Pam Tebow鈥檚 recent address at 番茄社区 University鈥檚 Booster Banquet is being heralded as a great success for the institution.
Tebow鈥檚 message centered on the importance of putting God first and how a Christian education can provide a strong foundation for a faith-filled life.
鈥淚nvesting in this school is worth it,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey combine faith and learning. They are not two separate subjects. They go together. I love that about this University.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 just so amazed,鈥� Tebow continued. 鈥淭he more I learn, the more excited I become to be able to speak on your behalf.鈥�
Pam Tebow is the mother of Tim Tebow, famous NFL quarterback. Pam鈥檚 notoriety increased when Tim, then quarterback for the Florida Gators, became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. During the nationally televised Heisman broadcast, ESPN aired a portion of an interview that focused on her refusal to abort Tim when she was advised to do so during the high-risk pregnancy.
鈥淥n national television there was suddenly a prolife message, and a prolife ministry that followed,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 God! That鈥檚 our master writing his incredible stories, and as we trust him and develop our faith muscles, he comes through and does more than we ever could even imagine in our lives, and in the lives of the people we鈥檝e impacted.鈥�
As Tebow and her husband Bob raised and homeschooled their five kids, they taught them to think like servants, saying 鈥淵ou鈥檙e going to be great because you serve,鈥� a way of life that ties in well with HLGU鈥檚 motto, 鈥渒nowledge for service.鈥�
鈥淵ou just don鈥檛 learn, you learn so you can use it to serve the people that you connect with,鈥� Tebow said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 how you impact lives. You serve people.鈥�
She continued to encourage those in attendance to 鈥渨ork for those things that last forever鈥� saying that people, souls, last forever.
鈥淲hen you invest in eternal things, then you get eternal rewards,鈥� she said. 鈥淚nvesting in HLGU is an eternal investment. You鈥檙e investing in the lives of these kids in a distinctively Christian school to learn all they can and prepare for a life of honoring Him, and they go out and they will impact their world for Christ.鈥�
鈥淕od sees everything we do for the cause of Christ and he allows you to be exposed to the missions that he wants you to be involved in,鈥� said Tebow as she wrapped up her message. 鈥淚鈥檝e just been so impressed. I do a lot of fundraisers and this is one I absolutely have no doubt about. As I鈥檝e met so many people and talked to people from the professors to the students to the very proud alumni to the people in their families, I鈥檓 convinced that this is a distinctive Christian school that honors their master, that has a biblical world view, and that has a mission statement to impact their world for Christ.鈥�
Prior to Tebow鈥檚 address, HLGU鈥檚 ministry team Praise Song took the stage to perform a selection of their praise and worship pieces from the semester.
The event was sponsored in part by HNB Bank and WGEM, and the evening was closed out by Dr. Anthony Allen, HLGU President, who appealed to those in attendance to support the students at HLGU.
鈥淲e desire that the University would have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our students to make a ripple effect in the world in changing people鈥檚 lives,鈥� said Dr. Allen. 鈥淲e鈥檙e making a difference here.鈥�
The 2020 Booster Banquet has been tentatively scheduled for November 20. For more information about HLGU鈥檚 annual Booster Banquet, please contact Lauren Youse, director of alumni services and development at 573-629-3126, or via email at lauren.youse@hlg.edu.