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

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

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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

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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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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781595555236
Publisher: Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date: 09/10/2013
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Rob Suggs has been involved in three successful children's Bibles as writer, illustrator, or both. He and his wife, Gayle, have two children and live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

1 Move That Bus! 1

2 Columbus Days 19

3 Boy Meets Girl 33

4 Finding Focus 43

5 The Legend of the Georgia Assassin 61

6 High-Impact Faith 73

7 Love, Period 85

8 The Good Life 97

9 Stepping Up 111

10 Standing Firm 127

11 Breaking Through 135

12 Chip's Story 151

13 A Fragile Gift 165

14 Gut Check 181

15 We Do What We Do 191

16 Welcome to the Front Line 203

17 A Season for Miracles 215

18 Three Wise Men 229

19 Extreme Home Miracles 239

20 In His Grip 255

Acknowledgments 267

Notes 271

About the Authors 273

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