Day 5 - He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. - Psalm 147:3

Wednesday July 17 - The day started with our daily morning devotional, followed by a visit to a local clinic to distribute care packages to patients.

Today there were seven boys who made a profession of faith at our soccer event! More to come about that! One boy travelled on foot for two hours to participate in the event. Another two boys borrowed horses from a friend and arrived with a grand entrance on horseback. That was a first! They travelled from near and far to participate in the Roatán Alive Mission, Sons of the Kingdom event. It's soccer outreach ministry for boys ages 8-15. Soccer is the most popular sport on the island and the boys always have a fun time together.

There were 85 boys in attendance with 4 games running at the same time at Kix Soccer Arena in Coxen Hole, Roatan (Honduras). A few days ago, we ran a day long program called Daughters of the King for the young girls.

Before the soccer games, we had two coaches per team who worked with each team to memorize John 3:16 and unpack its meaning. They were then encouraged to recite it. Many of them memorized the verse and it was awesome to see a 15-year old from Roatan who learned it for the first time and then taught younger boys the verse. We provided lunch and drinks for all in attendance and gave away new soccer balls, soccer cleats, along with school supplies. At the end of the day, we gathered all the boys, held an awards ceremony and presented a Gospel message.

One team, coached by an enthusiastic Spanish speaking Roatan Alive Mission team member named Sam and his coaching partner Marcus, had three boys on their team who were able to memorize and recite the verse in English or Spanish. Three of the seven boys who made a profession of faith, were the same boys who memorized and recited our theme verse.  Every time they see a soccer ball, we pray that they remember of the love of God for them in the person of Jesus, who died and rose and paid the penalty for their sins.

We invite you to join with us in praying that these 7 boys will get connected to a local church and grow in their faith. A local pastor prayed with them at the very end of our event. It was a fun-filled and fruitful day. To God be the glory! - Joel