By Lindsay Geverink, SF Peru Why do you do what you do? No, I’m not asking what your job is or what it entails. I’m not asking where you got your degree or how you manage your work. I’m not even asking what church ministries you’re involved in and all the activities...
By Brian Langley, SF Perú A couple years ago, Sports Friends Perú organized a Basic Training near the capital city of Lima. At this particular training, a well-dressed young man named Eduardo arrived the day of the event. He hadn’t signed up in advance nor called to...
On this month's edition of Meet the Team, we'd like to introduce you to Lindsay, one of our trainers from Peru! Name: Lindsay Geverink (soon to be Segura!) Role with SF: Trainer/Mentor Favorite Sport/Team: Michigan State Spartans/Detroit Tigers Favorite Bible...
By Lindsay Geverink, SF Peru A hammer, a saw and a soccer ball. What do these three things have in common? They are all tools. They can be used for good or bad purposes; to construct, bring together and benefit someone, or to destroy and tear apart. The hearts of...
By Lindsay Geverink, SF Perú “We need to pray big and expectantly! Let’s pray to get the use of the stadium for free!” What better way to begin your sports ministry than to trust God to move in His mighty way and undeniably make His name known? With prayer as a...
By Lindsay Geverink, SF Peru How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation. Isaiah 52:7 Bringing good news… to the mountains, to the desert, to the jungle, to the big cities, and to the...
By Aaron Gustavo Olivares Stuva and Lindsay Geverink, SF Perú We just celebrated the one-year anniversary of our sports ministry program. As we reflect back on the past year, we can’t believe the challenges and difficulties God has brought us through. We have so many...
He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Revelation 21:5 Photo taken in Perú by Jenn Brady
By Jhon Percy Ramírez Rivera, SF coach from Huaycán, Perú Playing soccer is one of my passions and to share it with others has always been my dream. Winning had always been my greatest desire, but God changed my perspective when He taught me what sports MINISTRY...
From the lookout at the top of the hill, the view is of a desolate, dry, building-compacted region. It is sand; it is the ocean butted up against the driest desert in the world: the coastal city of Lima, Perú. All across Perú, each city is built around a central...
By Andrea Obregon, SF Perú Maria is a girl who lives on the outskirts of Lima. As is common in Perú, her parents are separated so she lives with her mom and brothers. Between her siblings, there are three fathers in the picture and her mom now has a new boyfriend. Two...
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...
By Neil Cantrall I had the privilege of participating in an official Sports Friends training in Lima, Peru back in February. While at this training I was taught and reminded of how powerful and effective sports ministries are in the lives of children, youth, and...
Flavio lives in Lima, Perú, and was one of the attendees of our first Basic Training there in February. We mentioned in an earlier post that he had a really encouraging story to share, so we thought we'd let you hear it straight from him! My name is Flavio Vilca...
By Jennifer Brady Recently, a training team from the SF International Office along with some folks from Missionary Athletes International/Charlotte Eagles - one of our partner ministries - had the opportunity to travel to Lima, Peru to deliver the first Sports Friends...
Praise Jesus! During a recent youth meeting, one of the boys that comes to our soccer club and Wednesday nights gave his life to the Lord. Kevin is a young boy who lives in the community of Condevilla, the barrio where we work in Lima, Perú. His dad has left the...