Tuesday, November 11
11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Student Ministry Building, Plano Campus
Guest Speaker: Col. Kim Poole, USMC (Ret.)
Retired Colonel Kim Poole became a follower of Jesus Christ at age 20 at his hometown church in Davis, Oklahoma. After graduation from East Central Oklahoma State University, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, and retired as a colonel after more than 31 years of active and reserve service.
His USMC deployments include Frequent Wind (evacuation of Vietnam), Varsity Eagle (interdicting the Sandinista movement in Guatemala, Honduras and Salvador), Desert Shield/Desert Storm (liberation of Kuwait), Enduring Freedom (liberation of Afghanistan), and Iraqi Freedom.
About his military career, Col. Poole emphasizes, “Most important, I’ve been blessed by amazing prayer protection through hundreds of critical and threatening situations.”
Col. Poole’s final assignment was serving as Deputy OIC of International Affairs under Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
He has been a public speaker for Student Leadership University (Dr. Jay Strack) for more than 14 years and has brought many presentations to Prestonwood Christian Academy, YPO (Young President’s Organization) and many Bible study groups, churches and corporations.
Col. Poole’s business experience includes more than 35 years as an executive leader with several Fortune 500 companies. He is a graduate of the Naval War College, National Defense University, the NATO Joint Warfare College in the United Kingdom, the USMC Commander’s Program, and the Royal Marine Commando School in the U.K.
He and his wife, Ruthie, are longtime members of Prestonwood.
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