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7 Faces of Abuse

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00:12 >>> WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HOUR OF THE PROGRM.
00:17 IF YOU WATCHED THE FIRST HOUR, YOU WERE PROBABLY SAYING, GET TO
00:22 THE TOPIC. [ LAUGHTER ]
00:24 >> WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE LIZZIE CHAMBWA WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF
00:28 HARRISON'S REFERRAL SERVICES, AND HAS SUCH A MINISTRY IN ST.
00:31 LOUIS, MISSOURI. IF YOU WERE PART OF THE FIRST
00:35 HOUR, YOU SAW THE 15-MINUTE VIDEO, WHICH WAS VERY
00:38 INFORMATIVE. >> AND AS LIZZIE SAID, THEY ARE
00:40 LIKE FAMILY TO HER. THEY GO OUT.
00:43 AND, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE LADIES.
00:46 IT'S MORE THAN JUST AN ACQUAINTANCE.
00:49 IT'S A RELATIONSHIP. >> AND THEN -- AND THEN ALSO,
00:52 THE SEVEN FACES OF ABUSE, WE TALKED ABOUT JUST ONE, AND I
00:56 DON'T KNOW -- WE'RE GOING TO DRIVE RIGHT BACK INTO THE
01:00 PROGRAM, RATHER THAN GOING TO MUSIC, BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT WHAT
01:03 GOD HAS OPENED THE DOOR FOR YOU TO SAY IS OF SUCH GREAT
01:07 IMPORTANCE, BUT IF ANYTHING WE TALK ABOUT IN THE SECOND HOUR
01:11 OPENS THE DOOR FOR YOU, YOU CAN CALL 618-627-4651, OR YOU CAN
01:19 SEND THOSE, I BELIEVE TO -pABN.TV. YOU SAID IT EFFECTS THE WHOLE
01:43 HOME STRUCTURE? >> YES, BECAUSE IF THERE ARE
01:46 CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THE HOME, IT'S NOT ONLY THE ADULT THAT
01:51 ENDURES THE ABUSE, IT GOES DOWN TO THE CHILDREN.
01:54 AND WHEN THE CHILDREN ENDURE IT, IT'S A LOT MORE HARD -- THERE'S
02:00 A LOT MORE CHILDREN COMMITTING SUICIDE BECAUSE OF THE BULLYING
02:04 AT SCHOOL. A LOT OF TIMES WE WONDER -- WOW,
02:07 IT TOOK THAT MUCH AT SCHOOL FOR A CHILD TO DO THAT, BUT A LOT OF
02:14 TIMES, WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BULLYING IS NOT JUST AT SCHOOL,
02:18 IT'S AT HOME. THEY ARE GETTING IT AT BOTH
02:22 ENDS. AND YOU CAN ONLY ENDURE SO MUCH,
02:25 UNTIL YOU START TO BELIEVE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING TO YOU.
02:28 YOU START TO BELIEVE WHAT THE ABUSER SAYS ABOUT YOU.
02:32 AND IT TAKES ON A WHOLE PERSONALITY.
02:34 A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IDENTITY THEM, I BELIEVE
02:38 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A FORM OF IDENTITY THEFT.
02:41 >> WOW. >> THAT'S TRUE.
02:43 >> YOU LOSE WHO YOU ARE. >> YOU LOSE WHO YOU ARE.
02:47 >> IT STEALS YOU AWAY FROM YOURSELF.
02:50 >> AND THE BULLYING IS TERRIBLE. AND THE ADULT BULLYING, WE
02:54 SHOULD NOT CALL EACH OTHER NAMES AND PUT EACH OTHER DOWN.
02:57 >> AMEN. >> WE ARE GOD'S PEOPLE, WE ARE
03:00 THE TEMPLE OF GOD, AND WHEN YOU ABUSE GOD'S TEMPLE, IT'S NOT
03:05 RIGHT, IT IS? >> AND IF YOU GREW UP IN A HOME
03:09 WITH VERBAL ABUSE, AND I'M SURE SOME OF OUR LISTENERS MAY HAVE
03:15 BEEN IN HOMES LIKE THAT, ARE IN HOMES LIKE THAT NOW, AND WHEN
03:21 YOU GROW UP, YOU SOMETIMES FIND YOURSELF BENG VERBALLY ABUSIVE,
03:25 BECAUSE THAT'S ALL YOU KNOW. NOBODY EVER SPOKE ANY ENERGY
03:31 INTO YOU. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN REJECTION AND
03:35 ANGER, AND, YOU KNOW, MISERY. HOW CAN YOU GIVE SOMEBODY
03:42 SOMETHING YOU NEVER HAD. >> LIKE THAT SAYING, STICKS AND
03:50 STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES, BUT WORDS WILL NEVER HURT ME.
03:55 >> BUT IT REALLY DOES HURT. I THINK EVEN AS PEOPLE -- EVEN
04:00 AS CHRISTIAN OR NON-CHRISTIANS, WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL HOW
04:06 WE TREAT PEOPLE. TAKE TIME TO BE PRAYERFUL ABOUT
04:09 THE THINGS THAT YOU SAY, EVEN WHEN YOU ARE SAYING, I DON'T
04:17 LOVE. AND I HAD TO LEARN THAT TOO, -BECAUSE GOING THROUGH AN ABUSIVE
04:21 RELATIONSHIP, I HAD TO FIND OUT WHEN I WOULD ADDRESS AND SPEAK
04:25 TO PEOPLE, THAT WHAT I'M SAYING IS OUT OF LOVE.
04:28 NOW I MAKE SURE I'M VERY PRAYERFUL ABOUT -- GOD, YOU TELL
04:33 ME WHAT TO SAY. THEY SHOULD BE SEASONED WIH
04:36 YOUR LOVE AND GRACE, BECAUSE IF I DO IT OUT OF MY OWN WILL, IT
04:42 MIGHT NOT COME OUT THE WAY THE PERSON RECEIVES IT.
04:48 AND WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL. >> THE BIBLE SAYS YOU HAVE DONE
04:54 IT UNTO THE LEAST OF THE, YOU HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME.
04:59 >> WHEN YOU ABUSE PEOPLE, YOU ARE IN ESSENCE -- THE LORD IS
05:04 RECEIVING THAT SAME ABUSE, BECAUSE WE ARE HIS CHILDREN.
05:08 I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER TEXT THAT SAYS IT'S A BETTER THAT A
05:14 MILL STONE BE PUT AROUND YOUR NECK AND YOU BE CAST INTO THE
05:17 SEA THAN TO OFFEND THESE LITTLE ONES.
05:24 AND YOU WERE LOOKING UP TECHNOLOGY ABUSE.
05:27 >> YEAH. >> THEY ARE GETTING THESE
05:31 ABUSIVE MESSAGES THROUGH THEIR TEXTS.
05:34 >> IT IS SO TRUE, AND THAT'S WHY FAMILIES NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME
05:41 TOGETHER. WE DON'T EAT DINNER TOGETHER.
05:45 WE DON'T ASK HOW WAS YOUR DAY IN WE DON'T GO TO WALKS TOGETHER.
05:53 AND I FIND MY SON TUGS AT ME, AND I HAVE TO TELL MYSELF YOU
05:57 HAVE TO PUT THE TABLET DOWN. >> YES.
06:00 >> JUST TO GIVE HIM THAT TIME THAT HE NEEDS, EVEN THOUGH I
06:05 KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIM, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I GIVE HIM
06:09 THAT TIME HE NEEDS, AND HE FEELS REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT WHEN I POUR
06:13 MY ENERGY INTO HIM, BECAUSE I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME IN THE
06:18 COMMUNITY WITH OTHER PEOPLE, BUT WHEN I'M AT HOME I SPEND TIME
06:21 WITH MY HUSBAND, THINK CHILDREN, MY GRANDCHILDREN.
06:24 I STILL GO OUT ON DATES WITH MY SON.
06:26 HE IS 19 YEARS OLD. WE HANG OUT TOGETHER.
06:29 HE LOVES HIS MOMMA. HE TELLS ME HOW MUCH HE MISSES
06:34 MY FOOD. BUT I SPEND TIME WITH EACH ONE
06:37 OF MY CHILDREN AND MY GRANDCHILDREN, AND I SPEND TIME
06:41 WITH EVERY INDIVIDUAL PERSON. >> THAT'S POWER -- THAT'S
06:45 EMPOWERING. >> IT IS.
06:46 >> I WAS THINKING HOW AM I GOING TO GET SOMETHING POSITIVE OUT OF
06:51 BULLYING AND VERBAL ABUSE, AND YOU ARE SHOWING THE OPPOSITE
06:55 SIDE OF IT. I'M LEARNING AS YOU TALK,
06:59 BECAUSE WE ALL -- WE ARE SHAPED BY THE HOME WE ARE RAISED IN.
07:07 I WAS ABANDONED AT 3 MONTHS OLD, AND WAS RAISED BY AN ADVENTIST
07:22 WOMAN. AND HER HUSBAND WAS NOT A
07:25 CHRISTIAN, BUT HE WAS LOUD. BUT THEN YOU HAVE THE OTHER SIDE
07:30 OF -- THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT WHERE SOME PEOPLE HAVE HOMES
07:33 WHERE THEIR CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS IN ADULTS BUSINESS, AND THEY
07:37 GROW UP WITH DISRESPECT, SO YOU ARE FINDING A WAY TO BALANCE
07:41 THAT. I LOVE THAT.
