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DEAR
FRIENDS,
There’s a quote I like that goes
something like this: “Preach
the Gospel at all times, and
when necessary use words.”
Using words is a big part of my life
as a preacher, but it’s even more
important to me to use my hands
to help someone. I love talking to
people...but really ministering to
them means so much more than that.
I heard someone else say, “People
don’t care how much you know until
they know how much you care.”
I often say I want to help as many
people as I possibly can in my
lifetime. I want to do something
for someone that they can’t do for
themselves every day. That is the
heart of the worldwide outreach work
we do at Joyce Meyer Ministries—
to help as many people and relieve
as much human suffering as we can,
using all the abilities and resources
God has blessed us with.
As we celebrate our Thanksgiving
holiday, I believe helping someone
in need is a great way to express our
gratitude for God’s many blessings.
It’s something anyone can do anytime.
All that’s needed is a willing heart to
reach out to someone in need...and
help. That’s how we show them that
God loves them. Ask Him to show
you specifically what you can do.
Oh yes...and when necessary...
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CONTENTS
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Production Coordinators 12 BriNgiNg LighT TO ThE DarkNESS 6 Money Management

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Monica Johnson Of humaN TraffiCkiNg 9 Leader’s Edge
Andrea Carpio BY JOYCE MEYER 26 A Closer Look
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Is your daughter safe? Could she, or your son, become a slave— 27 America At Its Best
Photographers
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Dario Acosta See how you can take a stand against human trafficking!
Mike Leavitt 30 Across America
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Kacie Campbell BY KACIE CAMPBELL 32 Live, Laugh, Love
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 MONEY MANAGEMENT

COUNTING
SHEEP
2 Simple Tools to Fix Your Finances

B
BY BOB KATZ

Be sure you know the condition of
your flocks, give careful attention to
your herds (Proverbs 27:23 NIV).
Did you know that this proverb is
not a suggestion but a command from
the Lord? Five thousand years ago,
people lived in an agrarian society
where wealth was measured by land,
crops, flocks and herds. Today we
talk about houses, savings, stocks
and bonds as our wealth. Even
though the objects of wealth have
changed, the command hasn’t.
What kind of shape are your flocks
in? Want to find out? You can use
two simple tools that identify,
analyze and develop a solution for
any financial problem and turn your
debt into wealth.
1. The balance sheet
Write down everything you own
(assets) and everything you owe
(liabilities). Think of the balance
sheet as someone snapping a picture
of your personal financial situation
in one moment of time, such as the
end of the month. Write them down
in two columns. Your assets minus
your liabilities equals your net worth.
Obviously, you want to have more
assets than liabilities.
2. The income statement
The income statement is a summary
of all your income and expenses
during a designated period of
time, for instance, during a month.
Make sure that your income always
exceeds your expenses, creating an
excess, which is used to increase
assets or decrease liabilities,
thereby, increasing your net worth.
What really happened to
the sheep?
Once a balance sheet and income state-
ment have been prepared, it is easy
to analyze them and identify problem
areas. Three common ones are:
A—I have too much debt.
If more than 35 percent of your
gross income is being used to pay
off debt, your debt load is excessive.
Develop a budget that increases
income and decreases expenses in
order for you to generate excess
cash to pay off your debts.
B—I don’t have an
emergency fund.
Determine which expenses are abso-
lutely necessary to continue paying
if you were to lose your job. One year
of “essential expenses” should be set
aside as an emergency fund.
C—I don’t have any
retirement savings.
Does your balance sheet reveal that
you have enough to retire? Need
help saving for retirement? These
websites, www.retirementplanner.org
or www.schwab.com, can help you
determine how much you will have to
save. But saving adequate funds can
only be accomplished by the proper
stewardship of your income state-
ment over the long term.
Protect your sheep.
In Matthew 7:24,25, Jesus tells us
that His Word is like a rock, and
“Even though the objects
of wealth have changed,
the command hasn’t.”
we would be wise to build our lives
upon it. This includes our finances.
Build your financial house on the rock
of a Bible-based balance sheet and
income statement and your flocks
and herds will flourish. That’s a
promise.

B O B K AT Z
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Came by the House the Other Day” was birthed out of a desire to offer Bible-based wisdom
on financial planning and stewardship. Bob is a frequent guest on Christian television shows
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 LEADER’S EDGE

WHY TALENT
ISN’T ENOUGH
The Truth About Growing to Your Full Potential

H
BY DR. JOHN C. MAXWELL

Have you ever known someone who should’ve risen to the top…but
didn’t? They had all the talent they should ever need, but they still
didn’t succeed. Philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson must have known
people like that too, because he said, “Talent for talent’s sake is a
bauble and a show. Talent working with joy in the cause of universal
truth lifts the possessor to a new power as a benefactor.”

So is talent ever enough? No. In the beginning, talent separates you

from the rest of the pack. But the advantage it gives lasts only
a short time.

Songwriter Irving Berlin understood this truth when he said, “The

toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a
success. Talent is only a starting point in business. You’ve got to
keep working that talent.”

JOHN C. MAXWELL, DM
is a dynamic speaker, bestselling author and founder of several leadership organizations,
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 LEADER’S EDGE Why talent isn’t enough

Do You Have What It Takes? 13 Key Truths to Maximize Your Talent

Too many talented people who start with an advantage
over others lose that advantage because they rest on
their talent instead of raising it. They assume that talent
alone will keep them out front. But it takes more than
just talent to succeed. Here’s what you should do if you
want to succeed:
1. Find Your “Strength Zone”
People have equal value, but not equal talents. Some
people seem to be blessed with a multitude of talents.
Most of us have fewer. But know this: All of us have
something that we can do well.
In their book Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus
Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton state that every
person is capable of doing something better than the
next ten thousand people. They call this area the
strength zone. And they encourage everyone to find it
and make the most of it. It doesn’t matter how aware
you are of your abilities, how you feel about yourself, or
whether you previously have achieved success. You have
talent, and you can develop that talent.
I’ve discovered thirteen key truths that can help anyone
maximize their talent:
1. Belief lifts your talent.
2. Passion energizes your talent.
3. Initiative activates your talent.
4. Focus directs your talent.
5. Preparation positions your talent.
6. Practice sharpens your talent.
7. Perseverance sustains your talent.
8. Courage tests your talent.
9. Teachability expands your talent.
10. Character protects your talent.
11. Relationships influence your talent.
12. Responsibility strengthens your talent.
13. Teamwork multiplies your talent.
“Why do most people spend the
majority of their time focused on
strengthening their weaknesses?”

