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>> MAN! THIS STINKS
BECAUSE IT DID.
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SOMETIMES WE JUST
HAVE TO ADMIT
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THIS WAS JUST REALLY NOT
A FUN THING TO WALK THROUGH.
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BUT HER GETTING
THAT POSITION
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DOESN'T MAKE ME
A FAILURE.
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WHEN WE START TO MOVE
FROM "WHY HER?"
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TO "BLESS HER"
AND "YES, HER,"
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WE HAVE EXPERIENCED FREEDOM
IN THIS STRUGGLE.
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Announcer:
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
NICKI KOZIARZ
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UNCOVERS SIX TRUTHS
YOU NEED TO HEAR
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WHEN MEASURING UP
LEAVES YOU FALLING BEHIND.
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NEXT ON
LIFE TODAY!
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♪
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[Cheers and Applause]
Sheila: HEY!
WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
I'M SHEILA WALSH AND
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I'M HERE WITH RANDY ROBISON.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
WE DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
THAT YOU COULD KEEP
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FLICKING THROUGH CHANNELS
BUT YOU STOP AND STAY WITH US.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
I THINK YOU'LL BE
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HAPPY YOU DID.
THERE'S A GREAT BOOK OUT
AND IT IS CALLED WHY HER?
"SIX TRUTHS WE NEED HEAR
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WHEN MEASURING UP
LEAVES US FALLING BEHIND."
SO WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME
MY GUEST NICKI KOZIARZ.
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DID I GET THAT RIGHT?
Nicki: YES.
Randy: SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
Nicki: THANK YOU
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FOR HAVING ME.
Randy: I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE
THE TITLE OF THIS IS WHY HER?
DO YOU LADIES TEND
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TO COMPARE YOURSELVES
TO EACH OTHER A LOT?
Nicki: A LITTLE BIT.
I MEAN SHEILA'S NAVY BLUE
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IS WAY BETTER
THAN MINE TONIGHT.
Sheila: I LIKE YOUR NAVY BLUE.
I THINK IT IS JUST
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ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WE STRUGGLE WITH IN LIFE
THAT WE TEND TO LOOK AT, IF
SOMEBODY ELSE IS DOING WELL OR
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WHATEVER AREA OF LIFE IT IS,
WOMEN TEND TO COMPARE.
Nicki: ABSOLUTELY.
Sheila: IS THAT WHAT MADE YOU
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WRITE THIS BOOK, NICKI?
WHAT WAS THE KIND
OF GENESIS FOR YOU?
Nicki: WELL, ACTUALLY,
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IN GENESIS IS WHERE THE STORY
REALLY BEGAN BECAUSE SINCE
THE VERY BEGINNING OF TIME
WHEN EVE FOUND HERSELF
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STANDING IN THAT GARDEN
NEXT TO THAT BEAUTIFUL TREE
AND THAT SNEAKY LITTLE SNAKE
SLIPPED IN AND SAID,
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"DID GOD REALLY SAY
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO EAT THAT FRUIT?"
FROM THAT MOMENT ON
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EVERY WOMAN
AND PROBABLY EVERY MAN TOO,
HAS HAD A "DID GOD REALLY SAY"
KIND OF MOMENT.
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AND SO COMPARISON FOR ME
BECAME A BATTLE TO SEE
WHOSE TRUTH I WOULD
ULTIMATELY ALIGN MY LIFE WITH,
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GOD'S OR MINE?
BECAUSE WE HAVE
THIS MESSED-UP PERCEPTION
IN OUR HEAD
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OF WHO GOD HAS REALLY
CREATED US TO BE
BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ENEMY
CHARGING AGAINST US TO TRY
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TO CONVINCE US OTHERWISE.
Sheila: WAS IT HARD FOR YOU
BECAUSE YOU'RE PRETTY
VULNERABLE IN THIS BOOK.
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YOU'RE PRETTY OPEN.
AND SOMETIMES WE CAN BE
SELECTIVE ABOUT WHAT WE SHARE
AND WHAT WE DON'T SHARE.
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WAS THAT A STRUGGLE FOR YOU
AT ALL?
Nicki: OH MY GOODNESS, SHEILA.
RIGHT BEFORE I TURNED
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IN THE BOOK I ALMOST PULLED
THE VERY FIRST STORY
IN THE BOOK BECAUSE
I SHARE ABOUT MY JOURNEY
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OF GETTING PREGNANT
AT THE AGE OF 19
AND NOT BEING SO WELCOMED
INTO THE CHURCH
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AND IN MY COMMUNITY
BECAUSE OF THAT SITUATION.
COMPARISON REALLY BECAME
A HEIGHTENED STRUGGLE FOR ME
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IN THAT SEASON
BECAUSE I BECAME
SO DISILLUSIONED
ABOUT HOW GOD VIEWED ME
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BECAUSE OF THE WAY
PEOPLE WERE TREATING ME.
SO YEAH.
BUT RIGHT BEFORE I WAS
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GETTING READY TO SEND IT IN
I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW
THAT I CAN REALLY DO THIS.
CAN I REALLY SHARE THIS STORY
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RIGHT NOW?
BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS 17
SO WE'RE STILL
LIVING THIS STORY OUT.
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BUT I FOUND
WHEN I CAN BE VULNERABLE
AND WHEN I CAN INVITE PEOPLE
INTO THE DARKEST PLACES
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IN MY SOUL, THEY'RE WILLING
TO COME WITH ME
AND THEY'LL LISTEN TO WHAT
GOD WANTS TO SAY TO THEM.
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Sheila: I THINK THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY HUGE BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT THERE'S BEEN THINGS
IN MY OWN LIFE THAT
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I FELT I'M NOT SURE
I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT.
