Announcer: ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF LIFE TODAY,
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE
FOR THOSE WHO CHERISH
THE VALUE
OF HUMAN LIFE.
James: BETTY, I'VE SAID MANY
TIMES, THE GREATEST SOURCE
OF INFLUENCE ON THE PLANET,
IN MY OPINION, ARE WOMEN.
THEY HAVE
THAT INFLUENCE.
BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SIGHT
ON THIS EARTH IS A MOTHER,
WATCHING HER LOVE HER CHILDREN
AND CARE FOR THEM.
WHEN YOU SEE
MANY OF THESE MOTHERS
IN THE HARD-HIT AREAS OF
AFRICA, THOSE MOTHERS' HEARTS
CRY OUT FOR
THEIR CHILDREN.
Betty: I'VE NEVER HAD
TO WORRY ABOUT MY CHILDREN
BEING HUNGRY;
THESE MOTHERS HAVE NOTHING
TO FEED THEIR CHILDREN.
James: THE ONLY WAY WE'RE ABLE
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IS BECAUSE
YOU ENABLE US TO.
Announcer: NEXT!
♪
James: BETTY AND I WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
IT IS JUST A REAL HONOR.
BETTY, I WANT TO VISIT WITH
OUR VIEWERS IN A ONE-ON-ONE
FOR JUST A MOMENT.
LISTEN TO ME.
I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING IN THE
WORLD -- AND BY THE WAY,
I'VE GOTTEN TO MEET A LOT
OF OUR SUPPORTERS AS
WE'VE BEEN OUT SPEAKING
AND ACTUALLY SIGNING THE BOOK,
LIVING AMAZED; AND ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO LIVE AMAZED BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT KINGDOM LIFE
IS ALL ABOUT.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I HAVE NOTICED AS
I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE
COME BY IS THE GREAT LOVE
THAT GOD HAS PUT IN THE HEART
OF THE VIEWERS OF LIFE TODAY
FOR NOT ONLY GOD BUT
REALLY IN THE TRUEST SENSE
OF THE WORD FOR OUR NEIGHBOR.
AND IT CAN BE VERY
DISTANT NEIGHBORS.
HERE'S THE THING.
PLEASE HEAR THIS.
YOU MAY FEEL LIKE WHAT YOU DO
MAKES LITTLE DIFFERENCE
AND YOU MAY LOOK AT SOMEONE
LIKE ME OR YOU MAY LOOK
AT BETTY AND I AS A COUPLE
AND JUST SAY, "WELL, YOU ALL
ARE REALLY BLESSED
AND SO FORTH
AND GOD SURE USES YOU."
BUT HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND.
GOD USES US BECAUSE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU PRAY FOR GOD
TO DIRECT US AND GUIDE US,
AND YOU ASK GOD TO BLESS US
AND OUR FAMILY.
I KNOW YOU DO.
PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS FOR US
IN OVER 50 YEARS OF MINISTRY.
WHEN THEY KNEW I WAS AWAY
FROM OUR FAMILY AND I WAS
TRAVELING TRYING TO HELP
EVERYBODY'S FAMILY
IN ALL THE CRUSADES,
YOU PRAYED FOR OUR FAMILY.
GOD HEARD YOUR PRAYERS
AND NOW AS BETTY SPENT --
BETTY AND I SPENT 25 YEARS
IN OVERSEAS OUTREACH AND
MISSIONS AND WE'VE BEEN
UNDERGIRDING, HOW DO YOU THINK
WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT?
HOW DO YOU THINK THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO BE AN ANSWER
NOT ONLY TO THE MISSIONARIES'
PRAYERS BUT TO THE PRAYERS
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CRYING OUT
ABOUT THEIR OWN NEED OR
THEIR CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE THEY'RE HUNGRY
OR THEY NEED CLEAN WATER
OR THEY NEED TO BE SET FREE
FROM SEXUAL TRAFFICKING?
THE ONLY WAY --
PLEASE HEAR THIS --
THE ONLY WAY THAT WE'RE ABLE
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IS BECAUSE YOU ENABLE US TO.
YOU'RE NO SMALL PART
IN GOD'S HEART --
YOU'RE MAJOR -- YOU'RE HUGE!
