I’m two months into this thing and
I guess I should start sharing about what I am doing. For the next year I will be interning with an organization
called Missionary Athletes International, but the specific branch is called the
Urban Eagles (based on MAI’s professional soccer team, the Charlotte Eagles).
MAI believes a coach can be one of the most influential people in a young
person’s life and they equip coaches to impact the spiritual trajectory of
youth through sports.
My
role is to be a soccer coach in an inner city/cross-cultural neighborhood consisting of a
mix of Hispanics and Southeast Asian refugees. The purpose of this internship is for me to gain “on the
field” exposure, training, and experience in sports ministry. Some of my responsibilities will include
coaching a u-18 team, leading a small group, sports ministry training, inner
city/cross-cultural ministry training, and weekly meetings with the Urban
Eagles staff and my neighborhood leader.
Like
I said at the beginning, I have been doing this for about two months now but I
wanted to restate exactly what I am doing so that those of you who do not know
yet may have a bit of a foundation in order to understand the stories or the
thoughts I may share on here. I don’t
believe my stories or thoughts or opinions are super special. There are a lot of people out there who
are smarter than me or better writers than me. If you are looking for something of intellectual value I don’t
claim to be your answer. But if
you are interested in what God is doing here in Charlotte and in my life then I
would love to share with you what He has place on my heart.
I
intend for this page to be simply stories and reflections on my experience here
in Charlotte. MAI is paying for
my housing in one of the refugee neighborhoods and has declared it a
Lighthouse amidst a dark area. Therefore
these are merely my Lighthouse Tales. Enjoy.
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