Today was the last day of Soccer Camp. We played some really fun games with about 40 kids. It was amazing. During lesson time, Micheal and Jonsey both gave there testimonies. Jonsey to the little kids and Micheal to the older kids. both went very well. After the snack time came the Soccer Tournament. There were 7 teams, 6 of which were children from the area and one "Gringo/Missionary Team". Apparently, it took one loss for the "Gringo/Missionary Team" to get settled in but then we were unstoppable for the next 5 games for a total on 6 wins with 2 losses. Jonsey was an incredible goalie saving many shots from going in and keeping our streak alive, and so many other contributed to the success of our team. It was so fun to play with a team of people whose true goal was to make heroes out of each and every member of our team. I was blessed to be apart of the "Gringo/Missionary Team".
After the tournament we hung out with all the kids for awhile and eventually we had to say goodbye which is never easy. After several attempts and saying goodbye we finally drove away. We drove down the hill to the park where we held our 1st Soccer Camp last week and were able to find some of the kids that we had at the 1st camp and were able to spend a few minutes saying Goodbye to them. Then we headed to Heidi's house for and amazing dinner of authentic Colombian food. After dinner Jonsey and Micheal and myself with two of the Colombian children went and played Night Soccer at Heidi's apartment complex. It was so fun playing with the Colombian children under the lights on a concrete chain linked fenced off field. After about an hour of playing, we returned to Heidi's apartment to find the rest of our Group doing Disney Karaoke, after a few more songs we called it a night and returned to the Hostel for Debrief and bed
There was a lot of fun and games, but our real heart was for the soles of the students. Today at breakfast we discussed our plans for the day and the people God put on our hearts. There were at least several children that we wanted to see if they were ready to accept Jesus into there hearts. The tough thing I was reminded of is Gods gift of free will. With the help of one of the missionaries I was able to talk to one of the boys God put on my heart and asked him if he was to die today would he go to Heaven. His reply was "NO." He seems to know everything that is required to be saved but he just didn't feel that he needed to do that right now. I was heart broken to learn that people today can know what it takes to have eternal life and still choose not to take that free gift. It turned out that all of the kids we hoped to make a decision all chose not to ask Jesus into their hearts. We can't force anyone to accept Jesus into their hearts. We can only pray and faithfully present the Gospel.
We are all grateful for all the great opportunities God has given us this week.
Paul
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