Announcer: COMING UP,
FRANKLIN GRAHAM.
>> AS THE EPIDEMIC ESCALATED,
WE WERE JUST DESPERATELY
TRYING TO STAY
ONE STEP AHEAD.
>> MY PHONE RANG
AND KEN ISAACS SAID
ONE OF OUR DOCTORS
KENT BRANTLY HAS EBOLA.
>> DAVID LOOKED AT ME
AND HE SAID,
"YOU TOO
HAVE EBOLA."
>> AND THEN BARBARA
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EBOLA.
THERE WAS
A HIGH LIKELIHOOD
HER TEAM MEMBERS
WERE GOING TO DIE.
Announcer:
FIGHTING FEAR WITH FAITH.
♪
James: THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!
FRANKLIN GRAHAM
WALKED OUT HERE --
YOU ALL ARE GOING TO MEET HIM
IN A MOMENT --
BUT YOU GAVE HIM
A STANDING OVATION.
AND THANK YOU BECAUSE
HE HAS LIFTED JESUS UP.
HIS DAD WAS, WITHOUT QUESTION,
THE MOST FAMOUS PREACHER
THAT HAS LIVED --
AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PERSON.
AND FRANKLIN, WE HAD TO DO
SOME PRAYING FOR AWHILE.
BUT WHEN FRANKLIN CAME AROUND
AND WHERE HE IS TODAY,
HE IS A TRUE STATESMAN
AND A SPOKESMAN,
AND OFTENTIMES
IT IS VERY PROPHETIC.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL
FOR THE MISSION HEART
THAT HE HAS
WITH SAMARITAN'S PURSE,
THE BILLY GRAHAM
EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION.
HE HAS HELD THE GOSPEL UP.
WE'RE JUST THRILLED HE'S HERE.
WOULD YOU JUST WELCOME
FRANKLIN GRAHAM TO LIFE TODAY?
[Cheers & applause]
James: YOU AND I HAVE BEEN
ALL OVER AFRICA.
I'VE BEEN THERE
FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS;
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN WORKING IN AFRICA?
Franklin: ABOUT 35 YEARS.
James: WELL,
YOU TOOK US TO SUDAN.
YOU SHOWED US WHAT
GOD'S POWER AND LOVE DOES
THROUGH MISSIONARIES.
THOSE PEOPLE
TALKED ABOUT THE MISSIONARIES
THAT HAD BEEN DEAD FOR 25
OR MORE YEARS AS THOUGH IT
WAS THEIR FATHER STILL THERE,
THAT'S THE IMPACT.
IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS THERE,
AND YOU GO
INTO DANGEROUS AREAS.
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE NOW?
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD,
EVERYTHING YOU DO,
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE
IN ALL THE OUTREACHES
AROUND THE WORLD.
THANK YOU FOR
SAMARITAN'S PURSE.
BUT YOU ARE HERE
TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT YOU THINK IS
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
SO TELL US WHY YOU'RE HERE.
Franklin: WE'VE PUT TOGETHER
A DOCUMENTARY ON EBOLA.
IN 2014,
EBOLA CAME INTO WEST AFRICA,
ACTUALLY, IT STARTED IN 2013
IN THE LATE FALL
AND THEN CAME INTO LIBERIA
IN 2014 WHERE WE WERE WORKING.
WE WEREN'T THERE
TO FIGHT A DISEASE,
THE WORLD'S
MOST DANGEROUS VIRUS;
WE WEREN'T THERE TO DO THAT.
WE WERE WORKING AFTER THE WAR
DOING A NUMBER OF PROJECTS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
AND THEN EBOLA CAME.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD THE THOUGHT
THAT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE,
DO WE RUN FROM IT
OR DO WE RUN TO IT?
I THINK AS SAMARITAN'S PURSE
WE'VE ALWAYS JUST TRIED
TO MAKE IT OUR POLICY,
WE GO TO THE ISSUE,
WE RUN TO IT,
WE DON'T RUN AWAY.
BUT EBOLA CAME;
I'M THINKING TO MYSELF, THIS
MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO RUN.
WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT EBOLA.
WHEN IT CAME INTO LIBERIA,
WE HAD TO STOP
WHAT WE WERE DOING
AND WE WERE ASKED BY
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
TO SET UP
AN EBOLA TREATMENT UNIT,
AN E.T.U.
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS.
OUR PEOPLE KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT EBOLA.
