>> ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
>> [MUSIC]
>> JOYCE: WELL, THERE ARE VERY FEW THINGS IN LIFE
OF GREATER IMPORTANCE THAN TEACHING CHILDREN
THE WORD OF GOD AND GUIDING THEM
TO A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST.
PROVERBS 22:6 INSTRUCTS US TO TRAIN UP A CHILD
IN THE WAY THEY SHOULD GO AND EVEN WHEN THEY'RE OLD,
THEY WON'T DEPART FROM IT.
I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TEACHING GOD'S WORD
NOW FOR OVER 42 YEARS,
AND I BELIEVE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT,
NOT ONLY FOR ADULTS TO HEAR AND LEARN
THE WORD OF GOD BUT FOR CHILDREN
TO LEARN THE WORD OF GOD.
AND SO, EVERY JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
HAND OF HOPE CHILDREN'S OUTREACH--
AND WE HAVE LOTS OF THEM-- TEACHES ABOUT GOD'S LOVE
WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A SOLUTION TO A PRACTICAL NEED
LIKE FOOD OR WATER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO HEAR HOW GOD IS USING
OUR PROGRAMS TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS
OF CHILDREN EVERY DAY, AND YOU'RE ALSO A BIG PART
OF THAT.
SO, I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE SOME OF THEIR REMARKABLE STORIES
WITH YOU.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> MALE: OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN,
HALLOWED BE THY NAME.
>> GINGER: SHARING GOD'S LOVE IS AT THE CENTER OF ALL WE DO HERE
AT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES OUTREACH ARM HAND OF HOPE
TO REACH SUFFERING AROUND THE WORLD,
AND WE ARE ESPECIALLY COMMITTED TO HELPING CHILDREN,
WHO ARE OFTEN THE MOST VULNERABLE.
LAST YEAR ALONE WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO REGULARLY FEED NEARLY 80,000 CHILDREN
WHO ATTEND OUR 748 FEEDING PROGRAM SITES
IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES.
AND EVERY ACT OF LOVE, WHETHER IT'S FEEDING A CHILD,
PROVIDING A CLEAN WATER SOURCE TO A COMMUNITY,
ADMINISTERING MEDICAL CARE, PROVIDING SHELTER,
OR RESCUING A CHILD FROM JUST UNIMAGINABLE PERILS,
IS AN OPEN DOOR FOR US TO TEACH EACH CHILD
ABOUT GOD'S LOVE AND THAT HE OR SHE HAS A PURPOSE
AND A PLAN FOR THEIR LIFE.
>> MALE: IN THE POWER OF THE LORD
FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN.
>> GINGER: TODAY I'M AT OUR ST. LOUIS
DREAM CENTER, AN INNER CITY OUTREACH FOUNDED
BY JOYCE AND DAVE MEYER TO HELP HURTING PEOPLE
LIVING IN THE VERY CITY IN WHICH THEY GREW UP TO INSPIRE
THEM TO DREAM AGAIN.
LIKE MANY OF OUR URBAN COMMUNITIES,
ST. LOUIS IS A CITY THAT IS ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH
THE HEARTACHE OF VIOLENCE.
IT CAN BE A HARSH REALITY FOR OUR CHILDREN THAT LIVE
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
IN FACT, THE F.B.I.
HAS DOCUMENTED AT LEAST 92 SEPARATE GANGS HERE
THAT ARE RECRUITING OUR YOUTH BY THE THOUSANDS.
IF EVER THERE'S A TIME TO BRING OUR CHILDREN
BACK TO THE CHURCH, BACK TO GOD, IT IS NOW.
AND THE DESIRE TO SHARE CHRIST, ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN,
IN THIS AREA AND AROUND THE WORLD, IS AT THE HEART
OF JOYCE AND DAVE'S MISSION TO HELP AS MANY HURTING PEOPLE
AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
AS JOYCE SAYS WHEN YOU HELP A CHILD,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND YEARS TRYING TO REPAIR AN ADULT,
AND ONE MAN IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW TEACHING THE WORD OF GOD
TO CHILDREN PROVIDES A STRONG AND LASTING FOUNDATION
FOR THEM TO LEARN AND BUILD ON.
HE PERSONALLY UNDERSTANDS THE TRIALS OF GROWING UP
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HIS LIFE COULD HAVE TAKEN A VERY DIFFERENT DIRECTION,
BUT TODAY HE'S THE SENIOR PASTOR OF THE ST. LOUIS DREAM CENTER,
TONY GILMORE.
>> TONY: FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD,
IT CAN BE PRETTY TOUGH.
I MEAN, THERE'S SOME GREAT PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
WHO'VE GROWN UP AND BEEN BORN INTO SOME
VERY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.
