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Justin Fatica: HEY, HONEY.

YEAH, I MISS YA.

I'M RAISING UP SOME WARRIORS OUT HERE

FOR THE LORD.

OH, YEAH, TODAY WAS WILD.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

I MEAN, THESE KIDS AREN'T READY.

WE-- WE SHOOK 'EM UP, MAN.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M JUST-- I'M HERE, I'M A PROPHET, YOU KNOW?

WE NEED TO PRAY FOR PEOPLE AND LOVE PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHAT CHRIST WAS ABOUT.

HE WASN'T ABOUT JUDGING, HE WAS ABOUT LOVING.

USE THIS BROTHER OF OURS TO BE ABLE TO MINISTER TO THE YOUTH,

TO BE ABLE TO MINISTER TO THE YOUNG ADULTS IN THIS WORLD.

YOU SAVED, BROTHER? YOU SAVED, BROTHER?

( murmuring )

EVERYBODY COME TO THE CHURCH.

COME ON! ARE WE GONNA LIVE FOR CHRIST?

ARE WE GONNA LIVE FOR HIM? ARE WE, ARE WE?

( lawn mower buzzing )

Justin's voice: WHO AM I?

I AM JUSTIN FATICA, AND I'M A PERSON WHO'S STRIVING

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD

AND CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING

AND TO LOVE GOD.

A GUY THAT MAKES MISTAKES, A GUY THAT STRUGGLES,

A GUY THAT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THAT'S IT, THAT'S WHO I AM.

EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS WORLD HAS THIS INTENSE BATTLE

WITH SOMETHING INSIDE OF THEM. EVERYONE.

WHETHER THEY SHARE IT OR NOT, EVERYBODY'S GOT IT

AND THEY GOTTA DEAL WITH IT.

PEOPLE USED TO ALWAYS SAY WHEN I WAS GROWING UP,

"YOU'RE EITHER GONNA MAKE

THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THIS WORLD

OR YOU'RE GONNA RUIN THIS WORLD."

TEACHERS USED TO SAY THAT ALL THE TIME.

( girl singing )

- Justin: I COMMIT TO CHRIST. - Crowd: I COMMIT TO CHRIST.

- Justin: TO TOUCH LIVES. - Crowd: TO TOUCH LIVES.

- Justin: AND TO CHANGE THEM TOMORROW. - AND TO CHANGE THEM TOMORROW.

- Justin: FOR YOU, LORD. - All: FOR YOU, LORD.

- Justin: MAKE US MEN. - MAKE US MEN.

- Justin: NOT AFRAID. - NOT AFRAID.

- TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. - TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

- AMEN. - AMEN.

( people chatting )

Justin's voice: COME UP HERE AND ADMIT THE TOUGHEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE.

'CAUSE WE NEED TO HEAL YOU TODAY.

SINCE I WAS IN SEVENTH GRADE,

I HAD A SMALL FORM OF OCD.

AND I HAD TO GO TO A PSYCHIATRIST,

AND IT TOOK OVER MY LIFE.

AND SINCE THEN FOR A REALLY LONG TIME

I'VE WANTED TO KILL MYSELF.

AND I CAME REALLY CLOSE A LOT OF TIMES

BECAUSE I JUST COULDN'T LIVE WITH IT CONTROLLING EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE.

AND I PUT ON A SHOW LIKE I WAS THIS BIG, HAPPY PERSON

AND INSIDE I WAS KILLING MYSELF.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

( applause )

Justin: GIVE IT UP FOR HER.

Justin: IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

YOU SINNED, AND SO DID I.

HE TOOK IT FROM YOU. JESUS HAS YOUR BACK.

NOW IT'S YOUR JOB TO HAVE HIS.

NOW IS THE TIME AND YOU'RE THE ONE.

WOULD YOU GET SHOT FOR JESUS CHRIST?

THAT WOULD BE EASY.

AND I'M AFRAID TO DO THIS, BUT I DON'T CARE.

IT'S WORTH IT.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT JESUS LOVES YOU.

HE LOVES YOU.

HE LOVES YOU.

THAT'S HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU.

HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH THAT HE'D DO ALL THAT...

FOR YOU.

HE TOOK ALL THE PAIN,

ALL THE AGONY...

FOR YOU.

NOW YOU'RE GOING HOME AND YOU CAN GO OUT

AND YOU CAN HURT PEOPLE

AND BE A GOOD KID AND NOT REALLY DO ANYTHING.

BUT HE LOVES YOU.

THE QUESTION IS DO YOU LOVE HIM?

( man singing )

Father Richards: IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE DARKEST TIMES FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

AND SO WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE JUSTIN.

AND IF ONLY WE HAD THE WHOLE CHURCH--

THERE WAS PEOPLE LIKE JUSTIN.

NOT AS LOUD AS JUSTIN OR AS IN-YOUR-FACE AS JUSTIN,

BUT AS ON FIRE AS JUSTIN IN THEIR PERSONALITY.

THAT'S THE GOAL FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CHURCH.

( congregation praying )

Justin: I'M CATHOLIC AND I BELIEVE IN IT WITH ALL MY HEART.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, I LIVE BY THE CHURCH TEACHING

AND I'LL DIE BY THE CHURCH TEACHING

WITH EVERYTHING I GOT.

BUT I BELIEVE BEING CATHOLIC,

I HAVE A BOX, A GOLDEN BOX

THAT CAN FIT EVERYBODY IN IT.

( applauding )

PEOPLE ALWAYS WONDER WHY I DO WHAT I DO.

WHY DO YOU KEEP GOING?

SO MANY OLDER PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH

ARE STRUGGLING WITH HOW YOU'RE BRINGING THE MESSAGE.

THERE ARE SO MANY ADULTS THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

NOW I'M 27 YEARS OLD, THAT'S BIG PRESSURE--

A FOUNDER OF A MINISTRY.

AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU THINK I'M LOOKING FOR MONEY,

I BELIEVE IN WHAT I DO. I'M NOT AFRAID.

I PLEDGED MY LIFE TO THIS MINISTRY.

THAT'S WORTH MORE THAN ANY MONEY

THAT ANY OF YOU COULD GIVE.

IF YOU BELIEVE IN THE YOUTH

AND THAT I CAN KEEP THIS GOING,

I ASK YOU TO GIVE SOMETHING THAT YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU COULD GIVE.

MAKE A SACRIFICE. AND I SAY DON'T GIVE A DOLLAR.

IF A DOLLAR IS JUST-- YOU'RE JUST THROWING IT UP THERE, I DON'T WANT A DOLLAR.

I'M WANNA BE HONEST, I DON'T WANT YOUR DOLLAR.

GIVE ALL YOU GOT. YOU'RE LIKE, "YOU'RE RUDE."

I WANT YOU TO BE HONEST. I NEED YOUR HELP.

I BEG YOU.

( thunder rumbling )

- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BELIEVING IN ME. - GOD BLESS YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS. WHERE IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE. I SEE IT. I SEE IT.

THAT'S MY LIFE STORY. I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW,

WHEN YOU GET DOWN AND YOU'RE LIKE, "YO, MAN, THIS SUCKS.

I DON'T WANNA DO THE CHRISTIAN THING."

I SWEAR, PUT THAT IN.

DO YOU HAVE THIS IN A LARGE?

ALMIGHTY GOD, WE GIVE YOU JUST GLORY AND THANKSGIVING

JUST FOR THE AMAZING WAYS THAT YOU'RE MOVING IN PEOPLE'S LIVES

AND TOUCHING HEARTS.

LORD GOD, THROUGH THIS MINISTRY,

JUST CONTINUE PREPARING THE WAY

IN THE HEARTS OF ALL THE TEENS THAT HARD AS NAILS

IS GONNA INTERACT WITH, LORD GOD.

Woman: LET'S SEE, AS FAR AS OUR BUDGET

TOTAL FOR APRIL: $8,007

IN EXPENDITURES.

SO WITH THOSE THREE ADDITIONALS,

WE CAME IN ABOUT ALMOST 3,000 OVER THE BUDGET.

Justin: I GOT A $1,500 THAT SHOULD BE IN THE--

SHOULD HAVE CAME TO ME TODAY.

Man: THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE DOWN HERE, THESE PLEDGINGS?

YEAH, I TOLD HER ABOUT THOSE, YEAH.

AND 1000 ALREADY CAME IN. THAT WAS-- PRAISE GOD FOR THE GALLETLYS

COMING THROUGH. AND FOR ALSO PACE.

SO YOU HAVE A TOTAL HERE OF 3,545.

Woman: THAT'LL BRING US OVER THE 10,000.

YEAH, BUT, OF COURSE, THEY SAID IT,

BUT YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES.

( chattering )

James P. Vail: JUSTIN FATICA ALL BUT APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE ONE DAY,

AND JUST KIND OF ANNOUNCED HIMSELF AS BEING INTERESTED

IN GETTING INVOLVED IN OUR SCHOOLS.

SO HE JOINED THE FACULTY FOR, I BELIEVE, FOUR YEARS.

I THINK I FIRED HIM TWICE. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THREE TIMES.

YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK HIM IF IT WAS TWO OR THREE TIMES,

BUT AT LEAST TWO, MAYBE THREE TIMES.

NOW WHEN HE LEFT, I ACTUALLY DIDN'T FIRE HIM.

WELL, WE'RE GETTING TO THE FATICA ZONE HERE.

WE KEPT HIM HERE WAY OUT OF THE WAY

SO THE OTHER TEACHERS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO COMPLAIN TOO MUCH

ABOUT HIS EXCITEMENT.

OR ANY OTHER PLACE WAS--

EVERYTHING WAS ALWAYS VERY UNCONVENTIONAL.

I HAD MANY FRIENDLY, AND AT TIMES

PERHAPS UNFRIENDLY, DISCUSSIONS ABOUT JUSTIN,

BETWEEN THE DIFFERENCE OF HIM TEACHING AND PREACHING.

HIS CLASS WASN'T LIKE ANY OTHER CLASS.

LIKE, TEACHERS USUALLY TEACH FROM THE BOOK.

WE DIDN'T OPEN THE BOOK ONCE.

HE JUST PREACHED.

AND ONE TIME, HE MADE US MAKE THESE MARRIAGE BOOKS

FOR OUR FUTURE HUSBANDS.

I STILL HAVE MINE.

YOU GONNA GIVE IT TO HIM?

YEAH, IT'S IN MY SOCK DRAWER, LIKE YOU TOLD ME.

I TOLD THEM TO PUT IT IN THEIR SOCK DRAWER,

SO EVERY TIME THEY PUT THEIR PANTIES ON THEY REMEMBER?

BECAUSE I SEE IT EVERY SINGLE MORNING.

AND I STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW THOSE LITTLE POSTCARDS

- YOU USED TO MAKE US PASS AROUND? - YEAH.

I STILL HAVE THOSE UP ON MY WALL.

ENCOURAGING YOU?

