American Games Overseas
"Organized chaos!" That's how OM coach Terry Lingenhoel describes teaching baseball to Hungarian 5th graders. Terry leads OM Hungary's SportsLink outreach and is a coach in four Hungarian elementary schools. He's also helped start two teams coached by Duncan Johnson, a...
If You Build It...
OM Ecuador helped a local foundation turn a field into a soccer league. The foundation is home to an orphanage and a school in a dangerous and impoverished neighborhood. Soccer seemed like a good way to introduce the ministry to other kids in the community. So the field was converted and kids began...
World Cup Church
The town drunkard gave his life to Jesus there and is now a changed man. Makwati Community Church in Zambia has seen many more come to faith since its unusual beginning. It started when OM workers pitched a tent outside for people to watch World Cup soccer matches on a big screen. After the tournament...
Gospel Sports Gear
At sports outreaches and camps, OM SportsLink coaches use a unique soccer ball called the Ball of Many Colors. It uses colors to tell the gospel story: Black = lost in sin, Red = redeemed by His blood, White = filled with God's Spirit, Yellow = headed for heaven, Green =...
Sports Camp
"When you combine sports and young people, there is always a catalytic response," said Dan Britton, with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). FCA partnered with OM Italy to host a sports camp. Kids were introduced to volleyball, baseball, football, and even ultimate Frisbee. Coaches used sports...
Sports
There’s a kind of bond that forms only in a huddle. And no one can talk to a winner like someone who ran the same race. Find your place in the world as a missionary athlete or coach.
