♪ I AM
YOUR GRACE ♪
♪ I AM
YOUR MERCY ♪
>> GET UP FROM THE ASHES
AND MOVE ON
INTO THE FUTURE
THAT GOD HAS.
IT MAY NOT BE LIKE
WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE
BUT AT THE END IT WILL BE
BETTER THAN WE EVER IMAGINED.
Announcer:
HEAR HOW GOD RESTORED
AARON AND AMANDA CRABB
AND IS NOW USING THEM
TO RESTORE OTHERS. NEXT!
♪
James: I THINK Y'ALL MEAN IT!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
APPRECIATE IT.
I'M HOLDING A GREAT CD
IN MY HAND.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY.
AARON AND AMANDA CRABB,
PART OF THE CRABB FAMILY THAT
ARE JUST INCREDIBLY GIFTED
AND ANOINTED SINGERS,
THIS IS A COUPLE PASTORING
A CHURCH IN THE NASHVILLE,
TENNESSEE AREA.
BUT THEY'VE GOT A NEW CD
AND THE TITLE IS RESTORE
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING
TO SING THAT TO US AND TELL US
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT LATER.
WOULD YOU WELCOME
AARON AND AMANDA CRABB
TO LIFE TODAY?
WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE Y'ALL BACK!
Aaron: THANK YOU.
GLAD TO BE HERE.
James: NOW SINCE YOU WERE
LAST HERE, WHICH WAS
A FEW YEARS AGO; RIGHT?
I THINK YOU'D BEEN
AT CORNERSTONE CHURCH WITH
JOHN HAGEE AND MATT HAGEE.
SO YOU HAD JUST LEFT
CORNERSTONE AND YOU WENT
TO THE NASHVILLE AREA.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE CHURCH.
Aaron: THE NAME OF THE CHURCH
IS RESTORING HOPE CHURCH.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY
WAS BIRTHED 13 YEARS AGO
IN MY SPIRIT
IN MY PRAYER CLOSET.
BUT I WAS... WELL,
I'LL JUST BE TRANSPARENT,
MUSIC WAS MY THING.
I WAS COMFORTABLE THERE.
BUT ONE THING I LIKE TO SAY
IS GOD DOESN'T CALL US
TO BE COMFORTABLE
HE CALLS US TO BE OBEDIENT.
James: SO AS YOU'RE SINGING
AND YOU OBVIOUSLY HAD A GIFT,
YOUR FAMILY HAD IT,
WHICH WAS NATURAL,
SUPERNATURAL AND SO
YOU'RE JUST RIDING ALONG
THE WAVE OF THAT GIFTING
AND THE SUCCESS
AND THE BLESSINGS BUT GOD
PUT SOMETHING IN YOUR HEART
TO GO SHEPHERD SOME PEOPLE?
Aaron: YES. I DIDN'T KNOW
EXACTLY THE LOCATION
TO BE HONEST
AT THAT TIME 13 YEARS AGO.
WE ONLY HAD ELI, WHICH
IS MY OLDEST SON AND
I ACTUALLY SAW HIM PRAYING
IN THE ALTARS.
AS I WAS PRAYING, I SAW HIM
PRAYING FOR PEOPLE
IN THE ALTARS OF WHAT...
James: YOU MEAN THIS IS
A VISION?
Aaron: -- A VISION.
AND I SAW THE CHURCH
AND ME PREACHING.
OF COURSE, I TRIED TO SAY,
"OH, I'M SINGING UP THERE."
James: BUT YOU ACTUALLY
SAW YOURSELF PREACHING.
WELL, CAN YOU PREACH?
Amanda: HE CAN!
James: CAN YOU PREACH?
Amanda: HE WILL TELL YOU NO.
HE IS AN INCREDIBLE PREACHER
AND FULL OF THE ZEAL...
James: COMMUNICATOR, TEACHER
-- WHAT IS HE?
I'M AN EXHORTER.
Amanda: HE'S AN EXHORTER.
YES, SIR! HE IS
AN EXHORTER OF THE TRUTH.
James: SO ARE YOU COMFORTABLE
NOW DOING IT?
Aaron: I AM.
James: WHERE IS THE CHURCH?
WHAT PART OF NASHVILLE?
Aaron: HENDERSONVILLE,
TENNESSEE.
James: WELL, THAT'S
JOHNNY CASH'S HOME.
ARE YOU MEETING IN
A CHURCH BUILDING,
LIKE A WAREHOUSE THAT'S BEEN
RENOVATED OR DO YOU HAVE
A CHURCH BUILDING?