2. Develop the Talent You Have, Not the
One You Want
If I asked you who would be more successful, the person
who relies on his talent alone or the person who realizes
his talent and develops it, the answer would be obvious.
Then I’ll ask you this question: Why do most people
spend the majority of their time focused on strengthen-
ing their weaknesses?
One thing I teach people at my conferences is to stop
working on their weaknesses and start working on their
strengths. And it’s been my observation that people can
increase their ability in an area by almost 2 points on a
scale of 1 to 10. So if you find a place where you are a 7,
you have the potential to become a 9, maybe even a 10.
This brings me to my next point:
Make these choices and you can become a talent-plus
person, someone who doesn’t just rely on their inborn
talent, but makes choices in life that develop their talent
to its fullest potential.
Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make,
makes you. And one of the most important choices you
will make is who you will become! Take an inventory
of your God-given talents. Then, start making the right
choices that will empower you to become the person
God created you to be. And like Joyce says, “Don’t forget
to enjoy the journey along the way!”

3. Make Choices That Will Add Value to Talent

So, what creates the effectiveness that is necessary for
converting talent into long lasting results? It comes from
the choices you make. The key choices you make—apart
from the natural talent you already have—will set you
apart from others who have talent alone. Orator, attorney,
and political leader William Jennings Bryan said, “Destiny
is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a
thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

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Listen to my cry, for i am in desperate

need; rescue me from those who pursue

me, for they are too strong for me. PSALM 142:6
 bringing

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 BY JOYCE MEYER
There are more slaves today than at
any other time in history.
It may go by another name—human
trafficking—but sadly, it’s still very
real. People are being sold, transported
and used for profit. They are forced
to beg, work in sweatshops or as child
soldiers…and even as prostitutes.
Something has changed, however,
over the course of history—the price
of a human. Based on inflation,
a slave in 1850 would cost roughly
$30,000 to $40,000. But today, a
nine-year-old girl in Haiti can be
purchased as a sexual and domestic
slave for a mere $50.1
These children were created by
God, and people are treating them
as a worthless commodity. There’s
something depressing and extremely
lonely about feeling like there’s
nothing you can do to get out of this
situation, so we need to help them
more than ever.
The Brothels of Mumbai
When I went to the red-light district
in Mumbai, India, I was introduced
to a new level of degradation. Not
only was the entire area filthy beyond
description, it was also filled with
brothels. I was taken into one that
consisted of three small rooms with
three beds in each room. The girls
or women serviced men in these
small rooms, hoping to make enough
money to be able to eat and feed their
children if they had any, and many of
them did.
into the darkness of human trafficking
And where were their children while
they worked? They either played in
the hallway or they were given alcohol
to put them to sleep so they could not
bother their mothers. I wonder if some
of them may have even hid under the
beds just to keep from witnessing what
was happening in their homes.
These women don’t live like this
because they want to; they have no
other choice. They are uneducated and
have grown up in the midst of poverty
that most of us would not even begin to
understand. Some of them are actually
owned by pimps who keep them as
prisoners and beat them if they don’t
make enough money.
Rescue in Mumbai
I am happy to say that we have
initiated a program to help rescue
them. While working in this area for
the last three years, the number of
commercial sex workers has dropped
considerably. Our partners have also
built a Transformation Center two
and a half hours outside of Mumbai
that can house up to fifty families who
will receive a second chance at life.
It was so heartwarming for me to
listen to the little girls and especially
the teenagers giggle out loud when I
showed them the shower and toilet
facilities they would have at the
home. You see, they had never taken
a bath in any way other than pouring
a bucket of water over themselves
behind a building somewhere. To be
able to be part of putting smiles on
their faces and giving them hope is
an amazing feeling.
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 th e s e c h i ldre n w e r e c re ated by
Eled’s Story
Eled’s mother was everything to her.
She didn’t see her father much, but
her mother always took care of her,
especially when she went off to the
University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
But tragically, Eled’s mother passed
away, forcing her to quit school and
live with friends. But she had no
money, and they wouldn’t feed
her. Alone, and without any other
options, she was reduced to a life
of prostitution.
“There is absolutely nothing good about
that lifestyle. Sleeping with many
men is morally degrading. They had
different requests, and I had to fulfill
all of them,” she shares.
Many of the men would beat her—
and steal their money back. Eled says
that the worst thing though, was that
many men refused to wear protection.
If she refused because of this, they
would just beat her more.
In order to make it day-to-day, Eled
became addicted to crack and chewed
on chat, a mild stimulant.
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and people are treati ng them
as a worthless commo d it y.
Unfortunately, many girls in this lifestyle
often succumb to the same fate. “I used
to not think about the future. I just
wanted to survive that day,” says Eled.
There are women, young girls and
even boys who are trapped in sexual
prisons and forced to work. Many
choose this lifestyle, like Eled, because
they have no other option, but there
are also those who are kidnapped and
robbed of their identities and their
dignity. Roughly 2 to 4 million people
are trafficked in and across borders
every year.2
My Own Prison
I’m forty years older than Eled, but
I can relate in more ways than anyone
could imagine. For years I was tormented
by fear. When I would hear my dad
insert his key into the lock at night,
I could feel that fear grip me.
He repeatedly sexually abused me,
and the most horrible thing about it
all was that I was supposed to pretend
I liked it. This was my life day in,
day out. There was no escaping it.
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But at nine years old, I snuck off to
church. As I prayed with the preacher
to ask Jesus to save me, it was like
someone was pouring buckets and
buckets of water through me. I had
felt so dirty up until that point, but
now I could feel Jesus washing me
clean. That’s why I have such a huge
passion to help rescue these girls
who are trapped in prostitution. I
want them to experience that same
washing from Jesus.
Rescue in Addis Ababa
My attempts at reaching for help as a
child all failed. No one believed me; no
one cared. I have been there, I under-
stand, and I want to help. That’s why,
we have teamed up with International
Crisis Aid to help rescue women in
Ethiopia from a life of prostitution.
“For as long as I can remember, I wasn’t
happy. There were even days that I
hated myself,” shares Genet about her
days working as a prostitute on the
streets. But now she is safe and living
in one of the Ethiopia Women’s Homes.
“God has brought me out from a life of
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Genet says that she had
never known happiness. But
since coming to this home
she’s found peace and has
learned to find joy in a
relationship with Christ.
Below: Joyce visits with
several of the women living in
the Ethiopia Women’s Home.
The 27 women—some have
children with them—have
been rescued from the
commercial sex industry.

