Announcer: ON THIS SPECIAL
EPISODE OF LIFE TODAY.
James: I DON'T THINK
YOU TAKE LOVE
AND JUST STORE IT UP,
I THINK YOU EXPRESS IT.
SOMEBODY CAN TELL YOU
THEY LOVE YOU A DOZEN TIMES
BUT IF THEY NEVER SHOW IT,
IT'S JUST SO MUCH NOISE,
A CLANGING SYMBOL.
BUT LOVE TOUCHES.
LOVE REACHES OUT.
LOVE
IS EFFECTIVE.
Announcer: NEXT
ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: BETTY AND I CAME TO
COMMUNICATE WITH YOU TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON, BY THE WAY,
MY WIFE IS BETTY.
I CAME TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU
THAT WHEN YOU SEE
THE CHALLENGES LIKE WE'VE SEEN
WITH ALL THE NATURAL DISASTERS
ALL OVER THE WORLD
AND HERE IN NORTH AMERICA
AND IN THE UNITED STATES,
YOU RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE,
THE POWER OF,
AND THE EFFECT OF LOVE
AND COMPASSION WHEN PEOPLE
REALLY WORK TOGETHER.
BETTY AND I WERE TALKING
ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS NOW
WE'VE BEEN SAVING --
NOW THINK ABOUT
WHAT I'M SAYING.
WE, THAT'S YOU --
WE'VE SAVED MILLIONS,
MILLIONS, FAR MORE THAN
10 MILLION CHILDREN'S LIVES.
AGAIN, WE, NOT BETTY,
NOT JAMES, I MEAN WE KIND OF
MARCHED INTO HELL FOR YEARS
ALL OVER THE WORLD WHERE
THERE WAS PAIN AND MISERY
AND WE WANTED TO ADDRESS IT.
THE ONLY THING THAT
ADDRESSES IT IS LOVE.
AND WE WOULD COME TO YOU,
OUR VIEWERS,
WHICH THE MISSIONARIES --
BETTY, IT IS AMAZING.
IF A CRISIS HAPPENS
AND THERE IS AN EMERGENCY,
THE MISSIONARIES KNOW
THEY CAN TELL US AND
IT IS NOT BECAUSE LIKE BETTY
AND I CAN WORK A MIRACLE.
THEY HAVE FOUND THAT
THE PEOPLE WHO WATCH
LIFE TODAY, THEY CARE.
AND THEY MOVE IN,
JUST LIKE YOU SEE PEOPLE
MOVE INTO CRISIS SITUATIONS
IN OUR OWN COUNTRY,
AND THEY PULL TOGETHER.
THE VIEWERS OF LIFE
WHO ARE NOT ACTUALLY THERE
SEEING IT, THEY HEAR THE
REPORT OF THE MISSIONARIES
AND THEY SAY, "WE CAN DO IT."
AND THEN WE DON'T ASK
FOR HUGE SUMS.
WE MAY HAVE SOME PEOPLE
WHO GIVE WHAT WOULD BE CALLED
LARGE GIFTS, MAYBE $1,000,
AND SOMETIMES MORE,
BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO.
BUT BETTY, MOST OF THE PEOPLE
WE HELP TO SAVE CHILDREN'S
LIVES, THINK ABOUT THIS,
IT IS $30 WILL LITERALLY SAVE
THE LIFE OF THREE CHILDREN,
$50 WILL SAVE FIVE,
AND $100, 10.
WHEN WE COME TO YOU AMAZINGLY
YOU COME TO ATTENTION
LIKE, "SHOW ME A NEED
AND I CAN MEET IT."
BETTY, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK IN
ON A SITUATION RIGHT NOW
WHERE AN OVERSEER OF A VILLAGE
IS TELLING YOU, "HERE'S
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE."
NOW THINK ABOUT THIS.
THEY'VE GOT NOTHING.
THESE ARE NOT LIKE PEOPLE
WHO HAVE IN-TOWN JOBS.
THEY HAVE TO GROW THEIR FOOD
AND THEY WILL TEND TO GROW IT
AS A VILLAGE.
AND THEY DON'T HAVE WATER;
IT HAS TO RAIN.
IF IT DOESN'T RAIN,
THEY'VE GOT NOTHING.
