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On October 19th 2006, WBO held our first
ever baseball clinic. The clinic was held
on a cold October Saturday morning at the
Tulsa Boys home. This single event lead
WBO to change it's mission from simply collecting
baseball and softball equipment for mission
trips to the addition of our current mission
of mentoring to boys and girls through the
sport of baseball and softball. Tulsa's
KOTV covered the event.
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Gore Boys' Ranch Baseball Clinic July 26,
2008
WBO held a clinic for the boys at the Gore
Boys' Ranch near Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Seventeen
boys participated in the event that was
held on the ranch baseball field. The boys
went through hitting, outfield, infield,
and pitching stations in the morning followed
by hot dogs cooked out on the grill for
lunch. Coach J shared his testimony during
lunch with the boys, ranch staff, and WBO
volunteers. A baseball game in 100+ degree
heat was played in the afternoon. WBO staff
and the boys divided into two teams. A great
sense of excitement helped overcome the
fact that it was so hot!
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Volunteers Needed
 WBO has several
baseball gloves that need to be re-laced.
Some are in need of a 5 minute repair and
some are the sit down and watch a long
movie repair. If you would like to take
one or more of our gloves, please contact
us by calling,
emailing,
or completing our volunteer sign
up and we will see that you have
all the supplies you need. This will help
our overwhelming need for gloves in a big
way!
Click to complete volunteer sign up.
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WBO Clinic Trailer Donated
WBO has had a need for a trailer to move
all our clinic supplies and equipment from
clinic to clinic. Our prayers were answered
when a volunteer and dear friend stepped
up and bought us a trailer. He gives all
the credit to God to be able to do this
for us which is a true testament to the
heart this man has for Jesus Christ. So
to God we give thanks meeting yet another
need. Another example of how when we have
a close relationship with our maker, he
listens, he speaks, and he gets things done!
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Dominican Republic Mission Trip
WBO participated in a mission trip to the
Dominican Republic July 3 through August
12 sponsored by Firsties senior high youth
group from First United Methodist Church,
Tulsa, Oklahoma. The trip was hosted by
YWAM (Youth with a Mission). They were the
best. The accommodations were great, the
food was awesome, and the staff went out
of their way to meet every need.
While there we visited Kidsalive International,
a youth camp in Monte Plata where several
baseball items were donated. We worked on
restoring some walking paths and worked
on a foundation. After all the hard work,
we played a baseball game against boys?
ages 8-11. We also visited Jackie's Orphanage.
We met and played with the children while
part of the team painted the walls and part
of the street bright white. Jackie took
us to the streets of Bolita Mundo where
we helped pass out medicine, fed, and prayed
for the prostitutes that were out on the
streets. Jackie also took us to the dump
and to a small village right by the dump
called La Duqueaz where we sang and passed
out toys and cloths to the children of the
village. The dump is an experience I will
never forget. Jackie's last time with us
was showing the new home that her orphanage
would be moving too within the next few
months. We visited a leprosy center where
we participated in a praise and worship
time with the residents and then spent time
asking them questions and talking to them
with the help of interpreters. I heard a
man crying out from one of the rooms. I
went around to see my friend Irving talking
to the man. He had had some kind of eye
surgery and could not come out into the
sunlight. The best we could figure was he
had just come from cataract eye surgery.
He was asking for some relief from the sunlight.
I am now short one pair of Oakley's that
weren't my style anyway!
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You can visit and see all the pictures including
the baseball pictures by clicking here and
then clicking on the Missions 201 (DR Flag)
button. You can then read the trip blog
entries and look at all the pictures taken
during our trip including the baseball pictures.
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Baseball Equipment headed to the front lines
of Afghanistan!
Dear Jerry,
Sue and I wanted to thank you again for
balls and gloves. Those gifts will be starting
the 13,000 mile journey to Afghanistan very
shortly. Our grandson is at Forward Operating
Base (F.B.O.) Kutsbach, about 20 miles east
of Kabul, "Taliban" country. The base is
named after a US Army Special Forces soldier
killed in the area in 2007. The base is
isolated in the mountains in the Tagab Valley.
Recreational facilities are rather limited:
movies and the internet. So the gloves and
balls will provide a means for young men
to relieve the off duty boredom and tension
at such a facility. I have included two
photos: one of PFC Stephen Andrew Carter
and the other is his platoon who will be
the beneficiaries of WBO's gift. Collectively
they are:
2nd Platoon
Able Company
1/506 Infantry
101st Airborne Division
As an side note, the HBO mini series 'Band
of Brothers" was based on the experiences
of "Easy" Company of the 506th Infantry
Regiment, 101st Airborne. The same infantry
regiment as Stephen's. We used to enjoy
watching the mini series together. Little
did each us of know that he would be a part
of that unit when he elected to join the
Army.
We will be requesting the picture that you
ask for with the soldiers wearing the gloves
and will forward it to you.
Thanks again!
Peace and blessing to you, your family and
WBO
Paul and Sue
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