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ATHLETE TESTIMONY
- Heather Gollnick
TESTIMONY
I truly believe that God has a plan for my family and my life. It
is through the tough times in our life that our strength within is
built. It is the strength/faith to hold on to Jesus because he
is the only way.
Our now six year old twins were born prematurely (24 weeks). We
were told they had a slim chance of survival. Our son Josh came
home after five months in the hospital, our daughter Jordan eight
months. They were our miracle babies. These months were
very difficult as we struggled to have faith and believe this was in
fact God's plan. We struggled with the pain of watching our
babies through an incubator - not being able to hold them because of
their fragile state.
Their daily health was a roller-coaster of emotions. Eventually
however, our little miracles would come home. We still have
daily struggles as our daughter has Cerebral Palsy. I often
leaned on the following bible verse for support, "Trust in the
Lord your God with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding,
and he will direct your path."
Triathlon has always been a time for me to get out and clear my head.
It is something that I truly enjoy doing, and I thank God for
blessing me with the talent to pursue this as my profession. I
race for God and know he is in control. Thanking him for those
great races, opportunities to share his greatness, and for the races
that don't go well that sometimes yield a greater chance to share his
love.
Philippians 4:13
For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need.