I WANT YOU TO JUST LOOK AT
WHAT'S BEING REVEALED TO US.
HERE'S THE DEAL.
BETTY, OUR VIEWERS SEEM
TO GET IT.
WE CAN ABSOLUTELY,
MIRACULOUSLY, WITH LOVE
AND JUST AN EXPRESSION OF IT
CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR THEM.
I KNOW OUR VIEWERS
ARE SENSITIVE TO IT.
I'M BELIEVING GOD IS GOING
TO HEAR THE CONCERN
AND THE PRAYER THAT WE EVEN
SHARED BEFORE WE CAME UP
TO SHARE WITH OUR VIEWERS,
GOD, HELP US TO COMMUNICATE
THE NEED IN SUCH A WAY
THAT LOVE WILL ADDRESS IT.
Betty: WELL, I KNOW THAT
EVERY TIME WE SHARE A NEED
WITH YOU, I FEEL LIKE
IN YOUR HEART YOU GET
REAL EXCITED BECAUSE YOU DO
WANT TO HELP MEET THOSE NEEDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
AND FOR CONTINUING TO.
HERE IS ANOTHER NEED
THAT YOU CAN HELP US WITH.
James: LET ME JUST PROMISE YOU
THIS, IT WILL NOT FAIL.
LOVE NEVER FAILS.
IT SELDOM HAS OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOW UP; SOMETIMES
IT DOESN'T EVEN SEEM
TO GET THE INVITATION.
AND SEEING IS BELIEVING.
WHEN YOU SEE A NEED
AND YOU KNOW LOVE CHANGES
EVERYTHING IT IS PROVEN
NOT TO FAIL HERE.
WE KNOW IT.
WATCH AND BE A PART
OF THAT MIRACLE THAT
ONLY LOVE CAN MAKE POSSIBLE.
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: 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: I DON'T THINK THERE
IS A WAY THAT YOU COULD LOOK
AT THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN
LIKE THE LAST ONE
YOU CAME OFF OF,
AND NOT WANT TO PICK THEM UP
-- MAKE THEM WELL.
AND BETTY, THAT'S WHAT
WE CAN DO.
MISSION FEEDING, WHEN WE GET
THE VILLAGES WITH FEEDING
SET UP THEY NEVER
GET TO THAT STATE.
WHEN THEY'RE IN
THAT CONDITION,
WE HAVE TO GO IN AND START
TURNING THINGS AROUND.
THIS IS WHAT YOU MUST KNOW.
PRECIOUS PEOPLE,
FULL OF THE LOVE OF GOD,
AND AS MISSIONARIES
PLANT THEMSELVES THERE
LIKE JESUS TO PICK THEM UP,
TO MAKE THEM WELL.
BUT THE MISSIONARIES,
FULL OF LOVE, CANNOT DO
ONE THING EXCEPT WEEP AND
HOLD THEM UNTIL THEY DIE
UNLESS WE GIVE THEM THE FOOD
AND THE NOURISHMENT
TO SHARE IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
THAT'S WHAT
MISSION FEEDING DOES.
Betty: YES.
JAMES, IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
IT IS A MUST FOR THE HOPE
AND LIFE OF THESE
PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
I WAS SITTING THERE WATCHING
THAT WITH YOU AND I WAS
THINKING BACK WHEN
OUR CHILDREN WERE SMALL.
IF ONE OF THEM GOT ILL,
IF ONE OF THEM BECAME ILL
OR IF ONE OF THEM FELL
AND HURT THEMSELVES
REALLY BAD, THE FIRST THING
I WOULD DO AS THEIR MOTHER
IS PICK THEM UP,
HOLD THEM CLOSE TO ME AND SAY,
"HONEY, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY."
I REALLY FELT LIKE
IT WAS GOING TO BE OKAY.
THESE MOTHERS CAN'T HOLD
THOSE CHILDREN CLOSE
TO THEIR HEARTS AND SAY,
"IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY"
BECAUSE IF WE DON'T
GET IN THERE AND WE DON'T
INTERVENE AHEAD OF TIME
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OKAY.
THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE
THEIR PRECIOUS BABY.
SO LET'S GET THERE BEFORE
THEY GET TO THAT POINT.
AND LET'S TELL THEM,
"IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY."
