ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WELL, CHILDREN ARE VERY PRECIOUS TO GOD
AND THEY ARE OUR FUTURE.
YET, OF THE 2.2 BILLION CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD, 1 BILLION,
THAT'S EVERY SECOND CHILD, LIVES IN POVERTY.
IN 2015, 5.9 MILLION CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 DIED.
ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
HUNGER AND EASILY PREVENTABLE DISEASES ARE 2 OF THE LEADING
CAUSES OF DEATH.
WATCH THIS TOUCHING PIECE ON HOW YOU'RE HELPING TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF CHILDREN, AND I'LL BE BACK TO SHARE MORE IN JUST
A FEW MINUTES.
[MUSIC]
[CHILDREN GIGGLING]
GINGER: CHILDHOOD.
A TIME FOR DANCING IN THE SUN AND SINGING IN THE RAIN.
A TIME FOR CAREFREE LAUGHTER, FEARLESS ADVENTURES,
AND ANNOYING YOUR PESKY LITTLE BROTHER.
CHILDHOOD IS LEARNING, GROWING, BELIEVING, AND DREAMING.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: BUT AT THIS VERY MOMENT, THERE ARE CHILDREN ALL
OVER THIS WORLD WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT CHILDHOOD SHOULD BE.
THEY ONLY KNOW SURVIVAL.
THESE LITTLE ONES LAY THEIR WEARY HEADS DOWN AT NIGHT WITH
LITTLE OR NO SHELTER, THIRSTY, HUNGRY, LONELY.
SOME WAKE, ONLY TO BE SOLD MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY BEFORE
THEY'RE ALLOWED TO LAY THEIR ABUSED BODIES DOWN TO
REST AGAIN.
SADLY, THIS IS NOT THE STORY OF A FEW CHILDREN LIVING IN
INVISIBLE LANDS.
NO, THIS IS THE HARSH REALITY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TO REAL
CHILDREN, OUR CHILDREN.
SOME ARE DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE YOU LIVE,
OTHERS THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.
DOES DISTANCE MAKE A CHILD ANY LESS A CHILD IN NEED OF LOVE,
PROTECTION, AND CARE?
DOES GENDER, RACE, OR CIRCUMSTANCE MAKE A CHILD
ANY LESS PART OF THIS FAMILY WE CALL HUMANITY?
AGAIN, NO.
HUMAN IS HUMAN.
NEED IS NEED.
AND A CHILD IS A CHILD, SO PRECIOUS TO GOD.
FROM WHATEVER CORNER OF THIS EARTH A CHILD'S CRY MAY COME,
WE MUST LISTEN.
UPON WHATEVER GROUND THEIR TEARS FALL, WE WILL GO.
♪ THERE'S NO SPACE THAT ♪ ♪ HIS LOVE CAN'T REACH ♪
♪ THERE'S NO PLACE WHERE ♪ ♪ WE CAN'T FIND PEACE ♪
♪ THERE'S NO END ♪ ♪ TO AMAZING GRACE ♪
♪ TAKE ME IN WITH ♪ ♪ YOUR ARMS SPREAD WIDE ♪
♪ TAKE ME IN LIKE ♪ ♪ AN ORPHAN CHILD ♪
♪ NEVER LET GO ♪ ♪ NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE ♪
♪ I AM HOLDING ON TO YOU ♪ ♪ I AM HOLDING ON TO YOU ♪
♪ IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM ♪ ♪ I AM HOLDING ON, I AM! ♪
♪ LOVE LIKE THIS ♪ ♪ OH MY GOD, TO FIND! ♪
♪ I AM OVERWHELMED ♪ ♪ WHAT A JOY DIVINE! ♪
♪ LOVE LIKE THIS ♪ ♪ SETS OUR HEARTS ON FIRE ♪
♪ I AM HOLDING ON TO YOU ♪ ♪ I AM HOLDING ON TO YOU ♪
♪ IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM ♪ ♪ I AM HOLDING ON, I AM! ♪
GINGER: BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND THE HELP OF THOSE AROUND THE
WORLD WHO HAVE ENTRUSTED US WITH THEIR SUPPORT, WE HAVE THE HONOR
OF HOLDING MANY LITTLE HANDS THAT ARE REACHING OUT FOR HELP.
BUT AT THIS VERY MOMENT, MANY MORE CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD
ARE CRYING OUT.
WILL YOU LISTEN?
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A HAND TO HOLD.
WILL YOU STRETCH YOURS OUT WITH OURS?
♪ THIS IS WHY ♪ ♪ IT'S TO YOU I RUN ♪♪
JOYCE: WELL, I'M SURE THOSE CHILDREN HAVE TOUCHED YOUR
HEART, LIKE THEY HAVE MINE.
