Day 1 - Biblical Figures in the Wilderness — Why we sojourn. ~ David, Paul, Moses, Elijah, JESUS (look up background) ‘What is the purpose of the wilderness? What has your experience been in the wilderness? = Silent Walk: What are you carrying into this summer? What is God asking you to lay down? - Have them collect a rock. (first day of hike.) Key Verse: Eating: Matthew 6:11-13 (picking up all the pieces is Biblical) Leave No Trace Day 2 ~A Holy Surrender ~ Casting our Burdens on the Lord and Remembering (Holy Pilgrimage? Surrender? Trust? Casting Burdens on the Lord?) ~ _ First word: 1 Peter 5:6-11 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time, 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you! and make you strong, firi aiid steadfast. 11 To im be the power for ever and ever. Amen—__ ~ LAST DAY OF HIKE: Lay down burdens in memorial of what the Lord has done. © READ JOSHUA ~ High school transitions? = Mark 10:32-45 “whoever desires to become great among you shall become your servant” ~ Galatians 6:2 "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Day 3 ~ Gaining Sustenance for the Journey First word: Deuteronomy 30:19 (NIV)19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that | have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live How is God asking you to choose life today? Key Vers ~Making “cisterns” activity— Afterwards Jeremiah 2:13(NIV] “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. é** TO BEGIN SOLO TIME? John 4:31-38 “31 Meanwhile his disciples urged him, "Rabbi, eat something.”32 But he said to them, “ have food to eat that you know nothing about.”33 Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?” 34 “My food,” said Jesus, “isto do the will of him who sent me and to finish his ‘work. 35 Don’t you have a saying, ‘It's still four months until harvest’? | tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. 36 Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37 Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true, 38 | sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” Coming out of solo time: Object lesson with Salt & sugar: put both on some food (apples?) and give it to them to eat. It's really easy for us to look good in ministry (& look like the “real deal” - the sugar— but what we are composed of is the wrong stuff) We need to let the sweetness of Jesus be at the core of our ministry, not just a good show, or people are going to get a really salty bite and be left with a bad taste in their ‘mouth, distrusting the next person that comes to offer them sustenance. Would the father give a snake? No, He loves his Son — He gives abundantly. Day 4— Coming up from the Wilderness {the promise of unfailing Love): First word: Song of Songs 8:50;6-7 Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved... 6 Place me like a seal over your heart, lke a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned. Strong Love ~Jon Thurlow “I know the end of the story I come up from the wilderness, leaning on my beloved...” We can persevere in the wilderness because we can trust that we serve a God who does not leave us in the wilderness, but is fully present and brings us out of our lack into abundance ENDING PRAYER: Ephesians 3:17b-19 17And | pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Key Verse: ~ Doxology?Commissioning out into the summer Debrief on the trip — things they did well, did not do well. Things they were surprised by.. Fears and excitements going into the final week before campers come, How you talk about this trip afterwards, especially with others will determine it. An experience is memorable, but the story is what preserves the memory. I don’t want you to downplay hard experiences, there are and were challenges for a reason, but | encourage you to think about how you will talk about this trip when people ask you how it went, and what story you tell. And think about the story you want your campers to tell when they get asked about their summer.ALLEY: NORTHERN BELLS Day ROUTE EAS CONTENT HARD SKILS NOTES Ler THEM aan DEPART: 11:15 AM ‘Hose | LEADER: MARY & OLIVIA stip Lockey Travelers prayer before beginning hike — Onentation to begin/end tne DROP OFF: Fankin Parking | t: no later = Backpacking 101 Dayt: | bet than pm “Take watches if they have them Mondoy 6/1 HIKE: 5? miles fof SLS las/WIN Class, transion In dinner = | Life Story: Alley & Counseldr 1 ~Sanitation 101 first 2 weeks, bonding with one another ~ CAMP: Luna Lake heaviest) = LNT 101 formation of community (food/garbage) LEADER: MONICA & LINDY cna Bue Packed bags/tents > Morning watch 30 Woke up by 30 AM cre Negation | mia > Breskfat - THEME:A Hl Sunender-Cantng | and Na¥n Day 2: HIKE: 77 miles (need alot | our Burdens on the Lord and ae Longer hike, pristine camping: Tuesday 6/2 Statector | Remembering icine Heightened challenge bed (LNT 201 - cover CAMP: Echo Lake Maen | FIRST WORD: 1 Peter Sé-11 aoe ‘Cheese oe Life Story: Counselor28 (3 aca__| “ere the donee Legere: LEADER: JESSICA TIFFANY —| Logistics be ’ times Wake up by 6:30 eee THEME: Gaining Sustenargs forthe 4 i ee ees ten Jourey - Remaining Anchored in| packing a canoe | Cistern activity pws iGode. Gonarese = Review of strokes Wednesday | DROP OFF: Cranbery Ramp ‘Set up camp a they reflect 68 FIRST WORD: Deuteronomy 30:19 | _ water Navigation SOLO AT: Campsite #1 SORIENTTHE MAP | Apple object lesson? SOLO: 46 hours TONORTH caw: =Ponaging? Le Stone 65 & C8 “Selo Leave site by 12 PM. PEADER ALEX: Pick-Up. Sleep in a bit@ LaAtBoet Days: | eiccur:cagieRver Marine | Ramp | THEME: Coming up fron)ine | ening Tip Locker | Debrief trp overcanoe/kinch Trusty | soot Ramp at 1:30 PM aera oni | Witenes The iiiog FIRST WORD: Song of Strgs 8:50:57 ‘Traveler's prayer to end full-crcie after tip, locker/group prayer