James: WHOA!
IT WILL BE.
BECAUSE LOVE, AND I HONESTLY
DON'T THINK IT IS REALLY LOVE
OR GOD'S LOVE
IF IT IS NOT RELEASED.
I DON'T THINK YOU TAKE LOVE
AND JUST STORE IT UP,
I THINK YOU EXPRESS IT.
SOMEBODY CAN TELL YOU
THEY LOVE YOU A DOZEN TIMES
BUT IF THEY NEVER SHOW IT,
IT'S JUST SO MUCH NOISE,
A CLANGING SYMBOL.
BUT LOVE TOUCHES.
LOVE REACHES OUT.
LOVE IS A EFFECTIVE.
SO BETTY AND I, IN BEHALF
OF THE MISSIONARIES,
IN BEHALF OF EVERY ONE
OF THOSE CHILDREN YOU SAW
A MOMENT AGO THAT NEED FOOD,
WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR
THE CURE, WE HAVE IT --
GIVE THEM NOURISHMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO UPGRADE
A FOOD FACTORY TO MAKE IT
MORE EFFECTIVE, TO EVEN
BE ABLE TO PUT A LITTLE MORE
IMPACT EVEN INTO OUR
PORRIDGE MIX, OUR SOUP MIX,
FAR THICKER THAN ANY SOUP.
IT IS LIKE A BIG BOWL
OF OATMEAL THAT'S REAL RICH
AND FULL.
BUT WE NEED $216,000
FOR THAT UPGRADE.
WE'RE BELIEVING WITH
ALL OUR HEART WE'RE GOING
TO GET THAT.
AND WE BELIEVE WE'RE GOING
TO GET THE $30, $50, AND $100,
THREE, FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN,
AND YOU CAN EVEN TACK ON
IF YOU WANTED TO AN EXTRA
DOLLAR FOR EACH CHILD,
$3, $5, OR $10 TO GIVE THEM
A HEAT-RESISTANT BOWL
BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT TOO;
AND YOU'RE THE ONES
THAT THOUGHT OF IT,
YOU THE VIEWERS.
SO I WANT YOU TO WATCH
BUT I WANT YOU TO BE
LISTENING TO GOD.
AND THEN I WANT YOU TO JUST
SIMPLY LET LOVE FLOW
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
THE EFFECT OF LOVE AS WELL AS
THE NEED FOR IT NOW
AND YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT RELEASES IT MIRACULOUSLY
TO CHANGE EVERYTHING.
WATCH BUT BE READY
TO PUT ARMS OF LOVE
AROUND THE PRECIOUS,
TOO OFTEN OVERLOOKED.
Isak: JAMES AND BETTY,
LAST TIME WE WERE IN
MOZAMBIQUE TOGETHER,
WE WERE WALKING THROUGH
SCHOOLS WHERE MISSION FEEDING
WAS HAPPENING.
THERE WERE CHILDREN
DANCING AND SINGING
AND JUST LIFE -- LIFE BECAUSE
OF MISSION FEEDING
IN THOSE VILLAGES,
BECAUSE OF
THE FRIENDS OF LIFE,
BECAUSE OF EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF THEM OPENING THEIR HEARTS,
PARTNERING WITH YOU,
PARTNERING WITH US
TO MAKE THAT JOY
AND THAT LIFE POSSIBLE
FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF THOSE CHILDREN.
I REMEMBER IT LIKE
IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY.
I REMEMBER HOW FILLED
WITH JOY YOUR HEART WAS
IN SEEING THOSE
CHILDREN THRIVING,
FULL OF JOY
AND FULL OF ENERGY.
ALL OF THAT STARTING WITH
JUST A BOWL OF FOOD A DAY IN
THE MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM;
CHANGING THEIR LIVES,
PROVIDING THEM
WITH OPPORTUNITY.
JAMES, AS YOU KNOW
ALL TOO WELL
LIFE IS HARD HERE IN AFRICA
FOR MANY OF THESE FAMILIES
WITH THE DROUGHT
THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED.
WE'VE SEEN AREAS WHERE THEY'RE
UNABLE TO PRODUCE FOOD.
WHAT IT'S RESULTED IN
IS A SEVERE CRITICAL NEED;
A NEED THAT'S PUTTING CHILDREN
IN MALNUTRITION CLINICS.
