It's all set! We have a team and we have a mission.
Thankyou to all of those who have helped through sponsorship, donations and, especially, prayer. (We are still open to more sponsorship)
The team has been together twice now. We had a long weekend (Waitangi) in Papamoa. This was a very successful time of teambuilding and training for both the soccer and evangelism we will partake of in Germany. We also played a friendly against Papamoa first and won 8-1. Although the result was satisfying, we were more impressed by the way we played and the conduct on the pitch.
Over the weekend of April 20th-22nd the team had it's second get-together. Again, we were very happy. We stayed at Carey Park in Henderson. Apart from the teambuilding and evangelism we also had a training session with Wynton, a very exciting outreach service with Titirangi Baptist and played a game against an under 17 North Shore rep side.
The time with Wynton was valuable, giving the guys a chance to meet him and learn from his vast footballing experience.
The service was very exciting. Kingz players, Andreas Bluhm, Dennis Ibrahim and Chris Marsh accompanied Team Manager Albert Murphy in sharing about their lives and the power of Jesus in them. Many people (including non-believers) were touched.
In the afternoon we beat the youth side 7-2. Again, conduct on the field, amongst foulplay, filthy language and substandard refereeing was very pleasing. Well done guys!
Please pray for us over the tour. An itinerary will be placed on this page very soon.
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