For Becky, this year was unlike any other. After being involved with Athletes in Action (AIA) for around ten years, she is well versed in teaching students how to integrate faith and sport. She reached a point in her life where she finally felt like she was gaining a deeper understanding of what it meant to integrate [...]
Meet Ruth Hamblin. A Canadian pro basketball star, BC native, Oregon State alumni, eighteenth overall pick in the 2016 WNBA draft, a force of nature, and follower of Christ. It is no question that Hamblin is a great athlete, but that’s not the only thing that is special about her. When asked how her faith [...]
Have you wondered how athletes are responding to the COVID-19 crisis? AIA sat down with AIA Basketball alum, Marek Klassen, to talk about how he was managing. Klassen, who spent several summers coaching AIA Basketball camps in addition to attending an AIA men’s basketball tour to Germany in 2013, recently completed his fifth year in [...]
“Basketball has come full circle in Canada. It was invented by a Canadian, the first NBA game was in Toronto, and now [we’ve won] an NBA Championship.” Adam Silver - NBA Commissioner The Toronto Raptors are the 2019 NBA Champions! As the entire country of Canada looked on, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden [...]
We have finally arrived in Mexico after an long day of travelling overnight. Thank you for your prayers as our full team has arrived altogether safely from Canada, United States, Colombia, Mexico and Panama. Our team consists of Heather (AIA tour director), Marietta (AIA staff and athletic therapist), Janae (Calgary), Gillian (Toronto), Amanda (Minnesota), [...]
Ask any retired athlete what they miss most and the answer is not often the game, the crowds, or the competition, but rather the locker room. Namely, the team, the brotherhood/sisterhood, the camaraderie and the feeling of belonging. There is something sacred about enduring a season of sport together, it is a fellowship that cannot [...]
Shamattawa As soon as you set foot in Shamattawa, you can see brokenness in the community. Houses are painted with graffiti, windows are smashed, and trucks with slashed tires are left abandoned. I had no idea what to expect. The first day we were there we had only a few younger kids show up. These [...]
“I think it’s a good reminder that even in areas where we feel weakest, God can use us to build His kingdom.” Where humans see challenges that may seem impossible, God shows opportunities for growth and connection that only happen through him. Language differences are no barrier for God. At a camp in Ottawa this [...]
Paul and Roslynn have been on staff with Athletes in Action for 11 years. They started their AIA journey in South Africa where Paul played professional soccer, and the two of them developed the ministry for the 2010 World Cup. After moving from SA, Paul continued to play professionally while they also helped establish AIA [...]
As a man of sports, Isaiah has played for the Toronto Argonauts (CFL), Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2012-2014. He is a former Fresno State Bulldog player who graduated in 2011 with a B.A. degree in Communications. Originally from South Central Los Angeles and raised by a [...]
