By Mark Ellis and Michael Ashcraft
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS) -- After
Tim Howard stopped a record 16 shots during the World Cup game against
Belgium, an overly exuberant American edited Wikipedia’s listing of the
U.S. Secretary of Defense and inserted the goalie’s name.
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Tim Howard
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Howard’s
moment of earthly glory proved fleeting – which is fine with him
because he likes to direct his praise elsewhere. “Some people bask in
that glory,” Howard, 35, told Campus Crusade for Christ. “For me, it is a
burden.”
“I am blessed to
be living a dream. And yet, if it all went away tomorrow, I know I would
still have peace. That probably sounds crazy to most people, but that’s
the kind of peace Christ gives. It is rooted in His love, and it
surpasses all understanding,” he told the Huffington Post in a separate
interview.
Howard grew up in
a single mother household in North Brunswick, New Jersey, in relative
poverty. His mother was from Hungary and divorced when he was three.
Amid the difficulties, his grandmother became a point of reference, her
deep faith in Christ setting the tone for Howard’s life.
“She
was always the glue, the rock that held everything together,” Howard
noted in an interview with Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “She did it
very quietly and very humbly. That was powerful. What always stood out
about my grandmother for me was her compassion. In the midst of any
storm, she had so much peace, which clearly came from one source: God.”
In
addition to the struggles inherent in a single parent household, Howard
also suffered from unexplainable outbursts that created enormous
embarrassment and insecurity. Not until he was in the fifth grade were
the mysterious spasms diagnosed as Tourette’s Syndrome. Knowing the
diagnosis gave him a measure of peace, but the terror of never knowing
when or how it would strike next haunted him.
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