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For one town, the crime of the century.
He had a double barreled shotgun pointed at me.
Four shot . . . .
I felt the bullet hit me.
. . . . two dead.
They sat down and ate the dinner my mom had been fixing.
And a victim who wanted revenge.
ìFor the last 15 years, Iíve wanted nothing more than to see your death.î
On todayís 700 Club.
This ends now!
Well, welcome to this edition of The 700 Club. The game goes on now. Who is going to be the
man to go against Obama? The presidential field apparently is crowded. Many activists
say thereís still room for one more candidate. Can that be Texas Governor Rick Perry?
Well, Jennifer Wishon talked with Terry about jobs, state rights, marriage and why he may
have the experience that Americans want to see in the White House.
For a man considering running for president, Rick Perry is calm, cool and collected. He
entered his office for our interview singing ìYankee Doodle Dandy.î
But if you want to get him riled up, ask him what the federal government can learn from
Texas.
I think in the decade of the 2000s, 2.2 million jobs were lost, and at the same time Texas
created 730,000. The last two years weíve created more than half of the jobs created
in America. And listen, it wasnít by accident.
Perry credits low taxes, fair regulations, and a system that actually punishes people
who bring baseless lawsuits for helping keep Texas afloat while much of the country treads
water during this tough economy.
That is the simple, yet profound way for America to get back to be the powerful economic engine
that it could be. I donít make any bones about it. I mean, this is not rocket science.
You need to free the private sector from all of these regulations, all of this litigation,
all of this taxation. If America hears that and they see that, our best days are in front
of us.
How does that give you an advantage if you decide to get into this race?
I think Americans are looking for someone who has the experience of running a big state,
in particular.
The longest serving governor of the second largest state also surrounds himself with
heroes like Texan Sam Houston, Abraham Lincoln, and Ronald Reagan. (Interviewing): I am looking
at this bust of Ronald Reagan over your shoulder, and some have said that Rick Perry is the
second coming of Ronald Reagan.
Iím a huge Ronald Reagan fan, but there will only be one Ronald Reagan and I respect that.
Some suggest Perryís Lone Star swagger may not play well outside of Texas, and if he
decides to run heíll be joining the race late. But his conservative pedigree may be
enough to push him to the top of the pack in early voting conservative states like South
Carolina, a place heís visiting later this month. Heís such a believer in states rights
that heís defended state decisions that he fundamentally disagrees with. But on issues
like traditional marriage, which he says are important to the fabric of the nation, he
supports amending the constitution to make it the law of the land.
I support the Federal Marriage Amendment and I also support the same with the issue of
abortion. And I also support that same process for a balanced budget amendment to the United
States Constitution, so Washington will finally get the message of, ìHey, quit spending all
the money.î
His announcement on whether heís running for president is expected in the next few
weeks.
I have no idea what Godís plans are for me, but Iím going to try to be as faithful to
Him as I can be.
Jennifer Wishon, CBN News, Austin, Texas.
Incredible. I think if I make a prediction the evangelicals are going to flock to support
him. But probably in Iowa, Michelle Bachmann seems to be leading right now, and thereíll
be some other states in the Midwest. I donít know if Perry can raise the money. If he can
raise the money thatís needed for the campaign, Mitt Romney is way ahead. I think this Perry,
I donít know. Itís going to be remarkable.
Well, what he says is true. I do think thereís a benefit to having someone who has governed
well and to have governed a big state well.
Three terms.
They like him.
They have the lowest unemployment. They have a balanced budget. Theyíve done all these
good things down there. Of course, having oil flowing out of the ground like crazy,
doesnít hurt. But nevertheless, heís been a successful governor. Terry, I really believe
that this job of being president is enormous.
It really is.
It is bigger than any corporation in the world. It is the biggest economy in the world. You
put somebody like Obama in who has absolutely no experience in anything, and he just continuously
makes mistakes, because he doesnít have the training and experience. So, you look at somebody
whoís the governor of a big state, or you look at somebody whoís run a big city. But
thereís only a couple cities like Los Angeles and New York that would qualify, and maybe,
maybe, maybe they have the experience. But nobody else in my opinion has the same level
of experience. So itís going to be a question of what the voters want to say, what they
like. I guess heís not a candidate yet. Rick Perry is not a candidate.
Not yet. I donít think itís coming in too late. Really itís pretty early right now.
Well, heís going to a big debate down in South Carolina, and weíll see how it goes.
Weíll see. Iowa, I daresay, itís going to be tough to muscle in on, and I think Michelle
Bachmann looks like she is leading according to the polls in that part of the world. So
anyhow, itís going to be interesting. If you look at a three-person race, itís going
to be Perry; itís going to be Mitt Romney; itís going to be Michelle Bachmann.
Wow!
According to the polls.
Of course, polls change.
Polls change, but theyíre not going to change that much. All right, Lee Webb has the rest
of our top stories from the CBN newsroom. Lee.
