Youth Retreat

This past weekend, I got to go on the youth retreat for the fellowship we are attending. We decided it was best for Phil to stay home with the kids since we are so new to being here. Plus, he had a lot of work to do for his masters class. We drove about two hours away to a place that was beautiful and very refreshing. There was a giant lake and the cabins were very nice and reminded me of something you'd see in Vermont or any ski town. Phil and I were in charge of organizing the worship team for the weekend. The kids did such a great job and it was such a joy to see them leading their peers in worship! We studied Philippians and talked about Paul and the joy he had even in the midst of trials and his desire to live for Christ! I had a great group of girls in my cabin! We stayed up the first night playing Dutch Blitz until lights out at 12:30. The next day we were too tired from all the games we played during the day with the whole group. The leaders did a great job of putting together some fantastic games. I was so glad to be able to go and get to know the kids better as well as the other youth leaders!

One of the worship teams

Our cabin 

My small group