Saturday
On Saturday, we woke up around 6:45am and prayed the rosary. Mind you, I woke up around 6am to the sounds of kids running around outside playing soccer and I wondered how they had the energy to get up, much less play soccer! Soon after, we had Mass and Father J gave a beautiful homily. We ate breakfast and then got into a huge circle around the room for a chance at student testimonies or witnesses (in order to share about their experience on retreat). I wasn't sure how this would go over but I really felt the need to have this even if only a couple of kids shared.
The retreats that were significant in my life almost always included a witness time at the end of the weekend where teens could go up and share about the retreat or their lives. I asked them to share their favorite part of retreat and much to my surprise, every single student except one spoke! Even the "tough guys" would share a moment or crack a joke. It was truly moving. It was awesome for me to hear as well because it shows what an opportunity a retreat is and it was a huge blessing to know that the students were able to get a lot out of it.
Finally, H came in and gave his own witness talk (his life as a kid, teenager, and his conversion). It was an amazing story and then he performed a rap that he had written and it was awesome. The kids were into it and one kid practically ran up to him after to talk to him about some of the stuff he could relate to in his testimony and song.
Praise God for a fantastic retreat!
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