- YEAH. I LOOK AT THEM. - YOU PRAY FOR MY FOOD.

- LIFT UP IN PRAYER FOR ME. - LORD JESUS, THANK YOU SO MUCH...

Vail: WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO WOULD BE LOOKING

TO TRANSFER INTO JUSTIN'S CLASSES.

AND WE MIGHT HAVE HAD A FEW STUDENTS LOOKING TO TRANSFER OUT OF JUSTIN'S CLASSES,

BECAUSE MAYBE THE EMOTIONAL

BUT WE HAD COUNTLESS STUDENTS WHO WERE VERY ATTRACTED

AND ENERGIZED

NOBODY WAS BORED IN JUSTIN'S CLASSES.

YO, WHAT'S UP? HEY, HOW YA DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU!

Justin's voice: MY OFFICE WAS MY CLASSROOM.

I RAN THE WHOLE MINISTRY IN MY CLASSROOM.

I'M GONNA KEEP IT REAL. I USED TO GO TO--

I USED TO GO AND LIKE MAKE COPIES AT THE COPY MACHINE,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND THE BUSINESS WORLD WOULD SAY,

"OH THAT'S SICK. PAY IT BACK. YOU'RE WRONG."

BUT IT WAS MY ONLY SHOT. IT WAS MY ONLY HOPE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

IF I DIDN'T DO THIS, I WAS GONNA BE STUCK IN THIS CLASSROOM.

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

LIKE, YOU GET STUCK IN THAT JOB FOREVER.

AND YOU DON'T WANT-- I'M NOT GETTING STUCK IN A JOB FOREVER.

I WANNA BE WHO I AM AND BE ABLE TO BE FREE.

AND I'M FREE NOW.

HEY, YOU GUYS COMING FOR THE EVENT TONIGHT?

Justin: WHO'S READY? WHO'S READY RIGHT NOW?

CLAP YOUR HANDS RIGHT NOW IF YOU'RE READY.

IF YOU'RE READY TO GET THE MESSAGE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER GOTTEN IT BEFORE,

- CLAP YOUR HANDS RIGHT NOW. - ( applause )

WHEN I WAS 16, I HAD A 1.6 GPA IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I GOT KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL TWICE, RIGHT? IT'S MESSED UP MY LIFE, RIGHT?

BUT I HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE, AND TONIGHT YOU GOTTA MAKE YOUR CHOICE.

YOU SAY, "WELL, I'M A GOOD PERSON. I DO NICE THINGS."

WE DON'T GOT TIME FOR GOOD PEOPLE.

GOD WANTS TO RAISE UP GREAT PEOPLE TONIGHT.

WOULD YOU TAKE THIS IF JESUS

WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW?

IF HE WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW,

WOULD YOU BASH HIM IN THE FACE? WOULD YOU?

- NO. - NO?

THEN WHY WOULD YOU SIN?

IF YOU'RE GONNA SIN, YOU BETTER HAVE THE COURAGE

TO BASH HIS FACE IN.

YOU BETTER. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GONNA GO OUT AND HURT HIM,

YOU BETTER HAVE THE COURAGE. YOU BETTER!

YOU BETTER HAVE THE COURAGE TO BASH HIS FACE IN!

IF YOU'RE GONNA GO OUT THERE AND SIN,

YOU BETTER RIGHT NOW BASH HIS FACE IN.

HAVE YOU SINNED IN THE PAST 20 MINUTES,

HOUR, FOUR HOURS?

REALLY HURT HIM? HAVE YOU?

HAVE YOU? HAVE YOU?

- ( organ playing ) - ( people singing )

Father Richards: THEY USED TO CALL HIM THE MAYOR OF PREP,

BECAUSE HE'D ALWAYS BE IN YOUR FACE, YOU KNOW, THINKING HE RAN THE PLACE,

KIND OF LIKE HE IS TODAY.

SO ONE DAY

AS I WAS WRITING ON THE BLACKBOARD,

I TURN AROUND AND THERE IS JUSTIN,

HE'S UP IN THE FIRST ROW AND HE'S SITTING BACK LIKE THIS.

AND HE HAS HIS SHOES OFF, HIS FEET OUT ON THE DESK IN FRONT OF HIM.

AND I WENT OVER TO HIM AND I SAID, "JUSTIN!

TAKE YOUR FEET OFF THAT DESK NOW!"

AND HE LOOKED AT ME, AND HE SAID, "YOU SAY PLEASE."

( laughs ) I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

GRABBED HIM, THREW HIM OUT OF THE ROOM PHYSICALLY,

SAID, "GET THE HECK OUT OF MY CLASSROOM!"

AND HE COULDN'T STAND ME. HE THREW ME IN THE OFFICE.

I GOT THROWN IN FRONT OF THE DISCIPLINARY REVIEW BOARD,

KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL. BEEN TOLD TO GO HOME FOR A FEW DAYS

TO THINK ABOUT HOW I'M ACTING.

SO I SAID, "SCREW THIS." SO I GOT IN FIGHTS, HURTING PEOPLE--

BASICALLY JUST A NUISANCE,

A HURTFUL GUY. AND WHAT CHANGED ME

WAS WHEN I--

I GOT A GIRL PREGNANT.

I SAW THAT GIRL AT A BASKETBALL GAME SIX MONTHS LATER.

I SAID, "WHERE IS THE BABY?" SHE SAID, "THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS," AND WALKED AWAY.

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THREE THINGS HAPPENED:

THAT BABY IS EITHER ABORTED;

IT WAS A LIE AND THEY TRIED TO SCARE ME

'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GO OUT WITH THAT GIRL;

OR MY KID, THERE'S A KID SOMEWHERE OUT THERE.

AND I WAS SCARED.

AND SO SINCE I WAS SO SCARED, THIS PRIEST,

BEEFY, UNIBROW GUY,

ASKED ME TO GET INVOLVED WITH MY FAITH.

AND EVERY OTHER TIME I'D SAID NO.

THIS TIME I SAID YES BECAUSE I HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

SO IN THE MIDDLE OF CLASS, I LOOKED AT HIM AND I SAID "JUSTIN,

WE'RE DOING A RETREAT. YOU WANNA COME TO THIS RETREAT?"

HE GOES, "I ALREADY KNOW--

I ALREADY KNOW JESUS, FATHER."

I SAID, "SO MAYBE YOU COULD TEACH THE REST OF US SOMETHING THEN, HUH?"

AND SO HE'S-- ( groans )

SO HE DECIDED TO COME ON RETREAT.

AND IT'S THERE ON RETREAT THAT REALLY--

WHEN HE FINALLY SURRENDERED IT ALL TO GOD.

I REMEMBER THERE'S KIDS SLEEPING, THERE'S A BUNCH OF GIRLS CRYING OVER HERE.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF TOUGH GUYS JUST KNEELING JUST TO BE TOUGH,

'CAUSE THEY GOTTA KEEP KNEELING 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY ELSE IS KNEELING.

SO THEY WANNA BE TOUGH, RIGHT? SO I KNEW THEY WERE DOING THAT.

I WAS ACTUALLY RIGHT THERE. I REMEMBER I WAS IN THE CENTER,

I WAS LOOKING UP AT THE CROSS AND JESUS AND THE EUCHARIST,

LIKE YOUR SCENE OF ADORATION WAS THERE.

AND I REMEMBER SCREAMING OUT,

"I'M GONNA START CARING."

AND I JUST STARTED YELLING IT,

LIKE, AND THE KID WAKES UP,

LIKE, "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" AND I JUST STARTED SCREAMING.

I GO, "I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT ANYBODY BUT MYSELF

IN MY WHOLE LIFE." AND I GO, "HOW MANY OF US ARE LIKE THAT?"

AND THEY START NODDING THEIR HEADS, RIGHT?

AND SO I STARTED SAYING, "WHOA," YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, LIKE,

"I'M SHARING MY HEART. I'M PRAYING,

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE, RIGHT?"

SO THEN AS I SHARE MY HEART, I TOTALLY SHARE MY HEART TO GOD,

"I'M SORRY FOR DOING THIS, I'M SORRY FOR DOING THAT."

I STARTED SCREAMING, "I'M SORRY FOR THIS. I'M SORRY FOR THIS. I'M SORRY FOR THIS,"

AND STARTED GOING OFF, RIGHT?

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN PEOPLE STARTED, LIKE, BAWLING.

THEY STARTED, LIKE, "HOLY COW, I DON'T CARE. I'M ALL ABOUT ME."

AND THEN EVEN THE KID THAT'S SLEEPING IS LIKE ENGAGED, RIGHT?

I SAID, "GOD,

IF I CAN JUST MAKE YOU THE MAN."

WHAT'S UP, BIG MAN?

HEY, LADIES, WHAT DO YOU GUYS GOT GOING ON TONIGHT? YOU DOING ALL RIGHT?

WHAT'S UP, LADIES? WHAT'S GOING DOWN?

HEY, WHAT'S GOING DOWN? HOW YOU DOING?

WHAT'S UP, BIG MAN? WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT TONIGHT?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

- ANYTHING GOOD GOING ON HERE? - NOTHING GOOD ENOUGH.

WELL, I'VE COME TO BRING YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT,

- BECAUSE I'M ACTUALLY A MINISTER. - GOOD.

AND I WANNA PRAY WITH YOU.

- WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME? - NO.

DO YOU THINK-- WOULD YOU LIKE HOOK UP WITH A GIRL

THAT YOU DON'T KNOW VERY WELL?

I MEAN, IT'S AN EXPERIENCE, AS IN ALL LIFE EXPERIENCES...

SO HER GETTING FINGERED, OR GIVING YOU A BLOWJOB

IS JUST AN EXPERIENCE?

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S CRAZY. I KNOW YOU MIGHT THINK I'M DIFFERENT OR WHATEVER,

BUT I WANNA PRAY FOR YOUR BABY. COULD I DO THAT?

- OKAY. - I KNOW IT SOUNDS WEIRD OR DIFFERENT.

- WHAT'S UP, BIG MAN? YOU STAYING STRONG? - YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, STAY OUT OF TROUBLE, KEEP FOCUSED.

OH MAN, LORD HELP ME HERE.

Man: I WAS RAISED AND BORN,

I WAS CONFIRMED IN THE CATHOLIC-- IN THE CHURCH.

- YEAH. - IT'S ALL BS TO ME. IT'S NOTHING.

IT'S NOTHING. BECAUSE IT'S ALL FALSE HOPE.

- IT'S ALL-- IT'S NOT TRUE. - SO WHAT'S YOUR HOPE?

THERE'S NOTHING. THERE'S NOTHING.

- THAT'S YOUR HOPE? - YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING.

YO, THIS GUY, HE WANTS EVIDENCE TO BELIEVE, RIGHT HERE.

EVIDENCE? WHAT EVIDENCE, MAN?

I WANT ONE PIECE OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD.

