Kingston Jamaica, West Indies
In 2004 GSM started in Jamaica by implementing a Christian Leadership Coaching Education Course for soccer coaches with Whole Life Sports Ministries Soccer Program. The course was part of a soccer seminar education program about coaching soccer and using the Gospel to changes live. It work in Romania and also worked in Jamaica. In 2007 GSM Coaching Education Course took off in Jamaica with a Level 1 course present in Mandeville, Level 2 in Kingston and Level 3 in Kingston. Over 160 coaches from youth to Professional coaching received certificating with the courses being approved by the Jamaica Football Federation. In February of 2008 one of the coaches taking a course decided to ask if he could start a GSM Academy in Kingston. Plans to start a youth program were being planned for Mandeville. With in a few weeks Baris Johnson had over 100 needy youth learning about Christina values, started a reading program and a soccer training program. They grown to over 150 in 2009. Plans are to expanding to other sites. The short version of the story was that after 3 years of praying and hoping for a leader in Jamaica to start up a GSM Program God found Baris Johnson ex-Reggae Boyz Men's National Team Players and Premiership player with Waterhouse Football Club, now our Director of Soccer in Jamaica. Needless to say we were very excited. Baris started the program in Drewsland, a community with great needs and the home of professional team Waterhouse Football Clun and they have allowed partner with WFC grounds and work with the youth in the surrounding great community area. The Waterhouse Football Club was founded in 1969 and started with their home ground at Emmet Park. Their home ground has since been moved into the community. The Waterhouse mini stadium holds a capacity of up to 5000. Water house is based in Kingston. The GSM Academy program is for youth ages 7-13. We will in the days ahead also start GSM Youth Leagues. Baris is a committed Christian who wants to changes the lives of the soccer playing youth of Jamaica as the youth are passionate about the game. When interview by the national new paper, The Daily Gleaner this is what Baris had to say,” When you think of inner-city communities in Jamaica, the words squalor, poverty, crime and hopelessness readily come to mind, but myself and our volunteer GSM Coaches are looking to change this mindset through this inner-city youth holistic program, focusing on community development through Christina principles, soccer training and academics.” Baris and his staff have also started a U11 and U13 Travel team playing in the KSAFA league. Here’s what one the players have to say, “I’m a striker on U13 Team member and my name is Zavia Forrester. I give credit GSM for the number of goals scored so far. The program is a God-send. We learn to read and it helps the other kids to develop their football skills. If you cannot read, they help you to learn to read”. He also says that he has improved his skills in dribbling, controlling and passing the football. Baris has played soccer in the USA, Cayman Island and represented his countries men’s U18, U21, U23 and with Senior Men’s Team “Road to France Squad 98’ World Cup. He has a total of 41 national caps. He has coach at Priory School, Herbert Morrison High School, Waterhouse FC, Marverly FC and Ballaz International Youth program. He holds a JFF Level 1 and 2 coaching licenses and Level 1, 2 and GSM Certificates. Baris is married to Sophia and they have two sons, Kyle and Boris.

Guatemala, Guatemala City, Middle America
These are exciting days for GSM Guatemala Ministry Team. John and Amy Banta who came on board to operate the soccer program in May of 2008 were hired to grow and supervise the soccer program. John and Amy had plans to be in Belize as fulltime missionaries, but God change their hearts and minds to be full time staff in Guatemala as a team. John is the Director of Soccer Operation and Development and Amy, beside home school their three children, she handles much of the office operation and computer efforts. In 2008 GSM had 3 community sites having about 100 children. In 2009 GSM Soccer Academies will have over 13 community sites and will take on 7 more with our new partner, Compassion International. GSM will work with CI to identity and train their staff in soccer outreach ministry. We'll be touching weekly over 1,000 kid’s weekly using soccer as a tool to bring them to Christ and mentoring them weekly. League play is formally establish this year and many of the kids who accepted Christ in the summer at outreach camps are joining the neighbor hood academy programs for more soccer and to learn more about Christ. Needless to say, all the staff in Guatemala are excited about how their God honoring effort as paying off. 2008 Summer Soccer Camps alone grew from 3 sites to 14 site and 6 weeks. 197 children accepted Christ as Savior out of just short of 1000 attending. They have formed a partnership with Compassion International of Guatemala, formed relationship with serval profession soccer clubs, the Guatemalan Football Federation, Child Evangelism, developed coaching education and spiritual materials that are use for our coaches coaching and camps. GSM operates soccer tours mission trips for Christian University and high School soccer teams and mission trips for church youth and adult groups from the USA. Team and churches can plan visits through out the year to help us minister to the needed children and their families. GSM continue and hopes to continue to do renovations on several sand lot soccer fields where our ministry takes place. Paradise, has been one of the poorest communities of Guatemala City has been a projects where for the past 2 years we have sponsored a construction project to build 3000 seat stadium. John and our coaching staff will partner with the Paradise community youth soccer organization as GSM has been ask to take over their entire program with over 300 children ages 7-15. What a great opportunity to bring youth and adults to Christ. GSM operates in Guatemala by an active Board of Director that see soccer as a tool to bring the youth of Guatemala as a way to give them hope in a living Savior. Our board President is Juan Carlos Urrea who will be leading GSM with other men and women who are working to serve the Lord through the game. Join with us in Guatemala for a soccer team or church trip as others have. Pray for the youth of Guatemala and be a pray partner with us. We pray God will touch your heart and support us.

God Willing Haiti Could Be next for GSM
Haiti for 2009-10 New ministries are being considered in Haiti for this year of 2009. We plan to work this year on the development stages and visit Haiti to move a GSM ministry into this country. We have already met with an organization who wants us to use our coaching educational training program, soccer outreach programs in six local schools and their surrounding communities and they are ready to start a full youth soccer club. These elementary through high school educational institution are in the same parish that supports several churches, who would be partnering with us on the spiritual side of support the work which would be done in the schools, summer soccer camps, various outreach area wide soccer programs and teams. This ministry work would be located in Croix des Bouquet, Haiti and would be with Pierre and Carmella Val, who have been pastoring and missionaries for over 20 years inn Haiti. We have been shipping soccer gear for youth school teams and if you would like to help us send soccer gear to Haiti please contact us. Please pray for the Lord being this work and to prepare what He's about to do in this country. Also pray for this neighboring country and the unrest, poverty and those that already are doing missionary work in Haiti. God's alive in Haiti and so is soccer. What a great way to reach the Youth and Adults of Haiti for Christ.