WELL, MEDICINE SANS FRONTIERS,
OUT OF EUROPE,
THEY'RE THE WORLD'S LEADERS
IN TREATING
AND FIGHTING EBOLA.
THEY SAID,
"WE WILL TRAIN YOU."
OKAY. YOU'LL TRAIN US.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TRY IT.
BUT IN MY STOMACH I HAD A KNOT
-- JUST A KNOT.
I'M THINKING,
THIS IS SOMETHING
WE SHOULD NOT GET INVOLVED IN.
THIS IS DANGEROUS;
IT WILL KILL YOU --
KILL YOU QUICK.
SO WE STARTED
AN EBOLA TREATMENT UNIT
AND WE HAD ONE OF OUR DOCTORS
THERE SERVING
IN A MISSIONARY HOSPITAL,
DR. BRANTLY FROM HERE
IN THE FORT WORTH AREA.
SO WE ASKED DR. BRANTLY
IF HE WOULD BE WILLING TO RUN
THE EBOLA TREATMENT UNIT.
HE SAID YES.
SO HERE HE WAS...
James: WAS HE AT LEAST
A LITTLE BIT AWARE
OF HOW DANGEROUS IT WAS?
Franklin: OH YES, SIR!
I GUARANTEE IT.
James: BUT HE WENT ON?
Franklin: BUT LISTEN.
WHEN YOU GO
INTO THE EBOLA TREATMENT
YOU HAVE A TYVEK SUIT ON
AND ALL THE SEAMS
ARE TAPED WITH DUCT TAPE;
THEN YOU PUT A GOWN
ON TOP OF THAT.
YOU'RE DOUBLE CLOTHED.
NO EXPOSED SKIN ANYWHERE.
EVERYTHING IS HIDDEN.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS INSIDE
OF THIS TWO-GALLON TYVEK SUIT
THAT YOU'RE WEARING,
THE TEMPERATURE
IS LIKE 140 DEGREES
SO YOU CAN ONLY DO THIS
FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES
OR YOU'RE GOING TO PASS OUT.
SO IT TAKES YOU ABOUT
20 MINUTES TO GET DRESSED.
YOU CAN DO THIS FOR 30,
MAYBE 35 MINUTES
THEN YOU'VE GOT TO COME OUT.
AND THEN EVERYTHING
HAS TO BE HOSED OFF AND THEN
YOU COME OUT OF YOUR SUIT.
THIS IS WHAT WE WERE DOING.
BUT DR. BRANTLY,
ON THE 23RD OF JULY, 2015,
I GOT A CALL.
I WAS WORKING AT ONE
OF OUR PROJECTS UP IN ALASKA
AND THEY SAID, "WE THINK
DR. BRANTLY HAS EBOLA."
WHAT?
"YEAH, WE THINK HE DOES.
WE'LL GET THE TEST BACK
SATURDAY."
THAT WAS A WEDNESDAY.
SATURDAY, GOT THE PHONE CALL.
IT'S CONFIRMED.
THE BLOOD TEST JUST CAME BACK,
HE HAS EBOLA.
"YOU NEED TO CALL HIS WIFE."
WELL,
I DON'T WANT TO CALL HER.
WHAT DO I SAY TO HER?
AND SHE WAS HERE;
SHE HAD COME BACK
FOR A WEDDING WITH THE KIDS.
I PICK UP THE PHONE
AND I SAY, "AMBER,
THIS IS FRANKLIN GRAHAM.
WE'RE GOING TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO GET YOUR HUSBAND BACK.
AND I JUST WANT TO HAVE
A WORD OF PRAYER WITH YOU."
I HAD A WORD OF PRAYER
WITH HER, AND HUNG UP.
AND THEN AFTER I HUNG UP,
WELL, I HAVE NO CLUE
AS TO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO?
HOW AM I GOING
TO GET HIM BACK?
-- AN INFECTED PERSON
WITH EBOLA?
YOU JUST DON'T GO GET ON
AN AIRPLANE AND COME HOME.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
NO, WE HAD
AN INSURANCE POLICY.
THEY WILL COME ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD TO PICK YOU UP.
CALL THEM.
"HEY, WE HAVE A SICK PERSON
IN LIBERIA."
"OKAY, GREAT. WHAT'S HE GOT?"
"EBOLA."
"WE'RE NOT GOING."
"BUT WE'VE GOT A POLICY!