I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE FULLEST
MALNUTRITION CLINICS
I THINK I'VE EVER SEEN
IN THIS AREA.
WE'VE SEEN CHILDREN,
MANY OF THEM WHO I DON'T
THINK WILL MAKE IT.
A NAME
ON A LITTLE WOODEN CROSS,
ANOTHER LIFE STOLEN
BY MALNUTRITION;
STOLEN BY
THE SIMPLE LACK OF FOOD.
JAMES, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS!
WE'VE GOT TO REACH
THESE CHILDREN NOW.
IT'S URGENT.
IT'S CRITICAL.
WE HAVE TO GET TO THEM NOW
BECAUSE IF WE DON'T
GET TO THEM NOW,
THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO DIG MORE AND MORE
OF THESE GRAVES
AND BURY MORE AND MORE
OF THESE CHILDREN.
PLEASE JAMES!
ASK THE FRIENDS OF LIFE,
ASK THEM TO HELP YOU
AND TO HELP US
SO THAT WE CAN SAVE
THESE LIVES.
James: DID YOU NOTICE
THE DATE ON ONE OF
THE LITTLE MARKERS?
16?
DID YOU HAPPEN TO NOTICE --
AND BETTY, I KNOW YOU DID,
THE LITTLE MATS?
THEY HAD THE CHILD'S BED
THAT THEY SLEPT ON.
I HAVE A MATTRESS;
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND
MANY MATTRESSES IN
THOSE GRASS HUTS.
BURIED WITH THE BED
THAT THEY PROBABLY DIED ON.
BETTY, WOULD YOU ASK
OUR VIEWERS TO PLEASE
STOP THE DEATH?
Betty: YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
A PART, A BIG PART OF WHAT
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO
THROUGH THIS MINISTRY.
AND IT IS BECAUSE YOU CARE
AND YOUR HEART IS TO HELP
CHILDREN ANY TIME
THEY'RE HURTING,
ANY NEED THAT THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE A BIG NEED NOW.
WE'VE BEEN BLESSED.
WE SAW SOME OF THE RESULTS
OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO
AND THE SMILES AND
THE CHILDREN DANCING AROUND
AND PLAYING BECAUSE
THEY FEEL GOOD.
THEY'RE ABLE TO BE CHILDREN
AND PLAY AND ACT AROUND
WITH ONE ANOTHER
AND PLAY TOGETHER.
BUT THEN THERE ARE STILL
THE CASES WHERE THEY'RE DYING.
SOME OF THEM WE HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO GET TO BUT
NOW WE CAN BECAUSE OF YOU
AND YOUR CARING.
WE NEED THE FOOD TO GET
TO THESE CHILDREN.
PLEASE, JOIN WITH US
AND LET'S MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE
IN THEIR LIVES AND THEIR
MOTHER'S LIVES; THEY LOVE
THEIR BABIES SO MUCH.
THEY WANT TO SEE THEM GROW UP
AND GET BIGGER AND HAVE FUN
AND LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST.
PLEASE JOIN WITH US
AND LET'S MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
IN THEIR LIVES.
James: PLEASE, AND EXCUSE ME,
SOMETIMES I'M REALLY
EMBARRASSED BECAUSE YOU SEE,
I'VE WATCHED THESE LITTLE KIDS
THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO PLAY WITH.
THEY'LL PLAY WITH A STICK
AND A ROCK.
AND THEY'RE HAPPY,
IF THEY HAVE STRENGTH.
BUT WHEN I SAW THOSE GRAVES
AGAIN AND I REMEMBER YEARS AGO
WHEN THEY WERE BURYING
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF CHILDREN AND YOU AND
I WERE WALKING THROUGH
THE GRAVES AND I STARTED
PICKING UP, MAYBE IN A JAR,
A PICTURE OF SOMEBODY'S BABY.
EVERY TIME I WALK THROUGH
OUR ENTRY TO OUR HOME I SEE
ALL OF OUR CHILDREN'S
WEDDING PICTURES AND I SEE
OUR BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL
WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED.
SHE'S GONE.
BUT WE HAD HER FOR 40 YEARS.
