Every once in a while there are a whole bunch of bloggers around the world blogging about the same thing. You know, a major natural disaster. Christmas, or Easter. But all those things are nothing, next to the deluge of posts on the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Called Soccer in some countries, football in most, this sporting event is the most popular in th world. Over a billion people will be watching! Here’s a sampling of the missionary posts in honour of the occasion:
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- A formerly deprived American on Becoming a Soccer Fan
- Mexico’s team seeks a spiritual edge
- Keep track of the scores with these World Cup Spreadsheets
- Info on the World Cup and World Cup Tracts in Spanish
- More soccer excitement in Mexico
- Experiencing the World Cup around the world – World Traveler and the World Cup.
- Jason Gardner, missionary to Brazil, not only writes about the growing excitement, but has come up with a very handy 2006 World Cup Prayer Guide – what a great idea!
- How about this interesting controversy about a banned World Vision ad that was supposed to be shown during the World Cup…
- Out of Brazil, a funny World Cup ad
- Do the different teams have different personalities? Torben Riis Jensen thinks so – here are his thoughts on just a few of the teams in Football, football, football…!!
For more on the World Cup, try the official FIFA World Cup site, or the BBC World Cup section.
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