James Robison;Betty Robison - Carried by God

May 19, 2025 | S25:E135

James recounts his tumultuous childhood to demonstrate how God used it to fuel the compassion that reaches hurting children around the world.

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Life Today with James Robison | James Robison;Betty Robison - Carried by God | May 19, 2025

Coming up on life today!
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James and betty describe the radical transformation
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They saw early in their journey with god.
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>> i was very shy.
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They said i was the shyest person on the planet, and i think i agree.
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When god called me to preach,
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I asked some of the men in the church
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If they thought god could use me.
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They said an absolute no.
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There was no way anybody as shy as me could be used.
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But god totally changed me instantly
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And filled me with a holy boldness that nothing could slow down.
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James: welcome to life today.
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James: welcome to life today. i'm james robison,
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James: welcome to life today. i'm james robison, betty and i welcome you.
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I'm james robison, betty and i welcome you. i never dreamed
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Betty and i welcome you. i never dreamed that at age 81,
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I never dreamed that at age 81, i would be saying to you
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That at age 81, i would be saying to you who are watching us,
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And whatever you do,
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And whatever you do, don't you miss this show.
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And whatever you do, don't you miss this show. don't miss anything this week.
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Don't you miss this show. don't miss anything this week. i hope you don't miss
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Don't miss anything this week. i hope you don't miss anything from now on,
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I hope you don't miss anything from now on, but i believe that god
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Anything from now on, but i believe that god is about to move us
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But i believe that god is about to move us into the most effective time
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Is about to move us into the most effective time in our lives.
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Into the most effective time in our lives. now, think about this.
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In our lives. now, think about this. we've been married 62 years;
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Now, think about this. we've been married 62 years; hard to believe.
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We've been married 62 years; hard to believe. no, you don't even
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Hard to believe. no, you don't even look close to that. okay.
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No, you don't even look close to that. okay. but here's the thing.
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Look close to that. okay. but here's the thing. we are really in love
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But here's the thing. we are really in love with one another,
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We are really in love with one another, more deeply every day.
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With one another, more deeply every day. and really, our love for god
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More deeply every day. and really, our love for god seems to deepen.
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And really, our love for god seems to deepen. we've had a pretty
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Seems to deepen. we've had a pretty incredible walk with god.
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We've had a pretty incredible walk with god. i'm going to be talking
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Incredible walk with god. i'm going to be talking to you about how
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I'm going to be talking to you about how my journey started, and how
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To you about how my journey started, and how the journey went in ministry.
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My journey started, and how the journey went in ministry. i just pray that
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The journey went in ministry. i just pray that you will see the miracle
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I just pray that you will see the miracle of what god has done with
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You will see the miracle of what god has done with what appeared to be a totally
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Of what god has done with what appeared to be a totally impossible situation.
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What appeared to be a totally impossible situation. you may feel like you have
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Impossible situation. you may feel like you have an impossible situation, or
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You may feel like you have an impossible situation, or at least a very difficult one,
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An impossible situation, or at least a very difficult one, or you have family
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At least a very difficult one, or you have family or friends or neighbors
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Or you have family or friends or neighbors or someone you care about,
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Or friends or neighbors or someone you care about, or somebody that's come to you
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Or someone you care about, or somebody that's come to you for help and that
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Or somebody that's come to you for help and that you are concerned about.
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For help and that you are concerned about. i'm going to be,
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You are concerned about. i'm going to be, for the rest of my life,
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I'm going to be, for the rest of my life, betty, the two of us together,
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For the rest of my life, betty, the two of us together, and all of our guests,
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Betty, the two of us together, and all of our guests, we're going to be seeking to
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And all of our guests, we're going to be seeking to download the healing message,
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We're going to be seeking to download the healing message, the message of transforming
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Download the healing message, the message of transforming truth to you every day
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The message of transforming truth to you every day and to the people
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Truth to you every day and to the people you care about.
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And to the people you care about. i believe god has shown me
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You care about. i believe god has shown me that this message
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I believe god has shown me that this message is going to go to the ends
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That this message is going to go to the ends of the earth.
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Is going to go to the ends of the earth. so i'm going to be
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Of the earth. so i'm going to be asking you to join us.
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So i'm going to be asking you to join us. raising funds is always
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Asking you to join us. raising funds is always a big challenge but
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Raising funds is always a big challenge but doing it overseas for the poor
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A big challenge but doing it overseas for the poor and the overlooked
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Doing it overseas for the poor and the overlooked and those who are truly
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And the overlooked and those who are truly the least of these, it just
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And those who are truly the least of these, it just took a miracle move of god
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The least of these, it just took a miracle move of god on people's hearts,
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Took a miracle move of god on people's hearts, which he did.
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On people's hearts, which he did. and people have helped us,
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Which he did. and people have helped us, literally, save tens
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And people have helped us, literally, save tens of millions of lives
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Literally, save tens of millions of lives from physical death,
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Of millions of lives from physical death, and then lead tens of millions
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From physical death, and then lead tens of millions of people to christ,
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And then lead tens of millions of people to christ, where we have reached out
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Of people to christ, where we have reached out and put the loving arms of god
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Where we have reached out and put the loving arms of god around people who are
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And put the loving arms of god around people who are in desperate need.
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Around people who are in desperate need. and you, the viewers
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In desperate need. and you, the viewers of life today ,
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And you, the viewers of life today , made it happen.
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Of life today , made it happen. and those of you who have
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Made it happen. and those of you who have never been involved,
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And those of you who have never been involved, i believe when you hear what
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Never been involved, i believe when you hear what i'm sharing with you today
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I believe when you hear what i'm sharing with you today and the next days,
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I'm sharing with you today and the next days, you're going to spend the rest
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And the next days, you're going to spend the rest of your life helping us
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You're going to spend the rest of your life helping us share his life and his love
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Of your life helping us share his life and his love and his transforming truth
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Share his life and his love and his transforming truth with the whole world.
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And his transforming truth with the whole world. i believe the gospel
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With the whole world. i believe the gospel of the kingdom is going to
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I believe the gospel of the kingdom is going to be preached in every nation,
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Of the kingdom is going to be preached in every nation, which he says will happen
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Be preached in every nation, which he says will happen before he comes.
