Futball in Khao Lak !

Kids in Thailand all play lots of soccer. It's a great way to build relationships with local youth. Over the past week, the team played soccer with several groups. Ah Jan Phet has a real desire to see a ministry with her church that reaches out to local youth, using soccer.

One day, we went to a local military base, where the boys on base play soccer almost every day. Phet has already been reaching out to them, so they were welcoming when we showed up and three down the challenge.

We meet the local team and challenge them to a match.
Notice the big fella playing goalie. Actually, we played three fifteen minute periods and finally scored our first goal in that last period. These kids were good!

After the game, we sat together and talked with the kids.

Each of us shared a brief testimony. Here, Noom tells his story to the guys.

The guys were really interested in what we shared.

And guess who showed up for the Christmas party at Zion Christian Center that evening!