The Holidays...and beyond

After the controlled chaos of Christmas and New Years, I had to prepare myself for GEM-K winter camp in the French Alps.  I left with Matt and Hailey on the 3rd of Jan and flew into Grenoble then drove for about an hour (after a stop off at McDonalds for dinner) to Camp des Cimes (its pronounced "comp de ceem", I had to be told this several times).  The rest of the staff came the next day, which was pretty much a random group of Americans who didn't really know eachother, but that's the best.  The kids all arrived on the 5th and the whirlwind began.  This week was a great time of fellowship, snowboarding, cold (temperatures were freezing), beauty (the French alps are amazing), and more importantly having deep discussions about identity in God.  This week was a welcome refreshment in so many ways.  I miss everyone who was involved in that camp and hope to see them again at some point in my life.  Now its back to work at Urban Junction, we are leaving for a brainstorming retreat today to plan out the rest of the year.  Its weird to think i've lived here for 4 months now and only have another 4 and a half to go.