Prayer Request

Chris Dad is having a planned surgery RIGHT NOW (3-5hrs in length..start time was 9am EST) for a procedure with his heart. He is 83yrs old and has had previous heart related issues. Would you join us in praying him through this procedure's last hour. He is still in the operation room as I write. Irvin Schmidt and his mom's name is Doris.

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It is definitely not about how long you live but who you love! Al, Cindi, and Joy loved Jesus wholeheartedly!

Sports Friends Kenya Camp

In Partnership with the Charlotte Eagles and New Life Trust, Sports Friends is kicking of a new ministry in Kenya with a summer camp in rural NE Kenya. If you remember Melickson (former Iman who came to Christ) who is the vibrant & radiant ministry leader from Kenya who came to our African ministry vision conference last July in Ethiopia, he will be hosting the camp team. Mitch Sanford from the Eagles will be leading this camping effort for the 70 boys who are coming from the teams that have been set up in multiple villages in the area. Berhanu and Habtamu will be joining the camp staff, our first ever mobilization and expansion effort for the SFE team. Please pray for this initiative where they will be doing multiple training initiatives and 3 day camp.

August 10 – Fly from Nairobi to Lamu SFE leaders meet with John Smith in Narobi

August 11 – Drive from Lamu to Mpeketoni; teams arrive in afternoon/evening/ Camp begins.

August 12-14 – SF and Eagles Camp

August 15 – Camp ends in morning; Drive from Mpeketoni to Lamu

August 16 – Visit New Life Home Lamu, Future Stars soccer team training

August 17 – Fly from Lamu to Nairobi; Visit Clive and Mary from New Life trust in evening

Brian

Mission Accomplished!

What a fantastic response we received, in a very short period of time, to our campaign for Nigerian Youth Summer Camp Scholarships. 100 scholarships were donated in record time. The whole campaign picked up a momentum that was very unexpected, but very exciting. So many of you wrote to say how much you enjoyed and appreciated the updates. Thx.

Daniel, one of our key SF Nigeria leaders, recently wrote to me with words of deep gratitude for the designation of these funds for boys and girls in the Jos area.

"This is wonderful! Thank you for given the Nigerian kids the opportunity to experiance what we I saw happening to the Ethiopian kids in Langano."

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to ALL OF YOU WHO CONTRIBUTED. Pictures from the camp will be posted in early September.

Brian

Grandchild #1!

Our First Grandchild - Elijah Philip 8 lbs 9 ounces 21 3/4 inches. Born August 5th at 4:10am to Danielle & John Puig

African Summer Camps

African youth love attending our Sports Friends summer camps. It's an absolutely incredible lifetime experience for each participant. I would like to get sponsors for 100 Nigerian campers. For $39 you can send one child to camp for a week.

If you're interested then send a check to:

SIM USA PO BOX 7900 Charlotte, NC 28241-7900 SFN Project #96549 Thank You for considering this request! Over 100 youth in our July 2010 camps have already indicated their lives have been deeply impacted by the week long camp experience.

An Ethiopian Football Joke

Sent from our Ethiopian National Director:

I send for you this thing to read, it....

A Korean asked God when Korea would win the world cup and God said in about 50 years time. The Korean cried because it wouldn't be in his lifetime. A Japanese asked God the same question and God replied in 100 years and all of Japan cried because it wouldn't be in their life time. Then Ethiopians asked God the same question and God began to cry, because God replied it wouldn't be in my lifetime.

What do you think? Is not true????

Blessings,

Berhanu