Above: After her mother

died Eled ended up working
as a prostitute just to survive.
Thankfully, she is now living in
the Ethiopia Women’s Home.

darkness into the light. All I want to do
is serve the Lord for the rest of my life.”
Eled lives in this home too, along with
more than thirty other girls—some
as young as twelve. Some even have
babies with them. When they are
rescued off the streets, the first thing
they are allowed to do is sleep as long
as they want. After that, they begin
studying God’s Word, participating
in worship, learning a trade and
receiving the counseling they truly
need—the love of Jesus Christ.
Somebody Needs to Do Something
You know, my mother was deeply
afraid of my father, so she was unable
to rescue me from the various kinds
of abuse he perpetrated against me.
I felt very alone, forgotten and
abandoned in my nightmare.
I finally decided that nobody was
going to help me, so I proceeded
to “survive” my circumstances until
I could escape them. I have come
to understand that multitudes of
people that we encounter daily are
just trying to survive until someone
rescues them—and that someone
could be you or me.
(1) “Author Struggles to Stay Removed from Slave
Trade,” http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.
php?storyId=88102060, accessed June 26, 2009. (2)“The
A21 Campaign,” http://www.thea21campaign.org/
index.php/en/home/the-reason, accessed June 26, 2009.

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P r o g r ams Ar
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How Fe BY KACIE CAMPBELL

He wakes early in the morning to check on the field. It’s been months since
he first planted the seeds, and the rivers have flooded into the land. It’s time
for harvest. The rice is cut and gathered in. There’s something simple, yet
extraordinary, about a tiny, single grain of rice. Waiting for a few months
partially submerged under water, the rice seed holds on to the plant,
absorbing all the nutrients it can.

This has been a good year. He might even
get another crop. He’s heard that some rice
farmers can produce three, even four crops in
a year. Some of this one will go into the family
storehouse, but most of it will be bought and
sold many times and may even travel across
oceans—some even to a school in Rwanda.
Hope in Rwanda
With a deep grin and bright eyes, she waits
in line to be served today’s meal of rice and
beans. Her little belly rumbles with hunger,
but she knows that today she’ll be fed and
taught. At the Kingdom Education Center in
Kigali, Rwanda, 688 children are receiving
an education—and a nutritious meal five days
a week.
When our team first came to this school in
2006, the children could barely stay awake
at their desks. They had the opportunity to
learn, but their hunger was too great to stay
awake. Our number one priority was to give
them a good meal so they would be ready to
learn and play.

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 Today, you’ll see joyous children running Feeding sites/centers are designated
about, giggling with their friends and par- spots for children to eat a nutritious meal
ticipating in math, writing and Bible lessons, and receive a Bible lesson. We often have
while women are busy preparing large metal volunteers who prepare the food for the
vats of rice and beans. And at lunchtime, you children. In most cases, this is the child’s
can’t miss their huge grins as they receive their only meal he will receive for the day. At
bright colored bowls filled with a healthy meal. some of our feeding sites, the children
also receive math, reading
Rice as a Staple and other school lessons.
More than half of the world’s population con-
siders rice a staple in their diet. Some people, Many children around the
such as farmers in India and Bangladesh, world have no opportunity
eat nothing but rice.1 With a great number of to attend school because
people depending solely on this product, rice they are working to help
production can mean life or death for many. provide food for their
families, or it’s because
Rice, which has more than 40,000 different their families cannot afford
varieties,2 provides a long-term supply of to send them to school. By
energy to the muscles, so it keeps people alert providing a basic education
and full of energy. It’s also a good source of along with meals, these
numerous vitamins and nutrients that benefit children can experience a
the eyes, skin and central nervous system, future beyond the poverty
and can also prevent anemia. It doesn’t they live in now.
contain any “bad” cholesterol, gluten (which
many people are allergic to) or extrinsic sugar. Distribution sites are set up
Extrinsic sugar is what causes teeth to decay. to supply food for an entire
Rice also provides an important part of our family. A family of five to seven
daily starch and protein intake.3 people receives a two-week to
three-month supply of food.
Throughout our over 300 feeding programs, Usually, the families are checked
rice is a staple that we use to fill the hungry on periodically to make sure
bellies of more than 53,000 children through- they are receiving enough food
out 25 countries. Thanks to our partners, we and nutrition.
are able to purchase the rice and other food
supplies needed to feed these kids and support The Meals
the farmers who are growing these products. But the meals don’t consist
only of rice. In some places the
Feeding Programs children also receive a meat or other
Our feeding programs consist of feeding protein, vegetables, fruit or bread. It
centers and distribution sites. really depends on the area and the

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 Picture a dark room.

