Thursday, July 23, 2015

The Strength of a Thousand Squamsters

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, 
"Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you
 hope and a future."- Jeremiah 29:11

 God has reason for everything. There is purpose behind everything. Through the exhaustion, through the chaotic circumstances, frustrations and hardships, there is a purpose for these things just like we each have purpose. Through failure, hate, weakness, desperation, mockery and sin... We were still created with a purpose.

There is purpose in each step that we place and each step that we take whether God is in mind or not. each step can be very impactful and each step can impact hundreds of different ways and hundreds of different people.
Ripples in the water.

I spent 10 days in the wilderness with 5 teenagers who from the very beginning I could see the purpose behind each of our present stance in front of each other. I could see meaning behind our presence among one another and where life has brought us has brought each of us to this very moment packing our backpacks not really knowing what would happen next.


With the time we spent rock climbing and back packing in various parts of His creation our students gained more knowledge of themselves, their borderlines of physical stature, their spiritual stature and their emotional stature. We as instructors learned various levels of the same things.

What have I learned over these last 2 weeks:

-Teenagers can have older souls than most 60's range baby boomers.
-Sometimes we say things in confidence thinking we believe  and follow what we say. Not in a hypocritical way but rather in a confidently incompetent way.
-My Camp Cayuga days of light sleeping with campers present has not faded even slightly.
-Bears don't use doors to enter tents.
-Squamsters (Hybrids of Squirrels and Hampsters) will Parkour anything to get to food bags in Vedauwoo.
-God gives more strength than we could ever comprehend.
-It is nearly impossible to trail blaze in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.
-When you're in terrifying situations in the back country your lungs tend to feel tension while your vocal cords ring loudly in worship to Jesus through song.
-You find you share a lot more in common with your students, hence the continual realization of reasons God has placed us with each other.
-Almond Snickers always taste better on mountain summits.













-We are beloved children of God and nothing can take us from Him. We need constant reminding of this truth.



Here are a few more photos from our journey:

Calypso Cascades RMNP, CO

Climbing in Vedauwoo, WY

Peak day climbing Mt. Orton


Finch Lake RMNP, CO


Calypso Cascades RMNP, CO


Peak day at Sunrise climbing up Mt. Orton



Windy first summit of Mt. Orton











                                                          -Keep Adventuring.






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