UYG Retreat

Each year one of the highlights is the UYG (University Youth Group) retreat. Since it is a small-medium sized group Josh plans the retreat as High School and Middle School together. It is a great time of fellowship, learning, play, prayer, and lots of laughing. Josh always works really hard on these retreats.

This weekend is the 2008 retreat and the theme is Desperate. I'm excited to see if, and how the kids will latch on to the idea of Desperate - that God is desperate for us, that we should be desperate for Him etc.

One of the fun traditions that we do is the clothespin game. I introduced Josh to this game after we played it during a team planning day at work a few years ago. Everyone writes their name on 3 clothespins. Then throughout the whole weekend everyone tries to clip clothespins on other people without them knowing it. If they catch you, you have to take the pin back. It's funny when people are wearing hoodies or baggy shirts and pants because in a matter of minutes their backs can be covered with pins. At the end of the weekend we use the pins to guide a time of encouragement.

Here are some pictures from last years retreat....




I'm so excited to see what fun adventures this year holds. I will be praying that God will speak to our hearts, open our eyes and stir our souls. May Satan and all of his distractions and temptations be kept far away this weekend. Lord, teach us what it is to be truly desperate for you.