Hey Chris sounds like you had a good time in this part.  Sounds fun.  and
you remember what was studied that is good.

Lelia looking for part two


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris L Gilland" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:19 PM
Subject: Retreat part1


> The trip went excellently.  Though some things happened that were
certainly
> beyond humanly unexpected;  everything went really well.  The Bible study
> that we focused on was firstly, What does it mean to be a follower of
> Christ?  (Matthew 4:18-20) and secondly:  With that in mind, what kind of
a
> follower does Christ want me to be?  (Luke 9:23-25)
>
> On Friday, we got in about aruptly 8 PM or so.  We had dinner on the way
at
> Wendies, that actually is located not even half a mile, if that, from our
> house.  It would be walking distance certainly assuming the weather
> permitted it, and two, that there were no main roads to walk.  (not to
> mention part of a highway.)  (Not an interstate though.)  Anyway, then we
> had our first study.  Then it was free time until probably 12 or so.
> Granted, 12 ended up becoming about 1:30 for a few reasons that I'll later
> in part two, discuss in greater detail.  Saturday morning was awesome!  We
> got up at 8:30, showered, etc.  Then we all had breakfast there at the
> house.  One of the youth's moms made the food...  We had orange juice, and
> milk, water, a corse, LOL!  antifreeze mixed with rat poision...  OK, LOL!
> only kidding.  chocolate chip muffins, that were literally enormous!  it
> would take an average person, maybe not Paul, LOL! but must people,
probably
> about 5 to 10 mins to totally finnish off.  We also had sugar poudered
> doughnuts, razzberry cheese danishes, waffles, with butter and cyrip,
> coffee, well, for the adults that is...  and toast.  Then for dinner we
> ordered Dominos.  Corse today, we got up, had breakfast, nothing really
> fancy though this time.  bacon, biskets, doughnuts, leftover pizza, orange
> juice and all the above drinks, yoagart, and I guess, that's pretty much
it.
> Then we did fast food on the way home, although I didn't get anything but
an
> ice tea, as I wasn't hungry.  Before we left we had worship, and
> singing/prayer, and a corse cleanup.  That pretty much was the schedule.
> please continue on now, to read part two.  i'll say in this mail, as well
as
> the next mail, the next mail, is gonna be a little deeper as far as what
> happened, as it'll be more experience related...  What things in the youth
> happened, what things in me happened, etc.  I'd sincerely appreciate an
> opinion from you all on both of these parts, but please, even more so on
> part2, which is coming up, as I will be bringing up some very interesteing
> points I think.  Some good, and some somewhat bad, and even some
extremely!
> bad.
>
> Kind a all 3, so as they'd say in Hollywood, don't tuch that dial:  We'll
be
> back after.... uh.... never mind that thought.... LOL!
>