Hi everyone!
how are you doing?
A lot of things happen in the ministry during these months and it's hard for me to "underline" the best ones but i'll share with you those which touched my heart most of all ;-)
how are you doing?
A lot of things happen in the ministry during these months and it's hard for me to "underline" the best ones but i'll share with you those which touched my heart most of all ;-)
Sport Kids trainings -soccer +basketball - in the kindergarden and sharing Gospel on an individual level
The panoramic photo of the kindergarden and the apartments buildings in that neighbourhood where Sport Kids Rechurch main location is situated.
This is the kindergarden where one of our volunteers, Ruslan, coaches small kids. I helped him while they practiced outside and it was warm and as part of the training I coached a bit basketball. 
During one of such practice some kids asked me about "the Four" bracelet which I wear on my arm. One girl, her name is Vlada (on the photo above and below) asked me as well. I had like 3 min using her 5 years old language to explain Gospel. When I told her that because of sin people are enemies with God but God loved us that He sent His Son Jesus to fulfill the punishment instead of Vlada and of me and so on and people who believe in this and thank for this, they...and here I couldn't say the right word...and Vlada continued: "They reconcile with God, right?" I burst out of joy and felt like in heaven! "Yes, exactly, they become friends with God because of Jesus, do you understand?" Vlada confirmed she understood. It was amazing to realize that I don't just coach basketball there but I do have the influence and God gave me such an authority! Praise Him!
Sorry for these few blurry photos, it's hard to do the right ones with the kids quickly:)
Please pray for further spiritual blessings and growth upon this "branch" of Sport Kids, its coach and his helper - our volunteers, Ruslan and Vlad.
Sport KidsTournaments between the locations and sharing Gospel with some new parents
One of the main directions of Sport Kids system is tournaments. This season we decided to develop in this sphere even more than it was before. We handled almost every Saturday the tournaments between Sport Kids locations. During our last such tournament some new parents came and brought their kids to participate and then to join Sport Kids. And one of them asked me questions about religion and the spiritual influence we also openly talk about when we describe why our soccer club is different than thousands others around. She was very open to hear about God and Gospel and I shared it with her. Unfortunately, she didn't quite accept it and her husband is against the church etc but she is still open and their kids continue with us.
Please pray for them - Tatyana and Victor, and for such parents in our Sport Kids locations, so that we'd be able to share more, pray for the upcoming Sport kids parties as outreaches and for the quarantine and for Covid to be stopped by Lord's mercy and the ministry would continue!
Sport Project Plus One
Our Athletes in Action ministry has joined the national Christian sport project called Plus One. Its goal is to unite churches across Ukraine to help reach people with the Gospel through sports during large athletic events. The Goal is to reach 300 000 unbelievers across Ukraine for Gospel through Sport Events in Churches. You can read more about this project on its website – plusone.world. Our team is responsible for soccer and as I helped basketball club Admirals, I also presented basketball as kind of sports for ministry. We will travel to many cities like: Kharkiv, Yuzhnoe, Cherkassy, Lviv, and Sloviansk. Please join us in your prayers! We already has been in Yuzhnoe city - the south of Ukraine. Here are some pictures from that event.
Please also pray:
- for my discipleship with Inessa, our new volunteer, (on the photo below, she is above me on the left) newly married 5 months ago to our staff member, pray for her health, for her ability to learn how to share Gospel and for the open hearts of the parents for that;
- for our volunteers to be more initiative and for further spiritual blessings for our team;
- for our fields in the church for the trainings for small kids would be prepared; and for the renovation of the sport centre premises would be finished for Sport Kids Molodezhniy!;
- for further opportunities from the Lord to also have basketball sport kids community and for the basketball coaches for that from the Lord.
AIA Eastern Europe zoom conference
It was good to spend this time with our colleagues from Eastern Europe - it was fun and it was some serious time for the goals reflection in terms of the quarantine in the world etc.
Thank you for your prayers and support!
I'd love to hear back from you - what are your key things you'd like me to pray for you?
With love in Christ,
Anya ;-)
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