ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF LIFE TODAY:
Sheila: THIS HAS BEEN PROBABLY THE TOUGHEST YEAR
THAT YOU'VE LIVED THROUGH AND IT WOULD BE EASY TO JUST THINK
LET'S JUST GET THIS YEAR OVER WITH.
WHY DON'T WE FLIP THAT ON ITS HEAD
AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE GOING TO END THIS YEAR STRONGER THAN EVER.
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
IF 2020 ENDED UP WITH A WAVE OF LOVE
ACROSS THE WORLD IN JESUS' NAME?
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
Randy: I'M SO GLAD
YOU'RE WATCHING TODAY.
I THINK YOU'RE WATCHING
FOR A REASON.
I'M RANDY ROBISON.
THIS IS SHEILA WALSH.
WE'RE ALWAYS GLAD TO HAVE YOU
ON LIFE TODAY.
YOU KNOW CHRISTMAS IS COMING.
THIS CHRISTMAS CAN BE
INCREDIBLY SPECIAL.
NOT JUST SPECIAL BECAUSE
SOMEONE GETS A GIFT
BUT SPECIAL BECAUSE WE HAVE
A SIMPLE YET PROFOUND WAY
THAT YOU CAN PARTNER
WITH US TO CHANGE A LIFE,
POSSIBLY EVEN SAVE A LIFE.
YOU KNOW SHEILA, YOU AND
I HAVE BEEN AROUND THE WORLD
AND WE HAVE SEEN THE BEAUTY
OF THESE, RIGHT HERE,
A SIMPLE GIFT OF SHOES
AND WHAT IT DOES.
IT MAKES ME
FEEL GOOD TO DO IT.
BUT IT IS SO MUCH MORE
THAN THAT.
IT IS LIFE-ALTERING.
Sheila: HERE'S WHAT I REALLY
WANT YOU TO KNOW.
ON MY VERY FIRST TRIP I SAW
THE IMPACT THAT MALNUTRITION
HAS ON CHILDREN.
IT WAS DEVASTATING TO WATCH.
ON SUBSEQUENT TRIPS
I'VE BEEN WHERE THERE IS
NO CLEAN WATER IN A VILLAGE
AND CHILDREN ARE DYING
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
I BEGAN TO NOTICE NO MATTER
WHERE I WENT WITH OUR OUTREACH
WAS THAT NONE
OF THESE CHILDREN
HAD SHOES ON.
NOW THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE
A SIMPLE THING.
WHY WOULD THAT
BE SO IMPORTANT?
BUT WHAT I WOULD GO ON
TO LEARN IS THAT IF CHILDREN
DON'T HAVE A SIMPLE PAIR
OF SHOES TO WEAR, IT LITERALLY
CAN HAMPER AND EVEN
COST THEM THEIR LIVES.
THAT'S WHY THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT PROGRAM TO ME.
IT IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FORWARD TO BECAUSE
I BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU SEE
THE NEED AND HOW SIMPLY
WE CAN MEET THIS NEED,
I BELIEVE THAT EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF US WILL WANT
TO DO SOMETHING.
Randy: THE BIG THING WITH NOT
HAVING SHOES IS THAT THE
CHILDREN WILL GET HOOKWORM;
THAT'S THE PREDOMINANT THING.
AND HOOKWORM IS ONE
OF THOSE THINGS THAT MIGHT
CAUSE DEATH BUT IT ALWAYS
COMPROMISES THE SYSTEM
OF THE CHILD, THE IMMUNE
SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY.
SO WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE
BATTLING THE DIRTY WATER
OR THE MALNUTRITION,
WHEN YOU GET THE HOOKWORM
IN THERE AND THE COMPROMISED
IMMUNE SYSTEM IT COMPOUNDS.
AND SO SUDDENLY
MALNUTRITION BECOMES
THAT MUCH WORSE.
OR A WATERBORNE DISEASE
BECOMES THAT MUCH WORSE.
SO WE REALIZE, YOU'RE RIGHT,
SHEILA, WE SAW THIS AND
WE THOUGHT, IS THIS SOMETHING
THAT REALLY NEEDS
TO BE ADDRESSED?
