April 7, 2026

April 7, 2026 | 53:25

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The 700 Club | April 7, 2026 | April 7, 2026
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  • . >> the following program is
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  • >> the following program is sponsored by cbn.
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  • Sponsored by cbn. >> coming up the vatican of the
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  • >> coming up the vatican of the east.
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  • East. we are here to celebrate the
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  • We are here to celebrate the policy one of the oldest
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  • Policy one of the oldest christian communities in the
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  • Christian communities in the world.
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  • World. >> this is of evangelization
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  • >> this is of evangelization and it's under attack.
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  • And it's under attack. >> we don't do anything now.
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  • >> we don't do anything now. it will be too late in a few
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  • It will be too late in a few years.
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  • Years. >> those who remain have hope
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  • >> those who remain have hope for the future will never
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  • For the future will never completely at peace but the
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  • Completely at peace but the same time it will.
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  • Same time it will. >> today on the 700 club
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  • >> today on the 700 club welcome the 700 club and thanks
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  • Welcome the 700 club and thanks so much for joining with us.
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  • So much for joining with us. >> god is good.
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  • >> god is good. >> that's the message an airman
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  • >> that's the message an airman sent from hiding place deep
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  • Sent from hiding place deep inside iran after being shot
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  • Inside iran after being shot down capture.
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  • Down capture. well, yesterday president trump
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  • Well, yesterday president trump revealed of his dramatic
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  • Revealed of his dramatic rescue.
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  • Rescue. >> the president also iran that
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  • >> the president also iran that if there is no deal by 8 p.m.
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  • If there is no deal by 8 p.m. tonight the entire country
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  • Tonight the entire country could be taken out.
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  • Could be taken out. cbn's reports u.s. f-15e
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  • Cbn's reports u.s. f-15e fighter jet went down deep
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  • Fighter jet went down deep inside iran while on a mission
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  • Inside iran while on a mission as part of epic fury.
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  • As part of epic fury. i ordered the u.s. armed forces
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  • I ordered the u.s. armed forces to do whatever was necessary to
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  • To do whatever was necessary to bring our brave warriors back
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  • Bring our brave warriors back home a risky decision because
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  • Home a risky decision because we ended up with 100 dead as
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  • We ended up with 100 dead as opposed to one or two.
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  • Opposed to one or two. the pilot rescued in a daring
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  • The pilot rescued in a daring daytime operation with u.s.
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  • Daytime operation with u.s. aircraft holding off iranian
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  • Aircraft holding off iranian forces trying to get to him
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  • Forces trying to get to him first.
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  • First. the second operation much
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  • The second operation much difficult comparable to hunting
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  • Difficult comparable to hunting for a single grain of sand in
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  • For a single grain of sand in the middle of a desert.
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  • The middle of a desert. >> the the rescue efforts
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  • >> the the rescue efforts included 155 aircraft, dozens
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  • Included 155 aircraft, dozens of soldiers on the ground and a
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  • Of soldiers on the ground and a cia deception campaign the
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  • Cia deception campaign the enemy off track.
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  • Enemy off track. >> so in a breathtaking show of
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  • >> so in a breathtaking show of and precision lethality and
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  • And precision lethality and force america's military on the
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  • Force america's military on the area, the real area engaging
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  • Area, the real area engaging rescued the stranded officer
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  • Rescued the stranded officer destroyed all threat exited
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  • Destroyed all threat exited iranian territory while taking
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  • Iranian territory while taking no casualties of any kind.
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  • No casualties of any kind. >> secretary of war pete
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  • >> secretary of war pete hegseth said airman evaded the
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  • Hegseth said airman evaded the enemy for more than a day
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  • Enemy for more than a day scaling as they hunted him when
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  • Scaling as they hunted him when he was finally able to to
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  • He was finally able to to activate his emergency
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  • Activate his emergency transponder.
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  • Transponder. message was simple and it was
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  • Message was simple and it was powerful.
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  • Powerful. >> he sent a message.
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  • >> he sent a message. god is good.
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  • God is good. hegseth drew a parallel between
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  • Hegseth drew a parallel between his journey and the weekend
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  • His journey and the weekend holiday you see shot down on a
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  • Holiday you see shot down on a friday good friday hidden a
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  • Friday good friday hidden a cave, a crevice all of saturday
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  • Cave, a crevice all of saturday and rescued on sunday flown out
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  • And rescued on sunday flown out of iran as the sun was rising
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  • Of iran as the sun was rising on easter sunday.
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  • On easter sunday. >> meanwhile, time is running
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  • >> meanwhile, time is running out on the president's for iran
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  • Out on the president's for iran to reopen the strait of hormuz
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  • To reopen the strait of hormuz by by 8 p.m. eastern time
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  • By by 8 p.m. eastern time tonight.
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  • Tonight. >> iran rejected a 45 day cease
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  • >> iran rejected a 45 day cease fire plan and says it wants a
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  • Fire plan and says it wants a permanent the war.
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  • Permanent the war. the president threatening to
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  • The president threatening to bomb bridges and and power
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  • Bomb bridges and and power plants crippling iran's
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  • Plants crippling iran's economy.
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  • Economy. >> the entire country could be
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  • >> the entire country could be taken out in one night and that
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  • Taken out in one night and that night might be tomorrow night.
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  • Night might be tomorrow night. >> in a social media post in
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  • >> in a social media post in farsi.
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  • Farsi. the idf warned iranians not to
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  • The idf warned iranians not to travel on trains until p m
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  • Travel on trains until p m iranian time tonight.
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  • Iranian time tonight. iranian leaders are calling
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  • Iranian leaders are calling people to form human chains
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  • People to form human chains around power plants to to
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  • Around power plants to to protect them from bombing.
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  • Protect them from bombing. julie stahl cbn news.
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  • Julie stahl cbn news. >> well joining us now is cbn
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  • >> well joining us now is cbn senior house correspondent
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  • Senior house correspondent kelly wright.
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  • Kelly wright. so kelly, the president has
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  • So kelly, the president has tweet out on what's going to
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  • Tweet out on what's going to happen if the.
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  • Happen if the. >> the deadline is missed at
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  • >> the deadline is missed at 8:00 tonight.
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  • 8:00 tonight. tell us about it.
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  • Tell us about it. >> yeah, gordon as many people
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  • >> yeah, gordon as many people are stating right, it's an
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  • Are stating right, it's an ominous threat warning that the
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  • Ominous threat warning that the president is to give a post-it
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  • President is to give a post-it social today.
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  • Social today. this morning as a matter of
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  • This morning as a matter of fact before we want to know
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  • Fact before we want to know knowing a whole civilization
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  • Knowing a whole civilization will die tonight never to be
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  • Will die tonight never to be brought back again.
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  • Brought back again. i don't want that to happen but
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  • I don't want that to happen but it probably will.
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  • It probably will. however, now that we have
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  • However, now that we have complete and total regime
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  • Complete and total regime change where different, smarter
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  • Change where different, smarter and less minds prevail maybe
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  • And less minds prevail maybe something revolutionary
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  • Something revolutionary wonderful can happen.
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  • Wonderful can happen. who knows?
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  • Who knows? we will find out tonight, he
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  • We will find out tonight, he says, he says.
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  • Says, he says. gordon one of the most
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  • Gordon one of the most important moments in the long
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  • Important moments in the long and complex history of the
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  • And complex history of the world.
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  • World. 47 years of extortion and he
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  • 47 years of extortion and he wants to see that come to an
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  • Wants to see that come to an end tonight by 8 p.m..
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  • End tonight by 8 p.m.. >> what's been the reaction so
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  • >> what's been the reaction so far?
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  • Far? it's it's sort of calling for
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  • It's it's sort of calling for the death of a civilization.
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  • The death of a civilization. >> i've never heard that in
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  • >> i've never heard that in modern times.
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  • Modern times. silence.
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  • Silence. well, you know, it's very
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  • Well, you know, it's very extreme and it goes hand in
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  • Extreme and it goes hand in hand with what he stated just
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  • Hand with what he stated just yesterday during the press
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  • Yesterday during the press briefing that he had with us
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  • Briefing that he had with us during there in the james brady
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  • During there in the james brady briefing room, he stated that
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  • Briefing room, he stated that if does not open the strait of
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  • If does not open the strait of hormuz by pm tonight he will
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  • Hormuz by pm tonight he will begin the campaign of bombing
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  • Begin the campaign of bombing iran relentlessly hitting its
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  • Iran relentlessly hitting its power, its power plants, its
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  • Power, its power plants, its bridges and them back into the
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  • Bridges and them back into the stone age.
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  • Stone age. so you can imagine how reaction
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  • So you can imagine how reaction here in america has been to
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  • Here in america has been to this and the president stated
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  • This and the president stated today on truth social.
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  • Today on truth social. many americans especially those
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  • Many americans especially those in congress are watching this
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  • In congress are watching this very closely.
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  • Very closely. some are saying that the
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  • Some are saying that the president is wrong for putting
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  • President is wrong for putting this kind language out there
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  • This kind language out there and others are saying let's
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  • And others are saying let's wait and see.
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  • Wait and see. it's just him being more
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  • It's just him being more bluster in his speech but we
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  • Bluster in his speech but we will wait and see how j.d.
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  • Will wait and see how j.d. vance on the other hand hand
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  • Vance on the other hand hand has a different message.
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  • Has a different message. he's been stating that they're
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  • He's been stating that they're still negotiating and, still
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  • Still negotiating and, still trying to get a deal done
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  • Trying to get a deal done operating through peace,
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  • Operating through peace, through strength.
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  • Through strength. >> well, there are reports
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  • >> well, there are reports right now that the u.s. has
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  • Right now that the u.s. has conducted strikes on kharg
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  • Conducted strikes on kharg island just last night.
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  • Island just last night. what is what does that tell you
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  • What is what does that tell you if that's so important to the
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  • If that's so important to the iranian economy, if we're
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  • Iranian economy, if we're already doing military strikes
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  • Already doing military strikes ,what does that say?
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  • ,what does that say? well, it says a lot.
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  • Well, it says a lot. it says that the united states
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  • It says that the united states has the will has and has the
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  • Has the will has and has the availability and ability to
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  • Availability and ability to move in their discretion even
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  • Move in their discretion even into cargill, of course is an
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  • Into cargill, of course is an important asset to the iranian
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  • Important asset to the iranian regime and this bombing that
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  • Regime and this bombing that took place overnight, it was
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  • Took place overnight, it was against only military and
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  • Against only military and that's something to keep in
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  • That's something to keep in mind as well when the president
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  • Mind as well when the president says that he's after the power
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  • Says that he's after the power grid the power and the bridges.
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  • Grid the power and the bridges. is he going after those that
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  • Is he going after those that rely on or is he going after
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  • Rely on or is he going after those targets that the the
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  • Those targets that the the iranian military has been
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  • Iranian military has been utilizing to their advantage to
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  • Utilizing to their advantage to fire these missiles and drone
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  • Fire these missiles and drone attacks to launch, launch those
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  • Attacks to launch, launch those against neighbors against
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  • Against neighbors against israel and against of its
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  • Israel and against of its neighboring countries that the
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  • Neighboring countries that the iranians said that they would
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  • Iranians said that they would never attack have and they've
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  • Never attack have and they've proven that to be something
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  • Proven that to be something they can do and also indicates
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  • They can do and also indicates from a military standpoint if
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  • From a military standpoint if they go in and take over kharg
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  • They go in and take over kharg island as they've decided to do
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  • Island as they've decided to do as of last night bombing those
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  • As of last night bombing those military assets, does that mean
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  • Military assets, does that mean that ground could be on the way
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  • That ground could be on the way in?
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  • In? could they possibly send in the
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  • Could they possibly send in the 82nd airborne or some
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  • 82nd airborne or some specialized forces?
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  • Specialized forces? that's ahead the state.
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  • That's ahead the state. i mean the department of of war
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  • I mean the department of of war of what the president is saying
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  • Of what the president is saying but the president stated he
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  • But the president stated he doesn't doesn't want to put
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  • Doesn't doesn't want to put ground troops in there but it
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  • Ground troops in there but it could be an indication that
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  • Could be an indication that something is possibly in the
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  • Something is possibly in the planning.
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  • Planning. >> well, if you take out the
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  • >> well, if you take out the military not to take out the
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  • Military not to take out the electrical grid any target
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  • Electrical grid any target power points that has to harm
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  • Power points that has to harm the average citizen of iran and
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  • The average citizen of iran and it has to their economy.
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  • It has to their economy. is the president really willing
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  • Is the president really willing to take that that risk?
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  • To take that that risk? you know, gordon, during
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  • You know, gordon, during yesterday's press briefing with
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  • Yesterday's press briefing with the president as he talked
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  • The president as he talked about the daring rescue of the
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  • About the daring rescue of the air force weapons officer who
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  • Air force weapons officer who was rescued out of iran, he
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  • Was rescued out of iran, he went on to state that he
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  • Went on to state that he doesn't want to really see
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  • Doesn't want to really see because he doesn't want to hurt
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  • Because he doesn't want to hurt the iranian people.
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  • The iranian people. he believes that that the
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  • He believes that that the iranian people have been
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  • Iranian people have been through enough for the past 47
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  • Through enough for the past 47 years.
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  • Years. he talked to in the james brady
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  • He talked to in the james brady briefing room yesterday about
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  • Briefing room yesterday about how was just incredulous to him
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  • How was just incredulous to him and heartbreaking see that so
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  • And heartbreaking see that so many iranians had stepped up
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  • Many iranians had stepped up and stepped, stepped out to
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  • And stepped, stepped out to protest for freedom from its
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  • Protest for freedom from its own regime only to be gunned
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  • Own regime only to be gunned down or to have snipers
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  • Down or to have snipers shooting women in the streets.
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  • Shooting women in the streets. men in the streets, children
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  • Men in the streets, children that streets.
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  • That streets. and so he doesn't want to bring
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  • And so he doesn't want to bring more pain on the iranian people
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  • More pain on the iranian people when when he was asked
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  • When when he was asked specifically about this plan
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  • Specifically about this plan tonight, he said that some
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  • Tonight, he said that some iranian have actually said to
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  • Iranian have actually said to him you must finish the job.
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  • Him you must finish the job. you the regime.
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  • You the regime. and while it will be difficult
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  • And while it will be difficult we to bear this now.
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  • We to bear this now. another thing that he said is
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  • Another thing that he said is that is that he has wanted to
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  • That is that he has wanted to bomb all these facilities
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  • Bomb all these facilities because it means that when the
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  • Because it means that when the iranians are able to rebuild
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  • Iranians are able to rebuild the united states would have to
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  • The united states would have to pay money in helping them
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  • Pay money in helping them rebuild.
