INTERNATIONAL ONLINE GATHERING

September 12, 2020, 21:00 GMT

The Final Countdown:

Welcome to the Christian Surfers Global Surfing Safari, a one day adventure around the world as our family on mission lives life to the full, inspiring each other to create opportunities for every surfer to know and follow Jesus.

It's a three-hour interactive event comprising prerecorded content interlaced with live feed sessions and Zoom breakaway moments. It fits into three separate acts.

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Sep 12, 11am
Honolulu

Sep 12, 2pm
Los Angeles

Sep 12, 4pm
Lima

Sep 12, 5pm
New York

Sep 12, 6pm
Sao Paulo

Sep 12, 10pm
London

Sep 12, 11pm
Cape Town

Sep 13, 5am
Perth

Sep 13, 7am
Sydney

Sep 13, 9am
Auckland

Find out the time where you live

Featuring…

Bethany Hamilton

Most notably known as one of the biggest comeback stories of our era, Bethany Hamilton has become synonymous with inspiration. Her story of determination, faith, and hope has resounded in encouragement worldwide.

Matt Beacham

Matt is a former pro surfer and TV host who spent many years living in California and Oahu, but has returned to his original home of North Carolina where he lives with his wife and two young daughters, serving as Regional Director for CSUS.

Jodene Watling

A former CS Girls Australia Director and current Associate Pastor at Gymea Baptist Church in Australia, Jodene is a frothing surfer and is passionate to see people have opportunity to know and follow God in full living color.

Switchfoot

Switchfoot are a Grammy award winning American rock band from San Diego, California. After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition with the inclusion of four of their songs in the 2002 movie *A Walk to Remember*.

Eric Arakawa

Eric lives and runs his surfboard business on the North Shore, Hawaii. He attends and serves at The Mission North Shore. Eric and his wife helped host the first two CS International Gathering back in 1993 & 1995. He is married to Sue with three adult children.

Roy Harley

Roy is our Christian Surfers International Director. Multi-talented at home with a guitar, kiteboard, camera or surfboard, he was the pioneering national director of CS South Africa and calls the long walls of Jeffreys Bay home.

WIN, WIN, WIN!

Step right up and enter into our Online Gathering sweepstakes. By registering for the Online Gathering you are entering into a draw for a one-of-a-kind, hand-shaped, Eric Arakawa surfboard. This board will be shaped during the Online Gathering, and to the whims of the audience! Vote for what you’d like it to be, the only thing we’re promising is that it’ll be a beaut! Also included is a surf accessory package from RYD Brand to get your stick all kitted out for its maiden voyage.

How it Works

This is a sweepstakes, meaning the winner will be selected at random from the batch of entries we receive. Once you register you’ll have one entry (no cost, free, gratis). If you’d like to increase your chances of winning the prize, you can choose to donate to the Gathering and you’ll receive additional entries. See graphic below for how this works. Also, even if you don’t win the grand prize, know that your donation is going to support the online event, and we are incredibly grateful for your partnership with Christian Surfers!

The Fine Print

Open to all registrants and donors, no purchase necessary. Multiple OG registrations will not increase your entires. Winner will receive the board, RYD Brand package, and USD$150 credit for shipping to the destination of your choosing for the board and accessories (some countries we are unable to ship to from the US - Iran, Cuba, North Korea, etc.). Winner will be announced on September 24, and notified privately via email. All donation values listed in USD. Deadline to enter is September 21, 11:59pm GMT. Must be at least 18 years old to win. Employees, officers, and directors of Christian Surfers International, and members of their immediate families and households, are not eligible to win.

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25 entries
25 chances to win an Arakawa surfboard and prize pack from RYD

Donate $25

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100 entries
100 chances to win an Arakawa surfboard and prize pack from RYD

Donate $50

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500 entries
500 chances to win an Arakawa surfboard and prize pack from RYD

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5000 entries
5000 chances to win an Arakawa surfboard and prize pack from RYD

Donate $500

Win an Unstoppable Life!

You could win a free membership to Bethany Hamilton’s Unstoppable Life course.

During the gathering Bethany Hamilton will tell us about her story; the struggles and the triumphs while showing how we can all begin to live an Unstoppable Life. And if that doesn’t froth up your almond milk cappuccino enough, Bethany will be giving away FREE memberships to her Unstoppable Life course! Her course is all about slowing yourself down, training your mind and overcoming obstacles so you can live your best, most unstoppable life.

This giveaway is just for our event attendees, so be sure to register for the Online Gathering at the bottom of this page and click below to enter to win an Unstoppable Life course membership!

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Get your Online Gathering Tee!

And you’ll automatically send $5 to your favorite Groundswell Aid project as a bonus…

While we cannot all meet together in person, we can share in on the fun by wearing a Gathering tee! Not only is this an primo tee made with ringspun cotton, it has the side benefit of giving $5 per tee to the Groundswell Aid project of your choosing! Select the project you wish to support with your purchase and an Abe Lincoln will be sent to them pronto. While you’re over in the Groundswell Trade online store, check out all the rad handmade goodies our projects have made recently, and add them to your cart as well.

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