Announcer:
ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE
OF LIFE TODAY:
James: THINK ABOUT
WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
IF YOU WERE
THE PERSON
THAT NEEDED SOMEONE
TO NOTICE
YOUR CHALLENGE,
YOUR SITUATION,
PERHAPS YOUR HEARTACHE
OR YOUR PAIN?
IF WE WANT OUR
PRAYERS ANSWERED,
LET'S SEEK TO BE AN ANSWER
TO SOMEONE ELSE'S PRAYER.
Announcer: FIND OUT HOW YOU
CAN BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.
NEXT ON
LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: IT IS SUCH A JOY
TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I ARE JUST THRILLED
TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO DO SOMETHING.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE.
YOU SEE THIS CUP?
WELL, WHEN YOU PUT
ANYTHING WARM IN IT
THAT YOU LIKE TO DRINK,
BETTY DRINKS
A CAFFEINE-FREE CAPPUCCINO
THAT OUR SON GAVE YOU
YEARS AGO AND YOU LIKED IT
SO YOU STILL ENJOY IT.
BUT WHEN YOU PUT ANY COFFEE,
HOT TEA WHATEVER,
IT CHANGES COLOR
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS,
"ARISE AND SHINE
FOR YOUR LIGHT HAS COME."
ISAIAH SAID TO THE PEOPLE
OF FAITH, GOD'S FAMILY,
"ARISE AND SHINE
FOR THE GLORY OF THE LORD
IS ON YOU."
BETTY, THAT'S MY PRAYER FOR
EVERY BELIEVER TO SEE TODAY.
WE NEED TO ARISE AND SHINE
WITH GOD'S GLORY
THE MANIFEST PRESENCE
OF JESUS ON US.
YOU KNOW IF PEOPLE
WATCH OUR PROGRAM
AND ALL OF OUR GUESTS
WILL HAVE SUCH INCREDIBLE
TESTIMONIES OR MINISTRIES
THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE A LIGHT
IN A VERY DARK WORLD.
SO MANY OF YOU
HAVE CHOSEN TO BE THAT.
BETTY, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I MARVEL AT
WITH OUR VIEWERS IS THAT
WHEN WE BEGIN TO TALK
ABOUT SOMEONE HAVING
A CHALLENGE OR A NEED
RATHER THAN CHECKING OUT
OR TUNING OUT,
IT SEEMS THEY TUNE IN.
I GET THE IMPRESSION
THAT OUR VIEWERS
WANT TO ARISE AND SHINE
WITH GOD'S GLORY
AND GOD'S LOVE ON THEM.
Betty: I'VE ALWAYS FELT
THAT WAY ABOUT YOU.
I KNOW YOU LIKE -- EVERYONE
NEEDS THE ENCOURAGEMENT.
THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO DO
HERE AT LIFE TODAY
IS ENCOURAGE YOU.
AND WHEN WE ENCOURAGE YOU,
HOPEFULLY YOU'RE INSPIRED
TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS.
AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THAT WITH
THE FEEDING OF THE CHILDREN.
YOU'VE ALWAYS COME THROUGH,
YOU'VE ALWAYS BLESSED US
BY YOUR GENEROUS HELP
TO THE CHILDREN
WHO ARE SO HUNGRY.
James: THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
ACTUALLY GOING TO BE GIVING
YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO
AND THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING
THAT YOU AMAZE US
BECAUSE WHEN YOU FIND OUT
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
A SITUATION
THAT REQUIRES LOVE,
RATHER THAN GOING ON
TO SOMETHING ELSE
THAT MIGHT BE ENTERTAINING
OR MIGHT LET'S SAY
FOCUS STRICTLY
ON YOUR PARTICULAR CHALLENGE
OR NEED,
YOU AT AT LEAST PAUSE --
AND I THINK
THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING --
I ACTUALLY THINK
YOU'RE PAUSING TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
IF YOU WERE THE PERSON
THAT NEEDED SOMEONE TO NOTICE
YOUR CHALLENGE,
YOUR SITUATION,
PERHAPS YOUR HEARTACHE
OR YOUR PAIN.
