Nations and Devotions: Local Church Sponsors Books for Dordt Soccer

Thanks to the generosity of Soccer Chaplains United church partner, 1st CRC of Sioux Center, we were able to deliver a number of The Soccer Psalms and Los Salmos del Futbol for the men’s and women’s soccer program at Dordt University.

This past Thursday, Board Member Jan van Vliet, a former professor at Dordt, was able to hand off 60 copies of The Soccer Psalms and 15 copies of Los Salmos del Fútbol. Jan met with Men’s Soccer Coach, Eric Bourdo, and Payton Chitwood, Women’s Soccer, to deliver the books for the programs to use in their upcoming seasons for their staff and players.

The books also featured an accompanying commemorative sticker from our World Cup campaign. The sticker is designed for student athletes to place elsewhere as a reminder of the Psalm 23-inspired promise that The Lord is my Coach. Spanish language versions of the sticker included flags for the nations of Argentina and Mexico, whose teams are competing in the 2026 edition of the tournament.

If you would like to be a patron or partial sponsor of books and stickers for a particular team or school/university soccer program, reach out to us at info@soccerchaplainsunited.org. Sponsors and patrons will be able to participate in earning stickers and prizes per our Nations and Devotions World Cup Challenge and you can learn more with details here on this page.

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