We had tried and tried to get some of our friends over to teach the kids Spanish but to no lasting avail. We have been here for four years and our kids can't hold a simple conversation in the tongue of the land where we profess to be missionaries...shameful, but sadly true.
We got desperate and the Lord led us to enlist him and his friends Richard and Timmy in soccer classes. He is not an active sports boy at all, but, to our surprise he did not dislike the idea. Its been a month now and it seems he is enjoying it greatly. We just had a big inauguration party for their soccer team, where all the teams got together and received prizes for last years achievements, at the sports stadium. It was a good thing for the beginners to see as it made them look forward to next year when, if they did a good job, they would get medals as well. Quite the incentive! The mayor was there for a while and shook hands with all the kids and teens that got rewards and trophies.
Well, there you see him in his new outfit and with his team. GO BOYS, GO!!!