The RCCF Winter Retreat (Part 3 of 3)

Sunday //

Reluctantly, I got some sleep both nights. I like staying up, but I had to drive.

Sunday morning, I woke up early. Showered, went to the main common area. I found Allan, Brian Lee, and Felix sleeping there. After talking with Allan, I found that Brian and him were sharing about Christianity to Felix. Felix is non-Christian. From his own words, he is about 75% convinced about Christianity. Praise the Lord! :) I was sad that I had to sleep, and missed it. But, it is okay. The joy of knowing that someone is close is worth singing about! And sing I did. I was pretty much singing all retreat. My voice is hoarse.

Allan was tired, so he went back to his room and shower and sleep for a little while. There was an hour til breakfast, and most of the ccfers were in blissful sleep. I decided to go write on "The Wall". Instead of the usual warm fuzzies bag, we had a mural of a puzzle board with different pieces belonging to different ccf members. Fifteen minutes later, I was done.

I decided to go to the dining hall early. On the way, I passed by some other campers. Someone had shoveled a huge pile of snow blocking the doorway out of one of the cabins. There were some girls furiously shovelling, trying to dig their way out. I wished them "Good morning" and treked on.

In the dining hall, there was an area for books that I guess you could borrow. I was reading one called "Power Evangelism" while I waited for people to show up for breakfast. It was pretty interesting. If what it says is true, we have a lot more power through the Spirit than we realize. 8:30 AM rolls around. Alone, I sit in the dining hall. No one is up yet. It's breakfast time, people!

A little while longer and people slowly start filing in. Breakfast consisted of french toast, sausages, and hash browns. I had built up the hash browns in my mind, it did not taste as good as I wished.

After breakfast, was devotional time. Allan and I played foosball. Danielle told us to stop playing foosball. So we talked about random stuff instead. It was good. Allan and I always have good talks about spiritual stuff. It is amazing how much he grows despite being in what I would call a spiritually deprived situation. He has a lot of self-discipline (at least in spiritual things - school is another matter :P) that I wish I had, too.

Afterwards, we had worship. Worship was good. Singing praises to God is always good. Following this, was our last small group time. We were to reflect on the different things that happened at retreat. I pray that my group is truely affected by the things that were spoken for and prayed here. I do not know what God has in store for them.

Lunch was pasta, and salad, and double chocolate chip cookies that when broken apart, the chocolate oozes out. Throughout retreat, we were clapping for random people. (I dunno, we're weird. We clap for food. We clap when a person exits the washroom.) This time, we gave respect to our small group leaders, worship team, committee, and workshop leaders.

When lunch was over, it was pretty much time to go home. We took some pictures, had a couple more laughs, threw a couple more snowballs, and packed up our gear. I will miss ccf. I do not think that I will attend another retreat unless God tells me otherwise. I'll feel too old. :P

Talks:

While everyone was packing, I also had a chance to talk to a friend of mine about what is going in his life. He is a very generous brother, very hospitable. I pray that things will pick up with his spiritual life, and that he finds the mentor he is looking for.

Reflections:

I think one of the major things I got there, was a sense of peace. God gave me a clear sign about somethings, and took burdens off my heart. I was pretty pleased with the growth that is being experienced in CCF, and I know that there will be some upstanding leaders in a year or two's time. Now, I need to re-dedicate myself to Him. :)