Mr. Mouse goes to School

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There is a little mouse that is causing a stir at Quisqueya Christian School these days. Believe or not, one of the male students named him “Mr. Snuggles”. He slips in under the door of Carol’s classroom during class and runs around looking for food while she is teaching French. Although he already speaks French because he is a Haitian mouse, he wants to learn how to read French so he can be the first to write a Haitian “Mouse tale” or become the star of a mouse movie like “Fivo” or “Remy” in “Ratatouille”.

Some afternoons He has probably overheard Carol comforting a student after school who is going through a rough time.


At other times he sneaks in to enjoy the sound of laughter and enjoy the crumbs when Carol has a “French cuisine” party with yummy French pastries.

He also enjoys watching youtubes and movies in French that Carol sometimes shows her students now that she has a video projector in her room.

Sometimes he finds the room empty and leaves his “calling card” on her desk or floor so she knows he’s stopped by.

Now, however, he finds it more difficult to get into her room because they put a door sweeper on the bottom of the door so he can’t run in and out quickly like he used to. Nevertheless, he has chewed a corner off the plastic door sweeper so he still gets in, because he really likes the way Carol teaches!

Even when he leaves, you can hear kids screaming in the hallway as he goes by!

The Ten commandments

Francoise and Odens are now married, but they have a lot to learn about family life and teaching their 4 children about the things of God.

So I started with the basics by spending some time talking about the 10 commandments with Odens and cncouraging him to share what he learned with Francoise and the children.

So he has started to do this and yesterday he told me a story of how God is working through His Word in their family: Emmanuel, who is now 5, was fighting with a friend. So Odens explained that we fight when we are angry and if we don’t deal with our anger quickly and in the right way, and can ultimately lead us to kill someone. He told him Jesus told us to love our enemies and treat our neighbors as we would want to be treated. But we need Jesus’ help to obey. So little Emmanuel got down on his knees and asked Jesus to forgive him and to help him obey and love his friend he was fighting with, and tears started streaming down his little cheeks!

Odens may not know the Bible as well as we do, but he is putting what he knows into practice with his family. As James says:

1: 22-25 “22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.”

A Surprise Visit from Ambassador Football's International Director

Jonathan Ortlip, the International Director of Ambassadors Football called me a few weeks ago and said he wanted to come and visit for a few days since he hadn't been to visit in a few years.

So we picked up he and Aaron Treadway this morning and then at noon we picked up Jon's son Henry Ortlip. Henry is a photographer and videographer who is going to interview me for a short video about AF Haiti.

We are also exploring some potential partnerships with some other ministries while they are here.

More on this later this week...

The shipment has arrived!!!

Many thanks for everyone who donated and helped to pack the 15 barrels we just received in Haiti! They arrived in record time and with very little hassle! Thank you Crossing Community Church in Newtown PA for collecting, storing and all the help sending the equipment to Haiti.



Nothing was missing and we did not have to pay any extra customs or fees.

The only mishap was the truck that delivered them knocked down the top of our gate and it took a tall ladder and lots of effort to put it back in place.



This shipment will help us supply our teams with what they need to prepare for the National Futsal Tournament we hope to start in October of 2014.

This January is an important month in Haitian history

This January is an important month in Haitian history. On January 1st, the country celebrated its 210th year of independence from France and January 12th marks the fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake.

Since January 12th falls on a Sunday this year many churches are holding special services to commemorate the occasion.

Quisqueya Chapel where I sometimes lead worship has invited the Amputee Soccer team to sing “Great is Thy Faithfulness” in French to start out the service. We will also sing “It is Well with my Soul” by Spafford and Bliss to help comfort those who lost loved ones.
After church the Amputee team is holding a bake sale to raise money for their next trip to the Amputee World Cup in fall of 2014.

Although the Amputee team has received lots of positive press, their individual members still face discrimination daily and struggle to find enough work to feed their families.

So please pray for these dear brothers as God brings them to mind!

A Nice way to start the New Year

One of the first soccer coaches I worked with in Haiti, Lionel Nicholas, recently called me. He said he is coaching a secular soccer team as a volunteer but still tries to introduce his players to Christ. He encouraged me by saying that he still remembers many of the coaching and spiritual principles I taught him and is using them daily.

