04.07 - Impact 2007

We spent a fast weekend in the hills of West Virginia for a 2 day retreat for teenagers. Impact 2007 had over 200 teens total, and we jumped right into the mix. Our time opened up with some great opening skits and games. We dominated in Family Feud on the big screen...and in fact, I don't think everyone else at Impact was ready for the CrossTraining group. We tore up in pushups and had a blast talking trash to each other...all in all though, it wasn't a guy who did the best. It was a girl. Read on to see who that was. Amazing. We gathered back in the auditorium for some singing and the message time. We heard some great preaching to kick us off. Dr. Ollila showed us how to live like a committed Christian. From the life of Joseph he showed us areas we needed to be more dependant on God and less on ourselves. After the service, we headed to the gym to play some more games before retreating to our cabins for the night. Our counselors were great, and we had some really good talks about important things. Breakfast came too early for most of us, but we all crawled out of bed and over to the gym for some food. Next up was a service, and after another great sermon from Dr. O, we headed out to the feild for a massive game of Trash ball. Again, we dominated. :) Lunch came and we quickly wolfed down Chick-Fil-A and brwonies before heading up for our last service. Dr. O had some great things for us. Practical, and powerful. After a crazy group picture we piled our gear back on the bus for the trip home. Great trip, I'd say!

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..Alyse can do 43 pushups in a minute.
..Dr. Ollila is hilarious
..Wah is a fun game...but it looks funny
..Family Feud comes in handy.
..Don't mess with the Barney Patrol.
..A spitting contest can go gross fast. (The skit..)
..Trash Ball experience comes in handy.
..Appalachia is pretty.
..Grass makes an annoying sound if 13 people are blowing on it at the same time.
..Van rides while discussing spiritual things are great!
..A weekend in the mountains is fun stuff.
..Chik-fil-a should be required food at all teen activities.

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