Tim Hanley: WHY? SEE, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

- THAT'S THE PROBLEM? - THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT THAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE,

IS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SCIENCE-- UNLESS THERE'S SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE,

YOUR DANG SCIENTIFIC MIND WON'T THINK ANY OTHER WAY.

YOU'RE TOO BUSY WORRYING ABOUT YOUR MIND AND YOU'RE NOT WORRYING ABOUT YOUR HEART.

IT'S BULLSHIT. YOU'RE BELIEVING IN A FALSE HOPE.

IT'S ALL FALSE.

YOU KNOW, CHRISTIAN-- IT'S ALL BULLSHIT.

IT'S SUCH FUCKING BULLSHIT.

I BELIEVE IN FALSE SHIT, HOW ABOUT THAT?

- HOW ABOUT THAT? - I LIKE THAT.

I BELIEVE IN FUCKING FICTION BOOKS, HOW ABOUT THAT?

TELL ME ONE FUCKING PIECE OF EVIDENCE!

ONE FUCKING PIECE. YOU GOT SHIT.

FUCK YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS ARE FUCKING BULLSHIT.

I SWEAR TO GOD YOU GUYS MAKE ME FUCKING SICK.

- CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG? - FUCK NO, YOU CAN'T GIVE ME A HUG!

YOU GUYS ARE SO FUCKING BRAINWASHED

IT MAKES ME FUCKING SICK.

Justin's voice: WHAT HAPPENED WAS I WENT TO CONFESSION ONE TIME,

AND THE PRIEST SAID--

'CAUSE I WAS STRUGGLING WITH, LIKE, MASTURBATION

AND LIKE, STRUGGLING WITH, LIKE,

CONTROLLING MY ENERGY.

YOU KNOW, LIKE HURTING PEOPLE WITH MY WORDS.

AND SO THE PRIEST GOES-- HE GOES,

"YOU NEED TO WORK OUT, MAN."

( laughs ) AND HE SAID, "YOUR PENANCE IS

TO WORK OUT THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR SIX MONTHS."

AND EVER SINCE THEN--

THAT WAS ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO.

I TOOK HIS ADVICE, AND MY MASTURBATION WAS HEALED.

I STOP WORKING OUT, GO RIGHT BACK INTO MASTURBATION.

THIS IS MY PRAYER RIGHT HERE.

PEOPLE GOT IT WRONG, MAN.

THEY THINK YOU GOTTA BE--

I LIKE TO KEEP IT REAL.

Justin: IF YOU LAUGH OR MOCK ANYBODY IN THIS,

I WILL FIND YOU AND GET YOU OUT OF THIS.

THIS IS A PRAYERFUL EXPERIENCE, ALL RIGHT?

YOU GOTTA REMEMBER THIS.

THIS IS-- WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS,

SO WE'D NEVER WANT TO MAKE IT INTO A MOCKERY, MAKE IT FUN.

YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN I'M THROWING YOU TO THE GROUND,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING?

I'M THINKING OF ALL THE THINGS I'VE DONE TO KILL JESUS.

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

- WONDER WHY I'M SO INTENSE, HUH? - YEAH.

GO JESUS, GO.

YOU'RE NOTHING. GO, FASTER!

GET UP, JESUS, LET'S GO!

YOU WANNA DIE FOR THEM, JESUS? LET'S GO, JESUS.

GO FASTER! YOU'RE NOTHING!

COME ON, JESUS, YOU'RE DYING FOR NO REASON.

COME ON, DIE. DIE, JESUS.

NOW SAY IT LIKE-- SAY IT LIKE HE DIED FOR YOU.

READY? SO I'M LIKE--

Justin: I HAVE WITH ME METAL BALLS WITH SHARP-EDGED BLADES

ON THEM TO CUT AND RIP YOUR FLESH, JESUS.

SO YOU GOTTA BE THAT WAY.

I HAVE WITH ME METAL BALLS WITH SHARP-EDGED BLADES ON THEM

TO CUT AND RIP YOUR FLESH, JESUS.

THROW THE HEARTS, BAM! RUN, HUG!

THE BIGGEST HUG YOU'VE EVER HAD. HOLD THAT HUG.

25 SECONDS, MAN. ALL RIGHT?

YOU DON'T NEED ANY ACTION. YOUTH MINISTRY, BABY.

NICE HUG, ALL RIGHT? THERE YOU GO.

YOU'RE GONNA DIE, NO ONE'S GONNA CARE.

YOU'RE GONNA DIE! JUST GIVE UP, KING OF THE JEWS.

WHAT ABOUT THEIR FEET? DO WE DO THEIR FEET?

Justin: GIVE HER THE HEART. GIVE HER THE HEART.

NOW YOU'RE GONNA SCREAM, "JESUS GAVE ME A HEART!

YEAH, THAT BOY HAD SEX WITH ME AND BROKE MY HEART!

BUT GOD GAVE ME A NEW HEART. YEAH MY MOTHER DIED,

BUT SHE'S IN HEAVEN. YEAH, I HAVE A PURPOSE,

I HAVE A GOAL. I KNOW WHO I AM.

I'M A CHRISTIAN. I'M A CATHOLIC!"

- LORD, I BELIEVE... - LORD, I BELIEVE...

...THAT I CAN DO ALL THINGS....

...THAT I CAN DO ALL THINGS...

...THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME.

...THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME.

- HELP US... - HELP US...

...BUILD THE GREATEST MINISTRY...

...BUILD THE GREATEST MINISTRY...

- ...IN MISSOURI. - ...IN MISSOURI.

- AMEN. - AMEN.

Justin: AND MAY YOU HAVE THE GREATEST MINISTRY IN MISSOURI.

AND ONE DAY WHEN I COME BACK HERE PREACHING,

I CAN SAY TO YOU, "JOB WELL DONE.

YOU'VE TOUCHED THOUSANDS OF LIVES.

YOU DON'T NEED ME ANYMORE.

IT'S MY TIME TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IT'S MY TIME, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

PRAISING JESUS HERE."

IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, THEN IT WAS BETTER THAT I WASN'T HERE.

REMEMBER THAT.

IT WAS BETTER I NEVER CAME.

PEACE BE WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE EACH OTHER A SIGN OF PEACE

AS WE LEAVE TONIGHT.

Justin: HE JUST WANTED AA FOOTBALL.

TO START HIS SENIOR YEAR, THAT WOULD BE A BIG THING FOR HIS DAD.

YOU KNOW, PLAY FOUR YEARS, QUIT FOOTBALL AND...

Mary Fatica's voice: HE ACTUALLY CAME INTO MY DORM ROOM

ABOUT A MONTH INTO COLLEGE

OUR FRESHMAN YEAR. WE LIVED IN THE SAME DORM.

AND HE CAME IN TO...

EVANGELIZE ME, YOU KNOW?

AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE FLOOR, 'CAUSE HE WAS JUST MAKING HIS STOPS ON THE WAY.

BUT I WAS UPSET. I WAS ACTUALLY SITTING ON MY BED CRYING

BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO HOME. I WAS HOMESICK.

AND HE CAME IN AND HE'S DROPPING POPCORN ALL OVER MY FLOOR

AND HE SLAMS THE DOOR AND HE'S LIKE, "YOU! YOU NEED JESUS

AND THEN YOU WON'T CRY SO MUCH."

AND I WAS LIKE, "YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF MY ROOM."

AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE MET.

AND THEN HE JUST KEPT COMING BACK.

Justin: YO, 'CAUSE I WAS, LIKE, ALL NERVOUS TO DATE A GIRL.

'CAUSE, LIKE, I HAD A MESS UP WHEN I WAS 17 OR WHATEVER.

YOU KNOW? SO I WOULDN'T DATE ANYBODY.

DATING A GIRL FOR ME-- THE NEXT GIRL I WAS GONNA DATE,

I WAS HOPING WAS GONNA BE THE GIRL I WAS GONNA MARRY.

OR I WAS GONNA BE A PRIEST, AND YOU KNOW, AND GIVE MY LIFE TO THAT.

HE WOULDN'T EVEN CALL IT A DATE UNTIL WE WERE ON THE WAY HOME.

I GO, "WE'RE NOT GOING ON A DATE."

EVERYBODY'S LIKE, "I HEARD YOU'RE GOING ON A DATE WITH MARY."

I GO, "I'M NOT GOING ON A DATE."

SO THEN HE MAKES SURE WE GET A RIDE WITH LIKE THREE OTHER PEOPLE

SO THAT IT'S NOT A DATE.

I WAS SCARED, YOU KNOW? I WAS SCARED TO MESS UP.

SO I WAS KIND OF LIKE, "YEAH, WE'RE DATING.

NO, WE'RE NOT DATING!" I WAS ALL SCREWED UP AT THE TIME.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WANTED AT THE TIME.

- NOPE. - BUT I ALWAYS WANTED HER.

AND WE HAVE A CHOICE. WE CAN EITHER EMPOWER

OR WE CAN TEMPT.

BECAUSE EVE IN THAT GARDEN PICKED UP THE APPLE,

TOOK A BITE AND SAID TO ADAM,

"OH, THIS IS GREAT. HAVE SOME."

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, LADIES.

IT WASN'T ADAM.

IT WAS EVE.

WE ARE THERE TO SUPPORT, TO HELP DIRECT,

TO GUIDE AND TO LOVE.

SO WE HAVE A CHOICE.

EITHER WE TEMPT OR WE EMPOWER.

THOSE ARE OUR CHOICES.

I MARRIED JUSTIN WITH THE INTENT OF BEING HIS PARTNER.

AND I DO FEEL THAT IN OUR MARRIAGE WE ARE EQUAL PARTNERS.

AND I FEEL LIKE MY ROLE IN HIS MINISTRY

IS TO SUPPORT HIM SO THAT HE CAN HAVE A HAVEN AT HOME,

TO GET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE,

AND SO THAT HE KNOWS THAT HE'S LOVED,

YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.

GET IT GOING. KEEP IT GOING NOW.

IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE THERE'S PEOPLE HERE THAT WANNA GET--

MY BROTHER IN THE YELLOW SHIRT, I'M TALKING TO YOU.

IF YOU BELIEVE THERE'S PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP, CLAP YOUR HANDS RIGHT NOW.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU, THAT I'M GONNA KEEP IT REALLY REAL RIGHT NOW,

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR ME DOING THIS, BUT I'M GONNA DO IT.

AND SOME OF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE IT. I'VE SEEN IT.

AND YOU CAN BE LIKE, "WHATEVER," BUT I'M GONNA BE REAL.

YOU WANNA KNOW WHY SHE'S FELT LIKE THIS HER WHOLE LIFE?

BECAUSE SHE'S FAT!

LOOK AT ME. YEAH, "OH, HEY, HE JUST SAID THAT."

I JUST SAID IT, AND I'M GONNA SAY IT AGAIN.

THEY DON'T LOOK AT YOU LIKE THAT.

THEY DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE SHE'S FAT.

