but lucky severson reports on congregations that are not only getting over their feelings of awkwardness in the company of the severely disabled but welcoming them and putting them to work. >> reporter: among traveling evangelists nick vujicic is a rock star. he's packed them in in churches around the globe. this is his second visit to the northland megachurch in orlando, a preacher with no arms and no legs who wants no sympathy. >> why does a man without arms and legs have a smile like this? it surpasses the understanding of the world, because i should be depressed. i was, until christ came in. >> reporter: he travels with another message -- that churches need to be more inclusive of people with disabilities. >> to me, in my mind everyone has a disability. everyone needs god. but definitely it is said again and again and again, we need to go out and reach out to those people who are in need. >> reporter: it's not surprising that nick vujicic would be invited to northland. this is a church with about 15,000 members that goes out of its way to welcome and accommodate people in need, inclu

many do, but this morning when john edwards walked in, my colleague from "the new york times," kim severson, looked up and said, hi, john, how are you doing, and he said i'm doing okay and he went over to his seat at the defense table. i think there is a room in the back where they're able to stow their briefcases and their sweaters or coats, you know, in the early morning, but for some reason he's sitting right out in front today, right outside the door. i have to tell you, suzanne, yesterday after closings, they left the building, and i shouted out a question like, you know, how did you think the closings went. he didn't answer. but there was a member of the public in the scrum there with us, and she shouted out to cate edwards, mr. edwards, i love your daughter. go home to her. i hope you get to go home to her. it was a touching little moment that, you know, a member of the public took time to come down here and say, hey, at least i'm with you. he nodded her way and said had a good evening. >> interesting bit of color there. diane, thank you. obviously if there are any developments, we'l