Baseball? In a country where futbol (soccer) is the number ONE sport of choice, who would have though that baseball would have been accepted. But accepted it was!
When Jeff and Pastor Brett Jarriel from Azalea City Church of God, Valdosta, GA began to talk about this, "I thought you must be joking!" However, as the plans progressed, I thought "Why not?"
The short term team came prepared with gloves, bats, balls, socks, shirts and hats to equip 2 teams. We arranged for 2 days (3 hours each day) of training for each school team. They were allowed to enter the schools and practice with the boys in the high school grades.
A playing area was leveled in the Lurin Chincha school of Tupac Aramu. On the day of the game, the boys from the private school of Lenonardo were transported from their school in Chincha to Lurin Chincha.
The city boys were challenging the country boys. It was an exciting time for all. The country boys won, but not without a good game by the city boys!
Each team was rewarded with gloves, bats, balls, shirts and hats. It was an awesome time of combining cultures. The game of baseball is now a coveted sport in Chincha!