Amen to sharing the positive things that this sport brought out this weekend!
I saw more people on Sunday morning (7 a.m.) at a Church on the Mat Service than I have seen in the past 10 years. There were lots on the mat, but also MANY in the stands that were a part of the service as well.
I heard Steve Woody (District #4 Director) sing 2 awesome songs in praise. I saw a new, young official give an Opening Prayer that kicked the day off. I saw 2 young high school wrestlers that have stood up for what they believed in and are making a difference in the lives of other young wrestlers and wrestling teams through Wrestlers4Christ. I also heard them both share stories about what God and our Lord has done in their lives and in their wrestling careers!
I saw two coach-dads and a wrestling mom with tears in their eyes. Tears not over what their sons had done successfully on the wrestling mat, but on what they were sharing from the heart to help other young wrestlers find a better way in the world!
I saw great guys like Ned Price and Jeff Sheets help out with the Wrestlers4Christ service. I also saw the impact that Gonz Medina and Scott Symon (Blue Chip Athletics) are making by helping Wrestlers4Christ with some awesome t-shirts they designed and printed! I also had an EMT tell us on Sunday afternoon that there were only 2 injuries on Sunday compared to the 9 on Saturday, and that many good reports of wrestlers being OK (and going to be OK) were being received.
May the Lord continue to Bless our wrestlers, coaches, officials and parents in Kansas Wrestling!
Happy Easter!
Doug Vander Linden
Burlington Wrestling