WE'VE BEEN PAYING
ON THIS POLICY FOR YEARS."
"WE DON'T CARE. SUE US.
WE'RE NOT GOING.
WE'RE NOT GOING."
I TELL YOU, IT WAS ONE
OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS
THAT I'VE GONE THROUGH.
BECAUSE WHEN HE GOT EBOLA,
THE TIME IS TICKING;
YOU'VE GOT ABOUT TEN DAYS
AND THEY'RE DEAD --
TEN DAYS.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU, JAMES.
WHEN WE STARTED CALLING
EVERYBODY WE KNEW.
CALLING THE STATE DEPARTMENT,
CALLING THE WHITE HOUSE,
CALLING EVERYBODY WE KNEW.
FINALLY WE GOT TO A GUY
IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT
AND HE SAID,
"YOU KNOW THERE IS
ONE GOVERNMENT ASSET."
James: IN LIBERIA?
Franklin: NO. IN THE U.S.
A GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED ASSET
-- AN AIRPLANE, BUT
THEY CALLED IT "AN ASSET"
THAT CAN CARRY
AN INFECTED PERSON SAFELY.
James: WE'VE GOT ONE.
Franklin: ONE. WHO DO WE CALL?
WHO DO WE CALL?
THE GUY SAID,
"YOU'RE TALKING TO HIM."
"NO, I MEAN WHO DO WE NEED
TO TALK TO GET PERMISSION
TO USE THIS AIRPLANE?"
HE SAID,
"YOU'RE TALKING TO HIM."
AND THE GUY WAS JUST A GUY
IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
HE WAS NOT
SOME HIGH RANKING GUY --
JUST A GUY.
"OKAY, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO?"
HE SAID, "YOU'LL HAVE
TO PAY FOR THE PLANE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO REIMBURSE THE
GOVERNMENT FOR ITS EXPENSES
BECAUSE THIS IS
A GOVERNMENT AIRPLANE
AND YOU'RE NOT
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES."
"WE DON'T CARE. WE'LL PAY."
SO HE TOLD US HOW MUCH.
WE SENT HIM A CHECK;
WE DID A WIRE TRANSFER
THAT DAY.
THIS WAS ON TUESDAY
OF THE NEXT WEEK.
NOW BRANTLY GOT INFECTED
ON WEDNESDAY
SO WE'RE NOW IN THE SIXTH DAY,
APPROACHING THE SEVENTH DAY.
THE PLANE GOT READY TO GO.
HALFWAY ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC, IT HAD
A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM;
HAD TO COME BACK.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING.
HE'S DYING.
HE'S DYING, JAMES!
AND HE IS GETTING SICKER
BY THE DAY,
WEAKER BY THE DAY.
THE PLANE WAS GOING
TO COME BACK ON FRIDAY.
THURSDAY,
DR. BRANTLY BEGAN TO DIE.
HE WAS GOING TO DIE.
THEY SAID,
"THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO."
HE TOLD THE NURSES,
HE TOLD THE OTHER DOCTORS,
"I DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH,
I DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY,
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
I CAN'T FIGHT IT
ANY LONGER."
A PERSON SHOWS UP
FROM THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY
WITH A BOX.
SAID, "THIS IS
AN EXPERIMENTAL SERUM --
EXPERIMENTAL.
Y'ALL MIGHT WANT TO USE IT."
"WELL, TELL US ABOUT IT."
"WELL, IT CAME TO SIERRA LEONE
TO GO TO DR. KAHN,
AN AFRICAN DOCTOR
WHO WAS THE WORLD'S LEADER
IN EBOLA TREATMENT.
HE HAD EBOLA.
BUT THE DOCTORS
THAT HE WAS UNDER
REFUSED TO GIVE HIM THIS ZMAPP
BECAUSE THEY WERE
AFRAID OF IT.
IT COMES FROM MICE BLOOD;
IT IS CULTIVATED
ON TOBACCO LEAVES.
IT SOUNDS LIKE
SOMETHING OUT OF
AN ALFRED HITCHCOCK MOVIE --
A LITTLE STRANGE.
BUT THAT'S THE WAY
THEY MADE THESE ANTIBODIES.
IT'S BEEN USED ON PRIMATES;
NEVER BEEN USED
ON A HUMAN BEING.
SO THEY CALLED ME
AND SAID, "FRANKLIN,
SHOULD WE GIVE IT TO HIM?"