AND I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE THAT
YOU'RE MAKING FOR ALL THE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO HELP WHEN YOU JOIN WITH US THROUGH HAND OF HOPE,
OUR MISSIONS OUTREACH.
AMY BUCHHEIT IS WITH US TODAY, AND SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF OUR
CHILDREN'S OUTREACHES.
AND SHE JOINS ME NOW ALONG WITH GINGER WHO REGULARLY SHARES
STORIES WITH US ABOUT CHILDREN THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HELP.
JOYCE: WELL, AMY, IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
AMY: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S SO GOOD TO BE HERE.
JOYCE: YOU'VE JUST BEEN SUCH A BENEFIT AND A BLESSING IN
TAKING OVER THE DIRECTORSHIP OF ALL THIS, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD IT
FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT SOMETIMES YOU NEED ONE HUMAN BEING TO COME AND JUST
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD.
AND, OF COURSE, GINGER, YOU TRAVEL A LOT AND YOU DO A LOT OF
THINGS WITH CHILDREN AND SO, WE'RE GONNA ASK YOU SOME
QUESTIONS BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOMETHING FIRST THAT I
WANT OUR VIEWERS TO UNDERSTAND.
YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT FEEDING CHILDREN, WE TALK ABOUT
ORPHANAGES, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT LIVING ON THE
STREETS, THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A NICE PLACE TO KEEP THEM.
BUT I RECENTLY HAD AN EXPERIENCE THAT I THOUGHT WAS WORTH
SHARING.
I WAS IN THAILAND AND WE WENT TO A FACILITY THAT WE HAVE THERE.
WELL, WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF OUTREACHES BUT ONE
OF THEM IS AN ORPHANAGE.
AND WHEN I WENT, I NO SOONER GOT ON THE GROUNDS THAN TWO LITTLE
GIRLS RAN UP TO ME, ONE ON THE RIGHT, ONE ON THE LEFT, AND THEY
TOOK MY HAND AND THE WHOLE TIME I WAS THERE, THEY STAYED
RIGHT--THEY WERE, LIKE, GLUED TO ME.
AND I WOULD PAT 'EM AND HUG 'EM AND TALK TO 'EM A LITTLE BIT,
AND THEY WERE JUST SO THRILLED.
AND YOU KNOW, THE THING THAT I REALIZED FROM THAT IS THESE
CHILDREN, WE'RE NOT JUST GIVING THEM A MEAL.
WE'RE NOT JUST GIVING THEM A BED.
BUT WE'RE GIVING THEM VALUE.
AND I, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THAT WORTH?
GINGER: RIGHT.
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SOMEBODY FEEL THAT THEY ACTUALLY
HAVE VALUE, THAT THEY MATTER, THAT THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
SO, I MEAN, THESE ARE CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE
TO KEEP THEM.
THEY MAY HAVE BEEN LIVING ON THE STREETS.
SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY VIOLATED.
THEY'VE GONE TO BED HUNGRY AND JUST LIVING LIKE THAT MAKES YOU
FEEL LIKE THAT YOU HAVE NO WORTH.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT.
THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A MEAL OR A BED.
IT'S ABOUT MAKING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY'RE VALUABLE,
THAT GOD CARES FOR THEM.
AND THE ONLY WAY WE CAN LET PEOPLE KNOW GOD CARES FOR THEM
IS IF WE CARE FOR THEM.
SO, AMY, WELL, CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S
HAPPENING WITH OUR CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES AROUND THE WORLD?
AMY: I SURE CAN.
I WOULD LOVE TO.
SO, CURRENTLY, WE'RE FEEDING OVER 80,000 CHILDREN ACROSS
32 COUNTRIES ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WE'VE ALSO GOT 20 CHILDREN'S HOMES
THAT WE'RE PARTIALLY SUPPORTING.
NINETEEN OF THOSE HOMES ARE IN ASIA AND THEN WE'RE ALSO
SUPPORTING THE BABY WATOTO HOME IN UGANDA.
JOYCE: YEAH, I LOVE THAT.
SO I'M SURE THAT YOU HEAR SOME AMAZING STORIES, DON'T YOU,
WHEN YOU GET OUT?
JUST CAN YOU SHARE ONE THING WITH US, JUST SOMETHING THAT
COMES TO YOUR MIND, JUST AN AMAZING STORY ABOUT A CHILD?
AMY: SO, THERE'S A LITTLE GIRL THAT LIVES IN INDIA AND HER
NAME IS LAKSHIMI.
AND LAKSHIMI IS 14 YEARS OLD.
AND JUST RECENTLY, SHE SHARED WITH OUR TEAM WHAT IT WAS LIKE
BEFORE SHE CAME TO ONE OF OUR FEEDING PROGRAMS AND WHAT IT'S
LIKE AFTER.