SO, POVERTY IS A HUGE PART
OF WHAT PEOPLE DEAL WITH IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT'S SOMEWHAT FAILING THE KIDS
IS ANOTHER CHALLENGE, AND THEN JUST AN OVERALL
SENSE OF HOPELESSNESS THAT CAN COME INTO
THE HEART OF A PERSON WHO'S TRIED EVERYTHING
THAT THEY KNOW TO DO AND NOTHING HAS SEEMED TO CHANGE.
>> GINGER: GROWING UP IN THIS AREA, WHY IS YOUR LIFE
WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW?
>> TONY: FOR ME, IT WAS BASEBALL.
I SAW MYSELF AS BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION
THROUGH MY ABILITY TO PLAY BASEBALL.
IT WAS THE THING THAT KEPT ME AWAY FROM GANGS
BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY WITH PRACTICES.
IT WAS THE THING THAT KEPT ME AWAY
FROM SOME OF THE DRUG ACTIVITY BECAUSE I WANTED TO KEEP
MY BODY IN SHAPE BECAUSE I WANTED TO PLAY SPORTS.
SO, SPORTS CAN REALLY DID A GREAT JOB OF HELPING RAISE ME
UNTIL GOD GOT AHOLD OF MY HEART.
>> GINGER: SO, YOU'RE CONTINUING THAT EXPERIENCE NOW
AND MAKING THAT A POSSIBILITY FOR OTHER BOYS AND GIRLS.
>> TONY: I MEAN, SPORTS WAS A GREAT WAY
TO BRIDGE THE GAP OF THE INFLUENCE OF SPORTS
AND CHRIST TOGETHER TO HELP CHILDREN
FULFILL THE DREAMS THAT ARE IN THEM, AND THEY FULFILL
THEIR GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE.
>> GINGER: AND THAT VISION WAS THE IMPETUS FOR
THE DREAM CENTER SPORTS PROGRAM.
THIS YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM USES SPORTS TO TRAIN
BOYS AND GIRLS FROM AGES 5 TO 13
ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TEAM AND CHARACTER BUILDING
ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS HAND OF HOPE OUTREACH
IS TEACHING THEM ABOUT CHRIST AS WELL AS
PROVIDING THEM WITH A SAFE HAVEN DURING THEIR FREE TIME
AFTER SCHOOL.
>> TONY: SO, THE HOURS BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 7 P.M.
ARE WHAT WE CALL THE RED ZONE FOR KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S THE TIME WHERE THEY GET IN TROUBLE THE MOST,
BECAUSE IN MOST CASES, SCHOOL LETS OUT ABOUT THAT TIME
AND PARENTS DON'T GET HOME UNTIL ABOUT 7, SO WE FEEL LIKE
IF WE CAN OFFER SPORTING ACTIVITIES DURING THAT TIME,
AS WELL AS ON THE WEEKENDS, WE MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE
CHANCES OF GETTING INTO GANG ACTIVITY
AND GETTING CAUGHT UP IN DRUGS.
AND IT ALSO OFFERS A GREAT MOTIVATOR
FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, BECAUSE IN OUR PROGRAMS,
WE HAVE THE KIDS AGREE THAT THEY'LL KEEP A C AVERAGE
TO MAINTAIN THEIR POSITION ON OUR TEAM.
>> GINGER: ALL OF IT, AT LEAST HERE WITH
THE DREAM CENTER, REALLY DOES LEAD TO
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY WITH THEM AND TO SHARE
CHRIST WITH THEM.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM?
>> TONY: WELL, ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO IT IS IN OUR PRACTICES.
SO, AS A PART OF OUR PRACTICES, THE KIDS GO THROUGH
A 20--PROBABLY 15, 20-MINUTE DEVOTIONAL
AT THE END OF THE PRACTICE.
THE COACHES PRAY WITH THE KIDS AT THE GAMES,
WHICH IS REALLY NEAT.
>> GINGER: AND THAT'S THE NEXT STEP IS BUILDING
THAT CHARACTER IN THERE.
>> TONY: YEAH, WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH SPORTS,
WHEN YOU DO IT RIGHT, YOU CAN BUILD A KID'S CONFIDENCE
AND THAT CONFIDENCE CAN TRANSFER FROM THE FIELD
TO THE CLASSROOM.
>> GINGER: WHAT A WONDERFUL THING, TOO,
ESPECIALLY FOR A CHILD WHO MAY NOT BE GETTING THAT AT HOME,
MAY NOT BE GETTING THAT AT SCHOOL
AND SUDDENLY FEELS A WORTH AND A VALUE AND A LOVE
THAT CAN CHANGE THEIR ENTIRE LIFE.