07:43 SHOW YOUR SON AT 19, HE LOVES HIS MOM.
07:46 TAKE TIME FOR YOUR SON, PUT THE TABLET DOWN.
07:51 >> [ INAUDIBLE ] MY LOVE CUP IS EMPTY.
07:53 [ LAUGHTER ] >> AND I'M LISTENING TO YOU, AND
07:55 A LOT OF YOUR PARALLELS PARALLEL THE LIFE OF A PASTOR.
08:01 >> YES. >> BE IN MINISTRY, POURING
08:03 YOURSELF OUT ON PEOPLE, AND I KNOW THAT, BECAUSE MY
08:06 WIFE -- SOMETIMES SHE SAYS MY LOVE CUP IS EMPTY.
08:10 SO WE HAVE A NIGHT -- WE -- WE SECURE THAT NIGHT FOR US.
08:14 IT'S USUALLY THURSDAY NIGHT, BUT WE'RE TOGETHER.
08:16 >> WE'RE TOGETHER. SO THAT'S OKAY.
08:19 >> AMEN. >> BUT WE ALSO MAKE SURE WE GO
08:23 OUT TOGETHER, WE GO SHOPPING TOGETHER.
08:25 >> WE HAVE DINNER TOGETHER. >> WE ALWAYS EAT DINNER TOGETHER
08:29 EVERY NIGHT. >> THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING,
08:31 AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ENCOURAGE
08:35 THAT -- IN FAMILY LIFE MINISTRY, ENCOURAGE THAT IN MINISTRY,
08:40 FAMILY, FAMILY IS THE KEY. THAT'S WHAT EVERYTHING WAS
08:44 FOUNDED UPON. WHEN GOD, YOU KNOW, CREATED ADAM
08:48 AND EVE HE HAD THEM COME TOGETHER TO MAKE A FAMILY.
08:53 HE SAID BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY.
08:56 IT WAS JUST ABOUT THE HUSBAND AND THE WIFE, THEN THE WORLD
09:01 WOULD BE BORING. BUT GOD GAVE US CHILDREN.
09:04 HE WANTED US TO RAISE THEM UP AND TO NOURISH THEM SO WE CAN
09:08 GIVE OUR CHILDREN THE SAME LOVE THAT GOD GIVES US.
09:11 >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> WHEN GOD LOVES ON US, WE CAN
09:15 LOVE ON YOUR CHILDREN, SO IF WE DON'T SPEND TIME WITH GOD, HOW
09:19 ARE WE GOING TO LOVE OUR CHILDREN?
09:21 WE WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO TREAT THEM?
09:25 HOW TO LOVE THEM. WE HAVE TO FIRST BECOME THOSE
09:30 PEOPLE IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN TO
09:33 BECOME THE PEOPLE THAT GOD WANTS THEM TO BE.
09:38 WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR LIVES. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
09:41 >> AND THAT'S WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL ABUSE --
09:44 >> THE SEC ONE IS MENTAL ABUSE. >> YEAH, THE MENTAL ABUSE IS
09:47 WHEN A PERSON TRIES TO MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE CRAZY, OR YOU
09:51 DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
09:53 OR YOU NEED HELP. YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR, YOU
09:56 KNOW, BUT IT ALL TIES IN WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PART OF ABUSE
10:00 AS WELL. I KNOW I'M JUMPING THE GUN A
10:04 LITTLE BIT. BUT THE MENTAL AND THE
10:06 PSYCHOLOGICAL COMBINES TOGETHER, BECAUSE IT PLAYS ON THE MIND.
10:13 AND IF A PERSON CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INCOMPETENT, AND MAYBE IT
10:20 IS MY FAULT. MAYBE I MADE HER ANGRY.
10:23 MAYBE I MADE HIM ANGRY. THAT'S WHY HE IS HITTING ME.
10:28 THAT'S A LOT OF TIME WHY WE STAY IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP,
10:34 BECAUSE THE GUILT COMES UPON YOU, AND THE ABUSER MAKES YOU
10:38 FEEL LIKE IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO
10:41 ENDURE, BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THE
10:44 SITUATION. >> WOW.
10:45 >> AND THAT'S WHY IT IS SO HARD TO BELIEVE.
10:48 >> RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU TAKE THE BLAME.
10:51 >> BECAUSE YOUR MIND -- THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PART OF THE ABUSE
10:55 HAS MADE US FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS OUR PART.
10:57 >> AND RATHER THAN YOU -- RATHER THAN YOU REJECTING THAT, IT
11:02 BECOMES A PART OF HOW YOU THINK. >> UH-HUH.
11:04 >> YES, IT DOES. AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS, WE
11:08 HAVE TO GIVE OUR MINDS OVER TO GOD.
11:10 WE HAVE TO GIVE OUR MINES OVER TO PRAYER.
11:12 WE HAVE TO GIVE OUR MINES OVER TO EVERYTHING.
11:15 THAT'S WHY GOD TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE EAT AND WHAT WE WEAR, AND HOW
11:19 WE DRESS, HOW WE SPEAK. EVERYTHING WE DO PLAYS A PART ON
11:23 OUR BEING AND WHO WE REALLY ARE. AND SOMETIMES YOUR ABUSER CAN
11:27 SEE THAT ENERGY. SOMETIMES PEOPLE CAN SEE
11:29 SOMETHING IN YOU THAT THEY DON'T HAVE, AND THEY WANT TO TAKE IT.
11:33 THEY WANT TO STEAL IT. INSTEAD OF GETTING ON THEIR
11:36 KNEES TO PRAY TO GOD TO ASK FOR THAT SAME ENERGY AND POWER, AND
11:41 SAY HOW WOULD YOU GET LIKE THIS? THEY WANT TO TAKE IT.
11:45 THEY WANT TO STEAL IT FROM YOU. AND WHEN THEY DO IT, IT'S IN
11:49 PAIN. THEY WANT TO HURT YOU, BECAUSE
11:50 THEY WANT TO BRING YOU DOWN HERE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY
11:53 ARE AT. THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE.
11:55 >> THAT'S SO TRUE. >> YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE TO BE
11:59 REALLY CAREFUL ON HOW WE APPROACH PEOPLE.
12:01 >> YES. >> YOU KNOW, OUR CHARACTER, YOU
12:05 KNOW, WE'RE SAYING WE ARE CHRISTIAN, AND WE LOVE GOD, AND
12:09 WE ARE REPRESENTING THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
12:12 PEOPLE WILL BE LOOKING FOR THEIR REPRESENTATION IN US AT ALL
12:17 TIMES. SOME PEOPLE ARE SO USED TO BE
12:21 PUT DOWN, AND ABUSED, THEY ARE EXPECTING THE SAME THING WITH
12:25 YOU. AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET THEM
12:28 TO TRUST AGAIN. AND THAT'S WHERE THAT WALL
12:30 COMES. ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN ABUSED -- I
12:33 HAD A WALL. IT'S A PROTECTION.
12:35 BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT ANYMORE, SO YOU
12:38 THINK EVERYBODY THAT YOU COME TO, YOU START TO ANALYZE, AND
12:41 THIS RADAR GOES UP. AND THE LORD SAID TEST EVERY
12:45 SPIRIT, OH, MY GOODNESS, I WAS TESTING SPIRIT, BODY LANGUAGE,
12:51 YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING. I JUST LOST IT.
12:55 IT WAS A WAY TO PROTECT ME, BUT THEN GOD SAYS, JUST COME DOWN A
13:00 NOTCH, BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO LOVE AGAIN.
13:02 >> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, HOW DID YOU RECOVER FROM THAT?
13:06 BECAUSE I'M LISTENING TO YOU AN I'M LEARNING AS I'M LISTENING TO
13:11 YOU, BECAUSE YOU SAID SOMETHING A MOMENT AGO THAT I WANT TO GO
13:14 BACK TO AND HIGHLIGHT. YOU SAID ABUSE HAPPENS -- IT'S
13:19 CRAZY -- NOT USE THE WORD CRAZY -- IT'S VEALING THE WAY
13:23 YOU SAID IT. SOMETIMES PEOPLE SEE WHAT YOU
13:26 HAVE, THEY WANT TO BRING YOU DOWN.
13:28 AND THEN OTHER TIMES, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SEE WHERE YOU ARE,
13:32 AND THEY WANT TO KEEP YOU DOWN. >> YES.
13:37 >> THAT -- I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
13:40 >> YOU KNOW, AND EVEN -- YOU KNOW, JUST GROWING UP IN CHRIST,
13:42 AND I'M STILL GROWING UP IN CHRIST, AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT
13:46 I CAN COME TO GOD LIKE A LITTLE CHILD EVERY DAY, BECAUSE I AM
13:50 HIS CHILD. I AM LEARNING SOMETHING NEW
13:52 EVERY DAY, AND EVEN JUST BEING IN MINISTRY, AND A WOMAN IN
13:56 MINISTRY, HAS NOT BEEN EASY ME EITHER.
