First Service: Following God's Calling and Finding Life's Purpose
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ISBN: 075730169X / Publisher: Hci, May 2004
The one-time tennis prodigy describes how an injury led to the premature end of her career and her decision to follow the word of God and dedicate her life to The Silver Foundation, a non-profit camp for children with cancer.
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The memoir of a former top tennis player who dedicated her life, and the entirety of her immense fortune, to helping disadvantaged children.In the 1980s, Andrea Jaeger was a tennis phenomenon -- she turned pro at the age of 14 and was the #2 ranked female tennis player in the world. But, despite her success, she was unfulfilled. After an injury ended her career early, Jaeger began to answer her true calling: following the Word of God. Listening to His voice ultimately led Jaeger to put the entire fortune she had amassed on the tennis court into developing The Silver Foundation, a non-profit camp for children with cancer, and dedicating her life to bringing joy to others.This is the story of how she went from tennis great to her “second service” and the story of the incredible kids she's helped along the way.
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