Doing life can really get interesting, can’t it?
It dawned on me today that my age and birth year were the same since the passing of my birthday recently. As I shared this insight with my wife, we noted that she has another 12 years to go before she crosses the same threshold. Then I realized that attaining this “honor” isn’t necessarily a comforting thought. I’ve got fewer years left on my warranty.
What’s really interesting is that the thought of my age and year of birth started a conversation between my wife and myself about what people do with their lives. We started ruminating on a friend of ours that we met as a result of the church at Lifepoint. This fellow is as low key as they come. Humble, serving, talented and a heart so full of good that if it were the ocean it would be bottomless.
This fellow at 30 years old is doing something that most of us wouldn’t attempt doing at any age. He leaves on the 28th for Bolivia. Not Boliva, NC or Boliva, TN, but THE Bolivia. The one nestled next to Brazil; you know, South America! Know what he’s going to be doing? He’s going to live in an orphanage so some little kids who have no parents can have a father for a while. Why? Because he’s compelled by the love of the Jesus Lord. Period. That’s it. Know what he’ll live on? $300 a month. Ready to sign up?
Skip Bachman is a hero. Not in the comic book or television sense of the word. That is meaningless. Skip is a hero of bibilical proportions. Self-sacrificing, selfless, loving. The kind of traits that make you sit up and take notice. And, did I mention humble? He’d try to make you think that this really wasn’t that big of a deal. If it wasn’t, how many of you would be willing to take his place?
Like I said, doing life can be quite interesting. Skip is living proof. And what better time to acknowledge this hero than on the day we celebrate the birth of the hero of our faith and real life.
Merry Christmas to all and to all an interesting life!
[Interested in writing Skip? He’d love to get a note from you. His email is: skipperbachman@hotmail.com]