14:00 I HAVE ENDURED ABUSE AS WELL IN MINISTRY, BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN.
14:04 >> IT'S TRUE. >> BECAUSE OF WHO I AM AND WHAT
14:08 I HAVE BEEN THROUGH, AND WHEN I STAND UP FOR MYSELF -- OR I WILL
14:13 SAY STAND UP FOR GOD, THEN PEOPLE SAY, OH, YOU HAVE BEEN
14:18 THROUGH ABUSE, YOU HAVE GOT ISSUES.
14:20 SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOU. I STILL GET THAT FROM PEOPLE.
14:23 YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU DO THIS AND DO THAT, THAT DOESN'T MEAN
14:28 THAT YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, OVERRIDE THIS AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
14:31 YOUR PLACE IS OVER HERE AND YOUR PLACE IS OVER THERE, AND WHO
14:35 GAVE YOU AUTHORITY TO PREACH THE GOSPEL?
14:37 WHO GAVE YOU THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS AND THAT?
14:40 GOD HAS GIVEN ME AUTHORITY. >> AMEN.
14:43 AMEN. THAT'S RIGHT.
14:44 >> GOD HAS GIVEN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US AUTHORITY TO TRAMPLE
14:53 ON SERPENTS. AND I KNOW THIS NOW.
14:56 I WAS ABLE TO LOVE AGAIN, BECAUSE I WANTED TO SPEND TIME
15:00 BY MYSELF TO KNOW WHO I WAS. SO WHEN I GOT INTO A NEW
15:05 RELATIONSHIP, I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING IT BACK INTO THE OLD
15:09 RELATIONSHIP, SO I STAYED SINGLE FOR SEVEN YEARS.
15:12 AND I GOT TRAINED IN MINISTRY. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, I'M
15:17 AN ELDER, BUT I DON'T TALK ABOUT IT -- BUT I'M AN ELDER.-I HAVE BEEN A MINISTRY LEADER.
15:25 A DEACONIST.-pI HAVE BEEN A DOOR KEEPER. I WORKED IN THE KITCHEN, I HAVE
15:36 DONE IT ALL. BECAUSE I WANT TO SERVE.
15:39 AND SPENDING TIME BY MYSELF GAVE ME TIME TO HEAL, BECAUSE THE NEW
15:44 MAN THAT GOT PUT IN MY LIFE, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE DIDN'T
15:48 HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT MY ABUSER DID TO ME.
15:51 >> THAT'S IMPORTANT. >> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
15:56 >> I TELL PEOPLE DON'T JUMP FROM ONE RELATIONSHIP TO THE NEXT.
15:59 YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE TOTAL OF YOURSELF WHAT THAT
16:05 NEW RELATIONSHIP NEEDS. >> AND DON'T EXPECT THE NEW
16:12 RELATIONSHIP TO HEAL THE OLD ONE.
16:14 >> EXACTLY. AND SOMETIMES WE USE THEM AS --
16:17 >> AS A PHYSICIAN -- >> YOU KNOW, AS -- WE
16:21 USE -- SOMETIMES WE USE NEW RELATIONSHIPS AS A
16:25 STEPPING-STONE TO GET OVER THE LAST RELATIONSHIP.
16:29 AND WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE COUNSELING WE NEEDED OR THE
16:33 SPIRITUAL HEALING. BEFORE YOU CAN BE ABLE TO GIVE
16:41 YOURSELF INTO A RELATIONSHIP, YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE, YOU HAVE TO
16:46 HAVE A CLEAN HEART. HOW CAN YOU ASK A CHRISTIAN
16:51 WOMAN OR CHRISTIAN MAN, IF YOU ARE NOT THAT PERSON.
16:55 YOU HAVE TO BECOME WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR.
16:58 >> VERY GOOD POINT. THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE -- ARE WE ON
17:03 PSYCHOLOGICAL. >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
17:06 ECONOMIC. >> OKAY.
17:06 >> THE ECONOMIC IS CONTROLLING THE MONEY.
17:09 A LOT OF TIMES IF THEY ARE THE BREADWINNER OF THE HOME -- IT
17:13 CAN BE A WOMAN OR A MAN, IT'S NOT JUST WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO
17:19 ARE BEING ABUSED. WE HAVE MEN THAT ARE VICTIMS OF
17:23 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I HAVE A FEW MEN THAT I TALK TO
17:25 AS WELL, BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT ECONOMIC ABUSE
17:28 IS CONTROLLING THE FINANCES, CONTROLLING THE MONEY, SAYING
17:33 YOU CAN'T HAVE A JOB -- YOU CAN'T WORK.
17:39 >> WELL, WHERE IS YOUR PAYCHECK? >> EXACTLY.
17:44 AND THEY WILL ISOLATE YOU FROM YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS FROM YOUR
17:47 JOB, FROM YOUR CAREER, ISOLATE YOU FROM ANYTHING JUST TO SERVE
17:52 THEM. >> WAIT A MINUTE, SO I WANT TO
17:54 DIVE INTO THAT, BECAUSE -- WOW, THAT CROSSES ALL ECONOMIC
17:58 LEVELS. >> UH-HUH.
17:59 >> BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE VERY WELL OFF, AND THEY WILL SAY, YOU
18:03 DON'T HAVE TO WORK. I'LL TAKE CARE OF ALL OF YOUR
18:07 NEEDS. AND IT FALLS APART RELATIONALLY,
18:11 THEN THAT PERSON IS NOT MAKING MONEY, AND ABLE TO SUSTAIN
18:16 THEMSELVES, BECAUSE I KNOW SOME STAY AT HOME DADS, AND SOME STAY
18:22 AT HOME MOMS. YOU KNOW THE MR. MOM.
18:25 >> YOU HAVE A COUSIN THAT IS A MR. MOM.
18:28 >> YES, HE IS VERY WELL EDUCATED, BUT HE IS A MR. MOM.
18:37 SO THAT'S WHY IT'S GOOD TO HAVE PEOPLE -- TO BE OUT IN PUBLIC,
18:41 TO BE FUNCTIONING ON YOUR OWN LEVEL, TO HAVE YOUR OWN
18:45 IDENTITY. >> JUST TO HAVE YOUR OWN -- AND
18:47 ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO SHARE, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE
18:50 MARRIED OR IF YOU ARE MARRIED -- IF YOU ARE LISTENING
18:54 AND YOU ARE MARRIED, EVEN THOUGH GOD BRINGS YOU TOGETHER AS ONE,
18:58 YOU ARE STILL ONE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU ARE STILL AN
19:02 INDIVIDUAL. >> THANK YOU.
19:03 >> AMEN. >> YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DO WHAT
19:06 YOU LIKE TO DO, TO BE YOUR OWN PERSON, TO HAVE YOUR OWN
19:10 MINISTRY. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER
19:12 YOU LIKE TO DO, AND YOUR HUSBAND HAS A RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER HE
19:16 LIKES TO DO, AND THEN YOU ALL COME TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING
19:20 TOGETHER. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
19:21 >> AND THAT'S THE BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE RELATIONSHIP.
19:29 EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ONE.-I'M NOT TAKING YOUR IDENTITY, AND YOU ARE NOT TAKING MINE.
19:36 WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND WE SUPPORT OURS TOGETHER.
19:41 THAT'S THE FOUNDATION WE NEED. AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT ANYMORE.
19:44 WE NEED TO EDUCATE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ON HOW TO LOVE, HOW TO BE
19:52 IN A RELATIONSHIP. HELP THEM COPE WITH THE PAST
19:56 PAIN, AND SAY NOW I'M READY TO BE A WIFE.
19:59 NOW I'M READY TO BE A HUSBAND. NOW I'M READY TO GIVE OF MYSELF.
20:05 >> SOMEBODY ONCE SAID A MARRIAGE IS 50/50.
20:08 I SAID IF YOU THINK MARRIAGE IS 50/50, YOU DON'T KNOW WOMEN AND
20:13 YOU DON'T KNOW MATH. I DON'T GIVE HER 50% AND SHE
20:18 GIVES ME 50%. THAT MEANS I'M KEEPING HALF OF
20:22 MYSELF BACK AND SHE IS KEEPING HALF OF HERSELF BACK.
20:26 WE TRAVEL ALL OVER THE WORLD TOGETHER.-WE WERE INVITED SOMEPLACE AND
20:33 SOMEBODY WROTE AND SAID WHAT IS YOUR WIFE GOING TO DO?
20:37 AND I SAID SHE IS GOING TO BE MY WIFE, I WANT HER TO BE WITH ME.
20:42 THEY SAID WELL, HOW CAN WE JUSTIFY THE EXPERIENCE?
20:45 I SAID IF -- EITHER YOU JUSTIFY THE EXPERIENCE OR YOU CANCEL ME,
20:50 BECAUSE WE ARE ONE. >> AND THAT'S POWERFUL, AND
20:53 THAT'S HOW -- YOU KNOW, THE FOUNDATION OF A FAMILY SHOULD
20:57 BE. I CALL THAT A ROCK.
