ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
GINGER: DID YOU REGULARLY SEE PEOPLE DYING FROM CROCODILE
ATTACKS?
INDUNA: YES, YES, YES, YES.
GINGER: REALLY?
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: HELLO, AND WELCOME TO ENJOYING EVERY DAY LIFE.
TODAY, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR YOU, BUT FIRST, LET
ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HUNGRY OR THIRSTY OR NEEDED TO
TAKE MEDICINE FOR AN ACHE OR PAIN?
HOW EASY WAS IT FOR YOU TO FIND THE THINGS THAT YOU NEEDED TO
MEET THOSE BASIC NEEDS?
WELL, FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN OUR COUNTRY AND
AROUND THE WORLD, THESE BASIC NEEDS ARE NOT MET.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO MEET THEM.
BUT YOU CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE MAKER FOR THOSE PEOPLE.
WATCH THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM AND LEARN HOW YOUR JOY CAN INCREASE
BY PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN NEEDS.
AND THEN LATER IN THE SHOW, I'LL BE BACK WITH A CLOSING THOUGHT.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: WELCOME TO AFRICA'S ZAMBEZI RIVER.
IT HAS BEEN, YOU CAN EASILY SAY A LITTLE BIT OF TRAVEL TO GET
HERE, ABOUT THREE DAYS TO GET TO THIS VERY POINT.
A LOT OF FLIGHTS AND THEN HOURS AND HOURS OF DRIVING HERE IN TO
ZAMBIA.
YOU SEE, NO ONE IS TOO REMOTE.
AND GOD CALLS US INTO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND YOU ARE THE
ONES THAT HE IS USING TO SEND US.
AND WHAT WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY, IS A BEAUTIFUL
EXAMPLE, A MICROCOSM OF SO MANY THINGS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO
THROUGH JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES AND OUR OUTREACH ARM HAND OF
HOPE.
YOU SEE, IN THIS AREA, IN ZAMBIA AND ALSO SOUTH AFRICA YOU CAN
SEE MANY, MANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE A PART OF--FEEDING
PROGRAMS, WATER WELL PROGRAMS, REACHING OUT TO WOMEN AND GIRLS
THROUGH "PROJECT GRL." WE ALSO HAVE AN AMAZING
DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEER DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO ARE HERE
RIGHT NOW PREPARING FOR A MEDICAL OUTREACH.
SO WE WANT TO INSPIRE YOU TO DO MORE, TO ENCOURAGE YOU, AND TO
LET YOU KNOW WHAT AN IMPORTANT PART YOU ARE OF THIS WORK THAT
GOD IS HELPING US TO DO.
TAKE A LOOK.
FEMALE: THIS TASTES DELICIOUS.
I FEEL SO HAPPY BECAUSE IT'S HELPED ME A LOT.
GINGER: HOW HARD IS IT FOR A FAMILY IN THIS AREA TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE THE FOOD THAT THEY NEED.
GINGER: AND HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE CHILDREN?
GINGER: AND THEN WHEN THEY DO COME, THE ONES THAT ARE HERE,
HOW DO YOU SEE THAT HUNGER IMPACTING THEM IN CLASS?
GINGER: DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEFORE YOU HAD THE
SCHOOL LUNCHES HERE?
GINGER: WAS IT HARD TO CONCENTRATE?
GINGER: SO, WHEN HAND OF HOPE STARTED PROVIDING THE LUNCHES
FOR THE STUDENTS, WHAT DID YOU SEE HAPPENING?
GINGER: THE PEOPLE THAT SEND YOU THE FOOD FOR LUNCH, ARE A
LOT OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD, DO THIS FOR YOU AND ALL
OTHER STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY LOVE YOU.
AND THEY WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT GOD LOVES YOU, AND GOD SENT THEM
WITH THE FOOD.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
GINGER: AWW...THAT IS SUCH AN EXCELLENT IDEA.
THANK YOU.
GINGER: AS WE WERE LEAVING THE SCHOOL, IN ONE OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS OF OUR ENTIRE JOURNEY, THE STUDENTS
SPONTANEOUSLY BROKE OUT WITH SINGING AND DANCE, TO SAY THANK
YOU AND GOODBYE.
