We might be home from the BulletProof 08 retreat, but I hope it's not over. I hope the ministry that was started there, continues in the days ahead on Sunday mornings, Wednesday nights and thoughtout the rest of the week. The goal of this retreat was to encourage, challenge and help people take off the bulletproof vest they/we wear that prevents people from see who we really are ... our dreams, our pain, our struggles. Too often because we've been hurt, had our trust broken or whatever, we put on this vest of protection never to take it off again.
The top two pics are of my middle school girls SWAT group (yes, the girl in the middle is a middle school students, she's crazy tall and a brilliant 7th grader). The bottom picture is of the middle school students at the retreat ... we were about 42 strong of the 200+ there which is good, but not a jump from the fall retreat which kind of bites. Still good times were had by all. It's amazing what life transformation that can occur if you just shut off the tv, drive to a location that is a cellphone wasteland and get out into God's creation.
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