21:00 YOU KNOW -- YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE OVER HERE AND OVER THERE, BUT
21:02 YOU COME TOGETHER. YOU ARE A ROCK NOBODY CAN MOVE
21:06 THAT. WHEN THEY SEE YOU AS A COUPLE,
21:09 THEY KNOW THAT NOBODY CAN GET IN THE MIDST OF ANYTHING YOU ARE
21:14 DOING TOGETHER. THEY KNOW WHEN THEY SEE JOHN,
21:17 THEY ARE GOING TO SEE ANGIE. AND THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
21:21 AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SEVEN FACES OF ABUSE, WE'RE TALKING
21:25 ABOUT VERBAL ABUSE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL ABUSE, ECONOMIC
21:31 ABUSE, AND SPIRITUAL. LET ME TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
21:34 THE SPIRITUAL ABUSE REALLY QUICKLY.
21:36 BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU ARE IN
21:39 THE LORD OR YOU ARE IN CHURCH, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO USE
21:44 SCRIPTURES TO CONTROL YOU WITH. AND THAT'S WHERE I'M TALKING
21:52 ABOUT LEADERSHIP. EVERY DAY WHEN YOU HAVE ELDERS
21:55 OR LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH -- IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT
22:00 CHURCH YOU ARE IN, ABUSERS ARE EVERYWHERE.
22:04 >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> AND THEY THRIVE IN THE HOUSE
22:07 OF GO. THEY THRIVE BECAUSE THEY ARE
22:09 HIDING BEHIND THE -- THE LEADERSHIP, YOU KNOW, POSITION
22:16 NOBODY WOULD EVER THINK AN ELLER WOULD GO HOME AND ABUSE HIS
22:21 WIFE, OR A WIFE WOULD GO HOME AND ABUSE HER HUSBAND.
22:25 THEY CAN GIVE THE BEST SERMON IN THE WORLD, AND THEN GO WALK OUT
22:35 OF THE CHURCH AND ABUSE THAT SAME SOUL.
22:41 >> SHE IS RIGHT IN CHURCH. >> OH, MAN --
22:44 >> AN ELDER IN OUR CHURCH WAS ABUSIVE TO ALL OF THE WOMEN.
22:54 AND WHAT WAS THE REASON? BECAUSE HE HAD A CONTROLLING AND
23:00 ABUSIVE WIFE. >> HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY
23:02 IN HIS HOME, AND HIS WIFE WOULD ABUSE HIM PUBLICLY.
23:06 SO HIS FRUSTRATIONS WERE TAKEN OUT ON OTHER WOMEN, BECAUSE HE
23:10 COULDN'T TELL HER HOW HE FELT. >> YEAH.
23:14 >> AND -- BUT IT WAS NOT JUST WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN HIS HOME,
23:17 BUT HE WAS BEING VERBALLY ABUSED PUBLICLY, SO ALL OF THIS
23:22 FRUSTRATION WAS COMING OUT IN HIS POSITION AS A LEADER.
23:26 >> YEAH. >> AND HE WAS JUST HATING ON
23:29 PEOPLE -- USING THAT POSITION OF AUTHORITY, AND SAYING WELL,
23:33 I'M -- AND THEY WOULD STATE THEIR POSITION -- AND SAY, WELL,
23:36 YOU LISTEN, BECAUSE I AM AN ELDER.
23:39 I'M THE DEACON, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
23:42 SO INSTEAD OF BEING MINISTERING -- WE ARE CALLED TO
23:48 MINISTRY, NOT TO DOMINATION. >> AND ABUSE.
23:52 >> AND CONTROL. AND USE THAT POWER AND AUTHORITY
23:56 TO OVERRIDE, AND, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I REALIZE AND UNDERSTAND
24:01 TOO IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL STILL BE
24:06 HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE THINK AND DO, ESPECIALLY
24:09 IF IT IS OUTSIDE OF CHRIST. WE WILL STILL PAY FOR
24:13 EVERYTHING, EVEN IF IT'S GOO ORE BAD.
24:15 I TELL PEOPLE EVERY DAY WHEN YOU WAKE UP, THOSE SAME TWO ROADS
24:21 ARE FACING YOU EVER DAY. EVERY DAY YOU HAVE TO MAKE A
24:25 DECISION. AM I GOING TO BE A GIVER OR A
24:28 TAKER? AM I GOING TO FOLLOW CHRIST?
24:30 AM I GOING TO FOLLOW THE ENEMY. >> ERE DAY.
24:34 >> EVERY DAY THOSE SAME ROADS ARE THERE, AND YOU HAVE TO
24:37 CHOOSE EVERY DAY. >> EVERY DAY.
24:39 >> IT NEVER CHANGES. >> CHOOSE THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL
24:45 SERVE. >> WHOM YOU WILL SERVE.
24:47 SO I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE
24:51 EVERYONE. WE HAVE A SUPPORT GROUP EVERY
24:54 WEDNESDAY FROM 6:30 TO 8:00 PM? ST. LOUIS.
24:58 SO IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, WE HAVE A SUPPORT EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
25:03 WE COME TOGETHER. WE HAVE BIBLE STUDY.
25:05 WE PRAY. WE GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
25:09 I WANTED TO ACTUALLY SHARE MY T-SHIRT, I LEFT IT IN MY
25:14 ROOM -- >> WHAT DOES IT SAY?
25:16 >> IT TALKS ABOUT HARRISON'S REFERRAL SERVICES, AND THERE'S A
25:22 HEART. AND WE GO OUT AND WE DO MINISTRY
25:24 WORK TOGETHER. WE FEED THE HOMELESS.
25:27 WE GO OUT AND HELP PEOPLE. SOME OF THOSE LADIES THAT CAME
25:32 THROUGH HARRISON'S REFERRAL SERVICES, THEY ARE OVER IN MY
25:37 MINISTRIES. >> AMEN.
25:38 >> REALLY? >> NOW THEY ARE HEALING AND
25:41 HELPING OTHER PEOPLE IN THEIR BROKEN PLACES.
25:43 >> YES. SO NOW I HAVE THEM TO LEAD OUT
25:47 IN THE FOOD PANTRY -- WE HAVE NEW LADIES NOW, BUT MOST OF THE
25:53 LADIES I HAVE BEEN HELPING FOR YEARS, I HAVE THEM INVOLVED IN
26:00 THE MINISTRIES. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE INVOLVED,
26:03 BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO HELP THEM GROW AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT
26:06 THEMSELVES, TO GET THEM BACK OUT INTO THE WORKFORCE.
26:09 WE MAKE SURE WHEN WE COME TOGETHER WE DO NATURE WALKS
26:14 TOGETHER. WE HAVE CAFE NIGHT TOGETHER, AND
26:18 BOWLING NIGHT TOGETHER. AND THE UPPER ROOM OF THE CHURCH
26:21 THAT WE'RE IN, THEY EVEN GAVE US A PRAY ROOM UPSTAIRS.
26:26 THEY GAVE ME A WAR ROOM FOR ME AND MY LADIES.
26:31 AND WE PRAY AND ASK GOD TO HELP US.
26:33 AND WE'RE GOING TO START A NEW BIBLE STUDY IN ST. LOUIS WITH
26:38 NEW LADIES AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ARE COMING IN.
26:45 OUR GROUP IS MULTI-ETHNIC. SO WE JUST GOT -- I WOULD SAY
26:51 SEVEN SPANISH FAMILIES. AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE COMING.
26:55 I DO COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS. >> AND YOU DO INDCATERING.
27:07 >> I'M A CATERER ON THE SIDE. IF YOU ARE GETTING MARRIED.
27:16 >> I WILL TRAVEL TO DO THAT.-I'M ON FACEBOOK. HARRISON'S REFERRAL SERVICES IS
27:22 ALSO ON FACEBOOK AS WELL. I LOVE EVANGELISM.
27:26 I LOVE PREACHING AND TEACHING -- >> I CAN HEAR IT.
27:28 >> YES. >> I WAS TRAINED AS A BIBLE
27:31 WORKER FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. I DO IN-HOME BIBLE STUDIES.
27:36 AND I'LL COME AND SIT WITH YOU. IF YOU WANT TO SIT OUT IN
27:45 NATURE, I'LL DO THAT. THAT'S WHAT I DO FULL-TIME IN
27:49 THE DAY. IN THENNING I'M WITH MY FAMILY.
27:55 WE HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL LINE. WE TALK ABOUT OUR UPCOMING
28:00 EVENTS WE GOT COMING UP THROUGH THE YEAR.
28:03 SOME OF THE LADIES ARE ACTUALLY VIGILANT HERE THIS WEEKEND TO
28:08 COME, SO WE CAN GET AWAY FROM THE CITY, TO RENEW THEIR MINES,
28:12 AND REFRESH THEIR MINDS. I WANT THEM TO GET AWAY FROM THE
28:17 CITY, JUST TO CONNECT WITH GOD SO WE CAN PRAY TOGETHER.
28:20 SO WHEN WE LEAVE THIS PLACE, WE KNOW WHAT GOD NEEDS US TO DO.
28:25 WE WANT TO BE OWN FIRE FOR GOD ALL THE TIME.
