this is chelsea and she has a real heart for the Lord. we had a special twislers moment because we both love them. she's been an encouragement to work with thus far.
Monday, September 29, 2008
some of the worker crew
this is katie one of the weekend workers and she is holding a picture of her special blue juice...she also gives one amazing hug and i'm looking forward to getting to know her more. she's really energetic and knows alot about the ranch because of past summers and retreats.
the worker crew
on the weekends the retreats are run by the host, support host, and worker host.
The host and support host work with the group leaders and facilitate all the activites that go on here (zip line, paint ball, climbing tower, horses, and more). the worker host hangs out with 4-7 high school students that make sure the meals happen. so we set the dinning hall, do all the dishes, serve and bus tables, and clean the dinning hall. we work with doug who is the chef here. and we hang out 24/7 from friday night until sunday afternoon. this is a great time for bible study, games, work, and hanging out. this is the group that i hung out with (in the pic). i can't wait to do it again because i have a lot of ideas. this was the first time i have been the worker host, but there is potential to make a huge difference in these kids lives because you are with them all the time and my aim is going to be encountering God those weekends with them.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
sunrise
this is at the top of the camp at Fort Roller. Since the ranch is literally in a valley the sunrises and sunsets aren't seen to well, but this is pretty cool...enjoy!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
zip line
this is the old zip line ride. we will be starting the new one in a couple weeks and are mulching the trail now. The trail has to be mulched because the soil is very rocky and unless you build up the trail to cover up the rocks you can't really get up the trail without tripping along. it's a lot of work getting the mulch up the trail.
So far the interns have been doing a lot of manual labor. cleaning from the summer is a big job. we're also cleaning out cluttered buildings and organizing them for more efficient use. At the same time retreats are coming in and we are learning how to lead them which will take a few months... then we will lead them!
this is a picture of Morgan and me on the way to our leadership retreat at Sandy Cove in Northwest , MD. This was a group of about 30 people, the whole staff at the Ranch. Our retreat was soo refreshing to me. I felt so blessed to be apart of a ministry where the leadership seeks the Lord. We went through 2Chron. 20 where Jehosephat seeks God's face for direction. Instead of just making a bunch of plans for the Ranch we took one and a half days to just seek the Lord personally and then we came together as a group and shared what the Lord had showed us.
We also had awesome conversation while we were there. Every time we had a meal each table had certain questions we had to talk about that really helped us to stay on meaningful topics (ex. "What's the hardest thing you've been through"). I really enjoyed getting to know our team better.
ridding
here's a clip of me trotting - very fun!
I will be starting to work with the horses and helping lead groups that come in! yeah.
Morgan, another intern, has been working with horses practically her whole life and I'll be ridding with her a lot and she's teaching me to ride.
Last week we trained on the high ropes course for the outdoor education groups that come in. We also trained on the zip line, low initiatives, and climbing towers.
The interns clean the ranch before groups come, which is more work than I would've thought. Janitorial work has a whole new respect in my mind. We also help with meal preparation, set the dinning room and clean up everything after ever meal.
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