I thought it was about time I mentioned the football. In case you hadn’t noticed the World Cup kicked off in Germany last Friday. England off to the usual shaky start, Brazil and France much the same. Will the home nation win it or will it be an outsider?
Do faith and football go together? The Anglican church have issued a prayer for our world cup team, but why not take the opportunity to pray for all the nations involved (you can do that even if your don’t like football!). Find out about them and focus your prayers on the nations as they play. BMS World Mission is a good place to start with their special OnSide World Cup feature.
And…get yourself a fairtrade football and kit.
Some facts you’ll find on the BMS site to get you thinking:
The highest paid footballer in the world is thought to be David Beckham whose overall income is estimated at £25 million per year.
Chelsea’s total salary bill in 2003/4 was £115 million.
The entire aid budget given by America to Angola in 2003 was less than £100 million.