BUT I THINK ANY TIME
WE OFFER OUR BROKENNESS TO GOD
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IT IS AMAZING WHAT HE WILL DO
WITH A BROKEN LIFE
WHEN YOU GIVE HIM
ALL THE PIECES.
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AND I THINK IT IS TRIBUTE
TO YOUR DAUGHTER
THAT YOU DIDN'T HIDE
THAT PART OF YOUR STORY.
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Nicki: I ASKED HER PERMISSION
OF COURSE.
BUT YEAH, WE HAD
A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT
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AND I SAID, "TAYLOR,
THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU
HAS REALLY MADE ME
WHO I AM TODAY."
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SO SHE WAS VERY WILLING
FOR ME TO SHARE
THAT PART OF OUR STORY.
Randy: SO I'M ASSUMING,
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MAYBE WRONGLY
BUT THAT YOU VIEWED THAT
EARLY UNWANTED PREGNANCY
AS A BIT OF A FAILURE?
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Nicki: YES, ABSOLUTELY.
Randy: DID THAT SET YOU UP
TO FEEL LIKE A FAILURE
IN COMPARING YOURSELF
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TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO
SEEMED TO HAVE IT TOGETHER,
EVEN WHEN A LOT OF THEM
DIDN'T, CERTAINLY HAVE GONE
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THROUGH OTHER ISSUES,
MAYBE SIMILAR TO YOURS?
Nicki: RIGHT, RIGHT.
I WAS 19
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AND WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF
IN A SITUATION
WHERE YOU'RE NOT MARRIED
AND YOU'RE PREGNANT
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AND YOU'RE BEING
VERY MUCH CRITICIZED
BY YOUR CHURCH AND
YOUR COMMUNITY, ABSOLUTELY.
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DID I STAY IN THE POSTURE
OF COMPARISON
WITH ALL THESE OTHER MOMS
AND WOMEN WHO DID IT RIGHT,
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WHO DID THE RIGHT THINGS?
IT VERY MUCH CAUSED ME TO HAVE
ALMOST A MISTRUST OF GOD,
UNFORTUNATELY,
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IS WHAT I FOUND HAPPENING
THROUGH MY OWN STORY.
BUT THE MORE I'VE SHARED
THAT STORY, THE MORE
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GOD HAS BROUGHT HEALING
TO THAT PART OF MY LIFE.
Sheila: THE VERY FACT YOU'RE
WILLING TO SHARE THAT THOUGH,
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NICKI, HONESTLY, I JUST THINK
OF THE GIRLS WATCHING
WHO ARE IN THAT POSITION
AND WHO HAVE BEEN JUDGED
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BY THE CHURCH.
I ALWAYS LOVED WHAT
DR. BILLY GRAHAM USED TO SAY.
HE SAID,
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"IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT'S JOB
TO CONVICT,
IT IS GOD'S JOB TO JUDGE
AND IT IS OUR JOB TO LOVE."
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-- AND THE FACT THAT
YOU'RE WILLING TO SHARE THAT.
BUT YOU USE THE STORY
OF RACHEL AND LEAH
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IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
AND I LOVE
YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON IT.
TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT
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ABOUT WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE
FOR LEAH.
Nicki: WELL, FIRST OF ALL
MOSES WAS NOT VERY KIND
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IN THE WAY
THAT HE DESCRIBED LEAH.
HE WAS NOT VERY --
HE WASN'T LIKE OH MY GOODNESS,
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THIS WOMAN IS SO UGLY.
LIKE, HE DIDN'T SAY THAT.
BUT HE DESCRIBES RACHEL,
HER SISTER AS LOVELY IN FORM
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AND APPEARANCE
AND LEAH IS DESCRIBED
AS HAVING WEAK EYES.
THERE'S ALL KIND OF OPINIONS
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ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS
BUT THE VERY FIRST FORM
OF COMPARISON IS IN THE STORY
ABOUT APPEARANCE IN THE BIBLE.
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AT LEAST, SHEILA,
WE'VE GOT THAT GOING FOR US;
LIKE OUR APPEARANCE ISN'T
BEING COMPARED IN SCRIPTURE.
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BUT IT SHOWED ME
VERY EARLY ON
THAT LEAH'S STRUGGLE WAS MUCH
DEEPER THAN JUST ENDING UP
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IN THIS MARRIAGE WITH THIS GUY
THAT DIDN'T LOVE HER.
CAN YOU IMAGINE
WHAT THAT WAS LIKE TO BE IN
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HER BEAUTIFUL SISTER'S SHADOW
ALL THOSE YEARS?
Sheila: AND PARTICULARLY
THE FACT THAT HE DIDN'T,
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THE GUY SHE MARRIED
DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE
UNTIL THEIR WEDDING NIGHT
WHEN SHE TOOK HER VEIL OFF
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HE'D GOTTEN THE WRONG ONE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
WHAT KIND OF HONEYMOON
IS THAT?
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OH IT IS YOU!
[Laughter]
Nicki: IT WAS A MESSY,
MESSY MARRIAGE. ABSOLUTELY!
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Sheila: AND SHE COULD HAVE
REALLY GIVEN INTO INCREDIBLE
DESPAIR AND BITTERNESS
BUT YOU POINT OUT AREAS WHERE
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SHE ACTUALLY STAYED STRONG.
Nicki: YES!
I THINK WHAT I SAW
THROUGH BOTH OF THEIR STORIES
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IS THEY KIND OF WENT
ON A ROLLER COASTER;
LIKE THEY WOULD MAKE PEACE
WITH THE SITUATION AND THEN
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THEY WOULD NOT MAKE PEACE
WITH THE SITUATION.
BUT THEN I ALSO SAW THEM
TAKE SOME THINGS FROM GOD,
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THEY WOULD SAY THINGS LIKE
"GOD VINDICATED ME"
AND "GOD BLESSED ME"
AND KIND OF
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SOME MESSED UP THEOLOGY.
