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4 THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
SEPTEMBER 2011
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MISSIONS
Ramon Gonzalez defines the concept of Heritage
Christian University missions. After participat-
ing in the HCU campaign program each semester
as a part of his curriculum, he knew that he was
capable of leading his own mission team. And
he knew just where to take them. In 2009, he
organized a team of HCU students to join him in
his home country of Peru, where they conducted
Bible studies and did outreach. Now, as an __
HCU alumnus and graduate student, he '
planning a second trip. From
being led to leading... that's the §oal of
the Christian Service and campaign
programs. Ramon plans
to return to Peru after
graduation, but he
will have left a legacy
of leadership... and a
dream in the hearts of
other students. That's
the type of missions
experience you can
expect from HCU.
It's our focus.
Bobby Ross Jr., Brooks Maxwell
and James A. Maxwell enjoy a
game at Safeco Field in Seattle.
Most importantly (smile), he secured
a church member’s season tickets for a
New York Mets game at Citi Field.
That same year, I tagged along with
domestic missionary Wes Woodell and
a group from the Lake Merced Church
of Christ in San Francisco to see a
Giants game at AT&T Park.
In 2010, while in
Washington, D.C., for a
professional meeting, I
interviewed slugger Josh
Willingham at Nationals
Park. Willingham, a
member of the Cross
Point Church of Christ
in Florence, Ala., intro-
duced me to one of my
all-time favorite players:
future Hall of Fame
catcher Ivan “Pudge”
Rodriguez, a former
longtime Rangers star.
That same spring,
while at Pepperdine
University in Malibu,
Calif., I drove to Angels
Stadium in Anaheim and
interviewed Brad Ziegler, a relief pitch-
er for the visiting Oakland Athletics and
a member of the East Grand Church of
Christ in Springfield, Mo. Al Sturgeon,
a former minister of the Ocean Springs
Church of Christ in Mississippi who left
to study law at Pepperdine, joined me.
I first met Sturgeon in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina. Over the press-box
buffet, we talked baseball and caught
up on church and family happenings.
Just last month, you may have seen our
story on the Future Preachers Training
Camp sponsored by the Bear Valley
Church of Christ in Denver. Would you
believe that the Colorado Rockies were
playing at home that weekend?
This may come as a shock, but I just
could not resist buying a ticket.
BASEBALL: Time at the ballpark hits a home run
FROM PAGE 3
In 2006, on the way to cover a church
unity event in Louisville, Ky., my family
and I made a detour to Great American
Ball Park in Cincinnati. We witnessed
Reds star Ken Griffey Jr.’s 550th career
home run.
That same year, at Minute Maid Park
in Houston, I interviewed l_________
Astros bench coach and
future manager Cecil
Cooper, a member of the
Anderson Street Church
of Christ in Sealy, Texas.
Fellow baseball fanatic
David Duncan, minister
of the Memorial Church
of Christ in Houston,
came along as the
photographer.
In 2008, before going
to St. Louis to report on
the Florissant Church
of Christ, I was disap-
pointed to discover that
a Fourth of July game
between the Cardinals
and Chicago Cubs was
sold out. But Terry Rush, minister of
the Memorial Drive Church of Christ
in Tulsa, Okla., and the world’s most
devoted Cardinals fan, tipped me off
when a few tickets became available. My
family and I witnessed Cardinals star
Albert Pujols’ 300th career home run.
That same year, my son Brady and
I toured Fenway Park in Boston after
attending a men’s retreat at Gander
Brook Christian Camp in Raymond,
Maine. We didn’t see an actual Red Sox
game, but we explored the nooks and
crannies of that historic ballpark.
In 2009,1 traveled to New York to
interview NBC anchor Lester Holt and
report on the Northeastern Lectureship
at the Apollo Theater. Brian Nicklaus,
minister of the Echo Lake Church of
Christ in Westfield, N.J., offered me a
guest room at his house and helped me
maneuver the subway system.
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McMillon, Lynn. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 68, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 2011, newspaper, September 1, 2011; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509308/m1/4/?q=%22songs%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.