Amanda: WE HAVE
OUR OWN PROPERTY.
IT IS 1041 CENTER POINT ROAD,
AND IT'S A MIRACLE IN ITSELF.
T.B.N., WE STARTED THERE
AT THE FACILITY
IN THE AUDITORIUM.
AND OUR VERY FIRST SUNDAY
SERVICE, SEPTEMBER 14th,
2014 WE ANNOUNCED OUR PROPERTY
THAT HAD BEEN EMPTY
FOR THREE YEARS.
IT WAS A PREVIOUS CHURCH;
A CHURCH THAT HAD
REALLY FALLEN APART.
THEY TRIED TO DO
A SATELLITE CHURCH
AND THAT WASN'T WORKING.
WE MADE A CRAZY OFFER,
A BRAND NEW CHURCH.
TO GO GET A FACILITY,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE TWO YEARS
OF TITHING RECORD.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT.
SO WE STEPPED OUT IN FAITH.
GOD TOLD US TO GO AND WE DID.
THEY TURNED DOWN 12 OFFERS
AND WHAT WAS INTERESTING
IS WHEN OURS CAME ACROSS
THE DESK THE FINANCIAL --
James: WAS IT A BIGGER OFFER
YOU MADE?
Amanda: NO!
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
IT WAS A CRAZY OFFER BUT
THE FINANCIAL OFFICER
OF THAT CHURCH WANTED TO
SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH US.
AND WHEN WE SAT DOWN
AT THE TABLE DOWNTOWN
NASHVILLE HE SAID, "I HAD
TO LOOK IN THE EYES OF
THE PEOPLE WHO WERE
GETTING THIS PROPERTY."
HE SAID, "BECAUSE 12 OFFERS
HAVE COME ACROSS MY DESK
AND I WOULD HEAR
THE HOLY SPIRIT..."
I'M THANKFUL FOR KINGDOM
PEOPLE WHO WILL LISTEN
TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, "NO, NO."
HE SAID, "WHEN YOUR CONTRACT
CAME ACROSS THE DESK,
I HEARD THE VOICE
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT SAY,
"THAT PROPERTY HAS BEEN
RESERVED FOR SUCH A TIME
AS THIS."
AND RESTORING HOPE IS
THE NAME OF THE PROPERTY.
WE SEE PEOPLE COME IN
OFF THE STREETS.
THEY SAY, "IS THIS
A REHAB FACILITY?"
AND WE SAY, "YES, IT IS!"
OF COURSE, IT IS.
WE ARE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH BASED.
WE HAVE A SUMMER PROGRAM
THAT EVERY SINGLE TUESDAY
WE SET UP WATER SLIDES,
WE FEED OUR COMMUNITY,
SOMETIMES UP TO 400-500 KIDS.
AND THEN WE SEND THEM HOME
WITH GROCERIES.
WE HAVE A FOOD PANTRY
THAT GOD IS -- HE IS BLOWING
OUR MIND ON THAT PROPERTY.
HE GETS ALL THE GLORY.
THAT'S WHAT THE BEAUTIFUL
THING IS.
James: DO YOU LIKE
THIS KIND OF STORY?
IT SOUNDS LIKE
A MIRACLE STORY.
DO YOU ALL STILL TRAVEL
AND SING?
DO YOU SING AT THE CHURCH,
THE TWO OF YOU?
Aaron: RIGHT NOW WE DO THE
WORSHIP AND THE PREACHING.
WE'RE WAITING ON
A WORSHIP LEADER.
James: YOU'RE THE WHOLE THING.
Aaron: I MIGHT LOOK
A LITTLE TIRED.
[Laughter]
James: ALL RIGHT, RESTORE.
LET'S TAKE THAT WORD RESTORE.
IT'S THE TITLE OF THIS.
IT'S PART OF YOUR CHURCH.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
Aaron: RESTORE IS SOMETHING
THAT, AMANDA AND I, WE BOTH
CAME FROM BROKEN HOMES.
SHE HAS A PAST OF ABUSE
AND WE'VE SEEN WHERE
GOD HAS BROUGHT A LOT
OF HEALING IN OUR OWN
PERSONAL LIVES.
THAT TOOK A PROCESS;
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
THERE WAS A PROCESS AND
I BELIEVE WE HAD TO GO
THROUGH THAT SO THAT
WE COULD DO WHAT
WE'RE DOING TODAY.
