Sporting Marvels takes its message to the heart of Welsh Government

You may have heard that the US White House has prayer breakfasts but it was news to me that the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff Bay has taken up the idea. Earlier this year, a fit team from the Christian charity Sporting Marvels went along to share their work with Assembly members.

‘Any chance to share our message is always seen as a great opportunity, but this one would take us to the very seat of Welsh Government!’ said the group’s Phil Davies. ‘To see the team fully kitted out heading toward the Millennium Centre was a sight to behold; something akin to the SAS going in to do the business!’Phil said. The Sporting Marvels workers told their unique stories to the very interested and slightly surprised listeners.

When the breakfast was over, it was time for the biggest challenge of Phil Davies’ life: telling the story of the ministry’s work in just twelve minutes. ‘Sporting Marvels is about role modelling and our role models come from all over the world,’ he said.

‘They model right living, strong character and the Christian lifestyle. They are people of influence; “kid magnets” who in effect, become agents of transformation. They build quality relationships with the youngsters. They seek to influence behaviour for the good. They aim to affect the choices our young people make with particular emphasis on how they arrive at their choices. In short, we look to change the way our kids think; about themselves, about others and about their community and society in general.’

Lotan Matewere came to  work in four primary  schools in the Rhondda Valleys after reading about Sporting Marvels  on their internet site .