Date sent: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:44:34 CST Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gentlemen, (and Ladies) > > I've been hanging around RangerNet for several months now, but I never took > the time to introduce myself. And given the nature of recent posts, I'm not > quite sure if now is a good time. But something inside me said to go ahead > and break some ice. > First a bit about me... > I'm a 14 year veteran of the Royal Rangers Ministry. I've served in a > leadership role since I was 12 years old. The outpost I was in at that time > only had one commander. I was the Senior Guide and we had an average of 25 > boys every week. Sadly, due to lack of support from the church body, we had > no choice but to quit. The burden was just too great. Currently, I am the > Trailblazer/Challenger Commander with a small outpost that I helped restart > in a different church. Since we lost our Senior Cmdr, I have taken on many > his duties such as chartering, powwow planning, and coordinating our > different outpost groups. Other than that, I'm just your average 19(20 > tomorrow) year old college student trying to do what "HE" has called me to > do, be a RR Commander. > > Now about our Outpost... > We are a small outpost (only 7 regulars) that is very unique. You see, the > area we operate in covers one of the most poverty stricken, drug saturated > areas of Southern Illinois. Most of our boys are ADD/ADHD and come from > broken, alcohol filled homes. In fact, the mother of my one trailblazer was > arrested about a month ago for manufacturing Methanphetamenes. Others among > the parents of our boys include repeat DUI(DWI) offenders, Sexual Offenders, > burglars, and junkies on every drug you can think of (and some you can't). > It paints quite a picture doesn't it? Since my Dad is the Lieutenant with > the Sheriffs Department here I sometimes get questions and requests for help > from our boys who have lost a parent due to arrest. > > I've been looking for one of those so-called "Perfect Outposts" for 14 > years. If any of you know where I can find one please let me know. I'd like > to see what it is like in an outpost where all the boys are well-behaved, > earning advancements, and working in patrols. As for me, I praise the Lord > just because everyone is quiet during prayer and listening to my Bible Study > lesson. To those among you who do serve in the perfect outpost, I ask for > your prayers for those of us who do not. > > Sorry guys, I just realized that I'm on my soapbox again. > > I work with only two other commanders. But they are the greatest thing since > printed money. Those of you from Illinois may know Harley Lemmon and Jim > Dunnivan, two of the finest men I have every served with. Praise God for > them! > Well, I think I've said enough for now. > > In Christ Alone <>< > > Shane > > Shane A. Reidelberger > Lieutenant Commander > Home Ph.# 618-336-5555 > Illinois District > Outpost # 90 > Percy Assembly of God > Stephen Duncan, Pastor > 103 N. 4th Street > Percy, IL 62272 > Church Ph.# 618-497-8169 > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > _______ > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! > http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______ To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm or to unsubscribe without web access, send "unsubscribe rrgold" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To post to RangerNet, please join RangerNet first (go to http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm). You can then unsubscribe from RangerNet again if you want to go back to getting RRGold posts only.
