Heroes Come from All Backgrounds<br/><br/>

On November 26th, I attended the annual Markham Prayer Breakfast with twenty parishioners. The event was organized by a committee formed by many Christian organizations in Markham and was supported by Markham's mayor, Donald Cousens.<br/><br/>

The keynote speaker at this prayer meeting was Dr. Tony Campolo, a famous American speaker. He is a sociologist and a minister with the Baptist Church.<br/><br/>

He started his talk with a story about a former Tennessee governor who came from an unenviable background. His mother lived a life of recklessness and indiscretion; she did not even know who her son's father was. The young boy grew up afraid of going to school because of his classmates' awkward stares. Religion was a subject that held little interest for him.<br/><br/>

Some time later, his church was taken over by a new pastor who was known for his wonderful sermons. Out of curiosity, the young governor-to-be began to attend church, but he continued to keep a distance from everyone else.<br/><br/>

One day, as everyone was leaving after a service, the pastor came to him and asked, "Where is your father?"<br/><br/>

The question hit his most critical weakness; he was left speechless and wanted to crawl away and hide! The pastor, almost as though he could read the young man's mind, said with firm resolve, "We all have one common Father, our heavenly Father."<br/><br/>

This strong and resolute belief changed the life of this future governor.<br/><br/>

As long as we dare to dream and dare to believe, there is nothing we cannot overcome.