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Profile of a Coach:
Ning’s Story
How one man’s faithfulness, one
football, and the one true God have
opened up the heart of a Buddhist
community to the church
By Catherine Edwards
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Attending a Sports
Friends Training
gave Ning a new
vision – for using
football to connect
with young people in
the local unreached
community.
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“What used to be a
dry and dusty field
has turned into a
pitch, and what
started out as a
bunch of village kids
has become a
football team with a
godly coach who
invests in their
lives.”
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