Sep 18, 2021 | Sports Friends Africa, Sports Friends Ghana
He was the chief religious leader of the community, and the people were hungry. The COVID pandemic had put the entire country on lockdown. People were sick. The ones who had jobs were losing them. Poverty or the real threat of it was breathing down the people’s necks....
Nov 20, 2019 | Sports Friends The Americas
“A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.” — John Wooden A once-dead parking lot near an urban church in the United States has become a Saturday-night spectacle. It’s the weekly Futsal* gathering. The nets and goals are set up to beckon 30-50...
May 9, 2016 | Sports Friends Africa, Sports Friends Malawi
by Fostance Mtolo, SF Malawi In many places in Malawi, sports are viewed by church leaders as evil. These leaders teach that sports should have no part in Christian life. Many would never even dream of using sports as a ministry tool. But we thank God that...
Mar 28, 2016 | Meet the Team, Sports Friends Africa, Sports Friends Nigeria
On this month’s edition of Meet the Team, we’d like to introduce you to Ishaya, our SF Nigeria Director! Name: Ishaya Inuwa Durkwa Role with SF: SF Nigeria Team Leader (Country Director) Favorite Sport/Team: SFN FC (Sports Friends Nigeria Football Club) Favorite Bible...
Mar 21, 2016 | Sports Friends Asia
By Jill Ireland, SF South Asia One of the parts of my job that I love as I seek to support our Sports Friends leaders in South Asia is the time we spend reading the Bible together over Skype. We have just started a new series reading 1 Thessalonians. Last week we were...