future hold for christian once a new government is in place. >> and storing up presents in heaven. why this man walked away from a successful career to take the gospel to the nation. >> all eyes are on the united nations as the palastinians petition the world body to grant them recognition. hello everyone i am wendy griffith. >> and i am george thomas. president mahmoud abbas made his appeal to the united nations for membership. the move is aimed at giving the palastinians greater status in the international body and creating an alternative path to statehood. abbas made the request to return to the negotiating table with israel. they have gotten no where after 20 years of negotiations.

israeli has been to the table. united states has threatened to veto the resolution if it comes to the vote in a u.n. security council. earlier chris mitchell in new york about what happens next. >> reporter: chris, what is the likelihood that this bid will succeed? >> it is very unlikely. they want to live side by side with israel, that has been the man tra. it is an overcast sky. that is a metaphor for what is rapping, abbas will appeal. it might be delayed before the security council actually has a vote. >> would that lead to further negotiations on the part of the

palastinians? >> there is delay that negotiations could go on. what happens during the negotiations remains to be seen. very little progress in the past two years. israelis want to negotiate. palastinians haven't come to the table for the past couple of years. what i have heard behind the scenes, lee, it is possible that the kor tet, united states,eu, russians and united states, if there is no known settlement, six months or a year, they will try to impose a solution. >> evangelical christians as you have reported for many years, chris, both in israel and around the world support israel. what are you hearing about their efforts with regards to this? >> one thing when we saw the

other day demonstration of several hundred christians talking about the durbin three conference, they see a way of spreading antisemitism around the world. that is a political action activism on behalf of israel. people are praying for the peace of jerusalem and this critical time in history. this is historic in the middle east and literally around the world. a lot of people see this when the nations of the world are making decisions of what is happening to the land that god promised to the jewish people. it is known as the west bank, really it is the judea and samaria land that goes back 4,000 years ago when abraham

promised to it his desen dents. >> what are the biblical implication and where does benjamin netanyahu fall in all of this. i would think he has a lot of pressure. >> i would think so. he is getting pressure from all sides. president obama put pressure on him to stop this legislation in congress that would defund the palastinians. that is one thing from the united states from the quote unquote international community, the quartet. he is getting pressure within his own political party. if he goes too far, he threatens his own coalition. the left siding with the palastinian, what they perceive is peace. he is trying to hold the line.

certain things people may not see, hamas controls the gaza strip and half the population of the palastinians. they are a group dedicateed to the destruction of israel. they have been glorifying terrorists that have killed jews around the land. these are things he has been dealing with. right acro a cross roads. >> chris mitchell, thank you for your report. >> you can find that at jerusalemdateline and find the link at our website at cwnews.org. the general assembly welcomed libya's new leadership. former moammar gadhafi is on the run and transitional council is

setting up a new government. many are acting if the new libya will respect religious free dom. gary lane brings us this rare look at the libyan church. >> reporter: sister louchita, an italian none that came to libya 35 years ago. she did humanitarian relief to show love to the people. as a none she says i do everything. cleaning and washing people. there is nothing i don't do. >> sister is one of 200 foreign laborers. the foreigners come here to work in the oil fields and other industries and many are coptic, catholic, and orthodox christians. [singing] cbn news was granted

exclusive rare access to this egyptian coptic church service and afterwards we visited a sunday school class for young children and another attended by teens. this egyptian surgeon has worked in libya 15 years. though he is a christian, the muslim majority has treated him well. >> the government and our health and our friends and, they respect us -->> what might the future hold once libyan's government is in police? todd middleton with the voice of the martyrs. >> even a government elected by the people could be a heavily

islamic government. >> under moammar gadhafi, christians were jailed or expelled from the country. gadhafi expressed tolerance for foreign christians if they remained in their churches. he allowed regular worship and reconstruction of church buildings in tripoli and b bengazi. >> this is a french military cemetery honoring christian fallen soldiers from world war 2. >> each cross holds the belief that non libyans are christian. even the egyptian coptics share that understanding. >> the libyan christians, no one. >> you have never met any? >> no. never. i didn't see anybody. >> middleton says there is a

small indigenous church in libya even though few foreigners have met them. >> they are meeting together, serving christ and spreading their faith. they have to do that in careful. ways. that is part of it. being christian in a muslim country. they have to be careful and cautious. >> gadhafi has three libyan christians arrested and charged with treason and viewed as citizen that is betrayed libyan culture. cbn new shows this woman that came to christ after watch ago christian program on satellite television. >> one of the growing factors is

satellite television. a lot of the activities are happening from outside the country because it is difficult for christians to gather together within the confines of libya. >> many of the secret libyan christians feel abandoned by the world. maybe only several hundred, they desire recognition and prayer support. middleton says they are likely to have a lot of prayer in the days ahead. >> let's pray for safety and god's protectioprotection. they are asking questions of a spiritual nature and eternity. this could be a good time to pray for our brothers and sisters to have opportunities to take advantage of those opportunities.

>> she says she wants to remain in libya to serve the people. >> for jesus christ, [laughter]. >> no matter who is in charge of the new libyan government. gary lane cbn new, bengazi, libya. in the u.s., republicans are lining up to run for president. hear what they said about faith and values to a group of evangelical christians.