I KNOW HER, AND I KNOW HER HEART.

SHE IS BEAUTIFUL.

AND I WANT YOU TO CLAP FOR HER

TO GIVE HER THE RESPECT THAT SHE DESERVES.

( applause )

CLAP RIGHT NOW FOR HER

AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE

WHO GET DISSED JUST 'CAUSE THEY AIN'T ACCEPTED.

Kathleen Sciame: I TRUSTED HIM.

WHEN HE FIRST DID IT, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS GONNA SAY.

I JUST KNEW HE WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING.

AND EVEN IF IT HURT, OR STUNG

FOR LIKE TWO SECONDS WHILE HE WAS SAYING IT,

I KNEW THAT I HAD GOTTEN PAST THAT.

AND I KNEW THAT FOR ME-- IT STILL HURT.

LIKE, MY PAST STILL HURT.

BUT IF IT'S GONNA HELP SOMEONE ELSE,

OR IF IT'S GONNA CHANGE SOME PEOPLE,

THEN I'D RATHER THAT

THAN ME BE HAPPY.

STAND UP, KATHLEEN. STAND UP.

YEAH, SHE'S FAT, ALL RIGHT? THAT'S THE TRUTH.

GUESS WHAT, THAT'S THE WAY THE WORLD LOOKS AT HER.

EVERY DAY, RIGHT, KATHLEEN?

EVERY DAY THEY MOCK HER, THEY LOOK AT HER WEIRD.

YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT IF FEELS LIKE, RIGHT?

IT AIN'T RIGHT!

WHY DON'T YOU GO HANG OUT WITH THE FAT GIRLS?

WHY DON'T YOU START HANGING OUT WITH THEM INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT YOUR LOOKS?

WHY? NOW IS THE TIME AND YOU'RE THE ONE.

( crying ) 'CAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE IN SCHOOL

LIKE KATHLEEN THAT NEED YOU.

RIGHT?

THEY NEED YOU, MAN!

I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT IF I NEVER GET SKINNY,

THEN SO WHAT? BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT MATTERS.

WHAT MATTERS IS HAVING MY FAITH.

AND IF I DON'T STATE THAT

AS A FACT, LIKE, I'M FAT.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN'T CHANGE THAT.

I COULD IF I WOULD,

BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE MY PRIORITY.

MY PRIORITY IS GOD.

- WHO WANTS A S'MORE? - Girl: ME.

I GOTTA MAKE SOME.

( people chatting )

WHO'S GONNA MAKE-- YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THEM. YOU'RE LIKE A PRO AT THIS.

ERIK'S MAKING ME ONE.

Justin: ALL RIGHT, LAST CALL FOR MARSHMALLOWS.

THEN WE GOTTA SIT DOWN AND START THE PROGRAM.

Boy #1: AT THAT TIME MY FRIENDS,

THEY WERE REALLY INTO, LIKE, GOING TO THE CLUBS.

AND THEN I GOT INTRODUCED TO A DRUG CALLED "SPECIAL K."

AND I STARTED SNORTING THAT. AND AFTER THAT,

I WAS-- FORGET ABOUT IT.

I WENT FROM LIKE, THE TOWN JOCK TO THE TOWN JUNKIE.

Girl #1: WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,

I USED TO WANNA COMMIT SUICIDE ALMOST EVERY DAY.

I WAS PICKED ON AT SCHOOL FOR HOW FAT I USED TO BE.

I DEVELOPED AN EATING DISORDER

BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO FIT IN.

Boy #2: MY MOM WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER.

I FELT LIKE I WAS LOST.

Girl #2: I WAS SUICIDAL IN EIGHTH GRADE.

AND I RECENTLY STARTED SEEING SOMEBODY,

AND HE'S ACTUALLY IN JAIL.

HE GOT ME STARTED BACK ON THE DRUGS AND STUFF,

AND I HAVEN'T STOPPED TO THIS DAY.

Girl #3: I WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED

BY MY BROTHER WHEN I WAS 13.

I'LL NEVER FORGIVE MY BROTHER FOR WHAT HE DID.

AND I HAVEN'T FORGIVEN MYSELF EITHER.

Girl #4: AND I'M HERE NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY FOR MYSELF.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.

AND I, DON'T...

HAVE ANY WORDS FOR MYSELF.

WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR I DON'T THINK ABOUT GOD.

I THINK ABOUT HOW DISGUSTING I AM.

AND...

I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE CLAP FOR ME

AND I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE JUDGE ME.

AND I DON'T TELL MY STORY AT HOME BECAUSE TO THEM I'M A SLUT.

BUT HERE I'M NOT.

AND, HOPE--

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I EXPECT OUT OF THIS,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HERE, BUT--

YEAH, THAT'S IT.

Justin's voice: I'LL TELL YOU WHO I RELATE TO THE MOST--

THE UNDERDOGS.

AND THAT'S SOMETIMES, LIKE, WHERE I'M AT, YOU KNOW?

SITTING IN MY ROOM AT NIGHT

WITH ALL THESE DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS, YOU KNOW?

"AM I REALLY GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT," YOU KNOW?

"AM I REALLY GONNA BE ABLE TO, LIKE--"

I SAVE THOUSANDS OF KIDS, YOU KNOW?

AND PEOPLE LAUGH AT ME, BUT I STILL BELIEVE IT, YOU KNOW?

I'M NOT PERFECT. I'M THE BIGGEST WEAK MAN IN THE WORLD.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW THE TRUTH

AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT JUST DON'T CARE.

AND THEY'RE GOING HOME WORRIED ABOUT, "OH, DID YOU CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR?"

"CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR.

OH NO, THE RACCOONS ARE IN THE GARAGE. WOO HOO!"

YEAH, JUST DOWN THE STREET SOMEBODY GOT RAPED!

THAT'S WHAT-- I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I'M WEIRD OR SOMETHING.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT.

Justin: AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT SIN DOES TO THE WORLD.

WHO WOULD AGREE THAT MORE PEOPLE FOLLOW SIN,

ARE A SLAVE TO SIN THAN ARE A SLAVE TO JESUS? RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL RIGHT, NOW PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING THAT, RIGHT?

NOW WATCH WHAT HAPPENS. BRO, YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, RIGHT?

YOU'VE BEEN WITH ME BEFORE.

THEY DON'T WANNA SEE THIS, DO THEY?

BUT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO. DON'T YOU THINK THEY NEED TO?

I WANT ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SERIOUSLY THOUGHT

OF KILLING THEMSELVES TO COME UP HERE RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU HONESTLY HAVE EVER THOUGHT OF KILLING YOURSELF,

SAYING, "I WANT TO END MY LIFE,"

COME UP RIGHT NOW. NOW DON'T BE A FAKE.

AND YOU SIT STRONG BEFORE THEM.

NO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO CLAP RIGHT NOW.

I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I DO WANNA CLAP FOR THEM, BUT IN A LITTLE BIT.

( crying ) I'M SORRY. I'M SO SO SORRY.

I'M SO SORRY.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY THIS WORLD TAUGHT YOU

TO BE A SLAVE TO SIN,

TO LIVE FOR WHAT'S WRONG. BECAUSE WHEN YOU LIVE FOR WHAT'S WRONG,

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.

I CAN'T SAY THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH,

BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT I FEEL FOR YOU.

BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS I WANNA SPEAK TO THEM.

YOU LISTEN TO ME AND YOU LISTEN TO ME GOOD.

YOU'RE THE PROBLEM.

YOU'RE AFRAID TO CHALLENGE PEOPLE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

( yelling ) YOU'RE AFRAID!

YOU'RE AFRAID

TO NOT LOOK AND BE ACCEPTED!

YOU WANNA BE ACCEPTED SO BAD

THAT YOU LET YOUR FRIENDS DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

YOU GOTTA TAKE A STAND!

YOU GOTTA TAKE A STAND.

RIGHT NOW!

YOU GOT A CHOICE TO MAKE.

HOW YOU DOING?

I'VE JUST BEEN UP ALL NIGHT.

NOT ME,

BUT MY WIFE'S BEEN UP ALL NIGHT.

ACTUALLY I WAS SLEEPING WHILE SHE WAS UP

HAVING HER CONTRACTIONS.

PROBABLY A JERK OF ME. AS I SIT HERE MY HOUSE IS SILENT,

MY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, MY BEAUTIFUL HOME.

THERE'S GONNA BE A CRYING BABY HERE IN A FEW DAYS.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF A HERO NOBODY'S WATCHING.

I LOVE MY WIFE, AND SHE'S MY HERO.

'CAUSE A HERO

IS A PERSON...

WHO DOESN'T NEED TO BE SEEN TO DO SOMETHING GREAT.

THEY DO GOOD ALL THE TIME.

PRECIOUS.

Justin: THIS IS OUR FIRST KID, MARY. THAT DO YOU THINK?

YOU DOING ALL RIGHT, MARY?

- OH, YEAH. I'M DOING GREAT. - WOMEN ARE AMAZING.

Mary: CAN YOU TAPE SOMEBODY ELSE?

Justin: UH OH, THE BABY'S CRYING-- MET MY MOM.

( Justin laughs )

I DON'T PICK THEM UP TILL THEY'RE TWO.

Justin: LOOK AT THIS BABY.

- HE'S A PRIZE FIGHTER. - LOOK AT HIM.

HE'S LOOKING MIGHTY CUTE.

WE GOT YOU RIGHT ON FILM, JOS.

JOSEPH. JOEY.

WOMEN ARE AMAZING.

MY WIFE'S TIRED. I HAVE A NEWFOUND RESPECT FOR WOMEN.

I'M SO PROUD. MOM, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

- WAS IT WORTH IT, MOM? - NO.

WELL, YOU'RE NICE.

LET ME CHECK OUT THAT BEAK REAL QUICK.

I WONDER IF JOEY'S GONNA HAVE A BEAK LIKE THAT.

HEY, MA. I LOVE MY MOM.

GET OVER HERE, MOTHER.

LOOK AT THE CAMERA. SAY SOMETHING.

- WHY DO YOU-- - ABOUT THIS BABY? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

JUSTIN, PLEASE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WITH THAT THING.

- YOU'RE BEING AN OBNOXIOUS FATHER. - OH, YEAH.

Priest: AS PARENTS AND GODPARENTS,

IS IT YOUR WILL THAT YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE BAPTIZED IN THE FAITH,

TO WALK WITH US TOGETHER?

- All: YES. - Priest: COME FORTH TO THE WATERS.

JOSEPH MICAH, I BAPTIZE YOU IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,

- AND THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. - YES.

ALL RIGHT.

Justin's voice: I NEVER REALLY DREAMED ABOUT BEING A DAD.

BUT SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPENED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I WAS HOLDING MY BABY.

I'M LIFTING HIM UP, AND HE'S ALWAYS CRYING.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED SAYING THINGS LIKE,

"I'M PROUD OF YOU, EVEN IF YOU CRY."

