well, summer is finally here and i will be starting my sophomore year this coming school year. a few things that i've been doing over these past few months happened that i'd like to share. first, to start my summer off, i went to the Youth Annual Conference (YAC) in beautiful Lakeside, Ohio with my church, which was amazingly awesome.
- Friday: We arrived at our hotel at around 2 p.m. we had a few hours before we had to do anything so we played put-put and walked around. then, we went to the opening ceremony thing and we sang..kinda. there was a praise leader/rapper named Heath McNease who was amazing! then there were these two stand-up comedy guys called Team WordPlay who came, and they too were awesome. after the opening ceremony, we went to a "dance party." it was really fun, but we had to leave early to get the younger kids checked in when they came. on our way back to the hotel, we met Heath and we chatted for awhile. we told him we played in the praise band at our church and he asked us to play something for him the following day. after all that, we headed back to the hotel, got the younger kids (they were 7th graders, but we-as in my friends/group- were all in high school.), and played guitar and sang on the porch until bed.
- Saturday: it may sound crazy for people who got only about 5 hours of sleep, but we got up at 5:30 and watched the sunset at the pier. it was one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen! there it was, like a big red ball rising in the air. after the gorgeous sunrise, we went to the auditorium for the day's opening. Heath lead the beginning worship, and it was amazing at how the guy who was rapping and singing the night before could be so different. he talked about the song "Hallelujah" (from Shrek) and how that's what he prays when he has no other words to describe his feelings. after the opening stuff, we went to our district meetings. there we voted on new delegates and alternatives, and discussed any resolutions we thought could be made within the "united methodist church." after the meetings, we went back to the auditorium and had our business meeting, where the resolutions would either be passed or not passed. if they were passed then they would go to the annual conference the following week. my favorite part of Saturday was definitely the Andrew Berg Praise Band. they. were. soooo. good!! they lead worship and we sang "One Thing Remains" by Passion, "Cornerstone" by Hillsong, How Great Thou Art", and "Sanctuary" as the last song during communion. there, we lit candles and walked to the pavilion (singing Sanctuary the whole way there) and dropped them in a big, long fire. we went with our church leaders and had our devotions. then we went back to the hotel and played guitar and sang until bed again. and by the way, we never did get a chance to play a song for Heath which was kinda disappointing.
- Sunday: the last day of YAC. i was sad we had to leave but i can't wait until next year. we went to the auditorium again for the closing ceremony and Andrew Berg led worship again for us. then after the closing ceremony, we walked around, played guitar, sang for some people, then headed home.
we met some amazing people and new friends at YAC 2013, and i can't wait til next year.
YAC was on June 14-16. now, i have nothing. no sports, no dance, no nothing! well, except getting ready for fair on August. soccer ended the last week in May. we were going to have a tournament but so many teams dropped out, there wasn't enough teams to play. :( my dance recital was on June 8th so i don't have that anymore. they have summer classed where i go, but i never do them. oh yeah! and the Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival is coming up, and you know who's gonna be there...(i'll give you a hint, look in my blog entitled "Ireland" )
my life is never ceasing to surprise even me. i cannot wait to see what else is in store for me.
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