Announcer: ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF LIFE TODAY.
>> IF WE DON'T TEACH
OUR CHILDREN TO FOLLOW CHRIST
THE WORLD WILL
TEACH THEM NOT TO.
MY GOAL IS TO TEACH THEM
VERY, VERY YOUNG
THAT THEY NEED TO BE
OUT THERE SERVING OTHERS.
>> WHEN I SAW THE KIDS,
I REALLY FELT BAD FOR THEM.
>> I COULDN'T STAND THAT
IF I WAS THEM.
YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE
BY DOING JUST LITTLE THINGS.
HELPING LITTLE KIDS
OUT ACROSS THE WORLD IS COOL.
Announcer: SEE HOW THE HEARTS
OF CHILDREN CAN CHANGE
THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
LIVING A HALF A WORLD AWAY.
>> IT WAS LIKE ONE
OF THE BIGGEST PRESENTS
THAT THEY'VE
EVER GOTTEN.
Announcer: NEXT
ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
Randy: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.
THIS IS A FUN ONE!
I'M GLAD YOU'RE WITH US.
I HOPE YOU'LL STICK WITH US
BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO SEE THAT YOU CAN DO
SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL.
SHEILA, HAVE YOU STARTED
ANY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING YET?
Sheila: I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY.
I'M HOPELESS.
EVERY YEAR I THINK NEXT YEAR
I'M GOING TO START
LIKE IN JANUARY BECAUSE
EVERYTHING IS ON SALE THEN.
I MEANT TO DO IT BUT
THEN I THINK, OH, GOSH. NO.
THE SHOPS ARE TOO BUSY
BECAUSE THE SALES ARE ON.
Randy: I CAN'T IMAGINE
YOU'RE WORSE THAN ME.
I'M ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT
LIKE A WEEK EARLY IS EARLY.
Sheila: OH, GOSH. NO!
I'M BETTER THAN THAT!
Randy: YEAH, THAT'S WHY
MY WIFE -- IF YOU GET
A CHRISTMAS GIFT,
IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING
MY WIFE PICKED OUT.
Sheila: ACTUALLY, LET ME
JUST SAY SOMETHING
AND I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT
LATER BUT I ALREADY HAVE
MY HUSBAND'S CHRISTMAS GIFT.
Randy: WOW!
Sheila: HE ALREADY HAS MINE
AND WE BOTH KNOW WHAT IT IS
BUT I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT
A LITTLE BIT LATER.
Randy: I LOVE IT!
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE US WAIT.
WELL, WE'RE A LITTLE EARLY
THIS YEAR.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS.
THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.
I HOPE YOU WILL CHOOSE
TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS
BECAUSE YOU CAN REALLY MAKE
THIS A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS
FOR SOME CHILDREN.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU
SOME OF THAT.
I WANT TO READ A SCRIPTURE.
CAN I JUST TAP INTO
MY YOUVERSION APP HERE
AND READ SOMETHING?
BECAUSE THIS JUMPED OUT AT ME
A FEW WEEKS AGO AND I THINK
IT TIES IN NICELY WITH
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
AND WITH WHAT LIFE
IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD.
PAUL IS WRITING TO
THE EPHESIANS AND HE SAYS:
CHRISTMAS IS THE TIME
WHERE WE CELEBRATE THAT GIFT.
JESUS' BIRTH STARTED ALL THAT.
IT WAS THE ULTIMATE GIFT
THAT GOD GAVE TO US.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
THE GIFT WE SEE IT AS...
THAT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VERSE
TO ME, SHEILA BECAUSE
A LOT OF TIMES WE THINK,
WE'VE GOT TO DO THESE THINGS.
PAUL IS SAYING LOOK,
IT IS NOT WHAT WE DO.
THE WORKS ARE NOT WHAT
GIVE US SALVATION OR GIVES US
RIGHTEOUSNESS OR HOLINESS
OR ANY OF THAT.
IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD
THROUGH HIS SON THAT
ENABLES US TO TURN AROUND
AND DO THE WORKS THAT
HE HAS DESIGNED US FOR.
Sheila: I LOVE THAT.
