ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WELL, WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO OPEN THEIR
HEART TO CHRIST?
YOU KNOW, WE COME FROM MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND
PHILOSOPHIES, SO WHAT CAN WE DO AS BELIEVERS TO DRAW PEOPLE TO
JESUS CHRIST?
TODAY, WE'RE HEADING TO AMERICA'S EAST COAST WHERE WE
ARE SEEING SOME VERY CREATIVE IDEAS THAT ARE BRINGING PEOPLE
HOPE AND FAITH, AND YOU ARE PART OF IT.
CHECK IT OUT.
[CHURCH BELL TOLLING]
[MUSIC]
FEMALE: I USED TO GO TO CHURCH PROBABLY MAYBE EVEN ONCE
A WEEK WHEN I WAS WITH MY MOM BUT I JUST KIND OF, JUST LIKE,
GOT AWAY FROM IT.
I AM NOT RELIGIOUS.
MALE: I WOULD, LIKE, SAY I STILL BELIEVE IN, LIKE, A GOD,
LIKE, SOMETHING UP THERE.
FEMALE: AS I GREW UP, KINDA GREW AWAY FROM, LIKE,
THE RELIGION ASPECT AND DON'T GO TO CHURCH AS OFTEN.
FEMALE: I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I WOULD SAY THAT I'M CHRISTIAN.
YEAH, I'D PROBABLY SAY THAT I'M, LIKE, AN AGNOSTIC.
MYKAL: THIS NORTHEAST I-95 CORRIDOR IS THOUGHT OF AS VERY
INTELLECTUAL.
IT'S VERY HIGHLY EDUCATED AND IT'S THE AREA WHERE PEOPLE
FIND ALTERNATIVES TO FAITH.
WHEN WE MOVED HERE TO PLANT TRUE LIFE,
WE DID SOME DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES AND WE TRIED TO FIND OUT
WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE.
WE KNEW GOD HAD CALLED US TO THIS AREA AND OUR BEST GUESS
AFTER DOING THAT WAS THAT SOMEWHERE AROUND ABOUT 8% OF
THOSE ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN A LOCAL CHURCH.
AND SO WE KNEW THIS WAS A FIELD THAT WAS RIPE FOR HARVEST.
MYKAL: ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
HOW ARE WE DOING?
ARE WE DOING GOOD?
ANNOUNCER: PASTOR MYKAL MOBILIZED HIS CONGREGATION TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF HIS COMMUNITY IN A VERY UNIQUE WAY, WITH
A SPECIAL NEEDS EASTER EGG HUNT.
MYKAL: WE LEARNED REALLY QUICKLY THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY
A REALLY LARGE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY HERE AND FELT LIKE IT
WAS SOMEWHAT UNDERSERVED BY CHURCHES AND FELT LIKE THERE WAS
JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE AND
DIFFERENT AND SERVE ALL OF THESE INCREDIBLE FAMILIES.
IT'S PART OF THE CULTURE OF OUR CHURCH.
WE SAY AT TRUE LIFE WE WANNA CREATE SPACES, CREATE
ENVIRONMENTS, WHERE ANYBODY CAN FIND A FRIEND, MEET JESUS, AND
THEN EXPERIENCE THE BEST VERSION OF LIFE THERE IS, WHERE YOU KIND
OF CONNECT THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.
WENDY: I HAVE A GRANDSON, JEREMIAH, WHO'S 4 YEARS OLD
AND HE'S TOTALLY BLIND, NO LIGHT AWARENESS.
AND WE TRY AND DO THINGS WITH HIM TO ALLOW HIM TO BE TYPICAL,
LIKE OTHER CHILDREN.
AND I WAS REALLY ATTRACTED TO THE FACT THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAD
A DIFFERENT AREA FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN SO HE
WOULDN'T BE RUN OVER BY SOME OF THE KIDS THAT HAD VISION THAT
MAY BE A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN HIM.
MIKKI: WE HAVE THESE REALLY GREAT EGGS THAT WERE SUGGESTED
TO US BY THE NEWCASTLE COUNTY.
THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE USE THESE BATTERY-OPERATED EGGS THAT GIVE
OFF A SPECIAL SOUND FOR THE VISUAL--THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED SO
THAT THEY CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE.
[EGG BEEPING]
MIKKI: SO THIS IS INSIDE EACH ONE OF THE EGGS FOR THEM.
