April 2023 Frontlines Digital

YOUR GLOBAL IMPACT

LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE DOING AROUND THE WORLD!

POLAND

• In partnership with CBN’s Operation Blessing and DNA Church, CBN’s Orphan’s Promise opened a training center in Zabki where OP teams are creating safe environments for refugee mothers and their children to find hope and healing.

INDIA

• The CBN India YouTube channel made a great impact in December 2022 with 1.4M views, 50K hours of watch time, and 7.9K subscribers.

COSTA RICA

• Throughout the end of 2022, CBN Animation’s Superbook and Operation Blessing helped multiple events around Costa Rica provide eye exams and glasses to children in need. In partnership with local organizations, we were able to identify areas most in need as well as diagnose vision problems on-site and provide prescription glasses. Teams are continuing to hold these events in the new year, using Superbook materials to introduce dozens of children to Christ.

LIFE AFTER TERROR IN UKRAINE

Their lives would change forever. Galina and her mother’s home in Ukraine was attacked by Russian forces. Rockets damaged their apartment, so they took shelter in the basement. As food ran out, they bought stale, moldy bread just to survive.

Finally, Galina and her mother were able to flee to Israel. They rented an apartment with a government grant, but they didn’t have much food. Fortunately, Galina met a volunteer working with CBN Israel. Thanks to

the support of faithful partners, they received groceries, along with a muchneeded stove and washing machine.

“In our war-torn Ukraine, I could only dream of fresh bread, but now I’m in a peaceful place, and you bring me food,” said Galina. “I’m extremely grateful to you for helping my mother and me.”

You extended peace and provision to war refugees

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RESCUED FROM A CRUSHING FINANCIAL BURDEN

CBN partners answer the prayer for a military family in need

Staff Sergeant Nick was often called away from his wife and children in Virginia to help protect his country. After 22 years and multiple deployments, he retired from the U.S. Army and became a government contractor. Nick was grateful to provide for his family closer to home. Unfortunately, within a short span of time, the family faced two financial blows.

First, Nick and his wife, Dionne, discovered that a large tree on their property had become a hazard. Then their HVAC system failed. But they trusted God.

And He used caring friends like you to team up with a local ministry and CBN’s Helping the Home Front to cover the HVAC replacement and tree-removal costs!

“I’m in shock,” said a grateful Dionne. “That weight has been lifted.”

LOVE TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH!

How Jesus overcame everything to obey God, die on the cross, and rise again

by Gordon Robertson

When we read the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ Last Supper with His disciples, both Matthew and Mark conclude their narratives by saying: And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives .

The hymn they were singing was Psalm 118 , the last psalm in the Hallel—”the Great Praise”—which is sung at every Jewish festival.

Although Jesus knew He was facing torture and crucifixion, He sang in verse 6: “The L ord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

As I contemplated this, I thought, “Well, man can bind You, falsely accuse You, put You on trial, spit on You, pull out Your beard, crown You with thorns, beat You, mock You, strip You, nail You to a cross, then thrust a spear into Your side. That’s what man can do to You.”

And yet Jesus sang, “I will not fear.” How is this possible?

As the Apostle Paul writes, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind ( 2 Timothy 1:7 ). The opposite of fear is love! And the Apostle John tells us, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear. … But he who fears has not been made perfect in love” ( 1 John 4:18 ).

We need to let go of all fear and

be made perfect in His love.

Of course, there is one good fear, which Jesus describes in Matthew 10:28 : “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”

This fear entails a holy awe and reverence—as we say in the Lord’s prayer, “Hallowed be Thy name.” Yet I was struck by how Isaiah 8:13 adds to that hallowing: The L ord of hosts, Him you shall hallow; let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.

I wondered what Isaiah meant by “dread,” and I found the answer in Genesis 31:53 , where Jacob makes a covenant with his father-in-law, Laban. The New King James Version says, Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. The Hebrew word for fear in this verse is pachad , which is more than just awe.

Commenting on that passage, Jewish rabbis have said that this

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.

What can man do to me?

~ Psalm 118 : 6

dread is what came upon Isaac when he realized that he was about to be sacrificed.

Genesis 22:7-8 sets the scene: Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, …“Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb.”

Abraham was referring to Isaac, and he was also referring prophetically to Jesus. Keep in mind that Isaac was not a little child, but a full-grown man, and Abraham was well over 100! So Isaac didn’t have to obey, yet he submitted himself to be bound as the sacrifice. Why? Because he feared the God of his father. He didn’t resist because obeying God was more important to him than his own life.

So when Jesus sang, “I will not fear” in Psalm 118 , He was trusting in God’s will for His life. He was trusting God to raise Him on the third day, for as He sang in verse 17 of that same psalm, “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the L ord .”

He was trusting God’s plan for our salvation, which Jesus revealed in John 3:16 : “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

Jesus was filled with such love for us that He willingly chose the cross—so we can enter into His marvelous victory over sin and death and enjoy life with Him today here on earth, and forever in heaven.

God bless you!

Excerpted from a teaching at CBN Staff Chapel. Scripture is quoted from the NKJV.

CBN’S

ORPHAN’S

PROMISE

PROVIDING FOOD AND A Promising Future

Your much-needed help brought aid to a desperate family

In Myanmar, Cherry and her husband work hard to support their family. Cherry makes bricks and washes clothes while her husband works in construction. Even when jobs are available, feeding their five children is a challenge. However, when work is slow or unobtainable, both parents and children suffer. “My tummy feels so empty,” Cherry’s son explained. “And my heart starts to beat fast.”

