Gifting A New Soccer Uniform Could Change A Child's Future | 多一件球服，少一个囚徒

We are praising God for the ability to reach many young people through our Soccer Ministry at Living Hope Global Ministries.  We give God the glory for making this dream a reality and for our success in Him.

Currently in the city of Langue Valle, Honduras, we are the first evangelical church that has a ministry through the sport of soccer. This soccer ministry program is made possible by Living Hope Global Ministries and the desire to share Christ with our youth in our churches and from our streets.

Young people can know Jesus in a fun and simple way, but also in a real and tangible way. To give examples to our youth that living for God is joyous.  Because Living Hope provided us with brand new soccer team sportswear, we have a group of girls that started with 8 and now have grown to 26.  We began with a group of 15 boys who in a short time have grown to 32.

Before each game we join on the field, and we pray and commune with God. We take some time to read the scriptures and share our thoughts together. It allows a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere with Christ followers to share together and evangelize with those who may not know Jesus. We end with prayer requests from our youth, and close in prayer - again showing these young people they can talk with God and take their burdens to him.

In our region there are very few interested in supporting young people, and there are not many options to train young people in their walk with God. Even less opportunities to reach out into the community and lead more to Christ.  We have been asking God for a field where we can play and teach in an enjoyable, carefree way, and God has answered our prayers. It is a blessing that Living Hope Global Ministries has come from so far to motivate us in this brilliant idea of loving young people enough to invest in their salvation.  We thank God for LHGM’s contribution to the local school for the construction of a sports field where our ministry can hold practices when the school is not in use.

We have been in prayer to one day have a LHGM field.  Here, in Langue, we are very happy because every day we feel God taking us closer. We feel a 2nd children’s center and a soccer field is within reach with God’s guidance.  I am confident God will continue to bless and grow this ministry with land. We will then plant seeds, not only for grass to play on, but the seeds we spread in young people. A growing love for the Lord planted in every young person who steps on the soccer field.  

We ask for your prayers for this ministry that needs everyone.

If we invest in children and young people today, tomorrow we will have healthy Christ followers and a different society.

GOD bless all who make this ministry possible.

感謝贊美上帝！通過新希望的足球事工，我們有機會接觸到許多年輕人。我們歸榮耀於上帝，因為祂使這個夢想成為現實，為祂的名我們終於成功地開啓這項事工。

目前，在洪都拉斯的Langue地區，我們是第一個通過足球運動開展事工的福音派教會。由於對我們教會的年輕人和來自我們街道的青少年分享基督是新希望全球事工和我們教會共同的願望，這促使我們推動足球事工成為現實。

通過足球事工，年輕人不僅有機會以一種有趣而簡單的方式認識了耶穌，更讓他們感受到與耶穌的關係是真實並且可以經歷到的。這讓我們的青少年們明白為上帝而活是喜樂的。因為新希望機構為我們提供了嶄新的足球隊全套運動服裝，我們成立了一個女子足球隊女孩/年輕女生，最初由8人組成，現在已經增長到26人。我們開始時有一個15個男生的足球隊，在短時間內已經增長到32人。

在每場比賽之前，我們聚集在球場上一起禱告並與上帝交通。我們會花一些時間閱讀經文並分享我們的想法。這使得基督徒們可以在真誠和放鬆的氛圍下一起向那些不認識耶穌的青少年分享福音。最後，我們會請青少年們分享他們的代禱事項，並在禱告中結束，希望向這些年輕人表明他們可以與上帝交談並將自己的重擔交給他。

在我們的地區，很少有人對支持年輕人感興趣，所以也沒有太多機會教導年輕人走在上帝的道路上。更沒有機會去走進社區去帶領青少年認識基督。我們一直在向上帝禱告，希望擁有一個愉快、無憂無慮地踢球和教導的場地。現在上帝已經回應了我們的禱告。新希望宣教團隊從那麼遠的地方來，想出如此絕妙的想法，就是為了把愛帶給這些孩子，更拯救他們的靈魂。非常感謝新希望為當地學校捐款建設了一個運動場地，當學校不使用時，我們的事工就可以在那裡進行訓練。

我們一直在祈求在Langue地區能有一塊屬於新希望的球場。我們非常高興，因為我們感受到上帝正在把我們帶向這個目標。我們感到在上帝的引導下，第二個兒童中心和一個足球場已經近在眼前。我相信上帝將繼續祝福並帶領這個事工，也將給我們一塊土地。然後我們將在那裡播種，不僅是為了踢球的草地，還有我們在年輕人心裡播下福音的種子。在每個踏上足球場地的年輕人心中種下對上帝的熱愛。

我們請求你們為這個事工中的每一個人禱告。如果我們今天投資給兒童和年輕人，明天我們將收穫一群愛主的基督徒，讓這個社會不再一樣。

求上帝祝福讓這個事工成為現實的人們。