High School Retreat
A few weeks ago we lead a High School Retreat with the youth group here in Nicaragua. This year there were 37 students who came along with 11 leaders.
With a bus load of kids and a few other vehicles we headed up north, about a 3 hour drive from Managua, near Jinotega. We stayed at a Young Life camp that is run by a family of one of our teens. We all enjoyed the cooler weather up there!
The kids enjoyed various activities such as: canoeing, rock climbing, zip lining, and team challenges. We also had two sessions with our speaker, one that was held in the middle of a prayer labyrinth.
This was a very powerful and unique experience for many of the kids. Each of them walked single file through this labyrinth on a prayer walk until they reached the center that had a cross in it. It was one of the coolest experiences from what we heard. Our youth band was in the middle with a guitar and bongos leading worship and preparing our hearts for the message.
It was evident that the youth had a great time together on the retreat and it was neat to see how teams bonded together. A lot of effort and planning went into the retreat and we praise God for the work that He is continuing to do in these students. We appreciate your prayers as we both seek to lead our students in a way that is wise and driven by passion for Christ.
