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>> Gordon: A WIFE IS
BLINDSIDED BY DEVASTATING
NEWS.
>> MATT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
A STAGE THREE BRAIN
>> Gordon: AND FINDS THE
STRONGEST ANCHOR TO HOLD
>> AS I WAS TRYING TO JUST
FIND SOMEWHERE TO JUST
HAVE STABILITY, I LOOKED
THROUGH SCRIPTURE, IN
PARTICULAR, AND FOUND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN GOD'S
STEADFAST LOVE TO HIS
>> Gordon: LAUREN
CHANDLER TALKS ABOUT THAT
STEADFAST LOVE AND HER
HEALING ON TODAY'S "700
CLUB INTERACTIVE."
TO THE SHOW.
BEFORE WE GET TO THAT
STORY.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT
WATCHING TELEVISION AS A
FAMILY.
A RECENT STUDY FOUND
POSITIVE RESULTS FOR
FAMILIES THAT USE MEDIA
SUCH AS TV, MOVIES AND
INTERNET.
IT FOUND THAT FAMILIES WHO
WATCH TV TOGETHER BECOME
MORE INFORMED, CONNECT AND
LAST LONGER, AND VIEWING
MEDIA AS A FAMILY SEEMS TO
BE A WONDERFUL WAY TO
BOND.
>> Terry: TELEVISION CAN
BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR
IMPROVING EMOTIONAL AND
SOCIAL SKILLS IN YOUNGER
CHILDREN, BUT TODAY
PARENTS HAVE TO BE CHOOSE CHOOSY
BECAUSE FINDING
FAMILY-FRIENDLY SHOWS TO
WATCH IS HARD.
>> Gordon: AND EVEN
SOMEWHAT IMPOSSIBLE.
>> Terry: I AGREE WITH
THAT.
>> Gordon: IN OUR HOUSE,
WE HAVE ISOLATED SOME
SHOWS WE CAN WATCH
LET'S TAKE A SURVEY OF ONE
OF THE CURRENT ONES.
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
TELEVISION SHOWS OUT THERE
OUT ON HBO, CALLED "GAME
OF THRONES," AND IT'S THE
WORLD AND THE MOST PIRATED
SHOW EVER.
HERE IS A SHORT CLIP.
>> EVERY ONE OF US IS POOR
>> YES, BUT WE CAN
OVERTHROW AN EMPIRE.
>> YOU'RE IN THE GREAT
GAME NOW.
AND THE GREAT GAME IS
TERRIFYING.
*
>> DO YOU MIND TO STEP
ASIDE, OR THERE WILL BE
VIOLENCE.
>> Gordon: WELL, I
ACTUALLY WATCHED ONE
EPISODE -- PARTIAL
I HAD TO TURN IT OFF.
I COULDN'T STAY WITH IT.
IT WAS, LIKE, THERE IS NO
WAY.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE FREE
WEEKENDS THAT THE CABLE
COMPANY OFFERED.
I DON'T GET HBO AT HOME
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THAT.
I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO
CROSS CERTAIN BOUNDARIES
AND I DON'T WANT THAT SO
THEY HAD A FREE WEEKEND,
AND I THOUGHT, LET'S SEE
ABOUT.
AND NOPE, I CAN'T DO IT.
NOW IT SEEMS TO GET A LOT
OF CRITICAL ACCLAIM, AND
IT HAS GOTTEN 26 EMMY
AWARDS, BUT TALK ABOUT
VIOLENT, TALK ABOUT
>> Terry: WHAT'S THE
DRAW?
I GET THERE IS A BASIC
THEME TO EACH ONE, BUT
AFTER A WHILE, IT IS
PRETTY REPETITIVE.
WE DO IMMORAL THINGS, WE
CUSS, AND THEN WE DIE.
AND IT GOES ON AND ON AND
[LAUGHTER]
LOTS OF WARS.
>> Terry: YEAH.
I DON'T GET IT.
WHY IS THAT ATTRACTIVE TO
>> Gordon: I DON'T KNOW
BECAUSE I WATCHED HALF OF
ONE EPISODE, SO I CAN'T
TELL YOU WHAT THE ALLURE
IS.
PEOPLE TALK ON THE FAN
SIDE ABOUT THE WONDERFUL
PLOTS AND HOW INTERESTING
IT IS AND HOW INVOLVING IT
I DO KNOW WHEN YOU CREATE
THESE WORLDS THAT ARE
IMMERSIMMERSIVE, AND WHETHER
THAT IS STAR TREK, YOU GET
A FAN BASE THAT JUST WANTS
TO LIVE THERE.
