Teenagers have an incredible influence on our society! Clothing, music, technology, even vocabulary are just a few of the areas in which this is true. Christian teens have the potential to be the greatest world-changers NOW without having to wait until they "grow up." This was a large part of the challenge (1 Timothy 4:10-12).
We had a great encounter and d-group time, but a large chunk of today was WHITE WATER RAFTING! We had six students and a couple adults stay back and go hiking to some nearby waterfalls (which I will post pictures of hopefully tomorrow), and the other 22 of us drove 20 minutes to the Cherokee Adventure's river rafting.
Praise Jesus everyone had a blast without being seriously injured! We had a few capsized rafts here in there and a couple bumps and bruises--but it was worth every scrape. The Appalachian scenery was breathtaking and the weather was perfect for rafting. We couldn't have asked for a better day. The trip took a little longer than expected (one of the river guides was still pretty new and was slowing us down), so we missed dinner and barely made it back in time for the beginning of the main session. So I ordered some cheap pizza for everybody during our youth group time after the session.
One of the highlights for me today, rafting and hiking aside, was that after we dismissed youth group time...nobody left! Every single person stayed there and hung out for awhile, which was the first time this has happened. Usually some will stay, and there will be pockets of people talking, but there was a desire for more unity, more fellowship--and that is one of my favorite reasons to come to a conference away from home like this--for the students to draw nearer to God and to each other!
CIY Pics!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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You just blow me away with all your posts! I wish I was there! I laughed out loud and had to read it to my co-workers, the part about "the new guide-slowing you all down"! I'm sure you guys would have made it in half the time with all the energy you put forth in it! I didn't get a call from her last night, but sounds like she was still in group, which is awesome! Have a great day today!
I like the pictures of the waterfall. We went there when I was in high school.
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