- AND I'M LIKE, "I'M PROUD OF YOU EVEN WHEN YOU DO THIS--" - ( people laugh )

YOU KNOW, IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH.

AND THEN I STARTED SAYING THINGS LIKE THIS,

"I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE A TEENAGER ONE DAY AND MAKE MISTAKES.

AND WHEN YOU GET ALL A'S I'LL BE PROUD OF YOU.

AND IF YOU'RE LIKE YOUR DAD AND GET F'S AND D'S

I'M STILL PROUD OF YOU."

AND I WAS GETTING PUMPED. I WAS JUST TELLING HIM, "I'M PROUD OF YOU,

I'M PROUD OF YOU."

AND I'VE COME HERE TONIGHT TO TELL YOU THE SAME THING.

YOU HAVE A GOD THAT IS PROUD OF YOU.

Justin's voice: I WANNA SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU.

NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES,

NO MATTER WHAT MY BABY DOES,

THERE'S NOTHING,

THERE'S NO WAY THAT I COULDN'T BE PROUD

OF WHAT MY WIFE AND I MADE.

THERE'S NO WAY THAT I COULD LOOK AT THIS

AND SAY THAT THIS ISN'T WORTH IT.

SO HOW COULD GOD LOOK AT YOU AND SAY YOU'RE NOT WORTH IT?

GOD LOVES YOU

A LOT.

LIKE, BIG TIME.

THAT WAS GREAT.

Kathleen: I'LL SHOW YOU MY DINING ROOM.

THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE ROOMS.

I ALWAYS WANTED A DINING ROOM

WHERE I COULD HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY AT ONE TABLE.

WELL, THE TABLE WASN'T LARGE ENOUGH.

SO MY HUSBAND HAD TO BUILD AN EXTENSION FOR OUR TABLE

SO NOW WE CAN FIT ALL OUR FAMILY IN IT.

AND HERE'S OUR LIVING ROOM AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WE USE IT RARELY.

IT'S HARD TO GET PEOPLE IN HERE.

THEY WANNA BE ON THE LAKE SIDE, YOU KNOW?

THIS IS THE WOOD SIDE, THEY WANNA BE ON THE LAKE SIDE.

BUT ANYWAY-- BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ROOM.

I ESPECIALLY LOVE THE STAIR RAILINGS.

I MAKE BEDS, MY KIDS DO NOT.

ANYWAY, THIS IS ONE OF JACK'S BEARS.

HE HAS TWO OF THEM.

WELL, ACTUALLY HE HAS THREE. JUSTIN USED TO USE THIS BEAR.

HE WOULD PUT IT ON AND DRAPE IT OVER HIS HEAD

AND CHASE AFTER ALL THE LITTLE GRANDCHILDREN.

Jack's voice: THERE'S A LOT OF VARMINTS AND STUFF,

LIKE SKUNKS AND RACCOONS AND POSSUMS THAT COME OUT AT NIGHT.

SO WE DRIVE AROUND ON A GOLF CART

WITH A SPOTLIGHT AND A SHOTGUN

AND WE ELIMINATE THEM.

YEAH, I HAVE A TARGET SET UP.

I PRACTICE ARCHERY DOWN HERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE?

WE'RE DOING GUYS' STUFF.

YEAH, GUYS' STUFF. WHAT ARE YOU, SHOOTING THE ARCHERY?

I DON'T DO ANY OF THAT STUFF.

WHERE DID MY ARROWS GO?

BAM! BINGO, HUH?

I DON'T KNOW. CAN'T SEE THAT FAR.

OH, THAT WAS A BAD SHOT.

Jack's voice: JUSTIN, GO GET THE ARROWS.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS WHAT I--

HUNTING, ARCHERY-- NO, I DIDN'T LIKE IT.

IT'S TOUGH TO BE IN THE WOODS FOR THAT LONG.

YEAH, YOU WENT A COUPLE TIMES.

YEAH, I USED TO GO.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T ENOUGH-- YOU GOTTA SIT,

- AND BE STILL AND WAIT. - WAIT.

THAT'S-- NAH. NOT JUSTIN.

I MEAN, I SIT STILL EVERY MORNING, YOU KNOW, IN PRAYER.

I CAN SIT STILL FOR TWO HOURS IN PRAYER,

BUT NOT WITH--

YOU KNOW, IN ARCHERY, I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THAT PASSION.

Kathleen's voice: JUSTIN WANTS EVERYBODY TO BELIEVE WHAT HE BELIEVES

AND THAT CAN BE A PROBLEM.

WHAT HE'S DOING IS WONDERFUL AND POSITIVE,

BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK AT HIM AS VERY DIFFERENT

AND VERY STRANGE.

HE USED TO GET ANNOYED WITH ALL OF US

BECAUSE WE WEREN'T FERVENT LIKE HE WAS.

BUT NOT EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD CAN BE JUSTIN.

I'VE BEEN USING THAT PRAYER...

YEAH, WHEN YOU COME HOME IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU'RE DEALING WITH FAMILY.

'CAUSE WE'RE SO DIFFERENT.

I MEAN, I'M OUT THERE BEING A MINISTER

TALKING ABOUT JESUS CHRIST AND LOVING HIM.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY,

THEY GO-- THEY THINK THAT'S A LITTLE LIKE, YOU KNOW,

"ALL RIGHT, OKAY. IT'S PAYING THE BILLS NOW, GOOD."

BUT IF IT WASN'T PAYING THE BILLS...

Jack: MONEY IS NOT AN EVIL THING.

YOU KNOW, IT JUST CAN MAKE PEOPLE EVIL,

BUT IT'S NOT AN EVIL THING.

HE ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS BAD, YOU KNOW, I THINK.

IT WAS NOT--

YOU PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION

TO THE MATERIAL THINGS, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT HE'S ABOUT.

I JUST THINK THAT HE WAS EMBARRASSED

THAT HE CAME FROM AN AFFLUENT FAMILY.

AND HE JUST PORTRAYED HIMSELF AS SOMEONE

WHO CAME FROM ANOTHER SIDE OF THE TRACK,

IF YOU WANT TO SAY THAT.

BUT I THINK THEY'RE VERY MUCH ALIKE

IN MANY WAYS. JUSTIN, OUT OF THE THREE CHILDREN,

IS THE ONE THAT HAS THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT.

JACK HAD A VISION.

AND JUSTIN HAS THE SAME KIND OF VISION.

JACK HAD THE VISION IN BUSINESS.

AND JUSTIN HAS THE BUSINESS VISION

IN A RELIGIOUS SENSE.

AND WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I COULD HONESTLY SAY "SORRY" TO MY DAD.

AND I WANTED-- YOU KNOW.

I GUESS IT'S A GOOD TIME TO, YOU KNOW, TO DO IT.

I WAS YOUNG, 17, 18 YEARS OLD

AND I HAD BUILT A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST, AND I REALLY HURT HIM.

AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT.

YOU KNOW, I WAS YOUNG, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING--

WELL, NO. YOU HURT YOURSELF MORE THAN YOU DID ME,

BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T HANDLE THE FACT

THAT I DIDN'T BELIEVE LIKE YOU BELIEVED, I THINK.

YEAH, THAT WAS IT.

BUT IT WAS, WHEN I WAS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT--

IT'S KIND OF LIKE, I WAS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING,

I WAS COMING TO YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND WITH EVERYTHING.

AND WHEN YOU'RE A YOUNG KID, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN,

YOU WANT YOUR DAD TO BE LIKE, "YEAH, THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S GREAT."

AND HE'S KIND OF LIKE, "ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS A LITTLE WILD HERE, ALL RIGHT."

- OKAY. - "LET'S GO KILL SOMETHING."

YEAH, EXACTLY, LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU, TALKING FROM YOUR HEART

- CRYING WITH ME ABOUT GOD-- - LET'S GO SHOOTING, OR FISHING OR SOMETHING.

Justin's voice: THIS IS THE CHURCH WHERE I GREW UP.

I WAS BAPTIZED THERE. I GREW UP HERE.

WHEN I FOUND THE LORD AT 17 AND STARTED GROWING IN MY FAITH,

I REALLY SPENT HOURS IN HERE AFTER SCHOOL.

NOBODY WAS HERE. NOBODY PRAYED IN HERE. I WAS BY MYSELF.

AND WHEN YOU'RE WALKING IN AND YOU'RE BY YOURSELF PRAYING,

NOBODY WANTS TO COME PRAY WITH YOU.

AND THEY JOKE AROUND ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING,

AND YOU'RE IN THERE BY YOURSELF

AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS HANGING OUT ON THE WEEKENDS.

IT GETS LONELY.

IT GETS LIKE, "AH, MAN, WHY AM I EVEN DOING THIS?"

( people laughing )

OH, MAN, THIS IS A GOOD ONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LORD FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS.

BEING ABLE TO EVEN TAKE A PEE IS GREAT.

Justin's voice: LIKE WHEN I CHANGED MY LIFE, I GO,

"THEY'RE THAT JACKED ABOUT SIN?"

LIKE, MY DAD'S A GREAT-- GREAT GUY,

BUT HE'S THAT PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING MONEY.

YOU KNOW, LIKE HE'S THAT PUMPED ABOUT IT.

LIKE, WHY CAN'T I GET THIS PUMPED ABOUT LOVE, ABOUT WHAT'S RIGHT?

AND THAT WAS CHRIST'S BATTLE CRY.

YOU ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR AND I'M GONNA FIGHT FOR YOU.

LIKE, JUSTIN, IF YOU SEE A GUY HIT A GIRL THAT HE'S WITH,

I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T CARE

IF YOU KNOW THAT GUY OR NOT, YOU'RE GONNA COME AFTER THAT GUY AND GET IN HIS FACE.

RIGHT? WHY?

BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT RIGHT!

THAT'S BOLDNESS AND BRAVENESS

THAT WE AS MEN CAN SEE AND RESPOND TO

AND SAY, "YEAH. I WANNA BE LIKE THAT."

I DON'T KNOW, I JUST FEEL A LOT OF WEIGHT,

YOU KNOW, ON MY SHOULDERS.

I PRAY THAT I DO NOT PICK UP A DRINK.

I JUST REALLY NEED PRAYERS FOR PERSEVERANCE RIGHT NOW.

I HAD MY FIRST REALLY BIG CASE TODAY.

I REALLY DID WELL.

DID AN ANNUITY

FOR A REALLY NICE COMMISSION TODAY.

( all praying )

Justin: HELP 'EM RIGHT NOW.

HELP 'EM NOT TOMORROW,

- HELP 'EM TODAY. - ( all praying )

HELP 'EM NOT IN A FEW MINUTES, HELP 'EM NOW.

RIGHT NOW, LORD, COME OVER HIM

WITH THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD

LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER HELPED HIM BEFORE.

LORD GOD, IT IS NOT IN MY PRAYER,

IT IS NOT, BUT IT IS IN HIS HEART.

