200 Books 1 Purpose
200 Books, 1 Purpose A Gospel‑Centered Mission for Coaches, Fathers, and Young Men Dear Friend, Across the country, a quiet crisis is shaping the lives of young men. More than 18 million children in the United States live without a biological, step, or adoptive father at home. In African American communities, that number rises to over 60%. Fatherlessness affects everything—identity, confidence, discipline, and a young man’s sense of belonging. Coaches often become the only consistent male voice in their lives, stepping into roles they were never formally prepared for. My own story was shaped on courts and fields where my coach was also my father. His discipline, expectations, and belief in me helped form the man I would become. Some lessons were hard to receive as a teenager, but they became the foundation God used to shape my character, my faith, and my calling. Over time, I came to see that God was fathering me through every moment—through my dad, through coaches, through hardship, a...
