Journey 2019, our annual youth retreat, was a great success! There were 88 students and 21 adults in attendance. Our theme was Deep Dive, and we looked at a variety of issues that students may encounter, either themselves or possibly a friend. The topics included: Why do bad things happen?; Biblical sexuality; How to share my faith; Dinosaurs; Boundaries in relationships and Mental health, as well as a few others. A group of students and a few adults were able to join us from St. Andrews EPC.
Despite waking up Monday morning to no power, the kids were great with being flexible. This gave us a special time of worship with only guitar and voices! There were several great worship times, and during our midnight worship, our very own Hannah Otley and Wesley Hanson joined the band due to some of the members being sick! Many of the small groups had some amazing times of fellowship and were able to grow closer as a group!
If you know a middle school or high school student that went on the Journey, ask them what they learned or their favorite part! If you know an adult that was on the Journey, please thank them for what they do! It would not be possible if they did not love on and teach our youth.
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