Testimonials

I will be 67 years old in January and have recently moved to Western Colorado. I came out of retirement and went back to work after relocating here and was invited to attend by a young business associate whom I had befriended. I hadn’t joined a church yet and haven’t belonged to one since 1980. I was raised as a Christian but lost my faith while enduring life’s tribulations. I prided myself as being a “self-made man.” I was familiar with the red cloud retreat having owned a second home in Lake City. Curiosity and business interests motivated me to attend with no thoughts of giving anything but money and a few days of my time. What I came away with was a new perspective on what is important in my life and a renewed faith that god really loves me and that it is not too late for me to love him. I spent 3.5 days hearing other men reach out to him and repent their sins. During the first two days I found myself reflecting on my life and opening wounds that I had erased from my mind and sealed up inside of myself believing that I was the master of my fate and that I could handle the guilt of the harm I had caused and the void of belief and trust in anyone but myself. Finally on the last day my grief and self assuredness exploded and I wept and made a statement of a part of the weakness I needed to confess to newfound brothers that had shared their sorrows with me. Since then I have found a new joy in sharing the fact that Christ is back in my life. I have found a “band of brothers” whom I meet with weekly to renew my faith and freedom. I am going back to the warrior ministry next spring and will take as many as I can with me. I have given several of the “Wild at Heart” books to men I care about and will prepare myself to receive and share more blessing from the next retreat. Praise be to God.

The April 2005 retreat at Camp Redcloud brought me closer to God in the wilderness. It made me get away from the day to day and get focused on my heart. A sort of tune up on my heart. I came away feeling refreshed yet free in my walk with Jesus. I wrote a letter at camp which were words I always wanted to hear from my Dad and I never heard. It helped get many things off of my chest and brought me back around to the father I need to be to my children and the relationship I so long for with my Heavenly Father. The Evil One wants to keep your heart in a fog. Come and learn how to fend off the Evil Forces all around you and get your heart back and on track with God. Meet men of all ages who desire deeper friendships and transparency. No masks here! If you have been caught up in the mundanes of this world, come to the next retreat and see why so many men are becoming free and ready for battle.

The Warrior at Heart retreat at Camp Red Cloud was a great break in 2005 for me. Although leading worship, I was able to clear my mind of all distractions and just focus on what God wanted to tell me that weekend. God truly worked in my life over those 3 days and made me realize how important it is to take that time to get away from our jobs, families, and busy lives to focus on our relationships wtih God. As men, we are truly designed in God's own image and need to get back in touch with those roots. It is true that the enemy beats us down through our jobs and the stress associated with our daily lives. Randy, better known as David, has been touched by God and has a heart to reach out to other men. He is not motivated by money or fame. He simply wants other men to experience what he has been given from God...freedom and power over the enemy! God bless Randy, Joe, and the staff at Red Cloud for their sacrifices and hard work to make these camps happen! I will be attending again this spring to see God work in men's lives once again. I encourage you to plan ahead to attend one of the camps...for your own good.