{"id":19358,"date":"2015-10-13T16:53:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T21:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/megaphonedesigns.com\/~pathway\/?p=19358"},"modified":"2015-10-13T16:53:33","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T21:53:33","slug":"bullseye-one-armed-man-hits-the-mark-in-archery-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2015\/10\/13\/bullseye-one-armed-man-hits-the-mark-in-archery-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullseye! One-armed man hits the mark  in archery, witness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">GREEN CITY \u2013 Carroll Walker hunted and fished like many Missouri men. He took up archery in order to extend the hunting season and spend more time outdoors. Then a tragic farming accident handed him a disability that threatened his way of life \u2013 if he didn\u2019t find a way to overcome it. Walker, 65, has become a competitive archer and a good one at that. In fact he rarely misses his target.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>All this with only one arm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">In 1978 Walker was operating a grain auger on his north Missouri farm.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>His dad was on a tractor, moving the auger and it got entangled in some overhead power lines. 7,200 volts of electricity surged through Walker\u2019s body, causing his right arm muscle to \u201cexplode\u201d and injuring him in several other ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cI remember a sensation of getting shocked,\u201d he said. \u201cThen I felt a great pain.\u201d After that he remembers little of the accident except being put on a plane to be flown to Iowa City, Iowa, for treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cI heard him scream and I knew what had happened,\u201d said his wife, Marilyn.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Walker\u2019s dad said, \u201cI think he\u2019s gone.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">But he wasn\u2019t gone. He spent 69 days in the hospital and his arm was amputated at the shoulder. After that he returned to the farm but had to scale back. He went back to college and got a teaching degree. Now he farms and teaches special education students at Novinger School District.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">But along the way, he picked up his bow and arrows and began practicing archery with the help of an adaptive device called a \u201cmouth tab.\u201d He inserts an arrow in his compound bow, grasps the tab with his teeth and pulls back with great strength in his left arm. What is amazing is that he rarely misses his target.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">In fact he has competed in state and national archery tournaments since 1980 \u2013 winning over 25 times. In 1992 he traveled to Barcelona, Spain, to compete in the ParaOlympics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">This summer he shot a demonstration for the kids at a camp at Grand Oaks Baptist Assembly, Chillicothe. His pastor, Rodney Dorr of First Baptist Church, Green City, arranged for him to shoot in the camp chapel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Dorr preached on the concept of sin and \u201cmissing the mark\u201d (Greek word \u201chamartia.\u201d). Dorr had arranged with Walker to intentionally miss the mark a few times. Kids were unimpressed until one of the Green City boys cried out, \u201cHe\u2019s missing it on purpose!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">At that point, Walker shot the bullseye repeatedly on the mark.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Dorr said he used Walker in the demo because of his positive attitude and excellent character. \u201cHe is an encourager. He teaches our older adult class \u2026 is a deacon He has overcome disabilities.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Walker is a humble man who says he just wants to give God glory for what he has been able to accomplish in archery competitions since his accident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cI\u2019ve done so many bad things and God would not want me like that. Jesus died for us. I still have trouble (understanding) that. He even died for ISIS terrorists.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Hard to comprehend.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">He believes God gave him a second chance at life and though he has a disability he says, \u201c\u2026you can\u2019t just sit and do nothing. You\u2019ve got to keep going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">In recent years he has shared this message with AWANA clubs, sportsman\u2019s wild game suppers, church camps and other church groups. He often sets up a target on a hay bale and demonstrates picking off Lifesaver candy pieces one by one to the delight of his crowds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Asked how he is so good, his eyes twinkle and he gives a one-word reply: \u201cPractice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">He elaborated. \u201cWhere there is a will, there is a way. It is so easy to give up, to stay inside. It may take me a little longer to do some things, but I keep on trying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">His life message: \u201cDon\u2019t put off becoming a Christian.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">To contact Walker for a speaking engagement, call him at<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>660-874-4348.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GREEN CITY \u2013 Carroll Walker hunted and fished like many Missouri men. He took up archery in order to extend the hunting season and spend more time outdoors. Then a tragic farming accident handed him a disability that threatened his way of life \u2013 if he didn\u2019t find a way to overcome it. 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