AND LAKSHIMI, SHE LIVES IN A SLUM AND SHE HAS A MOTHER AND
A FATHER AND TWO OLDER BROTHERS.
BUT HER MOTHER AND FATHER WORK VERY HARD BUT HER FATHER IS
ADDICTED TO ALCOHOL AND SO ALL THE MONEY THAT THEY EARN ENDS UP
GOING TO THIS ADDICTION, WHICH IS QUITE SAD.
THE BROTHERS HAD TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL AND NOW THEY ARE WORKING
TO HELP SUPPORT THE FAMILY.
AND EVEN LAKSHIMI, SHE SAID BEFORE SHE CAME TO THE FEEDING
PROGRAM, SHE WAS WORKING AS A DOMESTIC HOUSE SERVANT.
AND OFTENTIMES IN THE EVENINGS SHE WOULD TRY TO, YOU KNOW,
EAT SOME OF THE SCRAPS FROM THE FAMILY.
AND THEY WOULD JUST BE SO SMELLY AND STALE SOME NIGHTS THAT SHE
WOULD OPT TO GO TO BED HUNGRY.
AND THIS LITTLE GIRL, SHE WOULD GO TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNINGS AND
SHE WOULD HAVE TO WALK TO SCHOOL AND, BY THE TIME SHE GOT TO
SCHOOL--SHE SUFFERED FROM ANEMIA, AND SHE WOULD JUST BE SO
EXHAUSTED THAT SHE WOULD FALL ASLEEP IN HER CLASS.
AND THE TEACHERS WOULD BEAT HER.
AND THEY WOULD JUST TELL HER THAT SHE WAS NEVER GONNA AMOUNT
TO ANYTHING AND SHE JUST WRESTLED WITH THINKING THAT SHE
WAS NO GOOD AT ACADEMICS.
AND THEN SOMEONE INVITED HER ALONG TO ONE OF OUR FEEDING
PROGRAMS AND IT'S TOTALLY TRANSFORMED HER.
NOW SHE GETS A HOT MEAL 5 DAYS A WEEK.
SHE GETS TUTORING.
SHE'S ACTUALLY FOUND THAT SHE'S QUITE GOOD AT ACADEMICS 'CAUSE
SHE CAN STAY AWAKE IN CLASS AND SHE'S LEARNING SO MUCH.
AND SHE SAID SHE OBSERVED SOME OF HER FRIENDS AT THIS FEEDING
PROGRAM ACTUALLY PRAYING ONE DAY AND PRAYING FOR THEIR NEEDS.
AND THEN SHE WATCHED THAT JESUS ACTUALLY ANSWERED AND SO SHE
ACCEPTED CHRIST AND HAS NOW BEEN PRAYING FOR ALL OF HER NEEDS
AND SHE LOVES THE BIBLE STORIES AND IT'S TOTALLY TRANSFORMED
HER FUTURE.
AND SHE SHARED WITH US THAT NOW JESUS IS HER HOPE.
JOYCE: OH, THAT'S AWESOME.
YOU KNOW, YOU STARTED OUT AND YOU SAID SHE LIVES IN A SLUM
AND, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S ONE WORD THAT WE PUT OUT THERE.
SHE LIVES IN A SLUM, BUT UNLESS YOU HAVE WALKED AROUND IN ONE,
YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME THAT I ACTUALLY WALKED AROUND IN WHAT
WE REFER TO AS A SLUM AND THERE'S NO WAY TO DESCRIBE
HOW AWFUL THOSE PLACES ARE.
AND SO HOW AWESOME IS IT THAT WE CAN JUST GET HER OUT OF THERE,
EVEN FOR A LITTLE WHILE, TO LET HER KNOW THAT SHE HAS HOPE
AND A FUTURE.
GINGER, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF STORIES TOO.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
CAN YOU SHARE SOMETHING WITH US?
GINGER: WELL, THE REALLY INTERESTING THING IS THE STORY
THAT YOU WERE SHARING ABOUT THAT LITTLE GIRL IS THE STORY FOR SO
MANY CHILDREN.
THEY'RE TOO HUNGRY, TOO TIRED, TO STAY AWAKE DURING SCHOOL.
THEY HAVE SO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS.
BUT WHEN WE GET TO BE OUT THERE AND MEET THEM, IT'S SUCH
A WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE TO SEE ALL THEIR LITTLE INDIVIDUAL LITTLE
PERSONALITIES AND THEIR QUIRKS, AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN.
SUCH A JOY THAT GOD GIVES US TO CONNECT WITH THEM.
THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL NAMED MEMORY AND, LIKE YOU WERE
SAYING, USUALLY WHEN YOU GO UP TO ANY CHILDREN'S OUTREACH, AND
I KNOW AMY KNOWS THIS AS WELL, CHILDREN ARE JUST LIKE MAGNETS,
YOU KNOW?
AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN.
AND YOU USUALLY HAVE A COUPLE THAT JUST REALLY CONNECT WITH
YOUR HEART INSTANTLY.
WELL, WE MET MEMORY.
SHE WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
SHE HAD LOST HER MOTHER THAT SAME YEAR.
THIS WAS IN EASTERN CAPE WHICH IS A VERY POOR PROVINCE
OF SOUTH AFRICA AND, WHEN SHE LOST HER MOM,
HER DAD BECAME AN ALCOHOLIC AND BASICALLY ABANDONED HER AND
SHE WAS VERY MUCH ON HER OWN.
SO, SHE WOULD GO TO A SCHOOL THAT WAS VERY, VERY RUNDOWN AND
DIDN'T HAVE WHAT THEY NEEDED TO REALLY TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS.
HAND OF HOPE WAS ABLE TO COME IN, PROVIDE A CLASSROOM FOR THIS
SCHOOL, PROVIDE A MEAL FOR THE CHILDREN EVERY DAY, AND REALLY
JUST CHANGED ALL OF THEIR LIVES.
SO, IN SPENDING TIME WITH MEMORY, WHAT REALLY STRUCK ME
ABOUT HER WAS THAT IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO BREAK THROUGH TO
HER AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO CONNECT WITH THESE
KIDS, TO GET 'EM TO SMILE, TO LET THEM KNOW HOW VALUABLE
THEY ARE.
BECAUSE AFTER A CHILD HAS BEEN THROUGH WHAT MEMORY HAS BEEN
THROUGH, THEY'RE GUARDED, YOU KNOW.
IT'S--THEY'RE VERY CAREFUL.
THEY'RE HURT.
AND SO, IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO REALLY SEE MEMORY START TO COME
OUT OF HER SHELL.
WE STARTED MAKING FACES TOGETHER BECAUSE WHEN YOU CAN'T SPEAK
THE SAME LANGUAGE, YOU FIND ANY CONNECTION YOU CAN.
SO WE STARTED MAKING FUNNY FACES TOGETHER.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I FEEL SOMETHING ON MY ARM AND MEMORY'S
PULLING ME BACK.
AND SHE'S SAYING, YOU KNOW, "DON'T GO."
SO THEN, YOU KNOW, GET BACK OUT OF THE VAN, AND TELL SOME OF
THE OTHER PEOPLE, "COME BACK OUT WITH ME."
WE PLAY A LITTLE BIT LONGER BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN
SHE'S SMILING, SHE'S HAPPY.
THERE'S A CONNECTION THAT GOD GAVE US TO LET HER KNOW THAT HE
LOVED HER ENOUGH TO SEND PEOPLE TO FEED HER, TO GIVE HER A GOOD
PLACE TO GO TO SCHOOL, TO GIVE HER A HOPE THAT SHE NEVER
HAD BEFORE.
JOYCE: JUST TO LOVE HER, TO SHOW HER SOME LOVE.
GINGER: EXACTLY, AND JUST TO LAUGH WITH HER AND MAKE FUNNY
FACES WITH HER IS HUGE.
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, THE EDUCATION PART OF WHAT WE'RE
DOING WITH KIDS AROUND THE WORLD IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT
AND NOT JUST EDUCATING THEM IN REGULAR SCHOOL THINGS BUT ALSO
IN THE BIBLICAL THINGS.
CAN YOU SHARE WITH US, AMY, ABOUT OUR EDUCATION
AND THE BIBLE STORIES AND-- AMY: HM-MM, YEAH.
SO A FEW YEARS AGO WE REALLY LOOKED AT WHAT WE WERE DOING
AND WE DECIDED THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE A MORE STRATEGICAL APPROACH
TO WHAT WE WERE TEACHING THE KIDS ABOUT THE BIBLE.
SO WE PARTNERED WITH ONE HOPE MINISTRIES
AND THEY HAVE AN AMAZING GOAL TO REACH EVERY CHILD WITH
THE GOSPEL BY THE YEAR 2030.
THEY CREATED THE BIBLE APP.
BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THIS REALLY AMAZING PROGRAM CALLED,
"17 STORIES."
AND SO, IT WAS AN INITIATIVE THAT WE TOOK TO GET INTO EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS AND, BASICALLY, WHAT IT IS,
IS 16 MAJOR BIBLE STORIES THAT START WITH CREATION,
ADAM AND EVE, AND GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO
THE GREAT COMMISSION.