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  • Rebuild. they'd rather have it
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  • They'd rather have it operational and and functional
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  • Operational and and functional as it is today.
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  • As it is today. >> well, let's be prayer and
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  • >> well, let's be prayer and this is certainly a turning
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  • This is certainly a turning moment not just in the history
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  • Moment not just in the history of the past century but.
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  • Of the past century but. you look back for thousands of
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  • You look back for thousands of years.
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  • Years. this is this is is an
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  • This is this is is an incredible moment, an
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  • Incredible moment, an incredible moment of time.
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  • Incredible moment of time. >> so kelly, thanks for joining
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  • >> so kelly, thanks for joining with us.
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  • With us. absolutely.
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  • Absolutely. a pleasure to join you this
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  • A pleasure to join you this morning.
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  • Morning. it's very ominous in terms what
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  • It's very ominous in terms what the president has stated
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  • The president has stated government state.
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  • Government state. real quickly there vice j.d.
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  • Real quickly there vice j.d. vance says we have to pray that
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  • Vance says we have to pray that we are on on god's side.
  • 00:10:02.581 --> 00:10:05.517
  • We are on on god's side. all right.
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  • All right. let's just pause the show for a
  • 00:10:06.051 --> 00:10:08.854
  • Let's just pause the show for a i just want to pray for the
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  • I just want to pray for the iranian people.
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  • Iranian people. i want to pray for and our
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  • I want to pray for and our leadership i want to pray for
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  • Leadership i want to pray for their leadership to realize
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  • Their leadership to realize what's at risk here and in
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  • What's at risk here and in hopes that somehow or other
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  • Hopes that somehow or other they'll realize their
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  • They'll realize their ideologies failed.
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  • Ideologies failed. unfortunately, there are
  • 00:10:24.770 --> 00:10:28.107
  • Unfortunately, there are ideologies actually calling for
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  • Ideologies actually calling for those and they somehow in the
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  • Those and they somehow in the devastation that's going to be
  • 00:10:32.377 --> 00:10:33.011
  • Devastation that's going to be unleashed that somehow or other
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  • Unleashed that somehow or other there's going to be this and
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  • There's going to be this and the mahdi is going to come out
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  • The mahdi is going to come out of the well and save the day.
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  • Of the well and save the day. it's to think that you're
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  • It's to think that you're willing to put your entire
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  • Willing to put your entire country your entire people at
  • 00:10:47.860 --> 00:10:50.729
  • Country your entire people at risk in this vein.
  • 00:10:50.863 --> 00:10:54.900
  • Risk in this vein. >> but you know, they've
  • 00:10:55.033 --> 00:10:55.634
  • >> but you know, they've they've said said it since the
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  • They've said said it since the beginning 47 years ago the
  • 00:10:59.138 --> 00:10:59.671
  • Beginning 47 years ago the ayatollah on his way way to
  • 00:10:59.805 --> 00:11:02.608
  • Ayatollah on his way way to iran says i don't really care
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  • Iran says i don't really care about the iranian people.
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  • About the iranian people. i'm trying to establish an
  • 00:11:06.145 --> 00:11:06.779
  • I'm trying to establish an islamic culture that would rule
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  • Islamic culture that would rule the world.
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  • The world. that was his goal.
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  • That was his goal. iran was a platform.
  • 00:11:11.884 --> 00:11:14.419
  • Iran was a platform. >> so let's just pause.
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  • >> so let's just pause. let's pray.
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  • Let's pray. lord we for the people of iran,
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  • Lord we for the people of iran, the people who want no no part
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  • The people who want no no part of of this and no part of any
  • 00:11:21.827 --> 00:11:22.561
  • Of of this and no part of any kind of war or they just desire
  • 00:11:22.694 --> 00:11:25.264
  • Kind of war or they just desire to be free and they've said
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  • To be free and they've said that repeatedly there have been
  • 00:11:28.967 --> 00:11:31.970
  • That repeatedly there have been five revolutions in the last
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  • Five revolutions in the last ten years.
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  • Ten years. so lord, we ask that listen to
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  • So lord, we ask that listen to their heart cry and give them
  • 00:11:38.844 --> 00:11:42.281
  • Their heart cry and give them them the freedom, the freedom
  • 00:11:42.414 --> 00:11:42.981
  • Them the freedom, the freedom of conscience, the freedom of
  • 00:11:43.115 --> 00:11:43.682
  • Of conscience, the freedom of speech the freedom of religion,
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  • Speech the freedom of religion, all the freedoms that you want
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  • All the freedoms that you want to enjoy.
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  • To enjoy. we ask that you would provide
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  • We ask that you would provide it for for them your words says
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  • It for for them your words says the heart of leaders is in your
  • 00:11:55.127 --> 00:11:58.363
  • The heart of leaders is in your hand and we ask that you would
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  • Hand and we ask that you would melt the of the leadership of
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  • Melt the of the leadership of the iranian republic this
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  • The iranian republic this islamic republic but you would
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  • Islamic republic but you would no they would no longer desire
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  • No they would no longer desire to rule and to oppress and to
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  • To rule and to oppress and to spread terror throughout the
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  • Spread terror throughout the world.
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  • World. that they would realize what
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  • That they would realize what they have done and turn and now
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  • They have done and turn and now we pray for the leadership of
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  • We pray for the leadership of america that give them unusual
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  • America that give them unusual wisdom that you would be with
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  • Wisdom that you would be with and strengthen and encourage
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  • And strengthen and encourage and counsel most of all give
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  • And counsel most of all give them wise counsel lord ask it
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  • Them wise counsel lord ask it all in jesus name amen.
  • 00:12:39.872 --> 00:12:43.108
  • All in jesus name amen. amen.
  • 00:12:43.242 --> 00:12:43.408
  • Amen. well turning here at home,
  • 00:12:43.542 --> 00:12:46.678
  • Well turning here at home, university of michigan defeated
  • 00:12:46.812 --> 00:12:47.446
  • University of michigan defeated the uconn 69 to 63 to win the
  • 00:12:47.579 --> 00:12:51.383
  • The uconn 69 to 63 to win the college national championship
  • 00:12:51.516 --> 00:12:54.686
  • College national championship last night on a national with
  • 00:12:54.820 --> 00:12:58.523
  • Last night on a national with the highest stakes players kept
  • 00:12:58.657 --> 00:12:59.291
  • The highest stakes players kept the thrill of victory in
  • 00:12:59.424 --> 00:13:02.127
  • The thrill of victory in perspective.
  • 00:13:02.261 --> 00:13:02.527
  • Perspective. will dawson reports from
  • 00:13:02.661 --> 00:13:03.161
  • Will dawson reports from indianapolis indianapolis.
  • 00:13:03.295 --> 00:13:13.639
  • Indianapolis indianapolis. >> the michigan wolverines are
  • 00:13:13.772 --> 00:13:17.809
  • >> the michigan wolverines are national champions for just the
  • 00:13:17.943 --> 00:13:18.543
  • National champions for just the second time in school history.
  • 00:13:18.677 --> 00:13:19.311
  • Second time in school history. tonight they captured their
  • 00:13:21.246 --> 00:13:21.914
  • Tonight they captured their first national championship
  • 00:13:22.047 --> 00:13:24.316
  • First national championship 1989.
  • 00:13:24.449 --> 00:13:24.616
  • 1989. they ran into a scrappy uconn
  • 00:13:24.750 --> 00:13:25.350
  • They ran into a scrappy uconn huskies team.
  • 00:13:25.484 --> 00:13:28.086
  • Huskies team. let's take a look at the
  • 00:13:28.220 --> 00:13:28.887
  • Let's take a look at the highlights.
  • 00:13:29.021 --> 00:13:29.288
  • Highlights. we pick it up with 237 to go in
  • 00:13:29.421 --> 00:13:31.056
  • We pick it up with 237 to go in the game.
  • 00:13:31.189 --> 00:13:31.423
  • The game. uconn down nine.
  • 00:13:31.556 --> 00:13:31.924
  • Uconn down nine. .
  • 00:13:34.393 --> 00:13:34.660
  • . >> silas demaree junior finds
  • 00:13:34.793 --> 00:13:35.394
  • >> silas demaree junior finds alex caribbean three 6256 he
  • 00:13:35.527 --> 00:13:37.529
  • Alex caribbean three 6256 he had a team high 17 points but
  • 00:13:37.663 --> 00:13:40.632
  • Had a team high 17 points but on the other end trey mckinney
  • 00:13:40.766 --> 00:13:41.366
  • On the other end trey mckinney struggled to find long.
  • 00:13:41.500 --> 00:13:43.735
  • Struggled to find long. hits one when it matters the
  • 00:13:43.869 --> 00:13:44.469
  • Hits one when it matters the most.
  • 00:13:44.603 --> 00:13:44.770
  • Most. michigan goes up by nine
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  • Michigan goes up by nine points.
  • 00:13:47.673 --> 00:13:47.873
  • Points. michigan fans are loving.
  • 00:13:48.006 --> 00:13:51.109
  • Michigan fans are loving. trey mckinney's loving it but
  • 00:13:51.243 --> 00:13:51.843
  • Trey mckinney's loving it but on the other end now 40 seconds
  • 00:13:51.977 --> 00:13:54.379
  • On the other end now 40 seconds to go.
  • 00:13:54.513 --> 00:13:54.680
  • To go. uconn not going away without a
  • 00:13:54.813 --> 00:13:55.514
  • Uconn not going away without a fight nails that three.
  • 00:13:55.647 --> 00:13:58.050
  • Fight nails that three. point game with 37 seconds to
  • 00:14:00.452 --> 00:14:01.253
  • Point game with 37 seconds to go.
  • 00:14:01.386 --> 00:14:01.520
  • Go. michigan on the other other in
  • 00:14:01.653 --> 00:14:04.323
  • Michigan on the other other in would hit a pair of free throws
  • 00:14:04.456 --> 00:14:05.123
  • Would hit a pair of free throws then malachi smith misses the
  • 00:14:05.257 --> 00:14:05.824
  • Then malachi smith misses the layup.
  • 00:14:05.958 --> 00:14:08.060
  • Layup. time is going to expire in
  • 00:14:08.193 --> 00:14:09.094
  • Time is going to expire in michigan wins the national
  • 00:14:09.227 --> 00:14:12.431
  • Michigan wins the national championship.
  • 00:14:12.564 --> 00:14:12.864
  • Championship. after the game to players from
  • 00:14:12.998 --> 00:14:16.268
  • After the game to players from both teams.
  • 00:14:16.401 --> 00:14:16.668
  • Both teams. i'll i'll give all thanks to
  • 00:14:16.802 --> 00:14:20.472
  • I'll i'll give all thanks to lord and savior jesus christ
  • 00:14:20.605 --> 00:14:21.173
  • Lord and savior jesus christ and thanks thanks to mental
  • 00:14:21.306 --> 00:14:24.176
  • And thanks thanks to mental health i mean coach hurley i
  • 00:14:24.309 --> 00:14:24.876
  • Health i mean coach hurley i mean he saw something that i
  • 00:14:25.010 --> 00:14:25.577
  • Mean he saw something that i didn't even myself so i mean
  • 00:14:25.711 --> 00:14:27.713
  • Didn't even myself so i mean top of my head ecclesiastes
  • 00:14:27.846 --> 00:14:30.716
  • Top of my head ecclesiastes seven eight better and in the
  • 00:14:30.849 --> 00:14:31.450
  • Seven eight better and in the beginning man so just looking
  • 00:14:31.583 --> 00:14:33.585
  • Beginning man so just looking the whole journey and in that
  • 00:14:33.719 --> 00:14:34.353
  • The whole journey and in that journey with these guys i mean
  • 00:14:34.486 --> 00:14:37.723
  • Journey with these guys i mean i'm going to miss it.
  • 00:14:37.856 --> 00:14:38.357
  • I'm going to miss it. so like i said lord does the
  • 00:14:38.490 --> 00:14:39.424
  • So like i said lord does the stadium serious ways and i got
  • 00:14:39.558 --> 00:14:42.494
  • Stadium serious ways and i got all my tears out.
  • 00:14:42.627 --> 00:14:43.028
  • All my tears out. i'm just blessed to be in the
  • 00:14:43.161 --> 00:14:43.862
  • I'm just blessed to be in the position in today and let these
  • 00:14:43.996 --> 00:14:46.398
  • Position in today and let these guys go like they're my
  • 00:14:46.531 --> 00:14:47.032
  • Guys go like they're my brothers for life.
  • 00:14:47.165 --> 00:14:48.600
  • Brothers for life. grace has been amazing nothing
  • 00:14:48.734 --> 00:14:49.534
  • Grace has been amazing nothing short short of amazing just him
  • 00:14:49.668 --> 00:14:53.005
  • Short short of amazing just him being that his presence is just
  • 00:14:53.138 --> 00:14:56.575
  • Being that his presence is just it overwhelms my life and in a
  • 00:14:56.708 --> 00:14:57.442
  • It overwhelms my life and in a beautiful way even when i feel
  • 00:14:57.576 --> 00:15:00.178
  • Beautiful way even when i feel like i'm i'm not being my best
  • 00:15:00.312 --> 00:15:01.079
  • Like i'm i'm not being my best best self that grace and gives
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  • Best self that grace and gives you that feeling that i i will
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  • You that feeling that i i will right that wrong whatever the
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  • Right that wrong whatever the case may be and he has my back
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  • Case may be and he has my back no matter what as long as i see
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  • No matter what as long as i see him and i trust him and i trust
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  • Him and i trust him and i trust all the ups and downs and and
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  • All the ups and downs and and it was like he said said i got
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  • It was like he said said i got you and i'm just grateful for
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  • You and i'm just grateful for that.
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  • That. >> it's amazing.
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  • >> it's amazing. on the greatest stage in
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  • On the greatest stage in college they're giving glory to
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  • College they're giving glory to god in everything we do.
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  • God in everything we do. let it be for his glory this
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  • Let it be for his glory this this world world is is
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  • This world world is is obviously passing away.
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  • Obviously passing away. we we look forward to that
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  • We we look forward to that better world to come and then
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  • Better world to come and then that when give glory to god for
  • 00:15:38.984 --> 00:15:41.520
  • That when give glory to god for everything we're doing well
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  • Everything we're doing well then we're fulfilled and what
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  • Then we're fulfilled and what he wants us to do terry.
