The 700 Club: November 11, 2009

UnderWing Transcripts PO Box 16282 Clearwater, Florida 33766 540 455-2333 / UnderWing@underwingtranscripts.com ________________________________________ The 700 Club Daily Broadcast Wednesday, November 11, 2009 PAT ROBERTSON: Well, welcome to this edition of The 700 Club. Today is November 11th. This is the day that celebrated the armistice after World War I. It was called Armistice Day. But then Congress said, “No, we want to honor all veterans.” So today is a day for veterans, and we want to salute all those men and women who have served in the military and those who are currently on active duty. We thank you from the bottom of our heart for your service to our country. And later in the show we’re going to be praying for those on duty in places of danger, such as Afghanistan and Iraq. KRISTI WATTS: Absolutely, Pat. And as you said, it is Veteran’s Day. But it’s also Skinny Wednesday today. And we’re going to allow you to meet a 62-year-old woman with a blood pressure and cholesterol, Pat, of a teenager. PAT ROBERTSON: Aha. KRISTI WATTS: I know. Find out what her secret is, coming up. Plus, if you have food allergies, we’re also going to show you how to dine out safely anywhere. PAT ROBERTSON: But first, the mystery grows in Fort Hood, that shooting. Federal investigators are trying to find out more about the man who went on that shooting rampage. There is a bigger issue as more domestic terrorists are now at large in the United States. Erick Stakelbeck has this alarming story. HASAN ERICK STAKELBECK: In this post-9/11 world, it seems hard to believe. Details are emerging that US Government agencies knew about Nidal Malik Hasan's contacts with Islamic radicals linked to al Qaeda and concluded that those contacts did not pose a threat to America's national security. For months, federal investigators monitored Hasan's e-mail correspondence with Anwar al-Awalki, an al Qaeda recruiter living in Yemen who has been linked to three of the 9/11 hijackers. Brad Garrett (Fmr. FBI Agent): Alwalaki is known as a major recruiter for al Qaeda. He apparently has the ability to convince people to kill others and perhaps even kill themselves. ERICK STAKELBECK: The FBI passed information about Hasan's contact with al-Awalki to a terrorism investigator at the Department of Defense. The investigator's verdict: Hasan had contacted al-Awalki as part of a research paper he was working on about the effects of combat on US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Therefore, he did not merit any further attention. The details came as the nation remembered Hasan's victims at a memorial service Tuesday. President Barack Obama: No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts. No just and loving God looks upon them with favor. ERICK STAKELBECK: But those on a growing list of homegrown Islamic jihadists disagree. Seven terrorist plots have been broken up by the FBI on US soil in the last six months alone. Several others have been arrested on terrorism related charges, and one plot was successful. In Arkansas, like in Fort Hood, the military was the target as an Islamic jihadist shot and killed an Army recruiter in May. Now Hasan reportedly had connections to several Islamic radicals, including al-Awalaki. And those details will likely come out in the coming weeks as Congress is planning a full investigation, Pat. GRAPHIC: DOMESTIC TERRORISM PAT ROBERTSON: Hey, listen, Erick, did the government drop the ball on the investigation of Hasan? ERICK STAKELBECK: Pat, absolutely. In my opinion, and I think the growing opinion among many is this could have been prevented. Think about it. Hasan was in contact with a major al Qaeda recruiter in Yemen, this guy al-Awalaki. Here is a good parallel for you, Pat. Imagine World War II. Say an American Army officer was in contact with members of the Nazi party in Germany. Or during the Cold War, if we had an American soldier contacting propagandists for the Soviets. These troops would have been kicked out of the US military and most likely incarcerated. But Major Hasan not only was allowed to stay in the Army, he was actually promoted to major. I don’t care if he and al-Awalaki were exchanging gardening tips, Pat. If you know he’s in contact with an al Qaeda radical, you have to do something about it. It’s common sense, and it cost us once again. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, they were restrained by this nonsense of political correctness, so isn’t that the problem? ERICK STAKELBECK: Political correctness, Pat. I hate to say in the long run in this war against radical Islam, it may be the death of us. Political correctness in the Army, yes, we do need more Arabic translators, more people who are familiar with the Muslim culture. That’s one reason I think that they hesitated to get rid of Hasan. But you have many Middle Eastern Christians. You have Iraqi Jews living here in the US who also speak Arabic, who also are very familiar with that Middle East culture. We can use them instead of always turning to Muslims. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, do we face any more threats from domestic terrorists? How serious is it? ERICK STAKELBECK: Pat, I would say right now we’re facing a homegrown jihad epidemic. If you look at it over the past six months since May, we’ve seen seven major terrorist plots, in six months, broken up here on US soil, and that’s not mentioning several other terror related plots. The threat is growing here in the US. It’s becoming, I would say, almost akin to what we’ve seen in Europe for the past few years. We need to be on guard. PAT ROBERTSON: Erick, where are they going to go? Do you see a nuclear attack? Do you see this electronic pulse attack, where they would knock out our electronics? Where would they go? Or is it just these smaller incidents that are horrifying, but nevertheless, they’re small in relation to the whole country? ERICK STAKELBECK: It’s a two-fold thing, Pat. I think number one, smaller incidents for these homegrown jihadists, things like we saw in Fort Hood, which are horrific but are on a smaller scale than something al Qaeda would plan. With the homegrown jihadists, you’ll look at shopping malls, attacks like that. With al Qaeda, the holy grail for al Qaeda continues to be to obtain weapons of mass destruction. They’d love to obtain nuclear weapons. Say if al Qaeda or the Taliban seizes control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, that’s the doomsday scenario, Pat. You mentioned something interesting with this electromagnetic pulse attack, also known as EMP. That could be even more likely and more feasible, I think, for the jihadists than eventually acquiring a nuclear capability. PAT ROBERTSON: Erick Stakelbeck, thank you very much. ERICK STAKELBECK: Thank you, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: And ladies and gentlemen, let me remind you that we are vulnerable. We’re a free and open society, but a society has a right to