Good News October 2017 Broward

In an effort to bridge the community of faith, we continue our conversation with com- munity and business leaders who are impacting South Florida in profound ways. Our goal is for you to get to know them on a more personal level. So here is the second question Good News Wants to Know. If you could go back in time and ask a question of any- one, who would it be and what would be the question? Jesus, is of course the obvious an- swer… then his disciples would be a great spiritual answer. But, I will resist the temptation to go with the spiritually obvi- ous and go with a less known historical figure. It would have to be Harriett Tub- man, born a slave and lived as an abo- litionist. My question to her would be: Being born a slave, how did your rela- tionship with Jesus shape your vision for freedomand what compelled you to risk your own freedom for the freedom of others? - Julie Mullins, Pastor, Christ Fellowship I would like to ask the Apostle Paul the question: Did you ever grow weary in the ad- versity you faced or was the indwelling of the Spirit so strong that you could always say, “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain?” - William C. Davell, Attorney, May, Meacham Davell, P.A. I would love tomeet RonaldReagan and ask himwhy he felt passing the equal access act was so important to him. The reason being is that it has really opened the door for ministries like First Priority to form Christian clubs on secondary schools in America and many students have come to Christ through these clubs. - Chris Lane, Executive Director, First Priority of South Florida In the 1840’s David Livingstone set out forAfrica and trekked fromcoast to coast some 2000 dangerous miles. Which was the stronger drive, to be a missionary or an ex- plorer? - Don Campion, President, Banyan Air My question would be to The apostle Peter: Pete as you were walking on the water with Jesus and began to sink, what were you thinking. - Pastor Daryl Nelson, Calvary Chapel of the Palm Beaches I'd like to ask the apostle Paul about what the Lord did to deliver him and his compan- ions from that situation in Asia when he and his team "despaired even of life." And/or I'd like to knowwhat he did during his three years inAsia after meeting the Lord on the road to Damascus. - Deborah Cusick, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship FAU Campus Volunteer Mother Theresa of Calcutta, Mahatma Gandhi, Bill & Melinda Gates, Howard Ah- manson, Jr., Bill Ackmen, Andrew Carnegie, Sir Ganesh Dutt, Jesus Christ of NazaretH. - Of all your greatest acts of charity, what was the greatest inspiration for you to make the decision to start and/or continue? - Dennis DeMarois, Director, The Gathering Palm Beach County I would ask Lazarus what it was like to come back from the dead. I’d love to watch his facial reaction as friends described the stuff of earth as amazing-- after he’d experi- enced the awe of Heaven. #spoiledforever - Pastor Doug Sauder, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale If I went back in time, I would want to speak to my grandmother, Leah Smith. I would ask her in a time and place (British Virgin Islands) where women were not honored for their business acumen, how did she find the courage and tenacity to open and grow several businesses? She was the primary head of household as she cared for her five children. My grandfather, Hubert Smith, worked on various islands and re- turned periodically. I never had the opportunity to meet either of them; however, I am told that I demonstrate several of my grandmother's mannerisms. - Germaine Smith-Baugh, President and CEO, Urban League of Broward County I would ask James, the half brother of Jesus, what it was like to grow up with Jesus, and what was his most memorable moment of their time together. - Gregg Sjoquist, President/CEO, The Wasie Foundation AbrahamLincoln, how did youmaintain your composure during themost challenging period in our country’s history? - Gregg Wallick, President/CEO, Best Roofing I would like to speak with George W. Bush (and his cabinet and military advisors that were in on the decision), and the question I would ask is: (A) With us fighting a war in Afghanistan trying to get Osama Bin Laden who we know masterminded the 9/11 and the Kenyan attacks on US interests and (B) knowing that your father chose not to go into Iraq to get SaddamHussein because (1) he didn’t want tomake himamod- ern daymartyr and (2) he didn’t want to cosign our troops to fighting an urban guerrilla war that they couldn’t win, and (C) not really knowing but merely suspecting (in light of some very reliable intelligence that indicated to the contrary) that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction (unlike knowing for certain Kim Jung Un has), why did you invade Iraq? - H. Collins Forman, Jr., P.A. My father was born in 1918 and passed away in 2016. Right up to the time of his passing he was texting on his cell phone, emailing in his computer and searching the web. I'd like to ask him to detail all of the technological changes in his lifetime and how they impacted his life. This will give me a perspective in today's society, which is so concerned with how technological advances are ruiningmankind. Is it mankind or our individual choices? - Ileana M. Gil, COO, Trinity International University If I could go back in time and ask a question of anyone, I would like to visit with my great grandmother, Nancy Ellen Berry. I was named after this Kentucky pioneer woman, and I would like to ask her what it was like raising 11 children in the wilderness William Davell Chris Lane H. Collins Forman Pastor Daryl Nelson Deborah Cusick Dennis DeMarois Julie Mullins Wants to Know…