  • 00:15:46.058 --> 00:15:46.625
  • He wants us to do terry. >> well still ahead a
  • 00:15:46.758 --> 00:15:49.661
  • >> well still ahead a bestselling christian novelist
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  • Bestselling christian novelist too disappears at the peak
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  • Too disappears at the peak career the lost story of the
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  • Career the lost story of the bell is a is a new novel from
  • 00:15:53.932 --> 00:15:57.069
  • Bell is a is a new novel from melanie dobson.
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  • Melanie dobson. she joins us live to talk about
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  • She joins us live to talk about the real life inspiration
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  • The real life inspiration behind her book.
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  • Behind her book. that's coming up later.
  • 00:16:01.840 --> 00:16:04.209
  • That's coming up later. >> and then up next, one of the
  • 00:16:04.342 --> 00:16:05.177
  • >> and then up next, one of the oldest christian on earth where
  • 00:16:05.310 --> 00:16:08.447
  • Oldest christian on earth where the people speak aramaic, the
  • 00:16:08.580 --> 00:16:11.616
  • The people speak aramaic, the is jesus.
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  • Is jesus. see why it's on the brink of
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  • See why it's on the brink of disappearing.
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  • Disappearing. meet the man who's determined
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  • Meet the man who's determined to save it when we come back.
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  • An unlikely friendship shaped a nation campbell illuminates a
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  • Nation campbell illuminates a thousand a great awakening.
  • 00:16:18.726 --> 00:16:19.260
  • Thousand a great awakening. rated 13 in theaters april 3rd.
  • 00:16:19.393 --> 00:16:22.530
  • Rated 13 in theaters april 3rd. >> wednesday become a monster
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  • >> wednesday become a monster four years old facing a 30 year
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  • Four years old facing a 30 year sentence.
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  • Sentence. >> i can remember holding a gun
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  • >> i can remember holding a gun in my hand in a demonic
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  • In my hand in a demonic stronghold.
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  • Stronghold. if you get this stone then it
  • 00:16:33.741 --> 00:16:36.878
  • If you get this stone then it ground to you.
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  • Ground to you. >> if you get this stone then
  • 00:16:37.478 --> 00:16:38.079
  • >> if you get this stone then it provides provision.
  • 00:16:38.212 --> 00:16:38.679
  • It provides provision. how was set free?
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  • How was set free? >> someone was speaking to me
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  • >> someone was speaking to me in that moment inside the walls
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  • In that moment inside the walls of a prison when he said it is
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  • Of a prison when he said it is finished it.
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  • Finished it. >> on wednesdays club stay
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  • >> on wednesdays club stay connected with cbn news all day
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  • Across our platforms. >> one of the world's oldest
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  • >> one of the world's oldest communities is on the brink of
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  • Communities is on the brink of disappearing of war and
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  • Disappearing of war and persecution in iraq have driven
  • 00:17:05.973 --> 00:17:06.641
  • Persecution in iraq have driven most believers the country.
  • 00:17:06.774 --> 00:17:09.710
  • Most believers the country. one man is now working to
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  • One man is now working to restore hope his people back
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  • Restore hope his people back home.
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  • Home. george thomas has more northern
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  • George thomas has more northern iraq in erbil just the ancient
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  • Iraq in erbil just the ancient citadel lies a neighborhood any
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  • Citadel lies a neighborhood any other?
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  • Other? this is ankara, a christian
  • 00:17:31.866 --> 00:17:32.466
  • This is ankara, a christian enclave that has for nearly
  • 00:17:32.600 --> 00:17:35.770
  • Enclave that has for nearly 2000 years.
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  • 2000 years. here people still aramaic the
  • 00:17:36.304 --> 00:17:40.241
  • Here people still aramaic the language of jesus.
  • 00:17:40.374 --> 00:17:40.775
  • Language of jesus. this is a place evangelization
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  • This is a place evangelization .
  • 00:17:44.445 --> 00:17:44.545
  • . >> this is a place where where
  • 00:17:44.679 --> 00:17:47.415
  • >> this is a place where where christianity came right in the
  • 00:17:47.548 --> 00:17:51.485
  • Christianity came right in the first century the assyrian
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  • First century the assyrian church of the east, the
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  • Church of the east, the catholic church and the syriac
  • 00:17:55.122 --> 00:17:55.723
  • Catholic church and the syriac orthodox church all trace their
  • 00:17:55.856 --> 00:17:59.393
  • Orthodox church all trace their roots to this land making iraq
  • 00:17:59.527 --> 00:18:00.261
  • Roots to this land making iraq home of the oldest christian
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  • Home of the oldest christian communities on earth.
  • 00:18:03.631 --> 00:18:04.098
  • Communities on earth. today, however, that ancient
  • 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:06.934
  • Today, however, that ancient presence is fading.
  • 00:18:07.068 --> 00:18:07.468
  • Presence is fading. .
  • 00:18:10.304 --> 00:18:10.571
  • . the christian population here
  • 00:18:10.705 --> 00:18:11.305
  • The christian population here has been shrinking for decades
  • 00:18:11.439 --> 00:18:14.609
  • Has been shrinking for decades .
  • 00:18:14.742 --> 00:18:14.842
  • . >> every time there is a crisis
  • 00:18:14.976 --> 00:18:15.610
  • >> every time there is a crisis there is a war.
  • 00:18:15.743 --> 00:18:16.110
  • There is a war. there is a violence.
  • 00:18:16.244 --> 00:18:18.145
  • There is a violence. >> there is a persecution.
  • 00:18:18.279 --> 00:18:19.046
  • >> there is a persecution. these old starts bleeding
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  • These old starts bleeding again.
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  • Again. >> what you what you are
  • 00:18:22.750 --> 00:18:25.753
  • >> what you what you are looking at there is the world's
  • 00:18:25.886 --> 00:18:26.520
  • Looking at there is the world's oldest syriac orthodox
  • 00:18:26.654 --> 00:18:29.557
  • Oldest syriac orthodox monastery located here.
  • 00:18:29.690 --> 00:18:30.157
  • Monastery located here. high up in the mountains of
  • 00:18:30.291 --> 00:18:33.127
  • High up in the mountains of northern iraq overlooking the
  • 00:18:33.261 --> 00:18:33.828
  • Northern iraq overlooking the famous nineveh plains back in
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  • Famous nineveh plains back in 2003 when the united states
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  • 2003 when the united states this country there were roughly
  • 00:18:40.635 --> 00:18:43.471
  • This country there were roughly point 5 million iraqi
  • 00:18:43.604 --> 00:18:44.038
  • Point 5 million iraqi christians.
  • 00:18:44.171 --> 00:18:44.438
  • Christians. well, today has dropped
  • 00:18:44.572 --> 00:18:47.642
  • Well, today has dropped dramatically to less than
  • 00:18:47.775 --> 00:18:50.511
  • Dramatically to less than 130,000.
  • 00:18:50.645 --> 00:18:50.845
  • 130,000. >> yeah, it's a frightening and
  • 00:18:50.978 --> 00:18:54.515
  • >> yeah, it's a frightening and frightening situation.
  • 00:18:54.649 --> 00:18:55.116
  • Frightening situation. >> the symbol of a i know i
  • 00:18:55.249 --> 00:18:58.019
  • >> the symbol of a i know i know how to abduct go is the
  • 00:18:58.152 --> 00:18:58.786
  • Know how to abduct go is the only christian member of the
  • 00:18:58.919 --> 00:18:59.520
  • Only christian member of the kurdish government's cabinet.
  • 00:18:59.654 --> 00:19:01.555
  • Kurdish government's cabinet. he says wave after wave of
  • 00:19:01.689 --> 00:19:02.523
  • He says wave after wave of violence pushed christians out
  • 00:19:02.657 --> 00:19:05.393
  • Violence pushed christians out of their homes.
  • 00:19:05.526 --> 00:19:05.860
  • Of their homes. it began the 2003 invasion.
  • 00:19:05.993 --> 00:19:08.796
  • It began the 2003 invasion. then came the rise of isis
  • 00:19:08.929 --> 00:19:12.133
  • Then came the rise of isis which forced more than 100,000
  • 00:19:12.266 --> 00:19:12.900
  • Which forced more than 100,000 christians to flee.
  • 00:19:13.034 --> 00:19:16.337
  • Christians to flee. >> 111 of our churches were
  • 00:19:16.470 --> 00:19:17.204
  • >> 111 of our churches were attacked once thousand 380
  • 00:19:17.338 --> 00:19:23.511
  • Attacked once thousand 380 christians were killed on
  • 00:19:23.644 --> 00:19:24.178
  • Christians were killed on identity only in two years.
  • 00:19:24.312 --> 00:19:24.879
  • Identity only in two years. so our people were targeted
  • 00:19:25.012 --> 00:19:27.481
  • So our people were targeted because we are christians the
  • 00:19:27.615 --> 00:19:28.215
  • Because we are christians the ones who decide to move here,
  • 00:19:28.349 --> 00:19:31.152
  • Ones who decide to move here, those who left two decades ago
  • 00:19:31.285 --> 00:19:31.886
  • Those who left two decades ago and made the decision to come
  • 00:19:32.019 --> 00:19:35.389
  • And made the decision to come is dillon adamant?
  • 00:19:35.523 --> 00:19:35.923
  • Is dillon adamant? >> i used to come here as for
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  • >> i used to come here as for holy days just you know for a
  • 00:19:38.826 --> 00:19:39.627
  • Holy days just you know for a few weeks and going back to
  • 00:19:39.760 --> 00:19:42.496
  • Few weeks and going back to france was always a bit
  • 00:19:42.630 --> 00:19:43.097
  • France was always a bit frustrating because i was
  • 00:19:43.230 --> 00:19:46.300
  • Frustrating because i was missing here there was
  • 00:19:46.434 --> 00:19:46.901
  • Missing here there was something missing in my life
  • 00:19:47.034 --> 00:19:47.635
  • Something missing in my life which was iraqi side.
  • 00:19:47.768 --> 00:19:49.804
  • Which was iraqi side. after growing up growing up in
  • 00:19:53.607 --> 00:19:54.442
  • After growing up growing up in france for ahmad this
  • 00:19:54.575 --> 00:19:57.278
  • France for ahmad this neighborhood isn't just where
  • 00:19:57.411 --> 00:19:57.978
  • Neighborhood isn't just where he's from.
  • 00:19:58.112 --> 00:19:58.346
  • He's from. it's part of who he is.
  • 00:19:58.479 --> 00:20:01.716
  • It's part of who he is. >> this is my uncle's house.
  • 00:20:01.849 --> 00:20:02.550
  • >> this is my uncle's house. there.
  • 00:20:04.518 --> 00:20:04.819
  • There. >> it's my cousin's house.
  • 00:20:04.952 --> 00:20:05.619
  • >> it's my cousin's house. this is my aunt's house there.
  • 00:20:05.753 --> 00:20:06.420
  • This is my aunt's house there. holds a memory each home, a
  • 00:20:07.955 --> 00:20:08.889
  • Holds a memory each home, a connection.
  • 00:20:09.023 --> 00:20:12.927
  • Connection. this used to be the old
  • 00:20:13.060 --> 00:20:13.627
  • This used to be the old consulate.
  • 00:20:13.761 --> 00:20:13.994
  • Consulate. yes.
  • 00:20:14.128 --> 00:20:14.261
  • Yes. and it happens to be to be my
  • 00:20:14.395 --> 00:20:16.464
  • And it happens to be to be my cousin's house.
  • 00:20:16.597 --> 00:20:16.931
  • Cousin's house. >> so in the thousand i know
  • 00:20:17.064 --> 00:20:19.367
  • >> so in the thousand i know you'll say everybody is my
  • 00:20:19.500 --> 00:20:20.034
  • You'll say everybody is my cousin born in ankara and
  • 00:20:20.167 --> 00:20:23.070
  • Cousin born in ankara and raised in france.
  • 00:20:23.204 --> 00:20:23.571
  • Raised in france. >> he spent years returning
  • 00:20:23.704 --> 00:20:24.238
  • >> he spent years returning here as a child never feeling
  • 00:20:24.372 --> 00:20:27.842
  • Here as a child never feeling at home anywhere else.
  • 00:20:27.975 --> 00:20:28.442
  • At home anywhere else. >> for ahmad is more than
  • 00:20:28.576 --> 00:20:32.446
  • >> for ahmad is more than geography as an aramaic
  • 00:20:32.580 --> 00:20:33.080
  • Geography as an aramaic speaking chaldean christian.
  • 00:20:33.214 --> 00:20:35.916
  • Speaking chaldean christian. he sees iraq as the cradle of
  • 00:20:36.050 --> 00:20:39.420
  • He sees iraq as the cradle of of his faith.
  • 00:20:39.553 --> 00:20:39.854
  • Of his faith. >> language and history.
  • 00:20:39.987 --> 00:20:40.488
  • >> language and history. we belong to this place and we
  • 00:20:40.621 --> 00:20:43.657
  • We belong to this place and we need to come back we we need to
  • 00:20:43.791 --> 00:20:44.725
  • Need to come back we we need to be to sustain to thrive to our
  • 00:20:44.859 --> 00:20:50.531
  • Be to sustain to thrive to our culture language civilization
  • 00:20:50.664 --> 00:20:54.368
  • Culture language civilization religion alive.
  • 00:20:54.502 --> 00:20:54.835
  • Religion alive. >> now that heritage after
  • 00:20:54.969 --> 00:20:58.672
  • >> now that heritage after decades of violence and
  • 00:20:58.806 --> 00:20:59.306
  • Decades of violence and displacement he fears it could
  • 00:20:59.440 --> 00:21:02.943
  • Displacement he fears it could disappear altogether.
  • 00:21:03.077 --> 00:21:03.511
  • Disappear altogether. >> because we're at a very
  • 00:21:03.644 --> 00:21:06.947
  • >> because we're at a very sensitive moment of history we
  • 00:21:07.081 --> 00:21:10.718
  • Sensitive moment of history we may disappear completely in a
  • 00:21:10.851 --> 00:21:11.452
  • May disappear completely in a couple of generations.
  • 00:21:11.585 --> 00:21:12.052
  • Couple of generations. so if we don't do anything now
  • 00:21:12.186 --> 00:21:14.488
  • So if we don't do anything now about this, it will be too late
  • 00:21:14.622 --> 00:21:18.159
  • About this, it will be too late in a few years.
  • 00:21:18.292 --> 00:21:18.726
  • In a few years. >> in 2019 he left a successful
  • 00:21:18.859 --> 00:21:21.462
  • >> in 2019 he left a successful in france and returned to
  • 00:21:21.595 --> 00:21:22.129
  • In france and returned to uncover to start a nonprofit
  • 00:21:22.263 --> 00:21:25.933
  • Uncover to start a nonprofit helping iraqi christians come
  • 00:21:26.066 --> 00:21:29.036
  • Helping iraqi christians come come back to their ancestral
  • 00:21:29.170 --> 00:21:29.737
  • Come back to their ancestral home.
