Two Crossroads students find their next destination by using a compass.
'Travel at 132 degrees for 38 paces...Find at least 10 commonalities within your team...Navigate to Point A on your map...Solve this riddle...Build a sculpture from natural materials that represents your team." These are just a few of the challenges that Duquesne University students encountered during the Amazing Windy Ridge Challenge at their Fall Retreat.Why the Windy Ridge Challenge? My co-worker and I created it as a way to get students to ponder the way that they navigate life's challenges and pursuit of God in the company of others. This design was inspired by Ryan, the student organizer of the weekend. Read Ryan's comments on what students learned from the weekend. Praise God that He works through the medium of adventure activities!
Crossroads students working together to complete a puzzle.
"I have had many Crossroaders find me since this weekend and tell me how motivational the challenge was for them in their own lives. They said that they were looking for a spark to get them going and that having to use direction and faith throughout this challenge was just that spark. I had a similar experience myself... I had been feeling a lack of motivation leading up to this past weekend, and being out there on the course with my team competing, struck a chord in my mind. I have so much more drive this week with my schoolwork and job. Thank you for that."
