The 700 Club: December 18, 2009

The 700 Club Daily Broadcast Friday, December 18, 2009 GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, welcome to The 700 Club. Well, do we have a climate deal or not? That’s the question that’s still up in the air on the last day of the talks at the summit in Copenhagen. TERRY MEEUWSEN: As Jennifer Wishon reports, the summit has turned into a battle between the rich and the poor. CLIMATE JENNIFER WISHON: As the meeting in Copenhagen winds down, talks among the 192 countries are breaking down. That has prompted some world leaders to ratchet up their dire warnings. Gordon Brown (British Prime Minister): Without common action, rising sea levels could wipe whole nations from the map. JENNIFER WISHON: The prime minister of Greece even compared humans to parasites. George Papandreou (Greek Prime Minister): We face the nightmare of humanity becoming the species that dies out just as a parasite does as it devours its host. JENNIFER WISHON: President Obama arrived this morning amid infighting between wealthy and developing nations. He changed his schedule to hold closed door talks with 19 other world leaders in an effort to work out an 11th hour deal. President Barack Obama: We are ready to get this done today, but there has to be movement on all sides to recognize that it is better for us to act than to talk. JENNIFER WISHON: While some Americans feared the President would sign away US sovereignty in a climate change agreement, it appears the summit may wrap up without any agreement at all. Many leaders were looking to the US and China to deepen their pledges, but that doesn't appear to be happening. What has happened is that some leaders have used this world stage to rant against capitalism. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said, “In the streets they are saying the following: if the climate was a bank, you would have already saved it. And I think that's true. If the climate was a big capitalist bank, you would have already saved it, you, the rich governments.” Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwean President): It is we, the lesser mortals of the developing sphere, who gasp, starve, sink and eventually die. JENNIFER WISHON: Meanwhile, chaos continues outside the conference. Protestors say they've had enough rhetoric and demand action. The conference is scheduled to end tonight, but negotiations are expected to spill over into the weekend. Jennifer Wishon, CBN News. GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, here’s a newsflash for you: it’s snowing at the climate warming summit. We’re into something where there is more politics here involved than there is science. And one of the issues that this group is facing is this whole carbon credit concept. And developing nations, and they’re listing China and India in that list, get more of them. And we’re seeing a process. There has already been one steel plant that’s closed in Great Britain in order to reopen in India because of these credits. And it’s going to make more economic sense for their bottom line profit to operate out of India because of that credit situation. The bizarre news in this is the steel plant that closed in Great Britain doesn’t produce any more or less carbon than the new steel plant that’s being opened in India. It’s all this shell game, and carbon is not being reduced by this. So why in the world would developing nations have some kind of advantage against already developed nations? And why would you sign away that if you’re representing the interests of Great Britain or the United States or Canada? Why would you sign away your ability to compete in today’s marketplace? So there is a lot more to this, and I think there needs to be a whole lot more talk and examination of what exactly are we getting into before anything is signed. Wendy Griffith has the rest of our top stories from the CBN Newsroom. Wendy. HEALTH CARE SHOWDOWN WENDY GRIFFITH: Thanks, Gordon. President Obama's health care overhaul is still hitting a major snag in the Senate because of abortion. Democrat Ben Nelson is withholding his vote, and he is the last holdout for the Democrats. The Nebraska senator says the bill must include stricter limits on taxpayer-funded abortions. Senators will be working throughout the weekend on the proposal. And many say the Democrats' deadline for a vote on health care before Christmas: totally unrealistic. Sen. Mitch McConnell (Senate Minority Leader): This bill has become a political nightmare, a literal political nightmare. So this entire process, Madam President, is essentially a charade. WENDY GRIFFITH: And Democratic hopes that a Republican would cross party lines have evaporated. Republican Olympia Snowe has come off the fence, saying she will not be voting in favor of the bill. SWINE FLU NOT THAT BAD WENDY GRIFFITH: Well, while the swine flu has become widespread across the US, there is some good news to report. Swine flu is not as bad as some had warned. Doctors say the H1N1 virus is actually crowding out the seasonal flu and increasing people’s immune systems. Peter Palese (Mt. Sinai Medical Center): When we get infected, our body has an immune response, and that protects us at the same time against other influenza virus strains. Marc Lipstitch (Harvard School of Public Health): If enough people have such protection, then the old seasonal strain can’t spread as effectively, and effectively gets crowded out. WENDY GRIFFITH: The same phenomenon happened in Australia during their flu season this year. Some believe the normal flu season may not even hit the US for the first time in 40 years. RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION WENDY GRIFFITH: Well, most of the world has some sort of religious restrictions. That’s according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. Nearly a third of all countries either have laws that restrict religion or citizens who harm people of other faiths. Some of those countries have large populations, so the religious oppression actually affects more than 70 percent of the world's population. Countries most affected include China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. Those with the most religious freedom include the United States, Britain, Brazil and Italy. PORK IN DEFENSE SPENDING WENDY GRIFFITH: The Senate is wrapping up work on the defense spending bill, but that bill is full of billions of dollars for programs the Pentagon says it doesn’t want, include 10 new C-17s at a cost of 2.5 billion dollars. The idea was proposed by senators from Missouri and California, where the planes are built. Even the Secretary of Defense says there's no need for more of these planes. Geoff Morrell (Pentagon Press Secretary): The secretary believes we have enough lift as is. We don't need more C-17s. Steve Ellis (Taxpayers for Common Sense): Lawmakers who have parochial interests and jobs in their districts are saying we are going to make DOD into a jobs program. We are going to put billions of dollars into these areas that the Pentagon doesn't need. WENDY GRIFFITH: The defense