February 4, 2008
Attempt Great Things for God NOT EVERYONE CAN SAY they have held a world record. But in April 1975, the TFC soccer team set a record for the world’s longest soccer game: 37 hours! Dividing up into two teams, we began on Friday morning at 3:00 a.m. and continued until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, playing two-hour periods with 10-minute rests between periods. Final score: Blue Team-164 / Gold Team-104. During the entire contest a banner hung from the scoreboard that read, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.†By God’s grace and strength, 22 committed players—with