April 22, 2025

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  • . >> the following program is
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  • >> the following program is sponsored by cbn today.
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  • Sponsored by cbn today. >> the hugging twins.
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  • >> the hugging twins. my body carried these two
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  • My body carried these two perfect humans twin sisters
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  • Perfect humans twin sisters joined together.
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  • Joined together. >> that was the big question.
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  • >> that was the big question. can they be separated?
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  • Can they be separated? their miracle birth.
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  • Their miracle birth. we had so many people praying
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  • We had so many people praying for us that morning.
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  • For us that morning. i wasn't scared.
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  • I wasn't scared. i was ready.
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  • I was ready. >> the grueling operation.
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  • >> the grueling operation. and we prayed so hard, so long
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  • And we prayed so hard, so long and their incredible homecoming
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  • And their incredible homecoming on today's 700 club.
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  • On today's 700 club. >> welcome to the 700 club.
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  • >> welcome to the 700 club. a major case involving schools
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  • A major case involving schools and religious freedom goes
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  • And religious freedom goes before the supreme court today
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  • Before the supreme court today .
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  • . the key issue allowing parents
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  • The key issue allowing parents to remove their young from
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  • To remove their young from classes with books containing
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  • Classes with books containing lgbtq content.
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  • Lgbtq content. >> the high court's ruling
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  • >> the high court's ruling could have far reaching effects
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  • Could have far reaching effects on schools across the country.
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  • On schools across the country. >> wendy griffith has the story
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  • >> wendy griffith has the story .
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  • . >> parents in montgomery
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  • >> parents in montgomery county, maryland want to pull
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  • County, maryland want to pull their children out of
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  • Their children out of elementary school classes when
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  • Elementary school classes when they use that depict lgbtq
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  • They use that depict lgbtq stories and themes with many
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  • Stories and themes with many saying it violates their
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  • Saying it violates their religious faith.
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  • Religious faith. >> but county school system
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  • >> but county school system refused to accommodate the
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  • Refused to accommodate the parents and would allow them to
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  • Parents and would allow them to opt out of those classes.
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  • Opt out of those classes. >> lower courts so the parents
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  • >> lower courts so the parents including christians, jews and
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  • Including christians, jews and took their case to court.
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  • Took their case to court. >> the outcome is now in the
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  • >> the outcome is now in the hands the supreme court who in
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  • Hands the supreme court who in recent years have repeatedly
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  • Recent years have repeatedly sided claims of religious
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  • Sided claims of religious discrimination.
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  • Discrimination. >> all we want to do is to not
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  • >> all we want to do is to not necessarily to to ban the books
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  • Necessarily to to ban the books or remove the books as it's
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  • Or remove the books as it's been reported.
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  • Been reported. >> the controversy started in
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  • >> the controversy started in 2022 after the school board
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  • 2022 after the school board approved several books for
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  • Approved several books for pre-k and kindergartners.
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  • Pre-k and kindergartners. >> the list included my rainbow
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  • >> the list included my rainbow about a black transgender girl
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  • About a black transgender girl whose mother creates a special
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  • Whose mother creates a special wig to match her identity.
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  • Wig to match her identity. uncle bobby's where a young
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  • Uncle bobby's where a young girl's uncle marries another
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  • Girl's uncle marries another man f for feathers.
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  • Man f for feathers. >> for flags and for.
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  • >> for flags and for. and pride puppy an alphabet
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  • And pride puppy an alphabet following a family and their
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  • Following a family and their dog at a pride parade.
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  • Dog at a pride parade. >> it's really important for us
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  • >> it's really important for us to sector lgbtq voices.
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  • To sector lgbtq voices. >> in court papers the school
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  • >> in court papers the school district compares the materials
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  • District compares the materials to classic fairy tales arguing
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  • To classic fairy tales arguing the storybooks are no more sex
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  • The storybooks are no more sex education than stories like
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  • Education than stories like cinderella and snow white.
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  • Cinderella and snow white. and although the material is
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  • And although the material is labeled as language arts, some
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  • Labeled as language arts, some parents say the content is very
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  • Parents say the content is very sexual and too for young
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  • Sexual and too for young children.
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  • Children. >> i'm here to tell them how my
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  • >> i'm here to tell them how my seven year old daughter she's
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  • Seven year old daughter she's not ready for that in terms of
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  • Not ready for that in terms of what they have faced in
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  • What they have faced in montgomery county and, what
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  • Montgomery county and, what potentially the supreme court
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  • Potentially the supreme court could hold.
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  • Could hold. it will implicate at what point
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  • It will implicate at what point may schools infringe upon the
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  • May schools infringe upon the rights of parents both in terms
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  • Rights of parents both in terms of teaching the children their
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  • Of teaching the children their own faith and also in directing
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  • Own faith and also in directing in the upbringing of their
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  • In the upbringing of their children.
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  • Children. >> montgomery county did stop
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  • >> montgomery county did stop using pride puppet and my
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  • Using pride puppet and my rainbow but the other
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  • Rainbow but the other controversial books remain.
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  • Controversial books remain. the school claimed the opt outs
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  • The school claimed the opt outs created too many problems but
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  • Created too many problems but supporters say it shouldn't be
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  • Supporters say it shouldn't be difficult to let parents pull
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  • Difficult to let parents pull kids from those classes.
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  • Kids from those classes. school districts nationwide are
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  • School districts nationwide are closely watching this case
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  • Closely watching this case which could set a precedent for
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  • Which could set a precedent for similar disputes involving
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  • Similar disputes involving parental rights in the future.
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  • Parental rights in the future. >> wendy griffith, cbn news.
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  • >> wendy griffith, cbn news. >> clearly this is a case of
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  • >> clearly this is a case of indoctrination because these
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  • Indoctrination because these and you look at them and
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  • And you look at them and they're their aim not just at
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  • They're their aim not just at school age there and at
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  • School age there and at preschool.
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  • Preschool. >> and so you've got to ask the
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  • >> and so you've got to ask the question why why are you trying
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  • Question why why are you trying to indoctrinate a whole
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  • To indoctrinate a whole generation in?
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  • Generation in? and shouldn't parents have the
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  • And shouldn't parents have the power and the right to say no,
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  • Power and the right to say no, not for my child that that i
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  • Not for my child that that i don't want my child exposed to
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  • Don't want my child exposed to that?
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  • That? they're way too young this kind
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  • They're way too young this kind of information.
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  • Of information. >> well, it's up to the supreme
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  • >> well, it's up to the supreme court and like so many things
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  • Court and like so many things in our in our country to have
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  • In our in our country to have the supreme court the ultimate
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  • The supreme court the ultimate decider of our culture is is
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  • Decider of our culture is is frankly frightening to me that
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  • Frankly frightening to me that it's not something that i think
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  • It's not something that i think was ever intended by the
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  • Was ever intended by the framers.
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  • Framers. but here we are and it's to
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  • But here we are and it's to families to join together to
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  • Families to join together to say we have to sue our own
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  • Say we have to sue our own school board and we have to sue
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  • School board and we have to sue sue our own school system to
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  • Sue our own school system to stop this indoctrination and.
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  • Stop this indoctrination and. >> only the supreme courts can
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  • >> only the supreme courts can save us from it.
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  • Save us from it. we'll see.
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  • We'll see. a case that we will be closely
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  • A case that we will be closely watching.
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  • Watching. >> in other harvard is taking
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  • >> in other harvard is taking the trump administration to
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  • The trump administration to court to stop white house's
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  • Court to stop white house's freeze on federal funds.
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  • Freeze on federal funds. john jessup has, that story and
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  • John jessup has, that story and more from our cbn newsroom in
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  • More from our cbn newsroom in washington.
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  • Washington. >> john that's right the gordon
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  • >> john that's right the gordon harvard filing that lawsuit
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  • Harvard filing that lawsuit after the administration's
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  • After the administration's antisemitism task force cut
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  • Antisemitism task force cut $2.2 billion in grants.
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  • $2.2 billion in grants. the white house argued
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  • The white house argued universities allowed
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  • Universities allowed anti-semitism to go unchecked
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  • Anti-semitism to go unchecked at campus protests against
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  • At campus protests against israel's war in gaza.
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  • Israel's war in gaza. the suit also after the
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  • The suit also after the administration announced plans
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  • Administration announced plans to pull an additional $1
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  • To pull an additional $1 billion in grants from harvard.
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  • Billion in grants from harvard. >> the school says it's
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  • >> the school says it's committed to addressing
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  • Committed to addressing anti-semitism and intellectual
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  • Anti-semitism and intellectual freedom.
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  • Freedom. but critics disagree with some
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  • But critics disagree with some pointing out that harvard ranks
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  • Pointing out that harvard ranks dead last for free speech from
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  • Dead last for free speech from the foundation for individual
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  • The foundation for individual rights and expression.
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  • Rights and expression. and one student paper
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  • And one student paper publicizing the rarity of
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  • Publicizing the rarity of conservative at harvard
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  • Conservative at harvard published a 2021 column called
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  • Published a 2021 column called an endangered species the
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  • An endangered species the scarcity of harvard's
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  • Scarcity of harvard's conservative faculty.
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  • Conservative faculty. well, the measles have now
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  • Well, the measles have now spread to nine states including
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  • Spread to nine states including montana.
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  • Montana. that development coming after
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  • That development coming after cases were reported in recent
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  • Cases were reported in recent days in louisiana, missouri and
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  • Days in louisiana, missouri and virginia.
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  • Virginia. so far some 800 cases have been
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  • So far some 800 cases have been reported this year with nearly
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  • Reported this year with nearly 600 of those in texas alone.
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  • 600 of those in texas alone. already year the united states
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  • Already year the united states has more than doubled the
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  • Has more than doubled the number of measles cases it saw
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  • Number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024.
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  • In all of 2024. health experts the virus will
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  • Health experts the virus will take hold in other us
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  • Take hold in other us communities with low
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  • Communities with low vaccination rates and that the
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  • Vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a
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  • Spread could stretch on for a year.
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  • Year. well, turning now to the middle
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  • Well, turning now to the middle east.
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  • East. israel is urging citizens
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  • Israel is urging citizens around the world to be vigilant
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  • Around the world to be vigilant today as pro-palestinian groups
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  • Today as pro-palestinian groups have called for a global day of
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  • Have called for a global day of rage.
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  • Rage. meanwhile is gearing up for a
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  • Meanwhile is gearing up for a final round of attacks against
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  • Final round of attacks against a key hamas.
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  • A key hamas. cbn middle east correspondent
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  • Cbn middle east correspondent julie stal brings us the from
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  • Julie stal brings us the from jerusalem.
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  • Jerusalem. >> pro-palestinian groups are
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  • >> pro-palestinian groups are calling for this day of rage
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  • Calling for this day of rage today to protest the ongoing
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  • Today to protest the ongoing war in gaza.
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  • War in gaza. >> israeli officials warn that
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  • >> israeli officials warn that jewish travelers around the
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  • Jewish travelers around the world could be targeted and
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  • World could be targeted and violently attacked as they have
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  • Violently attacked as they have been in recent months.
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  • Been in recent months. they're advising travelers not
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  • They're advising travelers not to display jewish symbols or
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  • To display jewish symbols or signs and to stay away protest
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  • Signs and to stay away protest areas.
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  • Areas. >> here in the middle east, in
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  • >> here in the middle east, in gaza israel, defense forces are
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  • Gaza israel, defense forces are launching what could be the
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  • Launching what could be the final push against hamas
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  • Final push against hamas strongholds.
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  • Strongholds. flares visible from israel
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  • Flares visible from israel light up the night sky as the
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  • Light up the night sky as the idf prepares to strike enemy.
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  • Idf prepares to strike enemy. the terrorists have been pushed
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  • The terrorists have been pushed into more isolated shrinking
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  • Into more isolated shrinking enclaves.
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  • Enclaves. >> they're often hiding in the
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  • >> they're often hiding in the tent cities of gaza's
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  • Tent cities of gaza's civilians.
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  • Civilians. putting those civilians more
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  • Putting those civilians more risk than as the idf goes after
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  • Risk than as the idf goes after the terrorists.
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  • The terrorists. >> over the past 72 hours
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  • >> over the past 72 hours israel's air force has struck
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  • Israel's air force has struck 200 terror targets across gaza.
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  • 200 terror targets across gaza. amongst those are launch and
  • 00:07:48.960 --> 00:07:49.760
  • Amongst those are launch and sniper posts weapons depots and
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  • Sniper posts weapons depots and terror compounds.
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  • Terror compounds. >> ground forces dismantle
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  • >> ground forces dismantle terror infrastructure in rafah
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  • Terror infrastructure in rafah tel also tunnels and
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  • Tel also tunnels and scarborough uncovering weapons
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  • Scarborough uncovering weapons caches and eliminating several
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  • Caches and eliminating several terrorists.
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  • Terrorists. >> even as hamas announces
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  • >> even as hamas announces plans to recruit 30,000 new
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  • Plans to recruit 30,000 new fighters, it's having trouble
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  • Fighters, it's having trouble paying those already in the
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  • Paying those already in the ranks.
