Youth Annual Conference

We had Youth Annual Conference last weekend.  Susan decided to treat CCYM (Conference Council on Youth Ministry) to something special because we work so hard all weekend.  We were going to go to Typhoon Lagoon but they closed due to inclimate weather.  So...after a full morning on the phone she finally found something for us to do.  We went to Great Wolf Lodge.  We all had a chance to get something under $10.  The kids at my table decided we should get 4 parts of a meal.  It was a wonderful, filling idea.  We had some super nachos, 4 mini burgers, a cheese pizza and a volcano sundae!  After such a meal, I was wishing I was bulimic.  I over ate.  Bad.  (for the record, I would never turn to such methods) On Friday we went to Cedar Point.  This is all we got to see of Cedar Point.  We were in the ballroom and we had 3 worship rallies!!!  The turnout was amazing!  We had foot washing stations instead of our normal communion.  It was a fantastic change of pace!  Lets be honest, giving teenagers squirt bottles full of water, somebody's bound to get wet! We had a carnival on Saturday evening after business was over.  This whole youth group stopped at the face painting booth and every one of them got a mustache!!!  It was AWESOME!  We had snow cones, slushies, Basketball and Volleyball tournaments, a sand castle contest and some carnival games provided by local youth groups!  It was loads of fun and we raised more than $600 for YSF(Youth Service Fund)!  Sunday worship was amazing!  I think it was the best one yet!  We somehow kept the masses awake!  We used our youth and their incredible talents to worship the Lord!  Spectacular!   So, I know I'm in a small minority of people who actually know who Phineas and Ferb are and what they wear.  This small picture is the best I could do.  Ferb is in the middle.  The girl in this picture is Kerry.  Her outfit made me think of Ferb EVERY TIME I LOOKED AT HER!   I HAD to take a picture!!!

We had a wonderful weekend and the youth were all INCREDIBLE!!!!!  Thanks a million to everyone who was there!  Thanks Mom for taking the boys so I could be part of such a special weekend!