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Which he says will happen before he comes. the gospel of the kingdom,
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Before he comes. the gospel of the kingdom, not just a gospel,
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The gospel of the kingdom, not just a gospel, the gospel of the kingdom,
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Not just a gospel, the gospel of the kingdom, the will of god being done
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The gospel of the kingdom, the will of god being done on earth through his family,
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The will of god being done on earth through his family, through the body of christ,
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On earth through his family, through the body of christ, the church before he comes.
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Through the body of christ, the church before he comes. that means, i believe,
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The church before he comes. that means, i believe, we are going to be
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That means, i believe, we are going to be moving together to impact
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We are going to be moving together to impact the whole world with
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Moving together to impact the whole world with the power of the gospel
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The whole world with the power of the gospel of the kingdom.
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The power of the gospel of the kingdom. so you don't want
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Of the kingdom. so you don't want to miss these messages.
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So you don't want to miss these messages. now betty, you know
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To miss these messages. now betty, you know many people don't know
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Now betty, you know many people don't know that i lived with the pastor
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Many people don't know that i lived with the pastor who was your pastor
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That i lived with the pastor who was your pastor until i was five years old.
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Who was your pastor until i was five years old. my mother was raped
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Until i was five years old. my mother was raped when she was 40 years old
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My mother was raped when she was 40 years old as a home nurse.
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When she was 40 years old as a home nurse. she had never had a baby.
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As a home nurse. she had never had a baby. she had been married;
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She had never had a baby. she had been married; i think she married very young
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She had been married; i think she married very young because her parents died
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I think she married very young because her parents died when she was very young.
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Because her parents died when she was very young. i have an idea she married
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When she was very young. i have an idea she married around 15, probably.
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I have an idea she married around 15, probably. that marriage lasted maybe
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Around 15, probably. that marriage lasted maybe five, six, or seven years,
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That marriage lasted maybe five, six, or seven years, and she adopted a son,
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Five, six, or seven years, and she adopted a son, but she never had a baby.
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And she adopted a son, but she never had a baby. she wasn't supposed
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But she never had a baby. she wasn't supposed to be able to have one.
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She wasn't supposed to be able to have one. she was in this home
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To be able to have one. she was in this home taking care of an elderly man,
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She was in this home taking care of an elderly man, and the alcoholic son
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Taking care of an elderly man, and the alcoholic son raped her, and she conceived
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And the alcoholic son raped her, and she conceived and she was pregnant.
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Raped her, and she conceived and she was pregnant. now that's a mess
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And she was pregnant. now that's a mess a woman just doesn't want.
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Now that's a mess a woman just doesn't want. most of them don't know how
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A woman just doesn't want. most of them don't know how to deal with it but
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Most of them don't know how to deal with it but abortion seemed to be
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To deal with it but abortion seemed to be the best way out.
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Abortion seemed to be the best way out. so, she went to a doctor
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The best way out. so, she went to a doctor to have me aborted
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So, she went to a doctor to have me aborted because i was the baby.
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To have me aborted because i was the baby. the doctor said, "i will not
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Because i was the baby. the doctor said, "i will not abort that baby."
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The doctor said, "i will not abort that baby." and it's thunder.
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Abort that baby." and it's thunder. but somehow, in a state
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And it's thunder. but somehow, in a state of shock, she went home
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But somehow, in a state of shock, she went home and said, "i went back to
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Of shock, she went home and said, "i went back to the house where i was taking
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Care of the elderly man,
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Care of the elderly man, sat down on
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Care of the elderly man, sat down on the screened porch,
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Sat down on the screened porch, and began to pray.
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The screened porch, and began to pray. and god said, 'you have
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And began to pray. and god said, 'you have this baby, and this baby
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And god said, 'you have this baby, and this baby will bring joy to the world.'"
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So when she heard that,
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So when she heard that, "have the baby; the baby
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So when she heard that, "have the baby; the baby will bring joy to the world,"
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"have the baby; the baby will bring joy to the world," she just knew, i'm going
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Will bring joy to the world," she just knew, i'm going to have a little girl.
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She just knew, i'm going to have a little girl. i will name her joy,
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To have a little girl. i will name her joy, which she did.
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I will name her joy, which she did. she named the baby joy.
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Which she did. she named the baby joy. she changed it when
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She named the baby joy. she changed it when she realized i was a boy.
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She changed it when she realized i was a boy. and the way she changed it,
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She realized i was a boy. and the way she changed it, she said, "i was praying
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And the way she changed it, she said, "i was praying and thought of the disciples,
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She said, "i was praying and thought of the disciples, peter, james, and john,
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And thought of the disciples, peter, james, and john, and i just liked james.
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Peter, james, and john, and i just liked james. and i named you james."
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And i just liked james. and i named you james." well, she couldn't take care
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And i named you james." well, she couldn't take care of me very well,
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Well, she couldn't take care of me very well, but she did her best.
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Of me very well, but she did her best. reverend and mrs. hale
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But she did her best. reverend and mrs. hale were crushed that
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Reverend and mrs. hale were crushed that i was taken from them.
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Were crushed that i was taken from them. betty, the way i was taken
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I was taken from them. betty, the way i was taken from them is my mother
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Betty, the way i was taken from them is my mother showed up, she would come
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From them is my mother showed up, she would come and take me sometimes,
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Showed up, she would come and take me sometimes, and we would go and
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And take me sometimes, and we would go and i would stay with her.
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And we would go and i would stay with her. but she would invariably
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I would stay with her. but she would invariably take me and leave me
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But she would invariably take me and leave me with somebody i didn't
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Take me and leave me with somebody i didn't even know while
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With somebody i didn't even know while she went through her day.
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Even know while she went through her day. i can remember so many times
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She went through her day. i can remember so many times going over and just putting
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I can remember so many times going over and just putting my little face up
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Going over and just putting my little face up against the window.
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My little face up against the window. i would stand there
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Against the window. i would stand there for hours wondering
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I would stand there for hours wondering if my mother was coming back
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For hours wondering if my mother was coming back to get me.