I WISH I COULD REACH OUT
AND TAKE YOU BY THE HAND
AND JUST LOOK STRAIGHT
INTO YOUR EYES AND SAY
IN BEHALF OF ALL THE PEOPLE,
YOU'VE SHOWN THE LOVE
OF GOD TO BY SHARING IT
AND ENABLING US TO DO IT,
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
BETTY, WE'RE GOING TO LET
OUR VIEWERS LOOK IN RIGHT NOW
AND SEE THE REAL CRISIS
THAT PEOPLE FACE.
NOW HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU
TO HEAR.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A MOTHER
-- AND BETTY, I'VE SAID
MANY TIMES THE GREATEST
SOURCE OF INFLUENCE
ON THE PLANET, IN MY OPINION,
ARE WOMEN --
THEY HAVE THAT INFLUENCE.
BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SIGHT
ON THIS EARTH IS A MOTHER,
WATCHING HER LOVE HER CHILDREN
AND CARE FOR THEM.
WHEN YOU SEE MANY OF THESE
MOTHERS IN THE HARD-HIT
AREAS OF AFRICA
AND THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES,
THOSE MOTHERS' HEARTS CRY OUT
FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
BETTY, MANY OF THEM LOSE
THEIR CHILDREN AND THEN
THEY'RE PRAYING,
"MAY SOMETHING HAPPEN
BY TOMORROW OR SOON
TO SAVE MY CHILDREN."
Betty: AS A MOTHER, MY HEART
REALLY GOES OUT TO THESE
MOTHERS BECAUSE THEY FEEL
RESPONSIBLE AS MOTHERS
TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
THEY WANT TO FIX IT
WHEN THEIR BABIES HURT.
I KNOW!
BUT YET, I CAN SAY AT
THE SAME TIME I HAVE NEVER,
OF ALL THE CHALLENGES WE HAD
WITH OUR CHILDREN
JUST HEALTH-WISE, JAMES,
GROWING UP AND THEY WOULD GET
A LITTLE SCRATCH, WE WERE
SO CONCERNED ABOUT THEM.
WE WOULD WANT TO DOCTOR IT
ALL UP AND FIX IT FOR THEM.
BUT I'VE NEVER HAD TO WORRY
ABOUT MY CHILDREN
BEING HUNGRY.
THESE MOTHERS HAVE NOTHING
TO FEED THEIR CHILDREN.
AND YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH
A BLESSING IN JOINING WITH
LIFE OUTREACH TO HELP FEED
THE CHILDREN.
LET'S DO IT TOGETHER.
James: I THINK AS YOU HEAR
THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF
A MOTHER THAT IS TYPICAL,
SADLY, OF HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF MOTHERS,
EVEN MILLIONS,
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
YOU CAN BE THE MIRACLE
MOTHERS LONG FOR
AND CHILDREN MUST HAVE.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH THIS
VERY PRAYERFULLY --
VERY PRAYERFULLY BECAUSE
I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING
TO SEE A MIRACLE.
Announcer: LIFE OUTREACH
INTERNATIONAL TEAMS,
ALONG WITH
OUR MISSION PARTNERS
TRAVEL THE WORLD DOCUMENTING
THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES
WHO LACK THE VERY
BASICS OF LIFE.
WITHOUT A DOUBT,
AFRICA'S CHILDREN
ALWAYS TEAR AT THE HEART
OF OUR TEAMS
WHEN THEY SEE THEM STRUGGLING
IN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES.
Ralph: THIS DEAR LADY
IS ELIZABETH.
AND WE ARE HERE IN SOUTH SUDAN WHERE HER VILLAGE
WAS COMPLETELY BURNED
TO THE GROUND.
SHE BASICALLY LOST EVERYTHING,
INCLUDING HER OWN SON;
HER FOUR-YEAR OLD BOY
DIED FROM STARVATION
JUST BECAUSE
THEY LOST EVERYTHING,
THERE WERE NO RESOURCES,
THERE WAS NO FOOD.
Announcer: SEVERE FOOD
SHORTAGES,
WHETHER CAUSED BY CONFLICT
RESULTING IN A FOOD CRISIS
LIKE THE ONE CURRENTLY
THREATENING TO ENGULF
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF
SOUTH SUDAN INTO A FAMINE,
OR A LACK OF CROPS
IN ANGOLA
BECAUSE OF EXTREME
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE COUNTRY
HAVING ONE OF THE HIGHEST
MORTALITY RATES FOR
CHILDREN UNDER FIVE
DUE TO SCARCITY
OF FOOD.
IT ALL ADDS UP TO THE
SAME THING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,
SUFFERING FROM
SEVERE MALNUTRITION
AND TOO OFTEN,
DEATH.
