Wednesday 10/5/10

Good morning!
This is the first full day of retreat.  The students got to sleep in this morning until 8:30 and then had special cereal for breakfast.  They came down at 10:00 and played games for an hour and a half.  Right now we are having question and answer time with our speaker.  The students are asking really good questions.

Here is the break down of the teams:
Spelunkers:
Students:  Carolyn, Bess, Mackenzie, Keeley, Malcolm, Rene, Caleb, Tyler, Miguel, Sam
Staff:  Erin, Wendi, Jeff, Tommy, Tammy, Teresa, Daniel, Sarah, John G, Chris, Rich R, Annie, Matt,
Caribiners:
Students: Carter, Beth, Nancy, Nicole, Daniela, Jay, Sonny, Alex, Leonardo, Tom, Phil
Staff: Jon S, Robbie, Steve, Grant, Vern, Sandy, Donna, Rachel, Serenity, Heather, Jessie, Cindy

This afternoon we will be starting workshops:
Weights/Work outs with Richard R & Jon S:  Sonny, Rene, Alex, Nancy, Leonardo, Malcolm
Hockey/Poetry with Steve F & Tammy D: Tom, Bess, Carolyn, Keeley, Mackenzie
Puzzles/Games with Cindy & Matt:  Jay, Nicole, Carter, Sam, Tyler
Photography with Jeff S: Miguel
Sliides/video with Tommy and Robbie:  Caleb, Daniela, Beth, Phil  - this group with be making a slide show of the days activities for each evening service.
Please keep us in your prayers.
I hope you all have a great day.
Take care,
Annie

Tuesday 10/5/10

RETREAT STARTS TONIGHT!
Today the students are relaxing around the house and will be heading down to school at 6:00pm for dinner.  We are going to have hamburgers and tostones.
After dinner we will be having some games and then a bonfire with s'mores.
It looks like it will be a very fun evening.
Remember since we are busy every night this week with retreat, there will be no phone calls.
I hope you all have a great day.
Take care,
Annie

Friday 9/24/10

Dear Parents,
We are having a rainy cold day.  I was just down at lunch with the kids and we had hamburgers, french fries and soda.  They were so excited!
Here is a note from my husband:
Escuela Caribe will be having a fall retreat starting Tuesday 10/05 with a dinner at 6p through Sunday 10/10 lunchtime.

The theme for this retreat is "On the Edge."  We will be having morning and evening chapels, and lots of fun activities such as games and workshops.

This comes in the middle of our trimester, and so will be a welcome break from the usual routine for staff and students alike, and most importantly an opportunity for all of us to focus on our relationship with Jesus Christ.

We are pleased to have Ken Tram as our retreat speaker this year. Ken is the Youth Director at New Hope Community Church. He is currently seeking a Masters of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary. Ken has traveled the USA and a few countries to share the Word through his creativity, insightful, comedic, and powerful message.  He has also led countless short-terms mission teams to the Caribbeans through Next Generation Mission and saw thousands of people commit their lives to Christ.  He enjoys snowboarding, camping (not too long though), movies, and joking around.  You can check Ken out on his website blog at http://www.ktram.com/. 

We would appreciate your prayers leading up to and during this retreat.  Pray that God will open up each persons heart to hear what God has for them - and that each one of us will respond favorably to God's call.


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Jeff Seabrooke
Escuela Caribe
Jarabacoa
Dominican Republic