Winter tournaments and Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Our Jesus Christ!
More about it later:)
A lot of things happened but I'd like to share about the main one - tournament competitions for the Sport Kids Community. But before that let me share/remind you Sport Community vision:

To grow a generation of strong, passionate disciples of Christ who can lead the way in the ministry of the Church and in how to evangelize the society. In order to do this we need to develop sports community ministry to influence daily and spiritually coaches, children and parents.

To involve, to train and to develop new coaches and volunteers from: fathers, youth, graduates of sports universities and professional athletes.

To develop a team of partners who could support the Spiritual Movement of the Sport Community in Ukraine through prayers and financially.

With the help of partners and parents to help churches to build or to rent sports fields in the area of ​​the church. To help churches, clubs and organizations to start sports ministry on the basis of the example of the Sport Community of the Revival church in Kiev.

And in the future to help to build a network of sports communities of the big city. The first stage could be the outreach tournament at the end of the season. So far we held this kind of tournament in December, in which 7 teams participated - the sports community tournament. At the final games of the tournament the real celebration with the awards ceremony and Christmas gifts for children and parents took place.

Through constant spiritual work we strive for all ministers in the Sport Community to grow three Levels of Involvement based on the training: “The Sport Community is the most adequate bridge for the new generation (Z) between the Church and the Society”.

The ultimate goal 🎯 of the Sport Community is to glorify Christ by actively participating in the life of the local church ⛪️ through evangelism and discipleship.

 One of my responsibilities was to prepare the forms and to get them back from the kids on time ;-)

Explanation of the rules of the tournament and the awards ceremony in the church hall with the parents

 Primary school Light

Primary school LC ACE

 Primary school New Generation

Primary school team Sport Kids

 Middle school LC ACE

Middle school team Sport Kids

 Middle school team Sport Kids West

Our guests from the soccer club of Alina Gorobets - the best inside soccer player of the world in 2009

We train all above teams except for our guests above indicated.

 Between the games the kids had possibility to practice and develop their soccer thinking through FIFA play station 19

 I dream and pray about starting mini basketball community  - please pray God would send a volunteer to help with the administrative things in Sport Kids and would send a basketball disciple of Christ who could be in my team to start mini Sport Kids basketball community

Ivan Simonovsky - son Ignat (11 years old) "Ignat was fond of football and played for a long time for a professional children's team. But he was forced to go through the rude attitude of the coach, who spoke quite agressively with the children. Having got to Sport Kids and he, and we were very happy with the attitude of the coaches toward children. Sport Kids practices not only physically but also psychologically. Very happy for this kind of attitude toward children! "

Menshov Wilhelm - children -  Ted (5 years), Sam (on the photo)(4 years) “The training sessions greatly helped our middle son with a diagnosis of mild cerebral palsy to work in a team, to listen to the coach, to learn communication between children. And of course, exercising is beneficial! We are satisfied and happy!”

Vyacheslav Gorevoy - Dima (on the photo)(4 years), Illyusha (8 years), Vika (12 years)

“I liked the trainings because of:

-the attention of the coaching staff to children in general and individually;

- the goodwill and the understanding of the nature and of the age of a child; positive atmosphere;

- Christian-moral education on the example and in the process of team performance;

- sports development and football skills training; respect for the coach, the team partners and for the opponents. ”

At the devotion part of FIFA community we had with the teenagers from the last year, please pray God would make disciples from them through us

At one of the parties we had for the youth of the church Revival where we tried to "set on fire" them with the Sport Community vision, please pray the youth would be activated and would see the priority of the Sport Community ministry in their church. We need volunteers and helpers so much!

At the dorm of the sports university looking for the volunteers and disciples of Christ - it's quite hard - please pray for the time for this and for God to open the hearts and the doors

 At the practices with non-believers "Tigress" - we had the party after our last practice this year - i talked to them about me being a sports chaplain - they take it as jokes more - please pray for the new coach Elena - and others - God would open her heart and others and would be possible for me to do small devotions at the practices

 Please pray for my sister Ira - about her sincere repentance in Christ and so that the Lord would return her and would save her from cheaters - she is already for 3,5 years under the home arrest at the edge of Brazil - without her family; please pray for the finances for her and for the possibility to visit her (flight tickets are very expensive) and for her health, and also for the repentance of her son and of my brother. 

Thank you for your prayers and support! Merry Christmas or better - Happy Birthday, Our Christ! And Happy New Year! May your hearts and houses be filled with His light, truth and love, joy and happy laughter! Hugs and see you next year - with Lord's help ;-)!😇