I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR DOING THAT.
I'VE SAID MANY TIMES
ON THIS PROGRAM,
IF WE WANT
OUR PRAYERS ANSWERED,
LET'S SEEK TO BE AN ANSWER
TO SOMEONE ELSE'S PRAYER.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK IN
ON A SITUATION RIGHT NOW
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE
WHEN YOU GET THE IDEA,
JAMES, I CAN TELL
YOU AND BETTY ARE GOING
TO SHOW ME SOMEONE
THAT NEEDS LOVE OR NEEDS HELP
AND YOU DON'T LEAVE.
FATHER,
I THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO RIGHT NOW ARE SAYING,
"LET ME SEE WHAT IT IS
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO;
IN JESUS' NAME."
WITH ALL OF THE HORRIBLE
NATURAL DISASTERS
WE'VE EXPERIENCED THIS YEAR
IN THE UNITED STATES
AND IN SOME OF
THE ISLAND COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE PART OF OUR NATION,
AND SOME OF THEM ARE NEIGHBORS
AND AROUND THE WORLD
THE PAIN THAT'S THERE,
I THINK WE HAVE
A KEEN AWARENESS
OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE NEED
AND THEN SEE LOVE AND
COMPASSION SHOW UP.
THE PEOPLE YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE
ARE EXPERIENCING
A NATURAL DISASTER TOO.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS?
IT'S TO ARISE AND SHINE
AS A SUPERNATURAL SOLUTION
TO THAT CHALLENGE.
YOU WATCH
WITH A PRAYERFUL HEART
AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO BE EXCITED ABOUT ARISING
TO SHINE THE GLORY, THE LIGHT,
AND THE LOVE OF GOD.
Announcer:
AREAS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING
ONE OF THE WORST DROUGHTS
SEEN IN OVER 30 YEARS,
AND AS A RESULT
THE USUAL CROP HARVEST
HAS FAILED YET AGAIN.
DESPERATE FOR FOOD
OF ANY KIND,
FAMILIES LIVING IN
THE REMOTE VILLAGES
OF ANGOLA
WILL TRY TO EAT JUST ABOUT
ANYTHING BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
LEAVES AND TREE PODS OFFER
LITTLE NUTRITIONAL VALUE.
THE EFFECTS OF
THIS DEVASTATING DROUGHT
ARE MOST OBVIOUS
ON THE YOUNG CHILDREN.
Isak: I'M HERE WITH
A LITTLE GIRL CALLED ADALENA.
SHE IS JUST
TWO YEARS OLD
AND YOU CAN SEE FROM
THE COLOR OF HER HAIR,
FROM HER
EXTENDED BELLY,
THIS CHILD IS NOT
IN GOOD CONDITION.
HER HEALTH
IS NOT GOOD.
THE REASON BEING
BECAUSE SHE HASN'T
HAD GOOD NUTRITION.
THIS CHILD HAS
REALLY SUFFERED.
THIS VILLAGE JUST
SOME MONTHS AGO
THERE WERE CHILDREN
THAT WERE DYING HERE.
DYING ON A WEEKLY
AND A MONTHLY BASIS
AS A RESULT
OF MALNUTRITION,
STARVATION,
SIMPLE LACK OF FOOD.
AND YET,
THANKS TO YOU,
THANKS TO THE GIFTS
THAT YOU'VE GIVEN,
YOU'VE MADE
IT POSSIBLE
FOR US TO BRING
MISSION FEEDING
TO HER VILLAGE.
HER STORY IS GOING
TO BE A GOOD STORY.
A STORY OF LIFE
RATHER THAN DEATH.
BUT IF YOU LOOK
JUST OVER MY SHOULDER
YOU'LL SEE THE VALLEY
BEHIND ME
AND JUST
IN THAT VALLEY
IS A VILLAGE WHERE
WE WERE YESTERDAY.