James: SO SOME OF
THE RESTORATION PROCESS
IN YOUR LIFE, THOUGH,
WAS THE RESULT TOO OF SEEING
THINGS, LET'S SAY IN THE LIVES
IN THE PART OF CHRISTIANS,
PEOPLE YOU KNOW OR RESPECTED
AND YOU SAW THINGS THAT
YOU KNEW WERE NOT IN HARMONY
WITH THE HEART
AND WILL OF GOD.
LIKE IT MADE A HOLE
IN YOUR HEART AND PUT
A BRUISE ON YOUR PSYCHE.
SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY
IT IS LIKE LET'S SAY
A TORMENTING SPIRIT
GOT A HOLD.
SOME PEOPLE SAY IT IS LIKE
A CURSE THAT COMES ON YOU.
IT'S LIKE A BRUISE.
SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
BEING RESTORED YOU NEED
TO BE RESTORED FROM
THE BROKENNESS AND THE PAIN
OF WHAT YOU HAD OBSERVED
AND WHAT YOU HAD SEEN THAT
HAD NOT ONLY DISAPPOINTED YOU
BUT HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT
ON YOU; RIGHT?
Aaron: EXACTLY.
AND I KNOW FEAR.
WHEN YOUR FOUNDATION
IS BROKEN, WHEN WHAT YOU KNOW
AS YOUR FOUNDATION,
THE THING YOU CAN RUN TO
IS BROKEN THEN FEAR COMES.
FEAR IMMOBILIZES YOU.
THAT'S THE ENEMY'S
ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO KEEP YOU
FROM THE PURPOSE GOD
HAS CALLED YOU TO DO.
BUT YOU CAN TURN IT AROUND.
SEE, ONE THING THAT I HAVE
REALIZED IS THAT NEHEMIAH,
THE BROKE DOWN WALL,
GOD CAN USE BROKE DOWN
BURNT STONES.
HE CAN GIVE THEM
PURPOSE AGAIN.
Amanda: AND ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE SAY AT OUR CHURCH,
WE TALK WITH A LOT OF COUPLES
AND BROKEN PEOPLE IN GENERAL,
"YOU CAN COME IN THIS CHURCH
AND WE COULD PUT PAINT
ON YOUR WALLS BUT IF THERE'S
MOLD AND CRACKS IT'S ALL
GOING TO COME BACK
TO THE SURFACE AGAIN."
AND THE RESTORATION PROCESS,
YOU MAY HAVE A GREAT
FOUNDATION AND YOU MIGHT HAVE
MOLDY WALLS; YOU NEED
TO TEAR DOWN SOME STUFF
AND THEN YOU CAN REBUILD
AND PAINT AND ALLOW GOD
TO DO HIS FULL WORK
IN YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S WHAT OUR MINISTRY
IS ABOUT.
THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN
A RESTORATION PROCESS.
WE HAD THE FOUNDATION
OF THREE YEARS OF TRACKS
AND MUSIC AND IT HAS BEEN
A THREE YEAR PROCESS OF
PUTTING IT TOGETHER
FOR COMPLETION.
James: YOU KNOW YOU SANG
A SONG THAT REALLY
MINISTERED TO US THAT
BETTY WOULD PLAY QUITE OFTEN
WHEN WE WENT THROUGH
THE INDESCRIBABLE PAIN,
THE LOSS OF OUR BABY GIRL,
OUR DAUGHTER.
IT WAS I BELIEVE...
Betty: "TAKE ME TO THE PLACE."
James: TAKE HIM TO THE PLACE.
WHAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT
YOU HOPED COMMUNICATES
THROUGH THAT?
Amanda: OH, THE MESSAGE
OF "TAKE HIM TO THE PLACE" IS
A FULL RESTORATION MESSAGE.
MY PERSONAL TESTIMONY WHICH
YOU GUYS ALLOWED ME TO SHARE
THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE,
ABUSE FROM THE AGE OF FIVE
AND ON UP.
AND HIDDEN THINGS IN OUR LIFE
THAT CONSUMED AND I DIDN'T
LOVE MYSELF,
COULDN'T LOVE ANYBODY ELSE.
AND I REMEMBER THE DAY
THAT THE LORD TOOK ME
TO THE SCRIPTURE IN JOHN
AND THE 11th CHAPTER WHERE
LAZARUS IS LAID BEHIND
THE TOMB AND MARY AND MARTHA
ARE JUST DEVASTATED.
"WHERE WERE YOU?"
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN SCRIPTURE I DIDN'T FEEL
CONDEMNED FOR QUESTIONING GOD.
