CAMPJABEZ
JR.WRANGLERMINISTRY
ToGodbetheGlory,Great thingsHehasDone!
SOYOUWANT TOBEA WRANGLER…
Somepeoplearewranglersanddon’tknow it.DanielWebsterhasseveraldefinitions forawranglerandoneis:aperson,who disputes,arguesorquarrelsandnoisily.Wehope thatthisisnotyouoryourdefinitionofa wrangler.Hisotherdefinitionis:acowboy whoroundsuplivestock.Wehopethiscomes
alittleclosertoyourdesirestobea wrangler.
WHATISAJR.WRANGLER
ABOUT?
CampJabezisamissionaryoperation. Thatmaysoundunusualbutnevertheless true.ItisthegoalofCampJabeztobean extensionofthemissionfieldoftheinner city.AJr.Wranglerissomeonewhohasa desiretoservetheLordthroughtheirlove forHiscreation.AsGodhasblessedus withawonderfulplace,weneedpeople whocanappreciateGod’swonderful creationandstrivetouseittoHishonor andglory.
JR. WRANGLER DUTIES
Your duties will all be related to horses. If you are wondering, the word equine comesfromLatinandmeanshorse. Some people just like to use fancy words. It all starts in the barn.
Remember and keep saying this phrase:
Barns are Beautiful.
Theyarebeautifulbecausepeoplelove horsesenoughtokeeptheirhousesin good,cleancondition.Horsesarebigand strongbutsometimesitdoesn’ttakemuch toupsetthemorcausesomehealth problems. Hereareafewdutyexamples: cleaningwaterandgrainbuckets,keeping thewallsofthestallscleanandofcourse thestallsneedtobemucked.Wewilllet youlookthatoneup.Thedutiesand responsibilitiesincreasewithtraining.
WhatdoththeLordrequireofthee,buttodo justly,andtolovemercy,andtowalkhumbly withthyGod.Micah6:8.
HOWITBEGINS
Thelearningprocessstartswithgettingto knowyoursurroundings.Youwilllearnall thethingsaboutthebarnthatwillassist
youinbecomingaJr.Wrangler.Youwill alsolearnthebasicsonhowtotakecareof ahorse.Yes,horseslikegrooming.Itisa specialtimetogettoknowyourhorseand buildarelationshipwithhim.Youwill learnaboutthespecialgroomingtoolsfor thisjob.Horsesdorequireequipment calledtack.Thewordisabbreviatedfrom tackle.Youwilllearnhowtohalterand
leadahorse.
ADVANCINGTHROUGHTHE RANKS
The Director of Equine Ministries has established guidelines for a progressive growth in knowledge and experience with the horses at the camp.
Knowledgeofeachindividualhorseis important.Justlikepeople,theyallhave theirowntemperamentsandbaddays.The advancedJr.Wranglerwilllearnhowto detectthesevariousmoodsofthehorses andhowtohandlethemappropriately. Thisisaveryimportantpartofsafetyin workingwithhorses.
TheadvancedJr.Wranglerwillalsolearn howtoworkwitheachhorseandhis groundmanners.Sometimestheycan seemtoforgetwhattheyaresupposedto do;itrequiresconstanttraining.
GETTINGCLOSETOTHETOP
Asyouadvanceinyourtrainingyouwillbe abletoassistingivinglessonstocampers. Thisisoneofthegreatestjoysofall!Itis wonderfultotakeafearfulchildandgive himtheconfidenceandabilitytocontrola
1200-poundanimal.Itcanopenupa wholenewworldforyouthwhohavenot beentoosuccessfulinlifesofar.Wehope tomakeadifference.
YOUHAVE DONE IT!
Welookforwardtothedaywhenmany youthwillhavecomethisfaralonginthe programandwetrulyhaveawholebunch ofJr.WranglersatCampJabez.
Butasformeandmyhouse,wewillservethe
Lord.Joshua24:15.
WHATELSESHOULDI
KNOW?
Successinthisprogramwillentitleyouto beinvolvedinourmissionaryendeavors duringoursummercampsandminicamps. Itwillgiveyoutheopportunitytospend timeonthemissionfieldrighthereat
home.Thisinvolvementisveryimportant toyourgrowthanddevelopmentasa Christianandisimportantonapplications tocollege.Yourhoursspentintraining andworkwillbedocumented.
WHATIS THE NEXT STEP?
TheagerangefortheJr.Wrangleris14 through18yearsofage.Wealsohavea weightlimittoridethehorsesof200 pounds.
Liabilitydocumentsmustbesignedby parentsorlegalguardian.
Amedicalquestionnairemustbe completed.
EmailtheDirectorofEquineMinistriesat CampJabeztoexpressyourinterestinthis programandappropriatearrangementswill bemade.
Incaseofemergencycall911. Locationis3191St.Rt.380,
fivemilessouthofXenia,four mileseastofSpringValley. OnehalfmilesouthofSpring- ValleyPaintersCreekRoad.
Aftercontactingemergency services,pleasecallmaincamp officeat:937-223-4513ifcamp staffisnotpresent.Phoneis answered24hoursaday.
Pleaseseethatonepersonin yourpartyhasacellphone. Campphonesarenotreadily accessible.
CampJabez
OutreachoftheGospelMission.Inc.
Phone(937) 223-4513
Fax(937) 223-4246
REV.2/2018