Page 72, Febraary 28, 1979 - North Shore News — 4 | - Larry Anderson’ [center], who co-stars as Harlan, the stuffy, staid president of . PiNu | fraternity, endures the constant pranks of-the zany Stanley Zipper: {Jon Cutler], much to the disgust of his equally “vain girl- friend, Mary Lee [Amy Johnston] in NBC-TV’s new ‘comedy series ‘Brothers: and Sisters.’ ibte ERS ere Be ear iace ba a in by David Hazard ~~ . Everyone’s heard the rags to riches story of the poor . -boy who becomes a multi-mitonaire, or a dashing . . celebrity. The story usually ends with the person receiving adulation for his tremendous capabilities. But for Pat Robertson, whe pioneered the Christian Broadcasting aoyvork against all natural odds. ali the honor goes to od. a Robertson (pictured) began CBN in 1960 in a broken-down, deserted, television station in Portsmouth, Virginia. With the huge expenses of broadcasting, and the ] delapidated condition of the station, the ministry seemed > ‘doomed to fail when Robertson opened CBN’s first bank account with just $3. But after many months of prayer, fasting, and-listening to-what he felt was “the still small voice of God,"’ he knew that all the promises of the Bible -were behind him. Time after time, those promises brought ‘Robertson and CBN through disastrous circumstances. | Robertson was a Yale law school graduate and an ordained minister—-but had no experience in broadcasting. And though the transmitters were weak, capable of sending a signal over a very limited area. they constantly broke down. The station itself was a shambles and during - one broadcast the ceiling fell in. Cameras went out leaving the viewers with sound but no picture. Soon, CBN had its first radio station and the needs increased. Night after night, Robertson and his mostly volunteer team fell to their ' faces before the Lord, ,admitting their total dependence on His strength to meet the needs of the fledgling ministry, and of their own families. Each time, God answered their cries with miracles beyond their expectation. Robertson asked the audience to help keep CBN on the air with the power of . their prayers. Together they prayed for God's - Spirit to show Himself throughout the listening area. Many people. from all denominations, began to cail the station ‘asking for prayer for every problem imaginable. ‘‘God gave the people a spirit of -Biving. People were awakened from sleep and were directed by God to give their support to the ministry. As people opened their hearts, God ™ responded to their needs. We prayed for healing from ail manner of sickness and disease and something unusual began to happen throughout the listening area,” Robertson said. 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