Vision Statement

Our vision is to see God glorified,
lives changed, and a worldwide
movement of sports evangelism.

MAI

Missionary Athletes International

Mission:

To communicate the message of Jesus Christ through the environment of soccer.

We accomplish this by: doing sports ministry, training in sports ministry and deploying sports ministers as a resource to the body of Christ.

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Czech Newsflash

2009 Summer Camps
MAI will continue its summer camp program in the Czech Republic at locations in Bohemia and Moravia.  Last year's summer camp near Pisek was expanded to two weeks and featured the participation of the Colorado Springs Christian School team.  In 2009, the Maranatha high school team from Costa Mesa, California will build on the relationships developed last year.  In addition, a group of camp staff from MAI's Charlotte office will assist with three camps in Moravia.   
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Ukraine Newsflash

Soccer in the Ukraine

Tom and Olena Merchant are the MAI missionaries serving in the Ukraine

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Welcome to MAIsoccer.com

Beautiful Feet using the Beautiful Game to share a Beautiful Message

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It’s been called "the Beautiful Game" – soccer, the world’s most popular sport. It’s a simple game that ignites passions and generates worldwide attention - more countries belong to FIFA, the organization that governs international competition, than belong to the United Nations! It’s a game played on immaculate grass fields in stadiums that seat 100,000 people and in narrow alleys of slums with balls made out of plastic bags. Roll out a soccer ball almost anywhere in the world and you will attract a crowd.

Missionary Athletes International (M.A.I.) was founded on the simple premise that, through the common enjoyment of this world-wide sport, we would be able to build relationships that allow us to share the Good News – a Beautiful Message of God’s redeeming love for people of every nation. MAI has ministered in over 30 countries on six continents through the platform of soccer since its founding in 1983.

"How Beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news" - We want to have Beautiful Feet by using the Beautiful Game to share a Beautiful Message. Come join us!

 
2008 Ministry Update

MAI celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2008.  Read a summary of last year's ministry activities.

Annual Report 2008.pdf

 

Charlotte Newsflash

Charlotte Eagles Host Autism Camp

The Charlotte Eagles hosted the first free camp for autistic children in cooperation with Autism Speaks. The Charlotte Eagles and Lady Eagles players all volunteered their time to work with over eighty children who attended this four-day camp. Many of the parents expressed their appreciation and commented about the impact that the camp had on their children. One mother shared that the camp had given her son a sense of dignity and that he now had an activity that he could join in with other kids in his neighborhood.

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Chicago Newsflash

Chicago Eagles and Indiana Wesleyan Men's Team Travel to the Amazon

The Chicago Eagles recently led the NCCAA national champion Indiana Wesleyan men's soccer team to the Brazilian Amazon.  The team traveled by boat up the Amazon, stopping off in several villages along the way.  The group participated in several soccer matches, along with soccer clinics for boys and girls, visited several schools and a prison.   

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LA Newsflash

Shizuoka Sangyo University Visits Southern California Seahorses

 After twelve years of taking mens and womens teams to Japan, the Southern California Seahorses extended an invitation to the Shizuoka Sangyo University mens team to participate in a Reverse Tour.  The Seahorses tours to Japan have built a bridge between a church in Shizuoka and the local University. 

 

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