Gifts! What a fun evening! The youth group members were a bit wired this evening—loud and boisterous and silly. But we had a great time anyway!
That's partly because the evening started with Vicki and me meeting with the pastor and the Christian Education Committee to discuss the proposed retreat. And they said yes! We may go! So we'll be in Estes Park the first full weekend in June!
The second excitement of the evening was Angela's having gotten a baker friend of hers to make me a sugar-free birthday cake! It was in the youth room when I arrived, and the kids greeted me with, "Happy Birthday!" Such fun! Angela (who was my very first Chinese friend) had also made a beaded cross necklace for me, and it's beautiful!
So we all had birthday cake while we worked through a spiritual gifts inventory. I'll report more on that later, but the kids enjoyed it. Some of the results were crashingly obvious: big Chris likes to sing and write. Well, duh. Some were confusing. But it was good to think about what God wants us to do.
And now we can start planning the retreat!
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BCBC youth—a long time ago
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Graduation season
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Bioluminescence
BCBC retreat thoughts
Shooting stars
An abundant week, part 2
An abundant week, part 1
Girl Scout cookie time
I am not that smart!
Amazing young people!
Jesus-is-born scenario
Thanksgiving and all
“anti-microbial”
Marshmallows
Almost off!
A Bible character you relate to …
Queen Esther
Year of the Ox
Three birthdays
Overdone
Not guilty!
Fund Raising?
Two oxen and a plow
Job list
What a day!
Home!
Worship style?
EN-ER-giz-ing …
Acrostic poems
Kickball
Gifts!
Spring break at the beach
Boulder Footwash
Pi, Talents, and Holy Week
Kingdom of heaven
Ouch!
Weeds and net
Last straw …
Bible research
Light of the world!
Christmas!
Operation Christmas Child
Laughing hysterically
Lighted water?
Faith In A Box
Campaign slogans
What did you like about the retreat?
“against You only have I sinned …”
Retreating to the mountains
Sandwiches, cookies, and cake … oh, my!
Planning a retreat
Please pray
Youth group retreat!
… t-o-o … o-l-d …
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