Are you looking for an opportunity to serve this summer? What if you could combine that opportunity with the adventure of a lifetime? How does paddling through the coastal inlets of British Columbia sound? Or does climbing to the summit of glaciated peaks in BC's coast mountains sound more like your thing? Beyond is accepting applications for the following positions:
Guide Staff applications are due by January 1, 2010 and Base Camp Staff applications are due by January 15, 2010. If you have any questions please call the Beyond Malibu office at (206) 525-0791. More information and applications are located here.
Please feel free to pass this announcement on to anyone you think might be interested.
At the end of each summer, Beyond Malibu's staff takes one night to scrub the dirt off, comb their beards, sit down to a feast and exchange gifts. The night is often full of laughter, singing and overstuffed bellies. It is Christmas in August.
As tradition has it, this is the time when gifts are exchanged. Don't be fooled though, this is no ordinary gift exchange. Without a shopping mall near by, most of the gifts are created in Base Camp by hand. In the weeks before "Christmas", you will see staff carving the word "Beyond" into a rock, fashioning a box out of scrap wood or knitting a wool cap by hand.
The remoteness of Base Camp gives us the opportunity to view a simpler Christmas time. Not having to worry about the price of gifts and the busy shopping season allows time to enjoy those around us and focus on how faithful God has been. And when all the pies have been eaten, gifts exchanged and the night finally comes to an end, we find a similar feeling within ourselves that we experience at our December Christmas; a feeling of gratitude and remembrance of the year gone by. Our hope is the same for you this Christmas.
As the next summer approaches, we're getting excited about new staff and new trips in the mountains and on the water. We're looking forward the coming year and trust that God will continue to faithfully walk (or paddle) along side us.
(Here's a little Christmas wishing from some of our better behaved staff.)
When stuck in the middle of winter, it's sometimes good to get a little visual reminder of what summers look like at Beyond. This snapshot should be familiar to many of you. (Click on it to get a full size version for your desktop).
Beyond Malibu is looking for Guide and Base Camp Staff for the 2010 summer. Could it be you? Could it be someone you know? Applications are due by January 1st for Guide Staff and January 15th for Base Camp Staff.
Looking for a few good gift ideas? How about these Limited-Edition National Park Style Posters?
The Barn The Barn has been upgraded from foundation to roof, but now a copy of this treasure in all its former "back-in-the-day" glory can grace the walls of your home or office.
One Eye Reigning over Princess Louisa Inlet and a stones throw away from Base Camp, the sheer face of One Eye has never been scaled. Plot your first ascent from the comfort of your favorite chair with this detailed four-color abstract.
Image Size: 15-1/8" x 19-1/4" Sheet Size: 17-3/4" x 22-5/8" Screen Printed on acid-free paper.
I would say that the hardest part for me was definitely the first day when I literally thought I wouldn't be able to make it and realizing there was no way of getting out. Then each day, even though nothing really got incredibly easier, God gave me strength to meet each challenge at the perfect time I needed it. There is no way you can't feel His presence when being surrounded solely by His beautiful and amazing nature. Seeing all that beauty and realizing that God called that good - and me great, is still incomprehensible to me. It was by far the hardest thing I've ever done physically, mentally, and spiritually and one of the best experiences I have ever had. I would not trade that week for anything.
It was my third trip of the summer and I was excited to go with a leader, Ernie Fraser, who has brought trips to Beyond for the last ten years.Right away he told my guide partners and me that life stories took high priority on his trips and would be told and listened to even if we had to forfeit “making it to the summit.”I liked the sound of this from the start.
This trip consisted of three families who were ready to jump into an adventure together.Most folks had never told their life story before, and by the end of the week, I was struck by the incredible depth of love dwelling in each person, much like God’s love for us.God’s love was felt tangibly and everyone walked away from the trip closer to each other and closer to God.
In the wilderness and Beyond context, the walls we have created in previous relationships are quickly broken down, which leaves room for hearts to be touched and impacted by the Holy Spirit and by others on the trip.It is a phenomenal and extremely unique experience for anyone willing to embrace the adventure and live life to the fullest.
From our guide manual:
“On Walls”
-By Mike Wolford
Everybody has them.
It is said that people are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
I have walls. What do they look like?
They are high, but thin; strong, yet brittle;
And they are transparent.Why are they there?
To keep from being hurt.
But my walls are vulnerable;
Not to a bulldozer or a bazooka or a hand grenade or a hammer.
My walls want to crumble; they will crumble.
At the touch of someone who cares enough to gently knock.
Once the walls have been penetrated, treat the stuff inside with tenderness and care;
For not many have ever been where you are and not many may ever follow.
We've been busy getting some new media avenues together and we'd love to share them with you. One of those is our new quarterly e-mail "Route Notes". We're going to be releasing it next week. If you don't think we have your contact info fill out this form to get clued in on Beyond's Newsletters.
Are you looking for an opportunity to serve this summer? What if you could combine that opportunity with the adventure of a lifetime? How does paddling through the coastal inlets of British Columbia sound? Or does climbing to the summit of glaciated peaks in BC's coast mountains sound more like your thing? Beyond is accepting applications for the following positions:
