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National YM Sports is on in major way
By Edison Jefford
The Assemblies of God National Youth Ministries (YM) Sport Championships has all systems in place to become one of the biggest sport events at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary as a team of administrators continue to fine-tune the mega contest.
Set for November 27, the National YM Sport Championships will bring together 12 Assembly of God sections from around the country at one venue under the theme: “Lets Come Together” for a day of healthy, clean, fair, but competitive competition.
Pastor Winston Assanah
Speaking to Kaieteur Sport yesterday, National Youth Director for the Assemblies of God Youth Ministries in Guyana, Winston Assanah, said that sports can be used a major form of evangelism, and it is against that background the event will be hosted.
“We believe that sports is a vital part of young people, so this is our preparation to use sports as a form of evangelism,” Assanah indicated. The concept of evangelism is basically methods that are used to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Christianity.
Assanah believes that certain elements of sportsmanship such as discipline are deeply entrenched in what the body of Christ exemplify, and it is time that those values take the mainstream in their calendar Sport Championships that has a clear vision and intent.
“I am expecting the body of Christ to come together and have a time of competition but also time of fellowship. The discipline necessary for an athlete is cultivated in our youths and we are going to bring back some standards in sports,” Assanah told this newspaper.
The goals of the event, which usually attracts a huge turnout, include: to mobilise young people; to harness athletic and sport skills into a purpose driven church; to begin the development of the sports evangelism programme, and to provide an atmosphere of fun and fellowship for members of the Assemblies of God and the body of Christ.
Assanah informed that the last such event was more like a Family Fun Day and stated that it will be to their advantage if the event can emerge as a more serious competition. He said that is what the Local Organising Committee is aiming for this year.
Chairman of the National YM Sports Committee, Pastor Nirmaldeo Sarwan, said that they know what they want to accomplish at the event and are fully aware of their responsibilities. He stated that the execution of their vision will be very important.
“All the information on how we want to go about this event has gone down to the sections and it is now about the execution of our vision. As it is right now, there’re just some basic things which need to be done, but have all systems in place,” Sarwan said.
He revealed that everything, from the competition rules and regulations to guidelines, have been communicated to the 12 sections from across Guyana. He said it is now up to those sections to be able to put their best teams together to compete next week.
The events will range from sprint to middle distance races; three-legged novelty, cricket, football and wheel barrow race among many others, which will all be for points. The event aims to give a fair opportunity to serious competition and novelty activities.
“We have a lot of people who are gifted in different areas; we are coming together when we pool our ideas,” Sarwan added, reiterating that all the grassroots work has been completed with all the energy of the National Committee now geared toward next weekend.
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