Youth Retreat 2009

The first weekend in September we had a youth retreat. God did some amazing things. One student made a decision to trust Christ and we all grew as we studied His word. Aaron did an incredible job planning everything and teaching. A sweet couple in our church, Gordon and Marie, loaned us their cabin in the mountains and Sue returned again this year to cook for the entire retreat. They were both answers to prayer. Aaron and I led small group discussions after the lessons and we played many fun games including a murder mystery. The weekend was also filled with laughter and staying up far too late. Elijah did really well despite the crazy sleeping schedule. He loves these kids. Overall, weekends like this are such a blessing because we get to have fun and see God move in the students we love, but they are also a good reminder of how old we're getting. We sleep well when we return home!

We hiked to this beautiful lake for lunch.

It was a bit drizzly, but it didn't stop any of us from
enjoying the beauty of God's creation.

During one of the teaching sessions I had to go
upstairs to try to keep Elijah from distracting the
students. He does that very well, you know!
Luckily I could still hear most of the lessons for
the small group time.

Wrapping up the weekend to head home