In early September, JBL announced that he was stepping back from his SmackDown LIVE announcing duties to focus on his role as a Beyond Sport Global Ambassador. JBL’s determination to make a difference in the lives of at-risk kids is taking him to Mumbai, India, where he’ll visit the Magic Bus and Slum Soccer organizations.

JBL took to Twitter yesterday and expressed his enthusiasm in visiting Mumbai over the next week.

Wednesday in Mumbai I'm thrilled to visit @slumsoccer @abhijeetbarse . They do great things for at risk youth using sport.

— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) September 21, 2017

Can't wait to be in India next week to see @MagicBusIndia and the incredible work they are doing with sport to help disadvantaged youth.

— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) September 21, 2017

On my way to visit @MagicBusIndia Tuesday. Magic Bus works with India’s poorest children using award winning activity based programs. pic.twitter.com/0saLlRzyX6

— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) September 24, 2017

Here’s a peek into the @JCLayfield visit to our community in Mumbai. Thank you, John, for making 26th Sept special for our kids. :-) pic.twitter.com/m2FTyOPMbH

— Magic Bus (@MagicBusIndia) September 26, 2017

Having a blast playing ball in Mumbai with @MagicBusIndia pic.twitter.com/EeiXEuNwbG

— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) September 26, 2017

Having a blast playing ball in Mumbai with @MagicBusIndia pic.twitter.com/EeiXEuNwbG

— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) September 26, 2017

Magic Bus steers children toward developing better life skills around education, gender and health. Slum Soccer is dedicated to using the sport as a way to foster sustainable development within otherwise marginalized populations of India.

The former WWE Champion hopes to learn from both programs, and determine how he and Beyond Sport can assist them in their efforts for creating better opportunities for at-risk youth.

For more information on these programs, please visit their respective pages.

Magic Bus: http://www.magicbus.org

Slum Soccer: http://www.slumsoccer.org

Beyond Sport: http://www.beyondsport.org