SO WHENEVER WE SEE SOMEONE IN
THE SCRIPTURES SAYING THINGS
THAT MAYBE DON'T REPRESENT
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THE CHARACTER OF GOD,
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US
TO STEP BACK AND GO,
THIS IS THE AUTHOR
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TELLING THIS STORY.
IT IS NOT ACTUALLY
WHO GOD IS BECAUSE
GOD NEVER BLESSES SOMEBODY
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TO BURDEN SOMEBODY ELSE.
HE DOESN'T GIVE US
REDEMPTION BULLETS TO SHOOT
INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES
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AND SAY, "LOOK WHAT GOD
DID THROUGH ME!"
Sheila: YOU HAVE
THESE SIX TRUTHS
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AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE
TO GET THE BOOK FOR YOURSELF
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TIME IN ONE SHOW
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TO UNPACK THEM ALL.
BUT TRUTH NUMBER FOUR,
I'D LOVE FOR YOU
TO UNPACK THAT FOR US.
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"YOU DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING WRONG."
YOU HAVE A PHRASE IN THERE
THAT I STOPPED AND UNDERLINED.
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"WHAT DOESN'T KILL US
STILL HURTS."
Nicki: ABSOLUTELY!
SHEILA, I LOVE --
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YOU ARE SUCH A PREACHER
OF THAT MESSAGE.
ABSOLUTELY!
IT IS TIME FOR US
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TO STOP TRYING TO SAY,
"OH MY GOODNESS.
THIS WAS JUST A LITTLE BUMP
IN MY LIFE."
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IT WAS A PAINFUL EXPERIENCE.
THAT TRUTH
AS I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH
SOME WOMEN ABOUT THE BOOK
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AND HEARING THEIR FEEDBACK,
IT'S BEEN THE ONE
THAT HAS BROUGHT
THE MOST FREEDOM
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BECAUSE WE WOULD LOVE TO BLAME
SOMEONE OR SOMETHING
FOR OUR FAILURES IN LIFE OR
WHAT WE PERCEIVE AS FAILURES
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BUT SOMETIMES GOD JUST
LOOKS DOWN FROM HEAVEN
AND SAYS, "MY GIRL,
YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
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IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS."
SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE
COMPARING OUR ASSIGNMENTS
TO OTHER PEOPLE
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AND WE SEE ANOTHER PERSON
GET THIS OPPORTUNITY
WHILE WE DIDN'T
WE START TO THINK,
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WELL, WHAT DID I DO WRONG?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?
AND MAYBE IT JUST WASN'T
OUR ASSIGNMENT.
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SOMETIMES I THINK WE JUST NEED
TO LET GOD
RUB THAT INSIDE OF US;
YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
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THAT'S JUST NOT
WHAT I HAD FOR YOU.
Sheila: HOW DO YOU THINK
SOCIAL MEDIA COMPOUNDS
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THE WAY WE COMPARE OURSELVES?
Nicki: WELL, IT IS AWFUL!
WE CAN'T POP OPEN OUR PHONES
WITHOUT COMPARING.
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ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS
IS JON ACUFF
AND HE RECENTLY POSTED
A QUOTE THAT SAID
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WHEN I WAS GROWING UP OUR MOMS
HAD LIKE THE ONLY MOMS
ON THE BLOCK
TO COMPARE THEMSELVES WITH.
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LIKE FIVE NEIGHBORS,
A COUPLE MOMS AT SCHOOL,
THE PEOPLE THEY WORKED WITH --
THAT WAS IT.
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BUT NOW IF I POP OPEN MY PHONE
I HAVE HUNDREDS OF MOMS
TO COMPARE MY LIFE WITH.
SO IT'S THERE
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FRONT AND CENTER ALL THE TIME.
I THINK IT HAS MADE
THIS STRUGGLE
A LITTLE MORE HEIGHTENED THAN
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MAYBE WE WOULD LIKE TO ADMIT.
Randy: JUST KNOW THAT MOST
OF THEM ARE LYING; RIGHT?
THAT DOES FEED INTO
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ANOTHER POINT OF YOURS
THAT STOOD OUT TO ME
AND THAT IS
IF WE LOOK ON FACEBOOK
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OR INSTAGRAM OR WHATEVER
AND WE SEE ALL THESE
BEAUTIFUL SUCCESS STORIES
OF THE CHILDREN
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AND THEIR ADVENTURES
AND WE SEE ALL OF THAT,
YOU SAY DON'T LET
SOMEONE ELSE'S SUCCESSES
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BECOME YOUR FAILURES.
Nicki: RIGHT,
OR DISCOURAGE YOU.
Randy: RIGHT! JUST BECAUSE
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SOMEONE ELSE DOES WELL DOESN'T
MEAN THAT WE HAVE FAILED
IN SOME SORT OF WAY AND
WE SHOULDN'T BE DISCOURAGED
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WHEN THEY EXCEL.
WE SHOULD ENJOY IT.
Nicki: YES!
AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING
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WE CAN LEARN FROM PEOPLE
AHEAD OF US.
SO I THINK SUCCESS CAN DO
TWO THINGS TO US.
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IT CAN EITHER COMPLETELY
NUMB US LIKE WE GO,
"OH, THAT'S NEVER
GOING TO HAPPEN FOR ME.
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I CAN'T DO THAT.
THAT'S NOT MY LEVEL."
BUT THEN THERE'S THIS POSTURE
OF, HOW DID THAT PERSON
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GET TO THAT PLACE?
MY HUSBAND, HE RUNS MARATHONS,
SO ONE OF THE THINGS HE DOES
IS HE COMPARES HIS TIME
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TO LIKE OLYMPIC RUNNERS, OKAY?