WHEN I SEE THINGS THAT
REMIND ME, IT JUST
REALLY GETS ME.
AND I'LL LOOK AT
OUR DAUGHTER'S PICTURE
AND SAY, "HONEY, YOU WERE
SO BEAUTIFUL, SO HAPPY,
HAD SUCH GREAT CHILDREN,
SUCH A GREAT HOME.
WE MISS YOU!"
BUT BOY, WE'VE GOT NOTHING
BUT BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES.
THESE PEOPLE ARE LOSING
THEIR CHILDREN.
THEY DON'T HAVE
A LOG OF MEMORIES.
THEY'RE BURYING THEM
WITH THEIR BED.
WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP US
STOP IT IN THE AREAS
WHERE THE MISSIONARIES HAVE
ALREADY LOCATED THE NEED,
THEY'VE GOT THE ANSWER
AND WE'RE ASKING YOU PLEASE,
CAN YOU HELP US
SAVE THREE CHILDREN,
FEED THREE, FIVE OR TEN?
CAN YOU GIVE
$30, $50, OR $100;
MAYBE ADD A FEW DOLLARS
TO GIVE THEM
HEAT-RESISTANT BOWLS?
WOULD YOU HELP US UPGRADE
THE FOOD FACTORY SO WE CAN
BE MORE EFFECTIVE?
THEY'VE TOLD US WE COULD
ACTUALLY MAKE THE FOOD FASTER
IF WE CAN GET THE UPGRADE,
$216,000.
GOD, GIVE US 200 PEOPLE
WHO WOULD GIVE $1,000 TODAY.
AND EVERYBODY THAT CAN FEED
THREE, FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN,
GOD, PLEASE, PLEASE,
PLEASE HELP THEM DO IT.
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS TO SEND YOU
TO SAY THANK YOU.
WE LOVE YOU.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
LOOKING FOR THEM.
WE JUST WANT TO BLESS YOU
AND SAY THANK YOU.
WE WANT YOU TO SEE
THIS INCREDIBLE "ARISE
AND SHINE" GIFT BECAUSE
IT WILL INSPIRE YOU EVERY DAY
TO ARISE AND SHINE.
DO IT NOW.
REACH OUT AND RELEASE LOVE
AND LET'S STOP
THE DEATH CYCLE.
LET'S TURN THEIR SORROW
INTO JOY.
PLEASE GO ONLINE,
DIAL THAT NUMBER THAT'S
ALWAYS THERE AS A PRAYER LINE.
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE IT'S A CHECK.
PLEASE MAKE THE BEST GIFT
YOU CAN.
YOU'RE GIVING
THE GREATEST GIFT.
LOVE NEVER FAILS AND
WE CAN GIVE LIFE TOGETHER.
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.
Announcer:
IN THE RELENTLESS CONDITIONS
OF SOUTHERN AFRICA,
JULIA'S STORY
IS NOT UNIQUE.
IN FACT,
JULIA REPRESENTS
COUNTLESS MOTHERS
WHO ARE FIGHTING
A NEAR IMPOSSIBLE BATTLE
TO SIMPLY KEEP
THEIR CHILDREN ALIVE.
Announcer:
JULIA HAS ENDURED
THE WORST PAIN
A MOTHER CAN EXPERIENCE,
BURYING NOT ONE
BUT THREE
OF HER CHILDREN
IN THE SPAN
OF ONE YEAR.
BUT HER STORY
DOES NOT END HERE.
Announcer:
THIS FAITHFUL MOTHER,
ALONG WITH A MULTITUDE
OF AFRICAN MOTHERS
NEED OUR HELP.
LET THEM SAY:
James: YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT WILL DO IT.
JESUS SAID, NOW GRASP THIS,
"IF YOU'LL DO IT TO THEM
YOU'VE DONE IT TO ME."
SOME OF YOU SAY,
"WHEN DID JESUS EVER NEED
SOMETHING TO EAT?
WHEN WAS HE THIRSTY?"
HOW ABOUT ON THE CROSS?
THINK ABOUT THIS.
BETTY, I WISH EVERYBODY
WOULD GRASP THIS.
THINK ABOUT IT.
HE'S HURTING REALLY BAD.
HE'S CARING FOR US,
HE'S DYING FOR US AND
HE SAID ON THE CROSS,
"I'M THIRSTY."
