Thursday, August 23, 2012
The New Website Has Been Launched!
Check it out everyone, Beyond's new website is up and running at last. Head on over to beyondmalibu.younglife.org and have a look around. We've been working hard on this for months but we're sure it's not perfect. If you see anything that seems a little off, send us an e-mail and let us know. Otherwise, enjoy all of the new pictures and videos.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Losing the Trail
Friday, August 3, 2012
Monumental Work by Monumental Hands
Kati is a first-year mountain guide |
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Social Media
Although the summer is in full swing up the inlet, there's been a group of us in Seattle tasked with promoting Beyond and we've been hard at work. This summer we're busy designing the new website, updating our blog and Facebook pages, and writing this summer's Route Notes email. All with one goal in mind: sharing Beyond with you!
This blog post is meant to give you a full run down of ways in which you can stay connected and get involved with Beyond via the internet. We know that browsing pictures on Beyond's Facebook page will never compare with the views on a trip, but we hope it will help you pass the time until you're in a kayak or on the trail with Beyond. Here's what we've got.
Monday, July 23, 2012
A Day in the Life of a Food Packer
By Meredith LeVan
As the sun shines brightly through the windowsills of the pack shack I receive a pack sheet of the upcoming week’s food needs. A smile spreads across my face as I think about all the campers I will be reaching. My daily routine includes packing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for the campers. It is a very routine job, but I love putting on some music and getting together all the meals that are going to nourish the bodies of campers. When I was heading to Beyond I knew that it was in God’s plans for me to be challenged this summer but I didn’t know how. God has challenged me so much just in a small little pack shack. I have been able to become more confident as a leader and individual and working in the Pack Shack has even helped my organization skills. I also have been challenged in the way I connect with campers. Usually on Summer Staff, we get to interact with the campers a lot, but here my job is more behind the scenes. This has taught me how Christ wants us to work and serve. It only matters that He see’s our hard work and being a food packer has really shown me that. It is so special to see the participants’ faces on a Sunday morning as they are about to go meet Jesus in the mountains! I never realized how excited that would make me. One of the most special moments I’ve had as a food packer was just last week when a girl from one of the trips ran up to me and gave me a huge hug thanking me for all of my work! That was totally Jesus showing me the fruits of my work and it made me feel so special!
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Stories from the Fly: Beyond the beginning
Saturday, June 30, 2012
And it begins...
Max and the Base Camp crew. Photo Credit: Stacie Murray |
The barn extension. Photo Credit: Stacie Murray |
Heading out for Ten Day. Photo Credit: Stacie Murray |
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Spotted from above
Where were you on July 19th, 2010? Were you climbing Mt. Pearkes with Beyond Malibu? While using Google Earth to prepare for the 2012 summer, we noticed 3 tents setup at the High Terraces campsite on the Mt. Pearkes route. Was that you?
July 19th, 2010 was a day 2 of week 4 for us at Beyond. We've done a bit of looking around for other groups but haven't found any yet. Maybe you can find some. With the increased resolution of the satellite imagery, you might just find your group taking a lunch break or setting up camp.
If you open this file (Beyond Malibu Base Camp) with Google Earth, you'll find our Base Camp. From there, you're on your own. We've had a lot of fun exploring the mountains and inlets around Beyond with this program, we hope you will too.
--If you don't already have Google Earth, its a fun program and can be downloaded free here: earth.google.com/.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Purpose for the Summer
Beyond Malibu Guide Staff 2012 |
This post is by Cliff DeMastus. He is a second-year guide this year and a total rock star. This is his take on this summer's mission statment. Please pray for Cliff and the rest of the staff as they head up the inlet this week to settle in for a summer of service.
With God as our strength and song, recognizing we are poor in spirit, we will be stewards of Christ’s light and love.
As one navigates through the mission statement it covers three arenas. It first speaks to who God is which is our strength and song. Next it declares who we are which is poor in spirit. Finally after proclaiming who God is and recognizing our current state, we identify what we will do in response, stewarding the light and love of Christ.
Strength and Song
We are to serve by the strength that God supplies (I Peter 4:11). We will toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within us (Colossians 1:29). He will be our refuge, our rock, our fortress, our salvation as we trust in Him (Psalm 62:5-8). He is also our song, our source of joy in the highs and lows of the summer (Habakkuk 3:18-19). We will recognize Him in our and the participants’ "a-ha" moments (Ephesians 1:17-18). God is the composer of the melody that is the tune of our lives (Exodus 15:1-21).
Poor in Spirit
As the first beatitude shows us (Matthew 5:3), it is important for us to reach a humble state, to acknowledge and accept our need for Jesus because we are human, we are frail, we are imperfect (John 15:5). We utterly depend upon God. From the Valley of Vision’s The Broken Heart, “Give me perpetual broken-heartedness, keep me always clinging to thy cross, flood me every moment with descending grace, open to me the springs of divine knowledge, sparkling like crystal, flowing clear and unsullied, through my wilderness of life.”
Light and Love
Stewarding the light and love of Christ speaks to our responsibility to God’s creation, not only in the natural world (Genesis 2:15) but also to each other with the grace found in the Gospel (I Peter 4:10). We are to use our gifting to bring God glory (I Corinthians 10:31), sharing the Good News that is a light in the darkness and the source of all love.
With God as our strength and song, recognizing we are poor in spirit, we will be stewards of Christ’s light and love.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
A Successful Training Season
Eating lunch. Lovin' the sun. |
The view. |
This is from All-Staff weekend three weeks ago. |
Monday, April 23, 2012
Farewell to Friends
Gill and Lynda Fuller |
Thursday, March 15, 2012
We Need More Staff!
We have hired a stellar guide staff and base camp staff for Beyond Summer 2012. To give a snap shot, the first year women guides will blow your mind with awesomeness and Jeff the jukebox will be back rockin’ the guitar. Our maintenance staff is ready to maintain, and our guy Nate from Wisconsin is taking up the reigns as the assistant cook in the kitchen this year. But here’s the thing. We still have some serious vacancies and we need all the help we can get filling them.
For starters we are still looking for a Head Cook– you’d get to work with Nate– and a Boat Driver. The Boat Driving position requires a special certification so we’re looking for someone who’s willing to hold that spot down for this summer and next summer.
Next up are our coordinator positions: Guest Services and Base Camp (formerly Female and Male Base Camp coordinators). These are base camp leadership positions so if you know how to get things done and know how to get other people to get things done (or know someone who does), you should definitely look into one of these positions. We like to have a balance men and women on our leadership team so we usually hire a lady for the Guest Services Coordinator and a guy for the Base Camp Coordinator, just so you know. Whoever takes these spots will be joining our Food Service Coordinator Amanda, from Virginia, on the leadership team.
Last but definitely not least, we are still on the hunt for two (a lady and a guy) Guide Team Leaders to join Amanda and Co. on leadership. These positions require a hefty amount of previous Beyond experience– like two years as a Beyond guide– and some pretty exceptional leadership skills. We’ve perused all of the usual subjects but feel like we’re forgetting some people. If you are or know some people who fit the bill, we’d love it if you or they were brought to our attention.
Check out our website for more detailed job descriptions and an application. Don't hesitate to call us (206-525-0791) with any questions or suggestions. Our first training weekend begins in exactly one week. We are so pumped for the start of this new season and we’d love it if our leadership team could join us as soon as possible. Be praying for us please.