>> TONY: IT'S TRUE AND IT'S-- YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS SAY
IN OUR LINE OF WORK, WE PROBABLY SPEND 40
TO 50 HOURS A YEAR WITH A CHILD VERSUS OVER 3,000 HOURS
THAT THEY SPEND AT HOME.
SO, WE KNOW IT'S AN UPHILL BATTLE,
BUT WE SIMPLY BELIEVE THAT THE SEED
OF THE WORD OF GOD, THE INCORRUPTIBLE SEED,
GOES IN AND IT WILL GO AND DO WHAT'S IT SUPPOSED TO DO,
EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THE DARKEST SITUATIONS.
>> MALE: "NO EYE HAS SEEN, NO EARS HAS HEARD,
NO MIND HAS IMAGINED WHAT GOD HAS PREPARED
FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM," 1 CORINTHIANS 2:9.
>> TONY: SO, MY MOTIVATOR EVERY SINGLE DAY
IS TO GIVE TO EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO KNOW THE GOD WHO CHANGED MY LIFE
AND HELP THEM TO WALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
>> GINGER: SO, TELL ME WHY THE PERSON WATCHING RIGHT NOW,
WHY SHOULD THEY REACH OUT TO HELP A CHILD IN THE HEART
OF ST. LOUIS?
>> TONY: YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BLESSED
TO BE A BLESSING, AND GOD HAS DONE SO MANY THINGS
IN THE LIVES OF OUR PARTNERS AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE
THAT SOW INTO JOYCE MEYER MINISTRY
THAT I THINK, FOR ME, IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY
TO GIVE BACK.
HOW CAN I TAKE WHAT I HAVE AND BE ABLE TO HELP THEM
IN WHATEVER WAY I CAN?
>> GINGER: AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL
FOR THESE CHILDREN, IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING
TO LOOK AT WHAT GOD MIGHT SEE INSTEAD OF WHAT SOMEBODY
ELSE MIGHT SEE.
>> FEMALE: MY DREAM IS TO-- MY DREAM IS TO WORSHIP GOD
EVERY DAY.
>> TONY: WHEN A PERSON FINDS THEIR PURPOSE,
YOUR BACKGROUND DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE GET TO DO AT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES,
THAT'S WHAT OUR PARTNERS ARE A PART OF,
HELPING THESE YOUNG KIDS FIND THEIR PURPOSE
AND OVERCOME THEIR OBSTACLES.
>> GINGER: AND SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A BASEBALL LEAGUE
OR A BASKETBALL LEAGUE
CAN BE THE FOUNDATION THAT YOU BUILD FROM.
>> TONY: IT'S TRUE.
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A GAME CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE
IN A CHILD'S ETERNAL DESTINY SIMPLY BECAUSE SOMEONE
DECIDED TO SOW INTO THEIR LIFE.
>> MALE: GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB.
THAT'S A NICE JOB.
THAT'S A NICE JOB.
>> GINGER: AS YOU JUST SAW, SOWING INTO A CHILD'S DESTINY
RAISES UP FINE MEN, SUCH AS PASTOR TONY,
WHO HAVE A HEART TO IN TURN HELP OTHER CHILDREN.
IT'S A CYCLE.
THE MORE PEOPLE WE CAN HELP, THE MORE CHILDREN
WE CAN BRING OUT OF DIFFICULT, TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES
AND HELP THEM TO GROW INTO ADULTS WHO LOVE CHRIST,
THE MORE DIFFERENCE WE'LL MAKE, NOT ONLY IN THEIR LIVES,
BUT IN THEIR FAMILIES, IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS,
AND IN THE WORLD.
SO, TOGETHER WE WANT TO CONTINUE DOING THAT ONE CHILD AT A TIME,
BUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF CHILDREN'S LIFE AROUND THE WORLD.
WE NEED YOU TO JOIN US SO THAT WE CAN DO EVEN MORE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A HEART FOR CHILDREN.
I KNOW THAT'S WHY YOU'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE YOU ALSO HAVE A PARTICULAR HEART
FOR THE INNER CITY OR FOR FEEDING CHILDREN
OR FOR REACHING OUT TO HELP CHILDREN
WHO'VE BEEN HURT IN OTHER WAYS.
TOGETHER WE CAN DO THOSE THINGS
THAT MAYBE YOU COULD NOT DO ALONE.
SO, I WANT TO ASK YOU A GIVE A SPECIAL GIFT RIGHT NOW.
WHEN YOU GIVE A GIFT TO JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES,
YOU ACTIVATE ALL OF OUR HAND OF HOPE OUTREACHES
THAT ARE HELPING CHILDREN TODAY, RIGHT HERE,
AND EVERY DAY AROUND THE WORLD.
