Life Down Under

An Inspiring Story....

Heard a story on ESPN tonight (yes, we do get espn on sky) that's worth repeating. There's this kid from Rochester, NY who was diagnosed with autism when he was 2. He's a senior in high school now, and tried out for the basketball team. He didn't make the JV team, so he volunteered to be the manager for the varsity team. It was senior night - the last game of the season - and the coach told him he wanted to play him that night - but no promises. With 4 minutes left in the game, his team was up by 20 points, and he got to go in. He air-balled his first 3-pointer shot. But then he got on fire. In the next 2 minutes, he scored 20 points, most of them 3s. The crowd was going crazy - he was the hero of the school. When interviewed after, his coach got tears in his eyes as he recounted what a special moment that was. He said that everyone has a dream - and tonight, he got to help J Mac's come true. How awesome for this kid - it was his moment to shine, and he didn't disappoint. I bet it will be one of the highlights of his life for years to come. You can check out the full story here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11526448/

A bit closer to home, life has continued to be a bit crazy. We had an awesome time with Fraser and Hartley - it was great to see some faces from home, and they really blessed us and our community. Tonight was a surprise birthday party for one of our interns, and tomorrow we have lunch at our house with our intern class, and then at 4pm, some of our friends from Auckland are coming through town and will be joining us for dinner.