Friday, August 2, 2013

Day 6/7 AU Vball Mission Trip post


Day 6/7

What a stretch of 24 hours we have had! Last night, after attending a U12 volleyball match in Boca involving a large group of our campers we came back for our second round of sharing our life stories. It was another emotional night as the players opened up to each other. It was beautiful to see how the girls rallied around each other as their stories poured out. The closeness that this team has established already is incredible to see. The freshmen are already a part of the inner circle and are surrounded by 24 sisters as they face their first days of college.
Today we started with another volleyball clinic in Boca and welcomed in 54 campers. The courts are becoming smaller and smaller each day we run the clinic! The girls have all stepped up to the plate and done strong work organizing and working with the kids. Kelly, Mackenzie, Cari, Jessie and Allison have done a great  job leading the 5 stations we have established each day. Kellianne shared today using the verse Joshua 1:9 to frame her message to the kids. The afternoon was our first chance to do manual labor to help the missionaries here in PR. The group was split in two with one group painting a classroom and cleaning up the grounds at a local Christian alternative school. The second group helped paint a part of a  missionary home and move some concrete and tiles. Needless to say we were a tired group as we returned to the gym for the evening match (tough match that we won) at 7 pm against a team that included several of the outstanding older players that had attended one day of camp. These repeat encounters with these players are starting to bear fruit as the girls are connecting the kids in a deeper way. God is good and we know that each seed planted will bear fruit. Tomorrow is another big day as we finish the clinic with a mini tournament followed by a trip to the local orphanage to visit the kids. The girls are excited. We covet your prayers as we look forward to our final days in PR.

Coach Rader

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