OR: Richard, right in the midst of this God sent a minister of the gospel across my path, Rev. Green in New Orleans. You know our dear friend. (Yes) And he told me a story, really touched my heart. He said there was this young man who wanted to be a success and he didn’t know how. And there was one man in the city that was the most influential, the wealthiest, the most successful, but he couldn’t meet him. And one day he was thinking about it and he went fishing and looked over and there sat that man fishing. And he thought, “I wonder how I can meet this man?” So he walked over and he said, “Mister, my name is so and so, can I fish by you?” And the man said, “Well, son, sit right down here and be my guest.” And after a while he said, “Sir, I’ve wanted to be successful all my life and you’re the only successful man I’ve ever met. Would you tell me how to be a success?” The man said, “Yes, stand on your feet.” And they stood up and the man promptly shoved him into the water and jumped in right in after him. And he got him by the hair of the head and plunged him under and then pretty soon jerked him back up, and the boy was trying to get his breath. He shoved him under again, pulled him up and the guy was trying to breathe. The third time he shoved him under and kept him under until he knew he’d better get him up or he’d drown. And the boy was just gasping for breath and said, “Mister, why did you do me this way?” He said, “Son, do you know how you felt when you thought you had only one more breath?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “When you want to be a success like you wanted that last breath, you will be a success.” Somebody said, “Oral Roberts, how much do you want to send God’s medical presence to the nations?” I said, “I want it just like that boy did who had one more breath or he would die. I want to live. I want 20 more years in the gospel and I believe God’s going to give them to me. I’m asking you to stand with me because God’s going to reward you. You’re going to have favor with God. When God looks down and sees these medical missionaries all over the earth and the healing teams with them and souls coming to God and the sick being healed, He’s going to look at the ones who sent them. And I praise God for you. I’m asking you for two months pledge, pledge this month and next month. (applause) Whatever amount God lays on your heart, it may be $50 in July, $50 in August, or $100 or it may be less, it may be more. But do it. You can’t earn your way to heaven. You’re saved by grace. It’s a gift of God. But you will be rewarded on your works. Oh, what a joy it is. You know, God said this because He believed in us. (Of course.) He believed we could do it. He believed we would do it.
RR: And He told you to believe it could be done.
OR: Oh, yes. When He told me to raise the $8 million, my stomach just turned over. He said, “I want you to believe you can raise it, believe.” And I tell you, I’m believing.




