Last weekend I had the opportunity to be a team leader for 8 guys at a F.C.C. (Fellowship of Christian Cowboys) Rodeo Bible Camp. It was the junior camp ages 10-13. I've been doing the camp for the last 9 years off and on, only missing a couple of years. I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy each camp and the people, adults and campers, that I've met. I've been limited to just the Jr. camps the last few years. It's just three days long and on the weekend so only one full day off of work is needed. I have a limited amount of vacation time and long to spend most of it with my family.
This year's camp was pretty standard. I had all the guys. There were eight. There were 29 girls. Girls love their horses. Trick riding seems to be the biggest draw. Horsemanship is second, esp. in the Jr. camp, and the timed events vary year to year. I had three ropers, Fynn, Tommy, and Brody; four steer riders, Lane, Logan, Ryan, and Justice; and one trick rider Franklin. I had Lane, Fynn, and Franklin last year. The rest of the guys were all new. Tommy was the son of a neighbor, Tracy Hines, that I grew up with. They seemed like they were all good kids.
I wish I had done things a bit different as far as my discipleship of them went, but between Ty, Ronnie, the instructors, and myself the gospel was presented. Now the ball is in their court. I hope that if they read this they will know that I will be praying for them and hoping to see them again next year or even before that. I hope they follow the advice offered in 1 John 2:15. This world is passing and there is only one guarantee in life: death. I hope everyday they ask themselves where their priorities lie and where their heart is. I hope they got the message that where you hang your hat for eternity doesn't depend on how good you are, how much money you put in the collection plate, how much you go to church, read your bible or even pray. I hope that they realize their only hope is in Christ.
A famous missionary once said, "He is no fool that gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." Give all you can guys. Give your heart and
know that Christs' blood on the cross and his resurrection are the only guarantee. It's not about you and your righteousness. Religion is hell. Christ is life, peace, and freedom. God bless.
In the fall of 2007, Kirk, the manager at the ranch, was kind enough to give me one of his heifers, SN103, from that Spring's calf crop. I bred her myself, A.I.'d her that is (insert joke here) to Big Sky, gave her her full tag #, SN103T, and had a bull calf (SN103TV) with a little help from Kirk. Calf and mom are doing well. Had I been doing this blog at the time I probably would have started then, but instead I will update you time to time on her second calf and follow him/her wherever he or she ends up. Hopefully I will get a good heifer so I can continue this for a few years to come. I'll start where all life starts: conception. Here is Mr. 248T going out to do what he does best. The second pregnancy is the hardest to get so stay tuned for the rest of the story come Fall and preg checking.