As you start this New Year why not call someone up who has helped you in the past and express your appreciation. It will make you feel good and really encourage your friend!

Christmas means sharing God's love with others!

Ephesians 2:10

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”



Since Carol and I were without our children for Christmas for the first time in our lives, we had time to do some “Good Works” which God had prepared in advance for us to do.

On short notice, I was asked to M.C. the Christmas Eve program at church where many talented people sang solos and read poems, etc. It kind of reminded me of New Year’s Eve at Crossing Community Church years ago, except a lot more serious! The service ended with us singing “Silent Night” as we all lit candles and turned off the lights.

Then on Christmas day we decided to go and visit a family we had helped after the earthquake (Venita & Bejano). So Carol made some casseroles and we packed up some small presents and drove up a mountain over rough roads to get to their home. It seemed like they were not home, so we knocked on the door of Venita’s sister-in-law to see if she knew where they were. When we stepped inside the house there was a tiny new-born baby lying on the bed. It turned out that the sister-in-law had just given birth on Dec. 24th to a baby girl! It turned out our friends were not home, so seeing that the sister-in-law was in need, we gave them the food and presents we had brought for Venita. She and her husband and two other young boys rejoiced over this unexpected blessing from God and we did too!

Then since we were close to Bolosse where we used to live and there was no traffic we decided to go and visit Elysee’s family – The Vaillants. It turned out that his whole family was there: Mom, two brothers and his sister with her two young daughters. We had some small presents for the children and enjoyed visiting with the family and praying for Elysee, who is still in prison.

The following day we had to go to the US Embassy to get something notarized and found out that a man we know who has cerebral palsy was in the hospital near there. So we decided to go and try and see him. Unfortunately there was a lot of traffic and dust, and our A/C is broken. But we finally made it. When we arrived, we found out that we could not visit him because it was not visiting hours. So we just asked someone to deliver a gift of money to him and left.

We had been talking with Grace, Joy and Ricky over the holidays, but Carol especially was missing being with our children. I had just seen Ricky and my family from Dec. 12-20th in Miami, but Carol had school that week.

So when Grace called feeling very homesick and needing to move out of her apartment by Jan. 1, Carol started to count up the points on our credit cards to see if she could get to Nashville to see Grace. Well, God made her Christmas wish come true and on Dec. 29th she flew to Nashville to be with Grace for a week.

In the meantime, we had promised to have Venita & Bejano and Francoise & Odens and their 8 children over during the holidays. So from Dec. 29 to Jan 1, I had them come to our house for a sleep over New Years party! As you can imagine I wasn’t lonely! I set up a baby pool, took them to two different playgrounds, a Christmas play and handed out the presents Carol had bought for them.







I was also able to do devotions each day on the 10 commandments and also encourage each couple in their relationship with each other.

The highlight of their visit was Dec. 31st when I had 22 people over for a New Year's Eve lunch.






So thanks to all of you who make it possible for us to be here in Haiti doing the Good Works that Christ has prepared for us to do!

Give a Kid a Kid Christmas 2013

Here's a link for our video about our Give a Kid a Kid Christmas program



$100 buys one goat and training

$1,200 buys goats for a whole team!

$50 provides training for 2 players



To donate a goat to one of our players, please go to www.ambassadorsfootball.org/donate

On the donate page, scroll down to "Support an Ambassadors Ministry" Click on the little triangle.

Then choose "Give a kid a kid - Haiti" near the bottom of the list. If you would like to give to the ministry in Haiti in general, then choose "Ambassadors Haiti" on the menu.

On the next page scroll down to enter the amount and credit card information.

One goat is $100 US, including training and medical care, but you can give any amount.

Thank you so much for your interest in what we are doing in Haiti!

A teachable moment!

Each morning I drive Carol and our neighbor's 4 year old daughter to school named Saphia. When we arrive, Carol goes to her classroom and I usually give Saphia a piggy-back ride to the kinergarten playground where she waits until classes start about 30 minutes later.

