International Graduate Student Ministry – Gracepoint Berkeley
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After last Sunday’s home church services, the Alameda home church and the Berkeley home church in ISM had a friendly soccer match in the Godfrey Park of Alameda. Weather was perfect. The winning team would get free yogurt or boba drink from the losing team.
I don’t have detailed stats of all the players in these two teams. But suffice to say that both teams were pretty even skill-wise since the Berkeley home church was without two of their powerful players, Jon and fantheflame. Anyway, here is a quick run-down on what happened (Team Alameda = Alameda home church, Team Berkeley = Berkeley home church):
Team Alameda quickly scored a goal at 5 minutes from the start of game, 0-1.
In response, Team Berkeley quickly bounced back through a penal kick to tie the game at 1-1.
20 minutes into the game, Team Berkeley scored again to take the lead at 2-1.
End of first half.
Both churches looked significantly tired, but Team Alameda took advantage of Team Berkeley’s weak back field and scored the last goal in regulation with 5 minutes left to tie the game at 2-2.
Going straight into penalty kick to determine the winner, the two teams tied at 3-3 after 5 rounds of penalty kick. The goalies on both teams put on a great show in defending their goals, allowing for only one goal from each team.
It was the sisters’ turn to shoot for penalty kick at the Sudden Death round. Team Alameda scored the final goal to put the game away with the final score of 3-4.
It was a great game. And Team Berkeley treated Team Alameda to Quickly for yogurt and boba drink. I look forward to a rematch in the future.
The photo album below includes some really cute and funny baby pictures. Hope you will enjoy them.
International Graduate Student Ministry (IGSM) is an official graduate student group at UC Berkeley. IGSM started in the fall of 2003 with the vision to help all UC Berkeley graduate students from various countries (including students from the United States) find out the true meaning and purpose of their lives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many of us also attend Gracepoint Berkeley, where Pastor Ed and Kelly Kang lead the ministry.
I have to say it was quite a surprise to arrive at Godfrey park and see a number of the Berkeley crew decked out in official world-cup style soccer jerseys and cleats. We thought: who even plays soccer these days? Nonetheless Team Alameda, despite the age disadvantage, managed with all our gut to humble the younger dudes, and though we won, we are still quite sore. But as long as Advil and Tylenol are plentiful, we’re up for a rematch any day.
goal!!!!
There was a side crew that was “watching” the soccer game while consumed in “Baby Land.” It was heavenly. =) Joshua, the triplets, and the newest newbies in the IGSM baby family were well loved by many Uncles & Aunties.
It was a good game for sure. That was about a week’s worth of exercise compressed down into a little over an hour and a half.