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two weeks from today some of us will be on our spring retreat! I look forward to these retreats because it's a great time to get away from a lot of the distractions that we have around us all the time. things like cell phones, t.v., computers, ipods, etc, etc, etc... our theme for the retreat is rugged prayer and we'll be talking about sincere, honest, open worship. we'll be looking at the Psalms and how David was completely honest with God about how he felt.

in case you haven't heard I'm teaching a class for adults this quarter on Sunday mornings. it's not a permanent thing, Rob and I will be back in the high school class this summer, and we're still teaching the combined jr/sr high class on Wednesday nights. this is just an opportunity for a couple of things to happen. first, it's causing me to stretch in my teaching. teaching adults is an entirely new thing for me. two, it's giving Rob a bit of a break and a chance for him to attend an adult class. let me pause and say how much I appreciate Rob and Lacreta. Without a doubt these two folks love our teens with all of their hearts. if you doubt that, spend some time with them and hear them talk about our group. watch them in action. secondly, it's allowing some folks who have expressed a desire to teach to do so. Greg Chandler and John Green are teaching the high school class this quarter and I appreciate their willingness to do so.

don't forget about our mission trip to Cherokee this summer. plans are being made for our work there. what I'm most excited about is that they want us to bring the full compliment of 20 people with us. twenty is the max number of folks that they can house. we can do so much with a big group, after what the seven girls and two adults did last year, I have no doubt. as for the fee I've mentioned before to help take care of food, a couple who wish to remain anonymous has graciously offered to take care of that. i'd like to see us get some really cool t-shirts for the trip. they would cost $10 or less. I hope you'll go with us.