Announcer:
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR,
JOHN ELDREDGE,
BUILDS HOPE BY REMINDING US
OF THE PROMISE
THAT GOD WILL MAKE
ALL THINGS NEW.
>> HE GOES ON TO SAY,
"IT IS SINCE WE HAVE
LOST THE HOPE
OF THE RESTORATION
OF ALL THINGS
THAT WE'VE BECOME
SO INEFFECTIVE IN THIS WORLD."
PEOPLE WHO HAVE
HOPE ENGAGE.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE HOPE
LOVE EASIER.
WHEN YOU'RE FILLED WITH HOPE
IT IS EASIER TO FORGIVE.
♪
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James: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED
TO HAVE YOU HERE.
Y'ALL CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
JUST A MOMENT AGO
I ASKED THE AUDIENCE,
A LOT OF MEN HERE TONIGHT,
A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN --
AND PRETTY ORDINARY
LOOKING GUYS.
[Laughter]
BUT I ASKED THEM IF THEY
REALLY BECAME ACQUAINTED
WITH JOHN ELDREDGE BECAUSE
OF THE BOOK, WILD AT HEART.
LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAID.
James: LET ME ASK YOU,
HOW MANY OF YOU CAME POSSIBLY,
BECAME INTERESTED IN JOHN
BECAUSE OF THE BOOK
WILD AT HEART?
HOW MANY OF YOU?
Betty: WOW! LOOK AT THAT!
James: HOW MANY OF YOU
ARE SAYING THANKS TO JOHN?
AND YOU CAN JUST SHOUT IT OUT,
THANKS FOR WRITING
WILD AT HEART.
>> THANKS FOR WRITING
WILD AT HEART.
[Applause]
James: NOW, ARE YOU ALL
STILL INTERESTED
IN WHAT JOHN HAS TO SAY?
Audience: YES!
James: SO YOU CAME TO HEAR
WHAT'S ON HIS HEART?
Audience: YES.
James: WELL, HOW ABOUT
WE WELCOME JOHN ELDREDGE
BACK TO LIFE TODAY?
[Applause]
JOHN, YOU'VE BEEN
A REAL SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
TO MEN, AND AS A RESULT
YOU'VE BLESSED A LOT OF WOMEN
BECAUSE WHEN MEN,
WHEN WE GET OUR ACT TOGETHER,
IT IS PRETTY WONDERFUL
FOR WOMEN BECAUSE
THEY LIKE TO KNOW GUYS
THAT TO SOME DEGREE
HAVE OUR ACT TOGETHER.
YOU'VE WRITTEN THIS BOOK,
ALL THINGS NEW.
YOU'RE NOW A GRANDFATHER.
IT'S PRETTY COOL.
John: YEAH. IT IS.
James: YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE
HAD KIDS IF YOU'D KNOWN
ABOUT GRANDKIDS; WOULD YOU?
YOU'D JUST SAID, "FORGET THE
KIDS, JUST HAVE GRANDKIDS."
John: GO STRAIGHT
FOR THE GRANDKIDS.
James: THAT'S WHAT
MOST PEOPLE THINK;
THEY'RE SO AWESOME.
BUT YOU'VE WRITTEN THIS,
I'D SAY OUT OF
AN EXTENDED JOURNEY
THAT'S ALLOWED YOU
TO SEE SOME THINGS,
WITNESS SOME THINGS, FEEL
AND EXPERIENCE SOME THINGS
THAT HAVE KIND OF TAKEN YOU
IN A DIRECTION
THAT IS REAL IMPORTANT.
SO TELL US ABOUT
ALL THINGS NEW.
John: WE'VE SPENT
A LOT OF OUR MINISTRY YEARS
HEALING PEOPLE
AT THE LEVEL OF YOUR HEART,
WENT AFTER MEN'S HEARTS,
WENT AFTER WOMEN'S HEARTS
IN CAPTIVATING
WITH MY WIFE STACY.
WE DO CONFERENCES
HERE IN THE U.S.
AND AROUND THE WORLD.
IT'S ALL AROUND HEALING,
WOUNDEDNESS, BROKENNESS,
ISAIAH 61: I'VE COME TO HEAL
THE BROKENNESS IN HUMANITY
AND I WANT TO SET YOU FREE.
BUT AFTER YOU SPEND
A LOT OF TIME
DEEP IN PEOPLE'S STORIES
YOU REALLY HAVE TO SPEAK
TO THE LOSS BECAUSE
SOME THINGS IN THIS LIFE
JUST AREN'T RECOVERED.
