CCC group photo from Sunday 08/01
A few days have passed by and I think the majority of us have caught up on sleep. It was a packed weekend full of teaching, rawness and honesty, difficult issues in the world, Spirit-filled worship, and amazing fellowship.
We are forever grateful to Julie Slagter, Laura Evans, Wretched, Ed Dobson, Steve Argue, Adam Ferguson, Mirf, and Shane for preparing messages for us to hear and being open about their own personal stories.
Grave Robber and All Became New made long treks from northern and southern Indiana to bless us with times of musical worship but also blessed us with their friendship. Michigan bands Desiring Dead Flesh, The Crowned Virgin, Mountain Goat, Micah Hill, and The Tuffingtons also put their time and talents into the weekend. Everyone was having fun and smiling at the shows and I’ll never forget that aspect.
On Sunday evening we had an amazing spaghetti dinner that was donated along with all the sides and drinks! It felt like the high life with such a tasty spread [no offense to our usual hot dog menu] and it was good to have down time just to relax and get to know those around us. The whole weekend there were intense games of four square taking place in the parking lot with long long lines to get in on the game. I’m pretty sure DDF Brian was King the majority of time. There are pictures floating around of him sporting that shiny gold crown.
From the perspective of a volunteer, I got caught up in the details and my responsibilities. As I would sit and listen to the teaching and as I was spending intimate time in worship with my brothers and sisters in Christ I realized how much this weekend was for me. I learned a lot, related to stories, and was fired up by injustices happening in this world. I’m thankful to the Father for the weekend and my new found friends. I’m thankful for the continual push and encouragement to follow Jesus and to become closer to my Creator from every speaker.
We hope to see you next year and for the rest of you that missed it to mark your calendars for next summer. Share any of your experiences here on the blog! We want to hear from you and what you learned.
ps- The group photo above was just a portion of us that were there this weekend. Sorry to all those we missed! A Saturday picture is in order for next year.
This was a life changing conference for me, I learned to just trust God love people with everything I have and share the love of Christ like never before.
Most of all I learned that all this time I was waiting for God to wrap me in his arms he’s been waiting for me to step into his.