Sheila: IN JANUARY
OF THIS YEAR
THIS MOTHER HAD
TO ATTEND A THIRD FUNERAL
FOR HER
CHILDREN.
I ASKED HER,
"ON ANY GIVEN DAY
WHAT IS YOUR
NUMBER ONE CONCERN?"
AND IT IS ONE THING: GETTING
FOOD FOR THESE CHILDREN
-- THAT'S ALL SHE THINKS
ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DAY,
MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT
-- ALL SHE THINKS ABOUT IS
WHERE CAN I GET SOMETHING TO
FEED THESE CHILDREN TODAY?
SHE SAID MANY TIMES SHE HAS TO
PUT THESE TWO TO BED HUNGRY.
AND SHE TRIES
TO ENCOURAGE THEM.
YOU KNOW WHAT
SHE SAYS TO THEM?
"WHO KNOWS WHAT
TOMORROW WILL BRING?"
SHE IS TRYING TO
KEEP HOPE ALIVE.
Announcer: IT IS NOW UP TO US
TO DO SOMETHING
TO HELP RELIEVE THE PLIGHT
OF THESE LITTLE ONES.
THE CHILDREN OF SOUTH SUDAN
ARE CAUGHT IN A FOOD CRISIS
THAT IS THREATENING
THE LIVES OF OVER 250,000
AND POTENTIALLY
INTO THE MILLIONS,
AND FOR CHILDREN
IN THE AREAS OF ANGOLA
THAT HAVE NOT RECOVERED
FROM FOOD SHORTAGES
BECAUSE OF DROUGHT
AND LOSS OF CROPS.
BUT A BOWL OF FOOD A DAY
PROVIDED THROUGH
OUR MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM
CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
FOR CHILDREN
IN SOUTH SUDAN
AND ANGOLA.
James: WHEN YOU WATCH
SHEILA WALSH,
YOU WATCH ME AND BETTY,
YOU'VE SEEN BETH MOORE,
YOU'VE SEEN BILLY GRAHAM'S
DAUGHTER, RUTH,
YOU'VE SEEN TAMMY TRENT,
YOU'VE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE
WHO ARE GIFTED IN CHRISTIAN
MINISTRY ON THE MISSION FIELD,
HOW DO YOU THINK
THEY GOT THERE?
HOW DO YOU THINK
THOSE MISSIONARIES ARE ABLE
TO STAY THERE?
YOU ARE THE ONES THAT
ENABLE THEM TO BE THERE
AS THE HANDS OF JESUS
PUTTING ARMS OF LOVE AROUND
SUFFERING PEOPLE SHOWING THEM,
NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT IT,
SHOWING THEM THE LOVE OF GOD.
AND YOU NOTICED, BETTY
AS WE WERE FEEDING,
WE HAD BOWLS.
WE HAD BOWLS, AS A MATTER
OF FACT THAT VIEWERS LIKE YOU
INSISTED WE GET TO REPLACE
OLD DIRTY RUSTY CANS.
MANY OF THEM BROUGHT OIL CANS
THAT THEY HAD CUT
THE TOP OUT OF.
MANY OF THEM BROUGHT
PLASTIC BAGS WHICH THE SOUP
WOULD BURN RIGHT THROUGH
AND FALL IN THE DIRT.
YOU SAID TO THE MISSIONARIES,
"LET'S GIVE THEM
HEAT-RESISTANT BOWLS,"
BECAUSE YOU HAD SEEN CHILDREN
BURN THEIR HANDS ON
A HOT CAN FULL OF HOT SOUP.
WHERE DO YOU THINK
THE BOWLS CAME FROM?
-- THE LOVE OF GOD
THROUGH SOMEONE LIKE YOU.
AND THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL
HEAT-RESISTANT BOWLS.
AND IN THE BOTTOM OF IT
YOU SEE LIFE OUTREACH
INTERNATIONAL
AND JOINT AID MANAGEMENT,
J.A.M. --
JOINT AID MANAGEMENT.
YOU SEE THOSE BECAUSE SEE,
WE HAD TO REGISTER AN N.G.O.
IN AFRICA TO WORK
IN ALL THE COUNTRIES
THAT WAS APPROVED.
LIFE OUTREACH IS A SUPPORT
BASE BUT JOINT AID MANAGEMENT
IS WHAT PETER PRETORIUS
AND THE MISSIONARIES SET UP
AS A COVER TO WORK IN AFRICA
IN ALL THE DIFFERENT NATIONS;
IT'S REGISTERED THAT WAY.