IT IS KIND OF LIKE
A GODLY PARADOX.
IT IS LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
CHRIST DID IT.
ON THE CROSS HE SAID,
"IT IS FINISHED."
ONCE YOU GET THAT,
THEN I THINK THE NATURAL,
THE MOST NATURAL THING
IS YOU WANT TO TURN AROUND
AND SHARE THAT LOVE WITH
OTHER PEOPLE; TO PUT FEET
TO WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE
IN YOUR LIFE.
Randy: AND NICE PHRASING
BECAUSE IT SAYS "SO THAT
WE MAY WALK IN THEM."
YOU KNOW WALKING IS KIND OF
WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY.
Sheila: ABSOLUTELY!
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU HERE
IS I THINK THIS YEAR,
WOULDN'T IT BE COOL IF
WE KIND OF REVOLUTIONIZED
CHRISTMAS?
IF WE TAKE IT BACK FROM
THE MALLS AND THE STORES
AND DECIDE YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
THE VERY LITTLEST,
THE YOUNGEST AMONG US,
AND WE'RE GOING TO REMEMBER
WHAT CHRISTMAS
IS ACTUALLY ALL ABOUT.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT
HAVE DONE THAT IN JUST
THE MOST REMARKABLE WAY.
THIS CHURCH, THIS GROUP
OF PEOPLE HAVE REALLY GIVEN
A GIFT TO THEIR KIDS,
AN UNDERSTANDING THAT
CHRISTMAS IS NOT JUST
ALL ABOUT WHAT YOU GET,
IT ACTUALLY CAN BE SOMETHING
THAT YOU GIVE.
Randy: IT IS.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
A LITTLE BACK STORY HERE
BECAUSE THESE SHOES
MEAN SOMETHING.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO MY PARENTS
WERE IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND
THEY DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING
FUN FOR CHRISTMAS
AND GIVE OUT JUST
SOME SIMPLE SHOES,
AND THE IMPACT WAS BEYOND
WHAT WE EVEN UNDERSTOOD.
SO WE HAVE ASKED OTHER PEOPLE
TO JOIN US AND WE'VE SEEN
SOME AMAZING RESULTS.
WATCH WHAT ONE CHURCH DID
AS THEY DECIDED TO JOIN US
IN OUR CHRISTMAS SHOES.
Marla: I'M MARLA MORELAND
AND MY HUSBAND BOB AND I
LIVE IN HALFWAY, MISSOURI AND
WE RUN A SMALL BIBLE STUDY.
WE HAVE A GREAT
YOUTH PROGRAM
AND THEY LOVE TO GET
INVOLVED IN MISSIONS.
IF WE DON'T TEACH OUR CHILDREN
TO FOLLOW CHRIST
THE WORLD WILL
TEACH THEM NOT TO.
SO MY GOAL IS TO TEACH THEM
VERY, VERY YOUNG
THAT THEY NEED TO BE
OUT THERE SERVING OTHERS.
OUR KIDS ARE VERY,
VERY BLESSED HERE
AND I WANT THEM TO HAVE
SOME SENSE OF KNOWING
THAT IT'S NOT
LIKE THAT EVERYWHERE
AND THAT THEY HAVE
TO DO THEIR PART;
THAT EVERYONE SHOULD
DO THEIR PART.
AND FOR MY KIDS TO
BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
THEY CAN MAKE AN IMPACT
ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE WORLD IS JUST AMAZING.
SO WHEN I SAW THE SHOE PROJECT
ON THE TELEVISION SHOW
IT WAS A PERFECT FIT.
THE KIDS LOVED IT.
IT WAS SOMETHING
THEY COULD RELATE TO.
>> BECAUSE WE WANTED TO
LEARN ABOUT GOD AND JESUS,
AND GIVE THE OTHER KIDS
SOME SHOES;
THEY DIDN'T
HAVE NO SHOES.
Marla: TAKING OFF
THEIR SHOES WAS LIKE
PRYING THEM OFF THEIR FEET,
ALMOST BECAUSE THEY LOVE
THEIR SHOES.
