Bob Holmes Beat the Minnesota Vikings
‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ conducted two stories on Bob Holmes for having played more volleyball games than any athlete in the history of the world in any sport.
21,000 games in
over 6,000 school gyms in front of over 6 million
people, Holmes does what he does in an effort to stop bullying, suicide,
drugs, and human trafficking. Over 21,000 games - 470 loses.
Holmes has been featured on CNN News, CBS This Morning Show, Good Morning San Diego, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal.
He has single-handedly beaten every NFL and MLB team:
The Minnesota Vikings (tap to view)
One of Thousands of Emails Bob Receives From Students (this one on February 2, 2024)
Dear Astro,
Let me begin by telling you I am so sorry for all you have been through in your young and precious life! I hurt for you! You and thousands like you are the very reason I continue visiting schools.
YOU MATTER AND YOUR LIFE MATTERS!
Your life matters to me, but more importantly, and more powerfully, it matters to the Lord Jesus Christ! I don’t know if you've ever been introduced to the God of the Bible. In the Bible, God's very love letter to all human beings, God's words are written for us personally.
The Bible says in John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have everlasting life!
Please read these verses, they are for you Astro.
This is what the Bible says in 1 John 4:9: And this was manifested the love of God toward us (That's you Astro) because God sent his only begotten son into the world that we might live through him.
Jesus loves you. He takes away your pain, and forgives your sin.
John 10:10: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I (Jesus) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (God's plan for you Astro!)
Astro, Christ also came to do much more for you, something you have tried to find for a long time! He gives you peace.
Isaiah 61:1-3: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me -To preach good tidings unto thee meek, - He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted - to Proclaim Liberty to the captives and - opening of the prison to the captive to comfort all that mourn.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. The word sin simply means missing the mark (or target). When we continually miss the target it causes all kinds of problems.... like suicide.
Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT OF GOD is eternal life through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:21: For He (God the Father) has made Him (Jesus the Son) to be sin for us who knew no sin, that
Romans 10:13: For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (That's you Astro)
John 3:17: For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. (That's you Astro) Jesus is the one who saves you and is able to help you and make you whole.
Jesus loves you, Astro! It sounds like Jesus was knocking at your heart's door the day I came to your school. Ask him to show you a better way to live. He will save you! The Lord knows your heart, just ask Him to forgive you and save your life forever.
Thanks for your email, it meant a lot to me.