THE KOBOSH FAMILY
We consider it a great privilege to be able to live and serve Christ's Church on the East Coast of Florida for the past several years. These years of serving Jesus on Florida's beautiful coastline were filled with much more purpose, growth, and preparation than we could have ever imagined. Not only have we had the opportunity to fulfill a call to ministry by serving on staff at a church, but we also had the joy of living in a quaint little surf town with a thriving surf and skate culture that made us feel at home. Little did we know that what seemed like just an added benefit of finding a place to serve Jesus amongst a culture we enjoyed and appreciated would actually be God fueling a passion in us to reach this culture more intentionally.
Over the last several months, God rekindled a calling in my heart for overseas missions and to take the Gospel to those who have never heard. As I leaned into where God was moving, He brought to mind an action sports ministry my wife had shared with me several years ago called Ride Nature. I revisited the Ride Nature website and as I tuned in to their Vision Night via livestream, God began to tug on my heart for the good work they were doing in the action sports community all over the world. I pursued the opportunity of serving with Ride Nature, and the Lord continued to open doors. Over the last couple of months, God has confirmed this calling in my wife and I's hearts, and we are excited to join the Ride Nature team and serve as missionaries with the organization.
Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." God has certainly been preparing my family and me for the good work that He has called us to. We believe the action sports world is a wide-open opportunity to share Jesus' Gospel with a unique and unreached people group. We are excited to be a part of Ride Nature, whose mission is to equip leaders globally with resources to utilize action sports as a tool for outreach, evangelism, and discipleship. We believe this is a great opportunity to extend Jesus' invitation to those who are far off so that they might be brought near by the blood of Christ (Eph. 2:14). God desires that all would walk in the good works God has prepared for them. We invite you to partner with us as we use action sports as a means to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
Please pray for us as we make the transition from pastoring our church on the East Coast to serving with the Ride Nature headquarters on the Gulf Coast. We will spend our first year learning how Ride Nature does discipleship, church planting, outreach, and business as missions, and will also begin planning, developing strategy, and building a team for Ride Nature to launch a new hub in another part of the world.
We cannot accomplish this work on our own and are excited to invite you to partner with us! Your financial and prayerful support allows us to serve full-time in the work that God has called us to. Would you pray about how God would have you partner with us?
Joel and Abby Kobosh
Resident Family Staff // Ride Nature Global
joel@ridenature.com
CURRENT PRAYER REQUESTS:
God’s blessing over our family as we make the move to Fort Myers, FL.
God would guide us in this new season.