Announcer:
ARE YOU READY TO START
SOLVING YOUR MONEY PROBLEMS
AND LIVE THE LIFE
GOD IS CALLING YOU TO?
>> I THINK THAT'S THE
THING IS PEOPLE CAN DO
ALL THE GREAT THINGS
THAT ALL THE GREAT CHRIST
FOLLOWERS ARE WATCHING TODAY
AND THEY WANT TO DO
MORE NOW FOR THE POOR,
THEY WANT TO GIVE,
THEY WANT TO BE CHARITABLE
BUT THEY CAN'T
BECAUSE THE INTEREST AGAIN,
THE BIBLE SAID
IS BEING STOLEN BY PEOPLE
WHO REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE IT.
Announcer:
DAVID CRANK HELPS YOU
LEARN EASY WAYS TO BUDGET,
ELIMINATE DEBT,
INCREASE SAVING,
AND GIVE GENEROUSLY
-- NEXT!
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Sheila: HI!
WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M SHEILA WALSH
HERE WITH RANDY ROBISON.
WE'RE SO GLAD YOU STOPPED BY
AND VISITED WITH US
BECAUSE WE HAVE A SHOW
THAT I THINK IS GOING TO BE
NOT JUST INTERESTING
BUT INCREDIBLY PRACTICAL,
REALLY COULD MAKE A HUGE
IMPACT IN YOUR LIFE AND HOW
YOU RUN YOUR FAMILY TOO.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE
EARLIER THIS YEAR
OF BEING WITH PASTORS,
DAVID AND NICOLE CRANK AT
THEIR WEST PALM BEACH CAMPUS
AND THEY HAVE A HUGE CHURCH
IN ST. LOUIS.
PLEASE WOULD YOU HELP ME
WELCOME PASTOR DAVID CRANK?
David: THANK YOU!
Sheila: I HAVE TO SAY
I WAS SO BLOWN AWAY
BY THE PROFESSIONALISM --
THE CONFERENCE WAS AMAZING
BUT EVERY SINGLE DETAIL,
YOUR TEAM IS JUST PHENOMENAL.
YOU HARDLY SEE THEM.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR THEM.
THEY'RE BEHIND THE SCENES
BUT WHAT THEY DO IS EXCELLENT.
David: YOU SLATED.
EVERYBODY LOVED YOU.
THEY'RE LIKE, "WE WANT
TO GET HER TO ST. LOUIS!"
Sheila: OH SWEET! I LOVED IT.
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.
BUT THIS BOOK, RANDY,
SOLVING YOUR MONEY PROBLEMS
-- WOW!
Randy: YEAH, THE TOPIC
THAT A LOT OF US JUST
DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT.
THE THING I LIKE ABOUT DAVID
IS THAT HE MAKES IT FUN.
IT'S NOT ALL
BEAT YOU OVER THE HEAD
WITH ALL THE MISTAKES
YOU'VE MADE FINANCIALLY.
Sheila: NO, YOU HAVE TO
JUST BE IN DAVID'S COMPANY
FOR FIVE MINUTES TO KNOW
I'M GOING TO LEARN A LOT
AND IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.
Randy: RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT!
LET'S JUMP RIGHT INTO THIS
BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DEAL
WITH YOU.
I WANT TO TAKE PEOPLE
BACK A LITTLE BIT
TO UNDERSTAND
WHY IT'S SIGNIFICANT.
David: I GREW UP
IN A TRAVEL TRAILER BECAUSE
MY DAD WAS AN EVANGELIST.
HE WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE.
FIRST HE WAS A COP
AND HE GOT SAVED
BY LISTENING TO REX HUMBARD
ON THE RADIO.
HE FELT CALLED TO THE
MINISTRY, BUT HE FELT LIKE
HE STUTTERED, HE COULDN'T
COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE, WHICH
I THINK A LOT OF US FEEL
INSIGNIFICANT AND WE CAN'T.
SO HE JUST BOUGHT
A TRAVEL TRAILER,
QUIT HIS JOB, PUT ME IN IT;
I'M LIKE FOUR YEARS OLD,
AND THAT'S WHERE WE LIVED.
WE HAD A LOT OF MONEY PROBLEMS
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE
HEALTH INSURANCE, WE DON'T
HAVE A FINANCIAL PLAN,
HE'S JUST OUT THERE
BELIEVING GOD.
I DID MY HOMESCHOOL IN THIS
TRAILER AND EVERYTHING.
THERE WOULD BE DAYS BECAUSE
WE WERE DEPENDENT OBVIOUSLY,
ON THE OFFERINGS OF THESE
LITTLE CHURCHES AND THEY
COULDN'T HELP YOU BECAUSE
THEY NEEDED HELP THEMSELVES.
MY DAD WOULD BE LIKE, "DID
ANYBODY GIVE YOU ANY MONEY?"
"NO." SO WE WOULD GO
IN THE TRAVEL TRAILER AT NIGHT
AND WE WOULD PRAY OVER FOOD
THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE.
HE WOULD BE LIKE,
"GOD, WE JUST PRAY
OVER THIS BOLOGNA RIGHT NOW."
AND HE WOULD MAKE BELIEVE
THAT WE WERE EATING BOLOGNA.
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE,
IF WE'RE FAKING,
WHY AREN'T WE EATING STEAK?
[Laughter]
Sheila: UPGRADE THE DREAM!
David: THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER
PROBLEM IS THE WAY YOU THINK.
YOU SAY A MIND STRETCHED
NEVER GOES BACK
TO ITS ORIGINAL SIZE BUT
HE HAD A POVERTY MENTALITY;
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, HE LOVED
THE LORD BUT OFTENTIMES
PEOPLE MISUNDERSTAND THAT GOD
WANTS TO BLESS YOU BUT
HE ALSO GAVE YOU INFORMATION
THAT WILL GIVE YOU POWER.
SO THERE WERE THINGS
CALLED BUDGETS, THERE WERE
THINGS CALLED NOT JUST SOWING
AND REAPING, THAT'S IMPORTANT,
BUT THE HOW-TO.
