Skate video

Friday was a very eventful day for me. I started with some personal time of Bible study, then went and helped with a plumbing project we are doing at the AM facility, then helped serve food to residents of Puerto Viejo's "Red Zone" (a great initiative Ronny and Tammy are starting up at the Baptist Church), then headed to the skate park for 5 hours of youth night! As part of that time, we watched a great movie presented by Billy Graham organization called "Something to Sing About."

My days aren't usually that eventful, and often that's a good thing. It's a mistake to go onto the mission field thinking every day is going to be action packed, just one ministry activity after another. There are days when my main thing is just to run a skate session, making sure the kids are following the rules and are safe, that they have the kind of environment where they can experience God's love for them, and that I'm here if they want someone to talk to or if they encounter a problem. But I function as part of a ministry team, and I know that the role I play helps the others be able to do different things. As a ministry team, we have two house churches (one in Spanish and one in English), a children's church (Spanish AWANA program), Skate sessions four days a week, weekly youth nights (sometimes with Bible study), plus a lot of purposeful time spent mentoring and encouraging believers! On top of that there are all the administrative responsibilities, facilities management, and struggles of living on a tight budget in small town in a foreign country! And I love it all.

Recently God has been showing me that He can be worshipped in so many different ways. I believe God can appreciate skateboarding that is done for His glory. When a Christian athlete gives it their all, pushing the limits of their God-given abilities, surely God smiles upon that. The apostle Paul said that we can eat and drink for God's glory, soI don't see why we can't skate for His glory too!

It is with that thought that I put together this little video from Friday's youth night. Enjoy, and to God be the glory!