Announcer: ON THIS SPECIAL
EPISODE OF LIFE TODAY.
James: AS I HAVE WALKED
IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT PLACES
AND I'VE SEEN THE NEED, I HAVE
FOUND PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU
WHO SAID, "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE
THAT PROBLEM AND
IT IS NOT DIFFICULT."
YOU'LL FIND INDESCRIBABLE JOY
WHEN YOU KNOW YOU BECAME
THE MIRACLE PEOPLE LONG FOR,
THE ANSWER TO THEIR HEART CRY,
THE ANSWER
TO THEIR PRAYER.
AND IT IS GOING TO MEAN MORE
TO YOU THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.
Announcer: NEXT
ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: I WANT TO WELCOME YOU
TO THIS VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM.
MY WIFE, BETTY AND I,
I'M JAMES ROBISON,
WE COUNT IT AN HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU.
THE THING I'D LIKE YOU
TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT
THE INTERACTION THAT WE HAVE
HERE IS THAT WITH ALL
OF OUR HEART, WE WANT TO BE
A BLESSING IN YOUR LIFE.
ONE OF THE THINGS
WE'VE DISCOVERED IS THAT
WHEN YOU KNOW THAT GOD WANTS
TO BLESS ALL OF US, AND THAT
IT GIVES HIM GREAT JOY
AND GIVES US GREAT JOY
WHEN WE ALLOW HIM
TO BLESS THROUGH US.
BETTY AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED
FOR 54 YEARS AND I WAS
PREACHING FOR A YEAR
BEFORE WE GOT MARRIED.
NOBODY THOUGHT I'D EVER
BE ABLE TO PREACH BECAUSE
I WAS SO SHY I WOULDN'T EVEN
MAKE A TALK IN A CLASSROOM.
THEN GOD CALLED ME TO PREACH
AND IT WAS REALLY
AN INSTANTANEOUS MIRACLE
THAT I JUST YIELDED TO GOD,
A SHY BOY, AND HE BEGAN
TO FLOW A RIVER OF
LET'S SAY LOVE AND COMPASSION
BUT ALSO BOLDNESS.
AND HE GAVE ME
A SUPERNATURAL GIFT
TO COMMUNICATE THAT WAS
JUST AMAZING.
NOBODY COULD BELIEVE IT.
NOW THEN, BETTY AND I HAVE,
FOR ALL THESE YEARS,
MORE THAN 50 YEARS
WE'VE BEEN SHARING CHRIST
AND SHARING HIS LOVE
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE'VE DONE THAT PEOPLE
JUST COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE
IS THAT WHEN I HAD SPOKEN
IN COLISEUMS AND STADIUMS,
HUGE CROWDS, FOR 25 YEARS,
THEN SUDDENLY, BETTY AND I,
TO THE AMAZEMENT OF EVERYONE
-- BILLY GRAHAM ASKED
FRANKLIN GRAHAM, HIS SON
TO COME DOWN AND SEE US.
BACK THEN I WAS VERY CLOSE
TO JERRY FALWELL
AND HELPING HIM BUY
THE MOUNTAIN WHERE LIBERTY
UNIVERSITY IS AND BUILD IT.
AND I WAS SPEAKING IN
30-35 CITYWIDE CRUSADES A YEAR
AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN
WE DISAPPEAR TO THE MISSION
FIELDS, AND THEN THE MAN
STANDING UP IN FRONT
OF THESE CROWDS SITS DOWN
BY HIS WIFE.
AND SO BILLY SENT FRANKLIN
AND SAID, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHY AREN'T YOU
IN THE STADIUMS?"
I LOOKED AT FRANKLIN GRAHAM
-- AND I CAN REMEMBER IT
LIKE YESTERDAY --
AND BETTY WAS WITH ME.
I SAID, "FRANKLIN,
GOD CALLED ME TO SERVE YOU.
AND TO SERVE MISSIONARIES,
AND TO SERVE OTHER MINISTERS.
I KNOW HE'S GOT A MESSAGE
AND I'M GOING TO DELIVER
THAT MESSAGE BUT I'M GOING TO
DELIVER IT AS A SERVANT
AND I'M GOING TO POINT
TO THE GREATNESS OF GOD
IN OTHERS.
AND I'M GOING TO SHOW
EVERYBODY HOW IMPORTANT
THEY ARE AS A PART OF
THE FAMILY OF FAITH AND
THE BODY OF CHRIST TO FLOW
THE LOVE OF GOD OUT."
