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 September 2008 HOME Front Page Article

Watching the Olympic athletes compete is always exciting and exhilarating.  They have trained so hard and quite often faced great difficulties.  Certainly, they and their families have sacrificed much to be there.  Their goals are worthy goals, but the Bible says there is an even greater goal, an eternal goal.  Reaching our goal involves much training, the kind that keeps us on our knees and in the Word, and requires great sacrifice.  Christ is our trainer. Our hearts and our children’s hearts are His training ground.

Do you ever wonder what those Olympians do when they have a bad day?  Well, they wouldn’t be Olympians if they just quit.  I think they surround themselves with people who will encourage them and who share their same goals.  While watching the   swimmers and the gymnasts compete, I noticed that the energy they displayed when they were on a team was exponentially more than when they were competing alone. In fact, it seemed they spurred each other on to do better than they ever thought possible. 

At H.O.M.E., we hope and pray that we can be the kind of support and encouragement  to each other that spurs one another on to fight the good fight and run the good race!  Please know that you are not alone as you and your family run the race to receive the crown that will last forever. 

Carolyn Martin,President of H.O.M.E.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

 1 Corinthians 9:24-25