"Let's roll!"

DAVID BEAMER, FATHER OF 9/11 HERO TO SPEAK AT CHRIST’S CHURCH

The events of September 11, 2001 will forever be engraved in the history books of the United States as a day that changed the nation and altered American’s personal sense of security. One of the heroes of 9/11 was Todd Beamer, a passenger on United Flight 93. Todd and the other passengers on that flight realized the terrorists who had commandeered their plane were heading the craft toward a strategic target to do greater damage than simply to harm the passengers on board. After conferring with the other passengers, it was Todd’s rallying words, “Are you ready? Let’s roll!” that set in motion a counterattack from the passengers and crew. This successful counterattack ended when Flight 93 crashed in a quiet field in Pennsylvania, far short of its suspected target in Washington D.C. Many believe the terrorists had plotted to crash the plane into the White House or even into the United States capitol building. All of the passengers and crew died in the battle, including Todd Beamer.

Beamer was a devoted Christian. His faith in God influenced not only his value of human life, but also his hope for eternal life. Todd’s father David Beamer, will be in the area speaking at Christ’s Church located at 6045 Greenland Rd. – Jacksonville, FL 32258 on Saturday March 24th and Sunday, March 25th at all services.

You are invited to be present and meet David Beamer and to hear his story of hope, peace, and how his son’s life and sacrifice is a prime example of how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

Mr. Beamer is speaking at Christ’s Church as part of 4-week series inspired by the hit television show, HEROES. Heroes is the fictitious story of ordinary people who discover their extraordinary abilities and who come to realize that they have to work together to save the world. Our story—and the opportunity we have to save the world—is real and God wants us to seize this opportunity to be someone’s hero. God wants us to work together—with Him—to save the world.

In this 4-week Heroes series, we are examining the lives of heroes from the Bible and in our community who did extraordinary things, so that we can learn how to do extraordinary things for God, too. This series will also include several special events designed to take the love of Christ to the people in our community and around the world.