So Much Good in the Last Year
Bottom line up front:
Today is Giving Tuesday, a really big day for nonprofit ministries like SUMMIT. Later in this email I’m going to ask you to donate, but first I’d love to share some good things that have happened since last November.
If you want to skip all that, please consider giving by clicking here. But I hope you read on!
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Dear Reader,
Bryan, Executive Director of SUMMIT Outdoor Leadership here — Hope this email finds you well! The team & I wanted to share what God has accomplished through Summit in 2023.
Our First Full-Year:
# of LIVES CHANGED this year through…
Outdoor Ministry Programs: 206
Discipleship Cohorts: 18
Medical Training: 120
Professional Development: 60
TOTAL LEADERS IMPACTED IN 2023 = 404 🥳 🥳 🥳 🥳
All this in SUMMIT’s first full-year of ministry! Each of these leaders have gained new skills, been challenged, & grown closer to their Creator.
Impact Statements from 2023 Participants:
“I feel like I'm still growing and still learning and continuously I'm impacted daily by Summit. I have learned I like the outdoors through camping. By doing cohorts/Bible studies I'm learning how to heal from past traumas & hurt in a biblical, healthy way. I don't think I would have been able to in other circumstances.”
- Sandy, WILD participant
“Summit's Pocket Wilderness retreat is a must. It serves as an opportunity to ‘retreat into the silence’ escaping the clamorings that have become apart of our everyday lives. As scripture urges us to, ‘be still and know that He is God,’ the Pocket Wilderness retreat has perfected this by creating an opportunity for faith to be practiced in His creation.”
- Travis, Pocket Wilderness Intensive participant
“I am beyond thankful for these men, the amount of wisdom & encouragement that I receive from them may be the most I have received in my life. ”
- Brett, Yokefellows Discipleship Cohort participant
Those 3 quotes line up with my 3 favorite stories from the last year:
Sandy, a new believer, learning to make disciples, culminating in Angela being baptized & Nicolette placing her faith in Christ…
Numerous participants connecting with the LORD & coming back from Pocket Wilderness trips with renewed vision, finding wisdom for big life decisions…
Both men & women learning how to develop TRUE, AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY & self-sustaining spiritual disciplines through Discipleship Cohorts…
We stand behind our Biblical basis for curriculum and 10 Core Leadership Skills to teach and inspire those around us. Through outdoor excursions, custom church events, life-saving CPR classes, Bible studies, individual spiritual development, and more, we teach others to develop their skillsets in IDENTITY, COMMUNITY, KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, SERVANTHOOD, STEWARDSHIP, EXCELLENCE, PERSEVERANCE, VISION, & ACTION.
Seeing what we’re about, could you tell us how we can serve you in 2024? We would love to have you attend a trip with us next year or partner in support to make it more accessible for others.
A Special Ask:
As we prepare to move into our second year of ministry, we prayed over and set a goal to raise $10,000 through Giving Tuesday. Yes—that sounds like a lot, we think so too—but it's an amount that would greatly bless our ministry through the end of the year and set us up in 2024 to provide needed training & spiritual development. Would you please consider:
SHARE our Giving Tuesday link & graphic with your friends & family along with what you loved about your Summit Programs (see bottom of email for examples!)
PRAY with us to meet the goal God has placed in front of us & for God to raise up more volunteers in 2024.