bill also includes an additional 4.2 billion dollars on more than 1,700 earmarks. President Obama says he doesn't have a choice but to sign the bill. US DRONES HACKED WENDY GRIFFITH: Iraqi insurgents have hacked into US predator drones. A senior defense official says militants could see live video feeds, but there's no evidence insurgents were able to take control of any of the unmanned aircrafts or vehicles. Top military brass say the incident caused no significant damage. Insurgents were able to hack into the video feeds using a 25-dollar program that can be bought off the Internet. The Defense Department is now working to encrypt the drone feeds. TEXTING SOFTWARE WENDY GRIFFITH: North Carolina is the latest state to make it illegal to text and drive. Laws now ban the practice in more than 14 states and the District of Columbia. But changing the law doesn't always change behavior, especially among young drivers, and that’s where technology comes in. Efrem Graham has a look at what could be life saving software. EFREM GRAHAM: Today’s teens text more than they talk. Teen Girl: Thirteen thousand a month. Tyler Novak (Cell Phone Texter): I probably have like 200 already today. Kristin Rossi (Cell Phone Texter): Like at 300, or 200. Yes. Reporter: A day? Kristin Rossi: A day. EFREM GRAHAM: It’s an addictive pastime that can get out of control and drive parents crazy. Chris Maher (TextSafety.com): When I bought my kids a cell phone, I didn’t realize that texting was going to be such a huge ordeal. They text in the morning. They text after school. They text in the evening. EFREM GRAHAM: And it’s been difficult for Chris Maher to control, until new. The father of two helped to develop TextSafety, software that arms parents with power to limit exactly when teens can text and, more importantly, when they can't. Chris Maher: As a dad, I knew about 33 percent of the kids have accidents within the first six months of driving. And texting and driving is a huge problem. EFREM GRAHAM: Studies show at least 60 percent of young drivers are guilty of texting while driving. TextSafety aims to reduce that statistic. Once the software is downloaded to the phone, it detects when its inside a vehicle traveling at least 10 miles an hour. And texting is not allowed. Chris Maher: You can’t text. You can’t chat. You can’t do instant messenger. You can’t do YouTube. It disengages anything that could distract the driver from driving. EFREM GRAHAM: And when it comes to distractions, safety experts say the dangers of texting behind the wheel rival even drinking and driving. Anne McCartt (Insurance Inst. for Hwy Safety): That combines the cognitive distraction of having a conversation with someone with the physical distraction of holding something and the visual distraction of actually looking at it. So I think even without studies, I think most of us would know that texting when you’re driving is a dangerous thing to do. It puts yourself and other drivers at risk. EFREM GRAHAM: TextSafety puts control in parents' hands. Chris Maher: When I knew my little girl would be driving, I thought I have got to do something to disengage texting while driving. EFREM GRAHAM: And that isn’t the only thing Maher’s product does. It’s set to sound an alarm on the teen’s phone and send a text alert to the parent when the vehicle is going more than 65 miles an hour. Chris Maher: My teenager was going to a soccer game, and the bus driver was running late, was speeding over 65, going 70 to 73 miles an hour. And I actually got an alert stating that my little girl was traveling in excess of 65. EFREM GRAHAM: And GPS showed him exactly where she was. It’s added security for parents when their children are on the road. And it’s just a computer click away. Efrem Graham, CBN News. WENDY GRIFFITH: Chris Maher has also helped to develop software that allows parents to set schedules for when children can use their phones to text. Gordon, I know you’ve got a few kids. Do they text? GORDON ROBERTSON: They text all the time. The worst is when they try to do it at dinner. They’ll be hiding their phone underneath the table and going . . . . TERRY MEEUWSEN: Under the table, and you’ll hear the . . . . GORDON ROBERTSON: . . . . and you hear the click, click, click. And you go, “What are you doing?” And how can you possibly be communicating and have any understanding what you’re doing? And anyway. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Hello. Welcome to my world as well. GORDON ROBERTSON: And then you get into the whole denial, “I wasn’t really doing it.” Then we have to have longer talks. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Can I say, I’ve even had some grownup business acquaintances, though, where I’ve had to say in the midst of conversations, “Could you text when we’re done talking?” Interesting world we live in today. GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, the other part of this technology is the ability to track that cell phone and know exactly what someone is doing, the rate of speed that they’re traveling. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Where they are on the freeway. GORDON ROBERTSON: And then monitor all the communications coming off that phone. We see the software being developed for parental control, and we all applaud and say that’s good. That keeps teenagers safe. But what if a Big Brother has this same technology. What do they use it for? And how does that work? And then I could easily see it get to another step where this isn’t a cell phone in your hand, but some kind of chip that’s actually on your body. So we’re looking at some very serious things from a privacy standpoint. And keep in mind, those cell phones, even when they’re off, as long as the battery is engaged, that GPS is still working and it’s still tracking where you’re going. TERRY MEEUWSEN: That’s a sobering thought. Well, up next, the miracles keep on coming in Kansas City. Man: I had asthma from birth. Man: Just take a deep breath for me. You were never able to do that before. Man: No. Woman: I got healed! I got healed! TERRY MEEUWSEN: We’ll take you inside this ongoing revival, after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GRAPHIC: TAYLOR MASON GORDON ROBERTSON: Coming up later, meet Romeo. Romeo: What’s up, girl? GORDON ROBERTSON: And his pal, Taylor Mason. Taylor Mason: She’s a pretty girl. What do you say? Romeo: Girl, I’m a youth pastor. 