BETTY, WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT
NOW FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS.
WE HAVE BEEN POINTING PEOPLE
TO THE LOVE OF
THE PERFECT FATHER.
AS A RESULT OF THAT,
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE
SO MANY PEOPLE THAT GOD HAS
GIFTED TO BLESS YOU AND
WE'VE BEEN THEIR ENCOURAGERS
AND THEIR FRIENDS;
IT MEANS THE WORLD TO THEM,
IT MEANS THE WORLD TO LEADERS.
AND TO THE PEOPLE
NO ONE NOTICED, WELL, BETTY,
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO
AND SEE THE PAIN AND MISERY
THAT SUFFERING BRINGS.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS
IS CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES
AND WE'VE SEEN THEM
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Betty: ABSOLUTELY!
WHAT A BLESSING.
WE ALWAYS PRAY AS CHILDREN
OF GOD, "GOD, SEND
YOUR SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS!"
I BELIEVE THAT'S PART OF IT
AS WE ARE BLESSING OTHERS.
BECAUSE WE ALWAYS COME AWAY,
JAMES FROM EVERY MISSION TRIP
WE'VE COME HOME FROM,
WE FELT SO HONORED
AND SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE
TO BE AMONG THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE SO NEEDY
AND SO DESPERATE FOR LIFE,
PHYSICAL LIFE.
BUT YET, IF WE'RE ABLE
TO OFFER THEM AND FILL
THEIR NEED, WHICH IS WATER,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE
WATER TO LIVE,
THEN ALSO WE GET BLESSED AND
THEN GOD POURS HIS BLESSINGS
- HIS SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS
WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO LEAD
THESE TO THE LORD EVENTUALLY;
BUT FIRST OF ALL, WE'VE GOT
TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
James: WELL, WE CAN'T TELL
THEM ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD
IF WE'RE NOT WILLING
TO SHOW THEM THE LOVE OF GOD.
WHEN WE SAW THE NEEDS,
IN THE, LET'S SAY,
SUFFERING THIRD WORLD
AND WE SAW NOT ONLY HUNGER
BUT THE NEED FOR CLEAN WATER,
WELL, BETTY AND I SAID
TO THE MISSIONARIES,
"WE'LL BE GLAD TO MOVE
OVER HERE AND JUST HELP YOU."
AND THE MISSIONARY SAID,
"PLEASE DON'T MOVE OVER HERE.
PLEASE GO BACK AND ASK PEOPLE
TO HELP SO WE CAN STAY HERE.
PLEASE DO THAT!
DON'T LEAVE US HERE WITHOUT
THE ABILITY TO HELP."
BETTY AND I CAME BACK
AND WE STARTED TALKING
TO PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT
WE FOUND OUT?
PEOPLE SAID, "I WANT TO BE
A PART OF SHARING LOVE
AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
WHERE I KNOW IT MAKES
A DIFFERENCE AND WE'RE READY
TO BE A PART OF IT."
WELL, THERE IS NO GREATER NEED
RIGHT NOW PHYSICALLY
ON THIS EARTH THAN THE NEED
FOR CLEAN WATER.
CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES
ARE KILLING PEOPLE
LITERALLY BY THE THOUSANDS
EVERY MONTH AND WE CAN
MEET THE NEED.
AS I HAVE WALKED IN ALL
THESE DIFFERENT PLACES
AND I'VE SEEN THE NEED,
I HAVE FOUND PEOPLE LIKE YOU
WHO SAID, "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE
THAT PROBLEM."
AND IT IS NOT DIFFICULT.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH AND SEE
THE NEED BUT KNOW THIS,
YOU CAN BE THE MIRACLE
SOLUTION AND YOU WILL
FIND INDESCRIBABLE JOY
WHEN YOU KNOW YOU BECAME
THE MIRACLE PEOPLE LONG FOR,
THE ANSWER TO THEIR HEART CRY,
THE ANSWER TO THEIR PRAYER.
AND IT IS GOING TO MEAN MORE
TO YOU THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WATCH CLOSELY.
Announcer: THESE WORN PATHS
PROVIDE ROUTES
FOR PEOPLE
AND ANIMALS ALIKE
SO THEY CAN MAKE THEIR WAY
TO WATER SOURCES.
