We just completed our team retreat this weekend... in Simpsonwood (D'Oh!) courtesy of the Griswolds and had an amazing time! Unlike last year's Croatia Team retreat at Winshape, we stayed close to Atlanta at a Methodist retreat center in Norcross (near Atlanta) and spent a lot of time sharing our faith stories and not as much time on activities (I did like the ropes course). It was good and our team defintely bonded in a way that I haven't seen yet in a mission team I have been on.
This retreat was the first time we got a chance to hang out with Kristan and the band as well. That was very neat and it was good to see the genuine hearts of these guys and their passion for Christ and what He is doing in other parts of the world. A quote from Kristan that I heard about why they are coming: "We didn't want to miss out on what God's doing in Estonia." Neat.
We also have put together our plans for executing while in Tartu... I'm in charge of "giveaways" - which means "free" t-shirts, flash drives, and other asundry trinkets that can be used as reminders and connectors for these college students to Risttee Church (heck - what college student doesn't like free t-shirts???). I'm also going to be taking a role in "pub activities" - whatever that means. The pubs are social hubs for students so we're going to be brainstroming how we can organize some social opportunities (perhaps concerts) around that. Additionally, we had some talks about the concerts that we would put on in Tartu... one Peep had discussed with Rich included renting a boat to ride along the river (somehow we thought it could have been a barge visa-vie The Simpsons Movie but not so much), the types of music that would relate to students, and what that all may look like logistically. Chris, from the Risttee Church staff (Going Up) was at the retreat to help us and give us a perspective on Risttee and Estonia.
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