-- THE BEST; RIGHT?
Randy: I DON'T DO THAT.
DO YOU DO THAT?
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Sheila: NO! I NEVER DO THAT.
Randy: NEVER BEEN TEMPTED.
Nicki: WELL, ME NEITHER!
BUT IT IS A GOOD FORM
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OF COMPARISON.
SO NOT ALL COMPARISON IS BAD;
IT IS WHEN IT STARTS
TO COMPROMISE
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WHO GOD HAS CREATED US TO BE.
Sheila: SOMETIMES
YOU TALK IN YOUR BOOK
ABOUT A PARTICULAR
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WRITING ASSIGNMENT AND WHEN
YOU WERE ASKED TO DO IT
YOU DIDN'T REALIZE PERHAPS
AT THE TIME
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THAT ONE OR TWO OTHER PEOPLE
WERE BEING CONSIDERED.
BUT YOU POURED
YOUR HEART INTO IT,
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YOU DID SOME AMAZING STUFF
AND THEN YOU GOT
THAT CALL SAYING ACTUALLY,
IT IS NOT GOING TO YOU.
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I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.
I WONDERED HOW DID YOU
NAVIGATE YOUR WAY OUT OF THAT
TO A GOOD PLACE?
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Nicki: WELL, I'LL BE HONEST.
IT WASN'T LIKE INSTANTLY
I WAS LIKE OH OKAY.
THAT'S AWESOME FOR HER.
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I DEFINITELY ASKED, "WHY HER?"
BUT THERE IS ANOTHER TRUTH
IN THE BOOK THAT SAYS
HER GAIN IS NOT YOUR LOSS.
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THROUGH WRITING THIS MESSAGE
GOD'S REALLY GIVEN ME
A KINGDOM PERSPECTIVE
ON WHAT IT MEANS
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TO DO GOD ASSIGNMENTS.
SO I STARTED TO SHIFT
MY MIND-SET FROM, MAN,
THIS STINKS BECAUSE IT DID.
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SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE
TO ADMIT, THIS WAS REALLY NOT
A FUN THING TO WALK THROUGH.
BUT HER GETTING THAT POSITION
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DOESN'T MAKE ME A FAILURE.
WHEN WE START TO MOVE FROM
"WHY HER" TO "BLESS HER"
AND "YES, HER"
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WE HAVE EXPERIENCED FREEDOM
IN THE STRUGGLE.
Randy: THAT'S SO TRUE.
Sheila: I LOVE THAT!
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IT'S SOMETHING I MAKE A POINT
OF DOING WHENEVER I SEE ANY
OF MY FRIENDS RELEASING
A NEW BOOK, I ABSOLUTELY
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CONSCIOUSLY GET DOWN ON
MY KNEES AND I'M LIKE, LORD,
I PRAY YOU'LL BLESS THIS BOOK.
I PRAY YOU'LL OPEN DOORS
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THAT NOBODY ELSE CAN OPEN.
BECAUSE IT IS LIKE WHEN PAUL
SAYS, "HEY, IF THE GOSPEL
IS BEING PREACHED IT DOESN'T
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MATTER WHETHER IT IS
THROUGH ME OR NOT.
THE MESSAGE
IS GETTING OUT THERE."
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Randy: ARE WE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT TRUTH HERE?
CAN WE TALK ABOUT TRUTH --
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT TRUTH IS?
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WILL YOU SAY A WORD FOR ME
IN YOUR WONDERFUL
SCOTTISH ACCENT?
Sheila: TRUTH?
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Randy: DONKEY.
Sheila: OH! WHERE
WE GOING TO DONKEY IN
THE MIDDLE OF A PROGRAM FOR?
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Randy: THAT'S
A GREAT QUESTION!
AND MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THAT.
Sheila: WE'RE BACK
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TO THE DONKEY THING.
Randy: WE CAN'T LET
THE SHOW GO BY
WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THIS.
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THIS IS GREAT!
Sheila: THIS IS AN
INTERESTING PROGRAM, PEOPLE.
Randy: NO, THIS IS WONDERFUL!
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JUST ENTERTAIN US HERE
BECAUSE THIS IS WONDERFUL.
Nicki: ABSOLUTELY.
SO ONE OF THE OTHER TRUTHS
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IN THE BOOK IS IT IS NOT
ALWAYS LIKE IT SEEMS.
SO MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE
A FIXER UPPER FARM
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WHERE WE HAVE A HOUSE,
A BUNCH OF MISFIT ANIMALS,
AND TWO OF THEM ARE DONKEYS.
ONE OF THEM IS NAMED FRED
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AND ONE IS NAMED HELEN.
[Laughter]
Randy: OF COURSE!
Sheila: FRED AND HELEN!
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Randy: WHAT ELSE
DO YOU NAME YOUR DONKEYS?
Nicki: AND UNFORTUNATELY,
WHEN WE BROUGHT HELEN HOME
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WE WERE TOLD
THAT SHE WAS EXPECTING.
AND SO DONKEYS ARE PREGNANT
FOR 11 TO 14 MONTHS JUST
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TO EXPAND YOUR TERRITORY.
YES, WHOA!
Randy: NO WONDER
THEY'RE CRANKY!
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Nicki: SO I LIKE TO
INVITE PEOPLE INTO MY CRAZY.
SO I STARTED THIS WHOLE THING
ON INSTAGRAM CALLED
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"BABY DONKEY WATCH 2017."
LIKE TEN MONTHS WENT BY,
11 MONTHS WENT BY,
12 MONTHS WENT BY;
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MY HUSBAND WAS LIKE, "I THINK
YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET
SOMEBODY OUT HERE TO SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HELEN."
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SO MY FRIEND CHUCK CAME OUT
AND HE'S THIS
GOOD OL' COUNTRY BOY.