On a busy street.

Humidity is so thick you can’t

wipe it away fast enough.

There is a single cot.

A flickering bulb.

A paying customer.

And a young girl.

That’s someone’s child.

a life

For a limited time, we’ll

send you a special gift for
your donation to missions.
See page 15 for details. joycemeyer.org/hope
 nutritional needs of the children. In Asia, way that He wants,
we serve rice or noodles, with a stew of but he has allowed
vegetables or meat. If meat isn’t available, the the partners of Joyce
children receive an egg for protein. Meyer Ministries to be
a part of His work, and
In Malawi, the children receive a rice product that is such a great
that comes from an organization called Feed opportunity.
My Starving Children. This food mixture
utilizes the latest in food technology to meet The Reality –
the needs of the most severely malnour- Eating Dirt
ished children around the world. Each meal It is tragic, but true,
combines the following nutrients with rice: that millions of
vitamins A, B6, B12, C and D; zinc; essential children die every year due to poor nutrition.

in Ethiopia measured only 9.6 cm.

9. 6 CE NTI M E TER S — One child

measurement of the middle upper arm must be 12 cm or smaller in diameter.

12 CE NTI M E TE R S — To be considered severely malnourished...the
fats; magnesium; iron; copper; niacin; Their families cannot provide them with the
calcium; biotin; and soy. All of these working basic necessities of survival.
together prevent various diseases and restore
the health of the children.4 In Haiti, the people resort to eating mud
cookies—nothing more than dried yellow
In Angacha, Ethiopia, we saw some of the dirt—just to avoid the cruelty of hunger pains.
most extreme cases of malnutrition. The And then there are the children who are
babies bones were visible underneath their abandoned, pushed aside or neglected around
wrinkly, weathered skin. Parents’ eyes were the world. Children as young as three and
filled with complete and utter desperation as five years old are roaming the streets, with no
they could do nothing but watch their children guarantee of their next meal.
starve to death.
It’s an unbearable thing to witness. And it’s
We saw mothers happening all around the world. In fact, more
nursing, but they than 1 billion people—not only children—are
themselves lacked currently malnourished. That’s nearly one in
the nutrients their seven people.
babies needed.
People were eating There’s Hope
leaves completely But just when things look hopeless, there’s
void of any nutri- that tiny little grain of rice.
ent, so while their
bellies were full, From the farmer, to the partners of Joyce
they were still Meyer Ministries, to the volunteers preparing
starving to death. the meals, to the hungry bellies that take a
It was horrific. sigh of relief with each bite, this simple and
resilient grain is bringing hope to so many.
Working with While hunger is running rampant and trying to
International Crisis steal lives, a grain of hope is bringing life back
Aid, we provide to the people of the world.
wheat grain for
(1) “Fighting hunger with flood-tolerant rice,” http://www.
the whole family
cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/29/waterproof.rice/
and plumpy nut for index.html, accessed June 23, 2009. (2) “Rice: Types,
extremely mal- Varieties and Forms of Rice,” http://www.foodreference.
com/html/art-rice-varieties.html, accessed June 23, 2009.
nourished children (3) Owen, Sri. “The Rice Book.” St. Martin’s Press; New
in Ethiopia. In order to be considered severely York. 1993. pp 12-14. (4) “Our Food,” http://www.fmsc.
org/Page.aspx?pid=265, accessed June 23, 2009.
malnourished by United Nations and World
Health standards, the measurement of the
middle upper arm must be 12 centimeters or
smaller in diameter. a vicTim of
child hunger
One child in Ethiopia measured only 9.6
centimeters. It was children like this who we
Did you know that it only takes $6 a month to feed
knew wouldn’t last very long without God’s
a child? This is your opportunity to make a profound,
intervention. We know that God can handle
life-saving difference in the lives of so many children.
this situation and take care of His people any See page 15 for details.

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never going
A Second Chance at Life
Through the Genesis Men’s Home

Would you commit a crime, hoping to get caught?

Paul Kirksey would…and did. He traveled across state

lines, from Missouri into Illinois, and stole a laptop—just
to get arrested.

Like Paul, if you knew it might be your only opportunity

to join the Genesis Men’s Home, a ministry of the St. Louis
Dream Center, just to receive the help you need…you might
do it too.

Faded Memory
Addicted to crack cocaine for the last six years, Paul has
trouble even recalling most of those days. It’s not that
he doesn’t want to talk about it…it’s simply a blur in his
memory. To him, the crack addiction, smoking pot for
the last eight years and enduring a bout with alcoholism
seems like someone else’s story.

“It seems like a crazy dream that never happened,”

shares Paul.