  • 00:21:29.870 --> 00:21:30.037
  • Home. i wanted to normalize the idea
  • 00:21:30.171 --> 00:21:33.374
  • I wanted to normalize the idea of returning here especially
  • 00:21:33.507 --> 00:21:34.074
  • Of returning here especially for our community.
  • 00:21:34.208 --> 00:21:34.608
  • For our community. you we left for legitimate
  • 00:21:34.742 --> 00:21:37.278
  • You we left for legitimate reasons people by wars and
  • 00:21:37.411 --> 00:21:41.348
  • Reasons people by wars and crisis and.
  • 00:21:41.482 --> 00:21:41.749
  • Crisis and. but at at a point i realized
  • 00:21:41.882 --> 00:21:45.119
  • But at at a point i realized that most of these people had
  • 00:21:45.252 --> 00:21:45.853
  • That most of these people had this dream of coming back.
  • 00:21:45.986 --> 00:21:48.289
  • This dream of coming back. >> it's not an easy mission.
  • 00:21:48.422 --> 00:21:49.089
  • >> it's not an easy mission. iraq remains unstable and new
  • 00:21:49.223 --> 00:21:52.293
  • Iraq remains unstable and new regional tensions once again
  • 00:21:52.426 --> 00:21:52.993
  • Regional tensions once again have families if it's safe to
  • 00:21:53.127 --> 00:21:56.397
  • Have families if it's safe to return.
  • 00:21:56.530 --> 00:21:56.730
  • Return. >> one of the key of our
  • 00:21:56.864 --> 00:21:59.900
  • >> one of the key of our christian faith is the hope and
  • 00:22:00.034 --> 00:22:00.734
  • Christian faith is the hope and i'm people have lost hope here.
  • 00:22:00.868 --> 00:22:04.438
  • I'm people have lost hope here. so my mission was this to bring
  • 00:22:04.572 --> 00:22:07.808
  • So my mission was this to bring back this hope amongst our
  • 00:22:07.942 --> 00:22:10.478
  • Back this hope amongst our community and this is deeply
  • 00:22:10.611 --> 00:22:11.212
  • Community and this is deeply rooted in our christian faith.
  • 00:22:11.345 --> 00:22:11.946
  • Rooted in our christian faith. still thousand 23 his
  • 00:22:12.079 --> 00:22:14.815
  • Still thousand 23 his organization has helped
  • 00:22:14.949 --> 00:22:15.416
  • Organization has helped hundreds begin that journey
  • 00:22:15.549 --> 00:22:18.285
  • Hundreds begin that journey home.
  • 00:22:18.419 --> 00:22:18.586
  • Home. minister aziz signs of hope
  • 00:22:18.719 --> 00:22:22.189
  • Minister aziz signs of hope especially here in iraq's
  • 00:22:22.323 --> 00:22:22.857
  • Especially here in iraq's kurdistan region in ankara
  • 00:22:22.990 --> 00:22:25.960
  • Kurdistan region in ankara which is called the vatican or
  • 00:22:26.093 --> 00:22:29.830
  • Which is called the vatican or the vatican of the east.
  • 00:22:29.964 --> 00:22:30.464
  • The vatican of the east. >> we had only two churches.
  • 00:22:30.598 --> 00:22:33.133
  • >> we had only two churches. now in ankara 2003.
  • 00:22:35.302 --> 00:22:35.903
  • Now in ankara 2003. only two churches now in ankara
  • 00:22:36.036 --> 00:22:38.372
  • Only two churches now in ankara we have more than 30 plus
  • 00:22:38.506 --> 00:22:39.306
  • We have more than 30 plus churches.
  • 00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:43.344
  • Churches. we are here rows of three 000
  • 00:22:43.511 --> 00:22:48.849
  • We are here rows of three 000 existence.
  • 00:22:48.983 --> 00:22:49.216
  • Existence. >> last year the region hosted
  • 00:22:49.350 --> 00:22:52.119
  • >> last year the region hosted its first kurdistan national
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  • Its first kurdistan national prayer breakfast bringing
  • 00:22:52.953 --> 00:22:56.023
  • Prayer breakfast bringing people of different faiths.
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  • People of different faiths. a rare moment of unity a
  • 00:22:56.824 --> 00:23:00.461
  • A rare moment of unity a divided region.
  • 00:23:00.594 --> 00:23:00.928
  • Divided region. >> in kurdistan we are saying
  • 00:23:01.061 --> 00:23:01.662
  • >> in kurdistan we are saying to all east that peace is
  • 00:23:01.795 --> 00:23:04.565
  • To all east that peace is possible and and diversity
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  • Possible and and diversity religious and ethnic diversity
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  • Religious and ethnic diversity is not a threat.
  • 00:23:08.669 --> 00:23:11.839
  • Is not a threat. >> pastor malouf bethune seen
  • 00:23:11.972 --> 00:23:15.109
  • >> pastor malouf bethune seen that hope firsthand.
  • 00:23:15.242 --> 00:23:15.676
  • That hope firsthand. >> kurdistan has become safer
  • 00:23:15.809 --> 00:23:18.679
  • >> kurdistan has become safer place for many people.
  • 00:23:18.812 --> 00:23:19.280
  • Place for many people. over many years he started his
  • 00:23:19.413 --> 00:23:22.783
  • Over many years he started his church in 12 with just two
  • 00:23:22.917 --> 00:23:25.452
  • Church in 12 with just two families.
  • 00:23:25.586 --> 00:23:25.819
  • Families. it's now one of iraq's largest
  • 00:23:25.953 --> 00:23:28.923
  • It's now one of iraq's largest churches.
  • 00:23:29.056 --> 00:23:29.356
  • Churches. >> here we have kind of like a
  • 00:23:29.490 --> 00:23:30.524
  • >> here we have kind of like a freedom to be officially
  • 00:23:30.658 --> 00:23:32.960
  • Freedom to be officially recognized to expand, to build
  • 00:23:33.093 --> 00:23:36.931
  • Recognized to expand, to build and even to reach out to the
  • 00:23:37.064 --> 00:23:37.698
  • And even to reach out to the people to have to have whoever
  • 00:23:37.831 --> 00:23:41.001
  • People to have to have whoever wants to come and visit the
  • 00:23:41.135 --> 00:23:41.702
  • Wants to come and visit the church.
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  • Church. >> so always you know, the
  • 00:23:42.169 --> 00:23:45.205
  • >> so always you know, the government here will support
  • 00:23:45.339 --> 00:23:45.906
  • Government here will support the the churches.
  • 00:23:46.040 --> 00:23:48.275
  • The the churches. still, those here know the
  • 00:23:48.409 --> 00:23:49.109
  • Still, those here know the future will not be easy.
  • 00:23:49.243 --> 00:23:52.079
  • Future will not be easy. it will never be completely at
  • 00:23:52.212 --> 00:23:53.047
  • It will never be completely at peace with that same time.
  • 00:23:53.180 --> 00:23:55.583
  • Peace with that same time. it will never be dead.
  • 00:23:55.716 --> 00:23:59.086
  • It will never be dead. george thomas, cbn news, ankara
  • 00:23:59.219 --> 00:24:00.087
  • George thomas, cbn news, ankara northern.
  • 00:24:00.220 --> 00:24:02.523
  • Northern. >> what's amazing is that
  • 00:24:02.656 --> 00:24:03.390
  • >> what's amazing is that kurdistan not really an
  • 00:24:03.524 --> 00:24:06.927
  • Kurdistan not really an official nation.
  • 00:24:07.061 --> 00:24:07.394
  • Official nation. it's this region within iraq
  • 00:24:07.528 --> 00:24:10.564
  • It's this region within iraq that has been self carved out.
  • 00:24:10.698 --> 00:24:14.602
  • That has been self carved out. it wasn't part of the plan of
  • 00:24:14.735 --> 00:24:15.469
  • It wasn't part of the plan of the bush administration the
  • 00:24:15.603 --> 00:24:18.539
  • The bush administration the invasion of iraq.
  • 00:24:18.672 --> 00:24:19.039
  • Invasion of iraq. >> there are some fundamental
  • 00:24:19.173 --> 00:24:19.807
  • >> there are some fundamental mistakes way and the american
  • 00:24:19.940 --> 00:24:23.010
  • Mistakes way and the american government is absolutely and
  • 00:24:23.143 --> 00:24:26.814
  • Government is absolutely and number one in the aftermath of
  • 00:24:26.947 --> 00:24:27.548
  • Number one in the aftermath of the iraq, the bush
  • 00:24:27.681 --> 00:24:30.951
  • The iraq, the bush administration installed sharia
  • 00:24:31.085 --> 00:24:31.685
  • Administration installed sharia law of iraq which for our
  • 00:24:31.819 --> 00:24:35.122
  • Law of iraq which for our christian minority of a million
  • 00:24:35.255 --> 00:24:38.826
  • Christian minority of a million and a half is intolerable.
  • 00:24:38.959 --> 00:24:39.526
  • And a half is intolerable. under saddam hussein and the
  • 00:24:42.429 --> 00:24:43.230
  • Under saddam hussein and the baathist party they were
  • 00:24:43.364 --> 00:24:46.266
  • Baathist party they were protected.
  • 00:24:46.400 --> 00:24:46.634
  • Protected. they weren't allowed to be
  • 00:24:46.767 --> 00:24:47.301
  • They weren't allowed to be overrun by the muslims.
  • 00:24:47.434 --> 00:24:50.604
  • Overrun by the muslims. >> and then the obama
  • 00:24:50.738 --> 00:24:51.338
  • >> and then the obama administration obama to
  • 00:24:51.472 --> 00:24:54.108
  • Administration obama to withdraw all u.s. troops from
  • 00:24:54.241 --> 00:24:54.842
  • Withdraw all u.s. troops from iraq.
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  • Iraq. he.
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  • He. he fulfilled that pledge and
  • 00:24:57.745 --> 00:24:58.312
  • He fulfilled that pledge and that isthis arose in northern
  • 00:24:58.445 --> 00:25:01.682
  • That isthis arose in northern iraq and devastated the
  • 00:25:01.815 --> 00:25:02.282
  • Iraq and devastated the christian community crucified
  • 00:25:02.416 --> 00:25:05.252
  • Christian community crucified christians in their own
  • 00:25:05.386 --> 00:25:05.853
  • Christians in their own villages.
  • 00:25:05.986 --> 00:25:08.656
  • Villages. >> absolutely horrific.
  • 00:25:08.789 --> 00:25:09.256
  • >> absolutely horrific. but to see it rebuild.
  • 00:25:09.390 --> 00:25:12.226
  • But to see it rebuild. it gives me a lot of hope and
  • 00:25:12.359 --> 00:25:13.427
  • It gives me a lot of hope and congratulate patience.
  • 00:25:13.560 --> 00:25:16.897
  • Congratulate patience. the christian missionary
  • 00:25:17.031 --> 00:25:17.531
  • The christian missionary alliance what an incredible
  • 00:25:17.665 --> 00:25:18.232
  • Alliance what an incredible pioneering work to go into the
  • 00:25:18.365 --> 00:25:21.235
  • Pioneering work to go into the middle of that and say we're
  • 00:25:21.368 --> 00:25:21.969
  • Middle of that and say we're going to to start a church that
  • 00:25:22.102 --> 00:25:24.672
  • Going to to start a church that is living faith.
  • 00:25:24.805 --> 00:25:28.308
  • Is living faith. >> congratulations, tara.
  • 00:25:28.442 --> 00:25:28.942
  • >> congratulations, tara. well, up next next she's the
  • 00:25:29.076 --> 00:25:31.812
  • Well, up next next she's the award winning author of nearly
  • 00:25:31.945 --> 00:25:33.847
  • Award winning author of nearly 30 novels and now melanie
  • 00:25:33.981 --> 00:25:34.515
  • 30 novels and now melanie dobson has written a book
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  • Dobson has written a book inspired one of her childhood
  • 00:25:35.382 --> 00:25:37.951
  • Inspired one of her childhood heroes.
  • 00:25:38.085 --> 00:25:38.285
  • Heroes. christian novelist livingston
  • 00:25:38.419 --> 00:25:41.655
  • Christian novelist livingston hill discovered the lost story
  • 00:25:41.789 --> 00:25:42.006
  • Select insurance company. >> call 880 1717 that's 8517
  • 00:25:42.006 --> 00:25:45.021
  • >> call 880 1717 that's 8517 17.
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  • 17. >> call now dobson first
  • 00:25:45.421 --> 00:25:48.891
  • >> call now dobson first discovered the novelist grace
  • 00:25:49.025 --> 00:25:49.592
  • Discovered the novelist grace livingston, a young girl.
  • 00:25:49.725 --> 00:25:52.995
  • Livingston, a young girl. well, today melanie is the
  • 00:25:53.129 --> 00:25:53.663
  • Well, today melanie is the author of nearly 30 novels
  • 00:25:53.796 --> 00:25:56.699
  • Author of nearly 30 novels herself.
  • 00:25:56.833 --> 00:25:57.033
  • Herself. the newest one is called the
  • 00:25:57.166 --> 00:25:59.969
  • The newest one is called the lost story of villa belle and
  • 00:26:00.102 --> 00:26:00.670
  • Lost story of villa belle and it was inspired by the life of
  • 00:26:00.803 --> 00:26:04.006
  • It was inspired by the life of grace livingston hill.
  • 00:26:04.140 --> 00:26:04.607
  • Grace livingston hill. so please welcome to the 700
  • 00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:06.375
  • So please welcome to the 700 club regent university graduate
  • 00:26:06.509 --> 00:26:09.946
  • Club regent university graduate dobson.
  • 00:26:10.079 --> 00:26:10.279
  • Dobson. >> it's great to have you here.
  • 00:26:10.413 --> 00:26:11.080
  • >> it's great to have you here. thank you.
  • 00:26:11.214 --> 00:26:11.480
  • Thank you. i'm so delighted to be here.
  • 00:26:11.614 --> 00:26:12.215
  • I'm so delighted to be here. feels.
  • 00:26:12.348 --> 00:26:13.916
  • Feels. >> feels a little bit like i've
  • 00:26:14.050 --> 00:26:14.750
  • >> feels a little bit like i've come home.
  • 00:26:14.884 --> 00:26:15.117
  • Come home. well, i hope so.
  • 00:26:15.251 --> 00:26:15.618
  • Well, i hope so. yeah, we love to hear that when
  • 00:26:15.751 --> 00:26:16.986
  • Yeah, we love to hear that when somebody is back on campus
  • 00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:17.687
  • Somebody is back on campus here.
