School Retreat

The whole group getting ready to go.

 A couple of weeks ago the Junior High and High School students went on a weekend retreat.  This is an annual occurrence and is a mixture of teamwork, relationship building, worship, seeking God, and a whole lot of fun. The theme of the retreat was Freedom in Christ.

On the road

This year they went to Mahambo, a rural area about two hours north of where the ship is berthed.  The accommodations were sparse but relatively nice (that is to say that they actually had beds...there was no running water, air conditioning, and only about 1/2 an hour of electricity a day).

Here are some highlights from each of them:

Grace - "On one of the nights we had worship and a campfire on the beach.  The moon was almost full and it was a beautiful setting.  It was great to be outside, in God's creation, and off of the ship for a while."

Sitting down for dinner.

Elijah - "I really enjoyed the beach.  We got to go on paddleboards, swim, and play tackling games.  Also, there was an awesome coral reef with tons of tropical fish."

Malachi - "We got to play this really cool game where we got to try to tackle people and pick them up so that they weren't touching the ground at all.  Also, the noodles were really yummy."

Mmmmm...fish

Graces team: the 'Shady Dealers'

Everybody loves a campfire

Beach fun

Malachi spending some time alone with his Bible

Malachi's epic run