SO, IT'S NOT A HARD DECISION, BUT WE ASK YOU TO PRAY ABOUT IT,
SEE WHAT GOD WOULD ASK YOU TO DO,
AND GIVE THAT SPECIAL GIFT.
DON'T WAIT.
BY CALLING THE NUMBER YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN
OR GOING TO THE WEBSITE, JOYCEMEYER.ORG,
WE CAN DO SO MUCH TOGETHER.
THERE ARE MANY, MANY CHILDREN TO HELP, AND WE WILL SEE
AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN.
>> ANNOUNCER: TODAY, FOR YOUR DONATION
OF ANY AMOUNT TOWARDS THE OUTREACHES OF HAND OF HOPE,
WE'D LIKE TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S BOOK, "PROMISES
FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE."
CONTACT US NOW...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
>> GINGER: YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT SHARING
CHRIST WITHOUT TELLING YOU ABOUT LOVING PEOPLE.
THE TWO GO HAND IN HAND, ESPECIALLY FOR THE CHILDREN IN
OUR HAND OF HOPE OUTREACHES AROUND THE GLOBE.
FOR INSTANCE, WE ARE IMPACTING THOUSANDS OF LIVES WITH OUR
WATER WELL PROJECTS.
HAND OF HOPE HAS WATER PROJECTS IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES,
AND THIS YEAR CELEBRATES OUR 1000TH WATER WELL,
HALF OF WHICH INCLUDE A COMMUNITY CHURCH.
ONE PLACE JUST LIKE THAT IS LOCATED DEEP IN AFRICA'S
REMOTE TANZANIAN BUSH COUNTRY.
THERE WE ARE WORKING WITH MISSIONARIES,
GILL AND HIS AMERICAN-BORN WIFE DOLFI, TO SHARE CHRIST
WITH THE PREVIOUSLY UNREACHED PEOPLE CALLED THE DATOGA,
AND THE RESULT'S BEEN REALLY REMARKABLE,
ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.
>> GINGER: THE TWO OF YOU WERE REALLY FOCUSED ON SHARING CHRIST
AND PLANTING CHURCHES, SO WHY NOW ARE YOU
IN THE EDUCATION BUSINESS AS WELL?
>> DOLFI: ONE OF THE THINGS WE SAW--I MEAN ORIGINALLY,
JUST LIKE YOU SAY, OUR FOCUS WAS CHURCH PLANTING,
BUT WHEN YOU COME OUT INTO AN AREA LIKE THIS
AND YOU REALIZE THE NEEDS,
I MEAN, HOW CAN PEOPLE ACCEPT THE LORD
IF THERE'S NO WATER?
HOW CAN THEY, YOU KNOW, IF THEIR LIFE IS STRUGGLING
THE WHOLE TIME?
AND SO, ONE OF THE THINGS WE SAW AS SOON AS A GIRL
BECOMES ANYWHERE FROM THE AGE OF PUBERTY ON
BEFORE SHE'S MARRIED, AND A BOY FROM PUBERTY UP
UNTIL ABOUT 44, 45 YEARS OLD, THEY HAVE THESE MANDATORY
VILLAGE MEETINGS FOR THEM AND IN THAT MEETING THEY'LL SAY,
"THIS GIRL WILL HAVE TO SLEEP WITH THIS MAN TONIGHT."
AND WE REALIZE THAT THIS HAS GOT TO STOP.
THIS PART OF THE CULTURE IS JUST SO DARK
AND IT NEEDED TO CHANGE.
AND THE GOVERNMENT IN TANZANIA IS GREAT IN THE SENSE
THAT ONCE A CHILD'S NAME IS WRITTEN DOWN
INTO THE SCHOOL LEDGER, THEY CAN NO LONGER BE
INVOLVED IN THESE TYPE OF MEETINGS.
AND SO, WHEN WE SAW THAT IF WE START BRINGING IN SCHOOLS,
IT WILL PULL THESE LITTLE GIRLS AND LITTLE CHILDREN,
BASICALLY, OUT OF THIS TYPE OF LIFESTYLE THAT WE KNOW
WE HAVE TO DO THIS.
AND THAT'S WHAT STARTED THIS ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP,
AND HAND OF HOPE HAS JUST BEEN WITH US
ALL THE WAY GOING FROM CHURCH-- >> GINGER: SO, PLANTING
A SCHOOL NOT ONLY EDUCATES, NOT ONLY TAKES A GROUP
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A 99% ILLITERACY RATE,
SO THEREFORE, IT CAN START CHANGING
THAT PROCESS OF POVERTY, BUT IT ALSO INTRODUCES THEM
TO CHRIST SO THEY'RE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT GOD'S WORD,
AND IT REMOVES THEM FROM THAT SYSTEM WHERE THEY WERE
BEING SO HORRIBLY ABUSED.
