Martin Georges:  

Life My bio update goes something like this. College, Job, Marriage. , Children, nothing out of the ordinary, then the following................ November 19th, 1989 (I guess for most of us who graduated in 69', we would have been j38-39ish) My family made a major move (Jenny and children Martin 111, Sheridan, K.C. (Katherine Colleen)- (I married Irish) with The Coca-Cola Co. to East Africa (Nairobi,Kenya). , I loved the continent with the great job & company; however, shortly after we moved it didn't love me back. I was carjacked by 2 armed Somalians who crossed the Kenyan border and were wreaking havoc all over the country (just that Sunday morning they shot and killed a local Nairobi woman and looking to do more damage). Then it was my turn. Laying in the middle of the street in the downtown Citi Center, with a bullet in my chest, knowing I probably would be meeting my maker soon, I decided to make a few changes in my life. I asked God if he would see fit to extend my life, I would promise the following: I would become: 1. A better husband 2. A better father 3. A better Christian At that point, I felt a calmness in me I have never experienced before (where I would be fine in either outcome). Knowing what I know now, there is no fear for my next step. ' In baseball terminology, I'm now only batting .333 on my promise, which is pretty good by BB standards, but I never did put any time stipulations on them. Maybe I will live to be 90 to complete my tasks at hand? God forbid. , They said at Nairobi General I was extremely lucky to make it through (having a common cold there gives you a 50/50 shot vs. major spinal surgery). I say it was a wake up call for me (you know it was bad when a priest performs the last rites on you). I can at least say I've had all the Sacraments!! ...Expand for more