AND THEY WATCH EVERY
EPISODE YOU PUT OUT
BECAUSE THEY'RE SELLING
THIS IMAGINARY WORLD.
>> Terry: I CAN'T
LIKE THAT AND WANT TO LIVE
NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE LIVE
THERE FOR VERY LONG.
>> Gordon: LOTS OF
PEOPLE DIE THERE.
>> Gordon: AT LEAST IN
THE WORLD I GREW UP IN, IF
IT WAS PAID CABLE, YOU
SORT OF EXPECTED IT WOULD
CROSS CERTAIN LINES.
BUT NOW WE'RE SEEING IT ON
THERE IS A VERY POPULAR
SHOW CALLED "THE
AMERICANS," AND IT'S THE
MOST-WATCHED SHOW ON ITS
CHANNEL IN FX HISTORY.
AND HERE IS A CLIP OF THAT
SHOW.
>> THE OPERATION IS WHAT
IS CRUCIAL BECAUSE WHAT WE
DO IS FOR THE GOOD OF THE
DON'T LET YOUR CO CONSCIENCE
GET US KILLED.
>> Gordon: WELL, THAT'S
A SHOW I ACTUALLY HAVE
WATCHED.
I FIND THE PLOT VERY -- I
LIKE TO WATCH HOW OTHER
PEOPLE PUT TOGETHER
SCRIPTS AND SCRIPT IDEAS.
HERE YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE
TWO K.G.B. AGENTS DOING
DEEP COVER IN THE UNITED
STATES, AND HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO MAKE THEM LIKE
AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
GET AN AUDIENCE
BUT, BOY, HAVE THEY
CROSSED THE LINE IN TERMS
OF BASIC CABLE.
AND I COULD NOT WATCH THAT
SHOW WITH MY FAMILY.
>> Terry: DO YOU THINK
YOU HAVE TO CROSS THE LINE
TO HOLD VIEWERS, TO MAKE
THEM COME BACK AGAIN AND
AGAIN AND AGAIN?
IF THERE WAS THAT MUCH
INTRIGUE, WHY DON'T COULDN'T YOU
JUST GO WITH THE INTRIGUE?
>> Gordon: WELL, I WOULD
I THINK IN THE MINDS OF
HOLLYWOOD EXECUTIVES, IF
YOU'RE NOT PUSHING THAT
ENVELOPE, AND THEY BOUGHT
INTO IT IS ALL PART OF
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, SO
WHY SHOULDN'T WE SHOW IT.
BUT I DON'T THINK IT GETS
YOU ANYMORE VIEWERS.
IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T GET
YOU MORE VIEWERS IN MY
HOUSEHOLD.
I WONDER, HAS IT BECOME SO
COCORROSIVE AND SUCH A
STRONG INFLUENCE IN OUR
CULTURE, YOU COULD
LITERALLY SAY AMERICANS
ARE ***-SATURATED, AND
WHY BRING THAT INTO BASIC
CABLE AND BROADCAST
THERE IS A VERY VALUABLE
BENEFIT FOR FAMILIES
WATCHING TELEVISION
TOGETHER, BUT THE TEST IS,
ARE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE
WATCHING IT WITH YOUR
AND I THINK THE TEST FOR
CHILDREN OF ANY AGE,
WHETHER YOUR TEENAGERS, IN
YOUR 20s, 30s, 40s,
OR 50s, WOULD YOU WANT
TO BE WATCHING THIS SCENE
WITH YOUR PARENTS IN THE
AND IF THE ANSWER TO THAT
IS NO, IF THAT WOULD MAKE
YOU UNCOMFORTABLE, THEN
WATCHING IT.
>> Terry: WHEN FAMILY TV
NIGHTS OR FAMILY VIEWING
HAPPENED YEARS AGO, IT WAS
AROUND SHOWS THAT REALLY
REFLECTED THE EVERY DAY
LIFE THAT WERE FUNNY.
THEY WERE ENJOYING TO
WATCH.
OR THEY WERE INSPIRING OR
MUSICAL.
THERE USED TO BE ALL KINDS
OF MUSICAL PROGRAMS.
TELEVISION WAS MORE OF A
NOVELTY, TOO, JUST SITTING
DOWN TO WATCH TV TOGETHER.