>> here in the united states, republican candidates already out campaigning for next year's presidential election. one group of voters are trying to win over these evangelical christians. >> they are a big voting block. recently the republican candidates spoke about their faith and values before a roomful of those voters. cbn david brody was there. >> who says social issues are

dead? not here in florida at the faith and coalition event. they heard from all the presidential contenders. they talked about the economy social issues and pro-family values. >> i believe in america! [applause]. i believe that the values and principles that lifted this great nation in the past are the values that will preserve our greatness in the future. >> our precious freedom guaranteed in the bill of rights, not only guarantees us to worship as we please and they don't have to abandon their faith. >> our economy is on life support. it is not understood by this

administration that the business sector is the economic engine of economic growth. [applause]. that is where you start! >> president obama is the best food stamp president in the american history. >> michele bachmann talked about g giddion's army. >> i talked about it meaning literally, it takes very few people to change the world. we have a committed group of people here today in florida. they are enough. we need to consider it doesn't take that are many if we take our influence on life and trust in god. we can see miracles in our country. >> when you think about ron paul, you think about tea party libertarianism. he was cheered quite a bit at the faith and freedom coalition. he was talking about liberty and the issue of life.

>> if we don't have strict understanding of the value of all life, it is r hard to defend free markets, home schooling and a sounding economic system. >> the big issue in the headlines is this quest for palastinian statehood and how it might effect israel. we caught up with erik stakelbeck. >> united states should be an ally of israel and an honest broker and not dictating terms to what the solution is. >> faith and freedom coalition is headed up by ralph reid and back at it again in october next month in iowa. >> david brody cbn news, in orlando, florida. coming up, he made his fortune selling cars. find out why this wealthy businessman gave it all spread the gospel.

>> american entrepreneur dois rosser once made his fortune in the car business. all that changed as he approached retirement. >> he traded that earthly fortune to see the gospel go into every nation. charlene israel reports how this businessman-turned-missionary spent golden years building thousands of churches in 58 countries. >> reporter: dois rosser born in 1921 in the foothills of the mountains. >> i knew at an early age, lived my life not always as i should but how god thought i should. >> rosser married his wife at 22, started a real estate company, he also went into a car business and purchased several dealerships.

in his 60s, rosser gained a fresh perspective on life. >> this dealership is where rosser's business took off. he left it all blind to take the gospel to the nations. >> rosser founded international cooperating ministries, icm. it was birthed out of rosser's friendship with bible teacher dick woodward. >> it was his teaching. >> rosser thought if he could take messages from an anointed bible teacher into all the nations, millions of lives could be impacted for christ. those messages from woodward's bible college are carried through this device, called a godpod. it is translated into the person's native language.

>> minibible college in tell gu. >> icm partners with churches all over the world. rosser says it is key to partner so the locals get involved and have more of an investment with their own churches. >> we have a major project going on in india that we are being matched dollar for dollar. we are putting up one half of the money. we have been told over and over you can't do that. they don't have anything. we are saying we have proof because we are doing it in the 58 countries around the world. >> results amazing. it increases the witness for christ in the community. it adds a supernatural resourcing to that witness. >> as the ministry started taking off, rosser asked their

three children what they thought if they gave the family fortune away to help spread the gospel. their reaction astounded many including their parents. >> we spent over breakfast one morning at the homestead talking about it for hours. i think we all left in tears. each one of them had a rational for a feeling, my daughter said it was never ours to start with. >> this is a baptist church in cuba. >> icm has started nearly 4,000 churches in 58 nations. this originated from a staff of 25 people at their icm headquarters in hampton, virginia. [singing] >> they have taken the gospel

into places like china, india, cam bode ya, peru and tanzania. >> they are so much thankful for the icm and all the donors. >> one of icm's current initiatives is to see 100 more churches built or under construction in vietnam by the end of 2011. that marks the 100th anniversary of evangelical in the country. icm is in their 25th year. rosser is in his 90s and still going strong. >> as long as i can make a contribution, i want to be here. it is exciting. i think really prolongs your life. i get up wondering, god what are you going to do today that i hadn't thought about. >> rosser says it is never too

late to follow god's dreams and living proof you are never too old to make a difference in the kingdom of heaven, charlene israel, cbn news. >> i call my gray-head friends who should be retiring after all these years of work. then they are doing these amazing acts of kindness around the world. >> that is the secret to staying young. he is in his 90s. he didn't look anywhere near that. he said as long as god is using me, that is the key. for more great store roys around

>> the reverend billy graham will soon turn 93 years old. >> amazing, what a life. the popular evangelist has a few health issues. he has a new book coming out and a new exhibit at the billy graham library in charlene

israel. great place. the exhibit show cases graham's personal writings and late wife ruth. in a rare interview graham shared how working with his dad prepared him for the ministry. >> absolutely. then the work with the men on the farm, that became a team of people. a team of people all these things contributed to my ministry and the years to come. >> wow. he is looking pretty good for 93. graham's new book is called "nearing home: life, faith, and finishing well." it comes out next month. >> gray-head friends, he is 93

and has a book out. >> until next week good-bye