Backcountry Adventures Unlimited

I was fortunate enough to guide the most amazing group of High Schoolers ever last week with Young Life's RMR Backcountry.

Amber's story summed the week up, she had the toughest story that I have ever heard from an Amercan youth. Homelessness, begging, starving, rape, murder, abandonment, and drug abuse sum up her childhood. She is 16 years old and has had the most unbelievable life thus far. The enemy is terrified of her becoming who she is created to be.

Choice: One of the themes for the week was choice, that choice is ours, and we can choose what ever we want in every moment. She chose Joy!

On the 5th day after going through full blown withdrawl from not having the usual chemicals in her system, she shared her story with the group and chose Jesus, she no longer chose to agree with the lies that had ruled her life for so long, and she was healed both physically and spiritually.

AMAZING! The first time that I have ever seen physical healing before! Our God is GOOD and it is our choice as to how much we want to be in that.

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Well, we are about one week away from our 12-16 Father & Son trip. It would be an understatement to say I am excited. The weeks leading up to departure are always interesting. I move through many emotions; anxiety, doubt, fear and finally giddiness. I hope all those watching our progress will begin praying for us. This is about much more than hiking for a few days. It is a part of the process of breaking into the heart; exposing to us the pleasure and purpose of God for our lives.
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We just got back from our memorial trip for our Brother that was killed on the Upper Animas River. What an awesome trip. Favor, Blessing, Goodness, and Brotherhood are the words that come up when I think of our trip.

Our friend was honored, and we all I feel had softer hearts than we have had in years past, and were more willing to step into the hard places, and choose to contend for each other.

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Two days ago, I was fortunate enough to get to guide a trip through Steamboat Powdercats, for a group called Access Anything. For several years we have taken adaptive skiers into the backcountry, but this was an invitational for "le creme de le creme".

This was the first time that we got to take the athletes into our expert terrain, and these guys ripped it up. They skied our expert terrain as well or better than anyone we get to take over there.

Andy, a british mono-skier (who will be competing in the X games next week) had the phrase "DIE LIVING" on the back of his bucket, and he skied like it, and his outlook on life displayed it.

What a great challenge for all of us. In our day to day lives, are we pursuing the FULLEST LIFE? Do we live like we are dieing? If not why?

I truly feel blessed to get to have been part of this and am thankful for every person involved.
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