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18 Undeniable Truths About Church Retreats

It's 3 a.m. and now everyone in the room knows your entire life story.

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18 Undeniable Truths About Church Retreats
Allison Kennedy

1. You'll probably play almost every single card game known to man.

2. You'll get close to people...very, very, close.


3. It's 3 a.m. and now everyone in the room knows your entire life story.

4. "Spoons" will be played and it will get violent (like dragging people across the table and stabbing them with your nails violent).


5. There may or may not be bedbugs...


6. You'll definitely question who in their right mind came up with some of the games you play.


7. That one kid will lose "what are the odds" and have to drink milk, salsa, Cheetos, and syrup mixed together.


8. There will always be that one couple who needs to leave room for Jesus.


9. Either you'll sleep in a really sketchy bunk bed or you'll have to stuff 20 air mattresses into one room with 3 people on one air mattress.


10. The bus rides there are lit for about the first hour and then everyone falls asleep except for those two people in the back who feel the need to sing the entire trip.


11. Blood will be spilled over who of the 30 people gets one of the three showers first.

12. Inside jokes will be made and laughed about in the years to come.


13. All of the "cool people" play ultimate frisbee.

14. There's always those two or three kids who act like they're five.


15. You'll get another t-shirt that you'll just end up sleeping in.


16. If you're not sore from running around when you haven't exercised in months, you'll definitely get some abs from laughing really hard.


17. Your youth pastor will probably question why they're in youth ministry.


18. You get to worship Jesus, dive deeper into God's Word, and fellowship with all of your best friends.

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