"WHERE WERE YOU WHEN
THIS HAPPENED TO ME?
HOW COULD YOU ALLOW
THIS TO HAPPEN?
I WAS JUST AN INNOCENT CHILD.
YOU ARE MINISTERS
OF THE GOSPEL.
GOD WHERE WERE YOU?
WHERE WERE YOU?"
AND THE TRANSLATION THAT
I WAS READING THAT DAY
SAID, "TAKE ME TO THE PLACE
WHERE YOU'VE LAID HIM."
AND HE WENT AND STOOD BEFORE
THE TOMB AND WE KNOW
THAT MARTHA WAS VERY QUICK
TO SAY, "LORD, DON'T YOU KNOW
IT'S GOING TO STINK?"
AND OF COURSE, FOR A MOMENT
OUR ENVIRONMENT IS DISRUPTED.
BUT HE TOLD HER, "IF YOU WILL
JUST BELIEVE YOU WILL SEE
THE GLORY OF GOD REVEALED
IN YOUR LIFE.
ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE
ALL THE ANSWERS, GOD DID NOT
MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.
BUT WHAT I KNOW IS BECAUSE
I HAVE SEEN THE GREATER GLORY
OF GOD, I KNOW THE RESTORATION
POWER OF WHAT THE BLOOD
OF JESUS AND THE POWER
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN DO
TO SUCH A BROKEN LIFE.
AND THE MESSAGE THAT I HOPE
IS THAT PEOPLE WILL GET UP
FROM THE ASHES AND MOVE ON
INTO THE FUTURE THAT GOD HAS.
IT MAY NOT BE LIKE WE THOUGHT
IT WAS GOING TO BE BUT
AT THE END IT WILL BE BETTER
THAN WE EVER IMAGINED.
James: SO WE CAN TAKE HIM
TO THE PLACE OF PAIN, HURT,
LOSS, SUFFERING, DEVASTATION.
TAKE ME THERE.
AND HE CAN TURN THAT
SITUATION INTO A
RESTORATION RESURRECTION,
TO NEW LIFE.
SO YOU ALL HAVE WRITTEN
A SONG.
IT IS THE TITLE
OF THIS, RESTORE.
SO JUST SET IT UP.
TELL ME WHAT LED TO THE SONG.
I KNOW ITS MINISTRY.
Amanda: WELL, THE SONG
"RESTORE" WE WROTE
WHILE WE WERE STILL
IN SAN ANTONIO.
SOMETIMES YOU GO,
"GOD, WHAT DO WE DO?"
WE WERE A THOUSAND MILES AWAY
FROM FAMILY.
THE HAGEES WERE SO GOOD TO US
AND THEY STILL ARE.
THEY ARE OUR FAMILY.
BUT THERE WAS A SEASON THAT
WHEN YOU'RE A MILLION MILES
AWAY AND THE ENEMY BEGINS
TO ISOLATE YOU,
THAT WE FELT A STRUGGLE HERE.
I PULLED AWAY.
WHILE HE TRIED TO HOLD ME
CLOSE I BEGAN TO PULL AWAY
AND RECLUSE.
AND THAT'S WHAT THAT SONG
IS ABOUT, IS YOU KNOW
MY DOUBTS, YOU KNOW MY FEARS,
AND YOU KNOW THE STORY
BEHIND EVERY TEAR.
YOU HELD ME CLOSE
AS I PUSHED YOU AWAY.
WHY HAS IT BEEN SO HARD
FOR ME TO SAY
THAT I NEED YOUR GRACE
AND I NEED YOUR MERCY?
AND IT IS THAT SIMPLE.
GOD, I NEED YOU
IN THIS MOMENT.
WHEN YOU INVITE HIM
IN THAT MOMENT,
HE WILL FULFILL ALL
OF HIS PROMISES TO US.
James: WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HEAR THEM SING THAT
MESSAGE, "RESTORE"?
WOULD YOU DO THAT FOR US?