WITH THEIR STOMACHS FULL, THESE HEARTFELT EXPRESSIONS OF
GRATITUDE PUT HUGE SMILES ON ALL OF OUR FACES.
JOYFULLY AWARE THAT THESE THANKS BELONG TO GOD ABOVE ALL.
AND REMEMBERING THAT IT'S YOU, OUR PARTNERS, WHO MAKE IT
POSSIBLE TO FEED THESE CHILDREN.
SO THEIR JOY IS ALSO YOURS TO SHARE.
GINGER: I WANT YOU TO MEET MY BUDDY ANGELA.
SHE IS SEVEN YEARS OLD.
SHE'S VERY, VERY TICKLISH AND SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.
AND WE ARE SO HAPPY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE AN
IMPACT IN ANGELA AND HER FAMILY'S LIFE AFTER A VERY
DEVASTATING LOSS.
YOU SEE, WE'RE HERE IN ZAMBIA AND WATER IS A HUGE NEED HERE.
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE RIGHT ALONG THE BANKS OF THE ZAMBEZI RIVER
WHERE YOU THINK WATER WOULD BE PLENTIFUL, BUT THAT WATER IS
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
AND ANGELA LOST ONE OF HER SISTERS TO A CROCODILE ALONG THE
RIVER AS THEY WERE GATHERING WATER.
IF YOU CAN EVEN IMAGINE, AS A PARENT, AS A SISTER, TO LOSE
SOMEONE THAT YOU LOVE IN SUCH A TERRIBLE WAY.
GINGER: SO, YOU USED TO HAVE TO COME TO THE RIVER FOR YOUR
WATER.
EDITH: YES.
GINGER: DID YOU HAVE A LOT OF SICKNESS IN YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE
OF THE DISEASES THAT WERE IN THE WATER?
EDITH: YES, WE HAVE.
I LOST MY DAUGHTER, CAUGHT BY THE CROCODILE.
GINGER: HOW OLD WAS SHE?
EDITH: 10 YEARS.
GINGER: 10 YEARS OLD.
EDITH: YES.
GINGER: DO YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT HAPPENED?
EDITH: I SENT HER TO GO AND FETCH WATER.
IT'S JUST A FEW MINUTES.
I HEARD PEOPLE CRY.
THEN THEY COME AND THEY START CALLING US, "COME HERE."
OUR DAUGHTER IS CATCHED BY THE CROCODILE.
THEY FOUND THE CROCODILE STILL HOLDING THE BODY.
GINGER: SO HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD YOU SAY WE'RE SICK FROM
WATER-BORNE ILLNESS DURING THAT TIME?
GINGER: AND DID YOU REGULARLY SEE PEOPLE DYING FROM CROCODILE
ATTACKS?
INDUNA: YES, YES, YES, YES...
GINGER: REALLY?
GINGER: AND PEOPLE ARE HEALTHIER?
INDUNA: YES EDITH: IT IS SAFE MADAM.
WE ARE HAPPY ON THAT, AND ALL THE PEOPLE NOW ARE VERY HAPPY.
GOD LOVES US.
THANK YOU.
FEMALE: ARE YOU HAPPY?
CHILDREN: YES!
FEMALE: ARE YOU HAPPY?
CHILDREN: YES!
FEMALE: IF YOUR HAPPY, SHOUT AMEN.
CHILDREN: AMEN!
GINGER: SO NOW AS EDITH AND HER THREE GIRLS ARE GATHERING
WATER, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE IN FEAR.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE IN FEAR OF THE DANGERS OF THE RIVER, OF THE
ANIMALS, OF THE DISEASE THAT THE WATER CARRIES.
AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN RIGHT HERE WITH US TO
PROVIDE THIS FOR THEM.
IT'S THROUGH YOUR LOVE FOR CHRIST, AND IT'S IN SHARING THAT
LOVE WITH EDITH, HER GIRLS, AND THE ENTIRE VILLAGE IN THIS AREA
THAT YOU ARE CHANGING THE WORLD ONE LITTLE BIT AT A TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN EASILY DO.
