On Feb. 15, Young Life student staff Wendell Wilson and volunteer Kristi Kephart surprised the Harlem Village Academy (HVA) varsity basketball team with a meet-and-greet with John Wall (above) of the Washington Wizards. The kids were ecstatic to leave with free sneakers and shirts — and John Wall's autograph.
Next, they crossed the street to the Under Armour outlet store, and who should they run into but Steph Curry (Golden State). Curry approached the kids, indulged them with selfies and even let one kid call his brother to chat with Curry. If that were not enough, he then purchased UA Curry Ones for the whole team.
The students left the store cheering, "MVP! MVP!" and some remarked that this was the BEST day of their entire lives. The generously kind way these superstars interacted with Harlem high-schoolers reminds us of how Christ lavished us with His own presence. On the way home, the leaders had the opportunity to talk about God's blessing and how He orchestrates impossibly good things for His people.
— Esther Liu, area office administrator, New York City
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