Please pray for:.

• ...Steph McConville, as she joins the Christians in Sport Adults and Professionals Department as Team Administrator, and John Spence, as he joins the Operations Team.Pray that Steph and John would settle into their new roles quickly and as they help their departments to work more efficiently, that the Christians in Sport staff team would serve those on the ground more effectively

Updates and highlights to give thanks for:

• 14 Youth Pray, Play, Say groups (monthly groups for young Christian sports players to meet together to be supported to Pray, Play, Say in their sports teams) are already up and running. 6 of these groups are based in Scotland. Another 6 groups are due to start in the next couple of weeks and another 7 are being planned at the moment!
• Most university terms have now started. There are 75 Christians in Sport University Groups up and running. 8 of these groups are in Scotland. There are now only 2 universities in Scotland that do not have Christians in Sport groups.
• The University Department is currently exploring opportunities to link with Further / Higher Education (FE / HE) Colleges in the UK. The University Department is aiming to have 5 Christians in Sport groups at FE / HE colleges within the next year.
• Rachel Young has headed home to Belfast to co-ordinate and serve the work of youth, university and adult Pray, Play, Sayers in Northern Ireland.
• 8 regional Adults Groups are up and running. This year, the Adults and Professionals Department is looking to build and strengthen the National Sports Networks (NSNs - networks helping to link together people who play the same sport) and hoping to develop 6 regional networks within professional football.
• The Adults Department is running an ‘Adult Training Year’ for key volunteer leaders. The Adult Training Year comprises of one weekend and two separate Sundays of Biblical and leadership training.