SO MY DAD BACK IN
THE '70s AND '80s STARTED
STUDYING AND NEVER HAD
ANYBODY TEACH HIM ABOUT MONEY;
HE DISCOVERED SOME PRINCIPLES
SO I WAS RAISED DIFFERENTLY.
SO WE WERE TAUGHT
TO LIVE WITHIN A BUDGET
AND HOW TO BEAT BANKERS
AT THEIR OWN GAME:
HOW TO BUY A HOUSE
WITH NO CREDIT.
WHAT KIND OF CAR TO BUY.
SO I GREW UP LIKE
WITH THIS INCREDIBLE PRIVILEGE
OF BEING RAISED BY A DAD
WHO KNEW A LOT ABOUT MONEY
ALTHOUGH WASN'T
FORMALLY TRAINED.
OVER THE YEARS I DISCOVERED
THOSE KINDS OF PRINCIPLES
AND I HAD MY OWN SETBACKS.
I GOT MARRIED WHEN I WAS 18,
IT WAS PUPPY LOVE,
LED TO A DOG'S LIFE,
AND THEN I GOT DIVORCED.
I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD
OF THE NEW DIVORCE BARBIE BUT
IT COMES WITH ALL KEN'S STUFF.
Sheila: OOOOH!
David: I WAS LIVING
IN A BASEMENT APARTMENT
WONDERING HOW I WAS GOING
TO GET AHEAD AGAIN.
LOST EVERYTHING
BUT THROUGH THE PRINCIPLES
THAT I SHARE IN MY BOOK,
I GOT IT ALL BACK.
WHICH IS REALLY
JUST ACTUALLY FIGURING OUT
WHAT MONEY DOES
AND HOW MONEY WORKS.
MOST OF THE TIME --
AND THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE
REALLY FREAK OUT, RANDY, IS
IT IS NOT MORE MONEY
THAT WE NEED,
WE NEED TO LEARN TO BUDGET
THE MONEY THAT WE DO HAVE.
Randy: I THINK THAT'S HUGE
BECAUSE WE LEARN
A LOT OF THINGS
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
WE LEARN ON ONE SIDE
THAT MONEY IS EVIL
OR AT LEAST THAT
THE LOVE OF MONEY IS
THE ROOT OF ALL SORTS OF EVIL.
ON THE OTHER SIDE WE LEARN
IF YOU JUST HAVE ENOUGH FAITH
YOU'LL HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
WHERE YOU'RE COMING IN
IS KIND OF SAYING,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
GOD HAS SOME PRINCIPLES
AT PLAY AND MAYBE HE HAS EVEN
GOT A FEW PARABLES
ABOUT STEWARDSHIP."
SO MAYBE THERE IS A LITTLE BIT
MORE OBEDIENCE AND WISDOM
THAT WE NEED TO GET INTO.
David: AND THAT'S WHAT
MOST PEOPLE DO IS
THEY DON'T REALIZE
THE BIBLE SAYS
THE LOVE OF MONEY
IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
MONEY IS NEUTRAL.
IT CAN DIG WELLS
AS YOU GUYS DO
AND CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES
OR IT CAN BE BAD THINGS.
SO IT'S A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP
WITH MONEY.
I ALWAYS SAY IN THE BOOK,
I TALK ABOUT DEBT.
THE ACRONYM IS:
DOING EVERYTHING BUT THINKING.
SO WE GO FOR
IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION
INSTEAD OF
LONG-TERM SATISFACTION.
SO WE'RE LIKE IT WOULD
MAKE ME FEEL BETTER NOW
IF I WENT TO STARBUCKS
AND BOUGHT A $5 CUP OF COFFEE.
IF YOU DO THAT EVERY DAY
THERE'S $25 A WEEK
AND THEN $100 A MONTH
AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW --
IN FACT
A LADY TOLD ME YESTERDAY
THAT HER HUSBAND
WOULD LOAD $50 A WEEK
ON HER STARBUCKS CARD.
WELL, SHE FIGURED OUT
THAT'S $2400 A YEAR SO SHE
CUT UP THAT CARD AND SAID,
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
WE'VE GOT A PLAN,
WE'VE GOT A VISION.
WE'RE GOING ON A VACATION
NEXT YEAR."
SO IT'S NOT THAT
I DON'T WANT YOU
TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE, I JUST
DON'T WANT YOU TO GO FOR
THE IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION,
I WANT YOU TO GO
FOR LONG-TERM SATISFACTION.
SO THE BIBLE SAYS THAT
WITHOUT VISION PEOPLE PERISH.
I ALWAYS SAY AT OUR CHURCH,
FAITH CHURCH,
WITHOUT A VISION
PEOPLE GO TO ANOTHER PARISH.
SO WE SAY IT, SPRAY IT,
WHEEL IT, DEAL IT,
MAKE PEOPLE FEEL IT.
WE GO, OKAY, HAVE A VISION.
SO WITH ME,
MY DAD ALWAYS SHOWED ME
TO HAVE THIS VISION
BEFORE YOU,
THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
SO THEN YOU CAN GET EXCITED
ABOUT PAYING OFF
THAT CREDIT CARD.
SO PAYING OFF THE CREDIT CARD
-- LET'S TALK ABOUT
CREDIT CARD DEBT FOR A MINUTE.
CREDIT CARD DEBT ALLOWS US
TO GET IN TROUBLE RIGHT AWAY.
AS SOON AS YOU'RE 18,
19 YEARS OLD PEOPLE ARE LIKE,
"HEY, YOU WANT A FREE
T-SHIRT AND A MUG?"
"YEAH!"
"OKAY, SIGN UP
FOR THIS CREDIT CARD."
NOW YOU THINK
THIS CREDIT CARD IS
AN EXTENSION OF YOUR PAYCHECK
AND CLEARLY IT IS NOT.
SO A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ARE
MAKING THREE GRAND A MONTH,
THEY'RE SPENDING $5,000
A MONTH AND THEN YOU WAKE UP
ONE DAY AND REALIZE
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
MY CARD HAS BEEN ROBBED!
