{Pepsi Refresh Project} Ride Nature Challenge

Shortly after October 3rd, 2010 (aka the greatest day of our lives) my wife and I began working on non-profit organization that would share the Gospel message of Jesus Christ through a whole new light. With both of us feeling a strong desire to use our passions to share the TRUTH, the organization “Ride Nature” was formed. The mission of our organization is to give children living in extreme poverty the one of a kind, unique opportunities to Surf and Skateboard. Our purpose is to take those opportunities and share with them a greater gift, that being the truth of Jesus Christ.

It is incredible how the Lord has blessed this ministry in the past year alone. With international trips to San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, Lima and Chiclayo, Peru, and four international trips planned for 2011, it is evident that God has great plans for this ministry. With partnerships with Christian Skaters, Christian Surfers, FCA International, and Untitled Skateboards, featured stories in the Eastern Surf Magazine, the Walking on Water newsletter, the Naples Daily News, and on several other websites we are far exceeding our expectations.

We have recently been blessed with some very big donations of boards. Skimboards, Skateboards, and a brand new board that is just about to come out, the “Shore Surfer.” All tools that we will be able to use to share the message of Jesus Christ. As is the case with many non-profit organizations, raising support seems to be the toughest struggle and the biggest obstacle to overcome. Although we have recently been blessed with these huge donations, we are still far from our overall goal to accomplish everything we have dreamed and financial support continues to be one of the major needs for the organization. As we have drastically grown in the last year so has our operating budget. The cost to transport boards, clothes, school supplies continues to be one of our largest expenses. As a huge answer to prayer, we were recently accepted as one of the finalists for the Pepsi Refresh Project $50,000 grant. The grant is entirely based off of votes and the top 10 in the end will receive the cash. This grant will allow us to purchase even more boards, deliver those boards, and bless the lives of hundreds children all around the world. BUT, we NEED your help. Your VOTE. Your SUPPORT. The voting is only open until Jan 31st. But you can vote EVERYDAY. So we ask that you would consider doing so. You can vote by texting 105224 to PEPSI (73774). It’s free. It’s easy. Please do it. You can also vote by visitingwww.refresheverything.com/ridenature. If you would like to visit our site and learn more about the Ride Nature organization and the impact we are making around the world you can visit us at www.ridenature.com. If you have any questions or if you would like to find out how you can get involved send us a message at info@ridenature.com.