I'M NOT GOING
TO MAKE THAT CALL.
THE DOCTORS ON THE FIELD,
IF THEY THINK
THAT'S THE LAST CHOICE,
THEY CAN GIVE IT TO HIM
AND I'LL SUPPORT THEM.
I'LL BACK THEM.
IF THEY GET SUED,
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
WILL PAY THE LAWYERS.
BUT THEY MAKE THAT CALL.
HE BEGAN TO DIE
THURSDAY NIGHT,
8:00 LIBERIA TIME,
4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON
OUR TIME.
JAMES, HE STARTED
TAKING A NOSE DIVE
AND WE HAD FOUR BAGS OF ZMAPP,
JUST ONE DOSE.
YOU TAKE A BAG,
IT TAKES NINE HOURS.
THEN ANOTHER NINE HOURS
YOU GIVE ANOTHER BAG
AND SO FORTH.
NANCY WRITEBOL HAD IT;
SHE HAD EBOLA.
SO WE SPLIT THE DOSAGE;
GAVE HALF TO HER,
GAVE HALF TO HIM.
WHEN WE PUT THE ZMAPP
IN HIS ARM, WITHIN SECONDS,
HE WENT INTO CONVULSIONS --
JUST VIOLENT SHAKING.
GET ON THE PHONE
AND CALLED THE PEOPLE
WHO MADE THIS STUFF,
"IT'S KILLING HIM."
"NO. WE SAW THIS HAPPEN
IN THE PRIMATES.
IT IS THE ANTIBODIES
FIGHTING."
I'M THINKING
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
BUT WE PRAYED.
WE JUST PRAYED --
AND OUR WHOLE OFFICE PRAYED.
IN MY OFFICE
I HAVE A VAULTED CEILING
IN MY OFFICE,
AND I'M SITTING THERE
AND I COULD SEE
LIKE A DARK SHADOW
COMING DOWN THE WALL.
I THOUGHT, WHAT IS THIS?
AND I JUST WATCHED IT.
AND AS I WATCHED IT, JAMES,
IT JUST KEPT COMING LOWER.
IT WAS A DARK DAY,
IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE,
IT WAS JUST A FOGGY DAY
BUT THERE'S A SHADOW.
I THOUGHT ABOUT 23RD PSALM,
"YEA, THOUGH I WALK
THROUGH THE VALLEY
OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,
I WILL FEAR NO EVIL."
IT DIDN'T SAY
THE VALLEY OF DEATH,
BUT THE SHADOW.
I LOOKED AT THAT
AND I THOUGHT, I WONDER
IF THIS IS THE SHADOW OF DEATH
AND IF IT'S COMING
FOR DR. BRANTLY.
AND I JUST GOT ON THE FLOOR
AND JUST PRAYED,
LORD, THIS ISN'T TOO HARD
FOR YOU TO SAVE HIM.
IT'S NOT TOO DIFFICULT.
AND FATHER,
IF YOU'LL JUST SAVE HIM,
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
WE HAD PEOPLE
ALL OVER OUR OFFICE PRAYING,
IN LITTLE GROUPS,
WE HAD PEOPLE IN LIBERIA,
PEOPLE HERE IN TEXAS
WERE PRAYING.
THEY PUT THAT ZMAPP
IN HIS ARM AT THE SAME TIME
AND 30 MINUTES
AFTER THEY PUT THE ZMAPP
THE CONVULSIONS WENT AWAY.
AND JAMES,
HE GOT UP OUT OF BED
AND WENT TO THE BATHROOM.
HE HADN'T BEEN OUT OF BED
IN THREE DAYS.
IT WAS THAT QUICK.
IT WAS LIKE GOD SHOWED UP.
James: I WANT TO COMPRESS
SOME STUFF, FRANKLIN, BECAUSE
I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO GET
TO WHERE YOU'RE HEADED TO.
ISN'T THIS PHENOMENAL?
HERE'S THE DEAL, IF THE PLANE
HADN'T GONE BACK, HE DIES.
Franklin: HE WOULD HAVE BEEN
ON THE AIRPLANE.
James: HE WOULD HAVE BEEN
ON THE AIRPLANE
WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED.
SO HAVING TO GO BACK
TO GET PRESSURIZATION FIXED;
THEN THEY CAME AND GOT HIM,
BROUGHT HIM HERE.