AND IT WAS YOU.
YOU WENT TO TARGET, YOU WENT
TO THIS STORE AND THAT STORE
AND WE GET IN DEBT SLOWLY,
THEN WE GET IN THIS SITUATION
WHERE THERE IS NO WAY OUT.
SO I WANT TO TELL YOU TODAY
THAT THERE IS A WAY OUT.
THERE IS HOPE AT IT.
BUT GOD WILL PUT HIS SUPER
ON YOUR NATURAL
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HELP GOD.
SO THE BIBLE SAYS
THAT THE LITTLE FOXES
SPOIL THE VINE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I SUGGEST
PEOPLE TO DO RIGHT AWAY
IS TO CREATE A BUDGET
AND DON'T BUDGE
FROM THE BUDGET.
THEN DON'T HAVE "HE MONEY,"
THAT'S MONEY
HE DON'T KNOW ABOUT
OR "SHE MONEY"
MONEY SHE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
YOU COME INTO IT AS A COUPLE
AND GO, "WAIT A MINUTE,
WE BOTH HAVE A VISION.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BUY
THIS $100 FISHING POLE,
I'M NOT GOING
TO BUY THIS DRESS AND
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PLAN
AND WE'RE GOING
TO GET OUT OF DEBT."
AND THEN GOD HELPS YOU
SUPERNATURALLY
GET THIS LOW-LYING FRUIT;
ELIMINATE THE CREDIT CARD DEBT
BECAUSE AS A PASTOR
OF A 20,000 MEMBER CHURCH,
MOST MARITAL PROBLEMS
IS A MONEY PROBLEM.
ALL PRESSURE COMES BACK TO
THIS THING CALLED GREED.
AND WE TRY TO BUY STUFF
WE CAN'T AFFORD
WITH MONEY WE DON'T HAVE
TO IMPRESS PEOPLE
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW OR LIKE.
SO YOU'RE SITTING
IN AN ESCALADE AT A RED LIGHT,
YOU OWE $80,000,
YOU PAID $50,000,
YOU COULD AFFORD IT
BECAUSE THE PAYMENT
WAS OVER SIX YEARS.
NO! YOU GET UPSIDE DOWN.
SO I WANT PEOPLE
REALLY TO GET FREE
AND I THINK
THE FASTEST WAY TO DO IT
IS EITHER FREEZE
THOSE CREDIT CARDS
OR HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY
AND CUT THOSE CREDIT CARDS UP.
Randy: YOU GIVE
A LOT OF THOSE KINDS
OF PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
AND ADVICE IN YOUR BOOK
AND WE WANT TO TELL PEOPLE
HOW TO GET THE BOOK
IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT EXACTLY
HAVE YOU SEEN HAPPEN
TO PEOPLE IN YOUR CHURCH
THAT HAVE TAKEN THIS ADVICE
AND IMPLEMENTED IT?
David: I THINK
IT IS AMAZING, RANDY,
BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE NOW
HAVE GIVEN UP ON
THE AMERICAN DREAM,
WHICH IS TO OWN A HOME.
I ALWAYS TELL YOU THAT
I WANT YOU TO OWN A HOME.
PEOPLE ARE LIKE,
"I'M COMFORTABLE WITH RENTING
BECAUSE AFTER ALL,
I DON'T WANT TO START HERE,
I WANT TO START HERE.
SO I'LL PAY $2500 A MONTH
FOR A NEAT CONDO"
WHEN REALLY THEY COULD
ACTUALLY BUY A HOUSE
THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS FANCY
BUT THEY COULD BUY IT
THROUGH RAPID DEBT REDUCTION,
THROUGH EXTRA
PRINCIPLE PAYMENTS,
TURN A 30-YEAR NOTE
INTO A 15-YEAR NOTE
AND SAVE THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS RIGHT AWAY.
THEN WHEN THEY GET OLDER,
BECAUSE WE ALL GET OLDER,
RIGHT?
SO WHEN WE GET OLDER
WE CAN ACTUALLY
REVERSE MORTGAGE THAT,
IF WE SO DESIRE,
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK
TO WORK OR WE HAVE A PLAN B.
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
REVERSE MORTGAGE
A SLUM LORD'S HOUSE.
YOU NEED TO OWN THAT HOUSE.
SO I THINK BY HAVING
PRACTICAL PLANS
AND HAVING A BUDGET AND SAY,
"LOOK, I'M GOING TO CUT THIS
LOW-LYING FRUIT RIGHT AWAY
SO I CAN GET MONEY DOWN
TO BUY A HOUSE,
I THINK IT DOES SOLVE
PEOPLE'S MONEY PROBLEMS.
I DO WANT EVERYBODY
TO OWN THEIR OWN HOMES.
BECAUSE SOME MILLENNIAL
ARE LIKE, "I'LL JUST LIVE
WITH MY PARENTS."
OR "I'LL JUST GO HERE."
OR "I'LL JUST LIVE HERE."
Randy: AS A PARENT
OF MILLENNIALS
I WANT THEM
TO OWN THEIR HOME TOO.
Sheila: IF PEOPLE ARE
WATCHING THIS AND THINKING,
I WISH I HAD READ THIS BOOK
20 YEARS AGO
BUT NOW I'M REALLY IN A HOLE.
IS IT EVER TOO LATE
TO GET OUT OF IT?
David: ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE.
AGAIN, I THINK GOD PUTS
THE SUPER ON YOUR NATURAL.
IF GOD SEES YOU TAKING
ONE STEP TOWARDS HIM
HE'LL TAKE A BUNCH.
HERE'S ANOTHER THING
I'VE SEEN.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
WANT TO HELP PEOPLE THEY LOVE
BUT THEY WON'T DO IT BECAUSE
THEY KNOW THEY'VE BEEN
FOOLISH IN THE PAST SO
THEY HAVE MONEY SAVED UP AND
THEY WON'T HELP THEM BECAUSE
THEY KNOW THEY'RE JUST GOING
TO DO SOMETHING STUPID.
