Events

Beyond Sight Pre-Screening

The idea behind bringing Beyond Sight to our Church was simple.  We wanted to reach the un-churched and breathe some new life into our youth program. 

The process was grueling; we started with no budget and little to no support.  I had almost given up several times but just when I thought the idea was dead, God would open up another door just wide enough to get me motivated. 

I first had to identify a “Champion” in the church; someone besides me that thought this was a good idea.  Once I had them I was able to gain support from key players (people that would volunteer to help out for free).  These key people included sound, lighting, and other tech guys that usually charge money for their services.

In order for this to be a successful outreach I had to identify a local business outside of the Church to help spread the word.  This came in the form of a local Surf Shop.  They supplied prizes and helped make this outreach legit, and not just another “Church” event. With these key people in place we started to gain momentum.  I put a few of the students in charge of the social media and watched God work.

We had over 350 people attend, not one, but two bands, and a handful of sponsors that gave away prizes and helped us spread the word. Walking on Water did more than their part.  They came in and put on a professional show that was core enough for the surfers in the audience and tied God in perfectly.  Bryan Jennings did a great job putting the message together.  He did not come off as “preachy” or “uncool,” but was able to drive the message home enough for the most mature Christians in the audience.

Beyond Sight Movie Update

It seems like every week we have new exciting things going on with the Beyond Sight movie production!  Derek Rabelo was in Hawaii for December, January and February then he went home to Brazil for one week before coming here to California for six days of filming in March.  We had a very productive week including being on the San Diego and Oahu news (Watch here: http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/Blind-surfer-inspires/-/8905354/19133354/-/k1xtb5z/-/index.html) and filming a scene at a Sambazon Acai restaurant, a Panera Bread restaurant, surfing sessions, and Derek's interview.  Derek was also the guest speaker at a disabled technology convention (Thank you www.deque.com) where he really encouraged many people including the Denny family whose daughter was in a car accident and almost lost 100% of her sight. Bryan Jennings and Derek were both guest speakers at Shoreline Church in San Clemente, which is a church of about 800 people who were very excited to meet Derek.  The next day they filmed with Shannon Quirk from the Surf Channel (www.thesurfchannel.com) and they also encourage about 100 young kids at a school where Derek led the blindfolded kids around the classroom.  Another highlight of this trip was introducing Derek to the Graham family who has been very inspired by his story especially because their two year old son Kelptyn has a rare blood disease and has had two bone marrow transplants, many surgeries, and is now blind.  Kelptyn's dad Matt is a surfer and he is very thankful to know through Derek's story that Kelptyn's life will also be full of adventures.  To read more about Kelptyn you can go to his parents' blog here:  http://thehoneygrahams.weebly.com/index.html.  To finish the week we had a special Beyond Sight update night at the Wentz' home.  Next steps are to film in Brazil as we edit the movie and plan out the world tour!  Thank you for all your prayers and support!     www.beyondsightmovie.com  

Join Us In Hawaii To Meet Bethany Hamilton

Attention Bethany Fans!!! We wanted to inform you of a special event we have coming up this November!! We are hosting a family surf camp in Hawaii THIS November 10^th and 11^th and have just recently decided to open the camp up to a few of Bethany's female friends who are ages 16 and up! 

The purpose of the trip is to extend to you the opportunity to join us on one of the most beautiful islands and experience God through the sport of surfing in warm water!!! More importantly than surfing, we hope to encourage you and help you to grow in your faith. Each morning we will diging into Gods’ word as a group and each afternoon we will be participating in an outreach project in conjunction with Surfing the Nations- a local ministry on Oahu.

Oh, and did we mention you get to meet Bethany Hamilton?! That’s right, Bethany will be making an appearance one day of the camp to spend time with all in attendance. (day is to be determined depending on her schedule)

The details of the Trip are as follows:

Cost is $ 450 and includes the following:

Lodging at the Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki for the dates of the 9th, 10,th 11th

Surf lessons

Surf supplies (Surfboard, wax, leash)

Meet and Greet with Bethany Hamilton

Transportation to/from airport

*Food and airfare are not included

-We will be eating as a group so we recommend $10-$15 per meal.

-We recommend you fly into the Honolulu International Airport on the 9^th

  depart on the 12^th.

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED so if you are age 16 or up and are interested in attending, please speak with your parent/legal guardian and have him/her email alli@walkingonwater.com or call her at (760) 438-1111 By October 19^th.

If you are interested in attending with your family or parent/guardian please visit our website http://walkingonwater.com/photos/hawaii-family-missions-trip/ for specific information pertaining to our family camp as the prices are different.

Thanks so much. We hope to see you there!

Help Us Kickstart the Beyond Sight Film

Will you please consider becoming one of our "Backers" on our Kickstarter.com fundraising campaign for our new movie titled Beyond Sight?  This inspiring movie is about Derek Rabelo from Brazil who was born blind but still went on to accomplish his dream of surfing the big waves of Pipeline.  The tagline for the film is, "A true champion lives by faith, not by sight".  Please go to www.beyondsightmovie.com to view the trailer, read the film synopsis, and support the movie!  Thank you so much!