Pat, the governmentís debt is now larger than the entire economy. Agence France Presse
reports that after the president signed the new debt deal into law, the Treasury Department
quickly borrowed more money. That took total public debt to more than $14.58 trillion,
higher than the total gross domestic product of $14.53 trillion at the end of last year.
By comparison, 30 years ago the national debt was less than a third of the GDP. China and
Russia are criticizing the U.S. for not coming up with a plan to slow down the rapid growth
of its massive debt. Pat.
Gold is up $10 an ounce already, about $1670. It is on the way to $1800. To get back to
the high of where it was, inflation-adjusted, it would have to go up to $2300 an ounce.
So, what are you saying? We should mention, for people who are wondering what that noise
is and why were laughing, we have some people fixing the roof here.
Well, I told people to throw them off the roof.
Weíre trying to get them to hold that off for an hour.
It may be a little painful. Maybe we can get a stuntman from Hollywood.
So, whatís the deal with gold? What are your thoughts on that?
Well, what the deal is, the United States government has trashed itís dollar. The dollar
doesnít buy as much as it used to. It isnít that gold is worth more; the dollar is worth
less. So that which is priced in dollars is going to cost more dollars, just that simple.
And itís going to happen. Lee, you can talk about it now, thank you. Lee Webb.
A growing number of investors and analysts are worried that the debt crisis in Europe
and think that it could hurt the global economy. One of the biggest problems is Italy, which
is the seventh largest economy in the world. Stock and bond markets have been selling off
out of fears that the problems could spread. One official with Guggenheim Partners tells
CNBC that Europe is a quote, ìTrain wreckî on the ìbrink of a major financial crisis.î
Well, many cities have turned to automated cameras for help in catching and ticketing
red light runners. Most drivers oppose the system and claim it doesnít make anyone safer.
Now one of Americaís largest cities is pulling the plug on the cameras, because residents
refuse to pay the fines. Efrem Graham has that story.
Red light cameras are everywhere, catching violators who ignore red lights and blast
through intersections, causing serious injuries and even death. Thereís no hiding from it.
The camera captures the scene and then records the license plate number. The hefty fine shows
up in the mail box a few weeks later. But the city of Los Angeles canít get violators
to pay up. Apparently paying the $500 fine is voluntary.
Get rid of them. If you canít collect any revenues for them, what good are they doing
for the city?
The city canít figure out how to legally enforce the fines. Only about 60 percent of
the tickets are paid. Los Angeles is losing $1.5 million a year on the program.
Today it is time for us to shut it down and shut it down now.
This week, the city council voted to turn off the cameras. Drivers who actually paid
the fines are now outraged to learn they didnít have to.
At the time, trying to be upstanding citizens, right, and pay it.
Can I get refunds for the ones I already paid?
If youíve paid the fine, you paid the fine. If you didnít pay the fine, for the most
part youíre able to get away with it.
The city says it will not issue any refunds for fines paid. More than 500 cities across
the country use red light cameras. Dozens of those are dumping the programs because
of collection issues and data showing that cameras donít actually make intersections
any safer. Efrem Graham, CBN News.
Well, Pat, Iíve got to tell you. I donít know if youíve noticed this, but I believe
red light running in this country, in this entire country is an epidemic, and something
has to be done to get people to stop at red lights.
If you want to have a real thrill, go to Spain and drive there. They donít stop for anything.
They just blow their horn and keep going and hope people get out of the way. Itís crazy.
I think Portugalís the same way, all that bullfighting mentality apparently.
I donít know, but watching those videos is . . . .
Oh, itís frightening
Frightening, it is.
Itís amazing. I think this question of people are texting. Theyíve got their minds on something
else. Theyíre not paying attention. Theyíre listening on the radio. Theyíre adjusting
dials and knobs, and thereís too much information. Itís dangerous. Apparently they couldnít
collect, so thatís the way it is. Big brother didnít work. Lee.
It may be years before the controversial mosque near Ground Zero is built.
The developer says it will take time to figure out what kind of project the community wants.
Sharif El-Gamal tells the New York Times that decisions will be made after consulting with
area residents and Muslims in the New York city area. His vision for the project includes
a mosque, and Islamic community Center, a health club, and theater.
The famine gripping the Horn of Africa is spreading. Tens of thousands of Somalis have
died in the catastrophe. Now reports of severe food shortages and famine are emerging from
northern Kenya. CBNís Operation Blessing is delivering food and emergency relief though,
to more than 700 families. David Darg is on the ground on Turkana, Kenya.
Operation Blessing has come to Kenya in response to the famine that sweeping East Africa. Weíre
here in the northern part of the country in an area called Turkana, and the people behind
me are the Turkana people. Theyíre very beautiful. They where this fantastic looking jewelry,
but underneath that they are facing a very serious problem. Theyíre facing extreme food
shortages due to a drought thatís lasted for years now. The rains just havenít come.
