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Dear Parents and Rangers,
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and invite your son to become part of Royal Rangers Outpost 108! Every boy participating in the Royal Rangers ministry should be prepared for a fun and exciting time here at Faith Community Church in House Springs, MO. A future filled with games, crafts, camping, Scripture, and learning about our Lord and Savior awaits every boy. Our goal is to work with you to help develop your son into a total boy for Christ and to guide his footsteps along the path to developing as a Christian man and a citizen in the Kingdom of God.
The Commanders of the Royal Rangers ministry team in Outpost 108 are very excited about the future of the Royal Rangers program and we are looking forward to assisting you in helping your son grow in his walk with the Lord. Royal Rangers is a pathway to adventure. As a Ranger, your son will learn many outdoors and personal skills that will be helpful to him for years to come. He will have the opportunity to learn about the great outdoors, study wildlife, and learn other skills valuable in the four ways a boy grows: physically, spiritually, mentally, and socially (Luke 2:52).
Royal Rangers learn the importance of low-impact, no-trace outings. When on day camps, hikes, or campouts, Rangers are conservation-minded, leaving the location cleaner than it was before they arrived and leaving it as if they had never been there – leaving no trace.
Royal Rangers will develop lifelong friendships and find opportunities to work together through the buddy system and the patrol system. The buddy system means that your son should always have a Ranger buddy with him at all activities, outings, and campouts and they will look out for each other at all times.
Royal Rangers will give your son the opportunity to earn exciting advancements on the trail to earning the highest award in Royal Rangers, the Gold Medal of Achievement. He will learn the importance of setting goals and develop the self-confidence that comes from accomplishing these goals.
Royal Rangers will develop and challenge your son spiritually through weekly Bible studies, Scripture memorization, and devotions. Royal Rangers will help him learn the importance of duty, commitment, and maturity, helping him to become a man of God. The Outpost Rules of Conduct, the Three R’s (as mentioned later in Ranger Basics), and the Royal Ranger Code and Motto will give him boundaries for daily living.
The Pastor and the Commanders will continue to challenge him to become a prayer warrior and encourage him to devote himself to daily Bible reading. We believe that the Bible is the ultimate “handbook”, filled with instructions for how to live your life in a manner that is pleasing to God.
In Service to the Master Ranger,
Don Harmon
Senior Commander |