Break Free Blog
A Story of Hope
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...
The Family Session
"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...
The Security of the Gospel
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...
From Lost to Son – Alex’s Story
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...
The Freedom of Grace
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...
Calling Found in Community
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...
A Story of Hope
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...
Founder’s Story
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...
Hiding from a Father
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...
“For it is God Who Works in You…” (Philippians 2 : 13)
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...
Skillz East Africa Cypher Qualifier
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...
Great Hearts Community
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Break Free Value: Local Leadership
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...
Starting a New Chapter
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
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...
Silverback Open Philadelphia 2016
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...
Break Free reaches Bloomington/Chicago 2015
Break Free held its third annual mission trip to the Chicago area this past June. Break Free members from all over the states came together to reach the cities of Bloomington and Chicago. Geovanni (Dallas); Joseph, Josh and his family (southern California); Josh Meza and Mike Swalley (Chicago area) collaborated for one common purpose: to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
New BF Chapter: Tokyo, Japan
Undervalued and Overlooked 'How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it...