THE LITTLE COUPLE
IN OUR FELLOWSHIP
THAT LOST THEIR FIRST CHILD
A COUPLE YEARS AGO,
STILLBIRTH, THAT DOESN'T
JUST BREAK YOUR HEART,
IT SHATTERS YOUR FAITH.
IT SHATTERS YOUR CONFIDENCE
THAT GOD IS GOOD
AND THAT THERE'S GOODNESS
COMING TO YOU.
WE WENT THROUGH
A PRETTY ROUGH YEAR OURSELF
LAST YEAR.
WE HAD A SUICIDE
IN OUR EXTENDED FAMILY
AND I WAS THE ONE
TO GET THE PHONE CALL.
I HAD TO FIND MY SON
AND TELL HIM
THAT HIS WIFE'S BROTHER
HAD TAKEN HIS LIFE.
AND THEN THE TWO OF US
HAD TO FIND HER.
A COUPLE MONTHS LATER
WE LEARNED WE WERE GOING
TO BE GRANDPARENTS
AND WE WERE SO EXCITED.
BOTH MY OLDEST SON
AND MY MIDDLE SON,
THEIR WIVES COME OVER
AT THE SAME TIME.
TWO BABIES COMING --
NOT JUST ONE,
TWO LITTLE COUSINS
WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER.
AND THEN MY SON AND DAUGHTER
WENT THROUGH A HORRIBLE,
HORRIBLE MISCARRIAGE AND
REALLY FEARED FOR HER LIFE --
FEARED FOR THE MOTHER'S LIFE
AND I BURIED
MY FIRST GRANDSON
ON THE MOUNTAIN
BEHIND OUR HOME.
THEN THE ROLLER COASTER
OF LIFE.
THEN WE HAD A WEDDING,
MY YOUNGEST SON GOT MARRIED
A YEAR AGO JUNE.
IT WAS WONDERFUL!
AND EXCITEMENT
AND THE HOPES AND ALL THAT
AROUND A YOUNG COUPLE
GETTING MARRIED;
WE WERE ALL ENJOYING THAT
THE NEXT MORNING,
JUST KIND OF THE AFTERGLOW;
MY PHONE RINGS,
MY BEST FRIEND IS DYING.
HE HAS SIX WEEKS TO LIVE.
AT SOME POINT
YOU HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH HOPE
AND WHAT IS IT THAT
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO?
WHAT IS IT
THAT GOD PROMISES US?
AND THAT'S WHAT TOOK ME DEEP
INTO THIS BOOK,
ALL THINGS NEW, HEAVEN/EARTH
AND THE RESTORATION
OF EVERYTHING YOU LOVE,
WHICH IS WHAT I THINK
THE PROMISE OF THE GOSPEL IS.
James: WELL, BETTY AND I HAVE
TASTED ENOUGH PAIN,
WE WITNESS ENOUGH PAIN
AROUND THE WORLD.
OUR MINISTRY IS KNOWN
FOR REALLY DILIGENTLY,
WITH GREAT DEVOTION
AND DETERMINATION
AND DEDICATION TO IT,
TO PUT GOD'S LOVING ARMS
AROUND SUFFERING PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO FEEL
LIKE NO ONE EVER NOTICED.
AND THEN THEY FIND OUT
THAT GOD IN FACT NOTICES
AND EXPRESSES HIS HEART
THROUGH YIELDED LIVES.
AND OUR VIEWERS,
YOU'RE WONDERFUL BECAUSE
ALL BETTY AND I WOULD
BE ABLE TO DO IS HAVE
A DEEP HEARTACHE AND A CARE
BUT LITTLE TO SHARE.
WE COULD SHARE A BROKEN HEART
BUT WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING
ABOUT BROKEN HEARTS
BUT YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
YOU ARE THE ANSWER
TO THE MISSIONARIES' PRAYER
TO START WITH
AND THEN YOU'RE THE ANSWER
TO THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE MISSIONARIES SEEK TO HELP.
SO WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF PAIN.
John: AND IN YOUR OWN LIVES
AS WELL.
James: BUT WE'VE HAD IT
WITH OUR OWN LIFE,
LOSING OUR BABY GIRL --
OUR DAUGHTER.
SO WE KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPEN
WITH THIS BOOK BECAUSE
WHEN YOU WRITE SOMETHING,
YOU ARE A GIFTED WRITER.
GOD HAS BLESSED WHAT YOU DO
BUT WHAT IS IT THAT
YOU BELIEVE GOD INSPIRED HERE
AND WHAT'S HE GOING
TO DO WITH IT?
John: HOPE! HOPE!
SO I WAS READING
THROUGH THE GOSPELS.
I WAS IN MATTHEW CHAPTER 19
AND PETER ASKED JESUS A PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTION.
