In the early fall, my mom received a review copy of "You Were Made to Make A Difference," written by Max Lucado and his daughter, Jenna Lucado Bishop. I am sure you have all heard about Max Lucado. Right? I grew up watching his Hermie and Wormie videos. For those of you who don't know about Max Lucado, he is a well-known author and preacher, as well as a husband and father. He has three daughters, and his oldest helped him write "You Were Made to Make a Difference."
I am sure you have all heard about Max Lucado. Right? I grew up watching his Hermie and Wormie videos. For those of you who don't know about Max Lucado, he is a well-known author and preacher, as well as a husband and father. He has three daughters, and his oldest helped him write "You Were Made to Make a Difference."
In his most recent book, Max Lucado and his daughter write about people who are making a difference in this world and how we, ordinary real girls, can make a difference, too. In every chapter, Max and Jenna both share their personal thoughts, inspired by someone who has made a difference in this world.
Over the past few months during my daily devotions, I read through this book, and it has definitely given me a different perspective on why and how we can make a difference. One story that I found particularly inspiring was written in the chapter two.
Chapter two is about a boy named Austin Gutwein who started the organization, Hoops of Hope. When austin was nine, he tried out for the boys basketball team. Unfortunately, he wasn't that good at shooting and so he got cut. He later on saw a video about orphaned kids who had to take care of them and their siblings every need. After that he got thinking and asked his dad if there was anything he could do. So on national World AID's he shot free throws in honor of every person who would die that day of AIDs. Because of all the money his sponsors gave, he raised over 3,000 dollars, and continues to do so today.
Here are some of the organizations they write about so you can visit those websites also.
If you would like to purchase this book, which I highly recommend, you can go to http://www.thomasnelson.com/.


No comments:
Post a Comment
I'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment below!