JEMS WB 2004

all i gotta say is... GOD IS GOOD! this year's warm beach retreat was just plain amazing...in so many different ways. i returned from the retreat yesterday feeling super-duper tired, but also super-duper blessed!

highlights from this year's retreat:
- my small group: God really blessed me with a great group that clicked really well together & we had some really great & fun discussions
- the climbing tower: i conquered the warm beach climbing tower this year with my small group's encouragement
- the speaker: joyce's messages on lordship and her visual presentation were really powerful; "He's head over heels in love with you and trying to get your attention!"
- cbc crew: i was blessed with the opportunity to hang out with the cbc students (lots of the incoming freshmen were at the camp), and God really used them to get me excited about starting this new school year with basic
- a new believer: Praise God for helping this new believer experience His love and for helping her to understand the sacrifice and gift He offers each one of us; it's also *extra special* for me b/c she's one of the students from the sunday school class i've been helping out with this summer
- awesome & fun leaders: i felt really blessed to have had the opportunity to serve alongside some old AND new friends. also, i think b/c we got to pray together more than usual before the retreat, i felt there was a closer bond between all of us this year
- message for me: it always amazes me that i can go to a retreat to serve the students, and yet i end up leaving the retreat feeling totally blessed and with a message God had specifically for me. i still have some praying and processing to do, but i'm excited about the direction/vision God has shown me for this year at basic