EVERY DAY THAT THE KIDS GET ONE OF THESE LESSONS, THE TEACHER
WILL TELL THEM A STORY AND THEN THERE'LL BE SOME SORT OF FUN
ACTIVITY WHERE THE KIDS GET TO CONNECT IN A DEEPER WAY WITH
THE STORY.
THEN THEY'LL ASK 'EM QUESTIONS THAT TAKE IT EVEN DEEPER.
AND SOME PRACTICAL LIFE APPLICATION AS WELL.
AND THEN WHAT THEY DO IS THEY TEAR OFF THE CARD AND THEN
THE KIDS ACTUALLY GET TO TAKE THE CARD.
AND AT THE END OF EVERY LESSON, THE KIDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO
INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES TO SHARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, TO SHARE
WITH THEIR FRIENDS AT SCHOOL, TO SHARE THESE BIBLE STORIES.
SO NOT ONLY ARE THEY BEING DISCIPLED AND MENTORED,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO GOING OUT, AND THEY'RE FULFILLING
THE GREAT COMMISSION.
GINGER: AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF THEIR FAMILIES COMING
TO CHRIST.
AMY: WE ARE.
IN MALAWI WE JUST HEARD THAT THERE'S EIGHT FAMILIES THAT HAVE
STARTED ATTENDING A LOCAL CHURCH BECAUSE THE KIDS CAME HOME
AND STARTED SHARING.
JOYCE: PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE FOR HOPE.
WE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT ANY LITTLE FLICKER OF LIGHT
IN THE DARKNESS DRAWS THEIR ATTENTION.
THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING HOPE,
THEY'RE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO BEING SHOWN ANY KIND OF FAVOR OR
PEOPLE DOING ANYTHING FOR THEM.
AND IT'S JUST SUCH A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M PARTICULARLY FOND OF CHILDREN'S BIBLE STORIES BECAUSE
WHEN I FIRST STARTED GETTING SERIOUS, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH
GOD, I'M NOT--I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHERE I GOT IT,
BUT I GOT A HOLD OF A BIG THICK CHILDREN'S BIBLE STORY BOOK
AND I READ THAT BOOK ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THAT WAS HOW
I LEARNED-- GINGER: THAT'S GREAT.
JOYCE: THAT WAS HOW I LEARNED THE STORIES OF THE BIBLE.
AND SO, I LIKE CHILDREN'S BIBLE STORY BOOKS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SHARING THESE THINGS WITH YOU BECAUSE,
FIRST OF ALL, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW AS A FRIEND AND A PARTNER
OF THIS MINISTRY, WHAT YOU ARE INVOLVED IN, BUT ALSO WE HOPE
THAT NEW PEOPLE WILL TAKE AN INTEREST IN THESE KINDS OF
OUTREACHES SO WHETHER YOU ARE A PARTNER OR YOU HAVE NOT BECOME
ONE YET, WHETHER YOU GIVE TO THE MINISTRY REGULARLY OR YOU'VE
NEVER GIVEN YET, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TODAY IF YOU WILL REALLY
OPEN UP YOUR BIG HEART OF COMPASSION AND SEND A SPECIAL
OFFERING, MARKED "FOR MISSIONS," THAT WE WILL USE TO HELP THESE
KIDS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
NOW, STAY WITH US AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS.
GINGER: YOU KNOW, EVERYWHERE WE GO, ALL OVER THE WORLD, WE
CAN'T HELP BUT JUST FALL IN LOVE WITH THE CHILDREN,
LIKE 4-YEAR-OLD IMINATE HERE.
BUT HERE IN THE EASTERN CAPE OF SOUTH AFRICA, MY HEART HAS ALSO
BEEN REALLY PULLED TOWARD THE MOTHERS AND THE GRANDMOTHERS.
THEY'RE WORKING HARD TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEY NEED
OUR HELP.
SO THESE CLASSROOMS OF HOPE THAT WE PROVIDE ARE HELPING
THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
SO KNOW THAT YOUR SPECIAL GIFT TODAY WILL MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE, NOT ONLY HERE BUT OTHER AREAS SUCH AS ASIA,
THE INNER CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES,
BUT WE NEED YOU TO HELP US.
PICK UP THE PHONE, GO TO THE WEBSITE, JOYCEMEYER.ORG,
AND LET US KNOW THAT YOU'RE STANDING WITH US.
ANNOUNCER: FOR YOUR DONATION TODAY OF ANY AMOUNT, WE'D LIKE
TO SAY THANK YOU WITH THE BOOKS OF PSALMS AND PROVERBS
FROM THE NEW "BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND"
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CONTACT US RIGHT NOW...