♪ YOU KNOW MY DOUBTS
AND YOU KNOW MY FEARS ♪
♪ YOU KNOW THE STORY
BEHIND EVERY TEAR ♪
♪ YOU HELD ME CLOSE
AS I PUSHED YOU AWAY ♪
♪ WHY HAS IT BEEN
SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY ♪
♪ I NEED
YOUR GRACE ♪
♪ I NEED
YOUR MERCY ♪
♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE
TO COME AND RESTORE ME ♪
♪ I NEED
YOUR GRACE ♪
♪ I KNOW MY THOUGHTS
AND I HAVE MY PLAN ♪
♪ I HOLD YOUR FUTURE
IN THE PALM OF MY HAND ♪
♪ I WAS THERE
WHEN YOU HURT ♪
♪ AND EVEN
QUESTIONED WHY ♪
♪ SO OPEN UP
YOUR HEART ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE
THE WHOLE TIME ♪
♪ I AM
YOUR GRACE ♪
♪ I AM
YOUR MERCY ♪
♪ I AM
THE LOVE ♪
♪ I AM
YOUR GRACE ♪
♪ I AM
YOUR MERCY ♪
♪ I AM THE LOVE
THAT'S EVER RESTORING ♪
♪ I NEED YOUR GRACE,
JESUS ♪
♪ I AM
YOUR GRACE ♪
♪ EVERY HOUR
OF EVERY DAY ♪
♪ I NEED YOU TO COME
AND RESTORE ME ♪
James: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
NOW AARON, I'VE GOT TO BE
HONEST WITH YOU.
I CAN'T SING.
WHEN WE GET TO HEAVEN
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO LISTEN TO ME.
FOR A YEAR OR TWO
YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO ME.
BUT IF I COULD SING LIKE YOU,
I'D HAVE A HARD TIME
HEARING THE CALL TO PREACH.
[Laughter]
DON'T Y'ALL AGREE HE HAS
A BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND
SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL VOICE?
JUST FABULOUS!
JUST FABULOUS!
I WANT TO SEE GOD RESTORE
EVERY BROKEN HEART,
AND I WANT TO SEE PEOPLE
SET FREE.
FATHER, I PRAY FOR EVERYONE
WATCHING TODAY,
CRUSHED BY THE PAST
AND NOW A PRISONER TO IT.
I WANT YOU TO SET THEM FREE
FROM THAT PAST.
LET THEM GO BACK TO THE PLACE
OF PAIN, LOSS, HURT
AND JUST LAY IT AT YOUR FEET.
AND SAY, "LIFT IT OFF OF ME.
LIFT THE BURDEN WITH
YOUR MERCY, YOUR GRACE.
HEAL MY HEART.
I TRUST IT TO YOU.
I SUBMIT TO YOU.
I'M YIELDED CLAY.
SHAPE ME IN YOUR IMAGE.
FORGIVE ME, CLEANSE ME,
FREE ME, RESTORE ME
THROUGH YOUR MERCY
AND YOUR GRACE";
IN JESUS' NAME.
THE PHONE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN
IS AN 800-NUMBER,
IT'S PAID FOR BY LOVE.
YOU NEED SOMEONE
TO PRAY FOR YOU?
TRUST GOD TO RESTORE
YOUR BROKEN HEART?
YOU NEED TO SHARE SOMETHING
AND ASK SOMEONE
TO AGREE WITH YOU?
DON'T HESITATE.
WE PRAISE GOD FOR WHAT
HE HAS DONE AND IS DOING
IN YOUR LIFE,
WHAT HE IS DOING THERE
IN THE RESTORING HOPE CHURCH
IN THE PART OF THE COUNTRY
I LOVE SO MUCH;
TWO CRUSADES THERE: GALLATIN,
HENDERSON, HENDERSONVILLE
ALSO, IN THE VANDERBILT
FIELD HOUSE --
JUST GREAT MEMORIES
ALL OVER TENNESSEE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING
A WITNESS LIKE YOU ARE.
MAY GOD USE YOU TO RESTORE
MANY BROKEN HEARTS,
BROKEN HOMES, BROKEN MARRIAGES
AND RELATIONSHIPS AND JUST
CONTINUE TO SEE MIRACLES.
BETTY AND I REALLY REJOICE
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING
TO SHOW OUR VIEWERS
THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE
CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT.
THIS IS A TIME WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT CHRISTMAS
SHOES AND SMILES.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
THE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIFTS
TO PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY HELP US
PUT SHOES ON CHILDREN.
DO YOU MIND IF OUR VIEWERS
SAY, "LOOK, WE'LL HELP YOU
GIVE SOME SMILES TO CHILDREN
WITH SURGERY THAT HAVE
CLEFT PALATE OR WE'LL PUT
THESE LITTLE SHOES
ON LITTLE FEET AND
OLDER CHILDREN THAT CAN
PROTECT THEM,"
COULD WE SEND THEM THIS CD
TO SAY THANK YOU, TOO?
DO Y'ALL THINK THAT
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA?
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW.
HERE'S THE THING.
WE WANT TO BLESS YOU.
