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Sr. High Summer Youth Trip - Earth Traces
June 20-25, 2005

“The life of the Christian is like breathing in and out: In for strength and training, and out for ministry and service.”

This summer the Sr. High experience a week of adventure with Earth Traces. We went on a week long journey called “5 Days of Purpose. It is based off the “Purpose Driven Life” book.

Each day was filled with challenges that built unity and leadership into our group.

Here is an overview of our week:

  

Day 1: Rappelling – Basically…We turned backwards and stepped of cliffs. Does it sound scary? You’re right, it is! We rappelled down two different cliffs. The first one was hard because no one ever did it before. After we got the hang of it, they moved us to the second cliff. This one dropped straight down and concaved in about half way down so you would have to free fall the last 30-40 feet.

What did it teach us? We need to put our faith in more than just ourselves. Taking that first step is hard, but God has so much in store for us if we just take that first leap of faith.

  Day 2: Rock Climbing – The concept is easy. Find a rock and climb it. But these rocks were a little different. To be safe we needed ropes, helmet, harnesses (that looked like diapers), and special shoes. We also needed to tie into a “belayer”. A belayer is a person on the other end of the rope who literally holds your life in their hands.

What did it teach us? It taught us basic skills to tackle any obstacle. It reminded us that both on the rock and in life, success may not always be along the easiest path.

  
Day 3: Team Games – This day was filled with team work games, puzzles, and challenges. A good part of the day our eyes were closed and we were being led around by someone else in our group.

What did it teach us? It taught us trust, cooperation, taking time to listen to each other. It created more unity in our group.

  
Day 4: Habitat for Humanity – At first we all thought we would be working on houses. WE WERE ALL WRONG! They dropped us off in an empty field with four empty lots. No houses, just four empty lots. Our job was to dig fence post holes.

Now let me remind you it was 95 degrees by 10:00 a.m. We arrived on site at 8:00 a.m. It was hot, humid, and we had no shade. But we dug. And around 11:00 a.m. we finished. And we were glad we were done.

  
Day 5: Caving – It was dark. It was wet. It was amazing. The only source of light was attached to our foreheads.

Descending into this cave reminds me of the scripture, “I must decrease so He may increase”. It taught us that god is more pleased by how many you serve instead of how many serve you.

 
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