YOU HAVE LINES APPORTIONING
THE AMOUNT OF SOUP
SO YOU DON'T RUN OUT;
AND YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
IS NEEDED IN EACH AREA.
THE MISSION WORKERS,
ALONG WITH THE NUTRITIONISTS,
THEY MAKE CERTAIN FOR THE NEED
IN THE AREA THAT THEY GET
THE EXACT VITAMINS IN
WITH THE FOOD FACTORIES
THAT YOU PAID FOR.
THINK ABOUT WHAT
I'M SAYING HERE.
YOU PAID FOR IT --
THOSE OF YOU WHO WATCH.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
YOU'RE NOT JUST SAYING,
"I LOVE YOU."
YOU'RE SAYING,
"GOD LOVES YOU."
THE GREAT GOD THAT GAVE
HIS SON TO DIE THAT WE MIGHT
LIVE FOREVER TOLD US THAT
HE WOULD FLOW HIS LOVE
THROUGH US LIKE A RIVER
-- YOU'RE DOING THAT.
DO YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW
TODAY YOU CAN MAKE A GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
AND FEED THREE, FIVE OR TEN
CHILDREN FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL MONTHS?
IT IS A MIRACLE!
I WANT YOU TO WATCH.
I WANT YOU TO SEE A NEED
AND THEN I WANT YOU TO BE
ASKING GOD AS YOU'RE WATCHING,
"GOD, WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?"
BECAUSE GOD USES YOU,
SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU
AND OTHERS TO BRING ABOUT
A LIFE-CHANGING MIRACLE.
PLEASE WATCH.
BUT WATCH IN PRAYER.
Announcer:
EVERYBODY KNOWS
THAT THERE ARE
HUNGRY CHILDREN IN AFRICA
AND WE KNOW THAT SOMETHING
NEEDS TO BE DONE.
UNICEF KNOWS
THAT ANGOLA HAS
ONE OF THE HIGHEST
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
IN THE WORLD
AND MALNUTRITION IS
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
THIS VILLAGE
LEADER KNOWS
THAT WITHOUT CROPS
HIS COMMUNITY
IS IN GRAVE DANGER.
Announcer:
THIS MOTHER KNOWS
THE HEARTACHE OF
WATCHING HER CHILDREN
WITHER AWAY
FROM MALNUTRITION.
Announcer:
AND THIS CHILD
KNOWS THE PAIN
OF GOING
TO BED HUNGRY.
BUT JUST KNOWING ABOUT
MALNUTRITION IN AFRICA
WON'T HELP
ANYONE.
THE ACTIONS THAT
WE CHOOSE TO DO TOGETHER
WILL HELP SAVE
A CHILD'S LIFE.
James: BETTY, I WATCHED THAT
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL MOTHER
WITH THAT LITTLE BABY
AND I'M FINDING IT
VERY EASY TO IDENTIFY WITH
WHAT SHE FEELS.
SHE LOVES THAT LITTLE BABY.
AND THERE IS SOMEONE WATCHING
RIGHT NOW THAT CAN SAVE
SCORES OF BABIES LIKE THAT.
THERE ARE SOME OF YOU WHO
HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED THAT
YOU COULD LITERALLY HELP US
CARE FOR 10 CHILDREN
OR MAYBE 100 CHILDREN.
I PRAY YOU'LL DO IT.
$1,000 WILL DO THAT.
BETTY, WE'RE TRYING TO FEED
KIDS IN SCHOOLS,
$1400 WILL FEED 140 KIDS
THAT WE'VE GOTTEN STABILIZED
AND NOW THEY'RE COMING
TO SCHOOL.
THERE IS A LEVEL AT WHICH
EVERYBODY COULD HELP.
I CAN'T IMAGINE ANY
OF OUR VIEWERS NOT WANTING
TO HELP.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO.
Betty: JAMES, IT BREAKS
MY HEART AS I WATCH
THESE MOTHERS BECAUSE I KNOW
THIS IS A SLOW DEATH,
AND SLOWLY THEY'RE WATCHING
THEIR CHILDREN SLIP AWAY FROM
THE LIFE THAT WAS IN THEM.
THAT BREAKS A MOTHER'S HEART
-- I KNOW PERSONALLY
AS WE LOST OUR DAUGHTER,
HOW I WATCHED HER LIFE
JUST SLIP OUT OF HER BODY.
