Great testimony Kerry!!
>From a fellow shadow lurker.
BTW that Bud is a top notch compass teacher.
>Hey All,
>another lurker comes out of the shadows
>
>My name is Kerry Weiser. My husband, Bud and I have been
>Ranger/Missionettes parents for three years.
>
>I have read through much of the Rangernet archive and am impressed with the
>enthusiasm, wisdom, and desire to serve God I have seen displayed.
>
>I thought perhaps you might be interested in the flip side of the question:
>Why do we parents bring our sons to Royal Rangers?
>
>Let me tell you about our boy. Andrew is 12 years old. He started in
>Rangers because his friend said it was fun. But we saw other
possibilities.
> We wanted a program that would teach self-confidence through honest
>achievement, responsibility through teamwork and being held accountable.
>But Andrew wasn't particularly interested in that. He wanted fun.
>
>We wanted our son to have men in his life who would walk a path we would be
>proud to have our son follow. Not perfect men, just men with a heart for
>boys and for the Gospel. And who knew how to have fun!
>
>Because we know our boy. He's not particularly motivated to be GMA. He
>didn't do the Gold Track. He avoids any merit that requires reading or
>writing. He's allergic to anything he thinks is work.
>
>But our son proudly wears the prestigious silver hawk award and six merits.
>He has been an asst. patrol leader, a patrol leader, and pioneer senior
>guide. He surprised alot of people (including himself) by becoming
>sectional Pioneer of the Year. You see, he didn't study for the contest,
he
>just went along for the ride because it sounded like fun. And because he
>likes the way Cdr. Duane and Cdr. Jen treat him when he's "done good."
>
>This summer, there were no RR Cdrs available from our outpost to take my
son
>to Ranger Camp (PowWow). But Andrew didn't want to miss out on the fun.
So
>we called another outpost and they made a place for him. Andrew had an
>awesome encounter with the Holy Spirit at Ranger Camp and he will never be
>the same. But mostly he still sees it as fun.
>
>Why do we bring him? Because he thinks it's fun, but we know it's more.
>
>Thanks for being more.
>
>Kerry and David (Bud) Weiser
>Vancouver, WA
>
>
>P.S. Bud wants to know how come whenever we open mail from A#1 we hear
>bluegrass music, but it sounds like the Beach Boys? :-)
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