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JOYCE: WELL, IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
MAKING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN BETTER AND HOW YOU, OUR FRIENDS
AND PARTNERS, HELP US DO THAT IN A VERY TANGIBLE WAY.
GINGER AND I ARE TALKING WITH AMY BUCHHEIT, OUR
CHILDREN'S OUTREACH DIRECTOR, AND WE'VE BEEN SHARING
SOME EXCITING THINGS AND HAVE SOME MORE TO SHARE.
TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE BARNA STATISTICS OF WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO REACH CHILDREN AT A CERTAIN AGE, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
AMY: BARNA, THE BARNA GROUP, DID SOME RESEARCH A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO, ALONG WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETY,
AND THEY FOUND THAT WHEN THEY POLLED ALL THESE CHRISTIANS THAT
BETWEEN 83% TO 85% OF ALL PEOPLE THAT ARE CHRISTIANS TODAY,
ACCEPTED CHRIST SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AGES OF 4 TO 14.
SO WE, KIND OF, CALL THAT THE 4 TO 14 WINDOW.
AND IT'S SO CRITICAL TO REACH KIDS DURING THAT TIME.
JOYCE: YEAH, I WAS 9 YEARS OLD
WHEN I RECEIVED CHRIST.
AMY: YEAH, I THINK I WAS 9 YEARS OLD AS WELL.
SO, IT'S SO VITAL.
A CHILD WILL ACTUALLY FORM THEIR WORLD VIEW WHEN THEY'RE 14.
IT KIND OF SOLIDIFIES INTO PLACE.
AND SO ANYTIME AFTER THAT, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TEACH SOMEONE,
YOU HAVE TO REMOVE A WORLD VIEW AND THEN REPLACE IT.
SO, ANYTIME BEFORE 14, YOU'RE JUST FILLING IN THE BLANKS.
JOYCE: THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
GINGER: IT REALLY IS WONDERFUL HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES
GOD GIVES US TO DO THAT.
BECAUSE THROUGH REALLY HARD THINGS IN THE WORLD, YOU KNOW,
THROUGH HUNGER, THROUGH A LACK OF EDUCATION, WE ARE ABLE, 'TIL
GOD TAKES THE BAD THINGS AND OPENS A DOOR FOR THE GOOD
BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE THEN TO HAVE A ROLE IN THEIR LIFE AND IT'S
KIND OF FUNNY 'CAUSE AMY AND I PROBABLY SAW EACH OTHER IN
SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES BEFORE WE EVER SAW EACH OTHER
IN THE UNITED STATES.
BUT WE ALSO WERE HELPING CHILDREN RIGHT HERE IN THE US
AS WELL.
AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR OUTREACH TOO.
AMY: YEAH, THIS LAST YEAR WE DID SEVERAL DOMESTIC OUTREACHES
WHERE WE DO A LOT OF THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLASTS AND SO
WE PROVIDE NOT ONLY BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THOSE
OUTREACHES BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE DENTAL EXAMINATIONS AND PHYSICAL
SCREENINGS, THE HEALTH SCREENINGS, THAT THE KIDS HERE
IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE TO HAVE IN ORDER TO GO
BACK TO SCHOOL.
JOYCE: YES, WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE HERE AS WELL AS MANY
OTHER PLACES AROUND THE WORLD.
NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT GETTING THESE KIDS IN SCHOOL, THE GIRLS
ESPECIALLY, GETTING THEM IN SCHOOL, KEEPING THEM FROM HAVING
TO WALK TO GET WATER BECAUSE WE'RE DIGGING WATER WELLS,
WE'RE BUILDING SCHOOLS, WE'RE PROVIDING THESE MEALS FOR
PEOPLE, HOW DOES IT HELP PREVENT THEM FROM BEING VICTIMS OF
SEX TRAFFICKING?
AMY: YOU KNOW, IT'S HUGE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
I MEAN, IT HELPS PREVENT THE GIRLS FROM HAVING TO WALK.
SO, IN TANZANIA, THEY WOULD HAVE TO WALK MILES AND MILES
AND MILES TO FIND THE WATER.
AND IT JUST PUTS THEM IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
IT ALSO, WHEN THEY'RE IN SCHOOL, AND WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO GO TO
SCHOOL, THERE'S KIND OF LIKE A HANDS-OFF MENTALITY
FOR THESE GIRLS.
ALSO, IF YOU THINK ABOUT INDIA, WE HAVE ABOUT 138 FEEDING
PROGRAMS RIGHT ACROSS INDIA AND THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL ALL DAY
AND THEN THEY GO TO OUR FEEDING PROGRAMS AND MOST OF OUR FEEDING
PROGRAMS IN INDIA OPERATE FROM BETWEEN 4 TO 4:30 UNTIL 6 TO 7.
