A Missions Journey like no other

This past year has definately been an interesting one.

Roy Harley of Sonsurf has a way of describing Gods secret plan and when I started gymnastics I happened to befriend 2 brothers Gideon and Wehan Du Preez and when they left the club God made certain that I keep up in contact with them and last year after a series of events joint up with the one brother being Gideon (who also just happens to have a passion for skateboarding) and together we help run Pause Skateboarding, a christian skateboarding association put into place with reaching the Kempton Park community of skateboarders with the gospel. Interesting how God brought me from gymnastics into something so big and massive. I felt the calling into Pause Skateboarding last year about a year ago during the EBC Missions week of 2009 and one thing I remember is in April we had 1 day camp and being 2am in the morning and everyone just pretty much pulling an all nighter (even leaders) God provided me a chance to minister to a troubled teen (due to confidentiality I wont reveal the nature of his troubles) and since then I have become a mentor to this kid and I even went on to share some scripture I found during the easter Period.


Col 1:15  He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Col 1:16  For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him.
Col 1:17  And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Col 1:18  And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
Col 1:19  For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
Col 1:20  and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

Since then changes have happened Pause Skateboarding has gained 2 more leader bringing it up to 4 now:
Gideon Du Preez (Founder)
Graham Boyd (Myself)
Geo Smit
Kenny Kloppers

but also there is a loss in that the current youth Pastor of the church Pause is responsible for (Werner Teichert) announced 2 weeks ago that he is leaving the post of youth pastor for a better opportunity. I now join in with a church that is close to my heart Honeyridge Baptist by experiencing the transition period between pastors together and its a time when strength needs to prevail and God need to be in control (not that he isn't already because he always has been in control).

I look back and it amazes me that given my history and journey that God opened these doors in one of the most original ways, If I had never become involved with gymnastics none of the above would have happened because I would have never have known the 2 brothers that changed my course of skateboarding ministry forever.