28:29 >> HOW IS THIS FINANCED? >> WELL, HONESTLY, WE NEED ALL
28:32 OF THE HELP WE CAN GET. I HAVE BEEN PRAYING.
28:37 I HAVE BEEN ON MY NEEDS EVERY DAY.
28:40 WE DON'T HAVE MONEY. I JUST TRY TO RAISE MONEY BY
28:45 SELLING BASKETS. AND I DO THE CATERING TO BUY
28:49 THINGS FOR THE MINISTRY, BUT IT'S A VERY HEAVY FINANCIAL
28:54 BURDEN, SO WE NEED ALL OF THE HELP WE CAN GET.
28:58 MY DREAM IS TO HAVE MY OWN BILLING.
29:01 I HAVE BEEN PRAYING AND ASKING GOD, AND HE SAYS CHILD BE STILL.
29:06 PLEASE STOP ASKING ME. I HEAR YOU.
29:09 BUT THAT IS MY DREAM SO I CAN HAVE MY OWN BUILDING AND HAVE
29:15 EVERYTHING IN JUST ONE LOCATION. I WISH I HAD A VAN OR A TRUCK OR
29:20 SOMETHING WHERE I CAN PICK THE LADIES UP.
29:24 SOMETIMES I LEAVE HOME A LITTLE EARLY TO GO GET OTHER WOMEN
29:28 BEFORE I TEACH THE CLASS JUST SO THEY CAN GET THERE.
29:31 AND SOMETIMES I HAVE 5 OR $6 IN MY POCKET AND GIVE IT TO SOMONE
29:36 AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU PICK THIS SISTER UP.
29:39 SO THIS HAS BEEN FINANCED OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR YEARS.
29:49 YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW GOD TOOK $25 AND STRETCHED IT.
29:53 >> I WOULD BELIEVE IT. BUT I WANT TO DIVE INTO SOME OF
29:58 THESE QUESTIONS. BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO
30:01 REACH OUT TO THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO THE
30:04 PROGRAM, BECAUSE I AM SITTING HERE -- I'M BEING BATHED -- YOU
30:07 KNOW, I'M A PASTOR. I HAVE A WONDERFUL MARRIAGE, BUT
30:12 I'M LEARNING THINGS TONIGHT. I'M LEARNING FROM A PERSON THAT
30:15 GOD HAS ANOINTED. THAT GOD HAS GIVEN UNDERSTANDING
30:19 TO. THAT GOD HAS GIVEN VISION
30:21 AND -- AND CONNECTION TO. WE CAN ALWAYS LEARN, BECAUSE NO
30:25 TWO PEOPLE ARE ALIKE. >> NO.
30:27 >> NO. >> AND FOR GOD TO GIVE YOU THIS
30:33 DEEP LOVE TO NOT JUST COME THROUGH YOUR OWN CHALLENGES, BUT
30:36 TO HELP PEOPLE COME THROUGH THEIRS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
30:39 YOU HAVE TO REALLY STEP OUT OF YOURSELF, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME
30:43 PEOPLE -- THERE IS A QUESTION IN THE BIBLE THAT THE LORD ASKED
30:48 THE MAN, HE SAID DO YOU WANT TO BE MADE WHOLE?
30:52 >> YES. >> AND WHEN THAT -- I WAS
30:54 HEARING THAT TONIGHT WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO YOUR TESTIMONY.
30:56 DO YOU WANT TO BE MADE WHOLE? THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT LIVE
31:01 THEIR WHOLE LIVES AND THEY LIVE IN THAT WAR STORY.
31:04 THEY HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO BE RESCUED FROM THEIR WAR STORIES.
31:11 THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN PAST IT. THAT'S THEIR IDENTITY.
31:15 BUT THE LORD TOLD THEM, PICK UP YOUR BED AND GO HOME.
31:19 AND PEOPLE SAID IS THAT THE SOMETIME GUY THAT HAS BEEN BY
31:25 THE POOL ALL OF THOSE YEARS ] AND WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY IS
31:30 YOU HAVE MET PEOPLE BY THE POOL, YOU WERE BY THE POOL, BUT YOU
31:33 ARE NOT ANYMORE. THE LORD SAID DO YOU WANT TO BE
31:38 MADE WHOLE? AND YOU SAID YES.
31:39 AND HE BROUGHT YOU THROUGH THAT. AND THE PEOPLE WHO KNEW THAT
31:44 THEY ARE NOT THE PERSON THAT THEY ARE, WHERE THEY WERE, AND
31:48 NOW YOU ARE ABLE TO TAKE PEOPLE BY THEIR POOL.
31:50 >> AND IT'S SUCH A BLESSING, BECAUSE PEOPLE ASK ME, WELL, HOW
31:54 DO YOU SURVIVE? DO YOU GET PAID FOR THIS?
31:58 NO, FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, IT -pHAS BEEN ALL VOLUNTEER. I USE MY OWN GAS, MY OWN
32:05 PERSONAL VEHICLES AT HOME. I THANK GOD FOR MY HUSBAND.
32:08 HE WORKS AND PAYS THE BILLS. BUT EVERYTHING IS OUT OF OUR OWN
32:12 POCKET. NOBODY IS HELPING US, AND WE
32:15 HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR A FINANCIAL BLESSING -- I NEED
32:19 DIAPERS, TOILETRIES, PERSONAL ITEMS.
32:23 AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS JUST A FEW OF US, IF SOMEONE CAN'T PAY
32:28 THEIR LIGHT BILL OR GAS BILL, WE GET TOGETHER AND TRY TO HELP
32:36 EACH OTHER. >> YOU JUST DEAL WITH THESE
32:39 ISSUES AS THEY COME. >> DEAL WITH THEM AS THEY COME,
32:42 AND I SAY LORD, THIS PERSON NEEDS THIS OR THAT, AND I'LL
32:47 JUST COLLECT THINGS AND ASK CAN YOU DONATE SOMETHING?
32:51 AND GOD WILL SAY, I'M GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
32:54 SO IF YOU ARE OUT THERE AND YOU ARE ABLE TO -- YOU KNOW, PLEASE,
32:59 PRAYER IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED. BUT IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, YOU
33:04 KNOW, AND YOU CAN HELP IN ANY KIND OF WAY, THERE'S MORE WOMEN
33:08 AND FAMILIES COMING IN EVERY WEEK, EVERY WEEK.
33:12 YOU KNOW, WE'RE NEVER WITHOUT SOMEONE TO HELP.
33:15 I GET DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
33:19 I HAVE A CASE RIGHT NOW THAT I'M DEALING WITH HERE.
33:22 WE HAVE CHANGED IDENTITIES. I TRY TO HELP MEN AND WOMEN GET
33:29 DO -- TO DIFFERENT CITIES AND
33:31 STATES. SOME OF THESE PEOPLE IDENTITIES
33:33 HAVE TO BE CHANGED. WE DON'T HAVE FUNDS FOR THAT.
33:36 AND I GO IN MY OWN POCKET -- I MIGHT HAVE 40 BUCKS IN MY POCKET
33:41 AND I'LL TAKE THAT, AND SAY, HERE, THIS CAN GO TOWARDS YOUR
33:49 TICKET, BECAUSE GOD WILL PROVIDE.
33:51 >> WOW. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
33:54 SOMEBODY LISTENING TO THE PROGRAM, YOU ARE SAYING, WOW,
33:58 THIS IS THE KIND OF PASSION THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME.
34:01 I WANT TO REACH OUT AND CHANGE LIVES.
34:04 I DON'T HAVE THE GIFT THAT SISTER LIZZIE CHAMBWA HAS, BUT
34:09 WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN A VERY
34:14 REAL WAY. FINANCIALLY, AS WELL WAS PRAYER.
34:20 WE HAD A QUESTION. >> WELL, THIS IS A FEW COMMENTS.
34:25 THIS IS FROM DEBRA, SHE SAYS, WOW, WHAT A RIVETING STORY, AND
34:34 AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM. ONE OF THE BEST AND RELEVANT
34:38 PROGRAMS THAT HAS BEEN ON 3ABN IN RECENT TIMES.
34:42 WHAT A MINISTRY. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MS. LIZZIE
34:50 IN HER MINISTRY. THANK YOU, DEBBIE.
34:52 >> AMEN. THANK YOU.
34:54 THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> HERE IS ANOTHER ONE.
34:59 JUDY IN NORTH DAKOTA. SHE SAYS PRAYING FOR A MAJOR
35:02 BREAK THROUGH IN HER PERSONAL LIFE.
35:05 SHE WANTS TO GET MARRIED AND BE STABLE AGAIN FINANCIALLY, AND
35:10 THAT THE LORD WILL REMOVE THE DEVIL INFLUENCES IN AND ASH OUR
35:18 LIFE. >> WHAT ABOUT THAT?
35:20 THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE INFLUENCES AROUND THEM.
35:27 SOMETIMES IT'S THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.
35:29 >> YEAH, AND THAT'S WHY WE TALK ABOUT THE SEVEN FACES OF ABUSE,
35:34 AND HOW YOU CAN BREAK FREE. THERE IS FREEDOM.
