At Sports Outreach we believe sports are an all terrain vehicle that knows no bounds. It is international in scope, intercultural in appeal, and there are virtually no cultural or social hang-ups. It breaks the barriers to be able to build relationships with kids to disciple them into future leaders.
Read MoreDeploying trips are an essential part of Sports Outreach. They get people from the U.S out of their comfort zone, into another culture, and serving alongside the staff overseas. It is a common belief that missions trips only impact those overseas, but really, the impact from trips happens most on the trip takers themselves. Read below from Elizabeth who shared with us how the trip impacted her much more than she imagined it would.
Read MoreA single soccer ball was what started the creation of Sports Outreach over 30 years ago. When our founder, Russ Car, was visiting Uganda he threw a soccer ball in the middle of a field and began to play with the team he had brought. As the game progressed, more and more children from the community began to join in the game. It was then that he realized that sports could be used as a tool to gather people together and share the truth of the Gospel with them. That became the foundational mission of Sports Outreach and it continues to be carried out today.
Read MoreDeveloping leaders that will impact heir own communities is part of the DNA of all Sports Outreach ministry sites. The following story from Sport Outreach Ministry in Southern Uganda shows how that goal of developing leaders led to a boy being reunited with his family.
Read MoreDo you know what netball is? We started a netball program this month at the Sports Outreach Resource Center near Kampala.
Read MoreOur national leaders are constantly keeping up with opportunities and options for helping the families of the children who are involved in their programs. Programs like this savings group open doors to sharing the Gospel, as families in the communities where we do ministry are helped in such practical ways.
Read MorePublic Health has always been a crucial element of ministry in Kampala as it is at all Sports Outreach ministry sites. Now, especially with the Coronavirus pandemic, the need has increased to teach children and families proper sanitation and cleaning practices.
Read MoreIn January the SOM Uganda team organized a mini basketball tournament at Midland High School basketball court. One of the goals of the tournament was to compare the status and development of their own youth team with the others but more than that, the goal was to share the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to many children and teenagers.
Read MoreCoach Julius started a unique chess program in partnership with the Kampala School for the Disabled. There, he coaches “differently-abled” children and young adults.
Read MoreIvan grew up in very difficult circumstances in the slums of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda. He joined the SOM Uganda chess program at its start, almost 15 years ago. He has been involved in many ways with the programs of Sports Outreach for most of his life. The education we have been able to afford him has been a big part in changing his life and the life of his entire family.
Read MoreSuzan lost her first born, Mark, at the age of 7 years. He was swallowed by an African python about 10 years ago when she had sent him to go call his dad from the garden…
Read MoreMany times, things go unnoticed, but seeing us come this far amidst this pandemic is something worthy of thanking the Creator for.
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