HE SAID, "LOOK,
THIS HAS COST US QUITE A BIT
TO FOLLOW YOU.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?
WHAT WILL THERE BE FOR US?"
AND JESUS, HE DOESN'T
REBUKE THE QUESTION.
HE SMILES AND HE SAYS,
"AH! I TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
AT THE RENEWAL OF ALL THINGS,
WHEN THE SON OF MAN
SITS ON HIS GLORIOUS THRONE,
YOU..." AND THEN
HE GETS VERY PARTICULAR,
"WHO HAVE LOST RELATIONSHIPS,
LOVED ONES," HE EVEN NAMES
HOUSES AND LANDS, CAREERS,
ALL YOUR DREAMS,
ALL THOSE THINGS
YOU HAD TO LET GO OF,
IT WILL SPECIFICALLY
BE RESTORED TO YOU.
"IN ADDITION TO," HE SAYS,
"ETERNAL LIFE."
NOW MOST PEOPLE THINK
THAT WHATEVER THE NEXT
CHAPTER OF THE STORY IS
IT'S THIS VAGUE THING
IN HEAVEN.
IT IS HARPS, HALOS OR IT IS
THE ETERNAL CHURCH SERVICE
IN THE SKY.
WE ALL JUST GO UP TO HEAVEN
AND WE SING FOREVER.
James: BUT LIKE YOU POINT OUT,
IF IT IS LIKE CHURCH SERVICES,
MOST PEOPLE
THEY DON'T WANT TO GO.
[Laughter]
John: BUT THE KEY
TO THE HUMAN HEART IS THIS,
C.S. LEWIS SAYS,
"YOU CAN ONLY HOPE
FOR WHAT YOU DESIRE."
AND SO IF IT IS VAGUE,
IF IT IS A LITTLE
CREEPY RELIGIOUS,
IT DOES NOT BRING HOPE
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY
TO BREATHE INTO IT.
JESUS PROMISES
THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS.
SO I'M FLIPPING THROUGH
THE SCRIPTURES.
PETER PICKS UP THE THEME
IN ACTS.
IN ACTS CHAPTER 3 HE SAYS,
"JESUS MUST REMAIN IN HEAVEN
UNTIL THE TIME COMES FOR GOD
TO RESTORE EVERYTHING."
AND THEN THE WHOLE THING
SWELLS TO A CRESCENDO
IN REVELATION,
END OF THE BOOK,
CHAPTER 21: HE WHO IS
SEATED ON THE THRONE SAYS,
"I AM MAKING EVERYTHING NEW."
HE DOES NOT SAY,
"I'M MAKING ALL NEW THINGS."
HE RESTORES THE EARTH.
HE RESTORES OUR LIVES.
THERE IS NOTHING
THAT CAN BE TAKEN FROM YOU
THAT GOD WILL NOT PERSONALLY
AND INTIMATELY RESTORE.
AND THIS IS THE HOPE
THAT HEBREWS CALLS
"THE ANCHOR OF THE SOUL."
THIS IS THE HOPE
OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE THAT --
IT WAS WHAT THE EARLY CHURCH
-- THEY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
THE COURAGE
OF THE EARLY CHURCH.
AND THEY SAID,
"WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
KILL US?
LIKE WE DON'T DIE.
YOU CAN'T --
THERE IS NOTHING
YOU CAN TAKE AWAY FROM ME
THAT GOD IS NOT GOING
TO RESTORE, SO HAVE AT IT."
IT THREW THE WORLD BECAUSE
THESE PEOPLE HAD A GRASP
ON THE COMING KINGDOM.
James: PAUL SAYS,
"IT IS BETTER FOR ME
TO GO ON AND GO
BUT IT IS FOR YOUR SAKE
I'M HERE.
I'M STAYING HERE TO HELP YOU.
I KNOW WHAT'S AHEAD FOR ME.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN
LAID UP FOR ME
THE INCREDIBLE RICHES
OF HEAVEN."
Betty: IT IS ABOUT THE HOPE.
AND NOT ONLY THE HOPE
BUT THE PROMISE;
WE WILL SEE
OUR DAUGHTER AGAIN.
AND THE PROMISE TOO,
THAT WHILE WE'RE GOING
THROUGH THIS PAIN HE SAYS,
"I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU
NOR FORSAKE YOU."
AND THE PROMISE THAT
IF WE WILL LATCH ON TO HIM
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM,
ALL THINGS ARE NEW.
I'VE NEVER --
I'VE GROWN SO MUCH
IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
SINCE OUR DAUGHTER'S MOVED ON.
I MISS HER.
I MISS HER EVERY DAY
BUT I HAVE THAT HOPE
AND I KNOW
THAT I WILL SEE HER AGAIN.
