Every year we host 30 to 50 young people at a youth retreat over Pentecost weekend. (The Monday after Pentecost is a holiday here.) They get to experience life on the farm: the rooster alarm, the cat that eats sandwiches (who said that keeping food up high was to keep out bears!?), the outhouse (that is just for them, WE have a real bathroom of course!), sleeping in the straw, and a real campfire. They must have a great time because they keep coming back. There is lots of fun and games, but we pray they leave here stronger in their Christian walk. This year's theme was making the most of your life for Jesus, because you only get one shot at it. (ok, that is a paraphrase!)
Here are a few photos.
As you can see the weather was perfect!
We needed big pans for this many people!
One group always puts on a special "theme" supper and evening for us.
This year it was Medieval Night.
The queen and princess of the evening.
The youngest knight.
The toughest knight!
The bravest knight.
My knight without the shining armor.
Here is the crowd.
We tried to make the farm look nice...but this is the only proof we have. The goat got these, or was it the turkey? They were pretty while they lasted!
