Apr 30, 2014 | Sports Friends Asia
By Cat Edwards, SF International We are standing on the sidelines of what has got to be one of the most picturesque soccer fields in the world. To the right are rows upon rows of strawberry plantations, vineyards, and vegetable patches, which provide financial support...
Apr 23, 2014 | Sports Friends Africa, Sports Friends Malawi
By Luke Voight, SF Malawi Meet Gift. Gift is in the center, standing. He recently turned 13 and is a member of one of the Sports Friends teams in the city of Blantyre, Malawi. Over the past two years, his coaches have poured their lives into coaching and discipling...
Apr 18, 2014 | Sports Friends Asia, Sports Friends Thailand/SE Asia
Happy New Year from Thailand! The Thai New Year was celebrated this week between April 13-15. Highlighting Thai New Year’s celebrations is Songkran, a nation-wide water festival. Traditionally a sign of respect and well-wishing, the throwing of water has become...
Apr 16, 2014 | Sports Friends International
By Tripp Johnston, SF International Director Recently someone asked me, “Can you briefly tell me, in just a minute or two, why you love and follow Jesus?” Wow. How do you briefly respond to a question like that? What would you have said if someone had asked you the...
Apr 9, 2014 | Sports Friends Perú, Sports Friends The Americas
Aaron and Andrea live in the community of San Juan de Lurigancho, located on the outskirts of Lima. They attend the same church and share a vision of using sports to flood the youth in their area with Jesus’ love and win their hearts for Christ. Their church is behind...