Baseball All-Star Albert Pujols on 'Evangelism'

One of my good friends is Mark Cahill. He wrote a book titled One Thing You Can't Do in Heaven. Back during the 2006 season, he challenged me. He said: "Albert, I know it's a tough year, but God has promised you more. For every guy who gets on first base, ask them questions about who Jesus is: 'What do you think is going to happen to you when you die?' 'If you died today, where do you think you're going to go?' And just ask them questions and have fun." As I was struggling, that's what I did. It was after the All-Star break, and I started doing that. I started witnessing to people at first base, even though they might be there for only a few seconds. You'd be surprised how many people I witnessed to at first base. Some of them were Christians, and I encouraged them to do the same thing at their position or in the dugout with their teammates. There were some who would say their family was the most important thing in their life, or money, or baseball, and I'd say, 'You're wrong.' Then I would grab one of Mark's books and send it to them, and if I had the time before batting practice, I'd try to spend some time with them and try to witness to them."

Albert Pujols plays first base for the St. Louis Cardinals. He won the National League's Most Valuable Player award in 2008 and 2005, and Rookie of the Year award in 2001. Taken from Excellence: The Heart and Soul in Sports © 2009 by Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Published by Regal Books. Used by permission. All rights reserved. To purchase the book, click here.

 

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