"Small but mighty” was the motto on the women’s Japan tour this year. With just 11 players we had a tremendous ministry to the soccer culture of this country that was rocked earlier in the year by an earthquake and tsunami.  

Working alongside two Japanese pastors and our Seahorse missionary the girls conducted clinics, visited school, and played games in a variety of settings. Preschoolers, elementary, junior high, and college students all took turns as opponents and ministry audience. We even had a game against an over 50 men’s team!

Through the use of personal testimonies, team tracts and DVDs highlighting the testimonies of high level Brazilian players hundreds of Japanese players, coaches and their families heard the Gospel. During our final week on tour we did a camp on a US Marine base for the kids of service men and women stationed there, what an honor to serve these kids and their families who give up so much to serve us.

2011 WOMENS OUTREACH TO JAPAN
Where: Iwata, Iwakuni and Osaka, Japan
When: June 28 – July 16, 2011
Who: College Age Women and High School Seniors
Cost: $3,150

THIS TOUR will stretch each participant on & off the field.  We will be learning what it means to be a sports minister, as well as putting what we learn into practice through many different avenues of ministry such as matches, camps, post-game meals, testimony sharing, friendship evangelism, clinics, and pre-tour training. Our hope is that each girl on this tour comes home with a deeper knowledge of our Lord, Sports Ministry and a confidence in sharing her faith with others.

COME JOIN US for this exciting 2011 outreach to Central & Southern Japan.  This is our 8^th year to minister in Osaka and our 5^th in Iwakuni.  This year in particular serves a unique purpose in helping to plant a long-term sports ministry center by partnering with Masa & Chie Yokota and Pastor BJ Tsutada in Osaka.  In addition to matches, we will be helping to establish a soccer camp which will attract families to the Soccer Academy they hope to start.  They have arranged matches for us with local select clubs and universities as well as High School teams.  Besides matches and the 3-day camp, we will be engaging with the locals through soccer clinics and other relational opportunities.

Osaka is the second largest city in Japan but we will also be traveling to Southern Japan which is one of the most beautiful parts of the country.  There we will be partnering through the Chapel on a US Navy Military installation to provide a 4-day camp to the children of the F-18 fighter squadron  and their support team families.  We will also minister off-base with a Japanese pastor while making connections to the community that would otherwise be difficult to make.  It’s not all work and ministry however, there will be a day to rest, relax & see some of the scenic & cultural locations of historical Japan.

Get ready to make an impact and be challenged by the opportunity to represent your Savior, your country, your sport, and the Seahorse Soccer ministry through this awesome opportunity. We will take two days prior to departing to cover cultural orientation, physical preparation, and get ready spiritually.

To apply for this tour please fill out the application and mail it to our offices along with a $100 deposit (non-refundable)

For more information
Call Paul Gizzi:  714-739-8375
Email:  paul.gizzi@seahorsesoccer.com
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