DISEASED WATER,
IT CAN LEAD
TO AN EARLY GRAVE.
Announcer:
THERE IS A SIMPLE SOLUTION
THAT WOULD PUT AN END
TO THE PHYSICAL
AND EMOTIONAL HARDSHIPS
FAMILIES ARE
HAVING TO ENDURE.
IT CAN BE SUMMED UP
IN THE WORDS OF THE PSALMIST,
"LIKE COLD WATER
TO A THIRSTY SOUL
SO IS THE GOOD NEWS
FROM A FAR COUNTRY."
James:
WITH YOUR HELP
WE CAN PROVIDE
LITTLE CHILDREN LIKE THIS
WITH FRESH CLEAN WATER.
IT'S REALLY
PRETTY SIMPLE
BUT IT TAKES
ALL OF US DOING OUR PART,
JOINING TOGETHER,
TO GIVE NOT ONLY
A CUP OF WATER AS JESUS SAID
BUT A WELL
OF WATER.
I PRAY YOU'LL MAKE THAT
LIFE-GIVING CALL TODAY
AND CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES
IN SO MANY PARTS
OF THE WORLD
WILL RECEIVE
A CHANCE AT LIFE
BECAUSE OF THE LOVE OF GOD
SHARED THROUGH YOU.
James: AND THAT IS
EXACTLY OUR PRAYER.
BETTY, TO ME THOSE ARE
VERY TOUCHING SCENES
WHEN YOU SEE
THE PAIN THAT COMES.
BUT WHEN YOU SWITCH OVER
AND LOOK AT THE JOY
THAT COMES FROM AN EXPRESSION
OF LOVE, THAT REALLY
IN SO MANY WAYS IS SIMPLE.
FOR THE COST OF A NICE MEAL
WITH THE FAMILY WHERE
WE CAN GIVE TEN PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE, $48;
$144, SOMETIMES
YOU HAVE A BIG GATHERING
AND YOU EAT,
WE CAN GIVE 30 PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
THE WELLS COST $4800.
I'M GLAD WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO GIVE WELLS.
EVERY TIME WE'RE ABLE
TO GIVE A WELL; WE ASKED GOD
TO LET US DO THAT.
I THINK WE'VE GOT MANY
VIEWERS WHO WANT TO DO THAT --
WHO WANT TO COME IN AND HELP.
Betty: I DO TOO.
I KNOW YOU DO.
AS WE ALL WATCH
THOSE MOTHERS DIP DOWN
IN THAT WATER
AND BRING UP THAT CUP,
EVERY TIME THEY DIP DOWN
THEY'RE BRINGING UP DEATH --
POSSIBLE DEATH
TO THEIR CHILDREN.
LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
LET'S LET THEM DIP DOWN
INTO FRESH CLEAN WATER
AND THEN PUT A SMILE
ON THEIR FACE
BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING
THAT'S GOING TO HELP
THEIR CHILD, THAT'S GOING
TO SAVE THEIR LIFE POSSIBLY.
SO PLEASE, JOIN WITH US AND
LET'S DRILL THE WATER WELLS
AND MAKE SOME MAMAS
REALLY HAPPY
AND SOME CHILDREN
TO BE ABLE TO DANCE
AROUND IN THE WATER
AS WE'VE SEEN THEM DO.
IT'S A CELEBRATION OF LIFE!
James: I'M WATCHING YOU
OVER HERE ON THE MONITOR
AND I SEE THOSE BEAUTIFUL
DIMPLES AND THAT SMILE,
AND I JUST THINK,
BOY, I'M JUST SO BLESSED.
BUT LISTEN TO ME.
DID YOU NOT SEE
THOSE LITTLE KIDS SMILING?
WE CAN JUST SHOW YOU
SO MANY FACES SMILING.
AND WE CAN SHOW YOU
A GRANDMOTHER,
I DON'T THINK SHE STILL HAS
A TOOTH LEFT IN HER HEAD
AND SHE IS SO HAPPY.
THEY'VE GOT WATER!
IT'S LIKE A MIRACLE!
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
IT IS A MIRACLE OF LOVE
THAT PROVIDES LIFE.
ISN'T THAT WHAT JESUS DID?
ISN'T THAT WHAT GOD DID?
HE SO LOVED US HE GAVE?
HE GAVE HIS SON,
NOT JUST TO DIE
BUT TO BE RAISED
TO LIVE IN US
AND TO GIVE US LIFE NOW
AND FOREVER.
YOU DON'T DIE
TO GET ETERNAL LIFE,
DIE AND GET ETERNAL LIFE;
WE RECEIVE
ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST
AND WE LIVE IT HERE
AND FOR ETERNITY
BUT WE SHARE IT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW
GO ONLINE, LIFE TODAY?
OR WOULD YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER
THAT'S A PRAYER LINE?
BUT TODAY,
IT'S REALLY AND TRULY
AN ANSWER TO PRAYER LINE.
I MEAN IT IS A LIFE LINE.
WOULD YOU CALL AND SAY
I'M GOING TO DRILL A WELL.
MY COMPANY IS GOING
TO DRILL A WELL.
A FRIEND OF MINE
AGREED TO DO IT.
MY WIFE AND I, TOGETHER
WE'RE GOING TO DRILL A WELL --
OR WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
A PORTION OF IT
AND PRAY OTHERS JOIN US.
MOST OF THE SUPPORT
COMES FROM PEOPLE WHO GIVE $48
AND THAT GIVES
TEN PEOPLE WATER,
THE MIRACLE THEY NEED --
$144 -- 30!