Not staying in one place for very long and working day in,
day out just to support his habit, Paul ended up burning
bridges with his family. Not only had the drugs taken over,
he turned to stealing…mostly to support his habit. It was a
habitual cycle, and Paul was trapped.
 Wasted Opportunities
His grandparents gave him as many opportunities as they
could. They gave him a trailer to live in completely rent
free. All he had to do was cover the utilities. But at this
point, Paul was lighting up every day, and eventually his
electricity and water were shut off because of failure to
pay. That money, after all, was feeding his addictions.
He lived like this for six months—no water or electricity in a
hot trailer, stealing peanut butter, using a blow torch to heat
up metal cans of food. So no one would know he couldn’t cook
inside because he didn’t have electricity, he would pretend
he was grilling, but he was actually stealing water from his
neighbor’s spigot and cooking a pot of noodles on the grill.
Drinking His Paycheck Away
But his grandparents gave him another chance, and he
moved back in with them. By now, a new habit was getting
out of hand—alcohol. After work, he was frequenting bars
on his way home.
“I’d throw down a $20 bill and ask them to make me the
strongest drink they could and to keep the change. I was
throwing my money away for one drink,” shares Paul as he
shakes his head in disbelief.
Not only was he drinking, he was still stealing. In order to
drive back and forth to work, he was stealing scrap metal
and selling it for gas money. His paycheck, after all, had
gone to the bar.
Locked Up Again
This arrest in Illinois wasn’t his first. He’d been through it
before. He knew he’d get arrested when he went to Illinois
to steal the laptop, because he was on probation for the six
months he had served in Missouri.
He knew it was time to get help.
You Can’t Go There
He’d tried outpatient therapy and a few psychiatrists, but they
all wanted too much money. He didn’t have any. His mom
heard about the Genesis Men’s Home on the radio, and after
touring it, Paul knew he needed to be there, and it was more
than the fact that it would be free or that is was run by a church.
“It wasn’t about God for me, but I could just feel that I
needed to be here.”
He talked with his probation officer, but after numerous
tries, was told that it was not an approved program.
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If he went there, he would be in violation of his Missouri
probation and would be arrested. But maybe an Illinois
judge would make it a possibility…
A Second Chance
So off he went to Illinois. Paul knew that his only
opportunity to get the help he needed was to get arrested
and plead with the judge to let him serve his time at the
Genesis Men’s Home.
“God gave me a second chance through that judge. Four
months ago, I entered this home so excited I couldn’t even
sleep the first night.”
Now completely sober and a healthy thirty-five pounds
heavier, Paul has found the God he wasn’t interested in
when he came here. A week after arriving at Genesis, the
men were watching a message by T.D. Jakes. Paul didn’t
want to hear the message, but his heart melted when he
heard the words, “Your prayers are answered.”
See, Paul asked Christ into his heart when he was sixteen,
but had since filled his heart with drugs and alcohol instead.
Yet, when he was twenty-two, he asked God where he would
be at twenty-five years old. He knew his life was supposed
to be about something more than just smoking crack, but he
couldn’t see an end in sight. His prayer was answered.
Paul is now twenty-five, and he’s receiving a fresh start
in life. For the first time in years, he’s enjoying good
moments with the family he’d lost contact with and is
ready for what God has in store next.
Never Going Back
Paul says that this home is different than other programs
because they aren’t always talking about the addictions.
They keep you busy serving others and in the Word. The
men exercise, have Bible studies, participate in the street
ministry and Adopt-A-Block programs, serve food to the
homeless, work around the Dream Center campus and
attend church every week.
Hoping to find a job as a heavy equipment operator, or
even a position at the Dream Center, Paul’s ready to live
life the way God intended. In two months he’ll be released
from the program and will have that opportunity.
When you look into Paul’s eyes, you can tell that the life he
once lived—the same one he can’t remember—is no longer a
part of who he is. And he’s determined to never go back.
Paul has found the God
he wasn’t interested in
when he came to the
Genesis Men’s Home.
He didn’t want to hear
the message, but his heart
melted when he heard the
words, “Your prayers
are answered.”

a victim of
drug addiction

You can help ministries like the Joyce Meyer Ministries

Genesis Men’s Home continue to provide a free home
and counseling to even more men through your support of
our missions outreaches. Help them find lasting freedom
from their addictions.
See page 15 for details.
 THEY can’t
WAIT ANY LONGER Years of Inadequate Health Care Has Left Cambodia Crippled
B Y PA U L H U S E
It’s hard to tell how many people were already waiting
outside the gates of the new hospital when we arrived. And
they kept coming all morning by bus, car, motorcycle, bike,
and other transportation. We even saw an old man crawl off
the back of a tiny scooter. He was too sick to walk.
Every day is like this. People arrive early…and then they
wait. Most have family with them, hoping to get a number
so they can be seen by one of the two doctors on staff at the
Joyce Meyer Ministries Hand of Hope Health Center in Pursat,
Cambodia, which opened in March.
Surrounded on three sides by rice paddies and on the front by
one of few roads that run through this province of Cambodia
sits this bright yellow, three-story hospital. Parked in the
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middle of shanty homes and extreme poverty, it represents a
service that many have gone years without—health care.
A Simple Problem Gone Bad
A woman is brought into the hospital by her son. She stepped
on something in the field that punctured the skin on the heel
of her foot. It was a simple wound, but now, it’s been months
and that tiny problem has become a massive infection. She
can’t walk or work.
Thankfully, now that the hospital is open and has a fully
functioning pharmacy, many more will be able to forego the
same fate. Receiving medical care and prescription medica-
tion completely free at a facility close to where they live will
help so many.
A Missing Generation
Even as these patients are seen, many more continue to
wait. But there’s something strange about this waiting
room. Somebody is missing. There are children, some
patients are even close to middle age…and then those
who are very elderly.

What happened to the rest of
them? In the 1970s, a massive
genocide erased a generation in
Cambodia. Targeting the educated,
most of the doctors were killed,
thereby collapsing the medical
system. For decades, many
Cambodians have suffered and died from ailments that
could have easily been treated by trained physicians with
proper equipment and medicine.
And that’s why it’s so amazing that our medical team is alive
today. Our doctors, who survived the genocide, are well
trained and experienced to treat the approximate sixty-
seven patients who come to the hospital each day.
No More Waiting
The Hand of Hope Health Center in Pursat is offering care
that many have gone without for so long and need so badly.
This 100-bed hospital
, which opened in ma
to a long-anticipate rch, is an answer
d need—adequate
health care.
a victim of
untreated
diseases
Our medical teams strive to be in areas where the needs
are the greatest, and where they can have the most impact.
Millions of people are suffering from illnesses that are
easily treatable, but they need your help to receive the
care and medicine they require! See page 15 for details.
Day by day, this 100-bed capacity hospital is growing and
learning to accommodate the needs of the people near
Pursat, Cambodia.
Our goal has always been to go into the areas where care is
needed the most…and where we can make the most impact.
Living in a country with one of the worst medical systems,
Cambodians can’t wait any longer for the healing they’ve
desperately needed. And thankfully, they no longer have to.
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 A CLOSER LOOK: missions

Do You Have A vision for missions?