WENDY: I THINK IT IS AN AWESOME EVENT AND I THINK
IT'S A GREAT THING THAT THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO DO STUFF
LIKE THIS.
IT'S HARD TO FIND THINGS TO BE ABLE TO HELP HIM DO
TYPICAL CHILD THINGS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FACT THAT
THEY PUT THIS TOGETHER AND IT WAS SO EXTREMELY WELL ORGANIZED
AND IT WAS JUST A BEAUTIFUL DAY, AND THE KIDS HAD A REALLY
GOOD TIME.
MIKKI: WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES.
WE HAVE A VISUAL AID EGG HUNT, A PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED EGG HUNT, AN
ALL SPECIAL NEEDS, AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER SEPARATE EGG HUNT
SET UP FOR THE SIBLINGS OF THE CHILDREN THAT ARE COMING TODAY,
SO THAT EVERYBODY'S INCLUDED.
KAREN: I HAVE NOT SEEN A SPECIAL NEEDS EASTER EGG HUNT
AT ALL, EVER.
SO AS SOON AS I DID SEE IT ON FACEBOOK, I REGISTERED
THE SAME DAY.
NICOLAI: MAKES ME FEEL SPECIAL 'CAUSE I'M NOT ALL
ALONE.
I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE JUST LIKE ME.
AND THAT'S WHY I LIKE IT.
KAREN: NICOLAI WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 5,
FROM JOHN HOPKINS.
HE IS VERY HIGH FUNCTIONING BUT HE HAS A LOT OF BEHAVIORAL
ISSUES THAT STOP US FROM DOING A LOT OF THINGS.
WE DON'T HAVE AN OUTLET.
WE DON'T HAVE MOM GROUPS LIKE OTHER MOMS AND DADS.
WE DON'T HAVE NORMAL SOCIAL CLUBS LIKE OTHER MOMS AND DADS
DO, SO TO BE HERE AMONGST THE OTHER CHILDREN THAT ARE JUST
LIKE YOUR CHILD, NOBODY'S GONNA LOOK AT YOU FUNNY, NOBODY'S
GONNA JUDGE YOUR CHILD, JUDGE YOU, FOR WHAT YOUR CHILD MAY SAY
OR DO, IS AMAZING TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I WISH WE COULD HAVE MORE THINGS, NOT JUST FOR EASTER, BUT
MORE THINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS WHERE SPECIAL NEEDS PARENTS CAN
COME TOGETHER AND NOT FEEL LIKE OUTCASTS.
NICOLAI: IT'S OKAY, MOM.
KAREN: I KNOW.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT, BUDDY.
NICOLAI: IT'S OKAY, MOM.
ANNOUNCER: KAREN SAYS SHE AND HER SON DON'T GO TO CHURCH
BUT THIS EVENT MAY CHANGE THAT.
KAREN: I KNOW WHERE THEIR CHURCH IS LOCATED AND IT
DEFINITELY MAKES ME WANNA SHOW UP, JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY IN
THAT CHURCH FELT THE NEED TO DO THIS AND THEY HAD SUCH A GOOD
VOLUNTEER--THEY SHOW UP TO SUPPORT THIS.
IT MAKES ME WANNA BE A PART OF THEM, AND I WILL GO.
KRISTIN: I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FROM THE BOTTOM
OF OUR HEARTS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 3 YEARS, EVEN WITH 9 CHILDREN,
THAT WE'VE BEEN OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR AN EGG HUNT.
WE CAN'T GO TO AN EGG HUNT WHERE THERE'S NORMAL CHILDREN 'CAUSE
YOU GET BOMBARDED AND IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THE ONES WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS CAN'T KEEP UP, SO THEY'LL LEAVE WITH ONE EGG.
AND HERE, ALL OF THE KIDS FEEL NORMAL.
THEY'VE ALL GOTTEN EASTER EGGS AND EVEN OUR BLIND CHILD WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS WAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE OUR DAY.
IT'S AMAZING AND PLEASE CONTINUE THIS BECAUSE IT IS--THE SPECIAL
NEEDS KIDS REALLY DO NEED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL
LIKE A NORMAL CHILD AND ENJOY THESE THINGS IN LIFE THAT WE
TOOK FOR GRANTED AS CHILDREN GROWING UP.
SO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.
ANNOUNCER: MISTY MITCHELL AND HER 12-YEAR-OLD SON, MORGAN,
ARE MEMBERS OF TRUE LIFE CHURCH.
MISTY SAT DOWN WITH US TO SHARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES
THEY FACE EVERY DAY.