THE PROBLEM WITH THAT
IS IN MOST VILLAGES,
FAMILIES HAVE TO SHARE
THE VERY SAME WATER SOURCE
WITH
THE ANIMALS.
James: ANIMALS DRINKING;
AND SAD IS THE FECES.
THESE LADIES
ARE HERE WASHING.
AND YOU CAN SEE BY LOOKING
AT THE WATER THAT IT'S --
YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO WASH
YOUR CLOTHES IN IT
BUT THEY DO.
THE PROBLEM IS
PEOPLE DRINK THIS
AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY
100% CONTAMINATED
AND IT IS KILLING PEOPLE
HERE IN AFRICA.
Announcer: IT IS HARD
TO IMAGINE THE IMPACT
THESE POLLUTED WATER SOURCES
HAVE ON A PERSON
UNTIL YOU TAKE A LOOK
AT THE FACTS.
THE LACK OF SAFE WATER
IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST
CAUSES OF ILLNESSES.
AND EVEN MORE TRAGIC
IS THE FACT THAT THESE
WATERBORNE ILLNESSES
ARE ONE OF THE LEADING
CAUSES OF DEATH
FOR CHILDREN
UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE.
Ralph: JESUS SAYS
IN THE BOOK OF JOHN,
"HE WHO BELIEVES IN ME,
OUT OF HIS HEART
"WILL FLOW RIVERS
OF LIVING WATER."
WHEN YOU HELP US BRING CLEAN
WATER TO THESE VILLAGES,
YOU'RE REALLY MAKING
A DIFFERENCE IN BRINGING LIFE
TO PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED
A SENSE OF HOPE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR GIVING.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING TOGETHER
TO BRING THE LOVE OF GOD
TO THESE PEOPLE JUST ONE CUP
OF WATER AT A TIME.
James: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
BETTY, IF OUR VIEWERS
WOULD JUST UNDERSTAND
THE INDESCRIBABLE JOY THAT
YOU MAKE POSSIBLE AND
THE LIFE WHEN YOU SHARE.
BETTY, WE'VE WATCHED
THESE PEOPLE REJOICE LIKE
IT WAS THE GREATEST THING
THAT EVER HAPPENED
IN THEIR LIFE --
AND IN MANY WAYS IT IS.
Betty: WE JUST SAW THEM
JUMPING UP AND DOWN WITH JOY.
I SAW OUR MISSION'S DIRECTOR
DOING THE SAME THING BECAUSE
IT SPREADS ALL AROUND YOU.
THE JOY UNSPEAKABLE THAT COMES
WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT
LIFE IS GOING TO BE HERE
BECAUSE OF THAT FRESH WATER;
THAT WATER WELL THAT'S GOING
TO SUSTAIN THEM
AND FILL THEIR NEEDS
AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE NOT
GOING TO GET DISEASE
FROM THE WATER.
James: WE HAVE LITERALLY --
I'LL JUST BE HONEST WITH YOU.
WE'VE MANY TIMES IN AN AREA,
WHICH WE'VE SEEN PLACES
THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO EXPLAIN.
THE ODOR OF DEATH AND DISEASE,
THE PAIN AND SUFFERING
-- AND WE HAVE BEEN
WITH MISSIONARIES WHERE
WE WOULD GET ON OUR FACE
AND WE WOULD LISTEN
TO THEM WEEP.
MANY TIMES, BETTY AND I WOULD
SAY TO THE MISSIONARIES
WHO OFTENTIMES WOULD HAVE
SMALL CHILDREN WITH THEM
AND THEY HAVE MOVED
RIGHT INTO THE PIT OF DEATH
AND DESTRUCTION.
IT IS LIKE GOING INTO HELL
FOR A HEAVENLY CAUSE.
WE'D SAY, "THANK YOU
FOR DOING THIS."
AND EVERY TIME, BETTY,
WITHOUT EXCEPTION --
WITHOUT EXCEPTION
THOSE MISSIONARIES WOULD SAY,
"IT IS A JOY!
IT IS A JOY!
WE DO NOT FEEL LIKE..."
THEY SAID IT OVER AND OVER,
"WE DO NOT FEEL LIKE
WE'RE SACRIFICING.
WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN
SENT HERE."
AND THEY SAID, "HERE'S
THE GREATEST NEED WE HAVE.
WE HAVE A BROKEN HEART.
WE LOVE THESE PEOPLE.
WE SEE THE NEED."
