Together with Reghert van Zyl from Aleph Surf we represented South Africa at the training. Other countries that were represented included Kenya, Tanzania, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and locals from Ghana.

We rented a house with space for 18 people and we all stayed together during the weekend of the training.

Sport ministry coaches from Sierra Leone, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya:

We also did skimboarding outreaches in Keta and Accra, Ghana.

Many children got saved and Raphael from Accra started a weekly skim club. He will also help locals to make their own skimboards.

On the Saturday we did the skateboard and rollerblade competition and outreach for the skate community in Accra.

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We had such a rad time and managed to do 9 best trick comps in just 13 days! It was a privilege to have done all the events with these guys. They serve the skate industry but firstly God. I am proud to call them friends.

Each stop had its own flavour and it was an all round unforgettable experience.

Thanks to all the locals who came out to each best trick event. You guys made it happen and it was great to meet new, awesome people.

And a super big thanks to Louis Mans who hosted us in Bloem, to Daniel Mcbride and his family who hosted us in Durban and to Frank Joubert who hosted us in Pretoria. These are people with big hearts and we pray that God will multiply what they have sown.

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These ramps were still stationed in Franschoek before moving it and it was quite a mission to get it on the trailer and take it through to Cape Town. Please let me know if you would like to help us get the other ramps to the I2B Somerset West park (this is the old Knysna skatepark that has been donated to I2B. Thanks so much to Marc Kent.)

Thanks to Bruce, Josh, Connor, Godfrey, Max, Zemke, Gareth, Dylan and CS Cape Town for helping us to move, setup and set-down the ramps.

We were so honored to have Gareth and Dylan from Nelspruit join us at the event. Gareth has been in charge of CS Mphumalanga and runs Gsk8t. His total commitment to the Lord is evident to everyone who meets him.

It was great to also have the opportunity to share the CS vision with some leaders.

The best part of the day was to have a national CS gathering/RadTalk and to pray together for UltimateX and CS.

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During the evening of the event we had CS National RadTalk (a time of sit down and sharing about what God is doing in our lives).  AD Henderson shared his radical testimony and Josh shared about why he skates for Jesus. Thanks for the pics JJ van Rooyen.

After the sharing session, everyone exhausted and couldn’t wait to catch some shut-eye!

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It was so encouraging to be able to talk about what CSA and CS Brazil do and to share the vision that God has placed on our hearts.

After eating a lot of take ways, we were more than spoiled with some home made, traditional Brazilian food!

What’s great about the Skate House, is that they are busy building a skatepark at the back of the house.

They already finished the mini ramp section (and very creatively decided to keep the tree to form part of it!).

It is great to see how CS Brazil loves the local skaters and how the Skate House is a safe place where people can come hang out and find hope in Jesus.

CS Brazil also took us to their local skatepark and we were amazed at how busy and alive the park was.

We ended our day with John blessing us with some more delicious Brazilian food!

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CS Bloem – It was great seeing the guys from CS Bloem again. They have been so diligent in running their CS small groups and we stand in faith that more and more skaters will join.

Congratulations to Ramza for winning the best trick comp – enjoy reading your Skaters Bible!

CS Pretoria – We held an evening event at the Menlyn Skatepark in Pretoria. We are excited about Rudolf Marais who has decided to start a CS Pretoria group very soon!

CS Joburg – We were pleasantly surprised at NCCB Church’s awesome skatepark in Johannesburg. When we got to the park Angelo Taufmann already did most of the setup for us and we had very little to prepare. We had a skateboarding and BMX best trick comp with mainly locals competing. We are still looking for someone who would be willing to start a Christian Skaters group at this park and we believe that God will lay it on the right person’s heart.

CS Nelspruit – We partnered with Gareth Green from gsk8t and CS Mpumalanga while doing the event in Nelspruit. Gareth and his wife organised some refreshments and the NG Church South sponsored burgers for the event – what a blessing! It was great taking hands with Gareth and we are really looking forward to what the Lord has for him and the ministry in Nelspruit!

CS Durban – The weather wasn’t very favorable when we held the event in Durban. Before the competition started dark clouds covered the skatepark and we asked the Lord if He would please intervene. Just as we started the competition, the skies opened up right above the skatepark and stayed open for the duration of the event – praise God!

It was great meeting Brandon O’Neil and his wife, Carla, who will be heading up CS Durban. They really go all out for God’s Kingdom and have already started planning for next year’s event!

We also held a Christian Skimmers best trick comp at Umhlanga during our visit to Durban. The waves weren’t great but it was still awesome to meet up with other skimboarders and to share the love of skimming! Thomas Beesley will be looking into starting a Christian Skimmers group in Durban.

CS Port Alfred – We didn’t plan on doing an event at Port Alfred but during our travels we received a message from Carol-Anne asking if we would like to also do one there. Carol-Anne runs gymnastic clubs in a warehouse and also has the old Quicksilver mini ramp of Port Alfred on the premises. Her son, Steven, is a very talented skater and wants to get more involved in Christian Skaters. It was so refreshing spending time with them and we pray that God will guide them in taking CS further in Port Alfred.

CS JBay – Christian Skaters partnered with the Element Skatepark and held a best trick comp at the Christian Skater Bowl. We really enjoyed the atmosphere the skaters and the supporters brought. Thank you to Jason Mendonca and Dyallan Knox for helping to organize and judge the event. We know that God is going to use this bowl to reach many young skaters.

CS George – SkateLab Skatepark ran their annual local skate comp on this particular Saturday but they allowed us to join in. The day turned out longer than we expected but it was worth every second. Thank you to Patrick Miller for allowing us to do the best trick comp and also for being able to share about Christians Skaters afterwards.

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