On Saturday, twenty-four 11 to 13 year olds joined the Suba Lakers Football Club. Most of these young girls are in 4th-6th grade at different local primary schools. We had seen them play when we hosted our tournament last October and they had all come in January for a tryout. They came early on Saturday and trained for a few hours, learning some of them basic skills and playing some 4 v. 4 games before we sat with them to encourage them about their character, academic performance and to go through the club rules. Then we had them fill out a questionairre so that we could find out more about them. We were able to give each girl a daily devotional book that they will be able to use for 180 days. After going through the first daily bible study together, the session finished with lunch before they went home.
I love seeing the enthusiasm and playfullness in the young girls. They are so excited to be chosen. They feel special. Unfortunately, that is not a feeling they got very often in this culture. It is so much better to start working with them at a young age, before they reach adolescence. We hope the club will play a part in helping them grow physicially, athletically, socially, academically and spiritually during this critical stage in their life.
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