Skate Outreach 

Our skate ministry is taking off in a big way here in Coban, Guatemala! We now have six pro-style ramps that we are using for outreach and evangelism. It is a great tool for us to get to know and build relationships with the local skaters. In August 2009, a skateboarding mission‘s team came to help build the ramps and kick off the project. The school gym that we were borrowing for our skate sessions and outreach recently got a new paint job. At our skate session in November, we checked to see if the ramps were causing any damage and we noticed that the metal on the bottom left marks on the floor. We are not longer able to use the gym so we are currently using the same school parking lot. The parking area is uncovered and located in Guatemala’s Northern Highlands, a region that receives about one-hundred inches of rainfall annually. Also, the parking area belongs to one of Coban’s most popular Christian schools and is often unavailable. We are attempting to hold several skate sessions and one Bible study for skaters each week, but the rainy climate and limited availability are what we are up against.and share the gospel with them. Our vision is to have a permanent place for this ministry. Our current circumstances are limiting our effectiveness because we don‘t have a facility. The biggest challenge is to find something in the surrounding city of Coban so that more people could have access to it. Please help us pray for this dream to become a reality so that we can make a permanent difference in the lives of the young people in Guatemala. The next skate mission’s trip is scheduled for July 7-16, 2010. If you would like more info about the trip, send us an email

Video description by Steven Rice Jr:

Since our skateboard ramps are still fairly new and they are no skate parks around, a lot of the local skaters are still learning how to skate the ramps. This clip shows that in a rather humorous way. The term “drop in” means that they start at the top of the quarter pipe and drop off the top. The majority of them did get the hang of it off camera, but I thought you all might like to see this part of the learning process.