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  • Ranks. hamas was making much of its
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  • Hamas was making much of its money by stealing and then
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  • Money by stealing and then selling humanitarian aid but
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  • Selling humanitarian aid but that cash flow has been drying
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  • That cash flow has been drying up since the idf cut off aid
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  • Up since the idf cut off aid deliveries several weeks ago.
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  • Deliveries several weeks ago. >> the summit some in israel
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  • >> the summit some in israel advocate ending the war to get
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  • Advocate ending the war to get the remaining hostages back.
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  • The remaining hostages back. but israel's prime minister
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  • But israel's prime minister says while the return the
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  • Says while the return the hostages is a top priority and
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  • Hostages is a top priority and negotiations are still
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  • Negotiations are still underway, hamas must be crushed
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  • Underway, hamas must be crushed to prevent more hostages from
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  • To prevent more hostages from being taken in the future.
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  • Being taken in the future. >> internationally matters
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  • >> internationally matters matter.
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  • Matter. if we do not complete the
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  • If we do not complete the destruction of hamas military
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  • Destruction of hamas military and governmental capabilities
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  • And governmental capabilities then next october seven and the
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  • Then next october seven and the next kidnapings are only a
  • 00:08:51.689 --> 00:08:54.992
  • Next kidnapings are only a matter of time.
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  • Matter of time. hamas says they will do it.
  • 00:08:55.593 --> 00:08:56.193
  • Hamas says they will do it. they intend to do it and
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  • They intend to do it and they're working to do it.
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  • They're working to do it. >> julie stahl, cbn news,
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  • >> julie stahl, cbn news, jerusalem.
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  • Jerusalem. >> all right, thank you.
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  • >> all right, thank you. julie gordon.
  • 00:09:06.604 --> 00:09:06.904
  • Julie gordon. it's a shame jewish travelers
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  • It's a shame jewish travelers whether in europe here, in the
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  • Whether in europe here, in the united states throughout the
  • 00:09:13.244 --> 00:09:13.811
  • United states throughout the world that they have to on
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  • World that they have to on guard because some group has
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  • Guard because some group has announced a day of rage against
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  • Announced a day of rage against them that there worthy to be
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  • Them that there worthy to be attacked anywhere that they are
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  • Attacked anywhere that they are truth has been stood on its
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  • Truth has been stood on its head in this whole conflict
  • 00:09:28.659 --> 00:09:31.996
  • Head in this whole conflict that somehow or other israel is
  • 00:09:32.129 --> 00:09:32.763
  • That somehow or other israel is engaged in a genocide now.
  • 00:09:32.897 --> 00:09:33.464
  • Engaged in a genocide now. it's hamas and they've publicly
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  • It's hamas and they've publicly said it.
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  • Said it. it was in their founding
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  • It was in their founding document that they want to wipe
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  • Document that they want to wipe israel off the map and they
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  • Israel off the map and they want to kill jews and they've
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  • Want to kill jews and they've been very upfront with that.
  • 00:09:44.742 --> 00:09:45.309
  • Been very upfront with that. >> when you listen to what the
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  • >> when you listen to what the imams are preaching in the the
  • 00:09:47.878 --> 00:09:51.215
  • Imams are preaching in the the the the mosques on the west
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  • The the mosques on the west bank, when you listen to that
  • 00:09:52.049 --> 00:09:55.152
  • Bank, when you listen to that in arabic and get a translation
  • 00:09:55.286 --> 00:09:55.886
  • In arabic and get a translation it's quite clear what they
  • 00:09:56.020 --> 00:09:56.554
  • It's quite clear what they intend to do.
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  • Intend to do. they're asking allah to number
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  • They're asking allah to number jews so that they can be
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  • Jews so that they can be killed.
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  • Killed. >> when you look at what
  • 00:10:03.260 --> 00:10:06.363
  • >> when you look at what hezbollah put out for so long
  • 00:10:06.497 --> 00:10:07.098
  • Hezbollah put out for so long it was all designed to to wipe
  • 00:10:07.231 --> 00:10:10.401
  • It was all designed to to wipe israel off the map and kill the
  • 00:10:10.534 --> 00:10:14.171
  • Israel off the map and kill the jews living there.
  • 00:10:14.305 --> 00:10:14.705
  • Jews living there. >> and somehow or other we've
  • 00:10:14.839 --> 00:10:15.473
  • >> and somehow or other we've gotten involved in this
  • 00:10:15.606 --> 00:10:18.509
  • Gotten involved in this propaganda campaign where now
  • 00:10:18.642 --> 00:10:21.479
  • Propaganda campaign where now it's israel engaged in genocide
  • 00:10:21.612 --> 00:10:22.246
  • It's israel engaged in genocide not all it's never been that
  • 00:10:22.379 --> 00:10:25.683
  • Not all it's never been that way.
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  • Way. when you defend yourself the
  • 00:10:26.083 --> 00:10:29.653
  • When you defend yourself the horrific attacks and your
  • 00:10:29.787 --> 00:10:30.287
  • Horrific attacks and your attackers saying going to
  • 00:10:30.421 --> 00:10:33.457
  • Attackers saying going to attack you again and again and
  • 00:10:33.591 --> 00:10:34.158
  • Attack you again and again and again until you no longer exist
  • 00:10:34.291 --> 00:10:37.495
  • Again until you no longer exist .
  • 00:10:37.628 --> 00:10:37.728
  • . all the whole world should pay
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  • All the whole world should pay attention to that and that's
  • 00:10:38.596 --> 00:10:41.398
  • Attention to that and that's real.
  • 00:10:41.532 --> 00:10:41.699
  • Real. that's not some made up thing
  • 00:10:41.832 --> 00:10:42.433
  • That's not some made up thing that is real.
  • 00:10:42.566 --> 00:10:45.336
  • That is real. these are real facts.
  • 00:10:45.469 --> 00:10:45.936
  • These are real facts. and until hamas surrenders down
  • 00:10:46.070 --> 00:10:48.539
  • And until hamas surrenders down all their arms or releases all
  • 00:10:48.672 --> 00:10:49.306
  • All their arms or releases all the hostage is well then israel
  • 00:10:49.440 --> 00:10:53.911
  • The hostage is well then israel has every right to pursue them
  • 00:10:54.044 --> 00:10:57.548
  • Has every right to pursue them and to eliminate them.
  • 00:10:57.681 --> 00:10:58.149
  • And to eliminate them. that is their of self-defense.
  • 00:10:58.282 --> 00:11:00.751
  • That is their of self-defense. it's recognized under
  • 00:11:00.885 --> 00:11:01.352
  • It's recognized under international law.
  • 00:11:01.485 --> 00:11:04.622
  • International law. >> hamas is the bad actor here,
  • 00:11:04.755 --> 00:11:05.589
  • >> hamas is the bad actor here, not israel dirt.
  • 00:11:05.723 --> 00:11:08.826
  • Not israel dirt. >> well, still ahead this
  • 00:11:08.959 --> 00:11:09.660
  • >> well, still ahead this couple was to find out they
  • 00:11:09.794 --> 00:11:12.830
  • Couple was to find out they were having twins.
  • 00:11:12.963 --> 00:11:13.364
  • Were having twins. three weeks later they were
  • 00:11:15.432 --> 00:11:16.133
  • Three weeks later they were blindsided when they learned
  • 00:11:16.267 --> 00:11:16.834
  • Blindsided when they learned their twins were conjoined.
  • 00:11:16.967 --> 00:11:19.637
  • Their twins were conjoined. see how the power of prayer led
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  • See how the power of prayer led to double miracle?
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  • Journey 45 years in the making for this woman.
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  • >> see why she and other jews are fleeing france to make
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  • That was the longest three weeks of my entire life knowing
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  • Weeks of my entire life knowing our week of prayer continues.
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  • Our week of prayer continues. >> god told me that night he
  • 00:12:04.071 --> 00:12:06.907
  • >> god told me that night he said i was healing tomorrow.
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  • Said i was healing tomorrow. >> stay connected with cbn
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  • >> stay connected with cbn news all day.
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  • News all day. >> across our platforms, nearly
  • 00:12:15.415 --> 00:12:18.418
  • >> across our platforms, nearly 50 jewish immigrants recently
  • 00:12:18.552 --> 00:12:19.152
  • 50 jewish immigrants recently moved from france to israel.
  • 00:12:19.286 --> 00:12:22.322
  • Moved from france to israel. their unique flight was an
  • 00:12:22.456 --> 00:12:23.023
  • Their unique flight was an exodus from fear as well as a
  • 00:12:23.156 --> 00:12:23.924
  • Exodus from fear as well as a return to a promised thousands
  • 00:12:24.057 --> 00:12:27.094
  • Return to a promised thousands of years in the making.
  • 00:12:27.227 --> 00:12:27.694
  • Of years in the making. chris mitchell brings us their
  • 00:12:27.828 --> 00:12:30.597
  • Chris mitchell brings us their story from ben-gurion airport
  • 00:12:30.731 --> 00:12:34.568
  • Story from ben-gurion airport that you saw leaving chaos
  • 00:12:34.701 --> 00:12:37.604
  • That you saw leaving chaos behind.
  • 00:12:37.738 --> 00:12:37.938
  • Behind. they arrived with hope in their
  • 00:12:38.071 --> 00:12:38.705
  • They arrived with hope in their hearts and israel their eyes.
  • 00:12:38.839 --> 00:12:41.642
  • Hearts and israel their eyes. at 17 deborah saffir wanted to
  • 00:12:41.775 --> 00:12:45.512
  • At 17 deborah saffir wanted to make aliya although her parents
  • 00:12:45.646 --> 00:12:46.246
  • Make aliya although her parents insisted she finish school and
  • 00:12:46.380 --> 00:12:49.750
  • Insisted she finish school and then life you know you get
  • 00:12:49.883 --> 00:12:50.584
  • Then life you know you get married work so it was
  • 00:12:50.717 --> 00:12:52.953
  • Married work so it was difficult.
  • 00:12:53.086 --> 00:12:53.320
  • Difficult. >> her tears tell a story of
  • 00:12:53.453 --> 00:12:56.723
  • >> her tears tell a story of longing and now fulfillment.
  • 00:12:56.857 --> 00:12:57.424
  • Longing and now fulfillment. >> so happy can imagine.
  • 00:12:57.557 --> 00:13:00.727
  • >> so happy can imagine. a lot of emotion.
  • 00:13:00.861 --> 00:13:01.361
  • A lot of emotion. i've been waiting this moment
  • 00:13:01.495 --> 00:13:04.765
  • I've been waiting this moment for 45 years.
  • 00:13:04.898 --> 00:13:05.232
  • For 45 years. >> so finally i've made it.
  • 00:13:05.365 --> 00:13:08.368
  • >> so finally i've made it. sorry.
  • 00:13:08.502 --> 00:13:11.605
  • Sorry. i know i traded fear for
  • 00:13:11.738 --> 00:13:12.673
  • I know i traded fear for freedom.
  • 00:13:12.806 --> 00:13:15.509
  • Freedom. >> life in france is very,
  • 00:13:15.642 --> 00:13:16.343
  • >> life in france is very, very, very high for us.
  • 00:13:16.476 --> 00:13:16.977
  • Very, very high for us. everyone's enticing music
  • 00:13:17.110 --> 00:13:20.514
  • Everyone's enticing music basically you have for us
  • 00:13:20.647 --> 00:13:21.181
  • Basically you have for us there's only wars and free
  • 00:13:21.315 --> 00:13:21.882
  • There's only wars and free palestine.
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  • Palestine. boycott israel and i couldn't
  • 00:13:22.382 --> 00:13:24.351
  • Boycott israel and i couldn't do this anymore.
  • 00:13:24.484 --> 00:13:24.851
  • Do this anymore. so i left everything and i'm
  • 00:13:24.985 --> 00:13:26.687
  • So i left everything and i'm and it's great to be here.
  • 00:13:26.820 --> 00:13:27.421
  • And it's great to be here. >> it's a move both daunting
  • 00:13:27.554 --> 00:13:31.725
  • >> it's a move both daunting and thrilling.
  • 00:13:31.858 --> 00:13:32.192
  • And thrilling. honestly images because i'm
  • 00:13:32.326 --> 00:13:32.859
  • Honestly images because i'm leaving everything my family,
  • 00:13:32.993 --> 00:13:34.828
  • Leaving everything my family, my four siblings, everyone i
  • 00:13:34.962 --> 00:13:35.529
  • My four siblings, everyone i came alone and i'm just 22 so
  • 00:13:35.662 --> 00:13:39.566
  • Came alone and i'm just 22 so i'm basically just a baby.
  • 00:13:39.700 --> 00:13:40.233
  • I'm basically just a baby. i'm also very excited for
  • 00:13:40.367 --> 00:13:42.736
  • I'm also very excited for what's to come.
  • 00:13:42.869 --> 00:13:43.203
  • What's to come. >> what's happening behind me
  • 00:13:43.337 --> 00:13:43.937
  • >> what's happening behind me is that these new immigrants
  • 00:13:44.071 --> 00:13:46.807
  • Is that these new immigrants being processed so by the time
  • 00:13:46.940 --> 00:13:47.574
  • Being processed so by the time they leave there have their new
  • 00:13:47.708 --> 00:13:48.308
  • They leave there have their new israeli identity cards.
