PYG Winter Retreat 2009

The Amazing Race (1 Corinthians 9:24) was our theme. We had such a great time. We went to Ponderosa Bible Camp in Mentone, AL. We took 38 teenagers & 16 adults, for a grand total of 54. Curtis Moorer says this is the largest crowd we have ever taken to a Winter Retreat. This was our 12th year having a Winter Retreat. Our teens participated in five different Challenge Stations (Worship, Fellowship/Unity, Prayer, Holiness and Evangelism. At each station they completed different challenges. On Sunday afternoon we had a debriefing excercise where we talked about what all of these things meant. Our teens really came together during this retreat, and I am excited to see the results as life gets back to normal.

On Saturday night we had the Amazing Relay Race where each team was to compete in a series of relay events. One of the events was to arm-wrestle and beat the amazing "Crusty Rusty" Adair (as the teens refer to him). Eventually all teams won, but only one of the teams was able to succeed on the first try. The victor of this competition has the strength of a lion, and the bite of...well, she's too sweet to bite. Julie Adkins was the only one who could take down Rusty on the first try!


We are really looking forward to the 2010 Winter Retreat, which will be February 12-15, 2010. So mark on your calendars the date. We will again be at Ponderosa Bible Camp in Mentone, AL. We want to make it even bigger and better!

And if you want to see the pride and joy of our youth ministry, watch the video that some of our teens were so precious to take...