About 2 years ago, while the park was still in operation, a young man walked into the shop and introduced himself as “Habacuc.”  After a couple back and forths of making sure I got the pronunciation correct, a conversation about skateboarding went down.  It eventually morphed itself into a conversation about God.  Low and behold, Habacuc and his wife Liz were missionaries to Chile, sharing the love of Christ to the hundreds of street kids that were outside in the plaza near their home.  Part of this street culture was skateboarding, and this guy has a passion for these lost street kids.   I instantly was moved and wanted to help in any way that I could.  We started taking donations for Habacuc’s ministry: boards, wheels, trucks, whatever our customers didn’t want anymore that was still usable. We sorted, boxed, and shipped to Chile boxes of gear to Habacuc so he could distribute and bless his skaters.  Now as things look different for us here in the States,  the seeds of giving can still be seen, as they are being watered by Habacuc and Liz. You can check out their ministry at Urban Action.  Maybe we will see some new Cinders as a result of a possible future trip to Chile with our team!

It is the stories that we hear back from the people around us that keep the fires of Cinder going.  If you have a story, we would love to hear it.  Just drop us a line on our contact page.