YOU DWELL WITH THIS.

YOU DWELL WITH IT AND FILL HIS HEART RIGHT NOW.

All: ...AS IT WAS THE BEGINNING

IS NOW AND EVER SHALL BE.

HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF GOD,

PRAY FOR US SINNERS,

NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH. AMEN.

Justin: YOU CAN GO OUT AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

IT STILL DOESN'T MATTER. WHO YOU ARE IS WHO YOU ARE. YOU CAN'T RUN FROM IT.

I KNOW. I KNOW I CAN'T.

BECAUSE IT COMES UP EVERYWHERE.

- BINGO. - IT'S LIKE, I'LL BE ANYWHERE,

I'LL LOOK OUT THE WINDOW, I'LL SEE A CROSS

IN LIKE, A WINDOW. I'LL BE LIKE, "THAT'S IT."

FORGET ABOUT IT. I DRIVE ON THE STREETS

AND THE TELEPHONE POLES, IT'S LIKE THAT--

I'M LIKE, THERE'S CRUCIFIXES ALL OVER THE PLACE.

Paul Houlis' voice: I THOUGHT THAT RELIGION-- I THOUGHT THAT YOUTH GROUPS

AND PRAYER GROUPS AND PEOPLE THAT WERE REALLY INTO CHURCH

WERE THE KIDS THAT REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS,

I GUESS THE PEOPLE THAT I JUST DIDN'T THINK WERE COOL.

JESUS IS REAL, AND YOU'RE REAL,

AND YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL.

I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BLESSING YOU'VE GIVEN ME. AMEN.

AMEN! YO, T, WHAT UP?

Paul's voice: AND THERE I WAS, I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU GOT THIS YOUNG KID,

AND HE'S PREACHING TO US ABOUT GOD AND JESUS.

AND EVEN THOUGH HE WAS TALKING TO OVER 1,000 PEOPLE,

I FELT LIKE HE WAS TALKING TO ME.

YEAH, NO, WE GOTTA GET THAT DATE FOR AUGUST THOUGH, WHERE YOU'RE GONNA COME UP.

Paul's voice: THE GUY 24/7 DOES MINISTRY.

BUT HE JUST HELPS SO MANY PEOPLE

AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S ALWAYS ON FIRE.

LORD JESUS, I THANK YOU FOR PAUL AND HIS HEART.

I THANK YOU FOR HIS HUMOR. I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GIFTS HE HAS.

Paul's voice: YOU KNOW, CHRIST IS THE VINE, AND JUSTIN'S A BRANCH.

AND I LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT I'M ONE OF THOSE TWIGS

THAT ARE HANGING OFF OF JUSTIN'S BRANCH

THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE TRUE VINE WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST.

SO NOW I WANT YOU TO GO AROUND AND SAY YOUR NAME.

AND THEN JUST SAY, LIKE,

WHY YOU'RE HERE AND WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE, WHAT'S THE REASON.

WE CAN START WITH ERIKA.

I'M ERIKA, I'M FROM VERMONT.

AND WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE

IS THAT I SAW JUSTIN COME UP TO DO A CONVENTION

AND REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GONNA TURN

INTO SOMETHING REALLY BIG

AND THAT I DEFINITELY WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT

AND WANTED TO GET THE BALL ROLLING.

'CAUSE EVERYTHING THAT HE SAYS AND HE DOES IS THE TRUTH.

AND REALLY, IT REACHES OUT TO SO MANY KIDS.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BE A PART OF THAT.

Justin: YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE PUTTING A PROGRAM TOGETHER

THAT YOU WILL BE RUNNING.

AND WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE I'M GONNA BE BACK THERE GOING,

"OKAY, HOW'S THE PRAYER LIFE? HOW'S THE WORSHIP? HOW'S THE SKITS?

HOW IS THEIR COMMUNITY SKILLS?

...VISION, DREAM, GOALS, AND ALL THESE THINGS WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OVER THIS WEEK.

I CAN TELL YOU, THE REASON I CHOSE TO BE A MINISTER--

AND THIS IS CALLED "BE A HARD AS NAILS MINISTER FOR A WEEK"--

THE REASON I CHOSE TO BE A MINISTER-- AND YEAH, IT MIGHT BE CORNY,

I'M A MINISTER, MIGHT BE CORNY--

DO I HAVE ANY COLLEGE EDUCATION THAT SAYS I'M A MINISTER?

ZERO.

MY ONLY QUALIFICATION IS ONE THING:

I LEARNED THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR ME.

AND AFTER THAT, THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW.

EVERYTHING ELSE DIDN'T MATTER.

THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERED WAS MAKING THE GUY WHO DIED FOR ME COOL.

YOU GOTTA ASK YOURSELF:

I WANT WITH ALL MY HEART TO BE A GREAT MAN.

I DO. AND IF IT MEANS GETTING PICKED ON,

IF IT MEANS GETTING RIPPED ON, IF IT MEANS BEING WEIRD,

IF IT MEANS BEING DIFFERENT, I'LL DO IT.

DO YOU HAVE THAT DESIRE IN YOUR HEART?

THIS GUY! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU.

TONIGHT'S GONNA BE POWERFUL.

SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE GONNA BE REALLY ENCOURAGED, I PROMISE.

( people chatting )

MY HOUSE IS OPEN TO YOU, AND I COULDN'T BE MORE DELIGHTED

TO HAVE THIS COMPANY WITH ME.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU JUSTIN, AND TO YOUR MINISTRY. CHEERS.

- Justin: THANK YOU. - Bob Galletly: THANK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, YOUR SON.

THANK YOU. EVERYBODY.

Justin's voice: THEY'RE ON FIRE AND THEY'RE WILLING TO LIVE OUT

THEIR FAITH, BUT THEY NEED ENCOURAGEMENT, RIGHT?

YOU GOT THESE KIDS AND THEY'RE EXCITED, RIGHT?

BUT THEY NEED ENCOURAGEMENT. THE BATTLE HAS REALLY JUST BEGUN.

THE LORD DESIRES TO MAKE THEM HIS DISCIPLES

BUT THE EVIL ONE WILL BRING ON MORE TEMPTATION

IN ORDER TO STOP THE YOUTH FROM BECOMING WHO THEY WERE CREATED TO BE.

SO WHAT COMES NEXT?

HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE THESE YOUNG DISCIPLES IN THEIR FAITH?

WELL, PASS THESE AROUND. THESE ARE THE GOALS FOR 2006.

2005 WE HAD A $65,000 BUDGET.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE $250,000 TO $300,000

OF THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO AS A MINISTRY.

IT'S WHAT WE REQUIRE IN BUSINESS, IT'S WHAT YOU REQUIRE IN BUSINESS,

AND WHAT I REQUIRE IN BUSINESS.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE THERE.

I'VE SEEN THE BUSINESS PLAN, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THAT.

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THIS ROOM...

( voice braking ) MY WIFE AND I, AND MY SON,

WANT TO THANK YOU.

EVERY ONE OF YOU HERE ARE WITH ME, AND I KNOW THAT.

Woman: YES, WE ARE.

AND I--

I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT I CAN'T TAKE THIS.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH IT HURTS.

BUT IN AMERICA THIS IS EVERYWHERE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A GROUP OF 20 KIDS,

OR 1,000 KIDS WHERE ONE OF THEM

HASN'T SAID THEY'VE BEEN MOLESTED.

I KNOW I'M DOING WHAT GOD HAS CALLED ME TO DO,

JUST LIKE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE DOING THAT.

AND I-- I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

( applause )

OCTOBER 23, 2004,

I REMEMBER THE DAY VIVIDLY.

MY MOM CAME TO ME AND SAID,

"YOU KNOW, JOHN, THIS HARD AS NAILS GROUP

IS COMING FOR THIS CONFIRMATION RETREAT

THE FIRST TIME EVER. WHY DON'T YOU COME?"

AND WHEN I WAS 14, I GAVE MY VIRGINITY AWAY

TO A GUY WHO I ONLY KNEW FOR ONE WEEK.

ONE WEEK.

I HAD SEX WITH HIM,

AND THEN HE BROKE UP WITH ME THE NEXT DAY.

THE NEXT DAY!

Megan Iannuzzi's voice: WHEN I MET JUSTIN, JUSTIN SHOWED ME

HOW JESUS SHOULD BE PORTRAYED.

AND I PROMISED MYSELF I WOULD NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

EVER.

HE SHOWED ME A NEW SIDE OF GOD.

AND I NEVER KNEW THAT YOU CAN BE EXCITED ABOUT GOD.

I THOUGHT GOD WAS SOMEONE YOU KEEP IN YOUR HEART,

EVERYONE KNOWS YOU HAVE HIM BUT YOU JUST KEEP HIM QUIET.

AND I NEVER KNEW THAT JESUS IS SOMEONE WHO LIVES INSIDE OF YOU

AND YOU COULD LIVE OUT LOUD ABOUT IT.

Boy: GET UP THERE NOW. YOU ARE PATHETIC.

- YOU REALLY ARE PATHETIC. GET UP THAT HILL! - Boy: I CAN'T WAIT!

THIS IS THE SORRIEST SIGHT I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.

WHERE ARE THE REST OF YOUR FOLLOWERS, HUH?

- WHY HAVE THEY ABANDONED YOU? - YOU CAN'T EVEN MAKE IT UP THIS HILL.

SO I SAID, "YEAH, OKAY, I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT."

AND SHE SAID, "NO, IT REALLY LOOKS GOOD.

I SAW THEM LAST NIGHT. THEY REALLY LOOK ENERGETIC."

HOW DOES THAT FEEL? INTO YOUR ARMS!

INTO YOUR HANDS!

THAT DAY,

JESUS

INJECTED ME WITH HIS LOVE!

HOW DOES THAT FEEL, JESUS, HUH?

FEEL THE PAIN?

SATAN IS ALIVE,

AND HE IS ALWAYS AROUND YOU!

YOU'RE A FAKE, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE. YOU'RE NOTHING.

LOOK AT YOU. BLOOD ALL OVER YOU, SWEAT.

I WAS SHOWN

THAT IT WASN'T THE ROMANS THAT CRUCIFIED HIM.

IT WASN'T THE JEWS.

IT WAS YOU!

HE'S NOT READY TO SAY HE LOVES GOD.

HE'S NOT READY TO RECEIVE GOD'S BODY!

I DARE YOU TO DREAM.

I DARE YOU TO BELIEVE!

YOU LIKE THAT, JESUS?

YOU LIKE IT? FEEL THE PAIN.

YOU NEED HIM NOW!

NOW! ALL THE TIME!

- ALL THE TIME. - ( applause )

Megan's voice: I LIKE IT. I DO SOMETIMES--

LIVING THE HIGH LIFE AND GOING OUT TO CLUBS AND PARTYING

AND DRINKING AND HAVING SEX.

