THE TWELFTH ANGEL

BY OG MANDINO
 SUMMARY
John Harding life seems nearly perfect until his wife and son
are killed in a car accident. John Harding is thinking about
committing suicide. Then a childhood friend come and convinces
him to coach their old Little League team the Angels. John
reluctantly accepts. And slowly but surely John’s life has hope
and purpose once again. John Harding met Timothy Noble the
12th and last player to make the team and has a never give
up attitude. John begins to mentor Timothy Noble who is not
the athletic type yet becomes one of the most important
players on “The Angels” baseball team. Timothy teaches
everyone about the power of possibility and persistence. A
few months passed, Timothy’s doctor brought him the hidden
truth that Timothy had a brain tumor and he knew it all the
way. John went to visit his twelfth angel. His mother kept
• thanking John for giving Timothy the best time of his short life.
 THE TWELFTH ANGEL

 What if you lost all the people you love?

 On the night you would take your life, a friend comes up

and distracts you from what you wanted to do- and he asks
you a favor- will you take the challenge?

 You meet a person, who reminds you so much of another

person you have lost, how would you feel?

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 CHARACTERS:
 John Harding
What makes John’s character flawed?
 How has he redeemed himself?

 Bill West

 Timothy Nobel
 What makes Timothy Nobel a special child?
 What makes him inspiring?

 Mrs Nobel

 If you are Mrs Nobel, with a son who is

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dying at the age of 9, what will you do?
 NOTEWORTHY LINES:

“Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better.”

“Never give up, never give up”

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 REFLECTIONS:

Have you in any way changed another person’s life?

Think of one person who inspires you, how has this person
changed your perspective?