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REPORTER: On December 20, 1989, over 700 American rangers dropped from the sky onto this airfield 40 miles south of Panama City. I was one of them. GORDON ROBERTSON: But was the sacrifice worth it? * * * GRAPHIC: PITTSBURGH’S HEATH MILLER GORDON ROBERTSON: Plus, the biggest play of this Steeler’s life . . . . Heath Miller: As a kid, you dream of playing in the NFL and winning the Super Bowl. GORDON ROBERTSON: . . . . and he missed it. REPORTER: Tell me what’s going on through your mind. Heath Miller: I was probably recalculating the score. GORDON ROBERTSON: How he bounced back, next week on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GORDON ROBERTSON: For more than a decade, the International House of Prayer in Kansas City has been a place of ongoing prayer and worship, 24 hours a day. Then, last November, something new began to happen. Paul Strand takes us to IHOP for a firsthand look. FOCUS: IHOP PAUL STRAND: Reports of plenty of physical healings have accompanied this move of the Spirit in Kansas City. These guys were each hit with one just as CBN News arrived on the scene. Jay Fridenmaker (IHOP Worship Team): I've been asking the Lord the last few days to heal my eyes, because I’ve been nearsighted. A couple of people came over and prayed for me and my eyes, I can read things that are far away. Steve Moduno (IHOP Worship Team): And immediately I could breathe deeply, like take deep breaths. I’ve never been able to before. I had asthma from birth. Man: Just take a deep breath for me. You were never able to do that before? Steve Moduno: No. PAUL STRAND: Rachel Beauchamp's knee was so torn up she couldn't run or dance for seven years. Rachel Beauchamp (Kansas City): I've probably gotten prayed for my knee literally I'd say 900 times. PAUL STRAND: At the renewal, she wasn't even praying for healing when it suddenly came. Rachel Beauchamp: I got healed! I got healed! PAUL STRAND: This move began November 11th when Wes Hall's nine a.m. class at IHOP's Bible school was filled by a palpable presence of the Spirit. All other classes quickly moved in with Hall's, and hundreds of Christians from across Kansas City, alerted by e-mails, texts and cell calls, started showing up for a Holy Ghost encounter that lasted 15 hours. IHOP immediately began nightly six-hour renewal meetings and was soon sending it all out on a free, live webcast reaching 180 nations. Allen Hood (IHOPU President): We're getting healed. We're experiencing His joy. We're finding out He not only loves us, He likes us. He wants to use us. He wants to partner with us. PAUL STRAND: For every physical healing, there appear to be dozens of spiritual ones, often leading to a total renewal of the recipient's faith. Wes Hall (IHOPU Provost): This generation is so broken, and the Lord is setting this young adult generation free of all kinds of brokenness and shame and addictions. PAUL STRAND: What’s interesting is how many long-time Christians here have had God knock the religion right out of them, but replace it with a loving, intimate relationship with Him. Brent Steeno (IHOP Leadership Team): I felt like Jesus was standing next to me. He just began to do surgery on my heart and removed self-hatred and insecurities and listening to the lies of the enemy. PAUL STRAND: Many local Christians who have been paying attention for years to prophetic words spoken over Kansas City are excited for what this move might mean not just for their area, but the nation. Pastor Alan Koch (Christ Triumphant Church): There would be an outpouring of God on the coasts, but it would come to the center. And when it would come to the center, it would ignite. And we're hoping that this is that ignition. PAUL STRAND: IHOP invited leaders of two longtime streams of revival to come to Kansas City to wed their efforts and teach IHOP how to maintain this move of God. John and Carol Arnott have watched over a powerful renewal in Toronto for 15 years now. John Arnott (Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship): There is a tremendous prayer base here. There is godliness. There is discipline, and there is strength of character. Carol Arnott (Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship): And they're healing the sick, and they're preaching the Gospel; and I believe that as people start to come, it will be so contagious. John Arnott: So this is going to go all over the world. And the earth is going to be a different place because of what God does here. PAUL STRAND: Bill Johnson leads Redding, California's miracle-filled Bethel Church and a network of congregations tied to it. Pastor Bill Johnson (Bethel Church): And what these pools of refreshing are is they're wave after wave of God's goodness that we get to taste. PAUL STRAND: IHOP founder Mike Bickle, author of Passion for Jesus: Mike Bickle (Author, “Passion for Jesus”): The Lord is releasing His Spirit, mostly on young people, although it's all ages. And a lot of people are getting healed physically, just sovereignly healings every night. Rachel Wagner (IHOP Staffer): And I had been praying. I was like, “Lord, if you want to heal this, announce it from the platform,” because it's not something that you would normally hear on a microphone. And Wes goes, “God is removing a lump from someone's breast, someone who has been worrying about a lump in their breast. He's dissolving it right now.” And I was like, “That’s me!” So I ran to the bathroom and I checked and it was gone completely. PAUL STRAND: The anointing for healing isn't just happening here. As it goes out over the live webcast, individuals and groups elsewhere are reporting their own wave of healings. This Searcy, Arkansas, pastor says his congregants were watching the webcast with his co-pastor Taylor, when one felt a strange sensation under her dentures: a whole new set of teeth growing in. Pastor Dane Joneshill (Searcy, Arkansas): She could just tangibly feel her fingers under the gums. And so she had Taylor put his finger in her mouth and feel all these bumps under the gums where these teeth were beginning to grow and push through the skin. PAUL STRAND: And back at IHOP, the miracles just keep coming on. Stephanie London fell seven stories five years ago. Stephanie London (Kansas City): I broke my pelvis, and ever since then, my right hip has been lower than my left. During a prayer time I felt just some really intense pain and some popping, and went and checked and my hips were even. PAUL STRAND: The next week her chiropractor confirmed her total healing. Stephanie London: He said, “I can tell you right now your hips are even. You have equal flexion in both sides. You are balanced, and I have never seen you like this.” PAUL STRAND: And now these in Kansas City experiencing this rich move of God pray that it will move from here in the core of the country out to the campuses and the coasts and everywhere people call upon Christ, wanting more of Him. Paul Strand, CBN News, reporting from Kansas City. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, congratulations to everyone, Mike Bickel and IHOP, for the new revival that’s coming out. What was the key to it? They got together and said, “We are going to pray. We are going to ask God to pour out His Spirit.” And that’s the promise. You’ll find it in Joel 2, “Afterwards, I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh.” That’s the exact verse that Peter quoted in Pentecost. What you see is happening is what was promised by the prophet. “He will pour out His Spirit on all flesh.” How do you get that? Well, Jesus gives you the clue. All you have to do is ask for it. “How much more will My Heavenly Father give to the Spirit to those who ask Him?” So don’t be content with a form of Godliness and deny the power. Ask for more. Ask for more. And realize that your loving Heavenly Father wants to give you all you can contain and even more above that. So just pray. Just ask. Just believe. One of my prayers is that knowledge of the Lord, the experiential knowledge of the Lord, would cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. And let it begin here. Let it begin everywhere. As many people as ask receive. Terry. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, coming up, he was a talent scout for Sean “P. Diddy” Combs. Man: My friends and the people that I hung out with called me “The Pharmacist.” That name was given to me because I really knew how to dice it up and serve it up well. 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Kent Bryant: It was the thrill of a lifetime to play basketball and to enjoy it and just to have that great competition. MICHELLE WILSON: By his senior year, he became high school All-American, which guaranteed a full ride at a number of division one universities. He decided on San Diego State. Kent Bryant: Just having the ability to shoot the basketball and to drive to the basket were just one of my specialties. And they used to call me “K-Swish.” I used to drop it in that net at all times. MICHELLE WILSON: But instead of focusing on basketball and his grades, Kent turned his attention to other pursuits. By the time he graduated from college, he’d become a drug dealer. Kent Bryant: My friends and the people that I hung out called me “The Pharmacist.” And that name was given to me because I really knew how to dice it up and serve it up well. MICHELLE WILSON: Kent lost his shot at the NBA and with it his dream of superstardom. And the thousands of dollars a week he was making as a dealer did little to fill a growing emptiness inside. So he started using the drugs he sold. Kent Bryant: Drugs just kept me numb, just drinking and smoking and sniffing cocaine and just living a crazy lifestyle and just blacking out, meeting a girl at a club or at a bar or something and just going home with her or going to a hotel. MICHELLE WILSON: One day, Kent was introduced to Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, who was in the beginning stages of starting Bad Boy Records. Kent joined the company as a scout to develop and promote new music artists. Working with Diddy brought a new kind of high. Kent Bryant: Music industry, Bad Boy Entertainment, it was fast paced. A lot was coming at you all the time. A lot of success, a lot of fame, working with such artists as the Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Craig Mack. The list just goes on and on. You can throw a party and have your artists come and charge at the door, and you can make up to 30,000 to 40,000 dollars on a given night. MICHELLE WILSON: Kent’s tenacity and ability to develop new talent earned him the name “Topp Dawgg.” He loved the lavish lifestyle that came with the title, but one morning after an all night party, he came face to face with how bankrupt his life had become. Kent Bryant: This suicidal thought just came to me, like, “Here you are, everything that you felt that you desired, that you needed, with drugs, with money, with women, with notoriety, everything you have,” but yet there was still this void, this emptiness. When I grab this rail, and I’m looking over, and I’m ready to just jump. And then I just heard a voice, “I have a plan for you. I have work for you. No, no you don’t want to do that.” And it was as if hands were just pushing me back from the rail. MICHELLE WILSON: Less than a month later, Kent became seriously ill. In two days, he lost 22 pounds. Kent Bryant: The destructive lifestyle that I led and sleeping with so many different women and having unprotected sex, I thought I had the AIDS virus. I thought I was dying. MICHELLE WILSON: At the hospital, Kent discovered that he didn’t have AIDS, but a bad case of food poisoning. While recovering at home, his friend Steve paid him a visit. Steve: I started talking to him, and I told him that I got saved. And he really didn’t understand what saved meant, so he thought maybe I had some beef on the street. Kent Bryant: And I said, “Saved from who? You had problems in the street and you didn’t come and get me?” Steve: Then I explained to him that saved meant Jesus saved me from my sins. And I gave my heart to the Lord, and I’m going to church now. Kent Bryant: And he had a Bible in his hand. And he opened the Bible up, and he read John 3:16 to me. He started reading other scriptures. And I’m looking at him like, “Steve, the same guy I used to do drugs with and run with in the music industry, he’s talking to me about Jesus?” Steve: I was like, “Kent, God is real, and He loves us. And He wants you to know Him.” And I told him that God had me praying for him, and God sent me here to tell him about the Gospel. And he started to listen. MICHELLE WILSON: Kent quit his job at Bad Boy Records and began to read the Bible. Kent Bryant: Here it is, a thug, a dude from the music industry and a drug addict, and I left all of that behind. I’m reading the Bible now, staying up all night reading book after book, studying and looking up words. MICHELLE WILSON: Then one Sunday, Kent went to church and surrendered his life to God. Kent Bryant: I went straight to the altar, and I remember getting ready. These two brothers came and they approached me, and they laid their hands on me. They started to pray, but I started to pray for myself. And I started to talk to God for myself. And I lifted my hands. And I said, “God, if you can take away this lust within me, I will give you my life.” And these guys, their voices just dwindled away. I didn’t hear them anymore. And I had a divine encounter with God right there. And the Holy Spirit filled me, took away my sin, my shame, my guilt, everything that I was struggling with, forgave me of everything that I did. And it was as if God Himself embraced me. And I was different, and I was changed right there in a moment. Here I am, nine and a half years later, happily married and God has so kept me. I can tell you this, that the Lord is so awesome, that I’ve never cheated on my wife. Never. From the lifestyle that I led, that is the most powerful part of my testimony to me, because I know the things that I did. And I know the lifestyle that I led, and He has kept me. He has kept me. MICHELLE WILSON: Today, Kent is in full-time ministry. He travels around the country with Urban Impact sharing his testimony and holding basketball clinics for at risk youth. Kent Bryant: Jesus has a plan for our lives no matter what rock you crawled out from up under, no matter what lifestyle that you were in, how much sin you committed. God is big enough and strong enough to forgive you and to show you His plan for your life. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GORDON MINISTERS SALVATION GORDON ROBERTSON: And He will. He will show you His plan. He’ll show you things you can’t imagine. And He’ll change you. He’ll take you just the way you are right now, and He’ll say, “Okay, I can wash all that away. I can make you new.” The amazing thing is, He loves you. He loves you right now. He loves you. And He wants you to be with Him for all eternity. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done. There is no sin that can’t be forgiven. These aren’t my words. These are the words of Jesus Christ. And he’s saying to you right now, “Will you open your heart to Me? Will you let Me help you? Will you let Me show you My plan?” If you will, if you’ll open that door, then He’ll come in. He’ll forgive you. The wonderful thing is, He continuously forgives you. He loves you that much. He wants you that much. He wants relationship with you. He created you for that. So if this is for you, if you want to change, if you want a new direction, if you want new life, if you want to change, ask Him in and let Him do that for you. What He did for Ken, He’ll do for you. He’s no respecter of persons. And He has created each one of us uniquely. And He has created good things for us to walk into, good works for us to do, things that will satisfy the longing of your heart, that will give you a hope and a purpose. If you want this, bow your head. That’s right. Do it right now. Close your eyes. Bow your head. Pray a very simple prayer and let Jesus in. What He did for Ken, He will do for you. If you’re having trouble with lust, just say, “Lord, well, can you take this away?” If you’re having trouble with drugs and alcohol, “Lord, can you take this away?” If you’re just having trouble being you, “Lord, can you change me?” The answer to all of that is yes, if you’ll only let Him. So bow your head. Let’s pray. Let Jesus come to you. Let Him transform you. It’s a great miracle. The miracle of salvation can come to you right now. Pray with me. “Lord Jesus.” That’s right. Say it out loud. “Lord Jesus, I come to you, and I ask that you would change me, that you would make me new, that you would forgive me of the things that I’ve done wrong. And Lord, I ask to be released from those things that chain me, that I would be released to serve you. Set me free. Change my heart. Make me new. Forgive me and fill me with your Holy Spirit. Take my life. Show me the plans that you have for me, for I ask it in Jesus’ name.” Father, for those who just prayed, I pray a baptism in your love, that you would fill them to overflowing with your Spirit. Do it now, for we ask it in Jesus’ name. Amen. If you just prayed with me, the Bible says that if you’ll believe in your heart and then confess with your mouth, you shall be saved. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM What I want you to do is make a toll-free call: 1-800-759-0700. There is a person on the other end of that phone that has already prayed the same prayer you just prayed. Just say, “I prayed. I asked Jesus into my heart.” When you call, we’ve got a free packet for you. GRAPHIC: OUR GIFT TO YOU 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM It’s a new day for you. It’s a new beginning. In there is a CD teaching, how to live the Christian life. We encourage you to get a copy of the Bible. Read it every day. It’s through reading the Word that you renew your mind. We also encourage you, just like Kent did, to join a local church. Start going to church. It’s the fellowship of other believers that you grow. But it starts with that phone call. Make it right now: 1-800-759-0700. We’ll be back with more of The 700 Club, right after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 3A: BAGGAGE Announcer: Too often, we carry baggage from our past. You know what it’s like. It affects everything and everyone in our lives. It’s always there, weighing us down and keeping us from achieving true happiness. But do you know God never meant for us to be trapped in the past? You can be free of your baggage. Learn how God’s forgiveness leads to changed lives and new beginnings. Call The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 3B: COLONIAL PENN Jonathan Lawson: Hi, my name is Jonathan Lawson, and I’m a customer service representative for Colonial Penn life insurance company. Insurance can sometimes be difficult to understand, but here at Colonial Penn, we make it simple. Alex Trebek has been representing Colonial Penn for over ten years. And he’s here to tell you how we do it. Alex Trebek (Compensated Endorser): Thanks, Jonathan. I’ve been representing Colonial Penn for over ten years, talking about their guaranteed acceptance life insurance. If you’re 50 to 85, write down the toll-free number on your screen and call for free information. With this insurance, there is no medical exam. No health questions, either. Guaranteed. You cannot be turned down because of your health. Your rate will never go up, and your benefit will never go down due to age. It costs less than 35 cents a day. That’s less than the cost of a daily newspaper. Call them now. You’ll be glad you did. Announcer: Call Colonial Penn now at 1-800-257-3434 for free information and a free gift. That’s 1-800-257-3434. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GRAPHIC: “PACO THE PIG” GORDON ROBERTSON: Still ahead, a prescription for healthy living from Paco the Pig. Taylor Mason: How do you not get sick? Paco the Pig: Wash your hands. Taylor Mason: Oh, that’s a good . . . . Paco the Pig: You more than anyone. Taylor Mason: Why? Paco the Pig: Look where you put them. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NATIVITY AND MENORAH REMOVED WENDY GRIFFITH: Welcome back to The 700 Club. The town of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, has removed religious holiday symbols after a legal threat. Officials took down a nativity scene and a menorah from a courthouse lawn. The American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State say putting religious symbols on government property is an endorsement of religion. Country commissioners say they can’t afford a legal fight, so they took the displays down. The nativity scene and the menorah had both been displayed every holiday season for decades. THIS WEEK IN OB WENDY GRIFFITH: Well, communities are still cleaning up from a devastating Nor'easter that hit the eastern seaboard last month. Norfolk, Virginia, was particularly hard hit with flash flooding. CBN's Operation Blessing International is on the scene rebuilding a local church and food bank in a poor neighborhood. New Life Christian Center and its Storehouse ministry were heavily damaged by the floods. Operation Blessing wants to get these ministries back on their feet, so they can help the people in their neighborhood. The aid organization is currently looking for volunteers aged 18 and older to help with the project. Lunch and construction tools will be provided. You can always get the latest news and more about Operation Blessing at OB.org. GRAPHIC: FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO OB.ORG Gordon and Terry will be back with more of The 700 Club, right after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 4: VANIQA Spokeswoman: Notice anything? No? That’s the idea. I have unwanted