100th Anniversary of Eric Liddell's Move
June 29 marks the centennial (or if you're in the UK, 29 June marks the centenary) of the day Eric Liddell left behind all that his world record and gold medal from the 1924 Paris Olympics was bringing -- and could bring -- to serve the people of China.
Here's my concept of what it might have been like when he and his friends celebrated the anniversary in 1941, shortly after he made good on another big decision:
Here's the link for the program by the C.S. Lewis Institute that I mentioned: From Gold Medalist to God's Missionary.
In the video I mention that Bob Rendall was the founder of the Eric Liddell Centre. He’s seen the video and clarified:
The Centre was founded by a third of the three congregations signing a covenant to set it up to provide care services, etc. I arrived later and was privileged to take their tremendous vision forward. They began employing people when the workload became too great for volunteers!
Bob served as the first CEO.
Find out more about how the Eric Liddell Centre — now the Eric Liddell Community — was founded: EricLiddell.org/about-us/#about-our-building.
For more about Eric's life and legacy visit www.EricLiddell.org/about-eric-liddell.
This video is one of many celebrations of Eric’s victories a century ago: #EricLiddell100.
Beyond the Chariots tells the rest of the story told in Chariots of Fire, which won four Academy Awards in 1982. The play also tells how Eric saved the life of Li Hsin Sheng, which prompted him to gift Eric with the painting.
