Rocky Mountain Challenge

Ages 15-20, 12 days, $735 (see schedule below for details)

RMC is our most extreme and life-changing adventure program at Eagle Lake. It will push you to grow physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. You will come together as a team to successfully conquer a series of challenges and obstacles set before you. Build and develop courage, leadership, trust, and decision-making skills through initiatives, Scripture reading, application, and deep discussions.

Due to the nature of the program many of the elements are experiential and we do not fully communicate about them until you have completed RMC. You will be doing several days of backpacking while crossing many miles in the Colorado wilderness, camping, rock climbing and many more challenging activities.

Due to the challenging nature of this program, registrants must receive pre-approval from Eagle Lake's Excursion's Director prior to submitting their registration. If you are interested in registering for RMC, please contact Shuan Gutierrez, at 719-272-7457.

What RMC is all about:

Wilderness stress camping is an opportunity to discover and to learn.  If we look closely, we can see that this is due to the basic elements that tend to create “teachable moments,” Those times when an individual has gone as far as he thinks he can and is finally ready to listen, to learn, and to change in order to succeed. These are the incidences in which the non-directive leader, group support, and the working of the Holy Spirit can turn frustration into new growth.

God’s Design for Stress Experiences

“When all kinds of trials and temptations crowd into your lives, my brothers, don't resent them as intruders, but welcome them as friends! Realize that they have come to test your faith and to produce in you the quality of endurance. But let the process go on until that endurance is fully developed, and you will find you have become men of mature character with the right sort of independence.”
(James 1:2-4)

Whenever circumstances test our faith, endurance, courage, integrity, love or skill, we experience stress. This principle of stress is God's mechanism for developing maturity in His people, whether they be individuals or nations. We are designed so that we must respond whenever stress is applied to our lives. Whenever we respond correctly, growth is positive; whenever we respond wrongly, growth is negative.

It is important to realize that different areas of our lives can be influenced by stress.  According to Luke 2:52, Jesus grew mentally, physically, socially and spiritually.  We are no different.  In order for us to become complete, mature people, we must undergo development in each of these realms. Stress and our responses to it are vital to each one. Thus we catch a glimpse of God's plan. He, in His sovereign love and wisdom, has built stress into nature and life. We face obstacles and hardships by design, for by these things God develops our character and our relationship with Him.

Elements and Principles of Wilderness Stress Camping

Above all, a wilderness stress experience is a wealth of personal learning opportunities. It is an education in living. Personal awareness is enhanced while self-consciousness, others-consciousness and God-consciousness become very real. These things, coupled with repeated group discussions and times of personal reflection, provide for continual re-evaluation. Values are tested; new insights and skills can be applied immediately; and, very practical application of the Scriptures can be made. God's principles for living become very meaningful as a person's real needs begin to surface.
 

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