Pastor Doug spoke at our men’s retreat  a couple of weeks ago. He had amazing stories of men and women who allowed God to put them in a place where He could use them as his gospel witnesses.  The account that impressed me most was the liberal arts major who went to Turkey.  He had said “I don’t know what I should do there.  I’m not a doctor or engineer or teacher; I don’t see how God could use me.  But I sense that I ought to go anyway.”

The man ended up at a college campus; I think he was teaching English as a Second Language.  One day while walking home he saw a group of men playing American football.  He stopped to look because these guys were serious and they weren’t playing real football  – “soccer.”  One of the players came over and asked if he knew anything about this game.

“Well, I did play college ball.” 

“Could you help us?  We really need help.”

So began a great career.  The man gave them tips and ideas and eventually became the official coach for the university club team.  They did really well – well enough that most other Turkish colleges also hired American coaches.

And, bonus, the man had arranged when he first moved to Turkey to have a satellite feed of NFL games. He and his wife had numerous opportunities beyond the coaching to be hospitable and share what they knew about Jesus.

The moral of this story isn;t necessarily that you get to be a football coach, but if you are willing to serve, God will find a way for you to do so.