I'M TELLING CHUCK
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ABOUT THE BABY DONKEY WATCH
AND ALL THESE PEOPLE
ARE WAITING FOR THIS BABY.
Randy: AND YOU'VE BEEN
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DOING THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
FOR AWHILE.
Nicki: YES! FOR A WHOLE YEAR.
Randy: IS IT TRUE
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YOU FELT THE BABY KICK?
Nicki: YES, I FELT
THE BABY MOVE, EVERYTHING.
SHE WAS GETTING WIDER
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AND WIDER EVERY MONTH.
Randy: WELL, YEAH,
AS THEY WILL DO.
Nicki: YES! AND SO CHUCK
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STARTS WALKING AROUND HELEN
AND HE'S CHECKING HER OUT
AND HE'S LISTENING TO ME
GO ON AND ON.
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HE GOES, "MA'AM,
I'M SO SORRY.
BUT THAT THERE DONKEY
IS NOT PREGNANT.
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SHE IS JUST FAT."
[Laughter]
Sheila: MANY A TIME
PEOPLE HAVE MADE
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THE SIMILAR COMMENT ABOUT ME!
THIS WOMAN IS NOT PREGNANT,
SHE IS JUST FAT."
SO HELEN JUST HAD
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A HARDY APPETITE?
Nicki: YES!
SHE JUST WAS EATING TOO MUCH
AT OUR FARM AND SO, NO BABY.
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Sheila: SO WHAT DID YOU SAY
ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
Nicki: WELL, I JUST TRIED
TO MAKE LIGHT OF IT.
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I WAS LIKE, "HA HA!
FIRST GENERATION FARMER HERE;
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT ANYTHING."
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AND PEOPLE WERE VERY GRACIOUS.
BUT MAYBE ONE DAY
WE WILL HAVE A BABY DONKEY
ON THE FARM.
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Randy: BUT YOU GOT
SOMETHING OUT OF THAT.
YOU GOT A POINT IN YOUR BOOK.
Nicki: I DID!
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IT WAS A REALLY GOOD POINT.
Sheila: YOU TALK IN THE BOOK
ABOUT ONE THING THAT
I FOUND REALLY INTERESTING.
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YOU TALK ABOUT
NOT BEING OFFENDED BY GOD.
IT MADE ME THINK OF THE STORY
OF JOHN THE BAPTIST WHEN HE
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IS IN PRISON AND HE SENDS
HIS DISCIPLES TO JESUS SAYING,
"ARE YOU THE ONE
OR SHOULD WE EXPECT ANOTHER?"
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CHRIST SENDS BACK THIS
UNUSUAL MESSAGE, "TELL JOHN
WHAT YOU SEE AND HEAR."
BUT THEN THERE'S THIS
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LITTLE THING TAGGED ON
TO THE END,
"AND BLESSED IS HE
WHO IS NOT OFFENDED BY ME."
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WILL YOU LOVE A GOD
YOU DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND;
WHEN HE DOESN'T ALWAYS
OPERATE THE WAY
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YOU THINK HE WILL?
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
YOU'VE INCLUDED IN YOUR BOOK.
Nicki: YES,
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BEING OFFENDED IS ACTUALLY
A CONDITION WE CHOOSE.
IT IS NOT SOMETHING
GOD PLACES ON US.
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SO WHEN WE CAN GET
TO THIS PLACE WHERE EVEN
WHEN GOD DOESN'T DO WHAT
WE HAVE PRAYED AND BELIEVED
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LIKE WE SAW RACHEL
AND LEAH MULTIPLE TIMES,
WE SAW THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT
COME THROUGH.
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AND DISAPPOINTMENT IN LIFE
IS INEVITABLE.
IT IS COMING;
IT HAS COME FOR ALL OF US.
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BUT IT IS WHAT WE DO.
BECAUSE GOD DOESN'T WANT US
TO SETTLE IN THAT PLACE
OF BEING OFFENDED
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BY OUR CIRCUMSTANCES;
HE WANTS US TO SHIFT
TO A PLACE OF PRAISING HIM
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF IT.
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Randy: MY PASTOR LIKES TO SAY
THAT PEOPLE WILL GIVE OFFENSE
BUT YOU HAVE THE DECISION
WHETHER OR NOT TO TAKE IT.
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Nicki: THAT'S GOOD!
THAT'S A GOOD WORD.
Sheila: DO YOU GO OUT
AND SPEAK A LOT
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OR DO YOU DO MOST OF YOUR WORK
THROUGH WRITING?
Nicki: I DO.
I'M OUT PROBABLY AT LEAST
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TWO OR THREE TIMES A MONTH;
DOING A LOT OF TRAVELING
RIGHT NOW.
SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE
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A SUPPORTIVE HUSBAND
WHO'S RUNNING THE FARM
AND THE MANY ANIMALS
AND ALSO THE CHILDREN --
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WE DO HAVE CHILDREN TOO.
Randy: BIRTHING
LOTS OF DONKEYS.
Sheila: CUTTING BACK
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ON HELEN'S MEALS.
[Laughter]
AFTER THIS WHOLE PROJECT,
SOMETIMES WHEN
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YOU FINISH A BOOK,
LIKE I JUST FINISHED A BOOK
AND SENT IN
THE FINISHED MANUSCRIPT,
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HOW DO YOU THINK
YOU HAVE BEEN IMPACTED
BY YOUR OWN MESSAGE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE GREATEST
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THING FROM WRITING THIS BOOK
HAS BEEN IN YOUR OWN LIFE?
Nicki: THAT'S
A GREAT QUESTION.
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YOU KNOW, JUST YESTERDAY
I ACTUALLY WAS HAVING
A LITTLE "WHY HER" MELT DOWN.
I WASN'T COMPARING MYSELF
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TO SOMEBODY ELSE;
I WAS ACTUALLY COMPARING
MYSELF TO MYSELF
JUST FROM SOME
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PAST EXPERIENCES.
SO PULLING OUT THESE TRUTHS,
I'VE HAD TO PULL THEM OUT
AT LEAST ONCE A DAY,
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ESPECIALLY THROUGH
THIS BOOK RELEASE
AND TEACHING THE WORD OF GOD
THROUGH THE STORY
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OF RACHEL AND LEAH.
IT'S REALLY SHIFTED
MY PERSPECTIVE INSIDE OF ME
AND IT'S REALLY HELPED ME
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TO STOP ASKING THAT QUESTION,
WHY HER?
Randy: THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK
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PEOPLE SHOULD GET THE BOOK
AND I THINK WE'VE GOT
A GOOD WAY
TO OFFER IT TO THEM.
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Sheila: WE DO!
THIS WILL REALLY HELP YOU.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE LOVE IS TO BE ABLE
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TO HELP YOU;
AND THEN WE'RE GRATEFUL,
SO GRATEFUL WHEN YOU HELP US
HELP OTHERS.
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THERE IS A SITUATION GOING ON
RIGHT NOW IN AFRICA
WHERE IT'S PRETTY DESPERATE
AND WE HAVE
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SOME BOOTS ON THE GROUND
BUT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING
AND WE NEED TO DO IT QUICKLY.
SO I WONDERED WOULD YOU
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WATCH THIS WITH ME.
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>> WHAT YOU'RE SEEING
HERE IS A RESULT OF
THE TERRIBLE DROUGHT.
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THEY HAVE NOT
SEEN ENOUGH RAINS,
THEIR CROPS HAVE FAILED
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AND THIS VILLAGE
IS IN DESPERATE NEED.
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THEY HAVE ABOUT TWO WEEKS
WORTH OF SUPPLIES
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IF THEY'RE
LUCKY.
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THIS IS JUST THE EXAMPLE OF
MANY VILLAGES IN THIS AREA.
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IT REALLY BREAKS
GOD'S HEART
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TO SEE THESE PEOPLE
SUFFERING LIKE THIS.
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Sheila:
THIS IS MARIA.
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MARIA IS A MOTHER
OF SIX CHILDREN
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BUT ONLY THREE OF THEM
ARE STILL ON THIS EARTH.
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YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO TELL ALL AROUND ME
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THAT THE CROPS THIS YEAR
HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED SO
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SHE'S NOT ABLE TO FEED THEM
WITH ANYTHING SHE HAS.
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SHE LITERALLY HAS
TO DIG AROUND
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TO SEE IF SHE CAN
FIND SOME ROOTS --
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ANYTHING TO BE ABLE
TO FEED HER CHILDREN.
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I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT
IT MUST BE LIKE FOR A MOM
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TO HAVE TO BURY
THREE CHILDREN.
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AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT TO HAVE
TO WATCH THREE CHILDREN DIE
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BECAUSE OF
MALNUTRITION.
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THIS IS HER BOY.
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SHE ONLY HAS
ONE BOY LEFT.
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HE IS
12 YEARS OLD
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AND SHE SAID TO ME,
"I'M SO WORRY ABOUT HIM
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BECAUSE HE IS
GETTING SO THIN
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AND HE HAS A COUGH
AND I SEE THE SIGNS."
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THAT'S THE
HARD THING.
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SHE SAID WHEN SHE WENT TO BED
AT NIGHT HER PRAYER IS:
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GOD, WILL YOU PLEASE
SHOW ME WHAT TO DO?
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OR WOULD YOU SEND
SOMEBODY TO HELP ME?
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I WAS ABLE TO TELL HER,
"GOD HEARD YOUR PRAYER
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AND THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE."
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THAT'S WHAT
THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
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MISSION FEEDING IS ALL ABOUT
AN URGENT NEED RIGHT NOW
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FOR FAMILIES WHO GO
TO SLEEP HUNGRY AT NIGHT
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BUT STILL BELIEVING
IN A GOD WHO ANSWERS PRAYER.
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WE CAN BE THE ANSWER
TO THAT PRAYER
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FOR THIS
YOUNG MOM.
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Randy: THAT'S SO TOUGH!
THAT'S SO SO DIFFICULT.
SHEILA, WHAT IS GOING
THROUGH YOUR MIND
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WHEN YOU'RE SITTING THERE
WITH THAT MOTHER?
Sheila: HONESTLY,
WHAT'S GOING THROUGH MY MIND
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IS THAT IT COULD BE ME
IN HER PLACE.
SO OFTEN WE THINK THAT
WHAT HAPPENS TO MOTHERS
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OVER IN OTHER COUNTRIES,
WELL, THEY GET USED TO THAT.
NO MOTHER GETS USED
TO BURYING HER CHILD.
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I WILL NEVER FORGET
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO WALK
TO WHERE SOME OF THESE
CHILDREN WERE BURIED
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JUST LITTLE GRAVE
AFTER LITTLE GRAVE
AFTER LITTLE GRAVE.
BUT DO YOU KNOW
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WHAT DID SURPRISE ME?
WHAT I DIDN'T EXPECT?
I DIDN'T EXPECT
TO STILL SEE SUCH FAITH.
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SOME OF THESE MOMS,
EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE HAD
TO BURY THEIR CHILDREN,
THAT LOVELY MOM
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I SAT WITH AND WHO SHARED
HER THREE CHILDREN WITH ME,
SHE SAID THAT EVERY NIGHT
SHE STILL PRAYS TO GOD,
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THAT SHE STILL BELIEVES
THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS
HAD TO BURY THREE
THAT GOD IS STILL GOOD,
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THAT GOD STILL CARES,
THAT GOD IS STILL KIND.