AND WE REALIZED, YEAH,
FROM A HEALTH STANDPOINT,
IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING
THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND THAT'S WHY
THE CHRISTMAS SHOES AND SMILES
IS SUCH A WONDERFUL THING
TO DO.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HOW
DEVASTATING THIS CAN BE
AND THEN WE WANT TO SHOW YOU
HOW YOU CAN BE A PART
OF SAVING LIVES.
WATCH THIS.
[Children Playing]
THE SOUNDS OF CHILDREN RUNNING AND PLAYING
AND HAVING A GOOD TIME
OFTEN GIVE WAY TO SOUNDS OF PAIN AND SUFFERING
BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER HAD A PAIR OF SHOES
TO PROTECT THEIR FEET.
Janice: IS HE SAYING SOMETHING?
IT'S PAIN -- IT'S PAINING. OH MY GOSH!
I'M IN A VILLAGE IN ANGOLA
AND CAME UPON THIS CHILD.
THIS LITTLE BOY IS AGUSTO,
AND THIS BREAKS MY HEART.
HIS LITTLE FEET ARE IN
SOME OF THE WORSE SHAPE I'VE EVER SEEN.
THERE WERE MANY IN THIS VILLAGE
WITH HORRIBLE CONDITIONS ON THEIR FEET.
AS OUR MISSION TEAMS TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
THEY SEE THE UNSANITARY CONDITIONS
THAT CHILDREN LIKE AGUSTO MUST COPE WITH.
CONDITIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO A LIFETIME OF MISERY
SIMPLY BECAUSE THEIR FEET ARE NOT PROTECTED.
Janice: THEY'RE COMPLETELY INFECTED.
HE SAID THERE ARE INSECTS
THAT HAVE GOTTEN INTO HIS FEET.
I'LL BE SURPRISED IF HE DOESN'T LOSE HIS TOE.
DISEASE COMES IN THROUGH THEIR FEET
AND JUST GOES THROUGHOUT THEIR BODY.
IT CAN ACTUALLY KILL THEM.
AGUSTO'S CONDITION IS NOT UNIQUE.
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN SUFFER EVERY DAY
FROM PAINFUL INJURIES
OR INFESTATIONS SUCH AS HOOKWORMS
THAT ENTER THEIR BARE FEET.
THIS CAN LEAD TO DISEASES THAT CAUSE CHRONIC BLOOD LOSS
THAT LEADS TO ANEMIA, MALNUTRITION,
AND SOMETIMES, EVEN DEATH.
Janice: PLEASE! DO WHAT YOU CAN.
HELP BRING SHOES TO LITTLE CHILDREN LIKE AGUSTO
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
YOU CAN BE A PART OF SOMETHING BIG AND SOMETHING EVEN FUN.
BUT THIS IS THE REASON WE DO IT.
Sheila: CAN YOU IMAGINE
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A PAIR
OF SHOES COULD SAVE
A CHILD'S LIFE?
CHRISTMAS IS APPROACHING
YOU MIGHT BE ASKING
WELL, YOU'RE COMING TO US
A LITTLE EARLY BUT THAT'S
BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE
TO GET THE SHOES
TO THE CHILDREN IN TIME
FOR CHRISTMAS.
WE CAN DO IT
IN SUCH AN AMAZING WAY.
DO YOU KNOW THAT FOR $3.60
WE CAN SEND A PAIR OF SHOES
LIKE THIS TO CHILDREN
WHO ARE IN NEED?
SO THIS IS AN APPEAL THAT
I FEEL SO EXCITED ABOUT
BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE ONE
OF US CAN DO SOMETHING.
CHRISTMAS CAN BE A TIME
WHERE WE JUST GET
SELF-INDULGENT.
THIS HAS BEEN A HARD YEAR
BUT WOULDN'T IT BE AMAZING
TO TURN THE TABLES THIS YEAR
AND MAKE IT END WITH ONE OF
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OUTREACHES
OF LOVE TO CHILDREN?
AND ALL THEY'RE ASKING FOR
IS A SIMPLE PAIR OF SHOES.
Randy: SHEILA, IT'S CALLED
"SHOES AND SMILES."
AND WHEN WE GIVE THE SHOES
WE CERTAINLY PUT A SMILE
ON A CHILD'S FACE.
