Soccer Day

Our church has had the privilege of getting to know some young men from Christ Academy. Christ Academy is a small school in northern Philly for Liberian boys -- middle school and high school grades. It's a really special place. These boys have moved to Philly from Liberia with their families for various reasons -- many for safety reasons. At Christ Academy, they receive a classical education and honestly learn a lot more than just academics. They joined our church for our Spring youth retreat. Brian quickly noticed their incredible soccer skills on the retreat, and found out that these boys rarely get to place soccer because of safety issues in their Philly neighborhood.

So, the wheels started turning in Brian's head . . . and he (along with some Christ Academy leaders) planned a "Soccer Day." It was originally meant to be an outreach in their Philly neighborhood. But, for various reasons we ended up moving the event to our area (about 45 minutes away). We invited youth from our church, and altogether we had about 50 people at the soccer day. And, if you didn't like soccer, that was okay because we also had frisbee and volleyball and a play ground for any little kiddos. It was a fun day in the sunshine, and I think a lot of the boys (and a few girls) got their soccer fix. We started the day with prayer, played hard, drank lots of water and Gatorade, and then headed back to our house for a cookout. It was a fun afternoon, and it's a joy partnering with that school. I think we were all blessed.

One team
Versus another team Chillin in the shade Mike & Sophia Me and Joy A mountain of woodchips -- seriously. I got a splinter