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He was 39 too…

Dr. Martin Luther King giving his "I Have...

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Over the weekend, my wife and I wondered what Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birth-date really was.  We get to celebrate it on a Monday, to get a three-day weekend, but I realized that I didn’t know the real date.  It’s January 15th for anyone that cares.  While I was looking this up, I found out that he was killed just a few months into his 39th year.

Just 39 years old.

That’s how old I am, however I’m a few more months into that 39th year.  He accomplished much during those mere 39 years.  Over the weekend I wondered if there was a moment or a specific experience in his life that caused him to pursue this movement that would eventually end his life way to early.

I found an article this morning that talks about and experience one summer that appears to have changed his life, and thank God, our lives as well!

Below is the link to the article.  Learn a little more about that motivated this man.

Young King inspired by time in Conn., work on farm – Yahoo! News.

…running through my mind…