Usually there are several teen-age girls there to greet us and watch the children before school starts, but this morning I did not see any girls there waiting for us.

So I decided to stay with Saphia and wait until they showed up.

While waiting we talked about many things, and then Saphia said she would like to touch a branch on a tree. So her climb a sliding board near a tree and by standing on the top (with me holding her of course), she could touch the branch of a tree. By this time there were other children waiting for the school to start and so I let them all have a turn touching the tree branch.

Then they wanted to climb a tree, so I took them over to a tree and taught them how to climb it. At first some of them were scared, but the tree was next to a wall, and when the other kids said they could see cars and people over the wall, the ones that were scared got up their courage and climbed as well.

It was a thrill to see them overcome their fears and experience something new, as well as learning a new skill.

That is one of the things that makes teaching fun!

I saw that this was one of those "teachable moments" and had them sit down at a picnic table and asked them if they knew anyone in the Bible who had climbed a tree. Apparently they had not heard the story of Zaccheus (Luke 19:1-10), because they could not think of anyone. So I taught them a kids song about Zaccheus, and told them the story.

Zacchaeus was a wee little man
And a wee little man was he
He climbed up in a sycamore tree
For the Lord he wanted to see
And as the Savior passed that way
He looked up in that tree
And He said, “Zacchaeus, you come down!
For I’m going to your house today
For I’m going to your house to stay”

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I told them that before meeting Jesus, Zaccheus stole money from the people by charging too much for taxes. One of the little girls said "Is this story true?" I said "yes", She said "Well I'm glas Zaccheus is not around now because I don't want him to steal from me." Then I went on to explain how Zaccheus said he would stop stealing because he wanted to follow Jesus and asked forgiveness for the bad things he had done.

So these little ones learned how to climb a tree today, and also heard about how Jesus will forgive them for the bad things they have done. All because of teachable moment!

What "teachable moments" will you look for today with your children or grandchildren?

Francoise has a baby boy!

Francoise, the single Mom who lived with us after the earthquake for a year with her 3 children has just had her 4th child! A healthy 7.7 pounds baby boy. She was assisted in the birth by her fiance, the Father of the baby. They are planning a wedding in December. While this is not God's preferred order (First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage), God ordained the birth of this child and has a good plan for him.

Carol was present at the birth and got to hold the baby moments after he was born. We have been letting the couple stay at our house for a few days while the mother recuperates from the natural birth and they can enjoy a modern bathroom and 24 hour electricity.

Odens, Francoise's fiance has been very gentle with her and the baby and seems like he is going to be a good father.

Francoise now has 2 girls and 2 boys, all of them happy and healthy. Children are a blessing from the Lord!

Awestruck at being present for the birth of Francoise's baby!

When we got a phone call at 6 am, I said “I wonder if Francoise is going to have the baby?” Sure enough if was Odense telling us that her water had broken at 3 am.



Originally Françoise had wanted a home birth with a midwife like she had with her other children. But we were suggesting that that wouldn’t be a good idea because at that time she lived in an area that was pretty accessible. Where she lives now, if she had had an emergency situation, someone would have had to help her down a small cliff to the ravine and take her down the ravine a few hundred yards to where the car so she could get to a hospital. So we invited her to stay at our house when the time was coming close.

A little over a week ago, when we thought she still had a month to go, she went into labor. Then the labor stopped and she was on bed rest. It was a rough time for her. Then her doctor asked for another sonogram and when he saw it he said he thought the baby would be born within a few days. He was right about that, but he said the baby was small. Apparently a lot of babies born in this country are low birth weight babies, but this little boy weighed 7.7 lbs. So I guess the original due date was wrong.

When we first got to the clinic, we were happy to see that it was nice and clean, but when we questioned the request to buy pitossin and antibiotics, we were told that we should take her somewhere else if we didn't agree with that. This was the clinic where Francoise received all her prenatal care and she felt comfortable there, so finally we all agreed to stay. The first nurse was not very kind or friendly. But I guess she was perturbed when I tried to suggest that she wouldn’t need pitossin to get labor going since the water had already broken. I didn’t like the idea of giving her the antibiotic just in case of any infection that might happen because where I’m from they don’t like babies to have antibiotics. But, Francoise said that this clinic had a good reputation—many women we know have had their babies there, so I kept quiet and prayed. First prayer answered: First nurse went off duty! :) The second one was nicer. Next prayer answered: Nurse #1 forgot to open up the drip for the pitossin—so all the labor was natural. But later the other nurse opened it up, presumably to help with the placenta.