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If my mother was coming back to get me. betty, i think that was one
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To get me. betty, i think that was one of the highest impact points
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Betty, i think that was one of the highest impact points in my life that has helped
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Of the highest impact points in my life that has helped lead me to the children
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In my life that has helped lead me to the children that have been left and
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Lead me to the children that have been left and abandoned by their families
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That have been left and abandoned by their families and they don't have anybody
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Abandoned by their families and they don't have anybody looking after them.
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And they don't have anybody looking after them. they'll say, "we don't think
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Looking after them. they'll say, "we don't think anybody's coming back."
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They'll say, "we don't think anybody's coming back." well, i knew
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Anybody's coming back." well, i knew what that felt like.
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Well, i knew what that felt like. so many people are torn
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What that felt like. so many people are torn by that and we become
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So many people are torn by that and we become the ones that go and get them.
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By that and we become the ones that go and get them. well, i'm telling you,
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The ones that go and get them. well, i'm telling you, i didn't think she was
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Well, i'm telling you, i didn't think she was coming back, but she did.
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I didn't think she was coming back, but she did. but one day she came
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Coming back, but she did. but one day she came to reverend and mrs. hale's
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But one day she came to reverend and mrs. hale's home, and she said,
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To reverend and mrs. hale's home, and she said, "i'm taking you with me now.
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Home, and she said, "i'm taking you with me now. we're going to go.
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"i'm taking you with me now. we're going to go. we're going to go
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We're going to go. we're going to go to houston."
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We're going to go to houston." i mean, from houston
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To houston." i mean, from houston to austin, which is 175
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I mean, from houston to austin, which is 175 or 180 miles.
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To austin, which is 175 or 180 miles. she dragged me out
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Or 180 miles. she dragged me out from under a bed
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She dragged me out from under a bed and we left.
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From under a bed and we left. and betty, my mother
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And we left. and betty, my mother had no money.
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And betty, my mother had no money. she wouldn't take any help.
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Had no money. she wouldn't take any help. and we hitchhiked 175 miles
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She wouldn't take any help. and we hitchhiked 175 miles from houston to austin.
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And we hitchhiked 175 miles from houston to austin. i want you to see this.
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From houston to austin. i want you to see this. this is what i carried.
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I want you to see this. this is what i carried. this is the suitcase that
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This is what i carried. this is the suitcase that i carried all my belongings,
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This is the suitcase that i carried all my belongings, everything i had
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I carried all my belongings, everything i had that i could take at age five
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Everything i had that i could take at age five was in this little suitcase.
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That i could take at age five was in this little suitcase. i've kept it in my office.
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Was in this little suitcase. i've kept it in my office. many times, people come in
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I've kept it in my office. many times, people come in and stare at it and say,
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Many times, people come in and stare at it and say, "what in the world is that?"
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And stare at it and say, "what in the world is that?" and i'll explain to them
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"what in the world is that?" and i'll explain to them that that was the suitcase
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And i'll explain to them that that was the suitcase that i hitchhiked
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That that was the suitcase that i hitchhiked and had at my side
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On that entire journey.
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On that entire journey. betty, we rode in
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On that entire journey. betty, we rode in all different kinds of cars
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Betty, we rode in all different kinds of cars and we rode in a cattle truck
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All different kinds of cars and we rode in a cattle truck and sat on the feed bags.
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And we rode in a cattle truck and sat on the feed bags. when we got into town,
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It was an illegal hitchhike
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It was an illegal hitchhike that somebody gave us,
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It was an illegal hitchhike that somebody gave us, a mail truck, a us mail truck
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That somebody gave us, a mail truck, a us mail truck picked us up and we sat
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A mail truck, a us mail truck picked us up and we sat in the back with the mail.
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Picked us up and we sat in the back with the mail. well, he took us into austin.
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In the back with the mail. well, he took us into austin. so that was my journey.
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Well, he took us into austin. so that was my journey. for the next ten years,
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So that was my journey. for the next ten years, i didn't have a home
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For the next ten years, i didn't have a home that faced a street.
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I didn't have a home that faced a street. betty, i think you saw
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That faced a street. betty, i think you saw one or two of the places
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Betty, i think you saw one or two of the places i took you when i knew i was
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One or two of the places i took you when i knew i was never going to go back
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I took you when i knew i was never going to go back and stay back, went home
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Never going to go back and stay back, went home to get some more clothes.
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And stay back, went home to get some more clothes. it was very sad.
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To get some more clothes. it was very sad. but anyway, i was
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It was very sad. but anyway, i was away from that home with
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But anyway, i was away from that home with a broken heart because
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Away from that home with a broken heart because i loved my mother,
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A broken heart because i loved my mother, she loved me,
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I loved my mother, she loved me, but she didn't lead as well
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She loved me, but she didn't lead as well as i needed to be led.
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But she didn't lead as well as i needed to be led. betty, i never dreamed
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As i needed to be led. betty, i never dreamed that when i met you,
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Betty, i never dreamed that when i met you, and i remember it so well.
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That when i met you, and i remember it so well. i remember the first time
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And i remember it so well. i remember the first time that i saw you.
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I remember the first time that i saw you. i just thought you were
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That i saw you. i just thought you were so sweet.
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I just thought you were so sweet. i saw betty that night,
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So sweet. i saw betty that night, and you were dressed up
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I saw betty that night, and you were dressed up with a nice fitting skirt
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And you were dressed up with a nice fitting skirt up in front of me, a dress.
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With a nice fitting skirt up in front of me, a dress. i thought, boy, that girl
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Up in front of me, a dress. i thought, boy, that girl really has a beautiful figure.
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I thought, boy, that girl really has a beautiful figure. and then you turned around
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Really has a beautiful figure. and then you turned around and you gave me this smile.
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And then you turned around and you gave me this smile. and i know you've seen it.
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I had no idea
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I had no idea god would use you
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I had no idea god would use you to change my life
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God would use you to change my life like you have.
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To change my life like you have. your sweetness, your love,
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Your purity, your innocence
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Your purity, your innocence totally changed me.
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Your purity, your innocence totally changed me. i know god used me
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Totally changed me. i know god used me to encourage you
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I know god used me to encourage you that god could use you.
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To encourage you that god could use you. so, would you say the coming
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That god could use you. so, would you say the coming together of james and betty
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So, would you say the coming together of james and betty is nothing short of a miracle?
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Together of james and betty is nothing short of a miracle? betty: absolutely!
