here is where people who have already went, are going to go, or missed/cant go can post questions, opinions, and just thoughts about the retreat! its open for discussion about all the retreats not just the high school ones.
the boys high school retreat is 12/12-14 and its not too late to sign up so click here to register
all i can say is WOW! this retreat was one of the best ones i have gone on [even though i haven't gone on much]! i understood so much and felt God’s presence during the whole weekend! speaking for myself-i heard God’s message clearly! from the first talk! i think this was a big jump start for me personally-the talks, activities and the quiet times all related what i was going through and whats been happening in my life! i realized how many times that God has been trying to reach to me so i can get this message-and i finally after a couple months have got this message through this retreat! i hope that the people that are about to go on this retreat will go on with open eyes, ears and hearts! listen carefully because God has a message especially for YOU!
By: sabina :] on 12/09/2008
at 6:36 pm
wow sounds like you had a great trip! i cant wait for mine and i hope God reveals his message for me like he did for you!
By: Michel on 12/09/2008
at 7:09 pm
heyy…well the retreat was AMAZING!!! i dont want to give the talkes away or anything but all im going to tell you is that from this retreat your really going to learn something and your going to have alooooot of fun Michel! also your gunna get closer w/ everyone spiritually and when ur praying or singing, if God puts something in your heart to say i want you too say it :] and if you dont say it God will get someone else too say it…trust me it happened too me so now i always say when God tells me to say
i know youll have an awesome time and dont be a jerk too ppl
immmm justtt kidddinggg!!!! your deefentatly not a jerk
but trust me this retreat is amazing and when you go you might feel frustrated or mad or sadd a little bit, but when you come back everything will be okay and totally worth it!
ill talk too you more about it when you come back cuz then youll know what the talks were about and stuff :] sound good?
have an awesome time Michel!!
By: Mika on 12/09/2008
at 7:34 pm
sounds great mika! this week is going to go by so sloooow since im so excited for the trip!
ill keep in mind what u said about saying what God tells me to say, thats happened to me too or sometimes no one says it and we move on and i get mad that i didnt say it.
By: Michel on 12/09/2008
at 7:43 pm
oooh mann that happens too me too! like on the retreat i wanted to start a song n iwanted to for a while now but then this other girl started it and i was like maybe God was truly using me but i took too long and i felt badd lol but yeahh it happens too me too so take chances even if they are stupid stories :] i know i tell thoes all the time
haha just think of the week going by fast be like aww man its already tuesday! then wed and thurday then we get to leave! wahooo! lol :p
By: Mika on 12/09/2008
at 7:47 pm
all the time mika all the time
yea actually every week goes by pretty fast since i play two sports and real down time doesnt exist so the constant busyness helps the days go by faster.
By: Michel on 12/09/2008
at 11:06 pm
I CANT WAITTTTTT!!!
By: Mina Abadir on 12/10/2008
at 10:24 pm
U GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE THE TIME OF UR LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS SOOO AMAZING!!!!
the talks were AMAZING and praise and worship was AMAZING and well…it was just simply AMAZING
i made lots of new friends and restored certain relationships with my sisters that wre struggling and my relationship with God is so big u cant even measure it!
haha im gonna have to say…michel – LISTEN TO MIKA! being mean is NOT NICE! (i guess thats pretty self explanitory but u get the idea)
anyways!!!!! we had a CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL! IT WAS THEEEEE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING EVER!
i really bonded with everybody and with God even more importantly.
personally i feel like…idk…in love with God.
theres really no other way to say it.
and …. THE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!
OMGSH!!!! I PROB GAINED LIKE 500000 BAZILLION POUNDS!!!!!! IT WAS SOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOD!!!!
anways….ull benefit majorly
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE FUUUUUUUUUUNNN!!!!
By: marina on 12/11/2008
at 5:49 pm
ours is going to be better because were guys
“being mean is NOT NICE!” umm lets just think about that phrase for a second…
oh sweet a candle light vigil thats awesome
i hope we’ll all come back in love with God and more importantly stay in love with God after it, after our trip we can open up more and check up on each other to keep the spiritual life and fellowship going.
By: Michel on 12/11/2008
at 6:01 pm
the retreat was fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!
Abbuna Anthony was the best at teaching us. I didn’t want hin to stop talking!!!!The girls were amazing!!!!!!!!!!Sabina, Nancy, Marina, Mariam, Bella, Demiana, Germeen, Victoria, Lena…EVERYONE!!!!!The servants were FUNNNYYY!!And learning the words of God has really changed my life in less than a week. Like seriously, I learned soooooo many things that I would have never learned in 37 years!!!!LOVED IT!!!!THUMBS UPP!!
