“GO HOME TO WHAT?” Excerpted from the May 2009 Sports Outreach Newsletter

“Lunch had been served, classes were dismissed, and the soccer practice had ended. Yet very few of the children were headed home. They just lingered with the Sports Outreach staff enjoying their company. Several times, Arthur Lumembe, a staff member, announced, ‘Time to go home! Children, you need to go, it will soon be dark.’ All the children heard Arthur, but very few moved. One boy, Simon, spoke up and asked Arthur, ‘Go home, and go home to what?’”

This story took place in Mukuru slum in Nairobi, Kenya, but it could be in any of the slums in which Sports Outreach serves. Sports ministry in these areas still provides structure and social outlets, compassionate coaching, and most importantly, an opportunity for children to hear the Good News of Jesus.