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Is nothing short of a miracle? betty: absolutely! it was truly ordained by god
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Betty: absolutely! it was truly ordained by god because i had no idea
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It was truly ordained by god because i had no idea of the background you'd had
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Because i had no idea of the background you'd had until after we started dating.
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Of the background you'd had until after we started dating. i had heard the pastor
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Until after we started dating. i had heard the pastor mention you every
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I had heard the pastor mention you every once in a while,
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Mention you every once in a while, "just pray for james."
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Once in a while, "just pray for james." i just didn't have
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"just pray for james." i just didn't have any idea of your story.
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I just didn't have any idea of your story. because even though
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Any idea of your story. because even though we didn't have a whole lot,
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Because even though we didn't have a whole lot, i had a mom and a dad
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We didn't have a whole lot, i had a mom and a dad and siblings that
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I had a mom and a dad and siblings that we were together.
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And siblings that we were together. i knew my mom and dad
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We were together. i knew my mom and dad would be there at night.
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I knew my mom and dad would be there at night. you never knew that.
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Would be there at night. you never knew that. and so, i had a stability
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You never knew that. and so, i had a stability that james didn't have.
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And so, i had a stability that james didn't have. but when i met him,
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That james didn't have. but when i met him, god was so -- he had it
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But when i met him, god was so -- he had it so planned out for our lives
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God was so -- he had it so planned out for our lives to meet and to become one,
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So planned out for our lives to meet and to become one, james, through marriage.
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To meet and to become one, james, through marriage. you were instrumental
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James, through marriage. you were instrumental in leading me to the lord.
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You were instrumental in leading me to the lord. somebody who grew up
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In leading me to the lord. somebody who grew up in church all her life.
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Somebody who grew up in church all her life. you've heard me tell
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In church all her life. you've heard me tell this story before, but that's
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You've heard me tell this story before, but that's how i came to know jesus
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This story before, but that's how i came to know jesus was watching him in
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How i came to know jesus was watching him in his relationship with jesus.
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Was watching him in his relationship with jesus. i'd never seen anyone
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His relationship with jesus. i'd never seen anyone have a closeness to god
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I'd never seen anyone have a closeness to god like he did.
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Have a closeness to god like he did. it just blessed me so much,
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Like he did. it just blessed me so much, and it brought me
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It just blessed me so much, and it brought me to him, james.
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And it brought me to him, james. so, thank you!
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To him, james. so, thank you! james: well, i want
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So, thank you! james: well, i want to thank betty,
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James: well, i want to thank betty, and thank god, but i also
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To thank betty, and thank god, but i also want to thank all of you
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And thank god, but i also want to thank all of you who've watched me and betty
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Want to thank all of you who've watched me and betty and all of our guests
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Who've watched me and betty and all of our guests on television.
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And all of our guests on television. the journey we've been on
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On television. the journey we've been on is nothing short of miraculous
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The journey we've been on is nothing short of miraculous because betty was very shy,
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Is nothing short of miraculous because betty was very shy, and i was very shy.
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Because betty was very shy, and i was very shy. they always said i was
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And i was very shy. they always said i was the shyest person
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They always said i was the shyest person on the planet,
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The shyest person on the planet, and i think i agree.
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On the planet, and i think i agree. when god called me to preach
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And i think i agree. when god called me to preach and i asked some of the men
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When god called me to preach and i asked some of the men in the church if they thought
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And i asked some of the men in the church if they thought god could use me,
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In the church if they thought god could use me, they said an absolute no.
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God could use me, they said an absolute no. there was no way
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They said an absolute no. there was no way anybody as shy as me
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There was no way anybody as shy as me could be used.
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Anybody as shy as me could be used. but god totally changed me
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Could be used. but god totally changed me instantly and filled me
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But god totally changed me instantly and filled me with a holy boldness
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Instantly and filled me with a holy boldness that nothing could slow down.
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With a holy boldness that nothing could slow down. he gave me the ability
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That nothing could slow down. he gave me the ability to think clearly,
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He gave me the ability to think clearly, to absorb the word,
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To think clearly, to absorb the word, and to release it in such
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To absorb the word, and to release it in such a clear fashion that
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And to release it in such a clear fashion that it impacted and transformed
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A clear fashion that it impacted and transformed the people who were listening,
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It impacted and transformed the people who were listening, and they began to listen
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The people who were listening, and they began to listen by the millions.
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And they began to listen by the millions. so, betty and i were married.
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By the millions. so, betty and i were married. i was in ministry because
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So, betty and i were married. i was in ministry because you were the one that
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I was in ministry because you were the one that god used to get me where
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You were the one that god used to get me where i had to sit on the platform
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God used to get me where i had to sit on the platform during a youth revival
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I had to sit on the platform during a youth revival and listen to a 16-year-old
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During a youth revival and listen to a 16-year-old preacher, daniel lester,
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And listen to a 16-year-old preacher, daniel lester, preach every night.
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I realized he had
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I realized he had memorized entire chapters
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I realized he had memorized entire chapters in the bible.
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Memorized entire chapters in the bible. i had a few verses memorized,
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In the bible. i had a few verses memorized, but i started memorizing
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I had a few verses memorized, but i started memorizing scripture that week.
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But i started memorizing scripture that week. by the end of the week
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Scripture that week. by the end of the week on friday night,
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God called me to preach.
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God called me to preach. that was the thing
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God called me to preach. that was the thing that shocked everybody.
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That was the thing that shocked everybody. then what shocked everybody
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That shocked everybody. then what shocked everybody was the way i preached
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Then what shocked everybody was the way i preached the first time i got up
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Was the way i preached the first time i got up and preached.
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The first time i got up and preached. from then on, it was just
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And preached. from then on, it was just nothing but the flow of god.
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From then on, it was just nothing but the flow of god. billy graham found me
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Nothing but the flow of god. billy graham found me by the time i was 19
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Billy graham found me by the time i was 19 and told me i was
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By the time i was 19 and told me i was the most effective
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And told me i was the most effective he'd ever heard,
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The most effective he'd ever heard, and he encouraged me
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He'd ever heard, and he encouraged me to do citywides everywhere.
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And he encouraged me to do citywides everywhere. we did 600 citywide crusades.
