Winter Camping and exploring Narnia.

Lately I have been pretty stir crazy. Just always being inside. Ive been in the kitchen for two months and besides snowboarding I just haven't done any hiking or really anything outside. So Brady Carter and I decided we would go do some winter camping. I haven't done any winter camping before and Brady took me on some serious camping.

We went on this past monday night. left at 10 pm hiked up sheep mountain to the summer lunch site that kids all hike up to. It was only one mile away and in the summer an easy 30 minute hike. However with three feet of snow on the ground it took us about 2 hours before we hit our camp site. I snowshoed and Brady used his skis with skins. Skins are basically cloth on the bottom of his skis that give him traction. We had to dig out the inside of the cabin.


We built ourselves a fire and boiled some water to put in water bottles and keep in our sleeping bags. It was super warm once we got into the bags but
                                                                    

outdoor temp was about -15 according to the weather report. We just enjoyed the outdoors and a moon filled night. The mountains on the backside of sheep were beautiful and I just really felt close to the Lord. In the morning the sun woke me up and I just went out of the cabin that didnt have a door on it (by the way). I spent some time with the Lord just praying for my fellow interns and other things that were on my heart. It was an incredibly way to start the day. Brady woke up late and We went over to the side of the mountain that was treeless and planned on snowboarding and skiing down.

Snowboarding back country (or slightly back country) Is TOUGH. I did okay but having an extra 50 pounds on my back wasnt helping and I fell a few times getting myself stuck in like 4 feet of powder (Im not complaining about the amount of snow it just was hard to get out of.) The whole experience was awesome. Brady and I will be doing some more while we are still out here.  I will be switching departments to Guest services next week and that will be my last rotation before I get my summer Job. Pray for the leadership team deciding Summer jobs and that I will be excited about the job they decide for me.

Hebrews 11:1

"Now FAITH is being SURE of what you hope for and Certain of what we do not see."


A week or maybe two ago, time flies here and I can hardly remember time frames anymore, my good friend Marshall McCarroll and I were having a conversation about the future. I had mentioned to him I am not sure what will happen or where to go. I say where to go because I know the end date of my time in Fraser, CO. Sept 30, 2011. My job is over I will no longer be an Intern at Crooked Creek ranch. I will have to pack up my stuff in the intern house and move it somewhere else. There are plenty of places I could go where friends will love me well, and most importantly the Lord will teach me. However where is it the Lord is calling me next? That was my big question. Was it back to Rochester? Where quality people and my family live? Or somewhere new? Marshall said really that thinking about the future was a chance to live in fear or freedom. Christ gives us freedom, John 14:6 "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" As long as I am Faithful and trusting that I will be lead in the right direction, whether thats just a place the Lord puts on my heart or a job opportunity that pops up, I must trust he will reveal his intentions for my life when it is the right time. I will not live in fear and worry about "whats next?" I will live in freedom here at Crooked Creek Ranch and live in the now. Learning what I am meant to learn and doing what I know the Lord called me to. 


We are one week into New staff training. It has been a blast thus far! So much work but just so incredible to serve all the new Field staff associates. Its awesome.


Please pray for them while they are out here. About what they are learning so that they can implement it back home in there own ministry. Also pray for me that I will continue to be Faithful and trust the Lord in whats next.

The Calm before the Storm

Right now I am on day three of days off. It has been awesome because right after my lil vacation home I have been working hard in the kitchen for a ski camp. Then the other interns and I had to do house keeping to get camp ready for New Staff Training. For those of you that dont know what that is, all the new field staff in young life so the people that are leading volunteer leaders and also building relationships with high school students to live life with those students and show them a vision of who Christ is. They will be here at Crooked Creek Ranch from January 6th-20th. It is going to be some crazy days in the kitchen long hours but lots of fun! Please be praying for the New Staff and their work with Young Life, also be praying for myself and the other camp staff as we will be working our butt's off! Its awesome to have this experience here I believe. Seeing and serving all the staff that will be ministering to kids and one day probably help guide this organization making major decisions for this ministry that will effect kids for Christ. Awesome.

Besides getting ready for NST I have been reading through the book of Matthew. We were asked to pick a gospel to read through this year and just continue reading it. I have really been loving it. I dont have anything specific but next post I will give you some details!