Your Stories

Story: Being 1 of only 3 Christians on the team, I try to be both on and off the field a witness to my other team mates and friends who I play with, and I hope with in time I will be given the chance to talk to a few of them about Christ. I am also praying for one of my team mates who I know feels far from God and I hope that she will come back, as she sees both me and 2 other Christians playing along side her.

Full Name: Lauren McQuoid
Nicknames: Loz, Super Twin #2

Sports: Football, Rounders, mainly Hockey

Sport Status: Represent A-Team for Hockey and Rounders, mainly play with mates for fun!!

Story: I go to Emmanuel College with some mates who also go to Christians in Sport, and our school is very open about Christianity. Virtually everyone in my year knows that I am a Christian, including my hockey team, and I want to represent Christ both in and out of my sport. I'm praying that I will play more for an Audience of One and that the other girls in the hockey team will notice that God makes such a difference in people's lives. And hopefully more of them will come to Jesus!

Name: Aaron Barry (no nickname)
Sport(s): rugby, football, cricket, volleyball

Standard: school standard for rugby, play for my church team in football and cricket, play volleyball for fun.
Story: The sports  I play can be very physically demanding and can get violent sometimes. The way I represent Christ is by playing within the rules and trying to avoid fights on the pitch that may erupt or even pulling players from my team out of the fights to stop them getting too violent. Also, I represent Christ by being willing to do whatever my coach/captain wants me to do instead of arguing that I am in the wrong position or play better somewhere else. I find this helps me represent Christ because Jesus did not say no or was reluctant to do God's will when he was dying on the cross, he did it with no complaints. Although I'm not the perfect person and do get a bit hot under the collar sometimes, it helps to know that Jesus died for me with no fuss and did not get angry when taunted so I think that we should all live like that to represent Christ in our sports.

Story: I am among the few Christians in my year group and very few of my team mates are believers. Many of my friends aren’t Christians, and I am Pray Play Say-ing for all my friends and team mates. I do find it hard to control my temper whilst playing hockey in particular, and it is always helpful having my twin sister on the squad to remind me to Play Pray Say! I aim to play for an Audience of One in all my sports and with the Rounders season coming up I hope that I can set a good example as a captain and a Christian. Hopefully my team mates will ask me about my faith and how God is making a difference in my life AND my sport!
 

Name: David Mathew 

Nicknames: Dave, Danger Mouse, Chip Buttie, Urchin 

Sports: Cricket, rugby and tennis for my school 1^st team (Hymers College)Besides golf off a 14 handicap, I play football, badminton and many others for fun!!!  

Story: Playing in such competitive situations, particularly rugby, I find it very difficult to put God before my performance. However, I try to pray before each match and during if I remember. I try to set an example to my team mates, e.g. a recent match boiled over into a huge 15 on 15 fight (admittedly including me to start with!!) After a few moments of adrenaline rush, I realised what I was doing and tried to act as mediator for the rest of the 10 minute incident! I was very grateful that my faith took over from my heart and actually helped to calm down the situation!

story Trying to represent Christ on and off the pitch in the way I play and in the way I am around the other boys, please pray that I will make the most of the opportunities with my team mates and that they might see Christ working through me. 

full name – Matthew Ferguson
nick name – Fergy
sport - Football

sport status – I play for my local club and have been for 11 years, as well as the School 1st XI.

Story: I’m praying for a couple of team mates at the moment who are having tough times with injuries. I’m praying that they’ll come to know Christ and know that He can help them through it.

Sports status: I play for my local club and have been for the last 4 years. I’m also in the school team and we got through to a national tournament the last 2 years. I’ve had trials at Watford Centre of Excellence twice for football as well.
Story: I’m currently praying for my football team. I’m the only Christian in the team at the moment and would love it if more of the girls come to know Christ.

Full Name- Simon Poole
Nickname- Si, Big Si, The one who didn't walk (Sports Plus last year)

Sport Status- I play flanker and I am currently involved with my counties team. I play cricket for my local youth and men's teams and captain schools first teams in both rugby and cricket. Currently finding it difficult to find a rugby club side that doesn't collide with church, trying to not let that get me down and focus on priorities of a Christian life. I also play a bit of footy at school and when I can out of school.
Sport story- I am praying for a friend in school who also plays cricket for a rivalling team. I am trying to be a witness to him on and off the field, persisting in inviting him to outreach events.

Story –I am praying for a friend, praying that camp will turn her around to face God and turn her back on the sin she commits at the moment!