This past weekend was the annual Junior High Winter Fest. It was a little different than other years because we expanded it to include grades 6-10. We had over 50 kids there and had a great time!! Luke Leichty was the speaker for the weekend and the IMS Praise Band led us in worship. Here's a picture of the awesome band!
Over the course of the weekend, Luke challenged us to rethink our image of God. Is He just a big guy in a throne with a long flowing beard and white robes to match? Or is he more than that? Luke encouraged us to think of God as our Daddy, not just some father-figure far away, but Daddy. It was a great reminder that no matter how big we get, we are still God's little children and we can run and hide in Him when things get too rough.
In addition to worship times, we had all types of activities going on. There were times to choose between crafts and games outside. The craft people made candles, cookie creations and many other things. The outdoor game people played classic camp games like 23 Skidoo, Steal the Bacon and a new favorite, Flying Porkchop. They also went over to the Frog Pond to play Broom Ball. And when all else failed, we went tubing! We also had time to take advantage of new Activity Center and had a chance to climb and just run around playing all types of games.
On Saturday evening, we all gathered together to play Ultimate Capture the Flag. However, I underestimated the mad skills of the campers and both flags were found in less than 30 minutes. So we just went to the Activity Center to play other games.
Here are the Top Ten Favorite Things about Winter Fest
10. Broomball
9. Games
8. Seeing Old Friends
7. Music!
6. Free time
5. Activities
4. Food
3. Tube Run (on the way down . . . the way back up is one of the LEAST favorite things!)
2. Capture the Flag
and the number one favorite thing about Winter Fest . . . .
1. The Activity Center!!
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