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Hello family and friends in Christ,
I am writing to you to thank you for all the support and prayers for Kaya and I prior to and during our recent mission trip to England. We were blessed to be part of the skatepark at Creationfest.
Creation Fest is an annual Christian Music Festival that was held in Wadebridge, Cornwall. Creation Fest is FREE to attend - visitors can simply turn up and enjoy. The vision of the festival is to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ through contemporary Christian music. Creation Fest offers something for all the family with a full programme of music, teaching seminars, workshops, sports activities, films, 'Creation Kids' and family fun (programme).
There was tons of work to be done, some long days, some rain, and cold weather, but the amazing things far outweighed any of the negative. We were able to spend a week with families that returned each day. We built relationships and were able to minister to both Christians and non-Christians alike. Through our ministry, Christian Skaters, we were able to bring over a pro skater named Zac Archuleta. It was an amazing encouragement and answered pray for Zac as he had been praying for opportunities to grow in ministry. After sharing 3 times a day for 7 days, the Lord grew him and used him as a tool to reach so many of the youth in Cornwall. Kaya and I were able to teach many girls to skate and spend time getting to know them and pray with them. We meet several families who loved the Lord but did not know where they fit in the family of Christ. We were able to encourage them and show them that the Lord made us each to stand out for Him and to not simply fit into some cookie-cutter shape. We were able to encourage them as the unique person that God created them to be and help them to see that we can still be ourselves but shine for Him in the world. The last day of the festival, almost every kid that we had spoken to during the week walked up to accept the Lord. It was amazing!
After the festival, the park was moved to a spot only 40 minutes away and will now be used as a full time ministry in the area. We are praying that the Lord opens doors this year for the 2010 home of the park. The immediate area has tons of skaters and the public transportation does not allow these youth to travel the 40 minutes needed. Please continue to pray for the Lord to open up a way to move next year's park to a building in Wadebridge.
We also are asking for your help. We are still $1,800 short on the cost of our trip. We know that the Lord is our provider and have faith that He will help us repay this debt. We ask that you pray about how you might be able to partner with us on this trip and future skate missions so that we may continue to share the gospel to youth through skateboarding.
Donations can be made three ways:
1. online through a secure transaction at http://www.causes.com/ChristianSkaters
2. mail a check to Christian Skaters, 5290 NE 14 Avenue, Pompano Beach, FL 33064 with Creationfest or Skate Missions in the memo
3. directly to Calvary Chapel by mailing a check payable to them at 2401 W Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (BE SURE TO PUT OUR NAMES AND UK MISSION TRIP IN THE MEMO)
Again, we thank you each for being a tool that the Lord used to bring so many to the Lord during the trip. I was a blessing to be able to share this mission experience with such an amazing little girl who loves the Lord and 14 brothers and sisters in Christ.
Check out the photos of the trip at http://www.creationfest.org.uk/p... and on Facebook
God Bless,
Toni Frallicciardi
PS-Thanks to Lauren for the amazing photo!
