Orange County Register: Smith: Angels' Heaney opens his heart to kids in Honduras

[AngelsWin.com]

The three-hour, 1,276-mile flight from Atlanta to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras took pitcher Andrew Heaney to another world to open his eyes and his heart.He was a man on a mission, making a return trip...

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[tdawg87]

This team has a lot of sweethearts

[Second Base]

I was always skeptical of missions trips. It costs a lot of money to go somewhere and perform manual labor.  But two years ago I had the chance to go to Brazil, and I took it.  It was a trip I'd never forget.  Yeah, the beaches, waves and hotel were fun, but mostly it was the people, all cramming into these small churches in the most uncomfortable conditions to praise God.  Having nothing but giving everything.  Life changer. 

 

It actually means a lot to have guys like Heaney on the team that are willing to go out and do this.  

Edited November 29, 2015 by ScottyA_MWAH

[Sully151]

It's like this team is a bunch of angels or something.

[happybat4]

I was always skeptical of missions trips. It costs a lot of money to go somewhere and perform manual labor. But two years ago I had the chance to go to Brazil, and I took it. It was a trip I'd never forget. Yeah, the beaches, waves and hotel were fun, but mostly it was the people, all cramming into these small churches in the most uncomfortable conditions to praise God. Having nothing but giving everything. Life changer.

It actually means a lot to have guys like Heaney on the team that are willing to go out and do this.

So you spent thousands of dollars and traveled thousands of miles to feel better about yourself. You could have given your money directly to those people

[Stradling]

So you spent thousands of dollars and traveled thousands of miles to feel better about yourself. You could have given your money directly to those people

What a dick thing to say.

[seenoevil]

what a heart warming story

[eligrba]

So you spent thousands of dollars and traveled thousands of miles to feel better about yourself. You could have given your money directly to those people

 

Because some people understand that being human is a social endeavor. 

[T.G.]

I just became a bigger Heaney fan

[Mark68]

What a dick thing to say.

Well, he could have bought them all Hamilton jerseys or something...

[Mark68]

Because some people understand that being human is a social endeavor. 

Also, just giving an organization money is no guarantee that it will get to where it's supposed to go.

[laagamer]

What a dick thing to say.

This forum is definitely not full of angels.