>> Gordon: THE WHOLE
CULTURE COMING TOGETHER
FOR PARTICULAR DAYS AND
WATCHING "HAPPY DAYS," FOR
HAPPENED ON THAT SHOW?
AND ARE YOU CURRENT WITH
IT HAS BECOME SO
FRAGMENTED, THAT I THINK
THAT HAS GONE AWAY.
>> Terry: AND ALSO,
THERE USED TO BE SOME
SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY IN
PROGRAMMING AND WRITING
THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD
BE GOOD FOR OUR CULTURE,
FOR CHILDREN, FOR OUR
FAMILIES.
AND NOW IT IS ALL IN THE
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THE
WORST ELEMENTS OF OUR
CULTURE BECAUSE IT'S REAL.
AND I WONDER HOW MUCH THAT
CONTRIBUTES TO WORSENING
THE WHOLE CULTURE?
>> Gordon: WELL, WHEN
YOU START DISPLAYING THE
WORST BEHAVIOR PATTERNS IN
HUMAN BEINGS, I THINK YOU
ENCOURAGE THAT BEHAVIOR,
AND PEOPLE THEN WANT TO
IMITATE THAT BEHAVIOR.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF
STUDIES THAT SHOW THAT
THAT IS TRUE.
THE INDUSTRY HAS RESISTED
THAT AND RESISTED THAT
SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER SHOWS
LEAD TO MORE VIOLENCE.
OR IF YOU SHOW VIOLENT
ACTS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE --
THEY KNOW THIS IS FANTASY,
AND THIS IS MADE UP, AND
THIS SHOULDN'T BE
HAPPENING.
BUT WE'VE SEEN THE STUDIES
THAT ABSOLUTELY PEOPLE DO
IMITATE WHAT THEY SEE ON
TV.
>> Terry: AND IT HAS
BEEN A SLOW GRADUAL SLIDE
OVER THE YEARS, TO GET
WHERE WE ARE TODAY?
>> Gordon: YUP.
>> Terry: THE WATER IS
GETTING HOT.
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN OWNS
FOUR DIGITAL DEVICES ON
WHICH TO CONSUME MEDIA FOR
THEMSELVES.
AND FOR 65 POSITIVES THE
UNITED STATES HOMES, THAT
MEANS THREE OR MORE
TELEVISION SETS PER HOME.
DOES THAT MEAN EVERYONE IS
WATCHING THEIR OWN THING?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
>> Gordon: IT IS THE
PHENOMENON TODAY WHERE
PEOPLE COME HOME FROM
SCHOOL AND PARENTS COME
HOME FROM WORK, AND
EVERYBODY SPLITS UP TO
THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL
DEVICE TO WATCH THEIR
SHOW.
AND I THINK THE WHOLE
CONCEPT OF GATHERING
TOGETHER TO WATCH -- WE
HAVE A RULE IN OUR HOUSE,
WE ONLY HAVE ONE TV, SO
THAT THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN.
BUT NOW WITH SMARTPHONES
AND TABLETS, IT IS VERY
HARD TO POLICE IT.
BUT IF YOU CAN PICK SOME
SHOWS -- AND THERE ARE
SHOWS OUT THERE THAT HAVE
GOOD CONTENT, AND IF YOU
FIND THEM, YOU CAN NOW
SCHEDULE FAMILY VIEWING.
SO WE DON'T WANT TO JUST
BE NEGATIVE.
WE DO HAVE SOME POSITIVE
ONE OF THEM IS YOU CAN
CHECK OUT "THE PARENT
TELEVISION COUNCIL."
THEIR MISSION IS TO
PROTECT CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES FROM GRAPHIC SEX,
VIOLENCE, AND PROFANITY.
THEY HAVE A FAMILY
GUIDE -- AND YOU CAN SEE
IT NOW ON OUR SCREEN.
HERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF
EVERY TELEVISION SHOW, AND
IT IS EVALUATED OF ITS
SUITABILITY FOR VIEWERS OF
ALL AGES, AND NOT ON ITS
ARTISTIC MERITS.
IF YOU WANT MORE
INFORMATION, GO TO
>> Terry: AND "PLUGGED
IN" IS ANOTHER GREAT SITE
TO VIEW MOVIES AND VIDEOS.
YOU CAN GO TO
AND THEN THERE IS COMMON
SENSE MEDIA.
THIS ADVOCATES MOVIES FOR
KIDS AND FAMILIES AND
AND THEY TALK ABOUT MAKING
CONVERSATION A PRIORITY IN
YOUR HOME, AND NOT TV.