John: AND IF YOU DIDN'T
HAVE THAT HOPE
HOW DIFFERENT
WOULD YOUR LIFE BE NOW?
IT'S JUST DEVASTATING.
PEOPLE WHO JUST WENT THROUGH
MASSIVE LOSS IN HOUSTON --
IF YOU THINK IT'S ALL GONE,
YOU WILL NEVER GET THAT BACK.
YOU'VE LOST YOUR HOME,
YOU'VE LOST LOVED ONES,
YOU'VE LOST YOUR CAREER,
YOU'LL NEVER GET THAT BACK.
IF THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE
IT'S HOPELESSNESS
AND HOPELESSNESS IS WHAT
CAUSES PEOPLE TO GIVE UP.
James: THE BEAUTY OF
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE FAMILY,
THE HUMAN FAMILY,
THE AMERICAN FAMILY
AND BY ALL MEANS
THE CHURCH FAMILY,
WHEN WE RESPOND
LIKE A FAMILY, WHEN WE
ACTUALLY LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR
AS WE WANT TO BE LOVED,
WHEN WE DO TO THEM
WHAT WE WOULD WANT
OTHERS TO DO TO US,
THE EXPRESSION
IS INDESCRIBABLE.
THE JOY, THE FOCUS,
THE CONCENTRATION;
THE JOY OVER LITTLE THINGS
THAT MEAN SO MUCH.
MY HEART CRY
AND MY PRAYER TO GOD IS THAT
WE WOULD LEARN TO FUNCTION
LIKE A HEALTHY FAMILY
IN THE FIRST PLACE WITH
ALL THE SMALL ISSUES WE FACE
BUT YET THEY HAVE
LET'S SAY IN MANY INSTANCES
SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES,
IF WE WOULD FOCUS ON THEM
AND TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY
WE WOULD FIND SOLUTIONS
BECAUSE WE WORK TOGETHER
THAT WAY.
PART OF THE BEAUTY OF HEAVEN
IS THE FACT THAT WE ARE NEW,
WE ARE FAMILY,
WE'RE THE ULTIMATE FAMILY
BUT IF WE WILL ALLOW
THE GLIMPSES OF THAT GLORY,
THE REALITY OF THAT KINGDOM
TO COME ON US RIGHT NOW
WE CAN MANIFEST THE BEAUTY
OF WHAT GOD HAS FOR US
IN THE WAY WE LIVE RIGHT NOW.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SURE, I'M EXCITED ABOUT HEAVEN
AND IT IS NOT BECAUSE
I'M GOING TO PLAY A HARP.
I'M GOING UP THERE TO ENJOY
ALL THE CREATION OF GOD,
THE BEAUTY OF IT
EVEN MAGNIFIED
BEYOND IMAGINATION;
AND TO BE ABLE TO DO THINGS
AND TRAVEL IN WAYS
LIKE THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
I WANT TO SEE
EVERYTHING GOD MADE.
I BELIEVE WE'LL BE ABLE TO.
IT'S GOING TO BE MAGNIFICENT!
WE'RE NOT GOING
TO GET BORED IN HEAVEN
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, FOLKS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
SO MUCH JOY.
BUT I WANT PEOPLE TO SEE
THE REALITY OF THE FATHER,
THE CREATOR WHO DOES THIS
RIGHT NOW AND KNOW THAT
HE MAKES ALL THINGS NEW
IN OUR LIVES RIGHT HERE
RIGHT NOW TOO.
IS THAT NOT CORRECT?
John: THAT'S RIGHT.
C.S. LEWIS SAID
IF YOU STUDY HISTORY
IT IS THE PEOPLE
WHO HAD THE CLEAREST GRASP
OF THE COMING KINGDOM
THAT WERE ACTUALLY
THE MOST EFFECTIVE
IN THIS WORLD.
HE GOES ON TO SAY,
"IT IS SINCE WE HAVE LOST
THE HOPE OF THE RESTORATION
OF ALL THINGS
THAT WE HAVE BECOME
SO INEFFECTIVE IN THIS WORLD."
PEOPLE WHO HAVE HOPE ENGAGE.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE HOPE
LOVE EASIER.
WHEN YOU'RE FILLED WITH HOPE
IT IS EASIER TO FORGIVE.
WHEN YOU'RE FILLED WITH HOPE
IT IS EASY TO BE GENEROUS
BECAUSE YOUR HEART
IS OVERFLOWING.
IT IS THE HOPELESS
WHO GIVE UP ON A MARRIAGE.
IT IS THE HOPELESS
WHO GIVE UP ON A COMMUNITY.
