urbanfocus

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We are Mike & Tonya Herman, community faciliators, community ministers, urban missionaries, or anything else you'd like to call us! We love God and the community He has placed us in. Since 1993, we have the prilividge to live and serve in the Compton / Los Angeles area and we believe we have probably the best job in the world!

We serve as missionaries with Athletes in Action (the sports ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ) here in Compton. We serve as community ministers to help mobilize the Church to live out God's heart for the poor and ultimately to see Compton transformed.

Possibly our most significant single project has been our newest. In 2006, we founded Compton United Soccer Club to reach and disciple urban youth. The Club has become a national model of urban US Soccer club soccer, building on the philosophy of "Soccer for social change".

Please read more to see what God is doing in Compton and how you could be a part of it!

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In the past two to three years, we have seen unprecedented things happen in Compton.

It actually started about four or five years ago when ministries and organizations all over LA County began independently praying talking about revival, even here in Compton. In 2006 our Mayor coined the phrase which turned into a clarion call for our community, "birthing a new Compton".

This is exactly what is happening in our city. From local government to the school district, to local businesses and down to the front stoops all across our city, the pangs of rebirth are becoming more and more evident. We invite you to join us in this historic effort to see a city transformed.

There are at least ten different things we have noticed that we believe will bring about a true transformation in the city of Compton, CA. read more

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