>> WE WALKED AROUND
THE TRACK TO FEEL HOW
THE OTHER KIDS FELT WHENEVER
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY SHOES.
>> I WENT BAREFOOT LIKE,
I THINK HALF A LAP,
AND THEN I HAD TO PUT
MY SHOES ON
BECAUSE IT HURT
MY FEET REALLY BAD.
>> IT FELT LIKE NEEDLES
STABBING INTO MY FEET.
>> WHEN I ACTUALLY DO THAT
IT REALLY HURTS.
I JUST LOOKED FOR
THE SPOTS THAT
THERE'S LIKE NOT
THAT MUCH ROCKS.
>> WALKING AROUND
THE TRACK WITHOUT SHOES,
IT DIDN'T FEEL VERY GOOD
AT ALL -- IT HURT.
>> I THOUGHT MY FEET
WERE JUST GOING TO BLOW UP.
MY FEET HURT BUT I BET THEIR
FEET HURT TEN TIMES WORSE.
>> WHEN I SAW THE VIDEO,
IT MADE ME FEEL REALLY SICK
BECAUSE WE HAVE SHOES
AND THEY DON'T.
>> WHEN I SAW THE KIDS,
I REALLY FELT BAD FOR THEM.
>> IT WOULD HURT THEIR FEET IF
THEY WALK TOO MUCH ON ROCKS.
>> IT'S SAD THAT THEY HAVE
TO WALK ON THAT STUFF.
THEIR SORES
ARE SO BIG.
LIKE I DON'T KNOW HOW
THEY CAN STAND --
I COULDN'T STAND THAT
IF I WAS THEM.
>> THEY DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING REALLY
AND THEIR FEET
ARE ALL TORE UP
AND CAN GET INFECTED
AND THEY CAN DIE.
>> YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE
BY JUST DOING LITTLE THINGS.
JUST HELPING LITTLE KIDS OUT
ACROSS THE WORLD IS COOL.
>> THE SHOES, IT WAS LIKE
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PRESENTS
THAT THEY'VE
EVER GOTTEN.
>> HAPPY THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO GET SHOES.
>> I THINK IT IS REALLY GOOD
WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THEM.
>> WHEN YOU GAVE THE SHOES
TO THOSE KIDS,
I THINK IT MADE THEM
REALLY HAPPY.
>> I WOULD THINK THAT
THEY WOULD BE SO HAPPY
THEY WOULD ALMOST BURST INTO
TEARS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
THEY WOULD HAVE EVER HAD
ANY OTHER SHOES.
Sheila: GOSH! IF EVERY
BIBLE STUDY IN AMERICA
ADOPTED THAT AND SAID,
"HEY, LET DO THAT."
THAT'S STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL!
Randy: OH, MY GOODNESS!
AND YOU'VE BEEN OVERSEAS,
I'VE BEEN IN SEVERAL PLACES
WHERE WE'VE HANDED OUT
THE SHOES AND YOU KNOW,
THESE KIDS JUST LIGHT UP
BECAUSE IT'S SPECIAL TO THEM
BUT IT'S ALSO A BIG DEAL
TO THEM.
Sheila: THE THING I LOVE
ABOUT THIS, RANDY, IS THE WAY
THEY TAUGHT OUR KIDS HERE
THAT CHRISTMAS IS NOT JUST
ABOUT YOU RECEIVING STUFF.
HONESTLY, USUALLY BY
CHRISTMAS EVE, KIDS HAVE
-- CHRISTMAS DAY THEY'VE
FORGOTTEN HALF THE STUFF
BUT THAT WILL STAY
WITH THOSE CHILDREN.
THEY KNOW SOMETHING THAT
WE DID MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE
IN THE LIFE OF ANOTHER CHILD.
Randy: LITERALLY, THEY PUT
THEM ON EVERY DAY AND
THEY'RE REMINDED, HOPEFULLY
OF THE LOVE OF CHRIST
BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE DO
WE DO IN THE NAME OF JESUS
CHRIST BECAUSE WE'RE NOT JUST
A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION,
WE ARE
A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION.
SO IT'S A WONDERFUL BLESSING
TO JUST BE ABLE TO BE A PART
OF THIS KIND OF THING.
