After a week of teaching the secondary students various north American sports, we had them compete in the inaugural year of the Arise Africa International Sports Tournament. We arranged the tournament so that each house competed with one another. The four houses, which consist of both boys and girls, were called Love, Joy, Peace and Patience. Each house was extremely passionate, and their competitive spirits were displayed in the games. There were often outbursts and disputes dealing with rules or calls in each match (be them in Lugandan and not English). Watching the students compete took us back to our younger days playing sports with our friends and having a great time. After a long day under the warm Ugandan sun, we awarded house winners in various sports, male and female sports MVPs, and the overall house winner. The winners were awarded with trophies and medals. This was the first awards ceremony that all of the children have ever been to and they were excited to receive their medals. The kids leave for home today for holiday and they will return to school with newly planted grass fields and cemented courts. They all said how excited they were to perfect their favorite sport skills and that they couldn't wait to show us how much they improved the next time we return to Africa. We saw tremendous growth since we introduced the sports to the students and we know that they all will have improved that much more as time passes.
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| Volleyball |
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| The medals and trophies |
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| The boys playing football |
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| The overall champions- Love House |
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