AND DON'T USE TV AS A
REWARD OR PUNISHMENT.
IT GIVES TELEVISION, FIRST
OF ALL, TOO MUCH VALUE,
AND TRY NOT TO USE THE
TELEVISION AS A
DISTRACTION OR A
BABY-SITTER, AND THAT'S
SOMETIMES HARD IF YOU'RE
HOME WITH THE KIDS 24/7,
BUT YOU CAN FIND MORE AT
commonsensemda.org.
>> Gordon: WE WANT TO
HEAR FROM YOU, SO GO TO
OUR Facebook PAGE AND
LOOK FOR A POLL WE JUST
POSTED AND TELL US HOW
YOUR FAMILY DOES MOVIE
NIGHT.
>>> UP NEXT, GOOD, CLEAN
FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
>> IT IS AMAZING.
IT TELLS YOU ABOUT THE
CHARACTERS.
THE ARTIFACTS.
AND THE GAMES ARE AWESOME.
>> Gordon: MEET THE
OLSON FAMILY AND SEE HOW
"SUPERBOOK" IS BRINGING
THEM ALL TOGETHER, RIGHT
>> Gordon: "SUPERBOOK"
IS BRINGING THE THE
STORIES OF THE BIBLE TO
THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD
ONE FAMILY AT A TIME.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET A
FAMILY WHO IS CREATING
THEIR OWN "SUPERBOOK"
MATT OLSON AND HIS
BROTHERS WERE RAISED WITH
THE "SUPERBOOK," AND NOW A
NEW GENERATION OF OLSONS
IS FOLLOWING IN THEIR
>> Reporter: GRANDMA
OLSON KNOWS HOW TO THROW
AN AWESOME PARTY FOR THE
KIDS.
POP A LITTLE POPCORN AND
POP IN AN EPISODE OF
>> I SEE MY GRANDCHILDREN
SMILING AND LAUGHING,
TOTALLY INVOLVED WITH THE
>> IT MAKES THE BIBLE COME
I CAN REALLY FEEL IT.
WHAT'S NEXT?
I JUST WANT TO LEARN A
LOT.
>> YOU CAN LOOK UP WHAT
"SUPERBOOK" MOVIE YOU ARE
GOING TO BE WATCHING, AND
IT WILL BE EXACTLY TRUE
WITH THE BIBLE.
>> Reporter: THAT'S
SOMETHING GRANDMA OLSON'S
SON LOVES ABOUT
>> I SEE A FEW THINGS ON
THE SCREEN, AND I'M, LIKE,
HEY, THAT'S IN THE BIBLE,
AND THEY'RE ACCURATELY
PORTRAYING SOME OF
STORIES, AND EVEN THE
MINUTE DETAILS OF WHAT
GOES INTO THESE STORIES.
I LOVE IT.
>> Reporter: TODAY
MATT'S KIDS HAVE A TOOL HE
NEVER HAD: THE FREE
"SUPERBOOK" APP.
>> IT TELLS YOU ABOUT THE
CHARACTERS, THE ARTIFACTS.
AND THE GAMES ARE AWESOME.
IT IS AN AWESOME PLA PLACE TO
GO TO ON THE PHONE.
>> I LOVE THE "SUPERBOOK"
APP BECAUSE YOU CAN GO ON
THERE ANY TIME YOU WANT
TO, IF YOU'RE FEELING
AFRAID.
>> THERE IS SO MUCH
DARKNESS IN SOME OF THE
VIDEOS THAT THE KIDS
WATCH, SO MUCH VIOLENCE
AND IMMORTALITY, AND YOU
HAVE SOMETHING LIKE
"SUPERBOOK" THAT BRINGS
LIGHT, THAT WOULD
DARKNESS THAT HAS COME
INTO THEIR LIFE.
THAT LEGACY IS BEING
PASSED DOWN TO THE GRA
>> Reporter: AND GRANDMA
OLSON IS GLAD CBN IS
BRINGING "SUPERBOOK" THE
STORIE"SUPERBOOK," THESTORIES OF THE BIBLE , TO
THE WORLD.
>> THIS WILL BRING A LOT
OF KIDS INTO THE KINGDOM.
PLUS, IT WILL HELP THEM
WHEN THEY'RE OLDER, WHERE
THEY CAN TRUST THEIR
HEAVENLY FATHER TO TAKE
CARE OF THEM, TO LEAD
THEM.
