Dear Rangernet: I had just wanted to share something with all of you (you lurkers too) I had got an e-mail today from a brother of whom came to us from across the seas. He was primarily looking to just make some friends and that he has. He has us. I would believe that it is fairly safe to say that we (As Ranger Cdrs) are mostly subscribed to this mailing list because we want to learn new things and make a difference at our local outposts. Sometimes we can tend to get a little off topic at times, but we are here for the same reasons. From time to time we learn about the Ministry of the Royal Rangers in other lands and the different cultural adaptations that need to made in order to make the program more accessible to the children there. Most of us are primarily English speakers, though some of us may be fluent in others and the language barrier tends to pop up. It would be difficult for us to learn about Royal Rangers from some of the 64 countries that we have representation in because we don't know their language or customs or cultural experiences. We are a diverse bunch, especially if we like crazy things like grits and vegimite, but because of interests like these, the Americans have learned about the Australians and the Australians have learned about the Americans to the point of where we can sit back and smile about it. :-) We take our diversified backgrounds and share them with people that we probably will never even get to meet in our lifetimes in person. We then take their experiences and add them to our own and that becomes who we are. Our Brother from the Puerto Rico District came to us, just looking to make some friends because out there in the Atlantic Ocean, they have more hurricanes than they do Rangers, so it can seem at times. Our Brother never had expressed that he had a need of being able to communicate the Royal Rangers to the Children that he has been blessed with, but the Lord works in awesome ways that we will never comprehend no matter what language we speak. (Make sure that we pray for them) I had been doing some work with some guys from my Section who spoke Spanish and one brother was having some trouble translating. I knew of some resources that were able to help with the Spanish part. I personally, am not fluent in Spanish, though some may think I am, but I'm not. In Spanish the Royal Rangers are called "Exploradores Del Rey" or translated "Explorers of the King" The information that I have and I want to share this with all who would ever need it, to help with the Royal Rangers in Spanish is produced by a company called RDM. RDM was contracted by National Office to have the materials put into Spanish. They are not a part of GPH and GPH doesn't have a way to order the stuff through them. If you find that Spanish material would be useful in your outpost, please contact them at RDM 1722 S. Glenstone Ste W #163 Springfield MO 65804 (417) 881-4698 fax: (417)881-1037 e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] RDM is very quick to respond and they will contact you back almost immediately. Please take this info and put it somewhere where you can use if you need to. Because of the need to know, and Because of HIM, Blessings, Mike Burke _______ 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]
