After a huge 8-10' swell threatened to cancel the Paddleathon, we went ahead on a clear smooth sunday with a 4-5' south swell pushing us along. About 25 paddlers braved the 20km from Wollongong Harbour to Thirroul beach. Highlights included rounding the Bellambi bombie and guys catching a few big waves, the three standup paddle boards, 15 of our paddlers being first timers, the supportive boat crew and the camaraderie along the way. The winners are our five sponsor kids with Compassion and 3 hours of discomfort for us, is one year of living opportunities for them.
In addition I raised some $3800 for Homes of Hope in Chile where I will be heading off on June 10 to set up a new family home for a displaced family. Mitch Anderson from the surfing centre of Pichilemu and I have been talking and he is stoked that they are not forgotten and I hope to be able to purchase new power tools for Mitch so he can build another 20 houses! It is great to encourage surfers to make a difference using their surfing in service of others. I think Jesus would want us as Christian Surfers to do a whole lot more of this!
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