FOR INSTANCE, I HAVE A LOT
OF PEOPLE THAT I CALL SONS
AND DAUGHTERS OF THE HOUSE
AT THE CHURCH AND THERE
IS ONE GUY IN PARTICULAR THAT
I LOVE HIM SO MUCH BUT HE IS
NOT REALLY GOOD WITH MONEY.
I KNEW HE WAS HAVING
A HARD TIME FINANCIALLY.
I HAD $300 I WAS GOING TO
GIVE HIM BECAUSE I HEARD
THEY WERE HAVING A HARD TIME.
I STARTED TALKING TO HIM
AND I SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
TAKING A PICTURE OF SOMETHING.
HE GOES, "HEY!
I'VE GOT A NEW IPHONE SEVEN.
I'LL TAKE A PICTURE OF IT."
I THOUGHT, HOW IN THE WORLD
DO YOU HAVE AN IPHONE SEVEN?
SO I JUST THINK THE FASTEST
WAY TO DOUBLE YOUR MONEY
IS FOLD IT UP AND PUT IT BACK
IN YOUR OWN POCKET.
I LEFT THE MONEY IN MY POCKET
BECAUSE I THOUGHT, I DON'T
WANT TO HELP HIM BECAUSE
HE JUST DOESN'T GET IT.
BUT IF HE WOULD HAVE
NOT BEEN CONTINUING DOWN
THIS FOOLISH BEHAVIOR
I WOULD HAVE HELPED HIM MORE.
I SEE THAT A LOT WITH PARENTS
COMING TO ME, ADULT PARENTS
SAYING, "HEY, I WOULD HAVE
GIVEN THEM $20,000
OR I WOULD HAVE HELPED THEM
BUY A HOUSE BUT THEY KEEP
BUYING STUPID STUFF."
SO I THINK AGAIN,
NOT ONLY GOD, BUT PEOPLE WILL
REWARD THE RIGHT BEHAVIOR
WHEN YOU'RE GOING
THE RIGHT DIRECTION
AND THAT COMES BY TRAINING,
"MY PEOPLE PERISH
FROM A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE."
SO WHEN YOU FIND OUT
IN THE BOOK,
SOLVING YOUR MONEY PROBLEMS
HOW TO RAPIDLY REDUCE
THE CREDIT CARD DEBT,
WHICH THE FASTEST WAY
TO GET OUT OF DEBT IS
ADD NO NEW DEBTS.
THEN THE SECOND THING TO DO
IS PAY OFF,
MY DAD TAUGHT ME THIS
WHEN HE WAS IN DEEP DEBT.
HE SAID, "PAY OFF
THE SMALLEST CREDIT CARD FIRST
EVEN THOUGH THE INTEREST RATE
MIGHT BE THE HIGHEST."
SOME PEOPLE GO, "THIS DOESN'T
MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL.
MATHEMATICALLY,
YOU SHOULD PAY THE HIGHEST
INTEREST RATE OFF FIRST."
IF WE WERE DOING MATH WE
WOULDN'T BE SCREWED UP. OKAY?
SO THIS ISN'T ABOUT MATH,
THIS IS ABOUT MOMENTUM.
SO IF YOU OWE $300
ON THAT CREDIT CARD
CUT THAT ONE OFF AND BE LIKE,
"WE DID IT!"
CELEBRATE LIKE CRAZY.
ANOTHER THING PEOPLE CAN DO,
LOW-LYING FRUIT IS WE ALL
HAVE MEMBERSHIPS AT GYMS
FOR $9.95 A MONTH.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO GO TO THE GYM.
CUT THAT OFF.
SOME OF MY FRIENDS OWN GYMS
AND THEY DO ALL KIND OF
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES TO SAY
ANYTHING OVER $10
PEOPLE WILL CANCEL
BUT IF IT'S $9.95 THEY WON'T.
SO I SAY CANCEL THAT.
CALL ANOTHER
CREDIT CARD COMPANY TODAY
AND SAY, "I'M GOING TO MOVE
MY CREDIT FROM HERE TO THIS
CARD BECAUSE IT'S LOWER."
THEY WILL GO, "DON'T LEAVE!
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE.
LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO."
THOSE LITTLE BITTY MOVEMENTS
AROUND, IT MAKES YOU
START FOCUSING ON IT
BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME
PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW
HOW MUCH DEBT THEY DO HAVE.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO
PAY IT OFF IF WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT DO WE OWE?
Sheila: LET ME ASK,
HOW WOULD IT CHANGE
THE IMPACT OF THE CHURCH
IN OUR NATION IF WE LIVED
BY THESE PRINCIPLES?
David: WELL, THE BIBLE SAYS
THAT INTEREST EATS UP
THE FRUIT OF YOUR LABOR.
SO MY DAD TOOK ME TO THE BANK
WHEN I WAS LITTLE
AND HE SAID, "LOOK AT THIS.
WE HAVE LINOLEUM FLOORS AT
OUR HOUSE; THEY HAVE MARBLE."
HE SAYS,
"LOOK AT THE CEILINGS.
LOOK AT THE TILE.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE."
HE SHOWED ME THE INK PEN.
HE SAID, "IT'S GOT A CHAIN.
THEY WON'T EVEN LET YOU
STEAL THE INK PEN!"
Randy: THIS IS AT THE BANK?
David: AT THE BANK.
HE SAID, "THEY WON'T
HELP US AT ALL."
HE SAYS, "I'M GOING TO SHOW
YOU HOW TO GET OUT OF DEBT."
HE HAD A MEETING WITH US AND
SAID, "WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE
ANY CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR."
I'M LIKE WHAT?
HE SAID, "NO, WE'RE NOT.
WE WERE DOWN THE ROAD
FURTHER NOW,
WE'RE DOING BETTER."
HE GOES, "WE'RE ACTUALLY
GOING TO TAKE ALL THE MONEY
WE HAVE, HAVE A YARD SALE
AND SELL EVERYTHING WE HAVE
ON THE INSIDE.
I'M GOING TO SELL
MY MOTORCYCLE."