  • 00:13:48.442 --> 00:13:50.877
  • Israeli identity cards. they're coming at a time of a
  • 00:13:51.011 --> 00:13:51.812
  • They're coming at a time of a dramatic increase.
  • 00:13:51.945 --> 00:13:54.648
  • Dramatic increase. anti-semitic incidents in
  • 00:13:54.815 --> 00:13:55.315
  • Anti-semitic incidents in france especially since october
  • 00:13:55.449 --> 00:13:58.051
  • France especially since october 7th.
  • 00:13:58.185 --> 00:13:58.318
  • 7th. >> very difficult situation in
  • 00:13:58.452 --> 00:13:59.052
  • >> very difficult situation in terms of anti-semitism right
  • 00:13:59.186 --> 00:14:02.489
  • Terms of anti-semitism right now.
  • 00:14:02.622 --> 00:14:02.756
  • Now. just the recent events in the
  • 00:14:02.889 --> 00:14:06.259
  • Just the recent events in the last days the last few days
  • 00:14:06.393 --> 00:14:06.960
  • Last days the last few days alone there have been alarming
  • 00:14:07.094 --> 00:14:09.062
  • Alone there have been alarming incidents.
  • 00:14:09.196 --> 00:14:09.429
  • Incidents. a rabbi who was walking with
  • 00:14:09.563 --> 00:14:12.132
  • A rabbi who was walking with his nine year old son coming
  • 00:14:12.265 --> 00:14:12.866
  • His nine year old son coming from synagogue was beaten up.
  • 00:14:13.000 --> 00:14:16.036
  • From synagogue was beaten up. >> i spoke to some of the
  • 00:14:16.169 --> 00:14:16.803
  • >> i spoke to some of the officials there and they said
  • 00:14:16.937 --> 00:14:17.537
  • Officials there and they said to me, you know what was
  • 00:14:17.671 --> 00:14:18.171
  • To me, you know what was especially upsetting about this
  • 00:14:18.305 --> 00:14:20.273
  • Especially upsetting about this incident is that the
  • 00:14:20.407 --> 00:14:20.907
  • Incident is that the perpetrator who beat up this
  • 00:14:21.041 --> 00:14:24.478
  • Perpetrator who beat up this jew, he didn't even run away.
  • 00:14:24.611 --> 00:14:25.212
  • Jew, he didn't even run away. here's people in paris which is
  • 00:14:25.345 --> 00:14:29.316
  • Here's people in paris which is most people's bucket list to go
  • 00:14:29.449 --> 00:14:32.386
  • Most people's bucket list to go to paris to see the eiffel
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  • To paris to see the eiffel tower, to see notre dame and
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  • Tower, to see notre dame and hears people saying we want to
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  • Hears people saying we want to get our families of paris out
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  • Get our families of paris out of france and come to a nation
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  • Of france and come to a nation that has war around them on six
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  • That has war around them on six arguably seven sides and yet
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  • Arguably seven sides and yet they feel safer coming to
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  • They feel safer coming to israel than staying in france.
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  • Israel than staying in france. that's a sad that we need to
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  • That's a sad that we need to stand up with as christians
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  • Stand up with as christians with our jewish brothers
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  • With our jewish brothers sisters and change that.
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  • Sisters and change that. >> france has the second
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  • >> france has the second largest jewish population
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  • Largest jewish population outside of the u.s..
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  • Outside of the u.s.. for many life became a daily
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  • For many life became a daily act of courage.
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  • Act of courage. >> my children wanted me to
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  • >> my children wanted me to after the 7th of october to
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  • After the 7th of october to take my measles out of the door
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  • Take my measles out of the door and i said way i'm a jew and
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  • And i said way i'm a jew and i'll keep the music.
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  • I'll keep the music. >> this flight happened through
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  • >> this flight happened through the generosity of pastor larry
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  • The generosity of pastor larry hawke, an evangelical christian
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  • Hawke, an evangelical christian who believes in the biblical
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  • Who believes in the biblical mandate to bring the jewish
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  • Mandate to bring the jewish people home for him.
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  • People home for him. this isn't charity.
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  • This isn't charity. it's covenant.
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  • It's covenant. it feels like it's my family.
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  • It feels like it's my family. it feels like i have a relation
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  • It feels like i have a relation ship.
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  • Ship. i saw him in france at the
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  • I saw him in france at the synagogue, saw him on the
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  • Synagogue, saw him on the plane, hugged them when they're
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  • Plane, hugged them when they're coming out of the plane them
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  • Coming out of the plane them when they came in and it moved
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  • When they came in and it moved me more than i thought it
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  • Me more than i thought it would.
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  • Would. >> a homecoming thousands of
  • 00:15:46.426 --> 00:15:49.563
  • >> a homecoming thousands of years in the making.
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  • Years in the making. >> but the exciting thing for
  • 00:15:50.263 --> 00:15:50.964
  • >> but the exciting thing for us is that the bible says that
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  • Us is that the bible says that we as gentile will not only
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  • We as gentile will not only welcome them back but will
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  • Welcome them back but will bring them in our arms and on
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  • Bring them in our arms and on our shoulders to fulfill bible
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  • Our shoulders to fulfill bible .
  • 00:16:04.611 --> 00:16:04.711
  • . >> so it's a double bible
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  • >> so it's a double bible prophecy.
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  • Prophecy. it's jews returning to the
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  • It's jews returning to the promised land that god gave to
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  • Promised land that god gave to abraham 3700 years ago and
  • 00:16:12.552 --> 00:16:13.353
  • Abraham 3700 years ago and gentiles christians instead of
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  • Gentiles christians instead of pushing them out of the land.
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  • Pushing them out of the land. we're bringing them back.
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  • We're bringing them back. >> today that prophecy comes
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  • >> today that prophecy comes with a boarding pass, a luggage
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  • With a boarding pass, a luggage tag and an identity card.
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  • Tag and an identity card. >> they're coming for a better
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  • >> they're coming for a better life.
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  • Life. they're coming for a safer
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  • They're coming for a safer life, an education for our but
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  • Life, an education for our but they're coming home.
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  • They're coming home. every one of them said we're
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  • Every one of them said we're going home.
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  • Going home. >> still, i doubt it.
  • 00:16:36.009 --> 00:16:36.443
  • >> still, i doubt it. did me back home because it's
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  • Did me back home because it's the land of my parents, of my
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  • The land of my parents, of my ancestors and it's like the
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  • Ancestors and it's like the chauffeur's call.
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  • Chauffeur's call. it's a calling within us.
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  • It's a calling within us. i want to bring up my children
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  • I want to bring up my children in israel to live surrounded by
  • 00:16:45.886 --> 00:16:46.553
  • In israel to live surrounded by my brothers and sisters to live
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  • My brothers and sisters to live as a free jew sound that they
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  • As a free jew sound that they look at on television because
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  • Look at on television because it's a calling we have inside
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  • It's a calling we have inside of us.
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  • Of us. it resonates as a desire to
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  • It resonates as a desire to return to our land to return to
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  • Return to our land to return to our country since we now have
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  • Our country since we now have israel.
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  • Israel. it's our place as jews to be in
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  • It's our place as jews to be in israel and.
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  • Israel and. we're going to contribute to
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  • We're going to contribute to achieving this completeness so
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  • Achieving this completeness so that messiah arrive and we're
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  • That messiah arrive and we're all delivered and there is only
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  • All delivered and there is only good in the world and no more
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  • Good in the world and no more evil in the world.
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  • Evil in the world. >> grunberg delivered a message
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  • >> grunberg delivered a message to christians don't take for
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  • To christians don't take for granted our evangelical
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  • Granted our evangelical christian and sisters who stand
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  • Christian and sisters who stand with us with the people of
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  • With us with the people of israel to shoulder.
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  • Israel to shoulder. we have we have shared
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  • We have we have shared judeo-christian values.
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  • Judeo-christian values. >> my son blessings from
  • 00:17:28.328 --> 00:17:29.062
  • >> my son blessings from jerusalem for.
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  • Jerusalem for. the support for the friendship
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  • The support for the friendship for the moral courage to stand
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  • For the moral courage to stand with israel.
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  • With israel. true friends are tested when
  • 00:17:35.468 --> 00:17:36.102
  • True friends are tested when standing with their friends
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  • Standing with their friends during the difficult times and
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  • During the difficult times and these have been difficult times
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  • These have been difficult times and so we're we're thrilled to
  • 00:17:41.641 --> 00:17:43.710
  • And so we're we're thrilled to partner with our evangelical
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  • Partner with our evangelical christian brothers and sisters
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  • Christian brothers and sisters and we thank them.
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  • And we thank them. >> we followed deborah to see
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  • >> we followed deborah to see sons who made aliya years ago.
  • 00:17:51.251 --> 00:17:51.851
  • Sons who made aliya years ago. then came moment she dreamed
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  • Then came moment she dreamed about for 45 years.
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  • About for 45 years. okay, great i mean amazing.
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  • Okay, great i mean amazing. yeah, we're waiting for this
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  • Yeah, we're waiting for this four years and now it's
  • 00:18:14.774 --> 00:18:15.275
  • Four years and now it's happened.
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  • Happened. so congratulations.
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  • So congratulations. mazel tov.
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  • Mazel tov. >> really happy to see her
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  • >> really happy to see her here.
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  • Here. chris mitchell's cbn news david
  • 00:18:19.946 --> 00:18:22.882
  • Chris mitchell's cbn news david ben-gurion airport and parts of
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  • Ben-gurion airport and parts of this story make me very happy
  • 00:18:26.286 --> 00:18:26.886
  • This story make me very happy to see that god is indeed a
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  • To see that god is indeed a covenant giving god the
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  • Covenant giving god the covenant he made with abraham
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  • Covenant he made with abraham the covenant he made with moses
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  • The covenant he made with moses the covenant made with the
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  • The covenant made with the jewish people and then the
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  • Jewish people and then the promise that he would bring
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  • Promise that he would bring back that they would be
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  • Back that they would be dispersed but also the promise
  • 00:18:42.369 --> 00:18:45.805
  • Dispersed but also the promise that they would be brought back
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  • That they would be brought back and restored to the land it's
  • 00:18:48.708 --> 00:18:49.409
  • And restored to the land it's wonderful to see.
  • 00:18:49.542 --> 00:18:49.943
  • Wonderful to see. >> at the same time it's
  • 00:18:50.076 --> 00:18:52.912
  • >> at the same time it's horrifying to see the rise of
  • 00:18:53.046 --> 00:18:53.647
  • Horrifying to see the rise of anti-semitism around the world
  • 00:18:53.780 --> 00:18:56.516
  • Anti-semitism around the world and it's not just limited to
  • 00:18:56.650 --> 00:18:57.350
  • And it's not just limited to france.
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  • France. you look at just the incredible
  • 00:18:57.817 --> 00:19:01.154
  • You look at just the incredible rise of it and to see it the
  • 00:19:01.288 --> 00:19:04.124
  • Rise of it and to see it the streets of new york city to see
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  • Streets of new york city to see that in our major universities
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  • That in our major universities and it literally going
  • 00:19:08.028 --> 00:19:08.561
  • And it literally going unchecked that people are
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  • Unchecked that people are allowed to have that kind of
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  • Allowed to have that kind of hate speech calling for
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  • Hate speech calling for violence against jews.
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  • Violence against jews. it is just absolutely horrific
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  • It is just absolutely horrific to see we're supposed to be a
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  • To see we're supposed to be a free and open society where we
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  • Free and open society where we all religions and we encourage
  • 00:19:27.914 --> 00:19:28.581
  • All religions and we encourage all people we freedom of
  • 00:19:28.715 --> 00:19:31.084
  • All people we freedom of speech, freedom of assembly but
  • 00:19:31.217 --> 00:19:31.851
  • Speech, freedom of assembly but in that you don't have the
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  • In that you don't have the right to attack others
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  • Right to attack others physically you don't have a
  • 00:19:36.056 --> 00:19:39.192
  • Physically you don't have a right to exclude them from
  • 00:19:39.326 --> 00:19:39.893
  • Right to exclude them from education.
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  • Education. you don't have a right shout
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  • You don't have a right shout them down and public meetings
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  • Them down and public meetings these these are unacceptable
  • 00:19:46.099 --> 00:19:50.236
  • These these are unacceptable should be unacceptable.
  • 00:19:50.370 --> 00:19:50.837
  • Should be unacceptable. >> but it's amazing to see just
  • 00:19:50.970 --> 00:19:51.604
  • >> but it's amazing to see just how how how much leeway is
  • 00:19:51.738 --> 00:19:54.774
  • How how how much leeway is given and.
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  • Given and. >> i just don't understand it
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  • >> i just don't understand it if if if you don't look at it
  • 00:19:58.278 --> 00:20:01.581
  • If if if you don't look at it from a spiritual standpoint and
  • 00:20:01.715 --> 00:20:02.315
  • From a spiritual standpoint and this is what the rabbis clearly
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  • This is what the rabbis clearly say and every generation there
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  • Say and every generation there are rises hammer and there is
  • 00:20:06.252 --> 00:20:09.989
  • Are rises hammer and there is an attempt to eliminate the
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  • An attempt to eliminate the jews and why is that?
