Skateboarding for God Video provided by: Power to Change
Christian Hosoi was, with Tony Hawk, a leader of the early skateboarding movement. By age 12, he was the top amateur in the nation: at 14, he turned pro. Fans who revered him as god-like nicknamed Christian “Christ,” and the young superstar accommodated them by inventing his signature trick – the “Christ Air” – which mirrored the image of Christ on the cross. He was however in no way a Christian. After developing a drug addiction, he was sentenced to ten years in jail for possession with intent to distribute. Yet in jail he discovered a truly meaningful life: “I’m a professional skateboarder. I’ve accomplished a lot of things and I’ve gotten a lot of fame and glory but nothing compares with being a child of God,” he says. What does “being a child of God” mean to you? Would you like to discover what it means personally?
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