I WAS AFRAID HE WAS GOING
TO PUT US ON CRAIG'S LIST
OR SOMETHING.
SO HE GOT RID OF THE DEBT
AT A RAPID REDUCTION.
SO NOW THE INTEREST WENT AWAY.
THEN WHAT HE DID,
AFTER 22 MONTHS, HE TOOK THE
TITLE DEED TO THAT SAME BANK
AND SAID, "HEY.
I WANT TO BUY A PIECE OF LAND
TO BUILD A CHURCH."
AND HE BUILT A CHURCH
WITHOUT THE HELP OR THE AID
OF ANY ORGANIZATION THAT NOW
IS A 20,000 MEMBER CHURCH
BECAUSE OF THE SEEDS
THAT HE SOWED.
SO I'M STANDING
ON MY DAD'S SHOULDERS TODAY
BY BEATING BANKERS
AT THEIR OWN GAME.
SO I THINK THAT'S THE THING.
PEOPLE CAN DO
ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ALL
THE GREAT CHRIST FOLLOWERS
ARE WATCHING TODAY
AND THEY WANT TO DO MORE NOW
FOR THE POOR.
THEY WANT TO GIVE.
THEY WANT TO BE CHARITABLE
BUT THEY CAN'T BECAUSE
THE INTEREST AGAIN,
THE BIBLE SAID
IS BEING STOLEN BY PEOPLE
WHO REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE IT.
Randy: THAT HAPPENED TO YOU
AGAIN LATER WITH
ANOTHER CHURCH BUILDING
WHERE OUT OF JUST OBEDIENCE
AND LISTENING AND WAITING
GOD REWARDED YOU
IN WHAT ENDED UP BEING
A HUGE FINANCIAL WAY.
David: IT REALLY IS, RANDY.
THE BIBLE SAYS
TO BE LED FORTH WITH PEACE.
AS MANY ARE LED
BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD,
THEY'RE THE SONS OF GOD.
SO I REALLY BELIEVE
THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
WILL LEAD YOU AND GUIDE YOU.
SO THE CHURCH THAT
MY DAD BUILT AND USED
HIS OWN MONEY TO DO IT,
HE DIED 13 YEARS AGO AND HE
HAD A CHURCH OF 180 PEOPLE
AND IT WAS DEBT-FREE
BUT IT WAS A LITTLE BO-BO,
A PLACE TO BE FIXED UP.
SO I STARTED SAVING UP MONEY
BECAUSE WE KNEW THERE WAS
REALLY NO MONEY IN THE BANK
BUT THERE WAS NO DEBT.
SO WE JUST START PRACTICING
THE 10/10/80 PROGRAM
AS A CHURCH.
WE GAVE THE FIRST 10% AWAY
TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION,
WE PUT 10% IN THE BANK,
AND THEN WE PAID THE BILLS
ON THE 80%.
WITHIN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF
WE HAD A MILLION DOLLARS.
AND I WAS GOING TO FIX UP
THE CHURCH AND MAKE IT BETTER,
AND I HEARD IN HERE --
NOT LIKE,
"HEY, DAVE, THIS IS GOD."
BUT IN HERE I HEARD,
IT IS NOT A TIME TO BUILD.
IT IS A TIME TO BUY.
SO I WAITED AND
A LOCAL BUILDING THAT WAS --
IT WASN'T FOR SALE BUT IT
WENT BROKE, THEY REPOED IT,
FORECLOSED ON IT,
AND IT WAS $6.5 MILLION
WE BOUGHT IT FOR AND
THEY HAD $21 MILLION IN IT.
NOW IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES
IN ST. LOUIS AND THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE GO THERE.
AND WE PAID CASH FOR IT
WITHIN THREE YEARS
THROUGH BEATING THE BANKERS
AT THEIR OWN GAME.
AGAIN, THAT'S WHY WE'RE ABLE
TO BE ON TELEVISION
AND DO ALL THE GREAT THINGS
BECAUSE WHERE
A LOT OF CHURCHES
MIGHT BE GIVING THE --
SOME OF THEM
ARE EVEN INTEREST ONLY
WHICH IS A CRIME FOR A CHURCH
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T EVEN
DEDUCT IT.
WE PAID IT OFF AND WE USE IT
TO PREACH THE GOSPEL WITH.
IT WORKS FOR INSTITUTIONS,
IT WORKS FOR CHURCHES
AND IT WORKS FOR INDIVIDUALS.
Sheila: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
TO AN 18-YEAR OLD
COLLEGE STUDENT,
WHO IS JUST ABOUT
TO GO TO COLLEGE?
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE
A COUPLE OF PRINCIPLES
THAT IF YOU APPLY THESE
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
WILL LOOK DIFFERENT.
David: I TOLD MY SON,
HE IS 26 NOW,
WHEN HE WAS YOUNG,
I TOLD HIM, NINE,
TEN, TWELVE YEARS OLD.
I SAID, "HEY, LET'S WORK.
LET'S MAKE EXTRA MONEY.
LET'S WORK HARD."
I TAUGHT HIM HOW TO WORK.
AND THEN I TOLD HIM TO START
THINKING NOW ABOUT HIS FUTURE.
SO HE BOUGHT A JEEP.
I SHOWED HIM, I SAID, "I THINK
YOU COULD BUY THAT JEEP."
AT 12 YEARS OLD HE BOUGHT THE
JEEP FOR $1,000, FIXED IT UP.
I SAID, "I BET YOU COULD
SELL THAT HARDTOP."
HE SOLD THE HARDTOP
FOR $1,000; NOW HE'S LEVEL.
I SAID,
"I BET YOUR GRANDPA
WOULD HELP YOU PAINT IT."
ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER
HE SOLD IT FOR $7,000.
SO NOW HE IS A 12-YEAR OLD
WITH $7,000 IN THE BANK.
BY THE TIME HE WAS 18 HE WAS
ABLE TO BUY HIS OWN HOME.
HE'S NOT TOO BAD LOOKING
ANYWAY BUT IT MADE HIM
THE MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR
IN OUR COUNTY BECAUSE
HERE HE IS WITH A HOUSE.