IT IS A VILLAGE WHERE THEY
DON'T HAVE MISSION FEEDING
AND SO CHILDREN
ARE DYING.
MOTHERS TOLD US SOME HAD
LOST TWO, SOME THREE,
ONE MOTHER AS MANY
AS FIVE CHILDREN
TO MALNUTRITION.
BUT IT IS SO EASY
FOR US TO CHANGE THAT.
IT IS SO EASY
FOR US TO EXTEND
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE
IN THIS VILLAGE.
THE TRUCKS ARE HERE.
OUR PEOPLE ARE HERE.
WE'RE READY
TO DO IT.
WE'RE READY
TO EXTEND MISSION FEEDING
INTO THEIR VILLAGE,
AND TO EXTEND
THAT LIFE LINE.
YOU CAN MAKE
IT POSSIBLE
FOR US TO END
THE CYCLE OF DEATH.
PLEASE HELP US TODAY.
GIVE THE GIFT
OF LIFE.
GIVE MISSION
FEEDING.
James: THAT WOULD CERTAINLY
INSPIRE YOU TO WANT
TO CONTINUE THE FEEDING
IN THE VILLAGE
THAT ISAK WAS TALKING ABOUT
WHERE THE FOOD IS NOW THERE.
BUT I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT
IT IS THERE
BECAUSE THE MISSIONARIES
THAT YOU ENABLED
TO BE BEYOND EMPTY-HANDED,
YOU PUT SOMETHING
IN THEIR HANDS TO SHARE WITH
THEIR HEART OF COMPASSION
SO THEY SET UP
THE FEEDING CENTER;
THAT MEANS IT'S BEEN
ESTABLISHED THERE, BETTY.
WE'VE GOT 400,000 CHILDREN
IN CHALLENGE SITUATIONS
ALREADY LOCATED
BUT LIKE HE REFERENCED
THE ONE IN THE DISTANCE,
THERE IS NO
FEEDING CENTER THERE.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW
WHEN WE TELL YOU THAT
WE'VE GOT 400,000 LOCATED,
SOME OF THEM ARE LIKE
THE ONE YOU SAW THERE
WE'RE ALREADY FEEDING.
BUT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE
BECAUSE WE HAVE USED UP
ALL THE RESOURCES FROM THE
LAST TIME WE EMPHASIZED THIS,
I MEAN THAT'S GONE.
THINK ABOUT IT.
WHEN WE SAY
YOU'RE GOING TO HELP
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS AND
THEN WHEN THAT PERIOD ENDS,
WE HAVE TO MOVE
INTO THE NEXT PERIOD.
SO IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE
WHERE YOU JUST SAW ISAK
REJOICING THAT SOMETHING
WAS HAPPENING
BUT OVER HIS SHOULDER THERE
IS STILL THAT CRYING NEED
FOR ANOTHER CENTER.
WELL, THEY KNOW APPROXIMATELY
HOW MANY ARE THERE
SO WHEN WE TELL YOU
WE'VE LOCATED THE NEED
AND WE'RE GOING TO HELP
BY JOINING TOGETHER,
THOSE HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN,
YOU'VE GOT TO SEE EACH ONE
AS THOUGH IT IS YOUR CHILD.
ONE AT A TIME,
HOW DO WE HELP THEM?
THAT'S WHAT WE DO TOGETHER.
YOU MAKE A GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
AND IT WILL FEED THREE,
FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN
THE NEXT MONTHS.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO A REAL MISSIONARY,
SHEILA WALSH.
SHE'S BEEN A MISSIONARY
TO THE WOMEN OF FAITH,
SHE'S BEEN A MISSIONARY
BACK ON THE 700 CLUB,
SHE'S BEEN
A MISSIONARY SINGING IN
THE BILLY GRAHAM CRUSADES,
SHE'S A MISSIONARY
WRITING INCREDIBLE BOOKS
OF INSPIRATION
WHICH WE HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW
TO OFFER YOU TO HELP YOU
WITH ANY CHALLENGE
OR ANY MESS YOU'RE IN.
