What: SKATE IT UP 2013 It’s 2013 and I can’t believe we’re doing this for our 6th year or so. I think back to the start of it all….as a skater pushes through the parking lot of our church pastor Sal sees him and thinks “we need to give skaters a place too” so he had a small skatepark built in the parking lot by the Truth Student building. Mike Smith was the youth pastor and Frank Dana was an intern and I was just some guy that wanted to serve. Thanks Sal for including skaters, thanks Frank for getting it started and giving skate it up a name , thanks Mike for asking me to help out, I never thought it would lead to this. This year we will have a true man of God, pro skater and now my friend Brian Sumner back to join us again. He has encouraged me through his testimony and through his social media presence, through the years. We are also able to get one of Brian’s local friend’s Josh Harmony to join us. I’m stoked about this year’s event, we’ve got 4 trips to Woodward!! (A big shout out to Woodward for their support and the best action sports camps in the world) a bunch of food and prizes for all who come. Only God knows what next year will bring but this year I’d like the thank our sponsors, Southside, Reliance/Siren skateboards, Skate808 philosophers wheels, Middleman skateboards, Vans, Pro Design pads and Ruben aka “Ya Bro Roo” and Aaron for the rhymes and beats.
As a big bonus this year Brian and Josh will join our youth on Sunday morning at the Truth Student services. Brian will speak and Josh will sing. We hope you can come skate Saturday and come to worship and learn with us Sunday at 8:15 and 9:30.
WHERE: Saturday Southside Skate park 510 Iowa St, South Houston, TX, United States 77587 Sunday The Met at the Truth Building 13000 Jones road, Houston Texas 77070
WHEN: Sept 28th the year of our Lord 2013 AD , 11:00 sign up Sunday Sept 29th @ 8:15 and 9:30
This week Josh Borges one of the regular wednesday night skaters at truth park went down to Guadalajara to visit his family for a few weeks. So he asked if he could bring a few TR decks down for some of the kids at the local park. We were glad to help with a few decks. So we will post a some photos of Josh’s trip and pray those decks help. God bless you all and remember the Truth will set you free!
We made a trip out to see the progress on the new skatepark in spring or actually Greenspoint. Things seem to be coming along well. Not too much to see but I thought it would be nice to share a few photos I took. I look forward to riding the concrete waves.
Coming up this fall in sunny Fort Lauderdale Florida. If you are interested in hearing from other skate and action sport ministries, along with a long line up of pros I highly recommend this conference. Action sports conference.
The next two Fridays the TruthRiders will be out and about in Houston. This coming Friday the 8th we will doing a demo at the PABN gym. The 15th we will be at Bethany Church next to Lamar high school. They will be showing the movie Hardflip and we will demo that trick along with other flat ground tricks. We will be talking about one of the local actors in the movie and how he got the part. Come join us we’d love to meet you. Ask for your free copy of the Skate Bible we have 50 to give away.
If you skate and live near Houston Texas you don’t want to miss this. Today January 7th 2013 at 10 am the city will break ground on the 2nd largest skate park in the world. Click the link above for details on where.
Remember God loves you and He is always willing to listen to your prayers. Peace be with you and I hope to see you at the ground breaking.
Another year has passed and we made it through. Team rider Austin Parish along with his friends has put together a Christmas Montage. Skaters included are Taylor, Sergio, Jordan, Kyle, Malcom, Brian, Avery, Cody & Fredy. I know I miss a few names so if it was you please include your name in the comments.
We have added a few new skaters to the TruthRiders team and I plan to update the team riders on the riders static webpage soon. They are Sergio “Little man” Gonzalez, Pedro Silva, Alex Hernadez, & Josiah Dodge Williams, welcome to the team!
The TruthRiders are here to spread the love of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. We strive to be a light in the darkness of this world through our example of giving back to the community. Jesus said “love the Lord your God and second to that Love your neighbor as you love yourself. If you would like us to pray for you, or you would like to know more about Christ and the TruthRiders you can contact us at 832-630-2194 or jchocutt@gmail.com
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