A few weeks ago I shared the story of Josh Hamilton as an illustration during our Happily Ever After Series. Great... Great Story! For those of you not familiar with his story check it out at ESPN. This is an article he wrote.http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2926447&type=story
WOW! What a great story and it only gets better! Josh Hamilton had a dream before coming back to baseball. In his dream he was at the All Star Game in Yankee stadium participating in the Home Run Derby. A lady asked him why he was there and he tells her that he was there to tell his story of how God saved him from drug addiction. That God had given him another chance in life. Fast forward 2 years... It is Yankee Stadium. He is in the All Star game. He is in the Home Run Derby. He is being interviewed by a female commentator with whom he shares his story. That is Really Cool! But it gets even better. During the Home Run Derby he starts hitting home runs. He keeps hitting home runs... As a matter of fact he hits a lot of home runs. 28 to be exact! In only the first round! The person closest to him hit only 8 home runs. While I was watching this unfold I could tell I was watching history. It was Amazing! My whole family sat around the TV pulling for him. The story gets even better... His 71 year old former batting practice pitching coach was selected to pitch to him. He threw 54 pitches and is 71 years old!
If you want to see more of the story about the Home Run Derby you can watch ESPN. ESPN.com or other sports sites will have more info on his story as well. What a great story. You cannot watch this story and not see God at work. Just like the commentator said during the derby... "It is a bad day to be an atheist at Yankee Stadium." However, it is a great day to be a follower of Christ. Josh is a reminder that no matter how bad it gets... There is Hope!
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