Our leader kept stressing flexibility - what we expected is not what was going to happen - that was very true for myself as I ended up serving as a ref for all the older boys’ games instead of “coaching.”  While it was hard and to start I felt like I was not doing any good I came to realize while I wasn’t perfect and even though I wasn’t comfortable, being a ref allowed the boys to play in a real game.  One of the SuNica leaders pointed out that they had never had a ref and at times it allowed them to be like the superstars of the World Cup - complaining at the ref!  In the end I didn’t necessarily develop the same bonds as Kaitlyn but if everyone likes the ref then I didn’t do a good job.  In the end seeing the passion of the boys for the beautiful game as the final went to 9 rounds of PKs cemented the realization that we don’t all serve in the same way.  God has a plan for us and it happens for His glory and we don’t always know what it is until it unfolds!

I have to tip my cap to the community leaders of SuNica - Nicaraguan young adults who I learned about the power of God from in everything they do to serve their community.

~ Rob