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The Unfolding

Page 213: Chad Staerkel: Skydiving Missionary on the Adventure of Trusting God

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9809 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

 

When Chad Staerkel was young, he was rebellious, wild and crazy.  He was the kid who was always jumping off the garage, riding fast motorcycles, and dreaming about flying F 16’s. He seemed to have no fear. When Chad’s spirit of adventure was combined with complete trust in God, he realized the sky is the limit.  As a professional skydiver, Chad has jumped out of an airplane more than 11,000 times. Beyond skydiving, Chad has been willing to take risks to follow God wherever He leads. What he has witnessed has only made him more confident in Jesus.  Does fear keep you from following God?  Chad’s story just might inspire you to take a leap of faith and embrace the adventure of following God. Chad is the author of Doctrines of Grace.

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Page 213 of the unfolding is the story of Chad Starkle. You use tiny little skydiver boy to go down to

0:08.3

Bolivia to have them build a runway for future mission trips. I say it's like I'd turn my little

0:14.8

kindergarten coloring book into a Rembrandt. God's story has been unfolding. Since the beginning of time.

0:24.0

He invites you to be a part of it.

0:29.4

Another page in the unfolding.

0:33.4

Hi, this is Meredith Foster.

0:35.8

Rebellious, wild, and crazy. That's how Chad Starkle describes his personality

0:40.6

when he was young. So he was the kid who was jumping off the garage, riding fast motorcycles,

0:45.6

dreaming about flying F-16s. It seems like he was always wired to look toward the skies. And he

0:52.4

wasn't afraid when Chad's spirit of adventure was combined

0:55.8

with a spirit of complete trust in God. He realized the sky's the limit. As a professional skydiver,

1:02.7

Chad has jumped out of an airplane more than 11,000 times. And as you're going to hear,

1:07.6

he loves it. But far beyond skydiving, Chad has been willing to take

1:11.7

risks to follow God wherever he leads. And what he's witnessed has only made him more confident

1:17.8

in Jesus. Does fear keep you from following God? Chad's story just might inspire you to take the leap

1:24.1

of faith no matter where God calls you. I'd love to hear what kind of a kid you were.

1:29.7

Rebellious, wild, crazy, but at the same time shy.

1:33.9

Through high school, I was super shy.

1:37.2

I would constantly get in trouble.

1:39.4

For what kinds of things?

1:41.4

Lying, stealing.

1:43.3

But yeah, adventurous, like jumping off the garage, climbing the trees, jumping off of those.

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