You know about this with your overseas work.  But just recently God has laid Haiti on our hearts.  And when I went down there this last time, I mean I come back with even more of a burden.  It’s hard to believe that so close to the United States of America there’s a country that is absolutely devastated because of poverty.  And I’ve come back with a new vision to continue to present this cause wherever I go.  We’re helping build a hospital there in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian Community Hospital. I’m sure you would appreciate that.  And probably my inspiration in helping to raise funds for that hospital comes from here, from this ministry right here.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS What do you mean by that?

SPKM DINO KARTSONAKIS Well, I’ve known you for years, Richard, and your dad.  And I’ve been very influenced by this ministry.  I was healed in your dad’s miracle service years ago at the St. Nicholas Arena in New York City. Very few people know this.  And it’s had an impact on my life.  And now that I watch you and I know God’s using you and of course having been involved with Katherine Kuhlman and the faith healing ministries, even though I’m not actively involved with you folk, you know, in TV and on the road, my heart is with you.  And I know the ups and downs of this kind of ministry.  But I know beyond all of this that people are being helped, not only physically but spiritually.

And seeing this hospital going up and having my own family being treated in this hospital, I know what it’s doing. And this has again influenced my ministry.  Again, I’m not just a piano player but I feel that I’ve got something more to present to the world as far as the healing power of Jesus Christ.  There have been times perhaps when I play the piano, you know, that people have felt the healing power just flow through their body. And I pray for that because I pray for the Holy Spirit to play through me.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Well, but many times you say that before you play a song.  I’ve seen you in concert where you have given a word of testimony before a song and I’ve heard you say to people, “You may be born again.  You may receive Christ while this song is being played.  You may receive a healing in your body while this song is being played.”  You know, God can heal in many different ways.  He can heal; He’s healed many times through lots of people singing.

SPKM DINO KARTSONAKIS He healed through David.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Certainly.

SPKM DINO KARTSONAKIS When he played the harp.  You know, I think of that, he was an instrumentalist.  But the key to that is the power of the Holy Spirit that flows through us to others.  And the Haitian people need to feel that power.  You know, what’s so wonderful is that they’ve been exposed to so many other things, other religions.  But there are many Christians that are going down there now that are presenting Jesus Christ.  One of the greatest, I believe the greatest experiences I’ve had playing the piano was when just recently I was in this huge room with 500 little Haitian children, have never even heard, seen a piano. And on the island they found an upright broken-down piano from the casino there.  And that was the only one that’s on the island.

So they bring it out to this village and place it in this huge school room.  And here are 500 little Haitian kids surrounding me and I’m playing and they’re sitting there like awed, they’d never heard these sounds before.  And then when I was through they were reaching out to touch me and to hold on to me.  And my wife Cheryl was there and they were just reaching out just to and if that doesn’t do anything to you.  These are little children that are, that do not have food to be fed.  I mean, the poverty is incredible, and to be able to go down there and not just share my talent, but also be able to take a piece of bread and just hand it to them and say, “This is for you, representing the Christians of the United States of America.”

SPKM DON POTTER Thank you.  This is a song, a tiny bit of preempt I’ll give you ahead of it.  This is called “First Love.”  It really deals with coming to the Lord in a real way, but more than that, seeing the faults of all of our friends and fellow Christians and whatever and loving them through them.  I thought every Christian was perfect when I first saw them.  I assumed that they were all wonderful, which they are, but then someone said, “Oh, wait till you get to know a few.”  They thought and sure enough, there were a few that were not as wonderful as I would have hoped, I guess, you know.  And the bubble sort of disappeared.  Then I realized the Lord had something much stronger than just a false bubble.  It was a commitment to walk with the brethren, regardless of what you think of them.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Don Potter and I are joined today by my good friend Dino Kartsonakis. Dino, God bless you, and welcome.  You know, Dino, nobody ever lets you talk. They think that your last name is At The Piano, Dino At The Piano.  They don’t know that your last name is Kartsonakis.  They don’t know that you’re Greek.  Of course anybody who looks at you can tell that you’re not, you know, you’re not from Denmark. But

SPKM DINO KARTSONAKIS Or Switzerland.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Or Switzerland.  But nobody ever lets you talk.  And I don’t think I’m going to let you play your piano today.  I just think I’m going to let you talk.  Why is that, Dino?  Why don’t people let you talk?

SPKM DINO KARTSONAKIS I don’t know.  I don’t know, because I can talk.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Do you speak Greek also?

SPKM DINO KARTSONAKIS I can speak a little Greek.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Don’t on this program because I don’t

SPKM DINO KARTSONAKIS The only phrase I like to say in Greek that everyone needs to learn how to say is that means, I love you very much.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS I receive that.