>> DOLFI: SO, WE SAW THAT SCHOOLS WERE DEFINITELY
THE WAY FOR THE GOSPEL TO GO FORWARD AND BRING
SO MUCH CHANGE THAT WILL HELP THE DATOGA OVERALL.
>> GINGER: YEAH, AND WE DO KNOW THAT WITHIN ONE GENERATION,
EDUCATION CAN TURN A CYCLE OF ABUSE AND POVERTY AROUND.
>> DOLFI: OH YEAH, IT ABSOLUTELY.
BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS, ASIDE OF EDUCATION ITSELF,
IS SO MANY OF THESE YOUNG GIRLS HAVE ACCEPTED CHRIST
AND SAME WITH THE YOUNG BOYS.
AND AS THESE KIDS GROW UP AND THEN START GETTING MARRIED,
THEIR LIVES WILL BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
BECAUSE IT'S CHRIST-CENTERED.
>> GINGER: WE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND HOW TRAINING
THE CHILDREN TO LIVE
A CHRIST-CENTERED LIFE IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
FOR ALL THE DATOGA PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY FOR
A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL NAMED MARIA.
>> DOLFI: MARIA IS A SWEET LITTLE DATOGA GIRL,
AND AT SOME POINT WHEN SHE WAS BORN,
THE FAMILY CONSIDERED THAT THERE WAS A CURSE
OVER THE FAMILY AND THAT HER BIRTH HAD SOME DIFFICULTY.
SO, THEY WENT TO A WITCHDOCTOR, AND THEY HAD HIM
DO SOME MEDICINE AND PUT THIS EARRING IN HER EAR.
AND IF SHE WERE TO EVER REMOVE THAT,
ACCORDING TO THEIR TRADITIONS, THAT SHE WOULD PROBABLY
PASS AWAY.
NOW, THIS IS PART OF THE DARKNESS
THAT THEY'RE LIVING UNDER.
SHE, HOWEVER, HAS ACCEPTED CHRIST AS HER LORD AND SAVIOR.
SHE'S STILL VERY YOUNG, BUT AT A POINT IN TIME
WHERE SHE FEELS THAT SHE'S ABLE TO TAKE IT OUT
IN FRONT OF HER FAMILY, IT'LL BE A GREAT TESTIMONY
BECAUSE HER FAMILY WILL NOT ALLOW HER
TO TAKE IT OUT.
BUT WHEN SHE GETS TO A POINT WHERE
SHE'S OLD ENOUGH AND SAYS, "I'M GONNA TAKE IT OUT
REGARDLESS," THEY'LL SEE THAT SHE ISN'T GONNA DROP OVER
AND THAT GOD IS BIGGER THAN ALL THIS WITCHCRAFT
THAT THEY BELIEVE IN, AND IT'LL BE A GREAT TESTIMONY
TO THE GLORY OF GOD.
>> GINGER: THIS IS REALLY EXCITING.
RECENTLY WE HEARD AN UPDATE ON MARIA.
NOW, AS YOU SAW, MARIA WAS JUST A DELIGHTFUL GIRL.
WE HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH HER.
SHE HAD ACCEPTED THE LORD EARLY IN 2016 AND LOVES HIM SO MUCH,
BUT HOWEVER HARD SHE TRIED TO BE A GOOD STUDENT,
SHE WAS STRUGGLING.
SO, ONE DAY IN HER PRAYER TIME AT SCHOOL, THE LORD IMPRESSED
ON HER TO REMOVE THE EARRING THAT SHE HAD WORN SINCE BIRTH.
NOW, THAT WAS KIND OF INTIMIDATING,
BUT IT WAS TIME FOR HER TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST WHAT
THAT WITCHDOCTOR HAD TOLD EVERYONE
BECAUSE NOW SHE WAS NOT THAT WITCHDOCTOR'S,
SHE WAS IN GOD'S HANDS.
SO, HER FAMILY AND EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW THE LORD
WERE REALLY AFRAID FOR HER, FOR HER HEALTH,
AND YET HERE YOU SEE IT, THAT EARRING IS MISSING.
SHE TOOK IT OUT.
SHE MADE THE DECISION.
SHE TOOK A STAND, AND NOW SHE IS FINE.
IN FACT, SHE IS FLOURISHING PHYSICALLY AND BEST OF ALL,
SHE IS NOW EXCELLING IN HER ACADEMICS
AND IS THE BEST STUDENT IN HER GRADE.
HOW AMAZING IS THAT?
AND SHE TELLS EVERYONE THAT IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF GOD
IN HER LIFE.