MIRACULOUSLY,
DR. BRANTLY GOT WELL;
ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES
HE CAME WAS HERE.
HE CAME BACK AND THEN AGAIN,
TELLING THE STORY,
I THINK MAY HAVE BROUGHT
ONE OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS.
SO YOU SAW A MIRACLE.
SO HERE'S WHAT
I WANT FOLKS TO SEE.
FRANKLIN HAS PUT TOGETHER
A DOCUMENTARY AND I WANT YOU
TO TELL THEM WHAT IN A MOMENT
YOU WANT THIS TO DO.
I WANT THEM TO SEE THIS CLIP.
CAN WE SHOW THEM THE CLIP?
BECAUSE IT SHOWS
WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT HERE'S THE THING
I WANT ALL OF YOU TO HEAR.
NOW PLEASE, GOD WANTS
TO CAPTURE OUR HEART
TO UNDERSTANDING
WHAT WE MUST SEE
IN LIGHT OF THE ISSUES
IN THIS WORLD
THAT ONLY LOVE AND COMPASSION,
LIKE YOUR DOCTORS,
AND I KNOW WHAT THEY DO,
FRANKLIN, I KNOW THE RISKS,
AND YOU TOO.
AND WE'VE GOT TO PRAY
BECAUSE GOD WANTS
TO POUR OUT HIS MIRACLE POWER
THROUGH HIS BODY, HIS FAMILY
ALL OVER THIS WORLD.
THE STAGE IS SET
FOR A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING.
THIS IS A WHOLE PART OF IT.
WATCH THIS BECAUSE
IT IS GOING TO TAKE YOU
RIGHT INTO THE SETTING.
THESE WERE ACTUALLY SHOT
ON SCENE, WATCH IT CLOSELY.
>> THIS WAS AN
UNFOLDING CATASTROPHE.
>> THE NUMBERS OF
NEW CASES AND DEATHS
ARE STILL
RISING.
>> EBOLA IS THE WORLD'S
MOST DANGEROUS VIRUS.
>> THE DISEASE
IS OUT OF CONTROL
IN WEST AFRICA.
>> ACTION WAS
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY.
>> ALTOGETHER,
IF I REMEMBER, I LOSE 17.
>> GOD HAS CALLED US
TO CARE FOR THE DYING,
TO CARE FOR THOSE
THAT ARE SUFFERING.
>> WE CAN'T SAY
WE'RE SAMARITAN'S PURSE
AND NOT HELP.
>> I WAS CONFIDENT
THAT WHAT WE WERE DOING
WAS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO.
>> I DON'T THINK
I WAS SCARED YET.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
VERY SCARED.
>> AS THE EPIDEMIC ESCALATED
WE WERE JUST
DESPERATELY TRYING
TO STAY
ONE STEP AHEAD.
>> MY PHONE RANG
AND KEN ISAACS SAID
ONE OF OUR DOCTORS,
KENT BRANTLY
HAS EBOLA.
>> DAVID LOOKED AT ME
AND HE SAID,
"YOU TOO
HAVE EBOLA."
>> THEN BARBARA WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH EBOLA.
THERE WAS A
HIGH LIKELIHOOD
THAT HER TEAM MEMBERS
WERE GOING TO DIE.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
DESCRIBE HOW AFRAID WE WERE.
>> BUT WE STILL WENT IN
HOUR AFTER HOUR
TAKING CARE
OF THE LIBERIANS,
AND TAKING CARE
OF KEN AND NANCY.
>> WE WERE THERE
TO SAVE LIFE,
WE WERE THERE
IN YOUR NAME; WHY?
♪
>> DESPITE THE FACT THAT
THINGS WERE OUT OF CONTROL
WE KNEW THAT GOD
WAS IN CONTROL.
♪ O GOD ♪
♪ YOU NEVER
LEAVE MY SIDE ♪
>> MY GREATEST FEAR
IS I WOULD HAVE TO RAISE
MY KIDS ALONE.
>> I FELT BROKEN.
WHO WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE
OF MY CHILDREN?
>> GOD PUT YOU
IN PLACES
AND SUPPLIES THE STRENGTH
TO DEAL WITH IT.
>> IF THEY'RE ON OUR TEAM
THEY ARE OUR BLOOD.
NO MATTER WHAT IT TOOK,
LET'S GET THEM OUT.
>> TIME IS TICKING.
JESUS CHRIST
DIDN'T RUN.
