Bryan College Womens Basketball - Monday (Final Wrap-Up)
Wow, this week went by really fast. We are all sad to leave. Obviously, we are excited to get home and see our friends and family but this place was special and the time spent with our team was memorable. As each girl shared last night at the beach devotional time, this week was a special time of God moving in each of our hearts. We saw things we never saw before. We learned things about ourselves that we didn’t know. One of the girls mentioned how she didn’t like kids and doesn’t want to have kids but God worked on her heart this week. No one would have known of her prior feelings if they had seen her playing and loving the kids that she interacted with this week. We met some good guys from the College of the Ozarks’ basketball team. We were introduced to the game “mafia” by the SCORE workers (Wilkin, Carter, Kiko, and Denny) and fell in love with the game, playing it for hours each night. The basketball competition was intense and top-notch. They play very good basketball down in the Dominican Republic. However, we held our own against the D.R.’s top professional players. In seeing some of our core players play together, we feel good about our prospects for next season. We talked with Theresa (the D.R. legend) about bringing a team to the States and playing games against some college teams. The basketball is a great ministry for SCORE as many women have come to know Christ through their interaction with American Christians, through basketball. God blessed us tremendously, from raising the necessary funds to come on the trip, to keeping us all safe and healthy during the trip, to making it possible for Fallon Lee to come at the last minute and get a passport in less than 2 weeks. Praise God! Our girls supported and encouraged one another. We are all glad that we came. Our goal now is to look toward the future and to see how we can serve and love God this summer in our everyday lives. How do we have a mission trip mentality all year long? Collectively, we want to thank everyone that made this trip possible and prayed for us and supported us financially. It is all greatly appreciated!