BUT LET'S SEE SHEILA
THERE WITH THE MISSIONARIES
AND A MISSION HEART HERSELF
AND SEE IF GOD SPEAKS TO YOU.
Sheila:
ANGOLA, AFRICA,
DROUGHT IS CRUSHING
THIS LAND.
YOU SEE PLANTS SPRING
FROM THIS EARTH
WITH PROMISE
OF FOOD,
PROMISE
OF LIFE
BUT LONG BEFORE
THEY CAN EVER PROVIDE
ANY SORT
OF SUSTENANCE
THEY QUICKLY FAIL
AND WITHER BACK
INTO THE EARTH.
THIS DROUGHT HAS
EFFECTED THE MANY LIVES
THAT DEPEND
ON THIS FOOD
BUT IT HAS EFFECTED
SOME MORE THAN OTHERS.
THE CHILDREN
SUFFER THE WORST.
THEIR BODIES ARE NOT
MEANT TO WITHSTAND
THIS LACK
OF SUSTENANCE.
SOME WILL
MAKE IT.
SOME WILL NOT.
Sheila: YOU CAN JUST
SEE IT IN HER EYES,
THIS TREMENDOUS LOSS.
IF ANYBODY UNDERSTANDS
THIS WOMAN'S PAIN,
IT IS YOU,
BETTY.
IF YOU'VE LOST
A DAUGHTER
IT CHANGES
EVERYTHING;
AND THAT'S COMMUNITY
THAT NOBODY,
NO ONE ON THIS
EARTH SIGNS UP
TO JOIN
THAT COMMUNITY.
SO YOU UNDERSTAND
THIS WOMAN'S PAIN.
THIS MOM,
THIS YOUNG BEAUTIFUL MOM
HAS DONE EVERYTHING
SHE COULD
BUT SHE SHOULDN'T
STAND ALONE.
WE ARE THE BODY
OF CHRIST.
WE CAN DO SOMETHING
RIGHT NOW IN ANGOLA.
YOU MAY EVEN HEAR
SOME CRYING BABIES
IN THE BACKGROUND.
THERE IS A LOT
OF CHILDREN HERE
WHO ARE
EXTREMELY HUNGRY
AND A SIMPLE
BOWL OF FOOD
CAN CHANGE
EVERYTHING.
James: WOW!
BETTY, WE GOT TO WATCH
40 YEARS OF BEAUTIFUL LIFE
WITH OUR DAUGHTER
AND WE CAN LOOK BACK OVER IT
AND THERE'S SO MUCH JOY,
EVEN WATCHING
HER THREE CHILDREN
AND ABOUT TO HAVE
HER FIRST GRANDBABY,
WHICH SHE WILL SEE
FROM HEAVEN,
BUT THESE LITTLE ONES,
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME,
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A FAMILY,
THEY DIE NOW.
THE HEARTACHE IS JUST
ALMOST UNBEARABLE
AND I THINK WE CAN IDENTIFY
WITH THOSE MOTHERS.
Betty: WE DEFINITELY CAN
AND AS A MOTHER I CAN.
I CAN IDENTIFY
WITH THESE MOTHERS
BECAUSE YOU SEE
WHEN YOUR BABY'S BORN,
THE EXCITEMENT,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LIFE,
YOU'RE GOING TO NOURISH
THAT BABY, YOU'RE GOING
TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT
SOME DAY I'M GOING
TO BURY YOUR BABY.
WE DON'T THINK THAT WAY.
BUT IT'S HAPPENING
WITH THESE MOTHERS.
THEY'RE BURYING THEIR BABIES
BECAUSE OF WHY?
NOT ENOUGH FOOD.
IT IS A PROBLEM
THAT CAN BE EASILY SOLVED
IF WE ALL JOIN TOGETHER
AND MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
AND REACH OUT,
TOUCH THE HEARTS
OF THESE MOTHERS
BY TOUCHING THEIR BABIES
AND GIVING THEM FOOD TO EAT
SO THEY CAN SEE
THEIR BABIES GROW UP.