SO JOIN US TODAY.
CALL THE PHONE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN, GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG,
AND JOIN US.
WITH YOUR SPECIAL GIFT TODAY, YOU'LL BE PROVIDING WATER.
YOU'LL BE PROVIDING HEALTH CARE.
YOU'LL BE FEEDING HUNGRY CHILDREN.
AND YOU'LL BE PUTTING SMILES ON FACES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
ANNOUNCER: TODAY FOR YOUR DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT WE'D LIKE
TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S BOOK, "FAITH THAT OVERCOMES."
CONTACT US NOW...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
>>[MUSIC] FEMALE: THIS IS A FRIENDSHIP
BRACELET TO REMIND YOU THAT GOD LOVES YOU.
HE ALWAYS HAS, HE ALWAYS WILL, AND WE LOVE YOU, TOO.
GOD BLESS YOU.
GINGER: I'M ALWAYS AMAZED WHEN WE COME TO A MEDICAL
CLINIC, THAT WE CAN COME OUT TO A FIELD OR SOMETHING THAT
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, AND IT BECOMES A WELL-OILED MACHINE
OF MEDICAL CARE.
HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN DOING THIS?
WADE: THIS IS OUR HUNDREDTH OUTREACH.
GINGER: THAT'S AWESOME.
WADE: WANT TO SEE IT CLOSE TO 10 OR 11 YEARS.
GINGER: WALK US THROUGH HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS FOR YOUR
TEAM.
WADE: PATIENTS THAT COME IN AND THEY WAIT IN LINE.
FROM THERE, THEY'LL GO IN, HAVE WEIGHTS AND TEMPS, AND SEE
A NURSE FOR TRIAGE WITH--ASK THEIR PRIMARY CHIEF COMPLAINT.
"WHAT'S THE ONE MAIN REASON THAT YOU'RE HERE?
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?" FROM THERE, THEY'RE AFFORDED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER SEE A DOCTOR OR DENTIST COMPLETELY
FREE OF CHARGE.
FROM A DOCTOR, WE ASK EVERY SINGLE PATIENT THAT COMES IN,
"CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU?" AND THEN FROM THERE, ONCE THEY
EXIT, THEY COME HERE AND THEY RECEIVE FREE MEDICINE.
GINGER: WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING.
DESCRIBE FOR SOMEONE WATCHING AT HOME, WHAT YOU SEE OUT HERE ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
WHAT IS IT LIKE?
DR. ANNA: SOME HAVE THE SAME, OUR PATIENTS AT HOME HAVE, BUT
WE ALSO HAVE RARE DISEASES WE DON'T SEE IN EUROPE.
AND I ALSO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE THAT THE PATIENTS HERE ARE VERY
HUMBLE, THEY ARE VERY THANKFUL, AND THEY HAVE THE HOPE THAT YOU
BRING THEM SOME HELP.
THERE WAS A MAN WHO WAS COMING BECAUSE HE SAID HE CANNOT SEE
PROPERLY, SO WE TRIED GLASSES.
AND I REALLY LOVE THIS MOMENT, WHEN HE PUT ON THE GLASSES AND I
COULD SEE THAT HE GETS REALLY HAPPY AND THEN HE JUST SAID, "I
CAN READ." AND I WAS LIKE, JUST DIDN'T WANT
TO FREAK OUT TOTALLY, BUT...
GINGER: [LAUGHING] HAVE TO STAY PROFESSIONAL AND YET YOU'RE
SO EXCITED FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THAT'S AWESOME.
ARE PEOPLE IMPACTED FOR CHRIST, THROUGH WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE?
DR. ANNA: YES, I THINK SO.
BECAUSE, I DO THAT BECAUSE I LOVE JESUS.
I THINK THEY FEEL IT.
AND YEAH, SOMETIMES WE JUST PRAY RIGHT AT THE INVESTIGATION
TABLE, JUST TO MAKE THEM KNOW THAT JESUS IS THE DOCTOR ALL
ABOVE US.
GINGER: YEAH.
