Joni Hannigan spent the week before the 2010 Super Bowl in south Florida covering it for Baptist Press.
She writes about … and talks on radio about …
- The Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad and its widespread discussion and support by the players;
- Interview with Michael Oher (oar) of Ole Miss and the Baltimore Ravens whose story is featured in the smash him movie, “The Blind Side;”
- Testimonies of faith in Jesus, openly expressed by pro athletes … several from both Super Bowl teams;
- Second generation Haitian Pierre Garcon of the Colts, member of a Belle Reeve, Fl, Haitian Baptist Church;
Quotes from www.bpnews.net and www.gofbw.com, such as …
Kevin Mawae, center for the Tennessee Titans, said after the Pro Bowl: “I’ve been married 17 years and my wife Tracy is my No. 1 accountability partner, and that’s the only way you can do it. A man can’t be on an island by himself; he’s got to have someone there to keep him spiritually healthy and keep him accountable to himself and to God.”
Drew Brees, the Saint’s quarterback since 2006, recently told a Christian magazine writer he invited Christ into his life on his 17th birthday during a Sunday church service in his hometown of Austin, Texas.
Rookie Colts defensive back Jerraud Powers delivered a stirring testimony about God’s work in his life."I just started asking my mom a ton of questions about God, about Jesus, about sin, about everything. And when I was 12 I ended up getting saved."Nearly 200 South Florida Baptist Churches composed of mostly Haitians…and many others Baptist teams involved in disaster relief … on the ground in Haiti providing great help there (100% of all donations through www.flbaptist.org go to Haitian relief — administration and salaries are paid from other sources);
The added pain of many Haitian mothers having to “split” their families … Haitian children born in the US, thus citizens, allowed into the USA, and their other children, born in Haiti, not allowed in.
Joni and I briefly reminisce about our shared happy time of serving on the board of the terrific Christian school, Hannibal-LaGrange College in Mark Twain’s Hannibal, MO. (I rotated off. She’s is still serving … where she and her husband went to college.)
And much more …
Joni Hannigan is the Managing Editor of the Florida Baptist Witness which partners with Baptist Press News Service for coverage of major news events. During Super Bowl XLIV she and two Baptist Press colleagues are providing extensive coverage this week. Again, her inspirational articles and many more can be found at www.bpnews.net and www.gofbw.com. (Shouldn’t these websites be added to our “favorites?”)
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