* CHANGE MY LIFE AND MAKE
* AND HELP ME, LORD, TO
LIVE FOR YOU *
>> JUST ONE QUESTION: DO
YOU KNOW WHERE THEY'RE
GOING TO MAKE THEIR NEXT
"SUPERBOOK" MOVIE?
>> Gordon: FAMILY FUN
FOR ALL GENERATIONS, AND
YOU'RE A PART OF IT WHEN
YOU JOIN THE "SUPERBOOK"
RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN 38
LANGUAGES, BUT BY THE END
OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL BE IN
50 LANGUAGES.
AND THERE IS A BROADCAST
MAP, SHOWING THE NUMBER OF
PLACES WHERE WE'RE
BROADCASTING THE LANGUAGES
THAT WE'RE BROADCASTING
WE'RE HEARING GREAT
STORIES COMING OUT OF
INDIA FROM OUR BROADCAST
IN HINDI.
AND THE BROADCAST IN
TAGALOG IN THE
PHILIPPINES -- AND YOU'RE
A PART OF ALL OF IT
BECAUSE WHEN YOU JOIN THE
"SUPERBOOK" D.V.D. CLUB,
YOUR GIFT GOES INTO THE
TRANSLATION COSTS, THE
DISTRIBUTION COSTS, TO GET
THE STORIES OF THE BIBLE
TO THE CHILDREN OF THE
WORLD.
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN AND BE
A PART OF IT, ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS CALL US:
THE GIFT IS $25.
AND SO FOR A GIFT OF $25
OR MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU
NOT JUST ONE COPY, BUT
THREE COPIES OF THE LATEST
EPISODE.
IT'S THE STORY OF DAVID
AND SAUL.
SO YOU CAN BE A PART OF
STORIES WITH YOUR FAMILY.
MAYBE YOUR CHURCH OR
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.
YOU GET THREE COPIES SO
YOU CAN KEEP ONE AND SHARE
TWO WITH OTHERS.
AND EVERY TIME A NEW
EPISODE COMES OUT, YOU'LL
BE FIRST IN LINE TO GET
IT.
BE A PART OF IT.
IT IS JUST $25.
CALL US: 1-888-777-1999.
>> Terry: WELL, COMING
UP, A WIFE AND MOTHER IS
BLINDSIDED BY DEVASTATING
NEWS.
>> MATT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
STAGE THREE BRAIN CANCER.
>> Terry: LAUREN
CHANDLER SHARES HOW SHE
SURVIVED HER HUSBAND'S
DIAGNOSIS, RIGHT AFTER
THIS.
CHANDLER IS A PASTOR'S
WIFE, AND SHE IS A MOM OF
THREE CHILDREN.
ONE DAY IN 2009, HER
HUSBAND UNEXPECTANTLY
COLLAPSED ON THE LIVING
ROOM FLOOR, AND HER LIFE
WAS FOREVER CHANGED.
>> Reporter: LAUREN
CHANDLER REMEMBERS THE
EXACT MOMENT HER LIFE
CHANGED.
>> MATT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
STAGE THREE BRAIN CANCER.
AS I WAS TRYING TO FIND
SOMEWHERE TO HAVE
STABILITY, I LOOKED
THROUGH THE SCRIPTURE IN
PARTICULAR AND FOUND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN GOD'S
STEADFAST LOVE TO HIS
>> Reporter: IN HER
BOOK, "STEADFAST LOVE,"
LAUREN SHARES WHAT SHE
USED AS AN ANCHOR IN TIMES
OF TROUBLE.
AND THOSE US THE LIFE
PRESERVER WE'LL NEED TO
WEATHER ANY STORM.
>> Terry: WELL, LAUREN
CHANDLER.
IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> Terry: I LOVE THE
FACT THAT YOUR BOOK,
"STEADFAST LOVE," HAS AN
ANCHOR ON THE COVER.
BECAUSE WE NEED THAT
ANCHOR OF CHRIST.
TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED ON
THE THANKSGIVING DAY OF
2009 WHEN YOUR LIFE REALLY
TIPPED OVER.
>> IT STARTED LIKE ANY
OTHER, JUST GETTING READY
TO MAKE DISHES TO TAKE TO
MY MOM'S HOUSE FOR DINNER
THAT DAY.
AND MATT WAS IN THE LIVING
ROOM WITH THE KIDS.
OUR KIDS WERE 6, 4, AND 6
MONTHS AT THAT TIME.
ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR
THIS COMMOTION FROM NEXT
I GO IN TO SEE WHAT IS
GOING ON, AND I SEE MY
KIDS, BUT I DON'T SEE
MATT.
AND I TURNED THE CORNER,
AROUND THE COUCH, AND I
SEE HE IS IN THE MIDST OF
A GRANDMAL SEIZURE.
WAS THE DIAGNOSIS, TELL US
>> THEY RAN SOME TESTS,
AND SAW HE HAD A MASS IN
HIS RIGHT FRONTAL LOBE.
HE ACTUALLY WENT INTO
SURGERY ONLY A WEEK LATER
FROM THAT SEIZURE.
AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT
THE TUMOR WAS, IN FACT,
MALIGNANT.
THERE IS A FANCY NAME,
THAT I RATHER NOT KNOW
THAT WORD, BUT NOW I DO.
>> Terry: I THINK WE
AUTOMATICALLY THINK WHEN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
HAPPENS, IT IS NOTHING BUT
A DISASTER, THAT IT IS
NOTHING BUT UPROOTING OUR
LIVES AND TURMOIL AND
CHAOS, AND ALL THAT COMES
INTO YOUR HEART AND MIND
AT THAT TIME.
BUT, IN FACT, WHAT YOU
WRITE ABOUT IN THE BOOK IS
HOW GOD USED ALL OF THAT
TO TEACH YOU MORE ABOUT
WHO HE WAS.
>> YES.
YOU THINK ABOUT JESUS
TAKING HIS DISCIPLES INTO
THE BOAT, KNOWING THAT A
STORM WAS AWAITING THEM.
SO I KNEW NOT ONLY IS HE
LORD IN THE STORM, HE IS
THERE TO CALM THE WAVES
AND TO HUSH THE SEA.
BUT HE IS ALSO LORD OVER
THE STORM.
HE KNEW TAKING HIS
DISCIPLES INTO THAT BOAT
THAT THERE WOULD BE A
STORM, BUT HE ALSO KNEW HE
WOULD DELIVER THEM TO THE
I THINK THAT IS TRUE EVEN
NOW, WHERE HE IS STILL
LORD OVER THE STORM.
EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS SO
OUT OF CONTROL.
AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT
ANCHORED ME, WAS THAT HE
HAS A LOVE FOR ME THAT
EVEN THOUGH HE KNOWS THE
STORM IS COMING, HE WILL
BE THE STABILITY IN LORD
OVER THE STORM AND IN THE
>> Terry: NOW, WHAT MADE
YOU AND MATT, IN THE MIDST
OF ALL OF THIS CRAZINESS,
BELIEVE FOR A HEALING?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK GOD
IS ABLE.
IT SAYS TO ASK HIM FOR
HEALING, ASK FOR THE
ELDERS TO COME AND TO
PRAY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE
DID.
AND I BELIEVE HE IS ABLE
TO HEAL.
AND HE ALSO KIND OF SPOKE
REALLY THROUGH HIS HOLY
SPIRIT, QUIETLY TO MATT
ONE DAY, WHEN HE WAS IN
THE MIDST OF HIS
TREATMENT.
AND HE WAS JUST LAYING ON
THE BATHROOM FLOOR.
HE FELT IN HIS SPIRIT,
JUST THE LORD SAY THIS IS
NOT AN ILLNESS UNTO DEATH.
AND SO WE SAID, GOD, WE
WANT TO BELIEVE THAT
YOU'RE ABLE AND WILLING TO
HEAL HIM.
WE'RE ASKING FOR A
MIRACLE.
BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T --
WHEN THEY'RE TALKING TO
KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR, GOD
WILL DELIVER US, BUT EVEN
IF HE DOESN'T, WE STILL
WON'T BACK DOWN.
WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS,
GOD, WE BELIEVE YOU WILL,
BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T, YOU
HAVE WHAT IS BEST FOR US.
WANT PEOPLE WHO READ YOUR
BOOK, "STEADFAST LOVE," TO
TAKE AWAY?
>> THAT GOD IS WHO HE SAYS
HE IS, AND HE WILL DO WHAT
HE SAYS HE WILL DO.
NO MATTER WHAT COMES INTO
OUR LIVES, IF WE WOULD
LOOK TO HIM, IF WE WOULD
CRY OUT TO HIM, HE WOW WOULD
ANSWER US AND DELIVER US.
