I had a great time this past weekend as I attended the Ohio District Outpost Camp at Findley State Park near Wellington, Ohio. There were 76 boys and 50 men in attendance and though the weather forecast was full of rain and thunderstorms God parted the bad weather once again. North and south of us the rains came down but we only had rain a couple of times and it never interfered with anything other than Sunday morning colors.
The boys enjoyed a rope-making class (where they actually made a length of rope to take home), canoeing, hiking, fishing, verses and the nature center on Saturday. The camping area was long and narrow which made for a long walk from one end to the other. The boys really loved being able to run - having the room to get away from the tents a bit and have fun on their own. We loved watching them interact as they spread their wings beyond their own unit's familiarity.
On Saturday evening Perry Mullen was awarded the 2010 Outpost Patch Design Award. Perry received the first patch along with a few items he'll be able to use as he continues his activities with GBB. We also had the opportunity to hear from each of the class leaders. They shared the wonderful experiences and observations they'd had that day. We wrapped up our Saturday evening Council Fire time with Pastor Rob Barlow from the Ashland West Main GBC. He challenged the boys to be Men of God in a world that lacks such an animal.
On Sunday morning we woke up to rain but nothing we couldn't handle (we're GBB right?). At Sunday morning Council Fire Rittman, Unit 65 was awarded the Honor Unit. They were the unit that had the least number of deductions for camp / uniform inspections as well as knot and verse competitions. We wrapped up our weekend with Joel Penton, former Ohio State University Football player turned ministry leader. He brought another challenge to the men and boys to be different than the world and stand out as Men of God.
What a great weekend and what a great opportunity for the men and boys of the Ohio District! Man I'm pumped for Rendezvous!!!!!!!
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Patterned after II Timothy 2:2, GBB's mission is to reach boys for Christ, instill Godly character through discipleship and mold them into Godly leaders in their family, their church and their community while encouraging men in their discipleship responsibilities.
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