The Ohio State University football team has a history of sharing Jesus.
Last year the football team held an event called “An invitation to Jesus."
Dozens of people gave their lives to Christ.
HERO: Derrick Moore spent 20 years teaching elementary school outside Atlanta. The kids didn't call him "Mr. Moore."
They called him "Coach."
This summer he was standing on a beach in Myrtle Beach when a 10-year-old girl he'd never met got caught in a rip current.
Her name was Summer - and she was going under the waves.
Derrick didn't hesitate.
He swam out to a stranger's child and pushed her toward the other rescuers. He got her out. The same current that let her go took him instead.
His body washed ashore the next day.
He was 47.
He left behind four children of his own.
Think about that.
A man who spent his whole life keeping other people's kids safe in a classroom died keeping one more safe in the water - a girl he'd known for less than a minute.
Summer got to say seven words to his family: "Thank you, I really owe my life to you."
And his mother, who buried her son, said this: "My son is the type of person that would do it again. Even though we lost my son, I'm not mad at anybody."
That's who Derrick Moore was. Not a headline. Not a hashtag. A man who saw a child drowning and decided his own life was the acceptable price.
We spend so much energy arguing about who the good guys are.
Then a schoolteacher walks into the ocean for a stranger and answers the question without saying a word.
Remember his name.
Pray for his four kids.
This is what love looks like when it costs everything.
One of my buddy’s sons skipped college and became an electrician at 18.
He was told either college or military were his only two options.
His parents weren’t exactly excited when he went to trade school. Actually they were a little embarrassed.
Most of their friends’ kids were going off to universities. Their son was showing up to job sites at 6am.
By 21 he was making $90k
By 24 he had his master electrician license making over $120k
At 27 he started taking his own jobs on the side for a total of $200k
Last year at 29 his little “electrician business” did $1.8M with 4 vans.
Funny how that works.
His parents used to explain why he didn’t go to college.
Now they tell everyone he owns an electrical company.
We need more 18-year-olds to know this path exists.
Day 229 tagging @mikeroweworks until more parents start bragging about trade school too.
Consider to RT if you agree.
99% of people with Down syndrome indicated they were happy with their lives.
97% reported they liked themselves.
99% expressed love for their families.
Abortion is depicted as "merciful" for babies with Down syndrome.
But it's brutal murder.
Every child deserves a chance at a joyful life—no matter their diagnosis.