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To do citywides everywhere. we did 600 citywide crusades. i was gone from
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We did 600 citywide crusades. i was gone from my family way too much.
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I was gone from my family way too much. but here's what began
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My family way too much. but here's what began to happen later in life.
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But here's what began to happen later in life. after 600 cities,
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To happen later in life. after 600 cities, 600 citywide crusades,
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After 600 cities, 600 citywide crusades, and millions of people
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600 citywide crusades, and millions of people coming to christ, god led me
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And millions of people coming to christ, god led me to suddenly look over, betty,
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Coming to christ, god led me to suddenly look over, betty, and see the least of these,
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To suddenly look over, betty, and see the least of these, to see the overlooked.
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And see the least of these, to see the overlooked. he led me to say, betty,
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To see the overlooked. he led me to say, betty, i've got to go
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He led me to say, betty, i've got to go to the third world.
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I've got to go to the third world. and we did.
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To the third world. and we did. i left,
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And we did. i left, i went to south africa,
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I left, i went to south africa, and i went with
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I went to south africa, and i went with this mandate when i went:
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And i went with this mandate when i went: get them to stand against
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This mandate when i went: get them to stand against apartheid, get them
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Get them to stand against apartheid, get them to stop attacking mandela.
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Apartheid, get them to stop attacking mandela. he is a friend.
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To stop attacking mandela. he is a friend. he is a great man.
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He is a friend. he is a great man. something has happened
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He is a great man. something has happened while you've had him
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Something has happened while you've had him in that prison.
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While you've had him in that prison. it was a miracle because
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In that prison. it was a miracle because i was preaching
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It was a miracle because i was preaching to south africa
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I was preaching to south africa and it had an impact.
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To south africa and it had an impact. the zulu chief said
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And it had an impact. the zulu chief said he was going to kill
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The zulu chief said he was going to kill 5 to 7 million people
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He was going to kill 5 to 7 million people if the new powers
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5 to 7 million people if the new powers came into place.
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If the new powers came into place. god allowed me, with a man
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Came into place. god allowed me, with a man near australia, to pray
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God allowed me, with a man near australia, to pray and to send a message to him.
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Wrote one of the greatest
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Wrote one of the greatest letters i've ever read
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Letters i've ever read in my life.
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In my life. it changed buthelezi
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It changed buthelezi where he didn't attack at all
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Where he didn't attack at all and millions were saved.
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They let mandela out.
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They let mandela out. they saw that he had
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They let mandela out. they saw that he had a forgiving spirit.
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They saw that he had a forgiving spirit. something positive
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A forgiving spirit. something positive began to take place.
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Something positive began to take place. but, betty, after going
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Began to take place. but, betty, after going to south africa, that's
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But, betty, after going to south africa, that's when it just opened the doors
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To south africa, that's when it just opened the doors for us to go
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When it just opened the doors for us to go all over the world
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For us to go all over the world because it was there
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All over the world because it was there that i met a missionary,
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Because it was there that i met a missionary, peter pretorius,
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That i met a missionary, peter pretorius, who showed me the starving.
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Peter pretorius, who showed me the starving. he said, "you're seeing
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Who showed me the starving. he said, "you're seeing the starving, but you haven't
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He said, "you're seeing the starving, but you haven't seen anything yet.
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The starving, but you haven't seen anything yet. i want you to go
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Seen anything yet. i want you to go into mozambique
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I want you to go into mozambique and third-world countries,
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Into mozambique and third-world countries, and i want you to see
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And third-world countries, and i want you to see what we're dealing with."
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And i want you to see what we're dealing with." and we did.
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What we're dealing with." and we did. betty, do you remember
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And we did. betty, do you remember the first time
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Betty, do you remember the first time you went with me?
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The first time you went with me? were you scared?
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You went with me? were you scared? betty: just a little bit.
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Were you scared? betty: just a little bit. i clung to you real closely.
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Betty: just a little bit. i clung to you real closely. james: you did.
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I clung to you real closely. james: you did. do you remember us sitting up
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James: you did. do you remember us sitting up on a pile of dirt
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Do you remember us sitting up on a pile of dirt where children were,
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On a pile of dirt where children were, just by the thousands,
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Where children were, just by the thousands, and they were dying --
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Just by the thousands, and they were dying -- starving.
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And they were dying -- starving. we were sitting
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Starving. we were sitting on a dung pile.
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We were sitting on a dung pile. betty: yeah, i was going
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On a dung pile. betty: yeah, i was going to say it wasn't dirt.
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Betty: yeah, i was going to say it wasn't dirt. james: everything smelled bad
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To say it wasn't dirt. james: everything smelled bad so you couldn't tell.
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James: everything smelled bad so you couldn't tell. they'd piled it up
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So you couldn't tell. they'd piled it up and packed it.
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They'd piled it up and packed it. but here was this little boy
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And packed it. but here was this little boy down in front of him,
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But here was this little boy down in front of him, and he had a cup.
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Down in front of him, and he had a cup. we'd been giving him soup,
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And he had a cup. we'd been giving him soup, nourishing soup.
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We'd been giving him soup, nourishing soup. i started talking
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Nourishing soup. i started talking to the little guy.
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I started talking to the little guy. i asked him if he liked it.
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To the little guy. i asked him if he liked it. somehow, he could tell
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I asked him if he liked it. somehow, he could tell what was going on.
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Somehow, he could tell what was going on. he said, "yah!"
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What was going on. he said, "yah!" and that little buddy
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He said, "yah!" and that little buddy became my little buddy.
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And that little buddy became my little buddy. somehow, betty, we connected
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Became my little buddy. somehow, betty, we connected with him, and we began
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Somehow, betty, we connected with him, and we began to connect with children
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With him, and we began to connect with children all over the third world
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To connect with children all over the third world who were starving.
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All over the third world who were starving. we began to ask our viewers
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Who were starving. we began to ask our viewers if they would help us,
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We began to ask our viewers if they would help us, and betty, they did.
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If they would help us, and betty, they did. we did that, and continue
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And betty, they did. we did that, and continue to do it, but we started
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We did that, and continue to do it, but we started and we went for over
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To do it, but we started and we went for over 20 years steady, still going.
