The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Page: 1 of 35
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BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD | THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
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Will spread
of Zika take bite
out of Gospel?
Our mission: To inform,
inspire and unite
Vol. 73, No. 61 June 2016
VIRUS LINKED TO birth defects in
Latin America calls mission-minded
Christians to prayer and precaution.
An international
newspaper
for Churches of Christ
GODDARD, Kan. — It’s a picture-perfect
afternoon for baseball as Josh
Oakley steps to the mound: blue
sky, soft breeze and 71 degrees.
Fifteen family members — two
parents, four grandparents, three
of Oakley’s five older sisters and
six nieces and nephews — cheer
as the high school senior delivers
his first pitch.
The Eisenhower Tiger’s white-
and-baby-blue jersey — with No.
10 on the back — covers a foot-
long scar down his chest.
That scar helps explain what
makes this start so remarkable:
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Heart transplant recipient Josh Oakley
pitches for the Eisenhower Tigers.
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Less than six months earlier,
Darrell and DeVona Oakley’s
youngest child — their only son —
received a new heart.
“It’s an absolute gift from God
to still be able to play this game,”
said Josh Oakley, 18, a member of
the Northside Church of Christ in
Wichita, about 15 miles east of this
suburban community of 4,600.
When the Kansas City Royals
began their World Series-winning
postseason run this past October,
Josh Oakley lay unconscious at
Children’s Mercy Hospital in that
same Missouri city. His family
feared they just might lose him.
See TRANSPLANT, Page 10
ris Gomes has the slightly peculiar
g habit of inspecting mosquitos after
she swats them.
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missionary in Brazil got
word that a certain type of
mosquito was spreading
Zika — a virus that could
be linked to birth defects
— she didn’t worry. Of the
countless pests she had
vanquished during eight
years of ministry in the northeastern city
of Natal, she had never seen one like that
Then she found out she was pregnant.
Less than a week later, she killed a
mosquito at the church building.
“It was that mosquito,” she said. “And
so, of course, I freaked out.”
As the virus spread across South and
Central America, high-profile athletes
including U.S. soccer star Hope Solo
expressed uncertainty about competing in
the Olympics this August in Rio de Janeiro.
More recently, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention confirmed a link
between Zika and microcephaly — babies
born with smaller-than-normal heads —
and other serious brain anomalies.
A few Churches of Christ have revised
or canceled plans to participate in
mission trips to the region this summer,
including one headed to Recife, Brazil —
a city heavily impacted by Zika — said
another missionary, Randy Short.
Other congregations are continuing
with mission plans, Short said.
With their first child due in October,
Gomes and her husband, Franciney, are
prayerful but calm.
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After Ecuador earthquake, Christians pray and serve
In the South American nation of Ecuador, a team of Christians prays for healing after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake claimed more
than 350 lives. Members and elders of the Ibarra Church of Christ in Ecuador traveled with relief supplies to the coastal city of
Esmeraldas. Operation Ecuador and other church-supported ministries, including Healing Hands International, are providing
relief. "It will take a while for these areas to recover completely,"said Joshua Marcum of Operation Ecuador, "but we pray our
efforts can help and be done in the name of the Lord."
SEE EXPANDED COVERAGE and find links to donate to reliefatwww.christanchronicle.org.
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