THEN WHEN HE GOT THE HOUSE
HE SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WANT TO DO THE RAPID DEBT
REDUCTION THING, DAD.
HOW DO I DO THAT?"
IT IS VERY EASY.
SO WHAT WE DID IS SAY,
"HEY. YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHY DON'T YOU GET A ROOMMATE?"
SO HE SAID, "I BET
I COULD HAVE THREE ROOMMATES."
SO HE'S GOT THREE GUYS
LIVING IN THE HOUSE,
HE'S NOT PAYING ANYTHING.
HE SAID, "I BET
I COULD HAVE ANOTHER ROOMMATE
IF I MOVED WITH YOU."
SO NOW HE RENTED THE HOUSE OUT
FOR TWO YEARS
AND HE MADE A KILLING
AND NOW HE LIVES IN A REALLY
AWESOME HOME IN FLORIDA.
SO AGAIN,
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
TAUGHT PROPERLY AND NOT.
MY DAD, HE NEVER WAS TAUGHT.
I WANT TO HELP YOU
SOLVE YOUR MONEY PROBLEMS.
WHEN I WROTE THIS BOOK
I DIDN'T REALLY WANT
TO WRITE A BOOK ON MONEY,
BEING WHAT THEY CALL
A "GIGA PASTOR" BUT GOD
JUST WOULDN'T LEAVE ME ALONE.
HE SAID, "YOU HAVE
THE INFORMATION
THAT CAN GIVE PEOPLE POWER
TO HELP THEM GET OUT OF DEBT
AND IT WILL SOLVE
A LOT OF THEIR PROBLEMS."
Randy: DO YOU THINK A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH
FALL IN THE TRAP
OF JUST SAYING, "LORD,
JUST BLESS ME FINANCIALLY
AND HELP ME SOLVE
MY MONEY PROBLEMS.
LORD, I'M JUST GOING
TO WAIT ON YOU."
WHEN HE IS GOING,
"IT'S IN MY WORD."
David: THE PARABLES
IN THE BIBLE
ARE DEALING WITH MONEY AND
GOD WAS VERY WISE WITH MONEY.
IN FACT, HE LOOKED
AT THE RICH YOUNG RULER
AND IT WASN'T THAT GOD WAS
AGAINST THE GUY HAVING MONEY,
HE WAS AGAINST
MONEY HAVING THE GUY.
GOD WANTS HANDS,
THE RIGHTEOUS TO BE BLESSED.
I THINK SOME PEOPLE
IN THE CHURCH WORLD
USE THIS GIVING AND RECEIVING
WHICH IS A POWERFUL TRUTH
BUT THEY LOOK AT IT
AS A LOTTERY PRINCIPLE.
WELL, IF I GIVE THIS $1,000
OR IF I GIVE THIS $500
THEN GOD'S GOING TO DO THAT
AND THERE IS A TRUTH TO THAT
BUT IF YOU CONTINUE
TO DO STUPID THINGS
YOU END UP BEING IN DEBT
WHICH AGAIN IS DOING
EVERYTHING BUT THINKING.
SO I THINK GOD REALLY REALLY
HAS PUT ALL THE INFORMATION
IN THE WORD AND THAT'S ALL
I'M REALLY TRYING TO DO.
Randy: WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN
IN THE POWER OF BEING OBEDIENT
WITH WHAT GOD HAS TRUSTED
TO US FINANCIALLY
WHEN WE'RE OBEDIENT AND
SOW THAT INTO HIS KINGDOM?
WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN
ON THAT LEVEL?
David: WELL, CERTAINLY, GOD
GIVES YOU THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
ONE AFTER THE OTHER BECAUSE
YOU GET YOURSELF IN
A POSITION FINANCIALLY
WHERE YOU'RE ABLE TO STRIKE.
I THINK '17, '18, '19, AND
2020 ARE SOME PHENOMENAL YEARS
FOR YOU TO REALLY MAKE
FINANCIAL PROGRESS
IN A BIG WAY BECAUSE THERE'S
SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
IF YOU GET READY RIGHT NOW
FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
SO THAT BEING SAID
WHEN THAT CRASH HIT OF '08
AND I WAS ABLE TO BUY
THE $21 MILLION BUILDING
FOR $6.5 MILLION,
WITHIN TWO YEARS ANOTHER
BUILDING CAME UP FOR SALE
WHICH WAS $37 MILLION
AND WE BOUGHT IT
FOR $7.7 MILLION,
WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY IS
A CHURCH IN SUNSET HILLS,
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GO THERE.
AGAIN, MY STORY IS ALWAYS
TRYING TO BUY CHURCHES
TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES;
BUT BEING PREPARED,
BEING IN POSITION.
I THINK RIGHT NOW, SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO
IS THEY GO, "I'D FEEL BETTER
IF I BOUGHT THIS NOW."
"MY 60-INCH TV
ISN'T CUTTING IT.
I WANT TO GET AN 80-INCH TV."
SO THEN THEY GET IN THIS CYCLE
AND THEY CAN'T EVER GET OUT.
SO I WANT TO SHOW THIS
REAL QUICK.
SO MANY TIMES PEOPLE,
IT'S A NEUROLOGICAL STUDY
THAT HAPPENED WHERE THEY TOOK
SOME PEOPLE AND THEY SAID,
"OKAY, GO BUY THIS TV
AND THEY USED CASH."
THEY HAD 11 $100 BILLS.
WHEN THEY GAVE THE $1100 AWAY
AND THEY GOT THE TV
THEY FELT LIKE
THEY LOST SOMETHING.
BUT THE PEOPLE
WHO USED THE CREDIT CARD,
THEY ACTUALLY GAVE THEM BACK
THE CREDIT CARD
SO IT IS LIKE I GOT THE TV
AND I'VE GOT THE CREDIT CARD.
SO SOMETHING NEUROLOGICAL
HAPPENS IN YOUR BRAIN WHEN
YOU SUFFER A LOSS IN THAT.
