While a $300 million stadium plan for the Kansas City Chiefs hangs in the balance, owner Clark Hunt’s wife, Tavia, is focused on her appeal. With only a few weeks left before the program concludes for her daughter Ava, Tavia shared a long caption explaining her experience and asking everyone to pray for the people in the program.

“I had the most meaningful time visiting Ava and her YWAM team in Canada,” posted Tavia Hunt on Instagram. “They have fed the homeless, served the community in countless unseen ways, and poured themselves out with joy and humility. Please keep them in your prayers as they finish up their final 5 weeks. 🙏🏼 I’m so proud of and inspired by their work but counting the days until my baby is home. ❤️”

Last October, Tavia bid goodbye to her daughter, Ava, as she began discipleship training in Hawaii under YWAM. Ava took a break from attending Southern Methodist University in Dallas to focus on the training.

YWAM, or Youth With A Mission, began in 1960 to motivate young people to participate actively in mission work. Almost 65 years later, it has become a “global movement of Christians dedicated to knowing God and making God known,” and has extended its reach to ministry as well.

Tavia Hunt got a firsthand look at her youngest daughter’s world. While visiting Ava in Hawaii, she wasn’t just a spectator, she rolled up her sleeves to help her out as well. The caption captured her handing out “stuffies” at a children’s hospital, offering comfort in tender moments, and sharing her faith, planting seeds of truth and hope.

The post also spoke about how the activities involved feeding the homeless, joining daily chores, and bonding with people who were strangers at first but now feel like family. The program still has five weeks to go, and Tavia used her post to ask for prayers and support for YWAM.

While Ava’s mom had a life-changing experience, Clark Hunt is facing a different reality: the Chiefs’ owner is staring down a major stadium crisis back home.

Clark Hunt’s stadium vision may face a sudden dead end

It is no news that the Kansas City Chiefs are extensively looking for a new home. At the moment, Olathe is the potential home selected for the team’s corporate headquarters and practice facilities. The construction cost for the project could be a staggering $300 million as part of a roughly $3 billion new stadium and training complex project, with the rest coming from STAR bonds. While they have made some progress, the franchise could soon even hit a dead end.

Unfortunately, for the franchise to fulfill its dream project, it will need to depend on the City Council’s vote. Now, the ball is in the residents’ court. The decision to approve the 30-year tax commitment now rests with the voters. That’s where things get tricky for the Chiefs. A simple refusal could mean that the entire plan comes crashing down.

The entire project plans to feature a state-of-the-art complex. They will build a training complex with the best features to give players the best indoor and outdoor facilities. However, that sum won’t come out of Hunt’s pocket. Rather, it is the residents of Olathe who will pay it.  For the deal to work, local taxes must be pledged and approved to pay off those bonds over decades, which is not secure until the public vote and legal approvals are complete.

The site in question here is the 165-acre site at College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road. If the residents pledge the sum (and the approval comes through for the STAR bonds), the tax money won’t go into the city’s general fund for police, roads, or parks; instead, it will go directly toward paying off the bond debt. The pledge would remain effective for 30 years.

Now, Hunt needs to be careful since the financial bonds must be officially issued by December 31, 2030. While Tavia Hunt finds purpose and peace alongside her daughter’s mission work, Clark Hunt faces a far harsher reality back home.