This morning was early, we had to be on the dock at 7:30 to get on the boat to cross the lake to go to San Pedro. This was the city that we stayed in two years ago, it was fun to see it again! We wound our way through the streets and came to a gymnasium. The "sports" teacher of the school came and unlocked the door for us. We brought soccer balls, cones, and other equipment with us and set it all up to runs some soccer drills with the kids. We weren't sure what the day would look like as this is a new group starting to work with kids through soccer. Although not a surprise that kids in Central America love to play soccer, it was fun to see an instant connection across cultures and our kids had no problem jumping in and playing with the local kids. And that's what this Bridge builders team is about, building bridges between people regardless of where they are from, all in God's image that surpasses our own boundaries and barriers.
The team that is leading the soccer camps is a Guatemalan group that is working to start a local ministry reaching out to help children. Another great aspect of being part of this is that we are helping to establish credibility for their group and support them as they work in their own country. It's great to see our efforts this week are more than just a week playing with kids but making a longer term impact by helping the soccer team follow their own path to serve their own people.
It was a long day of running (ok, mostly playing), but 10 hours straight has worn us out. Ready for bed we should all sleep well tonight so we can be ready again tomorrow!
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