BUT WHEN THAT IS OVER,

THE PARTY GOES HOME,

EVERYBODY GOES BACK TO THEIR HOUSES, AND YOU'RE STILL LEFT ALONE.

BUT IF YOU LIVE FOR GOD,

GOD GIVES YOU THIS PARTY THAT NEVER ENDS.

- MOVE ON! - ( chattering )

Boy's voice: THIS IS A POEM I WROTE

ENTITLED "WHO AM I?"

I AM AN OUTCAST IN THIS SOCIETY.

I HAVE NO OPINIONS OR IDEAS.

I AM ALONE IN THE DARK

WITH NOTHING TO GRASP ON TO,

AND I TRY TO MAKE FRIENDS

OR CONVERSE WITH THOSE AROUND ME, BUT FAIL.

NOBODY KNOWS MY TRUE NATURE,

JUST THINK OF ME AS A TOTAL LOSER.

I WISH LIFE WAS LIKE A VIDEO GAME

BECAUSE THERE IS A RESET BUTTON.

BUT IN MY LIFE,

I HAVE RUN OUT OF QUARTERS

AND MY GAME IS OVER.

I'VE BEEN BULLIED, PICKED ON,

EXCLUDED, LEFT OUT, BEATEN UP.

NOW I LIVE IN A NEVER-ENDING NIGHTMARE

WHERE I AM ALONE AND SEEK FRIENDS.

THIS POEM BASICALLY SUMS UP MY EMOTIONS IN A NUTSHELL.

( applause )

AND HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE--

I'M GONNA BE HONEST, I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE YOU.

I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

I HAVE NEVER FELT THE PAIN THAT YOU HAVE OF PEOPLE MESSING WITH YOU.

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE THAT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?

HE NEEDS YOU. THEY NEED YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?

AND WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS I WANT YOU TO WALK

RIGHT DOWN THIS AISLE RIGHT HERE.

BEFORE YOU DO, I WANNA TELL YOU

THAT THEY'RE GONNA SAY

THE SAME THING THAT YOU SAID TO ME,

AND WHAT JESUS IS SAYING TO YOU TONIGHT.

"THANKS. I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALIVE."

AND YOU EMBRACE HIM LIKE A MOTHER

WOULD EMBRACE A SON.

BECAUSE GOD LOVES YOU.

( music playing )

YOU'RE GONNA DO IT. YOU'RE THE MAN. YOU'RE THE MAN.

( people singing )

NOBODY'S GONNA MESS WITH YOU NO MORE, YOU GOT ME?

I KNOW WHAT I'M STRIVING TO DO. I WANNA GET THESE KIDS AN ANSWER.

AND IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE THE ONLY ONE,

THEN THEY'RE GONNA GO INTO THEIR DEPRESSION AND DESPAIR JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

BUT IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE PEOPLE, "HEY, I WENT ON A HARD AS NAILS EVENT,"

OR "I WAS SHARING IN MY MINISTRY, AND I'M GOING THROUGH THIS

JUST LIKE JOHNNY. JOE'S GOING THROUGH IT,

OR SALLY'S GOING THROUGH IT.

I'M GOING THROUGH IT JUST LIKE THEM."

IF THEY KNOW THAT AND THEY CAN EXPRESS THAT,

THEN THEY'LL GO HOME FEELING, "HEY, I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS,

'CAUSE JOHNNY'S MAKING IT THROUGH."

SO I-- THAT'S WHAT I TELL THEM,

BUT WHETHER THEY BELIEVE IT OR NOT...

WHAT UP, FELLAS? WHAT'S GOING DOWN?

- HOW YOU DOING? WHAT'S THE DEAL, BIG MAN? - DOING ALL RIGHT.

Man #1: WHAT WAS THE SCORE, 21-10?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH THE GIANTS, ALTHOUGH THE GIANTS DIDN'T SCORE.

THE SCORE WAS 23-21

TILL THE REF TOOK TWO TOUCHDOWNS BACK AND GAVE PITTSBURGH--

Man #1: NO, THE SCORE WAS 20.

SUPER BOWL AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE MESSED UP LIKE THAT, BRO.

- SUPER BOWL WASN'T MESSED UP. - YEAH IT WAS.

- THE REFFING WAS MESSED UP. - THE REF PLAYED THE GAME.

Man #3: CALLED A HOLDING CALL AND THAT REVERSED THE WHOLE THING.

I TOLD HIM, THE DAY WE MET,

I SAID, "JUST GIVE ME THE MONEY NOW, TON'."

TON', I'M THE ONLY MINISTER THAT COMES TO THIS BARBERSHOP, RIGHT?

YES HE IS.

I'M TELLING YOU, AM I EVER.

I'M THE ONLY ONE.

- Tony: THE ONLY MINISTER. - Justin: IT'S TRUE.

YOU THE ONLY ONE TO HEAR WHAT WE GOT TO SAY IN HERE.

EXACTLY. BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU.

WE BE OURSELVES WITH YOU, RIGHT?

OF COURSE YOU DO, YOU'RE NOT FAKE.

- LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD. THEY'RE FAKE. - YEAH.

( background chatter )

Justin's voice: HE GOES, "SO WHAT?"

HE WAS, LIKE, KIND OF WONDERING ONE DAY,

LIKE, "SO WHAT MADE YOU COME DOWN HERE?"

I GO, "BECAUSE IT MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE."

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THAT CONV--

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION?

- DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? - YEAH. I REMEMBER IT.

HE WAS SAYING HE LIKES TO BE WHERE HE'S UNCOMFORTABLE.

( chattering )

( rap music playing )

( singing along )

EVERYBODY SAY, "HARD AS NAILS!"

All: HARD AS NAILS!

- SAY HE'S HARD AS NAILS. - HE'S HARD AS NAILS.

- MAKES ME HARD AS NAILS! - MAKES ME HARD AS NAILS!

NOW MY ARENA THAT GOD HAS CALLED ME TO BUILD,

ISN'T BUILT YET.

BUT I WILL GUARANTEE YOU THAT IT WILL BE BUILT.

- GET UP! GET ALIVE! - GET UP! GET ALIVE!

- IT'S TIME TO REPRESENT! - IT'S TIME TO REPRESENT!

Justin: YOU SEE, MY PROTESTANT BROTHERS AND SISTERS GOT IT RIGHT.

THEY GOT IT RIGHT!

THEY GET ON THEIR KNEES AND THEY PRAY!

AND THEY SAY, "GOD, DO SOMETHING BIG!"

JESUS, JESUS.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, JESUS? WHY?

Justin's voice: LORD, I DO NOT WANNA PRAY A PRAYER TO TOUCH ONE PERSON,

LIKE MANY PEOPLE DO.

LORD, YOU'VE GIVEN ME THE GIFTS, YOU'VE GIVEN ME THE TALENTS THAT I NEED.

GIVE ME THE GIFTS TO TOUCH MILLIONS.

- ( spitting ) - LISTEN WHAT-- OH MY GOODNESS.

Justin: OH! KING OF THE JEWS! HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT?

- I SPIT ON A KING? - KEEP WALKING, YOU'RE WASTING MY TIME.

- LET'S GO. - KING OF THE JEWS, WE'VE GOT YOUR THRONE.

WHO LOVES YOU? NO ONE LOVES YOU. YOU'RE A LIAR.

A LIAR AND A FAKE AND YOU'RE ALL ALONE.

Girl: EVERYONE JUST CAME TO SEE YOU DIE.

MILES, TAKE YOUR BLINDFOLD OFF PLEASE.

I'VE GOT A QUESTION. YOU'RE AN AMAZING MAN,

AND I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW. COULD YOU TAKE MY SON?

HE'S MY ONE AND ONLY SON. HE'S THE ONLY SON I HAVE.

AND COULD YOU KILL HIM?

NO WAY, RIGHT? AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

I WOULD NEVER, I'M GONNA BE HONEST, I WOULD NEVER KILL HIM FOR YOU.

NOW I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

BUT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH GOD LOVES YOU?

HE WOULD TAKE HIS ONLY SON,

HIS LITTLE BABY, AND HE'D KILL HIM FOR YOU.

AND YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU THAT MUCH.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.

( choir singing )

Priest: ...THE BODY AND BLOOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

BEFORE HE WAS GIVEN UP TO DEATH,

DEATH HE FREELY ACCEPTED,

HE TOOK BREAD WHICH HE BLESSED, BROKE,

AND GAVE TO HIS DISCIPLES, SAYING,

"TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT IT.

THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

( bells ringing )

( chorus chanting )

- WHAT'S UP, BIG MAN? - HEY.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

KEEP IT GOING, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT.

HEY, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD WRITE US A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

FOR THE MINISTRY, YOU BEING PRETTY MUCH

- THE ACTING LEADER IN THIS AREA, ALL RIGHT? - YES. ALL RIGHT.

Tim: THE WORLD IS EXTREME.

YOU KNOW, THE WORLD IS GIVING AN EXTREME MESSAGE TOO.

ONLY THEIR MESSAGE IS HURTFUL.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

PEOPLE ARE BEING HURT IN THIS WORLD, AND THEY NEED TO BE LOVED EXTREME.

THEY NEED TO BE LOVED WITH AN EXTREME LOVE.

SO I THINK THAT IF YOU SAY OUR MINISTRY IS TOO EXTREME,

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND I THINK IF THERE EVER COMES A POINT WHERE WE'RE NOT TOO EXTREME,

THEN PLEASE CHALLENGE US, BECAUSE WE'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

WE ARE CALLED TO LOVE WITH AN EXTREME LOVE,

SO YEAH, THAT'S HARD AS NAILS.

Man on P.A.: Each religion class will be going

during their class periods to the library

to witness the presentation of the team.

And on this day we need to show

as much kindness and patience as we can

to welcome this presence of the Lord in our building.

Justin: HEY, YOU'RE NOT WAKING UP,

BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU'RE NOT AWAKE.

YOU'RE GONNA WAKE UP RIGHT NOW WHEN I HIT YOU WITH THIS.

SHE'S FAT!

YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU LAUGH AT HER?

LOOK AT ME RIGHT NOW. SHE'S FAT, RIGHT?

SAY IT. SAY SHE'S FAT, RIGHT NOW.

SAY IT. SAY IT RIGHT NOW!

SAY SHE'S FAT.

WHY WON'T YOU SAY IT?

'CAUSE YOU'RE AT SOME CHRISTIAN EVENT?

BECAUSE SHE'S UP HERE AND IT'S A GOD THING?

FORGET YOU, MAN!

Administrator: WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH GUIDANCE.

WE HAVE PARENTS CALLING, AND KIDS GOING HOME CRYING,

AND KIDS DOWN IN GUIDANCE CRYING, AND THEY'RE NOT--

Justin: THEY GOTTA GO TO THEIR GUIDANCE COUNSELORS.

Administrator #2: I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE.

Justin: OH, I GOTTA STOP THE MESSAGE?

Administrator #2: NO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO STOP THE MESSAGE.

