JANUARY 2011
Skateboarding Outreach
We were recently whole day. The highlight of the event for me was when
invited to be the they gave me the opportunity to preach the Gospel to
emcees of a skate- the skaters, BMX riders, and hundreds of spectators. I
boarding competi- proclaimed that Jesus shed His Blood for their sin on
tion hosted by a the cross and described the suffering that He endured
local Christian for their sin. I told them that the only way to be saved is
rad io s ta tio n to repent of their sins and confess with their mouth and
called the Edge believe in their heart that Jesus Christ is Lord and that
Emily and I Emceeing the Grindin’ 104.3 FM. God raised Him from the
180 Skate Event
The event was dead. I had those that listened
held at the covered parking lot of the NCCC mall of pray the prayer of salvation
Davao. Hundreds of people were spectators as scores of with me. It is hard to estimate
young skateboarders and BMX riders came to compete how many people truly ac- Great Worship at the
and show their skills. cepted Jesus at that event, but conference
The great thing about this event was it was all created I’m so thankful to God that
for the purpose of sharing Jesus with this subculture. they had a chance to hear the
The Edge Radio continuously played testimony videos Gospel. I’m also thankful that I had a dream fulfilled of
from professional skateboarders who have given their preaching openly at a shopping mall.
life to Christ while Christian rock bands performed the
“Ask of Me and I
We are so thankful for our Car!
will give the
Emily and I want to grocery store has improved for us. While we are thankful to
express our heartfelt the wonderful missionary who lets us borrow his cool mo- nations as an
thanks to God and torcycle, Emily can now arrive
everyone who prayed somewhere without helmet hair
for us and made and can wear a skirt when she inheritance for
donations for us to wants to. We even have air condi-
purchase our car. tioning for the humid 90 degree you and the ends
We were able to buy a 1978 Chrysler-Mitsubishi Lancer and weather. We also can stay dry
it’s the first car of our married life together. It’s in nice when it rains. Some of you may of the earth for
condition and only needed a few repairs to be roadworthy. have noticed that it looks like a
It was very challenging to find a good used car in the Philip- cool vintage car. The truth is it’s really cool to us Ameri-
pines. Due to the poverty here, many people often don’t cans. Most Filipinos don’t value vintage cars, and culturally your
repair their cars properly. You often see many questionable consider it an “old car.” Thankfully, this mindset helped us
repairs done with inferior parts. I looked at about a dozen get this car for an affordable $1,600. Every other used car possession.”
cars and my trusted mechanic rejected them all until he gave (even old taxis) start at $2,300 plus.
the thumbs up on this one. Having this car changes our We praise and thank God for our cool “old car.” It’s brand
standard of living immensely and makes us more effective. new to us and we are so thankful for God’s blessing in our —Psalms 2:8
Everything from going to a ministry event to going to the lives.
Please Help Us
We need your help to go to the nations and change lives. If have any questions regarding
our ministry, or if you have a prayer request, please call me: (602)903-3964, or email me at:
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