Soccer and ministry opportunities come to South Africa.
World Cup 2010
Front page photo by Guy Gerrard
By Joe Pavlish
07 . June . 2010
Athletes in Action will be in South Africa during the World Cup June 11-July 11 taking opportunity for outreaches like The Prize DVD distribution.
This summer, soccer will once again bring different groups of people together when South Africa hosts the FIFA World Cup from June 11-July 11.
FIFA, the international soccer federation, holds a worldwide soccer tournament every 4 years. This year, the top 32 teams in the world will compete for the 19th FIFA World Cup, the pinnacle of soccer achievement.
With the World Cup coming to town, Athletes in Action (AIA) in South Africa is gearing up by:
- distributing The Prize DVD. The DVD is the 30-minute story of 6 elite soccer players from around the world who succeeded in all areas of soccer, but were looking for more out of life and found it in Christianity.
- helping assemble high-profile soccer teams and camps in hopes of bringing the gospel to South Africa’s top players.
- holding monthly camps and socials including the total athlete training camp, which is aimed at furthering the spiritual journey of these athletes.
- sending 10 teams to churches in South Africa to do clinics, play matches and give their testimonies.
- sending teams from Canada, France, Liberia, Zambia and Zimbabwe to different places throughout Africa.
AIA South Africa Director Chris Dirks said that the goal is not just to reach the athletes.
“The vision that we’re setting before them is we want to see the 4th generation,” he said referring to Paul's letter to Timothy. “The goal is not to just start a Bible study, but to find reliable men in the study.”
Paul wrote, “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others" (2 Timothy 2:2).
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