{"id":636,"date":"2010-06-14T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T12:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2010\/06\/apprehensions-about-south-africa-and-the-world-cup.html"},"modified":"2010-06-14T12:46:40","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T12:46:40","slug":"apprehensions-about-south-africa-and-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2010\/06\/apprehensions-about-south-africa-and-the-world-cup.html","title":{"rendered":"Apprehensions About South Africa and The World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Allright, so I know many of you are not huge soccer fans and you don&#8217;t have five kids in soccer like I do! However, you can&#8217;t deny that this event is the biggest thing happening in the world right now. My appreciation for soccer really took root when I spent some time in England. It is so engrained in the culture, you can&#8217;t help falling in love with the sport.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>No matter your feelings regarding the world&#8217;s true &#8220;football,&#8221; I want to challenge to keep up with my blog while we are in South Africa. I&#8217;ll do my best to bring you into the experience. Yes, we&#8217;re taking in three games, but we are also doing quite a bit of ministry with orphans and the poor, and I&#8217;m meeting with some great potential partners who are helping girls who have been rescued from sex trafficking.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Apprehensions? I&#8217;ve never been to an event like this so I don&#8217;t know what to expect. Also, while I&#8217;m watching a WC soccer game, there will be thousands of people dying of AIDS and suffering from malnutrition just minutes away. That&#8217;s a struggle. The sex trafficking piece is heartbreaking to me. I&#8217;m anxious to help but I know this is a dangerous issue to be involved in. Your prayers are appreciated.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Our first stop will be in England where we&#8217;ll have a six hour lay over. We&#8217;re planning on going into London and I&#8217;ll send a video from there.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Love to all of you. Watch this video and Catch the Fever!!!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BoxaXtxeFxg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BoxaXtxeFxg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allright, so I know many of you are not huge soccer fans and you don&#8217;t have five kids in soccer like I do! 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