Monday, March 12, 2012

Unexpected Email

It was a letter I was not expecting. It was an email from a parent, but not of one of the kids we work. It was a letter from a parent of a professional player from our Chivas USA bible studies.

This dad was expressing his gratitude that his son, Justin had the opportunity to work with and mentor some of the Compton United players. He wrote,

...I wanted to let all of you know how much Justin valued working with your players. While at Chivas and away from home, he always spoke to me on the telephone about his experiences with your players and how valuable his time with them was.  He looked forward to working with your guys every week.  It was truly a highlight of his week...

Technically, our mentoring ministry exist FOR the Compton United players. The pro players commit to our top CU players as Christian mentors, meeting weekly with them and being available to them for help at any time. But Justin, a white kid from Utah who grew up in a strong Christian family, expressed over and over that mentoring kids from Compton changed HIS life as well. Over the years, we have seen time and again that God's math is always greater than ours! In this case, because one pro player was available, he, his family, and our players were all blessed tremendously!! 
After three years of investing in our CU kids, Justin was just traded to Canada this preseason. It's an incredible loss for our Compton United family. We will miss him. The players will miss him. I will miss him! However, in God's economy, we trust that He has great plans for Justin that will honor and glorify Him. We are so thankful for the time he spent here. Would you join us in praying that God will continue to multiply Justin's time here in Compton as he now impacts lives in Canada? We look expectantly to hear what God has in store for him!

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