Ace of Spades.
Agent B.
Carlos.
I have no idea who these guys are, but here's why everyone should know their names.
The trio (actually duo -- Carlos is the name of their pick-up truck) runs a service called Shovels for Christ. Wait, don't turn the page yet. Hear these guys out.
They just want to dig something for you. Here's the scoop.
"So yeah, we shovel," reads the group's description on shovels4christ.com. "That's what we do. Gravel, dirt, snow, just whatever. Whatever needs to be dug, you dig?"
So whenever they are called upon, the Ace of Spades and Agent B hop into Carlos and drive off with shovels aplenty at their sides. They will clear your sidewalk, dig you out of your driveway or temporarily fill a pothole with gravel.
The best part is that they do it for free and they won't say who they are.
In this look-at-me world, a couple of guys -- Ball State students, I can only presume -- with names too strange even for instant messenger are setting themselves aside for the good of, well, you.
Don't think they aren't being rewarded, though.
"The pay is good," the Web site says. "We receive a daily, mind-blowing dose of Grace. It rocks!"
There's no cash involved. No fringe benefits. No recognition. Ace of Spades and Agent B are just a couple of Christians doing what they were instructed to do.
I don't care if these guys are shoveling for Saddam -- this is a good idea.
They aren't shoveling for any dictator, though. Just a man they see as king.
"Whoever would save his life will lose it," Jesus was recorded as saying in Matthew 16:24-26, "and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?"
This organization comes as quite a relief after a Winter Break whose news headlines were sprinkled with acts of greed:
-Pete Rose's gambling confessions are released less than a week before his book hits the shelf, hurting his chances of returning to baseball, but increasing the chances of selling a lot of books.
-Ohio woman Elecia Battle files a police report claiming she lost a $162-million lottery ticket. Days later, after another woman turned in the real winning ticket, she confessed to lying about the ticket.
Meanwhile, Shovels for Christ waits anxiously for the first big snow of the year.
The duo will accept your time if you are willing to give it, but there are more things that they don't want.
They don't want your money. They don't want your praise. They probably don't even want anyone to write a column about them.
But I did anyway, despite the fact that I still don't know who these guys are.
Some people deserve some recognition.
Write to Jay at jdkenworthy@bsu.edu
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