WHAT A BLESSING THAT WOULD BE
FOR THESE MOTHERS.
SO PLEASE, JOIN WITH US
AND LET'S MAKE SOME MOTHERS
REALLY HAPPY AND JOYFUL
KNOWING THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO SEE THEIR BABIES GROW UP.
James: BETTY,
WHILE YOU WERE TALKING
AND WE'RE JUST THINKING
ABOUT HOW MUCH
WE LOVE OUR FAMILY,
AND OUR BABIES NOW
ARE GREAT GRANDBABIES;
OUR GRANDCHILDREN ARE GROWN
AND GETTING MARRIED
AND HAVING BABIES.
BUT LISTENING TO YOU,
I JUST REACHED OVER HERE
UNDER THIS TABLE BY MY CHAIR
AND I PICKED UP A LOT OF
INCREDIBLE MEMORIES.
NOW LISTEN TO ME.
THIS IS WHAT ALL THE CHILDREN
USED TO BRING.
THEY ACTUALLY WOULD SOMETIMES
BRING AN OLD OIL CAN
THAT THEY WOULD KIND OF
BEAT THE LID TOTALLY OFF
OR SOME BENT UP CAN
OR SOME OLD DISCARDED CUP.
AND WE'RE PUTTING
HOT PORRIDGE IN.
WE MAKE THE MIX HOT
BECAUSE IT NOT ONLY WARMS IT
AND PREPARES IT
BUT IT ACTUALLY WILL DEAL
WITH ANY BACTERIA THAT
MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE WATER
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT
ANY GERMS GOING IN.
AND YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE
REAL GOOD CONTROL
OVER EVERYTHING IN AFRICA.
AND THEY WOULD BRING
A PLASTIC BAG AND
BECAUSE THE MIX WAS SO HOT,
MANY TIMES IT WOULD BURN
RIGHT THROUGH THE BAG.
AND BETTY, IT WAS THE MOST
INDESCRIBABLE FEELING
TO WATCH LITTLE CHILDREN
DROP DOWN WHERE
IT WENT THROUGH THEIR BAG
AND START SCOOPING IT UP,
DIRT AND ALL.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
BRUCE JACOBSON,
OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
OF MEDIA AND TELEVISION,
AND OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER,
HE WAS ONCE THERE SITTING
WITH SOME LITTLE CHILDREN
AND HE LOOKED DOWN AND
A LITTLE BOY WAS PICKING UP
A LITTLE HANDFUL OF DIRT --
AND HE WAS EATING DIRT
JUST TRYING TO FILL
THE HUNGER.
I ALSO PICKED UP
SOMETHING ELSE.
I PICKED UP
A HEAT-RESISTANT BOWL
LIKE THIS.
AND YOU SAY
WHERE DID THAT BOWL,
THAT BRIGHTLY COLORED BOWL
COME FROM?
IT CAME FROM YOU.
IT CAME FROM PEOPLE
WHO WOULD SEE
THOSE OLD DIRTY CANS,
THEY WOULD SEE A PLASTIC BAG
AND THE FOOD
GO RIGHT THROUGH IT
AND THEY SAID,
"GIVE THEM SOME BOWLS."
AND THEY WOULD ACTUALLY
WATCH SOME CHILDREN WHEN THEY
WOULD TAKE THEIR CONTAINER
AND IT WAS SO HOT
IT WOULD BURN THEIR HANDS
AND VIEWERS SAID,
"LET'S GIVE THEM A BOWL."
THE MISSIONARIES
FIRST RESPONSE WAS, "NO,
WE'VE GOT TO GIVE THEM FOOD.
THEY'RE STARVING.
WE CAN'T SPEND MONEY
ON BOWLS."
YOU SAID, "WE WILL!"
THE BOWLS AVERAGES COSTING
MAYBE CLOSE TO $1.
AND YOU KNOW
WHAT PEOPLE STARTED DOING?
YOU'RE SO AMAZING.