I JUST THINK, GOD,
PLEASE LET US JOIN TOGETHER,
YOU AND ME, ALL OF US,
LET'S JOIN TOGETHER
AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN
HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
FOOD IS WHAT THEY NEED.
THE NOURISHMENT
IS WHAT THEY NEED.
AND AS WE REACH IN AND FILL
THEIR NEED, WHICH IS LACK
OF FOOD, WE'RE GOING
TO REACH IN AND FILL
THEIR HEARTS WITH
THE LOVE OF JESUS.
SO PLEASE JOIN WITH US.
James: BETTY, YOU COULDN'T
HELP BUT LOOK AT THAT NEED
AND MENTION THE FACT THAT
WE WATCHED OUR OWN DAUGHTER,
THIS WAS OUR BABY GIRL
AND SHE HAD THREE
TEENAGE CHILDREN
WHEN SHE LEFT US
RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS.
BUT HERE'S WHAT
I REMEMBER SO WELL.
THE TOUGHEST THING
I'VE EVER SEEN, OUR BEAUTIFUL
BLACK-EYED DAUGHTER,
OUR BABY, SHE LOOKED UP AT US
AND YOU COULD READ IT
IN HER FACE: IT IS NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY --
IT'S NOT SUPPOSED
TO END LIKE THIS.
SHE JUST KNEW SHE WOULD
BE HEALED.
NOW LISTEN TO ME --
LISTEN TO ME.
WHAT IF ALL WE'D HAD TO DO
WAS JUST GIVE HER SOMETHING
TO EAT -- AND A MIRACLE!
NOT A PERSON WATCHING
WOULDN'T HAVE SAID,
"I'D HAVE RUSHED TO THAT
HOSPITAL ROOM, JAMES.
WE WOULD HAVE HELPED
YOUR DAUGHTER,
THE MOTHER OF THOSE CHILDREN."
LISTEN TO ME.
YOU CAN HELP.
YOU CAN HELP THE CHILDREN.
YOU CAN BE THE ANSWER
TO THE MOTHERS' HEART CRY.
I'M ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW.
WOULD YOU GO ONLINE PLEASE?
PLEASE?
YOU'VE GOT THE MIRACLE
IN YOUR HEART
AND IN YOUR HAND.
WOULD YOU GO ONLINE
OR WOULD YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER
THAT'S ALWAYS THERE AS
A PRAYER LINE
FOR BROKEN HEARTS?
AND WOULD YOU TAKE
YOUR BANKCARD AND WOULD YOU
MAKE THAT GREATEST GIFT,
THE GIFT OF LIFE?
AND WE WILL TELL THEM ABOUT
THE LIFE JESUS OFFERS
AND THEY WILL HAVE SEEN THAT
LOVE IN ACTION THROUGH
THOSE MISSIONARIES.
PLEASE RIGHT NOW IF THERE IS
ANY WAY YOU CAN GIVE $1,000,
ANY WAY YOU COULD HELP US
FEED A WHOLE SCHOOL OF KIDS
AND GET THEIR LITTLE MINDS
SHARP NOW THAT
WE'VE SAVED THE LIVES OF MANY,
AND THE 400,000 RIGHT NOW
THAT WE HAVE FOUND THAT
WE NEED TO FEED BECAUSE
MILLIONS RIGHT NOW
FACE STARVATION BUT YOU'RE
THE ANSWER TO SO MANY.
PLEASE, TAKE THAT
BANKCARD, USE IT LIKE A CHECK.
WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL GIFTS
FOR YOU TO HELP YOU GROW
IN YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE
BUT YOU ARE GIVING
THE GREATEST GIFT,
YOU'RE GIVING LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR MAKING THAT CALL.
THANK YOU FOR GOING ONLINE.
IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE, BUT CALL US
-- CALL US AND TELL US
YOU'RE PUTTING IT IN THE MAIL.
PLEASE DO IT.
IF YOU'VE RECEIVED A LETTER
FROM US ASKING FOR YOUR HELP,
PLEASE GO GET IT
AND PRAYERFULLY RESPOND
RIGHT NOW.
Announcer: IN IMPOVERISHED
AND EVEN NOW FAMINE-STRICKEN AREAS OF AFRICA,
CHILDREN
ARE SUFFERING.
THE NEED IS GREAT
AND WITHOUT FOOD
THEY FACE DEATH
BY STARVATION.
LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING
PROGRAM IS READY.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE'RE ABLE
TO FEED AND CARE FOR CHILDREN
IN FAMINE AREAS
OF SUDAN,
AS WELL AS ANGOLA
AND MOZAMBIQUE.
WITH ALL OF OUR
PREVIOUS RESERVES GONE
AND MISSION FEEDING
FACING THE WORST DROUGHT
AND FOOD SHORTAGE
IN YEARS,
WE URGENTLY NEED TO REPLENISH OUR FOOD SUPPLIES
TO REACH 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
A SPECIAL GIFT OF $1400
TO HELP SPONSOR
A SCHOOL
AND HELP FEED 140 CHILDREN
FOR THREE FULL MONTHS.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT
WE'LL SEND YOU
MY DAILY WORD DEVOTIONAL.
THIS BOXED SET OF
FOUR SEASONAL DEVOTIONALS
WILL HELP YOU READ,
REFLECT, AND RENEW YOURSELF
THROUGH GOD'S WORD WITH SPACE
TO JOURNAL YOUR THOUGHTS
AND REFLECT
EACH DAY.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
KARI JOBE'S NEWEST
MUSIC PROJECT, THE GARDEN,
ALONG WITH THE STORY BEHIND
THE GARDEN COMPANION DVD.
AND FINALLY, WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE,
PLEASE BE SURE TO REQUEST
"DETERMINED EAGLE,"
OUR 2017 COMMEMORATIVE
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR GO ONLINE TODAY
AND MAKE YOUR
GIFT OF LIFE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN.
Sheila:
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING
IN THIS VILLAGE,
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
IN ANGOLA
AND I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT I EXPECTED
BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT
WHAT I EXPERIENCED.
I DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE A CHILD
WHO IS A YEAR
AND FIVE MONTHS OLD
AND WEIGHS
SIX POUNDS.
HOW DOES A CHILD
LIKE THAT EVEN SURVIVE?
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT SURPRISED ME MOST
WAS THE PROFOUND AFFINITY
I FELT WITH THE MOMS.
IF YOU'RE A MOM,
ALL YOU WANT
IS FOR YOUR CHILD
TO BE HEALTHY.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT
A MEAL ON THE TABLE AT NIGHT
AND KNOW THAT YOUR
CHILDREN GO TO BED
WITH A FULL TUMMY.
BUT HERE
I'VE SEEN
WHAT THE RAVAGES
OF MALNUTRITION DO.
THIS MORNING,
I'M SITTING IN MY TENT
AND I OPEN
MY BIBLE.
I'M JUST DOING
ONE OF THOSE
GOING-THROUGH-THE-BIBLE-
IN-A-YEAR
AND HERE'S
WHAT I READ.
ISAIAH 58:
SHARE YOUR FOOD
WITH THE HUNGRY,
GIVE SHELTER
TO THE HOMELESS,
GIVE CLOTHES
TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM.
THEN YOUR SALVATION
WILL COME LIKE THE DAWN
AND YOUR WOUNDS
WILL QUICKLY HEAL,
YOUR GODLINESS
WILL LEAD YOU FORWARD
AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD
WILL PROTECT YOU FROM BEHIND.
THEN WHEN YOU CALL
THE LORD WILL ANSWER,
"YES, I'M HERE."
HE WILL
QUICKLY REPLY,
"FEED THE HUNGRY,
HELP THOSE IN TROUBLE;
THEN YOUR LIGHT WILL SHINE
OUT FROM THE DARKNESS
AND THE DARKNESS
AROUND YOU
WILL BE BRIGHT
AS NOON."
MISSION FEEDING IS NOT SOME GREAT IDEA WE CAME UP WITH.
IT'S SIMPLY LIVING OUT
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.
AND WHEN WE PUT
ONE SIMPLE BOWL OF FOOD
INTO THE HANDS
OF THESE CHILDREN IN AFRICA,
IT CHANGES THEIR LIVES
FOREVER --
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS OF LIVES,
ONE LIFE
AT A TIME.
James: WOW! THAT IS SO TRUE.
SHEILA, THE FACT IS
OVER 10 MILLION CHILDREN'S
LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED.
THAT'S THE REPORT THAT CAME
TO OUR MISSIONARIES,
TO PETER PRETORIUS
AND THE OTHER OVERSEERS FROM
THE AFRICAN NATIONS WHERE
WE WORKED, WHERE WE SHARE
THE LOVE OF GOD THAT
YOU MADE POSSIBLE
-- MILLIONS SAVED.