SPKM DINO KARTSONAKIS That’s a very good one.  Oh, O.K.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Dino, where have you been, what have you been doing?  I understand you’ve just returned from Haiti. What’s going on in your life? What’s going on in your ministry?

SPKM DINO KARTSONAKIS You know, I had no idea, when I came forward when I was seven years old in Glad Tidings Tabernacle in New York City, and accepted Jesus Christ in my heart, I really had no idea God was going to use me as He has the past even five years.  Of course I’ve played the piano since I was three years old.  But it was seven years old when I made that commitment to the Lord.  And it was then that He had this whole thing planned, you know.  A lot of people see me primarily as a performer, entertainer, and a gospel entertainer.  But I like to see myself as an ambassador for Jesus Christ, you know.  Three years ago you may recall I recorded a record with the London Symphony for World Vision.  And that record for Ethiopia brought in over three million dollars, and that like said something to me, you know, that people are responding because God’s allowing them to respond because of the missions, the people that need to be helped.

They’re on duty seven days a week, 24 hours a day.  And it’s SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS We’ve called them many times for our family.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS  a miracle.  Yes, it’s a miracle.

SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS Praise God.  Can I read this one?

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Sure. SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS This little lady was so cute.  She said, “I prayed with Richard about healing.”  She said, “I was praying for everybody else’s healing while you were praying,” she said, “and when I went home the doctor told me that I was completely healed of an infection that I was being treated for.”  She was praying for somebody else while you were praying.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Isn’t that what the Bible says?

SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS And the doctor said she was healed completely of the infection.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS  The Bible says, “Pray one for another that you may be healed.” ( RR_James_05:16 )

SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS That YOU may be healed.  That’s right.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS That means you pray for someone else’s healing and when you do, that’s a seed that you plant and that healing can come back to you.  And I believe in that.  That’s a good word.

SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS Now listen to this one.  Listen to this. This lady called over a year and a half ago.  Now the Bible says, “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” But it didn’t say it would happen instantly.  And this woman prayed for over a year and a half, “for my son who was on drugs. He was a drug addict and an alcoholic.  I want to let you know he’s not only delivered from drugs and alcohol, he is now a counselor for others in that situation.”

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Praise God.  Praise the Lord.

SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS Praise God.  Praise God for that.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS And speaking of, speaking of drugs and alcohol, I want to remind you that we have a Set-Free Clinic at the City of Faith.  It is a drug and alcohol abuse center.  If you have a need or if you know someone who does, then pick up your telephone and call us here at the Prayer Group or call—I can’t see what number is on the screen.  Is the set-free number up on the screen or is it the Prayer Group, Kathy?  It is up? Whatever number is on the screen, you can call and we’ll get information to you about the Set-Free Clinic over at the City of Faith.  It’s our special drug and alcohol unit.  Hundreds and hundreds of people have received help through this Set Free Clinic.  If you have a need, if you’re hooked on drugs or alcohol and you really need a deliverance through medicine and prayer working together and that’s the real key you call and we can get you information about our Set Free Clinic at the City of Faith.  And right now the ORU Singers and Orchestra are standing by to minister the gospel in song.  They’re going to minister a song titled, “Shine Down Your Light On Me.”  Give them a great welcome as they sing.

SPKM ORU SINGERS  SONG Shine down your light on me

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS Here is the certificate of authenticity, Lindsay,  Oral Roberts’ “Venture Into Faith.”  This certifies that this is an authentic release of the film.  Did you notice that Bill Nordstrom said we’d lost the masters, the original masters for three decades?  Lost it for 30 years, Lindsay.

SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS Praise God we found it.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS That’s as long as you’ve been alive. “Venture Into Faith”

SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS Don’t tell all that.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS that premiered in 1952.  This strictly, this is strictly a limited edition in its original color, having never before been released as a home video presentation.  It’s now being honored as a collector’s item in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Oral Roberts Ministry.  And your own certificate of authenticity like this will be signed, dated, and numbered by my father Oral Roberts.  Here is the video cassette itself, for your $100 seed.  Now I received word, when I got back from Korea I received word that a lot of people have called the Abundant Life Prayer Group and have written and have said, “I don’t want to use my credit card.  I would prefer to send a personal check.”  So I’m just going to make a change this morning.  I heard when I got back from Korea that a number of people are saying, “I want to send a personal check.”

SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS Sounds like my credit card.

SPRR RICHARD ROBERTS So this is you can use your credit card.

SPLR LINDSAY ROBERTS You’re safe, ladies, you can send a check.