Worship and Ride 2011
Over New Years we held our annual Worship and Ride event. Which brings sfc chapters together to… worship and ride. Here are some stories from that weekend.
This weekend, we saw Gods faithfulness in two encounters on the mountain that truly sought to bring him glory. On the 31st as a crew from Edmonton gathered up to hit the slopes, they met Jakob. Lillian says, “We met Jakob riding by himself because all of his friends had ditched him early on. As we rode together Jakob asked why we constantly waited for one another, and why we were just genuinely stoked for one another. As we continued to ride I got to share a bit about SFC and he shared about Christians in his life, and the genuine love they exuded. The next morning we saw Jakob again, and he explained how he went out new years and described all the partying, alcohol and drugs, and how he wished he had just come and hung out with our crew. Living out our Joy on the mountain is so crazy because it speaks so much more than any ministry we can do on the hill.”
On New Years day Lillian met Melanie. As Lillian rushed to the washroom she said a quick hi to this stranger. But in a rush the conversation didn’t last long, and the crew was headed up to pray at the top of the White Pass chair. A Worship and Ride tradition. Just as they were about to pray, Melanie asked if she could join them for some runs. But before they left Lillian invited her to pray with them. Melanie agreed, saying, “we do dances to Gods on the mountain all the time”, but this was different. After the prayer time she spoke of the pureness and the presence she felt within this group of riders. Lillian says, “She really wanted to stick with the group, she was completely drawn in by who we were. Melanie rode with us the rest of the day, just having fun. SFC really knows how to love, and really knows what family and community is. And the beauty is anyone can step into that no matter what, we just Love! Just that small conversation in the bathroom transformed her level of joy.”
“Just being aware of God encounters, like going to the bathroom, can be totally set up by God and we just need to recognize it. So we can see encounters with his eyes because it changes everything. In SFC we are learning to live with the eyes of the Father on the hill, not eyes for their own.”
By the kingdoms standard worship and ride was a complete success, fun was had, snow was shredded, and people began to experience the fullness and joy that only Jesus can bring.
ZION Snowboards, Ryan Paul Takes First Place
Lights, camera, smoke, ACTION! The NIKE Chosen event exploded Friday night at Mountain High in a sea of sound, strobes, and solid snowboarding. The course consisted of a signature rainbow box painted by madsteez.com, a stair set, a concrete ledge, and three quarterpipes connected by two corrugated tubes. It was Mountain High’s own Ryan Paul who took first and best trick with his backside 360 50/50 on the stair set. Ian Sams took second place with his proper tricks on every feature while Yeager Bailey managed third with his style and flip tricks. Melissa Evans from Big Bear won the Women’s division with her relentless domination of the stair set and quarterpipe.