WHAT STOOD OUT TO YOU
THE MOST WHEN YOU WERE
OVERSEAS HANDING OUT --
DID YOU HAND OUT SEVERAL
SHOES OR DID YOU..?
Sheila: IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE
WE WERE BASICALLY OVER
DOING MISSION FEEDING BUT
AT THE END OF THE DAY
THERE WAS THIS ONE LITTLE BOY
WHO WOULD NOT SMILE
AT ME AT ALL.
I DISCOVERED WE HAD A PAIR
OF THE SHOES IN THE VAN
SO I THOUGHT, DUDE,
YOU'RE GETTING THE SHOES.
IT WAS JUST THE SWEETEST
THING TO BE ABLE TO --
BECAUSE HIS LITTLE FEET,
HE HAD NEVER WORN SHOES.
I LOOKED AT SOME OF
THE GROUND THEY WERE
WALKING OVER.
I MEAN IT IS HARD,
IT IS ROUGH.
ALSO, IF YOU GET A CUT IN
YOUR FOOT HERE, IMMEDIATELY,
YOUR FAMILY TAKES YOU OFF
AND YOU GET A TETANUS SHOT.
YOU GET A CUT IN YOUR FOOT
THERE, YOU END UP WITH
RINGWORM, YOU CAN END UP
WITH PROTEIN DEFICIENCY,
YOU CAN END UP WITH BRAIN
DISEASE, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
BUT WHEN YOU PUT SHOES ON
THE FEET OF THESE LITTLE ONES,
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE LITERALLY
SAVED THEIR LIFE.
Randy: YEAH.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT STRUCK ME THE FIRST TIME
I WAS OUT, THE INFECTION,
IT IS REALLY A TERRIBLE LIST
OF MALADIES; THE HOOKWORM
IS ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CULPRITS.
BUT YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT JUST GIVING THEM
A NICE PAIR OF SHOES,
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE
A NICE PAIR OF SHOES;
THEY'RE WATERPROOF,
WHICH IS VERY HELPFUL.
THEY ARE MALLEABLE SO
THEY FIT; THEY'RE COMFORTABLE.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT,
THEY SAVE LIVES.
SHOES ACTUALLY SAVE LIVES.
SO IT'S A WONDERFUL THING
TO BE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED
IN SOMETHING THAT MAKES
A KID SMILE BUT ALSO
PROTECTS THEM LONG TERM.
Sheila: AND THEY'RE SO
REASONABLE!
DO YOU KNOW FOR $36 --
YOU CANNOT BUY SHOES,
SNEAKERS FOR YOUR KIDS
WITH THAT.
DO YOU KNOW YOU CAN BUY SHOES
FOR TEN CHILDREN $36?
IF YOU HAD $72 YOU COULD
BUY THEM FOR 20 CHILDREN.
WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING.
THAT'S WHAT THAT LAST PIECE
SHOWED US.
SO PLEASE CALL!
PLEASE GO ONLINE AND WHILE
YOU'RE DOING THAT, WE WANT
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE
THAT I THINK
WILL REALLY MOVE YOU.
WATCH THIS.
Announcer: LIFE OUTREACH
INTERNATIONAL'S MISSION
IS TO SHARE THE TRUTH OF
GOD'S LOVE IN WORD AND DEED
WITH PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
THIS SEASON WE ONCE AGAIN
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT
THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS
OF CHILDREN
WHO ARE EXPOSED TO THE RAVAGES
OF HOOKWORM DISEASE
SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE
PROTECTION FOR THEIR FEET.
IT IS A SIMPLE REMEDY,
SHOES; SHOES THAT CAN
PREVENT CHILDREN
FROM SUFFERING ANEMIA,
MALNUTRITION, AND IN SEVERE
CASES DEATH CAUSED BY
HOOKWORMS THAT INVADE THEIR
BODIES THROUGH THEIR FEET.
