Sports

Sports and competition are common to all peoples and cultures.  Especially among the younger generation, team sports and coaching provide a natural and very effective avenue to develop relationships and to quickly earn a place of respect and influence in the lives of aspiring young athletes.  In addition, some of locations offer the opportunity to use your passion and desire for heightened adrenaline rushes through adventuring in hiking, climbing and othe mountain sports.

What would I do?  What does a typical day look like?

Throughout your time as a GoCorps goer, you will have two primary activities: language/culture learning and relationship building through sports. Language and cultural learning will be the primary focus at the beginning of your time overseas, and the time invested in language learning will also be the key way that you build relationships and learn about the culture.

While there are no ‘normal’ days when serving outside of your home culture, a typical day as a GoCorps goer might include:

• Personal devotions and prayer
• 2-4 hours of focused language learning
• Going to the market to put your new vocabulary words into practice
• Tea with new friends
• Worship and prayer with GoCorps team
• Developing and working on the specific project as assigned by your team leader

What we’re looking for in Sports volunteers:

• Love for God
• Self-starters and persevering
• Love and compassion for people
• Prayerful