RWC2011

NZ has been a wee bit consumed of late with a little festival of rugby - Rugby World Cup 2011! It really has been exciting times and there's folk from all over gathering for games and in fanzones. I've been along to a few as well! Sadly Scotland didn't make it to the Quarter Finals - they fell so narrowly to both Argentina and England. We just need to work out how to score tries and we'll be unstoppable!

me, pauline and matty readying for the bannockburn battle

An exciting element for us at TSCF has been partnering in different ways with some of the players who are Christians. It was exciting to have an event at Auckland Uni with Deacon Manu - the Fijian rugby captain - sharing how he had made a commitment to following Jesus while living in Wales, through the influence of  his neighbours, a couple in their 80s. It was good to hear of the opportunities and the challenges of being a witness in international and club rugby, and the sense of calling he felt to where God has placed him now. 

Godzone is a resource TSCF has produced in light of the witness of these players. It is the Gospel of Luke with testimonies from international rugby players from many nations, of how the Gospel has changed their lives. Several thousand of these have been printed and we're hoping each one ends up in the hands of someone who can meet Jesus through it, through the eyewitness Luke and the alongside testimony of those transformed in light of it. They're available to order on the website!