defend itself. And we cannot allow a misinterpretation of the Constitution to be used to destroy us. That would be totally incomprehensible. And yet we have this political correctness and this distorted view of the First Amendment that lets these terrorists roam free to slaughter people when they get a chance. And the fact that, as Erick said, six or seven of these plots have been developed just in the last few months, should give us all a wakeup call. Well, Lee Webb, I hope you’re not frightened. CLIMATE CONTROVERSY LEE WEBB: Well, our God is sovereign. That is our hope, and it is true. The United Nations Secretary General is pressing the Senate to take action on climate change. Ban Ki-Moon visited Capitol Hill Tuesday, but key senators are making it clear that a global warming bill is not likely to pass this year. The Houston Chronicle cites economists who warn that the bill could kill jobs in refining, manufacturing and other industries. Lawmakers say any bill would have to walk a fine line between helping the environment and helping people keep their jobs. Meanwhile, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says this October was the third coolest on record. FLAG LEE WEBB: Americans are remembering those who have served their country on this Veteran’s Day. And one proud military father is on a mission to make sure fallen heroes are not forgotten. Charlene Israel has that story. CHARLENE ISRAEL: Millions of service men and women have laid down their lives for our freedom, and one man is on a mission to see that their sacrifice is never forgotten. George Lutz (Founder, Honor & Remember Inc.): Everywhere I would see the POW flag, and I thought, “Wow, what an awesome tribute to that group of individuals.” They were given a flag to remember that they were missing or that they were captured. And I thought, “What an honor.” And then I thought, “The fallen need a flag.” CHARLENE ISRAEL: George Lutz's son Tony was killed in Iraq in 2005. The loss inspired George to design the Honor & Remember flag, which he hopes will one day fly in all 50 states as a tribute to American heroes. Lou and Mona Gunn lost their son, Cherone, in the U.S.S. Cole bombing in October of 2000. They believe the Honor & Remember flag will help bring closure. Lou Gunn (Parent, Cole Bombing Victim): When you give honor to our American heroes or our troops, that is an honor in itself and to have something to distinguish them. And the honor is so overwhelming and so joyful. Mona Gunn (Parent, Cole Bombing Victim): With time, people forget, but it's something that the parents and the relatives don't ever forget. And to have that flag as a symbol of always remembering those who gave all, it's very meaningful, and it's a blessing. CHARLENE ISRAEL: Congressman Randy Forbes of Virginia has taken up the cause, introducing a bill to make the Honor & Remember flag an official national symbol. Rep. Randy Forbes ([R] Virginia): There's no one flag you look at it and say that flag is just designated for those men and women who have given their lives defending the great freedoms that we have in this country. And many veterans across the country began to realize this is important that we do. From that we took this bill and began working on it. Marge Hickey: And it’s just always like it was a day you never forget. CHARLENE ISRAEL: Goldstar mom Marge Hickey lost her son in Vietnam. She is hopeful the flag will bring healing to so many families as it did hers. Marge Hickey (Son Killed in Vietnam): It makes you feel proud to know that you are, that he is remembered and not forgotten, because so many of them don't even know what a flag is for. Randy Forbes: To realize that this nation is willing to step up and say in a very tangible way, “We really care, but not only that we care, but we're going to continue to remember and salute the loss that you had,” means a lot to these parents. George Lutz: They were individuals, each one, one name, one life, one folded flag at a time. And they deserve remembrance. CHARLENE ISRAEL: Charlene Israel, CBN News. LEE WEBB: Very good. Pat, I know you’re a veteran. I am, too. And I appreciate this flag. PAT ROBERTSON: Absolutely. I served in Korea, another war that we fought in Asia. And it’s one of those things that you just ask yourself, “Is the sacrifice really worth it?” But whether it is or not, we’ve got to honor these people. Now, if you want to know something more about that marvelous, beautiful flag, that Honor & Remembrance flag, you can go to CBN.com and you can find out more information about you personally can have a copy of that flag. GRAPHIC: FOR MORE INFORMATION LOG ON TO CBN.COM You could fly it proudly in your home in honor and remembrance of these fallen heroes. Lee. DAY OF PRAYER LAWSUIT LEE WEBB: Shirley Dobson is defending the National Day of Prayer. The wife of James Dobson is named in an atheist group’s lawsuit against the annual event. The Freedom from Religion Foundation claims the Day of Prayer violates the establishment clause of the Constitution. Shirley Dobson is chair of the National Day of Prayer task force and gave her deposition Tuesday. It’s not known if or when the case will go to court, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, if these characters prevail, just think what would be stopped. You couldn’t have a prayer at the inauguration of the President. You couldn’t have a prayer at the opening of Congress. You couldn’t have a prayer at the opening of the Supreme Court. You couldn’t have prayer all the way across the board. And, like it or not, we are a religious country whose institutions, if I can quote Supreme Court decisions, whose institutions presuppose the existence of a supreme being. Lee. PRAYER BATTLE LEE WEBB: County commissioners in Forsyth County, North Carolina, should stop opening their meetings with prayers to Jesus Christ. That is the opinion of a federal magistrate who recommended a lawsuit filed by two residents go to federal court. The magistrate says speaking of Jesus is an unconstitutional preference for Christianity over other religions by the government. LICENSE PLATE RULING LEE WEBB: A federal judge has banned South Carolina license plates showing an image of the cross with the phrase “I believe.” Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer had pushed for legislation to allow the plates. But Judge Cameron Currie says they’re unconstitutional because, “It amounts to a state endorsement, not only of a religion in general, but of a specific sect in particular.” Lieutenant Governor Bauer says he wants to see the ruling appealed. OBESITY AND THE HEART LEE WEBB: Obesity can cause structural and functional changes in the human heart. New research shows being overweight is a major risk factor for left atrial enlargement, and that increases the risk of an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation. HealthDay News reports obesity could also raise the risk of stroke and death. Researchers find early assessment and intervention, especially in younger obese people, is key to preventing changes to the heart. And, Pat, I know you know very personally about afib, right? PAT ROBERTSON: I had atrial fibrillation. I hate to think it’s because I was obese. KRISTI WATTS: Which you’re not, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: Which I’m not. Thank you very much. But extra weight and high blood pressure can be one of the contributing factors. It’s not the only one, but I think the addition of a few years, when you add a few years, and I’m crowding in on—what year is it? KRISTI WATTS: Eighty? PAT ROBERTSON: I think it is. KRISTI WATTS: I don’t know. I don’t want to say it out loud. It’s not bad. PAT ROBERTSON: Let’s not tell everybody. KRISTI WATTS: Okay. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. But anyhow, a few more years like that, I tell you, I’m just like an old car. You keep putting in a new transmission and new distributors and new spark plugs and all that. KRISTI WATTS: And you get better with age. PAT ROBERTSON: You get better with age, and you’re running just as smooth as ever. All right. What have you got? KRISTI WATTS: Good answer. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. All right. KRISTI WATTS: Well, maybe we should be interviewing you for this next story, Pat, because coming up we’re going to give you ways to stay younger longer. Man: Your cells really don’t age. They either grow or they decay. If you do things in your life that trigger growth in the cells, you live life as functionally a young man or woman until very, very late in the game. KRISTI WATTS: Well, find out how to turn back your body’s clock, after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GRAPHIC: THE OTHER SIDE OF WAR LEE WEBB: Coming up later, a war comes home at the end of a phone line. Woman: It’s frightening when all you do just hear what’s going on. * * * GRAPHIC: NEW BATTLE LEE WEBB: Plus, a Vietnam vet fights a new battle. Man: You come home, and the people that you fight for can’t even afford food. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 1: GOLDLINE Jay Johnson (Former Director US Mint): All you have to do is read a newspaper or watch TV to know our investments and our savings have lost value in this tough economy. And no one knows how long this will last. Hi, I’m Jay Johnson, former director of the US Mint. 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Man: Looking back, it’s a pretty miraculous thing how it all comes together. * * * GRAPHIC: LEAVING THE CULT LEE WEBB: Plus . . . . Woman: I saw manifestations. I saw people possessed. LEE WEBB: How a young girl broke the curse of a cult. * * * GRAPHIC: RUTH GRAHAM LEE WEBB: And then, Billy Graham’s daughter tells us about the most trying time in her family’s life. Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: Today is the day we salute our veterans. And I just believe that a grateful nation owes it thanks, not just one day a year, but every day of the year to those who serve to protect our freedom. Well, if you think there’s nothing you can do about all the bad things that happen to you as you age, think again. Experts say that if you make the right choices, you can stay healthy and look younger. Lorie Johnson has the evidence. FOCUS: ANTI-AGING LORIE JOHNSON: Betty Brothers discovered the modern-day fountain of youth, complete with six pack abs. It’s a combination of exercise and positive relationships. Betty Brothers (Age 62): My doctor said I had the blood pressure and the cholesterol of a teenager. And he said I was extremely healthy for my age. And I’m 62, and he said, “I probably don't want to see you anymore until you're 65.” So that made me very happy. LORIE JOHNSON: And right on her heels, Maria and Joe Camacho are also growing younger, a complete U-turn from the unhealthy lives they lived months earlier. Maria Camacho (Regaining Health): It just got worse and worse. I got to the point that I didn’t even want to buy clothes. We would go shopping, my husband and I, and I would just start crying right in the store. LORIE JOHNSON: Maria and Joe assumed their declining health and appearance was a normal part of aging. But from your body's point of view “normal” aging isn’t normal at all. Dr. Harry Lodge (Author, “Younger Next Year”): The message we've been given over and over and over again is a lie about what aging should look like. LORIE JOHNSON: Manhattan internist Dr. Harry Lodge did double duty, keeping one eye on his patients who were aging well and the other on new scientific research. The result? The bestseller, Younger Next Year. Dr. Harry Lodge: It turns out that your cells really don't age. They either grow or they decay. And if you do things in your life that trigger growth in the cells, then your body gets stronger, younger, fitter, healthier, better able to resist disease. And you live life as functionally a young man or woman until very, very late in the game. LORIE JOHNSON: Three months from now, we will all be walking on new legs. In fact, most of our body will be new, because most of our cells only live that long. Now, whether the new cells grow or decay depends on how we signal them. And motion is the signaler. Sedentary muscles tell your cells to decay, but when you exercise, your muscles release substances telling your cells to grow. An hour a day, six days a week will produce amazing results. Even deep into your 70s you can double your leg strength in just three months. In addition to exercise, caring about others also signals cell growth. People who do things like volunteer and get involved in a larger purpose live longer, healthier lives. People who are socially engaged have half the mortality of people who are isolated. People involved in a religious community live about four years longer than people who aren’t. But negative emotions, like stress, anger and loneliness, trigger the secretion of adrenaline and cortisol, which turn off vital machinery inside every cell. Dr. Harry Lodge: They turn off the parts of our body that are built to repair us, to re-do the damage that comes from daily life, to keep ourselves young and nourished and healthy. We know that cancer, heart attacks, strokes and Alzheimer's, interestingly enough, are driven very powerfully by emotional substructures. LORIE JOHNSON: MRI scans of a depressed person's brain reveals areas that actually begin to die off. But those areas come back to life when the people begin positively connecting with others. So in the Bible, when we are told to love and care, it is actually great medical advice. Joe Camacho (Regaining Health): What I try to do is every month is try to think of someone I can help and try to just focus on that person to see how I can help them. LORIE JOHNSON: And happiness is twice as contagious as depression. So we humans are designed to be very physical and positively engaged with others. Pay attention to these, and your life becomes radically better. Lorie Johnson, CBN News. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: I’ve got a philosophy. KRISTI WATTS: Yes, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: Don’t worry, be happy. KRISTI WATTS: I like that philosophy. PAT ROBERTSON: Just chill. KRISTI WATTS: Just chill out. Go ahead. Say it. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. That’s right. Just chill. All right. KRISTI WATTS: Well, based upon that story, Pat, I think I’m going to be extra nice to you and compliment you and help you more. PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, I’m so thrilled. You’ll live to be a hundred. No question. I guarantee it. KRISTI WATTS: Good answer. PAT ROBERTSON: But we have to exercise. KRISTI WATTS: It’s true. PAT ROBERTSON: But relax. KRISTI WATTS: Relax. PAT ROBERTSON: People get themselves in such a sweat about nothing. KRISTI WATTS: That’s so true. PAT ROBERTSON: Little things. Somebody I was dealing with a couple of days ago, I said, “Look, the only thing that is important is to love one another. That’s the only thing you’re supposed to do. Don’t worry about this other stuff.” KRISTI WATTS: That’s so true. PAT ROBERTSON: It doesn’t matter. It really doesn’t matter. These things that we get so stressed out about don’t matter. What matters is serving God, loving your neighbor, loving the Lord, and relaxing. KRISTI WATTS: I’m relaxing. Okay. PAT ROBERTSON: Okay. Go get them. KRISTI WATTS: Well, if you’d like to learn more about these anti-aging secrets, all you have to do is just log on to CBN.com. And as Pat said, just relax today. Well, up next, we’ve got your e-mail on health and fitness: “A friend of mine said that it’s a good idea to have a cup of coffee before working out. But I thought coffee dehydrates you. Who is right? Who is wrong?” KRISTI WATTS: Well, we’re going to find out when we Bring It On, so don’t go away. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 2A: LOVE FINDS A HOME Announcer: From bestselling author Janette Oke . . . . . Actor: Can you see it? Actress: A cabin, with curtains in the windows. Announcer: . . . . and acclaimed producer-director Michael Landon, Jr. . . . . Actor: Don’t leave. Stay with me. 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That’s 1-800-746-6449. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BRING IT ON KRISTI WATTS: Well, we are back, and it’s time to Bring It On with your e-mail questions. And this is your opportunity to ask Pat whatever you want. Anything. PAT ROBERTSON: Anything. KRISTI WATTS: Anything. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. Bring It On. KRISTI WATTS: Bring It On. We’re going to start with Angie who says, “Pat, a friend of mine said that it’s a good idea to have a cup of coffee before working out. I thought I heard that coffee can dehydrate you, so you shouldn’t drink it before working out. What’s correct?” PAT ROBERTSON: Well, if you’ll use creatine, which a lot of bodybuilders do to gain more lift capacity, caffeine will negate creatine. So that’s not a good thing. One cup of coffee doesn’t make a whole lot of difference. If you drink several cups of coffee and get too much caffeine, it will not be good for you in exercising or anything else. So I just think basically caffeine will raise your blood pressure and get you all hyper. And it would be just as well to stay away. But one cup, okay. KRISTI WATTS: Well, I think it just depends on the person. A friend of mine who works here, because we were just having a conversation about this earlier today, so she’s probably going to beat me, but she said that when she would sometimes workout she would be kind of lethargic. And so she had some coffee one morning, went and worked out. And she was like, “Man, I feel good!” PAT ROBERTSON: Well, a little caffeine will do that. KRISTI WATTS: A little caffeine will do you. PAT ROBERTSON: But it also has side effects that can hurt you. But if you’re using creatine, which I am not—I used to—but that allows you to lift maybe 20 percent more. KRISTI WATTS: Cool. PAT ROBERTSON: It’s good. KRISTI WATTS: Good to know. PAT ROBERTSON: It’s good. KRISTI WATTS: All right. Rod writes in and says, “This may seem like an odd question, but I’ve been experiencing dizziness lately. It comes and goes and oftentimes my head feels congested as well. Sometimes just looking down or turning my head will make me feel very dizzy. I’m afraid to go to the doctor in case it’s something really bad. Can dizziness ever be something benign?” PAT ROBERTSON: I tell you, “I’m afraid to hear how bad it is, so I’m not going to find out.” That is like the ostrich with its head in the sand. You can’t do that. Dizziness can be a mild stroke. It can be the beginning of a stroke. It can also be tied in some case to congestive heart failure. It can also really be nothing. It’s just one of those things where the inner ear is not behaving the way it should. And it could be, as you said, congestion. Go to the doctor. Let him ease your mind. But if it is a stroke, you’ve got to get that thing taken care of. All right. KRISTI WATTS: That’s true. Okay, here we go, from Delores. And Delores writes in and she says, “My husband recently announced he’s going to get in shape.” KRISTI WATTS: How many times have people said that? Every day. Well, he said by jumping rope. “He said many athletes, especially boxers, use the jump rope, and they have great endurance and are well toned. Is my husband wasting his time or can this really help?” PAT ROBERTSON: I understand if he does say eight minutes of jumping rope, it’s equivalent to running for eight minutes. It’s good exercise. It tones you up. You have impact with your ankles and your knees and your legs. And it’s good exercise. I used to. When I was boxing, we used to do it. But we didn’t do it for getting in shape. We did it to enhance quickness and agility, so we could dance around the ring and hope we didn’t get hit. KRISTI WATTS: Well, I think a lot of times, Pat, there are so many of these new devices on how to exercise, but sometimes you’ve got to go back to the old school. Like one of my favorite memories is my dad. I always remember him, either coming home from work or when he would travel and be in a hotel room, always jumping rope, or just going out in the driveway jumping rope. And my dad is the same size he was when he was in high school. PAT ROBERTSON: It’s a marvelous exercise. Along with that and just as good is a trampoline. You can get one of these small trampolines and go up on that. All right. What else? KRISTI WATTS: You know I do that, don’t you? PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. KRISTI WATTS: Every other day. PAT ROBERTSON: I gave you that to make you look good. KRISTI WATTS: Well, thanks, Pat. Here we go. Al says, “Pat, my wife has become obsessed with hand sanitizer. She also keeps antibacterial wipes in her purse to clean off doorknobs and buttons in public places. Is it really that germy out there or is she becoming too much like Howard Hughes?” PAT ROBERTSON: Al, it really is that germy. KRISTI WATTS: I know. PAT ROBERTSON: They say the most germy place of all is the button on an ATM machine. Nobody ever washes those things and you come up and you push them. And all the germs that were there from the last hundred people that hit that thing are there waiting for you. And those hand sanitizers are pretty good, but there are other places, on your door, doorknobs, controls of machines. You would be amazed if you had a sample of the creepy, crawly, awful little things there are in your kitchen, in your bathroom. It really is bad. KRISTI WATTS: Well, you see me shaking my head. My head is just about to fly off, because, Pat, I’m one of those germaphobes. I can’t lie. I keep sanitizer. I always have the hand wipes all the time. As soon as my son comes in to the car from wherever he’s been, wipe your hands off. When I use the ATM, when I pump my gas, I never touch it. I have a piece of . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: You’re like Howard Hughes. KRISTI WATTS: I’m like Monk. You remember the movie show Monk? PAT ROBERTSON: Monk. You’re like Howard Hughes, except not quite as rich. KRISTI WATTS: I know. Maybe one day. But I do. PAT ROBERTSON: But the whole idea of hand washing is a big deal in hospitals. Doctors didn’t used to do it. They would be working on a cancer victim, then they’d deliver a baby, and they were just spreading contagions like crazy. So they really are strong on this. And so don’t run it down. It’s a wonderful habit. But you can get a little nutty if you’re always, every time you touch somebody, “Oh!” KRISTI WATTS: Well, Pat, I noticed that when you said, “You can get a little nutty,” you kind of glanced my way. Was that deliberate? PAT ROBERTSON: No, I was just—the camera is over that way. Go ahead. KRISTI WATTS: Okay. All right, well, I don’t even know where we are. Where are we? Here we go. Patricia writes in and says, “The doctor told my husband that he had pre-diabetes. Is this a mini version of the disease? And does this mean that it is inevitable that my husband will get full blown diabetes?” PAT ROBERTSON: It is a mini version. It is the beginning of it. And you can reverse it with diet and exercise. But you really need to handle it, because diabetes is an awful, awful, awful disease. And when you see somebody whose limbs have been chopped off, toes are missing and things like that because of diabetes, it’s awful. So pre-diabetes, get with it. It’s the exercise, diet, whatever the doctor tells you. All right, last . . . . KRISTI WATTS: I think we have one last question. Jim writes in and says, “Pat, is it true that the way we breathe can affect our long term health? What is the healthiest way to breathe?” PAT ROBERTSON: Would you like to know a real technique? KRISTI WATTS: Show me how to breathe, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. Put your tongue back up in the roof of your mouth. KRISTI WATTS: Okay. PAT ROBERTSON: And breathe. Close your mouth. KRISTI WATTS: Oh, close it? PAT ROBERTSON: Close it. KRISTI WATTS: Okay. PAT ROBERTSON: Now breathe through your nose. Deeper. All the way into your lungs. Breathe. All right, and now blow it all out as far as you can. Keep on blowing. All right, now blow it out. KRISTI WATTS: Where? My nose or mouth? PAT ROBERTSON: Anywhere you want to. Blow out your mouth. More. More than that. Now breathe in. KRISTI WATTS: I’m going to pass out. PAT ROBERTSON: Now take a deep breath. KRISTI WATTS: All right. PAT ROBERTSON: Don’t you feel better? KRISTI WATTS: I feel like I’m going to faint with all the oxygen right now. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. Well, you’ve just been aerated. But that’s a technique. KRISTI WATTS: So do you go around doing that, Pat, going [breathe in]. PAT ROBERTSON: No. But what I do, you can do that. As you blow the air out and you keep blowing, and you empty your lungs of all that stale air, then when you breathe, you’re breathing fresh air in. KRISTI WATTS: Okay. Good to know. You’re a plethora. I’ve got to wrap it up. PAT ROBERTSON: Thank you very much. All right. What’s next? KRISTI WATTS: Well, still ahead, as I’m breathing, the freedom to eat out anywhere in the world even you have food allergies. GRAPHIC: “ALLERGY-FREE PASSPORT” We’re going to show you how to do it, later on today’s 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 3: SKIN MEDICA 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. 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Man: Looking back, it’s a pretty miraculous thing how it all comes together. * * * GRAPHIC: LEAVING THE CULT LEE WEBB: Plus . . . . Woman: I saw manifestations. I saw people possessed. LEE WEBB: How a young girl broke the curse of a cult. * * * GRAPHIC: RUTH GRAHAM LEE WEBB: And then, Billy Graham’s daughter tells us about the most trying time in her family’s life. Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KRISTI WATTS: Well, our next guest has traveled over two million miles and dined out in 35 countries. Well, that’s especially amazing when you consider that she has severe food allergies. Take a look. SET-UP PIECE KRISTI WATTS: Kim Koeller learned to live with her allergies to seafood as a young girl. Then as an adult, Kim was diagnosed with Celiac disease, an autoimmune disease where a person can’t eat wheat, barley and rye. Kim has researched her condition for the past seven years and found out that Celiac disease can only be controlled by a special diet. In her book, Let’s Eat Out, Kim gives her personal insight in managing an allergy free diet and how to eat out safely. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GUEST: KIM KOELLER KRISTI WATTS: So please welcome to The 700 Club Kim Koeller. Thank you so much for being here. Kim Koeller: Oh, it’s great to be here. KRISTI WATTS: I appreciate you. Kim Koeller: Thank you so much. KRISTI WATTS: I tell you what, food allergies are becoming more and more prevalent in our society these days. Kim Koeller: Absolutely. KRISTI WATTS: You discovered it at a young age. What are some of the symptoms that you had that said, “Obviously, food isn’t working for me.” Kim Koeller: Well, when I was young and I found out that I was allergic to shrimp, I actually would get unfortunately sick from it. So anytime that I would have even a tiny bit of it, then it just didn’t stay in my body. KRISTI WATTS: Yes. Yes. Well, that’s a good question, because my son asked me this the other day. And he goes, “Mommy, am I allergic to anything?” And he said, “How do you know that you’re allergic to something?” Kim Koeller: It’s really based upon the symptoms. And unfortunately the symptoms really vary. It could be gastrointestinal. It could be skin. It could be joint. So it’s really best to have it checked out with a medical professional. KRISTI WATTS: Okay. What are some of the three most common food allergies that are out there? Kim Koeller: Well, actually, there are eight food groups that actually count for 90 percent of allergies out there. KRISTI WATTS: Which are? Kim Koeller: So they’re dairy, eggs, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish. KRISTI WATTS: Which ones are you allergic to? Kim Koeller: I’m allergic to fish, shellfish, gluten and dairy. KRISTI WATTS: Oh, my Lord. Okay, so as the intro said, you’ve traveled all around the world. Kim Koeller: Right. KRISTI WATTS: All around the world, all around the country. And inevitably, when you travel that much, you can’t take your lunchbox everywhere with you, so you’re eating out a lot. So how do you eat out and eat food? Do you know what I mean? Kim Koeller: Well, yes. At first it was very difficult. I have to be honest with you. When I was first diagnosed, I was like, “What is gluten? What is wheat? I don’t even know what questions to ask.” KRISTI WATTS: Sure. Kim Koeller: And so when I would eat out, I would say, “Okay, I want plain chicken, a plain baked potato, with steamed broccoli,” and it got really boring. But it was really more a matter of getting to know ingredients, food preparation, what questions to ask restaurants in their language, as well as what modifications can be made to food. KRISTI WATTS: Good. Well, let’s show them. Let’s show the audience. Let’s take, what is this, dairy issues right now? Kim Koeller: Yes, dairy free. KRISTI WATTS: Let’s talk about the fries. I’m looking at fries, and I don’t think of fries and dairy in the same . . . . Kim Koeller: Absolutely. Most people wouldn’t. I never did before either. So one of the questions as far as fries, if you ask the waiter, “Are my French fries milk free?” they say, “Well, of course, they’re milk free.” But if you ask the waiter, “Are your French fries fried in the same fryer as cheese sticks?” There is cross contamination. Or, “Are your French fries fried in the same fryer as breaded items such as chicken fingers that contain milk?” So that’s where the cross contamination comes in on that one. KRISTI WATTS: Now, what’s the difference between someone like me—I’m lactose intolerant, so I can’t drink milk, but at the same time, butter doesn’t hurt me. Kim Koeller: Well, you’re probably lactose intolerant, which means that you can’t digest, you don’t have the enzyme that can actually break down the lactose. Whereas I myself, I am allergic to casein, which is the milk protein. KRISTI WATTS: Oh. And so would the milk protein be found in the cheese sticks, which would be fried in the same oil as the French fries? Kim Koeller: Yes. Then you’re much more sensitive to it as well. KRISTI WATTS: So you would have a reaction to those French fries. Kim Koeller: Yes. Yes. KRISTI WATTS: Oh, poor thing. Okay. Green beans. I don’t think of dairy in green beans either. Kim Koeller: Well, green beans, it’s really more in food preparation. Are your green beans sautéed in butter or can you sauté your green beans in oil? Or you can use steamed green beans. So it’s a matter of how they’re prepared, as well as if they put butter on top of them. KRISTI WATTS: Because if there is butter on it, that would be damaging to you. Kim Koeller: Exactly. Exactly. And then I would be sick for a couple of days. KRISTI WATTS: Got you. Okay, real quick, the chocolate chip before we move over here. Kim Koeller: Oh, as far as for the chocolate chip, are the chocolate chip cookies made with butter, or are they made with chocolate chips that contain milk? KRISTI WATTS: Oh, poor—I feel bad for you. Kim Koeller: Well, but once you know the questions to ask, then you can really feel safe. So it’s really all about asking the right questions and then understanding what those answers might be. KRISTI WATTS: Good answer. Okay, fried chicken. Now, we dealt with dairy. What are some of the issues here? Oh, they want me to go to the steak. Sorry. Let’s do the steak first. Kim Koeller: Okay, well, steak real quick. It’s really a matter of is it finished off with butter. And if it is, can I have a steak with no butter? KRISTI WATTS: Got you. All right, now the fried chicken. Kim Koeller: Okay, as far as the fried chicken, fried chicken is a little bit difficult from a wheat perspective. Typically, fried chicken has a breaded batter, so then that contains wheat. Sometimes it’s flour dusted, and then it’s also a lot of times fried in the same oil as let’s say onion rings. So it’s matter of asking the right question, and that would be for regular chicken or veal or fish, is your veal or fish, is it flour dusted? And if it is, then you’d ask, well, can I have it without flour dusting? As far as for fried chicken, you’d really need to have breaded items that are gluten free. KRISTI WATTS: Okay, because this is for a person who has either gluten allergies or wheat allergies. Kim Koeller: Or that has Celiac disease as well. KRISTI WATTS: Interesting. Soy. Soy sauce. Kim Koeller: That’s a real unusual one. I had no idea until I was diagnosed with Celiac, soy sauce actually has wheat in it. You’d think that they had soy. Of course, it does. But it has wheat as well. So there is wheat free soy sauce, but the majority of soy sauce out there has wheat in it. KRISTI WATTS: Interesting. Bacon bits? Kim Koeller: Bacon bits. There are some bacon bits that are out there that if it’s artificial, some of them have wheat in them. So it just depends on the brand. KRISTI WATTS: Okay, and the chips? Kim Koeller: Corn chips. That’s another one. If you said, “Well, are your corn chips wheat free?” they’d say, “Well, of course, they’re corn.” KRISTI WATTS: Sure. Kim Koeller: However, if you’re in a Mexican restaurant, “Are your corn chips fried in the same oil that chimichangas, which have wheat in them?” So again, it’s the cross contamination component. KRISTI WATTS: Wow, that’s fascinating that, I guess with a person with such a sensitivity, that the cross contamination really would matter if it was cooked in same form. Kim Koeller: Right. It depends on your level of reaction as well. KRISTI WATTS: Got you. All right, so we did dairy. We did wheat and gluten. And now we’re dealing with . . . . Kim Koeller: Peanuts and tree nuts. KRISTI WATTS: Peanuts and tree nuts. And so I don’t see peanuts anywhere here, but I guess there’s a facet of it. So what am I looking at right here? Kim Koeller: Okay, right there, that’s artificial mashed potato mix. So when you’re in a restaurant, you wouldn’t typically think of asking, “Do my mashed potatoes have peanuts in them?” because why would you ever have peanuts in mashed potatoes? However, there are some mashed potato mixes that are out there that do contain peanuts. And so the question would be, “Are your mashed potatoes real or are they made with an artificial mix?” KRISTI WATTS: I guess the key would be go real. Go real. Kim Koeller: Exactly. Exactly. KRISTI WATTS: All right. This is crème brulee. Kim Koeller: Crème brulee. Right. In crème brulee you’d think of as far as for milk. However, a lot of times crème brulee is made with almond extract. So you’d want to say, “Is your crème brulee made with almond extract?” And if it is and if you’re allergic