Sunday before last we started our first youth retreat leaving after church on Sunday night we all went outside of the city to a rural area to a lot a man in the church owns. We camped out Sunday night and Monday night. We started out Sunday night with a Christian Film and then lights out. We began every morning with group devotions and then a morning service. We had games and competitions and classes for the guys and girls. On Monday night we had a service and afterwards a special bon fire and encouraged to young people to write what they were going to get out of their lives on a piece of paper and throw it into the fire leaving it for the Lord. We had not only a great time of fun but also a great time of spiritual growth. Many decisions were made, several for salvation and many dedicating themselves wholly the the Lord.
Then on Tuesday because it is a holiday here where they normally celebrate carnival and offer incense to the earth god we had a church get together and cookout. On the property they have a brick oven that looks like a small igloo. The people of the church brought all the ingredients and cooked chicken, potatoes and home made bread in the wood fired oven. We had close to 40 at the youth retreat including workers and close to 70 for the church cookout. We praise the Lord for the great weather that He gave and all the great food a fellowships. Please pray for the teenagers that made decisions at the retreat. May God use them in a special way.
These are the tents that everyone slept in.
This was the class for the guys.
This was our Monday night service
This was the bon fire.
