One of our friends, Siri-Helene, who is a freshman student and will be joining us this weekend

Weekend Get-away this weekend!

We just want to ask that you be praying for our student retreat that we are having this weekend. We leave Friday afternoon and come back Sunday afternoon. We will be going to another Church about 30 minutes from here that has room to host groups. Kelly, Brett, and I will be leading the weekend with a theme based around the pursuit of God and Community. We are going to be having many times of more interactive teaching, time to get away alone with God, pray for one another, and enjoy fellowship (and food!) . Each time we have done a retreat in the past, these have been amazing times of growth for people- both with God and in relationships. We pray the same for this time and believe God is going to do some life changing things.

Our other prayer is those who He wants to be there would find time to come. We have a small group right now, which is great, but it would always be wonderful to have more! In this culture it can be very difficult to get students to commit to anything, especially a weekend away, no matter how much time in advance they know about it. So...we know that there are many things that could keep people from coming but we believe God has even greater things in store for those who would hear His voice and allow themselves to get-away with Him for a weekend. We all need uninterrupted times like these in our lives- away from distractions and the stresses of life. Pray that those students who come would be refreshed in all areas of their lives and leave with new friendships and an understanding of what it means to live out true community, as well as have a greater understanding of God's love and a fire to pursue Him with all that they are.

Thanks! We can't wait to tell you about it when we return- it's going to be a blast!