Sports Quest Mission Trip to Gulfport Mississippi: March 13-17, 2006
Testimony received from Jeff Wilson, Elder/Assoc. Pastor of
www.hhbc.com
"After 24 years in ministry I've seen and worked with about every kind of para-church organization. I can honestly say that I'm not impressed too often with how these ministries conduct themselves. But, Sports Quest is not the typical para-church ministry. I was TOTALLY
impressed.
Each member of the staff served the Lord with all the heart. 
They not only did that while conducting the camp, but also while we were doing construction work with our team. They took the time to get to know our adults and students. Had a great time having fun with them. Worked tirelessly. Didn't seek special treatment. And conducted a sports clinic like a multi-million dollar company. Each child that came to the camp was treated like they were Eddie Pope or Landan Donavan. I haven't seen children so excited, so eager, so hopeful in a long time.
Not only were the students impressed, so were their parents. Many of them came up to me thanking me for the camp and what it provided for their children and for them. They have been living in some of the most frustrating conditions for over 6 months now with not too much to be joyful about. The week we were there provided them a time of enjoyment that they really needed. As a parent, I know that when my children are having the time of their life, my life is changed. Thanks for helping to provide a little bit of joy in the lives of hundreds of families in
I would love to work/serve shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of Sports Quest at any time. I would seriously like to speak to you about conducting a camp here in
Testimony received from Jeff Bruni, President of South Mississippi Soccer Club
"Special thanks again for all that Sports Quest did for our kids and our community. I had called the local television station several times and was hopeful they would get in touch with Matt or Brian Jones with 
lessons learned. I know from speaking with other families that their children's experiences were the same. This was certainly an uplifting event for the community after all that everyone has been through and many continue to struggle with. We tried to express this thanks on our website,
www.smscsoccer.com
. This year has been an interesting experience for everyone from a soccer perspective in that the
Group Brings Recreational Relief For
"Henderson
Group members spend their days inside gutted homes and their nights on the soccer field.
Linda Scott has lived in her
"I had about two feet of water inside the house and about five feet of water outside of the house. There was enough water to ruin just about everything," said Scott.
Scott's house was ruined, but her spirits were lifted as these
"These are the Baptist Angels helping me," said Scott.
After pulling an eight hour shift inside ruined homes, the volunteers head to the soccer field.
"It just seems like everything is in turmoil. When you go down to the beach and see everything else. We wanted to come and kind of take the kids' minds off of it," said Sports Quest director Matt Miller.
Bennett Hollowady of
"I was dead tired after roofing today. We are going on six or eight hours of sleep. We are working from 8 o'clock to 9:30 PM everyday. But the kids they are just great," said Hollowady.
"The thoughts that came to our minds when we came down here was to take their minds off of everything. It's their Spring Break. This gives them some fun, something other than cleaning up. Just throw a ball out there and let them play soccer," said Miller.
By: Keitha Nelson"