facial hair. What, you thought you were alone? That’s because we all try so hard to keep it a secret. But now it’s easy with Vaniqa. It’s not a hair remover. It’s a prescription cream that’s clinically proven to reduce the growth of facial hair in women. Woman: Vaniqa has given me the freedom to be close to people again. Spokeswoman: Vaniqa is gentle. Use it along with your regular skincare routine. It works deep within the follicle, blocking the enzyme essential for hair growth. It’s dermatologist recommended and FDA approved. Woman: I started seeing less facial hair within a month. Woman: I’m so glad I asked my doctor about Vaniqa. Dr. Marla Klein, MD (Board-certified Dermatologist): It’s safe to use and it doesn’t have the potential to scar or damage skin like removal methods do. The most frequent side effects associated with Vaniqa are mild and skin related. Woman: Unwanted facial hair? With Vaniqa, nobody needs to know. Announcer: For more information and a free rebate of up to 60 dollars, call or go online now. Woman: It’s the best decision I ever made. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEXT DAY PROMO GRAPHIC: PANAMA INVASION GORDON ROBERTSON: Monday. REPORTER: On December 20, 1989, over 700 American rangers dropped from the sky onto this airfield 40 miles south of Panama City. I was one of them. GORDON ROBERTSON: But was the sacrifice worth it? * * * GRAPHIC: PITTSBURGH’S HEATH MILLER GORDON ROBERTSON: Plus, the biggest play of this Steeler’s life . . . . Heath Miller: As a kid, you dream of playing in the NFL and winning the Super Bowl. GORDON ROBERTSON: . . . . and he missed it. REPORTER: Tell me what’s going on through your mind. Heath Miller: I was probably recalculating the score. GORDON ROBERTSON: How he bounced back, next week on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TERRY MEEUWSEN: Zhenya Kosa is currently studying to be a nurse. That’s a remarkable achievement for a young woman whose mother once tried to sell her for a drink. ZHENYA’S APARTMENT DAN REANY: Zhenya Kosa says for most of her life, no one cared about her. Zhenya Kosa: When I was six years old, my mother sold me to a drug addict for a bottle of vodka. He started to undress me. A neighbor saw what was happening, and she saved me. DAN REANY: Zhenya’s grandmother took her to an orphanage in Berdyansk, Ukraine, and left her. Zhenya needed encouragement, but didn’t find it from people from the orphanage or from her family. Zhenya Kosa: I saw my grandmother sometimes. She always told me that when I grew up, I would be a prostitute just like my mother. DAN REANY: Zhenya lived in the orphanage for more than 10 years. Not long after she turned 18, she was taken out to the compound gate and told she had to leave. Her time at the orphanage was over. Now, the government does provide some housing for older orphans. This is one of the government funded dormitories right behind us here. Now, it doesn’t look that bad from a distance. But once you get inside, it’s easy to see why a lot of the orphans say it’s better living on the street. Zhenya showed us around what looked like a tenement house packed with dirty rooms, rundown kitchens, leaky faucets and bathrooms no one would ever want to use. And the dorms aren’t just for orphans. Migrant workers, prostitutes, drug addicts and alcoholics also rent cheap rooms there. Zhenya Kosa: I was a strong person, but I knew if I stayed there, I would become just like them. I didn’t want to see myself that way. I wanted to be a normal person. DAN REANY: Zhenya wanted to get out of the dorm, but didn’t even have enough money for food. Then one day, a few of her friends invited her to a youth center supported by Orphan’s Promise. Zhenya Kosa: I was shocked that people could care for you so much. I started going there all the time, every day. It didn’t matter what they were doing. I just wanted to be at the center. DAN REANY: The center is run by Pastor Misha and his wife, Luda, who spend a lot of time teaching the kids about God’s love. Soon, Zhenya gave her life to Christ, and her life completely changed. And with the help of Orphan’s Promise, Pastor Misha and Luda rented an apartment for Zhenya and two other girls. Zhenya Kosa: Since that time, we have been having the happiest moments of our lives. We can cook for ourselves and buy our own groceries. I really love to spend time with little children, and Luda tells me that I will make a very good mother. Having this apartment is a very important step for me. DAN REANY: Now that she has a place of her own and hope for the future, Zhenya is studying to become a nurse. For the first time in her life, she feels secure. Zhenya Kosa: I would love to meet the people who made this happen and give them a big hug. From across the ocean they knew there was some Zhenya on this planet who needed their help. Thank you. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TERRY MEEUWSEN: The Bible says when your mother and father forsake you, the Lord will take you up. God is doing that in the lives of children all around the world, through CBN and a ministry within CBN called Orphan’s Promise. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM I know Zhenya. I’ve known her from the time she was in the orphanage. She’s an awesome girl, but where would she be today if people like you had not cared enough to make it possible for us to be there? That’s why today we invite you to join The 700 Club. It’s 65 cents a day, 20 dollars a month. But your gifts go into helping young people like Zhenya, people who are suffering from health issues, people who need food, people who need microenterprise opportunities to support their families. This kind of work is going on all around the world. And 65 cents a day may not seem like it’s much, but when we all join together, we can change the world. And we do it all in the name of Jesus Christ. So thank you for joining with us. If you’re not a 700 Club member, go to your phone and call today. It’s 1-800-759-0700. You can also log on to CBN.com and join online. When you do, if you’ll give through Pledge Express, we want to say thank you for letting your bank do all the work. It’s electronic monthly giving. It saves us some administrative costs. And so our way of saying thank you is to send you “Power for Life” teachings each month. So when you call, say, “I’d like to join The 700 Club, and I’d like to do it through Pledge Express.” And on behalf of young people like Zhenya, we say thank you. Gordon. GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, up next, one of my favorite comedians. We’re going to have Taylor Mason with a live performance and a little help from his friends. Taylor Mason: What is Twitter? He’s talking to all these people online. Dummy: It’s like having a million imaginary friends. Dummy: You know all about that, dude. Taylor Mason: Okay. