pastor frank schafer and pastor robert jeffries, thank you so much for speaking with us this morning. >> thank you you to both. >> thank you. >> merry christmas. >> you to, too. >> merry christmas you to. for more stories on faith, be sure to check out our belief blog at cnn.com/belief. switching gears, a man who used to be russia's richest sat down exclusive wli cnn to talk about his time in prison for the first time since getting out. >> mchale was released on friday after president putin signed a amnesty decree. he was a major critic of the government and he's been in prison for ten years. charges in which he maintained innocence. he spoke about one incident where he says he was stabbed in the face. >> when i was stabbed with a knife. i was lucky. >> translator: it just -- he tried to get to my eye but got my nose.