Sounds like good memories.....wish I'd been there. One good one that I did miss was a trip to Cherry creek in Arizona. Just about all the boys got baptized inthe creek. I got copies of the pics. We also had our own Pow-Wows before we got chartered and some of those were really great. We had all the boys singing praises to God and meaning it. Tears flowing and arms lifted up. And it was broad daylight, too. Course my favorite time personally is when the boys are all inthe tents and a couple dads/commanders are still up, poking the camp fire, and you lean back and look up at all them stars. Occassionally you see a shooting star and feel this warmth inside like your right in your fathers arms-Father God. And Hes sharing all these wonderful "toys" with us. You kind feel like whooping and hollering but its far to quiet to even make a sound. The kind of quiet that you never hear in the city. So inside you say a little thank you for all that He has done and created for you to enjoy. Anybody else been there? Bob Simons Outpost 48 Tucson, AZ. O'Day 20
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: "Gary Rothwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 7:17 PM Subject: [RR] Re: Merit order for next year > On Monday, December 9, 2002, at 12:34 PM, Lone Ranger wrote: > > > > > > > Howdy *Burn'nheart- > > > > I read with intrest this merit schedule, and step out > > on the thin ice to honk<G>: > > > > *No Ranger Meeting should revolve around "Merit Aquirement" > > to give purpose to the group. > > > > Here's a few of my reasons- > > > > 1. Merit's are an opportunity for Commander to include other > > Adults as advisors, councilors and expand his resources. > > > > Commander allready has enough to do with paperwork- > > > > My *wild idea is to ask every Ranger parent to sign up as a > > merit councilor, and use a "study guide" form to walk the boy > > thru the merit requirements. *The boy and this other Adult must > > work out the requirements between themselves, in person,by phone > > E-mail anyway they want.. *But the end positive is that the boy > > becomes at ease in talking to a diverse population of Adults.. > > > > *and one Parent.. get's to participate with every member of the > > Outpost one on one in the course of time. > > > > 2."Presentations" can be done in the meeting as a feature.. > > but the nut's and bolts achievement needs to back the growing > > communication skills of the Ranger boy. > > > > The meeting format should remain as per LTC guidelines.. > > with perhaps more focus of Patrol planning and event driven > > adventure's.. > > > > It's Royal Rangers not Sunday School<G> > > > > -=A=- > > > > (How out of touch am I amigo?) > > > > > > > > > Would never call you out of touch mi amigo. A tad out in left field > maybe....<G> > Nah, actually what you say makes sense. When I was a Pioneer commander > I tried to get as many parents involved as I could. Always advertised > outings as "Father-son." > Not to exclude mom but because many boys have very little time with dad > nowadays. Many boys have very little time with a male role model, > period. > Our best outing was an overnighter to a place called Crabtree Falls in > mid-October. > The axle on the trailer broke. We had to haul thirty-five participants > and their gear two miles up a narrow, one-lane mountain road... but to > this day the dads and sons still talk about what a great campout it was. > A quick storm came through after we got all the boys bedded down. I > stepped out of my tent in time to see the weather front pass over the > surrounding ridge and the Milky Way come out in full glory. > The next day we day hiked to Spy Rock (about 3.5 miles). About halfway > there we came to a stretch of trail that was surrounded by a maple > grove. There were gold leaves overhead, underfoot and on down the > slope. A sunny day in a golden cathedral. Had a great teachable moment > about the Glory of God. The dads helped patrols work on advancements. > Good stuff > That night the boys cooked tin foil dinners for their dads and > themselves. We had a "snipe hunt." I laughed 'til I cried. > It was my son Nathan's first campout as a Pioneer and he woke me up at > 3 AM with "Dad, I think there's a bear in the camp!" this was entirely > possible as the boys had been amazed earlier in the night when a small > herd of deer had come into camp to nibble on wild blackberries. > Anyway I woke up and listened hard..."Sorry, son, that's just Deacon > Nelson next door snoring." > Woke up on Sunday to Breakfast burritos and Sunday school at the head > of the falls overlooking the Tye River gorge. > Got a couple of commanders and a lot of committed dads from that one. > Oh....and one dad got saved. > Nah.........you ain't out of touch , bro. > > > Gary "Burnin' Heart" > > _______ > > "Do to others as you would have them do to you." > -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > _______ "Do to others as you would have them do to you." -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