Operation Blessing is here providing emergency food relief to these people to other people
in this area. At this distribution weíre distributing 12 tons of corn. Thatís a lot
of food that weíve trucked in with our truck here, way far out into the desert of northern
Kenya.
This is one of the areas which is very much affected with hunger. Many people have died
here, and there are some who are in their homes who cannot be able to walk because of
hunger.
About 3.5 million Kenyans are affected by this crisis. Itís hard for us, Pat, to relate
to this sort of catastrophe, but the pictures speak volumes.
I was over there with President Bush number one when he was vice president, and the refugees
coming out of Tigray and Eritrea, were just heart gripping. You canít believe the suffering,
and the little children who were dying in their motherís arms. I remember we used to
see the children weighed in some of these kids were 5 1/2 pounds. There were so many
months old and they were just skeletons.
Folks, Operation Blessing is doing something. We believe in doing something for them. If
you want to participate, just send something for famine relief, because where ever it is,
weíre there for you. Weíre there to help those who are suffering, and that was just
one of the important things that weíve done. Thatís Kenya and Somalia. You know, they
cut out all the trees, the problem is; and one of the things we did a few years ago,
we planted trees. We had a lot of strip of trees. Once the trees are in the ground, they
start bringing moisture which in turn allows the crops to grow and the moisture to come,
otherwise, itís just barren sand. That used to be a very productive area until they cut
all the trees down.
Itís just such a huge number of people impacted by that.
Oh, itís awful. Theyíre so helpless and theyíre suffering. Theyíre goodhearted,
high spirited people, and itís a shame. All right.
Well, up next weíre going to take you to the birthplace of the Jewish people.
And then later weíll be taking your questions from our live chat room. Just log on to CBN.com
and send us your questions now. Weíll Bring it Online, later on todayís show.
Coming up later . . . .
. . . . for one town, the crime of the century.
He had a double barreled shotgun pointed at me.
Four shot . . . .
I felt the bullet hit me.
. . . . two dead.
And they sat down and ate the dinner my mom had been fixing.
And a victim who wanted revenge.
For the last 15 years, Iíve wanted nothing more than to see your death.
On todayís 700 Club.
This ends now.
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And later his closest friend, Yankee legend Bobby Richardson, on life in and out of pinstripes.
Plus . . . .
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The Israelis and the Palestinians have been in talks for years about how to solve their
mutual problems. The Palestinians really donít have anybody to negotiate with, because Hamas
controls a portion of it, and the Palestinian Authority controls a portion, and Israel says
ìwe have no negotiating partner.î Well, the Palestinians who are there, somebody or
other, I donít know whether itís Hamas or the PLO, they say, ìWell, weíre going directly
to the United Nations. So this September, weíre going to ask the UN to establish an
independent state.î Theyíre claiming the land known as the West Bank. Chris Mitchell
is going to tell us that that area has a history that started long before the world ever heard
of Palestinians.
Most of the world calls it the ìWest Bank,î but the Bible gave it a different name.
We find it in the Bible that it is not called the West Bank. Although it is on the west
bank of the Jordan, we know it as Judea and Samaria.
On the hills of Judea, Samaria, the Jewish people were born, and thatís where it all
started. Thatís where Abraham walked. Thatís where Isaac and Jacob lived. Thatís where
Jacob slept and had his famous dream.
This is the modern-day community of Beit-El, named after biblical Bethel ìThe House of
God.î It may not look ancient; but here, 4,000 years ago, the Bible says God appeared
to Jacob and promised this land to him and his descendants forever. Jordan took over
the West Bank following the 1948 Israeli Arab war. About 20 years later, Israel regained
control during the 1967 Six-Day War. One point six million Palestinians and 350,000 Israeli
Jews live here. Now this area, known as Israelís biblical heartland, could be the future Palestinian
state. This is Highway 60, the main West Bank thoroughfare for both Israelis and Palestinian
Arabs. But Dean Bye says itís much more.
Itís probably one of the most amazing roads in all of history, because God met with his
patriarchs. He met with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He covenanted this land there.
Along this road Jesus met with the Samaritan woman. Itís along this road that he declared
to her who He was.
Some biblical highlights along this road are present-day Jewish communities. They include
Jerusalem and Shiloh, home of the first Jewish Tabernacle. This Israeli Park is near Anatot.
According to the Bible, this is where God told Jeremiah to buy a piece of land and bury
the deed in a clay pot as a sign the Jewish people would return to the land.
He says, ìI want you to buy from your uncle a piece of land in Anatot, and would you do
it up legally with a seal and a deed and a title; and would you put it in a clay pot
so that it will last a long time?î
Despite the significance, you wonít see many visitors. Thatís because many West Bank cities
are under Palestinian Arab control. In fact the only controlled areas frequented by tourists
or Bethlehem and Jericho, the oldest city in the world.
Holy sites under Arab control, unfortunately time and time again, are ruined.