AND THERE'S NO GREATER NEED
THAN FOR CLEAN WATER.
IT IS ACCESSIBLE.
SEE, IN MOST OF THESE PLACES
THE PEOPLE DUG A HOLE;
THEY CALL THEM A BOREHOLE.
AND IT WILL NOT BE VERY BIG.
MAYBE YOU COULD DROP SOME KIND
OF CONTAINER DOWN.
BUT WITHIN A MATTER OF DAYS
AND WEEKS IT IS FILTHY
AND CONTAMINATED.
YOU CAN'T PROTECT IT.
BUT THEY KNOW THE WATER
IS THERE.
AND IF WE COULD JUST DRILL
A WELL, ENCASE IT,
AND GIVE THEM SOME KIND
OF A MANUAL PUMP, THEY CAN'T
DEPEND ON ELECTRICITY;
MANY OF THE PLACES DON'T HAVE
ANY AND IF THEY HAVE IT,
IT IS INTERMITTENT.
SO WE MAKE IT WHERE A CHILD
CAN ACCESS THE WATER.
WHEN YOU GIVE THEM
THIS MIRACLE THERE IS NO WAY
TO DESCRIBE IT.
YOU SEE, LIKE YOU SAID,
OUR MISSION'S DIRECTOR
THERE IS REJOICING.
BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE JOY
NOT ONLY OF THE PEOPLE
AND THE CHILDREN BUT WHEN
YOU SEE THE GRATITUDE ON
THE PART OF THE MISSIONARIES
WHO LEFT THEIR COMFORT
TO COME OVER HERE
AND BE A COMFORT,
AND YET THEY CAN'T DO IT
UNLESS WE JOIN THEM.
IN OTHER WORDS,
THE BOTTOM LINE IN
THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL,
THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS,
PREACHING IS NECESSARY,
TELL THEM THE TRUTH,
BUT HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GO
AND TELL THEM,
HOW ARE THEY GOING TO SHARE
THE TRUTH IF WE DON'T
SEND THEM?
THE BOTTOM LINE IN FULFILLING
THE KINGDOM PURPOSE OF GOD
ON THIS EARTH THAT
WE PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS,
NOT JUST IN WORD BUT IN DEED,
IN ACTION, THAT THE MOST
IMPORTANT ASPECT IS NOT
JUST THE ONE SAYING IT,
BUT THE ONES WHO IN PRAYER
AND WITH THEIR SUPPORT SEND
THEM AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
AND THE MISSIONARIES SAY,
"JUST ENABLE US TO DO
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE."
NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN DRILLING WATER WELLS.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO A YOUNG GIRL.
LISTEN CLOSELY.
IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD ANYTHING
IN YOUR LIFE THAT I BELIEVE
IS GOING TO BLESS YOU
AND MOVE YOU TO SOME
OF THE MOST MIRACULOUS ACTION,
I BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING
TO MOVE RIGHT NOW.
LISTEN TO THIS PRECIOUS
LITTLE GIRL.
Kyle: THREE TIMES A DAY, VOOLA GOES DOWN TO THIS WATER SOURCE
WITH HER MOM
THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT IS DISGUSTING WATER
FILLED WITH DISEASE.
YOU CAN'T SEE TWO INCHES
INTO THIS WATER.
WE WATCHED CATTLE
WALKING INTO THIS WATER
DRINKING IT,
DEFECATING IN IT,
PEOPLE BATHING DOWN THERE,
WASHING THEIR LAUNDRY.
AND THEN RIGHT THERE
AT THAT SAME VERY AREA,
VOOLA AND ALL OF THESE OTHER
PEOPLE ARE SCOOPING WATER OUT
IN THE BUCKETS AND WE WATCHED THEM DRINK IT RIGHT THERE.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE
THE POLLUTION THAT
THEY'RE TAKING
RIGHT INTO THEIR BODIES.
THEY KNOW THAT IT IS BAD
BUT THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.
VOOLA RECENTLY LOST
HER 13-YEAR OLD SISTER
TO CONTAMINATED WATER.
Kyle: VOOLA KNOWS VERY WELL
WHAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE
OF WATERBORNE DISEASES
BECAUSE SHE WATCHED IT HAPPEN
WITH HER SISTER.