GINGER: WELL, WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME AMAZING THINGS, AND
SHOWING YOU, NOT ONLY SOME BIG NEEDS BUT SOME BIG WAYS THAT YOU
ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE, THROUGH PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, THROUGH
FEEDING CHILDREN AND SHARING CHRIST WITH THEM.
AND THEN, ALL THESE LITTLE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE LIKE FAITH
HERE, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW UP WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF
CHRIST.
WHAT IS BETTER THAN THAT?
HERE AT THE MEDICAL CLINIC WE ARE SEEING MANY PEOPLE GETTING
HELP THAT THEY'VE NEEDED FOR A LONG TIME.
AND OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS HERE, THEY WORK SO HARD.
AND, WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU THAT MAKE THIS
POSSIBLE.
SO RIGHT NOW, LET ME JUST ASK YOU TO BE A PART OF EVERYTHING
THAT WE'RE DOING.
YOUR SPECIAL GIFT TODAY, CAN HELP LIVES IN WAYS THAT YOU CAN
NEVER IMAGINE.
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A BIG, BIG DIFFERENCE.
SO, CALL US RIGHT NOW.
GO TO THE WEBSITE JOYCEMEYER.ORG, AND GIVE A
SPECIAL GIFT TODAY THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE NOT ONLY HERE IN
AFRICA, BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD.
COMING UP ON THE SHOW.
WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT ANOTHER AREA THAT WE WORK WITH
THROUGH "PROJECT GRL," WHERE WE ARE HELPING WOMEN AND GIRLS.
HERE IN ZAMBIA, IT'S CALLED THE FLAG CEREMONY AND YOU WILL WANT
TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S SHOCKING, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
BUT FIRST, THESE LITTLE ONES ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE AROUND THE WORLD.
AND SO, WE ARE REACHING OUT THROUGH WHAT WE CALL,
"CLASSROOMS OF HOPE." GINGER: WITHOUT ACCESS TO
QUALITY EDUCATION, MANY CHILDREN BORN INTO POVERTY MAY REMAIN
TRAPPED IN THAT DESPERATE CYCLE FOR THEIR WHOLE LIVES.
BUT HAND OF HOPE, JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES WORLD MISSIONS IS
WORKING TO MAKE A GOOD EDUCATION MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE CHILDREN
WHO NEED IT MOST.
THROUGH OUR INITIATIVE, "CLASSROOMS OF HOPE," WE'RE
EQUIPPING LOCAL TEACHERS AND PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE FOR
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT SOUTH AFRICA TO LEARN, AND HAVE
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
GREG: THESE TEACHERS HAVE GOT A DESIRE, THEY'VE GOT A DREAM
TO HELP THESE KIDS, AND TO HAVE A PLACE FOR THESE KIDS TO LEARN
THAT IS SAFE, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING.
BRAD: UNFORTUNATELY, IN A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES AROUND HERE
IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THIS REGION AND KWAZULU-NATAL, THE ABUSE,
THE SEXUAL ABUSE, THE PHYSICAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILDREN, IN
PARTICULAR THE GIRL CHILD AS WELL, IS QUITE HORRENDOUS.
ONE IN FOUR WOMEN IN SOUTH AFRICA HAVE BEEN RAPED.
AND YOU ACTUALLY MORE LIKELY TO BE RAPED THAN YOU ARE TO
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
GINGER: SOME OF THE CHILDREN IN THIS AREA HAVE DISAPPEARED?
GINGER: THREE GIRLS HAVE DISAPPEARED.
GINGER: AND SINCE THEY'VE BEEN HERE IN THE SCHOOL WITH
YOU...
GREG: AND WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO MOVE INTO THIS, THE PRIDE IT
BRINGS, THE EXCITEMENT IT BRINGS, NOT ONLY TO THEM BUT TO
THE COMMUNITY.
GINGER: WHAT WAS IT LIKE WHEN YOU FIRST MOVED INTO THIS NEW...
THEMBI: WHOO...
♪ [CHILDREN SINGING - FOREIGN LANGUAGE] ♪
BRAD: SO, THESE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
ARE NOT LITTLE NICE-TO-HAVES OR NURSERY PLACES WHERE THEY KEEP
KIDS, YOU KNOW, HAVE FUN AND PLAY GAMES.
