We talk a lot about the power of a soccer ball. That it can bring hope, happiness and a positive focus to the daily realities that surround young people. This photo speaks for itself. No matter the circumstances, the moment you have a ball at your feet, you can begin to dream.

Thanks goes out to the mission team from Grayson United Methodist Church in Grayson Georgia who traveled to Honduras in June.  Lisa Sampson contacted Peace Passers requesting soccer balls and explained, “We find that with soccer balls we can “break the ice” with children and adults in the villages we serve.” The mission team distributed the balls along a 6 hour route from Tegucigalpa to the Rancho el Parasio near San Estaban Honduras.

Peace Passers was able to help supply soccer balls for this group by connecting Lisa to an equipment donor. In April high school students and avid soccer players Sarita Biswas, Hannah O’Connell & Allie Capozza from Bedford, MA hosted a Peace Passers clinic and equipment collection for their National Honor’s Society Project. Thanks to this wonderful project, Sarita was able to ship 62 soccer balls directly to Lisa in Georgia.

We are grateful for the continued efforts of those willing to collect gear on behalf of Peace Passers and the volunteers like Lisa’s mission team who help make the distributions possible!

View more photos from the trip here: https://picasaweb.google.com/100998706499039972514/GraysonMissionTeamHonduras?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJGD4–otuG-Cw&feat=directlink