MISTY: WELL, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM BY THE AGE OF 3.
HIS AUTISM IS--CONSISTS MAINLY OF ANXIETY DISORDERS AND OCD,
WHICH HE DEALS WITH THAT ALL DAY LONG.
HIS INTESTINAL ISSUES IS PROBABLY--HAS PROBABLY BEEN
THE HARDEST.
HE'S IN PAIN A LOT.
HE GETS TREATMENT, LIKE A MEDICAL TREATMENT SO HE
DOESN'T END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.
I MEAN, HE DOESN'T GO TO TRADITIONAL SCHOOL ANYMORE.
HE'S BEEN HOMEBOUND FOR 4 YEARS SO HE DOESN'T EVEN GET TO BE IN
A CLASSROOM WITH CHILDREN AND DO THE TYPICAL THINGS THAT
12-YEAR-OLDS GET TO DO.
YOU KNOW, HAVING A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD OF ANY CALIBER IS
JUST--IT'S A BLESSING AND IT'S NOT, AT THE SAME TIME.
I MEAN, IT'S HOW IT AFFECTS ME AND CHANGED MY LIFE HAS BEEN
AMAZING.
I SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OF HIM.
BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN--IT'S HARD.
IT'S HARD.
AND NOT MANY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW.
LIKE, I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS WHO DON'T HAVE CHILDREN WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEY DON'T GET IT.
MORGAN: FIRST, WHEN I CAME HERE, I DID A EASTER EGG HUNT.
THEN I WENT ON THE MOON BOUNCE.
SO AND THEN I GOT CANDY AFTER THE EASTER EGG HUNT.
A LOT OF FUN THINGS, YEAH.
MISTY: I APPRECIATE THE CHURCH BEING A PART OF
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT MAKES US FEEL SPECIAL.
AGAIN, IT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY,
IT GIVES THESE SPECIAL FAMILIES A PLACE TO GO AND FEEL ACCEPTED
AND LOVED.
I KNOW IT MADE MORGAN FEEL VERY SPECIAL.
HE FELT THIS WAS FOR HIM AND IT WAS FOR HIS GROUP OF KIDS
AND, YOU KNOW, HE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE--HE DIDN'T FEEL DIFFERENT.
MORGAN: I HAD FUN AND I DON'T REALLY GET TO DO A LOT LIKE
THIS, BUT I HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME TODAY.
ANNOUNCER: MISTY HAS A MESSAGE FOR
JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES' FRIENDS AND PARTNERS WHO HELPED
FUND THE EVENT.
MISTY: THANK YOU.
I MEAN, I'M SO APPRECIATIVE THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO BE A PART OF,
YOU KNOW, OUR WORLD AND HELP OUR COMMUNITY OUT AND BRING US
TOGETHER AND I JUST--I THINK IT'S AMAZING MINISTRY.
I THINK IT'S AN AMAZING THING AND I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE GONNA BE REACHED AND TOUCHED BY THAT EVENT.
[MUSIC]
EVAN: THE DNA OF WHAT WE DO SPECIFICALLY WITHIN DOMESTIC
OUTREACH IS WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PREFABRICATE OR MANUFACTURE AN
OUTREACH EVENT AND THEN BRING IT TO A COMMUNITY.
EVERY SINGLE LOCATION THAT WE DO AN OUTREACH EVENT IN HERE IN
THE UNITED STATES IS TAILORED TO THE FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY
AND THE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION THAT WE PARTNER WITH.
JUST BY BEING A PARTNER OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES,
YOU'RE ABLE TO BE IN NEWARK, DELAWARE, WITH US.
YOU'RE ABLE TO BE IN GLEN BURNIE, MARYLAND,
AND PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
BUT ALSO, WE DO TYPICALLY 10 TO 20 OUTREACHES LIKE THIS
AROUND THE COUNTRY EVERY YEAR AND SO YOUR INVOLVEMENT
HELPS YOU TO BE A PART OF EVERYTHING THAT
HAND OF HOPE IS DOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL.
ANNOUNCER: WOULD YOU PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER
GIVING A SPECIAL GIFT TODAY?
YOUR GIVING MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE HERE IN
THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.
YOUR GENEROSITY ENABLES US TO HELP PEOPLE REBUILD THEIR LIVES
AFTER DISASTER STRIKES, AND BRING CLEAN WATER TO SOME OF
THE MOST REMOTE PLACES ON EARTH.
TOGETHER, WE'RE FEEDING MORE THAN 80,000 CHILDREN ON
A REGULAR BASIS AND BRINGING DESPERATELY NEEDED MEDICAL CARE
TO COMMUNITIES THAT LACK THE MOST BASIC HEALTHCARE.
YOUR GIVING MAKES THIS AND SO MUCH MORE POSSIBLE.
CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE TODAY.
GIVE THE GIFT OF GOD'S LOVE TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
ANNOUNCER: OUR JOURNEY CONTINUED TO ANOTHER
AMAZING CHURCH, THIS ONE IN GLEN BURNIE, MARYLAND,
A SUBURB OF BALTIMORE.
[MUSIC]
FEMALE: I'VE SEEN A LOT OF TRAGEDIES WITH MY FRIENDS AND,
FOR THAT REASON, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONED
THEIR FAITH.
AND EVEN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD, YOU KNOW, POLITICALLY,
IT'S KIND OF A CONFUSING TIME FOR EVERYONE.
FEMALE: I DUNNO, I THINK THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO HAVE
FAITH IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMETHING GREATER THAT MAY OR
MAY NOT BE GOD OR UNIVERSE, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT,
THAT CAN JUST BE DONE IN YOUR OWN WAY.
[MUSIC]
JIMMY: WELL, ONE OF THE HURDLES, IF YOU WILL, IN THIS
AREA IS PEOPLE ARE JUST UNCHURCHED, YOU KNOW.
IT DOESN'T MATTER, SOCIAL-ECONOMIC STATUS,
IT'S JUST AN UNCHURCHED AREA.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NEXT TO D.C.
AND THE POLITICAL CLIMATE IS HIGH.
BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS INTRODUCE A NEED FOR GOD AGAIN.
ANNOUNCER: PASTOR JIMMY AND HIS CONGREGATION
DECIDED TO ADOPT A BALTIMORE NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED BROOKLYN
AND MEET SOME OF THEIR BIGGEST NEEDS THROUGH
AN OUTREACH CALLED "RED WEEK."
JIMMY: AND SO THE IDEA OF RED WEEK IS THAT
WE WOULD FOCUS AN ENTIRE WEEK BEING A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
BEFORE WE ASKED THE COMMUNITY TO COME TO CHURCH.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE CALLED IN THAT GREAT COMMISSION TO BE
THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS.
WE JUST REALLY PUT EVERYTHING AROUND THE FIVE, WHICH IS OUR
MISSION, HIGH FIVE: FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, CLOTHING, AND CARE.
AND SO WE ASKED OURSELVES HOW CAN WE MAKE AN IMPACT IN THOSE
FIVE MISSIONAL AREAS.
ANNOUNCER: BROOKLYN IS A NEIGHBORHOOD STRUGGLING WITH
POVERTY, VIOLENCE, ADDICTION, AND HOPELESSNESS.
BUT I-5 CHURCH IS ON A MISSION TO CHANGE THAT AND,
AS A JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES FRIEND AND PARTNER, YOU'RE
ON THAT MISSION WITH THEM.
PAM: WE HAD OVER 200 FAMILIES COME OUT AND IT WAS REALLY
A GREAT TIME OF DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIP AND GIVING THEM
A BAG OF GROCERIES.
CLERRA: WE HAVE SO MANY FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT
REALLY NEED HELP AND LITTLE THINGS LIKE THIS REALLY HELPS
OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SO IT MEANS A LOT THAT PEOPLE WILL COME OUT AND GIVE SOMETHING
TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
PAM: LIFE HAPPENS TO EVERYBODY AND SOMETIMES THEY
JUST WANT A FRIENDLY EAR TO LISTEN TO AND, BY DEVELOPING
THAT RELATIONSHIP IN THIS AREA ONE STEP AT A TIME, ONE RED BAG
AT A TIME, IS TRULY HOW WE PLAN ON REALLY INFILTRATING
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
JIMMY: THERE'S AN AREA AT RED WEEK THAT WE SERVED CALLED
TENT CITY.
AND IN TENT CITY, THERE'S ABOUT 200 HOMELESS THAT ARE THERE.
REGINA: WE'RE AT A TENT CITY RIGHT NOW WHERE YOU CAN TELL
THEY'RE HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE MUCH HERE AND SO
WE'RE CLEANING UP, DESPITE NEEDLES, DESPITE TRASH.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEIR HOMES ARE CLEANER THAN WHAT
THEY LEFT 'EM.
