Congrats to you Brother.
Phone man = Singing Wire
Wooly Bear
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark W Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [RR] FCF idea
> This past weekend I finished Phase II with F.C.F.
> I now have a F.C.F. Pin, Flint, Lead Ball, Choaker, Silent Stick and know
> how to make Jerky!
> I enjoyed both Phase I and Phase II testing. I will say I am mighty
> pleased to say that So.Missouri F.C.F treated me with fun and adventure
> as well as disicpline. All done in a loving caring way. My heart goes
> out to these men who have shown the F.C.F. to young and older and did a
> great job of it.
>
> As a Sectional Commander I felt it was important to be balanced in all
> aspects of Royal Rangers. F.C.F. was one of the last items on my list to
> discover. My trail of advancement has taken may avenues. Each one
> different and each one I see the outreach in it.
>
> To say that one Ministry is above another is strickly a flavor of choice.
> As each one reaches its own element and finds those that need Christ in
> their lives and work as the tool to bring the harvest in.
>
> My calling at this time is Royal Rangers but from time to time I can see
> a smoking stick some jerky and some white canvas filling the view.
>
> God Bless Royal Rangers and God Bless the F.C.F.
>
> My challenge! Is to bring out the work horse for Royal Rangers that
> F.C.F. was created to be. That is the dream and the vision with God's
> Help we just need to make it happen.
>
> Mark Jones, No longer a GREEN HORN!
>
> p.s. My F.C.F. Name is going to be:
>
> a. Chief Full of Bull (Boys came up with that name for me)
> b. GRIN (Fits me. I am always grining. Gets me in lots of trouble)
> c: Ding a' Ling! (Phone man)
>
> What chaah think?
>
>
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:17:39 -0700 (PDT) Jay Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> >
> > --- Spirit Rider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Each year I think it would be neat if chapters would
> > > give a certian amount of money to the top Greenhorn.
> >
> > *Yes it would be "neat" however let me try to share
> > something about this thought. I sure do hope people
> > can see the intention of my words is not to spoil
> > the fun, but to temper the the stewardship of
> > resources
> > back on track.
> >
> > FCF can be a very exspensive club to join.
> >
> > I can only speak for me of course..
> >
> > *But after sponsering three youngbucks and
> > aquireing the rig to house, feed and *Wahoo..
> > in primitive style.. I found it was keeping
> > me from some of the "Home Improvement" duties
> > that are my primary job.
> >
> > I count 5 Black Powder rifles, a $1,000 Tipi
> > and my Chevy truck-fuel to travel up to 500mi's
> > as part of the sport along with dues for two and
> > event fee's and "gifts"...
> >
> > All along I knew that "Dressing the part" is
> > secondary to haveing something else happen.
> >
> > I have championed turning old blankets into
> > Capotes and scrap wool into bags to sell to
> > feed the FCF pile of plunder.
> >
> > *Don't get mad or upset, but when we started
> > going High Adventure with the Scouts, we were
> > not equiped with proper light weight gear, or
> > shelter for all weather 4 season camping. I
> > discovered that to outfit a Scout with proper
> > Pack,Boots,rain gear and layered clothes was
> > about the same as outfitting him with a total
> > FCF "package".
> >
> > Where I'm leading, all readers is to a "reflection"
> > on where FCF as a "camping" booster might head. to
> > bless the Royal Ranger outdoor program. Open the
> > FCF handbook and gaze at the meaning assigned to
> > FCF to support the camping arm of Royal Rangers.
> >
> > Boy's need activities that allow them to feel
> > challanged at their most heartfelt sence of
> > adventure. Backpacking trips have long been
> > a part of the life of Royal Rangers and builds
> > the team, through the *planning and use of the
> > patrol system. "Planning is low cost" and so
> > is "Challenge" but when you put the gaggle of
> > outfitted FCF members on the trail... the finest
> > beaded moc'erson pails to a K-mart boot.
> >
> > Likewise arriveing at the end of a 10 mile treck
> > uphill.. A simple Target store tent or tarp beats
> > that 16' sunforger Tipi!
> >
> > *It's wonderfull that many can do "both" and
> > perfect their FCF primitive rigs for pennies,
> > and not drag on quality camping with the Outpost..
> >
> > Frankly, I wasn't able too myself. *And for a
> > Greenhorn youngbuck, I'd now recomend a quality
> > sleeping bag over buckskins anyday. That would
> > be of more "value"
> >
> > Cdr.Duane -=A*=-
> >
> >
> > > The money would be split between the top youngbuck
> > > greenhorn and top old timer greenhorn. For example
> > > if members give a total of $50.00 each one would get
> > > $25.00.
> > > This money would then be encouraged to used toward
> > > that members FCF outfit.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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