Trek Blessing Keep Repeating! - Note from Amy Mower

Our ward has struggled trying to get all our youth ready and outfitted for Trek. We have struggled, and been blessed in a repeating cycle.

Last weeks miracle had me in tears for most of my meetings.  I shared where we were at in ward council and that I was worried as I still had 10 girls with no boots and poor tennis shoes.  I was so worried because I know that if the youth are worried about their physical well being it will be difficult for them to have a spiritual experience.

 

After I left the meeting, a sister shared with me that she had just deposited a large sum of money with the bishop for us to use to get the girls what they needed or pay tuition to girls camp.  WOW!!!  If that weren't enough, I went to the Big 5 Clearance store 2 days before they closed the doors.  I purchased 10 pair of boots (many were also donated) and ALL of our girls have boots that fit!!!  I used less than 1/2 the money donated.

 

I then found work gloves at ACE for $2.99/pair with a $3 rebate! (I believe the rebate runs to the end of the month if anyone else needs work gloves for free).

 

I am grateful to all who are praying for the youth on this experience!  Our prayers are being answered in mysterious and wonderful ways.

Now, we are looking for tarps for the youth.  I will be happy to keep inventory and return them after camp if anyone has well labeled extras.  I also would love to know about good deals on tarps or suggestions on where to buy them.

 

Sleeping pads are still a challenge, but are maybe more of a luxury than a necessity.  I am hopeful that they will be so tired a bump or two will not affect sleep too much.

Saturday Hikes

In preparation for Trek, many members of the Maycreek ward have been meeting for Saturday morning hikes. We hike several miles each week and have a lot of fun. Everyone is welcome to join us!

 

Saturday mornings 8 a.m.

Red Town trailhead, Cougar Mountain
For more information or questions contact Laska Whiteaker atjeffandlaska@netzero.net

Clearance Hiking Boots

Big 5 Outlet store in Renton (508 S. 3rd,  425-271-6900) has hiking boots at clearance prices.

Trek Prep

Pioneer Trek- The Trek's date of June 29th is getting closer and we are getting excited for a faith building experience.  Lately we have been reminded of the 10 virgins, 5 foolish and 5 wise.  We know from previous trek experiences that you need to prepare yourselves physically and spiritually.  You will have an amazing experience if you are physically prepared and you have a good attitude.

  

The church guidelines state the following for Trek participants -  Each participant should be able to complete a minimum requirement of walking/running four (4) miles on level ground in 60 minutes or less without undue stress.  This usually requires some conditioning/training prior to the trek.  Boots should fit properly and be broken in.  

Trek Pre-Trip

Spent a wonderful day yesterday with the amazing activities committee, logistics team, and trail bosses at Bing Canyon Pioneer Camp. It's all coming together and we are excited about the events ahead. We experienced another tender mercy and witnessed a miracle. We made it two hours into the drive over when we stopped at a rest stop.... Brother Burningham was nearly doubled over with pain in his side. We thought we may have to turn around and to get him home. He was given a priesthood blessing and we carried on. He not only made it through 6 hours of touring the camp, but walked a lot of the trails. He has a blood clot, recent gall bladder surgery, and knee ligaments torn but still excited about trekking with  you!

Please join our Facebook group (Renton Stake Trek 2011).

Registration Forms

Look for registration forms to come out the end of February.  The forms will be due back to your ward liaisons on March 20th.

Welcome to the Renton Stake Pioneer Trek-2011 blog.

We hope you will find this site useful when preparing for the Trek. We will keep this site updated with all useful information to make your preparation successful.  The success of this Trek will depend on you! Your attitude and preparation will be the difference in making this a life changing experience.