For example, long time Israeli-Palestinian agreements protected protected Josephís Tomb
in Nablus as a Jewish holy site. But in 2000, Palestinians forced out the Jewish study center
there and ransacked the place. Then a few months ago, a Palestinian policeman killed
a Jewish worshipper there. Israel called it a ìterror attack.î Other sites under dispute
include Rachelís Tomb in Bethlehem, and the cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, where Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob and their wives are buried. While some Israelis would be willing to swap Judea
and Samaria and its biblical heritage for peace, Naftali Bennett objects.
The source of the Bible is here. If, God forbid, we uproot ourselves, there will never be peace.
Theyíll say, ìMan these Jews donít feel any connection. So how about just wiping them
out of this country altogether?î If weíre not in Jerusalem, if weíre not in Hebron,
if weíre not in Bethel, we wonít be in Tel Aviv.
Bye says itís up to Christians to take the side of God.
I think Godís plan and His purposes were that Israel would allow the stranger to dwell
here, but He has given this inheritance to Israel. Heís given this to Israel to be the
steward of this land. The least we can do is respect Godís choosing.
Chris Mitchell, CBN News, Beit-El.
Excellent report, Chris. Ladies and gentlemen, I want to tell you, the Jews, the Israelis,
will probably give up that West Bank territory under pressure from the United Nations and
the nations of the world. But whatís going to happen next? God says, ìThey divided my
land,î and Heís got judgment upon those that do that. But the fightís going to be
over Jerusalem. When the Palestinians insist on taking half of Jerusalem as their capital,
I believe that Benjamin Netanyahu and the Jewish leaders will say, ìNo. Itís not going
to happen. This is our historic capital, and weíre not going to divide it.î When that
happens, the next war is going to come about. Thatís what the prophet Zacharias says, and
I believe Zacharia was telling about the future of whatís going to happen in our time, that
the nations of the earth will come against Jerusalem. So, mark it down. Look at your
newspapers. Itís going to happen. Terry.
Well, up next the murders that shook a quiet, peaceful town.
He had a double barreled shotgun pointed at me. I felt the bullet hit me, and the second
shot and my mom screamed, and then I heard four other shots go off pretty rapidly.
Find out what happened next, when we return.
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Thirty years ago Richard Douglas was the pastor of one of the largest Baptist churches in
Oklahoma. He had a 3000-member congregation. He was one of the most influential ministers
in the state of Oklahoma. He was a generous man, and it wasnít unusual for people to
stop by and visit his home. So on October 15th, 1979, when two men arrived at their
front door, the pastorís son, Brooks, let them in.
When Brooks Douglass was 16, his parents were murdered in his home. It was 1979. But Brooks
remembers it like it was yesterday.
Hi, how you doing? Iím looking for a fella who lives around here named Mike Mitchell.
ìI donít know anybody by that name. Did they give you a phone number?î He said, ìYeah,
I was hoping I could use your phone,î So he came in, and I heard the front door open
again behind me, and Steven Hatch had walked in and was standing in front of my parentsí
bedroom door, and he had a double-barrel shotgun pointed at me. And when I turned back around
to Ake he had a 357 magnum pointed at the end of my nose.
After looting the house, Glen Ake and Steven Hatch *** Leslie, Brooksí younger sister,
and then they hog-tied the whole family on the living room floor.
They sat down and ate the dinner my mom had been fixing and talked about whether they
should kill us or not. I felt the bullet hit me, and then the second shot, and my mom screamed,
and then heard four other shots go off pretty rapidly.
His mom and dad died within minutes. Brooks and Leslie were injured but managed to untie
themselves and drive to a neighbor for help. They were both hospitalized for a few weeks
and then moved in with friends. Physically, they recovered, but their mental anguish continued.
We both were really, I think, in such shock. And we were just putting one foot in front
of the other and not having any idea of what was going to happen next.
Over the next fifteen years, Brooks was forced to testify nine times at trials and clemency
hearings. As the years went by, he re-lived the nightmare over and over. In 1971 Brooks
had become a Christian when he prayed with his father at the age of nine. He understood
what the Bible says about forgiveness. But could he really forgive the men who murdered
his parents and *** his sister?
ìI know that itís something that I should do, and I know itís something my parents
would want me to do.î And so, more or less saying, ìLord, Iím not ready, but Iím willing
to be made ready, down the line.î
In 1990 Brooks graduated from law school, and that same year became the youngest state
senator in Oklahoma history. From the outside, Brooks seemed to have it all. But on the inside,
anger and rage were tearing him apart.
So my way of dealing with it, or my way of not dealing with it was to keep myself so
busy and keep things so chaotic that I really began to realize that, man, I did carry some
anger around.
In 1995, as a state senator, Brooks took a tour of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, the
same state pen where Glenn Ake served his life sentence.
