The Backpack Trip - it begins [1.1]
Posted by: stuartdelony in Blogroll, Ministry, Uncategorized, backcountry, backpacking, hiking, kayaking, story, students, teens, wilderness ministry, youth, youth ministry
As most trips involving middle school students, it’s like pulling teeth to confirm the are going. A day before we left, I had 2 students flake out. 2 hours before the trip, I had another one bite the dust. To run the trip our minimum is 5 and the max is 10. We ended up with the solid minimum. But I fully believe that God had His hand in the dynamics of the group. It would have been so different if the others had come. Needless to say, God’s way is always best. So the group as it stands: 1 boy from single parent home, 1 private school girl, 1 Russian, 1 sheltered homeschooler, and 1 boy with lesbian mommies. Quite the eclectic group. So it begins a trip that will span 6 days, cover 15 miles of hiking, 7 miles of river, and 3 billion mosquitoes…[to be continued]
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Very interesting group of kids. Looking forward to your updates.
but did the Russian teach everyone to play that violent game you told us about? That’s the big question.
(Just teasing — looking forward to reading about the trip)
That’s the violent game russian’s younger brother.
[...] [continued from 1.1] We arrived late in the evening. The first night was total cake… we slept in a cabin. The rest wouldn’t be so nice. That night the guides issued gear (40lb. packs per person) and confiscated all watches and cell phones. It was going to be all down hill from there. We went to bed early and woke up early (I’m assuming due to my lack of watch) the next day. [...]
sheltered home schooler huh?
Sounds like quite the group of kids!
You don’t know any of those do you?