July 20, 2007
Steve Supports ICTA Christian Junior Tennis Programs
Dear Scotty:
You have a wonderful organization.
The International Christian Tennis Association has been a blessing to my family and to my son, Adam.
Adam has been living and training with the ICTA for over seven months. 
I could not be happier.
Pictured: ICTA Missionaries and Tennis Academy students Marek and Adam (far left and far right) with Scotty Paschal (2nd from left), Adam’s dad, Steve Richardson (3rd from left), and Marek’s dad, Walter Czerwinski (seated front). Everyone is in Rhode Island on a 2005 ICTA Mission trip
I fully expected Adam’s tennis game to improve and it did; in fact, it improved far beyond my expectations.
There are many other reasons for me to be thankful. Tennis, as important as it is to us, is the least of these.
My son’s faith has grown. The International Christian Tennis Association is a spiritually rich environment. The training in Christian doctrine and discipleship is excellent.
The Christian materials you use and the training techniques employed are simply first rate.
The kids are not only taught, they are taught how to teach and how to present their faith in a variety of environment and circumstances.
The advice that Peter gave us (in 1 Peter 3:15) … “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect”, comes alive in these young people.
The discipleship training that they receive demands personal action of them. Impressive!
Adam is more mature. The living environment for Adam and his cohorts is excellent.
Adam is learning how to live successfully with a group of kids; how to keep the clothes and dishes washed, the bathrooms and kitchen clean. It surely doesn’t happen by itself.
Also, I very much like the fact that you do not have a TV. The kids read all the time, play cards and other games like ping pong, interact and have serious, thought provoking conversations. None of this would be possible if they had to compete with TV.
Adam is wiser, more articulate, and more thoughtful than ever before.
Every person that I have met in association with the ICTA has been of the highest quality. The supporters and contributors are excellent people.
All of students are wonderful, mature, thoughtful, well mannered and committed to excellence in their tennis and in all aspects of their life.
It is so refreshing to know that kids of this quality are active in the Tennis world. I am proud of every one of them.
Sincerely,
Steve Richardson, CPA
