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FACEPLANT SKATE TOUR 2007 - Pier Park

PIER PARK SKATE PARK ***

A few of us got a chance to go skate up Pier Park skate park in Portland, Oregon last Friday, May 10, 2007. Kyle and Blaine didn't have school so the three of us cruised with Jacob, youth pastor at Walnut Grove, and a couple of his youth to Pier Park. It's not too far from the Couve which is nice. They have three different bowls; small, medium and large, including a full-pipe in the big bowl. The street skating portion is alright. You can get a cool run going if you start at the top and work your way back in a giant "U." There are some really steep transitions in the street section which makes wall rides fun. They have a couple of handrails and a six stair. The park is defintely stronger in the vert side of things. We had fun, though. Launching out of the ski jump on the far side of the street section seemed to be the obstacle of choice that day. Our guys and the Walnut Grove crew landed some sick tricks. I think I'll put the video of Blaine and Kyle skating the full-pipe on MySpace. Overall, I give Pier Park a three star rating.

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Christian Jung

Youth Pastor

"The Lord added...those who were being saved."

Acts 2:47, "And every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved."

Last Thusday we had 5 more youth at FacePlant SkateChurch give their hearts to Christ. Then, yesterday, at Tuesday night FacePlant Middle School youth group we had 8 visitors who asked Jesus Christ to forgive them of their sins and come into their lives. Seems like new youth are giving their lives to Christ every other day. That makes 49 new believers since the beginning of 2007 and 129 new believers since the beginning of 2006 at FacePlant Ministries! I think we have a New Testament church going on at FacePlant Ministries! If the angels rejoice over one sinner that repents, there has been some partying going on in heaven lately.

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Christian Jung

Youth Pastor

The Youth Group I Always Dreamed Of Having

The Youth Group I Always Dreamed Of Having

I don't know if you guys remember me saying this before at FacePlant Ministries, but when I was a young(er) youth pastor in Hayward, California at the age of 21, there was a youth group in San Lorenzo where the students that attended were on fire for God. They would go into their schools and lead fellow students to Christ. They would lay hands on the sick and they would be healed. they would bring their Bibles to school and pray. They would stand up for Jesus in every situation. That was the kind of youth group I always dreamed of having and pastoring. My dreams have come true. FacePlant Ministries is full of on-fire Christians who are turning the world upside down. We've been having some prayer and worship sessions before youth group on Tuesday nights. Middle school students...I'll say it again...Middle School students are receiving gifts of teaching, evangelism, healing, helps, discerning of spirits and tongues. PRAISE THE LORD! Also, we have had 7 more young people come to Christ during the month of April. That makes 36 conversions since the beginning of 2007, and 116 conversions since the beginning of 2006! WOW! Most youth ministries don't see this kind of fruit after ten years of labor. Thank you God for blessing Whipple Creek Church with such a vital youth ministry.

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Christian Jung

Youth Pastor

FacePlant Lock-In Video

BAPTISMS AND CHILD DEDICATIONS ON VIDEO

FACEPLANT SKATE TOUR 2007 - Woodburn and Wilsonville

FACEPLANT SKATE TOUR 2007
We started our FacePlant Skate Tour 2007 during Spring Break because you guys didn't have school. Yesterday, April 3rd, 2007, we kicked off our skate tour by heading to Woodburn Skate Park and then Wilsonville Skate Park. This time around it was me, Jonas, Josh, Wayne, Travis, Michael and Brandon.

WOODBURN SKATE PARK ****
Woodburn has a really good skate park overall. I really like the amount of handrails and small stairs which makes it easier for the less daring skaters (like me). Josh and Michael pretty much ripped up the rails. They have a bowl which is sketchy at best. They have a really smooth hip which made for good flip tricks. Wayne landed his half-cab heel flip. Josh stuck a fakie big-flip. I finally landed my pressure flip after many tries. Michael almost hit a tre-flip and Travis nearly got his nollie kick-flip down. They have a few levels where you can pick up speed, hitting grinds and slides on the hubba. I'm glad we hit Woodburn first. I give it a four star rating.

WILSONVILLE SKATE PARK *
After we skated Woodburn for a while we hit the Wilsonville Skate Park. This isn't really even much of a park. It consists of two quarter pipes, one bigger and one smaller, a ledge, a rail and a pyramid. The problem is they are made out of skate-lite and metal and have super slippery surfaces. If you land a trick a little off you slide out and get hurt. Also there's not much room to skate. We all landed a few tricks and had fun with a game of SKATE which I think Josh won. I wouldn't ever recommend hitting this "park" and give it a one star rating.

Christian Jung
Youth Pastor

FACEPLANT Youth Get Baptized

Taking The Next Step
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Some of the youth that have given their lives to Christ at FacePlant Ministries got baptized at Whipple Creek Church last Sunday, April 1st, 2007. Many relatives and friends joined us Sunday morning as we celebrated our youth taking the next step in their walk of faith by getting baptized. It was an awesome experience. I had the chance to baptize Brandon Clymer, Dakota Wawrzyniak, Eric Mullen, John Mason (and his dad), Tom Kaczmarek, Dakota McElhemey, Devin Lerback, Chris Perez, Josh Holbrook and Kirk Jr. I am SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS who chose to be marked as a Christ follower through baptism. Many of you guys who wanted to get baptized couldn't this time because you had to be somewhere else. Don't worry. At the beginning of June we will have baptisms again...so you can sign up to get baptized then. God is raising up an army of warriors out of FacePlant Ministries.

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Christian Jung

Youth Pastor