Beloved NC State Women's Basketball Coach and 3 time Olympic Gold Medal Winner Kay Yow lost her long fight with breast cancer this week, but she is still sharing her Christian faith. An AP article released today tells how she shared her faith with the 1,400+ who attended her funeral:
So many people wanted to talk about Kay Yow in the days since her death, to tell stories about her coaching success and the courage she showed in her long fight against cancer. Yet when the time came for her funeral, which she designed with care, North Carolina State's Hall of Fame coach decided not to ask a former player or a fellow coach to speak. Instead, she had a message for them. "And now I say farewell," Yow said in a video played Friday to mourners gathered at a suburban Raleigh church. "And it's been a wonderful journey, especially since the time I accepted Jesus as my lord and savior." See complete article here: http://www.wsoctv.com/sports/18608639/detail.html
Although her funeral video has not yet been posted at this writing, YouTube has no shortage of the opportunities she has taken to share Christ, as she has accepted her many awards, and as she has accepted invitations to speak to crowds all over the nation. Following is a video of her acceptance of the AIA Award. She is an inspriation to us all to use our personal circumstances as a means of sharing Jesus' love with the world.
My mission in life is to GLORIFY AND PLEASE HIM.... Soooooooooo many times we ask the question, What is my purpose here? and it is soooo simple, Glorify and please our Father. Kay Yow was an awesome coach and so down to earth and I know that she is dancing in heaven and praising His Holy Name.
My son went to Mexico at 15 for missions and when he returned he was forced to speak at the church with all the other kids. I had a tape of it. When he died at 21, we played the tape at his funeral and it was so appropriate that it was unbelievable how the words fit. From the greeting to the end of it with the message of God's love spilled out in between. Then the youth pastor gave an altar call and prayer for the crowd. The church was too full to have people come forward, despite the fact it was a large church..people couldn't get to even the hall and contacted us later as there was no standing room. But, Landon's dad said that it was his last revival. Praise the Lord for messages from heaven. juanita
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