IT'S JUST AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF THIS.
JIMMY: SOME OF THESE PEOPLE THERE HAVE NOT HAD SHOWERS FOR
3 MONTHS.
I THOUGHT WOULDN'T IT BE INCREDIBLE IF WE COULD DIGNIFY
THE HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH A SHOWER, A SINK, HOT WATER.
AND SO WITH OUR MOBILE SERVICE UNIT, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT
AND MEET THOSE NEEDS.
TYFANNI: SO THIS IS ONE OF TWO SHOWERS OR STALLS IN
THE MOBILE SERVICE UNIT.
INSIDE HERE IS A COMPLETE SHOWER.
THEN WE HAVE THE TOILETS AND A FULL SINK AND THEN IN THIS AREA
WE HAVE ALL OF THE TOILETRIES AND THEY GET TO CHOOSE WHAT
THEY'RE GONNA TAKE WITH THEM.
AND THEN ON THIS SIDE, THIS IS WHERE WE KEEP THE FOOD WARM
FOR THE MEALS THAT WE PREPARE.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL DINNER.
IRENE: THE MOBILE UNIT IS AWESOME.
I THINK IT IS AWESOME.
IT IS JUST GREAT.
IT'S WONDERFUL THAT THEY ARE DOING THIS FOR PEOPLE LIKE US
THAT REALLY NEED IT.
JOEL: WHEN WE WALKED UP, THEY OFFERED US FOOD, CLOTHES,
AND TOILETRIES, SHOWER, HAND MASSAGES.
IT WAS AMAZING, AMAZING.
TERRY: WHAT I LOVE ABOUT WHAT WE SEE HERE IS WE BROUGHT THIS
SERVICE TO THEM.
AND I BELIEVE THEY FEEL THE LOVE.
I BELIEVE THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE SINCERE AND WE'RE GONNA BE
CONSISTENT.
ON MONDAY WHEN FOLKS WERE HERE CLEANING UP, WE EVEN PUT DOWN
GRAVEL SO WHEN THEY GO TO THEIR TENT HOME, THEY DON'T HAVE TO
WALK THROUGH THE MUD TO GET THERE.
LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT.
I SMILED WHEN I SAW ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN, LIKE THAT GUY THERE,
WHO'S WALKING AWAY WITH HIS BACKPACK ON, AND HE'S JUST
STRUTTING ACROSS THE STREET WITH HIS FOOD IN HIS BACKPACK WITH
HIS TOILETRIES AND THAT SAYS THAT TONIGHT'S GONNA BE
DIFFERENT FOR HIM BECAUSE HE HAS A HOT MEAL PREPARED BY OUR CHEF
AND HE HAS A BAG OF TOILETRIES AND HE HAS SOME THINGS THAT HE
NEEDS THAT WILL HELP HIS QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVE, EVEN IF JUST
FOR A NIGHT.
IRENE: IT MEANS A LOT TO ME, IT REALLY DOES, TO KNOW THAT
YOU DO GOT PEOPLE OUT HERE THAT DOES CARE BECAUSE I--SOMETIMES
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CARES.
AND IT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE DO CARE.
JIMMY: SO EACH AND EVERY OUTREACH, WE GIVE AND EMPOWER
OUR GROUP WITH A LITTLE POSTCARD, A FLYER, THAT IS
ACTUALLY INVITING THEM TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY MORNINGS.
NOT JUST AN INVITATION BUT HERE'S WHAT TIME WE'RE GONNA
COME AND PICK YOU UP, YOU KNOW.
AND SO IF WE'RE TAKING FOOD TO THEM AND WE'RE TAKING--AND THEY
HAVE THESE NEEDS, THEN IT'S PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO CHURCH.
SO LET'S ALSO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION BACK TO THE
HOSPITAL JUST AS AN AMBULANCE.
WE WOULDN'T LEAVE SOMEONE OUT ON THE STREET, YOU KNOW, AND SAY,
YOU KNOW, "WELL, WE HOPE YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR ONE DAY."
JENNIFER: I THINK RED WEEK IS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, AND IT DOES HELP OUT
A LOT WITH CLOTHING AND FOOD.
MY KIDS LOVE IT TOO BECAUSE MONDAY I WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT I WAS GONNA MAKE MY KIDS FOR DINNER 'CAUSE I
DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING.
SO MY KIDS WERE LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AND THERE WAS A BIG SIGN
ON THE CORNER SAID, "FREE FOOD."