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And we went for over 20 years steady, still going. i just saw my mission director
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20 years steady, still going. i just saw my mission director just before i came in here.
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I just saw my mission director just before i came in here. he had just come back
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Just before i came in here. he had just come back from africa and
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He had just come back from africa and other third-world countries
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From africa and other third-world countries that were actually
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Other third-world countries that were actually in the asian nations.
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That were actually in the asian nations. we are just putting
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In the asian nations. we are just putting god's arms around
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We are just putting god's arms around so many people because of you.
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God's arms around so many people because of you. but if you'll hear
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So many people because of you. but if you'll hear what i'm going to be saying
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But if you'll hear what i'm going to be saying and sharing with you
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What i'm going to be saying and sharing with you the next few days,
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And sharing with you the next few days, we're not only going
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The next few days, we're not only going to get the arms of god
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We're not only going to get the arms of god around the hungry
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To get the arms of god around the hungry and the thirsty
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Around the hungry and the thirsty in third-world countries,
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And the thirsty in third-world countries, we're going to put
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In third-world countries, we're going to put the loving arms of god
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We're going to put the loving arms of god around the whole world.
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The loving arms of god around the whole world. because with your help,
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Around the whole world. because with your help, we're going to preach
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Because with your help, we're going to preach the gospel of the kingdom
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We're going to preach the gospel of the kingdom to the whole world.
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The gospel of the kingdom to the whole world. betty, you know that
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To the whole world. betty, you know that god birthed in my heart
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Betty, you know that god birthed in my heart a river flowing
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God birthed in my heart a river flowing like a river of
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A river flowing like a river of transforming truth,
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Like a river of transforming truth, like the river of love
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Transforming truth, like the river of love and the river of life.
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Like the river of love and the river of life. and that we wanted to release
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And the river of life. and that we wanted to release life and love and truth,
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And that we wanted to release life and love and truth, redemptive love,
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Life and love and truth, redemptive love, redemptive truth in a stream,
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Redemptive love, redemptive truth in a stream, steady, that would
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Redemptive truth in a stream, steady, that would be supported by people
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Steady, that would be supported by people who knew that god has
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Be supported by people who knew that god has the only truth,
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Who knew that god has the only truth, the only answer,
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The only truth, the only answer, the only way to life,
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The only answer, the only way to life, and he offers it to everyone.
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The only way to life, and he offers it to everyone. we are supposed
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And he offers it to everyone. we are supposed to demonstrate the gospel
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We are supposed to demonstrate the gospel of the kingdom
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To demonstrate the gospel of the kingdom to the whole world.
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Of the kingdom to the whole world. the gospel of the kingdom
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To the whole world. the gospel of the kingdom will be preached
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The gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all nations
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Will be preached in all nations before jesus comes.
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In all nations before jesus comes. betty, i'm praying and
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Before jesus comes. betty, i'm praying and i'm asking every one of you
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Betty, i'm praying and i'm asking every one of you watching us, you may have
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I'm asking every one of you watching us, you may have never become a supporter
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Watching us, you may have never become a supporter of life outreach .
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Never become a supporter of life outreach . if you are a supporter,
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Of life outreach . if you are a supporter, i want you to up it right now
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If you are a supporter, i want you to up it right now because we're about
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I want you to up it right now because we're about to double the outreach
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Because we're about to double the outreach if you'll help us.
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To double the outreach if you'll help us. we're going to have
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If you'll help us. we're going to have to have your help for us
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We're going to have to have your help for us to continue expanding
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To have your help for us to continue expanding the feeding and
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To continue expanding the feeding and the water drilling,
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The feeding and the water drilling, the wells, all of it.
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The water drilling, the wells, all of it. right now, we believe
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The wells, all of it. right now, we believe we're going to see
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Right now, we believe we're going to see the greatest move of god
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We're going to see the greatest move of god in the history of the world
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The greatest move of god in the history of the world and the greatest awakening
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In the history of the world and the greatest awakening in history.
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And the greatest awakening in history. father, thank you for betty
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In history. father, thank you for betty being used to help
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Father, thank you for betty being used to help transform my life.
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Being used to help transform my life. thank you that i was
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Transform my life. thank you that i was able to help her.
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Thank you that i was able to help her. thank you that we've been
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Able to help her. thank you that we've been able to help millions
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Thank you that we've been able to help millions of people.
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Able to help millions of people. but now more than ever,
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Of people. but now more than ever, help people to say,
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But now more than ever, help people to say, we're going to stand together
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Help people to say, we're going to stand together with you and deliver
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We're going to stand together with you and deliver the gospel of the kingdom,
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With you and deliver the gospel of the kingdom, in jesus' name.
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Would you join us right now
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In feeding 350,000 children
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And their families,
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Many of which will
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Starve to death
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In the coming months?
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But we can feed them.
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We found them.
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The missionaries and
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Their families are there
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Ready to give their lives
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For these children
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And their families.
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Would you help us feed them?
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350,000, $30 feeds three,
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$50 five, $100, 10.
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Dear god,
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$1,000 will feed 100 children
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For the next months.
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Would you please,
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Even if you had to give up
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A meal or two
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To give some meals?
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Betty and i try to be
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As good of givers
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As is possible to be.
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We give to every program
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And outreach of life .
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From the moment we found
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The starving and the thirsty,
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We just started giving
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Faithfully, regularly.
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God did seem like he said,
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I will bless you when
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You do my will and my kingdom
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Purpose is fulfilled
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Through your life,
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I'm going to fulfill
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Your dreams.
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Would you right now
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Go get your bank card
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And use it like a check?
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Make the biggest gift you can.
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If you write a check,
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Make it to life .
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But call us and tell us
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What you're sending.
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God, please give us a host
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Of people who help us today.
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God, we need those helpers
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And we thank you for them,
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In jesus' name.
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This is a very important day
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For many reasons and
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For many precious people.
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Please make the gift
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God puts on your heart.
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Thank you so much.
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Right now, across the continent of africa,
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Children are suffering, facing severe malnutrition,
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And even death.
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With food reserves gone,
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And many areas experiencing severe famine,
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We urgently need to replenish supplies
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To keep feeding the 350,000 children
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Who are counting on us.
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Through life's mission feeding outreach,
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Your gift of love can be an answer to prayer
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For a hurting and hungry child in their time of need.
