Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Summer in December

It is starting to get pretty warm here! It certainly does not feel like it should be December! We think it's funny to see wintry decorations even though it's the middle of summer. I guess it makes us feel a little more at home. We can pretend, right? The people that we live with are gone for the winter, and they let us use all of their Christmas decorations! So we were able to make our house seem a bit more festive!
**Sean decorating our tree**
**Sean is playing his mini guitar ornament**

On Sunday we had a Summer kick-off BBQ after church. It was a great time to get all of the families together for fellowship. It was fun to see all the kids running around and families enjoying the day together. School just finished for the year so a lot of families go away for the holidays. It is going to be pretty quiet around here for the next few weeks, but we are looking forward to using this time to plan for the coming year.

Sean and I held a retreat for the 12th graders on Monday and Tuesday. We started off the day by going up to a place called Stoney Creek which is about 45 minutes away from where we live. We went swimming for a bit but unfortunately the weather was not very good so we headed home early. Once we got home we had a time of prayer and talked to the students about the importance of following God. We had a surprise visit from a couple in our church who were able to pour their wisdom into the students. We talked about how to make decisions that glorify the Lord and what it means to follow His will and not our own. The students then went off and spent some time with the Lord. We finished off the night with games, dinner and a movie. We enjoyed being able to get all of the 12 graders together before they all start working and moving away to go to school. Please pray with us for these students. Pray that they would seek the Lord during this time. Pray that they wouldn't be tempted by the things around them, but that they would make decisions to glorify Him.
**Stoney Creek**

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