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 5A: PLEDGE EXPRESS Announcer: While Mary feeds her two young daughters, she also helps feed needy families around the world. While Bob hands a drink out to a co-worker, he helps give water to villages with new wells. And while Carl builds a house for his son’s new puppy, he helps rebuild homes in disaster areas. TERRY MEEUWSEN: These people all have something in common. They’re CBN partners who have joined Pledge Express. It’s easy to sign up. Just give us a call, log on to CBN.com or return the Pledge Express form you receive in the mail. Then each month we’ll send you “Power for Life,” and you’ll receive this powerful CD called “Overcoming Stress.” So join us and change the world for someone today. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 5B: REGENT EXTRAORDINARY PAT ROBERTSON: You and I are ordinary people, ordinary people who are capable of affecting the world in extraordinary ways. Come to Regent University. When you earn your degree from Regent, you become a vital part of the mission we all share: Christian leadership to change the world. For a free welcome kit, visit Lead.Regent.edu or call 866-REGENT-U. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, during his junior year of college, Taylor Mason blew out his knee playing football, and that left him with lots of time to sit around his frat house and study. And then instead of studying, one night someone put a microphone in front of him, and a comedian was born. SET-UP PIECE ANDREW KNOX: He’s been called a G-rated comic in an X-rated world. Taylor Mason can entertain your whole family. Taylor Mason: I’ve got a face that no matter where I am, it looks like I work there. ANDREW KNOX: His knack for comedy started when his parents introduced him to puppets when he was nine. Taylor’s act now combines comedy, music and ventriloquism. He’s performed at Chicago’s famous Second City Comedy Club and appeared on Showtime and MTV. He even has his own show called Taylor’s Attic. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GUEST: TAYLOR MASON GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, welcome back to The 700 Club Taylor Mason. Taylor, it’s great to have you here. Taylor Mason: Thank you. Thanks, man. Thanks for having me on. Merry Christmas. GORDON ROBERTSON: Merry Christmas. You get to say that on this show. Taylor Mason: Yes. Yes, and I’m pleased that I can say that. Yes, I can’t say it enough. Merry Christmas. GORDON ROBERTSON: You started out in a frat house, but it doesn’t really sound like frat house humor. Taylor Mason: Yes, first of all, it’s true, I blew out my knee playing football. GORDON ROBERTSON: Is it better now? Taylor Mason: Yes, it’s much better. That was a long time ago, Gordon. Who is the comedian? First, you made me laugh when I got here. You’re a host. Can I get a new host? GORDON ROBERTSON: All right, I’ll be a good host. Taylor Mason: Can I request a new host . . . . GORDON ROBERTSON: I’ll be the straight man. Taylor Mason: . . . . somebody who is not as funny? GORDON ROBERTSON: All right. I’ve got a hole in my back. I’ll be the dummy over here. Taylor Mason: No. Your wife can do that for you. Badda boom. GORDON ROBERTSON: She says I have a hole in my head. Taylor Mason: All right. I had blown out my knee. My fraternity had a party late at night. And this is a true story. And somebody gave me a microphone. They hooked a microphone into this sound system. And I’m not really telling jokes. I’m just doing what we’re doing now. Okay, and then somebody from another fraternity comes over and says to me, “I’ll give you 50 dollars if you’ll do this at my party next week.” And this little light bulb went off in my head, “Hmm.” GORDON ROBERTSON: Money. Taylor Mason: Exactly. I’m just like you. GORDON ROBERTSON: How did you go from that to getting puppets? Taylor Mason: Okay, so I’ve been doing ventriloquism since I was a very little boy. GORDON ROBERTSON: Oh, really? Taylor Mason: But it’s not something that you—it’s a hard thing to come out. Even when you’re in career counseling in high school, and somebody says to you, “What do you want to do,” and you say, “Well, I want to be a ventriloquist,” a lot of times they’ll, “Okay.” GORDON ROBERTSON: “Yes, we’ve got a shop class for you.” Taylor Mason: Exactly. Exactly. Something like that. So I kind of kept it hidden. But then when I actually started performing, I needed something to do. And there are only so many put downs of the school president and the football team and myself that you can do. So I got a puppet, which at the time was a very makeshift, like a sock, like Sherri Lewis. Have you ever seen Sherri Lewis? A sock puppet. And then after that, I started making bigger puppets and getting puppet makers to help me. Yes, stuff like that. I grew up watching all that, so it was natural for me. And just one thing led to another. I never had a job. I went to college, but I’ve never taken a job. I’ve just done this my whole career. GORDON ROBERTSON: And so this isn’t a job? This is just fun? Taylor Mason: No, this is a blessing. This is not a job. Not at all. I am thankful. I say a prayer of thanks every single day that I get to do, that I live in a country where I’m allowed to do what I want to do, what I’ve dreamed of doing. I travel all over the world. We’ve got, what, 300 or 400 people in here, just that I meet all over the place. And I do these shows. I meet great hosts. GORDON ROBERTSON: There is a virtual reality going on right now. Taylor Mason: Exactly. Exactly. Listen, it’s not how many people are here. It’s the quality of people that are here. Right? GORDON ROBERTSON: Right. Taylor Mason: Yes! GORDON ROBERTSON: And we’ve got quality time with them. How do you come up with new puppets? Taylor Mason: A lot of times I don’t think of the puppet first. I’ll think of, for example, in the promo, the red haired puppet, I’ll think of something, a guy, like a college graduate. These days he’s basically . . . . GORDON ROBERTSON: Dude. Taylor Mason: Exactly. Study the Internet . . . . GORDON ROBERTSON: I’m so stoked. Taylor Mason: Yes, exactly. That guy. Now, what would that guy look like? Instead of build the puppet and then . . . . GORDON ROBERTSON: I used to have red hair. Taylor Mason: Did you really? GORDON ROBERTSON: Yes. Taylor Mason: You should go back to that. GORDON ROBERTSON: I should go back to that. It would be a good look for me, wouldn’t it? Taylor Mason: Especially at Christmas. Speaking of Christmas, this is a great gift. GORDON ROBERTSON: That was a nice segue. That was really nice. I like that. Taylor Mason: Thou Shalt Laugh 4. I’m on it. John Tesh is on that. Have you ever had him on this show? GORDON ROBERTSON: I have. Taylor Mason: I was just going to say, he’d be perfect. He’s an awesome guy. He’s got a huge heart. GORDON ROBERTSON: I actually spent a night in a trailer with John Tesh. Taylor Masson: Okay, okay, okay. You know what? Boys and girls at home, turn your TVs off. Gordon! You spent a night in a trailer with John Tesh? GORDON ROBERTSON: And the head of Operation Blessing. We were doing relief work down in Slidell, Louisiana, . . . . Taylor Mason: Oh, thank goodness. All right. GORDON ROBERTSON: . . . . after Katrina; and John was really gracious, and he came and helped out. And