WE RUN
TO THE FIRE,
WE DON'T RUN
AWAY FROM IT.
[Applause]
James: I LOVE YOU, BUDDY.
Franklin: JAMES,
IT IS A TESTIMONY
OF GOD'S FAITHFULNESS THAT
IN THE MIDDLE OF STORMS --
AND WE ALL HAVE
STORMS IN LIFE --
GOD'S THERE.
I'M NOT SAYING HE IS GOING
TO REACT JUST LIKE HE DID
WITH DR. BRANTLY
BUT GOD IS THERE.
HE DOESN'T LEAVE US ALONE.
JESUS SAID, "I'LL NEVER
LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU."
THAT'S A PROMISE
FOR THOSE WHO PUT THEIR
FAITH AND TRUST IN CHRIST.
BUT EBOLA WAS RAVAGING
THAT PART OF THE WORLD
AND I HAD NO CLUE WHAT TO DO,
OUR STAFF HAD NO CLUE
WHAT TO DO, AND GOD
OPENED UP DOOR AFTER DOOR.
PEOPLE THAT WE NEVER KNEW,
PEOPLE THAT ALL OF THE SUDDEN
CAME UP OUT OF NOWHERE
LIKE THE GUY WITH THE ASSET,
AND GOD SAVED DR. BRANTLY.
BUT I WANT
YOUNG PEOPLE TO SEE THIS
BECAUSE THIS FILM
IS FULL OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
THESE ARE YOUNG MISSIONARIES
THAT ARE ON THE FIELD
THAT ARE RISKING ALL
FOR THE GOSPEL.
A LOT OF TIMES
WE THINK OF MISSIONARIES
OF BEING OLD PEOPLE,
LIKE YOU AND ME.
[Laughter]
THERE IS A LOT OF YOUNG FOLKS
OUT THERE, I'M TELLING YOU,
THAT ARE FACING DARKNESS
AND DANGER EVERY DAY.
James: WHAT DO YOU WANT
AND WHAT DO YOU PRAY,
WHAT DOES YOUR HEART
LONG FOR,
THE AFFECT OF THIS TO HAVE
BECAUSE THE STAGE IS SET
FOR THE CHURCH TO REVEAL
THE LIVING JESUS
THROUGH HIS FAMILY.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
Franklin: I WANT THIS
TO HELP RAISE UP AN ARMY
OF YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO ARE WILLING TO SAY,
"LORD, HERE I AM, SEND ME!"
THAT'S WHAT I WANT IT TO BE.
James: FATHER, WE JUST PRAY,
WE PRAY THAT THOUSANDS,
TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF YOUNG PEOPLE WILL HEAR
EXACTLY WHAT HE JUST VOICED
AS A CONCERN, AND WE'VE
NOW SAID IN A PRAYER,
"RAISE THEM UP" AND RAISE UP
THE SUPPORT FOR THEM;
IN JESUS' NAME.
THERE'S THE WEBSITE.
GET THE INFORMATION
AND THEN PRAY GOD
FILLS EVERY PERSON WITH
THE LOVE OF THE LORD JESUS
SO THAT NOT ONLY ARE PEOPLE
MOVED TO GO LIKE HE SAID
BUT WE SEND THEM.
FRANKLIN,
MISSIONARIES COME TO ME.
YOU KNOW WE'VE SUPPORTED
SAMARITAN'S PURSE.
WE'VE BEEN BEHIND YOU
BIG TIME.
LISTEN TO THIS.
MISSIONARIES CALL US
BECAUSE THEY SAY, "WE KNEW
YOU COULD TELL YOUR VIEWERS
AND THEY WOULD CARE
AND NOT LEAVE US EMPTY-HANDED
BUT WOULD GIVE US
THE ABILITY TO DO
WHAT GOD PUT US HERE TO DO."
RIGHT NOW, FRANKLIN,
WE'RE DRILLING WATER WELLS.
Franklin: YES, SIR!
James: WE GIVE PEOPLE
WATER FOR LIFE AND TELL THEM
ABOUT THE WATER OF LIFE.
IT IS REMARKABLE.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH THIS.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO HAVE A MIRACLE.
OUR MISSIONARIES HAVE
SHOWN US AREAS WHERE IF
WE DON'T GET A WELL DRILLED
IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
IT IS LIKE THE ENTIRE VILLAGE
WILL DIE, ALL THE PEOPLE
IN THOSE AREAS,
THEY LITERALLY TARGETED.
