The Carpenter's Miracle Page #6

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Just help yourself

to whatever's in the kitchen.

And, uh, there's coffee there,

help yourself.

There's some cream

in the fridge.

Bev!

Bev, can you come in?

Sarah's a little shiny.

Just fix her up.

Um, good, I love it.

Conservative... caring mom.

Great look. Okay.

And Luke, you can just

sit beside your mom.

Cy, are we good to go?

Yeah, we are

good to go, young lady.

Luke, you can sit

beside your

mother there. Great.

Um...

Just make sure...

great.

Okay, could you, um...

yeah, put your arm around him.

Yeah, yeah, great.

Okay, that's good.

And just get his hair

out of his eyes for me?

Are we good to go?

We good? Okay.

Ready?

Okay...

Camera's rolling.

Just a little bit...

Yeah, a little...

Okay.

And...

Three, two...

So, Sarah,

thank you so much

for taking the time today

to talk with us.

I really appreciate it.

And, Luke, hi.

It's so nice to meet you.

Hey.

I seen you before,

and I seen you now,

and what Josh done for you

is a miracle.

Mm-hmm!

That's right.

To heck with them

newsroom people.

"Pray for one another...

That ye may be healed,"

and that's exactly

what Josh done for you.

Mm-hmm.

You know it, buddy.

You can't expect people

of no faith

to recognize a miracle.

You know it.

Hey, boy?

Let's not let them

push us around.

Come on, we got work to do.

Josh, hi.

Thank you so much.

Yeah, sure.

Wow...

This is incredible!

Oh, well, it's getting there.

This is where you live?

Yes.

Incredible. Do you mind if we...

no, please, please, yeah.

Let me know if I can

help with anything.

Go ahead, guys.

Thanks.

Sure.

Let's hustle, guys, okay?

We've got to get this uploading

and sent back to New York.

Get me a c-stand and a flag...

good to go, guys?

Yeah, all good.

Okay. Hi, Josh.

Why don't I just run through

how this is going to

work for you,

and, uh, then we're

pretty much good to go.

Okay, good. I'd like that.

So, this is perfect.

We're going to start

the interview here.

Mm-hmm.

And then we'll have

a walk down here.

I'll ask you some questions about

your incredible home, by the way.

If that would be okay?

Sure. Yes, please.

Incredible.

It's kind of a work

in progress, but okay.

And then what we will do is,

we will end up around here.

Okay.

And then,

pretty much that's it.

I'll ask you

a few more questions,

then it's over.

Okay.

Okay, Seb, are we good to go?

Yeah, ready when you guys are.

What exactly are we

going to be talking about?

Oh, just standard stuff,

ground you've covered

before, I'm sure.

The accident,

what happened after,

that sort of thing.

Okay.

Okay? So, I'll get you

on this side,

if you don't mind.

Okay, sure.

In three, two...

Josh, how long have you known

you've had the power to heal?

Um, excuse me?

How long have you known

you've had the power to heal?

I, uh... I don't know.

I-I never actually said that.

Never?

No, never.

You-you all, uh, said that.

Who is "you all"?

Uh, you, people in the media.

And the people of Bethany.

Are you saying

there's some sort of

media conspiracy?

Oh, no. No, no, no,

of course not.

No-no conspiracy, just...

Like, a misunderstanding.

About what?

About the miracle.

Oh, so you do believe

it was a miracle.

No, I didn't say that, you did.

Um... Me?

Not-not "you" personally you,

but news people.

Do you feel persecuted?

Persecuted? No.

No, I'm just, I'm saying

that something happened,

and the press

called it a miracle,

the people of this town

called it a miracle,

but I never did.

So you never claimed to be

a new messiah?

Of course I didn't.

Josh...

Why do you live in a church?

It was a church.

It's not a church anymore,

now it's just my home.

It certainly looks

like a church to me.

It...

It was a church,

but it was, um...

Decommissioned,

or de-sanctified,

or whatever they call it.

Now it's-it's just my home.

Do you have

some sort of Christ complex?

Excuse me?

Do you have some sort of

Christ complex?

Josh?

Get out of here.

Whoa, we haven't finished

the interview, Mr. Camden...

yes. Yes, we have.

No, you didn't answer

my question...

what do you want me to say?

What? What is it?

Do you want me to say

that I'm the risen lord?

That I-I walk on water

to amuse my friends?

Turn water into wine

because it's cheaper

than shopping at Wal-Mart?

Is-is that what you want?

Do you believe all of that?

Turn this off.

Turn it off!

We're not finished,

the interview.

Wh-what do you...

what is it that you want?

I want the truth.

Don't insult me.

I am a sound bite to you.

No, that's not true, Josh.

There are a lot of people...

get out! Get out!

I want you out. Get out.

Look, let's just

all calm down here, okay?

We can...

get out.

Get out.

Get out now.

Okay.

Okay, cut the camera.

...Thank you, David.

Your son's

on TV tonight, Helen.

...a sleepy,

rural community of 9,000.

A place where everyone

knows their neighbors,

and people leave their doors

unlocked at night,

an idyllic place,

nestled far away

from the bright glare

of media lights.

But all that changed

when tragedy struck.

Josh Camden tells the story.

Here's Josh!

I was fishing by myself

at Fryman lake

and I heard the sound

of some boys shouting,

and at first I thought

they were just playing,

but I quickly realized

that something

was terribly wrong.

12-year-old Luke Quinn

had been playing

down in this area

with his friends,

swinging on that tire

between two trees.

Now, this tree down here broke,

and Luke ended up

trapped underneath the water

in freezing temperatures

for several minutes.

Josh Camden,

who had been fishing nearby,

tried to resuscitate Luke,

but he was unresponsive.

Luke was rushed

to Bethany Memorial Hospital,

where doctors and nurses

did everything they could

to revive him,

but their efforts failed.

After showing no vital signs

for over an hour,

Luke Quinn

of Bethany, Wisconsin

was declared dead.

Then, something occurred

that many people characterized

as, well,

a miracle.

It was a miracle,

I'll tell you.

Oh, look, Helen, it's me!

The boy had no vital signs

for over an hour.

None.

And Mr. Camden

put his hands on him,

and he came back to life.

Well, if that's not a miracle,

I don't know what is.

Lydia, do you really believe

that Josh Camden

cured your arthritis?

Oh, yes.

Yes, I do.

I don't know what happened

at the lake that day.

All I know is, I haven't had

a touch of arthritis

since Josh touched my hands,

and I'd call that a miracle.

I spoke next

to Luther Froebler,

who claimed that Josh Camden

had healed his dog...

hey, there's Luther!

...it seemed highly improbable,

but in the interest

of fairness,

I decided to investigate.

And there's Toby!

Wow, uh, Luther,

can you make him run?

Yes, ma'am.

Toby, look what I got for you.

Go get it, Toby!

See?

All healed.

Aw, he still looks

like he's limping to me.

...However

to this reporter's eyes,

Mr. Froebler's dog exhibited

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