THEY WANT TO BLESS YOU
AS A COUPLE.
WOULD YOU PUT SOME SMILES
ON SOME LITTLE FACES
WHERE THEY COULDN'T SMILE?
THIS IS A MIRACLE!
THIS IS A MIRACLE OF LOVE.
AND THEN WOULD YOU PUT
SOME SHOES ON SOME PRECIOUS
LITTLE FEET AND
SOME YOUNG CHILDREN,
EVEN SOME TEENAGERS FEET
WHERE THEY'RE SO SUSCEPTIBLE
TO DISEASE AND INFECTION
FROM BACTERIA, AND SOMETIMES
HOOKWORMS THAT CAN DESTROY
EVEN THEIR MINDS?
IT CAN KILL THEM.
WOULD YOU DO THAT
FOR CHRISTMAS?
I WANT YOU TO WATCH CLOSELY
BECAUSE I THINK WHAT YOU SEE
IS GOING TO MOVE YOU
TO BECOME A MIRACLE
IN SOMEONE'S LIFE. WATCH.
James: BETTY, ALL THESE PEOPLE
HAVE WONDERED WHY WE'RE HERE.
HOW ARE YOU?
AND WE HAVE
TOLD THEM
THROUGH TRANSLATORS
THAT WE'RE HERE
BECAUSE
WE LOVE THEM
AND BECAUSE WE WANT
TO GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE.
WE CAME IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD JESUS
BUT WE DIDN'T JUST COME
TO TALK ABOUT GOD'S LOVE,
WE CAME
TO SHARE IT
AND DEMONSTRATE IT.
♪
James:
I'M KNEELING HERE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
BY A CONTAMINATED
WATER SOURCE
AND WE LOVE TO
GIVE WATER WELLS.
BUT WE FOUND OUT
SOMETHING ELSE.
BECAUSE OF
CONTAMINATED WATER,
AND EVEN
CONTAMINATIONS
AND PROBLEMS
IN THE SOIL,
CHILDREN GET LITTLE
CUTS IN THEIR FEET
AND THEY
PICK UP HOOKWORMS.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT
THAT ULTIMATELY GETS
INTO THEIR INTESTINES
AND IT IS
A HORRIBLE SICKNESS.
BUT IT IS
A DISEASE
THAT NOT ONLY BRINGS
INCREDIBLE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT
BUT IN SO MANY
INSTANCES DEATH.
Betty: I'M SITTING HERE WITH BERTA AND HER EIGHT CHILDREN
THAT SHE LOVES
VERY, VERY MUCH.
SHE WOULD DO ANYTHING
TO TAKE CARE OF THEM
HEALTH WISE.
SHE'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE
OF ONE FAMILY
THAT NEEDS
OUR HELP.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE
TO PUT SOME SHOES
ON THE FEET OF THESE CHILDREN
-- PRECIOUS FEET!
JESUS LOVES THESE CHILDREN
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
SO AS THIS EXAMPLE,
AS SHE SITS HERE
WITH HER CHILDREN,
JUST VISUALIZE,
JUST PICTURE FAMILIES,
CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD
THAT NEED TO HAVE SHOES
ON THEIR LITTLE FEET.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL
JOIN WITH US.
THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY
TO BLESS
THESE FAMILIES
THAT JUST BARELY GET BY
FROM DAY-TO-DAY.
PLEASE JOIN
WITH US.
James: I WANT TO KNOW
IF OUR TELEVISION PEOPLE
CAN CUT BACK TO THAT MOTHER
WITH EIGHT CHILDREN
AROUND HER.
I'VE OFTEN SAID I CAN SEE
A DUCK WITH HER
LITTLE DUCKLINGS.
A BEAUTIFUL FACEBOOK POST
NOT LONG AGO,
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WATCHED IT
WHERE THESE FIREMEN
WERE GETTING THESE
LITTLE BABY DUCKS
OUT OF THE DRAIN.
AND THE MOMMA DUCK WITH
ONE BABY IS WAITING THERE
UNTIL SHE GOT
EVERY ONE OF THEM.
THEY HAD TO GO ACROSS
THE STREET TO ANOTHER DRAIN
TO GET ALL OF THEM.
THAT MOM WOULDN'T LEAVE UNTIL
SHE GOT THEM ALL AROUND HER.
IT WAS THE BIGGEST BUNCH
OF SMILES ON THOSE FIREMEN
AND POLICE OFFICERS
THAT HELPED THAT LITTLE DUCK.
