Trinity Western's Josefson travelling to Africa with Athletes in Action  

- August 04 2010

Trinity Western University's Karla Josefson is going to Africa this summer and is packing her passion for basketball and her heart for missions.

The Spartans second-year guard from Port Coquitlam, B.C. is joining Athletes in Action on an 18-day trip, from Aug. 4-21, that will take her through Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.

"When we're in Kenya, we're going to be working with a medical aid group and assisting wherever is needed," Josefson said. "Rwanda is still up in the air a bit and we're not sure exactly what we'll be doing. Then in Uganda, it will be more basketball focused. We're going to be playing games against a few women's teams there and also doing some kids basketball camps."

This will be Josefson's first missions trip of this magnitude but one she is positively confident about thanks to her deep-seeded trust that God has a plan for her.

"The opportunity came up and at first I didn't really think about it much," she said. "Then I started praying about it more and more and realized this was a wonderful opportunity to do both basketball and missions. This trip allows me to combine my love for basketball with a chance to share God's word.

"And the whole process has been surprisingly easy. The money has come in relatively quickly and it just goes to show how God will bless you when you put your trust in him and go out on a bit of a limb for him."

Josefson will be joined on the trip by former Spartans women's basketball player Heidi DeHaan.

Shortly after her return to Canada, Josefson will join her TWU teammates as they prepare for the team's first season under new head coach Cheryl Jean-Paul.

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