Inspiring

This story is way delayed in being told. This summer we had an amazing interaction with an awesome young man. My wife Sarah had the opportunity to speak at a few of Youth Conference Ministry's camps. Through that we were able to share a lot about the work of Ubuntu Sports Outreach. At the high school camp, Fun in the Son, they played a game all week called "Minute to Win It." It consisted of crazy activities by the students, but they were playing for a prize of $100 at the end of the week. The final day came and the competition even went to a tie-breaker. It was so intense, kids were screaming, and the two churches represented really wanted to win. You kept thinking, "Oh, if they win, they'll buy their whole church ice cream or something fun." Finally after a long competition, Daniel Nasrallah from Reynolda Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem, NC won the competition. They were so excited! They celebrated like they had just won the World Cup! It was really fun to see.
But less than 5 minutes later, Daniel was in front of me holding the milk jug full of cash. Cash that he had worked really hard to win. And then he gave it to me. He said that he wanted it to be used for the work we are doing in Cape Town. I was so humbled by this gesture. Yes, it was really amazing to get the financial help, but even more exciting was the support of his heart. This young man had played SO hard to win this game, and when he could have used his prize on himself or his friends, he chose to sew into God's work here.

We had lots of amazing interactions with people this summer, but this moment with Daniel was particularly inspiring!

Casey