Tripp’s idea is so simple. Roll a soccer ball out onto a dusty field in a poor country and you change everything. On that simple idea you can build a ministry that dramatically changes kids’ lives. Often the most effective ministries are built on very simple ideas. What I have learned most from Tripp is that when you combine a simple idea with a well-run organization (in this case SIM International) that already has scale and distribution, you can make global impact quickly.

Since I wrote this story, he has moved his whole family off to Asia of all places (Thailand) to launch Sports Friends there. I’m a little jealous, to be honest, and at the same time a little relieved that I have not been called there. Yet.

Like most well-run ministries, there are many roles you could play on Tripp’s team – just click on the link below and ask him.