It's mid-week and I still have yet to catch up on lack of sleep and energy expended from last weekend. Even with lethargy still in full swing, the feedback and unbridled enthusiasm from the kid's who participated in the retreat is unbelievable. So many have shared how life altering the time away has been. In my heart I feel the challenges and growth that occurred in these three short days will stay with some of these kids for a life time. For me, being an eyewitness to all of this is truly unbelievable.
Even with all the preparation, energy and insane schedule of this relatively short amount of time - I would do it all again in a heart beat. Being in a position to see the wheels spinning in the minds of so many young people and know the reflection and personal challenge is leaving an impression is really an amazing process to be a part of. So often teens are cast in such a negative, harsh light. If the media could get a brief glimpse of what so many kids are doing to create a surge of positive, life altering steps maybe the tide would change. But I'm not thinking the fluffy bunny ends of things sells as many papers. Just a thought...
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