WATCH THIS CLOSELY.
Announcer:
IT'S A LIST OF RULES.
RULES MEANT
TO PRESERVE THIS:
THE ONLY SOURCE
OF WATER
FOR THE MANY FAMILIES
LIVING HERE.
Announcer:
AS DESPERATE A CHALLENGE
AS THIS SCARCITY IS,
IT IS ONLY WHERE
THEIR STRUGGLES BEGIN.
Announcer:
IT'S ABSOLUTELY MIND BOGGLING
THAT ANYONE
COULD SURVIVE LONG
AFTER DRINKING
THIS DISEASE
AND PARASITE-INFESTED WATER.
THE SAD TRUTH IS,
MANY HERE DON'T.
MOST OF THEM
YOUNG CHILDREN,
LITTLE BODIES UNABLE
TO DEFEND THEMSELVES
AGAINST SUCH
A CONTAMINATED SOURCE.
Announcer:
WITH YOUR HELP
WE COULD DRILL
A WELL RIGHT HERE --
ABUNDANT, CLEAN,
LIFE-GIVING WATER.
NO MORE THIRST
AND DEHYDRATION.
NO MORE SICKNESS.
James: WE'VE DRILLED,
WITH YOUR HELP,
THOUSANDS OF WELLS.
THE WELLS STILL AVERAGE $4800.
CAN YOU GIVE A WELL?
SO WE'RE ASKING GOD,
GOD RAISE UP PEOPLE
WHO ARE ABLE TO DRILL A WELL
AND THEY'LL TAKE JOY
IN DOING IT.
RAISE UP PEOPLE
WHO WILL GIVE $1200
AND THEN PRAY,
"GOD GIVE US THREE MORE
TO JOIN ME"
-- $2400 AND PRAY ONE WILL.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND: $48, BETTY,
HAS BEEN THE MAIN GIFT
THAT COMES IN TO DRILL WELLS,
WHICH DRILLS WATER WELLS
TO TAKE CARE
OF TEN PEOPLE FOR $48 --
$144 -- 30.
SO THERE IS A LEVEL
AT WHICH EVERYONE WATCHING
CAN PARTICIPATE.
AND YOU CAN BE THE ANSWER
TO A MOTHER'S PRAYER,
HER HEART CRY,
TO A HEALTHY FUTURE
FOR HER CHILDREN.
RIGHT NOW GO ON THE WEBSITE,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS
USE THEM THAT WAY.
OR YOU CAN DIAL THE NUMBER.
MANY PEOPLE ARE CALLING IN
RIGHT NOW TO PRAY.
YOU'D BE SURPRISED.
THERE ARE PEOPLE CALLING IN
RIGHT NOW WHO SAY,
"I WANT TO BE A MISSIONARY.
I HEARD WHAT
FRANKLIN GRAHAM SAID,
I WANT TO BE A MISSIONARY."
WHILE THEY'RE CALLING,
YOU CAN CALL AND BE
AN ANSWER TO PRAYER.
HERE'S THE GIFT
AND TELL US WHAT
YOU'RE PUTTING IN THE MAIL.
IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE
BUT LET US KNOW.
CALL AND USE YOUR BANKCARD,
GO ON THE WEBSITE
AND USE IT.
IF YOU MAIL A CHECK,
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE SENDING.
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR YOU
THAT I BELIEVE WILL BE
A TREMENDOUS BLESSING TO YOU.
PLEASE NOW, MAKE THAT CALL,
MAKE THAT GIFT.
Announcer: TODAY A MOTHER
LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY
WILL DO
THE UNTHINKABLE:
GIVE HER CHILDREN DIRTY,
DISEASED-FILLED WATER
THAT SHE KNOWS
COULD KILL THEM.
WITH NO
OTHER CHOICE,
WHAT'S A MOTHER
TO DO?
WITH YOUR HELP,
CLEAN WATER IS ON THE WAY.
MISSION:
WATER FOR LIFE
PROVIDES
A NEW BEGINNING
FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES;
A BRIGHT FUTURE
WITH BETTER HEALTH.
WITH YOUR GIFT TODAY YOU CAN
HELP DRILL 400 WATER WELLS
IN REMOTE VILLAGES
IN 15 NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE
CLEAN WATER
FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48
WILL HELP PROVIDE FOR TEN.
