OUR MISSION
To equip Hope College students to serve as disciples who share the Good News of Jesus Christ through sport.
We recognize that sport provides an opportunity for athletes to have a significant platform from which to influence others. In traveling with the SEED program, Hope College students will utilize their passion for sport to share the love of Christ with individuals around the world.
Through participating in the SEED program, students will be intentionally challenged to use their experiences to sow the seed and water the harvest so that the Good News of Jesus Christ takes root in their own lives as it is shared around the world.
The SEED program will annually sponsor international mission trips for students, providing opportunities to serve in countries such as the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Uganda, and Zambia. Trips launch for a two-week period in June and August and teams will consist of 10-15 students and coaches, representing multiple sports.
Hope College student-athletes, click here to apply today for a 2022 Sport Evangelism to Equip Disciples (SEED) trip.
2022 Trip Details (PDFs):Uganda|Costa Rica|Dominican Republic|Zambia
Applications are due by Monday, November 29.
SEED Blog
2019 Summer Highlights |Costa Rica|Dominican Republic|Uganda|Zambia
2018 Summer Highlights |Costa Rica|Ghana|Uganda|Zambia
2019 SEED Highlight Video
2018 SEED Highlight Video
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
The SEED program is rooted in the lessons taught through the Parable of the Sower.
“But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what is sown.” - Matthew 13:23
"The SEED trip will expand your spiritual awareness, satisfy your passion for athletics, and prepare you for discipleship both abroad and at home." - SEED Uganda Team Member, 2018
Experiences through the SEED program will equip students to serve as disciples around the world.
圣灵降临在你们身上、你们就必得着能力。你们要在耶路撒冷，犹太全地，和撒玛利亚，直到地极，作我的见证。” - Acts 1:8
"This program is life-changing. It shatters your frame of mind and shows you how big God is and that he truly loves all His children.” - SEED Zambia Team Member, 2017
The SEED program exists to send disciples into the world to plant and harvest seeds for God's kingdom.
“He told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’” - Luke 10:2
"The SEED program pushed my faith to a place I didn't even know it could go. Going to Costa Rica and seeing the locals fearlessly worship the same God we do was a life-changing moment for me." - SEED Costa Rica Team Member, 2019
Throughsport evangelism, the SEED program will share God’s love to the world through the passion and talents of Hope College students.
你们各人要照所得的恩赐服事别人，作神百般恩典的忠心管家。- 1 Peter 4:10
“This trip to the Dominican Republic has completely changed my outlook on faith and my relationship with God. God opened my eyes to His love and His plan for my life." - SEED Dominican Republic member, 2019