THEY DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY INVESTING IN
LONG-TERM BENEFIT.
THIS REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN INSTALL INTO A COMMUNITY
THAT OPENS UP THE DOOR OF THE COMMUNITY FOR US TO SHARE THE
GOSPEL AND REALLY STANDS AS A WITNESS, AS A SHINING LIGHT INTO
THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE LOVE OF CHRIST.
GINGER: DO YOU TEACH THE CHILDREN ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD
TOO?
GINGER: WHAT DO YOU TELL THEM?
BRAD: THAT'S WHY IT'S THE, "CLASSROOMS OF HOPE," BECAUSE
IT'S SOMETHING STANDING IN THE COMMUNITY.
PEOPLE ARE WALKING BY ON A DAILY BASIS AND THEY'RE SEEING THAT
SIGN.
THIS IS THE HOPE.
WHERE DOES MY HOPE COME FROM?
IT COMES FROM THE LORD.
GINGER: WELL, AND THERE ARE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES OF
CHILDREN WHO NEED THIS DESPERATELY.
SO THE MORE WE CAN ALL GET BEHIND THIS AND SUPPORT IT AND
MAKE IT POSSIBLE, THE MORE WORK WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON YOU, BUT
WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT.
BRAD: ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, WE'RE HAPPY TO RECEIVE IT.
AND IF I CAN JUST ASK AS WELL, PRAY FOR US.
YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO GIVE
IT ALL THAT WE GOT.
GINGER: YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE
INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE, DO IT.
BECAUSE IT NOT ONLY CHANGES THEIR LIFE, BUT IT'S AN AMAZING
THING FOR YOU TOO.
AND WE HAVE SUCH GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH OUR,
"CLASSROOMS OF HOPE," TO HELP LITTLE GUYS LIKE THIS, WHO ARE
GOING TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON THE WORLD ONE DAY.
WITH YOUR MISSIONS GIFT RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN PROVIDE SAFE
CLASSROOM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
YOU CAN PROVIDE CLEAN DRINKING WATER.
YOU CAN PROVIDE FOOD FOR EMPTY STOMACHS.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AND ALL WE NEED IS
FOR YOU TO SAY, "YEAH, I'D REALLY LIKE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
RIGHT NOW." YOU PICK UP THAT PHONE, YOU GO
TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG, AND YOUR SPECIAL GIFT TODAY WILL CHANGE
LIVES.
ANNOUNCER: TODAY FOR YOUR DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT WE'D LIKE
TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S BOOK, "FAITH THAT OVERCOMES."
CONTACT US NOW...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
FEMALE: SHE WAS MY FRIEND.
SHE WAS MY CLASSMATE.
BUT NOW SHE'S SUFFERING.
GINGER: THERE ARE MANY PLACES IN THE WORLD WHERE BEING A GIRL
IS EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT.
AND THAT IS DEFINITELY THE CASE HERE IN RURAL ZAMBIA.
THE FLAGS THAT YOU SEE ON THE HOMES OVER MY SHOULDER,
REPRESENT A LONG-STANDING TRADITION THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT
ON GIRLS.
AS SOON AS A VERY YOUNG GIRL REACHES PUBERTY, AND SHE'S OF
CHILDBEARING YEARS, YOU'LL SEE THESE FLAGS ABOVE THEIR HOUSES
REPRESENTING THE FACT THAT A YOUNG GIRL IS AVAILABLE TO A
MAN.
ESSENTIALLY, ON THE MARKET, UP FOR SALE, AND AT THAT POINT, HER
LIFE CHANGES DRAMATICALLY.
SO WE ARE DOING ANYTHING THAT WE CAN TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THE VALUE OF GIRLS.
THAT'S THE KEY.
AND HELPING THESE GIRLS, BY TAKING THEM INTO A PROGRAM
CALLED, "IMAGINE HOPE," THAT TEACHES NOT ONLY THE GIRLS THEIR
VALUE IN CHRIST BUT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EDUCATION
THAT WILL CHANGE THEIR FUTURE AND THEIR VILLAGES.