-yordii
By: Yordanos Assafe on 12/11/2008
at 6:20 pm
37 years sounds a little random but okay
im happing u had a good retreat, its excellent for building relationships with your brothers and sisters and with God.
yea the servants are pretty funny
you should join a small group
By: Michel on 12/11/2008
at 6:28 pm
YORDI! JOIN MYYYYYYYY SMALL GROUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :]
okayyy michel ….. but that is totally valid. being mean really ISNT nice.
ya guys…new facebook group:
“W.O.W. Way of Worship”
By: marina on 12/11/2008
at 8:39 pm
oh i just ignored the request from that group
By: Michel on 12/11/2008
at 8:43 pm
honestly michel, sometimes u disappoint me :S
By: marina on 12/12/2008
at 4:19 pm
haha thanks Marina i feel specail
here lemme say sumtin bout u…1 sec hahhaha
Michel dont disappoint Marina!!!! haha and join her awesome fcbk group!!!!!!!
its amazing…even tho i dont have fcbk but its okay :] lol
i no ur not back yet but im going to ask anyway lol…how was you retreat? and i want more than just “AMAZING” lol
By: Mika on 12/13/2008
at 8:32 pm
“AMAZING”
haha it was great or good but i didnt feel 100% the spirit was there the whole time. dont get me wrong the talks were absolutely amazing and maybe the beset ive ever heard, but the spirit during the prayer and praises wast the same as last time. im going to reflect on the past couple days and come back tomorrow for a more in depth description of the retreat.
and marina can you send me another invite
By: Michel on 12/14/2008
at 9:00 pm
IT WAS AWESOMEEEEEEEE!!!
but i agree with michl it was the same
By: Mina Abadir on 12/16/2008
at 1:36 pm
haha well i havent been on a retreat since like ‘05 or ‘06 i think so i cant say it was the same…but maybe…umm i have to think about this one for a while…ill get back too you on that
but howw was Monday for you? dude i was sooooo worried for Monday…well i was more frustrated/worried lol
By: Mika on 12/16/2008
at 5:29 pm
i dont think it was the same, it just wasnt as life touching and changing
what was wrong with monday?
By: Michel on 12/17/2008
at 9:43 pm
maybe the retreat wasnt as good for michel because he was SLEEPING half the time!! the retreat was great and the fellowship was great. i hope you guys are keeping up afterwards. i cant believe i actually posted on michel’s blog. what the heck is going on in this world?!
By: George B on 12/18/2008
at 9:50 am
OH MY GOD Bish posted on my blog!!!
what an honor George, i hope you can post everyday
i slept through just the disscusion groups but was awake for the rest.
dont get me wrong it was a great retreat and the by far had the most fellowship and the least conflicts of any retreat ive been to and the talkes were absolutly amazing
and george you posting on my blog is what right in this world
By: Michel on 12/18/2008
at 1:17 pm
no its just u guys werent…wow haha no for me i was scared for monday cuz i didnt want to go back to my normal life but i was scared to change get it? like i guess i was scared to get out of my confort zone but im happy u didnt think of monday like that
lol
By: Mika on 12/18/2008
at 5:52 pm
still a little confused but whatever, yea im always afraid of just slipping right back into my comfort zone after a spiritual high
By: Michel on 12/18/2008
at 6:09 pm
haha okay so like on monday i was like aww man i have to go back and it was going to be a hard adjustment and like i had to take away my false Gods and all that and focus on God so it was going to be hard get it? lol i hope i explained it better this time haha
and yeahh i totally agree with u…i hate it when that happens and then im back were i started haha
By: Mika on 12/18/2008
at 7:46 pm
ok now i get it.
for me the bus ride back is the worst it makes me feel so depressed
By: Michel on 12/19/2008
at 2:54 pm
haha i thought it was 1000000000000000000000000x better than last time. i felt the spirit like i never had before and it was just…AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and ya!! omgsh it was honestly honestly honestly lifechanging in my opinion.
its still lasting
and sure i will michel.
and thanks mika! :]
and mina – DIDNT I TELL U IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!?!
By: marina on 12/20/2008
at 5:12 pm
By: Victoria Awadalla on 12/20/2008
at 11:31 pm
marina it was different for everyone i guess,
what was your favorite part victoria?
By: Michel on 12/21/2008
at 10:20 pm
the candle thing and the talks
By: Victoria Awadalla on 01/10/2009
at 10:56 am
what was your favorite part?
By: Victoria Awadalla on 01/10/2009
at 10:57 am
the talks were amazing and i really liked the praise and worship
By: Michel on 01/29/2009
at 1:48 pm
FROM HERE ON IS FOR THE 09PASSION RETREAT WHICH IS 3/27 FOR GUYS AND 4/3 FOR GIRLS
i didnt want to create a new page and delete this one because that would get rid of all the above comments which are good testimonies to the retreat
By: Michel on 03/27/2009
at 12:06 pm
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FROM HERE ON IS FOR THE 09 PASSION RETREAT WHICH IS 3/27 FOR GUYS AND 4/3 FOR GIRLS
i didnt want to create a new page and delete this one because that would get rid of all the above comments which are good testimonies to the retreat
By: Michel on 03/27/2009
at 12:06 pm
i dont want to spoil the retreat for the girls who havent went yet so i wont say the topic but i will say it was a good message that everyone needs to embrace and really examine how much of it they do in their life. i made several promises to God on the retreat and im greatly struggling to maintain those and fall back into my regular life.
By: Michel on 03/30/2009
at 8:33 pm