JESUS THE SON OF GOD
IS THIRSTY.
WHAT CAN SINFUL MAN GIVE
THE SON OF GOD IN HIS ONLY
REQUEST PERSONALLY
FROM THE CROSS?
VINEGAR AND GALL;
ON THE END OF A POLE
THEY PUT VINEGAR AND GALL
IN HIS SACRED MOUTH.
WITHIN MONTHS AFTER
I WAS SAVED I HEARD THAT STORY
PREACHED AND I SAID,
"GOD, I WOULD HAVE
GIVEN JESUS WATER!"
AND BETTY, THANK GOD
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE WATER
TO JESUS BY GIVING WATER
TO THE THIRSTY, WATER WELLS
AND FOOD TO THE HUNGRY.
AND WITH ALL MY HEART,
I BELIEVE EVERYONE WATCHING US
TODAY IS GOING TO SAY,
"I'M NOT ONLY DOING THAT
FOR THOSE CHILDREN
I'M DOING IT FOR JESUS.
I'M MEETING A NEED
IN HIS HEART."
AND BY THE WAY, WHEN YOU
FULFILL THE DESIRES OF
HIS HEART, YOU'VE GIVEN HIM
GREAT JOY.
BETTY, I'M BELIEVING
EVERY PERSON WATCHING
IS GOING TO GO ONLINE
OR GO TO THE PHONE AND
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
THE VERY BEST GIFT
YOU CAN POSSIBLY MAKE.
FATHER, LET THEM SEE IT
AS A MIRACLE OF LOVE
FOR THOSE CHILDREN BUT ALSO
THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING
FOR YOU, JESUS; IN YOUR NAME
I PRAY, FOR THE SAKE
OF THOSE SUFFERING.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR MINISTERING
TO THOSE CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES
AND TO JESUS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT.
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: JAMES AND BETTY,
THE LAST TIME WE WERE
IN MOZAMBIQUE TOGETHER
YOU TOOK US THROUGH
THE FOOD FACTORY THAT WAS
BUILT BY THE FRIENDS OF LIFE,
THROUGH THEIR LOVE
AND GENEROSITY;
A FACTORY THAT HAS HELPED SAVE
MILLIONS OF CHILDREN'S LIVES.
THE NEEDS HAVE
GOTTEN GREATER.
WE'VE GOT TO PRODUCE
MORE FOOD.
WE HAVE TO PACKAGE THAT FOOD
MORE EFFECTIVELY.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET
THAT FOOD TO VILLAGES
WHERE MISSION FEEDING
IS NOT GETTING TO TODAY.
PLEASE JAMES,
HELP US TODAY.
PLEASE, FRIENDS OF LIFE,
YOU CAN HELP US TODAY
BY GOING TO THE PHONE,
DIALING THAT NUMBER
OR GETTING ONLINE AND MAKING
THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE,
GIVING THE GIFT OF FOOD,
THE GIFT OF MISSION FEEDING
TO CHILDREN THAT
SO DESPERATELY NEED IT.
♪
♪
James: I ASK GOD SOMETIMES
TO LET -- AND I'LL SAY IT
TO JESUS, "LET ME SEE
WHAT YOU SEE
AND FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL."
AND WHOO!
SOMETIMES HE DOES IT.
I THINK MAN, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I DO REALLY WISH
WE COULD EXPERIENCE WHAT
PAUL REFERRED TO AS "THE
FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERINGS."
THAT WE COULD WEEP WITH HIM
SO WE REJOICE WITH HIM
WHEN WE SEE LOVE'S EFFECT
TAKE HOLD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MAY GOD MEET EVERY NEED
IN YOUR LIFE AS YOU'VE
REACHED OUT TO MEET
DESPERATE NEEDS IN THE LIVES
OF THOSE WHO ARE IN FACT
REALLY DESPERATE.
THANKS FOR SHARING LIFE TODAY.
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS TO SEND YOU
THAT WILL BLESS YOU.
BUT LIKE I SAY MANY TIMES,
YOU'VE GIVEN
THE GREATEST GIFT,
YOU'VE GIVEN LIFE BECAUSE
OF LOVE -- GOD'S LOVE.
WE THANK YOU 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.