So if you have not heard yet I am now interning at my church as a youth leader! I am getting to work with my awesome friend Steph Obad, and with some awesome students. Our youth group is mainly Jr High boys so it just makes it an interesting group. Well this last weekend we took them on the first ever youth retreat.
We decided to go to Steph's parents house which is 5 hrs North of LA. They live on a cattle ranch, and let us camp out in their pasture. For some of our kids it was their was a very new experience to camp, and for most it was the first time they had spent time on a ranch. We were glad to get them out of their norm, and to help with that we banned all electronics from the trip(except for sponsors' phones)
We did the whole camping experience including smores and worship around a bonfire. On Saturday, we had a friend of Steph and I come to work with the kids and Steph's horse. This friend has a ministry that she works with horses and kids to help them understand more about God. It also helped them understand more about themselves.
In this retreat, Steph and I wanted to start having the kids learn more about their identity in God, and that they are image bearers of God. Our kids seemed to get it at least some, and we just pray that it sinks in more and more as the weeks go on. This retreat was a great thing, and as soon as it was over all the students were asking when we were going on the next one. Looks like Steph and I have a big task of making the next one just as awesome!
We decided to go to Steph's parents house which is 5 hrs North of LA. They live on a cattle ranch, and let us camp out in their pasture. For some of our kids it was their was a very new experience to camp, and for most it was the first time they had spent time on a ranch. We were glad to get them out of their norm, and to help with that we banned all electronics from the trip(except for sponsors' phones)
We did the whole camping experience including smores and worship around a bonfire. On Saturday, we had a friend of Steph and I come to work with the kids and Steph's horse. This friend has a ministry that she works with horses and kids to help them understand more about God. It also helped them understand more about themselves.
In this retreat, Steph and I wanted to start having the kids learn more about their identity in God, and that they are image bearers of God. Our kids seemed to get it at least some, and we just pray that it sinks in more and more as the weeks go on. This retreat was a great thing, and as soon as it was over all the students were asking when we were going on the next one. Looks like Steph and I have a big task of making the next one just as awesome!