SO MY KIDS RAN IN THE FRONT ROOM AND SAID, "MOMMY, COME ON.
THEY GOT FOOD ACROSS THE STREET."
SO I GOT DRESSED AND WE CAME OVER AND THEY ACTUALLY GAVE MY
KIDS HOT DOGS AND TOLD THEM TO PICK WHATEVER THEY WANT AND SO
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD THAT DAY, SO.
JIMMY: WE DID THIS WORK CLOTHING DRIVE AND WE JUST
WANTED TO PROVIDE WORK CLOTHES FOR PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY
WERE GOING ON INTERVIEWS AND I HAD SOME INCREDIBLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUNG MEN, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE LOOKING FOR
JOBS BUT DON'T HAVE THE CLOTHES, THE ACTUAL PRACTICAL THINGS
THAT THEY NEED TO EVEN PURSUE A JOB OPPORTUNITY.
ERIC: I FOUND TWO OF 'EM THAT REALLY FIT ME VERY WELL AND ONE
OF 'EM ACTUALLY STILL HAS TAGS ON IT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY
THANKFUL TO I-5 CHURCH AND JOYCE MEYER'S FOR MAKING THESE
SUITS AVAILABLE TO US IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
TANIKA: IT'S HARD SOMETIMES TO GET TO THE THRIFT STORE
AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT.
SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THEM BRINGING
THE CLOTHES TO THE COMMUNITY.
ANNOUNCER: TANIKA RUCKER LIVES HERE
WITH HER THREE CHILDREN.
SHE SAYS OUTREACHES LIKE RED WEEK GO A LONG WAY TOWARD
BRINGING HOPE TO HER COMMUNITY.
TANIKA: I APPRECIATE RED WEEK BECAUSE RED WEEK, ON TUESDAY
THEY GAVE FOOD OUT.
SO YOU KNEW THEY WAS GIVING SOMETHING OUT.
THEY HAD RED BAGS, RED TRUCK, SO THEY HAD DIFFERENT THINGS THAT
YOU COULD USE IN THERE TO HELP YOU FOR THE PARENTS THAT WORKING
AND REALLY DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO PUT ON THE PLATE FOR THEIR
CHILDREN.
THE COMMUNITY NEEDS STUFF LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW?
IT HELPS THE PEOPLE COME OUT AND KNOW THERE IS PEOPLE THAT CARE.
AND THAT'S WHY THEY SAID IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO CONTINUE
TO DO IT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD, STRUGGLING.
SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW,
EVERYBODY DON'T--IS NOT ON FOOD STAMPS.
EVERYBODY--SOME OF US WORK, LIKE ME.
WE WORK AND, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU'RE GONNA PAY
YOUR RENT.
ALL THE RENT IS NOT LOW.
WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE, I WAS 21 WITH MY FIRST CHILD
AND PREGNANT WITH MY SECOND.
IT WAS A STEPPING STONE.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A STEPPING STONE BUT, AS TIME WENT ON,
YOU KNOW, 16 YEARS LATER, I'M STILL HERE.
SOMETIMES, PEOPLE THINK BECAUSE YOU LIVE A CERTAIN PLACE THAT
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
AND NOT ALL THE TIME, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
BECAUSE WE WANT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE BETTER, YOU KNOW.
I WANT MY CHILDREN TO BE DECENT.
I WANT STABLE--A STABLE ENVIRONMENT, SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, I SHOW MY CHILDREN THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU
HAVE A CHALLENGE, BUT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH GOD.
AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S YOUR CHALLENGES.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S YOUR CHALLENGES THAT WE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, NOTHING
STOPS ME BECAUSE GOD SAY THAT WE CAN DO EVERYTHING WITH HIS HELP.
WE'RE NEVER ALONE.
NO MATTER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, NO MATTER WHAT IT FEELS LIKE,
WE ARE NEVER ALONE.
[MUSIC]
JIMMY: THE PARTNERS OF HAND OF HOPE
AND JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THIS.
THERE IS NO BETTER INVESTMENT THAN THE ONE THAT IS ETERNAL.
THIS IS THE TANGIBLE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS.
US MEETING NEEDS RIGHT WHERE PEOPLE ARE AND IT'S AMAZING THAT
THE HAND OF HOPE AND JOYCE MEYER'S MINISTRY
IS THE VEHICLE THAT GOD IS USING FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS TO MEET
THOSE NEEDS.
SO THANK YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
WE ARE THE BOOTS IN THE ACTION BUT YOU'RE ALSO A PART OF
THAT ACTION.
