Teen retreat (encore)
How do you tell if you had a great teenage weekend retreat or not?
- You could count the number of wounded (one broken arm, one foot in the eye).
- How ‘bout the number of conversions? (0 and still counting).
- Maybe the hours of sleep you got per 24h? (outside of the Bible studies, about 6.5 hours).
- The number of baskets you scored in a row without missing during the big match? (4).
- Or the quantity of mushrooms picked? (3 pounds fresh, 5 ounces dry).
- The number of new songs learned? (5).
- The number actually sung? (easily 150).
- Kilos gained? (1).
- Kids disciplined? (0).
- Smiling faces? (44).
- Goodbye tears shed? (100s).
- Prayers said? (1000s).
- Lives touched? (only God knows).
October 30th, 2006 at 5:29 pm
Fortunately, God doesn’t “track” success as we do. Sounds like what needed to happen and what was most important actually did happen. Glad you’re home safely.
October 30th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Sounds like you had a week of Bible Camp in a weekend.
October 30th, 2006 at 8:14 pm
I’m glad you enjoyed the retreat.
One day, I’ll have to tell you about the weekend Doris and her husband and I helped chaperone a group of teens from church on a canoe trip on the Buffalo River in Arkansas. I remember promising God if He’d get me out of that canoe, He’d never have to get me out of another one!!!
October 30th, 2006 at 9:44 pm
Yes, when the time flies after what seemed like an eternity getting there is a pretty good gauge of success.
October 31st, 2006 at 4:00 pm
Thanks for sharing this and for using God’s measurements.
October 31st, 2006 at 6:39 pm
Bless you. I loved your measuring stick…sometimes we forget about the really cool stuff because we’re so worried about impressing others with our “work”.