2019 Donation to Ecuador
Overview
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to again have partnered for the 3rd time with Hope Christian School to support their Outreach program to Ecuador this June with Janira Tucker and Elohim USA . The Gift of Soccer Foundation worked with Rio Rapids Soccer Club and private donors to collect gear.
Hope Christian has been supporting outreach Missions to Ecuador for many years. Chaperones along with students travel to the jungles of Ecuador and provide much-needed support and materials to change the lives of many families. Efforts focus on and partnering with an Ecuadorian Non-Profit Group, Feecuador Elohim. They did their children’s program in two villages which was followed by their annual soccer camp and handing out shoes, clothing, and our soccer gear donations.
DONATION ID:
015-2019-ECUADOR-SOUTH-AMERICA
DESTINATION:
Quito Region, Ecuador – South America
ORIGIN:
Rio Rapids Soccer Club – Albuquerque, NM USA (Soccer Gear)
Gift of Soccer Foundation – Albuquerque, NM USA (Inventory)
PREP TEAM:
TRANSFER/DISTRIBUTION:
Collect, Sort, Clean, Package
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner with our local soccer club, Rio Rapids Soccer Club, and individual private donations that are sent to us from many different locations to support our mission.
Transport
Members of The Gift of Soccer transported the gear that was collected to Hope Christian School. We are grateful to Janira Tucker for coordinating our donations to be transported to Ecuador with Hope Christian High School’s Elohim USA team Annual Charity Trip. We were happy to be able to provide such a large donation.
Distribution
Members of Hope Christian High School’s Annual Charity Trip delivered the gear to the children Feecuador Elohim in Quito Ecuador. These donations are used to provide a soccer camp for the children. The children deeply cherish these donations. We are honored to help those less fortunate players in our worldwide community gain access to basic equipment needed to play soccer.
Thank you Feecuador Elohim and Janira Tucker for sharing A glimpse into the area the donations reached. You are amazing!!! Today the children were given the gear from us. And, the volunteers put on a soccer camp, and played a soccer game with the older children. We are feeling incredibly fortunate to have a small part in this incredible mission. We thank everyone who made this possible Rio Rapids Soccer Club Presbyterian Medical Services (dental supplies)
From Janira Tucker from Ecuador:
Elohim USA is with Janira Tucker.June 5, 2019 –
After a 7 hour bus ride the Hope Christian High School mission team made it safely to the jungle. As soon as we arrived we did our VBS for 60 kids in the village which involved skits, drama, songs, and a craft. After that we conducted a soccer camp that the kids really enjoyed! We passed out soccer gear prizes from the donations we received from “The Gift of Soccer” at the end of the camp. Tomorrow we will work in the morning followed by outreach at another village in the afternoon.
June 6, 2019
This morning, the Hope Christian team crossed the Coca river in a large canoe and hiked about 2 miles through the jungle to a very remote indigenous village called Guanvula where there is a one room school called Condor Pakcha. Just before reaching the village we crossed a bridge that Elohim helped build over a river to make it safer for children from the village to get to school. At the village, we did our outreach to both children and adults and conducted a soccer camp. Both the children and adults from the village participated and had a great time. We also played soccer with the adults and older youth after the camp. Each child received a gift of soccer gear. In the afternoon we went to another larger indigenous village called Sardinas and did our VBS program and soccer camp with the children there. It was a very tiring but great day. @thegiftofsoccer
