Update From the Last Trip

Hey everybody,

A quick update on our trip this weekend to the Michael Trustee Camp. On the softball side we played 3 games against the inmate teams and were undefeated! We also played an exhibition game where we played ½ our team and ½ inmate team together. That was a lot of fun and gave us an opportunity to play alongside the prisoners. Overall it was a very successful trip for softball. We also had 3 first-timers and they played great. We hope to have Chris, Mark and Justin as regulars.

On the ministry side, David Hanley gave a great testimony about seeing God as a loving God instead of a harsh, disconnected God. It was really moving. We went through the Bad News/Good News tract and close to 10 guys raised their hands to make a decision! God is truly harvesting his fields and we are getting to participate. Jeff Coke gave a great message and testimony about having assurance of your salvation in the afternoon. It was really encouraging to believers who have doubts.

Our next trip is Sunday, May 23 to the Powledge Unit.

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Trip #6 - Last trip of the year

On Thursday, October 22 there will be a Sports Reach Family Dinner. This will be a time to bring your family and come celebrate Sports Reach. There will also be a time of appreciation for everyone who participates and supports this ministry. Please mark your calendars and make every effort to attend…it will be a great night of fellowship. We have a room reserved at the new Bruno’s on Old Jacksonville Hwy at 6:30pm.

Also, we have one trip remaining for this year. It is on Sunday, October 25 to the Coefield unit in Palestine. Please let Josh know if you want to go by Friday, October 16. We will be leaving around 7am and returning around 4-5pm. It will be a great way to finish the year.

Trip #4 Coming Up

Our next trip is a two-day trip to the Wade Unit in Homer, LA. We will be leaving Saturday, June 27th in the morning and will return Sunday, June 28th in the evening. Depending on how many people that go on the trip, we are planning some really great activities including a church service, awards ceremony, music, etc. I hope you can make it! Let Josh know if you can make it by Thursday, June 18th so he can get you approved.

If you are going on this trip, then he will need your Drivers License, Date of Birth and Social Security # since this is an out-of-state unit.

Trip #3 Thursday Night Meeting

Our upcoming trip to the Coeffield unit is quickly approaching. Thursday night, May 28th we are going to meet at Rudy’s at 6:30pm to talk about the trip and pray.

Just a reminder, our trip is this Sunday, the 31st, at the Coeffield unit in Tennessee Colony.

Trip #2 - Powledge Unit

We had a great trip to the Powledge Unit in Tennessee Colony on Sunday. The weather turned off great despite all the rain that they had the day before. Once again, we were blessed with a great group of guys making the trip; sixteen of them to be exact, with two of our guys going on their first ever prison trip. As usual, the competition at Powledge was great and we were able to play several of their teams, including their Trustee Camp "A" Team.

Here is a picture of the group that went on this trip.

If any of the Sports Reach guys would like to post a few words from their experience on the trip, just click on the "comment" link below.

Thursday Night Meeting

This Thursday, April 23rd, we are going to meet at Spring Creek at 6:30 pm to discuss the details of the trip this Sunday (the 26th) to the Powledge Unit and to pray. Even if you are not going on the trip, come and eat with us.