35:37 YOU CAN GET OUT. YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO TEACH THEM
35:40 AND SHOW THEM LOVE AND SUPPORT TO LET THEM KNOW THERE'S
35:45 AGENCIES, THERE'S PHONE NUMBERS, THE HOT LINE NUMBERS.
35:48 THERE'S RESOURCES. YOU CAN BREAK FREE FROM THIS
35:52 ABUSE. YOU JUST HAVE TO STAY STRONG AND
35:54 ASK GOD TO GIVE YOU THAT FIRST STEP.
35:56 IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO LEAVE, CALL US -- CALL ME.
36:00 I'LL TALK TO YOU. I'LL TELL YOU A SAFE WAY TO
36:06 LEAVE, THE BEST WAY TO LEAVE. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO LOSE
36:10 THEIR LIFE. BUT THERE'S A WAY TO LEAVE, AND
36:13 THERE'S -- YOU KNOW, THERE'S FREEDOM FOR YOU TO LIVE THAT
36:16 LIFE THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO LIVE.
36:17 IF YOU STAY IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, IT'S JUST GOING TO BRING YOU
36:22 DOWN. I HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED
36:25 SUICIDE. I HAVE HAD CALLS COME IN FROM
36:27 DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. THIS ONE LADY TOLD ME ONE TIME,
36:31 SHE SAYS, I'M WATCHING YOUR PROGRAM ON 3ABN.
36:35 SHE IS FROM THE ISLANDS, AND SHE SAID I HAD A BOTTLE -- SHE SAID
36:42 I HAD A SINAI PILL IN MY HAND, AND I WAS GETTING READY TO KILL
36:50 MYSELF, AND YOUR TESTIMONY POPPED UP ON 3ABN.
36:52 AND SHE SAID, I WAS GOING TO KILL MYSELF, BUT I SAW YOUR
36:57 PROGRAM ON 3ABN, AND -- >> WOW.
37:00 >> -- I DECIDED NOT TO DO IT. >> PRAISE GOD.
37:05 >> PRAISE GOD. >> AND SHE WAS INVOLVED IN NOT
37:07 ONLY THE ABUSE, BUT THE WITCHCRAFT AND THE DEMONIC
37:13 SPIRITS AND THE STRONG HOLD. SO SOME PEOPLE HAVE DEMONS.
37:17 IT'S A DEMONIC SPIRIT THAT IS CONTROLLING YOU, BUT GOD SAYS
37:21 YOU CAN BREAK FREE FROM IT. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT FIRST
37:25 STEP. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
37:26 >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> JUST TAKE THAT FIRST STEP.
37:29 STEP OUT ON FAITH. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE I WAS GOING
37:35 OR WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I LEFT MY CHILDREN AT HOME
37:39 BECAUSE I KNEW THEY WOULD BE SAFE THERE.
37:41 I STILL WENT TO WORK EVERY DAY, I KEPT MONEY IN MY POCKET, BUT I
37:47 WAS WATCHING MY BACK EVERYWHERE I WENT.
37:50 SOMETIMES I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, AND I SAW MY ABUSER.
37:56 AND GOD SAID LOOK IN YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR.
38:01 AND HE CORNERED ME IN. AND THIS MAN -- HE WAS LOOKING
38:05 AT ME IN TRAFFIC, AND I WAS SO AFRAID -- I KNEW IT WAS GOD.
38:11 HE GAVE ME THIS NOD. I NODDED AT HIM, AND HE CUT IN
38:15 FRONT OF MY HUSBAND AT THE TIME, JUST SO I WOULD BACK OUT AND
38:20 LEAVE. I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT.
38:23 THAT MAN SAVED MY LIFE. AND I GET EMOTIONAL EVERY TIME I
38:27 THINK ABOUT IT, BUT THE LORD IS SO GOOD TO KNOW THAT I WAS ONCE
38:30 A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BUT NOW I'M A SURVIVOR.
38:34 I'M FREE -- I' FREE TO PREACH. I'M FREE TO SHARE THE
38:38 TESTIMONIES OF GOD. I'M FREE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT YOU
38:40 CAN MAKE IT. I'M ALIVE.
38:44 I'M FREE. YES, I HAVE SCARS, BUT THAT'S
38:49 OKAY. I'M ALIVE.
38:52 I'M FREE. >> AMEN.
38:54 >> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. THIS LADY SAYS -- SHE WAS RAISED
38:58 IN AN ABUSIVE HOME, AND HAS FOUR ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE
39:07 ABUSIVE. HOW CAN GOD FORGIVE HER, SHE
39:10 WANTS TO KNOW. HOW CAN GOT FORGIVE HER?
39:15 >> THAT'S UNUSUAL -- SHE MAY THINK IT'S HER.
39:20 >> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. IT'S THAT MENTAL ABUSE.
39:24 SHE IS GOING THROUGH THAT GUILT SYNDROME.
39:27 >> YES. >> BECAUSE NOBODY -- THEE'S
39:29 NOTHING THAT ANYBODY CAN EVER DESERVE TO BE ABUSED.
39:33 A PERSON WILL ABUSE USE, BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH
39:36 THE ABUSER. I CALL IT REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY.
39:40 >> LOOK AT THIS CAMERA AND TELL THAT --
39:43 >> TALK TO THE CAMERA. >> IF YOU ARE THERE AND
39:47 LISTENING, YOU CAN BREAK FREE. YOU CAN BE FREE.
39:50 YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE THAT FIRST STEP.
39:53 STEP OUT ON FAITH AND BELIEVE. THAT'S HOW GOD LET ME KNOW THAT
40:01 I CAN BELIEVE. JUST HOLD ON TO GOD AND BELIEVE
40:05 THAT YOU CAN DO IT. GOD HAS ALREADY FORGIVEN YOU.
40:14 FORGIVE YOURSELF FIRST FOR ALLOWING YOURSELF TO STAY IN AN
40:17 ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. FORGIVE YOURSELF FIRST AND THEN
40:21 IT WILL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE FREE TO FORGIVE YOUR
40:26 ABUSER. THE ABUSER NEEDS HELP.
40:30 THOUGH PERSON IS SICK MENTALLY, PSYCHOLOGICAL.
40:35 AND THAT PERSON NEEDS HELP. THEY HAVE TO ALSO GET HELP TOO
40:40 AS WELL. YOU NEED TO GET THE HELP THAT
40:42 YOU NEED, BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HEAL.
40:45 AND THAT ABUSER HAS TO GET THE HELP IF THEY NEED TO HEAL.
40:49 AND I WANT TO MAKE A CLEAR POINT TOO -- ONE YOUNG LADY WAS SAYING
40:58 SOMETHING ABOUT SHE WANTS TO GET-MARRIED. SOMETIMES BEFORE WE GET MARRIED
41:02 YOU SEE THE ABUSE, AND WE'LL LOOK OVER THAT --
41:05 >> ALL OF THE FLAGS. >> ALL OF THESE RED FLAGS ARE
41:10 THERE, AND WE'LL STILL GET MARRIED ANYWAY, THINKING THE
41:14 PERSON WILL CHANGE. IT WON'T BE DIFFERENT.
41:16 THE PERSON IS SHOWING YOU WHO THEY ARE NOW.
41:18 THAT IS THE RED FLAGS. THOSE ARE THOSE THINGS THAT GOD
41:23 WANTS YOU TO SEE, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE PERSON THAT GOD WANTS
41:27 YOU TO BE WITH. >> NO.
41:29 >> I BELIEVE WE JUST TAKE OUR TIME AND TRUST GOD.
41:33 ALLOW HIM TO PICK OUR SOULMATE FOR US, AND ALLOW HIM TO LEAD
41:39 US, THEN WE WILL HAVE WHAT GOD WANTS US TO HAVE.
41:44 THE BIBLE SAYS SEEK THREE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN AND ALL OF
41:48 ITS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND THEN ALL OTHER THINGS WILL BE ADDED.
41:53 AND THAT MEANS YOUR SPOUSE WILL BE ADDED TO YOU, YOUR JOB WILL
41:57 BE ADDED TO YOU, YOUR HEALTH WILL BE ADDED TO YOU, YOUR
42:02 FAMILY WILL BE ADDED TO YOU. A LOT OF TIMES WE WANT TO SEEK
42:05 THE THINGS OF THE WORLD FIRST AND PUT GOD LAST, BUT THEN WHEN
42:10 WE GO THROUGH THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, THEN WE WANT TO
42:18 SEE GOD IN THE MIDST OF OUR AGONY.
42:22 BUT GOD SAYS SEEK THE KINGDOM FIRST, AND THEN LOOK FOR THAT
42:33 SPOUSE. >> THERE IS A POINT, IF YOU SEE
42:37 THE RED FLAGS, DON'T IGNORE THEM.
42:40 >> THEY ARE RED FOR A PERSON. >> AND THE OTHER THING IS DON'T
42:44 THINK YOU CAN CHANGE THAT PERSON.
42:46 AND DON'T THINK BY MARRYING OR GETTING INTO THAT RELATIONSHIP,
42:49 YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT.
42:53 SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENTERED RELATIONSHIPS AND TAKEN ON THE
42:57 ROLE OF A COUNSELOR. I CAN FIX HIM OR HER.
