Kris is Here!!

Yea! But sadly, she's already leaving tomorrow. :-( We have had a GREAT time!

Last weekend we went to Western Kenya, outside of Kisumu city to the village I spend a lot of time in. This is where we began the partnership with the soccer team through sports evangelism last month. When we first met them, I was able to share the Gospel with them using a cool sports evangelism soccer ball. These guys are in such great need of a venue of activity that offers something positive, rather than pushing them into the typical night-life of the village....full of drugs and alcoholism.

Knowing that I am oh-so-athletic, it was quite ironic to be the standing before them, talking to them and encouraging them!! All the while, I kept thinking how much Kris would enjoy it! I called her and we started working out the details of how she could participate in this. True to Kris's nature, she was on the ball within days. She brought them uniforms, t-shirts, balls, and some other stuff. They LOVED it!

So, last weekend we went for the tournament (that was scheduled around her visit). It was awesome! There was someone there to preach between the games and the activity brought out HUNDREDS of villagers! They estimated 300-400 people gathered! It ended up being a great community event...something for everyone! The kids had fun playing with each other, while the women even started games of net ball. (Net ball is kind of like basketball, without dribbling.)

In the end, there was an offer for people to receive Christ in response to what they had heard throughout the tournament. The hands going up were countless....probably close to 50! There were a number of local pastors there to be a part of this. Please pray for the follow up of these decisions! We have tried to mobilize the pastors, but it will be a big job for them.

All in all, it was a huge success and we are grateful to the Lord for opening this new ministry partnership!! There are SO many opportunities for future ministry here! SO......if you're interested in ANY kind of sports and ready to have fun in Africa, consider coming!!!!

Just ask Kris...it was WELL worth it!