SO I ADVISE UNTIL YOU GET
PROPERLY TRAINED YOU NEED
TO GO AHEAD AND PAY CASH.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN
TO AFFORD SOMETHING?
DO YOU HAVE THE MONEY
TO DO IT?
I SHARE THAT IN THE BOOK,
WHAT KIND OF CAR TO BUY.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LEASING AND BUYING?
SO MANY PEOPLE
ARE GETTING PERISHED
FOR THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.
Randy: YOU HAVE A LOT
OF GREAT KNOWLEDGE
AND WE'D LIKE TO GET SOME OF
THAT KNOWLEDGE IN YOUR HANDS.
AT THE SAME TIME
WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOU
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE,
TO ASK GOD WHAT HE WOULD
HAVE YOU DO TO BLESS OTHERS
AND THEN TO ACT
OUT OF OBEDIENCE.
SO TAKE JUST A MOMENT
AND WATCH THIS.
Announcer:
AS NIGHTTIME APPROACHES
THE VILLAGES OF ANGOLA,
UNEASINESS GRIPS
THE HEARTS OF MOTHERS.
THEY KNOW
ALL TOO WELL
THAT IN THE STILLNESS
OF THE NIGHT
THERE IS NOTHING
TO DISTRACT THEIR CHILDREN
FROM THE GNAWING PAINS
OF HUNGER.
Isak: AS THE SUN
IS SET HERE NOW
AND IT'S GOT DARK,
THE REALITY
SETS IN THAT
NIGHTTIME
IS HUNGER TIME.
Announcer:
FOR THOUSANDS OF MOTHERS
EACH NIGHT BRINGS BACK
PAINFUL MEMORIES OF CHILDREN
ALREADY LOST TO STARVATION
AND THE FEAR OF LOSING
YET ANOTHER CHILD
FROM LACK OF FOOD.
Isak:
IT'S WHEN LITTLE CHILDREN
LIKE FRANCISCO
MANY TIMES CRY THEMSELVES
TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.
NOT BECAUSE
THEY'RE SCARED,
BUT BECAUSE THEIR
STOMACHS ARE EMPTY.
YOU SEE, THIS VILLAGE
DOESN'T HAVE MISSION FEEDING.
THESE CHILDREN DON'T GET
A BOWL OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD
EACH AND
EVERY DAY.
IN FACT, MANY TIMES
THEY DON'T GET ANY FOOD.
HELP US TO BREAK
THIS CYCLE OF POVERTY
TO INSURE THAT
THE NEXT NIGHT
IS NOT
A HUNGRY NIGHT;
THAT FRANCISCO
DOESN'T HAVE TO GO TO BED
CRYING FROM
THE PAIN OF HUNGER.
Sheila: THIS IS SUCH
A SOLVABLE PROBLEM.
THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS
IN THE WORLD YOU LOOK AT
AND YOU THINK, I HAVE
NO IDEA WHAT TO DO HERE.
THIS IS SOMETHING
WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT.
I'VE BEEN, I'VE WALKED
THOSE FIELDS IN ANGOLA
AND I'VE SEEN
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE MALNUTRITION CLINIC
WHERE THE LITTLE ONES
ARE LITERALLY STRUGGLING
TO TAKE THE NEXT BREATH;
WHERE THEY CAN'T EVEN
FIND THE ENERGY TO CRY,
THEY DON'T LAUGH
AND I'VE SEEN THE DESPERATION
IN THE MOTHER'S EYES.
BUT THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER
I'VE GONE TO THE VILLAGES
WHERE WE HAVE
MISSION FEEDING IN PLACE
AND THEY LOOK
JUST LIKE MY SON DID
WHEN HE WAS FOUR OR FIVE,
SIX AND SEVEN.
THEY'RE HAPPY.
THE GREAT THING IS
WHEN WE CAN PROVIDE
ONE NUTRITIOUS MEAL,
WE DO IT AT SCHOOL
SO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE
TO COME TO SCHOOL
TO GET THEIR MEAL
AND THEN THEY NOT ONLY
GET A GREAT MEAL
THAT STOPS THE CYCLE OF DEATH
AND MOVES THEM ON TO LIFE,
BUT THEY GET AN EDUCATION.
WE PRAYED OVER SOME OF THOSE
YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN ANGOLA
AND I BELIEVE GOD IS GOING
TO RAISE SOME OF THEM UP
TO BE LEADERS IN THEIR NATION.
YOU CANNOT OUTGIVE GOD.
HE HAS A MUCH BIGGER SHOVEL
THAN WE EVER HAVE.
SO WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
Randy: YEAH! AND WE'VE
ACTUALLY SEEN THAT, SHEILA,
OVER THE YEARS.
THE AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS,
ALL OVER SOUTHERN AFRICA
HAVE CREDITED US WITH SAVING
LITERALLY MILLIONS OF LIVES.
WHEN I SAY "WE,"
I MEAN "YOU"
BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONES
THAT REACH OUT AND PROVIDE
THAT CRITICAL BOWL OF FOOD,
ESPECIALLY IN
THOSE EMERGENCY AREAS
WHERE THERE IS DROUGHT,
THERE IS FAMINE, THERE IS
JUST THE DRIED UP CROPS.
IT IS CRITICAL
THAT WE GET IN THERE QUICKLY.
THE MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM
HAS BEEN SO EFFECTIVE
OVER THE YEARS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH
A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE A LITTLE UNIQUE.
ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES,
I DO WANT TO MENTION HAS
TO DO WITH OUR FOOD FACTORY.
ONE OF THE FOOD FACTORIES
IN SOUTHERN AFRICA NOW
NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED
AND WHEN WE DO THAT,
IT WILL ENABLE US
TO OUTPUT 50% MORE FOOD.
THAT'S NOT JUST RAW FOOD,
IT IS CRITICAL
BECAUSE IT IS WORK.
IT IS USING THE RESOURCES
IN THE COUNTRY.
IT IS DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE'RE FAR BEYOND
JUST THE EMERGENCY WHICH IS
AN EMERGENCY RIGHT NOW,
BUT WE'RE ALSO INTO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTRY.
