Excitement was off the charts when the Haitian national amputee soccer team recently won the regional qualifying tournament to participate in the 2022 World Cup of Amputee Soccer. It will be held in Turkey September 30 – October 9. Haiti finished first among the five participating countries. The United States and Mexico will also join Haiti at […]
GoFundMe campaign for the Haiti Amputee Soccer Men’s and Women’s Teams
Haitian Amputee Soccer Teams Meet US Ambassador Michele Sison
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. […]
Haitians visit the Dallas VA
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!
Haitian amputees get their US visas
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 […]
USA to Host England and Haiti in Amputee Soccer Tournament in Houston June 1-3
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 […]
Amputee Soccer Training Camp
Amputee soccer players from across Haiti have arrived for a three day training camp. Most of them will form a national team to compete against England and the USA in a friendly tournament June 1-3 in Houston. As the team was training this afternoon, our great Lord manifested His presence and promise of protection and […]
Commemoration of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities
On Sunday, December 3rd, Operation Go Quickly and the American Amputee Soccer Association will commemorate the International Day for Persons with Disabilities in Atlanta, GA. The commemoration will include an Amputee Soccer Demonstration Game followed by a Meet & Greet with the Haiti National Amputee Soccer Team and Wounded Warrior Robert Ferguson. Screening of the […]
Haiti Outreach Team – May 2017
OGQ May 2017 Haiti outreach team safe and sound in Miami. Prayers requested for next 1 1/2 hour flight and arrival into the 2nd largest city in Haiti, Cap Haitian. Team members come from Aledo, Comanche, Dallas, Kingsland, and Ft. Worth. Skills range from a Prosthotist who happens to be an amputee to several construction […]
Joubens Jean Receives New Leg
At the age of three Joubens Jean (l) lost his left leg below the knee in a motor vehicle accident. Unfortunately, the amputation surgery left a sharp bone protruding just below the surface of the shin. Being very active, Joubens often came home with a bleeding stump. Last year OGQ provided funding for the stump […]