RIGHT NOW THE UNITED NATIONS,
BETTY, SAYS THAT SINCE
THE FOUNDING, MORE THAN
70 YEARS OF THE U.N.
THEY FACE THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL DEATH CYCLE EVER!
AND IN SOUTHERN SUDAN
AND ANGOLA, TWO OF THE
HARDEST-HIT AREAS,
OUR MISSIONARIES ARE RIGHT
IN THE MIDST OF NOT ONLY
THE PAIN AND THE SUFFERING
BUT THE DANGER THAT IS THERE
AND THEY'RE THERE BECAUSE
OF THE LOVE OF GOD.
BUT IT IS THE LOVE OF GOD
THROUGH OUR VIEWERS WHO WATCH
THE PROGRAM THAT ENABLE THEM
TO STAY THERE AND BE ABLE
TO MEET THE NEED.
SO WE'RE ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW,
WOULD YOU PLEASE JUST ASK GOD,
"GOD, IF I HAD TO SKIP A MEAL,
IF I HAD TO DO SOMETHING
SO THEY COULD HAVE A MEAL,
SO THEY CAN LIVE,
LORD, SHOW ME WHAT TO DO."
ASK GOD, ASK HIM AND WHERE
THERE IS A DESIRE
YOU'LL FIND A WAY TO DO
WHAT GOD'S PUT ON YOUR HEART.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW GO ONLINE,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK
AND MAKE THE GREATEST GIFT
YOU CAN, THE LARGEST GIFT
YOU CAN TO REACH
THE MOST CHILDREN:
THREE CHILDREN, FIVE CHILDREN,
TEN CHILDREN, ARE FED WITH
$30, $50, AND $100 GIFTS
-- 100 CHILDREN WITH
A $1,000 GIFT.
IT'S A MIRACLE!
IT'S A MIRACLE THAT
THE MISSIONARIES DEPEND
UPON US TO BE A PART OF.
AND THE CHILDREN'S LIVES
AND FUTURE DEPENDS UPON IT.
PLEASE RIGHT NOW AND AGAIN,
WHAT I SAID AT THE VERY FIRST
OF THIS PROGRAM,
THANK YOU FOR BEING
SO SENSITIVE TO GOD,
SO SENSITIVE TO THE HEART CRY
OF MOTHERS AND THE NEED
OF CHILDREN.
PLEASE RIGHT NOW TAKE THAT
BANKCARD, MAKE THE WONDERFUL
GIFT GOD'S PUT ON YOUR HEART,
THE GIFT OF LIFE.
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
MY DAILY WORD.
BETTY, THIS IS
A SEASONAL DEVOTIONAL.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!
YOU'LL BE GOING THROUGH
THE SEASONS IN THE WORD.
AND THEN KARI JOBE,
THE GARDEN; AND THE STORY
OF THE GARDEN --
THE BEAUTIFUL DVD,
THE CD, THE MUSIC.
WHAT A BLESSING IT'S GOING
TO BE TO YOU.
THE "DETERMINED EAGLE,"
DETERMINED TO SOAR ON
THE TURBULENCE OF THE TIMES
AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE DAY.
IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY HELP US
BY SPONSORING A SCHOOL,
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL BRONZE.
MANY HAVE SAID THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL EVER.
BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE
THE BEAUTY OF GOD'S LOVE
FLOWING FREELY LIKE A RIVER
THROUGH BELIEVERS LIKE YOU.
BETTY, I'M BELIEVING
AND I PRAY THIS A LOT,
EVERY PERSON WATCHING
WHO CAN DO SOMETHING
WILL DO IT TODAY.
I BELIEVE THEY WILL.
Betty: I BELIEVE IT WITH YOU.
James: THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Announcer: IN IMPOVERISHED
AND EVEN NOW FAMINE-STRICKEN AREAS OF AFRICA,
CHILDREN
ARE SUFFERING.
THE NEED IS GREAT
AND WITHOUT FOOD
THEY FACE DEATH
BY STARVATION.
LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING
PROGRAM IS READY.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE'RE ABLE
TO FEED AND CARE FOR CHILDREN
IN FAMINE AREAS
OF SUDAN,
AS WELL AS ANGOLA
AND MOZAMBIQUE.
