Equipping Families in Venezuela to Multiply Hope and Discipleship
In Venezuela, SportQuest Partners like Oscar Peña and his team use sport-based training to equip families to live out their faith through service and discipleship amid ongoing crisis and uncertainty. In 2025, the team trained 165 families across Venezuela. This year, those families will reach more than 1,000 households through prayer, practical service, and the sharing of the gospel. The video below highlights a recent training where the team prepares families to identify neighbors in need, deliver food bags, and establish weekly Discovery Bible Studies—creating a multiplication effect with the potential to impact more than 6,000 people across 40 or more neighborhoods in 2026.
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Mandrae and Karissa Collins join Rance and Kevin to talk about raising eleven children, trusting God with family size, and building rhythms that help a large family live with purpose.
Yuri Jean-Baptiste joins Rance Bland and Kevin Morrison to talk about spiritual leadership at home, imperfect beginnings, and daily practices that help families put God's Word into view.
530 Children Joined 13 Day Camps This summer, Andrii Petrenko and his team continued serving children and families through soccer camps across Ukraine. Approximately 530 children took part in 13 day camps. Most camps welcomed children at no cost. With war, inflation, and rising prices continuing to affect daily life, many families cannot take on additional expenses. Offering the camps at no cost gave more children the opportunity to participate. Limited funds required the team to focus this year’s summer support on long-standing ministry partners and camps where the need was greatest. About $8,000 supported the summer camps. Those funds covered camp expenses, coaches’ participation, and equipment teams can continue using throughout the season. The support did more than fund a few days of camp. It gave coaches resources they can continue using as they invest in children and families in their communities. That ongoing investment carries particular weight in Ukraine. Air raid sirens, missile attacks, inflation, and the uncertainty of war continue to affect families across the country. In the middle of those realities, coaches and ministry leaders continue showing up for children, building relationships, and creating opportunities to play, grow, and experience the joy of sport. The summer camps represent one part of that work. Andrii and his team continue supporting three ministries each month and encouraging the leaders who serve there. For Andriy, the spiritual work remains central as these ministries also respond to the practical needs around them. Every donation to this ministry goes directly to Ukraine to support ministry needs and the people serving there. This summer, that support reached approximately 530 children through 13 day camps. The numbers give a picture of the summer, but the work continues through the Ukrainian coaches and ministry leaders who keep investing in children, families, and their communities throughout the year.
