Return to Peak 3
I had a very unique opportunity/experience this weekend. I went to Peak 3 not as staff, not as volunteer, but as a TL - Trip Leader. As a Peak 3 client. As a camper. Two worlds collided as my season in Colorado has come full circle. Instead of being a leader in the vision that brought me here to Colorado I was a consumer of that vision - and it was incredible.
I brought eight students and two leaders with me to Peak 3 Friday night for a simple overnighter trip. I experienced the service - Levi (my roommate) was at camp before we were there - he was building a fire for us and had lanterns and blankets for the students. He helped get the cabin's set up. When we showed up at the ropes course at 9am, I saw 5 of the staff there with the gear set up. I saw them interact with the students in a loving and professional manner. The fact that I am a close friend and former staff meant nothing to how they loved on the students. I experienced the team - I saw my students challenged in ways that they had never been challenged before. I saw a father and a son cross a tight wire relying solely on each other for support. I saw a woman with a prosthetic hip complete an entire ropes course when she didn't even think she would get off the ground. I saw two students who had little to no church experience (but many piercings) actually enjoy a church event and desire to come back for more. I experienced the trust, when it was I who crossed the tight wire with nothing to rely on except the student that was supporting my weight, and I his. And I experienced the truth - the truths of God that are revealed through adventure and wilderness. The clarity of the voice of God in the stillness and silence of wilderness. And I experienced fellowship with the students. The relationships that are built through camping. Everything from spontaneous worship songs to late night campfire discussions about farts. The opportunity to speak into a student's life through the building of relationships.
I was impressed with Peak 3's willingness to run a trip for a small group in the off season. I hope that the students were as impacted as I was... and I hope that the truths they learned and the change they experienced lasts back here to the Springs and doesn't stay at 9500 feet.
posted by Devo @ 3:51 PM
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