I was worried. The guy at one time could deadlift 900 pounds. He was a strong and very mean
guy. So I grabbed a deputy warden, and I said, ìI want to know where you are holding Ake.î
And I remember just feeling that rage and fear as well. But I remember the most overwhelming
feeling was ìI want to be in the room with this guy. I want to talk to him, and I want
to talk with him now.î And so I met with the warden and the warden said, ìNo.î They
all said, ìBad idea.î And thatís when I literally said, ìOkay, Iím on this committee
called ëAppropriations,íí and they said, ìOkay.î
My father always told me I should forgive. I forgive you.
And then I remember feeling like someone had taken a clamp off my chest, and then I could
breathe for the first time in 15 years. Suddenly I felt air actually going all the way up into
the top of my lungs, and it was just amazing.
Several years later, Brooks co-wrote and co-produced his first feature film Heavenís Rain about
his journey to forgiveness.
Part of telling the story was to pay tribute to my parents, but beyond all that is ultimately
the story of forgiveness. I tried to be faithful, and as it turns out God was faithful in bringing
me down this road to a place of forgiveness, even if I did it sort of kicking and screaming.
I didnít really understand it as much at that moment, but I knew that the only way
I was going to get up, and walk out of that room, and be able to start dealing with other
things in my life was by forgiving him.
Can you imagine what went on in his mind? What kind of hatred you would have if you
watched your beloved mother and father shot down before your eyes by a couple of crazed
killers? Your sweet sister ***, *** by these animals who had come into your house,
invaded you, shot you in the head, left you tied up. What would you feel? Youíd have
every reason to hate them. Youíd have every reason to want them to be killed. Youíd want
to get your hands around her neck and squeeze and do some torture to them to make them experience
the pain you had. Youíd want that wouldnít you? I mean thatís human nature. But Jesus
said when you stand praying, if you have ought against any, forgive that your heavenly Father
might forgive you. And let me tell you itís tough. Itís tough to forgive those who have
hurt you. Itís tough to forgive those whoíve trashed your reputation. Itís tough to forgive
those whoíve taken away the most precious thing in your life. But itís got to be done
if you want freedom. Otherwise youíll have this clamp on you. Your access to the Father
will be shut off. You wonít have freedom to pray. You wonít have a chance to see miracles.
And Jesus said this is the key to miracles. If you want miracles, if you want healing,
you want financial blessing, you want peace, you want all the things youíre looking for,
if you want those things, youíve got to forgive. If you have ought against any. It doesnít
matter whether youíre justified. It doesnít matter whether theyíve done some horrible
thing to you. What matters, whatís important, is that you are willing to forgive even as
your heavenly Fatherís forgiven you. The Bible says, ìVengeance is mine sayeth the
Lord. Iíll repay.î Now, those monsters are in prison for the rest of their lives. So
theyíre being dealt with by the state. So you donít have to exercise vengeance. ìVengeance
is mine says the Lord.î Heíll take care of it. When He asks us to do is forgive. Are
you willing to forgive? Somebody has insulted you. An in-law has tried to destroy your marriage.
Somebodyís cheated on you. Somebodyís hurt you. Somebody lied about you. Are you willing
to forgive? Do you want to have power in your life? If you do, I want you to pray with me
right now. You want power? You want miracles? This is the key. Turn the key. Open the lock.
Pray with me right now. I want you to think about who youíre mad at, whoís hurt you.
Again itís not a question of whether or not youíre justified in feeling that way. Brooks
was justified in hating. But he said no. So I want you to bow your head, and I want you
to pray. Pray these words and mean them in your heart. ìLord God, you know how Iíve
been hurt. You know whatís been done against me. I know it. Iíve been hurt. Iíve been
angry, and Iíve been resentful. But right now I forgive the one who hurt me. I forgive,
and not only that Lord, I ask your blessing upon them. I asked that they might understand
the joy that I have in Jesus. I believe you, Lord. And may there be peace and blessings
on the ones whoíve hurt me. I pray for them even as you pray for me. In the name of Jesus,
I thank you that at this moment I am free from that bondage. In Jesusí name, amen.î
All right, if you prayed with me then, youíve already sensed something has let go in your
heart.
Weíve got a little booklet called, ìForgiveness: What sin particularly blocks the flow of miracle
power?î
Itís right here, from my book The Secret Kingdom. Weíll send this to you if you want
it. Itís something to read and understand the importance of it. I want you to go to
your phone and call and say listen, ìI just prayed with Pat. Iíve gotten free of that
hatred, that bitterness Iíve had in my heart.î Itís a toll-free number, 1-800-759-0700.
Call now and tell somebody what youíve just done. I think itís important. Youíre free
of this thing. Donít bring it back. Youíre free of it. Itís gone. Itís gone. 1-800-759-0700.
Call in and say ìIím free,î and Iíll send you this book unforgiveness if you want it
or anything else we can do to help you. Terry.
Still ahead, a car wreck that left a teenager in a fight for her life.