SO THAT GETS THEM OFF THE STREETS.
SO, THEIR PARENTS WILL COME HOME FROM WORK LATE AT NIGHT
AND THERE'S NOBODY TO WATCH THEM BETWEEN THOSE TIMES WHEN THEY
GET OUT OF SCHOOL AND WHEN THEIR PARENTS COME HOME.
SO PULLING THEM OFF THE STREET DURING THAT TIME IS CRITICAL
AND, IN MY MIND, IT TOTALLY PREVENTS THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, I REALLY WISH THAT EVERY PERSON COULD GO
TO ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND.
I MEAN, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT EVEN US SHOWING YOU PICTURES
WHICH YOU'RE SEEING PLENTY OF TODAY, IT DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN TO
REALLY EXPLAIN WHAT IT'S LIKE UNLESS YOU'RE THERE.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA AND I REALLY HOPE
THAT YOU'RE FEELING COMPASSION WELL UP ON THE INSIDE OF YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A HEART OF COMPASSION, THOSE OF US WHO ARE
CHILDREN OF GOD.
HIS COMPASSION IS IN US, BUT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL THAT WE
DON'T GET SO ACCUSTOMED TO JUST SEEING THINGS LIKE THIS ON TV
THAT WE--WE DON'T WANNA FORGET THAT IT'S REAL.
NOBODY CAN SOLVE THE WHOLE PROBLEM BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
WE MUST NOT DO IS EVER BE GUILTY OF DOING NOTHING BECAUSE WE FELT
LIKE WE COULDN'T DO IT ALL.
GINGER: YEAH, WHEN WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE HELPLESS, THAT IS
SAYING, "GOD CAN'T DO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO."
BECAUSE HE WANTS TO WORK THROUGH US.
HE WANTS TO GIVE US A PART OF THE JOY IN THE WORK
THAT HE'S DOING.
SO TO SAY, "OH, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO IN THIS," WE'RE
LIMITING GOD AND THAT'S REALLY THE KEY FOR OUR
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY, IS BEING THERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
THEY KNOW THERE'S SOMEONE CONSISTENT AND IT SHOWS THE LOVE
OF CHRIST BECAUSE CHRIST IS ALWAYS THERE WITH THEM.
JOYCE: I REMEMBER A WOMAN THAT SAID TO ME ONE TIME AFTER
I'D COME BACK FROM A MISSIONS TRIP LIKE THAT AND SHE ACTUALLY
WAS A GODLY WOMAN.
SHE SAID, "IS THERE REALLY EVEN ANY POINT?"
SHE SAID, "NO MATTER HOW MANY YOU FEED, THERE'S STILL GONNA BE
STARVING KIDS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND AREN'T YOU, KIND OF, OVERWHELMED BY THAT?"
SO I TOOK IT TO PRAYER AND WAS JUST ASKING GOD THE PROPER
RESPONSE TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THE THING THAT I FELT THAT HE PUT IN MY HEART IS IF YOU
WERE HUNGRY OR YOU WERE HUNGRY OR ONE OF YOU WERE HUNGRY,
REALLY STARVING, AND SOMEBODY OFFERED YOU ONE MEAL BUT THEY
COULDN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING ELSE, JUST ONE MEAL, WOULD ANY ONE OF
US SAY, "NO, THANK YOU.
IF I'M GONNA BE HUNGRY ANYWAY, I MIGHT AS WELL NOT EVEN GET
ONE MEAL"?
I MEAN, NOBODY WOULD DO THAT.
AND SO, EVEN IF WE CAN RELIEVE HUMAN SUFFERING FOR 1 MINUTE,
IF YOU CAN MAKE SOMEBODY FEEL BETTER 1 TIME, WE ALWAYS HAVE TO
REMEMBER THAT ANYTHING WE CAN DO IS FAR SUPERIOR TO ALL
THE THINGS THAT WE CANNOT DO.
AND WE DON'T WANNA FORGET THAT WHEN JESUS WANTED THE DISCIPLES
TO FEED THE 4,000--5,000, HE SAID, "WHAT DO YOU HAVE?"
AND THEY STARTED TELLING HIM WHAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE AND THEY
FINALLY FOUND A LITTLE BOY THAT HAD JUST A LITTLE BIT.
IT WASN'T ENOUGH BUT JESUS TOOK THAT LITTLE BIT AND HE
MULTIPLIED IT, AND IT WAS ENOUGH TO DO EVERYTHING THAT NEEDED
TO BE DONE.
AND SO THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE TO LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S LIKE, WE CAN'T DO IT ALL AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE EVEN PEOPLE
WATCHING TODAY THINK, "WELL, WHAT CAN I DO?"
