2007 Almont Winter Retreat

By Sola, SCYL President

The past winter retreat in Almont was really amazing (like every Almont retreat). This year, Michigan even graced us with some snow, which was very exciting for me, the only Floridian of the group:) The theme was about why God is important and Rev. Jun-Chol Lee and Rev. Jenn Tafel along with Bill Baxter spoke with us about life and faith. Rev. Jun-Chol explained to us the history of religion (briefly, mind you) and about different ways of connecting with God and Rev. Jenn told us about how God's love and wisdom comes into us and how we use it. Bill had us create our own world with its own beliefs, which we then shared with the group. Bill also talked with us about faith crisis, which was one of the sessions that really struck home with me. Aside from the sessions, we pursued our usual Almont haunts- going for walks, hanging out at the skating rink, and most importantly, attacking the Coma Couch. The winter retreat was really great, and I hope more teens can come in the future.