Want to see Al dance?

It was a great weekend! Boy oh boy, we sure do love retreat weekends. We look forward to these weekends all year. It's fun to hang out with the youth groups and have a change from the normal weekend rentals.

We also unveiled our brand new 2016 wide game: MEXICAN SPACE FISHING!! Which further inspired our kitchen to make fish tacos for Saturday's supper (one of Jogee's favourite meals). We learned Spanish and went fishing and it was great fun! Now...who remembers the Spanish word for cod...

It wouldn't be much of an Alberta winter retreat if we didn't get a bit of snow...and sunshine...and rain! So sure enough, it rained and snowed and was sunny all at different parts of the day on Saturday. Jug 'n' Jog was fantastic as always...and some day - someone will catch Toby.

Our speaker for the weekend hailed from Chiliwack, BC. (Which makes me want to shout out Whatcha Gonna Do?!?...only a very few of you will get that). Al kept us laughing about how to wash a cat, fall in love with In-and-Out Burger, his reports cards, and how to burn calories (you just have to dance like him!). If Al wasn't making us laugh - he was sharing the incredibly important message that God loves each one of us and that He sent his son, Jesus, to destroy the barrier of sin - kind of like Ripple Rock. Al talked to us about how it's not enough just to read or hear that God loves us and that Jesus died for us - we need to experience it (just like In-and-Out Burger). We talked about hunger and thirst and the verse that comes from Matthew 6:8: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (right living) for they will be filled. Al closed the weekend out by encouraging us to live free. Living free - with nothing to hide and nothing to prove because Jesus came to set us free!

Al Rempel brought the word.
What a great message! Keep living strong and looking to God for direction. He is faithful and will go with you.

Video of Ripple Rock can be found on our Facebook Page from February 26th.
Video of Al dancing can be found on our Instagram Account: @camp_evergreen.

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