Sundays Game

Today we drove back to the National Stadium where we played a game against the Santiago Pirates. The game was so much fun but we unfortunately we lost 9-7.

After the game, the Pirates had a gift for each one of us. Each one of their players singled out one of us and gave us a personal gift. We, CCC, gave them our baseball hats and they gave us their hats. This was an awesome time and very emotional. Each of us ended up giving the player from the other team our batting gloves and shoes as well. They were so thankful for the act of us giving them a gift. I took my two baseball gloves and gave them to other members of the teams. Many of our players gave their gloves, bats and other items. The Pirates Team was very hospital to us and after the game they grilled some sausage and gave us drinks.

We are leaving for the airport as I am typing. We love and miss you!

Andrew

Pics from Sundays game

Bob had to duck from one of the pitches while he was at bat. Unfortunately, the next pitch, he got hit in the head and the Pirates player helped him to first base.

I got a base hit and am leading off first base. Lucky me!

Mike is up to bat and has good form.

Scott blasted a 2 run home run while I was on base.

CCC vs. Santiago Pirates

Picture of Santiago Pirates lined up on the 3rd base line.

CCC Team lined up along the 1st base line.

CCC team having some motivation prior to the start of the game.

The Pirates batted first and this was the first hitter of the game. I am catching and it has been a long time.

CCC team member dives back into 1st base.

Saturday Notes

Hello everyone.....

We had another great day today with the players at La Renca. These players really accepted us and showed they had fun. These players really improved their skills from the first session we had with them. You can tell by the smiles on their faces in the group picture that we made a difference in their lives, even if only for two days.

Paul did our group devotion tonight and it was really good. Paul spoke on "The Armor of God" and read from the Book of Ephesians. Paul talked about spiritual warfare and that he felt that our battle would not take place in Chile but when we got home. Paul talked about the individual battles each of us face in our everyday life and he challenged us to put on the Armor of God and defeat Satan. Good stuff.

Each of us hope you enjoyed our Valentine Day messages and hope you had a great day. We have missed each of you tremendously and we cant wait to see you.

Please continue to pray for us as we have one more day of work to complete. We will be heading back to the National Stadium where we spent our first two days. We will be playing this team in a real game of baseball. Our goal is to spend as much time with the individual players as possible and make sure they leave knowing something about Jesus Christ.

We play the game at 10:00am and then we come back to the dorms to shower and pack our stuff. We will go to get something to eat and waste some time before we head to the airport. I think our flight leaves Santiago around 11:00 pm. I do not think any of us will have any problems sleeping on the plane. We fly to Dallas Texas and then connect to Charlotte. I think we arrive around 3:00pm.

I am not sure if I will be able to update the site again until I get home. I have hundreds of pictures and could not post them all. It is my hope that this site was beneficial to each of you and allowed you to get an idea of what we were doing here.

Thank you for praying and supporting us. Your prayer support is definitely being felt and we are being protected because of it. Please pray for our day tomorrow and our time with the players. Please pray for our health as there are several members not feeling well. Please pray for our safe flight to Dallas and to Charlotte. Please pray that lives were changed from this trip and that the missionaries will be flooded with work because of our efforts.

We love you and will see you real soon.

Andrew

Saturday night pictures

Mrs. Case went to the store and bought stuff to make sandwiches for all of us. We had ham, turkey, salami, chips, and homemade cookies. this was a nice meal and all of really enjoyed it. We did not know Mrs. Case was doing this until we were on the van leaving the final session in la Renca.

Picture of Mrs. Case (red shirt) and Alexandra (Alfredo's wife-another missionary) preparing the food.

Picture of Alexandra and her three daughters and Camillia and her brother. Camillia and Angela helped us all week with translating. Angela is in the green and pink shirt and Camillia is to the right of her.

Picture of Clayton, Cliff's youngest son. Clayton is a fine young man and he helped us several times this week as well.

Picture of Cliff and his wife.

Picture of Cliff talking to us before we start eating.

Saturday Pictures

Dean getting a hug from Pedro, the La Renca coach, after we gave him new baseball equipment. This team did not have much equipment at all.

Pedro walked around and hugged each one of us. Here he is giving Joel, Paul and Brett their hug. This was an awesome sight and you could tell he was touched we gave him the equipment. When Dean told Pedro there were twelve brand new gloves, the players erupted with cheers.

Picture of the La Renca players.

Picture of our CCC Team.

Picture of the entire group.

Saturday Pictures

If any of us wondered if God was present today, all we had to do was look atop the mountain and see the Cross. Wow!

Gordo made an appearance today and took the time to pose for a photo with Robbie.

Gordo posing with his newest fan, Simon.

At lunch, we all were served watermelon for dessert. It didn't stand a chance with Dean.

A picture of the group after the final session.