ABOUT THE TRIP
California has always had a special place in our heart. With numerous friends, organizational partners, not to mention the birthplace of the skate and surf culture all in one place, what’s not to love? But with our headquarters based on the other side of the United States, most of the time….California feels like it’s on the other side of the world.
We received a call with an invitation to partner alongside a large city wide outreach effort taking place in the Los Angeles area. The mission was to mobilize leaders and to blanket LA county with volunteer efforts each serving in different ways. From back to school events, medical clinics, to aid distribution, the goal was show love to the community of LA like they had never experienced. We accepted the invitation and as a result we did what we knew best. We brought Skateboards.
Our goal was to host 15 events in 5 days. It seemed ambitious, and quickly the reality of what we had committed to began to set in. The vision for Ride Nature is that every individual within the action sports community would have the chance to hear, see, and respond to the Gospel. So naturally the more skaters we could reach in those few days while we were on the West Coast, the better. Romans 10:17 tells us, “Faith comes from hearing and hearing through the Word.” This was our goal for this trip specifically; to share the Gospel with as many skaters as we possibly could. We are so excited to continue this series while sharing the stories of how God is using action sports to impact the world. We hope you enjoy Episode 12 - "California".
EPISODE LOCATION: Southern California | United States
PRAYER REQUESTS
& LONGTERM VISION
Our hope and prayer is to continue setting up regional hubs through the organization that would each act as training facilities to impact those parts of the world. We currently have two bases, one in Florida and one in Nicaragua. Our prayer is to establish a permanent presence in California with a discipleship program, local outreach, and the opportunity to train, equip, and empower a movement of leadership within the action sports community in that part of the United States. We would love to invite you to join us in this prayer. We are confident it will happen in the Lord’s timing. Whether you are an individual, church, or potential partner ministry, we would love to share more of this vision with you if this is something you would like to be a part of. If you would like to make a donation to support the work we are leading and the vision of continuing to expand to reach every individual within the action sports community globally, you can do so via the link on this page. Thank you so much for your prayers and support which make this all possible.
It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
ISAIAH 55:11
CREDIT/THANKS
PRODUCED BY:
The Ride Nature Organization
DIRECTED, FILMED, AND EDITED BY:
Chris Smith
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Abigail Burke
A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT AND THANKS TO MISSIONS.ME AND 1DAYLA FOR THE INVITATION TO PARTNER ALONGSIDE YOU ALL FOR THIS GATHERING AND EVENT.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE THAT SERVED AND VOLUNTEERED TO IMPACT LA COUNTY IN SUCH A MASSIVE WAY. MANY HANDS TRULY MAKE LIGHT WORK.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT HOSTED US, PARTNERED UP FOR EVENTS, FED US, AND SERVED ALONGSIDE OUR TEAM TO HOST 15 EVENTS IN 5 DAYS. WE WILL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW THE ETERNAL IMPACT THAT WILL COME AS A RESULT FROM THAT WEEK BUT WE DO KNOW THAT WE WERE SO ENCOURAGED AND BLESSED TO GET TO LINK ARMS WITH SO MANY INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUALS. WE COULDN’T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT YOU.
TO THE ENDS