This past spring, PLH launched its first basketball program. We were excited to see how the sport would attract new youth. The informal practices grew quickly, and in the fall we started formal registration for the program. We now have over 70 youth participating in basketball with 42 of those being girls! Only five of these players are crossovers from our soccer program. We are thrilled to have so many new youth and especially so many girls. While soccer in the states is popular for girls, in Haiti it is typically played by boys. We have had a few girls play in our soccer program over the years, and we still hope to have a girls soccer team. We are encouraged and excited by the overall success of the basketball program and we plan to launch volleyball in 2024.
We have many goals and plans for 2024, and we can’t wait to share those with you in the new year. We thank you for standing strong with PLH during this challenging year. We know all the successes of the year are due to your faithfulness and God’s grace and guidance.