After checking Francoise's blood pressure (normal) when we first got there, we never saw the doctor again. Guess that's why you can have a normal birth here for about $30.US. Thank you US AID for subsidizing this clinic!

I was the first one to hold the baby in my arms, even though I tried to tell the nurse to let Odens hold him first! But everyone else wsa busy helping Francoise. After a little guilt, I enjoyed it. He’s a beautiful baby. He seemed very healthy except that his body was fairly blue/pale. His face was nice and pink though and he was breathing pretty well, just had a little mucus. He cried well when he was born and then he looked alert. He also tugged back well when I held his hand and tugged gently. He found his thumb to suck and liked that a lot. Then he nursed. Mama and baby are doing well! - Carol

PS : After a little research I found out that as medical professionals are trying to reduce maternal mortality, they encourage the use of oxytocin (pitossin) for postnatal use to avoid postpartum hemorrhage.

I also found out that more than 500,000 women die each year in childbirth--99% of them in third world countries. So the systematic use of antibiotics is in reaction to that. I don't think there was a risk, or hardly at all for infection in this birth. In the US and other countries it's not considered safe to give antibiotics to a pregnant woman unless there is a serious infection because of the risk for the child.

Our kids get more kids! Goat distribution in Verrettes

Today we distributed goats to 3 teams in the Artibonite valley. It was a beautiful day and did not rain at all, which is unusual because it has rained almost every night over the past week.

Our players were really happy to get the goats and as I quizzed them on the basics of goat care, they all gave the right answers!

I did the distribution at two of the schools and got to share how God preserved my life after getting shot. I used this story to illustrate the point that we never know when we might die, and the Bible tells us we can know we have eternal life if we have trusted in Christ.

We also gave a Bible story book to each of our players to share with their families.

So thanks for your prayers!

Francoise is in Labor!

Francoise is expecting her 4th child and last night spend a sleepless night in pre-labor and sporadic contractions.

As you may remember, Francoise is the young mother who lived with us for a year after the earthquake. Please pray that she would have a healthy baby and a safe delivery.

We will let you know the news as soon as we get it.

Rich meets President of Haitian Soccer Federation

Many thanks to all who prayed for me this weekend! In spite of many obstacles, the training was completed, and in the process we learned many things.

On Saturday there was a full schedule of training in the morning. I arrived at the training center about 3 PM after a busy morning of preparing food, buying water and ice, and gathering all the things we would need to print the certificates to give the coaches. When I arrived at 3 PM Lucasse grabbed my hand and said we needed to go into the conference room right away. It turned out that the President of the Haitian Soccer Federation (FHF), Dr. Yves Jean-Bart, was on campus and had agreed to speak to our coaches! Here I was in dirty shorts and hadn’t even had time to shave and I found myself sitting next to the President of the FHF. Thankfully Dr. Jean-Bart was dressed in casual clothes. Nevertheless, they videotaped the presentation with me sitting right next to him. Every once in a while he would tap me on the leg to add emphasis to what he was saying.



Although this was not the first time I had met Dr. Jean-Bart, it was my first time sitting next to him and hearing him talk about his personal life and his public life as head of Haiti’s Soccer Federation.

He spoke for about 30 minutes about the challenges the FHF faces in general. Unlike most countries where the national soccer federation makes millions from television contracts and club fees, in Haiti these sources of revenue are not very developed. He did say that the FHF was trying to create a television channel that would broadcast professional and international games and seek to get advertising income.

Dr. Jean-Bart also spoke about his life as a child, including how he would steal sugar cane from the back of big carts when they passed by his house, and then resell it to local vendors. He said that soccer and school saved him from a life of delinquency.
He said that the FHF wanted to develop Futsal in Haiti at every school and make it into the national sport since it closely resembles the “Ti Kant” (little goals) type of soccer played in the streets of every town and city. He called the coaches we trained “pioneers” and encouraged them to go out and spread the sport throughout Haiti.

