[Title Card: CBS News / 60 Minutes]
[Airdate: November 1, 2035]
[Segment Title: “Project UPLIFT”]
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00:00–00:45 – OPENING SCENES / NARRATION

[Wide aerial shot: early morning sunlight glints off the still waters of Lake Pinepatch in Attala County, Mississippi. The camera glides past a vintage maroon Stearman biplane parked beside a shimmering grass airstrip, then moves toward a rustic log cabin nestled among pines. The lake sparkles in the background as part of the larger Lake Pinepatch Aerodrome property.]

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
Ten years ago, she didn’t have a house to call her own. Today, she welcomes us to Lake Pinepatch Aerodrome in Mississippi — a property that blends aviation, home, and hope. Here, with her husband Randy — a pilot with over sixty years in the air — she has created a sanctuary that’s as inspiring as her mission.

Her story is one of transformation, resilience, and purpose. And it’s from this quiet lakeside retreat, just a few miles from Kosciusko — hometown of Oprah Winfrey — that she now leads a movement known around the world as Project UPLIFT.
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00:46–01:30 – INTRODUCTION / ON-CAMERA

[Cut to: Leslie Stahl walking along the grass airstrip toward the camera. Behind her, a Cessna 180 lifts gracefully into the clear sky, and the maroon Stearman gleams in the sunlight.]

LESLIE STAHL (on camera):
Good evening, I’m Leslie Stahl. Tonight on 60 Minutes, we sit down with humanitarian and entrepreneur Darnelle Henderson, whose remarkable journey from uncertainty to influence has inspired millions.

Once struggling to find stability for her own family, she now leads Project UPLIFT — that stands for United People Living in Faith & Transformation. Her initiative gives what she calls a “hand up, not a handout” to people facing homelessness and hopelessness.
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01:31–02:20 – ESTABLISHING THE STORY

[Montage: archival footage and stills. A younger Darnelle loading boxes into storage; screenshots of early YouTube videos; snippets of a wellness presentation; blueprints for the first UPLIFT Home.]

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
A decade ago, she began documenting her journey online — through wellness, faith, and small steps toward financial freedom. Her YouTube channels, once modest self-improvement projects, grew into a global community that helped millions learn how to feel better, look better, and live better.

[Cut to: footage of families gardening, children doing homework in shared spaces, and volunteers cooking in a bright communal kitchen.]

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
That community became the seed for something far greater: Project UPLIFT, a network of homes where displaced families find not only shelter, but training, purpose, and a chance to start again.
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02:21–03:00 – SCENE TRANSITION / ARRIVAL AT HOME

[The camera follows Leslie as she enters the log cabin, still gleaming with new craftsmanship. Darnelle greets her at the door with a radiant smile and offers coffee. They sit on the porch facing the lake, sunlight reflecting across the water.]

LESLIE STAHL:
You live in what many people would call paradise. But it wasn’t always this way.

DARNELLE (smiling):
No, it definitely wasn’t. There was a time when the idea of saying, “my home” felt foreign. For years, my children and I lived wherever we could — sometimes with friends, extended-stay hotels, or even places not intended as a residence.

I know what it’s like to sleep in my car and not have a place to take a shower. That experience planted a seed in me — the need to create something that restores not just roofs, but dignity.
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03:01–04:00 – EARLY STRUGGLES / INSPIRATION

LESLIE STAHL:
You talk about those years as your training ground.

DARNELLE:
Absolutely. Every challenge taught me something — how to adapt, how to stay grateful, and how to see opportunity even in struggle. I was raising three children, trying to build a future, and learning what it meant to truly depend on faith. Those lessons became the foundation for everything I do now.

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
Her words resonate with the thousands who now call UPLIFT Homes their temporary, yet transformative, refuge.
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04:01–05:20 – PROJECT UPLIFT VISION

[Cut to: footage of UPLIFT Memphis. Children playing. Adults in a skills workshop. A kitchen team preparing meals.]

