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  • At CrossTraining, Thursdays, are the day to report on the latest happenings with our Timothy Project. Where in the world will the Timothy Project go? Last year, the Timothy Project saw events from Denver to Uganda to Haiti and points between. We are excited to see what opportunities come about. Whether a local or global project, CrossTraining Ministries is committed to stewarding our resources and connections through soccer to help missional outreaches to people and communities in need. We are looking forward to Timothy Project 2016 and we've already begun to receive some requests for some exciting projects and there is still some work from 2015 to finish up. Stay tuned on Thursdays to see where the latest project will head

  • Last month, CrossTraining announced the Timothy Project: Liberia 2015 and the goal of Liberian Institute for Empowerment (L.I.F.E.) to fill a shipping container from Colorado to send to Liberia with soccer equipment and school supplies. Currently, CrossTraining has been able to collect over 500 pieces of soccer equipment including Colorado Rapids jerseys, cones, training vests, backpacks, and cleats for the container project. CrossTraining supporters will recall the ambitious project to ship a container to Liberia from 2015. CrossTraining collected over 500 pieces of soccer equipment including Colorado Rapids jerseys, cones, training vests, backpacks, and cleats for the container project. Thomas Fahn, Director for Liberian Institute For Empowerment (L.I.F.E.) shares the following update with CrossTraining We just want to update you on the

  • A few weeks ago, Cooper Floto and a team of volunteer coaches, from his high school soccer team, The Denver Eagles, as well as volunteers from my Boy Scout Troop, Troop 794 decided to host a soccer camp for the children of the Shiloh House and reached to CrossTraining's Timothy Project program for help. The camp was originally designed to take place at the Colorado Miners Community Center near Denver with about 15 - 20 kids between nine and ten twelve years old. But, as you read more of the story below, there were some unexpected moments and changes that happened as part of the camp. Floto wrote to CrossTraining to let us know how the camp went and the Timothy

  • Three weeks ago, twenty-three friends from Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church (CCPC) gathered in the chilly pre-dawn to pray before heading south down the interstate.  Caravanning in four cars and pulling a trailer loaded with tools, soccer gear, and VBS decorations, the team headed to Juarez, Mexico, for a week-long mission trip. CCPC has been serving alongside the same pastor and church in Juarez for the past twenty-eight years.  Pastor Jorge Mata, La Iglesia Maranatha, and CCPC together build a house for a family in need and lead Vacation Bible School for the neighborhood children.  Most years, only a few of the Americans can speak any Spanish - but through their common goals, lots of hand gestures, and plenty of good

  • The Shiloh House isn't just a house - it's not just one house and it's not your typical house. It has a special purpose. It's mission is to offer nurturing, therapeutic and educational services to empower youth and families to overcome the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma. And for Cooper Floto, his hope is that a soccer camp will be part of the healing process for the children who currently call Shiloh House their home. Floto, as part of his Eagle project for Boy Scouts, will be running a soccer camp for the children at the Shiloh House.  With volunteers from his high school soccer team, The Denver Eagles, as well as volunteers from my Boy Scout Troop, Troop 794. The camp

  • Last month, CrossTraining announced the Timothy Project: Liberia 2015 and the goal of Liberian Institute for Empowerment (L.I.F.E.) to fill a shipping container from Colorado to send to Liberia with soccer equipment and school supplies. Currently, CrossTraining has been able to collect over 500 pieces of soccer equipment including Colorado Rapids jerseys, cones, training vests, backpacks, and cleats for the container project. L.I.F.E.'s mission is to assist in meeting the basic need of the children, youth, and the elders in the Gola Konneh district through the container project. L.I.F.E. continues to collect school supplies, text books, soccer equipment and other basic necessities in an effort to fill the 40-foot container. The hope and intention was to ship the container by mid-October