January 18, 2017: John Avery Whittaker Award Winner Larry Stuckey talks about coaching, plus his athlete Carri Dekkers shares stories from her high school high jump days

The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family

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🗓️ 18 January 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The John Avery Whittaker Award honors people who have impact on the faith of those around them. Carri Dekkers nominated the "Whit" in her life: Coach Larry Stuckey. Out of more than 600 nominees, Larry was chosen as the grand prize winner. Hear from Carri about how Larry was her coach in the high jump and much more.

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0:00.0	Hi Odyssey fans, I'm Bob, producer of the Adventures in Odyssey Club.
0:08.7	And I'm still getting used to that name.
0:11.1	Expect me to say the old name of the club for at least the next six months.
0:14.6	Anyway, I'm Jesse Editor of Focus on the Family Clubhouse Magazine.
0:18.6	And don't be surprised if I call that Adventures in Odyssey Clubhouse Magazine by mistake.
0:22.8	It's just a habit.
0:23.8	I know worries Bob.
0:24.6	And to our listeners, welcome to the official Adventures in Odyssey podcast.
0:28.8	We're not changing that name, are we?
0:30.3	I was kind of thinking of Bob and Jesse's excellent adventures.
0:33.0	Ooh, I kind of like that.
0:34.4	Coming up on the podcast, we'll be talking to the winner of the second annual John Avery
0:38.1	Whitaker Award, the award that honors people who've been like Whit.
0:42.0	But first, here's the latest news.
0:46.5	Light and the Lions den, the next title in the Imagination Station book series releases in February.
0:51.6	This is an exciting story that not only tells the Biblical account of Daniel,
0:55.5	but it also continues the story arc that started several books ago with the malfunctioning Imagination Station.
1:01.1	If you're like me and you've been wondering what happened since Patrick and Beth left Eugene in jail in the 1800s,
1:07.5	you'll want to pick up this book.
1:09.2	And in other news, album 62, Let's Put On A Show, is now fully released in the Adventure's Odyssey Club.
1:15.2	You can hear all six episodes plus several bonus songs right now.
1:18.9	This album features stories with Jewels Kendall, Buck Oliver, and a new pastor named Wilson Knox.
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