From www.cupofnations.com, this description: it is the 4th annual “St Louis Cup of Nations Soccer Tournament and Festival. An opportunity for soccer players to represent their home country and connect with people from around the world.” As of this writing, the next such Tournament is August 24 and 25, 2013, in St. Louis, MO. (Details are found at the website.)
If you miss this one, watch for more of them in the future … in St. Louis and beyond.
John Ritland and Brad Wos see the Cup of Nations tournament as a means of making friends and building relationships with internationals in the St. Louis, MO, region coming from many nations … expressing in the process the love and compassion of Jesus. With soccer being the world’s most popular sport, Cup of Nations serves to advance good things that are more important than soccer itself.
It is ministry.
John Ritland is a retired engineer from the Boeing Company – providing wonderful role modeling of doing ministry in retirement – serving with many others in volunteering with Cup of Nations – “reaching out” to befriend internationals who have come to the USA as students or in for their work. Brad Wos serves in ministering through sports, doing so for years in South Africa. Information about his particular focus – now having a presence on scores of nations — can be seen at www.sportsoutreachgroup.org.
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