Appalachian Trail Servants
P.O. Box 2116, Cleveland GA 30528
Craig and Suzy Miles, Directors; Cell (706)482-8537; www.atservants.org; info@atservants.org
january 2005
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Here are some specific needs: ************* As A.T. Servants grows, there is a greater need for Suzy to be full-time in ministry (she is currently working at Regions Bank). Please pray that God provides our full-time financial support. ************* Pray that thru- hikers will connect the beauty of the creation around them with the one true Creator. ************* Please pray for volunteers to commit to Trail Angeling. ************* Pray that the deeds of Trail Angels will be seen by thru-hikers as the good deeds of the church and Christians and not the individual Trail Angel. ************* Praise God that more partnership contacts open in North Carolina and Tennessee. ************* Pray for Trail Angel leaders to be developed in each state. ************* Since Craig and Suzy will be traveling to the 14 states that host the A.T. (to train volunteers), please pray that God will provide a R.V. for them to live in and another truck for them to use for ministry. *************
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Springer Fever: The 2005 Thru-hiking Season is Approaching Quickly |
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As you may know, each Spring about 2,000 hikers attempt to hike the entire 2,174-mile Appalachian Trail. They start from Springer Mountain in Georgia--the southern terminus of the trail. Thru-hikers can't wait to get on the trail. In the trail community, this anxiousness to hike is called "Springer Fever" (like "Spring Fever")--named after the mountain. Some hikers are so anxious to hike, they start early in January and they encounter bitter cold, snow, and freezing rain. As of January 26, 2005, eight thru-hikers have passed through Neels Gap in Georgia (trail mile 30.7). By far, most Northbound hikers start their thru-hike in March. So, it is time to get prepared to help these hikers in the name of Christ.
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In
order to become better equipped to help hikers and volunteers on the A.T.,
Craig and Suzy
recently attended a basic outdoor wilderness survival training seminar
hosted by Amicalola
Falls State Park. During the two-day seminar, Craig and Suzy spent
many cold hours learning topics ranging from setting up a survival kit
to building fires and making shelters to map and compass training. It
was a fun and informational weekend leaving Craig and Suzy feeling
better prepared to deal with sticky situations in the woods and on the
A.T.
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Last
February, the Chattahoochee
Baptist Association in Georgia provided A.T Servants with several
truckloads of soft drinks and snacks of may varieties. Their in-kind
gifts were worth well over $1,000. Because of this
kind association, thru-hikers became jubilant as they crammed Little
Debbie snack cakes in their mouth and downed soft drink after soft
drink. In 2005, the Chattahoochee Association has come through
again! In January, the Chattahoochee Association filled the back of our pickup truck to the brim
with 408 soft drinks (some hikers drink 5 in a sitting!) and over 500 "Snak Pak"
puddings--yummy! Mike Walston, CCM Director of the
Association says that there is more food and drink to come! What a blessing this
wonderful ministry is to A.T. Servants and to the hikers who need to know
that the church cares.
Please consider how your local food pantry or WMU can contribute food for hikers in your state. Here's a list of items that are needed by hikers: http://www.atservants.org/donations/goods.htm. |
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