THANK YOU, IT'S AMAZING.
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...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
ANNOUNCER: THE FINAL PART OF OUR JOURNEY
TOOK US TO THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
FEMALE: I'M AGNOSTIC.
I THINK THAT IF YOU WANNA BE A GOOD PERSON AND TREAT OTHERS
WITH RESPECT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFFILIATED WITH ANY RELIGION.
FEMALE: SO I BLEND CHRISTIANITY WITH
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND SO, IN THE NATIVE AMERICAN
SPIRIT, WE BELIEVE IN THE EARTH, THE TREES, BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE
THAT GOD IS THE MAKER OF THE EARTH AND THE TREES.
FEMALE: SO I GREW UP IN THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND, AS I GOT OLDER,
I STARTED TO BRANCH OUT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER FAITHS
AND I FELT THAT MY SPIRITUAL BELIEFS AND THE WAY I WANTED TO
LIVE MY LIFE ALIGNED A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH BUDDHIST VALUES.
JOSH: WELL, PROVIDENCE IS THE LEAST BIBLE-MINDED AREA OF
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, WHICH REALLY MEANS THAT THE MAJORITY OF
PEOPLE HERE, THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE
AND THEY ALSO DON'T SPEND TIME READING IT.
IN NEW ENGLAND, THE CHURCH ATTENDANCE RATE IS ANYWHERE
BETWEEN 3% AND 5%.
BUT THEN ALSO, WE'RE NOT ONLY THE LEAST ATTENDED BUT WE ALSO
HAVE THE FEWEST AMOUNT OF CHURCHES WITHIN THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY TOO.
SO FOR US, AS YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT DON'T HAVE
THE BODY OF CHRIST PRESENT, AND THEY'RE ALSO STRUGGLING
AS THE LEAST BIBLE-MINDED CITY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY,
THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FOLLOW
JESUS WITHOUT THE CHURCH.
AND THAT IS A PROBLEM.
ANNOUNCER: BRIDGEPOINTE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
FOUND A GREAT WAY TO DRAW UNCHURCHED FAMILIES TO CHRIST.
WITH THE SUPPORT OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES' FRIENDS
AND PARTNERS, THEY HOST AN EASTER EGG HUNT
AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THEIR EAST PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY.
JOSH: WE BEGAN THIS EVENT BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NEVER GONNA COME THROUGH THE DOORS OF
BRIDGEPOINTE AND THEY--THEY JUST HAVEN'T DECIDED THAT THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEIR LIFE YET.
SO WE BELIEVE THAT, AS THE CHURCH, OUR CALL IS
TO GO TO THEM.
AND REALLY, THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS.
THIS IS WHY WE DO ANYTHING THAT WE DO, ESPECIALLY THIS EGG HUNT
IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO
WOULD NEVER WALK INTO THE CHURCH.
THIS IS A NEXT STEP FOR THEM.
REBECCA: I LOVE BEING PART OF THIS.
I LOVE SEEING THE COMMUNITY.
IT WAS AWESOME STANDING FAR AWAY AND WATCHING ALL THE KIDS JUST
RUN AND IT'S AMAZING SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE COME TOGETHER.
FEMALE: WHEN HE SAID GO, THEY ALL, LIKE--THEY ALL, LIKE, RAN
TOWARDS THE EGGS AND STARTED GRABBING THEM ALL.
IT WAS FUN.
FEMALE: IT WAS FUN.
KIM: THEY HAD A BLAST.
WE ENJOYED ALL THE ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE STREET TOO.
THERE WAS--WE DIDN'T GET TO FACE-PAINT YET BUT WE'RE GOING
BACK FOR THAT.
BUT THEY LOVED THE BOUNCY HOUSE AND THEY HAD POPCORN AND
LEMONADE AND THEY HAD A BLAST.
I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE EVENTS LIKE
THIS FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO KNOW CHRIST AND JUST TO--JUST TO GET
TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND TO HAVE FUN TOGETHER AND THEN DO--YOU
KNOW, WANNA BUILD ON THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND FEEL
COMFORTABLE GOING INTO A CHURCH THAT THEY MAY HAVE NEVER BEEN TO
BEFORE BECAUSE NOW THEY KNOW SOMEBODY AND JUST KNOW THAT
THEY'LL BE WELCOMED THERE.
AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT.
