Hey everyone, it's Jessica. I'm sitting here in my bed on Saturday morning, the day we leave this beautiful place, watching the sunrise and thinking back on this past week. I know you heard these comments before, but I wanted to get them down on paper (so to speak) so that others can read then and so that we'll be able to remember this trip in the future.
1. This place is BEAUTIFUL. Don't forget how amazing this place is... up here on this hill with more hills surrounding it. This morning as the sun rises, there is fog everywhere off in the distance, making it even more amazing. Remember driving through those hills. Remember sitting on the deck and seeing how vast and glorious God's creation is.
2. We started this journey as 16 people -- 10 kids, 6 adults. The kids were seemingly split 6, 2, and 2. But then you got to know each other. You started to understand each other and each other's nuancees, what made each other tick and what made each other excited. You started branching out and talking to other people -- other groups, even! I am so proud of you about this, because it's so easy to just stay in the groups we know and are comfortable in, but you made an effort not to do that! I know all of us leaders are incredibly impressed with that.
3. Not only that, but you worked HARD this week. And you worked as a team. You learned your strengths and weaknesses and you learned how to play off of those. As we went canoeing, I saw you become good communicators. It's hard to canoe ten miles down a river with rapids -- but you did it and you had fun!
Guys, this was a great trip and I really hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as I did. I can't wait to come back here and enjoy this place again.
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