“Why do we need Jesus?” was our Question of the Day for our March Turkey Hunt Event. The purpose of the question was to have the CTO Sportsmen share with us why they personally need Jesus. We weren’t looking to have a theological discussion.

The answer that stuck with me was from Phil (not his real name). Phil said that he needed Jesus to help him deal with bullying. He feels like people don’t like him because he’s different. We helped Phil work through his value, by asking him who’s opinion of you matters most? We helped him understand that Jesus’s value of him mattered most.

Jesus’s opinion of us is more important than anyone else’s. It’s more important than our friends, family, classmates, or even our parents. We shared with Phil that Jesus loves him and that he was fearfully and wonderfully made by God. Jesus loves him so much that He willingly died on a cross to make sure Phil was saved. We made sure he understood that Jesus loves him, and that it is Jesus’s opinion of Phil that is even more important than Phil’s own opinion of himself.

As for the hunt itself, our first Turkey Hunt of the year didn’t go quite as well as we planned. None of the Sportsmen were able to harvest a turkey or hardly see any, but we did hear a few here and there and the boys still had fun just hearing them gobble while using the Turkey calls.

We were hopeful for the hunt going into this weekend. We invited Jim Unser, a professional Turkey Caller, to help guide. Unfortunately, it was so wet and rainy that we had challenges locating the birds, even with Jim’s Peacock call that usually shock them into responding.

We prepared for the hunt by having the Sportsmen train with shotguns using a turkey target before we went out the first morning. This target had removable heads that allowed us to gage each Sportsman’s ability to hit the head correctly.

After our hunt Mike Hall, one of the Guides, led us on a long hike through the woods. The boys enjoyed it because they were able to find antler sheds and animal remains.

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