SHE WAS THERE
AT HER DEATHBED
HELPING TO TAKE CARE OF HER
TO THE VERY END.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT'S
HAPPENING IS VOOLA IS STARTING
TO SHOW SOME OF
THE SAME SYMPTOMS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO CONTINUE TO GO BACK TO
THAT WATER THREE TIMES A DAY
KNOWING THAT
IT TOOK YOUR SISTER,
KNOWING THAT IT IS PROBABLY
GOING TO TAKE YOUR LIFE TOO.
James: I WANT TO SAY THAT
THAT YOUNG MAN YOU JUST
LISTENED TO, BETTY AND I HAVE
KNOWN SINCE HE WAS BORN.
HE IS THE SON OF
OUR INCREDIBLE SINGER.
JEANNE BASICALLY TRAVELED
WITH US SINGING AND DOING
PRAISE AND THEN SHE BECAME
A MISSION VOICE.
THAT'S HER SON, KYLE.
WELL, KYLE, LISTEN TO ME.
YOU'RE AN AWESOME HUSBAND,
AN AWESOME FATHER.
YOU AND AMY ARE
A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE.
BUT KYLE, THE HEART YOU'VE GOT
FOR THE SUFFERING --
LISTEN TO ME.
LISTEN TO ME, KYLE.
I SEE THE GLORY OF GOD IN YOU
AND THE GIFTS GOD'S PUT
IN YOU -- TO GOD BE THE GLORY.
KYLE, THANK YOU FOR
TELLING US THE TRUTH.
THANK YOU FOR SEEING
HOW PRECIOUS THAT GIRL WAS.
WELL, PLEASE HEAR THIS.
THAT LITTLE GIRL VOOLA,
SHE HAS A HEART CRY.
WE'VE GOT THE PERFECT ANSWER.
KYLE IS SAYING TO ALL OF US,
LET'S BE THAT PERFECT ANSWER.
HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU
TO DO, PLEASE.
HELP US DRILL THOSE WELLS.
WOULD YOU MAKE A GIFT?
NOW LISTEN TO WHAT I'M SAYING.
THE AVERAGE COST
TO DRILL A WELL
AND TO CHANGE EVERYTHING
IN A COMMUNITY, A VILLAGE,
$4800 --
THAT'S AN ENTIRE WELL,
CASED, MANUAL PUMP THAT
A CHILD CAN WORK BECAUSE
THEY DO NOT HAVE RELIABLE
ELECTRICITY IN MANY PLACES.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU CAN GIVE
$1200 OR $2400 OR $4800,
DO IT!
BUT HERE'S WHAT I KNOW.
DON'T GO SOMEWHERE ELSE
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU SAY,
"OH, I COULDN'T DO THAT."
THERE IS NO GIFT TOO SMALL
WHEN IT IS GIVEN IN LOVE
TO BLESS SOMEONE THAT'S
CRYING OUT AND SAY,
"WOULD YOU BE THE MIRACLE
WE NEED?"
$48 WILL GIVE TEN PEOPLE
WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE
-- $48;
$144 WILL GIVE 30 PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
THERE IS A LEVEL
AT WHICH YOU CAN HELP.
WOULD YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THAT'S
A MIRACLE PLACE RIGHT NOW.
WOULD YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER?
IT IS A 911 RESPONSE WHERE
YOU SAY, "HELP IS ON THE WAY."
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, YOU COULD
CALL THAT NUMBER AND SAY,
"WOULD YOU PRAY FOR ME?"
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!
BUT TODAY, YOU COULD CALL
AND SAY, "I WANT TO BE
AN ANSWER TO PRAYER.
I WANT TO BE AN ANSWER TO WHAT
THAT PRECIOUS GIRL SHARED
TO GIVE THEM CLEAN WATER."
WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE YOUR
BANKCARD, DIAL THAT NUMBER
OR GO TO THAT WEBSITE AND SAY,
"HERE'S A LOVE GIFT."
PLEASE DO IT RIGHT NOW.
AND BECOME THE MIRACLE
SO DESPERATELY NEEDED.
YOU CAN BE THAT MIRACLE --
THAT ANSWER TO PRAYER.
THANK YOU!
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:
I AM BY A WATER SOURCE
THAT IS SO TYPICAL
OF WATER SOURCES
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE KNOW FOR A FACT
IN THIS AREA
DISEASE IS KILLING
ENTIRE FAMILIES --
AND MANY CHILDREN.
WHY? FROM DRINKING
CONTAMINATED WATER.
