This month we'd like to introduce you to Luke, the director of SF Zambia! Name: Luke WesslerRole with SF: SF Zambia DirectorFavorite Sport: GymnasticsFavorite Bible Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:9 "But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made...
Sports Friends Zambia
One Cup at a Time
By Tiffany Wessler, SF Zambia. Photo by Cat Edwards It’s hard to see people suffering. Many of us want to jump in, meet the need, and end the hurt in the world. But one thing we had to learn early on to survive in the mission field is that we as individuals cannot...
Change Begins With the Youth
By Tiffany Wessler, SF Zambia. Photos by Cat Edwards Change always takes time, and here in Zambia that has felt especially true. But slowly, we’ve begun to see change happen. We’ve poured into young men and women (ages 18-35 are considered “youth” in Zambia) and...
Our God is Greater: Zambia’s First Basic Training
By Tiffany Wessler, SF Zambia Do you ever feel under attack? Like something or someone is out to thwart and discourage your every effort? As we prepared for our first ever Sports Friends Basic Training in Zambia, we were fairly convinced the devil was doing...
Why Aren’t More Churches Using This?
By Tiffany Wessler, SF Zambia ‘How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? ...
Lost in Translation
By Tiffany Wessler, SF Zambia Sometimes it seems there are a hundred English words for every one Kikaonde word. Seriously. Take mambo for example… it can mean affair, fact, matter, or it can be used for reason, because, regarding. It’s often used for sermon,...
Sports Friends in Zambia: The Early Days
Story: Tiffany Wessler With Zambia’s earlier win this year of the Africa Cup of Nations, football fever is in full swing. Every boy dreams of playing for “Chipolopolo.” As Sports Friends is launched in Zambia, we hope that youth will also soon be burning with fever...