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I am humbled as I present with honor the very RR Oupost in Texas that responded to a cold call (Email) I made a few years ago about a game called Redemption. Here is the church and outpost from where a Godsend Commander by the name of Ken came from. He responded to God's call to learn, play, and spread Redemption to all Royal Rangers and beyond. The rest is amazing history. Meet Commander Ken at Nats2021!!!

Fast forward to 2021 as a young Commander mentored by Commander Ken bears fruits from Outpost68 as he learns Redemption at STXRR PowWow2021. Cmdr Peter shares Camelot Christian Center as the venue for the 2021 TX State Tournament. GOD IS SO GOOD!!!


TOURNEY PIC MEMORIES!
https://www.cactusforums.com/official-tournaments/tx-state-tournament-(0405jun2021-san-antonio/msg604775/#msg604775

The huge success of Redemption at OK PowWow2021 proves that the game indeed fits perfectly into the RR lifestyle. With three states (TX,AL,OK) all pioneering the game successfully at their RR events, we pray and declare all states to follow suit apart from international beginnings.

OK RR PowWow Redemption Photo Album:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9q3TGcNKHLK62U8s5


Below are pic highlights from the OK PowWow2021. All original pic posting are in the Redemption Discord's RR channel.

Presenting the oldest Redemption player in history thus far - RR Alumni Cmdr Loy Barber A.K.A. Tater Bug. He is 86 years young!!! Loy is pictured w the pioneering OK demo team who are all from a single outpost led by Cmdrs Travis M & Toby C. To left of Loy is our own Travis M who taught Loy the game yesterday.



Redemption activity at OK PowWow2021 began the day before it was supposed to start, with new players from Chi Alpha (who helped set up camp) and a couple of outposts who came early.




As soon as after lunch of Day 1, the Redemption gaming hall was always filled with new learner's and new players wanting to practice more.





Friday night worship service probably catapulted Redemption as a major in-demand activity at OK PowWow2021 when District Commander Sid McCoy blessed me with the opportunity to speak briefly about the game then him following it up up w his own testimonial about Redemption.






The Redemption gaming hall getting filled with a couple of outposts on Friday night after Service which alone boasted a total of more than 30 players in the room led by Outpost 139's Cmdr Chris S plus Saturday non-stop game teaching from 8am to a room full of new players every hour until close to midnight - I am convinced of God's overwhelming presence at the event with His big smile knowing that his RR children have learned His game and will spread it to the ends of the earth!



The whole Redemption family would wish to thank OK RR Commanders Pastor Joe Blackwood & Ronnie Ewert for embracing the game at LEAD. Many thanks for Cmdr Joe making sure that Redemption is pushed as a PowWow2021 event. Super thanks to District Commander Sid McCoy for expressing his love and support for the game not just by sharing his testimonial throughout the whole camp but also for making sure that Redemption becomes a regular OK RR activity for ages to come!

We pray and declare an amazing destiny for the OK RR! We declare an amazing Redemption destiny for TX,AL, and OK as the three states spread Redemption wildfire across the country, the world, Mars, and beyond!!!

Laredo TX is on the Royal Rangers Redemption Map!!!

Enjoy Friday night and all of Saturday filled with Learn-N-Play mini expo events that also includes tournaments. Many thanks to Cmdr. Paul T. for his amazing enthusiasm after he learned the game at the 2021 STXRR EDGE Conference that pioneered Redemption as a training class - many thanks to Cmdr. Damon B.).

Tournaments at the mini expo:
https://www.cactusforums.com/official-tournaments/tx-back-to-back-localdistrict-tournaments-(laredo-0304-sept-2021)/msg605078/?topicseen#new

Here is the flyer Cmdr. Paul has for the event:


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Laredo TX (03-04Sep2021). Redemption seeds planted amongst a little more than 20 total new players including harvesting a couple of new teachers of the game. Keep planting seeds dearest players! Thanks for hosting RR Cmdr Paul! Thank you Pastor Patrick for supporting the event!