SO SHE PRAYS:
GOD, WILL YOU PLEASE
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SEND SOMEONE TO HELP?
AND THAT'S THE AMAZING THING
-- YOU AND I GET TO DO THAT.
IF THAT FAMILY MOVED IN
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NEXT DOOR TO YOU,
YOU WOULD BE ON IT LIKE THAT.
YOU WOULD INVITE THEM ALL OVER
YOU WOULD SPREAD A MEAL,
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YOU WOULD DO EVERYTHING
YOU COULD TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY WENT TO BED
WITH A FULL TUMMY.
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THAT'S THE AMAZING THING.
THROUGH THIS MINISTRY,
THROUGH LIFE TODAY,
AND THROUGH TELEVISION
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WE CAN BRING THAT FAMILY
AND WE CAN PUT THEM
RIGHT BESIDE YOU
AND SAY, "HERE'S A MOM
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AND THREE CHILDREN,
ONE BOY, I WATCHED HER
WATCH HER PRECIOUS BOY
AS HE GOT UP AND WALKED AWAY
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AFTER THE INTERVIEW,
A LITTLE SHAKY.
I COULD SEE IT IN HER EYES.
BUT HERE'S THE THING.
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THIS IS NOT A SITUATION
WHERE NOTHING CAN BE DONE.
DO YOU KNOW THAT
THROUGH OUR MISSION FEEDING
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THE BOWLS OF FOOD THAT
WE GIVE TO THESE CHILDREN,
THE FIRST BOWL OF FOOD
LITERALLY BEGINS
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THE TRANSFORMATION
FROM DEATH TO LIFE?
AND WE CAN DO THIS.
RANDY, WE HAVE A PROGRAM
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IN PLACE RIGHT NOW.
IT'S OUR PRAYER THAT THIS YEAR
WE WILL CONTINUE
TO FEED 400,000 CHILDREN.
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Randy: THAT'S A LOT
OF CHILDREN BUT WE CAN DO IT.
WE CAN DO IT
WHEN YOU PARTNER WITH US.
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IT IS AS SIMPLE AS A GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
WHICH WILL HELP FEED THREE,
FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN
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FOR MANY MONTHS.
A LOT OF YOU CAN DO
MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
I JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD
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STOP FOR A MOMENT
AND JUST SAY, "LORD,
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE ME DO?"
THEN PICK UP THE PHONE
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OR GO TO THE WEBSITE
AND GIVE WHATEVER
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART.
WE DO HAVE SOME SPIRITUAL
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GROWTH MATERIALS THAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEND TO YOU
TO HELP YOU JUST CONNECT
AND GROW SPIRITUALLY.
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SO WE CARE ABOUT YOU.
WE CARE ABOUT YOU SPIRITUALLY
AND WE CARE ABOUT
ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE
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PHYSICALLY WHO NEED
SOME NOURISHMENT.
SO JOIN WITH US.
WE REALLY CAN
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TRANSFORM PEOPLE'S LIVES.
WE CAN SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN WITH US?
GO TO THE PHONE, GO ONLINE,
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MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
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Announcer: IN IMPOVERISHED
AND DROUGHT-STRICKEN AREAS
OF AFRICA
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CHILDREN
ARE SUFFERING.
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THE NEED IS GREAT
AND WITHOUT FOOD
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THEY FACE SEVERE
MALNUTRITION --
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EVEN DEATH.
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WITH YOUR SUPPORT
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LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING
OUTREACH CAN SAVE LIVES
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BY FEEDING AND CARING
FOR CHILDREN
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IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS
OF ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE,
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AND SOUTH SUDAN.
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WITH PREVIOUS
RESERVES GONE
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AND MISSION FEEDING
HELPING IN AREAS WITH
SEVERE CROP FAILURE
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WE URGENTLY NEED TO
REPLENISH OUR FOOD SUPPLIES
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TO REACH 400,000 CHILDREN
WHO ARE COUNTING ON US.
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YOUR LIFESAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
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WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THREE, FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN
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FOR THREE
FULL MONTHS.
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AND WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT,
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WE'LL SEND YOU PROVERBS POWER:
SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION.
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THIS POWERFUL CD SERIES,
ALONG WITH STUDY GUIDE
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FEATURING
STEVEN K. SCOTT
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UNVEILS THE SECRETS
TO INCREDIBLE WISDOM
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FOUND ONLY IN
THE BOOK OF PROVERBS.
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THIS SERIES WILL
GIVE YOU THE TOOLS
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00:23:55.801 --> 00:23:58.370
TO TRANSFORM YOUR
RELATIONSHIPS IN LIFE.
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WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
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REQUEST THE COMPLETE
PROVERBS POWER LIBRARY
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FEATURING FIVE
POWER-PACKED SESSIONS
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THAT INCLUDE:
"THE POWER OF VISION,"
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"BREAKING THROUGH MEDIOCRITY,"
AND MUCH MORE.
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FINALLY, WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE
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TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR 100 CHILDREN,
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00:24:14.986 --> 00:24:16.988
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THE "BRIDGE OF FAITH"
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FRAMED CANVAS PRINT
BY THOMAS KINKADE.
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PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
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Isak: MY HEART
IS JUST BROKEN,
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SITTING HERE
IN THIS CEMETERY
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SURROUNDED
BY GRAVES
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THAT ARE EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF THEM,
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00:24:38.944 --> 00:24:40.946
GRAVES
FOR CHILDREN;
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00:24:40.946 --> 00:24:43.281
LITTLE LIVES THAT HAVE
BEEN STOLEN BY MALNUTRITION,
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00:24:43.281 --> 00:24:45.550
CHILDREN WHO HAVE
STARVED TO DEATH
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BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH FOOD,
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00:24:47.919 --> 00:24:51.356
MOTHERS WHOSE HEARTS
ARE BROKEN,
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DEVASTATED AT THE LOSS
OF THEIR CHILD.