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
Each UPLIFT Home operates as a cooperative. Residents contribute either financially or through their talents — cooking, childcare, maintenance, or tutoring. The goal isn’t charity; it’s empowerment.

DARNELLE (on camera):
It’s about giving people a sense of purpose again. They come in broken, scared, sometimes ashamed. But once they start helping someone else, they begin to heal. That’s why I call it a hand up, not a handout.
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05:21–06:30 – SUCCESS STORIES

[Cut to: testimonial clips of former residents. A young mother holding a toddler. A man in a mechanic’s uniform smiling outside his new apartment.]

FORMER RESIDENT:
When I moved into UPLIFT, I didn’t even have a car. Now I have a steady job and just got my first apartment. They believed in me before I could believe in myself.

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
To date, more than two thousand families have completed UPLIFT’s twelve-month program, leaving to move into their own residences with savings, skills, and self-respect.
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06:31–07:20 – HEALTH AND WELLNESS ENTERPRISES

[Montage: fitness classes, nutritional workshops, scenes from Darnelle’s global wellness seminars.]

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
In addition to her nonprofit, Darnelle built a multimillion-dollar wellness enterprise that began with one simple promise: products that help people feel better and look better. Her online courses in hormone balancing and weight loss now reach participants in forty countries.

DARNELLE:
It started with my own health journey. Once I learned how to balance my hormones and energy, I wanted to share it. The science of self-care shouldn’t be a secret.
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07:21–08:15 – PHILANTHROPY AND FAITH

[Cut to: footage of scholarship recipients in cap and gown, a small rural church receiving a donation, a plaque honoring her parents.]

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
Through the foundation she established in her parents’ honor, Darnelle funds scholarships for students pursuing education, music, and ministry. She tithes faithfully and gives generously to causes that reflect her belief in faith-led service.

DARNELLE:
I think of giving as gratitude in motion. Everything I have is meant to flow through me to someone else.
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08:16–09:15 – RELATIONSHIPS AND BALANCE

[Cut to: Darnelle and her husband Randy walking beside the grass airstrip. He gestures toward the Texas T-Cart, sunlight glinting off the wings.]

LESLIE STAHL:
Your husband’s quite the pilot.

DARNELLE (laughing):
Yes, over sixty years in the air! We’ve got three airplanes: the Stearman, the Cessna 180, and the Texas T-Cart. We travel often, but what matters most is the time we set aside to just be together. I’ve learned balance isn’t something you find; it’s something you create, every day.

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
Her schedule may be full, but her priorities remain grounded in faith, family, and purpose.
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09:16–10:20 – GLOBAL EXPANSION / FUTURE VISION

[Footage: new construction sites labeled UPLIFT Nairobi, UPLIFT Rio, UPLIFT Manila.]

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
What began in one small southern town has now become an international blueprint for hope. Expansion plans include ten new UPLIFT Homes across the United States and abroad.

DARNELLE:
We’re proving that transformation is contagious. Once people see what’s possible, they want to be part of it. My goal now is to replicate that feeling of home everywhere it’s needed.
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10:21–11:00 – CLOSING INTERVIEW MOMENT

LESLIE STAHL:
You once described your younger self as someone who felt like she was always surviving. Who are you now?

DARNELLE (smiling softly):
Someone who’s living. Truly living. And helping others do the same.

LESLIE STAHL:
What do you want people to remember about you?

DARNELLE:
That I believed in grace, in possibility, and in people. That I used what I was given to help someone else rise.
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11:01–11:30 – CONCLUSION / SIGN-OFF

[Camera pans out: Darnelle and Leslie stand on the porch overlooking Lake Pinepatch as Randy taxis the Texas T-Cart down the airstrip. Soft instrumental music plays.]

LESLIE STAHL (voice-over):
From house-less to humanitarian, from faith to fulfillment — her journey reminds us that home isn’t just where we live, it’s what we give.

LESLIE STAHL (on camera):
For 60 Minutes, I’m Leslie Stahl.

[Fade to black. CBS logo.]