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Sports Ambassadors

Story of Faith and Basketball (video)

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Packed out crowds. Decisions for Christ. Hundreds involved in Bible correspondence courses. What does this describe? Venture for Victory, the predecessor to the One Challenge ministry Sport Ambassadors. From Venture for Victory to Sports Ambassadors When Dick Hillis and Don Odle accepted the invitation of Madame Chiang Kai Shek to bring a basketball team to […]

Remembering Bud Schaeffer (Sports Ambassadors)

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This month we want to remember Bud Schaeffer, who went to be with His beloved Lord and Savior on July 22, 2015 at the age of 88. He holds a place in OC’s 63-year history as one of One Challenge’s first mission workers and early pioneers of sports evangelism. Bud’s Call to Serve through Basketball […]

Tine Hardeman: Leap of Faith

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Sometimes when we are called, we are called for the long haul. Tine and Jan Hardeman serve at Faith Academy in Manila, Philippines, where they have coached, mentored and led many young people to the Lord for over 50 years. They raised four children in Manila, two of which currently live there. Tine and Jan’s […]

A God Thing in Uganda

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OC’s Daniel Brandel traveled on a two-month trip for Sports Ambassadors in the summer of 2013 to Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. Daniel says: “The Holy Spirit gave me strength and insight—and 38+ souls entered the Kingdom of Heaven. Many doors were opened and much mentoring went on. The plans for 2014 are to go […]

Spreading the Good News through basketball

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Robin Cook, International Director of Sports Ambassadors, reports about his recent Spring Break trip with a college basketball team… Termite, Thumb, Mutumbo, Taylor-ola, Chico, Jaime, Louis, Oscar, whistle, clapping, choreography, laughing, black/red/white/green/gold, praying, jammed in a van, traffic, miles, turkey gobbler, mosquitos. Youth, adults, names, faces, basketball, meals, some sleep—much was packed into this Spring Break for this college […]

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