BUT WE HAVE TO STOP ASKING OURSELVES WHAT WE CAN'T DO,
AND START ASKING OURSELVES WHAT WE CAN DO.
GINGER: YEAH, RIGHT.
AS A MOTHER, I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THAT FOR MY OWN CHILDREN.
WHAT IS THERE THAT I WOULD NOT DO FOR MY CHILDREN?
AND THERE'S PROBABLY NOTHING.
AND GOD LOVES ALL OF HIS CHILDREN SO MUCH MORE THAN I CAN
EVEN UNDERSTAND, AND WHAT HE DOES IS SEND US TO BE THAT
PHYSICAL EXPRESSION OF HIS LOVE.
AND AMY IS EXPECTING HER FIRST CHILD NOW.
JOYCE: OH!
AMY: THANK YOU.
GINGER: AND BEING INVOLVED IN CHILDREN'S MINISTRY FOR SO LONG,
I JUST WONDER HOW THAT MOTHER'S HEART IN YOU NOW THAT GOD IS
DEVELOPING, I JUST WONDER IF ANY OF THIS, THE WAY THAT YOU SEE
CHILDREN AND CHILDREN'S MINISTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY IT.
AMY: IT'S ALREADY JUST CAUSING ME TO THINK, LIKE,
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES AND JUST
THE DISPARITY, YOU KNOW, AND JUST WHAT THE MOTHERS
OVER THERE MUST FACE.
AND HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER EVEN MET THIS LITTLE BABY
YET BUT HOW MUCH THEY MUST LOVE THEIR KIDS.
YOU KNOW, THEY LOVE THEM THE SAME WAY THAT WE LOVE OUR
KIDS HERE.
AND THEY WANT SO MUCH FOR THEM LIKE WE WANT HERE.
AND SO, IT'S JUST--MADE ME EVEN MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE
DO, JUST KNOWING THAT, HEY, IF WE CAN PROVIDE CLEAN WATER,
IF WE CAN GIVE A CHILD A HEALTHY MEAL AND A HOPE AND A DREAM,
AND IF WE CAN GIVE THEM JESUS, THEN WE CAN TOTALLY HELP.
JOYCE: YEAH, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US
TODAY, AMY, AND OF COURSE, WE APPRECIATE GINGER WHO'S WITH US
A LOT, BUT WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO
AROUND THE WORLD.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT YOU TO GET INVOLVED
IN THIS WORK.
WE CAN'T DO IT BY OURSELF.
AND YOU HEARD THE WORD "PARTNER" A LOT.
WE PARTNER WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND MANY OF YOU
ARE PARTNERS WITH US.
BUT TO BE A PARTNER MEANS THAT YOU BECOME PART OF SOMETHING.
AND TODAY, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PARTNER WITH US THROUGH SENDING
A REALLY GENEROUS GIFT JUST MARKED, "FOR MISSIONS."
AND WE'RE GONNA USE IT TO HELP THESE KIDS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY.
AND YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WAS ON MY HEART LAST NIGHT AS I WAS
THINKING ABOUT THIS AND HOW TO COME AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.
I FELT LIKE GOD PUT IT ON MY HEART TO JUST ASK YOU IF YOU
WOULD MAKE A SACRIFICE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE SOMETHING TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT WOULD BE NOT GETTING YOUR USUAL AFTERNOON
CUP OF COFFEE AT YOUR FAVORITE COFFEE SHOP FOR A WEEK, IF
THAT'S WHAT YOU NEEDED TO DO, OR MAYBE IT WOULD BE NOT BUYING
THAT PAIR OF SHOES YOU'VE GOT YOUR EYES ON BECAUSE YOU'VE
REALLY ALREADY GOT MORE SHOES THAN WHAT YOU CAN WEAR.
AND I CAN DO THAT, GINGER CAN DO THAT, AMY CAN DO THAT.
IT'S NOT WRONG OCCASIONALLY TO SAY TO PEOPLE, "LET'S DON'T JUST
DO WHAT'S COMFORTABLE.
LET'S REALLY SAY, 'GOD, WHAT CAN I DO?
IS THERE SOMETHING MAYBE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE ME JUST NOT DO
RIGHT NOW THAT I PLANNED TO DO IN ORDER TO HELP THESE KIDS?'"
AND SO, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DO YOUR BEST AND WE APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
WE CANNOT DO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITHOUT YOU.
AND SO, YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
ANNOUNCER: FOR YOUR DONATION TODAY OF ANY AMOUNT, WE'D LIKE
TO SAY THANK YOU WITH THE BOOKS OF PSALMS AND PROVERBS
FROM THE NEW "BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND"
STUDY BIBLE.
CONTACT US RIGHT NOW...
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