Sharing Christ's love with a smile
By Gary Fallesen
President, Climbing For Christ
Her father watched as she hiked out of Base Camp with the rest of the Mission: Ararat team, heading toward High Camp and ultimately the 16,854-foot summit of Mount Ararat. God had given him peace about letting hi...
Nationality: American. Occupation: Instructor with Solid Rock Outdoor Ministries. Missions with C4C: Nepal 2013.
How long have you climbed? This is my second year of climbing. Type of climbing you do: Sport, trad and ice. Highlight of climbing career: Just learning to be comfortable leading sport...
Nepal Dossier 2013.pdf
Karina, left, ministering at Ghandaki Boarding school in Nepal.
Nationality: US Citizen. Occupation: Volunteer Teacher/Missionary. Missions with C4C: Nepal 2013.
How long have you climbed? Approximately two years ago I became infatuated with God's marvelous creation and began seeking ways to exp...
Michael Heitland, left, on the summit of Kilimanjaro in 2011.
Nationality: American. Occupation: Director of Equipping Saints For Ministry (ES4M). Missions with C4C: Kilimanjaro 2011 & 2013, Morocco 2013, Nigeria 2011, and Nepal 2012 and 2013.
How long have you climbed? About 10 years. Type of c...
Nationality: American. Occupation: Graduate student. Missions with C4C: Nepal 2011 and 2013.
How long have you climbed? About 10 years. Type of climbing you do: Rock, ice, alpine, mountaineering, backpacking, spelunking. Highlight of climbing career: Any time spent in the Wind River Ran...
Monday, Aug. 19, 2013
(Photo from missionary Miguel Rubén Guante)
HAITI: It was the first day of classes for about 50 students attending the Monte Pou Kris (Climbing For Christ in Haitian Creole) school in the Dominican border town of Jimani. Because of budget cuts, C4C is supporting only...
By Gary Fallesen Founding president, Climbing For Christ Mission: Ararat Prayer Calendar Monday, Aug. 5 There is a Kurdish proverb, “Sam seker wilat serintie e.,” which means “Damascus is sweet, but one's country is even sweeter.” In other words, there is no pla...
It's about the mission, not the summit
By Gary Fallesen
Founding president, Climbing For Christ
“Mission, not mountain.
“People, not peak.
“Service, not summit.”
As I limped up 3,700 vertical feet to Base Camp on the first day of our Mission: Ararat climb – ...
Charlotte Crain teaching (with Damson Samson interpreting) at the C4C-supported orphanage in Malawi, Africa. (Photo by Gary Fallesen)
Nationality: American. Occupation: Principal Solutions Architect, SAS Institute. Missions with C4C: Kilimanjaro (Tanzania and Malawi) 2010 and Turkey 2010, 2013 an...