Some thoughts from our youth and adult chaperones about our spring retreat May 2-4 at the YMCA Camp at Silver Beach:
What was important about the weekend
- Being with the people I love and having some time to myself to really think about everything
- Everyone needs a time to relax and take a rest from school, tests, drama, parents, and other things. God taught me that everyone needs it.
- Encouragement cards/warm fuzzies are meaningful because they bring up our spirits and our self esteem.
- Group hugs are nice.
- The friendships I made with the adults and youth
Resting- A quiet place
- Encouragement cards/warm fuzzies made me feel good because I made others feel good and because I feel really loved
- Being able to relax and be myself. Throughout the weekend, I had literally no worries.
- When Zach got out of the boat on the sand bar and declared a dance party in the middle of the ocean
- Taking time with the Lord is always meaningful and I love every time I get a breather from troubles and spending quality time, talking and praying to God.
- Spending quality time with my best friends
- Getting to know some fine young people (adult)
- To have moments of prayerful silence
What you want the church to know about the spring retreat
- I got peace, love, comfort, and serenity and I hope I can go on the next trip with the youth
- I learned more about my friends
- The youth who were on the retreat were so confident and remarkably mature in their faith (adult)
- How seriously the youth took the retreat – it really has not been only about the fun. They really did take the effort to heart (adult)
I got to connect with people more this weekend- The high school girls had a really meaningful time talking about stress and how to relax
- The retreat was even more meaningful and spiritually cleansing for me than I ever dreamed. I can only imagine how much it impacted the youth (adult)
- Even though this retreat has many fun aspects, we still had a lot of contact with God and our spirits.