BUT THERE IS MORE THAT WE DO.
WE ALSO DURING THIS TIME
ADDRESS A VERY REAL NEED THAT
DIRECTLY IMPACTS A CHILD'S
ABILITY TO SMILE AND
THAT'S WITH CLEFT LIP
AND CLEFT PALATE.
THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT
DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE HEALTH
BECAUSE A CHILD CAN'T
PROPERLY SWALLOW OR EAT
DEPENDING ON
THE SEVERITY OF IT.
SO PART OF THE CHRISTMAS SHOES
AND SMILES IS TO GO IN
WITH THE CORRECTIVE SURGERY.
WHEN YOU SEE SOME OF
THE BEFORE AND AFTER
OF THE CORRECTIVE SURGERY
AND THE SMILE THAT IS
LITERALLY ON A CHILD'S FACE
BECAUSE THEY NOW CAN SMILE
IN A WAY THEY NEVER
COULD BEFORE.
BOY, THAT WARMS MY HEART,
SHEILA.
THIS IS JUST SUCH
A WONDERFUL THING THAT
WE CAN DO, THAT WE CAN
PARTNER WITH EVERYONE WATCHING
TO DO THAT HAS JUST
LIFELONG RAMIFICATIONS.
Sheila: I KNOW.
BECAUSE SO OFTEN IN SO MANY
OF THE COUNTRIES, IF A CHILD
IS BORN WITH A CLEFT PALATE
OR CLEFT LIP IT IS ALMOST SEEN
AS IF THAT CHILD IS CURSED.
THEY ARE SIDELINED;
THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED
TO JOIN IN.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE HEARTACHE
ON THE FACE OF A MOM OR A DAD
THE FIRST TIME THEY GET
TO LOOK AT THEIR LITTLE ONE?
I REMEMBER WHEN MY SON
WAS BORN.
THE FIRST THING BARRY SAID
WAS, "HE'S GOT TEN TOES
AND TEN FINGERS!"
YOU WANT TO HOLD THAT
LITTLE BABY AND BELIEVE
THE BEST FOR THEM.
BUT HERE'S THE AMAZING THING.
THE DOCTORS THAT WE WORK WITH
ON THE GROUND HAVE OFFERED
TO DO THIS WHOLE CORRECTIVE
SURGERY FOR $500!
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
THAT WOULD COST
HERE IN THE STATES.
BUT FOR $500 THEY CAN PUT
A SMILE BACK ON THE FACE
OF A LITTLE ONE,
OF THEIR MOTHER,
OF THEIR FATHER,
OF THEIR FAMILY,
OF THEIR VILLAGE.
WHAT A WAY TO SHOW THE LOVE
OF CHRIST IN A PRACTICAL,
TANGIBLE WAY BY PUTTING
A SMILE ON
A LITTLE ONE'S FACE.
Randy: SHEILA, YOU MENTIONED
THAT THIS HAS BEEN
A DIFFICULT YEAR
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
CERTAINLY, IT HAS BEEN.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
I WOULD JUST ASK THAT
AS YOU WATCH THESE IMAGES
IN JUST A MINUTE, YOU WILL
TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY,
LORD, WHAT WOULD
YOU HAVE ME DO?
BECAUSE THE REALITY IS
WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING.
SOME OF US CAN DO MORE
THAN OTHERS.
AND IF YOU CAN DO A LOT,
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU STEP UP
AND YOU DO JUST AS MUCH
AS YOU CAN.
BUT IF YOU CAN DO A LITTLE,
LET ME TELL YOU,
THAT LITTLE IS A LOT.
AS SHEILA MENTIONED, $3.60
IS THE AVERAGE COST FOR
A PAIR OF SHOES TO GET THAT
TO A CHILD THAT NEEDS IT.
WE CAN ALL GIVE
A PAIR OF SHOES.
$36 WILL GIVE TEN PAIRS
OF SHOES.
AND THEN THE CORRECTIVE
SURGERIES, NOW THOSE
ARE MORE EXPENSIVE, $500
ON AVERAGE FOR
A CORRECTIVE SURGERY.
HERE'S ALL I ASK.