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  • Here. talk a little bit about grace
  • 00:26:18.120 --> 00:26:20.423
  • Talk a little bit about grace hill.
  • 00:26:20.556 --> 00:26:20.723
  • Hill. you began to love her as a
  • 00:26:20.857 --> 00:26:21.691
  • You began to love her as a child but what was it that
  • 00:26:21.824 --> 00:26:25.061
  • Child but what was it that really drew you to her?
  • 00:26:25.194 --> 00:26:25.695
  • Really drew you to her? >> i loved her just her story,
  • 00:26:25.828 --> 00:26:29.098
  • >> i loved her just her story, her ability to tell these
  • 00:26:29.232 --> 00:26:29.765
  • Her ability to tell these beautiful stories who had
  • 00:26:29.899 --> 00:26:32.268
  • Beautiful stories who had romance.
  • 00:26:32.401 --> 00:26:32.602
  • Romance. >> they had history.
  • 00:26:32.735 --> 00:26:33.169
  • >> they had history. they had mystery.
  • 00:26:33.302 --> 00:26:33.669
  • They had mystery. i was so intrigued a child and
  • 00:26:33.803 --> 00:26:36.339
  • I was so intrigued a child and i was allowed to read her books
  • 00:26:36.472 --> 00:26:37.106
  • I was allowed to read her books as an 11 or 12 year old.
  • 00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:37.807
  • As an 11 or 12 year old. there were so.
  • 00:26:37.940 --> 00:26:39.809
  • There were so. >> there were so many books i
  • 00:26:39.942 --> 00:26:40.610
  • >> there were so many books i wasn't allowed to read.
  • 00:26:40.743 --> 00:26:41.210
  • Wasn't allowed to read. and she had about 100 of them
  • 00:26:41.344 --> 00:26:42.678
  • And she had about 100 of them so i could just go to the
  • 00:26:42.812 --> 00:26:43.346
  • So i could just go to the bookmobile.
  • 00:26:43.479 --> 00:26:43.746
  • Bookmobile. you know, we lived out in the
  • 00:26:43.880 --> 00:26:46.115
  • You know, we lived out in the in ohio and i would take my
  • 00:26:46.249 --> 00:26:46.983
  • In ohio and i would take my book out by bicycle out and i
  • 00:26:47.116 --> 00:26:47.850
  • Book out by bicycle out and i would load and that's and that
  • 00:26:47.984 --> 00:26:52.221
  • Would load and that's and that yeah, i could just stay up and
  • 00:26:52.355 --> 00:26:53.189
  • Yeah, i could just stay up and enjoy the wonder of books.
  • 00:26:53.322 --> 00:26:54.156
  • Enjoy the wonder of books. >> well the last story of v
  • 00:26:54.290 --> 00:26:55.091
  • >> well the last story of v about this it's actually just
  • 00:26:55.224 --> 00:26:57.627
  • About this it's actually just out next week.
  • 00:26:57.760 --> 00:26:58.094
  • Out next week. >> yes it comes out on tuesday
  • 00:26:58.227 --> 00:27:00.930
  • >> yes it comes out on tuesday .
  • 00:27:01.063 --> 00:27:01.163
  • . >> so how did grace livingston
  • 00:27:01.297 --> 00:27:02.098
  • >> so how did grace livingston hill affect this story?
  • 00:27:02.231 --> 00:27:02.732
  • Hill affect this story? inspired by her story.
  • 00:27:04.500 --> 00:27:05.134
  • Inspired by her story. >> you know, i had kind of this
  • 00:27:05.268 --> 00:27:06.269
  • >> you know, i had kind of this mindset this charmed life when
  • 00:27:06.402 --> 00:27:09.038
  • Mindset this charmed life when i was younger.
  • 00:27:09.171 --> 00:27:09.505
  • I was younger. i thought she had this very
  • 00:27:09.639 --> 00:27:10.306
  • I thought she had this very charmed and it turns out she
  • 00:27:10.439 --> 00:27:13.209
  • Charmed and it turns out she had a very difficult journey.
  • 00:27:13.342 --> 00:27:13.943
  • Had a very difficult journey. she had to really hard
  • 00:27:14.076 --> 00:27:16.178
  • She had to really hard marriages.
  • 00:27:16.312 --> 00:27:16.545
  • Marriages. she was a single mom to two
  • 00:27:16.679 --> 00:27:17.280
  • She was a single mom to two little girls and i wanted to
  • 00:27:17.413 --> 00:27:20.249
  • Little girls and i wanted to tell her story or story
  • 00:27:20.383 --> 00:27:20.850
  • Tell her story or story inspired by her by her but i
  • 00:27:20.983 --> 00:27:24.053
  • Inspired by her by her but i also wanted to tell a story
  • 00:27:24.186 --> 00:27:24.754
  • Also wanted to tell a story that i thought that she would
  • 00:27:24.887 --> 00:27:25.454
  • That i thought that she would enjoy writing something
  • 00:27:25.588 --> 00:27:27.456
  • Enjoy writing something something she would enjoy
  • 00:27:27.590 --> 00:27:28.090
  • Something she would enjoy reading.
  • 00:27:28.224 --> 00:27:28.424
  • Reading. so it has a history, has the
  • 00:27:28.557 --> 00:27:29.125
  • So it has a history, has the mystery, it has the chaste
  • 00:27:29.258 --> 00:27:31.827
  • Mystery, it has the chaste romance about her and for her
  • 00:27:31.961 --> 00:27:32.595
  • Romance about her and for her it's kind of a story within.
  • 00:27:32.728 --> 00:27:35.164
  • It's kind of a story within. you write about two different
  • 00:27:35.298 --> 00:27:35.965
  • You write about two different time periods in the book.
  • 00:27:36.098 --> 00:27:36.599
  • Time periods in the book. i'm always i'm intrigued by
  • 00:27:36.732 --> 00:27:38.801
  • I'm always i'm intrigued by novels and novelists because i
  • 00:27:38.935 --> 00:27:42.571
  • Novels and novelists because i don't know how you stay on top
  • 00:27:42.705 --> 00:27:43.406
  • Don't know how you stay on top of all the information.
  • 00:27:43.539 --> 00:27:46.275
  • Of all the information. >> how did you deal with two
  • 00:27:46.409 --> 00:27:47.109
  • >> how did you deal with two different time periods here it
  • 00:27:47.243 --> 00:27:47.877
  • Different time periods here it is all tied up in in my brain.
  • 00:27:48.010 --> 00:27:51.013
  • Is all tied up in in my brain. >> it's just how god is right
  • 00:27:51.147 --> 00:27:51.881
  • >> it's just how god is right here with my husband is like
  • 00:27:52.014 --> 00:27:54.317
  • Here with my husband is like where are you right now?
  • 00:27:54.450 --> 00:27:54.951
  • Where are you right now? if i come back tomorrow here?
  • 00:27:55.084 --> 00:27:57.620
  • If i come back tomorrow here? >> yeah.
  • 00:27:57.753 --> 00:27:58.054
  • >> yeah. it's just how god wired me.
  • 00:27:58.187 --> 00:27:58.821
  • It's just how god wired me. i love it.
  • 00:27:58.955 --> 00:28:02.091
  • I love it. i love the process of it.
  • 00:28:02.224 --> 00:28:02.825
  • I love the process of it. so what would you say if
  • 00:28:02.959 --> 00:28:03.793
  • So what would you say if somebody asked you about the
  • 00:28:03.926 --> 00:28:05.528
  • Somebody asked you about the book that hadn't read it yet?
  • 00:28:05.661 --> 00:28:06.295
  • Book that hadn't read it yet? what would you say are the
  • 00:28:06.429 --> 00:28:07.096
  • What would you say are the themes?
  • 00:28:07.229 --> 00:28:09.865
  • Themes? you know there's betrayal,
  • 00:28:09.999 --> 00:28:10.533
  • You know there's betrayal, there's deception in the story
  • 00:28:10.666 --> 00:28:13.469
  • There's deception in the story and there is god's light just
  • 00:28:13.602 --> 00:28:14.203
  • And there is god's light just shining right through the
  • 00:28:14.337 --> 00:28:14.837
  • Shining right through the darkness and recovery there is
  • 00:28:14.971 --> 00:28:17.406
  • Darkness and recovery there is redemption in the story.
  • 00:28:17.540 --> 00:28:20.576
  • Redemption in the story. >> there's just this hopefully
  • 00:28:20.710 --> 00:28:21.377
  • >> there's just this hopefully a beautiful picture of god
  • 00:28:21.510 --> 00:28:22.044
  • A beautiful picture of god working things things together
  • 00:28:22.178 --> 00:28:24.947
  • Working things things together for good in spite of all that
  • 00:28:25.081 --> 00:28:25.715
  • For good in spite of all that happens god has put together
  • 00:28:25.848 --> 00:28:28.684
  • Happens god has put together this story within the story
  • 00:28:28.818 --> 00:28:29.352
  • This story within the story within the story i guess like
  • 00:28:29.485 --> 00:28:30.052
  • Within the story i guess like life.
  • 00:28:30.186 --> 00:28:32.254
  • Life. yeah exactly and make something
  • 00:28:32.388 --> 00:28:32.989
  • Yeah exactly and make something really beautiful out of the
  • 00:28:33.122 --> 00:28:35.658
  • Really beautiful out of the hardship 30 novels do you
  • 00:28:35.791 --> 00:28:36.325
  • Hardship 30 novels do you always have a river of faith
  • 00:28:36.459 --> 00:28:39.562
  • Always have a river of faith running through what you write?
  • 00:28:39.695 --> 00:28:40.329
  • Running through what you write? oh, it's really important for
  • 00:28:40.463 --> 00:28:41.063
  • Oh, it's really important for me i'm a follower of christ to
  • 00:28:41.197 --> 00:28:43.833
  • Me i'm a follower of christ to be able to put that into my
  • 00:28:43.966 --> 00:28:44.600
  • Be able to put that into my story.
  • 00:28:44.734 --> 00:28:44.900
  • Story. .
  • 00:28:46.569 --> 00:28:46.836
  • . you know jesus told parables
  • 00:28:46.969 --> 00:28:47.570
  • You know jesus told parables it's how he communicated and.
  • 00:28:47.703 --> 00:28:50.539
  • It's how he communicated and. it's how i as a writer feel
  • 00:28:50.673 --> 00:28:51.407
  • It's how i as a writer feel really strongly about how i am
  • 00:28:51.540 --> 00:28:52.141
  • Really strongly about how i am supposed to communicate stories
  • 00:28:52.274 --> 00:28:54.243
  • Supposed to communicate stories .
  • 00:28:54.377 --> 00:28:54.477
  • . >> when you start to do
  • 00:28:54.610 --> 00:28:55.177
  • >> when you start to do something like the lost story
  • 00:28:55.311 --> 00:28:55.945
  • Something like the lost story of how much is in your heart,
  • 00:28:56.078 --> 00:28:58.948
  • Of how much is in your heart, in your mind before and how
  • 00:28:59.081 --> 00:29:01.784
  • In your mind before and how much kind of unravels as you
  • 00:29:01.917 --> 00:29:02.518
  • Much kind of unravels as you write us i am a am a discovery
  • 00:29:02.651 --> 00:29:05.955
  • Write us i am a am a discovery writer so there is a lot that's
  • 00:29:06.088 --> 00:29:06.722
  • Writer so there is a lot that's unraveling as i go grief.
  • 00:29:06.856 --> 00:29:09.625
  • Unraveling as i go grief. >> yeah i always start with my
  • 00:29:09.759 --> 00:29:10.593
  • >> yeah i always start with my characters though i know my
  • 00:29:10.726 --> 00:29:11.293
  • Characters though i know my characters inside and i know
  • 00:29:11.427 --> 00:29:13.596
  • Characters inside and i know their enneagram.
  • 00:29:13.729 --> 00:29:14.096
  • Their enneagram. i know the personality type.
  • 00:29:14.230 --> 00:29:14.797
  • I know the personality type. i know what know them better
  • 00:29:14.930 --> 00:29:17.033
  • I know what know them better than my best friends you know i
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  • Than my best friends you know i really know their their
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  • Really know their their desires, the desire of their
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  • Desires, the desire of their heart and how god's going to
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  • Heart and how god's going to change them and so i put these
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  • Change them and so i put these characters on paper and kind of
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  • Characters on paper and kind of let them tell their story.
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  • Let them tell their story. it sounds me there.
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  • It sounds me there. >> so i'm always surprised.
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  • >> so i'm always surprised. i mean i've been in coffee
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  • I mean i've been in coffee shops just bawling you know,
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  • Shops just bawling you know, just crying because she's back.
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  • Just crying because she's back. >> i know like what's with her
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  • >> i know like what's with her like oh, this person is you
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  • Like oh, this person is you know, this is what happened to
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  • Know, this is what happened to better not share that i know i
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  • Better not share that i know i know some of these things that
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  • Know some of these things that keep private but it's just
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  • Keep private but it's just delightful for me to find out
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  • Delightful for me to find out how the story goes and how.
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  • How the story goes and how. you mentioned being happy to
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  • You mentioned being happy to come back home campus.
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  • Come back home campus. you're a recent grad and and
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  • You're a recent grad and and spent time here.
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  • Spent time here. what impact did your time at
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  • What impact did your time at regent on your writing?
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  • Regent on your writing? >> you know here at regent i
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  • >> you know here at regent i got we learned so much about
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  • Got we learned so much about how to be excellent in our
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  • How to be excellent in our craft, be excellent at how to
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  • Craft, be excellent at how to value the gifts that god has
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  • Value the gifts that god has given given us.
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  • Given given us. you know, god created me with
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  • You know, god created me with this desire to write and came
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  • This desire to write and came here kind of with of with a
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  • Here kind of with of with a blank page in my own life like
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  • Blank page in my own life like what am i going what is my
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  • What am i going what is my story going to be?
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  • Story going to be? and here is where god said okay
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  • And here is where god said okay you need to take seriously this
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  • You need to take seriously this gift i have giving you.
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  • Gift i have giving you. i want you to pursue this.
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  • I want you to pursue this. i want you to pursue the dreams
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  • I want you to pursue the dreams that i put in your heart and so
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  • That i put in your heart and so i god i was pleased at the
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  • I god i was pleased at the beginning of kind of this race
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  • Beginning of kind of this race and had shown what to do and
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  • And had shown what to do and said be and do this well and
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  • Said be and do this well and given the tools that i need and
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  • Given the tools that i need and then set out to out to run the
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  • Then set out to out to run the course you know so many people
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  • Course you know so many people i say so many people i know
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  • I say so many people i know many people maybe i should put
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  • Many people maybe i should put it that way that desire to
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  • It that way that desire to write that want to have books
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  • Write that want to have books published that is not an easy
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  • Published that is not an easy thing to do.