>> Terry: TELL US ABOUT
MATT TODAY?
>> HE IS CANCER-FREE, AND
HAS BEEN EVER SINCE THE
SURGERY.
>> Terry: AND THE
MIRACLE OF THAT IS, REALLY
WHEN THERE IS CANCER IN
THE BRAIN, THERE ISN'T
REALLY A CURE FOR IT?
>> THEY WOULD SAY HE IS
NEVER ULTIMATELY IN
REMISSION, THAT IT WILL
COME BACK.
BUT WE'RE ASKING THE LORD
TO CONTINUE TO HOLD THAT
BACK AND TO BRING HEALING.
>> Terry: IT IS SO
INTERESTING THAT ONE OF
GOD'S PROMISES IS WHAT THE
ENEMY MEANT FOR EVIL, HE
WILL WORK FOR GOOD.
AND YOU'VE SEEN THAT?
>> I HAVE.
THE WEEK BEFORE MA MATT'S
SEIZURE, I OPENED MY BIBLE
AND IT FELL TO JOB 1.
AND I THOUGHT, OKAY, GOD,
WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED?
BUT WHAT I TOOK FROM THAT
IS SATAN HAD TO ASK GOD'S
AND ANYTHING THAT CAME TO
GOD'S HAND, HE WOULD GIVE
ME THE GRACE TO ENDURE,
AND THAT HE WOULD BE
THERE.
AND THAT'S MY PRAYER,
BECAUSE I KNOW STORMS ARE
NOT OVER FOR US, FOR MY
FAMILY, AND FOR ME.
AND THAT GOD WOULD
CONTINUE TO BE FAITHFUL
AND STE STEADFAST, AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO TRUST YOU NO
MATTER WHAT.
>> Terry: IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
LAUREN AND MATT'S STORY,
THE BOOK IS CALLED
"STEADFAST LOVE," AND IT
IS AVAILABLE WHERE BOOKS
ARE SOLD.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING
>> Gordon: STILL TO
COME, WE'LL BE PRAYING FOR
YOU.
FIRST, A WOMAN FIGHTS
BREAST CANCER WITHOUT
CHEMO, AND NOT EVERYONE IS
THRILLED.
>> I'VE HAD PEOPLE
ACTUALLY YELL AT ME AND
TELL ME I WAS CRAZY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AND I SAID, I KNOW I'M
DOING THE RIGHT THING.
>> Gordon: SEE HOW SHE
WAS ABLE TO FIGHT AND WIN.
THAT'S NEXT, WHEN WE COME
BACK.
>> Gordon: EVERY YEAR,
MORE THAN 200,000 AMERICAN
WOMEN ARE DIAGNOSED WITH
BREAST CANCER.
IN 2009, VINA STENMARCO
WAS ONE OF THEM.
AND WHILE MANY WOMEN IN
HER SITUATION WOULD TURN
TO SURGERY OR
CHEMOTHERAPY, VINA DID
NOT, AND HERE IS WHAT SHE
>> I NOTICED THIS LUMP IN
MY BREAST, AND IT WAS VERY
BIG.
BUT I JUST IGNORED IT FOR
A WHILE.
BUT THEN IT WAS VERY
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS
>> Reporter: WHEN VINA
STENMARCO FINALLY HAD THE
COURAGE TO GO TO THE
DOCTOR, SHE WASN'T
SURPRISED WHEN DOCTORS
DETECTED BREAST CANCER.
>> YOU'RE ANGRY AT YOUR
BODY.
YOU'RE ANGRY AT GOD.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
>> Reporter: OVERWHELMED
AND FRIGHTENED, VINA
>> AND THE FEAR WOULD GRIP
YOU.
SOMETIMES I WOULD JUST BE
ON MY FACE, JUST CRYING,
LIKE, WHAT IS HAPPENING?
YOU KNOW?
I WAS SO SCARED, BUT I HAD
TO GET OVER THE FEAR
BECAUSE I WANTED TO LIVE.
>> Reporter: DOCTORS
ADVISED HER TO HAVE
SURGERY AND START CHEMO,
BUT SHE DECLINED.
INSTEAD SHE RELIED ON
>> I KNEW RIGHT AWAY I WAS
NOT GOING TO HAVE THE
DOUBLE MASTECTOMY.
I KNEW I WASN'T GOING TO
HAVE CHEMO.
I KNEW RIGHT AWAY.