YOU JUST PAUSE, YOU WATCH
THESE FACES AND YOU SAY,
LORD, ENABLE ME TO DO
SOMETHING FOR YOUR GLORY.
ASK HOW YOU CAN HELP PARTNER
WITH US TO GIVE
SHOES AND SMILES.
WATCH THIS.
>> I LOVE YOU.
James: I LOVE YOU!
Announcer: FOR A CHILD LIVING IN POVERTY IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
THEIR SMILE MAY BE THE MOST VALUABLE THING THEY OWN.
BUT IMAGINE IF THAT CHILD WAS BORN
WITHOUT A BIG BEAUTIFUL SMILE.
♪ PEOPLE TOLD ME NOT TO DREAM ♪
♪ TO LIVE IN THEIR REALITY ♪
♪ BUT I AM WALKING THROUGH THOSE DOORS ♪
♪ BECAUSE I AM SURE ♪
♪ THERE'S SOMETHING MORE ♪
♪ THAN WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD ♪
♪ OH, I KNOW I FOUND MY WAY ♪
♪ OH, TOMORROW IS A BRAND-NEW DAY ♪
♪ AND THE WHOLE WORLD IS GOING KNOW MY NAME ♪
MORE THAN A DECADE AGO,
LIFE OUTREACH STARTED AN ANNUAL MISSION CAMPAIGN
CALLED, "CHRISTMAS SHOES AND SMILES."
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING OVER TWO MILLION CHILDREN
WITH A NEW PAIR OF SHOES,
LIFE AND ITS MISSION PARTNERS HAVE ALSO CHANGED THE LIVES
OF OVER 2,000 CHILDREN
BORN WITH A CLEFT LIP OR CLEFT PALATE
BY PROVIDING THE SURGERY NEEDED
TO GIVE THEM THEIR VERY OWN BRAND-NEW SMILE.
Tony: A BIG THANK YOU TO THE LIFE OUTREACH FAMILY.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH YOU
AS WE SHARE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST
AND AS WE PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES
IN OUR PART OF THE WORLD.
OUR PARTNERSHIP HAS RESULTED
IN CHILDREN'S LIVES BEING TRANSFORMED;
FROM DISFIGURED FACES
TO FACES BEAMING WITH SMILES
ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROSITY
IN PROVIDING THESE SURGERIES.
♪ OUR WORLD IS GOING TO KNOW MY NAME ♪
Randy: I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW MUCH JOY IT BRINGS ME
TO SEE THOSE SMILES.
YOU SAW OUR MISSION PARTNER,
TONY THERE ON THE GROUND.
WE HAVE PEOPLE IN PLACE.
WHAT WE NEED ARE PEOPLE
JUST LIKE YOU
TO PARTNER WITH US.
GO TO THE PHONES, GO ONLINE,
GIVE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN
BECAUSE THIS CHRISTMAS
YOU CAN TRULY PUT A SMILE
ON A CHILD'S FACE.
Sheila: HERE'S WHAT
I THINK, RANDY.
THIS HAS BEEN PROBABLY
THE TOUGHEST YEAR THAT
YOU'VE LIVED THROUGH AND
IT WOULD BE EASY TO THINK,
LET'S JUST GET THIS YEAR
OVER WITH.
WHY DON'T WE FLIP THAT
ON ITS HEAD IN JESUS' NAME
AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE GOING TO END THIS YEAR
STRONGER THAN EVER
BECAUSE OF JESUS.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE,
WHAT RESOURCES YOU HAVE,
WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING.
CAN YOU IMAGINE $36
WOULD PROVIDE SHOES
FOR TEN CHILDREN?
AND THE JOY, I'VE BEEN THERE.
I'VE PUT THE FIRST PAIR
OF SHOES ON A LITTLE ONE'S
FEET AND IT TURNS...
LITERALLY TURNS THEIR MOURNING
INTO DANCING.
THEY GO FROM NOT BEING ABLE
TO WALK TO BEING ABLE
TO DANCE AROUND.
