Peak Challenge 2010- Network Wide
March 24, 2010 by Editor
Filed under Excursion events, Kansas City, Lincoln, Network Wide, Omaha
Peak Challenge 2010 – truly an amazing experience for men!
“Great things happen when men and mountains meet – not by jostling in the street” – William Blake
Almost 100 men made the trek to Lake Dillon, Colorado for the 5th Annual Peak Challenge. God blessed the excursion this year from the very start, allowing us to enjoy 5 full days of beautiful, sunny weather without rain – a rarity this time of year in the upper elevations of the Colorado Rockies.
Men from more than 8 states, more than 10 different churches and even two young men from Burundi, Africa came together to enjoy the awe and wonder of God’s handiwork, to grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus Christ and to make connections with other men that are on the same journey as they are – to stop at nothing to serve Jesus Christ.
The theme this year was “Primal” – based on the “Primal Commandment” found in Mark 12:30. That commandment tells us to love the Lord our God with all of our HEART/SOUL/MIND/STRENGTH. Using the Mark Batterson book “Primal”, we dug deep into what God desires for us to love him with all our our HEART/SOUL/MIND/STRENGTH through some large group and small group gathering times each night at basecamp. The words that we heard from our leaders were powerful and the challenges that they left for us were on point. Men – take seriously those challenges that were issued at Peak Challenge and find other men – your “Band of Brothers” to hold you accountable to those things that you will tackle!
From whitewater rafting on the Arkansas to ATV touring at 12,000 feet…. from single track mountain biking to kayaking on Lake Dillon…. from catching rainbow trout to driving Jeeps across old mining roads… our men had the time of their lives!
For many, this was the first experience in the high country of Colorado. For others who had done this many times, it was a brand new experience that never gets old. Dads had such a great training ground for their sons, as these young men got to see Biblical manhood in action. Grandfathers were able to show their grandsons what it is all about to be a man of God. When we get men out of their normal trappings in life – away from the office and to do lists… when they can have a chance to dream, to play, to seek adventure, God allows their soul, their mind, their heart to see clearly what calling He has for them.
We have a whole year to reflect back on what God did at Peak Challenge 2010, who He allowed us to connect with and what He placed in our hearts to live out our faith as strong Christian men. Men – replay those times, those images in your heads throughout the year. Just as we built the cairn on the last night to remember what God has done for us, keep your hearts burning for the God that gave his only son to die for us – to take all of our sins on his back – and to redeem us so that we can be empowered to boldly lead in this world for his name.
Peak Challenge 2011 is coming up soon…. we will see you there!
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE PEAK CHALLENGE 2010 PHOTOS!
CLICK HERE FOR THE SECOND PHOTO GALLERY FOR PEAK CHALLENGE 2010
CLICK HERE FOR THE THIRD PHOTO GALLERY FOR PEAK CHALLENGE 2010
CLICK HERE FOR THE TRIP REPORT FOR MT OF THE HOLY CROSS
We will be producing a Peak Challenge 2010 video in the next few months and will be sharing that will you all.
We would enjoy hearing about your experiences. If you want to share some of them, simply post a comment below.
Band of Brothers Network
Men-
Peak Challenge 2010 registration is now open. If you have questions about the excursion, please feel free to ask them here in the comments section or shoot us an email.
All of the data concerning logistics, peaks, whitewater rafting, etc will be put out on the website soon.
If you are bringing a son, we would strongly recommend that only boys over 12 participate in the experience.
You must register online so that we can keep an accurate count of men that are going. Payment of the $35 is non-refundable after June 1, 2010. Please register as early as possible, as we expect the spots for this trip to go fast!
Get ready for what God will do on this excursion!
Band of Brothers Network
Is there a link or something where i can print a flyer that has a description of the Peak Challenge 2010 so that i can hand it out to a couple of my friends? Thanks!
Respectfully,
Tom
Tom-
Thanks for the email. There is and I wll get it loaded up on the page sometime today. We will have more information out on the page soon. The link to the registration page is currently on the page.
Band of Brothers Network
Are we reading a book again this year?
Matt-
We are working on that. We may try to do something different this year, but I will let you know as soon as I can.
We will be reading the book “Primal” by Mark Batterson and will be ordering the books within the next week (April 15th timeframe). Once we get the books, we will distribute them to those that have registered and have paid their registration fee.