Volleyball Outreach

Last Friday I got to spend the day with our Anija volleyball team at a tournament put on by my friend and fellow missionary Jessica. Jessica has been doing a great job reaching out and ministering to girls through volleyball over the past year. During the month of August, Jessica put together a volleyball tournament for two of the teams she's been coaching in Barrio Blanco and Pinar Quemado and invited Anija to also be apart of the tournament. I was so impressed with the whole event and it was awesome to see how excited the girls were. The first game started with all the girls coming together to pray. Throughout the game the girls were singing and dancing to Christian worship music, and in between games a short Biblical based message was given to the girls and any family or friends that came to watch. Friday's message was about saving money and each girl received their own little piggy bank. After the games, all the girls went to Jessica's house to hang out and eat homemade pizza. Then we went to the river to cool off. It was so neat to see all these girls sharing together and I'm so glad and blessed that I got to bond with the Anija girls and the girls from the other barrios. I'm looking forward to seeing them at games during the fall!

Jessica has been practicing with each team once a week and wow! has she been doing a great job. The Anija girls even stretched before their game!

Anija won their game and will be playing in the finals next Friday.

At Jessica's house enjoying homemade pizza with all the girls!