Mission Peru

by Matthew Bayley, Bolton Alliance Church 

Hey! My name is Matthew Bayley. I am from Bolton Alliance Church. I will be describing to you the Inca Thakhi Floor Ball I experienced today. So basically, a handful of people from each church, and some Peruvian kids went down in a bus to a different place where they are focused on reaching needs. The place consisted of two soccer courts where we set up a Floor Ball tournament and allowed kids from that neighbourhood to join us (Floor Ball is almost like the equivalent of road hockey in Canada). Even though most of us were not able to communicate well with them, we were able to bond through the playing of the sport together.

At one point during our Floor Ball game, a couple of us noticed some kids playing soccer on the other court. We went over to ask if they wanted to play a game; Locals vs. Gringos.  They wanted to make a bet for the winner, so we offered them soda pop if they won. This obviously meant no drinks for the Gringos as we ended up losing badly. At the end of the game, we served the kids their well earned drinks and had a little devotion in Spanish. We then said our goodbyes and went on the bus back to our compound.

Overall, it was a very cool experience. The Peruvian kids are so talented and very fun to watch. I think that the outreach we made to the kids who came to play with us was very impactful, and hopefully there will be more of the same on this trip.