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Call now with your life-saving gift
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Of $30, $50, or $100
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To help feed and care for three, five, or ten children
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>> hi, i'm jordan rubin, and for over two decades,
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My wife nicki and i have been supporting the ministries of life.
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With any gift to mission feeding,
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You will transform the lives of 350,000 children in africa
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And your own family. do it today.
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James: thank you so much!
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James: thank you so much! i hope many of you
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James: thank you so much! i hope many of you have joined us today
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I hope many of you have joined us today on this incredible journey
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Have joined us today on this incredible journey to put god's arms around
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On this incredible journey to put god's arms around the least of these.
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To put god's arms around the least of these. betty, i'm believing
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The least of these. betty, i'm believing so many are going to join us
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Betty, i'm believing so many are going to join us in streaming truth,
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So many are going to join us in streaming truth, transforming truth
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In streaming truth, transforming truth to the whole world,
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Transforming truth to the whole world, the message of the kingdom.
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To the whole world, the message of the kingdom. thank you so much.
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The message of the kingdom. thank you so much. god bless you.
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Thank you so much. god bless you. he's blessing through you
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God bless you. he's blessing through you when you extend his hands.
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He's blessing through you when you extend his hands. thank you.
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James: you faced
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James: you faced everyone's worst nightmare.
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James: you faced everyone's worst nightmare. then physically
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Everyone's worst nightmare. then physically your world blew up,
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Then physically your world blew up, your body blew up.
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Lysa: well, i also started
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Lysa: well, i also started to see a christian counselor
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To see a christian counselor when my world
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My marriage was imploding.
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My marriage was imploding. so i remember my counselor
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My marriage was imploding. so i remember my counselor saying, "lysa, if you don't
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So i remember my counselor saying, "lysa, if you don't learn to process this
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Saying, "lysa, if you don't learn to process this in a healthy way,
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Learn to process this in a healthy way, you've got to get this angst
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In a healthy way, you've got to get this angst and this hurt and this pain,
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You've got to get this angst and this hurt and this pain, you've got to get it out
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And this hurt and this pain, you've got to get it out because if you don't
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You've got to get it out because if you don't your body
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Because if you don't your body will keep the score."
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Your body will keep the score." six months into this journey
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Will keep the score." six months into this journey i woke up one morning and
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Six months into this journey i woke up one morning and i was in more physical pain
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I woke up one morning and i was in more physical pain than i've ever been in
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I was in more physical pain than i've ever been in in my life.
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Than i've ever been in in my life. i stepped out of my bed,
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In my life. i stepped out of my bed, i collapsed onto the floor.
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I stepped out of my bed, i collapsed onto the floor. i was screaming in pain
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I collapsed onto the floor. i was screaming in pain and my family rushed me
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I was screaming in pain and my family rushed me to the hospital.
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And my family rushed me to the hospital. i was laying in a hospital bed
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To the hospital. i was laying in a hospital bed literally begging god,
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I was laying in a hospital bed literally begging god, if you love me,
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Literally begging god, if you love me, take this pain away.
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If you love me, take this pain away. and the pain was so intense
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Take this pain away. and the pain was so intense they admitted me
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And the pain was so intense they admitted me to the hospital.
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They admitted me to the hospital. they started running tests.
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To the hospital. they started running tests. they could not figure out
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They started running tests. they could not figure out what was wrong with me.
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They could not figure out what was wrong with me. and the only reason
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What was wrong with me. and the only reason they kept me at the hospital
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And the only reason they kept me at the hospital was because
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They kept me at the hospital was because i was in so much pain.
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Was because i was in so much pain. they wound up putting me
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I was in so much pain. they wound up putting me on a morphine pump
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They wound up putting me on a morphine pump and even that didn't
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On a morphine pump and even that didn't take away the pain.
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And even that didn't take away the pain. so i laid there monday,
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Take away the pain. so i laid there monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday.
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So i laid there monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. i never knew how painful
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Tuesday, wednesday, thursday. i never knew how painful 60 seconds can be
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I never knew how painful 60 seconds can be much less 24 hours
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60 seconds can be much less 24 hours plus 24 hours
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Much less 24 hours plus 24 hours plus 24 hours --
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Plus 24 hours plus 24 hours -- it was excruciating.
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Plus 24 hours -- it was excruciating. finally, on friday morning
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It was excruciating. finally, on friday morning a surgeon came
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Finally, on friday morning a surgeon came to that hospital
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A surgeon came to that hospital and ran one last test on me
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To that hospital and ran one last test on me and came in my hospital room
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And ran one last test on me and came in my hospital room dressed in scrubs and said,
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And came in my hospital room dressed in scrubs and said, "we have to rush you
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Dressed in scrubs and said, "we have to rush you into emergency surgery.
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"we have to rush you into emergency surgery. we're going to have to
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Into emergency surgery. we're going to have to remove most of your colon
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We're going to have to remove most of your colon because your colon has ripped
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Remove most of your colon because your colon has ripped away from the abdominal wall.
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Because your colon has ripped away from the abdominal wall. it has twisted inside of you
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Away from the abdominal wall. it has twisted inside of you and cut off the blood flow.
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It has twisted inside of you and cut off the blood flow. if we don't take you into
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And cut off the blood flow. if we don't take you into surgery you're going to die."
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If we don't take you into surgery you're going to die." he said, "you know what?
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Surgery you're going to die." he said, "you know what? it's pretty miraculous
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He said, "you know what? it's pretty miraculous that they never were able
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It's pretty miraculous that they never were able to take away your pain
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That they never were able to take away your pain because had they
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To take away your pain because had they taken away your pain
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Because had they taken away your pain you would have gone home,
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Taken away your pain you would have gone home, your colon would have ruptured
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You would have gone home, your colon would have ruptured and you wouldn't be
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Your colon would have ruptured and you wouldn't be with us today."
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And you wouldn't be with us today." so then i had a totally
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With us today." so then i had a totally different view of god.