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  • Thing to do. clearly god opened some doors
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  • Clearly god opened some doors for you in all we were talking
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  • For you in all we were talking just before we came on about
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  • Just before we came on about the fact that that this is
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  • The fact that that this is coming out next week and you
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  • Coming out next week and you already have another story in
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  • Already have another story in your head.
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  • Your head. >> yes.
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  • >> yes. do you ever take a break?
  • 00:31:00.603 --> 00:31:03.405
  • Do you ever take a break? >> i wish i could.
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  • >> i wish i could. i just keep coming back all end
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  • I just keep coming back all end one story and god gives me
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  • One story and god gives me another one.
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  • Another one. that's just a cease my brain.
  • 00:31:07.743 --> 00:31:10.379
  • That's just a cease my brain. >> yeah.
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  • >> yeah. when people read the lost story
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  • When people read the lost story of the bible is so much in it
  • 00:31:11.614 --> 00:31:14.216
  • Of the bible is so much in it the mystery and then the
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  • The mystery and then the intrigue and and the the whole
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  • Intrigue and and the the whole thing.
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  • Thing. >> what do you want the
  • 00:31:18.687 --> 00:31:19.188
  • >> what do you want the takeaway to be?
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  • Takeaway to be? i would love for people to just
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  • I would love for people to just be inspired to pursue whatever
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  • Be inspired to pursue whatever dreams that god has given them
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  • Dreams that god has given them to know they are part of a
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  • To know they are part of a bigger story to know that he's
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  • Bigger story to know that he's things together for good and to
  • 00:31:28.731 --> 00:31:29.365
  • Things together for good and to just faithfully pursue and the
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  • Just faithfully pursue and the dreams that god has given them
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  • Dreams that god has given them so it's available next week
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  • So it's available next week friends just let me hold it up
  • 00:31:37.072 --> 00:31:37.740
  • Friends just let me hold it up so you can see what it looks
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  • So you can see what it looks like like.
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  • Like like. melanie's book is called the
  • 00:31:40.809 --> 00:31:41.410
  • Melanie's book is called the lost story of the about i'm
  • 00:31:41.544 --> 00:31:44.513
  • Lost story of the about i'm able to take time to just sit
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  • Able to take time to just sit down.
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  • Down. usually it's on a vacation
  • 00:31:45.814 --> 00:31:48.651
  • Usually it's on a vacation rather than every single day
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  • Rather than every single day with a good novel and get lost
  • 00:31:49.485 --> 00:31:50.085
  • With a good novel and get lost in it.
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  • In it. i i mean words are a gift and
  • 00:31:50.519 --> 00:31:52.821
  • I i mean words are a gift and clearly god's gift to you.
  • 00:31:52.955 --> 00:31:53.522
  • Clearly god's gift to you. so thank you for sharing this
  • 00:31:53.656 --> 00:31:56.225
  • So thank you for sharing this with us and now it's available
  • 00:31:56.358 --> 00:31:56.959
  • With us and now it's available to the rest of you as it is
  • 00:31:57.092 --> 00:31:57.960
  • To the rest of you as it is coming next week.
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  • Coming next week. congratulations.
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  • Congratulations. thank you for gordon.
  • 00:32:00.829 --> 00:32:03.499
  • Thank you for gordon. >> well, still ahead arguments
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  • >> well, still ahead arguments silent treatment for a long
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  • Silent treatment for a long fight.
  • 00:32:07.636 --> 00:32:07.803
  • Fight. this couple's marriage was cost
  • 00:32:07.937 --> 00:32:11.407
  • This couple's marriage was cost every day.
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  • Every day. watch how she prepared divorce
  • 00:32:11.941 --> 00:32:15.477
  • Watch how she prepared divorce while he was on deployment.
  • 00:32:15.611 --> 00:32:16.212
  • While he was on deployment. and find out out why those
  • 00:32:16.345 --> 00:32:19.481
  • And find out out why those papers went missing.
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  • Papers went missing. that's coming up.
  • 00:32:20.182 --> 00:32:26.655
  • That's coming up. >> when i came to regent
  • 00:32:26.789 --> 00:32:27.690
  • >> when i came to regent university, the world opened
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  • University, the world opened up.
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  • Up. i felt like i needed to advance
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  • I felt like i needed to advance my career career and go back to
  • 00:32:32.294 --> 00:32:35.197
  • My career career and go back to school.
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  • School. regent was a perfect fit for
  • 00:32:35.664 --> 00:32:36.198
  • Regent was a perfect fit for me.
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  • Me. the reason professors are world
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  • The reason professors are world world class you are equipped.
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  • World class you are equipped. the focus of the faculty is on
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  • The focus of the faculty is on each individual student whether
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  • Each individual student whether it's online or in person.
  • 00:32:43.606 --> 00:32:44.139
  • It's online or in person. you a part of regents family
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  • You a part of regents family you carry with you not just the
  • 00:32:46.775 --> 00:32:47.543
  • You carry with you not just the content and the knowledge but
  • 00:32:47.676 --> 00:32:50.546
  • Content and the knowledge but the confidence to understand
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  • The confidence to understand that we can be significant in
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  • That we can be significant in the world region university
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  • The world region university follow your path.
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  • Follow your path. >> is there a spiritual war
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  • >> is there a spiritual war going on around us?
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  • Going on around us? are angels and demons real?
  • 00:33:02.725 --> 00:33:03.292
  • Are angels and demons real? investigate.
  • 00:33:05.861 --> 00:33:06.228
  • Investigate. >> i kept hearing god don't go
  • 00:33:06.362 --> 00:33:10.432
  • >> i kept hearing god don't go there.
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  • There. >> it was in a matter of
  • 00:33:10.866 --> 00:33:11.500
  • >> it was in a matter of minutes a off.
  • 00:33:11.634 --> 00:33:14.169
  • Minutes a off. >> all of a sudden we hear this
  • 00:33:14.303 --> 00:33:15.337
  • >> all of a sudden we hear this guttural sounding voice come
  • 00:33:15.471 --> 00:33:18.774
  • Guttural sounding voice come out of the room aback by what i
  • 00:33:18.907 --> 00:33:19.842
  • Out of the room aback by what i uncovered changes everything.
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  • Thousands. just call before happens.
  • 00:33:23.008 --> 00:33:23.774
  • Just call before happens. call 9337537.
  • 00:33:23.941 --> 00:33:29.680
  • Call 9337537. welcome back to the 700 club
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  • Welcome back to the 700 club for this cbn news break.
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  • For this cbn news break. >> the crew of the artemus two
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  • >> the crew of the artemus two spaceship are on their way back
  • 00:33:38.155 --> 00:33:38.856
  • Spaceship are on their way back home today.
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  • Home today. this comes after a record
  • 00:33:41.325 --> 00:33:41.892
  • This comes after a record breaking journey around the far
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  • Breaking journey around the far side of the moon traveling
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  • Side of the moon traveling farther into space than anyone
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  • Farther into space than anyone has gone before.
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  • Has gone before. the crew taking pictures and
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  • The crew taking pictures and cataloging parts of the moon
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  • Cataloging parts of the moon never seen and recommending a
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  • Never seen and recommending a brightly lit crater be named
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  • Brightly lit crater be named for commander reed wiseman's
  • 00:33:57.108 --> 00:33:57.675
  • For commander reed wiseman's wife carol who died of cancer.
  • 00:33:57.808 --> 00:34:01.479
  • Wife carol who died of cancer. >> splashdown is set for friday
  • 00:34:01.612 --> 00:34:04.982
  • >> splashdown is set for friday coast to coast prayer
  • 00:34:05.116 --> 00:34:05.616
  • Coast to coast prayer initiative is seeking to enlist
  • 00:34:05.750 --> 00:34:08.252
  • Initiative is seeking to enlist 1 million christians to pray
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  • 1 million christians to pray for christ centered awakening.
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  • For christ centered awakening. prayer at the heart is a multi
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  • Prayer at the heart is a multi denominational campaign
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  • Denominational campaign launched at easter and running
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  • Launched at easter and running through pentecost.
  • 00:34:16.727 --> 00:34:17.128
  • Through pentecost. the goal goal is to have 1
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  • The goal goal is to have 1 million christians praying for
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  • Million christians praying for 1 million to come to faith in
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  • 1 million to come to faith in christ.
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  • Christ. the ministry says america is
  • 00:34:23.901 --> 00:34:26.370
  • The ministry says america is near a cultural and spiritual
  • 00:34:26.504 --> 00:34:29.874
  • Near a cultural and spiritual of no return that requires
  • 00:34:30.007 --> 00:34:30.574
  • Of no return that requires united nation prayer.
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  • United nation prayer. >> want to remind you you can
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  • Wednesday i'd become a monster 20 four years old a 30 year
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  • 20 four years old a 30 year sentence.
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  • Sentence. >> i can remember holding a gun
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  • >> i can remember holding a gun in my in my hand in a demonic
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  • In my in my hand in a demonic stronghold.
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  • Stronghold. if you get this stone then it
  • 00:35:31.086 --> 00:35:31.687
  • If you get this stone then it grounds get this stone then it
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  • Grounds get this stone then it provides provision.
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  • Provides provision. >> how she was set free was
  • 00:35:35.558 --> 00:35:37.793
  • >> how she was set free was speaking to me in that moment
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  • Speaking to me in that moment inside the walls of a prison
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  • Inside the walls of a prison when he said it is finished it
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  • When he said it is finished it was for you.
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  • Was for you. on wednesdays seven hundred
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  • On wednesdays seven hundred club mora can barely afford
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  • Club mora can barely afford rent and most days there's not
  • 00:35:53.175 --> 00:35:53.776
  • Rent and most days there's not enough money left to buy.
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  • Enough money left to buy. she also worries about the
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  • She also worries about the safety of her children and
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  • Safety of her children and reason.
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  • Reason. i'd like to show you now the
  • 00:36:01.016 --> 00:36:01.650
  • I'd like to show you now the area where this struggle family
  • 00:36:01.784 --> 00:36:04.186
  • Area where this struggle family lives here in this dangerous
  • 00:36:04.320 --> 00:36:10.693
  • Lives here in this dangerous neighborhood, one of the most
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  • Neighborhood, one of the most vulnerable in costa rica.
  • 00:36:11.560 --> 00:36:12.061
  • Vulnerable in costa rica. some children food.
  • 00:36:12.194 --> 00:36:14.730
  • Some children food. >> this is where we met jackson
  • 00:36:14.863 --> 00:36:15.864
  • >> this is where we met jackson his and their mom laura who is
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  • His and their mom laura who is a single parent.
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  • A single parent. laura is afraid for her kids
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  • Laura is afraid for her kids especially when she to sell
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  • Especially when she to sell items to commuters on the
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  • Items to commuters on the streets.
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  • Streets. i know the risks that children
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  • I know the risks that children and young people face and the
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  • And young people face and the influence that the streets has
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  • Influence that the streets has on them.
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  • On them. so me try to protect them even
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  • So me try to protect them even more.
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  • More. >> with her limited laura can
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  • >> with her limited laura can barely afford rent.
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  • Barely afford rent. most days enough left to buy
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  • Most days enough left to buy food.
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  • Food. >> most times at home at home
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  • >> most times at home at home we are out of milk, eggs and
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  • We are out of milk, eggs and bread.
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  • Bread. >> it would be nice to have
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  • >> it would be nice to have more food to eat.
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  • More food to eat. >> that's found an after school
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  • >> that's found an after school program that met both of her of
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  • Program that met both of her of her needs food and a safe place
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  • Her needs food and a safe place for her children to stay while
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  • For her children to stay while she works.
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  • She works. it's a program sponsored by
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  • It's a program sponsored by operation blessings orphans
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  • Operation blessings orphans promise.
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  • Promise. >> here children have a safe
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  • >> here children have a safe place to play.
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  • Place to play. >> they receive hot meals and
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  • >> they receive hot meals and they receive tutoring and and a
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  • They receive tutoring and and a chance to hear the gospel
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  • Chance to hear the gospel through cbn's superbook
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  • Through cbn's superbook programs.
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  • Programs. >> this opportunity was the
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  • >> this opportunity was the door i needed to go go through
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  • Door i needed to go go through and find god's blessing for me
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  • And find god's blessing for me and my children.
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  • And my children. >> thanks to you this
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  • >> thanks to you this strategically placed after
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  • Strategically placed after school will continue to provide
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  • School will continue to provide tutoring, meals and a safe for
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  • Tutoring, meals and a safe for kids to grow up among friends
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  • Kids to grow up among friends and the loving staff i have to
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  • And the loving staff i have to work.
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  • Work. >> i can do so in peace because
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  • >> i can do so in peace because in a safe place and they can
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  • In a safe place and they can enjoy being.
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  • Enjoy being. >> i am very grateful to the
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  • >> i am very grateful to the people us the center where i
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  • People us the center where i can eat and play.
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  • Can eat and play. >> thank you.
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  • >> thank you. >> that's all happening because
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  • >> that's all happening because .
  • 00:38:01.570 --> 00:38:01.670
  • . you say yes to god's invitation
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  • You say yes to god's invitation to be a part of it.
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  • To be a part of it. it was so wonderful to be in a
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  • It was so wonderful to be in a place where were safe and yet
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  • Place where were safe and yet surrounded by a neighborhood
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  • Surrounded by a neighborhood where anything but safe.
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  • Where anything but safe. can you imagine for these have
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  • Can you imagine for these have to go to work to support their
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  • To go to work to support their children what it's like to to
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  • Children what it's like to to have to leave a child home
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  • Have to leave a child home alone.
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  • Alone. they now go into into this
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  • They now go into into this amazing center where they are
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  • Amazing center where they are loved.
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  • Loved. they are fed.
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  • They are fed. they are taught.
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  • They are taught. and to see them watching
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  • And to see them watching superbook reciting scripture
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  • Superbook reciting scripture that's your generosity at work
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  • That's your generosity at work and we say thank.
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  • And we say thank. that's just one community.
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  • That's just one community. you're doing this all around
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  • You're doing this all around the world.
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  • The world. what a blessing to know that a
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  • What a blessing to know that a generation of children are
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  • Generation of children are being raised up to know the
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  • Being raised up to know the lord and to love him and to see
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  • Lord and to love him and to see see the difference that we as
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  • See the difference that we as christians are able to make in
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  • Christians are able to make in their situation.