AND THE WORLD
IS IN DESPERATE NEED
OF HOPE RIGHT NOW.
THE CHRISTIAN HOPE IS NOT
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET
A GREAT PARKING SPOT TOMORROW.
[Laughter]
THE CHRISTIAN HOPE IS THAT
GOD IS GOING TO RESTORE
EVERYTHING TO YOU --
NOTHING CAN BE TAKEN FROM YOU
THAT GOD WILL NOT RESTORE.
AS THAT BEGINS
TO FILL YOUR HEART,
LIKE YOU'RE FREE, YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU CAN BE GENEROUS
WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
YOU'RE NOT AFRAID ANYMORE.
James: JOHN,
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN
THE GIFT OF GOD ON YOUR LIFE?
YOU'VE WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS,
AND WILD AT HEART TOOK OFF
AND EVERYTHING THEREAFTER
YOU FIND PEOPLE
ARE JUST ANXIOUS TO READ IT.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN
WHAT'S GOING ON
THAT WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING
AND THERE'S THIS DESIRE
TO SHARE IT
AND THERE SEEMS TO BE
THIS GIFT TO WRITE IT,
HOW DO YOU HANDLE THAT?
HOW DO YOU EVEN UNDERSTAND
OR DESCRIBE
THE SPIRITUAL PHENOMENON
THAT'S GOING ON?
John: I WAS SITTING
IN MY COUNSELING OFFICE
MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO,
IN AN EVENING SESSION,
COUNSELING A COUPLE
THAT ACTUALLY KIND OF
LOOK LIKE THE TWO OF YOU.
[Laughter]
James: A VERY NEEDY COUPLE.
[Laughter]
John: AND JESUS BEGAN
TO SPEAK TO ME DURING
THE COUNSELING SESSION --
WHICH WAS
A LITTLE DISTRACTING.
HE SAYS TO ME THIS,
"JOHN," HE SAYS,
"YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS."
AND I THINK TO MYSELF,
PRETTY GOOD?
I'M GREAT AT THIS!
AND HE SAYS,
"BUT YOU ARE ONLY TALKING
TO TWO PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.
I WANT YOU TO TALK
TO A LOT MORE THAN THAT."
AND OVER THE COURSE
OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS I'M LIKE,
"WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?"
HE SAYS, "I WANT YOU
TO QUIT YOUR PRACTICE,
I WANT YOU TO QUIT YOUR JOB
AND I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW ME."
IT WAS A HUGE FAITH STEP
FOR US.
HUGE! THERE WERE TWO YEARS,
WE HAVE THREE YOUNG BOYS,
WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE
THE GROCERIES ARE COMING FROM.
WE DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE
A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
WE FOLLOWED JESUS
AND HE TOOK ME INTO
THIS WRITING CAREER.
IT WAS A YES.
IT WAS A YES TO GOD.
James: ISN'T THAT GREAT?
AND YOU COULDN'T IMAGINE
HOW IT WOULD TURN OUT.
DON'T YOU THANK GOD
THAT JOHN HEARD
AND FOLLOWED THE LORD
AND BEGAN TO DO
WHAT GOD TOLD HIM TO DO?
AND HOPEFULLY, EVEN TRY
TO DO THE SAME THING.
AND THANK YOU
FOR THE KIND THINGS YOU SAID.
I'M THRILLED TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TO GET THE BOOK.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE.
YOU CAN GET IT.
AND IF THEY WANT TO GO
TO A WEBSITE TO SEE
WHERE YOU MIGHT BE SPEAKING
OR WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
WHAT WOULD YOU SEND THEM TO?
John: THEY CAN COME TO
ALLTHINGSNEW.COM.
James: AND GET THE BOOK THERE?
CAN THEY ALSO LEARN SOMETHING
ABOUT WHAT YOU DO
IF YOU GO OUT TO SPEAK?
John: YES.
James: IF YOU GO SOMEWHERE
TO BE IN A CONFERENCE, THEY
WOULD KNOW YOU'RE COMING LIKE
THEY FOUND OUT YOU WERE HERE.
SO THERE'S THE WEBSITE
ON THE SCREEN.
YOU CAN GET THE BOOK.
THEN WOULD YOU MIND
BECAUSE THE MISSIONARIES
HAVE JUST SENT ME SOMETHING,
I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST,
IT'S TOUGH.
YOU SHOW PEOPLE
A THIRSTY CHILD,
A HUNGRY CHILD,
BUT IF YOU TELL PEOPLE
WE NEED SOME EQUIPMENT
IT KIND OF HAS -- IT JUST
DOESN'T SEEM TO IMPACT.
BUT JOHN, OUR MISSIONARIES
HAVE JUST TOLD US, "WE NEED...