WITH ALL OF OUR
PREVIOUS RESERVES GONE
AND MISSION FEEDING
FACING THE WORST DROUGHT
AND FOOD SHORTAGE
IN YEARS,
WE URGENTLY NEED TO REPLENISH OUR FOOD SUPPLIES
TO REACH 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
A SPECIAL GIFT OF $1400
TO HELP SPONSOR
A SCHOOL
AND HELP FEED 140 CHILDREN
FOR THREE FULL MONTHS.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT
WE'LL SEND YOU
MY DAILY WORD DEVOTIONAL.
THIS BOXED SET OF
FOUR SEASONAL DEVOTIONALS
WILL HELP YOU READ,
REFLECT, AND RENEW YOURSELF
THROUGH GOD'S WORD WITH SPACE
TO JOURNAL YOUR THOUGHTS
AND REFLECT
EACH DAY.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
KARI JOBE'S NEWEST
MUSIC PROJECT, THE GARDEN,
ALONG WITH THE STORY BEHIND
THE GARDEN COMPANION DVD.
AND FINALLY, WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE,
PLEASE BE SURE TO REQUEST
"DETERMINED EAGLE,"
OUR 2017 COMMEMORATIVE
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR GO ONLINE TODAY
AND MAKE YOUR
GIFT OF LIFE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN.
James: THE REASON
THE FOOD IS THERE
IS BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE YOU
DIDN'T CHANGE CHANNELS,
DIDN'T LOOK AWAY,
DIDN'T THINK ONLY OF YOURSELF.
YOU SAID, "I CAN FEED
THREE OR FIVE OR TEN --
THAT'S THE REASON THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP FEEDING
-- THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE
FEEDING NOW IN MANY AREAS
AT SCHOOLS INSTEAD
OF REFUGEE CAMPS
WHERE
THEY'RE DYING.
WE'RE ALSO MEETING
THE CRISIS NEED BUT
WE'RE DOING THIS NOW BECAUSE
WE'RE GIVING THE CHILDREN
HEALTH FOR
THE FUTURE.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
FROM THE DEPTH OF MY HEART
FOR NOT JUST CHANNEL SURFING,
GOING ON OR TURNING AWAY.
I'M ASKING YOU TODAY
TO RESPOND RIGHT NOW
AND YOU DIAL
THAT TELEPHONE NUMBER
OR YOU GO ONLINE AND SAY,
"I'M GOING TO CARE."
IF YOU CAN CARE FOR TEN,
THERE ARE A LOT MORE
THAN TEN HERE.
$1,000 WOULD CARE FOR 100
FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
BUT $100 WILL CARE
FOR TEN,
$50 WILL CARE
FOR FIVE,
AND $30 WILL CARE
FOR THREE.
SO PLEASE, DON'T SIT THERE
AND WATCH.
YOU CAN THANK GOD
FOR WHAT YOU'RE SEEING
BUT LET'S MAKE IT POSSIBLE
FOR PEOPLE
TO THANK GOD
FOR WHAT YOU DID.
I THANK GOD
AND I THANK YOU.
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♪
Betty: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR DOING ALL THAT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART TO DO.
James: YOU HAVE MADE
SUCH A DIFFERENCE
IN SOMEBODY'S LIFE.
WE'RE NOT EXAGGERATING WHEN
WE TELL YOU THE LOVE OF GOD
IS MANIFEST IN YOUR GIFTS,
AND LIVES ARE NOT ONLY SAVED
BUT ETERNITY CHANGED.
WE REFERENCED EARLIER,
11 MILLION PEOPLE PLUS
LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED.
THE MISSIONARIES ARE
TELLING US FAR MORE THAN
THAT NUMBER,
BETWEEN 11-15 MILLION
IN THOSE AREAS HAVE GIVEN
THEIR LIVES TO CHRIST BECAUSE
OF THE PROCLAMATION OF
THE GOSPEL THAT STARTED
IN DEED, IN ACTION,
AND DEMONSTRATION.
EVEN BEFORE THEY HEARD IT
PROCLAIMED, THEY SAW IT.
THEY SAW THE GOSPEL.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING
THAT POSSIBLE.
GOD BLESS YOU
AS YOU BLESS OTHERS!
AND MY GOD SHALL MEET
ALL OF YOUR NEED ACCORDING
TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY.
THAT'S A PROMISE
IN PHILIPPIANS TO THOSE WHO
RESPONDED TO THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
AS THEY GAVE TO MEET THE NEED
OF THE GREAT MISSIONARY,
PAUL THE APOSTLE.
THANKS FOR DOING IT.
♪
♪
>> 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.