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CrossTraining's Timothy Project: Liberia 2017 is grateful to have the opportunity to reach the people of Liberia again through Thomas Fahn's Liberian Institute For Empowerment (L.I.F.E.). Fahn recently sent an update on the state of Liberia in light of the latest events in the area. We are struck by what Fahn has to share and  even more honored to help make a difference for the children of Liberia. Fahn writes, "As you know, Liberia came from fourteen years of brutal civil war, which ravaged the country’s economic, health, and education infrastructures. The 2014 Ebola outbreak also added to the suffering of the Liberian people, killing nearly 5,000 people. Many Liberia youth were greatly affected by these two traumatic events. As result,

CrossTraining's Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017 Final Update shares about the donations, used by the Valor girls soccer team, that surprised an unsuspecting championship team with cleats moments before the game's whistle blew to start the game! According to Valor junior, Caroline Noonan, : "We were able to provide her kids with cleats just in time!" FC Fusion is a ministry in Costa Rica, founded in Tamarindo , to reach kids in the community.  They were preparing for a championship game when the Valor team met them.  The Valor students discovered that even though they were headed into a championship game, some of the players didn't even own cleats.  Valor sprang into action and not only fitted them with

For the Timothy Project: Senegal 2016 Final Update spring has been exciting time. The Center in Senegal has seen tremendous growth in the soccer program they're building.  The Center and its team members have been working hard to provide structured and well-run soccer clubs to the children both locally and in surrounding communities. This April, the Center hosted a tournament in St. Louis, Senegal.  Over 80 children participated in the all-day tournament.  These children came from The Center's kid's clubs, surrounding neighborhoods and even many boys from off the streets. Hosting tournaments to reach more children (ages 3-18) has been a deep desire of the team members.  This tournament was not the first this spring and hopefully only one of many in the coming months. 

This past Monday,  Rev Brad Kenney visited Brian Shultz and the Valor Christian High School team headed to Costa Rica. As part of the Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017 Update, Rev Kenney shares the following from their time together. It's always a blessing to go and pray over the teams and the people that are utilizing the Timothy Project gear to serve others. For the Valor team, it's exciting to see the young, student athletes who will go and be part of a life-changing trip where they serve the poor and minister to them through soccer. The commissioning of the team, featured a time of prayer led by Rev. Kenney, team leaders,  and the parents of team members. Typically, when we

The Timothy Project: Senegal 2016 Update features an update from Brian Davis' team that requested gear last year.  Members of the team grew up in Gabon, a Central African country where a passion for soccer and desire to share the love and truth of God has proven an easy way to share the Good News. Since arriving in 2013, the team in Senegal has hosted a kids clubs where the children play soccer and make crafts among other activities.  With the popularity of soccer, the team built a small 4v4 soccer field on top of their roof for the children.  They even made soccer goals out of pipes and fishing nets.  There can easily be over 100 children who come to The Center

For spring break, many high school students in Colorado head for the mountains to ski or go on vacation. But, for one team of students from Valor Christian High School, this spring break will be about serving the poor in Costa Rica and reaching out to a local community through soccer camps and clinics. On March 24-April 2, a Valor Christian High School team of 20 male and female soccer players and 7 leaders will take a missions trip to Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Tamarindo, 20 years ago, was a small fishing village. Now, it is more of a small, sleepy surfing town. Surfers from around the world have settled there because of the year-round consistency of the waves. As the town has slowly built