WOULDN'T IT BE SO MUCH MORE
SPECIAL THIS CHRISTMAS
AS YOU AND I SIT AROUND
WITH OUR FAMILIES AND REFLECT
ON GOD'S LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS
KNOWING THAT IN JESUS' NAME
WE HAVE REACHED OUT,
PUT A SMILE BACK ON FACES
WHERE A SMILE WAS IMPOSSIBLE,
AND LITERALLY PUT SHOES
ON THE FEET OF LITTLE ONES?
I JUST THINK WHAT A GREAT
-- A GREAT JOY!
SOME OF OUR APPEALS
ARE WHERE I THINK THIS IS
SUCH A HEARTACHE.
THIS IS SUCH A JOY!
THIS IS OPERATION CHRISTMAS
SHOES AND SMILES!
AND TOGETHER, WE CAN ALL
DO THIS.
I'M EXCITED!
Randy: OH MY GOODNESS.
YOU KNOW IT'S INTERESTING.
THAT LAST PIECE WE SAW
ENDED WITH, "MY NAME IS..."
AND HAD THE LITTLE CHILD'S
NAME THERE.
IT REMINDS ME BECAUSE
AT CHRISTMAS YOU GO AND
YOU WRITE ON THE PRESENTS
WHOSE THIS IS.
AND WHEN I WAS A CHILD,
I'M SURE, SHEILA,
WITH YOU TOO, YOU ALWAYS GO
TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND
YOU SAY, "WHERE IS MY NAME?"
WHEN I LOOK OUT AT THESE
CHILDREN, SOMETIMES
YOU JUST SEE CHILDREN
EVERYWHERE.
BUT GOD KNOWS THEIR NAMES
-- EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
AND I JUST WANT TO STEP UP
AND SAY, AS AN AMBASSADOR
FOR OUR LORD AND SAVIOR
JESUS CHRIST, YOUR NAME
IS ON A PAIR OF SHOES.
OR IF YOU NEED IT,
YOUR NAME IS ON YOUR LIPS,
IT'S ON THAT SURGERY,
IT'S ON THAT
CORRECTIVE SURGERY.
LET'S PUT THEIR NAMES ON
SO MANY PAIRS OF SHOES
THAT THERE'S NOT A CHILD
THAT DOESN'T HAVE A PAIR
OF SHOES THIS YEAR.
THIS CAN BE SPECIAL.
LIKE SHEILA SAID, THIS CAN
BE THE MOST SPECIAL YEAR EVER
FOR SO MANY CHILDREN.
IT DEPENDS ON ONE THING,
HOW MANY OF YOU WILL
PARTNER WITH US?
WE WANT, SHEILA AND I, SHEILA,
I KNOW IT'S IN YOUR HEART,
WE WOULD GIVE SHOES
TO EVERY CHILD
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
Sheila: ABSOLUTELY.
Randy: BUT IT REALLY DEPENDS
ON HOW MANY OF YOU
JOIN WITH US.
$36 FOR TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.
$500 FOR THE SURGERY.
$180 WILL GIVE 50 PAIRS
OF SHOES.
WHATEVER IT IS YOU CAN DO,
I JUST ASK THAT YOU DO IT.
Sheila: AND DO IT NOW.
WHAT I WANTED TO SAY
IS CHRISTIANITY IS NOT
A SPECTATOR SPORT.
WE GET TO DIVE IN
AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU JOIN ME.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE
ALREADY COMMITTED THAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO
TWO CORRECTIVE SURGERIES
THIS YEAR.
I NEED ANOTHER CHRISTMAS
PRESENT LIKE I NEED
A HOLE IN THE HEAD.
SO LET'S DO THAT.
LET'S DETERMINE THAT
THIS YEAR, I KNOW IT'S BEEN
HARD, I KNOW IT'S BEEN
SUFFERING, BUT CHRIST
HAS BEEN WITH US.
HE HAS BEEN FAITHFUL.
SO LET'S DETERMINE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE
A CITY SET ON A HILL.
WE'RE GOING TO SEND LIGHTS
AROUND THE WORLD.
SO GO TO YOUR PHONE,
PLEASE GO TO YOUR PHONE
RIGHT NOW.
CALL THAT NUMBER.
MAKE THE VERY BEST GIFT
POSSIBLE.
IT IS GOING TO BE
A LIFE-CHANGING END
TO AN UNUSUAL YEAR.
