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PRETORIA, South Africa – Unashamed, she handed Bibles to passersby.  As fans walked past Mariska de Jager, some took tracts, a Bible or a DVD testimony of Kaká, a well-known Brazilian soccer player. De Jager’s husband, Marius, ran across the street to help another group pass out more materials.

Several churches have partnered together to host a “Big Screen Outreach” at Central Baptist Church in downtown Pretoria, one of the host cities of the 2010 World Cup. Yesterday, the de Jagers and about 60 other volunteers gathered to distribute materials and host a showing of the Paraguay vs. Japan game.

Since the beginning of the World Cup, the volunteers have handed out 5,000 Bibles and Gospel presentations in many languages, including English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Portuguese and Italian.

Central Baptist Church is located a couple of blocks from Loftus Versfeld Stadium, and World Cup ticket holders park on the street in front of the church building to walk to games. As fans passed by, Dirk Van Dam from Evangelies Gereformeerd (Evangelistic Reform Church) boldly gave away the free materials. He’s excited the World Cup came to his city, giving him the chance to share his faith and partner with other believers.

“We’ve got nothing left,” Van Dam said after handing out the last Bible. “[This ministry has] given us a new vision in life. We’ve been sitting in church getting the Gospel and getting the Gospel and what are we doing with it? Now we have a chance to share.”