Randy: THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT
OUTREACH TOWARDS IMPROVING
THE HEALTH AND THE LIVES OF
CHILDREN ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
NOT ALL OF YOU CAN COME HERE
AND HAVE THE PRIVILEGE
THAT I HAVE OF ACTUALLY
PUTTING THE SHOES ON THE FEET
OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
BUT YOU CAN BE A BIG PART
BECAUSE REALLY, WE CAN'T
DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
DO WHAT YOU CAN. GIVE AS MANY
PAIRS OF SHOES AS YOU CAN.
EVERY TIME YOU DO IT,
YOU'LL BE MAKING A CHILD'S DAY
AND YOU WILL BE
IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH.
[Child Laughing]
Randy: SO SIMPLE!
SO SIMPLE AND SO BEAUTIFUL,
SHEILA.
Sheila: JUST TO SEE THE JOY
ON THAT LITTLE ONE'S FACE
-- JUST AMAZING!
Randy: WE'VE SEEN IT
TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
IT IS SO, SO SIMPLE TO MAKE
THIS CHRISTMAS SO SPECIAL,
SO MEMORABLE AND POSSIBLY
LIFESAVING AS WE POINTED OUT
FOR KIDS AROUND THE WORLD.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS
IN CHINA, INDIA;
IT'S A LAUNDRY LIST
OF COUNTRIES -- DOING IT
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
AND WE WANT YOU TO PUT
THOSE ARMS OF LOVE AROUND
THE WORLD BY JOINING US
IN THIS OUTREACH WE CALL
"CHRISTMAS SHOES AND SMILES."
SHEILA, YOU KNOW WHY
WE HAVE THE SMILES IN THERE
IS BECAUSE SHOES ARE NOT
THE ONLY THING THAT WE DO.
WE DO EVEN MORE.
Sheila: IT'S INTERESTING
BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
PUTTING SHOES ON THE FEET
OF A CHILD IT BRINGS
A SMILE TO THEIR FACE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
IS REALLY DEVASTATING IS WHEN
A CHILD IS BORN WITH CLEFT LIP
OR CLEFT PALATE
AND THEY CAN'T SMILE.
THERE WAS ONE CHILD
IN PARTICULAR, IT WAS
SOMETHING THAT I JUST
NATURALLY DO WHEN YOU'RE
IN A COUNTRY AND A CHILD
HAS NEVER SEEN THEMSELVES.
SOMETIMES I TAKE A PHOTO
ON MY IPHONE AND
I'LL SHOW IT TO THEM.
I'LL BE LIKE, "LOOK!"
AND USUALLY THEY'RE LIKE
OVER THE MOON.
THERE WAS ONE LITTLE BOY
WHEN THE CAMERA WAS TURNED
AND HE SAW HIMSELF HE WAS
DEVASTATED BECAUSE
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
HE LOOKED LIKE.
WHEN HE SAW WHAT HE LOOKED
LIKE, IT WAS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT REACTION.
HE WASN'T THRILLED,
HE WAS HORRIFIED.
BUT EVEN THE WAY THOSE
CHILDREN ARE TREATED
BY OTHER PEOPLE; IT IS
AS IF YOU'RE A MONSTER.
THERE IS SOMETHING
REALLY WRONG WITH YOU.
BUT WE WERE SO MOVED BY
COMPASSION AND WE WERE ABLE
-- HE'S HAD HIS SURGERY NOW.
HE LOOKS SO DIFFERENT.
AND HE'S SO HAPPY.
I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT
MY HUSBAND AND I ALREADY
HAVE DECIDED WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO GIVE EACH OTHER
FOR CHRISTMAS AND WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO IS
IN BARRY'S NAME I'M GOING
TO DO ONE SURGERY, WHICH
IS $500 AND HE IS GOING
TO DO THE SAME FOR ME.
SOME OF YOU CAN DO THAT.
HONESTLY, THAT CHANGES
NOT JUST THE IMMEDIATE COMFORT
OF A CHILD, IT CHANGES
THEIR DESTINY.
IT CHANGES WHO
THEY SEE THEMSELVES AS.
FOR ANY GIFT AT ALL,
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO?
WE'RE GOING TO SEND
THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SHOE
FOR ANY GIFT THAT YOU SEND IN.
