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One central activity at this winter retreat is broom ball. Broom ball is hockey without skates and instead of puck we use a-ball. Instead of a stick, we use a broom-not really, but a unique type of stick.
I'm proud to say that our group took not only first place, but also second place. We had six teams. First time out group has taken first plase-YES!!!!
Broom ball is an extemely wet activity when temps go over 45 degrees. I love the smell of sweaty wet clothes.
One central activity at this winter retreat is broom ball. Broom ball is hockey without skates and instead of puck we use a-ball. Instead of a stick, we use a broom-not really, but a unique type of stick.
I'm proud to say that our group took not only first place, but also second place. We had six teams. First time out group has taken first plase-YES!!!!
Broom ball is an extemely wet activity when temps go over 45 degrees. I love the smell of sweaty wet clothes.
Hello mother, hello father- here I am at Camp Granda. That's right- TRL, the jr. High group is at Camp Timberlee in Wisconsin for our annual weekend retreat. Why retreat? It's one of the best ways I know to connect students to Jesus in a unique environment.
Pray the Lord will bug students this weekend to seek after him. Pray for the strength of the leaders. Pray for a great time.
I will try to post a couple pictures through out the weekend. This pic is of students doing karokee.
David
It is estimated that in Chicago this year there will be over 73,000 people with out a home. On any given night there are over 20,000 people without a home. In the United States there are approximately 1.35 million children under the age of 18 that are without a home. Those are stats that we often have a hard time wrapping our minds around.
Last night we to help make our jr. high students aware of the issue of homelessness in the United States. And even great yet, we wanted to help both our students and leaders think outside of their world and have eyes for others needs and concerns.
To accomplish this we moved TRL out for the night. The talk, worship and even the snack for the night were all outside. Every student was offered a bowl of soup and a slice of bread and we had several boxes available that students could use for shelter or just to sit on during TRL program time.
Even an hour outside helped remind me of how much I am blessed with a home, three meals a day and probably equally important - a family to spend time with. These last few weekends we have been reminded in church to be content with what we have. For me personally, the real reminder is to be generous with what I have been given.
I am convinced that this generation of students could end hunger and homelessness - our prayer is that experiences like this will give them the heart to head in that direction.
