One of the Youth Leaders at the village church runs a football
practice for the teenage lads early in the mornings when it’s still cool. It
has been really special to get involved with this and watch them practice. One image that has stuck with me has been watching them queuing at the well, taking turns to drink from the bucket after the game. A bit of a different from the Lucozade waiting on the bench for players back home.
They have a ‘God Slot’ before practice and for many this is
the only contact they will have with the Church. They then have a prayer circle which again was a striking image as they put arms round each other and form a circle in the middle of the dusty field. I felt so privileged to then be
able to share my story with the boys and the only downfall of the morning was
stepping on some glass on the field!
