Winter Retreat - January 1 - 3, 2009

out of respect for the baby...I didn't jump

the leaders and servants of Katy's youth group called FOCUS

Eva spent a lot of time carving this in the sand one afternoon

Eric did a project on jellyfish in his biology class.
He spent some time collecting them on the beach and throwing them back in the ocean.

Chess was a popular game this year.

Just found: photos of our winter retreat! We spend 3 days at Surfside, Texas planning for the coming semester, recharging our batteries, and hanging out with one another. The youth really look forward to this every year. We enjoyed unusually warm weather and a great beach house. Ed gave 4 separate devotionals on each chapter of Ruth and different kids/college kids took turns leading worship.