Whoever 2. Do you have a vision for missions? Maybe it’s in your heart to
gives to the poor travel to a foreign country as a missionary. But maybe that’s not
your calling. Did you know that you can be a missionary right in
will lack your own neighborhood? Maybe God is calling you to “travel”
nothing, around your school, your workplace or your city? On the lines
below, write down ways you can share the Gospel.
but those
who close jump page
Ex: Start a home Bible study and invite neighbors ___________________
their eyes
___________________________________________________________________________________
to poverty
___________________________________________________________________________________
will be cursed. ___________________________________________________________________________________

—Proverbs 28:27 NLT ___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

Religion 1. Is there a widow/widower, orphan or anyone in extreme need in

your life? Maybe a coworker, a neighbor or someone at church?
that God Use the lines below to write down the names of those you know
our Father who are widowed and next to each name, jot down something
special that you can do for them.
accepts as
pure and
faultless Ex: Mrs. Johnson: fix her gutter ___________________________________________
is this: ___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________
look
to
___________________________________________________________________________________
aFter ___________________________________________________________________________________
orphans and
___________________________________________________________________________________
widows
in their distress.... When you’re finished, cut these lists out and place them where you will see them often.

—JAMes 1:27 NIv

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 AMERICA AT ITS BEST

PROCLAim it
What American Leaders
of the Past Said About
Thanksgiving Day

B Y D AV E M E Y E R

T Thanksgiving Day is coming up soon. It’s a holiday that happens to

be one of the best reflections of America’s Christian heritage. How
so? Let’s look at why the holiday was created in the first place.

Thanksgiving Day is meant to be a special time of giving thanks to

the Christian God of the Bible. We know this by looking back at the
historical records of many of the earliest settlers of America who
came from Europe. Groups like the Pilgrims had a strong desire
to obey God’s Word. And it is His words about giving thanks that
prompted the Pilgrims to begin the tradition of Thanksgiving Day.
Two examples include:

• Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love

endures forever (1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV)
• Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will
for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV)

D AV E M E Y E R
is the Vice President of Joyce Meyer Ministries and has been married to Joyce for over forty
years. He passionately shares the truth about our rich Christian heritage in conferences
nationwide, encouraging people to get educated, pray and take action.

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 AmERiCA At itS BESt proclaim it
Throughout American history, we can find many
examples of our nation’s leaders calling for a day of
thanksgiving to God. Their words remind us of our
country’s rich Christian heritage.
For example, on November 1, 1777, the Continental
Congress sent out a Thanksgiving Day proclamation
that said:
“It is therefore recommended to the legislative or
executive powers of these United States, to set apart
Thursday, the 18th day of December next, for solemn
thanksgiving and praise; that with one heart and one
voice the good people may express the grateful feel-
ings of their hearts, and consecrate themselves to the
service of their divine benefactor…that it may please
God, through the merits of Jesus Christ.…”1
George Washington was the first president to issue a
Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789. His text included
these words:
“WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge
the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be
grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His
protection and favor…recommend to the people of the
United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer,
to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts
the many and signal favors of Almighty God.…” 2
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Years later, FDR said:
“I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the
United States of America, do set aside and appoint
Thursday, the thirtieth day of November 1933, to be
a Day of Thanksgiving for all our people. May we on
that day in our churches and in our homes give humble
thanks for the blessings bestowed upon us during the
year past by Almighty God.” 3
“Theirwordsremindusofour
country’srichChristianheritage.”
And in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared:
“[I]t is our desire to observe, in the custom and tradi-
tion of our forebears, a special day dedicated to giving
thanks to God--a day on which to lay aside our daily
tasks and cares and pay joyous homage to Him. We
are impelled to raise our voices in His praise and to
proclaim our heartfelt gratitude.” 4
It’s amazing to read how our former leaders were very
open with their proclamations. The language used is
clearly from a Christian point of view and represents
a common belief in Christianity among the people.
You can find additional information on the history of
Thanksgiving Day and our nation’s Christian heritage at
www.wallbuilders.com.
(1.)“Proclamation – Thanksgiving Day – 1777,” <http://www.wallbuilders.com/
LIBprinterfriendly.asp?id=3847>, accessed June 11, 2009.w (2.)“Proclamation
- Thanksgiving Day – 1789,” <http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBprinterfriendly.
asp?id=3584>, accessed June 11, 2009. (3.) Proclamation – Thanksgiving Day –
1933,” <http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=3836>, accessed
June 15, 2009. (4.)“Strong Families Strong Societies,” <http://www.wallbuilders.
com/LIBprinterfriendly.asp?id=163>, accessed June 15, 2009.