43:01 AND INSTEAD OF FIXING THAT PERSON, THEY GOT BROKEN.
43:06 >> YES. >> YOU CAN'T FIX SOMEBODY.
43:09 >> NO. >> THE LORD IS THE ONLY ONE THAT
43:11 CAN DO THAT. >> IT'S BECAUSE WE LOVE THE
43:14 PERSON. WE WANT THE BEST FOR THEM.
43:16 WE WANT TO BE WITH THEM. WE WANT TO SPEND OUR LIFE WITH
43:20 THEM, SO WE THINK, MAYBE I CAN FIX IT.
43:24 BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE BROKEN PEOPLE TOO.
43:27 >> EXACTLY. >> HOW WITH YOU FIX SOMEBODY
43:30 THAT IS BROKEN WHEN YOU ARE BROKEN.
43:32 >> GOOD POINT. >> THAT'S A HOME RUN RIGHT
43:35 THERE. >> HOW CAN YOU LEAD SOMEONE TO
43:37 CHRIST WHEN YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE LEAD.
43:40 I BELIEVE -- >> SAY THAT AGAIN -- HOW CAN YOU
43:44 LEAD SOMEONE TO BE IN CHRIST WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN CHRIST.
43:47 >> YOU CAN'T. >> YOU CAN'T.
43:49 THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY. THE ONLY WAY WE CAN BE THE
43:54 VESSELS THAT GOD WANTS US TO BE IS WE HAVE TO LET GOD CONTROL.
44:00 MY PRAYER EVERY DAY IS GOD, I KNOW I'M HUMAN.
44:04 YOU KNOW ME MORE THAN I KNOW MYSELF.
44:08 YOU KNOW HOW ANXIOUS I GET. I WANT TO BE WHERE YOU ARE.
44:12 I CAN NEVER GO WRONG IF I'M WHERE GOD WANTS ME TO BE.
44:16 AND THAT HAS BEEN MY PRAYER. THIS IS ABOUT YOU, GOD.
44:22 THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ABOUT ME. IT'S ABOUT GOD.
44:26 IT'S ABOUT DRAWING PEOPLE TO -- YOU KNOW, TO THE HEALER OF
44:30 WHATEVER YOU ARE GOING THROUGH. GOD IS THE HEALER FOR EVERY
44:35 AILMENT IN OUR LIFE, INCLUDING ABUSE.
44:38 >> WOW. YOU ARE GOING TO READ THIS
44:39 QUESTION AND THEN I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING.
44:41 >> YOU SURE? >> YEAH.
44:43 >> OKAY. THIS PERSON -- DO NOT MENTION MY
44:48 NAME THEY SAID, MY HUSBAND HAS LEFT MARRIAGE, BUT HASN'T MOVED
44:53 OUT OF THE HOUSE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT CONVENIENT FOR HIM YET.
44:57 I'M TRYING TO BE PATIENT AND HEAR GOD'S GUIDANCE.
45:02 PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE IS WHAT HURTS THE MOST IN THIS
45:05 SITUATION. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?
45:07 AND SHE SAID GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR POWERFUL MINISTRY.
45:13 >> I WOULD RECOMMEND, FIRST OF ALL TO CONTINUE TO PRAY.
45:18 AND IF THE SITUATION IS SO UNBEARABLE WHERE IT'S GOING TO
45:22 CAUSE YOU TO BUILD UP HATE IN YOUR HEART, SOMETIMES IT'S BEST
45:27 THAT YOU LEAVE. THE ABUSER LIKES THE CONTROL.
45:30 YES, I'M LETTING YOU KNOW I'M LEAVING.-I'M LETTING YOU KNOW I DON'T
45:36 WANT TO BE WITH YOU ANYMORE. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE
45:39 UNTIL I FEEL LIKE LEAVING. ELSE THAT STILL A FRM OF
45:43 CONTROL OF ABUSE. SO SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TAKE
45:45 THE INITIATIVE AND SAY IF THIS PERSON IS NOT GOING TO LEAVE, I
45:50 NEED MY PEACE, THEN IT'S BEST THAT YOU LEAVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
45:55 >> THAT'S VERY INSIGHTFUL. AND YOU WERE THERE, SO YOU KNOW.
45:59 ONE PERSON SAYS I'M NOT LEAVING UNTIL I'M READY TO LEAVE.
46:03 THEY DON'T WANT YOU, BUT THEY ARE STILL GOING TO CONTROL YOUR
46:07 SPACE. >> YES.
46:07 >> THAT'S DEEP. >> I EXPERIENCED THAT AS WELL.
46:11 I HAD TO LEARN THAT A WELL. AND I SAID, GOD, I DON'T WANT TO
46:14 BE ANGRY. I DON'T WANT TO BE UNFORGIVING.
46:18 I DON'T WANT TO HOLD HATRED IN MY HEART, BECAUSE THAT SEPARATES
46:23 ME FROM YOU. THIS SITUATION IS KEEPING ME
46:25 AWAY FROM YOU. IT'S DESTROYING MY RELATIONSHIP
46:28 WITH YOU, WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE CAN EVER
46:33 HAVE. WE CAN BE MARRIED AND HAVE
46:35 RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FAMILY, OUR SPOUSES, BUT THE ULTIMATE
46:40 RELATIONSHIP IS A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
46:42 AND IF THIS RELATIONSHIP IS CAUSING YOU TO BE DEPRESSED, SO
46:49 STRIP YOU OF YOUR IDENTITY, TO TAKE YOU FROM WHO YOU ARE AS
46:55 PERSON, AND CAUSE YOU TO BE BITTER OR ANGRY, AND IT MIGHT
46:59 LEAD YOU TO BE VIOLENT. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU LEAVE THE
47:02 ENVIRONMENT. ALLOW THE ABUSER TO MAINTAIN THE
47:05 HOME. YOU LEAVE THE ATMOSPHERE.
47:07 >> BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO DO THAT. YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT.
47:11 YOU LEFT AND WENT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
47:14 >> BECAUSE AS LONG AS I WAS THERE, HE WASN'T GOING TO LEAVE.
47:18 I WORKED TWO JOBS AT THE TIME -- >> WOW.
47:23 >> AND, YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME I MADE MORE MONEY, BUT HE STILL
47:29 HAD THAT CONTROL, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE WAS THE HEAD OF THE
47:31 HOME -- HE WAS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD, AND I JUST FELT LIKE
47:35 IF I SEPARATED FROM HIM -- EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOING THROUGH THE
47:39 ABUSE, I FELT LIKE, HOW AM I GOING TO TAKE CARE OF MY
47:44 CHILDREN AND MAINTAIN THE BILLS, AND THAT'S WHAT MADE ME STAY SO
47:49 LONG. BUT ONCE I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE
47:51 HOME, AND WAS ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH GOD, AND UNDERSTAND YOU
47:55 HAVE TO DO THIS. YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG.
47:58 AND WHEN I REALIZED THAT I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN ON MY
48:03 OWN, I REALIZED, I COULD MAINTAIN, I FELT BETTER FREE
48:09 FROM MY ABUSER IN AN ABUSER-FREE HOME -- ABUSIVE-FREE HOME,
48:15 INSTEAD OF BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY ABUSER,
48:20 WORRYING ABOUT HOW THE BILLS WAS GOING TO GET PAID.
48:23 I WOULD RATHER BE HOMELESS ON THE STREETS, FREE.
48:27 >> I LIKE THAT. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
48:29 >> THAN TO B IN A HOME WHERE THE BILLS ARE PAID, AND YOU
48:32 MIGHT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY -- >> BUT YOU ARE IN PRISON.
48:36 >> EXACTLY. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK ABUSE IS
48:39 JUST IN LOW-POVERTY AREAS, YOU KNOW --
48:47 >> SOCIOECONOMIC -- >> EXACTLY.-BUT ABUSERS CAN BE EVERYWHERE.
48:53 YOU CAN HAVE ALL OF THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, THE YACHTS AND
48:57 EVERYTHING, IT DOESN'T MATTER, YOU ARE STILL -- YOU KNOW, AT A
49:02 POINT WHERE YOU CANSTILL BE ABUSED.
49:04 AND I LIKE TO DRAW A POINT HERE REALLY QUICKLY IS THIS IS NOT
49:09 JUST ABOUT IF YOU ARE AMERICAN. THIS ABUSE IS ALL OVER THE
49:14 WORLD. >> WORLD WIDE.
49:15 >> THERE IS WOMEN AND MEN FROM EVERY COUNTY, EVERY NATIONALITY,
49:20 IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
49:23 HAS -- DOES NOT HAVE A FACE -- IT HAS A FACE, BUT AT
49:28 THE SAME TIME, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE -- I WANT TO REACH
49:32 OUT TO MY SISTER AND BROTHERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO LET YOU
49:37 KNOW THAT HARRISON'S REFERRAL SERVICES -- WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
49:39 TO REACH YOU, BUT WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOU.
49:42 YOU CAN CALL US, AND WE CAN PRAY WITH YOU, BUT FINE SOMEONE IN
49:48 YOUR COUNTRY THAT CAN HELP YOU. FIND A PLACE A PLACE OF SAFETY.
