My name is Kevin Anderson Martínez, I am 18 years old, I want to tell my testimony of how God, through Sports Outreach El Salvador, transformed my life and restored my hope.
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Each of our Sports Outreach coaches, both domestically and internationally, have their own story and passions. Their stories and passions along with the use of sports ministry give them the ability to disciple and impact lives that may be living a similar story to theirs. Our newest Coach, Aubrey, is doing just that. She shared with us how becoming a coach with Sports Outreach is an answer to prayer, that now allows her to influence and speak truth to women who are in a position she was once in. Coach Aubrey is bringing hope to her community by using the story God has written for her to help others.
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Deploying 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.
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“I can say with all I am sure that being part of Sport Outreach was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. Thanks to God and SOI for changing my life!”
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A 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.
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This past April of 2021 we were able to hold our first Basketball Club in partnership with Hill City Community Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. The club was 4 weeks of basketball and learning about the love of Jesus.
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The dedicated members of Sports Outreach Institute are the hands and feet of Jesus in the work of transforming lives in El Salvador. They do this because their own lives have been greatly transformed in some way. Hilda, SOI El Salvador staff member shared with us her story of how she was very sick, forced to drop out of school, and angry at God, to being healed, back in school, and working with SOI sharing the Gospel and serving others!
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Our 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.
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Jim Haley from New Albany Presbyterian Church shared his experience on his trip to Ometepec, Mexico to serve with Tim and Bard Wood, SOI Mexico Directors. This was the first Sports Outreach trip sent in 2021 after the Coronavirus pandemic and we are so thankful to hear how the Lord has continued to work in Mexico!
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“I never imagined that my life would change in this way. Before, I was living in a place that did not even have electricity and we lack many things but today, even though we do not have our own house, we continue praying for that and we live very happy as a family. I am grateful for all the opportunities I have had in the last years. When I become a grown man and have a degree, I would like to help others, like our SOI coaches, supporting and training other children if possible. God’s will!”
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Making Scripture a central part of each sport clinic is a priority of Sports Outreach. Each clinic Coach Muan hosts, he teaches the kids a verse to go along with their theme. This verse is special because it lays out the Gospel so clearly. God sent His Son, Jesus, to die so that we can live! It is this great love that compels the coaches of Sports Outreach to disciple these kids.
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This is the story of Nathaly, told by SOI El Salvador staff member Mirna. Naty was a shy girl who was not performing well in school but through the programs of SOI she has found faith in Jesus and hope for her future.
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