MidWinter Youth Retreat Info!

Hey guys! It's a week until we depart for our 2 day trip to MWYR and I just wanted to give you some indepth information about our trip. We will be staying at The Cambria Suites Hotel in Green, OH again. It is 15 minutes from Barberton Apostolic Church (where Friday and Saturday services will take place) and 35 minutes from Kent State University (where will be attending the Afterburner on Friday night).

We will be departing at approximately 10:00 am on Friday morning. That means we need everybody here at 9:30 am to pack the van up and be ready to go at 10:00. Below is a schedule that we will be strictly following. We expect to return around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4th.

Some things to know:

* Pack lightly! Please only bring one suitcase of carry-on size. You will need 1 dressy outfits for Friday, gym type clothes for the afterburner if you plan on participating & 1 casual outfit for Saturday. Girls- No extra bags for shoes will be permitted! ;)

*We will be eating out 3 times during our trip. We have anticipated that everyone will need approximately $20 each for the trip for food. This amount is included in the total amount needed for the entire trip. There will be booths from different vendors including the bible colleges and Ohio Youth Division for t-shirts and cds, so you may want to bring extra money to purchase these items.

*Any media needs to be Christian oriented and only used at appropriate times (traveling to/from Barberton, at night before bed). Any music coming from ipods, cell phones, etc. that is NOT christian music, will mean the ipod or cell phone will be confiscated until our arrival at GFAC on Saturday. This also includes texting. Anyone seen with their phone out during a session or service will immediately have their phone confiscated until Saturday evening.
*If you would like to swim at the afterburner, guys need to wear colored t-shirts and swimming trunks. Girls may wear colored t-shirts and basketball-type shorts. DO NOT LEAVE the swimming area/locker rooms in your wet or dry swimming clothes! During other activites at the afterburner, guys ARE NOT permitted to wear shorts or cut-off sleeve shirts, while girls must wear modest clothing appropriate to participate in physical activites.

*Wake-up calls will be assigned to EVERY room so there will be no excuse for being late!

Be sure to check out the detailed schedule for info on where we will be eating, wake-up calls arrival/departure times.

We are looking forward to a fun and exciting time, but please remember: this is a retreat based on focusing God and taking us away from the distractions of the world at school, on our jobs & in our everyday life. These rules are to help you keep your mind God-centered and help you get as much as possible from this trip. Any questions, just let me know and I'll do my best to answer them!

~Jen