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Asheville, N.C.
The Healing Power of Sports
Nicholas O'Connell is on to something real in his July 17 my turn essay, "The Pickup Game as a Model for Peace?" Our organization has used the healing power of soccer and God's love in war-torn countries for the past 20 years. Our founder Russ Carr's work with Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini in Rwanda exemplifies how enemies can come together. We drew tens of thousands of spectators at our last game to watch Hutu and Tutsi athletes play rather than fight. No one cared if they were Hutu or Tutsi. Whether they could kick the ball was the only concern.
George Caylor, Board Member
Sports Outreach International
Lynchburg, Va.
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