YOU KNOW IT'S ONE THING
TO SAY "I'M SORRY"
AND TO WEEP OVER IT
BUT YOU KNOW
WHEN WE CAN BE THE ANSWER
TO THE NEED
AND THE PRAYER,
DOESN'T IT SEEM SOMETIMES
A LITTLE BIT HYPOCRITICAL
IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING
AND WE DON'T?
WELL, WE CAN BUT
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
Announcer:
FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS,
THE VIEWERS OF LIFE TODAY
HAVE PARTNERED
WITH MISSIONARIES
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
TO HELP SAVE
CHILDREN'S LIVES
BY PROVIDING
CLEAN DRINKING WATER.
MISSION:
WATER FOR LIFE
HAS DRILLED OVER
5,000 CLEAN WATER WELLS
WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF RIGS
IN DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES
TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF A PARTICULAR AREA.
EACH NEW WATER WELL
IS CAPPED WITH A SIMPLE PUMP
THAT EVEN
A CHILD CAN USE.
AND IN AREAS WHERE
A DRILLING RIG CAN'T GET INTO,
THE LIFE MISSION TEAM
IS UTILIZING A NEW TECHNOLOGY
AND PROVIDING THOUSANDS
OF WATER FILTER KITS
THAT FAMILIES CAN USE
TO DECONTAMINATE
THEIR
WATER SOURCE.
WITH THIS ATTITUDE
OF DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO SAVE LIVES,
LIFE OUTREACH
AND ITS PARTNERS
HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED
CLEAN WATER
FOR OVER
FIVE MILLION PEOPLE.
BUT WE STILL HAVE
A BIG JOB TO DO.
AROUND THE WORLD, HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
STILL DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
AND 800 CHILDREN
DIE EVERY DAY
FROM A PREVENTABLE DISEASE
CAUSED BY
CONTAMINATED WATER.
James: JESUS SAID, "GIVE
A CUP OF WATER IN MY NAME,
YOU WON'T LOSE
YOUR REWARD."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THAT REWARD WILL BE FOR US, THAT'S IN GOD'S HAND
BUT I KNOW
WHAT REWARD IS IN IT
FOR THE PEOPLE
WE GIVE WATER TO.
THE REWARD
IS A CHANCE,
IT'S HOPE,
IT'S A FUTURE --
THE REWARD
IS LIFE.
James: I THINK IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT
WE'RE ON THE HEART OF GOD.
YOU'RE ON HIS HEART.
HE LOVES YOU --
CARES ABOUT YOU.
AS I SAID THERE QUOTING JESUS,
"YOU GIVE A CUP OF WATER
YOU WON'T LOSE YOUR REWARD."
BETTY, I THINK IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THAT GOD WANTS YOU TO KNOW
THAT HE WANTS TO BLESS YOU,
AND AS HE BLESSES YOU
HE WANTS TO BLESS THROUGH YOU.
BUT WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL
-- AND I REALLY PRAY THIS
BECAUSE WE HAVE A TENDENCY
TO BE PROGRAMMED BY THE SPIRIT
OF THE WORLD WITH
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
WHAT AM I GOING TO GET
OUT OF IT?
I KNOW JESUS UNDERSTANDS THAT
WHEN YOU GIVE AND IF YOU GIVE
A CUP OF WATER YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO LOSE YOUR REWARD
AND WE LEAVE THAT
IN THE HANDS OF GOD
BUT WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT
IF WE COULD ALL SAY, "WELL,
I UNDERSTAND THAT'S TRUE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT!
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT
REALLY MATTERS TO ME?
I WANT TO MEET THEIR NEED.
I WANT TO MEET THEIR NEED
BECAUSE I LOVE THEM."
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO DO RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW GOD'S GOING
TO BLESS YOU.
HE ALREADY HAS,
NOW WE WANT HIM
TO BLESS THROUGH US.
SO LET'S GIVE NOT ONLY
A CUP OF WATER, LET'S GIVE
A WELL OF WATER.
LET'S JOIN TOGETHER TO SAY
WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO GIVE
A CHILD OR A COUPLE OF PEOPLE,
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
A WHOLE VILLAGE
BECAUSE 800 CHILDREN
DIE EVERY DAY.
WE'RE GOING TO STOP
THAT CYCLE SOMEWHERE.
I'M GOING TO HELP DRILL A WELL
IN THAT AREA OF NEED.