BUT IF YOU CAN SEND IN
LIKE $180, WE'RE GOING
TO SEND YOU ALL THE LITTLE
CHRISTMAS SHOES THAT
WE'VE HAD OVER ALL THE YEARS
AND THAT DOES
50 PAIRS OF SHOES.
THAT'S AMAZING!
Randy: AND $1,000 WILL
DO TWO SURGERIES.
SO JUST DO WHATEVER THE LORD
IS LEADING YOU TO DO.
I JUST ASK THAT YOU BE
INVOLVED IN SOME WAY
WHETHER IT IS $36 FOR 10 PAIRS
OF SHOES, WHETHER IT
IS $1,000 FOR SOME SURGERIES.
A FEW OF YOU COULD PROBABLY
DO A WHOLE LOT MORE.
I ASK YOU TO PRAY ABOUT IT
AND DO WHAT THE LORD
LEADS YOU TO DO.
I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING
IS THAT WE DO AS I REFERENCED
EARLIER, THOSE WORKS,
THE GOOD WORKS THAT
WE WERE CREATED FOR.
GOD GAVE US A GIFT,
A GIFT WE CAN NEVER MATCH
AT CHRISTMAS.
YOU CAN GIVE A GIFT.
IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS
JUST HOW MUCH IT MEANS
TO THESE CHILDREN WHEN
THEY RECEIVE SOMETHING
FROM SOMEONE THEY DON'T KNOW.
IT'S MOVING WHEN WE CONSIDER
THE FACT THAT GOD HAS
ENABLED US TO PUT HIS ARMS
OF LOVE AROUND THE WORLD.
SO I JUST ASK THAT YOU PRAY
ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW IT IS EARLY,
CHRISTMAS IS COMING.
BUT WE HAVE TO PREPARE
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET
THE SHOES OVER THERE.
YOU CAN HAVE A HUGE IMPACT
THIS CHRISTMAS.
JOIN WITH US WITH
CHRISTMAS SHOES AND SMILES
AND PUT A SMILE
ON A CHILD'S FACE.
Sheila: AND HONESTLY, BECAUSE
WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING
AND THEN YOU'LL GET THIS
TO HANG IN YOUR TREE AND
IT REMINDS YOUR CHILDREN
THIS IS ABOUT MORE
THAN JUST ME.
SO PLEASE, GO TO YOUR PHONES
DIAL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN
OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE
AND GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG
BUT DO SOMETHING
AND DO SOMETHING NOW!
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.
FAR TOO MANY CHILDREN
LIVING IN POVERTY
HAVE NEVER OWNED
A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
AND WHILE THAT MAY SEEM MINOR
IN LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,
WALKING WITH BARE FEET
PUTS THEM AT RISK
OF LIFE-THREATENING
INFECTIONS AND DISEASE
THAT COULD LEAD
TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES --
AND EVEN DEATH.
BY RESPONDING TODAY YOU CAN
HELP IMMEDIATELY SECURE
AND BEGIN SHIPPING
CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO 150,000 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 $180
WILL HELP PROVIDE
50 PAIRS OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN
IN NEED.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
CRYSTAL SHOE ORNAMENT,
A TREASURE TO PLACE
ON YOUR TREE
EACH HOLIDAY
SEASON.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $180 OR MORE
YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST
THIS KEEPSAKE BOXED SET
OF LIFE'S
CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS.
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 "DETERMINED EAGLE"
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
>> 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'S 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.
Sheila: AND A CHILD SHALL
LEAD THEM. GOSH!
WE GET SO SOPHISTICATED AND
SO SURE OF OUR OWN GIFTINGS
AND WE THINK SOME PEOPLE
ARE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING.
THAT BEAUTIFUL GIRL
HEARD THE HEART OF GOD
AND RESPONDED.
I THINK IT IS LIKE 16 --
HOW MANY?
Randy: OVER 1600 PAIRS
OF SHOES.
Sheila: OVER 1600 PAIRS
OF SHOES THROUGH THAT
LITTLE GIRL WHO TECHNICALLY
HAS NO VOICE BUT USED
HER VOICE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AROUND THE WORLD.
