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A summer of worldwide impact through athletics

CIU softball clinic in the Middle East.
CIU volleyball team

The CIU volleyball team on their way to Spain (left to right: Emma Munday, Coach Amber Haver, Tyliahia Williams, Megan Lung, Ashley Evans, Graycie Michelson, Mary Hockenberry).

蜜桃视频 softball, volleyball and women鈥檚 soccer made an impact with the message of Christ in three different parts of the world over the summer as they teamed-up with local sports ministries and missionaries.

Coach Sara Allen and members of her team were in the Middle East for two weeks holding clinics for about 75 youth, women and men, many of whom play on their national teams.

鈥淚t was really eye-opening to experience how important it is, especially in Middle Eastern culture, to build genuine relationships with people and to let our stories with Christ flow naturally into those relationships,鈥 Allen said. 鈥淲e had incredibly deep and fruitful conversations with many of the softball players we worked with, and were able to share the gospel after one practice toward the end of our trip as a result of the great energy we had established on the field.鈥

Coach Kara Farnsworth was on a ministry trip to Asia supporting and encouraging a missionary family in a nation where persecution of the church has increased. But Farnsworth says the door was open for her to play soccer and spend time with the local residents opening the door for the missionaries to 鈥渂uild relationships and share the love of Christ.鈥

While Farnsworth does not speak the local language, she says, 鈥渨e were able to communicate with one another through playing the game we both love. There is an understanding of one another through the game where we learn more about each other鈥檚 preferences and how we face success and failure.鈥

Meanwhile, Coach Amber Haver and five members of her team were in the Catalonia region of Spain assisting at a sports camp, when a camper made a comment about Americans having a lot of power. Haver asked her to clarify what she meant. Through broken English the camper explained that the CIU team is always smiling and happy. Haver paused for just a second and explained it鈥檚 not an American thing, but that the joy comes from Jesus and the team鈥檚 faith in Him.

鈥淪he allowed us to pray with her and for her,鈥 Haver said. 鈥淭his is huge, because as we learned in training, the Catalan people are very resistant to prayer and anything having to do with God or religion.鈥澨

You can also read about how Baseball Coach Jonathan Johnson made an impact over the summer through his Ministry. 听听听听

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