OTHERS WILL DRILL THERE.
IT IS ALL OF US
COMING TOGETHER.
SO WOULD YOU GO ONLINE
RIGHT NOW?
GO TO THE WEBSITE
OR DIAL THAT NUMBER;
IT IS A LIFELINE RIGHT NOW,
ALWAYS A PRAYER LINE.
AND TAKE YOUR BANKCARD --
PLEASE DO THIS, I MEAN
I KNOW YOU'VE LOOKED.
THE TENDENCY WOULD BE,
LET'S GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
LET'S CHANGE AND LOOK
AT SOMETHING ELSE.
NO, LET'S BE THE MIRACLE.
LET'S BE THE ANSWER TO PRAYER.
LET'S MEET THAT NEED.
WOULD YOU GO ONLINE,
DIAL THE NUMBER, TAKE THAT
BANKCARD, MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART?
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS TO SEND YOU
THAT I CAN PROMISE YOU
ARE GOING TO BE LIKE
SPIRITUAL WATER --
LIKE SPIRITUAL REFRESHING
TO SAY THANK YOU.
AND I'M BELIEVING WITH
ALL MY HEART YOU'RE GOING
ONLINE OR YOU'RE DIALING
THE NUMBER AND YOU'RE
BECOMING SOMEONE'S MIRACLE.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT!
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.
Ralph: WE'RE HERE
IN BURUNDI, AFRICA
UP IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE
THEY CANNOT GET DRILL RIGS
TO COME UP HERE
TO DRILL WELLS.
THIS SCENARIO HAPPENS AROUND
THE WORLD, NOT JUST HERE.
WE'VE DISCOVERED
THAT THESE PEOPLE UP HERE
HAVE PATHETIC
WATER SOURCES.
THIS IS WATER THAT MOTHERS
ARE BRINGING HOME
TO THEIR CHILDREN
ONLY TO GET WORMS,
OTHER WATERBORNE DISEASES, CHOLERA, EXTREME DIARRHEA,
AND THEN TO HEAR
STORIES OF DEATH.
LIFE HAS BEEN GIVEN
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
THESE WATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS INTO THE MOUNTAINS
SO THAT WHEN MOTHERS
BRING WATER
HOME TO THEIR CHILDREN
THEY'RE NO LONGER
BRINGING WATER THAT'S
KILLING THEIR CHILD,
THEY CAN CREATE WATER
THAT BRINGS LIFE
TO THEIR CHILD.
I THINK YOU SEE
THE JOY IN THEIR FACES.
IT'S GOING TO BRING
SO MUCH JOY TO THESE HOMES
THAT CAN PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
AGAIN, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ALL THE GENEROUS GIVING.
IT REALLY IS
MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
GOD BLESS YOU.
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Betty: I HOPE YOU WILL SEE
THE IMPORTANCE AND
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR PART
IN MEETING THE NEEDS
OF THESE CHILDREN
TO DRILL THE WATER WELLS
AND LET'S FILL THAT NEED.
LET'S GIVE THEM
FRESH CLEAN WATER.
NO PART IS TOO SMALL.
YOUR PART MAY BE JUST THE PART
THAT MAKES US ABLE TO BEGIN
DRILLING A WELL.
SO PLEASE JOIN WITH US.
James: IF WE COULD ONLY
UNDERSTAND THERE ARE
NO SMALL PARTS IN THE BODY
OF CHRIST.
NO INSIGNIFICANT MEMBERS!
IT'S WHEN WE MOVE TOGETHER,
SHARING THE HEART OF GOD
IN SUPERNATURAL UNITY
THAT PEOPLE BEHOLD HIM
IN ALL OF HIS GLORY.
WE DO IT ONE PERSON AT A TIME,
ONE CUP OF WATER,
SO TO SPEAK, AT A TIME,
EVEN THOUGH WHEN WE GIVE THEM
THE WELL, IT KEEPS FLOWING.
THAT'S THE WAY OUR LOVE,
GOD'S LOVE IS SUPPOSED
TO FLOW THROUGH US.
SO BETTY AND I SAY THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
SOME GIFTS TO ENCOURAGE YOU,
TO BUILD YOU UP IN THE FAITH
BUT WE WANT TO THANK YOU
TODAY FOR BEING A PART
OF A MIRACLE.
GOD BLESS YOU!
YOU ARE AN ANSWER TO PRAYER.
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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.