Halftimer Bill Beattie has some sage advice for
you: Halftimer Bill Beattie has some sage advice for you: When God
gives you a gentle nudge about the direction He wants your halftime
journey to take, don't ignore Him. Because He has other "less
than subtle" ways of getting your attention - and He also HAS
a sense of humor.
Bill
learned this lesson the hard way. The metallurgical engineer, who
spent 27 years with Union Carbide (six in South Africa), turned 58
in 1995 and was quite comfortable with his life in Danbury, CT. He
owned a successful business, Strategic Minerals Corporation, had a
great 35-year marriage, and his three grown kids were leading productive
lives. Bill's vision of a second half contribution was to serve as
an elder of his church. God's repeated nudging for Bill to return
to the inner city, where he grew up without a father, was swatted
away like a pesky fly.
But what a fly doesn't accomplish, a 13-foot crocodile
certainly can. While in Africa to celebrate their 35th anniversary,
Bill and his wife, Kathie, decided to canoe the Zambezi River. Although
Kathie had encouraged Bill to take canoe lessons prior to the trip,
he opted for the "training on the river prior to departure"
mentioned in the tour brochure.
"The training lasted five minutes ('This is the Zambezi River.
Be careful entering and leaving the canoe.')," recalls Bill with
a laugh.
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