beginning god told her to pray for the man who tried to kill her son. >> he gave me his love for jack titelhe gave me the love of god to pray for this person. >> reporter: have you and david and the family forgiven jack? >> all of us had to from the very beginning, otherwise we would have been prisoners along with him. we would have been destroyed. we wouldn't have be able to have any type of healing in our lives. >> reporter: and yet they credit the prayers of believers from around the world. >> it was their prayers that were able to lift us up and keep us afloat. >> i have never known the lord as emmanuel, as i have through this situation. he has stayed so close to us. we have experienced the body of christ around the world in a way that is unbelievable. >> reporter: david and leah ortiz express relief at the verdict, that he cannot harm other families, and hope one day to visit him in jail to share god's love. chris mitchell, cbn news, jerusalem. >> wendy: thanks, chris. coming up, they called her the iron lady. how margaret thatcher's faith strenthenen political philosophy. >> wendy: th