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Spring Break 2011 Highlight Video

Nathan Neighbors — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:44:11 +0000

Spring Retreat Twenty Ten Video

Nathan Neighbors — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:13:17 +0000

Spring Break TwentyTen: Day 3

Nathan Neighbors — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:12:15 +0000

Today we took the students to Sea World. Because of the heavy rains we let them sleep in and then headed to the park around 9am. It rained a little on the way over, but once we were in the park for a few minutes – the rains stopped and the sun slowly began to peak around the clouds. All in all it was a great day. In fact, most of the students liked Sea World better than Disney. The rides were cool, the shows were outstanding, and the weather was wonderful. My favorite part of the day was the dolphin show. The Shamu show was good, but the whales didn’t behave and they had to stop the show to get them back on track. I also never saw a trainer getting in the whale tank either. I guess they are still a little careful since the incident a few weeks ago. I think everyone has had a great time on our Twenty Ten Spring Retreat. We’re heading back to Spartanburg in the morning and will arrive around dinner. Be sure to join us Thursday night for the Maundy Thursday Service at the church…I’m giving the Lord’s Supper Message.

Spring Retreat TwentyTen: Day 2

Nathan Neighbors — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:18:45 +0000

Today was a great day at Magic Kingdom. It was the free day that our students earned because they all “gave a day” serving in our community in Spartanburg. Cool thing for us, is that we were not only able to serve…but serve in Jesus’ name. We started our day at 6:00am with breakfast and were fast on our way by 7:00am. We were in the park by 8:30am and off for a “magical day.” Everyone had a great time in the morning, but by late afternoon it was raining so hard we thought we would need an ark to get to the hotel…lukely the church bus made due. Now I wish I had ordered mside youth ponchos to go along with our mside youth bags and notebooks. In the end we got all of the students safely back to the hotel to dry off and then took them to dinner and a movie. Now it’s time to sleep again before another big day. Day three of our trip will be spent at Sea World. Hopefully everyone will stay a safe enough distance from the “killer whales” so we don’t have to do the Jonah and the whale message for morning devotions.

Spring Retreat TwentyTen: Day 1

Nathan Neighbors — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:07:02 +0000

Our first day of Spring Retreat is coming to and end. We’ve got 41 in Orlando, FL for three days at Disney and Sea World. It’s our way of treating the teenagers for all their ministry service this semester through mside out. In fact, tomorrow we’re going to Magic Kingdom for free (a $3200 value) because we served at TOTAL Ministries in Spartanburg with Disney’s “Give A Day, Get A Day” program. It’s going to be awesome. But for now, we’re all heading to bed for the night. After a ten hour drive and a few hours at Downtown Disney – I’m spent. Night!

Worship Now Day 4

Nathan Neighbors — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:37:00 +0000

We’re cleaning up and getting ready to head out of Edisto and head toward Spartanburg. It’s been a great four days and the students have had a wonderful time. This morning we got up before the sun and spent some time alone with God on the beach. What a beautiful site to see the sun rise as we worshiped the Lord. God is so majestic and it always amazes me how good He is to us. I hope that all the students and chaperons have come closer to God and learned more about how much He wants us to worship Him with all our heart. Students, don’t forget to spend some time memorizing Romans 12:1-2.

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Worship Now Day 3

Nathan Neighbors — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:02:38 +0000

Today was huge. Kayaking, time at the beach, a prayer bike experience, and a worship service with Dr. Kirk. Check the video for the kayaking highlights. See you at home tomorrow.

Worship Now Day 2

Nathan Neighbors — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:25:19 +0000

We just finished a great second day on our youth spring retreat. We spent the day in Charleston worshiping at St. Phillips Church in the morning, lunch at Sticky Fingers, shopping, and then evening worship at Sea Coast Church in Mt. Pleasant. Here’s a group picture and a short little video of some our day’s activities.

Worship Now Day 1

Nathan Neighbors — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:50:01 +0000

Today’s been great! We’ve got 41 students and chaperons here at Edisto for our first day of Spring Retreat. It’s been raining all day, but the weather hasn’t dampened our spirits. The trip down was uneventful, the burger’s were delicious and the opening service was great. BJ Thornton tried his hand at playing djembe and Martha lee even helped lead the singing. Imagine that. It’s awesome to see the Lord growing these teenagers. We’re winding down for the night after a guitar praise (Jesus rock-band style competition) and ready to sleep after a long day. Tomorrow is day two and were heading to Charleston for two worship services. Keep praying for us and checking the blog. We’ll update the blog again tomorrow night.

Spring Retreat or Bust

Nathan Neighbors — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:47:18 +0000

It’s pouring rain as I write this blog and its supposed to rain tomorrow too. Oh well, it’s still Spring Break and we’re still out of school and heading to the beach for Spring Retreat 2009. Maybe the predictions of 70 degree’s and sunny will ring true for Sunday, Monday & Tuesday. No matter the weather, this year’s youth retreat is going to be amazing. We’re focusing on the topic of worship and we’re going to have a variety of times where we not only study worship, but also experience “giving worth” (worship) to the Living God…the King of Kings…& Lord of Lords. If you’re a parent, prayer partner, or just interested in our trip – check back daily for blog updates about our adventures.