That's it! I have had it!!!
subscribe-unsubscribe-subscribe! --- On Tue, 2/10/09, Gatornet Admin <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Gatornet Admin <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] Re: Pam's Story > To: "GatorNews" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 5:39 PM > It has been brought to my attention that although this IS an > article about Tim Tebow, some might feel that it crosses > into an area that is non-gator and very controversial. If > you are one that feels that way, please accept my apologies, > disregard and delete it. > > For those of you that are active on Gatortalk, we will NOT > be discussing this article there. If you feel that it > deserves discussion, please take it to THFGT. > > Thank you, > > Randy Lyons > Gatornet Administrator > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gatornet Admin > To: GatorNews > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:56 PM > Subject: [gatornews] Pam's Story > > > More than 21 years ago, she and her husband, Bob, were > serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a > fifth child. Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection > of the intestine caused by a parasite found in a > contaminated food or drink. She entered into a coma and was > treated with strong antibiotics before they discovered she > was pregnant. > > Doctors urged her to abort the baby for her own safety > and told her that the medicines had caused irreversible > damage to her baby. She refused the abortion and cited her > Christian faith as the reason for her hope that her son > would be born without the devastating disabilities > physicians predicted. > > The doctors "didn't think of it as a life, they > thought of it as a mass of fetal tissue," Pam said. > > While pregnant, Pam nearly lost their baby four times but > refused to consider abortion. She recalled making a pledge > to God with her husband, "If you will give us a son, > we'll name him 'Timothy,' and we'll make him > a preacher." > > Pam ultimately spent the last two months of her pregnancy > in bed and, eventually, gave birth to a health baby boy > August 14, 1987. > > Pam's youngest son is indeed a preacher. He preaches > in prisons, makes hospital visits, and serves with his > father's ministry in the Philippines . > > He also plays football. Pam's son is Tim Tebow. > > Last year, the University of Florida 's star > quarterback, became the first sophomore in history to win > college football's highest award, the Heisman Trophy. > Tim's notoriety and the family's inspiring story > have given Pam numerous opportunities to speak on behalf of > women's centers across the country. > > She was the keynote speaker at the Oct. 23, 2008, benefit > banquet for two Louisville ministries. A Woman's Choice > Resource Center offers such services as free pregnancy > tests, post-abortion counseling, adoption information, and > material support. Necole's Place is a companion ministry > that provides support services for women in need. > > Several Louisville-area Kentucky Baptist churches and > Long Run Baptist Association help support both ministries. > > A Woman's Choice board chairman, John Schmitt, > reported at the banquet that in the 20 years since the > resource center opened, 4,500 children have been saved from > abortion -- 400 in this year alone. > > Speaking of the thousands of lives saved, Pam Tebow said, > "That just blows my mind. Every little baby you save > matters." > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
