Bill Weaver
Phone
(301) 730-7247
Enneagram Number
7 - Enthusiast
Passion Verbs
Team Building, Facilitate, Guide, Teach, Explore
Address

8931 Crystal Falls Drive
Boonsboro, MD 21713
United States

My Journey with God
I attended my first Wild at Heart Boot Camp in 2019 at Frontier Ranch Young Life Camp in Colorado. God began preparing my heart a year earlier through disruptions in my family life and career. I found myself being exposed, dealing with deep and suppressed wounds and fears which I had masked over with an elaborate pose for years. Hiding from my co-workers, my children and my wife. My encounter, while liberating, was excruciatingly painful and left me wanting/needing more, much more. Since that initial encounter, my journey to get my heart back, reclaim what I either surrendered or had stolen from me, has been relentless. I have attended and/or helped facilitate four additional basic Wild at Heart Encounters and two advanced. Each time God has peeled back another layer of the onion and left me thirsty and hungry for more . . . much more.
My 3 Favorite Movies and Why

Hands Down #1: Jeremiah Johnson - From my earliest days of youth, I longed for adventure as an 18th century American pioneer. My hero's were Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton, Jedediah Smith, and Thomas Fitzpatrick "Broken Hand".

For many of the same reasons, Last of the Mohicans and The Patriot are additional favorites. I believe the haunting quote of Benjamin Martin in The Patriot is every man's fear, "I have long feared that the sins of my past would someday revisit me and the cost would be more than I can bear."

Finally, Braveheart, for it's connection with my Scottish roots from the Forsyth Clan.
The common thread, I believe, in each of these is the lead characters' fierce independence and willingness to take on all challengers and persevere at all costs for what they believed and held sacred, FREEDOM!

My 3 Favorite Books and Why
  • The Frontiersman by Allan Eckert - The Story of Simon Kenton, 18th Century Pioneer / Frontiersman. This book was introduced to me at age 16 by my mentor and life long friend, Jack Cline. He was the noblest man I ever knew.
  • You Gotta Keep Dancing & Holy Sweat by Tim Hansel - His life inspired me throughout my career in outdoor education and ministry.
  • Wild at Heart by John Eldredge and The Heart of a Warrior by Michael Thompson - These books have and are helping me transition from a King to a Sage. They have literally awakened me to God's desire to draw me closer and deepen our relationship.
My 3 Favorite Places and Why
  • The Mountains - I am most at home, closest to God, roaming, exploring, hunting with my bow in hand.
  • Rivers - The power of the water as my canoe glides between the rocks and breaks the calm of glassy lake waters on a still day.
  • I have been blessed with some great trips to exciting countries throughout my career. One of my most favorite experiences was exploring the Ring of Kerry in Ireland. The beauty and grandeur of God's creation is breathtaking.