Footballing twins, Beth and Naomi Cutting, know what it means to put their faith into action on the football pitch. Both were given the opportunity to play for Leeds, Middlesborough and York.
They are now members of the university football teams at Loughborough and East Anglia (UEA) respectively. They are also involved in Christians in Sport (CIS) where they have found invaluable Christian support, and a base from which to reach out to their non-Christian team-mates. 'We both know that God has given us this gift of football. He could easily take it away, and so we need to use it for his glory and we are seeking to do that.'
Each week, CIS groups at Loughborough, UEA and 65 other universities around the country, meet to pray and read the Bible together. Meeting with others who also know the highs and lows of being serious about both sport and their personal relationship with Christ is often a lifeline for these students. CIS gives them an environment where they can think through issues such as playing on Sunday, a Christian approach to sportsmanship, and dealing with peer pressure.