We were told she had a dramatic brain injury. Her lungs had collapsed. She had broken scapulas.
ìSheís critical and sheís not going to make it.î
See how she not only made it but went on to become valedictorian of her class.
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they voted to repeal. Now the Senate is only four votes short of repeal as well. Itís
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Welcome to Washington for this CBN Newsbreak. U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan have
built an Islamic center at Kandahar airfield. The troops spent 10 weeks converting an old
building into the center. It will be used as a place of worship and offer weekend classes.
Some say the project shows that the U.S. is not trying to change the Afghan people or
their religion. The conversion was completed just in time for the Muslim holy month of
Ramadan.
A judge in Ohio is getting help in his effort to post the 10 Commandments in his courtroom.
The American Center for Law and Justice is supporting Judge James Dewey in a brief to
the Supreme Court. The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to have the exhibit taken down.
In its briefing to the court, the ACL J said the ACLU does not have the legal standing
to bring the challenge to the nationís top court. You can always get the latest from
CBN news by going to our website at CBNNews.com. Pat and Terry will be back with more of the
700 Club right after this.
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Laura Tyler is a nurse and a walking miracle. On this day seven years ago, Laura was a patient
in the ICU with less than one percent chance to live.
We come to the door, and there are two highway patrol officers with the two purses and two
IDs and, ìAre these your children?î
He said, ìThereís been an accident. Alicia crossed over the median on I-35, and then
she hit a van, a full-size van, head on. And when she did, she instantly died.î I stood
there for a moment, trying to grasp that he had just told me that my firstborn child was
gone. And it seemed like an eternity. Then I said, ìWhat about Boo?î Then he said,
ìWell, theyíve air flown her to the trauma center. Sheís critical. And sheís not going
to make it.î
Roger and Dawn Lane prayed that God would spare their daughter, Laura, affectionately
called ìBoo.î
I felt the Spirit of God rise up within me. I heard the Lord begin to speak to my heart
in that moment, and He said, ìI told you not to worry about Boo, because sheís in
the palm of My hand.î And it was at that very moment that I settled it. And I just
put my hand on Rogerís shoulder, and I said, ìShe will live, and she wonít die.î
Earlier that day, the Lanesí two oldest children, 19-year-old Alicia and 15-year-old Boo, were
driving home from a Christian youth rally in Oklahoma City. Suddenly an 18-wheeler passed
Alicia and clipped her car. She lost control and went across the median into oncoming traffic.
Alicia was killed instantly. Med Flight R.N. Nathan Dilley was working that afternoon and
among the first on the scene. He knew it was a life or death situation for Boo.
I could tell by the condition of the car that it was pretty well smashed up and that she
had been thrown out. We could see someone doing resuscitation on her. So I knew that
that was a serious situation. It doesnít get any worse than that. The chances of her
living through that would be about one percent or less than one percent, actually.
In addition to providing medical care on the 15-minute flight to the hospital, Nathan and
his partner took another step. They prayed for their dying patient.
When we see someone thatís this gravely injured that may not survive, we always make the decision
to pray for them and just to continue to pray. And we realized ourselves that this was not
going to be our care that brought this person through that, but Godís hand.
Boo made it to the hospital. Dr. Roxie Albrecht led the trauma team who received her.
Boo came in as a priority one trauma or a level one trauma. And thatís our highest
level of activation. And her injury severity score was 41, which is very, very high. Now,
over 25 is critical.
When the Lanes arrived at the hospital, they rushed in to see their daughter.
I knew that when they took me in to see Boo that she wasnít going to look like my Boo.
I already knew that. But youíre never prepared for the moment that youíre going to see your
child look that bad.
It was scary, seeing her with all the hoses and the tubes, and there was nothing that
she could do for herself laying there. And all you could do was just hope and pray and
believe.
We were told that she had a traumatic brain injury. Her lungs had collapsed. She had broken
scapulas, bilateral ones. The face bones were all fractured on the side of her face. It
was all crushed and broken, and they had already told us she was going to need surgery on her
leg.
As doctors worked to save Booís life, her parents clung to their faith in God.
I knew that I had the promise of God to stand on, that no matter what she looked like, no
matter what they said, I knew that I could still believe God for His Word and that she
was going to pull through this.
Dawnís boss at the time, a physicianís assistant, came to the hospital to comfort the family
and help them understand Booís condition.
When they told us what all had happened, I really didnít feel like that she would make
it. I thought she was going to lose two daughters that day.
Doctors did all they could to save Booís life. She survived the first critical hours,
but there were no guarantees for long-term survival.
You know, brain injuries are a black box. It all depends on where the injury is, what
deficits youíre going to have. Itís hard to quantify what patientsí outcomes are going
to be until you just give them time.
The doctors and Booís family were ready for the long and uncertain road ahead. But on
the day of her sisterís funeral, Boo woke up.
And it was right before we got there. It was right after the funeral. And when we walked
in, she was awake.