THERE IS A LEVEL
AT WHICH YOU CAN HELP US.
AND WHERE WE CAN'T GET IN
TO DRILL A WELL,
WE NOW HAVE A FILTER SYSTEM
WHERE WE CAN GIVE
THREE FAMILIES THE ABILITY
TO FILTER WATER
THAT WILL GIVE THEM
CLEAN NON-DISEASED
CONTAMINATED WATER,
THREE FAMILIES FOR $100.
THERE IS A LEVEL --
I'M TELLING YOU --
THERE IS A PLACE
WHERE YOU CAN STEP IN.
PLEASE! LIFETODAY.ORG
OR DIAL THE NUMBER;
GO GET YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A MIRACLE CARD.
USE IT LIKE A CHECK.
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE
BUT CALL US AND TELL US WHAT
YOU'RE PUTTING IN THE MAIL.
WE NEED TO KNOW.
WE'VE GOT 400 AREAS
WHERE THEY WANT TO HEAR,
"WATERS ON THE WAY."
A MIRACLE!
WATER FOR LIFE
BECAUSE OF THE WATER OF LIFE
AND WE WILL BE TELLING THEM
ABOUT HIM.
PLEASE DO IT NOW -- RIGHT NOW!
Announcer:
EVERY DAY, CHILDREN LIVING
IN EXTREME POVERTY
ARE FORCED TO MAKE
A DREADFUL CHOICE:
DRINK POLLUTED WATER
FILLED WITH DEADLY DISEASE
OR PERHAPS,
DIE OF 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
AND VIABLE DEMONSTRATIONS
OF GOD'S LOVE
IN THE WORLD TODAY.
SUFFERING
CAN END
BECAUSE CLEAN WATER
CHANGES EVERYTHING!
WITH YOUR
GIFT TODAY
YOU CAN HELP DRILL
400 WATER WELLS
IN REMOTE VILLAGES
IN 15 NATIONS.
A GIFT OF $48 WILL PROVIDE
DISEASE-FREE WATER
FOR TEN PEOPLE,
$72 WILL PROVIDE
FOR 15 PEOPLE,
AND $144 WILL HELP
PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
STRAIGHT FROM THE GROUND
FOR 30 PEOPLE.
PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER
AN ADDITIONAL GIFT OF $100
TO HELP PROVIDE THREE FAMILIES
WITH WATER FILTRATION KITS
IN EMERGENCY AREAS
WHERE OUR DRILLING RIGS
ARE UNABLE TO REACH.
AS OUR THANK YOU,
WE'LL SEND YOU THE BOOKS,
WORDS OF JESUS
AND WORDS OF HEALING.
ONE CONTAINS ONLY
THE WORDS OF JESUS
AND THE OTHER
SCRIPTURES FOR HEALING
IN YOUR BODY,
MIND, AND SOUL.
WITH YOUR $100 GIFT, YOU CAN
RECEIVE BOTH HARDBOUND
AND SOFTBOUND EDITIONS OF
THESE SCRIPTURE PROMISE BOOKS.
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 BEAUTIFUL HAND-SCULPTED
"DETERMINED EAGLE" BRONZE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
James: YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M PRAYING, BETTY?
WE SEND THIS TO ANYONE
WHO WILL GIVE A GIFT
OF $1200 OR MORE;
THAT'S 25% OF THE WELL,
THREE PEOPLE JOIN YOU
OR PEOPLE WHO GIVE A WELL.
THIS IS A "DETERMINED EAGLE."
DETERMINED --
DETERMINED TO SOAR ON
THE TURBULENCE OF THE TIMES
AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE DAY.
EAGLES SEEK TURBULENCE
TO RISE HIGHER.
THEY ARE DESIGNED
TO TRAVEL FASTER
THAN THEY HAD THE CAPABILITY
OF CREATING THE CAPACITY
TO TRAVEL THAT FAST.
THEY'RE DESIGNED
TO BE CARRIED THAT FAST,
THE SAME WAY WE ARE.
WE'RE DESIGNED TO BE CARRIED
BY THE SPIRIT
OF THE LIVING GOD.
AND WHEN WE ARE NOT
WE LOOK LIKE A FISH
OUT OF WATER.
THEY WERE BORN
TO LIVE IN THE WATER,
WE WERE BORN
TO LIVE IN THE SPIRIT,
DETERMINED TO SOAR.
YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE
THIS BRONZE.
WOULD YOU JOIN ME AND BETTY
IN SAYING A BIG THANKS
TO MARY AND RANDY TRAVIS?
Mary: THANK YOU!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
James: AND THANKS
TO ALL OF YOU THAT PRAY.
THERE'S THEIR WEBSITE,
HOW THEY OFFSET THIS TERRIBLE
DESTRUCTIVE DISEASE.
THANK ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
THANKS FOR SHARING WATER.
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>> I WISH I COULD DO MORE FOR
LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL,
BUT I'M SAVING
FOR RETIREMENT.
Announcer: WE HAVE A PLAN
THAT CAN HELP YOU DO BOTH.
CONTACT LIFE PLANNING
SERVICES TODAY.
Sheila: GUILT TELLS US
WE'VE DONE SOMETHING WRONG,
SHAME TELLS US
WE ARE SOMETHING WRONG.
Announcer: SHEILA WALSH
SHARES THE STORM INSIDE HER.
>> 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.