Youth Ski Retreat

What to Bring List

BIBLE

Note book

Pen

Boots or shoes suitable for snow

Several pair of Warm socks (double up while skiing)

We are staying in a nice cabins there is no need for you to bring sheets or towels

Toiletries- (bath stuff, chap-stick toothbrush)

Head and ear warmer (toboggan)

Insulated Jacket that is water resistant

WATERPROOF ski pants or ski bibsFace protection *(a rubberized ski face-mask called a Gator is popular on the mountain. [Optional])

Money for a meal on the way up and back

Clothes for 3 nights 4 days

suitable clothes for evening worship service

Watch (so you will be on time)

Waterproof Gloves

GOOD ATTITUDE

Cell phones (will be taken up before we leave and will only be used to contact parents)

 

What not to Bring List

Cigarettes

Dip

Chew

Alcohol

Electronic equipment ( i-pod, psp, Mp3, and all other abbreviated electronic devices)

CDs

Beepers

Weapons

Matches

Drugs

Secular entertainment

This is a retreat where we will be separating ourselves from any such influences

It only takes a little

On Superbowl Sunday, my dad was burning leaves and boxes behind our pool and along the fence line of our yard and our neighbor’s. Later, he decided he needed to go to the store to buy food for the Superbowl party. He drove around and made sure the fire was out before he left. Well, a few minutes after he was gone, my stepmom and I heard our neighbor scream “Help!” We ran outside to find her yard, front and back, on fire and it was getting close to her house. It wasn’t an “out of control” fire or anything, but there was one problem, her water hose caught on fire with her yard and our hose wouldn’t reach. The fire department got there and everything was fine minus some rattled nerves. It turned out that the one corner my dad didn’t check was the one that started the fire in our neighbor’s yard. This goes to show that the things we do wrong in our lives not only hurt us when we don’t get rid of them, but they also effect those around us. Is there one little thing in your life that you forgot to check because you figured it would leave on its own when you got rid of everything else? Examine your life and don’t cut corners, because what started out as a small problem will grow and it will not only burn up your life, but possibly the lives of the people you are close to as well.