iS “tWittER”
FOR tHE BiRDS?
Why Social Media Matters and How to Start
J
Just when you thought you had mastered the Internet, a
new phenomenon takes the online world by storm. It’s
called Social Media. If you’ve never heard of Facebook,
Myspace, or Twitter, you’ve probably been on another
planet, because for the next generation, social media is
pretty much as important as, say, breathing.
Facebook and MySpace, for instance, have more than 330
million users, and few people under age forty today don’t
have a personal page on either—or both—sites. These vast
social platforms offer people new, simple ways to mingle
and exchange information.
Amazing things can be accomplished through online
networking. I have a friend who runs his entire busi-
ness using Facebook. One church began a simple online
conversation about opening a new site, and 400 people
showed up at their first event.
Simply put, technology is changing the way we socialize
and get things done. Take Twitter, for example.
The Power of the “Tweet”
Online applications like Twitter are changing the way
people text message through their mobile phones. You
can now send multiple people a short “tweet” of up to
140 characters about what you’re doing, where to meet—
anything at all.
While many people Twitter about creative ideas, prin-
ciples for living, or business, for most, it’s about personal
messages like “I’m at the mall” or “Did you see Joyce
Meyer’s program today?”
PHIL COOKE
provides a guide to the media revolution in his latest book “The Last TV Evangelist,”
and he blogs on faith, media and culture at philcooke.com. You can follow him on
Twitter at twitter.com/philcooke.
MEDIA WATCH
BY PHIL COOKE
Before you decide that tweeting is the stupidest idea in the
world, you should know that Twitter has become so popular
that resumés of the future may be 140 characters or less.
Companies are now using Twitter to inform customers
about new products, and you and I can use it to share
the Gospel with the online world. In fact, many pastors
have asked their congregations to Twitter about their
messages—during church.
Facebook, for Starters
For first-timers, I recommend starting a Facebook account.
It’s free, and easy to set up at Facebook.com. You simply
start by searching for your friends. And when you’re ready
for Twitter, feel free to jump into my “stream.”
Sooner or later, you may have to start Twittering just to
keep in touch with your kids.
“Twitterhasbecomeso popular
thatresumésofthefuturemaybe
140charactersorless.”
After a recent lecture at Yale University, a young student
asked me, “How in the world did you meet friends in
college without Facebook?” She was serious.
Social media is growing more popular by the minute, and
it’s an easy place to start conversations and get the Gospel
flowing into people’s lives. So I hope you’ll join the social
media bandwagon. You never know what might happen.
FollowJoyce&HandofHopeonTwitter!
JoyceMeyer twitter.com/joycemeyer
HandofHopetwitter.com/handofhope
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 ACROSS AMERICA
I had doubts about whether I’d be able to relate to the
inmates. And I wasn’t sure I could offer them any real
hope. Now I know it was God’s plan to show me that
He could.

“Psalm34:18says,‘TheLORDis
closetothebrokenhearted.’Hewas
righttherewiththosemen.”

In January 2009 I spent two weeks in Oklahoma with the

Joyce Meyer Ministries prison ministry team. We visited
twenty-six state institutions and shared the Gospel with
hundreds of men who desperately needed to hear it.

I have never had another life experience where I learned

so much in so little time.

People Just Like You and Me

One of the main things God imparted to me during the trip
was the fact that these men—even though they’re behind
bars and basically condemned by society—are just human
beings who have made mistakes and were caught for it.

I think a lot of us can recall doing something in our

lifetime that, if we were caught, would have gotten us into
a lot of trouble. God was showing me that these men didn’t
need our condemnation—they needed His love.

Over the course of the two weeks, I was able to talk with a
lot of prisoners and was surprised how well I could relate

ON THE
to them. I found out they’re people just like you and me.

INSIDE
Just Love Them Like Jesus
I’ve had the opportunity to talk about God at church, but
speaking to groups of prisoners was different. These men
were completely honest and open. They weren’t putting on

What I Learned from Two Weeks of a front, they just knew they needed God, and they wanted
to see themselves the way He does.
Prison Ministry
Before the outreach, I never gave any thought to people
who are in prison. It wasn’t that I didn’t care. I just wasn’t
by James strahsberg

G
“Get your backpack. You’re going on a prison outreach.”
I was in my first year at the St. Louis Dream Center
Ministry Academy, and growing up in a Christian home,
I had led a pretty sheltered life. So when I heard those
words I was a little bit nervous.
aware. But these men are so desperate and hungry and
they’re in a position to receive God’s love. They just need
people to share it with them.
I’ll never forget the letter our team received from the
inmates at one of the prisons. One man’s comment has
stayed with me. He said, “Thank you for not condemning
us as the rest of the world does. Thank you for loving us
with the love of Christ.”

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 Upcoming Conferences

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LIVE LAUGH LOVE
DID YOU
KNOW?
More than 1,000 meals are
served daily in Malawi
thanks to the support of
our partners, and mission-
aries Jamie and Lea Peters,
who head up the feeding
program in Lilongwe. In
addition to a nutritious
meal, local children receive
a Bible lesson and classes
in math and writing.
Thanks, partners, for all
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Do What Scares You
Katie J. of Roscoe, Illinois,
felt God was leading her to
do a women’s Bible study in
her home.
Around “I was fearful about doing
it because public speaking
the World terrified me,” she said. “At
one point I thought I’d just
play a CD and let Joyce do
Joyce in Malawi, Africa the teaching. But God gave
me all the encouragement
November 14-22, Joyce Meyer Ministries I needed to lead the group
will be in Lilongwe, Malawi, providing free myself.
medical care and holding a three-day Festival
“Since then, I’ve had the
of Life in Blantyre. Read all about it at www.
opportunity to love on
joycemeyer.org/hohblog. these women, listen to
their struggles, pray with
them, encourage them, help
them with the needs of their
Joyce Joins All-Puppet Cast children, and just be there
for them,” she said. “God
has blessed my life in ways
I never dreamed possible,
just by walking in love.”
Are you living The Love
Revolution? Do you know
someone who is? Share
your story online at www.
TheLoveRevolution.com.
Joyce is the voice of Lioness Ruby in the new
children’s adventure DVD Pahappahooey Island:
What About Me!? This is the first time Joyce has
worked with puppets and she’s secretly hoping
the cast will ask her back. The DVD is great for
kids ages 3 to 6 and are available at Christian
bookstores and joycemeyer.org/Ruby.
 T V broADCAST SCHeDULe
DAILY TELECAST Programs air daily, Monday-Friday.