I'M JUST SO MOVED BY
THAT BEAUTIFUL SISTER
IN CHRIST'S LOVE FOR GOD.
I OFTEN THINK, PEOPLE GET
DEPRESSED AROUND CHRISTMAS
BECAUSE THEY THINK IT'S JUST
ALL ABOUT MORE, MORE,
MORE, AND MORE AND SPENDING
AND EATING AND EVERYTHING.
WE CAN CHANGE THAT.
WE COULD ACTUALLY LIVE
AS THE BODY OF CHRIST
AND DO WHAT WE'RE ON
THIS EARTH TO DO.
WE THINK OF MISSIONS.
THIS SHOULD BE REAL LIFE.
WE'RE ON MISSION 24/7
AND WE'RE GIVING YOU
AN OPPORTUNITY THIS CHRISTMAS
TO CHANGE THE LIFE OF CHILDREN
AROUND THE WORLD EITHER
BY ANY GIFT AT ALL --
ANY GIFT AT ALL AND WE'LL
SEND YOU THAT DARLING LITTLE
SHOE TO HANG ON YOUR TREE.
IF YOU GIVE US A BIGGER GIFT,
IF YOU GIVE US $180,
WE'LL SEND ALL
THE LITTLE SHOES.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO,
SOME PEOPLE CAN, BARRY AND
I SAVE UP DURING THE YEAR
FOR EACH OTHER BECAUSE
SOME DAYS WHEN IT GETS CLOSE
TO CHRISTMAS MONEY IS TIGHT
AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THE PRIVILEGE OF SITTING DOWN
AROUND OUR CHRISTMAS TREE
WITH OUR SON THINKING
THAT TWO CHILDREN BY
NEXT CHRISTMAS ARE GOING
TO LOOK SO DIFFERENT BECAUSE
WE WERE ABLE TO DO THOSE
SURGERIES, THAT'S WHAT
LIFE'S ABOUT!
Randy: ABSOLUTELY!
RALPH DONE, OUR MISSIONS
DIRECTOR WAS RECENTLY
IN CHINA AND THERE WAS
A LITTLE GIRL NAMED MEI MEI.
SHE NEEDED THE SURGERY.
BECAUSE OF SOMEONE LIKE YOU
WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE IT
SO SHE CAN SMILE NOW.
THE THING ABOUT MONICA
THAT STANDS OUT TO ME
IS THE POWER THAT
ONE PERSON CAN HAVE.
YOU'RE THAT ONE PERSON TODAY.
YOU CAN CHANGE LIVES.
HOW MANY?
IT'S UP TO YOU --
BETWEEN YOU AND GOD, BUT
JUST KNOWING THAT YOU CAN
IMPACT A LIFE, CHANGE A LIFE,
PUT A SMILE ON A CHILD'S FACE,
PROTECT THEM FROM DISEASE.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIFT
GOD HAS GIVEN US, THE ABILITY
TO GIVE THAT GIFT.
REACH OUT.
GO TO THE PHONES.
GO ONLINE, WHATEVER
YOU'RE MOST COMFORTABLE WITH,
JUST DO SOMETHING TODAY.
YOU CAN HAVE THAT IMPACT
THIS CHRISTMAS THAT
WILL LAST FOR YEARS.
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.
FAR TOO MANY CHILDREN
LIVING IN POVERTY
HAVE NEVER OWNED
A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
AND WHILE THAT MAY SEEM MINOR
IN LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,
WALKING WITH BARE FEET
PUTS THEM AT RISK
OF LIFE-THREATENING
INFECTIONS AND DISEASE
THAT COULD LEAD
TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES --
AND EVEN DEATH.
BY RESPONDING TODAY YOU CAN
HELP IMMEDIATELY SECURE
AND BEGIN SHIPPING
CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO 150,000 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 $180
WILL HELP PROVIDE
50 PAIRS OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN
IN NEED.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
CRYSTAL SHOE ORNAMENT,
A TREASURE TO PLACE
ON YOUR TREE
EACH HOLIDAY
SEASON.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $180 OR MORE
YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST
THIS KEEPSAKE BOXED SET
OF LIFE'S
CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS.