BUT WHAT I SAW
WAS A MOTHER DUCK
THAT SEEMED TO SHOW
MORE INTENTION AND CONCERN
AND GRATITUDE FOR HER BABIES
THAN A LOT OF PARENTS
SEEM TO FOCUS ON THEIRS.
THAT MOTHER THERE WITH THOSE
EIGHT CHILDREN AROUND HER,
BETTY, IF WE WOULD HAVE
GOTTEN EVERY ONE OF THOSE
LITTLE KIDS' FACES UP CLOSE
I'D HAVE LOVED IT.
BUT WHAT I SAW, THAT MOM,
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS,
ALL THOSE LITTLE
EIGHT CHILDREN,
THAT'S THE GREATEST
SOURCE OF JOY IN HER LIFE.
AND YOU LET ONE OF THOSE
LITTLE SOURCES OF JOY,
THEY DON'T HAVE ENTERTAINMENT,
THEY DON'T HAVE A TELEVISION,
THEY DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY
BUT THEY HAVE A LIFE AND
THEY LOVE THEIR LITTLE FAMILY.
AND WHEN YOU GO AND PUT
LITTLE SHOES LIKE THIS
ON THEIR FEET
AND YOU BLESS THAT FAMILY,
BOY, YOU HAVE
BLESSED THE LORD.
JESUS SAID, "YOU DO IT
TO THEM, YOU DO IT TO ME.
YOU DIRECTLY MINISTERED TO ME,
JESUS, WHEN YOU DID THAT."
BETTY, IF WE CAN JUST BLESS
THAT MOM AND SO MANY MOTHERS
WITH LITTLE CHILDREN
BY PUTTING THESE SHOES
ON THEIR FEET.
WE WANT 150,000 KIDS TO HAVE
SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR.
Betty: ABSOLUTELY!
I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
AND LET'S PUT SOME SHOES
ON THE FEET
OF THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
WE'VE BEEN THERE AND
WE'VE HANDED THEM THE SHOES
JUST AS YOU SAW.
AND ONE THING I NOTICED
WHEN I WAS OVER THERE IS
WHEN WE WOULD PUT THE SHOES
ON THE FEET OF THE CHILDREN,
YOU LOOK BACK AND THAT MOM
IS JUST SMILING
AS BIG AS SHE CAN.
BECAUSE LIKE JAMES SAID,
SHE LOVES HER CHILDREN.
SHE WANTS THEM TO BE HEALTHY.
SHE WANTS THEM TO BE ABLE
TO RUN AROUND AND PLAY
WITHOUT THE DANGER OF THEIR
FEET GETTING INFECTED AND
THAT INFECTION GOING THROUGH
THEIR WHOLE BODY, JAMES.
SO JOIN WITH US, IF YOU WILL
AND LET'S PUT SOME SHOES ON
THE FEET OF THESE CHILDREN.
James: WELL,
WE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN
SOME OF THOSE LITTLE PLACES
OUT THERE IN THE RURAL AREAS
WHERE WE WERE GIVING SHOES
AND TRYING TO HELP THEM
WHERE WE ACTUALLY SAW
THE DOCTORS FIGHTING
FOR THE LIFE OF BABIES,
LITTLE CHILDREN THAT HAD
GOTTEN CONTAMINATION
BECAUSE OF WHAT GETS IN
THEIR LITTLE SYSTEM,
OFTENTIMES THROUGH THEIR FEET.
WE'RE SENDING YOU
THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT.
THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE
SHOES THAT ARE BEAUTIFULLY
ARTISTICALLY DESIGNED.
IF YOU'LL HELP US
GIVE 50 CHILDREN SHOES,
50 PAIRS OF SHOES,
AND MAKE A GIFT,
IT TAKES $180.
YOU CAN GIVE A $36 GIFT
AND GIVE TEN CHILDREN SHOES.
AND I WANT
TO PROMISE YOU SOMETHING.
EVERYBODY THAT COMES
AND LOOKS AT YOUR TREE
IS GOING TO ASK YOU
ABOUT THOSE SHOES
AND YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL,
AT CHRISTMAS
IS NOT ONLY WHAT JESUS GAVE
WHEN HE GAVE US LIFE
BUT WHEN WE SHARE HIS LOVE
WITH OTHERS.
WHEN YOU GIVE CHILDREN SHOES
AND THEN THE CLEFT PALATE
SURGERIES, THE SMILES,
TAKES $500 FOR A SURGERY.
WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO PRAY ABOUT GIVING $1,000
FOR TWO SURGERIES
FOR TWO LITTLE CHILDREN.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SHOES
AND SMILES FOR CHRISTMAS.