Prayers up as Redemption is featured at the following Royal Rangers regional conferences!

c/o Your Turn Games
(Game Master Derek Tirado)
South East 04/05Mar2022 - Orlando FL
https://southeastregionroyalrangers.com/regional-conference/
(See next post for pics and highlights)

c/o Redemptive Knights Gaming (Cmdr Chris Staggers)
South Central 11/12Mar2022 - Tulsa OK
https://scr-royalrangers.org/event/south-central-regional-conference-2022-ready-up-to-make-heaven-crowded

Cmdr Chris S retails and demos at the South Central RR Regional Leadership Conference.

RR Redemption players help Cmdr Chris demo the game to new commanders who have embraced Redemption for the first time. Seen with junior RRs Trevor and Tanner M is Cmdr Joe B (who is responsible for making Redemption a major PowWow activity amongst OK RRs). Alex S (Cmdr Chris' son) is another junior RR who helped teach the game at the conference.

***2022 SOUTH TX ROYAL RANGERS POWWOW HIGHLIGHTS***

04-08-2022

A few hours before it all began....


As in the past years there will always be an advanced party of RR Redemption enthusiasts wanting to hang out and start learning and practicing while we finish setting up store and demo areas....


A couple of hours til PowWow officially launches....


Cmdr Royce (lower left of main tent) posing w Brandon (The Arena Games) as they prep dek registration for Redemption R.A.I.D.!


More R.A.I.D.! Tourney prep. Volunteers get points for this type of service credited to their Outpost total points accrual to determine best PowWow outpost. RR kids w Redemption badges are demo team members. Shown below is RR Samson E -- it's his 4th Redemption demo team year. He was 8 when he began with the team.


R.A.I.D.!  tourney ongoing after dinner and before Friday night service.


New demo team member and self-proclaimed PowWow 2022 Redemption spokesman....


The annual Friday night after-service Redemption hangout at STX PowWow. Forced curfew at midnight else these gamers will not sleep!


And....more late Friday night RAID! matches unfold...

***THE BIRTH OF ROYAL RANGERS REDEMPTION AT THE LEGENDARY CAMPORAMA***

To all Royal Ranger Redemption players at at Camporama2022:
I have proudly worn your Camporama shirt and patch for 2 years since the event was postponed in 2020. Wear yours proudly as you teach the game to all at camp! I will miss y'all!



Following is a highlights log witnessing how God's game is spread through our beloved Royal Rangers. This time it's at their national camping even held every 4 years.  This year 2022 is a make up for the postponed event in 2000 due to the pandemic.  Commander Ken Porter --- your pioneering seeds are reaping HARVEST, sir!!!

Camporama 2022 promo vid:  https://youtu.be/w686GecvfWk

HIGHLIGHTS:

Courtesy of Cmdr Royce A - TX (posted on Discord):





Courtesy of Cmdr Adam A - NY (posted on Discord):

Right (in blue) is Rogan, our very own STX junior RR Redemption demo team member battling in R.A.I.D.



God bless our RR Redemption leaders @CmdrRoyce(RedRanger) (TX) and @CmdrChris (OK) who have paved the way for THE BIRTH of Redemption at Camporama.  @CmdrJoe (OK) helped @CmdrRoyce(RedRanger) secure a spot there in the Oklahoma area, with a tent kindly provided by Cmdr Travis M's outpost.  Cmdr. Travis's outpost pioneered the OK RR Redemption demo team at OK PowWow2021.

Thanks to all who volunteered to plant Redemption seeds to new RR players. We pray and declare unprecedented multiplication of players thru the Royal Rangers as they keep embracing God's game!!!

I have great faith that the next Camporama would reach more thousands! And by God's grace around that time it would be around 6000 from US Camporama, and 20,000 from Germany Bundescamp whose RR souls would be touched by the game.

I could not contain my feelings of being truly blessed as TX and OK join forces to plant Redemption seeds!!