  • 00:20:13.626 --> 00:20:14.060
  • Jews and why is that? >> because there is an enemy to
  • 00:20:14.194 --> 00:20:17.797
  • >> because there is an enemy to our souls and the jews are
  • 00:20:17.931 --> 00:20:18.631
  • Our souls and the jews are god's people.
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  • God's people. they're also his time clock and
  • 00:20:21.634 --> 00:20:22.435
  • They're also his time clock and if he's ever successful in
  • 00:20:22.569 --> 00:20:25.739
  • If he's ever successful in eliminating the jews.
  • 00:20:25.872 --> 00:20:26.306
  • Eliminating the jews. >> then he eliminates future
  • 00:20:26.439 --> 00:20:29.309
  • >> then he eliminates future for all humanity.
  • 00:20:29.442 --> 00:20:29.809
  • For all humanity. so many prophecies are
  • 00:20:29.943 --> 00:20:33.279
  • So many prophecies are dependent on them being back in
  • 00:20:33.413 --> 00:20:34.147
  • Dependent on them being back in the land.
  • 00:20:34.280 --> 00:20:36.549
  • The land. it's dependent on the return of
  • 00:20:36.683 --> 00:20:37.417
  • It's dependent on the return of the messiah.
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  • The messiah. all of these things are clear
  • 00:20:40.620 --> 00:20:41.321
  • All of these things are clear in scripture and the enemy
  • 00:20:41.454 --> 00:20:44.891
  • In scripture and the enemy reads scripture.
  • 00:20:45.024 --> 00:20:45.392
  • Reads scripture. >> we know that too.
  • 00:20:45.525 --> 00:20:45.992
  • >> we know that too. so okay, this is the spiritual
  • 00:20:46.126 --> 00:20:49.095
  • So okay, this is the spiritual reason for it as christians
  • 00:20:49.229 --> 00:20:52.532
  • Reason for it as christians let's recognize we're grafted
  • 00:20:52.665 --> 00:20:53.233
  • Let's recognize we're grafted into that olive tree.
  • 00:20:53.366 --> 00:20:53.800
  • Into that olive tree. jesus said very clearly
  • 00:20:53.933 --> 00:20:56.970
  • Jesus said very clearly salvation is of the jews.
  • 00:20:57.103 --> 00:21:00.807
  • Salvation is of the jews. he was asked a question which
  • 00:21:00.940 --> 00:21:01.574
  • He was asked a question which religion is right and he says
  • 00:21:01.708 --> 00:21:02.308
  • Religion is right and he says well, salvation is of the jews
  • 00:21:02.442 --> 00:21:05.211
  • Well, salvation is of the jews where craft were grafted into
  • 00:21:05.345 --> 00:21:05.945
  • Where craft were grafted into that and it's wonderful to see
  • 00:21:06.079 --> 00:21:09.048
  • That and it's wonderful to see the root thriving again in
  • 00:21:09.182 --> 00:21:13.019
  • The root thriving again in israel there.
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  • Israel there. >> well up next our week prayer
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  • >> well up next our week prayer continues with an extraordinary
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  • Continues with an extraordinary story twin girls in the face a
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  • Story twin girls in the face a risky separation surgery
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  • Risky separation surgery expected to last 16 hours.
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  • Expected to last 16 hours. see how this procedure covered
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  • See how this procedure covered in prayer and witness a double
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  • In prayer and witness a double miracle.
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  • Miracle. plus and i will be praying for
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  • Plus and i will be praying for your prayer requests when we
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  • Your prayer requests when we come back.
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  • It's worked. to learn more call today or go
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  • To learn more call today or go to gentle cure dotcom.
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  • To gentle cure dotcom. >> we're here that we might
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  • >> we're here that we might leave.
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  • Leave. any athlete knows this that if
  • 00:21:46.686 --> 00:21:47.320
  • Any athlete knows this that if he goes for a record if he's
  • 00:21:47.454 --> 00:21:50.490
  • He goes for a record if he's going to move into excellence.
  • 00:21:50.624 --> 00:21:51.258
  • Going to move into excellence. it's hard and it's difficult.
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  • It's hard and it's difficult. >> but the champions do.
  • 00:21:54.928 --> 00:21:55.462
  • >> but the champions do. the vision of regent university
  • 00:21:55.595 --> 00:21:56.263
  • The vision of regent university is to be a transfer formation
  • 00:21:56.396 --> 00:21:58.532
  • Is to be a transfer formation of christian university to
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  • Of christian university to produce christian leaders
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  • Produce christian leaders change the world.
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  • Change the world. we're planning a new athletic
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  • We're planning a new athletic center and center is an
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  • Center and center is an important step in achieving
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  • Important step in achieving that vision.
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  • That vision. >> in 1977 dr. robertson had a
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  • >> in 1977 dr. robertson had a vision brought to him by god to
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  • Vision brought to him by god to start a christian university
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  • Start a christian university for his glory.
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  • For his glory. we've taken that mantle that
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  • We've taken that mantle that dr. robertson had and we're
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  • Dr. robertson had and we're running with it and we're
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  • Running with it and we're trying to build this university
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  • Trying to build this university for god's glory.
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  • For god's glory. >> we have invested and
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  • >> we have invested and excelled in many fields of
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  • Excelled in many fields of study and now it's time to
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  • Study and now it's time to invest in world class facility
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  • Invest in world class facility for the future.
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  • For the future. this expansion will set a
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  • This expansion will set a strong path forward for this
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  • Strong path forward for this university.
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  • University. join with us as we build region
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  • Join with us as we build region university and train future
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  • University and train future generations of christian
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  • Generations of christian leaders who will change the
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  • Leaders who will change the world.
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  • World. >> we're in a campaign for this
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  • >> we're in a campaign for this new athletic facility at regent
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  • New athletic facility at regent universe and we're closing in
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  • Universe and we're closing in on victory.
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  • On victory. we only have $3 million more to
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  • We only have $3 million more to go to reach our $65 million
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  • Go to reach our $65 million goal.
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  • Goal. >> so if you want to be a part
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  • >> so if you want to be a part of it, there are a lot of
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  • Of it, there are a lot of different naming opportunities
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  • Different naming opportunities if you want to give a
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  • If you want to give a significant gift.
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  • Significant gift. but if you just want to say i
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  • But if you just want to say i want i want to see a true
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  • Want i want to see a true universe that glorifies god,
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  • Universe that glorifies god, that's was that's the mandate
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  • That's was that's the mandate that gave my father years ago
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  • That gave my father years ago all the way back in 1977 build
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  • All the way back in 1977 build a university for for glory.
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  • A university for for glory. so our our motto is that
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  • So our our motto is that glorious day to glory of god if
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  • Glorious day to glory of god if you want to be a part you can
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  • You want to be a part you can go to regent dot slash royals
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  • Go to regent dot slash royals rise there's a special number
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  • Rise there's a special number you can call one 800 3354409.
  • 00:23:30.056 --> 00:23:33.059
  • You can call one 800 3354409. you can also email advanced at
  • 00:23:33.193 --> 00:23:37.564
  • You can also email advanced at regent dot edu.
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  • Regent dot edu. >> be a part of it.
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  • >> be a part of it. be a part building a future and
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  • Be a part building a future and a legacy to the glory of god.
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  • A legacy to the glory of god. sir.
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  • Sir. >> well prayer is what sustains
  • 00:23:45.238 --> 00:23:46.072
  • >> well prayer is what sustains sandi jessie when doctors told
  • 00:23:46.206 --> 00:23:48.541
  • Sandi jessie when doctors told them their unborn twins were
  • 00:23:48.675 --> 00:23:49.275
  • Them their unborn twins were conjoined joined it also
  • 00:23:49.409 --> 00:23:52.445
  • Conjoined joined it also sustained them through the
  • 00:23:52.579 --> 00:23:53.113
  • Sustained them through the surgery to separate their girls
  • 00:23:53.246 --> 00:23:56.016
  • Surgery to separate their girls .
  • 00:23:56.149 --> 00:23:56.249
  • . the operation was supposed to
  • 00:23:56.383 --> 00:23:58.885
  • The operation was supposed to take 16 hours but it took far
  • 00:23:59.019 --> 00:23:59.753
  • Take 16 hours but it took far less and the results.
  • 00:23:59.886 --> 00:24:03.089
  • Less and the results. >> a double miracle he couldn't
  • 00:24:03.223 --> 00:24:06.993
  • >> a double miracle he couldn't detect.
  • 00:24:07.127 --> 00:24:07.394
  • Detect. two separate babies like two
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  • Two separate babies like two separate sacs for sure.
  • 00:24:10.597 --> 00:24:11.064
  • Separate sacs for sure. and so he looked at me and said
  • 00:24:11.197 --> 00:24:14.300
  • And so he looked at me and said it's almost like they're
  • 00:24:14.434 --> 00:24:14.934
  • It's almost like they're conjoined at their nine week
  • 00:24:15.068 --> 00:24:17.771
  • Conjoined at their nine week ultrasound.
  • 00:24:17.904 --> 00:24:18.171
  • Ultrasound. sandy and jessie fuller along
  • 00:24:18.304 --> 00:24:18.905
  • Sandy and jessie fuller along with their little girl emmy
  • 00:24:19.039 --> 00:24:21.708
  • With their little girl emmy were surprised to find they
  • 00:24:21.841 --> 00:24:22.409
  • Were surprised to find they were having twins an three
  • 00:24:22.542 --> 00:24:25.178
  • Were having twins an three weeks later revealed concerning
  • 00:24:25.311 --> 00:24:29.182
  • Weeks later revealed concerning news when i first found out
  • 00:24:29.315 --> 00:24:29.849
  • News when i first found out that they were conjoined i was
  • 00:24:29.983 --> 00:24:30.583
  • That they were conjoined i was terrified.
  • 00:24:30.717 --> 00:24:30.950
  • Terrified. i scared all the scenarios
  • 00:24:31.084 --> 00:24:32.886
  • I scared all the scenarios popped up in my head of can
  • 00:24:33.019 --> 00:24:36.289
  • Popped up in my head of can they be separated.
  • 00:24:36.423 --> 00:24:36.823
  • They be separated. that was the big question.
  • 00:24:36.956 --> 00:24:37.457
  • That was the big question. can they be separated?
  • 00:24:37.590 --> 00:24:39.626
  • Can they be separated? >> early scans showed two
  • 00:24:39.759 --> 00:24:40.293
  • >> early scans showed two hearts and other vital organs
  • 00:24:40.427 --> 00:24:43.363
  • Hearts and other vital organs with a connection at their
  • 00:24:43.496 --> 00:24:44.030
  • With a connection at their abdomen.
  • 00:24:44.164 --> 00:24:44.364
  • Abdomen. the potential for separation
  • 00:24:44.497 --> 00:24:47.367
  • The potential for separation looked positive.
  • 00:24:47.500 --> 00:24:47.834
  • Looked positive. the prayer shifted from you
  • 00:24:47.967 --> 00:24:48.535
  • The prayer shifted from you know, hopefully they're not
  • 00:24:48.668 --> 00:24:51.938
  • Know, hopefully they're not conjoined.
  • 00:24:52.072 --> 00:24:52.305
  • Conjoined. you know, they're just close
  • 00:24:52.439 --> 00:24:53.006
  • You know, they're just close contact to now.
  • 00:24:53.139 --> 00:24:55.809
  • Contact to now. >> okay.
  • 00:24:55.942 --> 00:24:56.142
  • >> okay. we know they are.
  • 00:24:56.276 --> 00:24:56.676
  • We know they are. all the fear was gone and was a
  • 00:24:56.810 --> 00:24:59.779
  • All the fear was gone and was a prayer that i also prayed like
  • 00:24:59.913 --> 00:25:00.547
  • Prayer that i also prayed like god, give me peace.
  • 00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:02.682
  • God, give me peace. help me get through this to
  • 00:25:02.816 --> 00:25:03.516
  • Help me get through this to know you gave me these girls
  • 00:25:03.650 --> 00:25:06.886
  • Know you gave me these girls and you knew from the beginning
  • 00:25:07.020 --> 00:25:09.456
  • And you knew from the beginning were going to be conjoined and
  • 00:25:09.589 --> 00:25:10.223
  • Were going to be conjoined and i trust you.
  • 00:25:10.356 --> 00:25:10.657
  • I trust you. so the prayer instantly for
  • 00:25:14.027 --> 00:25:14.761
  • So the prayer instantly for them was, you know, equal
  • 00:25:14.894 --> 00:25:15.395
  • Them was, you know, equal growth minimal connections, you
  • 00:25:15.528 --> 00:25:17.797
  • Growth minimal connections, you know, internally.
  • 00:25:17.931 --> 00:25:21.668
  • Know, internally. they were incredibly thoughtful
  • 00:25:21.801 --> 00:25:22.435
  • They were incredibly thoughtful about everything that was
  • 00:25:22.569 --> 00:25:25.572
  • About everything that was happening.