After this exciting meeting it was time to play the championship match of the Futsal tournament that went on during the training. (Please see a description of this game below). Then it was back to the mundane task of feeding the coaches, figuring out the money to give each participant for transportation and printing out the certificates.

We left the dinner of Oatmeal and bread for the coaches and then headed back home arriving shortly before 10 PM (which is really late for Haiti!)

So thanks for all your prayers!

Let me watch you play soccer for 20 minutes and I will tell you what I think of your Christian Character!

Let me watch you play soccer for 20 minutes and I will tell you what I think of your Christian Character!

It is easy to put on nice clothes and listen politely to a sermon and smile and greet people after a church service. But it is hard to hide your true colors when you are playing sports.

Sports can bring out the best and the worst in us. Much to my shame I remember one time I was playing soccer in Haiti and swung my fist at my adversary after a particularly hard tackle.

During the training we had lots of opportunities to share the Gospel with the approximately 20 coaches that were not part of our program. I told how my Father was murdered and I was shot, and how God had worked in my life through those events. We also showed three evangelistic films in Creole and gave a seminar on what it means to be a Christian coach. Many nodded their heads in agreement and some even said they were Christians.

But the real test came when a team made up of AFH (Ambassadors Football Haiti) coaches faced a team made up of non-AFH coaches in the intramural futsal tournament final on Saturday night.

I volunteered to referee the game and quickly realized I had made a mistake. The non-AFH players argued every call and even threw the ball off the field when they didn’t like what I decided. On one occasion a player yelled obscenities from the sideline and I gave him a red card. This demonstrated a lack of respect for authority.

They played rough and dirty and tried to dribble the ball through 3 defenders instead of passing. This was an example of selfishness. When I tried to remind them to think about their behavior and what message they would be sending to the young players they work with if they were there, they ignored me and went back to arguing. This showed they did not have a teachable spirit.

Not surprisingly, the AFH team won the game fair and square 3-2, much to the disappointment and protest of the other team.
So what did I learn from this? No matter what people say, it is in their actions that they show their true selves, particularly in sports. People can say they are “Christians”, but on the field and anywhere else, actions speak louder than words.
It also helped me realize how much Haiti needs godly coaches to teach young players how to respect authority, play like a team, encourage one another, and develop a life-long habit of learning. Any coach has a chance to influence his players, either for good or for bad.

I was proud of the way our coaches handled themselves in the face of adversity and realized more than ever that our leaders’ Christian example on and off the field will help our players develop godly self-control.

Futsal Training with the Haitian Soccer Federation starts today!

Today we are partnering with the Haitian Soccer Federation to train 40 coaches from around Haiti to be level 2 Futsal coaches. Last night about 20 coaches arrived and we fed them dinner and went over the basic rules of Futsal.

We have invited about 25 Ambassadors Football coaches from all over Haiti. In the evening we will train them the principles of being a Christian coach and also show some evangelistic films to reach the other coaches that are there.

The training is scheduled to last 4 days: Thursday through Sunday with meals and lodging for 40 people.

Last night when we arrived, we found out that the people responsible for welcoming us knew nothing about the training so today we are trying to make sure all the arrangements are in place so we can hold the training. Logistics are always a challenge, no matter where you are!

Thanks for praying for this training!

Our first distribution of goats to our players!

October 19, 2013 was a historical day for Ambassadors Football Haiti!

We distributed 72 pregnant female goats to four of our teams in Gonaives, Ennery and Gros Mornes.

The children were delighted to finally get their goats and start taking care of them after being trained over the summer. One parent kept saying "Thank you, Thank you" over and over.

The day was not without problems, however, as one of our trucks broke down that morning and so we had to do the distribution with only two trucks instead of three.

However, everything went very well and there was much joy on the faces of our players when they got their goats.

Please pray that our goats would be fruitful and multiply!



One of our players fills out the contract that says that after he gives back 3 goats to the program, the goat is his to benefit him and his family for years to come!