Randy: WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT
AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT YOU
PARTNERING WITH US.
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 COULD LEAD TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES
AND EVEN DEATH.
BY RESPONDING TODAY,
YOU WILL HELP SECURE AND MAKE READY 150,000 CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO BE SHIPPED AND DELIVERED TO CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
YOUR GIFT OF $36
WILL HELP PROVIDE TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.
A GIFT OF $72 WILL HELP PROVIDE 20 PAIRS.
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
BLUE CRYSTAL SHOE ORNAMENT.
A TREASURE TO DISPLAY AT EACH CHRISTMAS.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE,
YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST THIS KEEPSAKE BOXED SET
OF ALL LIFE'S CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE 275 PAIRS OF SHOES
OR TWO CHILDREN WITH CORRECTIVE CLEFT LIP OR PALATE SURGERIES.
AND YOU MAY REQUEST THE BEAUTIFUL
"A MOTHER'S STRENGTH" BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
Clint: WE'RE APPROACHING A TIME OF THE YEAR
WHEN LIFE OUTREACH DOES ITS CHRISTMAS SHOES & SMILES CAMPAIGN.
THE SMILES ARE FOR CORRECTIVE SURGERY.
BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS
WE'RE GETTING THESE YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS SHOES
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THIS LITTLE GIRL VERONICA HAS SORES ON HER FEET ALREADY.
SHE'S OBVIOUSLY NEVER OWNED A PAIR OF SHOES.
SHE'S BEEN WALKING AROUND BARE FEET.
James: BETTY, THEY JUST TOUGH IT OUT AND PLAY.
BUT WE FOUND OUT THAT RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA
THAT HOOKWORMS GET IN THE SKIN,
GET IN THE BLOODSTREAM,
ULTIMATELY INTO THE INTESTINES
AND CAUSE VERY SERIOUS DISEASE
AND SOMETIMES DEATH.
WE CAN TURN IT AROUND BY SIMPLY GIVING THEM SHOES.
Sheila: SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A PAIR OF SHOES
CAN REALLY CHANGE A CHILD'S LIFE.
THIS IS A HAPPY PLACE TODAY.
[Laughing]
LOOK AT THIS FACE!
WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO GIVE HER A GIFT AT CHRISTMAS?
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF HER FAMILY,
THOSE WHO LOVE HER.
I THINK YOU'VE PUT THE BIGGEST SMILE ON HER FACE
THAT WE'VE SEEN ALL DAY.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF SHOES.
THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE!
[Children yelling]
Sheila: IN SO MANY OF
THE VILLAGES THAT WE GO INTO
WITH OUR MISSIONS
WE SEE TEARS,
WE SEE QUIET CHILDREN.
BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU,
WHEN WE GO IN THERE WITH
A GIFT OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
WE HEAR LAUGHTER.
I WANT TO JUST SHARE
SOMETHING WITH YOU THAT
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS YEAR.
IT'S BEEN A YEAR
THAT'S BEEN FINANCIALLY
CHALLENGING FOR MOST OF US
SO I DECIDED TO DO,
KNOWING THAT THIS CAMPAIGN
WAS COMING UP, WAS I WENT
INTO MY CLOSET AND I LOOKED
AT ALL THE SHOES I HAD.
AND I THOUGHT,
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I HAVE WAY MORE SHOES
THAN I CAN POSSIBLY WEAR.
SO I PICKED OUT THREE
OR FOUR PAIRS THAT WERE
IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION
AND I WENT TO ONE OF THOSE
SITES WHERE YOU TOOK A PHOTO
OF IT AND THEN YOU SELL IT.
JUST BY SELLING THESE THREE
OR FOUR PAIRS OF MY SHOES
THAT I HARDLY EVER WEAR,
IT WAS ENOUGH TO PROVIDE
20 PAIRS OF SHOES
FOR CHILDREN THIS CHRISTMAS.
SO THINK OF CREATIVE WAYS
WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
BOUND BY WHAT WE THINK
WE HAVE IN OUR CHECKBOOK.
THERE'S ALL SORTS OF WAYS
THAT YOU AND I CAN STEP UP
AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
HAVE A BAKE SALE!
I WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU
AS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
AND EXTENDED FAMILIES,
LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER
THIS YEAR.
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD
BE LIKE IF 2020 ENDED UP
WITH A WAVE OF LOVE ACROSS
THE WORLD IN JESUS' NAME?
DON'T YOU THINK THAT
WOULD BE EXCITING, RANDY?
Randy: I THINK THERE ARE
ALWAYS SORTS OF THINGS
WE CAN DO AND WITH
THE INTERNET, PEOPLE HAVE
FOUND OUT, THERE ARE CREATIVE
WAYS TO COMMUNICATE ONLINE.
SO WE CAN DO ONLINE CAMPAIGNS.
WHATEVER GOD PUTS ON YOUR
HEART IS THE BOTTOM LINE.
GO OUT AND DO IT BECAUSE
THE SHOES AND THE SMILES,
BOTH THE SMILES FROM HAVING
SHOES AND THE SMILES FROM
HAVING CORRECTIVE SURGERY
IS JUST A WONDERFUL THING.
SHEILA, THERE ARE MANY THINGS
THAT WE DO THAT ARE DIFFICULT,
THAT ARE HARD.
IT IS HARD TO WATCH THE
PICTURES OF CHILDREN'S FEET
THAT ARE INFECTED.
IT'S HARD TO SEE THEM CRY.
I COULDN'T BEAR IT
IF I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE
THE ANSWER, THAT WE ARE
THE ANSWER TO THEIR PRAYER,
THOSE WHO CRY OUT TO GOD
AND SAY, GOD, WHERE ARE YOU?
AND GOD SAYS, "I HAVE PEOPLE
ON THIS EARTH TO ALLEVIATE
YOUR PAIN."
WE ARE THOSE PEOPLE.
SO WE CELEBRATE THE BIRTH
OF A SAVIOR, WE CELEBRATE
THE IDEA OF GIVING,
WE CELEBRATE THE JOY
OF SMILING BUT WE ONLY DO IT
WHEN WE TAKE UP THAT ROLE
AS CHRIST'S AMBASSADORS
THAT HE PUT US ON THIS EARTH
TO BE AND WE FULFILL IT.
THIS YEAR WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO DO IT WITH US THROUGH
CHRISTMAS SHOES AND SMILES.
Sheila: I THINK
IT IS INTERESTING.
I WAS READING THROUGH
EPHESIANS SIX AGAIN.
IT TALKS ABOUT PUTTING ON
THE SHOES OF THE GOSPEL
OF PEACE.
THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT
WHEN WE GO INTO A VILLAGE,
THESE ARE AMAZING
LITTLE SHOES.
WE GET THEM MADE FOR $3.60.
SO FOR TEN PAIRS: $36.
VERY DOABLE!
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
WHEN YOU CARE FOR THE
IMMEDIATE PHYSICAL NEEDS
OF A CHILD IN A VILLAGE
THAT TO ME WE'VE EARNED
THE RIGHT TO SHARE THE NEWS
OF JESUS CHRIST.
THAT WE DON'T COME HERE
JUST ON OUR OWN.
FIRST OF ALL, IF THERE IS
A HUNGRY CHILD,
WE'RE GOING TO FEED YOU.
IF YOU NEED CLEAN WATER,
WE'RE GOING TO BRING YOU
CLEAN WATER.
IF YOU HAVE NOTHING ON
YOUR FEET, WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE YOU SHOES.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING
TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE JESUS
WHO SENT US.
MAKE YOUR BEST GIFT POSSIBLE!
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 COULD LEAD TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES
AND EVEN DEATH.
BY RESPONDING TODAY,
YOU WILL HELP SECURE AND MAKE READY 150,000 CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO BE SHIPPED AND DELIVERED TO CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
YOUR GIFT OF $36
WILL HELP PROVIDE TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.
A GIFT OF $72 WILL HELP PROVIDE 20 PAIRS.
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
BLUE CRYSTAL SHOE ORNAMENT.
A TREASURE TO DISPLAY AT EACH CHRISTMAS.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE,
YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST THIS KEEPSAKE BOXED SET
OF ALL LIFE'S CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE 275 PAIRS OF SHOES
OR TWO CHILDREN WITH CORRECTIVE CLEFT LIP OR PALATE SURGERIES.
