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Empoward youth was a blast. I had so much fun.

We got there late monday night after they had already started everything and first thing I saw his girl that I knew when I was really young and talked to her for a bit while we were going threw the rooms that they set up. THen we had to sleep on the floor because they sis not have enough beds.
Tuesday we went to split sessions and heard good preching in the morning service. Then we went to the aquarium. I want to go to the aquarium here now. Liz we saw an outer it was out playing I thought of you when I saw it. Then we went to the Navy pier. That was boring but I think it was cause everything was clossed down. Then we went back to church (we had tons of free time all week) and had dinner and evening service. Then that night the guys went swimming while the girls played big ball vollyball I did not play however.
Wednessday we did split sessions and morning services again but then in the afternoon we went bowling. Tim and Josh missed the bus. And since the boys went to a different place then the girls they could not ride with us so they had to go to the front office. The principle was pretending to be mad at them and he yelled and them Josh almost peed his pants he was so scared then he was like are you scared and they were like yes and he goes good then he told them he was just joking with them and he drove them to the bowling allly. Then we went back to church and had services after that the girls went swimming as the boys played something in the gym.
Thursday we again had split sessions and morning services then in the afternoon the girls played vollyball and the guys went paintballing. Non of our guys played they all thought it was to cold. I was going to play vollyball I was put on a team and I changed to go play then as I was sitting there I asked them if they still needed me and they were like no we got someone else I was like oh ok but I thought it was kinda mean. Then we had evening services and then we had the allnighter thing that was fun. I was one of the only people in our group to stay up till 2:00 I was with Sarah and Lyndsay watch Nate from beeville play basketball. During that time Tim from beeville told me he'd send me a cowboys hoodie and I told him I would send him a song notebook for his bus.
Friday we had breakfast but then everyone else went home. SO we were up at 7:00 and had nothing to do untill almost 12:00 we were calling people and were very bored so I called P starr and he said he was almost there and we ended up going to the gym at about 11:00 then we had white castles for lunch and we went to chicago at about 3:15 that was fun we saw stuff and we walked around it was neat. Then we came home Saturday.

We learned a new song called I want that mountain and we are going to sing it for church and then also we are goiong to teach it to the bus kids.
I saw a bunch of people I knew which was neat people I hadn't seen in 5 years or so I saw again. I never realized how much people can change. They were different. But I'm sure I am different too.

There were a bunch of good messages preached. Pastor Ramos preached one on how you will do what you want to do and how people can tell you all the time what to do and how people can preach all the time on what to listen too or how to dress but you will do what you want to do and he preached on how you should want to do what the Lord wants you to do not what you want to do. Then another guy preached on how you are given tests and trials because it is a test and how you should stand closser to him threw them not pull away because he has found you worthy of a test and also because God will never give you a test that you can't pass.