Happy kids and parents with their goats and feeding buckets





Our leaders are happy after a great day!

Our kids get kids!!!!

Our kids get kids!!!!

October 19, 2013 is a big day in the history of the “Give a kid a kid in Haiti” program! It is the first day some of our players in Gonaives, Gros Mornes and Ennery receive their pregnant female goats.

They have been trained by our leaders and now they need to put their learning into practice.

In order for us to entrust a goat to them, they had to pass an exam and also prepare a secure, dry place for the goat to live. In addition to giving them a goat, each player receives a bucket to be used to bring food and water to the goat.

We are distributing 72 goats today to 4 teams of 18 players. Within a year we should have double that number to distribute to other players in our program if all of us “work as unto the Lord”.

Please pray that we would, and that God would bless our goats so they are “fruitful and multiply!”.

Driving with the Windows down!

Travelling in Haiti with the windows down

The air conditioning in our truck broke just as I was setting off on a trip to visit our teams in Verrettes and Gonaives (About 3 hours north of Port-au-Prince). I took it to a mechanic to see if it was a simple fix, but alas, he said I had to find a part in order to fix it.

So we have been travelling with the windows down and it is amazing what I have been noticing.
First of all, I have been missing the smells of Haiti. Some smells are terrible, as you can imagine in a country without a good sewer system. But some smells are quite refreshing, like when we pass by fields of rice, or groves of trees along the road.

Right now we are passing a diesel truck with an oil leak and black smoke pouring out of it, and that smell is really bad.

Then there are the times when we slow down and pass through an outdoor market. The smell of raw meat baking in the sun mixing with the scent of human sweat can easily turn your stomach. But the smell of fritters cooking in oil or fresh fruit can make you hungry.

You have to remember that we live in a capital city, and lately traffic has been terrible. Right now we are in a traffic jam, and every time we get some shade, we get a little relief from the hot sun. Normally I sit in the front seat with the A/C blasting, but now I sit in the back where there is more shade, and I can move from one side of the car to the other depending on where the sun is.

Everyone here is saying that September is much hotter than last year. I don’t think you can get much hotter than 100% humidity and 90-100 degrees.

It also makes me appreciate the importance of wind. When we are sitting in traffic in the hot sun and there is no breeze, the heat is oppressive and sweltering.

I’ve learned in my 50 years of life that there is often an important lesson in suffering. To quote C.S. Lewis ““We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”

So I thought about how the Bible personifies the Holy Spirit as wind in John chapter 3: ”5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

Just as the heat was almost unbearable when there was no wind to cool us down while driving, so it is with us without the “breeze” of the Holy Spirit working through us. Our spiritual lives become stale and unbearable without the “breath of life”, the Holy Spirit that Jesus breathed on his disciples in John 20: 22 “And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

When we grieve the HS it is like closing the windows in a car with no A/C. We suffocate spiritually and our spiritual lives become unhealthy.

So if your spiritual “air conditioning” is broken because you are not listening to the Holy Spirit, get it fixed by confessing your sin and tune into the Holy Spirit and you’ll feel a lot better!

Starting 8 new teams on La Gonave

Starting 8 new teams on La Gonave

From August 17th to the 22nd we hosted a team of 5 Canadians who helped us finance and run a Futsal tournament on the island of La Gonave, which is in the bay or Port-au-Prince. (check out this link for more information about this fascinating island: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gon%C3%A2ve_Island)

Our purpose was to introduce the game of Futsal to the island and to train the 8 schools we worked with how to use sports as a means of evangelism. In order to accomplish this goal, we invited two National Officials with us on the trip to referee an 8 game tournament, and also train our leaders how to be referees themselves and spread the game throughout the island.

We organized a tournament between 4 teams from Anse-a-Galets, the main town on the island, and Palma, a major market up in the mountains. The team from the Wesleyan school at Anse-a-Galets won the tournament, with a team from Palma coming in second. Most important, however, was the number of people who responded to the Gospel: 48 indicated they trusted Christ and 86 asked to study the Bible with our local church partners.
Of course the players had a great time and many came to watch this new type of soccer (5-a-side with a goalie) that had never been played on La Gonave before.