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EXCEPTIONAL SENIORS

We watched strangers in train stations and airports stop also been to Randy holding his left arm up with the crowd
Randy to ask about his artificial limbs. They weren’t China with of 600 7th grade students behind him.
used to seeing a handicapped person in public. They Randy and
wanted to know what a handicapped American was Mary Ann,
doing in China. Through a translator, Randy began though not
answering their questions. His smile said as much as his on the trip
words. we were
on. Dr.
“As long as there’s a breath of life in you, NEVER GIVE Spore said,
UP. Don’t give up on yourself, and don’t give up on “Anybody
others. You must hold onto hope.” who met
Randy just saw his heart coming through and his
Miller Zhuang, a Chinese Canadian, met Randy and passion and joy. It’s easy to want to help share that kind
Mary Ann at a Baptist Leadership Conference in of hope.”
Canada, and they’ve been partners in changing the
world ever since. Miller said, “What attracted me to Mary Ann, Judge Dodson, Miller, and Dr. Spore are just
Randy was his sincere love and humble spirit, with a handful of those around the world making sure the
endless energy for his mission. He was a man without mission continues. And what, precisely, is that mission?
arms who embraced many people who lost their Sharing hope, through whatever opportunities arise.
limbs. People in China were drawn to him because,
when many people lost families and homes during the If you’d like to learn more about that work, go to
earthquake in Wenchuan, he was there to show them www.pidw.org. To support it, you can go to
how he carried on when he’d almost lost his life.” www.pidw-asia.givingfire.com.

While Miller worked with Randy on helping
the handicapped get the resources they needed,
they were also speaking in K-12 schools,
universities, and businesses across China. It’s
conservatively estimated that Randy addressed
three-quarters of a million people in his lifetime.

Meanwhile, Senior Retired Judge Will Dodson,
who served the Ninth Administrative Judicial
Region of Texas, worked with Randy to assist
China’s quest to modernize their legal system.
Judge Dodson’s lectures at Chinese law schools
came down to one simple principle: “Treat
people the way you want to be treated.”

Another partner in sharing hope, Lubbock
urologist and entrepreneur Scott Spore, M.D.,
worked with Randy and Mary Ann to facilitate
foreign exchange students who wanted to study
in the United States. Scott and wife, Tracee, have

Randy answering questions after speaking to one
thousand students in the soccer field.

This story generously sponsored by Lubbock Urology
Clinic and Indiana Avenue Baptist Church.

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