Late last year, Soccer Chaplains United received a "random" email: Hi !! I would like to have a address where I can donate my new cleats. I want them to go to someone who love soccer but special love Jesus like I do. Please send me the address where I can mail Them. I say "random" because although we have invited donations of soccer equipment from individuals, 99.9% comes through bigger organizations like soccer teams and clubs. It is the rare occasion that we receive a donation like this. Probing further for a story or for information on this act of generosity, we received the next message, I’m 16 years old and I play soccer I’m from USA but God

As we come to the close of 2019 and usher in a new year and a new decade, here are twenty stories that we at Soccer Chaplains United believe are worth watching for in the next year and in the years to come. Of course, some of the stories are part of a larger picture, but we've come up with 20 (so to speak) and they are not necessarily in any particular order or value. 20 - 14. Chaplains Corps up to 20 Currently, Soccer Chaplains United has 13 chaplains that are serving in different capacities from High School all the way to professional parts of the game. Part of our original vision was for the organization to be at

The latest community project request comes from Compassion International in Colorado Springs. Compassion is a long-serving organization whose mission and vision is to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. Compassion's three-cord approach is to be: Christ Centered, Church Based and Child Focused. With that in mind, Compassion's development work with children around the world aims to be holistic in its approach. Matt Pirmann, whose father (Wayne) once helped Soccer Chaplains United, and now works for Compassion, recently reached out to request soccer balls. Compassion in El Salvador has recently engaged in sports development as part of its youth development strategy. We will be taking a few professional women's soccer players to see Compassion's development centers and programs addressing children

Soccer Chaplains United, is is pleased to support another project and team headed to eSwatini. eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland was renamed by the king in honor of the 50th anniversary of gaining independence. Headed to eSwatini is a team from Mountain Springs Church in Colorado Springs in coordination with Beyond Survival.  The team will feature Soccer Chaplains United's own, Cory Jones, who serves as a community coordinator in the Colorado Springs area. Development of key relationships has been happening for the last number of years and Cory and the team from Colorado Springs have a good relationship with Xolani Moyo, who started a sports ministry that has now blossomed into a few teams.  The motto is "Sport.  Faith.  Future." noting that

Imagine getting the first bit of news: Sorry, we won't be offering you a contract for the next season.. It's okay. You're young — well, late twenties in professional soccer isn't exactly young, but you've still got some miles in the legs. But then the second bit of news follows, too closely: Sorry, your spouse has cancer. Pressures on. What to do. Insurance is ending as the contract expires on Dec 31. Next season, what team will take you on? How do you get a contract when your spouse needs help and support? And, oh by the way, your usual bills are still coming due — rent, utilities, and so on and so on. So what do you do? Where do you turn? Where do you go? Unfortunately, this story is common in professional sport