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 "DETERMINED EAGLE"
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
Sheila: IT'S BEEN
QUITE AN AMAZING YEAR.
THROUGH YOUR HELP
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FEED
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF CHILDREN.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT
WATER WELLS IN VILLAGES.
AND ALSO, A NEW
VENTURE YOU REMEMBER,
FOR THE FIRST TIME
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
WORK WITH CHILDREN
WHO HAVE
CLUBFOOT.
YOU HAVE HELPED US CHANGE
THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
ALL AROUND
THE WORLD.
AT CHRISTMAS TIME I KNOW
THAT YOU THINK OF YOUR KIDS
AND YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING
REALLY SPECIAL FOR THEM.
WELL, I ALSO KNOW
YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING
REALLY SPECIAL
FOR CHILDREN
LIKE THESE.
IF YOU LOOK AT
THIS DARLING LITTLE ONE,
HERE
IN ANGOLA,
HE IS LIKE EVERY OTHER
LITTLE BOY OR GIRL I'VE SEEN,
HE HAS
NO SHOES.
WE FELT, WOULDN'T IT BE COOL
TO BE ABLE TO LET
EVERY BOY AND GIRL
HAVE THEIR VERY OWN
PAIR OF SHOES?
NOT JUST BECAUSE
IT WILL SAVE THEM
FROM CUTTING THEIR FEET
WHEN THEY RUN
BUT SO MANY DISEASES
IN THESE COUNTRIES
COME THROUGH INJURIES
TO THE FOOT,
LIKE HOOKWORM COMES
THROUGH THE FOOT.
SO WHAT A WONDERFUL THING
TO DO IN THIS SEASON TO SAY
TO THE LITTLE ONES LIKE THIS LITTLE DARLING BOY IN ANGOLA,
HEY! YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
VERY OWN PAIR OF SHOES.
SO ON BEHALF OF
MY LITTLE BROTHER,
MAY I SIMPLY SAY
OBRIGADA.
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Sheila: YOU KNOW WHAT
I LOVE ABOUT THIS SHOW?
IT'S THE IMPACT THAT CHILDREN
ARE HAVING ON THE LIVES
OF OTHER CHILDREN.
I THINK IT IS A GREAT THING.
TO BE ABLE TO SHOW YOUR CHILD,
PARTICULARLY, WE KNOW
IT IS NOT CHRISTMAS YET
BUT WE HAVE TO GET THE FUNDS
IN EARLY SO THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY GET
THE SHOES THERE IN TIME
FOR CHRISTMAS.
BUT TO GET YOUR KIDS INVOLVED
AND SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
LIFE'S ABOUT MORE THAN
JUST WHAT YOU GET.
IT'S WHAT YOU GIVE."
AND WHEN YOU GIVE KIDS
A CHANCE, THEY LOVE TO DO IT.
Randy: CHRISTMAS IS SORT OF
ABOUT CHILDREN, "UNTO US
A CHILD IS BORN."
WE SAW THE POWER OF CHILDREN
REACHING OUT TO HELP
OTHER CHILDREN.
AND THEN WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO REACH OUT AND HELP
SOME CHILDREN.
SO DO WHATEVER YOU CAN.
PLEASE, IF YOU HAVEN'T
ALREADY GONE TO THE PHONE,
GONE ONLINE, DO IT --
DO IT NOW!
DON'T FORGET.
I KNOW IT GETS BUSY.
WE FORGET SO JUST DO
SOMETHING TODAY.
YOU REALLY CAN HAVE
A TREMENDOUS IMPACT.
SHEILA, IT'S GOING TO BE
A GOOD CHRISTMAS!
Sheila: I THINK IT'S GOING
TO BE AMAZING.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE IN JESUS' NAME
TO CHILDREN ALL AROUND
THE WORLD.
AND EVERY TIME YOU SEE
THAT LITTLE SHOE HANGING
ON YOUR TREE IT WILL BE
A REMINDER THAT CHRISTMAS
IS NOT ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE
RECEIVED, BUT IN JESUS' NAME
WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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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.