I also KNOW for sure that the AL RRs led by @CmdrJohnR are planting Redemption seeds in their region. I hope they visited the SCentral regional camping area as well.

And ofc @CmdrAdam --- let us never forget that NY RRs are on the Redemption map because of him! I still pray and declare much fruits from Redemption  for the north east region when this amazing RR commander reunites with @Dario Dante to gather much harvest from seeds they have and will continue to plant in NY and beyond!

Also to all other Redemption players reading this channel and do not have any idea what R.A.I.D. (Ranger Actions In Discipleship) is --
https://www.cactusforums.com/redemption-unofficial-tournaments/raid-official-rules-(unofficial-tournament)-and-faq/msg606964/#msg606964

Kudos to our RR Redemption jedi for sowing much seeds!!!

Cmdr Paul T (Laredo TX) hosts the 2nd Annual LEARN-N-PLAY at his church, co-hosted by The Arena Games.

The pin (not the Miyoda seal nor album -- lol) will be given to all RR demo team members who has taught the game at PowWow 3 times since 2019. Kudos!

Type 1 2-Player event winners with Travis M who ran the tourney on Saturday morning. 1st was Christen H (Houston), 2nd was Ethan C (San Antonio).


Travis M teaching these RR commanders. Two of them already attended the booster draft event on Saturday night, won by one of the commanders Nasson A (black cap). Travis participated and won 2nd. Commander Josh (pony tail) attended the event last year hosted by Redemption gamer and The Arena Games owner Brandon Coderre who was himself a former RR commander. Josh got an UR+ from last year's event!


Each year we have kids who fall so much in live with the game but are not old enough to play. This one started collecting his stock and hung out at the Redemption campsite almost all day. We will see him next year as a new game learner and even as a demo team padawan.




There were around 30 present of the more than 50 RRs who were honored at the 2023 South TX Royal Rangers PowWow for being part of the Redemption demo team tasked to teach the game to new players at this event where Redemption celebrated its 5th year as an official camp activity.

ONSTAGE:
We called on a group of young men who since Redemption began at South Texas PowWow have been marching and chanting around camp for their favorite Redemption card, the infamous but beloved 'Eaten by Worms' gang from Outpost 44. A plaque was awarded to the group.

We called on our volunteer Royal Ranger kids and teens who since 2019 have helped teach the game at least once at PowWow. Pins were awarded to each team member.

We gave special recognition to Royal Rangers who have taught Redemption for at least 3 PowWow event years:  Rogan Robinson (Outpost 227), Mordecai Cochran (Outpost 345), Samson Edge (Outpost 345), and Noah Anagnostou (Outpost 50).

We gave thanks to all Commanders who have helped pioneer the spread of Redemption to Royal Rangers since 2018. Special mention was given to Commanders Jeff and Lori Stokes (Outpost 173) and Commander TJ Arnold (Outpost 173).

We called onstage Redemption gamer Commander Royce Anagnostou (Outpost 50). Award given for introducing to RRs a Redemption half deck format called RAID.

We called onstage Redemption gamer and PowWow camp boss Commander Chad Hutson (Outpost 223). Award given for pioneering Redemption as an official PowWow activity.

We called onstage Redemption gamer and South Texas District Commander Jason Bone (Outpost 194). Award given for being the first District Commander in Royal Rangers history to embrace Redemption for his District.

We called onstage Redemption gamer and South Central Region coordinator Commander Ken Porter (Outpost 68). Award given for pioneering Redemption among Royal Rangers in the South Central Region and beyond.

We called onstage our very own Travis Matthews who has taught more than a thousand Royal Rangers from a couple of Districts since 2018.

At the end of the ceremony we challenged all Commanders to equip their outposts with Redemption cards ready to teach and play, and be remembered in history as pioneers in bringing Redemption into the hearts of Royal Rangers and other Christians and non-believers alike.

