Skate Event Update

It's been awhile now since the Revolution Youth Ministry skate event, but I did promise that I would put up some pictures and give an update on how it all went down. So here you have it. For months prior to the event Omar and Stephanie put many, many hours into organizing all the little details that must be covered to legally shut a street down in downtown Ensenada. As you can imagine there were piles of redtape to work through that kept on going right until the end. They found out only days before that they had to hire an ambulance and police officers to work the event in case anything happend. Permits were needed, Business owners on the street had to sign a release allowing the event to go forward and so on.



Finally the day came, the pro skaters with King Of Kings Skate Ministry(KKSM) arrived in San Diego where I met them and hopped a ride. It was time to set up the ramps. KKSM brought a trailer full of ramps down that they donated to the Revolution Ministry which was an awesome blessing. Thanks guys! Finally the skating began. A lot of local talent got to show their stuff and we had a great competition. The KKSM skaters did a demo for quite awhile and Zac set the pace displaying some crazy talent. We even had a suprise guest show up that added to the whole night. Danny Way and his brother were wandering around downtown when they came across the event. If you don't know who Danny Way is, Google him. He is one of the biggest skaters of all time and is best known for the fact that he jumped the Great Wall of China on a skateboard. Incredible. He put up a $100 bill to judge an improptu trick comp.
Side note-I ended up running into Danny a few weeks later in Ikea and stalked him for 45 minutes while he talked on his cell before I was able to chat with him. I told him where I had seen him and thanked his for stopping by and let him know how cool that was for everyone involved. He was really stoked to hear about the skate ministry and offered help if it was ever needed. Good guy.
The night ended with Eli sharing his testimony and giving an awesome gospel message of grace and love. A bunch of the kids there came forward to pray and invite Christ into their lives. It was a really beautiful time. Praise God for what He did!

Photography is fun

Hey everyone! Here are a few pictures from last weekends house builds in TJ. We did 3 houses with a company from Chicago and had a great time. All 3 of the family's were absolutely lovely as usual and will have a very special place in everyones heart's. One of the family's even made roasted chicken for the team which made me so happy after I talked about how much I was craving roasted chicken all weekend. The best part of the weekend for me was that a man who received a home last month came and worked harder than anyone else all weekend because he wanted to be a part of blessing someone in the same way he and his family were blessed. I remember when we were saying goodbye to him last month, one of the team members said to him, "this home is a free gift to you from us and a demonstration of God's love for you. But it dosn't stop there, now it is up to you to spread the love and the blessing to others who are in need." To see this man serving another in his community was such beautiful proof of how God touched his heart. I was training my new friend and roomate Chrissy in doing the team photography which was a lot of fun.



Coolest space toys ever!








Many people's living conditions












Airborne and lovin it










One of the precious and deserving family's receiving a home












Handing over the word










Figuring out the funkiest electrical job ever...4 hours later












Looking into the future











Welcome to my life











Teamwork












Border town












Dreamin











Hecho en Mexico












Bird in captivity











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