Superstart!

Last weekend we travelled with 17 preteens (4th-5th-and 6th grades) to Bloomington, IL for Superstart. This is a conference CIY (Christ In Youth) puts on all over the United States, just for preteens. We joined with 850 preteens for an amazing weekend. The worship by Yancey was funky and awesome. The illusionist battles to test best friends were mind boggling. The speaker was able to bring the Bible and a real issue with preteens--friendship-- to their level in a practical way. It is during a child's preteen years they begin to really understand friendship, and pick friends. Over the weekend they were taught how to be a true friend based on Proverbs 17:17: "A friend loves at all times..." There were three main sessions, each session had a main point with how to love at all times. 1: Put each other first 2: Always stand beside each other and 3: Forgive each other of your wrongs. They did a great job meeting the kids where they were in all of their preteen awkwardness. The kids LOVED it and were ready to go back the next weekend! I however, needed a break, a nice QUIET break! Did I mention how loud 850 preteens are??!?