A Draftteam Named Desire
Theme of the Week: Whose Will Be Done?
Sunday, January 21, 2007
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Who Said It…Danny Wuerffel
Danny Wuerffel won the Heisman Trophy in 1996 as the Florida Gators quarterback. Drafted by the New Orleans Saints, he got involved in ministry in the country's second-largest housing project.
Desire Street Ministries, which Danny now directs, builds and restores houses, operates a pediatric clinic and Desire Street Academy (with 192 grade-7-12 boys enrolled before Hurricane Katrina), conducts Bible studies, and sponsors a church in the district. What He Said…A Draftteam Named Desire
How could a talented quarterback walk away from the NFL to work in the inner city when he could still play at the game's highest level? asked Sports Spectrum writer Rob Bentz.
"I was planning to keep playing," Wuerffel explained. "In the mornings I'd train to be a pro football player. In the afternoons I'd work at Desire Street Ministries. But after a month, walking into our gym to visit with one of our kids, I passed on a desk a newspaper with a story about Peyton Manning throwing a touchdown pass to break Dan Merino's record. As I looked at the kids, I thought, I wouldn't trade places with Peyton for anything. I knew I was right where I was supposed to be.
"After Katrina, an incredible moment was when we found a 4-H camp in Florida to temporarily house the academy. It's run by my alma mater, the University of Florida! 'Danny, we're going to make this work,' the officials told me. They did, and also donated $50,000!"
Adapted from Sports Spectrum (11-12/05) by permission.
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Lord, help me to accept your "good and pleasing, and perfect" will, even when that runs counter to my natural desires.
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