This weekend I will be traveling with six others to Halifax, Nova Scotia to assist Living Hope Community Church in a basketball camp.
One year ago we established this partnership with Living Hope. And from the beginning we set out to MAWL. No, we will not mawl them in a physical way, but rather in a spiritual way as they seek to use recreation to impact their community. The word MAWL stands for Model, Assist, Watch, and Leave. We have led a camp in their community, taught coaches training, and had their pastor visit our site during our season. Now we are moving into the assisting process. This week our team will be assisting local coaches from their church in hosting an instructional basketball camp. We will also be teaching seminars for parents on the topic "Parent Survival in the World of Sports." The assisting process is good because it is the giving over or giving away that which God has provided. It is the time in which Living Hope takes ownership and development for the future of their recreation ministry using basketball. Though it's sports, it's a New Testament church planting process.
I look forward to sharing with you about trip on our return the first week in June. If I get the chance and get to a computer, I will put a few thoughts down regarding our week.
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