What Are We Doing?

Millions of people from all over the world will be traveling to Germany this summer for the 2006 FIFA World Cup—and members of Maranatha’s Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams will be there too! We may not get to a World Cup match, but we will spend two weeks in Germany helping local churches to get the Word out to people from many countries. From May 28 to June 12, the Maranatha soccer players will partner with Baptist Mid Missions and local Baptist churches to distribute gospel literature, share the gospel with individuals, put on soccer clinics, and participate in exhibition matches against local club teams.
The World Cup is the most well-known sporting event in the entire world. The churches are planning to take advantage of the fervor surrounding the World Cup by using college soccer players to increase contacts in their communities.
When the Maranatha team arrives in Germany, we will have four days of intense training to learn about culture and how to witness to unsaved people about Christ. All the contacts they make will be followed up by the local churches. You can be involved in what God is doing by praying for the team—for funding, for safety, and for success in ministry.
Germany 2006 is the trip of a lifetime for most of the team members. Please pray for us.