WE CAN DO THAT
WHEN YOU PARTNER WITH US:
$30, $50, $100
WILL FEED THREE, FIVE
OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THREE MONTHS.
$216,000, ONE TIME
WILL UPGRADE THE FOOD FACTORY
THERE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.
Sheila: HERE'S WHAT
I THINK WE SHOULD DO, RANDY.
THAT MAY SOUND LIKE A LOT,
$216,000 BUT HERE'S THE DEAL.
IF 216 OF US GIVE $1,000 --
SO BARRY AND I DECIDED
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE $1,000.
ALL I NEED IS 215 OF YOU
TO JOIN ME
BECAUSE WE CAN DO THIS.
WHATEVER GOD HAS
PUT IN YOUR HANDS, USE THAT
AND SEE WHAT HE WILL DO.
Randy: THAT'S THE THING.
YOU KEEP SAYING IT
AND YOU'RE SO RIGHT.
WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
NIGHTTIME IS HUNGER TIME.
WELL, WE ARE CALLED
TO BE A LIGHT
SO LET'S BE A LIGHT.
LET'S KNOCK OUT
THE PROBLEM OF HUNGER.
CALL NOW.
GO ONLINE AND GIVE
THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
Announcer:
IN IMPOVERISHED AND FAMINE STRICKEN AREAS OF AFRICA,
CHILDREN
ARE SUFFERING.
THE NEED
IS GREAT.
AND WITHOUT FOOD,
THEY FACE DEATH BY STARVATION.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT,
YOU WILL HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS
OF SUDAN, ANGOLA,
AND MOZAMBIQUE.
WITH AFRICA FACING ONGOING
FOOD SHORTAGES AND DROUGHT,
WE URGENTLY NEED
TO REPLENISH SUPPLIES
AND COME TO THE AID
OF 400,000 CHILDREN
COUNTING ON US.
YOUR LIFESAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR
THREE, FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS.
PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER
AN ADDITIONAL GIFT TO HELP
PROVIDE CRITICALLY NEEDED
UPGRADES TO OUR FOOD FACTORY
THAT WILL INCREASE
OVERALL PRODUCTION BY
A STAGGERING 50%.
THIS IS A
$216,000 CHALLENGE
ABOVE OUR NORMAL
FEEDING BUDGET
THAT COULD HELP SAVE
EVEN MORE LIVES.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT
WE'LL SEND YOU
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MESS.
IN HER NEW BOOK,
SHEILA WALSH BRINGS INSIGHT
TO KNOWING THE PEACE
AND PRESENCE OF CHRIST
IN THE MIDST OF LIFE'S
INEVITABLE MESSES.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR TEN CHILDREN,
WE WILL SEND YOU SHEILA'S BOOK
PLUS THE "ARISE" COFFEE MUG.
THIS HEAT-ACTIVATED MUG
REVEALS ISAIAH 61
EACH TIME YOU FILL IT
WITH A WARM BEVERAGE;
A WONDERFUL WAY
TO BEGIN YOUR DAY.
AND FINALLY, WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR 100 CHILDREN,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
OUR "DETERMINED EAGLE"
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
Sheila: I'M HERE IN JUST ONE
OF THE MALNUTRITION CLINICS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE I'M HERE
WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL MOTHER
AND THIS
LITTLE ONE.
IT'S AFRICA, IT'S WARM HERE
BUT LOOK AT HER LEGS.
SHE IS COMPLETELY WRAPPED UP
AND HER LITTLE HANDS.
THE NEED
IS SO URGENT!
I'VE HEARD
ABOUT IT.
I'VE SEEN THE THINGS
THAT JAMES AND BETTY
HAVE DONE FOR YEARS
BUT TO ACTUALLY
COME HERE MYSELF
AND SEE WITH MY OWN EYES
HOW URGENT THE NEED IS,
I'M ASKING YOU
IN JESUS' NAME,
WOULD YOU GO TO
THE PHONES RIGHT NOW
OR WOULD YOU GO
ON LIFETODAY.ORG
AND MAKE THE BEST
GIFT POSSIBLE?
WE CAN ALL
DO SOMETHING.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE
A 14-YEAR OLD KID WATCHING
OR IF YOU'RE 84 YEARS OLD AND
LIVING ON A LIMITED INCOME,
WE CAN ALL
DO SOMETHING.
NO MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TO
TRAVEL 25 KILOMETERS
TO BRING HER VERY SICK CHILD
TO A CLINIC BECAUSE
SHE'S SO MALNOURISHED.
WOULD YOU GIVE
YOUR BEST GIFT NOW?
PLEASE GO TO YOUR PHONE
RIGHT NOW.
GO ONLINE RIGHT NOW AND GIVE
THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
IF WE ALL DO IT,
WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
FOR THESE MOMS
AND FOR THESE CHILDREN.
Sheila: THANK YOU SO MUCH!
IF THE PHONES ARE BUSY,
KEEP CALLING!
WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER!
Randy: WE CAN.
IF YOU WANT TO SOLVE
YOUR MONEY PROBLEMS,
WHEN YOU HELP US HELP OTHERS
JUST REQUEST DAVID'S BOOK.
WOULD YOU THANK DAVID CRANK
FOR BEING HERE AND SHARING
SUCH GREAT INFORMATION
TO PUT US ALL IN A BETTER
POSITION TO BLESS OTHERS?
WE APPRECIATE YOU, BROTHER.
David: THANK YOU.
Randy: WE APPRECIATE YOU TOO.
PLEASE COME BACK.
JOIN US ONLINE.
YOU CAN WATCH
ALL THE PROGRAMS ONLINE.
DON'T MISS ANOTHER EPISODE
OF LIFE TODAY.
Sheila: UNTIL NEXT TIME!
♪
♪
>> I DON'T LIKE WHEN PEOPLE
JUST TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM
BECAUSE GOD DIDN'T
LEAVE US IN A PROBLEM,
HE GAVE US
A PROMISE.
Announcer:
LEARNING TO TALK TO GOD FROM
A BROKEN PLACE -- TOMORROW!
>> 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.