  • 00:25:25.705 --> 00:25:25.939
  • Happening. they already had a toddler girl
  • 00:25:26.072 --> 00:25:26.673
  • They already had a toddler girl and they were they trying to to
  • 00:25:26.806 --> 00:25:29.809
  • And they were they trying to to understand how this diagnosis
  • 00:25:29.943 --> 00:25:33.379
  • Understand how this diagnosis was going to impact their
  • 00:25:33.513 --> 00:25:34.147
  • Was going to impact their family as a whole.
  • 00:25:34.280 --> 00:25:34.681
  • Family as a whole. and they know multiple times
  • 00:25:34.814 --> 00:25:37.016
  • And they know multiple times they they commented on how they
  • 00:25:37.150 --> 00:25:37.784
  • They they commented on how they put their faith in us and they
  • 00:25:37.917 --> 00:25:38.551
  • Put their faith in us and they put their faith god and
  • 00:25:38.685 --> 00:25:40.920
  • Put their faith god and actually they knew that
  • 00:25:41.054 --> 00:25:41.554
  • Actually they knew that everything was going to be fine
  • 00:25:41.688 --> 00:25:44.324
  • Everything was going to be fine .
  • 00:25:44.457 --> 00:25:44.557
  • . >> our goal was to just pray
  • 00:25:44.691 --> 00:25:45.692
  • >> our goal was to just pray for a healthy pregnancy that
  • 00:25:45.825 --> 00:25:48.328
  • For a healthy pregnancy that everything can be okay, that i
  • 00:25:48.461 --> 00:25:52.031
  • Everything can be okay, that i can grow these babies and make
  • 00:25:52.165 --> 00:25:52.799
  • Can grow these babies and make it to 35 weeks.
  • 00:25:52.932 --> 00:25:53.299
  • It to 35 weeks. >> that was our goal.
  • 00:25:53.433 --> 00:25:55.869
  • >> that was our goal. >> sandy's pregnancy progressed
  • 00:25:56.002 --> 00:25:56.603
  • >> sandy's pregnancy progressed very well and a 35 weeks she
  • 00:25:56.736 --> 00:25:59.372
  • Very well and a 35 weeks she was scheduled to have a
  • 00:25:59.506 --> 00:26:00.106
  • Was scheduled to have a c-section at that point we had
  • 00:26:00.240 --> 00:26:02.475
  • C-section at that point we had so many people praying for us
  • 00:26:02.609 --> 00:26:06.146
  • So many people praying for us that morning i wasn't scared.
  • 00:26:06.279 --> 00:26:06.846
  • That morning i wasn't scared. i was ready.
  • 00:26:06.980 --> 00:26:09.249
  • I was ready. obviously we're we're excited
  • 00:26:09.382 --> 00:26:09.949
  • Obviously we're we're excited to meet them.
  • 00:26:10.083 --> 00:26:10.383
  • To meet them. we've seen numerous scans over
  • 00:26:10.517 --> 00:26:13.353
  • We've seen numerous scans over early stages of the pregnancy,
  • 00:26:13.486 --> 00:26:14.120
  • Early stages of the pregnancy, you know, so we've them on the
  • 00:26:14.254 --> 00:26:17.390
  • You know, so we've them on the screen for month after month
  • 00:26:17.524 --> 00:26:18.057
  • Screen for month after month after month.
  • 00:26:18.191 --> 00:26:21.094
  • After month. the hugging twins were born at
  • 00:26:21.227 --> 00:26:21.928
  • The hugging twins were born at an equal weight of £5 1.7
  • 00:26:22.061 --> 00:26:24.297
  • An equal weight of £5 1.7 ounces each with no issues.
  • 00:26:24.430 --> 00:26:27.267
  • Ounces each with no issues. >> it was amazing.
  • 00:26:27.400 --> 00:26:27.867
  • >> it was amazing. like i just i couldn't believe
  • 00:26:28.001 --> 00:26:31.104
  • Like i just i couldn't believe like wow, my body carried these
  • 00:26:31.237 --> 00:26:31.871
  • Like wow, my body carried these two perfect humans and.
  • 00:26:32.005 --> 00:26:35.208
  • Two perfect humans and. here they are finally and we
  • 00:26:35.341 --> 00:26:35.975
  • Here they are finally and we prayed so hard for so long for
  • 00:26:36.109 --> 00:26:39.546
  • Prayed so hard for so long for everything to happen smoothly
  • 00:26:39.679 --> 00:26:42.182
  • Everything to happen smoothly and perfect and it was just
  • 00:26:42.315 --> 00:26:42.882
  • And perfect and it was just that i mean they were they were
  • 00:26:43.016 --> 00:26:43.783
  • That i mean they were they were perfect.
  • 00:26:43.917 --> 00:26:46.853
  • Perfect. it was good because you know
  • 00:26:46.986 --> 00:26:47.787
  • It was good because you know filling fill in them kick
  • 00:26:47.921 --> 00:26:50.757
  • Filling fill in them kick around for months and hiccups
  • 00:26:50.890 --> 00:26:51.457
  • Around for months and hiccups and all that and you finally
  • 00:26:51.591 --> 00:26:54.294
  • And all that and you finally lay eyes on them you know after
  • 00:26:54.427 --> 00:26:55.128
  • Lay eyes on them you know after all that time it was a great
  • 00:26:55.261 --> 00:26:58.498
  • All that time it was a great feeling for sure.
  • 00:26:58.631 --> 00:26:58.998
  • Feeling for sure. it was scary at first to hold
  • 00:26:59.132 --> 00:27:02.635
  • It was scary at first to hold them because you didn't really
  • 00:27:02.769 --> 00:27:03.369
  • Them because you didn't really know.
  • 00:27:03.503 --> 00:27:03.670
  • Know. i mean of always only known to
  • 00:27:03.803 --> 00:27:06.773
  • I mean of always only known to hold one little baby on their
  • 00:27:06.906 --> 00:27:07.507
  • Hold one little baby on their back and that was normal.
  • 00:27:07.640 --> 00:27:09.776
  • Back and that was normal. so to have to adjust to hold on
  • 00:27:09.909 --> 00:27:10.910
  • So to have to adjust to hold on to little babies was was really
  • 00:27:11.044 --> 00:27:13.913
  • To little babies was was really hard.
  • 00:27:14.047 --> 00:27:14.214
  • Hard. but eventually we were able to
  • 00:27:14.347 --> 00:27:16.883
  • But eventually we were able to get it down and by the end of
  • 00:27:17.016 --> 00:27:17.851
  • Get it down and by the end of it were that held on to little
  • 00:27:17.984 --> 00:27:21.521
  • It were that held on to little babies.
  • 00:27:21.654 --> 00:27:24.557
  • Babies. ella analyzer remained in the
  • 00:27:24.691 --> 00:27:25.291
  • Ella analyzer remained in the nick u for the next two months
  • 00:27:25.425 --> 00:27:26.659
  • Nick u for the next two months allowing them time to grow and
  • 00:27:26.793 --> 00:27:27.427
  • Allowing them time to grow and develop.
  • 00:27:27.560 --> 00:27:27.760
  • Develop. meanwhile were being made for
  • 00:27:27.894 --> 00:27:30.797
  • Meanwhile were being made for the separation surgery so the
  • 00:27:30.930 --> 00:27:34.667
  • The separation surgery so the game plan was we would just
  • 00:27:34.801 --> 00:27:35.401
  • Game plan was we would just separate them.
  • 00:27:35.535 --> 00:27:38.638
  • Separate them. liver specialists would come in
  • 00:27:38.771 --> 00:27:39.405
  • Liver specialists would come in separate delivered and then
  • 00:27:39.539 --> 00:27:42.442
  • Separate delivered and then each girl would go to their own
  • 00:27:42.575 --> 00:27:43.309
  • Each girl would go to their own or and it was a 16 hour
  • 00:27:43.443 --> 00:27:46.579
  • Or and it was a 16 hour estimated surgery just a little
  • 00:27:46.713 --> 00:27:49.883
  • Estimated surgery just a little over two months after they were
  • 00:27:50.016 --> 00:27:50.650
  • Over two months after they were born.
  • 00:27:50.783 --> 00:27:50.950
  • Born. the surgery to separate the
  • 00:27:51.084 --> 00:27:53.987
  • The surgery to separate the twins was set.
  • 00:27:54.120 --> 00:27:54.454
  • Twins was set. jesse sister created a prayer
  • 00:27:54.587 --> 00:27:57.490
  • Jesse sister created a prayer ensuring the followers were
  • 00:27:57.624 --> 00:27:58.157
  • Ensuring the followers were covered in prayer the entire
  • 00:27:58.291 --> 00:28:01.461
  • Covered in prayer the entire day.
  • 00:28:01.594 --> 00:28:01.728
  • Day. >> every 10 minutes we had a
  • 00:28:01.861 --> 00:28:02.762
  • >> every 10 minutes we had a special family friend praying
  • 00:28:02.896 --> 00:28:06.065
  • Special family friend praying for us, lifting us up out of
  • 00:28:06.199 --> 00:28:06.866
  • For us, lifting us up out of our hands and as in his
  • 00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:10.236
  • Our hands and as in his settling in for a long day at
  • 00:28:10.370 --> 00:28:12.705
  • Settling in for a long day at hospital the followers were
  • 00:28:12.839 --> 00:28:13.373
  • Hospital the followers were pleasantly surprised when dr.
  • 00:28:13.506 --> 00:28:14.073
  • Pleasantly surprised when dr. king came out much earlier than
  • 00:28:14.207 --> 00:28:17.176
  • King came out much earlier than expected with the many many
  • 00:28:17.310 --> 00:28:20.914
  • Expected with the many many steps in their surgery
  • 00:28:21.047 --> 00:28:21.514
  • Steps in their surgery everything just went absolutely
  • 00:28:21.648 --> 00:28:22.282
  • Everything just went absolutely perfectly the day that they
  • 00:28:22.415 --> 00:28:25.251
  • Perfectly the day that they were getting separated and so
  • 00:28:25.385 --> 00:28:27.787
  • Were getting separated and so the 16 hour procedure was half
  • 00:28:27.921 --> 00:28:28.554
  • The 16 hour procedure was half the time and we were able to
  • 00:28:28.688 --> 00:28:32.325
  • The time and we were able to just let them know, you know,
  • 00:28:32.458 --> 00:28:33.026
  • Just let them know, you know, your girls are in separate
  • 00:28:33.159 --> 00:28:33.693
  • Your girls are in separate rooms now.
  • 00:28:33.826 --> 00:28:35.395
  • Rooms now. >> they're doing great.
  • 00:28:35.528 --> 00:28:35.995
  • >> they're doing great. team recovered very
  • 00:28:36.129 --> 00:28:39.098
  • Team recovered very congratulations.
  • 00:28:39.232 --> 00:28:39.599
  • Congratulations. >> why should had any year it
  • 00:28:39.732 --> 00:28:44.404
  • >> why should had any year it wasn't going to be that long a
  • 00:28:44.537 --> 00:28:45.271
  • Wasn't going to be that long a day that.
  • 00:28:45.405 --> 00:28:46.306
  • Day that. we all did so praying to hold
  • 00:28:46.439 --> 00:28:50.576
  • We all did so praying to hold my baby finally after three
  • 00:28:50.710 --> 00:28:54.147
  • My baby finally after three months on her back was surreal.
  • 00:28:54.280 --> 00:28:54.914
  • Months on her back was surreal. it was everything that i've
  • 00:28:55.048 --> 00:28:58.284
  • It was everything that i've been praying for and it was it
  • 00:28:58.418 --> 00:29:01.521
  • Been praying for and it was it was wonderful.
  • 00:29:01.654 --> 00:29:01.988
  • Was wonderful. you i do remember praying with
  • 00:29:02.121 --> 00:29:05.725
  • You i do remember praying with them.
  • 00:29:05.858 --> 00:29:09.195
  • Them. >> we were all there to reach
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  • >> we were all there to reach the same goal and i think that
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  • The same goal and i think that that faith actually helped them
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  • That faith actually helped them get through a very long
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  • Get through a very long hospital stay a very long
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  • Hospital stay a very long recovery period.
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  • Recovery period. the fuller twins are doing so
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  • The fuller twins are doing so well.
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  • Well. they're normal beautiful girls
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  • They're normal beautiful girls and that's what i think is
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  • And that's what i think is going to be case for the rest
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  • Going to be case for the rest of their lives is just normal
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  • Of their lives is just normal healthy little girls.
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  • Healthy little girls. we're definitely thankful i
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  • We're definitely thankful i mean that he answered the
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  • Mean that he answered the prayers.
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  • Prayers. i was so grateful that he gave
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  • I was so grateful that he gave me the strength to navigate
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  • Me the strength to navigate this journey because it was so
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  • This journey because it was so hard and to get to that point
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  • Hard and to get to that point it's finally happened and we're
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  • It's finally happened and we're at the end of it.
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  • At the end of it. it almost like a sense of
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  • It almost like a sense of relief like oh he's got and we
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  • Relief like oh he's got and we did it and we're here and i was
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  • Did it and we're here and i was grateful.
