GIVING BACK TO GOD
Dr. Robert Cade is a research physician at the University of Florida. In 1965 he was asked why football players lose so much weight during extended practices and games. That question led to research in which Cade developed a drink designed to replenish the fluids lost during heavy exercise. He even named the drink after the Florida football team: Gatorade! Last year, the Stokley-Van Camp company had Gatorade sales of more than 400 million dollars. Dr. Cade’s royalties have provided him with tremendous income. Yet he still lives in the same house in Gainesville, preferring to use his money on behalf of others. He has supported Vietnamese boat people, paid the bills of many needy patients, funded research performed by himself and others, and he currently underwrites the education of sixteen medical students. When asked about his charitable gifts, he replied, “God has blessed me in all kinds of ways, including a big income. In the book of Deuteronomy God…
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