GINGER: LET'S TALK FIRST ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL FLAG
CEREMONY HERE.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
JACQUES: SO WHAT THEY DO, IS THEY TAKE THEM OUT OF SCHOOL.
AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY GO THROUGH DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES TEACHING
THEM HOW TO COOK, HOW TO BE A WIFE IN A HOME, BUT PART OF IT
IS ALSO HOW TO PLEASE A MAN.
AND THAT'S THROUGH, YOU KNOW NORMAL THINGS IN THE HOUSE BUT
ALSO SEXUALLY.
SO THEY TEACH THEM DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT SEXUALITY AND SO
ON.
GINGER: SO WE'RE TALKING GIRLS THAT ARE OFTEN VERY YOUNG,
12, 13, 14 YEARS OLD.
JACQUES: YEAH.
GINGER: IT ISN'T AS SIMPLE AS THEY'RE JUST GETTING MARRIED
VERY YOUNG.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY, SELLING THEM TO A MAN, IS THAT CORRECT?
JACQUES: FIRST OF ALL, THIS COMMUNITY LIKES BOYS.
SO THEY WANT THE BOYS TO GO TO SCHOOL FIRST.
THE GIRLS, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY VALUE WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION
FOR THEM.
SO IF THEY CAN GET SOME MONEY FOR HER AND NOT HAVE THE BURDEN
OF HAVING TO CARE FOR HER, IT HELPS THE FAMILY.
NOW, CHILD MARRIAGE IS ILLEGAL, BUT IN THE CULTURE, THEY STILL
PRACTICE IT.
AND I LOOKED AT THE U.N.
STATS, AND THE U.N.
STATS SHOW ZAMBIA'S ONE OF THE LEADING COUNTRIES WHEN IT COMES
TO THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CHILD MARRIAGES.
AND THEN WE STARTED REALIZING, "OKAY, THIS IS A BIG NEED.
HOW DO WE HELP CHANGE CULTURE?" IF THEY WOULD LIVE WITH US FOR
SIX MONTHS AND WE WOULD HAVE DEVOTIONS, LEAD THEM TO THE
LORD, REALLY MENTOR THEM IN HOW TO BE A GODLY WOMAN, AND THEN AT
THE SAME TIME TEACH THEM HOW TO DO SOME SKILLS--BASIC THINGS
LIKE JEWELRY MAKING, WHATEVER IT IS, THAT THEY CAN HAVE SOME KIND
OF AN INCOME THAT THEY CAN BRING TO THEIR FAMILIES.
THEN MAYBE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO AFTER SIX MONTHS, GO BACK INTO
THEIR VILLAGE, DO A NEW FLAG CEREMONY, AND SAY, "THIS IS
MARY.
MARY LOVES JESUS." BECAUSE OUR HOPE IS NOT ONLY TO
SAVE GIRLS BUT TO REALLY HELP THEM TO INFLUENCE THEIR OWN
CULTURE.
[SINGING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
GINGER: WERE YOU AFRAID WHEN YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE GOING
TO HAVE TO BE MARRIED?
GINGER: WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT GIRLS IN
PARTICULAR, FACE HERE IN ZAMBIA, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT, WOULD YOU
SAY, TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT IS REALLY GIVING THEM A
HOPE AND A FUTURE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE OTHERWISE?
JACQUES: WELL, YOU'RE GIVING--YOU'RE BUYING THIER LIFE
BACK.
I MEAN, YOU'RE ALMOST SPEAKING ABOUT CHILD SLAVERY WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT THIS CULTURE.
AND SUDDENLY, YOU'RE ENABLE TO WITH, A LITTLE BIT OF DOLLARS,
THIS CHILD'S LIFE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
SO LITERALLY, YOU'RE GIVING THEM A FUTURE.
SINGING: I THANK YOU, LORD. ♪ GINGER: WELL, GOD HAS A
WONDERFUL PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.
AND I THINK YOU'RE A PRETTY AMAZING YOUNG WOMAN, AND I'M SO
GLAD TO KNOW YOU, NOW.