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  • Grateful. >> what a sweet story and god's
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  • >> what a sweet story and god's got you to god's got you to you
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  • Got you to god's got you to you this was an unusual situation
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  • This was an unusual situation but a dire could have gone in a
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  • But a dire could have gone in a different direction.
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  • Different direction. but their faith sustains them
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  • But their faith sustains them through all of the test all of
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  • Through all of the test all of that through all of the trial
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  • That through all of the trial of all of that, through all the
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  • Of all of that, through all the questions and the concerns you
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  • Questions and the concerns you know, that's one of the things
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  • Know, that's one of the things that happens to us when wanting
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  • That happens to us when wanting god to move and we're praying
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  • God to move and we're praying and we're coming before the
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  • And we're coming before the throne.
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  • Throne. he uses all of that to create
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  • He uses all of that to create character in to draw us closer
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  • Character in to draw us closer to him and to understand the
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  • To him and to understand the power he has to make a
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  • Power he has to make a difference right in the midst
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  • Difference right in the midst of our circumstances.
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  • Of our circumstances. this is our week of prayer here
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  • Many of you have sent in your prayer requests.
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  • Prayer requests. someone's coming in through
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  • Someone's coming in through facebook saying i need release
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  • Facebook saying i need release from pain from osteoporosis,
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  • From pain from osteoporosis, arthritis.
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  • Arthritis. i need it to go.
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  • I need it to go. someone else through youtube
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  • Someone else through youtube saying prayer to be healed from
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  • Saying prayer to be healed from .
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  • . stage four colon cancer.
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  • Stage four colon cancer. and another facebook request to
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  • And another facebook request to be delivered from the spirit of
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  • Be delivered from the spirit of anger.
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  • Anger. >> gordon here's one asking
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  • >> gordon here's one asking prayer for my daughter who has
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  • Prayer for my daughter who has severe food allergies.
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  • Severe food allergies. please pray for family
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  • Please pray for family reconciliation.
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  • Reconciliation. >> pray for for me.
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  • >> pray for for me. i'm making decisions a possible
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  • I'm making decisions a possible cornea transplant.
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  • Cornea transplant. and then someone for prayer.
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  • And then someone for prayer. >> recovery from hip surgery.
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  • >> recovery from hip surgery. let's lift all of these to the
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  • Let's lift all of these to the lord.
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  • Lord. let's pray for you if you have
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  • Let's pray for you if you have a prayer.
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  • A prayer. need here's a thought for you
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  • Need here's a thought for you you're already a miracle.
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  • You're already a miracle. the fact that you breathe the
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  • The fact that you breathe the fact that you can praise the
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  • Fact that you can praise the lord and you can go from
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  • Lord and you can go from one end of the universe to the
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  • One end of the universe to the other end of the universe and
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  • Other end of the universe and here's something you won't
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  • Here's something you won't find.
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  • Find. you won't find another you.
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  • You won't find another you. you are uniquely.
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  • You are uniquely. made in the image of god.
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  • Made in the image of god. and here's the wonderful news.
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  • And here's the wonderful news. you're worth what jesus paid
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  • You're worth what jesus paid for you.
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  • For you. he thinks that so you that too.
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  • He thinks that so you that too. and as you think that realize
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  • And as you think that realize how much more will he will he
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  • How much more will he will he strive to heal you, to restore
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  • Strive to heal you, to restore you, to provide for you to do
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  • You, to provide for you to do all the things that are in his
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  • All the things that are in his nature your what he paid for
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  • Nature your what he paid for you.
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  • You. he wants to see through.
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  • He wants to see through. he who has begun a good work in
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  • He who has begun a good work in you will finish it.
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  • You will finish it. so let's let's let's have that
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  • So let's let's let's have that work today.
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  • Work today. let's ask and let's ask broadly
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  • Let's ask and let's ask broadly lord god almighty we come to
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  • Lord god almighty we come to you.
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  • You. >> we to you believing
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  • >> we to you believing believing in your word
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  • Believing in your word believing in the one that you
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  • Believing in the one that you sat for he is your word the
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  • Sat for he is your word the word become flesh.
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  • Word become flesh. we ask now that your word that
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  • We ask now that your word that you forgive all our iniquities
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  • You forgive all our iniquities you heal all our diseases.
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  • You heal all our diseases. that word would become flesh in
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  • That word would become flesh in us right now that our our
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  • Us right now that our our disease our cancer all would
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  • Disease our cancer all would leave our bodies now.
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  • Leave our bodies now. we pray for families to be
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  • We pray for families to be reconciled.
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  • Reconciled. lord pray for financial
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  • Lord pray for financial blessing, financial security we
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  • Blessing, financial security we .
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  • . >> we trust our future with you
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  • >> we trust our future with you .
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  • . stretch forth your hand to do
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  • Stretch forth your hand to do sign wonders and miracles.
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  • Sign wonders and miracles. lord we ask it in jesus.
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  • Lord we ask it in jesus. >> terry god's giving you and i
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  • >> terry god's giving you and i don't know if this is the
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  • Don't know if this is the person with the request from
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  • Person with the request from the osteoporosis arthritis
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  • The osteoporosis arthritis someone you have serious
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  • Someone you have serious osteoporosis and the pain is
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  • Osteoporosis and the pain is throughout your body.
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  • Throughout your body. your whole skeleton is just
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  • Your whole skeleton is just impacted by this.
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  • Impacted by this. lift your hands and to praise
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  • Lift your hands and to praise the lord today you are being
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  • The lord today you are being set free from the pain of that.
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  • Set free from the pain of that. >> there's someone you've been
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  • >> there's someone you've been from migrants before but right
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  • From migrants before but right now you're sensing them.
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  • Now you're sensing them. come back.
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  • Come back. it's not as severe and so
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  • It's not as severe and so you're grateful it's not as
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  • You're grateful it's not as severe but at the same time
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  • Severe but at the same time it's filling with anxiety.
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  • It's filling with anxiety. am i really?
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  • Am i really? god wants to reassure you right
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  • God wants to reassure you right now he's taken away that and
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  • Now he's taken away that and he's taken away all the anxiety
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  • He's taken away all the anxiety in name of jesus you are
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  • In name of jesus you are completely healed.
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  • Completely healed. they will never they will never
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  • They will never they will never dominate your life again.
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  • Dominate your life again. you are free from that he he
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  • You are free from that he he came that you might have life
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  • Came that you might have life and have it more abundantly.
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  • And have it more abundantly. he wants you to live and
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  • He wants you to live and rejoice in his love just
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  • Rejoice in his love just receive it right now let all
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  • Receive it right now let all that pain go away just like
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  • That pain go away just like it's melting of you in the name
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  • It's melting of you in the name of jesus be healed someone with
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  • Of jesus be healed someone with countless mouth infections like
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  • Countless mouth infections like they just seem to recur and
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  • They just seem to recur and recur and recur.
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  • Recur and recur. god's healing that for you it's
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  • God's healing that for you it's not going to happen anymore.
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  • Not going to happen anymore. your gums are being healed.
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  • Your gums are being healed. your bones are being healed.
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  • Your bones are being healed. >> teeth are being anchored in
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  • >> teeth are being anchored in your mouth just to receive that
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  • Your mouth just to receive that some on your left handed and
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  • Some on your left handed and you have carpal from occurring
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  • You have carpal from occurring strain on your left hand.
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  • Strain on your left hand. god is healing now and he's
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  • God is healing now and he's restoring the nerve.
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  • Restoring the nerve. he's restoring all the
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  • He's restoring all the ligaments everything concerning
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  • Ligaments everything concerning that left hand is being healed
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  • That left hand is being healed stretch forth your hand and
  • 00:35:53.899 --> 00:35:57.036
  • Stretch forth your hand and receive your miracle right now
  • 00:35:57.169 --> 00:35:57.770
  • Receive your miracle right now he wants to give to you just
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  • He wants to give to you just receive it.
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  • Receive it. open that hand up and realize
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  • Open that hand up and realize there's no more pain.
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  • There's no more pain. no more problems.
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  • No more problems. you're healed now you know
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  • You're healed now you know there's someone else here an
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  • There's someone else here an older woman.
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  • Older woman. >> you watch this program
  • 00:36:10.483 --> 00:36:12.518
  • >> you watch this program you're in a like a care you
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  • You're in a like a care you watch this program every day
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  • Watch this program every day you have a problem with chronic
  • 00:36:17.656 --> 00:36:21.060
  • You have a problem with chronic utis and when you get them it's
  • 00:36:21.193 --> 00:36:21.827
  • Utis and when you get them it's like your confusions in god's
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  • Like your confusions in god's correcting that balance in your
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  • Correcting that balance in your body right now you'll not be
  • 00:36:25.831 --> 00:36:29.068
  • Body right now you'll not be getting them any more and your
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  • Getting them any more and your mind will be as clear and as
  • 00:36:29.969 --> 00:36:30.669
  • Mind will be as clear and as sharp as ever in jesus name
  • 00:36:30.803 --> 00:36:32.304
  • Sharp as ever in jesus name there's someone you're crying
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  • There's someone you're crying out for companionship.
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  • God's your cry is going to bring people around that are
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  • Bring people around that are like minded and like the same
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  • Like minded and like the same things just just praise them
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  • Things just just praise them for it.
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  • For it. your loneliness is over his is
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  • Your loneliness is over his is going to restore community to
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  • Going to restore community to you and jesus.
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  • You and jesus. >> lord we thank you we thank
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  • >> lord we thank you we thank you that you miracles for us
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  • You that you miracles for us there's nothing too small or
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  • Have for us in jesus never a man if you've been healed if
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  • Easter egg roll. the and first lady melania
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  • >> easter is special. it's one of our favorite days.
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  • >> we're going to honor jesus christ very powerfully.
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  • Christ very powerfully. >> looks like the kids had a
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  • >> looks like the kids had a great time an important message
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  • Elizabeth look forward to retirement.
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  • Retirement. when the day arrived she
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  • When the day arrived she realized she didn't have enough
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  • Realized she didn't have enough money to live on.
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  • Money to live on. that's why she turned to a food
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  • That's why she turned to a food pantry supported by operation.
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  • Pantry supported by operation. >> at an age when many retire
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  • >> at an age when many retire elizabeth says she can't afford
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  • Elizabeth says she can't afford to even with social security
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  • To even with social security and a job, it's still not
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  • And a job, it's still not enough.
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  • Enough. i am retired but my retirement,
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  • I am retired but my retirement, you know, is not sufficient so
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  • You know, is not sufficient so i have to continue working and
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  • I have to continue working and with bills to combined i still
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  • With bills to combined i still am in need.
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  • Am in need. >> my bills are very high and
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  • >> my bills are very high and i've seen myself go through
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  • I've seen myself go through rough times, very rough times.
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  • Rough times, very rough times. so i'm just to eat what i have
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  • So i'm just to eat what i have and try to make what i have.
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  • And try to make what i have. >> that's when she turned to
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  • >> that's when she turned to kingdom investing outreach
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  • Kingdom investing outreach center for help with food.
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  • Center for help with food. they're a ministry partner of
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  • They're a ministry partner of operation blessing.
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  • Operation blessing. wonderful.
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  • Wonderful. >> the meats, the rice, the
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  • >> the meats, the rice, the beans bread is just the love
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  • Beans bread is just the love that you get when you come in.
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  • That you get when you come in. >> you know these ladies are
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  • >> you know these ladies are wonderful.
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  • Wonderful. and elizabeth said help with
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  • And elizabeth said help with food means there is money left
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  • Food means there is money left to pay the bills.
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  • To pay the bills. >> it's just a good feeling
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  • >> it's just a good feeling having your store and your
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  • Having your store and your pantry and your refrigerator
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  • Pantry and your refrigerator full because somebody gave it
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  • Full because somebody gave it to you getting have the money
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  • To you getting have the money for it and now you can buy your
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  • For it and now you can buy your other essentials you know
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  • Other essentials you know you're able to afford it.
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  • You're able to afford it. >> thanks you elizabeth and so
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  • >> thanks you elizabeth and so many others are able to feed
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  • Many others are able to feed their families.
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  • Their families. oh, i am so grateful to you
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  • Oh, i am so grateful to you guys.
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  • Guys. i hope god keeps you know,
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  • I hope god keeps you know, continue to bless you and thank
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  • Continue to bless you and thank you and really, really thank
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  • You and really, really thank you from my heart.
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  • You from my heart. >> thank you.
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  • >> thank you. good to see you.
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  • Good to see you. if you're a member of the 700
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  • If you're a member of the 700 club a portion of every gift
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  • Club a portion of every gift you give goes into the
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  • You give goes into the wonderful work of operation
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  • Wonderful work of operation blessing and that's just one of
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  • Blessing and that's just one of the outreaches we supply
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  • The outreaches we supply millions of pounds of food to
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  • Millions of pounds of food to food across the nation because
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  • Food across the nation because so many americans have whole
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  • So many americans have whole lot more money than they have
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  • Lot more money than they have money and we want to be there
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  • Money and we want to be there for to let them know we can
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  • For to let them know we can make sure you're fed that your
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  • Make sure you're fed that your are full and that's wonderful
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  • Are full and that's wonderful things wonderful to do.