YOU GOT US TO GET THE BOWLS
AND THEN BETTY, AND THIS
IS PART OF WHAT YOU DID,
LET'S PUT SOME LINES
BECAUSE AT DIFFERENT AREAS
YOU NEED DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF FOOD AND
SOMETIMES IF YOU DON'T HAVE
AN ABILITY TO MEASURE
YOU'LL RUN OUT OF FOOD
BECAUSE YOU JUST DIDN'T
MEASURE IT OUT RIGHT
FOR THE NEED.
SO WE HAVE LINES IN HERE
AND THEN WHEN YOU GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF IT
YOU CAN SEE LIFE OUTREACH,
WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY
GOING FOR IS LIFE.
YOU DID THIS.
THE LOVE OF GOD
THROUGH YOU OUR VIEWERS SAID,
"GIVE THEM
HEAT-RESISTANT BOWLS."
BETTY, PEOPLE WOULD GIVE,
LET'S SAY THEY WANTED
TO FEED FIVE CHILDREN,
THEY WOULD GIVE $50
AND THEN THEY WOULD ADD FIVE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE
THOSE FIVE CHILDREN THAT
I'M FEEDING THE NEXT MONTHS,
I'M GIVING THEM
A HEAT-RESISTANT BOWL.
IF THEY FED TEN
AND THEY MADE THAT $100 GIFT,
THEN THEY WOULD GIVE
ANOTHER $10.
THIS IS THE WAY OUR VIEWERS,
I WAS SAYING A WHILE AGO
WHEN YOU GET THIS LITTLE CUP
THAT'S GOING
TO REMIND YOU EVERY DAY
WHEN YOU GET YOUR HOT DRINK,
I'M GOING TO ARISE AND SHINE.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE GOING
TO ARISE AND SHINE
WITH THE LOVE
AND THE GLORY OF GOD ON YOU
AND YOU'RE GOING
TO MEET NEEDS.
SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO
AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE,
YOU CAN RESPOND,
DO YOU SEE THAT?
YOU CAN RESPOND.
YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER.
IT'S ALWAYS THERE.
WE PRAY FOR PEOPLE
WHO CALL OUR NUMBER BUT TODAY
YOU'RE SAVING LIVES.
YOU JUST COMMUNICATE WITH US
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO.
MANY TIMES PEOPLE
WILL FIND LIFE TODAY, GO TO
THE WEBSITE AND YOU GIVE.
WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO JUST FOLLOW
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE LORD.
WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL GIFTS
TO SEND YOU:
THAT INCREDIBLE CUP,
SHEILA WALSH'S BOOK,
THE "DETERMINED EAGLE."
BETTY, WE HAVE GOT
TO EXPAND THE ABILITY
OF THE FOOD FACTORY,
OUR MAJOR FOOD FACTORY,
TO UPGRADE IT
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE EVEN MORE FOOD
MORE RAPIDLY
AND EVEN MORE EFFECTIVELY.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO UPGRADE
EVEN THE FOOD TO SOME DEGREE
BECAUSE OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT
AND THAT'S EXACT AMOUNT,
$216,000.
I'M PRAYING 216 PEOPLE
WILL JUST SAY,
"LORD, I'LL BE ONE.
I'VE GIVE $1,000."
WHAT IF WE HAD
216 PEOPLE DO IT.
BUT THERE IS A LEVEL
AT WHICH YOU CAN HELP.
SO IF IT IS $30, $50, OR $100
YOU'LL WANT TO ADD THE $3
FOR THOSE THREE CHILDREN,
THE $5 FOR THE BOWLS,
THE $10 -- YOU DO IT.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE ASKING YOU
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE LORD
TO COMMUNICATE WITH US
AND TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK,
MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE BUT CALL US
AND LET US KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE SENDING.
WE HAVE TO KNOW
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO MEET THE CHALLENGE,
BE THE ANSWER
TO THOSE MOTHER'S PRAYER
AND THEIR DEEP CONCERN.
THANK YOU FOR RESPONDED NOW.
