Nations of Coaches

There are moments in sports that never show up on a scoreboard, but carry eternal significance.

For Zak, basketball became more than a game. In one of the hardest seasons of his life, God used a Character Coach to walk alongside him, pray with him, and point him back to Jesus. This is the kind of impact that reaches far beyond the court.

“I grew up in church at First Redeemer Church, where my basketball journey first started through their sports program, but during my first two years of college basketball, I went through some of the hardest seasons of my life and found myself distant in my faith. After transferring to Life University, I began taking my relationship with Christ more seriously, diving deeper into His Word and truly trying to understand who He is and what it means to live for Him.

On December 3rd, after sharing my story with my Character Coach, Coach Eric Johnson, and praying together, I publicly surrendered my life to Christ, and since then I’ve learned that life without Him is empty, but through His grace and mercy there is purpose, peace, and salvation.” — Zak

This photo was taken at Zak’s baptism! Praise God!