AND YOU MAY REQUEST THE BEAUTIFUL
"A MOTHER'S STRENGTH" BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
Tammy: IT'S A GREAT DAY WHEN YOU CAN GIVE
"UNTO THE LEAST OF THESE."
I HAVE HUNG OUT IN THIS VILLAGE ALL AFTERNOON
AND I COULD NOT WAIT FOR THIS MOMENT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
BUT I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY WITH THE CHILDREN.
WE'VE HUNG OUT
AND I'VE PLAYED AT THEIR PLAYGROUND WITH THEM.
BUT YOU WOULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT PLAYGROUND THEY PLAY ON.
IT WAS FILLED WITH BROKEN GLASS,
BROKEN TIN CANS, ALL KINDS OF DEBRIS,
TRASH, ANIMALS EVERYWHERE,
FECAL MATTER EVERYWHERE.
AND I'M WATCHING THE KIDS PLAY IN THIS STUFF.
IT WAS JUST AWFUL. WE WOULD NEVER ALLOW OUR CHILDREN
TO PLAY IN AN ATMOSPHERE LIKE THAT.
BUT THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE IN THIS VILLAGE
AND THEY WERE THE HAPPIEST CHILDREN I'VE EVER SEEN.
YET EVEN IN THAT MOMENT WE WITNESSED BEFORE OUR VERY OWN EYES
A LITTLE BOY STEPPING INTO SOMETHING AND CUTTING HIS FOOT.
THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE YOU'LL LOOK AROUND
AND YOU SEE THAT MOST OF THESE KIDS DON'T EVEN HAVE SHOES --
NOT HARDLY ONE OF THEM.
IF THEY DO, THEY'RE BROKEN APART AND FALLING APART.
IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD SCENE.
SO LET'S DO SOMETHING SPECIAL THIS TIME OF YEAR.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A PRETTY PAIR OF SHOES,
IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
IT IS REALLY ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOMETHING SO SIMPLE
AS PUTTING ON A BRAND-NEW PAIR OF SHOES ON THEIR FEET
THAT WILL PROTECT THEIR FEET
WHETHER IT IS INFECTION, CUTS, HOOK WORM,
WHATEVER IT IS, IT IS GOING TO PROTECT THEIR LIFE.
IT IS SO SIMPLE.
LET'S DO IT. LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE
ONE CHILD AT A TIME.
THEY'RE A PERFECT FIT!
♪
Sheila: NOW YOU MIGHT BE
THINKING IT IS A LITTLE EARLY
TO BE SINGING
"HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS"
BUT LET ME TELL YOU WHY.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE
TO GET THE SHOES.
WE MADE A COMMITMENT:
150,000 PAIRS OF SHOES.
WE WANT TO GET THEM
TO THE CHILDREN BY CHRISTMAS.
AND FOR ANY GIFT AT ALL,
WE SEND YOU, THIS IS OUR SHOE
THIS YEAR.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
COBALT BLUE CRYSTAL.
SO FOR ANY GIFT AT ALL,
WE WILL BE SENDING YOU
YOUR OWN LITTLE SHOE
TO REMIND YOU TO PRAY
FOR THESE CHILDREN.
Randy: ABSOLUTELY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT
THIS IS GOING TO BE
A GREAT CHRISTMAS FOR SO MANY
CHILDREN BECAUSE YOU SIMPLY
GO ONLINE, PICK UP THE PHONE,
MAKE A GIFT, LARGE, SMALL,
IT'S ALL BIG WHEN IT IS
IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD.
LET'S MAKE THIS CHRISTMAS
THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER
FOR SO MANY CHILDREN AS
WE REACH OUT IN THE NAME
OF JESUS ON CHRISTMAS
WITH SHOES AND SMILES.
Sheila: IT'S SO EXCITING!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
STAYING WITH US AND
LET'S MAKE THIS THE VERY
BEST CHRISTMAS EVER --
NOT JUST FOR US BUT FOR A LOT
OF CHILDREN WE MIGHT NOT MEET
UNTIL WE'RE FINALLY HOME.
♪
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.