Hello! I hope you had a wonderfully green and festive weekend for St. Patrick’s Day. It was absolutely gorgeous out in Charlotte, and we enjoyed every bit of it. On Saturday the Myers Park High School TFFT Club collected jerseys at a local YMCA to send to the TFFT kids. (Shhh… if you’re in Tanzania reading this… it’s a surprise!). I stopped by for a little while as things were wrapping up. We chatted about the success of the drive, and Keenan, Sarah, and Mary Kennon caught me up on club activities, meanwhile youth soccer games surrounded us on all sides and families and kids mulled about enjoying their Saturday outside. This environment once again reminded me of the power of family and made our mission seem even more compelling.

The MPHS TFFT Club’s idea for the drive came about when they learned of our kids’ love of soccer and also of the care packages our kids receive at the beginning of each term. Usually these packages include essentials like soap, school supplies, and new shoes; however, next term they will also include a surprise–a new jersey from their friends in America! You can read a recent article about the drive here. We are just so impressed with this club and their engagement with TFFT!

It was fun to consider that if our kids had magically been with me in Charlotte on Saturday, they would have jumped right in to one of the soccer games. Or… if some of the kids from the local Y suddenly found themselves at Usa River Academy, they could certainly count on playing some futbol. Because at the end of the day, kids are kids, and soccer is universal!

I hope you have a nice Monday! We’ll be back tomorrow with a post from Hedwiga… her first appearance on the blog! Please stop by to hear about her experience with the counseling training and to share some love in the comments!

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