WHY CHRISTIAN SKATERS?
Christian Skaters was formed in 2005 as the Lord led us to meet a need to equip
the many who are called to share the gospel with skaters around the
world. Our mission is to seek, support, equip, encourage, pray for and promote
skate ministries around the world. Ephesians 4:16 encourages us to work
together as a body. The Lord gave Christian Skaters a vision of
creating a body of skate ministries better equipped to fulfill the
Great Commission.
The Lord continues to grow and grow our ministry. We feel it is one of our top priorities to encourage those who are out there on the "mission field" consistently pouring into the lives of skaters and being "bright lights" (Matthew 5:16) in skate.
We feel called to first LOVE on these skaters as Christ would, then win them over by our example of Christ in our lives or the lives of the local leaders, then to pour into them with the Truth of His word.
So, how do we plan to do this? Uli, our co-founder & international director, has been asked to head over to Durban, South Africa next month to speak and encourage ministries all over the continent of Africa. He and Mark from Splinter will then head to Uganda & Nairobi to encourage these ministries; drop off Bibles, skateboards, shoes, etc.; and, build relationships.
Will you consider partnering with us in this mission?
UGANDA...The first stop will be the model of what we feel called to help establish in Africa. Uganda Skateboarder's Union's mission is to bring health entertainment and sporty camaraderie to the poverty stricken children of Uganda. They do not promote their religion but share their love of Christ in what they do and how they live. Ugandan Jackson Mubiru and South African Shael Swart are shredders who with a little help of their friends, founded the USkU
and set out to build Uganda's first skate park in Kitintale, a working
class suburb of Kampala with extremely limited resources. How limited? Not only have they built the park by hand,
but when they created the first mini-ramp of the skate park, they had
only 2 skateboards (both donated) to share among all the future
shredders. They were skating with bare feet and using banana leaves tied around their knees and elbows for pads. Two years later, a generous donation from Tony Hawk's Foundation has given the kids much needed gear, boards and equipment. We plan on dropping off a few more decks to help them.
NAIROBI...Edwin is a skater from Nairobi with a heart to share the love of Christ with the youth. Nairobi had a hard year in 2007 and one of the skaters there lost his entire family to the civil war that broke out after an election was rigged. Edwin has a heart to spend time with these kids, teach them to skate and at the same time share with them a God that loves them so greatly that He would send His only son to die for them. We hope to help build ramps and drop off supplies so this local can reach the youth and meet them where they are and pour into them with Christ's love.
PLEASE, consider partnering with us. We still need to raise about $2,000 to cover the plane tickets over. Without your help we will not be able to attend this event. A donation of even $5 will bring us one step closer!
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON AFRICA THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW INTO ALL OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
HELP IMPACT AFRICA!