NOVEMBER nov 16 - 20 nov 30 - DeC 4 WEEKLY TELECAST

nov 2 - 6
Give Hope*
Get your passport ready!
on monday, you’ll see how
$6 a month can change
a child’s life through our
feeding programs, and
how the new floor at the
Los Angeles Dream Center
is rescuing women from
human trafficking. on
Tuesday, we’ll travel to
India, Wednesday, to a
medical outreach in Haiti
and Thursday, to ethiopia.
on Friday, we’ll share a
little more about the LA
Dream Center, as well as
vital prison and medical
outreaches.
nov 9 - 13
Your Relationship
Intimacy
What does it mean to fear
the Lord? on monday and
Tuesday, Joyce welcomes
John Bevere to discuss the
importance of obedience
and how this is the one
time fear is a good thing.
on Wednesday through
Friday, Joyce shares about
the closeness and intimacy
we can share with the
Lord—free of rules and
regulations.
nov 23 - 27
Staying Amazed
Tune in monday* for a
special look at the new
hospital in Cambodia.
Tuesday and Wednesday,
Joyce shares a message
God Is Not Mad
at You Programs air one day a week.
Do you feel like God is
mad at you? on monday,
oCT 25 - nov 7
Joyce and Paul Scanlon What Is It Going to Take to Change Me?
Is there even one thing in your life that could be improved?
share how we can stop
If so, make sure to tune in to discover how you can still
beating ourselves up about
be unique, even with a few minor tweaks.
everything we do. on
Tuesday, Joyce will answer
nov 8 - 21
the question everyone
Living with Excellence and Integrity
wants to know: Why do
Want to know how to live a successful life? Tune in to
bad things happen to good
hear the three principles God showed Joyce to live by.
people? And Wednesday
through Friday, Joyce shares nov 22 - DeC 5
how to remain peaceful What’s Been on Your Mind Lately?
even when situations in What would it look like if your mind became a picture for
your life go awry. everyone to see? Would it reveal Christ? Discover how to
develop a godly thought life.
a life
ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE

PODCASTS
with God from Australia on the Want even more
Do you spend time with importance of staying
missions stories
God regularly? monday amazed at Who God
is! on Thursday** we’re than you saw
through Wednesday, learn • enjoying
how to strengthen your giving thanks to God with Nov 2 – 6?
relationship with God. guest John Maxwell. And
everyday Life
Joyce welcomes Nick on Friday, tune in to discover www.joycemeyer. daily video podcast
Gumbel on monday and the most important decision org/hope
Tuesday. And you don’t you could ever make. • enjoying
want to miss Thursday and everyday Life
Friday’s* special programs daily radio podcast
with guest Gary Skinner,
founder of Watoto, to hear
• everyday moments
about the exciting things
happening in Uganda.
90-second audio podcast

www.joycemeyer.org/podcasts

Gary Skinner joins Joyce in the studio nov. 12 & 13.

*TBN will receive alternate programming.

**Countries outside the United States will receive alternate programming.

Schedules are subject to change. For stations and program times in your area, check your TV listing
or visit www.joycemeyer.org/tvlistings. Watch the Enjoying Everyday Life broadcast anytime you
like at www.joycemeyer.org.

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 ReAL LiFe PERSPECTIVES

We don’t take our partnerships for granted and we don’t

take them lightly.

Trust + Integrity = Good Partnership

For example, we don’t team up with just anybody, because
we want to make sure the money you give to us is being
used responsibly and wisely. Trust is a huge factor on
both sides, and mutual trust can only be built through a
relationship. Occasionally, trust can come through a cred-
ible reference or an organization’s track record of success.
But mostly, these relationships take time.

A good partnership also requires integrity—do they keep

their word. So when a potential partner tells us that they
can carry out a project, and our ministry funds that project,
we are able to create a lasting relationship when we see
the project completed effectively.

We understand that sometimes in the mission field things

simply don’t always go the way you hope. That’s why we
are out there constantly checking on the projects we fund.
God always helps us to know the difference between a lack
of integrity and a need to be flexible.

A Team Effort in the Middle East

GettinG One of the best examples of partnership is what we

have been a part of in the launching of the all Arabic

the Job
speaking station Al-Hayat. Joyce’s program is dubbed in
Arabic and airs on this network 8 times a day throughout

Done
the Middle East.

We knew from the beginning this outreach could never be

done by just one organization.
Why Partnerships are Important to
So we have a certain group doing the web work, another
Hand of Hope doing the satellite up linking, another answering the
correspondence, another organization working on the
B Y D AV I D L . M E Y E R program development and so on. This has turned out to be
one of most effective outreaches to the Islamic world.

Have you ever asked somebody for help? For most of us,
our answer would be yes. In reality, everyone has asked
for help at some point in their life, even if it’s something
as simple as asking for directions. Let’s face it—we can’t
always do everything alone. Sometimes we need help to
get the job done.
We Can’t Do It All Alone
Partnerships make all the difference when it comes
to saving lives and changing lives around the globe.
Whether it’s our vital partner organizations or our indi-
vidual partners, this ministry is able to reach so many
more people than we would if we tried to do it all alone.

Hand of Hope has a vision to help hurting people, and Feeding children…sending the gospel out to the Islamic
without our partnerships, we would only be doing a frac- world…whatever God places in our path—together, we can
tion of what we’re doing now. “get the job done.”

D AV I D L . M E Y E R
is CEO of Hand of Hope, Joyce Meyer Ministries World Missions. David oversees 15 foreign offices, coordinates humanitarian
and disaster relief efforts, plans international crusades, and oversees foreign broadcasts of Enjoying Everyday Life. His
passion to help people and reach the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ has taken him to more than 110 nations.
David, his wife, Shelly, and their two children reside in St. Louis, Missouri. www.joycemeyer.org/handofhope
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