IT WAS JUST PUT ON MY
>> Reporter: SHE STARTED
A REGIMEN OF HEALTHY
EATING AND EXERCISE.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAD
MIXED REACTIONS.
>> PEOPLE WERE EXCITED.
I THINK THEY WANTED TO SEE
SOMEBODY DO THIS, AND NOT
DO IT WITH CHEMO AND
RADIATION AND SURGERY.
THEY WANTED TO SEE
SOMEBODY NOT GET SICK
BEFORE THEY GOT BETTER.
THEN THERE WERE THE PEOPLE
WHO WERE AFRAID.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE ACTUALLY
YELL AT ME, REALLY YELL AT
ME, ON THE PHONE, AND TELL
ME I WAS CRAZY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AND I SAID, I KNOW I'M
DOING THE RIGHT THING.
WITH ALL OF MY HEART, I
>> Reporter: VINA PRAYED
FOR HEALING, SOMETIMES FOR
HOURS AT A TIME.
>> I STOOD ON THE WORD.
I TOOK THE BIBLE
LITERALLY, THAT SAID
"BIHI BY
HIS STRIPES YOU WERE
HEALED."
AND I SAID, IF HE SAID
THAT AND WE BELIEVE THIS
BOOK, THEN IT HAS TO BE
>> Reporter: AFTER TWO
YEARS, SHE RECEIVED SOME
>> I GOT A BLOOD TEST, AND
THERE WAS NO CANCER IN MY
BODY.
I JUST WANTED TO PRAISE
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO DO,
JUST PRAISE GOD.
JUST, LIKE, WOW, THANK
WHEN YOU WENT TO CALGARY,
WHEN YOU SHED YOUR BLOOD,
IT WAS FOR ME.
AND I BELIEVED IT.
AND HE WAS SHOWING ME
EVERY MINUTE, EVERY DAY.
AND I WAS SO HAPPY I COULD
TELL PEOPLE, I'M OKAY.
>> Reporter: VINA HAS A
SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR ANYONE
BATTLING CANCER.
>> WHEN DISEASE COMES ON
TO YOUR BODY, REMEMBER
THAT JESUS IS THE HEALER.
EVERYTHING ELSE CAN BE A
BONUS, BUT JESUS IS THE
HEALER.
>> Gordon: JESUS IS THE
HEALER.
DON'T IGNORE WHAT DOCTORS
TELL YOU.
GOD HEALS THROUGH DOCTORS.
BUT IF HE IS SPEAKING TO
YOU, IF HE IS REVEALING
HIS HEALING POWER, FOLLOW
WHAT HE SAYS AND LET HIM
BE THE GUIDE.
WE'VE GOTTEN SOME PRAYER
REQUESTS IN.
WE HAVE ONE FROM ROBERT,
ASKING FOR PRAYER FOR HIS
SHE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH
AND GOES, AND DOCTORS
CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE
PROBLEM.
AND SAMANTHA WRITES IN,
"PLEASE PRAY FOR MY
HUSBAND, WHO HAS
AND PRAY FOR MY MOUTH AND
JAW, THAT HAS BEEN IN PAIN
FOR ALMOST A YEAR."
LORD, WE JUST PRAY FOR
CAITLIN RIGHT NOW, AND WE
ASK THAT YOU WOULD REMOVE
ALL PAIN FROM HER BODY.
FROM HER ABDOMEN, FROM HER
PELVIS, LET ALL OF THAT
PAIN GO AWAY NOW IN JESUS'
NAME.
AND FOR SAMANTHA'S
HUSBAND, WE JUST ASK FOR
HEALING FOR HIS
AND RIGHT NOW, INTO THAT
JAW AND INTO THAT MOUTH,
LET THERE BE NO MORE PAIN.
NO MORE PAIN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS
FOR HER OR NOT, BUT IF
YOU'VE GOT PAIN RIGHT NOW
IN YOUR RIGHT JAW AND IT
IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR YOU
TO OPEN YOUR JAW, REACH
YOUR HAND UP AND TOUCH IT
RIGHT NOW, AND IN JESUS'
NAME BE HEALED AND BE SET
PAIN BE GONE NOW IN THE
NAME OF JESUS.
AMEN.
AND AMEN.
>>> IF YOU NEED PRAYER,
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL
US: 1-888-777-1999.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THIS
WORD: "THE STEADFAST LOVE
OF THE LORD NEVER CEASES.
HIS MERCIES NEVER COME TO
AN END.
THEY ARE NEW EVERY
MORNING."
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.