Congrats, Curt!

Thank you for praying for Curt. He spent a very stressful week preparing for his climbing exam. It was 2 full days from 8-5 out on the rock. He was asked to do certain things and watched by the judge. Any mistakes that were made were noted. He was only allowed to make 3 minor mistakes. A 4th would mean failing. A major mistake (forgetting your helmet, doing a knot wrong) was an automatic fail. It was a very stressful time for him, as you can imagine. Day 2 was taking out a group of clients (just volunteers) and actually guiding the whole day, again being watched by a judge. He passed with only one mark against him for his inexperience. We were all praying for him like mad and are so glad that it's over!
This was a big "to-do" for the summer. Now Curt is licensed to take out anyone and can lead climbing groups with Lifelines. It's a big plus for the ministry.
Stuff starts up with school about mid-August so we will spend the rest of the summer starting homeschooling the girls and preparing for the baby. Hopefully, once August hits, we will be ready to roll!