GINGER: GOD BLESS YOU.
GINGER: A MESSAGE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE TO OUR
FRIENDS AND PARTNERS WHO, MAY BE WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING THE
IMPACT THEY'RE MAKING, ARE MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE RIGHT
HERE?
JACQUES: I'M SO GRATEFUL.
I WISH I COULD BRING EVERYONE HERE, AND LET HIM SEE THE IMPACT
OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR IT, BECAUSE WE SHOULD GIVE.
AND WE SHOULD GIVE TO THOSE THAT WE DON'T BENEFIT US.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT HAND OF HOPE DOES, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL
FOR THAT.
SINGING: YOU GAVE TO ME ♪ GINGER: WHEN YOU HAVE THE
CHANCE TO LOOK BACK AT A TIME LIKE THIS, THE THINGS THAT YOU
REALLY CHERISH OR REMEMBER ARE THE SPONTANEOUS OUTBURSTS OF
LAUGHTER, AND GREAT BIG BEAR HUGS, AND THE JOY THAT JUST
OVERFLOWS.
AND IT TELLS YOU THAT BEING A DOER OF THE WORD IS SO
IMPORTANT.
YOU SEE, THE BOOK OF JAMES SAYS TO NOT JUST BE HEARERS OF THE
WORD, BUT TO BE DOERS OF THE WORD.
OUR LIFE CHANGES SO MUCH WHEN WE HEAR THE WORD, WHEN WE ACCEPT
CHRIST AND HIS WORD BEGINS TO CHANGE WHO WE ARE.
BUT THAT NEXT LEVEL, THAT NEXT STEP IS WHEN GOD SAYS TO BE A
DOER OF THE WORD.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE ARE HELPING TO SPREAD HIS WORD INTO
OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES, AND THEN THEIR LIVES CHANGE AND OURS GO
TO EVEN A NEW PLACE WHERE WE'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE.
GREATER JOY.
GREATER PEACE.
SO, I WILL ASK YOU VERY UNASHAMEDLY TO JOIN WITH US
BECAUSE THERE IS MUCH TO DO.
AND WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN DO EVEN MORE.
SO CALL THAT PHONE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.
GO TO THE WEBSITE JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING THE WORD THROUGH
JOYCE'S PROGRAM FOR A LONG TIME, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP FOR YOU?
BE A DOER AND CONTACT US RIGHT NOW.
AND TOGETHER, WE'LL SPREAD JOY ALL OVER THE WORLD.
JOYCE: WELL, HOW FULFILLING IS IT TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT ON
CHARITY'S FACE BECAUSE SHE KNOWS HER FUTURE IS PROMISING?
ALSO, TO SEE THE RELIEF EDITH HAS EXPERIENCED KNOWING SHE
WON'T LOSE ANY MORE CHILDREN TO CROCODILES WHILE FETCHING WATER,
AND TO WATCH THE SHEER JOY FROM THE STUDENTS RECEIVING FOOD.
YOU KNOW, AS WE HELP OTHERS, OUR JOY IS MADE COMPLETE.
WE CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS.
YOU CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE MAKER FOR SOMEONE TODAY.
I'M ASKING YOU TO PRAY FOR US.
I'M ALSO ASKING YOU TO GIVE A SPECIAL FINANCIAL GIFT TO HELP
US CONTINUE HELPING PEOPLE LIKE THIS.
WE CAN'T DO IT BY OURSELF.
BUT AS YOU PARTNER WITH US, YOU BECOME PART OF EVERY SINGLE
THING THAT WE DO.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO, BUT IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING
SPECIAL TODAY, IT WOULD REALLY MEAN A LOT TO A LOT OF THESE
PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THESE TERRIBLE SITUATIONS.
I BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL HEAR FROM GOD, AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL
BE OBEDIENT.
THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU.
ANNOUNCER: TODAY FOR YOUR DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT WE'D LIKE
TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S BOOK, "FAITH THAT OVERCOMES."
CONTACT US NOW...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
ANNOUNCER: WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S PROGRAM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FRIENDS AND
PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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