November, 2007
Dear Friends,
Fall is here and Christmas is just around the corner.
Time does not slow down for anyone and certainly not for us
at Pine Ridge Ministries. This fall has been exceptionally
busy as we have been able to pioneer our very first adult
retreats. We had the privilege to minister to over 150
adults this fall. Our camps were held at Young Life’s
beautiful Trail West facilities located in Buena Vista,
Colorado. We were treated with wonderful service packaged in
excellent accommodations. Our first camp was for our “Young
at Heart” senior adults with Dr. Wendell Heller as the key
note speaker. It was a tremendous time of encouragement and
exhortation from God’s Word. Almost forty seniors were in
attendance which is a great start. Between our sessions, the
seniors were able to enjoy the facilities which included
spacious decking overlooking beautiful scenery, playing
games, having wonderful fellowship, and enjoying lots of
food. On one of the days, we were able to take a trip to see
the authentic ghost town of Saint Elmo’s. There we were able
to enjoy some of the rich history of Colorado where over 120
mining claims were established in the late 1800’s. Some of
our more adventurous seniors made their way up to Cottonwood
Pass and hiked up over 12,000 feet in elevation.
Following right behind our “Young at Heart” retreat was our
Couples Conference with over 54 couples attending. We were
honored to have Dr. Greg Mazak as our keynote speaker.
During the retreat our couples were challenged in many areas
including basing our marriages on Gods word, establishing
godly communications, and defining what true love really is.
It was fun to see our couples enjoy their free time, which
included tennis, basketball, Frisbee golf, hiking through
the golden Aspens, and making their way through the high
ropes and cables course.
We were blessed with two well-attended, God-honoring
retreats this year. The dates for our fall 2008 retreats are
September 15-18 for our “Young at Heart” conference and
September18-20 for our couples retreat. We already have
folks who are signed up. Praise the Lord!
Now our attention moves to making plans for next year’s
summer camp. We are excited about the opportunity to offer
another great week at Crooked Creek Ranch in Fraser,
Colorado. Teen Camp is scheduled for May 26-31, 2008. Our
speaker will be Brother Kevin Brownfield. What better way to
kick off the summer than to go to camp where kids will be
encouraged to take the next step in their spiritual walk. We
hope you will mark your calendars and join us next summer
for an action-packed week in the Colorado Rockies.
We want to say thanks again for so many of you who support
Pine Ridge with your prayers and finances. Please pray for
us as we continue to raise support for the ministry. As you
can imagine, it takes a lot of time to organize and run
camps, but it also takes finances. If you do not currently
support Pine Ridge, please prayerfully consider what God
would have you do.
Camping for Christ,
Brian Olsen and Family
Pine Ridge Prayer Requests:
• Plans for Summer Teen Camp– May 26-31, 2008
• Fall Retreats– September 15-20, 2008
• Olsen family financial support raised
• Finances for future land and camp site
• Expanding ministry opportunities