PLEASE DON'T PUT THIS OFF.
PLEASE RESPOND RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
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.
Isak:
COMING TO MALNUTRITION
CLINICS LIKE THIS
IS SO DEVASTATING
TO SEE CHILDREN BECAUSE
UNFORTUNATELY,
SO MANY MORE CHILDREN
DON'T LEAVE THESE CLINICS
THAN WHAT LEAVE THEM.
BUT IT'S EVEN MORE
DEVASTATING TO ME TODAY
BECAUSE THIS CLINIC
IS SO FULL.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY'VE
ACTUALLY PUT IN EXTRA BEDS
DOWN THE CENTER
OF THE AISLE HERE.
THAT'S NOT NORMAL
BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS
IN THIS AREA
HAVE REACHED
ABSOLUTE DESPERATION.
AS A RESULT,
THE CLINICS ARE FULL --
FULL WITH CHILDREN
WHO ARE FIGHTING
FOR THEIR LIVES,
CHILDREN WHO HAVE
LITERALLY REACHED
THAT STAGE OF BEING
ON DEATH'S DOOR.
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THAT
I'M TIRED OF THIS SITUATION.
I'M TIRED OF WATCHING
CHILDREN DIE
IN CLINICS
LIKE THIS;
CHILD AFTER CHILD,
MOTHER AFTER MOTHER
WHOSE HEART IS BROKEN...
BECAUSE OF SOMETHING
SO SIMPLE.
THE FACT THAT CHILDREN
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD --
IT'S AN
INJUSTICE!
BECAUSE IF WE REMAIN SILENT
TO THE SILENT KILLER,
MALNUTRITION WILL WIN
THE BATTLE AGAIN
AND AGAIN
AND AGAIN.
PLEASE WE'VE GOT TO DO
WHAT WE CAN DO
BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE
AND TOGETHER
WE NEED TO ACT.
BUT THIS IS NOT
WHERE WE SOLVE IT.
WHERE WE HAVE
THE GREATEST CHANCE
IS OUT THERE
IN THEIR VILLAGES
BEFORE CHILDREN GET INTO
A SEVERELY MALNOURISHED STATE
-- BEFORE THEY
END UP HERE.
IF WE CAN JUST
TAKE MISSION FEEDING
TO THOSE VILLAGES
WE CAN SAVE
THOSE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
WE CAN SAVE THEM
FROM COMING HERE.
WE CAN SAVE THEM
FROM DEATH'S DOOR.
James: I THINK, ISAK,
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR HEART,
IDENTIFYING WITH THE
HEARTACHE OF THOSE MOTHERS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
HERE'S WHAT I THINK
IS REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND: THAT
MALNUTRITION CLINIC YOU SAW,
YOUR LOVE PAYS FOR THAT TOO.
BUT YOU SEE, MOST OF THEM DIE
WHEN THEY GET THERE.
BUT WE'RE STILL TRYING
TO SAVE THEIR LIVES.
AND AS WITH BETH MOORE
YEARS AGO, THEY KIND OF
PRAYED A GOOD-BYE PRAYER,
TWO YEARS LATER
BETH MOORE PLAYED SOCCER
WITH THAT LITTLE BOY.
YOUR LOVE MAKES THE
MALNUTRITION CLINIC POSSIBLE.
BETTY, WHAT WE'RE ASKING
EVERY VIEWER TO DO RIGHT NOW
IS TO KEEP CHILDREN
FROM EVER GETTING THERE.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING
TO MEET THEM THERE
WITH GOD'S LOVE THROUGH YOU
BECAUSE YOU MAKE THAT
POSSIBLE TOO,
THAT'S PART OF THE OUTREACH,
BUT WE'RE TRYING
TO REACH INTO A VILLAGE
SO THEY NEVER GET THERE.
SO WHEN YOU MAKE A GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
TO FEED THREE,
FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN,
YOU'VE JUST HEADED OFF THREE,
FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN
FROM POSSIBLY GOING THERE
OR JUST DYING
AND NEVER GETTING THERE.
