Tenacious: How God Used a Terminal Diagnosis to Turn a Family and a Football Team Into Champions

Tenacious: How God Used a Terminal Diagnosis to Turn a Family and a Football Team Into Champions

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Publisher's Synopsis

JeremyWilliams captured the nation's imagination by coaching his high school footballteam to unprecedented heights while combating ALS and caring for a son withspina bifida. This is his family's inspiring story.

America firstmet Jeremy and Jennifer Williams when Extreme Makeover: Home Editionrebuilt their Depression-era farmhouse into a beautiful, handicapped-accessiblehaven. Friends, family, and neighbors from their west Georgia community-and allover the state-came together to support the ailing high school coach who hadwon their respect and their hearts. It made for compelling television but onlytold a little slice of the story. Tenacious gives you the rest-a tenderlove story, a thrilling sports story, and an unforgettable testimony to thepower of faith and grit in the face of almost overwhelming adversity. In Tenaciousyou'll meet:

  • The distraught parents learning their son would be born with spina bifida.
  • The young father facing his own devastating diagnosis of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) with matter-of-fact courage.
  • The coach who guided his underdog team to a 10-0 Cinderella season-while struggling to walk, talk, and even breathe.

Packed fullof faith, hope, love, and miracles, Tenacious is a story you don't wantto miss.

Book information

ISBN: 9781595555236
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Imprint: Thomas Nelson
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.332092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: viii, 273
Weight: 270g
Height: 209mm
Width: 149mm
Spine width: 20mm