AND I JUST CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT MARIA'S LIFE
WOULD BE LIKE WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
ABOUT CHRIST, AND NOT JUST MARIA,
BUT ALL OF HER CLASSMATES
INCLUDING STEFANO WHO CHOOSES TO FAST AND PRAYS FOR HIS FAMILY
TO LET HIM ATTEND CHURCH ON SUNDAYS.
AND LUKE, WHO ALREADY HAS BEEN CALLED TO PREACH THE GOSPEL.
THESE ARE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT TOGETHER, WE ARE SEEING
INCREDIBLE THINGS HAPPEN IN THEIR LIVES.
THESE ARE CHILDREN THAT YOU ARE HELPING TO REACH
AND MANY MORE CHILDREN THAT WE NEED TO REACH TOGETHER.
SO, I ASK YOU RIGHT NOW TO JOIN WITH US
TO MAKE A SPECIAL GIFT, BECAUSE IT'S YOUR FINANCES
THAT ENABLE US TO GO INTO THESE REMOTE PLACES.
IT'S YOUR FINANCES THAT ENABLE US TO SHARE CHRIST
RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA'S INNER CITIES.
SO, GO TO THAT WEBSITE, JOYCEMEYER.ORG, CALL US,
AND MAKE A SPECIAL GIFT THAT WILL HELP CHILDREN
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
>> ANNOUNCER: TODAY, FOR YOUR DONATION
OF ANY AMOUNT TOWARDS THE OUTREACHES OF HAND OF HOPE,
WE'D LIKE TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S BOOK, "PROMISES
FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE."
CONTACT US NOW...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
>> GINGER: OUTSIDE OF HYDERABAD, INDIA, IS AN IMPOVERISHED
GYPSY VILLAGE THAT'S NOTORIOUS FOR CRIME
AND A VERY DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO GROW UP IN.
HOWEVER, OUR FEEDING PROGRAMS THERE HAVE GIVEN US
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOVE THESE CHILDREN AND TO INTRODUCE
THEM TO CHRIST.
THAT'S WHERE WE MET A SWEET BOY NAMED SANDEEP.
I LOVE SANDEEP.
HE EVEN SANG FOR ME.
HIS YOUNG LIFE WAS ALREADY HEADED DOWN THE WRONG PATH.
SANDEEP WENT FROM A LIFE OF PETTY CRIME TO WANTING TO BE,
OF ALL THINGS, A POLICEMAN, AND YOU'VE HAD A BIG ROLE
IN HIS TRANSFORMATION.
>> GINGER: TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SANDEEP AND HIS FAMILY.
>> MOHAN: WHEN SANDEEP CAME HERE, HE WAS--
HIS FAMILY WAS IN DEEP TROUBLE, AND HE WANTED TO STUDY,
BUT HE COULDN'T.
BUT NOW HE IS STUDYING WELL AND SEEING THAT PARENTS REALIZED
THAT THERE'S A CHANGE IN SANDEEP, AND THEY GAVE THEIR
LIVES TO THE LORD AS WELL.
>> GINGER: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT DOING WHAT'S RIGHT?
>> SANDEEP: YOU ARE TAUGHT NOT TO DO ANY WRONG
AND NOT TO STEAL, NOT TO CHEAT,
NOT TO SAY WRONG WORDS,
AND ALSO CORRECT.
IF YOU FIND SOMEONE GOING IN THE WRONG WAY, WE HAVE
TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND CORRECT THEM.
I LIKE THIS PLACE, BECAUSE EVERY DAY
THEY TEACH US SONGS, THEY ALSO TEACH US
THE WORD OF GOD.
WE MEMORIZE WORD THERE, AND WE GET TIME
TO STUDY THE WORD.
>> GINGER: HOW HAVE YOU SEEN THE SPIRITUAL LIVES
OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS VILLAGE CHANGE BECAUSE
OF THE FEEDING PROGRAM?
>> MAHAN: BECAUSE OF THE FEEDING CENTER,
IT IS VERY EASY FOR ME TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE
AND EARLIER IT WAS-- I HAD A VERY TOUGH TIME
REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE, SHARING THE GOSPEL,
BUT NOW IT HAS BECOME VERY EASY FOR ME
TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH THEM.
>> GINGER: SO, SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A GOOD MEAL
CAN INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO JESUS?
>> MAHAN: GOOD LOVE INTRODUCES JESUS TO ANYBODY,
THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
>> GINGER: WHEN WE INVEST GOD'S WORD INTO A CHILD,
WE SET THEM ON TO A PATH OF HOPE, LETTING THEM KNOW
THEY CAN TRANSCEND WHATEVER AND WHOEVER MIGHT BLOCK THEM
FROM ACHIEVING THEIR DREAMS AND TO GIVE THEM THE SPIRITUAL
FOUNDATION NECESSARY TO BUILD A LIFE THAT TELLS THEM
WHO THEY REALLY ARE IN CHRIST, GIVING THEM A DIFFERENT LIFE
FROM MANY OF THOSE BEFORE THEM.