$72 WILL PROVIDE
FOR 15 PEOPLE.
AND $144 WILL HELP
PROVIDE LIFE-GIVING WATER
FOR 30 PEOPLE
FOR A LIFETIME.
WITH YOUR GIFT WE'LL SEND YOU
THE MIRACLES OF CHRIST;
WHAT LIVING BEYOND
IMPOSSIBLE LOOKS LIKE.
FILLED WITH
SCRIPTURES, PRAYERS,
AND STORIES OF
JESUS' MIRACULOUS POWER,
JAMES ROBISON ADDS INSIGHT
ABOUT HOW TO WALK IN FAITH
AND LIVE BEYOND
THE IMPOSSIBLE.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
REQUEST THE MORNING
AND EVENING COFFEE MUG SET.
EACH MUG FEATURES
BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK
AND SCRIPTURE
FROM PSALM 92:2
A WONDERFUL REMINDER OF
GOD'S FAITHFULNESS EACH DAY.
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
THE BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE OF FAITH
FRAMED CANVAS PRINT
BY THOMAS KINKADE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE!
Tammy: STATISTICS SAY
THAT HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
DIE EVERY YEAR
BECAUSE OF
CONTAMINATED WATER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE LEARNED
THROUGH ALL THESE TRIPS
AND TRAVELING IS THAT THERE
IS AN INCREDIBLE SOLUTION.
THERE IS A SOLUTION
TO THAT VERY PROBLEM.
WE CAN COME INTO THIS VILLAGE,
INTO THIS COMMUNITY
AND WE CAN DRILL THEM A WELL
WHERE THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN
WILL HAVE FRESH CLEAN WATER --
WATER THAT BRINGS LIFE TO THEM
RATHER THAN PRODUCING
DEATH IN THEM.
THE THING IS, THAT'S
WHERE YOU COME IN.
THAT'S WHERE
I NEED YOU --
I NEED YOUR HELP TO
PARTNER WITH US.
WE HAVE ALL THE MEANS TO
COME IN, EVEN TO THIS VILLAGE
AND DRILL THEM
A WELL.
WE HAVE IT ALL LAID OUT,
WE HAVE THE PASSION,
WE HAVE THE PLAN,
WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT,
WE HAVE THE PEOPLE,
WE JUST DON'T ALWAYS
HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO IT.
THIS MIGHT BE YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO BE A PART
OF SOMETHING REALLY BIG --
TO BE A PART OF A HUGE FUTURE
FOR NOT JUST ONE CHILD
BUT FOR MANY CHILDREN
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
PLEASE
DON'T HESITATE.
PLEASE GO TO YOUR PHONE AND
DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TODAY.
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO
WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE!
James: THANK YOU
FOR YOUR RESPONSE.
THANK YOU.
FRANKLIN,
HOW IMPORTANT IS WATER?
Franklin: IT'S LIFE!
AND WITHOUT WATER
THERE IS NO LIFE.
CLEAN WATER IS SO IMPORTANT.
THE NUMBER ONE KILLER
IN THE WORLD TODAY
IS CONTAMINATED WATER.
SO WHEN YOU CAN PROVIDE
A FAMILY OR A VILLAGE
OR A COMMUNITY
WITH A SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER
YOU GIVE LIFE TO THAT VILLAGE.
James: WHEN THEY SEE
THAT KIND OF LOVE
MEETING THAT NEED,
THEY'RE READY TO HEAR
ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THAT LOVE.
Franklin: BETTER BELIEVE IT!
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK ABOUT THE WATER OF LIFE,
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
James: GET THE WORD OUT.
TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SAY THANKS TO GOD
AND THANKS TO FRANKLIN GRAHAM?
I'VE LOVED WATCHING GOD
USE YOU, FRANKLIN.
Franklin: THANK YOU
FOR BEING MY FRIEND.
James: THANK ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
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>> I WISH I COULD DO MORE FOR
LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL,
BUT I'M SAVING
FOR RETIREMENT.
Announcer: WE HAVE A PLAN
THAT CAN HELP YOU DO BOTH.
CONTACT LIFE PLANNING
SERVICES TODAY.
Announcer: NEXT WEEK,
MICHELE RIGBY ASSAD,
A FORMER UNDERCOVER OFFICER
IN THE C.I.A.
IS BREAKING COVER TO TELL HOW
GOD USED HER TO SAVE LIVES.
>> 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.