Nov 26, 2019 | Sports Friends Asia, Sports Friends Thailand/SE Asia
We recently held a Basic Training to equip new coaches in Thailand. Meet four of our participants who are now trained and ready to take the gospel to the young people in their communities through sports ministry: Coach Koy Coach Koy holding up her coaching philosophy....
Jun 14, 2019 | Sports Friends Africa, Sports Friends Nigeria
Training coaches is an integral and expanding part of the Sports Friends ministry. While it takes many forms and is an ongoing work, the Basic Training is the foundation. Churches send men and women who would like to voluntarily run a local sports ministry team to a...
Jul 19, 2017 | Sports Friends Africa, Sports Friends Kenya
By Shane Smith, Sports Friends Kenya God often allows us to go through hard times so that we may grow and, like a rock being tumbled and polished, become shiny and smooth. His goal is for us to become such a reflection of Him that He and others can see Himself in us....
Jan 2, 2017 | Sports Friends Asia, Sports Friends Thailand/SE Asia
By Anna Baker, short-term volunteer from Australia Last month, a group of about 30 key volunteer coaches from across Thailand, all trained by Sports Friends, joined together for several days of pre-season training up in the mountains. In sports, pre-season training...
Jan 28, 2015 | Sports Friends Africa, Sports Friends Malawi
In December of 2013, Sports Friends Malawi leaders travelled 120 kilometers south to a district of Malawi called Chikwawa. There we trained 34 leaders from the surrounding local churches who had shown much interest in sports ministry. It was a blessed time where the...