JOSH: BEING ABLE TO HAVE A FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT WHERE
THERE'S CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING WITH THOSE WHO KNOW JESUS IS
REALLY THE NEXT STEP FOR SOMEONE BEFORE THEY COME EVER ON
A SUNDAY.
OUR HOPE IS, IS THAT BEFORE WE TELL THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT JESUS, THAT WE LET THEM KNOW THAT WE CARE.
ANNOUNCER: THAT MESSAGE GOT THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR
TO REBECCA AND ROGER DESA.
THEY HEARD ABOUT LAST YEAR'S EGG HUNT AND IT MADE THEM WANT
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHURCH.
REBECCA: WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND WE REALLY NEEDED SOMETHING
ELSE IN OUR LIVES AND IT-- THERE WAS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING MISSING.
ROGER: WE DECIDED WE WERE JUST GONNA TRY IT OUT, AND
BRIDGEPOINTE DEFINITELY OPENED UP THE DOOR THAT I ALWAYS KNEW
WAS THERE, I JUST HADN'T WALKED THROUGH IT YET.
REBECCA: BEFORE HAVING CHRIST, MY LIFE WAS--I WAS VERY
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I WAS NEVER ON ONE PATH.
AND NOW I'M ON ONE PATH AND I KNOW IT'S THE RIGHT ONE.
THIS EASTER EGG HUNT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW THE CHURCH EXISTS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVED.
ROGER: YOU HAVE THIS TINY LITTLE EGG WITH SOME CANDY IN IT
THAT YOUR CHILD TAKES HOME, AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY HAVE
WHEN THEY COME HERE AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU MEET AND THE
RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU FORM, IT'S REALLY A SMALL, SMALL THING
THAT WILL JUST PLANT THAT SEED AND IT'LL GROW AND GROW INTO
SOMETHING HUGE.
REBECCA: JUST EVEN REACHING TO ONE PERSON, FOR THEM TO ENJOY
AND MEET THE NEW PEOPLE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND HAVE NEW
RELATIONSHIPS, AND EVENTUALLY, HOPEFULLY, HAVE A RELATIONSHIP
WITH CHRIST, IT'S A GREAT DOOR-OPENER.
JOYCE MEYER'S MINISTRY HAS BEEN HELPING SPONSOR THESE EVENTS
AND IT'S AMAZING.
IT'S--WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY CAN HELP US SO THAT WE CAN
KEEP ON BRINGING PEOPLE TO CHRIST AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WELL, WE REALIZE THAT THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO
BE DONE RIGHT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES
AND AROUND THE WORLD.
SO THROUGH HAND OF HOPE, WE MAKE THAT A PRIORITY.
THERE'S NO MORE POWERFUL WAY TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO CHRIST THAN
BY MEETING THEIR PRACTICAL NEEDS WHEN THEY'RE HURTING.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
YOUR FAITHFUL GIVING MAKES IT ALL POSSIBLE.
THIS IS HOW WE PARTNER TOGETHER IN REACHING PEOPLE FOR
JESUS CHRIST.
SO WOULD YOU CONSIDER GIVING A VERY SPECIAL GIFT TODAY TO HELP
US WITH OUR MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD?
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY GAVE AT SOME POINT TO HELP YOU BE INTRODUCED
TO CHRIST, AND NOW WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO THE SAME THING TO HELP
SOMEBODY ELSE.
YOUR GIVING NOT ONLY PROVIDES THE GOSPEL TO PEOPLE, BUT IT
HELPS PROVIDE CLEAN WATER IN SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE AREAS
OF THE EARTH.
IT HELPS US FEED MORE THAN 80,000 CHILDREN ON
A REGULAR BASIS.
IT HELPS RESTORE WOMEN AND CHILDREN, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
RESCUED FROM SEX TRAFFICKING AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE.
SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE DESPERATELY HURTING AND WE CAN
HELP THEM BY JUST, EACH ONE OF US, DOING WHAT WE CAN DO.
SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU TODAY TO SEND IN YOUR VERY BEST OFFERING.
DO IT IN FAITH, TRUST GOD TO NOT ONLY HELP SOMEBODY WITH YOUR
GIFT BUT ALSO TO BRING A BLESSING IN YOUR LIFE AS WELL.
WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US TODAY.
WE PROMISE TO DO OUR BEST AND, AS YOU DO YOUR BEST, WE CAN
SERVE THE BEST ONE, JESUS CHRIST, IN THE BEST WAY
POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIVING.
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...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
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ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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