But generous CBN partners helped halt the hunger. Through an after-school program supported by CBN’s Orphan’s Promise, the children now have access to healthy meals. Cherry’s family also receives food packs.

Because of your faithful partnership, CBN helped Cherry earn additional income by providing what she needed to sell vegetables—including a bicycle to transport the produce. This increases her flexibility so she can spend time with her children.

Thank you for giving this family hope for a brighter future!

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AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

Jim was an ambitious self-made man who had no need for God. Then a diagnosis of GuillainBarré syndrome resulted in constant, excruciating pain. See how an accidental overdose of pain medication changed his life forever.

SELF-DESTRUCTION TO SALVATION

When she was just 8 years old, Pam witnessed a horrific family incident. Forced into foster care, she experienced multiple forms of abuse. Alcohol dulled the pain, but it was destroying her life. Discover what turned everything around.

FINANCIALLY FREE

Michael and Sandy were trapped in their premarital debts. Between credit card balances and student loans, the overwhelming burden threatened the dream of owning a home. Then, they made one decision that changed everything!

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SEEN ON THE 700

YOUR QUESTIONS, HONEST ANSWERS

WITH PAT ROBERTSON

How do you put your worries and stress in the Lord’s hands?

QAYou simply make the decision to do it. How do you get rid of anything? You put the burden down.

Stop and think about what it is you’re carrying. Then say to the Lord, “I’m carrying this, and I’m worried about it.”

And you go on to the next one and say, “I’m worried about this too,” and so on.

Then you say, “In the name of Jesus, I renounce these things, and I put them aside.”

You have to do it consciously. You’re a free moral agent. You’re not just a victim of chance that goes through life. You can make decisions. Make a decision to put these things aside.

You’ve probably been taking on a lot of burdens that you do not need, so get rid of them. Say to the Lord that you’re going to give all of it to Him.

Watch The 700 Club for more questions and answers from Pat Robertson.

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From Trials to Triumph

Dr. Carolyn Bailey Lewis, an accomplished journalist, never imagined living in a nursing home. Yet, after a spinal cord tumor left her paralyzed, that’s exactly where she found herself.

“I’ve been in six nursing homes and seven hospitals in over 26 years,” she told Healthy Living host Lorie Johnson, adding that she still receives care for therapeutic reasons. “I never asked Him why. I just asked, ‘Lord, what ?’”

And that still small voice of His answered. “I heard clearly, ‘You’re a journalist. Write the story. … You’re an insider. Tell the story of what you know from an insider’s point of view, a lucid insider’s point of view about nursing home care, to help other people.’”

And that encounter with God is what propelled Dr. Lewis to write Love and

Loss: The Storied Nature of Nursing Home Care . “Through my pain and postponement … came purpose.”

She emphasizes that advocacy and volunteering are crucial to those in nursing homes. “Go volunteer. Someone needs you. They need to talk to you. They need for you read to them. Play music. Music is such a healing part of therapy for people … especially with dementia. … Call Bingo numbers, or whatever you can do, but it’s important.” She points out that many people never visit their loved ones, explaining: “I think it’s because people see their own mortality.”

So, be the person who will visit—who, in spite of any fear or uncomfortableness, will enter the lives of those in nursing homes with the everlasting love and light of Christ Himself.

How help for others was birthed through one woman’s journey

HOW CBN ANIMATION PARTNERS ARE MAKING AN

Eternal Difference

It was a terrifying day for 14-year-old Ju Ju. Two men had grabbed her and a friend while they were walking home. “I thought they would sell us to sex traffickers,” said Ju Ju. Ju Ju had seen an episode of CBN’s animated series Superbook about the prophet Daniel at an after-school program near her home in Myanmar. So, Ju Ju began to pray like Daniel. “In the Superbook story, God protected Daniel in the lions’ den. I prayed, ‘God, protect me. I don’t want to die.’ I did not stop praying,” Ju Ju recalled.

Amazingly, the men decided to let them go. When Ju Ju, who had been raised as a Buddhist, returned to the after-school program, she prayed to receive Jesus as her Savior. And, as we often receive in reports, the change in her spread to the rest of her family. Her mother now prays to Jesus, and her siblings watch Superbook in Sunday school.

Ju Ju is just one of many transformed by Superbook. Last year, a projected 296 million viewers recalled having sung “The Salvation Poem” that concludes each episode. The Superbook outreach programs have exceeded all expectations for world evangelism as God blessed the work in ways we never imagined. Here are just a few recent highlights:

» The Superbook Academy website launched in Portugal, offering lesson plans in European Portuguese to schools and churches.

» In Indonesia, CBN is broadcasting Superbook and providing churches with Superbook Sunday school materials.

» In Cambodia, there are 265 active Superbook church partners. More than 7,600 kids are seeing Superbook in Sunday school, and 975 kids and counting have professed faith in Jesus.

» In August 2022, the Spanish-language Superlibro YouTube channel reached 1 million subscribers, providing children 6–12 years old with evangelistic content, discipleship, and biblical teaching.

» Recently, CBN Animation’s Superbook started airing Gizmo’s Daily Bible Byte on YouTube in Ukrainian and Russian.

With the extraordinary success of Superbook, CBN is committed to expanding this outreach with additional translations. Thanks to the support of CBN Animation partners, we hope to reach our goal of making Superbook free for the children of the world.

1Brown, Fraser & Associates, a research company founded by Regent University professor Dr. William Brown and by Dr. Benson Fraser, carried out a study of CBN’s international viewership in 2022. To prepare this study, Brown and Fraser surveyed 17,275 persons in 102 cities or regions of 10 countries. Brown and Fraser applied the results from these and prior years’ surveys to project audience sizes and impact of CBN programming.

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