One of the afternoon programs we are doing here in Puerto Cabezas are some sports clinics. We are doing volleyball for the girls, and soccer(futbol) for the boys.. Yesterday was the second day, and more kids keep showing up. We have about 12 girls for volleyball. For soccer, we had planned on 50 boys, but first day we had 60+, and yesterday about 80! It was something! The local pastor, Earl, had asked us to do sports camps as a form of outreach, and it's definitely drawing the neighborhood kids in.
Last night, 45 minutes into practice a tropical storm hit and flooded the soccer fields. Once the rain stopped, we just let the kids play. And they were not afraid of getting dirty. Slide tackles that would last 3-5 seconds across the field were common. At the end, we talked to the kids about the importance of doing things with excellence and respect, with Jesus being the ultimate example of those character traits, and how that applies in life, and in sports. At the end, we passed out cups of Koolaid, and some fruit snacks. It was quite interesting to see how some kids did not even know how to open the packet, and some, when they opened it, weren't sure they should eat it, since they had never seen such thing before.
Today we have our last day of clinics, then tomorrow, if all goes as planned, we are organizing a tournament with medals for first and second place.
God is already at work here in Nicaragua, we are joyful and humbled we can join in with what's already being done through pastor Earl and his ministry.
-Bruno
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