to nuts, tree nuts specifically, then you wouldn’t want to eat the crème brulee. KRISTI WATTS: Interesting. Okay, really quickly, let’s hit the oil and then the ice cream. Kim Koeller: As far as for the oil, what a lot of people don’t realize is that as far as for—that one is peanut oil right there—sometimes fries are fried in peanut oil. And other times, there are vegetables oils that are blended with nut oil. So when you’re in a restaurant you want to find out, “What kind of vegetable oil do you actually use?” and if it’s blended with nuts. Or say, “Can you sauté my vegetables in butter?” Or, “Can I have them steamed?” So, again, it’s really going back to what type of oil is used. KRISTI WATTS: Interesting. Very last one, ice cream. Kim Koeller: Ice cream. As far as for ice cream, what you need to do is you need to have the restaurant actually go and look at the label on the ice cream container and say that it contains peanuts or tree nuts. And if it does, then obviously you wouldn’t want to either eat it yourself or order it for your child. KRISTI WATTS: Wow. This is extraordinarily informative. Thank you so much for being here, Kim. I really appreciate you. Kim Koeller: Oh, you’re quite welcome. Thank you so much. KRISTI WATTS: And the book is called Let’s Eat Out, and it’s a heavy book. It’s available nationwide. And check this out, applications for iPhones and iPods based on the book are also available, which is mad cool. So you can get on your iPod and actually get part of the book. She showed me this morning. All you have to do is just log on to CBN.com for more information. Very, very informative. Kim, thanks again for being here. Kim Koeller: Thank you so much. KRISTI WATTS: I appreciate you. Pat, I’m throwing it over to you. PAT ROBERTSON: I have a feeling I’d want to end my life if I had to go through that every time I ate at a restaurant. Dear me, what an ordeal! But anyhow, she’s used to it, and it’s like running an obstacle course every time you go to eat. Are they going to get me or not? Anyhow, how interesting. What tragedy it is. We didn’t get into the question as to how come those allergies exist? What is causing the allergies and what can we do to get rid of them? Well, coming up next, a Vietnam vet continues to serve our country. Man: I wish they could put themselves in these people’s shoes for one day. Some of these people, they don’t know where their next meal is coming from. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, meet an American hero when we come back. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 5A: ALERT USA Dr. Joyce Brothers: Hi, I’m Dr. Joyce Brothers. Those of us who are independent and live alone shouldn’t do so without having emergency protection. 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Now, it’s a salute to all the veterans in all the wars, that are alive and those who have died in the service of their country. We salute them on this special day. Well, in Fort White, Florida, many people depend on Johnnie Alexander. Johnnie is a veteran who is now serving his local community with the help of Operation Blessing. JOHNNIE ALEXANDER Johnnie Alexander: We live in a great country. We live in the most powerful country in the world. I spent three tours in Nam, fighting for our freedom. And it seemed to be a waste. You fight for something, and then you come home, and the people that you fight for can’t even afford food. KRISTI WATTS: Johnnie Alexander lost his legs to a land mine in Vietnam and spent time in a prisoner of war camp. He eventually returned home to start his life over without his legs. And he opened a grocery store. Johnnie Alexander: I saw some elderly people stealing. And I would catch them stealing little things, stuff that didn’t mean anything, like tuna fish or crackers. And I started to talk to them, and they started telling me how it was rough to pay for their medicine or pay for food. And then if they got food stamps, they only got like ten or 15 dollars worth. KRISTI WATTS: Later, Johnnie gave up the grocery store and started a food ministry to the people of Fort White, Florida. Gleaners of the Harvest partners with CBN’s Operation Blessing. Johnnie drives his truck to the Operation Blessing warehouse once a month and loads it with food to distribute in Fort White. He’s passionate about giving to those in need, and he encourages others to get involved. Woman: In order to survive, we only make so much as it is, and it’s just a blessing that someone like Johnnie is out there to help people like us. KRISTI WATTS: Thanks to Operation Blessing and Johnnie Alexander, many families in central Florida will have food on their tables tonight. Johnnie Alexander: I wish they could put themselves in these people’s shoes for one day. Some of these people, they don’t know where their next meal is coming from. So if it wasn’t for someone like Operation Blessing, these people would be in serious trouble. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: What a marvelous guy. Johnnie Alexander, working to help those less fortunate. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM But he didn’t have any legs. You did that. Were you down there with him? KRISTI WATTS: No, I just voiced it. PAT ROBERTSON: You did? Well, what a great story. KRISTI WATTS: Yes. PAT ROBERTSON: And folks, this is Christmas and Thanksgiving. The holiday is coming up. And we have something that will be a blessing to you. It’s called Great is Thy Faithfulness. And this is something, a tent card with prayers you might want to say during one of your holiday meals. GRAPHIC: DECLARE GOD’S FAITHFULNESS 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM It has in here, you can write down some of the Thanksgiving acknowledgements. You’ve got requests, and you’ve also got acknowledgement of the blessing of God. And this is coming to you, if you’d look for this package. If you’re on our mailing list, this will come in to you. And please put a generous gift down so we can help people at this holiday. There are folks that are hurting, and we can reach out. Those big trucks, they’re carrying thousands of pounds of food and cheer for this holiday, and then all year round, not just the holiday. Kristi. KRISTI WATTS: Absolutely. Well, Pat, coming up we have a story of a soldier’s wife who makes an urgent call for prayer while her husband’s unit is under attack. Woman: He started praying for my husband, for his safety and that there would be no injuries and no one would be hurt or killed in that attack. KRISTI WATTS: See how this prayer was answered, up next. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 6: GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS Announcer: Thanksgiving is one of the best times of the year when we remember God’s blessings with the people we love. 700 Club partners, this year you can make CBN’s Great Is Thy Faithfulness a part of your celebration. Your Thanksgiving gift brings life changing help to people in need. You feed the hungry all around the world, including those here at home. Watch for this mailing. Remember God’s blessings, and send in your gift. Serve up God’s love this holiday season. Give, so others can know God’s faithfulness. It’s like inviting the world to your Thanksgiving table. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KRISTI WATTS: Well, today is Veteran’s Day, and we celebrate all of those who have been in the Armed Forces years past and now. And in just a few minutes, we’re also going to be praying for our veterans and for all of our servicemen and women. But first, here’s a story of one soldier and his family who were touched by the power of prayer. TAMMY AND HJALMAR DIAZ KEN HULME: While in Afghanistan, Staff Sergeant Hjalmar Diaz made a habit of calling his wife after dinner. Tammy anticipated every call, and each conversation was filled with the typical topics of friends and family. This day would be different. Two minutes into the call, a rocket hit nearby. Tammy heard the chaos over the phone line, but Hjalmar had no time to explain. Tammy Diaz: It's frightening when you’re on the other side and you don’t know what’s going on and all you do is just hear what’s going on. KEN HULME: Tammy followed her first instinct and called the CBN Prayer Counseling Center. Tammy Diaz: When I was talking to the prayer counselor, automatically he started praying for my husband, for his safety, and that there would be no injuries and that no one would be hurt or killed in that attack. KEN HULME: A rocket had hit near Hjalmar’s barracks, but no one in his company was injured. And Hjalmar quickly called his wife back. Hjalmar Diaz: You could tell in her voice that she was pretty excited that I was okay. Tammy Diaz: I was happy that he was safe, and I felt at ease that God did answer my prayers. Being able to call and have him prayed for, it just brought peace to my mind that it's not going to be such a hard deployment. KEN HULME: Tammy soon understood that the rocket attacks occur almost weekly at the base. She knew she had to pray more. Tammy Diaz: I pray and I fast for not only him, but other soldiers, because it's the whole company that's put out there and put in danger. Usually when I call The 700 Club, I'll pray for him, and they'll pray for the whole unit that he's in for the safe return. Hjalmar Diaz: Knowing that somebody else is praying for you and they're asking God to protect you and keep you safe, that gives you a little bit more of a peace of mind and confidence that everything's going to be okay. KEN HULME: After his third overseas deployment, Hjalmar is back home. Hjalmar Diaz: It made me cry, because seeing everybody home and seeing my two boys, they had gotten pretty big from the time that I said goodbye to them. Tammy Diaz: To have him home is wonderful. God kept him safe and kept the soldiers safe. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOSTS PRAY KRISTI WATTS: On this special day, we not only want to honor our veterans, but we want to pray for them. And we have to remember that we just don’t want to pray for them today, but every single day, for their peace of mind, Pat, their physical . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: This is the nicest gift we could give them right now is to pray. Folks, I want you to join with us in these moments. Remember, they’re still in Iraq and there is still danger. More and more in Afghanistan, there is danger. And other places where our servicemen and women are serving around the world, there is danger. So we’re going to join hands. Symbolically join with us wherever you are. “Father, in the holy name of Jesus, we come before you on behalf of the men and women who are in our Armed Forces. Lord, protect them as they go into harm’s way, into dangerous places. Lord, we are reminded of the 91st Psalm. Lord, you will set your angels around them, and you will protect them. In the name of Jesus, bring them back safely to their loved ones. In your holy name we ask it. Amen.” KRISTI WATTS: Thank you, Jesus. PAT ROBERTSON: Amen. KRISTI WATTS: Amen. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, we’ve got a couple of answers to prayer, then we want to pray for the general needs of the audience. Duane of Grand Prairie, Texas, had his pancreas rupture and spread infection throughout his body. As a result, his liver and kidney shut down. He also developed acute respiratory distress syndrome when a blood clot moved to his lungs. He was at death’s door. Doctors put him in a medically induced coma and told his wife that he ever came out of the coma he would be in a vegetative state. His wife called The 700 Club and her church for prayer. Her husband began to respond favorably. He was brought out of the coma. Less than one month later, he was able to return to work. Doctors call his recovery a miracle. KRISTI WATTS: You know what, Pat, we literally only have about a minute or so left. Let’s pray. PAT ROBERTSON: “Lord, for each one in this audience, there is nothing impossible. We thank you for this miracle that we have heard. Lord, nothing is impossible for you. Somebody has gastroenteritis, and God right now is taking away all the bacteria and all the harmful substances. You are being healed, in the name of Jesus.” Kristi. KRISTI WATTS: The Lord is healing someone with a severe bout of depression that is just reoccurring. It won’t lift away, that heavy cloud. Well, right now in the name of Jesus, that cloud is being lifted up. You are set free. Thank you, Jesus. PAT ROBERTSON: At this moment, we bind Satan’s power. Satan, you shall have no authority over God’s people, no authority here at CBN, no authority over the people of God throughout the world. In the name of Jesus, Lord, let the angels be set free and loosed upon the earth. Send the angels, Lord, we pray, in Jesus’ name. Amen. KRISTI WATTS: Thank you, Jesus. Amen. PAT ROBERTSON: Thanks for being with us. Thank you for all of our servicemen. And I join with these men and women who have served in our Armed Forces. Well, we leave you with these words from Psalm 91:14, . . . . GRAPHIC: Psalm 91:14 “’Because he loves Me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My name.’” (NIV) . . . . “’Because he loves Me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My name.’” Remember, we have telephones available all day and all night. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM They’re there for you, so just pick up the phone. It’s a toll free number. If you need prayer, you want somebody to pray with you, to laugh with you, to cry with you, whatever you want, call in: 1-800-759-0700. And until tomorrow, this is Pat Robertson saying goodbye. God bless you. GRAPHIC: COPYRIGHT 2009 CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * END SPOT: YOU WERE THERE TERRY MEEUWSEN: Hi, this is Terry Meeuwsen. I have the privilege of traveling around the world, seeing the life-changing things CBN partners make possible. 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