AND THEY WERE SPECIFIC:
"WE NEED 71 TRUCKS
AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES
AND WE NEED THEM NOW."
THAT'S LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS
THAT JUST HIT US
OUT OF THE BLUE THAT WE NEED.
SO IF PEOPLE WILL HELP,
I'M GOING TO BE GIVING THEM
A BEAUTIFUL BOOK
ON THE SWEET NAMES OF JESUS
AND THE HYMNS,
THE SWEETEST NAME
AND HOW THEY WERE INSPIRED.
BUT TO SAY THANKS,
COULD I SEND THEM THIS TOO?
John: I'D LOVE IT!
James: ALL RIGHT.
LISTEN TO ME.
ALL OF YOU,
ALL OF YOU AT HOME,
AND YOU HERE,
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN.
THIS MISSIONARY
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR WAS
SAVED AT ONE OF OUR CRUSADES
MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO
AND WITHIN A SHORT TIME
HE ENDS UP
ON THE MISSION FIELD
AND HE'S STILL THERE.
HIS NAME IS DAVID HEADY.
HE'S ONE OF THOSE MISSIONARIES
THAT'S TELLING YOU
WHAT WE NEED.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH CLOSELY.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
WITH YOUR HEART
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO NEED
SOME HEART EXPRESSIONS
TO MEET A NEED -- WATCH.
Announcer: THERE ARE NOT
TOO MANY JOBS AS REWARDING,
YET CHALLENGING
AS THAT OF A MISSIONARY
SERVING CHILDREN
AROUND THE WORLD.
THEY FACE UNIQUE HARDSHIPS
THAT MANY OF US
DO NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH
ON A DAILY BASIS.
THE SIMPLE ACT OF GETTING
FROM POINT A TO POINT B
CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT ON
A TYPICAL BACK COUNTRY ROAD.
OR KEEPING UP THE MAINTENANCE
ON A WELL-USED VEHICLE
THAT IS IN
CONSTANT DEMAND
CAN BE VERY TIME CONSUMING
AND EXPENSIVE.
David: TRANSPORTATION
HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CHALLENGE,
IT'S BEEN
A GREAT EXPENSE,
IT'S BEEN
A GREAT HEARTACHE.
IN OUR 34 YEARS
IN HAITI,
MOST OF OUR VEHICLES
ARE JUNK.
MOST OF THEM HAVE
IN EXCESS OF 150,000-
200,000 MILES ON THEM.
WE'RE TRYING TO UPGRADE
THAT WELL DRILLING RIG
AND THAT IS GOING
TO REQUIRE US TO HAVE
A NEW SERVICE TRUCK
TO GO ALONG WITH THAT.
Tony: IN THE COUNTRYSIDE,
A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD
IS AN UNREACHED PERSON.
UNLESS WE GO
GET THEM,
THEY WON'T EVER HAVE THERAPY,
THEY WILL NEVER HAVE HOPE.
THERE ARE 100
SPECIAL-NEEDS CHILDREN
THAT IF WE CAN
HAVE A VAN
TO GO GET THEM
AND TRANSPORT THEM,
THERE ARE 100
SPECIAL-NEEDS FAMILIES
THAT WILL RECEIVE THERAPY
WITH YOUR HELP.
Announcer: NO MATTER THE TYPE
OF MINISTRY BEING PERFORMED
AROUND THE WORLD,
ALL MISSIONARIES NEED SOME
SORT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO GET THEIR JOB DONE
EFFECTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY
AND THE MOST
ECONOMICALLY SOUND.
RECENTLY,
OUR MISSION PARTNERS
HAVE URGENTLY ASKED
LIFE OUTREACH
FOR IMMEDIATE HELP WITH
THEIR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
AND NOW YOU CAN BE
PART OF SOMETHING
BIGGER THAN YOURSELF
BY SHARING THE GOSPEL
IN WORD AND DEED
WITH TRANSPORT LIFE.
James: BETTY, IT SEEMS TOUGH
TO ASK PEOPLE TO HELP WITH
VEHICLES, TRANSPORTATION,
TRUCKS AND SO FORTH.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL IN YOUR HEART
BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN
ALL OVER THE WORLD
ON THE MISSION FIELD.
Betty: I LISTENED
TO THE PLEA FOR HELP
WITH THE VEHICLES AND THEY
ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT WHEN I LISTENED TO THAT,
YOU KNOW WHAT I HEAR?
WHAT I SEE IN MY HEART?
IS THE CHILDREN;
THEY NEED TRANSPORTATION
TO CARRY THESE CHILDREN
TO THE PLACES THAT THEY NEED,
SOME OF THEM FOR FOOD,
SOME OF THEM FOR WATER,
SOME OF THEM FOR
PHYSICAL THERAPY
LIKE THEY SAID.
