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Skateboard kings jump for Jesus to bring ministry to boarders

The scruffy, tattooed skateboarders performing high, 360-degree turns and flying through U-shaped ramps are accustomed to stares from parents who don't know an ollie from a hippie jump, reports Ecumenical News International. "The way we look - the tattoos, the earrings - people automatically think, 'Who are these guys?'" says Darren Wells, cofounder of King of Kings Skateboard Ministry, part of a growing attempt to connect with a subculture of youth who feel alienated from the mainstream. "It's funny to see peoples' faces, but this is a new era," says Wells. "We Christians are called to let this generation know about Jesus."

[01/25/2008]

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