Break Free Blog

I remember the day my life was divided into “before” and “after.” Growing up in Borshagovka, Ukraine, living with eight relatives in a three-bedroom house was difficult. Showing signs of mental illness, my brother made us live in fear. No personal space, fights and...

"No one really knows me. I feel lonely most the time." Late that night, driving home from a practice session with a Chicago bboy, I was reminded of how important connection is. This bboy, like many we work with, was in multiple crews. He would be surrounded by other...

From one phone call, everything changed. My life had been marked by insecurity. Relationships, identity and possessions never seemed to bring security. I grew up living with my mom and her siblings. A positive to this was my uncle taking me to church from the ages of...

Where's Daddy? This was the question I asked my mom everyday. I grew up in Bolivia in a family where my dad was never home. When he was home, I remember hearing the fighting. The story was always the same, my dad was out working all day and came home drunk. I have...

I was living a life full of lies, theft, hypocrisy and stubbornness. My family life was unstable with my father gone and my mother often absent and troubled due to difficult life circumstances. I was 15 when I was first introduced to breakdancing. I was drawn to it as...

My two sisters and I were sitting inside a police car about to be put into foster care. In that moment, all I could think to do was pray. It was the summer of my sophomore year of high school and as hard as this was, I was about to meet God in a very powerful way. My...

I remember the day my life was divided into “before” and “after.” Growing up in Borshagovka, Ukraine, living with eight relatives in a three-bedroom house was difficult. Showing signs of mental illness, my brother made us live in fear. No personal space, fights and...

It was in a YMCA in Melbourne, Australia that God changed the direction of Michael’s life and birthed a ministry that would reach many across the globe using a unique art form: Break dancing. Michael learned break dancing as a hobby while a college student. In...

He didn't start with, "Will you help me hide my weed?" His first question was, "Can you come to my place after practice and help me move a few things?" Later, after I asked him what we needed to move (We just practiced, I didn't want to move a sofa bed!), he told me...

Breaking is a very physically and technically demanding dance. It takes consistent practice over a long period of time to be good at it. Three years ago God taught me that only through Him can I be a better breaker and gain some respect in the breaking scene for His...

Written by Joseph Omondi (bboy Drift) First of all, I want to thank God for the journey mercies I experienced during the trip. It was a good trip and a learning experience for me. I have taken many trips to Uganda, but this time I went with more of a mind set to...

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There is a growing recognition in global missions that leadership from a given local community is needed for a healthy local church. The Lausanne Movement, a group of 150 nations and leaders who are passionately pursuing world missions, says: "We also acknowledge that...

In light of our vision of fully investing in 12 city centers in the next 25 years, this is how our presence in a city center can start and grow.  The Individual The process of starting a new chapter usually starts with an individual bboy. This could be a Christian...

Battle Tested 5 was booming with energy and hosted a wide variety of b-boy's from across the globe. B-boys from Italy, Russia, Denmark, France, Mexico, Jordan, and all over southern California were representing.  This year was special for Break Free because the...

This was Break Free's second time attending the Silverback Open, a UDEF sponsored event. The Silverback Open is one of the largest bboy events on the planet. Over 600 dancers entered the one on one battle. Thousands of people were in the building and Break Free's very...