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IT TRULY BREAKS
MY HEART.
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00:24:56.528 --> 00:24:58.530
BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT BREAKS
MY HEART EVEN MORE
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IS THE FACT THAT WE COULD
HAVE AVOIDED THIS.
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WE COULD HAVE
CHANGED THIS.
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WE COULD HAVE STOPPED
THESE GRAVES FROM BEING FILLED
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WITH THESE
LITTLE LIVES.
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WE COULD HAVE SAVED
THESE CHILDREN
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IF WE'D JUST BEEN ABLE
TO ACT IN TIME,
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00:25:11.943 --> 00:25:13.945
IF WE'D JUST BEEN ABLE
TO GET TO THEIR VILLAGE,
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00:25:13.945 --> 00:25:15.947
TAKE MISSION FEEDING
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AND GIVE THEM
A BOWL OF FOOD A DAY.
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I NEED YOUR
HELP TODAY.
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00:25:19.951 --> 00:25:21.953
I NEED YOU
TO HELP ME
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00:25:21.953 --> 00:25:25.490
TO ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GRAVE
DOESN'T GET FILLED
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00:25:25.490 --> 00:25:29.227
WITH ANOTHER CHILD
WHO DIED FOR NO GOOD REASON.
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00:25:29.227 --> 00:25:32.364
PLEASE, GIVE A GIFT
OF LIFE TODAY.
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00:25:32.364 --> 00:25:34.366
GIVE THE GIFT
OF MISSION FEEDING.
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00:25:34.366 --> 00:25:36.868
IF YOU CAN GIVE
$30, $50, OR $100
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00:25:36.868 --> 00:25:42.540
YOU CAN SAVE THREE,
FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN --
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00:25:42.540 --> 00:25:44.576
TEN CHILDREN'S LIVES
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THAT ARE RELYING
ON YOU.
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00:25:46.578 --> 00:25:48.580
TEN MOTHERS
THAT ARE SAYING
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00:25:48.580 --> 00:25:51.950
PLEASE, PLEASE
GIVE THAT GIFT TODAY.
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00:25:51.950 --> 00:25:55.020
PLEASE GIVE THE GIFT
OF MISSION FEEDING.
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00:25:56.554 --> 00:26:01.626
Sheila: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PLEASE KEEP CALLING.
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN JESUS' NAME.
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00:26:01.626 --> 00:26:06.431
AND FOR ANY GIFT AT ALL
WE WILL BE GLAD TO SEND YOU
NICKI'S BOOK.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
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00:26:06.431 --> 00:26:11.269
SO MUCH FOR BEING OUR GUEST.
AND TELL HELEN
WE SEND OUR LOVE!
Nicki: OKAY.
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THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
Sheila: DON'T LET ANYBODY
BODY SHAME HER IN ANY WAY!
[Laughter]
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BUT IT'S BEEN AWESOME
HAVING YOU WITH US.
WILL YOU THANK NICKI, PLEASE?
Randy: SO GOOD! SO GOOD!
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WE THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR BEING WITH US TODAY
ON LIFE TODAY.
JOIN US EVERY DAY RIGHT HERE.
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Sheila: GOD BLESS YOU.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US!
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♪
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♪
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♪
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♪
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Announcer: REGARDLESS
OF YOUR NET WORTH,
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00:27:35.320 --> 00:27:38.189
ESTATE PLANNING BENEFITS
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
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00:27:38.189 --> 00:27:42.394
BEFORE AND AFTER DEATH,
AND RESULTS IN PEACE OF MIND.
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00:27:42.394 --> 00:27:44.829
AS A FREE SERVICE
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS,
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00:27:44.829 --> 00:27:48.500
LIFE PLANNING SERVICES,
A MINISTRY OF LIFE OUTREACH
INTERNATIONAL
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00:27:48.500 --> 00:27:50.969
CAN HELP WITH
YOUR ESTATE PLANNING NEEDS
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00:27:50.969 --> 00:27:53.071
AND CHART
YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE!
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00:27:53.071 --> 00:27:55.073
DON'T PUT OFF
THIS IMPORTANT STEP
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00:27:55.073 --> 00:27:57.409
TO PEACE OF MIND
THROUGH BETTER PLANNING.
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00:27:57.409 --> 00:28:00.345
CONTACT LIFE PLANNING
SERVICES TODAY!
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00:28:02.814 --> 00:28:05.350
>> YOU CAN'T REALLY
LOVE SOMEONE WITHOUT
TELLING THEM THE TRUTH
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00:28:05.350 --> 00:28:07.719
AND YOU CAN'T
TELL THEM THE TRUTH
WITHOUT LOVING THEM.
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00:28:07.719 --> 00:28:09.721
Announcer:
NICK VUJICIC TOMORROW
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ON
LIFE TODAY!
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>> LIFE TODAY IS MADE
POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF
LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL.
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00:28:16.127 --> 00:28:19.230
YOUR GIFT WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF LIFE.
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00:28:19.230 --> 00:28:21.299
THE MINISTRY FEATURES
SPECIFIC OUTREACHES
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AS EXAMPLES OF THE PROGRAMS
IT SUPPORTS AND CONDUCTS.
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00:28:23.368 --> 00:28:25.437
GIFTS ARE CONSIDERED
TO BE WITHOUT RESTRICTION
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00:28:25.437 --> 00:28:27.572
AS TO USE UNLESS EXPLICITLY
STIPULATED BY THE DONOR.
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00:28:27.572 --> 00:28:29.808
THE MINISTRY IS A MEMBER
OF THE E.C.F.A.