THEY NEED VEHICLES
TO TRANSPORT THEM
BACK AND FORTH IN SAFETY.
WE'VE BEEN
TO ALL THESE PLACES.
THE ROADS ARE HORRIBLE.
AND THEY NEED VEHICLES
THEY CAN COUNT ON
TO GET THE CHILDREN SAFELY
TO THEIR DESTINATION AND BACK.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL
LOOK INTO YOUR HEARTS AND SAY,
"IT IS FOR THE CHILDREN."
IT IS NOT JUST FOR A VEHICLE
THAT THEY CAN DRIVE AROUND;
THERE'S A PURPOSE FOR IT.
IT IS TO CARRY PRECIOUS,
PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
SO PLEASE JOIN WITH US
AND HELP US.
James: AND IT IS TO CARRY
THE RESOURCES TO THE CHILDREN,
THE FOOD HAS
TO BE TRANSPORTED.
BETTY, THEY CARRY
FILM EQUIPMENT ALL OVER INDIA
ON MOTORCYCLES
UP THE MOUNTAIN TRAILS,
SET UP SCREENS
AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE LED
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO CHRIST
WATCHING A FILM
THAT IS TITLED, DAYA SAGAR,
OCEAN OF MERCY.
AND IT IS THE MOST
POWERFUL PRESENTATION
OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST
WITH THE INDIAN ACTORS
IN THEIR LANGUAGE --
AND IT IS POWERFUL
BEYOND WORDS.
SO EVEN A MOTORCYCLE IS PART
OF WHAT THE MISSIONARIES
ARE ASKING FOR.
WHATEVER MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION THEY NEED,
WE WANT TO SUPPLY IT.
AND THEY HAVE ASKED FOR
SPECIFICALLY 71 VEHICLES,
OVER $1.1 MILLION.
WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE IT,
WE'RE JUST PRAYING FOR
A REAL MIRACLE RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU WOULD SIMPLY GO
TO THE WEBSITE YOU SEE THERE
OR DIAL THE NUMBER
AND USE YOUR BANKCARD
LIKE A CHECK, PLEASE,
MAKE THE LARGEST GIFT YOU CAN.
IF YOU CAN GIVE $40 OR $80,
AND I JUST SUGGEST THAT
AS A POSSIBILITY,
AND WE'RE SENDING
EVERY ONE OF YOU
THAT MAKE A GIFT
A BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENTAL CD
OF FANTASTIC,
HISTORIC GREAT HYMNS,
THE SWEETEST NAME,
THE SWEETEST SOUND.
AND ALSO, HOW THOSE HYMNS
CAME TO BE WRITTEN,
THE HISTORY OF THEM.
THEN ALSO WE'RE SENDING
TO THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL GIVE
A GIFT OF $120 OR MORE,
WHAT I THINK IS THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL LEATHER BOUND BIBLE
I'VE SEEN;
AND IT IS IN GIANT PRINT.
I'M TELLING YOU,
I'M 74 NOW AND I HAD
A LITTLE SURGERY
THAT CORRECTED MY VISION AND
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T
GET THIS BEFORE MY SURGERY.
I NEEDED IT!
[Laughter]
BUT I'M TELLING YOU,
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL BIBLE.
YOU MAKE THAT GIFT
THAT'S GOING TO MEAN SO MUCH
TO THE MISSIONARIES ALSO,
A GIFT OF $1,000,
WE HAVE WHAT I THINK
IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BRONZES
THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD DESIGNED
BY INCREDIBLY GIFTED ARTISTS.
THIS IS THE "DETERMINED EAGLE"
-- DETERMINED TO SOAR
ON THE TURBULENCE OF THE TIMES
AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE DAY
AND RISE HIGHER.
WE'LL SEND IT TO YOU
TO SAY THANKS
FOR YOUR LOVE GIFT.
WE JUST THANK YOU
FOR BEING A PART.
LISTEN. ALSO, IF YOU'D LIKE
TO HAVE JOHN'S BOOK,
YOU JUST LET US KNOW.
WE'LL SEND IT TO YOU,
BECAUSE JOHN BELIEVES
IN WHAT WE'RE DOING
AND ALL THINGS
ARE MADE NEW BY LOVE.
THANK YOU RIGHT NOW.
GO ONLINE, DIAL THE NUMBER,
MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
Announcer:
IT'S A MISSIONARY'S NIGHTMARE,
HAVING LIFESAVING RELIEF
SUPPLIES IN YOUR HAND
AND NO WAY TO GET IT
TO THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING.