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  • Things wonderful to do. but operation blessing has so
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  • But operation blessing has so many more things it's disaster
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  • And click give now when mary sanders was just four years old
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  • Sanders was just four years old her father had goal in mind to
  • 00:44:24.211 --> 00:44:27.547
  • Her father had goal in mind to train her to win olympic gold.
  • 00:44:27.681 --> 00:44:30.317
  • Train her to win olympic gold. over the years mary became
  • 00:44:30.450 --> 00:44:31.084
  • Over the years mary became obsessed with the relentless
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  • Obsessed with the relentless drive to make it to the
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  • Drive to make it to the olympics and gymnastics her
  • 00:44:35.088 --> 00:44:38.425
  • Olympics and gymnastics her god.
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  • God. a big part of gymnastics is
  • 00:44:38.825 --> 00:44:42.662
  • A big part of gymnastics is pushing through that pain,
  • 00:44:42.796 --> 00:44:43.330
  • Pushing through that pain, pushing through that injury.
  • 00:44:43.463 --> 00:44:46.600
  • Pushing through that injury. i just really realized, you
  • 00:44:46.733 --> 00:44:47.300
  • I just really realized, you know, i'm not going to get
  • 00:44:47.434 --> 00:44:47.968
  • Know, i'm not going to get anywhere in life if i just rely
  • 00:44:48.101 --> 00:44:50.170
  • Anywhere in life if i just rely on someone else to push me.
  • 00:44:50.303 --> 00:44:50.937
  • On someone else to push me. so i really pushed myself and i
  • 00:44:51.071 --> 00:44:52.005
  • So i really pushed myself and i hated failure i hated making a
  • 00:44:52.139 --> 00:44:54.975
  • Hated failure i hated making a mistake on the carpet.
  • 00:44:55.108 --> 00:44:55.575
  • Mistake on the carpet. i was harder on myself than
  • 00:44:55.709 --> 00:44:58.578
  • I was harder on myself than anyone else.
  • 00:44:58.712 --> 00:44:58.979
  • Anyone else. >> mary sanders was four when
  • 00:44:59.112 --> 00:45:01.848
  • >> mary sanders was four when her dad started her in
  • 00:45:01.982 --> 00:45:02.449
  • Her dad started her in gymnastics.
  • 00:45:02.582 --> 00:45:02.849
  • Gymnastics. a former gymnast himself, he
  • 00:45:02.983 --> 00:45:04.751
  • A former gymnast himself, he trained her with one goal in
  • 00:45:04.885 --> 00:45:07.687
  • Trained her with one goal in mind olympic gold.
  • 00:45:07.821 --> 00:45:08.188
  • Mind olympic gold. i wanted to be like him and i
  • 00:45:08.321 --> 00:45:11.825
  • I wanted to be like him and i wanted to make him proud.
  • 00:45:11.958 --> 00:45:12.492
  • Wanted to make him proud. he always used to call me his
  • 00:45:12.626 --> 00:45:13.293
  • He always used to call me his little olympian.
  • 00:45:13.426 --> 00:45:15.629
  • Little olympian. then when mary was eight her
  • 00:45:15.762 --> 00:45:16.396
  • Then when mary was eight her father died from an aggressive
  • 00:45:16.530 --> 00:45:18.532
  • Father died from an aggressive bone cancer.
  • 00:45:18.665 --> 00:45:18.965
  • Bone cancer. two years earlier mary gladly
  • 00:45:21.101 --> 00:45:21.968
  • Two years earlier mary gladly as jesus into her heart now she
  • 00:45:22.102 --> 00:45:25.705
  • As jesus into her heart now she was angry.
  • 00:45:25.839 --> 00:45:26.106
  • Was angry. >> i definitely felt angry
  • 00:45:26.239 --> 00:45:29.776
  • >> i definitely felt angry towards god when my father
  • 00:45:29.910 --> 00:45:30.477
  • Towards god when my father passed.
  • 00:45:30.610 --> 00:45:30.810
  • Passed. i mean what eight year old
  • 00:45:31.511 --> 00:45:32.312
  • I mean what eight year old thinks that's fair, right?
  • 00:45:32.445 --> 00:45:32.979
  • Thinks that's fair, right? and not just losing your
  • 00:45:33.113 --> 00:45:36.149
  • And not just losing your father, losing your coach,
  • 00:45:36.283 --> 00:45:36.850
  • Father, losing your coach, losing your idol, everything in
  • 00:45:36.983 --> 00:45:39.119
  • Losing your idol, everything in that moment just taken away.
  • 00:45:39.252 --> 00:45:39.819
  • That moment just taken away. and how is that god's plan?
  • 00:45:39.953 --> 00:45:42.822
  • And how is that god's plan? >> mary and her two brothers
  • 00:45:42.956 --> 00:45:43.657
  • >> mary and her two brothers look to their mother jackie and
  • 00:45:43.790 --> 00:45:46.860
  • Look to their mother jackie and their aunt corinne for
  • 00:45:46.993 --> 00:45:47.460
  • Their aunt corinne for reassurance and to hold the
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  • Reassurance and to hold the family together.
  • 00:45:49.696 --> 00:45:50.030
  • Family together. while they encouraged mary to
  • 00:45:50.163 --> 00:45:50.797
  • While they encouraged mary to continue pursuing her olympic
  • 00:45:50.931 --> 00:45:54.901
  • Continue pursuing her olympic dreams, both women stressed the
  • 00:45:55.035 --> 00:45:55.669
  • Dreams, both women stressed the importance of putting god
  • 00:45:55.802 --> 00:45:57.871
  • Importance of putting god first.
  • 00:45:58.004 --> 00:45:58.171
  • First. >> god is the one we're really
  • 00:45:58.305 --> 00:45:58.939
  • >> god is the one we're really trying to please right.
  • 00:45:59.072 --> 00:46:02.409
  • Trying to please right. here is results and changes
  • 00:46:02.542 --> 00:46:03.076
  • Here is results and changes isn't really the main focus.
  • 00:46:03.210 --> 00:46:03.810
  • Isn't really the main focus. there's a child of god.
  • 00:46:06.079 --> 00:46:06.780
  • There's a child of god. you know that's where your
  • 00:46:06.913 --> 00:46:07.614
  • You know that's where your worth comes.
  • 00:46:07.747 --> 00:46:09.249
  • Worth comes. i talked to her about the
  • 00:46:09.382 --> 00:46:10.116
  • I talked to her about the lord's plan.
  • 00:46:10.250 --> 00:46:13.153
  • Lord's plan. >> keep your eyes on jesus.
  • 00:46:13.286 --> 00:46:13.954
  • >> keep your eyes on jesus. however, mary's focus was still
  • 00:46:14.087 --> 00:46:17.290
  • However, mary's focus was still on achieving olympic success.
  • 00:46:17.424 --> 00:46:17.991
  • On achieving olympic success. >> i always felt if i didn't
  • 00:46:18.124 --> 00:46:21.428
  • >> i always felt if i didn't make it to the olympics i would
  • 00:46:21.561 --> 00:46:22.295
  • Make it to the olympics i would be disappointing my father that
  • 00:46:22.429 --> 00:46:25.365
  • Be disappointing my father that when he passed there was a new
  • 00:46:25.498 --> 00:46:26.199
  • When he passed there was a new sense of in that my mom
  • 00:46:26.333 --> 00:46:28.568
  • Sense of in that my mom sacrificing everything for her
  • 00:46:28.702 --> 00:46:32.138
  • Sacrificing everything for her .
  • 00:46:32.272 --> 00:46:32.372
  • . i cannot fail at this because
  • 00:46:32.505 --> 00:46:33.139
  • I cannot fail at this because what's it all for?
  • 00:46:33.273 --> 00:46:33.673
  • What's it all for? so i'm gymnastics did become my
  • 00:46:33.807 --> 00:46:36.710
  • So i'm gymnastics did become my god for sure.
  • 00:46:36.843 --> 00:46:37.143
  • God for sure. >> i became obsessed with it.
  • 00:46:37.277 --> 00:46:40.113
  • >> i became obsessed with it. >> so mary pushed herself
  • 00:46:40.247 --> 00:46:40.814
  • >> so mary pushed herself harder.
  • 00:46:40.947 --> 00:46:41.147
  • Harder. she also switched from artistic
  • 00:46:41.281 --> 00:46:43.116
  • She also switched from artistic to rhythmic gymnastics which
  • 00:46:43.250 --> 00:46:43.817
  • To rhythmic gymnastics which improved her national.
  • 00:46:43.950 --> 00:46:47.120
  • Improved her national. by the time she was 11 mary was
  • 00:46:47.254 --> 00:46:48.088
  • By the time she was 11 mary was training and competing
  • 00:46:48.221 --> 00:46:48.655
  • Training and competing international.
  • 00:46:48.788 --> 00:46:51.258
  • International. the training and travel was
  • 00:46:51.391 --> 00:46:51.992
  • The training and travel was intense, expensive and
  • 00:46:52.125 --> 00:46:55.262
  • Intense, expensive and stressful on everyone.
  • 00:46:55.395 --> 00:46:55.862
  • Stressful on everyone. her mom knew she needed than
  • 00:46:55.996 --> 00:46:59.165
  • Her mom knew she needed than just financial support.
  • 00:46:59.299 --> 00:46:59.766
  • Just financial support. >> i'd be very lonely and
  • 00:46:59.899 --> 00:47:02.335
  • >> i'd be very lonely and sometimes it just felt like it
  • 00:47:02.469 --> 00:47:03.136
  • Sometimes it just felt like it would never end.
  • 00:47:03.270 --> 00:47:03.637
  • Would never end. but my mom always would pack
  • 00:47:03.770 --> 00:47:06.806
  • But my mom always would pack bible verses in my suitcases
  • 00:47:06.940 --> 00:47:10.277
  • Bible verses in my suitcases people be strong for god is
  • 00:47:10.410 --> 00:47:11.111
  • People be strong for god is with you.
  • 00:47:11.244 --> 00:47:11.478
  • With you. i can do all things christ who
  • 00:47:11.611 --> 00:47:14.714
  • I can do all things christ who strengthens me.
  • 00:47:14.848 --> 00:47:15.181
  • Strengthens me. i always had to constant who
  • 00:47:15.315 --> 00:47:18.518
  • I always had to constant who got in my life and that was
  • 00:47:18.652 --> 00:47:19.386
  • Got in my life and that was because of my mom.
  • 00:47:19.519 --> 00:47:19.953
  • Because of my mom. >> i wanted her to know that
  • 00:47:20.086 --> 00:47:22.989
  • >> i wanted her to know that you know, god loved her and he
  • 00:47:23.123 --> 00:47:23.757
  • You know, god loved her and he was going to be there for her
  • 00:47:23.890 --> 00:47:25.792
  • Was going to be there for her and whatever she was doing.
  • 00:47:25.925 --> 00:47:26.493
  • And whatever she was doing. >> finally on her 19th birthday
  • 00:47:26.626 --> 00:47:29.996
  • >> finally on her 19th birthday mary's and her father's dream
  • 00:47:30.130 --> 00:47:30.697
  • Mary's and her father's dream came as she represented the
  • 00:47:30.830 --> 00:47:34.100
  • Came as she represented the u.s. at the 2004 olympic games
  • 00:47:34.234 --> 00:47:36.703
  • U.s. at the 2004 olympic games in athens.
  • 00:47:36.836 --> 00:47:37.070
  • In athens. even though she didn't medal,
  • 00:47:37.203 --> 00:47:39.673
  • Even though she didn't medal, it was a proud bittersweet
  • 00:47:39.806 --> 00:47:40.307
  • It was a proud bittersweet moment for mary.
  • 00:47:40.440 --> 00:47:40.774
  • Moment for mary. >> i performed for four
  • 00:47:40.907 --> 00:47:43.810
  • >> i performed for four routines and didn't make any
  • 00:47:43.943 --> 00:47:44.511
  • Routines and didn't make any mistakes.
  • 00:47:44.644 --> 00:47:44.878
  • Mistakes. >> and i remember my last
  • 00:47:45.011 --> 00:47:48.048
  • >> and i remember my last routine was a club routine and
  • 00:47:48.181 --> 00:47:48.782
  • Routine was a club routine and i just did this big fist pump
  • 00:47:48.915 --> 00:47:49.582
  • I just did this big fist pump at the end because and i just
  • 00:47:49.716 --> 00:47:52.252
  • At the end because and i just pointed up and i was just thank
  • 00:47:52.385 --> 00:47:55.622
  • Pointed up and i was just thank you because i knew it was my
  • 00:47:55.755 --> 00:47:56.389
  • You because i knew it was my dad and god watching down on
  • 00:47:56.523 --> 00:47:59.626
  • Dad and god watching down on me.
  • 00:47:59.759 --> 00:47:59.893
  • Me. >> after the olympics, mary
  • 00:48:00.026 --> 00:48:00.560
  • >> after the olympics, mary retired gymnastics and got a
  • 00:48:00.694 --> 00:48:03.063
  • Retired gymnastics and got a job as an acrobat with cirque
  • 00:48:03.196 --> 00:48:03.830
  • Job as an acrobat with cirque du soleil.
