Local pastor enters natural bodybuilding hall of fame
Date: 08-12-2011
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Pete Samra, 1980 Natural Mr. USA and the 1980 Natural Mid-American Bodybuilding Champion, was inducted into the INABA/PABA Bodybuilders hall of fame in November.
World President Denny Kakos inducted Pete into the natural bodybuilders hall of fame at a special awards banquet in Reno, Nev. The brunch took place during the natural amateur and professional olympia bodybuilding championships.
The natural olympia is the pinnacle contest for natural bodybuilders. All athletes are tested for steroid use.
Kakos, Samra and Wally Boyko started the aba natural association in 1988. Samra resigned in 1998 when he went full time into ministry.
Kakos thanked Samra for his years he crusaded against steroids, the Samra anti-drug team that went into high schools with a message against steroids and drugs. Kakos mentioned Samra as a promoter of steroid-free contests.
“People still ask if I bodybuild. I answer yes, I still bodybuild, only now I am building the body of Christ,” Samra said.
Samra, who has helped build 28 churches in South Africa, travels extensively preaching. In October, he visited the United Kingdom for a month where he held two crusades for the youth in Northern Ireland and spoke in a high school. He also held a crusade in Wales and spoke in many meetings in England.
He challenged the athletes to fight the evils of steroid abuse and use their titles to motivate the youth to live prosperous and healthy lives.
Pete and Steffi Samra are pastors of the Abundant Life Christian Fellowship in Surprise. The church meets at 10 a.m. Sundays at the Hampton Inn, 14783 N.W. Grand Ave.
