Blake Leitch started attending our youth ministry in 1998.
His family didn't come to church. But he plugged in and became very consistent.
He developed great friendships. He gave his life over to Jesus.
Then he joined the army.
I had limited contact with him.
Today his life is changed.
His story is incredible.
It was printed in a Springfield, MO publication.
Click on the article and go to Page 10.
Blake, you are an inspiration of why we invest in students!
Any favorite Blake memories?
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Why we invest in people...
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11 comments:
love the story. why we do what we do. this is a great story
very cool.
I like the story of Blake getting his head stuck in a nail at your house.
Jenny
blake would make us some super sweet choocolate rice crispy treats those were pretty awesome... but my favorite blake story would be his apartment that he never locked so people would stop by and take a deuce and leave it for him to find... good times
Does anyone remember the dog burying incident? Great story
Jake
I remember the story that is passed out while driving on the interstate because his car was leaking fumes into his car...
and that one car he only has for a few days, something about it being stolen...
and one time a PS2 was sold on ebay..
he almost lost his leg at my bachelor party... oo so many so.. little time..
he has always been a great friend...
Aaron B. Allison
Was he involved in the kidnapping of Java incident?
My TOP 5 favorite Blake stories:
1. burying his dead dog at Lake Paradise.
2. hitting his head on a nail in my house.
3. selling vacuums.
4. the year of LOUD disgusting belching. (the senior trip.)
5. AND.... trying to book Philmore for a concert behind the Mattoon mall on the grassy hill.
Travis,
Thanks for your very appropo comment on my blog Ethos today about Shout to The Lord and American Idol.
I have added your blog to my blogroll and i would be honored if you would consider exchanging links.
My URL is:
http://www.randyelrod.typepad.com
Blessings!
Randy
That is an awesome story!! More people need to share their story it could change a persons life. Very inspirational. Thanks for sharing!
Once again, I am tremendously proud of my cousin. This is becoming commonplace, but no less impressive.
Best,
Will
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