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So then i had a totally different view of god. whether you're going through
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Different view of god. whether you're going through physical pain today
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Whether you're going through physical pain today or emotional pain,
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Physical pain today or emotional pain, i know you've begged god
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Or emotional pain, i know you've begged god to take the pain away
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I know you've begged god to take the pain away but god loves us too much
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To take the pain away but god loves us too much to take our pain away
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But god loves us too much to take our pain away at any other time
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To take our pain away at any other time than the right time,
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At any other time than the right time, and any other way
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Than the right time, and any other way than the right way.
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And any other way than the right way. god loves us too much
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Than the right way. god loves us too much to answer any of our prayers
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God loves us too much to answer any of our prayers at any other time
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To answer any of our prayers at any other time than the right time,
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At any other time than the right time, and in any other way
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Than the right time, and in any other way than in the right way.
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And in any other way than in the right way. when i was laying there
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Than in the right way. when i was laying there in so much pain
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When i was laying there in so much pain i started to have
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In so much pain i started to have this wacky view of god
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I started to have this wacky view of god like maybe god got busy.
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This wacky view of god like maybe god got busy. maybe he really doesn't
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Like maybe god got busy. maybe he really doesn't care as much about me.
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Maybe he really doesn't care as much about me. maybe he is just like
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Care as much about me. maybe he is just like well, this is what it means
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Maybe he is just like well, this is what it means to live in a sin-soaked earth.
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Well, this is what it means to live in a sin-soaked earth. our god is never --
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To live in a sin-soaked earth. our god is never -- he does not speak to us
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Our god is never -- he does not speak to us that way.
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He does not speak to us that way. he speaks to us in a symphony
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That way. he speaks to us in a symphony of compassion and mercy.
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He speaks to us in a symphony of compassion and mercy. and when i finally understood
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Of compassion and mercy. and when i finally understood god loved me too much
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And when i finally understood god loved me too much to take that pain away,
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God loved me too much to take that pain away, because had he done that,
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To take that pain away, because had he done that, i would have died.
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Because had he done that, i would have died. so now i have a completely
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I would have died. so now i have a completely different view of god.
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So now i have a completely different view of god. i think god
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Different view of god. i think god was right there with me
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I think god was right there with me and it took every bit
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Was right there with me and it took every bit of holy restraint he had
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And it took every bit of holy restraint he had to hold back
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Of holy restraint he had to hold back and not take that pain away.
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To hold back and not take that pain away. because again, he had
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And not take that pain away. because again, he had a good plan for me to live.
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Because again, he had a good plan for me to live. so whether you're going
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A good plan for me to live. so whether you're going through emotional pain,
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So whether you're going through emotional pain, physical pain,
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Through emotional pain, physical pain, pain that you feel like
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Physical pain, pain that you feel like you can't endure
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Pain that you feel like you can't endure for another minute
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You can't endure for another minute or another day,
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For another minute or another day, trust the lord's timing.
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Or another day, trust the lord's timing. he is doing something.
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Trust the lord's timing. he is doing something. i pray you can recall my story
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He is doing something. i pray you can recall my story and find hope for yours.
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>> you know, in life
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>> you know, in life we're measuring everything
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We're measuring everything according to its value.
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According to its value. before you buy something,
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Before you buy something, you think about
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You think about how much it costs.
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To commit yourself
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To commit yourself to some type of event
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To commit yourself to some type of event or some type of activity,
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To some type of event or some type of activity, you think about
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Or some type of activity, you think about how much time
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You think about how much time that's going to take
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How much time that's going to take and how much of your schedule
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That's going to take and how much of your schedule you're going to have
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And how much of your schedule you're going to have to give to it.
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You're going to have to give to it. we invest our lives
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To give to it. we invest our lives in something.
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We invest our lives in something. you know, the bible gives us
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In something. you know, the bible gives us an interesting parable,
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You know, the bible gives us an interesting parable, an interesting story,
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An interesting parable, an interesting story, and it talks about
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An interesting story, and it talks about what is most valuable.
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And it talks about what is most valuable. what is
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What is most valuable. what is the most valuable thing that
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What is the most valuable thing that you can give your life to,
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The most valuable thing that you can give your life to, and it tells the story
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You can give your life to, and it tells the story of a man who found a treasure
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And it tells the story of a man who found a treasure in a field
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To be so valuable,
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To be so valuable, he sold everything
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He sold everything to get the treasure.
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To get the treasure. do you know
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Do you know what that treasure was?
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I find a lot of people today,
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I find a lot of people today, as a pastor,
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I find a lot of people today, as a pastor, i just see them
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As a pastor, i just see them and they do not recognize
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I just see them and they do not recognize the value of giving yourself
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And they do not recognize the value of giving yourself to the kingdom of god.
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The value of giving yourself to the kingdom of god. we all have been given
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To the kingdom of god. we all have been given a gift by god called life.
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We all have been given a gift by god called life. the average person,
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A gift by god called life. the average person, probably 25,000 days;
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The average person, probably 25,000 days; some more, some less.
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Probably 25,000 days; some more, some less. and my challenge to you today
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Some more, some less. and my challenge to you today is this:
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And my challenge to you today is this: what are you giving
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Is this: what are you giving your life to?
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What are you giving your life to? the bible tells us
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Your life to? the bible tells us that the value that is placed
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The bible tells us that the value that is placed on the kingdom of god
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That the value that is placed on the kingdom of god is the greatest thing
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On the kingdom of god is the greatest thing you could ever
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Is the greatest thing you could ever invest yourself in.
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You could ever invest yourself in. so i would encourage you,
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Invest yourself in. so i would encourage you, give your life away today.
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So i would encourage you, give your life away today. give it to jesus,
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Give your life away today. give it to jesus, give it to a life with god,
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Give it to jesus, give it to a life with god, and give it to others,
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Give it to a life with god, and give it to others, because you will find it
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And give it to others, because you will find it to be a great investment.
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James: betty, i believe it is possible to bring
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Billions of people to a personal relationship with jesus.
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Reaching the masses
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With the gospel of jesus christ. tomorrow!
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Life today is made possible by the supporters of life outreach international.
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Your gift will be used exclusively for the exempt purposes of life.
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The ministry features specific outreaches
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As examples of the programs it supports and conducts.
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Gifts are considered to be without restriction
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As to use unless explicitly stipulated by the donor.
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The ministry is a member of the ecfa.
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James Robison;Betty Robison - Carried by God

May 19, 2025 | S25:E135

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