Women of Faith Conference Washington D.C.

This is the first year I went to WOF. It was in Washington D.C. at the Verizon Center. I had never been to D.C. before and really enjoyed all the sites. Friday night we ate Vietnamese food and then went to the conference. Steven Curtis Chapman performed amazingly! Saturday we had an all day conference and Mandisa performed. She was awesome and the spirit of God just flowed from her! All the speakers did a wonderful job and I loved being a part of it. On the way home, we stopped at Union Station in D.C. to eat supper. I got a gyro...which was yummy! I took pics and walked around the shops. We boarded the bus again at 6pm and on our way we went. We got home around 10pm and back to my house around 11pm. I was happy to be home with my sweetie and my little guys!

Fireman's Parade

Andrew, Eric and John wanted mohawks for teen camp, so I gave them their haircuts! haha :)

The back...haha!! They shaved them down to "normal" after camp was over. :)

Jeremiah and Sasha(Justin's dog)

Uncle Justin's jeep pulled the float through town.

Elijah excited to ride on the church float.

Jeremiah wanted to watch the parade to collect candy and money in his buckets! :)

Elijah all set with a bow and arrow.

Jeremiah and Sasha.

The kids had a fun time at this year's Fireman's Parade. Elijah chose to ride on the float and wave at everyone. Jeremiah watched and collected the goodies. I walked with the float to pass out candy for Caravan. Afterwards, we went to Original Italian cafe in New Berlin for supper with some of the teens and adults who helped with the float.

Camp Hebron...teen retreat

This is my cabin...I had 7 young ladies in this cabin. Tyler hanging out...

Let the fun begin...John showing off his tumbling abilities....nearly gave me a heart attack!!

Andrew competing with John...

Seth and Josh waiting for supper to be done.

My brother in law, Justin, cooking the hamburgers and hot dogs.

Richard and Grant bonding!

Andrew, John, Indy and Richard...part of the "Man Club" they created. haha

Each teen had an envelope to receive encouraging notes throughout the weekend. They loved reading them all at the end of the weekend.

Dodge Ball....OUCH...that's about I'll I can say.

Indy showing off his beat boxing talent.

Pastor Gary, from Selinsgrove Naz, challenging Indy in beat boxing.

The teens getting ready to play capture the flag(mission orders).

The "jail" for capture the orders.

Some of the teens trying to find their mission orders.

John doing part of his mission orders. He still was able to run a straight line...after spinning 10 times.

Our group of teens...they are amazing! Great time!

The dining hall...the food was actually good.

We arrived on Friday evening to Camp Hebron in Halifax, PA. We all unloaded our stuff, registered, unpacked and got ready for supper and the evening mission and service. This year's theme was "007 Agents of Christ". Throughout the weekend each team had missions they had to complete...finding Bible verses, searching for clues, memorizing verses, etc.. The teens all had a positive attitude and we all had alot of fun. The speaker was Pastor Brian from Manheim, Pa. He did a great job of inspiring the teens and challenging them to grow in their relationship with Christ.

My cabin remained relatively calm...no pranks played on me!! haha I was prepared and ready to retaliate if needed! haha I did manage to get poison oak over the weekend. I never even thought about that possibility, because in 34 years...I've never had any kind of poison. I guess my time was due, because I've got it good. I guess it's making up for all the years I didn't have it! :(

We had many teens come to Christ and rededicate their lives to Christ. It was awesome. We came back to Mifflinburg Sunday afternoon. Revival at our church started Sunday morning. We had many teens show up for the evening service, even though they were exhausted from the weekend. The evangelist was Dr. Chick Shaver. He preached on sanctification on Sunday night. We had 2 teens go up to the altar during that service and many more throughout revival week.

Pray that God will continue working in the lives of these young men and ladies. They really need our prayers and dedication in their lives. They are an awesome group of teens! I really enjoy being one of their leaders.