I continue training with the team and it’s been exciting learning about sports ministry as well as getting better at soccer. Before each practice session we break up in small groups where we challenge each other with different topics that are often challenging in sports. This last week we discussed pride vs self confidence and had some good conversations. On the soccer side of things, I continue to enjoy practicing with the team and feel that I am slowly improving not only skill wise but also tactically and in my knowledge of playing this game at a higher competitive level.
We’ve had trouble coordinating the after school clinic as the school year ended, partially because many of the kids stopped coming, and also because we have started the Seahorse summer soccer camps. Last week we didn’t have any kids show up. We are continuing to pursue this outreach opportunity, so please pray that kids will start coming out and that we can find some more people from the church to get involved.
As I mentioned our Seahorse summer camps have started up! These camps are a big part of the seahorse soccer ministry! This past week was the first camp and it was challenging. It is a cool camp because not only do we teach soccer skills but also share the gospel with kids. Under my new alias “Coach Pancho,” was put as coach for 8-9 year old kids and my they were a handful! I had every character you could possibly imagine: the girl that was in her own world picking daisies and distracted the whole time, the girl who cries about everything, the kid who knew it all and didn’t want to participate, the kid who wouldn’t ever listen and kicked everyone else’s balls -- I could go on and on. The week was a lot of fun though and overall it was a good experience. I think the kids had a really good time and got excited about the Bible stories and messages. (Following is a picture of Alex and I, he was the non listener, we had a good time though as he suggests)
Personal note – On a personal note things are going well. I like living in SoCal and amidst the traffic and concrete everywhere I’ve gotten to go to some friends’ weddings (3 weekends in a row, it’s wedding season!) and get away every once and a while. Also my girlfriend moved out and now lives close by, so she keeps me busy as well. =) I have been living with a host family and they’ve been providing a place to stay rent free, so every once and a while my roommates and I help them with chores around the house. This past month we assisted in shoveling manure from their two horses they keep in their yard. For those of us that haven’t spent much time in the farming lifestyle it was a humbling experience and pretty comical.
On another awesome note, the World Cup has going on this past month!!! It only happens every four years and is the biggest sporting event in the entire world and it has been very exciting to watch. Although this last weekend I was emotionally devastated (the US lost on Saturday and Mexico lost on Sunday to the exact same teams they played against four years ago), I have begun the recovery process, part of which is watching the rest of the games. =) So if you haven’t seen any games make sure you get some in! The final game is July 11.
Thanks to all of you who read this and have encouraged me. This past month has been exhausting but I’ve loved it!
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