The Yard with Marcus Preciado: Diamondbacks Chaplain Brian Hommel

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Diamondbacks Chaplain Brian Hommel

Brian discusses his role as a MLB chaplain and shares about his trip to the Philippines with MLB players to fight against Human Trafficking.

The Week In Review:

- NFL week 11
  - - Lamar Jackson and the Ravens did it again
      - Are they good enough to win a playoff game in Foxborough?
    - Patriots win, but Tommy Terrific falls behind Julian Edelman in TD passes for the game
    - Atlanta Falcons look good, but is it too little, too late?
    - Will Raiders’ success last to get to the next level?
- NCAA Football
  - - Three undefeateds atop the rankings, but who will fill the fourth spot?
    - Tua dislocated his hip… and ‘Bama’s playoff hopes are broken
- NBA
  - - The NBA is better when the Lakers are good, but are the Lakers built for post season?
    - Houston Rockets will score a lot of points, but are not built for a championship
    - Carmelo Anthony signs with Portland Trailblazers – why didn’t LeBron want him?
    - Keep an eye on the Grizzlies’ Ja Morant

Marcus’ Top Three:

1. Houston Astros’ cheating scandal
2. Bengals / Steelers fight and ensuing punishments
  - More attention should be paid to Mason Rudolph “starting the whole thing”
3. Colin Kaepernick gets “his day”
  - Kap’s behavior reveals that he does not want to be an NFL QB as much as he wants to be a martyr

Joy & Pain

Joy: Josh Griffin, Colorado State Rams Safety

- Oldest NCAA Football player at 32 years old
- Served in the US Army for 13 years after graduating high school in 2005

Pain: Bengals are off to a “perfect” 0-10 start

- Didn’t score a rushing touchdown until week 11

In The Yard Interview:

Arizona Diamondbacks Chaplain Brian Hummel calls into the show and shares the role a chaplain plays in Major League Baseball, and how it has opened doors to spreading the Gospel outside of MLB and into the far corners of the world.

Brian also works as a board member for Consider the Lily, an organization that rescues women in the Philippines out of Human Trafficking, adopts them into a safe family, and sets them on a whole new trajectory with job training, but most of all joy and hope. Brian shares story after story of how Consider the Lily is spreading God’s love and saving message of forgiveness and redemption.

The universal language across humanity isn’t love, it’s suffering. We all suffer at some point in life. Knowing this, we can look at the book of Job to see that God is worthy to be trusted, knows what He is doing and doesn’t make mistakes. Even when we are hit with deserved or undeserved trials, God is unfailing. We can always look to Jesus – who knows pain, suffering and temptation as well – for truth, healing, and forgiveness.

To learn more about how to help end Human Trafficking in the Philippines, visit ConsiderTheLily.org.

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