WHERE THE FEEDING HASN'T
EVEN STARTED, THEY'RE DYING.
THEY DON'T GET TO THE CLINIC,
THEY DIE AND THEY BURY THEM.
SO WE REALLY WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WORKS.
THIS IS NOT WISHFUL THINKING.
IT'S NOT LOOKING
FOR SOME KIND OF CURE
LIKE ST. JUDE DOES,
WHICH THANK GOD FOR THAT!
THAT'S WHY
BETTY AND I SUPPORT THEM.
BUT WE HAVE THE CURE.
AND BETTY, IF EVERYBODY WOULD
JUST SEE WE'VE GOT THE ANSWER,
THEN WE'RE GOING
TO MEET THE NEED.
Betty: ABSOLUTELY.
YOU HEARD THE CRIES OF
THE CHILDREN AND THOSE CRIES
ARE BECAUSE THEY'RE DYING,
BECAUSE THEY'RE HUNGRY.
WE CAN STOP
SO MANY OF THOSE CRIES
IF WE WILL GET AHEAD OF IT
BEFORE THEY HAVE TO GO
TO THE CLINICS
LIKE JAMES SAID.
LET'S STOP IT
BEFORE IT GETS SEVERE.
LET'S GET THE FOOD TO THEM.
THOSE MOTHERS
WANT TO ENJOY THEIR BABIES.
THEY CRY,
THEIR HEARTS CRY WHEN
THEY HEAR THEIR BABIES CRYING
BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT IS
BECAUSE OF A LACK OF FOOD,
NOTHING THEY DID.
BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT.
SO PLEASE JOIN WITH US.
James: AND WE ARE THE MIRACLE,
GOD'S LOVE THROUGH US,
WE'RE THE HEALING THEY
CRY OUT FOR AND THEY NEED.
WOULD YOU PLEASE RIGHT NOW
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN,
$30, $50, OR $100
FEEDS THREE, FIVE OR TEN
CHILDREN FOR THE NEXT MONTHS.
IF YOU WANT TO ADD
AN EXTRA DOLLAR FOR THOSE
THREE, FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN
JUST ADD IT ON, GIVE ALL
OF THEM A HEAT-RESISTANT BOWL.
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO;
IF YOU CAN HELP US
WITH LITERALLY EXPANDING
THE EFFECTIVENESS AND
UPGRADING THE FOOD FACTORY.
MY GOODNESS,
WE'VE GOT $216,000.
YOU SAY, "JAMES, WHY DO YOU
THROW THE NUMBERS OUT?"
BECAUSE THEY'RE REAL.
AND EVERYTHING WE DO
IS EFFECTIVE
BUT YOU'RE THE ONES
THAT ENABLE US
AND THE MISSIONARIES TO DO IT.
SO PLEASE, RIGHT NOW
MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART.
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE BUT CALL US,
LET US KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE SENDING.
THE MISSIONARIES HAVE TO KNOW,
WE HAVE TO KNOW.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
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.
James: I JUST
REACHED BACK HERE AND
GOT THIS "DETERMINED EAGLE,"
DETERMINED TO SOAR
ON THE TURBULENCE
OF THE TIMES
AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE DAY.
THAT'S RISING UP
WITH WINGS AS AN EAGLE,
THAT'S GOD'S POWER.
BUT I REACHED BACK AND GOT IT
BECAUSE OF THE LITERALLY
DEALING WITH THE NEED AND
THE FOOD FACTORY RIGHT NOW,
IT'S JUST CRITICAL.
I ASK 216 PEOPLE,
GOD PLEASE GIVE $1,000
AND WE'VE GOT THAT.
THEN OF COURSE,
YOUR RESPONSE FOR THE FOOD,
THE $30, $50 OR $100.
WE HAVE GIFTS TO SEND YOU
THAT ARE GOING TO BLESS YOU
BUT YOU'RE ACTUALLY GIVING
THE GIFT OF LIFE.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
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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.