BIO

Jeff Bardel is a 1998 graduate of Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Communications. After working as a newspaper reporter for a year and a half, he answered the call of God on his life and attended RHEMA Bible Training Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, graduating in 2004 with a focus in pastoral studies. He has worked in the Communications Department of Kenneth Hagin Ministries since February 2004 as a writer.

Since sharing his testimony for the first time in November 1996 to a group of 200 youth, the desire of Jeff's heart is to lead people to Christ. Using humor and captivating illustrations, he has shared his unforgettable life story throughout the United States and around the world, including a trip to Kenya in 2005. Since dedicating his life, Jeff has led hundreds of people to the Lord.

On July 19, 2006, Jeff set a new world record, breaking his own record he set in 2005, for the longest golf ball hit with only one arm. He incorporates that accomplishment into an altar call that challenges his audience to make a decision for Christ.

Additional information

• Jeff lost his right arm in an industrial accident on July 22, 1993—four days before his college orientation.

• He died on the operating table, but the doctors were able to resuscitate him.

• Although he grew up going to church, God spoke clearly to Jeff before delivering a message one night that if he would have died the day he lost his arm, he would have gone to hell.

• Jeff originally broke the world record for the longest carry of a golf ball hit with one arm on March 19, 2005, but the record was never made official due to some paperwork that wasn’t processed correctly.