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Chuck Hinman: IJMA #365, My Hero It's Just Me Again No. 365: My Hero The next earlier Chuck Hinman story: Waiting in the doctor's office Reader comments to CM are appreciated, as are emails directly to Mr. Hinman at: charles.hinman@sbcglobal.net By Chuck Hinman My Hero In the early '70s, I was one of the youth sponsors at New Harmony Baptist Church when Paul and Mary Ann, our kids, were in their "youthhood." There was an associational youth rally at Oak Park Baptist church here in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. One of the young people who spoke that evening was Albert Sanders of the Ochelata Baptist church. I had heard of Albert Sanders but had never seen or met him. Albert told about the recent time he was driving home after work in a blinding rainstorm. He was involved in a tragic car accident on Nowata road which took the life of his brother Gerald, and their friend Greg Geiger. Albert received multiple life-changing injuries; his speech was slurred and his hand and arm movements were affected. He walked with an awkward gait. With a big smile on his handsome face, he said that accident, terrible as it was, turned out to be the best thing that had happened to him! The best thing? Surely not! He said he knew the Lord had allowed him to live so he can tell people like the youth and adults assembled that evening about the love of his Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. What a gripping picture he presented! Here was a good looking - strong young man who had experienced far more in his young life than most of us do in a lifetime. I already knew Jesus Christ but I became and still am a fan of Albert Sanders that evening. I was a church pianist in those days and was invited to play at church functions all over this area of Oklahoma. On many such occasions, I invited Albert to go with me so that he could have an opportunity to give his account of what the Lord was doing in his life. He was looking for opportunities to do that. He did it in a very compelling and powerful way. Many years ago, Albert moved away from Bartlesville and I lost track of him. Last Sunday night (2007) at our church services, a friend came up to the piano and whispered that Albert Sanders was in the congregation. She knew of our special friendship years ago. I could hardly wait to go back to where Albert stood -- grinning -- and hug my good friend and find out what he's doing these days. He didn't appear to have changed much in thirty-five years. It was obvious he had been working out regularly in a gym. What a specimen of "things going right"! After a fast and furious gab session between two friends a generation apart in age, we exchanged phone numbers. I noticed that as he sped off in the dark, he was still driving his Cushman motor scooter, the only vehicle he is licensed to drive because of a terrible accident that he said was the "best thing that ever happened to him!" Can you see why he is my hero! Chuck Hinman, former Nebraska farm boy, spent his working days with Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Houston, Texas. He lives at Tallgrass Estates in Bartlesville where he keeps busy writing his memories. This story was posted on 2010-01-31 03:14:20
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