High Power Soccer Camp comes to Lesotho!

The morning began at 5:30am as youth are designated to get the water and bring it back to get heated so guys and girls can clean up.  The problem was that the water at our school was down to a trickle so they had to walk to the primary school that was about 750m away and then bring it back.  Well they just go ahead and do it here without any complaining.  At morning devotions we sang and danced to “I am friend of God” among other songs.  For breakfast we ate more bread with a porridge/applesauce like food to dip our bread in along with tea.

After playing some more soccer with the youth, I had to head out to Butha Buthe to meet up with the B2B and video them in action on their second day of workshops now taking place at the church.  It was there that I also spent time with a newer initiative by Pastor James, a soccer team that he oversees.  It was a blessing to play with the children and also to hand out our leftover t-shirts, water bottles and soccer balls from our camp.  After they were all sized up, it was time to head out to the dirt field to do skills and drills.  There was a group of young guys who also worked them through the exercises and it was great watching them in action.  Pastor James’ goal is also to build in a time for discipleship and character development to follow each practice.

In the evening we had our last meal together as a team with the B2B group before everyone went their separate ways.  One group is heading back to Canada, another to Capetown while Sharon and I continue to stay on.