REPORT by Steve Hughes>>>>June 4: Outreach Dinner in Yosemite

The Camp 4 Feed on June 4th was a great success! We feed about 50 or more climbers spaghetti, bread, cookies and Kool-aid. It was really encouraging how appreciative and friendly all the climbers were. Local CrossWay climbers volunteered to prepare and serve the meal. Several of the climbers being feed asked me, “Why do you guys do this?” I responded “We’re Solid Rock, a group of Christian Climbers, and we just want you to know that God cares for you and loves you and so do we as a group.”

We gave away some free gear in a drawing where Climbers had to fill out a card and answer these questions, “What is something good that Jesus said or did?” and “What is something Jesus said or did that was bad?” The people whose names were drawn to receive the free gear were very excited and appreciative. One guy who received a C4 #4 cam shared with us that he was going to give the cam to some Spaniard climbing friends who had just lost their #4 cam on a climb that day as a way to thank them for helping him out that week. During the gear give away, Chad a local Yosemite Solid Rocker, told everyone to come ask us any questions about God or spirituality if they wanted. Later that evening two Climbers approached Chad near the Yosemite Lodge and talked with Chad about the questions we asked. He had a chance then to share some of God’s truth with them. We pray that the climbers who attended received a positive message of God’s love for them and that Christian Climbers can be friendly and approachable.

Although I expected 3-4 Solid Rockers from out of the area to attend, none showed. Traffic was horrible all weekend taking hours at times just to drive around Yosemite Valley due to road construction projects going on. Perhaps that played a role. I’ve attached a few pictures for you also of the feed