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  • Their situation. listen $0.65 a day, $20 a month
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  • Listen $0.65 a day, $20 a month makes you a 700 club member if
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  • Makes you a 700 club member if you've already made that
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  • You've already made that decision.
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  • Decision. >> thank do it without you.
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  • >> thank do it without you. >> we are so grateful.
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  • >> we are so grateful. maybe you could go up to the
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  • Maybe you could go up to the 700 club gold level that's a
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  • 700 club gold level that's a gift of $40 a month and then
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  • Gift of $40 a month and then our thousand club members
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  • Our thousand club members $1,000 a year that breaks down
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  • $1,000 a year that breaks down to dollars a month or the 2500
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  • To dollars a month or the 2500 club 20 dollars a year becomes
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  • Club 20 dollars a year becomes $219 or $9 a month and then our
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  • $219 or $9 a month and then our founders $5,000 a year that's
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  • Founders $5,000 a year that's for 17 a month.
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  • For 17 a month. the same same asked god what
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  • He'd have you do and i'm here to tell you i've walked those
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  • Denise got the divorce papers ready his return lost myself in
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  • Ready his return lost myself in you know, chasing the marriage
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  • ,not getting anything in return and i felt so at that
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  • That time i felt so just hopeless and so empty.
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  • Hopeless and so empty. >> so i always my guard up i
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  • >> so i always my guard up i always stayed on the edge,
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  • Always stayed on the edge, always figure out a plan b
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  • Didn't process about marriage because i certain point in time
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  • For the divorce sylvester and denise jenkins met while both
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  • Denise jenkins met while both were in the army army quickly
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  • Bonding over common ground. they fell in love and married
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  • In 2011. >> both had a child from a
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  • >> both had a child from a previous marriage as well as
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  • Previous marriage as well as emotional wounds.
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  • 19 and it was a was a very physically and very emotionally
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  • Physically and very emotionally abusive relationship.
  • 00:43:29.703 --> 00:43:32.205
  • Abusive relationship. i really thought i was
  • 00:43:32.339 --> 00:43:32.873
  • I really thought i was worthless honestly i was
  • 00:43:33.006 --> 00:43:33.507
  • Worthless honestly i was absolutely something i did not
  • 00:43:33.640 --> 00:43:34.207
  • Absolutely something i did not share walls up when it came to
  • 00:43:34.341 --> 00:43:37.010
  • Share walls up when it came to her just wanting some sense of
  • 00:43:37.144 --> 00:43:37.878
  • Her just wanting some sense of intimacy with me i was like no,
  • 00:43:38.011 --> 00:43:41.248
  • Intimacy with me i was like no, if i drop my guard she going to
  • 00:43:41.381 --> 00:43:42.215
  • If i drop my guard she going to do me.
  • 00:43:42.349 --> 00:43:44.251
  • Do me. >> the last woman did.
  • 00:43:44.384 --> 00:43:44.918
  • >> the last woman did. it didn't take long for the
  • 00:43:45.052 --> 00:43:45.852
  • It didn't take long for the marriage.
  • 00:43:45.986 --> 00:43:48.088
  • Marriage. we was no longer communicating
  • 00:43:48.221 --> 00:43:48.989
  • We was no longer communicating talking.
  • 00:43:49.122 --> 00:43:51.291
  • Talking. >> there was never no real love
  • 00:43:51.425 --> 00:43:52.159
  • >> there was never no real love or connection or intimacy
  • 00:43:52.292 --> 00:43:52.826
  • Or connection or intimacy arguments the silent treatment
  • 00:43:52.959 --> 00:43:55.529
  • Arguments the silent treatment in full full out you.
  • 00:43:55.662 --> 00:43:58.698
  • In full full out you. >> although both were
  • 00:43:58.832 --> 00:43:59.299
  • >> although both were christians at that that time
  • 00:43:59.433 --> 00:44:02.803
  • Christians at that that time neither made god a priority.
  • 00:44:02.936 --> 00:44:03.503
  • Neither made god a priority. >> i felt like i was so
  • 00:44:03.637 --> 00:44:04.438
  • >> i felt like i was so consumed with my job and just
  • 00:44:04.571 --> 00:44:06.706
  • Consumed with my job and just trying to get everything
  • 00:44:06.840 --> 00:44:07.340
  • Trying to get everything together dealing with my
  • 00:44:07.474 --> 00:44:10.577
  • Together dealing with my career, being a protector
  • 00:44:10.710 --> 00:44:11.211
  • Career, being a protector provider and i got overwhelmed
  • 00:44:11.344 --> 00:44:13.480
  • Provider and i got overwhelmed that i was like i don't have
  • 00:44:13.613 --> 00:44:14.414
  • That i was like i don't have time for church anymore.
  • 00:44:14.548 --> 00:44:15.048
  • Time for church anymore. >> in late 2012 just before
  • 00:44:15.182 --> 00:44:17.651
  • >> in late 2012 just before denise's army contract up, the
  • 00:44:17.784 --> 00:44:20.787
  • Denise's army contract up, the two decided to have a child
  • 00:44:20.921 --> 00:44:21.621
  • Two decided to have a child together hoping that would help
  • 00:44:21.755 --> 00:44:24.591
  • Together hoping that would help their marriage.
  • 00:44:24.724 --> 00:44:25.058
  • Their marriage. i did think it would make us
  • 00:44:25.192 --> 00:44:28.295
  • I did think it would make us more aware and maybe more
  • 00:44:28.428 --> 00:44:29.029
  • More aware and maybe more committed because there was
  • 00:44:29.162 --> 00:44:32.499
  • Committed because there was children i'm willing to stay in
  • 00:44:32.632 --> 00:44:33.266
  • Children i'm willing to stay in this marriage even even if it's
  • 00:44:33.400 --> 00:44:36.436
  • This marriage even even if it's horrible.
  • 00:44:36.570 --> 00:44:36.803
  • Horrible. i'm willing to stay for the
  • 00:44:36.937 --> 00:44:37.504
  • I'm willing to stay for the sake of our children over the
  • 00:44:37.637 --> 00:44:39.773
  • Sake of our children over the next few years their family
  • 00:44:39.906 --> 00:44:40.440
  • Next few years their family grew but focused on their kids.
  • 00:44:40.574 --> 00:44:43.977
  • Grew but focused on their kids. sylvester and denise drifted
  • 00:44:44.111 --> 00:44:47.447
  • Sylvester and denise drifted apart, each blaming the other
  • 00:44:47.581 --> 00:44:48.148
  • Apart, each blaming the other for their empty empty marriage.
  • 00:44:48.281 --> 00:44:51.318
  • For their empty empty marriage. i really believed that he was
  • 00:44:51.451 --> 00:44:52.085
  • I really believed that he was just cold, that he did not love
  • 00:44:52.219 --> 00:44:55.489
  • Just cold, that he did not love me.
  • 00:44:55.622 --> 00:44:55.755
  • Me. >> he was never going to show
  • 00:44:55.889 --> 00:44:56.556
  • >> he was never going to show any any of emotions ever.
  • 00:44:56.690 --> 00:44:59.259
  • Any any of emotions ever. i struggled with it all
  • 00:44:59.392 --> 00:44:59.993
  • I struggled with it all throughout our i wanted it so
  • 00:45:00.127 --> 00:45:02.629
  • Throughout our i wanted it so bad i disregard anything that,
  • 00:45:02.762 --> 00:45:06.399
  • Bad i disregard anything that, she said when it comes to her
  • 00:45:06.533 --> 00:45:07.167
  • She said when it comes to her feelings and emotions so it was
  • 00:45:07.300 --> 00:45:10.237
  • Feelings and emotions so it was just a constant battle between
  • 00:45:10.370 --> 00:45:10.971
  • Just a constant battle between us on it on a daily basis.
  • 00:45:11.104 --> 00:45:14.141
  • Us on it on a daily basis. >> by 2018 as sylvester
  • 00:45:14.274 --> 00:45:14.941
  • >> by 2018 as sylvester prepared for a yearlong
  • 00:45:15.075 --> 00:45:17.444
  • Prepared for a yearlong deployment to kuwait, their
  • 00:45:17.577 --> 00:45:18.111
  • Deployment to kuwait, their marriage was all but over
  • 00:45:18.245 --> 00:45:21.448
  • Marriage was all but over divorce papers waiting to be
  • 00:45:21.581 --> 00:45:22.182
  • Divorce papers waiting to be signed.
  • 00:45:22.315 --> 00:45:22.516
  • Signed. >> when i discovered that he
  • 00:45:22.649 --> 00:45:25.585
  • >> when i discovered that he that he was deploying i was
  • 00:45:25.719 --> 00:45:26.319
  • That he was deploying i was like this is my time to just
  • 00:45:26.453 --> 00:45:27.087
  • Like this is my time to just build myself up.
  • 00:45:27.220 --> 00:45:27.587
  • Build myself up. this is my time to prepare to
  • 00:45:27.721 --> 00:45:29.756
  • This is my time to prepare to be a single parent all over
  • 00:45:29.890 --> 00:45:30.490
  • Be a single parent all over again.
  • 00:45:30.624 --> 00:45:30.790
  • Again. this is my this is the time i
  • 00:45:30.924 --> 00:45:31.558
  • This is my this is the time i can take to to heal all the
  • 00:45:31.691 --> 00:45:34.461
  • Can take to to heal all the wounds and just let it go.
  • 00:45:34.594 --> 00:45:35.128
  • Wounds and just let it go. it instantly put me in
  • 00:45:35.262 --> 00:45:38.398
  • It instantly put me in experiencing having a flashback
  • 00:45:38.532 --> 00:45:41.968
  • Experiencing having a flashback first marriage.
  • 00:45:42.102 --> 00:45:42.435
  • First marriage. >> so i was like i don't want
  • 00:45:42.569 --> 00:45:45.772
  • >> so i was like i don't want don't want you to leave, you
  • 00:45:45.906 --> 00:45:46.540
  • Don't want you to leave, you know, even if it's bad.
  • 00:45:46.673 --> 00:45:47.207
  • Know, even if it's bad. i just didn't i just don't want
  • 00:45:47.340 --> 00:45:48.008
  • I just didn't i just don't want you to me.
  • 00:45:48.141 --> 00:45:49.176
  • You to me. for those 12 months they had
  • 00:45:49.309 --> 00:45:50.110
  • For those 12 months they had little contact like man i just
  • 00:45:50.243 --> 00:45:53.180
  • Little contact like man i just don't want to deal with any
  • 00:45:53.313 --> 00:45:53.914
  • Don't want to deal with any type of problems, any type type
  • 00:45:54.047 --> 00:45:56.816
  • Type of problems, any type type of issues outside of what i got
  • 00:45:56.950 --> 00:45:57.584
  • Of issues outside of what i got going on now dealing with this
  • 00:45:57.717 --> 00:45:58.418
  • Going on now dealing with this deployment.
  • 00:45:58.552 --> 00:46:00.053
  • Deployment. >> when sylvester returned in
  • 00:46:00.187 --> 00:46:00.887
  • >> when sylvester returned in 2019, the couple speaking yet
  • 00:46:01.021 --> 00:46:06.393
  • 2019, the couple speaking yet one thing did change.
  • 00:46:06.526 --> 00:46:06.960
  • One thing did change. they both agree that the family
  • 00:46:07.093 --> 00:46:07.761
  • They both agree that the family needed to get back to church.
  • 00:46:07.894 --> 00:46:10.664
  • Needed to get back to church. >> my prayers were sounding
  • 00:46:10.797 --> 00:46:11.364
  • >> my prayers were sounding like god, whatever to do to
  • 00:46:11.498 --> 00:46:14.267
  • Like god, whatever to do to just help me to change my
  • 00:46:14.401 --> 00:46:14.968
  • Just help me to change my heart.
  • 00:46:15.101 --> 00:46:15.268
  • Heart. you know you know, to heal all
  • 00:46:15.402 --> 00:46:18.405
  • You know you know, to heal all this hurt.
  • 00:46:18.538 --> 00:46:18.772
  • This hurt. i don't really know how to
  • 00:46:18.905 --> 00:46:19.472
  • I don't really know how to articulate those prayers.
  • 00:46:19.606 --> 00:46:21.841
  • Articulate those prayers. i just knew that i was hurting
  • 00:46:21.975 --> 00:46:22.776
  • I just knew that i was hurting and all that was and praying
  • 00:46:22.909 --> 00:46:23.476
  • And all that was and praying for my marriage to be restored.
  • 00:46:23.610 --> 00:46:25.478
  • For my marriage to be restored. >> i wasn't praying to be back
  • 00:46:25.612 --> 00:46:26.379
  • >> i wasn't praying to be back with him.
  • 00:46:26.513 --> 00:46:29.616
  • With him. >> i just there's a something
  • 00:46:29.749 --> 00:46:30.450
  • >> i just there's a something in me that i just wanted to be
  • 00:46:30.584 --> 00:46:31.251
  • In me that i just wanted to be right with god god so it was
  • 00:46:31.384 --> 00:46:33.353
  • Right with god god so it was never too late really
  • 00:46:33.486 --> 00:46:33.954
  • Never too late really reconciled to marriage.
  • 00:46:34.087 --> 00:46:34.554
  • Reconciled to marriage. but i said said if we'd given
  • 00:46:34.688 --> 00:46:37.290
  • But i said said if we'd given up on each other let's not give
  • 00:46:37.424 --> 00:46:38.058
  • Up on each other let's not give up on god.
  • 00:46:38.191 --> 00:46:38.458
  • Up on god. >> in addition to church,
  • 00:46:38.592 --> 00:46:40.327
  • >> in addition to church, sylvester and denise joined a
  • 00:46:40.460 --> 00:46:41.061
  • Sylvester and denise joined a bible study where they safe and
  • 00:46:41.194 --> 00:46:44.130
  • Bible study where they safe and loved.
  • 00:46:44.264 --> 00:46:44.431
  • Loved. there they learned practical to
  • 00:46:44.564 --> 00:46:47.601
  • There they learned practical to improve their marriage.
  • 00:46:47.734 --> 00:46:48.201
  • Improve their marriage. we was able to learn more about
  • 00:46:48.335 --> 00:46:51.905
  • We was able to learn more about our roles and positions as
  • 00:46:52.038 --> 00:46:54.975
  • Our roles and positions as husband and wife how we
  • 00:46:55.108 --> 00:46:55.709
  • Husband and wife how we supposed to love and nurture
  • 00:46:55.842 --> 00:46:56.409
  • Supposed to love and nurture one another.