Doctors expected Boo to spend 30 days in ICU, and then several months in hospital rehab.
But that wasnít necessary. Boo was formally discharged from the hospital in 27 days.
Twenty-seven days. She came home with a leg casts on. She wasnít there mentally. You
could see it in her eyes that there were still pieces missing. But she was home. And that
just goes to show you that God answers prayer, that when God gives you a specific word, that
He has her in the palm of His hands, nobody, nothing, no principality, no power, no healing
can take her out of His hands.
With every passing day, Boo continued to improve. She started making progress in physical therapy.
She still went through the things that you would have to go through. She just progressed
a lot quicker than most people get to.
By the end of summer, she made a full recovery.
She had a lot of good care, and I would agree with that. But I think she had Godís healing,
too.
It was nothing short of a miracle, a miraculous recovery that Iíve only seen a handful of
times in the 20 plus years of doing this.
Boo returned to school in the fall and graduated as valedictorian of her class.
Itís remarkable to come in unstable, and to get resuscitated and go through the hospital
that many days and get out and be a valedictorian, not miss a beat. That doesnít happen.
Boo has gone on to complete college with a degree in nursing. Sheís also married now
to a guy her sister knew and wanted her to meet.
It was just really neat to find out that my sister was just, she was such a big part of
his life, too. God is always faithful. Just stick with Him, and He will see you through
anything that comes your way.
Itís the same message over and over. God is always faithful. Heís always there. Amazing
story of restoration.
It is. We went to pray for some people.
Yes.
That build your faith. What do you have?
Well this is another miracle. This is Timothy. He lives in Westland, Michigan, was told heíd
never walk again after a saw mutilated his leg. He had torn muscles and tendons, badly
damaged nerves. Two weeks after he had surgery, he was watching this program with his leg
propped up; and, Pat, you had this word of knowledge, ìDoctors say you will never walk
again, but God will heal the leg.î At that moment Timothy said he felt incredible heat
flowing through his leg. His leg was healed, and he now walks without a limp. Most importantly
he wasnít a Christian. But he accepted the Lord after this experience.
Wow! You know, I didnít know him, didnít know about his leg, but God knew about it.
He felt heat go through his leg!
A leg that he had been told he could never use again.
A saw! Praise God. All right. For 11 years Joanna of SeaTac, Washington. I didnít know
that theyíd call it SeaTac. That used to be the airport out there. Itís in between
Seattle and Tacoma. Had trouble with her eyes. They would water constantly. The doctor told
her that her tear ducts were scarred and not functioning. Joanne was told she would have
to have surgery, however the results would be temporary. One day she was watching this
program. Terry, you had a word. ìYou have a chronic eye condition where your eyes just
water constantly. And it affects the skin under your eyes. God is healing that condition.î
She said, ìThatís me.î Within a short while, her eyes stopped watering. Over a few weeks
the skin around her eyes had cleared up. And guess what? Sheís problem free since. Folks,
God has a blessing for you. Because He loves you. He loves you. And Terry and I are going
to join hands together and weíre going to believe God for you. ìFather, we believe
God. We believe God. And you said, Jesus, ìhave faith in God.î Lord, youíre all powerful.
You created the heavens and the earth. You brought mankind into being. You brought everything
that lives into being. You are He who causes everything to be. And so we come to you with
the problems of your creation. Your people, theyíre hurting Lord. And theyíre asking
for specific touch in their bodies and in their minds and in their finances and in their
marriages. Lord, reach out I pray. Reveal yourself to people today. Show forth your
power, Lord God, in the name of Jesus. Terry, whatís God saying to you.
Well, thereís somebody you have a very odd condition. I donít know what it is. It must
be nerve related, but itís the palms of your hands but also the bottoms of your feet, and
it just itches. Itches, and itches, and itches and will not stop. God is touching that condition
for you right now, and itís going to go away. And someone else, you have a chronic sinus
condition, and youíll know itís you, because itís not just your condition, itís genetic,
like everybody in your family has this. But God is healing you right now. Just take that
and receive it from Him.
Thereís somebody whoís inside the throat was burned, and itís having a hard time healing.
It must be awfully hard to swallow, even. Right now, put your hand on your throat, on
your neck, in the name of Jesus, God has healed you. Thank you, Lord.
And someone else, you have a stomach issue. I donít know why but your stomach is like
half the size it should be in is causing all kinds of reflux problems for you. God is just
touching your entire system right now. Your digestion is going to be normal. The reflux
is going to be gone. Everything is going to be in order.
Godsí heard your prayer for hundred and $175,000. Heís going to supply the need that youíre
asking for, Jim, whatever. Ask Him, Heíll give it to you. Terry. Thank you, Lord.
Somebody with vocal chords, theyíre almost like frozen. Thatís a term thatís been used,
and God is just releasing that for you right now. Just feel that kind of warmth come into
your throat and receive that.