  • 00:48:03.963 --> 00:48:06.666
  • Du soleil. while she enjoyed performing,
  • 00:48:06.800 --> 00:48:07.367
  • While she enjoyed performing, the constant travel brought the
  • 00:48:07.500 --> 00:48:10.770
  • The constant travel brought the feelings of isolation and
  • 00:48:10.904 --> 00:48:11.404
  • Feelings of isolation and emptiness she had as a young
  • 00:48:11.538 --> 00:48:12.105
  • Emptiness she had as a young gymnast.
  • 00:48:12.238 --> 00:48:13.873
  • Gymnast. for the next ten years mary
  • 00:48:14.007 --> 00:48:14.641
  • For the next ten years mary struggled to find her purpose.
  • 00:48:14.774 --> 00:48:17.711
  • Struggled to find her purpose. i would find myself just
  • 00:48:17.844 --> 00:48:18.378
  • I would find myself just staying in my room just trying
  • 00:48:18.511 --> 00:48:29.055
  • Staying in my room just trying to recover physically and not
  • 00:48:29.189 --> 00:48:29.856
  • To recover physically and not just mentally emotionally
  • 00:48:29.989 --> 00:48:30.490
  • Just mentally emotionally exhausted and i found it
  • 00:48:30.623 --> 00:48:31.124
  • Exhausted and i found it difficult to really put god
  • 00:48:31.257 --> 00:48:31.825
  • Difficult to really put god first in my life during that
  • 00:48:31.958 --> 00:48:32.592
  • First in my life during that time.
  • 00:48:32.726 --> 00:48:32.892
  • Time. >> meanwhile both her mother
  • 00:48:33.026 --> 00:48:33.593
  • >> meanwhile both her mother and her aunt continually prayed
  • 00:48:33.727 --> 00:48:34.361
  • And her aunt continually prayed for mary's safety and
  • 00:48:34.494 --> 00:48:36.996
  • For mary's safety and direction.
  • 00:48:37.130 --> 00:48:37.364
  • Direction. >> i was really praying a lot
  • 00:48:37.497 --> 00:48:38.064
  • >> i was really praying a lot for her on that.
  • 00:48:38.198 --> 00:48:41.368
  • For her on that. even when you can't see it or
  • 00:48:41.501 --> 00:48:42.135
  • Even when you can't see it or you don't know he he's there.
  • 00:48:42.268 --> 00:48:42.902
  • You don't know he he's there. he has a.
  • 00:48:43.036 --> 00:48:43.837
  • He has a. >> in 2000 nine mary finished
  • 00:48:43.970 --> 00:48:44.738
  • >> in 2000 nine mary finished her cirque du soleil tour and
  • 00:48:44.871 --> 00:48:48.141
  • Her cirque du soleil tour and freelanced with them for the
  • 00:48:48.274 --> 00:48:48.842
  • Freelanced with them for the next few years as she tried to
  • 00:48:48.975 --> 00:48:51.578
  • Next few years as she tried to figure out what to do next.
  • 00:48:51.711 --> 00:48:52.412
  • Figure out what to do next. mary slipped into a depression
  • 00:48:52.545 --> 00:48:55.782
  • Mary slipped into a depression .
  • 00:48:55.915 --> 00:48:56.015
  • . >> i didn't have that next
  • 00:48:56.149 --> 00:48:56.750
  • >> i didn't have that next purpose that i knew that would
  • 00:48:56.883 --> 00:48:59.419
  • Purpose that i knew that would bring me like happiness.
  • 00:48:59.552 --> 00:49:00.086
  • Bring me like happiness. i felt like such a failure
  • 00:49:00.220 --> 00:49:03.256
  • I felt like such a failure because i.
  • 00:49:03.390 --> 00:49:03.656
  • Because i. i couldn't get a job and i
  • 00:49:03.790 --> 00:49:04.524
  • I couldn't get a job and i couldn't figure out what i was
  • 00:49:04.657 --> 00:49:07.594
  • Couldn't figure out what i was supposed to do next.
  • 00:49:07.727 --> 00:49:08.161
  • Supposed to do next. >> unable to find and tired of
  • 00:49:08.294 --> 00:49:11.297
  • >> unable to find and tired of struggling to make her own way,
  • 00:49:11.431 --> 00:49:12.065
  • Struggling to make her own way, mary turned to god as she spent
  • 00:49:12.198 --> 00:49:15.635
  • Mary turned to god as she spent time in her bible and got
  • 00:49:15.769 --> 00:49:16.503
  • Time in her bible and got plugged a church.
  • 00:49:16.636 --> 00:49:19.272
  • Plugged a church. she began to realize that her
  • 00:49:19.406 --> 00:49:20.006
  • She began to realize that her worth didn't come her
  • 00:49:20.140 --> 00:49:22.242
  • Worth didn't come her achievements but through her
  • 00:49:22.375 --> 00:49:22.909
  • Achievements but through her identity in christ.
  • 00:49:23.042 --> 00:49:23.443
  • Identity in christ. finding my faith again and and
  • 00:49:23.576 --> 00:49:27.614
  • Finding my faith again and and finding that happiness in my
  • 00:49:27.747 --> 00:49:28.348
  • Finding that happiness in my family and that centeredness
  • 00:49:28.481 --> 00:49:30.817
  • Family and that centeredness really helped me get to the
  • 00:49:30.950 --> 00:49:31.551
  • Really helped me get to the next and understand you know
  • 00:49:31.684 --> 00:49:34.754
  • Next and understand you know god is full of blessings plans
  • 00:49:34.888 --> 00:49:38.591
  • God is full of blessings plans for us.
  • 00:49:38.725 --> 00:49:38.925
  • For us. so i think if we acknowledge
  • 00:49:39.058 --> 00:49:39.659
  • So i think if we acknowledge that the sky's the limit.
  • 00:49:39.793 --> 00:49:42.662
  • That the sky's the limit. she married david in 2018 and
  • 00:49:42.796 --> 00:49:45.398
  • She married david in 2018 and the couple have two kids
  • 00:49:45.532 --> 00:49:46.065
  • The couple have two kids together.
  • 00:49:46.199 --> 00:49:46.433
  • Together. mary has since written her
  • 00:49:46.566 --> 00:49:48.601
  • Mary has since written her memoir nine lives by the 35 and
  • 00:49:48.735 --> 00:49:52.605
  • Memoir nine lives by the 35 and writing my book.
  • 00:49:52.739 --> 00:49:53.106
  • Writing my book. >> i've had to peel back the
  • 00:49:53.239 --> 00:49:56.109
  • >> i've had to peel back the peel back a lot of the hurt and
  • 00:49:56.242 --> 00:49:57.177
  • Peel back a lot of the hurt and deal with those prayed with for
  • 00:49:57.310 --> 00:49:59.412
  • Deal with those prayed with for that healing and move forward
  • 00:49:59.546 --> 00:50:00.113
  • That healing and move forward and i think that's been very
  • 00:50:00.246 --> 00:50:00.847
  • And i think that's been very therapeutic for me.
  • 00:50:00.980 --> 00:50:04.651
  • Therapeutic for me. i think i absolutely saw goals
  • 00:50:04.784 --> 00:50:05.485
  • I think i absolutely saw goals definitely.
  • 00:50:05.618 --> 00:50:05.885
  • Definitely. i don't think i measure my self
  • 00:50:06.019 --> 00:50:07.921
  • I don't think i measure my self or my happiness on those goals.
  • 00:50:08.054 --> 00:50:11.491
  • Or my happiness on those goals. >> mary has had a number of
  • 00:50:11.624 --> 00:50:12.459
  • >> mary has had a number of careers in short life.
  • 00:50:12.592 --> 00:50:14.694
  • Careers in short life. yet she's quick to point out it
  • 00:50:14.828 --> 00:50:15.562
  • Yet she's quick to point out it was only through christ she
  • 00:50:15.695 --> 00:50:18.531
  • Was only through christ she found her worth, purpose and
  • 00:50:18.665 --> 00:50:19.265
  • Found her worth, purpose and fulfillment and i was at my
  • 00:50:19.399 --> 00:50:22.936
  • Fulfillment and i was at my most lost periods and i wasn't
  • 00:50:23.069 --> 00:50:26.339
  • Most lost periods and i wasn't praying i wasn't you know,
  • 00:50:26.473 --> 00:50:27.006
  • Praying i wasn't you know, giving it to god whenever.
  • 00:50:27.140 --> 00:50:30.643
  • Giving it to god whenever. you're in transition in life
  • 00:50:30.777 --> 00:50:31.377
  • You're in transition in life it's even more important to
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  • It's even more important to lean in and pray and be aware.
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  • Lean in and pray and be aware. life is full of transitions,
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  • Life is full of transitions, isn't it?
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  • Isn't it? season to season things change
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  • Season to season things change we don't usually like change
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  • We don't usually like change very much.
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  • Very much. you know we're all born with a
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  • You know we're all born with a need to understand.
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  • Need to understand. who am i?
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  • Who am i? what's my purpose.
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  • What's my purpose. what's my value?
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  • What's my value? and a lot like often for many
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  • And a lot like often for many many years and in many ways we
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  • Many years and in many ways we look for love in all the wrong
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  • Look for love in all the wrong places identity in all the
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  • Places identity in all the wrong places affirmation in all
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  • Wrong places affirmation in all the wrong places and we can get
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  • The wrong places and we can get hurt along the way of doing
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  • Hurt along the way of doing that.
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  • That. but here's the deal.
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  • But here's the deal. we were born to have a relation
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  • We were born to have a relation ship with god to glorify him
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  • Ship with god to glorify him and who we are and in all we
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  • And who we are and in all we do.
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  • Do. and that may sound very
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  • And that may sound very spiritual.
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  • Spiritual. it's really very relational.
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  • It's really very relational. as mary said, once she gave her
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  • As mary said, once she gave her life to god, once she came back
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  • Life to god, once she came back to the faith that she had been
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  • To the faith that she had been raised with by her mom she
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  • Raised with by her mom she found those answers she found
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  • Found those answers she found purpose and meaning.
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  • Purpose and meaning. so today i'm there are some of
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  • So today i'm there are some of you that are floundering maybe
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  • You that are floundering maybe feeling like why am i here.
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  • Feeling like why am i here. maybe if lost someone like mary
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  • Maybe if lost someone like mary lost her dad and the world just
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  • Lost her dad and the world just doesn't seem to make sense
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  • Doesn't seem to make sense anymore.
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  • Anymore. where you go to the one who
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  • Where you go to the one who created you because you were
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  • Created you because you were created with purpose with good
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  • Created with purpose with good works in mind.
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  • Works in mind. that's what the lord says to
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  • That's what the lord says to have a relationship with the
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  • Have a relationship with the only one who really knows you
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  • Only one who really knows you inside and out from top to
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  • Inside and out from top to bottom.
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  • Bottom. loves us anyway went to cross
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  • Loves us anyway went to cross while we were still sinners so
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  • While we were still sinners so that we could be redeemed by
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  • That we could be redeemed by for him and live in him.
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  • For him and live in him. that can be yours.
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  • That can be yours. just ask jesus to come into the
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  • Just ask jesus to come into the midst of your situation your
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  • Midst of your situation your life to him.
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  • Life to him. just tell him i'm done trying
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  • Just tell him i'm done trying to do by myself.
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  • To do by myself. i need you and i want you.
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  • I need you and i want you. and so she says come into my
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  • And so she says come into my heart forgive sins give me a
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  • Heart forgive sins give me a new beginning teach me how to
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  • New beginning teach me how to live for you show me who i am
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  • Live for you show me who i am and you and who you are and me
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  • And you and who you are and me and fill me with your holy
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  • And fill me with your holy spirit.
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  • Spirit. once you pray god's got a plan
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  • Once you pray god's got a plan and a purpose for you your
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  • And a purpose for you your identity in christ a great
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  • Identity in christ a great resource we'd love to share
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  • Resource we'd love to share with you and you can have it
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  • With you and you can have it call our toll free number 800
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  • Call our toll free number 800 707,000.
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  • 707,000. it's yours.
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  • It's yours. you can also to c b uncommon
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  • You can also to c b uncommon find it there gordon if you're
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  • Find it there gordon if you're looking a purpose in life
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  • Looking a purpose in life here's a word will encourage
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  • Here's a word will encourage you it's a word it's from
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  • You it's a word it's from galatians i have been crucified
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  • Galatians i have been crucified with christ it is no longer who
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  • With christ it is no longer who live but christ who lives in me
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  • Live but christ who lives in me .
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  • . >> when you give up your goals
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  • >> when you give up your goals you know what you think will
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  • You know what you think will make you happy and you turn all
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  • Make you happy and you turn all of that over to jesus and you
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  • Of that over to jesus and you say jesus can you live in me?
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  • Say jesus can you live in me? you'll find the answer to
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  • You'll find the answer to everything you're looking for.
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  • Everything you're looking for. >> god bless you.
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  • >> god bless you. we'll see you again tomorrow.
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