Justin: OH, I'M SORRY. OH, I APOLOGIZE.

Administrator #2: I WANNA CLARIFY IT. WHAT'S HAPPENING

IS FUNDAMENTALLY A REALLY GOOD THING.

WE JUST WEREN'T READY AS A SCHOOL

TO HELP RESPOND TO SOME OF THE KIDS.

Justin: DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO TELL YOUR PRINCIPAL?

Administrator #2: THE STUDENTS ARE SAYING THEY WANT IT TO CONTINUE.

THEY THINK IT'S A GREAT MESSAGE. WE DO TOO.

WE DIDN'T EXPECT TO COME UP THIS MUCH IN JUST THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

RIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE A RELIGION DEPARTMENT

OR GUIDANCE COUNSELORS READY TO--

TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. THEN WHAT I CAN DO IS,

I'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, I'LL COME BACK FOR ANOTHER TIME

- AND I'LL DO IT WHEN YOU'RE READY. - All: YEAH.

Justin: JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT HAPPENED,

HE LOVED WHAT EVERYBODY DID. HE JUST DIDN'T PLAN FOR IT.

HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH GUIDANCE COUNSELORS.

HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO HELP THE KIDS.

BUT THE PROBLEM IS IF HE GOES, OKAY, THEY WERE DOING THIS

AND ALL THESE KIDS SAY THIS, AND HE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH GUIDANCE COUNSELORS,

THEN THE PARENTS ARE GONNA SAY, "OH, YOU DIDN'T PREPARE FOR THIS.

IF YOU KNEW HE WAS GONNA DO THIS," YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

SO IT WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION. SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH-- HE TOLD ME, HE GOES,

"I WANT YOU BACK NEXT YEAR."

Woman: OH, THAT'S GOOD.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HATE, LIKE I TOLD YOU FROM THAT MESSAGE,

I HATE EVIL. I CAN'T STAND SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE.

I LOVE SEX THOUGH.

- EVERYBODY SAY SEX IS GOOD. - All: SEX IS GOOD.

OH, PLEASE SAY SEX IS GREAT.

Justin: WHAT HAPPENED WAS WAS THIS.

"YOU'RE FAT," I GO. AND THIS IS MY KID, VIKKI, RIGHT?

AND I GO, "AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.

AND YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY YOU WALK THROUGH LIFE

AND PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU LIKE THAT, DON'T THEY?"

SHE'S LIKE, "YEAH." VALIDATING HER FEELINGS.

THAT'S THE WAY PEOPLE LOOK AT HER AND THAT'S THE TRUTH, RIGHT?

SO THEN I GO, "HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER FELT LIKE THAT,

THAT PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU LIKE THAT?

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE BIGGER OR BECAUSE YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD."

AND A GIRL RAISES HER HAND AND I SAID, "COME UP HERE."

AND SO VIKKI HUGGED HER. YOU SEE, YOU FEEL LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE BIGGER,

OR YOU'RE FAT LIKE VIKKI, AND THIS AND THAT.

SO THEN THEY TOOK THAT AND THEY WENT, BAM! AND THEY RACKED ME.

IS THAT RIGHT? WHO WAS IT WHO DID IT? WAS IT THE PRINCIPAL?

NO, IT WAS A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.

- BUT HE'S NOT A CHRISTIAN. - YEAH, RIGHT.

SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

- DO YOU WANT SOMETHING? - OH, NO, I'M JUST WAITING FOR--

- DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME? - YEAH, I'M HAVING A BLAST.

PRAISE GOD.

Justin: THIS IS HOW I LOOK AT IT.

DID JESUS GET RESISTANCE?

DID JESUS GET QUESTIONED FOR WHAT HE WAS DOING?

NOW I'M NO-- I AIN'T NO JESUS CHRIST.

I'M NOT PUTTING MYSELF UP THERE,

BUT HE'S MY MODEL, HE'S MY EXAMPLE.

THE CHURCH AS AN INSTITUTION IS NOT MY--

AS AN INSTITUTION ISN'T MY MODEL.

JESUS IS MY MODEL, MY EXAMPLE.

DID ST. PAUL GET RESISTANCE?

DID PETER GET RESISTANCE?

DID JOHN THE BAPTIST?

HE GOT HIS HEAD CUT OFF, MAN.

SO WE'RE JUST DEALING WITH THE SAME THING THEY WERE DEALING WITH BACK THEN.

THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE NEVER GONNA LIKE WHAT JUSTIN SAYS

OR THE WAY HE SAYS IT.

THERE'S GONNA BE PEOPLE THAT TRY TO SMOOSH HIM.

BUT SO WHAT? THERE'LL BE PEOPLE THAT MAYBE WILL KILL HIM.

BUT SO WHAT, YOU KNOW?

THAT'S THE-- THAT'S THE POINT

OF THE PROPHET'S NEVER ACCEPTED IN HIS OWN TOWN.

AND SO THE PROPHET A LOT OF TIMES IS NEVER ACCEPTED IN HIS OWN CHURCH.

THERE'S GONNA BE PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY,

IN POWER, WHETHER IT'S THE CHURCH, WHETHER IT'S POLITICIANS,

WHETHER IT'S A SUPREME COURT LEADER,

THAT ARE GONNA GIVE RESISTANCE TO YOU.

BUT THAT CAN'T STOP THE MESSAGE!

( religious music playing )

Speaker: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

IT'S THE SECOND ANNUAL HARD AS NAILS BANQUET.

AND I THINK FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE THERE LAST YEAR,

WE'VE KINDA GROWN QUITE A BIT FROM LAST YEAR.

AND WE FEEL AND BELIEVE

THAT EACH AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN HERE

IS PART OF THE HARD AS NAILS FAMILY.

Danny Buggs: JUSTIN IS A PRIME

MOLD OF EZEKIEL.

I DON'T LOOK AT JUSTIN FATICA'S--

HIS ENTHUSIASM,

AND HIS, YOU KNOW, HIS WILDNESS.

AND HE'S JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE AN UNTAMED LION.

( people laugh )

NO, MAN, I LOOK AT JUSTIN'S HEART.

Woman: LORD, WE THANK YOU.

WE THANK YOU, FOR YOU ARE ABOUT A GOOD WORK.

AND WE KNOW THAT ANYTHING YOU START

IS GONNA SAVE SOULS.

WE THANK YOU THAT JUSTIN

HAS HAD A DREAM.

WE ASK YOU TO PUT A BUBBLE OF PROTECTION AROUND HIM,

LORD GOD, THAT THE ENEMY WILL NOT DISCOURAGE HIM,

OR WILL GET IN HIS WAY.

WE ASK THAT HIS LIFE MAY GO SMOOTHLY

SO HE CAN REACH OUT TO THE MULTITUDES.

GROW US UP,

SO THAT YOUR DREAM THAT YOU HAVE PLACED

IN THIS YOUNG MAN...

WILL NOT BE LOST...

AND THAT ANOTHER YOUNG PERSON

WILL NOT HAVE TO GIVE UP ON LIFE.

AND, FATHER, ABOVE THAT I ASK

THAT AS WE PUT YOU FIRST,

YOU SHOW WHERE THE MONEY'S GONNA COME FROM.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE MONEY, WE NEED TO PRAY.

( heavy metal music playing )

YEAH, I WAS DOING A SKIT YESTERDAY FOR HARD AS NAILS,

AND I HAD TO GET THROWN DOWN.

BUT WHEN I WAS THROWN DOWN

I HIT THE SOLID PAVEMENT

AND I SEPARATED MY SHOULDER UP HERE.

I'VE NEVER BROKEN ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE,

AND NOW THAT I'VE MET CHRIST,

I'VE SEPARATED MY SHOULDER.

I ALSO GOT HIT

IN THE FACE BY A BEAM.

SO IT'S JUST ALL ABOUT PRAISING JESUS.

YOU KNOW, AND IF I HAVE TO GET HURT TO PRAISE JESUS,

THEN THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO.

Justin: I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY SAY. I KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT.

I'M ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TO CHRIST.

I'M ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE. I'M ABOUT LOVING PEOPLE.

AND WHAT YOU SAY OR YOU SAY, DOESN'T MATTER.

IT MATTERS WHAT THE GOAL IS. AND THE GOAL IS OUT THERE.

AND IF WE REALLY LOOK REALLY FAR,

THE GOAL IS HEAVEN.

BUT YOU SAY YOU CAN'T DO IT. YOU KNOW WHAT?

I SAID THAT I COULDN'T BUILD HARD AS NAILS, BUT GOD SAID I COULD.

IT'S GROWING. WHO WANTS TO HAVE THAT NEVER DOUBTING ATTITUDE

THAT SAYS NO MATTER WHAT PAIN, NO MATTER WHAT SUFFERING

I GO THROUGH, I'M FOR CHRIST?

I WANT TO GIVE EVERYTHING I GOT.

I WANT TO BE THE HEART OF GOD.

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH CUTTING.

IF YOU'VE CUT YOURSELF, RAISE YOUR HAND HIGH.

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE BEEN SUICIDAL.

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE BEEN ADDICTED TO DRUGS,

PORNOGRAPHY, BEING ANGRY, NOT DOING YOUR SCHOOL WORK.

- THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE JUST LIKE YOU, AMEN! - All: AMEN!

WHO'S READY? WHO'S READY TO GO GET 'EM?

WHO'S READY?

GOD NEEDS YOU! YOU'RE HIS ARMY!

EVERY ONE OF YOU! EVERY ONE OF YOU!

WHO'S READY TO GO GET 'EM?

WHO'S READY?

WHO'S READY?

EMBRACE ME TODAY

AND CHANGE MY LIFE.

( upbeat music playing )

( screaming )

THIS IS HARD AS NAILS! BE A MAN!

HE LOVES YOU. HE LOVES YOU.

Justin: JESUS IS COUNTING ON YOU, THIS AIN'T NO GAME.

THERE'RE SOME THINGS

THAT AREN'T OKAY!

YOU'RE DYING FOR NO REASON. CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

YOU'RE A SELLOUT. TAKE A STAND!

LOOK AT ME RIGHT NOW!

I AIN'T PLAYING.

THIS IS HARD AS NAILS!

Justin: I HAVE NO RIGHT.

I HAVE NO RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT AT ALL

TO SAY THAT I KNOW MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M SHARING MY HEART, AND I'M GONNA BE JUDGED FOR IT

WHETHER I DO IT OR NOT,

BY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BY MY GOD.

I'M GONNA BE JUDGED EITHER WAY.

SO I MIGHT AS WELL DO MY BEST TO TRY, RIGHT?

- ( cooing ) - COME HERE!

AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE HOW I'M DOING IT,

THEN YOU DO IT.

IF YOU'RE GONNA COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW I DO IT,

YOU DO IT.

I DON'T HAVE THE BEST WAYS TO DO IT. I KNOW THAT.

BUT I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO TRY.

THAT'S THE TRUTH.

( rock music playing )