Let the peace of God extend to everyone of you. Receive His piece into your life. Receive
the joy of the Lord. Receive the answers to your prayer. Receive the new walk with Jesus,
in His name. Amen. Where ever you are, if you have something happen to you, we wish
youíd call. We love to have reports of answers to prayer. It builds our faith and the faith
of others.
So call, 1-800-759-0700. If we can help you, people are on the phones 24 hours a day to
meet your needs. So if you have a problem, pick up the phone, toll-free, no problem,
no cost. Terry.
Well, I want you to meet a young mom in the Philippines. Today, Sarah works with CBNís
Orphanís Promise to feed hungry children in her village. But it wasnít long ago that
Sarah and her children were the ones who needed help.
The community that grew up around the Pieta Stump is one of the poorest in the Philippines.
Most of the families forced to live here struggle with even the basics. For single moms like
Sarah, the situation seemed even more hopeless.
It is so painful to see my children going hungry. Sarah makes less than a dollar a day
selling rice on the street. They live in a one-room house built next to a garbage dump.
Itís all they could afford. But things began to look up for Sarah when she met someone
from Orphans Promise. We set up a program in one familyís home where we provide a warm
nourishing meal every day for children like Princess.
I like the yummy food. Iíve made friends there. The teachers are nice too.
As Sarah saw the positive change in her daughter, she began to volunteer at the Orphans Promise
feeding program. There she, along with the children, heard Bible stories and the Gospel.
Sarah even prayed to become a Christian.
I feel Godís love for me. Iíve given my life to Him.
To help Sarah better provide for her daughters, Orphans Promise also gave her everything she
needed to start a small business making and selling peanut butter in the community.
Our lives are much better now. God is so good. He brought Orphans Promise to us. Thank you.
You know, we meet so many amazing people who have the ability, who have gifts and talents.
They just donít have opportunity. You allow us to come into the midst of that situation
and give them a tomorrow filled with all kinds of promise. We want to say thank you 700 Club
members. Youíre doing that in the lives of people like Sarah all around the world. Will
you help us to continue to reach out? The needs are great in so many countries and the
more you join with us, the more people we can help. So, you join the 700 Club today.
Itís 65 cents a day, $20 a month. But you can change the world with that, and together
we can make a huge difference. And by the way, if youíre already a 700 Club member,
would you consider going up to 700 Club Gold? If youíre a Gold member, join our 1000 Club.
Itís when we all do as much as we possibly can that we can touch the world in the name
of Jesus Christ. All you have to do is call that toll free number thatís on your screen.
Itís 1-800-759-0700. Say, ìI want to join the 700 Club.î When you do, we want to send
you Life Beyond the Grave. This is an amazing DVD with some astonishing testimonies of people
whoíve had death experiences and then gone to Heaven or to Hell and returned to tell
about it.
You want to hear what they have to say and Patís teaching about what the word has to
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Questions.
Questions. Ready?
From the chat room. All right.
This first one is really poignant, Pat. This is Celina. She says, ìIím an 11-year-old
girl with a horrible life. I was homeless for a year. My dad left us six years ago.
I hate my life and donít know what to do. What can I do?î
Celina, you have a Father in Heaven who loves you, and He wants to take you to Himself so
that youíll be with Him, and Heíll be with you. That doesnít mean you have to die, it
means that the Father will be there. You need to talk to Him as you would an earthly Father
and tell them your problems and ask Him to minister to you and to give you the answers
to your prayer. And as you draw closer to Him, some of these things that are around
you will go away. But letís face it, youíve got about six or seven years before youíre
old enough to go off on your own. So, if you can handle it in this period of time, and
the Lord will help you through, but He says thereís no testing that has taken you that
is such as common to man. There are a lot of other young people that have horrible things
happen. But God is faithful who will, with a testing, make a way of escape that you may
be able to bear it. Get close to Him and let His miracle power come into you. All right.
You know sometimes you can find a local church, too, and really get fed and have some people
come around you. Okay, hereís a question from I guess you say ìMich.î ìYesterday
on ABC, I saw a show about people who saw Heaven. They had an atheist woman who saw
a ëwhite lightí and saw her uncle who told her she had to go back. How did she see what
she saw if sheís not a Christian? Why didnít she experience Hell?î
Well, it may be Godís got a plan for her that will take her out of that and out of
this experience sheíll come to the Lord. One last question.
This is Crystal who says, ìHow can we really know that God is real and not just something
that man wrote about is fiction thousands of years ago?î
If you experience Him. If you experience Him. If you see His miracle power. If you hear
His voice. If you see His blessing. If you look all around you and see the creation,
the heavens declare the glory of God and the Earth shows forth His handiwork. Itís all
around you. But ask Him. If you will surrender to Him and do His will, Heíll show you and
youíll know the doctrine. Thatís all the time we have for todayís 700 Club. Tomorrow,
he was fired for telling the truth. Ron Williams talks about the assault on free speech, NPR.
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