he’s a wonderful guy. Taylor Mason: What a spirit. He hosts the show, and then there are just a slew of great comics on there, just very funny people. Michael Junior, a great comedy magician, Dana Daniels. GORDON ROBERTSON: I don’t like Michael Junior. Taylor Mason: You don’t like him? GORDON ROBERTSON: He gave it up on the whole thing about parents and how we really need tutors in order to help our kids with homework. And as soon as he revealed that, I was dead meat in my own home. Anyway, I’m getting the wrap. I’m going to do the plug this time. Thou Shalt Laugh 4. I encourage you to get all of them. This is something that my kids and I watch and watch again and again and just laugh every single time. It’s great. It’s clean. It’s wonderful family entertainment. Thou Shalt Laugh 4. And this one is with John Tesh, our dear friend. So, take it away. Taylor Mason: Thanks a lot, man. Thanks for having me. Thanks for letting me be part of the whole thing here. Thank you guys. I brought toys. I brought as many toys as I could fit into my bag. When I go to the airport, they always ask me, “What is in your bag?” And I always say, “My mother-in-law.” That’s so mean. My puppets are in here. Here’s a good story. It was summer 2005. I was in London working. And you might remember that terrorists bombed out a bunch of buildings, just leveled an entire block of buildings. It was frightening, and all the US citizens were asked to go home. I went to the airport, Heathrow Airport in London. It was mass panic, as you might imagine. And I had my bag, and I was afraid. It was such a tense time and such an awkward time. I was afraid I would never see my bag again. So I begged them at the ticket counter to let me carry this on the plane. And they allowed me to do that. And I took it into the terminal, and it went under the x-ray machine at the transportation security association checkpoint. And it was in the machine there for a long time. And the head guy came out, and he was mad. And he had a hat and a badge and a gun. And he said to me, “Mate, it looks to us as if you’ve got a body in here.” So just for fun, when I opened the bag, I did this, “Hey, how are you doing?” Don’t do that. They get really mad. I brought as many toys as I could fit in here. Come on out. Paco the Pig: It’s okay. Taylor Mason: It’s okay. This is my pig and my attorney. I’m not saying that lawyers are swine. I’m saying this one is. His name is Paco. Paco the Pig: Hola. Taylor Mason: He also speaks Spanish, and I don’t. Can you say hello? Paco the Pig: Hola. Taylor Mason: Hola. Can you say hello? Paco the Pig: Hola. Taylor Mason: Aqui. Paco the Pig: Okay. Taylor Mason: No. Aqui. Paco the Pig: Okay. Taylor Mason: Aqui. Paco the Pig: Okay. Taylor Mason: Okay. Paco the Pig: Aqui. Taylor Mason: Oh, get out of here. Get out of here. Can we just do our thing? Paco the Pig: Ah-choo! Taylor Mason: Yes, I know. He’s got the swine flu. Oh, all right. All right. It’s okay. It’s all right. You’re going to be fine. You’ll be fine. All right. Paco the Pig: It’s okay. Taylor Mason: Everything is going to be fine. They’ve changed the name of swine flu to the H1N1 virus. Paco the Pig: How come? Taylor Mason: People had stopped eating pork. Paco the Pig: Thank you, Jesus. Taylor Mason: Oh, please. So to get people to go back to eating pork, they’ve changed it to H1N1. And now everybody can feel free to eat pork again. Right, Paco? Paco? Paco? Paco the Pig: My name is H1N1. Taylor Mason: Oh, get out of here. Get out. You in a good mood? Paco the Pig: I feel good. Taylor Mason: Are you ready for the Christmas season? Paco the Pig: Si. Taylor Mason: How does a pig celebrate Christmas? Paco the Pig: The same way you do. Taylor Mason: You cook a ham? All right. All right. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that. Are you going to be okay? Paco the Pig: I think so. Taylor Mason: And you’re an attorney. Paco the Pig: I am. Taylor Mason: And your father? Paco the Pig: Is a football. Taylor Mason: All right. And what does your mother do? Paco the Pig: Mama? Taylor Mason: Yes. Paco the Pig: She’s a bank. Taylor Mason: Your mother is a bank? Paco the Pig: She’s the last bank left in the United States. Taylor Mason: No, no, no, no, no. There are lots of banks left. Paco the Pig: Not with money. Taylor Mason: All right, all right, all right. And you’re a lawyer. Paco the Pig: I am. Taylor Mason: But lawyers—no, no, no. You’re a pig. Paco the Pig: Same thing. Taylor Mason: No, no, no, no, no. Paco, pigs say, “Soo wee.” Paco the Pig: I say, “Sue you.” Taylor Mason: Oh, get out of here. Fine. Fine. Paco the Pig: It’s okay. Taylor Mason: It’s okay. Paco the Pig: They’re nice. Taylor Mason: Actually, everyone here is very nice. Is there anything you want to say to people at home? Paco the Pig: Merry Christmas. Taylor Mason: Okay. Paco the Pig: Happy New Year. Taylor Mason: All right. Paco the Pig: Feliz Navidad. Taylor Mason: Good enough. I used to sell these. I actually sell these online. I had to stop. I sold the pig one time after a show. A man bought a pig from me. And he came back 30 minutes later with the pig. He was mad at me. He was yelling at me. He said, “Yo, it doesn’t work.” Yes, exactly. He’s a voter. Are you okay? Paco the Pig: I think so. Taylor Mason: I had to explain to the man that I actually make the pig talk. Paco the Pig: What? Taylor Mason: I’m actually making you talk. Paco the Pig: Right now? Taylor Mason: It’s called ventriloquism, and I insert my voice into your mouth. Paco the Pig: Do it again. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: When? Taylor Mason: Right there. Paco the Pig: Do it again. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: I’m going to watch. Taylor Mason: All right. Paco the Pig: Do it. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: When? Taylor Mason: Right there. Paco the Pig: Do it again. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: When? Taylor Mason: Right there. Paco the Pig: Do it again. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: When? Taylor Mason: Right there. Paco the Pig: Do it again. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: When? Taylor Mason: Right there. Paco the Pig: Do it again. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: When? Taylor Mason: Right there. Paco the Pig: Do it again. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: When? Taylor Mason: Right there. Paco the Pig: Do it again. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: When? Taylor Mason: Right there. Paco the Pig: Do it again. Taylor Mason: I just did. Paco the Pig: When? GORDON ROBERTSON: Do it again. Paco the Pig: Whoa, Gordon! GORDON ROBERTSON: All right. Hi, flesh of swine. Taylor Mason: All right. All right. GORDON ROBERTSON: We have to leave. We leave you with these words from Psalm 126 . . . . GRAPHIC: Psalm 126:2 “We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, ‘What amazing things the Lord has done for them.’” (NLT) . . . . “We were filled with laughter, and we sang with joy. 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