THIS IS A GIFT THAT
LASTS THEM SO LONG
AND DOING IT
LASTS FOR ETERNITY.
JESUS SAID,
"WHEN YOU DO IT TO THEM,
THE LITTLE ONES,
THE OVERLOOKED,
YOU'VE DONE IT TO ME."
LET'S GIVE JESUS
A GREAT GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS
BY GIVING LOVE TO THOSE
HE LOVES SO DEEPLY.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW
GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD AND MAKE
THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN?
PLEASE GO THERE NOW.
TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT.
OR DIAL THE NUMBER,
USE YOUR BANKCARD
AND MAKE THE GIFT.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE.
BUT CALL US -- PLEASE!
CALL US AND TELL US
WHAT YOU'RE SENDING BECAUSE
150,000 PAIRS OF SHOES
IS A LOT.
AND THEN THE SMILES THAT
WE GIVE WITH THE SURGERIES
IS SO IMPORTANT
TO SO MANY PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
THANK YOU RIGHT NOW
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
FOR WHAT YOU'RE LED TO DO.
PLEASE MAKE THAT CALL
OR GO ONLINE.
THANKS FOR DOING IT!
Announcer:
POVERTY IS A KILLER
AND BECAUSE OF IT
CHILDREN NEEDLESSLY SUFFER,
NOT ONLY FROM A LACK
OF FOOD AND CLEAN WATER
BUT ALSO FROM A LACK OF THINGS
WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED
LIKE A SIMPLE
PAIR OF SHOES.
FAR TOO MANY CHILDREN
LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY
HAVE NEVER OWNED
A NEW PAIR OF SHOES
AND WHILE THAT MAY SEEM MINOR
IN LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,
WALKING WITH BARE FEET
PUTS THEM AT RISK
OF LIFE-THREATENING
INFECTIONS AND DISEASE
THAT CAN LEAD TO
CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES
AND EVEN DEATH.
BY RESPONDING TODAY YOU CAN
HELP IMMEDIATELY SECURE
AND BEGIN SHIPPING
CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO 150,000 CHILDREN
AROUND THE WORLD
AND FOR MANY,
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
YOUR GIFT OF $36 WILL HELP
PROVIDE 10 PAIRS OF SHOES,
A GIFT OF $72
WILL HELP PROVIDE 20 PAIR
AND A GIFT
OF $180
WILL HELP PROVIDE
50 PAIRS OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN
IN NEED.
AS A THANK YOU
FOR YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
RED CRYSTAL
SHOE ORNAMENT,
A TREASURE TO DISPLAY
AT EACH CHRISTMAS.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU MAY REQUEST
"THE LIGHT SHINES IN DARKNESS"
FROSTED GLASS CANDLE
FEATURING A BEAUTIFUL
GOLDEN DESIGN
WITH SCRIPTURE
FROM JOHN 1:5.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE
275 PAIRS OF SHOES
OR TWO CHILDREN
WITH CORRECTIVE
CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES;
AND YOU MAY REQUEST
THE "BRIDGE OF FAITH"
CANVAS PRINT
BY THOMAS KINKADE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
James: BOY, YOU KNOW IT JUST
-- YOU KNOW WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT RESTORATION
AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR
THESE LITTLE KIDS,
FOR SOME OF THEM
YOU'RE RESTORING THEIR WORLD,
YOU'RE GIVING THEM A FUTURE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU DIDN'T
ALREADY CALL AND SAY,
"I'M GOING TO GIVE 10 KIDS
SHOES" OR "50 KIDS
FOR CHRISTMAS," PLEASE DO.
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO HELP.
NO GIFT IS TOO SMALL
BECAUSE IT IS ALL BIG.
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT
AND YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE
THIS INCREDIBLE CD BY AARON
AND AMANDA, RESTORE,
SO MANY SONGS ON HERE
ARE SO GREAT,
WILL MINISTER TO YOU.
WELL, JUST ASK FOR IT.
JUST HELP US GIVE SOME KIDS
SOME SMILES AND SOME SHOES.
WOULD YOU SAY THANKS
TO AMANDA AND AARON FOR
BEING A BLESSING TO US?
THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH!
THANK ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
THANKS FOR HELPING US
GIVE SOME SHOES
AND SOME SMILES.
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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!
Announcer: IF YOU'RE IN
THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA,
COME BE A PART
OF THE LIFE TODAY
STUDIO AUDIENCE.
GO TO:
>> 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.