I'm hearing the sounds of ruptured ducks<G>
(That's the award they gave WW2 vets who wore the uniform
after discharge on their way home.. *cheaper than issueing
civilian gear<G>)
You guys are draging....
FREEDOM = High Morale
The Community based blended Outpost.
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*when you agree to run a blended Outpost, the outlook is
clear that your leadership are there to support the Outpost
in the effort made at that time. Without the "prop" of a
Church you will be clear to administrate changes needed to
succeed or close shop, duty done and Honor intact.
When Commander says "Togather we stand, Divided we fall"
*everyone.. boy's-parents and leaders know he's right on..
Royal Rangers sure looks good on paper- *But it is the real world
where the boys are..
Drifter-
--- Bob Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wow-exactly. We seem to have a good kick off in the fall with lots of
> boys
> and even a good amount of workers. But somewhere as the year goes on
> some of
> them drop out. I think that if we went through the summer the numbers
> would
> be so low I would be tempted to quit all together.
> It seems like Rangers isn't high enough on the boys or parents list
> after a
> long days work and having to run around driving kids here and there-they
> just get tired. Our Mom/commander usually never gets to Rangers on
> time-15-30 minutes late. She comes straight from work after picking up
> her
> son and they eat dinner after Rangers. That should give you an idea of
> how
> busy some people are. She is a very committed person and is a great
> blessing
> to the outpost. I just realize that not everyone can or will committ to
> that
> kind of sacrifice. Our other Dad commander lives out of town and has to
> drive at least 30 minutes from his house so he is late sometimes.
> Bob Simons
>
> For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,
> "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give
> you hope and a future. Jer. 29:11
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Burke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Mark W Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]@juno.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [RR] *Shut down for summer.. *Anyone?
>
>
> > It is kind of interesting, I have made some friends because of this
> topic.
> > I didn't understand why people would shut down for the summer either
> when
> > summer was the most active time for Rangers. I had went from a monster
> sized
> > outpost (3rd largest in the Section) (over 75 boys) to a tiny outpost
> with
> > just 5 boys. Then I understood completely why someone would shut down
> for
> > the summer. In a small outpost, you just do not have the resources
> available
> > whether it's the Commanders, the boys or the finances because everyone
> else,
> > including Commanders are all taking their vacations during these
> times. It
> > is very difficult to manage resources when there just are not any to
> manage.
> > The larger outpost was able to handle it a lot easier because there
> were
> > just a lot more boys and not all of them would go on vacation. Likely
> 1/2
> of
> > them would stay home and play with their playstations or something
> else
> non
> > productive. That was when going to the pow-wows were a lot easier but
> with
> > the 5 boys, we had to negotiate, we had to pull teeth, we had to come
> up
> > with the money to go to things like that because the church didn't
> have
> it,
> > and neither did the boys or their parents. It wasn't a matter of
> whether
> we
> > kept on going for Jesus or not. We just didn't have the resources and
> there
> > was no point in running ourselves into the ground when the boys were
> just
> > not available. Rangers was always competing too in the summer with not
> just
> > youth Group, but sports as well. It wasn't about MY wants on whether
> the
> > outpost was open for the summer or not, it was about the boys' wants
> and
> the
> > direction of pastor. I had wanted the boys to make a decsion on where
> their
> > priorities were and what they valued most. Rangers was unfortunately
> not
> > that high on their list. (at the time I was very highly against the
> > distraction called pokemon) (still am too.) God blessed the boys and
> they
> > were all back in the fall.
> >
> > Iron Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark W Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 10:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: [RR] *Shut down for summer.. *Anyone?
> >
> >
> > > We don't' shut down. We keep on Keeping on for Jesus. I like you
> don't
> > > understand shutting down. Summer months are ideal for camping and
> day
> > > outings after church. Nothing better than a old fashion great
> weather
> > > campout.
> > >
> > > Mark Jones
> > > p.s.
> > > We had a Pow Wow Work night tonight. Building a 24 foot 8' tall
> rock
> > > climbing wall which will double as our fasiod entryway. Things go
> up
> > > fast when you have 15 working at it. Pow Wow 9 days and counting.
> > > Also making bolo ties out of plaster. Made a latex mold with our
> outpost
> > > numbers on it. I just finished the second coat of rubberized latex
> on
> > > the for 3 other molds. Will make 4 bolos in one pour now. Two or
> three
> a
> > > night and vola! 1st attempt at this. They look ok..a little big
> grin!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 28 May 2002 14:52:59 -0700 (PDT) Star'Eyed Drifter
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > >
> > > > I was talking with Cdr.Jen about RR's as we often do<g>
> > > >
> > > > It sent me on a day dream to a place between "what could
> > > > have been" and what was..
> > > >
> > > > I had dreamed that Royal Rangers was a "outdoor all weather
> > > > adventure"
> > > > and that the Dad's of my church would flock to go camping, NAW..
> > > >
> > > > Summer in the Pacific Northwest is about the only time period
> > > > that resembles camping weather, so it was befuddleing that early
> > > > on.. The church would shut RR down for the summer.
> > > >
> > > > *On reflection.. if RR's is about "ministry" then Ministry
> > > > oversight
> > > > should have a say in the churches *program.. I didn't see that
> > > > back
> > > > then and said so.. causeing stress, discord and straining
> > > > relationships
> > > > that needed to be stronger..
> > > >
> > > > "What could have been" ...never happened
> > > >
> > > > You guys shut down.. or do you go into relax mode class "B"?
> > > >
> > > > Drifter-
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > =====
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> > > > of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself,
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