I am thankful for the group of peer leaders I had when I was a confirmation student. At the time obviously I didn't know all the work they had to do and all the preperation but every year I come back to help I am reminded of how much they had to do for my retreat. It really is impossible for me to get through a retreat with out thinking about my own retreat and all the peer leaders that were there for me back then. Most of them are no longer working retreats but that doesnt mean they are not in my life anymore. I pretty much talk to all of them still maybe a few out of the entire team back then that I don't somehow still have contact with.
See everyyear there is a new group of people that come back to be peer leaders and they are always great and every year it feels I find a new reason to stay and help and I always meet people that give my faith a boost and just keep me on track but it all began with my peer leaders back in the day hahha they took the time out of their lives to come back and share with us and they were just the coolest kids ever in my opinion at the time lol so I really want to take the time to appreciate them and aknowledge them and all they did no matter where they are now. I can confidently say 5 years later that I will NEVER forget anything about my second year retreat and all the amazing people that helped with it.
Even though we're not allowed back because they think we might have stolen something (long story ask if you really wanna know lol) Julian will always be one of my top favorite places in the world! That's where we had my retreat by the way ahhah it was such a great place! There was a "talk room" then right next to it was a "Music" room an entire room just to do the music stuff, then not to far away was a rec room that had a pool table and a foosball table AND a ping pong table I believe and that was the "arts and crafts" room, then of course a kitchen and again not to far down they had a football field where we played soccer on free time hahaha It honestly was a great place that someday I want to go back and visit.
One of the greatest things about my peer leaders....is that they're still my peer leaders hahahah well we all grew up and we're not 16,17, or 18 anymore now we're all 21, 23, or 24 now but some of them are still active in church and so I see them all the time, or again I just still keep in contact with them. I still look up to them and ok I'll admit it....I still think they are some of the coolest people on the planet! hahaha I know they will always be there for me cause over the years they have been there for me when stuff has happened. They still are some of the first people I go to if I need someone to talk too and if you ask me they are still some of the BEST role models a person could ask for. I trully am lucky and I truly feel blessed to have had those people as peer leaders, and as friends. I'm happy they still are important in my life and I have a feeling no matter where life takes us they will ALWAYS be my peer leaders and I will always love them and I think I can confidently say they will always love me too.
(So there was A LOT more peer leaders that this blog is talking about but this is the only picture I had on hand from my retreat sorry ahha...these were the group leaders on my retreat but yes A LOT of people are missing from the entire team again sorry but I thought this was a nice picture anyways haha)
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