Day 05 Sports Day

Sports Day! Today was a blast! Liberia Young Life is proving that anything can happen-rain or shine:) We woke up today to a nice heavy rainfall. We all were secretly thinking - "hmmm... Great day for outdoor sports-not! How are we going to have an all sports day in this weather!?!?". But we went on to the outdoor sports/activities center. We pull up to a football (soccer) field and volleyball field completely full of standing water. As we processed the day this evening in our "highs and lows" we from the US shared how we all would,
one, not have even left the house and canceled the game,
or,
two, saw the field and left. But we're not in the US- praise the Lord we're in Liberia! James was a little hesitant, but they prayed over the football/soccer field and then started digging a hole at one end of the field to try and drain it. Yes, they began created their own drain system! We don't see that happen in the US very much, do we? And what do you know- by the time it was time to play football/soccer- the field was about 90 percent drained and ready for play! Prayer is powerful and it works!!!
What we see as obstacles Liberians see as opportunities... So many things on this trip have been a taste of young life in its purest form-after all, what's not great about playing sports in soaked puddled fields?!?!
The day was filled with energy and God's spirit. Liberians got to play baseball and American football for the first time. And we have determined playing in the puddles is definitely more fun! We all split up and played on the 6 different club teams. We rotated games- first, kickball, then basketball, American football, and football/soccer. Seeing the smiles and spirit on the kids faces was priceless. We praise God for being this joy to the yl leaders and passed onto the kids. There are so many lost and broken kids and we are so grateful for God using Young Life to be a safe home for them.
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