SOME OF THE VEHICLES
SO VITAL TO OUR OUTREACHES
ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT
AND MUST BE REPLACED.
AND IN SOME
CRITICAL AREAS
NO TRANSPORTATION
IS AVAILABLE AT ALL.
LIFE'S MISSION PARTNERS HAVE
IMMEDIATE AND URGENT NEEDS
TO TRANSPORT
LIFESAVING SUPPLIES
TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
IN REMOTE LOCATIONS.
AN ADDITIONAL
1.1 MILLION DOLLARS IS NEEDED
TO PURCHASE 71 VEHICLES,
LARGE AND SMALL.
YOUR GIFT OF $40,
$80, $120, OR $1000
WILL HELP PURCHASE
THESE VEHICLES
AND PROVIDE
LIFESAVING FOOD,
CLEAN WATER,
MEDICINE,
AND THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS
TO PEOPLE IN NEED.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THE SWEETEST NAME
CLASSIC HYMNS CD
WITH A BOOKLET CONTAINING
THE HISTORY BEHIND THE HYMNS
FOR ALL
TWELVE SONGS.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $120 OR MORE,
PLEASE REQUEST
THE NIV SUPER GIANT PRINT
REFERENCE BIBLE,
IDEAL FOR ANYONE
LOOKING FOR A BIBLE
THAT'S GENTLE
ON THE EYES.
FINALLY, PLEASE
PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER
A GIFT OF
$1000 OR MORE
TO HELP
TRANSPORT LIFE.
AND YOU MAY REQUEST
OUR BEAUTIFUL
"DETERMINED EAGLE"
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE!
James: WE ARE DRIVING
IN SAND.
LOOK AT THIS.
THIS PARTICULAR AREA,
IF YOU DID NOT HAVE
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES
YOU COULDN'T GO
50 YARDS.
AND SO WE NEED YOU TO KNOW
THAT WHAT WE HAVE
IS ESSENTIAL
TO SAVING LIVES.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL.
LIKE BETTY SAID ONE TIME,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A TRUCK,
"NO, WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION MERELY."
SHE SAID, "WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT SAVING LIVES --
WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT LIVES."
SO WHEN WE ASK YOU
TO GIVE A TRUCK,
PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION,
WHETHER IT IS SMALL TRUCKS
FOR THE MISSIONARIES
THAT MAKE DAILY RUNS
OR WHETHER IT IS
THE BIG TRANSPORT TRUCKS,
IT IS CRITICAL TO SAVING LIVES
AND MAINTAINING HEALTH.
AND FROM THE DEPTH OF MY HEART
FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO UNDERSTAND,
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
James: WELL,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE BLESSED
BY WHAT JOHN HAS WRITTEN.
IT IS AVAILABLE
IN THE BOOKSTORES.
WHY DON'T YOU THINK ABOUT
NOT ONLY WE'LL SEND IT
TO SAY THANKS FOR HELPING US
GET THE TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE MISSIONARIES,
I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT
SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS
THE MESSAGE OF THIS BOOK.
IT'S JUST ONE WAY
WE'RE A WITNESS WHEN
WE HAND SOMEBODY SOMETHING
THAT COULD BECOME A TREASURE
THAT TRANSFORMS AND HEALS.
SO REALLY PRAY ABOUT THAT.
JOHN IS GOING TO BE
BACK WITH US AGAIN
LATER IN THE WEEK.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE
HE AND MARK BATTERSON
SITTING TOGETHER.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A TEAM!
WOULD YOU SAY THANKS
TO JOHN ELDREDGE
FOR COMING TO BE WITH US?
JOHN, APPRECIATE YOU.
SEE YOU AGAIN
LATER IN THE WEEK!
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR WATCHING.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
THANKS SO MUCH!
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Announcer: ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR FAMILY
BEING ILL-EQUIPPED TO MANAGE RESOURCES WHEN YOU PASS AWAY?
DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE
A LEGACY GIFT
THAT IMPACTS
THE LIVES OF OTHERS?
AS A FREE SERVICE TO
OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS,
LIFE PLANNING SERVICES,
A MINISTRY OF LIFE OUTREACH
INTERNATIONAL
IS HERE TO HELP WITH
YOUR ESTATE PLANNING NEEDS
AND CHART
YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE.
DO NOT PUT OFF
THIS IMPORTANT STEP
TO PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES
AND LEAVE
A LASTING LEGACY!
CONTACT LIFE PLANNING
SERVICES TODAY!
Sheila:
WHY DOES GOD ALLOW
DEVASTATING THINGS
TO HAPPEN TO US
WHEN HE IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH
TO STOP THEM?
Announcer:
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.