  • 00:46:56.543 --> 00:46:56.810
  • One another. praying with your spouse, doing
  • 00:46:59.246 --> 00:46:59.946
  • Praying with your spouse, doing the and these are things that
  • 00:47:00.080 --> 00:47:00.680
  • The and these are things that we never truly did together.
  • 00:47:00.814 --> 00:47:03.617
  • We never truly did together. >> i was like god forgives know
  • 00:47:03.750 --> 00:47:07.454
  • >> i was like god forgives know god is not holding anything
  • 00:47:07.587 --> 00:47:08.154
  • God is not holding anything against him.
  • 00:47:08.288 --> 00:47:08.588
  • Against him. why should i?
  • 00:47:08.722 --> 00:47:09.055
  • Why should i? i don't have the right to
  • 00:47:09.189 --> 00:47:09.723
  • I don't have the right to either.
  • 00:47:09.856 --> 00:47:10.991
  • Either. started to see someone that was
  • 00:47:11.124 --> 00:47:11.758
  • Started to see someone that was wounded too.
  • 00:47:11.891 --> 00:47:12.192
  • Wounded too. that was hurt too and someone
  • 00:47:12.325 --> 00:47:14.027
  • That was hurt too and someone that didn't know how to
  • 00:47:14.160 --> 00:47:14.661
  • That didn't know how to navigate that.
  • 00:47:14.794 --> 00:47:15.095
  • Navigate that. someone needed jesus just like
  • 00:47:15.228 --> 00:47:18.565
  • Someone needed jesus just like i needed jesus.
  • 00:47:18.698 --> 00:47:19.065
  • I needed jesus. >> over the next year their
  • 00:47:19.199 --> 00:47:19.766
  • >> over the next year their marriage was.
  • 00:47:19.899 --> 00:47:21.568
  • Marriage was. their walls slowly came down
  • 00:47:21.735 --> 00:47:22.435
  • Their walls slowly came down and they love each other again.
  • 00:47:22.569 --> 00:47:25.905
  • And they love each other again. >> we started to feel a
  • 00:47:26.039 --> 00:47:29.676
  • >> we started to feel a connection a strong level of
  • 00:47:29.809 --> 00:47:30.377
  • Connection a strong level of intimacy with one another and i
  • 00:47:30.510 --> 00:47:31.111
  • Intimacy with one another and i wanted know more about him.
  • 00:47:31.244 --> 00:47:33.513
  • Wanted know more about him. i wanted to hear more.
  • 00:47:33.647 --> 00:47:37.117
  • I wanted to hear more. you know how he felt.
  • 00:47:37.250 --> 00:47:37.717
  • You know how he felt. you know, to me i really
  • 00:47:37.851 --> 00:47:38.418
  • You know, to me i really started to have compassion and
  • 00:47:38.551 --> 00:47:39.185
  • Started to have compassion and i love.
  • 00:47:39.319 --> 00:47:40.954
  • I love. >> my heart was soft and again
  • 00:47:41.087 --> 00:47:42.022
  • >> my heart was soft and again for for him and those divorce
  • 00:47:42.155 --> 00:47:44.691
  • For for him and those divorce papers denise says they got
  • 00:47:44.824 --> 00:47:45.425
  • Papers denise says they got lost over the years.
  • 00:47:45.558 --> 00:47:48.895
  • Lost over the years. >> it's almost like they did
  • 00:47:49.029 --> 00:47:49.629
  • >> it's almost like they did disappear but i don't know what
  • 00:47:49.763 --> 00:47:50.397
  • Disappear but i don't know what to do with it.
  • 00:47:50.530 --> 00:47:52.299
  • To do with it. >> divorces now is not an
  • 00:47:52.432 --> 00:47:53.333
  • >> divorces now is not an option, is it?
  • 00:47:53.466 --> 00:47:56.202
  • Option, is it? feels so good to say that.
  • 00:47:56.336 --> 00:47:56.970
  • Feels so good to say that. i know know that's not an
  • 00:47:57.103 --> 00:48:00.073
  • I know know that's not an option.
  • 00:48:00.206 --> 00:48:00.407
  • Option. today sylvester and denise
  • 00:48:00.540 --> 00:48:01.074
  • Today sylvester and denise enjoyed taking what they
  • 00:48:01.207 --> 00:48:03.977
  • Enjoyed taking what they learned to help other couples
  • 00:48:04.110 --> 00:48:04.711
  • Learned to help other couples create a christ centered
  • 00:48:04.844 --> 00:48:05.345
  • Create a christ centered marriage.
  • 00:48:05.478 --> 00:48:07.580
  • Marriage. we took the opportunity to pray
  • 00:48:07.714 --> 00:48:08.515
  • We took the opportunity to pray together that pray together
  • 00:48:08.648 --> 00:48:11.851
  • Together that pray together husband and wife we pray to god
  • 00:48:11.985 --> 00:48:12.652
  • Husband and wife we pray to god that you have 1% chance of
  • 00:48:12.786 --> 00:48:14.387
  • That you have 1% chance of divorce.
  • 00:48:14.521 --> 00:48:14.721
  • Divorce. brant of god i don't i don't
  • 00:48:14.854 --> 00:48:18.291
  • Brant of god i don't i don't care how you look what it feels
  • 00:48:18.425 --> 00:48:19.059
  • Care how you look what it feels like with the images from the
  • 00:48:19.192 --> 00:48:19.793
  • Like with the images from the lies that he tells you run to
  • 00:48:19.926 --> 00:48:21.628
  • Lies that he tells you run to god followed and surrender
  • 00:48:21.761 --> 00:48:22.295
  • God followed and surrender everything and watch how he
  • 00:48:22.429 --> 00:48:25.632
  • Everything and watch how he turned things around for you.
  • 00:48:25.765 --> 00:48:29.102
  • Turned things around for you. >> you see the light in our
  • 00:48:29.235 --> 00:48:29.969
  • >> you see the light in our eyes you see the the smile on
  • 00:48:30.103 --> 00:48:32.439
  • Eyes you see the the smile on her face do you see how he
  • 00:48:32.572 --> 00:48:33.373
  • Her face do you see how he looks at her?
  • 00:48:33.506 --> 00:48:36.343
  • Looks at her? that is the transformation that
  • 00:48:36.476 --> 00:48:37.143
  • That is the transformation that can happen to you if you just
  • 00:48:37.277 --> 00:48:41.081
  • Can happen to you if you just follow what they did they
  • 00:48:41.214 --> 00:48:44.017
  • Follow what they did they decided instead of trying to
  • 00:48:44.150 --> 00:48:44.751
  • Decided instead of trying to fix themselves.
  • 00:48:44.884 --> 00:48:48.722
  • Fix themselves. their number one task was to be
  • 00:48:48.855 --> 00:48:49.789
  • Their number one task was to be right god.
  • 00:48:49.923 --> 00:48:52.225
  • Right god. you heard it clearly from
  • 00:48:52.359 --> 00:48:53.059
  • You heard it clearly from denise i don't care about these
  • 00:48:53.193 --> 00:48:56.529
  • Denise i don't care about these other things.
  • 00:48:56.663 --> 00:48:56.963
  • Other things. i just want to be right with
  • 00:48:57.097 --> 00:48:59.632
  • I just want to be right with god.
  • 00:48:59.766 --> 00:48:59.899
  • God. that's the beginning point for
  • 00:49:00.033 --> 00:49:03.603
  • That's the beginning point for all of us when we're right with
  • 00:49:03.737 --> 00:49:04.404
  • All of us when we're right with him.
  • 00:49:04.537 --> 00:49:04.671
  • Him. everything falls in line and
  • 00:49:04.804 --> 00:49:08.441
  • Everything falls in line and then there's suddenly more
  • 00:49:08.575 --> 00:49:11.511
  • Then there's suddenly more jealousy.
  • 00:49:11.644 --> 00:49:11.878
  • Jealousy. there's no more.
  • 00:49:12.011 --> 00:49:15.281
  • There's no more. is this going to happen to me
  • 00:49:15.415 --> 00:49:16.249
  • Is this going to happen to me again and?
  • 00:49:16.383 --> 00:49:19.085
  • Again and? all of these other things.
  • 00:49:19.219 --> 00:49:19.753
  • All of these other things. why does that happen?
  • 00:49:19.886 --> 00:49:20.387
  • Why does that happen? you get filled with his perfect
  • 00:49:22.355 --> 00:49:23.356
  • You get filled with his perfect love.
  • 00:49:23.490 --> 00:49:26.593
  • Love. the apostle paul talked about
  • 00:49:26.726 --> 00:49:27.327
  • The apostle paul talked about his love.
  • 00:49:27.460 --> 00:49:27.694
  • His love. one of the things his love does
  • 00:49:29.529 --> 00:49:30.363
  • One of the things his love does it doesn't keep a record of
  • 00:49:30.497 --> 00:49:33.500
  • It doesn't keep a record of wrongs.
  • 00:49:33.633 --> 00:49:33.833
  • Wrongs. it hopes all things believes
  • 00:49:33.967 --> 00:49:36.369
  • It hopes all things believes things it wants the best for
  • 00:49:36.503 --> 00:49:40.640
  • Things it wants the best for the person you're with.
  • 00:49:40.774 --> 00:49:41.274
  • The person you're with. that's what god's.
  • 00:49:41.408 --> 00:49:44.244
  • That's what god's. that's what jesus clearly
  • 00:49:44.377 --> 00:49:44.978
  • That's what jesus clearly demonstrated to give himself
  • 00:49:45.111 --> 00:49:48.948
  • Demonstrated to give himself for you.
  • 00:49:49.082 --> 00:49:52.118
  • For you. now are you willing to give
  • 00:49:52.252 --> 00:49:53.052
  • Now are you willing to give yourself for him?
  • 00:49:53.186 --> 00:49:56.222
  • Yourself for him? and when you do everything
  • 00:49:56.356 --> 00:49:59.793
  • And when you do everything comes into life.
  • 00:49:59.926 --> 00:50:00.293
  • Comes into life. so so if you want this if you
  • 00:50:00.427 --> 00:50:03.897
  • So so if you want this if you want not just happiness in
  • 00:50:04.030 --> 00:50:04.631
  • Want not just happiness in marriage but happiness in life
  • 00:50:04.764 --> 00:50:07.600
  • Marriage but happiness in life that righteousness that peace
  • 00:50:07.734 --> 00:50:11.037
  • That righteousness that peace and that joy that only comes
  • 00:50:11.171 --> 00:50:11.805
  • And that joy that only comes from you too can have light in
  • 00:50:11.938 --> 00:50:16.409
  • From you too can have light in your eyes.
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  • Your eyes. you can have a smile on face
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  • You can have a smile on face you can look forward because
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  • You can look forward because you now have purpose and you
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  • You now have purpose and you now have destiny and you now
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  • Now have destiny and you now know that this world you're
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  • Know that this world you're just a sojourner you're looking
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  • Just a sojourner you're looking for that builder that is
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  • For that builder that is creating a whole new city just
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  • Creating a whole new city just for you.
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  • For you. now if you want us very simple.
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  • Now if you want us very simple. just do what they did the verse
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  • Just do what they did the verse and and instead they said i'm
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  • And and instead they said i'm going to put god first.
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  • Going to put god first. if you want this power you had
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  • If you want this power you had with me let's pray a very
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  • With me let's pray a very simple prayer and god will
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  • Simple prayer and god will answer what he did for them
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  • Answer what he did for them he'll do for you.
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  • He'll do for you. he's no respecter of persons.
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  • He's no respecter of persons. he wants his love to be spread
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  • He wants his love to be spread abroad.
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  • Abroad. that's the whole point of the
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  • That's the whole point of the gospel the good news.
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  • Gospel the good news. he wants people to be
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  • He wants people to be reconciled to him so that they
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  • Reconciled to him so that they can live and be happy and have
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  • Can live and be happy and have wonderful lives filled with
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  • Wonderful lives filled with righteousness, peace and joy
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  • Righteousness, peace and joy let's pray lord god i come to
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  • Let's pray lord god i come to you and i just i thank you for
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  • You and i just i thank you for the one that you sent.
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  • The one that you sent. i thank you that you so loved
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  • I thank you that you so loved the world that you sent your
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  • The world that you sent your only for only begotten son.
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  • Only for only begotten son. i thank you for jesus.
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  • I thank you for jesus. and now i want to believe in
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  • And now i want to believe in him so lord i believe now and
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  • Him so lord i believe now and that you would help any area of
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  • That you would help any area of my life any area where i'm not
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  • My life any area where i'm not believing.
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  • Believing. i ask ask that you would turn
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  • I ask ask that you would turn all of that so that your
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  • All of that so that your righteousness, your peace and
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  • Righteousness, your peace and your joy would fill me to
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  • Your joy would fill me to overflowing.
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  • Overflowing. so i i come to you and i take
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  • So i i come to you and i take the sacrifice lies that jesus
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  • The sacrifice lies that jesus made for me.
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  • Made for me. i ask that you forgive me i ask
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  • I ask that you forgive me i ask that you restore me.
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  • That you restore me. i ask that you make me your
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  • I ask that you make me your child once again.
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  • Child once again. and jesus if this for me i want
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  • And jesus if this for me i want to follow you the days of my
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  • To follow you the days of my life hear my prayer answer it
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  • Life hear my prayer answer it now for i ask it in jesus name
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  • Now for i ask it in jesus name amen.
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  • Amen. >> thing i want you to do i
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  • >> thing i want you to do i want you to let somebody know.
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  • Want you to let somebody know. for all who confess if you
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  • For all who confess if you believe in your heart and
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  • Believe in your heart and confess that he's a savior then
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  • Confess that he's a savior then you saved so call us
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  • You saved so call us one hundred 707,000.
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  • One hundred 707,000. here's a word from matthew.
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  • Here's a word from matthew. so they are they are no longer
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  • So they are they are no longer two but one flesh.
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  • Two but one flesh. therefore what god has joined
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  • Therefore what god has joined together let no one separate.
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  • Together let no one separate. wednesday a i'd become a
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  • Wednesday a i'd become a monster 24 years old facing a
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  • Monster 24 years old facing a 30 year sentence.
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  • 30 year sentence. >> i holding a gun in my hand
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  • >> i holding a gun in my hand in a demonic stronghold.
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  • In a demonic stronghold. >> this stone and it ground to
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  • >> this stone and it ground to you if you get this stone then
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  • You if you get this stone then it provides provision was set
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  • It provides provision was set free.
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  • Free. >> someone was speaking to me
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  • >> someone was speaking to me in that moment inside the walls
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  • In that moment inside the walls of a prison when he said it is
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  • Of a prison when he said it is finished it.
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  • Finished it. >> on wednesdays club in a
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