Spring Retreat in Crikvenica

In March we were once again on the coast for our spring spiritual renewal retreat. We had a great group of guests from Lexington, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee. These dear friends came to share great preaching each evening; as well as to share Jesus, and themselves, with our youth. They shared with the youth about life in Christ and finding our identity in Him. This group connected well with our youth and were a great blessing to them. A particularly meaningful activity with the youth is pictured below. Each one was given a puzzle piece, with a “paint by number” on one side. They then colored their puzzle piece and put their name and “Imago Dei” (Image of God) on the other side. On the last day we put the puzzle together and Jeremy talked about what it means: How we are connected to Jesus as people who wear his image, and that we are connected to each other, and that we all have a part to play in God’s Kingdom. Many thanks to Jeremy and Suzanna Stewart, and Amanda Jones, for coming to pour into the lives of our youth, and for encouraging and loving them so well.