Last pic below is the annual group pic of RRs who have attended PowWow2023. All of the attendees have Redemption cards that they took home from the event.
(PIC TO COME)

Redemption will be at this event!!!
https://m.facebook.com/events/2054673194879112?mibextid=Nif5oz
Join us at annual San Antonio Sectional Derby Race as we feature Redemption annually. Fun and exciting day for the ENTIRE family. All ages are welcome to race from pre-school to leaders and parents. Registration starts at 8:30am, devotion at 9:45, races start at 10:15am. Early registration open until Oct 18, 2023 (midnight). Pre-Registration email to SanAntonioRangers@gmail.com must include: racers name, grade, male/female, church/outpost and the name of the car.

Redemption celebrates it's 6th annual South Texas PowWow!!!
https://www.stxroyalrangers.com/powwow/


***I'll be posting captions soon as I get some time for them. Meanwhile, I'll be populating this post with pics from. Yet another unforgettable PowWow Redemption  experience.
















The demo team was not ready to teach KL starters this year. Seems like IJ might be simpler to teach than KL due to less card types but we will launch KL demos starting PowWow2025.






























This group pic was just from overnight campers who joined the pic shot. There were lots more campers from day attendees and other guests. All were offered/given AP foil packs.


This year's STX PowWow inspirational and devotional speaker was none other than Cmdr Ken Porter who is the reason for the birth of RR Redemption in South TX and the whole South Central region.

I got to speak at the South Texas EDGE Working Lunch Session on 10Aug2024.

Here is the script:
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"Blessings Commanders and guests! For those who don't know me yet I'm Roy, a happy and blessed adopted brother of The Royal Rangers.

For those who are new to the game, Redemption is a Bible-based trading card game where Heroes go into battle to rescue Lost Souls. It's a game of epic earthly and spiritual warfare. Redemption celebrates its 30th anniversary as a game in 2025.

We celebrated this year the 6th Anniversary of Redemption at South Texas PowWow2024.

Please do not leave this EDGE event without AT LEAST getting some information about the game as well as a free Patriarchs booster pack. We have infolink QR codes posted around this venue including one behind the dining section wall from right beside a huge Redemption banner. We urge commanders to acquire some starter decks for your outpost. If you do we could use them to get you started in knowing how to play the game here at the conference, at your outpost, or anywhere else sometime soon.

On behalf of all commanders and outposts who have since 2018 embraced Redemption as an activity, on behalf of Commander Chad Hutson who has embraced Redemption as an official PowWow activity at Camp Williams, and on behalf of our beloved Commander Ken Porter who is the reason why Redemption was born and continues to flourish among Royal Rangers in South Texas, South Central and beyond --- I prayerfully urge all Royal Rangers to seriously consider making the game part of your regular activities and ministry, perhaps also as an amazing tool for Royal Rangers to be in symbiosis with your church youth and adult groups.

Thank you Cmdrs Jeff and Lori Stokes for inspiring me to keep on teaching the game to Royal Rangers. Finally, thank you so much to our beloved District Director Commander Jason Bone for his undying support for Redemption and for embracing the game himself.

Get that unique official Royal Rangers family gaming patch on your Royal Rangers shirt by playing Redemption!

See y'all at Room B23 which is open all day til 5pm for everyone be you attending my class this afternoon or just simply curious about the game!

PRAY HARD! WORK HARD! PLAY HARD!

Thank you all, and Godbless!"

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Night before my 7th Redemption demo year at the San Antonio TX Sectional Pinewood Derby ay the very church where it all began w South Central RR Redemption (19Oct2024)





New RR Redemption jedi Josh hungry for his 1st game. Learned it in 2 mins. Bow being trained by one of my demo team members Jedi Nate.


San Antonio demo team enjoying a KL practice game at the RR Derby. Two on left were/are RR commanders.


One of my PowWow badged demo team members, Ethan, introducing the game to younger ones at the Derby. He is now 11. He was 8 when he started helping teach the game at the RR camp.

The kid in blue on left -- both parents play the game competitively.