The Haiti National Amputee Soccer Team is preparing for the 2018 World Cup of Amputee Soccer. They leave for Guadalajara and the World Cup on Wednesday, October 24.
Here’s a gallery from events leading up to the World Cup.
Thanks to the coordinating efforts of Operation Go Quickly and some wonderful healthcare partners, Haitian amputee soccer players will soon be on their feet. Due to injuries from the 2010 earthquake (Stanley Gustave) and an infection (Carnot Dorvil), both young men lost their lower extremities. While forearm crutches opened the door to play their beloved […]
Dr. Fred Sorrells recently returned from a trip to Haiti to facilitate preparations for the Haiti womens team to visit Guadalajara for a friendly exhibition October 6-7 and the men’s participation in the World Cup. A highlight of his Haiti stay was taking their mens and womens teams to meet the US Ambassador Michele Sison. […]
Amazing day at the Dallas VA yesterday with the Haiti amputees interacting with our amputee veterans. The joy of Jesus totally filled the VA therapy center as the team sang the hymns of the faith and used the soccer ball to put smiles of their faces. God bless Haiti and the USA!
The Haiti Amputee Soccer Team players got their US visas today and fly to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida tonight. Prayers appreciated. The team will be staying at Lake Arlington Baptist Church, 2912 Little Rd., Arlington, TX until May 31. Please visit us if you are in the area. To support the team and this ministry, please […]
National amputee soccer teams from England, Haiti, and the USA will meet for an amputee soccer tournament June 1 – 3 in The Woodlands, Texas. The tournament is part of each team’s run-up to the Amputee Soccer World Cup scheduled for 24 October to 5 November, 2018 in for in Guadalajara, Mexico. Each team will […]