AND THAT INVESTMENT OFTEN BEGINS WITH A COMMUNITY
OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE A PASSION TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT JESUS,
NO MATTER THE OBSTACLES.
OUR CLASSROOMS OF HOPE ARE SHINING EXAMPLES OF THAT.
WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY,
YOU ARE HELPING US UTILIZE CUSTOMIZED CONTAINERS
AS A TOOL TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WHO LIVE
IN HIGH CRIME AREAS OF THE POOREST PROVINCE
IN SOUTH AFRICA, GIVING CHILDREN A SAFE PLACE
TO LEARN ABOUT GOD AND TRANSFORMING THEIR FAMILIES.
>> BRAD: YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS WE'VE
COME TO BE INVOLVED IN HERE HAVE HAD A CALLING
FROM THE LORD DECADES AGO
TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN, AND WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE
TO COME ALONGSIDE THEM AND SERVE WHAT GOD'S
ALREADY DOING IN THEIR LIVES, COMING THERE TO SERVE,
TO HELP, TO SHARE, TO LIFT UP.
>> GINGER: SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE PRESCHOOL, BECAUSE AT TIMES PRESCHOOL
SEEMS LIKE AN OPTION, BUT THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT.
THIS SITUATION IS SOMEWHERE WHERE THESE CHILDREN
REALLY NEED A SAFE PLACE, AND THEY NEED THE EXTRA
EDUCATIONAL BOOST TO GIVE THEM ANY OPPORTUNITY
TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE.
>> BRAD: ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK IF YOU-- IF WE CAN INSTILL THAT LOVE
FOR LEARNING AT A YOUNG AGE, YOU KNOW, THESE KIDS
ARE SO SUSCEPTIBLE.
THEY'RE MOLDABLE, THEY'RE FULL OF LIFE
AND FULL OF POTENTIAL AND OFTEN LITTLE KIDS
CAN BE IGNORED AND SIDELINED AND LEFT
TO THEIR OWN DEVICES, AND PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES
LIKE THESE WHERE ADULTS ARE FACING REAL CHALLENGES
IN THE COMMUNITIES JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE,
CHILDREN CAN OFTEN BE NEGLECTED.
IF THOSE KIDS ARE IN THESE LOVING ENVIRONMENTS
AND HAVE PASSIONS OF HOPE IN OUR FEEDING
AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS WITH THEM, AND THAT GIVES THEM
A GREAT FOOT UP AND A GREAT POTENTIAL
TO ACTUALLY GET OUT OF THE CYCLE OF POVERTY ONE DAY.
>> GINGER: AND THEY'RE SO OPEN TO LEARNING THOSE BIBLE STORIES,
TO HEARING ABOUT GOD.
AND THIS REALLY IS A BEGINNING OF A LONG WALK WITH CHRIST,
I BELIEVE, FOR MANY OF THESE CHILDREN.
HOW DO YOU HELP FACILITATE THAT RELATIONSHIP?
>> BRAD: SO, WE'RE PLACING BEAUTIFUL, SIMPLE,
EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND STORIES ALMOST AS A FRAMEWORK FOR FAITH
FOR THOSE KIDS SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE BASICS
OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD,
AND THAT GIVES THEM A FOUNDATION TO BE BUILT ON LATER ON IN LIFE.
>> GINGER: THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CHILD TO LEARN
THAT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR THEM IS HUGE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE IN THE CHILDREN
AS THEY BEGIN TO REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN BECOME
ANYTHING THEY WANT TO BECOME WITH GOD'S HELP.
>> BRAD: WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF THEM START TO DREAM.
I MEAN, EVEN AT A YOUNG AGE, THEY START TO FIND
A CALLING FROM GOD.
THEY START TO REALIZE THEY'RE LOVED BY JESUS.
THEY START TO REALIZE THAT GOD DOESN'T JUST HAVE
A PLAN FOR OTHER PEOPLE, GOD HAS A PLAN FOR THEM.
>> GINGER: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE WHEN YOU GET OLDER?
>> FEMALE: DOCTOR, THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE DOCTORS.
>> GINGER: YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE DOCTORS.
>> LUKHONA: POLICE.
>> GINGER: OH, YOU WANT TO BE POLICE.
YOU WANT TO BE POLICE AND YOU WANT TO BE A DOCTOR,
VERY GOOD.
THAT WILL BE WONDERFUL.
WHAT IS A SONG, CAN YOU SING ME A SONG?
