Snowboarders+Skiers For Christ - New Zealand

Do you need a Ride to Ohakune

Ben — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:38:50 +0000

haet here all for those of you that are in the Wellington area that are going to the snow this weekend and stuck for a ride

The Endless Season

Josh Menning — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:13:29 +0000

SURF & SNOW Discipleship Training School

Dear Friends,

Bonjour from Biarritz, France, a city by the sea renowned for its surf and summer sun. Biarritz is located about 200 kilometers south of Bordeaux and just 20 kilometers north of the Spanish border. With the sea at our doorstep and the summit a short 45-minute drive away, Biarritz is a board-riders paradise. As we are situated only a 5-minute walk from the beach, you can surf every morning and easily commute to the nearest Pyrenees’ peak for an afternoon on the mountain.

At YWAM Biarritz, we are passionate about God and surfing/snowboarding. In October, 2011, we are holding a Discipleship Training School (DTS) to gather and challenge surfers, snowboarders, and skiers to worship, listen to, and obey God. The challenge is not only for young boarders to go further in their God-given talents, but also to be inspired to cultivate growth in their relationship with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

As a season set aside for “knowing God and making Him known,” the DTS is a model for all of life. The DTS kicks off with a 12-week topical lecture phase. With guest speakers coming to us from around the world, we have teaching on topics like the Nature and Character of God, the Father Heart of God, The Lordship of Jesus, Hearing the Voice of God, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, and other biblical principles. The teaching goals are to help students develop Christ-like character, sharpen their relational abilities, and further equip them to serve God. Our vision is to see every student convinced of God’s perfect faithfulness, knowing that He always fulfills and never restricts.

Living in such close proximity to the beach provides the opportunity for students to surf daily. Starting the DTS late in the year suggests cooler weather and brisk water temps; however, the change of seasons will bring snow-capped mountains, allowing the nearby slopes to open for afternoon snowboarding.

Surfing, snowboarding, and skiing come increasingly into focus during the “outreach” phase of the DTS. This second phase allows students the opportunity to live out the mandate of “…making Him known” among the nations. YWAM Biarritz is called to serve North and West Africa as well as the Middle East. While abroad, we aim to use our own gifts and abilities in conjunction with surfing and snowboarding to open doors for sharing the gospel. After outreach, students will return to France for graduation at the end of March.

Please check out our website at: www.ywambiarritz.com

Snow at Ruapehu Finally

admin — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:47:25 +0000

Hey Team,

It finally looks like Ruapehu and got some snow and lots of it, which is awesome as it seemed it was a bit late this year. Check out the pics. Lets hope for many more dumps like this one

Apparently knoll ridge has more snow than last year as of now, check out this article from snow.co.nz

Dan

Burton Open 2011

Tim Nugteren — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:46:52 +0000

Massive opportunity to serve at the Burton Open this year – 9th till 13th august at Cardrona Resort – Wanaka. SFC is on catering for the riders and vip’s! mellow deal but will require some effort and some passionate crew! contact Tim if your keen to be involved! and keep praying for SNOW!!!!!!

QUEENSTOWN TRIP

Andre Posthuma — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:13:55 +0000

So SFCers. Anyone keen for a queenstown trip in the second week of the school holidays? Im thinking 25th-29th of July. Staying in QT at a camp ground or something and hitting up the local hills including wanaka? If anyone’s keen, drop me a line do it….

Maybe the QT crew want to join us for the festivites? Dave… do it

Networking Ruapehu

Jessie Corbett — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:26:45 +0000

Anyone coming to Ruapehu who wants to hook up / connect with other keen winter bunnies, I’m keen on getting people together to have some sweet fun and God glorifying times on and off the mountain. I’m based in Ohakune for the season so if you’re coming for the weekend or staying for the season, get in touch and we’ll go from there. Email me using the below form – look forward to hearing from ya!

Music

Aleisha Greening — Tue, 24 May 2011 06:26:47 +0000

Sitting at work on the computer designing, listening to my snowboarding music- So i feel like I’m up on the mountain

DUNEDIN…….Stepping it up!

Tim Nugteren — Tue, 17 May 2011 06:25:19 +0000

Props to Michael Gilling for stepping up to kick off a Dunedin SFC this year, Everyone please keep Mike and his plans in your prayers, If you or anyone you know is from that area and would be keen then T it up. Lets pray BIG because we have a BIG and AWESOME God, He along can make this happen!

Do us proud Bro!

God is moving in NZee

Tim Nugteren — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:28:23 +0000

exciting times for NZ SFC!!!!! over the past few weeks/months we have had keen interest to start new chapters! 3 of them in fact, Queenstown, Dunedin and Ohakune! keep these in your prayers! God blesses those who seek him! if you or anyone you know lives in these areas and might be keen to get involved in planting a chapter let me know! boom, stoked on whats happening! God is great!

Making it happen!

David Hockly — Mon, 02 May 2011 04:31:18 +0000

Hey!

So I am totally just checking out how this works. Stoked to see the effort that people have been putting in. I can’t believe we can serve God doing something as cool as snowboarding. Then I’m reminded that our God is the creator of snow and had boarding in mind when he made it. Hallelujah, what a saviour!