tonight i want to dig deeper in our big "360" interview with joel osteen, senior pastor of the lakewoodon. his congregation funds two missions in haiti and his brother, paul, a surgeon, has just returned from haiti. pastor osteen joins me now. thanks for being with us. >> thanks, anderson. >> how can you explain -- how can god allow something like this to happen. i know it's a simple and obvious question, but it's the question that always comes up in something like this. >> i don't think any of us have the answer. i mean, god is a sovereign god, but, you know, we live in a world that's not a perfect place. i mean, the scripture talks about even jesus himself said, in this world you'll have difficulty, challenges, one part even specifically says famines, earthquakes, trouble like that. we don't know. but i do know this, like you witnessed down there, in these times of need, in times of crisis, when you turn to your faith, you can feel a strength and a peace that only god can give. and really, it's the difficult times when you need your faith. >> it was remarkable. we would drive down a s