49:54 WE CALL IT THE ARC OF SAFETY, FIND A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT YOU
49:59 CAN CONNECT WITH. I WISH I COULD HAVE THE FINANCES
50:04 TO DO IT. I WISH I COULD TAKE THIS
50:08 MINISTRY ALL AROUND THE WORLD -- I WISH I COULD GET INTO
50:13 CHURCHES. IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, I'M A
50:15 KEYNOTE SPEAKER, A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER.
50:18 I WANT TO REACH OUT TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE AGE OF DATING,
50:24 CONTEMPLATING DATING, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, WE NEED TO
50:27 EDUCATE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT.
50:31 THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WE ARE GOING TO -- THAT -- LIZZIE
50:35 CHAMBWA -- SHE SAYS ONE OF HER DESIRES IN THE FUTURE IS TO TALK
50:39 TO YOUNG GIRLS AND BOYS BEFORE THEY BECOME THE ABUSER OR THE
50:43 ABUSED. EDUCATE THEM.
50:44 >> EXACTLY. >> I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME WE
50:47 HAVE HERE, AND MAKE SURE THAT I GOT ALL SEVEN.
50:52 VERBAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL ABUSE, SPIRITUAL ABUSE.
51:02 DID I MISS ONE? >> EMOTIONAL.
51:07 >> OKAY. I COULD TELL FROM MY OWN SENSE
51:10 OF WHAT GOD IS DOING IN YOUR LIFE, THERE ARE THOSE OF YOU
51:14 WATCHING THE PROGRAM THAT SAY, WELL, I KNOW OF SOMEONE.
51:17 I MAY BE THAT PERSON. >> IT'S RUE.
51:19 >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BUT WE WANT TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION
51:22 IN JUST A MOMENT HERE, ON HOW YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH
51:28 HARRISON'S REFERRAL SERVICES. AND ALSO HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
51:30 WITH LIZZIE CHAMBWA, BECAUSE AS -SHE HAS MENTIONED, SHE HAS BEEN INVITED PLACES TO TALK TO
51:36 GROUPS, AND HOW MANY YEARS NOW THE MINISTRY HAS BEEN --
51:39 >> ABOUT 15 YEARS. >> 15 YEARS.
51:42 >> PROVIDENTIAL, NOT COINCIDENTAL.
51:51 AND YOU HAVE -- >> YEAH, OUR SEVENTH-DAY
51:54 ADVENTIST CHURCH, IT IS CALLED END IT NOW, SAY NO TO VIOLENCE.
51:58 IT'S AN INITIATIVE TO STOP VIOLENT.
52:02 >> ON THEIR PAGE THEY HAVE NOT ONLY A PICTURE OF A WOMAN, BUT A
52:06 PICTURE OF A MAN, AND A CHILD. >> THERE'S CHILD ABUSE.-THERE'S ELDERLY ABUSE.
52:11 THERE ARE SO MANY TYPES. >> AND EVEN THOUGH WE TALKED
52:14 ABOUT THE SEVEN FACES, THERE IS MORE.
52:16 THE ELDER ABUSE AS WELL. AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND -- WE HAVE
52:21 A BANQUET EVERY YEAR. IT'S CALLED HARRISON'S REFERRAL
52:25 SERVICES VICTORY BANQUET. >> WHEN IS THAT?
52:27 >> IT'S GOING TO BE IN AUGUST. IF YOU WANT TO COME TO ST. LOUIS
52:31 AND BE A PART OF IT, YOU CAN CALL ME AND GET IN CONTACT WITH
52:37 ME. BUT IT'S OUR TENTH YEAR, AND
52:39 IT'S AN ELEGANT EVENT. THE FLOORS OPEN THE WHOLE NIGHT
52:45 FOR TESTIMONIES, SO YOU CAN JUST COME UP AND SHARE WHAT GOD HAS
52:50 BROUGHT YOU THROUGH -- >> WE MISSED THE LAST ONE, BUT I
52:53 DON'T WANT TO MISS THE NEXT ONE. >> YES.
52:55 THERE WILL BE TICKETS THAT WILL BE SOLD, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
52:59 RAISE FUNDS. THIS IS A WAY I CAN HELP RAISE
53:03 MONEY SO I CAN CONTINUE TO HELP GIVE THE LADIES WHAT THEY
53:07 NEED -- AND GET SUPPLIES AND EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED.
53:11 SO IF YOU ARE OUT THERE AND WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO OUR
53:15 MINISTRY, OR AT TEN OUR VICTORY BAN
53:24 BANQUET. >> ST. LOUIS COOING.
53:25 >> YES. AND YOU ARE GOING TO TASTE THE
53:28 CATERING FOOD, BECAUSE I DO ALL OF THE CATERING.
53:31 IF YOU ARE VEGAN OR VEGETARIAN, THAT'S THE MEAL YOU ARE GOING TO
53:35 GET. BUT WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.
53:39 IT'S AWESOME. AND IT GIVES ALL HONOR AND GLORY
53:44 TO GOD ABOUT WHAT HE HAS BROUGHT YOU THROUGH.
53:46 AND I JUST WANT TO THANK GOD, AND YOU GUYS FOR LISTENING.
53:52 THOSE WHO WANT TO BE EDUCATED, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT ABUSE OR
53:56 HAVE NEVER BEEN ABUSED, THIS IS A GOOD WAY OF GETTING EDUCATED
54:02 ON HOW YOU CAN HELP SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY THAT MIGHT BE GOING
54:07 THROUGH ABUSE. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL,
54:10 BUT THIS WOMAN IS ON FIRE. NOT HER OWN FIRE, BUT THE LORD
54:16 HAS IGNITED A FLAME IN HER LIFE. AND SOME OF THE REASON THE LORD
54:23 ALLOWS US TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH
54:27 IS TO EQUIP US. IF YOU ARE LISTENING AND
54:30 WATCHING THE PROGRAM, YOU HEARD LIZZIE CHAMBWA TALK ABOUT THE
54:35 ENABLING OF THIS MINISTRY. THIS MINISTRY, HARRISON'S
54:37 REFERRAL SERVICES IS A MINISTRY THAT COULD DO BETTER IF I HAD
54:41 MORE RESOURCES. AND I HAVE HAD TO KIND OF PULL
54:45 THAT OUT OF HER -- SHE IS SO HUMBLE.
54:48 >> I KNOW. >> BUT SHE IS SKIMPING HERE AND
54:52 THERE. IF THE LORD HAS IMPRESSED YOU AT
54:55 ALL, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO BRING THAT INFORMATION UP ON THE
54:58 SCREEN, SO WE CAN SHOW THE WEBSITE.
55:03 HARRISONSREFERRALSERVICES.COM. THAT WEBSITE IS GOING TO BE
55:06 ACTIVE IN ABOUT A WEEK. CHECK THAT OUT.
55:09 AND ALSO A PHONE NUMER -- WELL, YOU CAN CONTACT US HERE AT 3ABN
55:15 TO FIND OUT. THE PHONE NUMBER IS
55:29 314-482-2594. AND IT MAY IMPRESS YOU TO
55:32 PROVIDE A VAN OR A TRUCK -- >> TO PICK UP THE LADIES.
55:35 >> AND A BUILDING.-p>> A BUILDING. SHE TALKED ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL
55:41 AND POWERFUL WOULD IT BE TO HAVE HARRISON'S REFERRAL SERVICES BE
55:48 RUN OUT OF A BUILDING. SO IF THE LORD IS SPEAKING TO
55:52 YOU TONIGHT. THE INFORMATION -- IF YOU MISSED
55:56 IT, WE CAN GET IT TO YOU IF YOU CONTACT 3ABN.
56:00 AND YOU TALKED ABOUT MATTHEW 28, GO AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, BUT I
56:04 BELIEVE THE ONE THAT STICKS IN MY MIND RIGHT NOW, HONEY IS WHEN
56:08 I WAS HUNGRY, WHEN I WAS ABUSED, WHEN WAS I ON STREETS, WHEN I
56:19 WAS BROKEN DOWN, AND DID YOU HELP ME OUT?
56:23 THE LORD BROUGHT SISTER LIZZIE CHAMBWA FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.
56:31 AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TO BE AT 3ABN.
56:36 HONEY, OUR TIME WENT BY SO AMAZINGLY FAST.
56:39 >> YEAH, AND ABUSE IS AWFUL. IT'S NOT FROM GOD.
56:42 IT'S A FROM THE ENEMY. AND AS OUR CHURCH SAYS, WE WANT
56:45 TO END IT NOW. AND IT IS WORLDWIDE.
56:48 SO LIZZIE, YOU HAVE BEEN A BLESSING TO US ON 3ABN RADIO.
56:52 >> THANK YOU. >> AS WELL AS HERE AT 3ABN.
56:56 >> AND FRIENDS, OUR TIME HAS COME AND GONE SO AMAZINGLY FAST.
57:01 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. BUT UNTIL WE SEE YOU AGAIN MAY
57:04 THE LORD'S BLESSINGS BE ON YOU AND ON YOUR FAMILY, AND ON YOUR
57:10 MARRIAGE. GOD BLESS YOU UNTIL WE SEE YOU
57:12 AGAIN. ♪


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