>> FEMALE: [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
>> GINGER: SING ME A SONG.
>> FEMALE: [SINGING]
>> DON: YOU KNOW, ONE DAY, WE'LL HAVE PREACHERS COMING
OUT OF THESE KIDS.
ONE DAY WE'LL HAVE PRESIDENTS COMING OUT--
OF ORGANIZATIONS AND BIG CORPORATE COMPANIES,
COMING OUT OF THESE KIDS BECAUSE WE CAN--
YOU AND I CANNOT SEE WHAT GOD
HAS DEPOSITED IN EACH ONE OF THEM.
THE BEST WE CAN DO IS TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY IN AN ENVIRONMENT
LIKE WE'RE DOING HERE TO NURTURE THAT,
GIVE THEM A DREAM BUT MORE THAN THAT,
INTRODUCING THEM TO THE LOVE OF GOD AT THIS AGE.
THAT, TO ME, IS PART OF IT.
>> ALL: [SINGING]
>> GINGER: WELL, IT'S BEEN LOVELY, BUT YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE ONLY SHOWN YOU A SAMPLING OF THE CHILDREN
WHOSE LIVES ARE CHANGED THROUGH GOD'S WORD
AND OUR HAND OF HOPE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THAT WE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE
TO HELP TO GET TO KNOW AND TO INTRODUCE TO CHRIST
TO FEEL HIS LOVE FOR THEM, AND THERE ARE MANY,
MANY MORE TO BE REACHED.
I WISH I COULD SHARE EVERY CHILD'S REMARKABLE STORY,
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE A PART
OF EACH CHILD'S LIFE THAT WE REACH WITH
THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST.
EVERY MEAL THAT WE FEED, EVERY WATER WELL WE DIG,
EVERY TIME WE RESCUE A CHILD OUT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING,
AND EACH TIME WE PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE,
YOU ARE THERE AND ARE A PART OF IT.
AND LIKE I SAID, THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO BE DONE,
BUT YOU GET REJUVENIZED.
YOU GET SO EXHILARATED BY WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO PART OF THAT YOU JUST WANT TO DO MORE AND MORE,
AND TOGETHER WE CAN DO THAT.
YOUR SPECIAL GIFT TODAY WILL HELP CHILDREN.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
THE NEEDS THAT YOU'VE SEEN, THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU SEEN
IN CHILDREN'S LIVES, WE NEED TO CONTINUE THAT,
AND YOU CAN BE A HUGE PART OF IT.
YOUR SPECIAL GIFT RIGHT NOW IS EASY TO GIVE.
GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG, USE THAT WEBSITE
OR CALL US ON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN A CHILD'S LIFE TODAY.
>> JOYCE: WELL, TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUE SHARING
GOD'S WORD AND REACH EVEN MORE CHILDREN LIKE THE ONES
YOU HEARD ABOUT TODAY.
SO, OFTEN BEFORE WE CAN TEACH CHILDREN
ABOUT GOD, THOUGH, WE MUST SHOW THEM
HOW MUCH HE CARES ABOUT THEM.
MEETING ONE OF THEIR NEEDS IS A WAY TO DO THAT,
WHETHER IT'S THROUGH FOOD, FEEDING PROGRAMS, SHELTERS,
HOMES, WATER, GIVING THEM SAFETY,
EDUCATION, HELPING GIRLS THAT ARE VICTIMS
OF SEX TRAFFICKING.
WE NEED TO REACH OUT AND MEET THESE PRACTICAL NEEDS
AS WELL AS MEET THEIR SPIRITUAL NEEDS.
SO, I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO GIVE YOUR VERY BEST GIFT
JUST MARKED FOR MISSIONS, AND WE'RE GONNA USE IT
TO HELP PEOPLE ALL OVER THE GLOBE.
YOU CAN BE A MISSIONARY BY SENDING IN
A GOOD OFFERING TODAY.
>> ANNOUNCER: TODAY, FOR YOUR DONATION
OF ANY AMOUNT TOWARDS THE OUTREACHES OF HAND OF HOPE,
WE'D LIKE TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S BOOK, "PROMISES
FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE."
CONTACT US NOW...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
>> FEMALE: AND I LOVE THAT MAGAZINE SHE SENDS OUT.
>> FEMALE: THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE FOR EVERYBODY.
>> ANNOUNCER: THE "ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE"
MAGAZINE IS FREE.
SUBSCRIBE AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG TO READ ENCOURAGING ARTICLES
FROM JOYCE AND MUCH MORE.
>> FEMALE: READING THROUGH THE MAGAZINE CONFIRMS FOR ME
GOD'S AT WORK.
>> ANNOUNCER: WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S PROGRAM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
>> ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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