Southwest Conference Junior High Retreat 2008
From February 29-March 2 five youth and one advisor participated in the SW Conference Junior High Retreat. The event was held at Rincon UCC in Tucson. The theme was Random Acts of Kindness (or ARK) and over the course of the weekend the kids helped make sandwhiches for the homeless and helped out at WorldCare.
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| Juana and Menia play air hockey | Menia |
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| First Church Youth + One Rincon Youth = fun | Mattea and Eliza |
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| John, the youth director at Rincon | Barbara, a fearless advisor |
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| Singing songs | Menia helps make sandwhiches for the homeless |
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| Collin helps wash dishes | Collin constructs a sandwhich |
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| You are never too old for playground equipment | or swings |
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| Mattea and Eliza | Congo lines are the best way to travel |
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| The youth council leads grace | Mattea and Eliza at Reid Park where we ate lunch |
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| Menia and Cyprus do yard work at WorldCare | Juana pulls weeds |
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| Collin rakes | Menia in a modern day version of the Good Samaritan |
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| Melissa also starred in this production | Collin in her group's skit |
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| Collin helps Josh understand his defeat at apples to apples |