oh! and one more thing. I wanted to post the poem I shared with everyone on the last day.
here it is :
how do i greive, how do i deal with this loss? words cannot describe how broken i feel. my heart is shattered into a million shards. you oh lord are the only one who can heal my wounds and pick me up from the low, dirty, confusing ground. The sun shines but i am blinded by darkness. help comes but i remain lifeless. these tears i cry form a river of sorrow. my body is nnumb. My soul aches for your presence. I cry out to you.
Suddenly the blanket is lifted, my burden is taken away and i begin to feel life warm my cold skin. God has provided and i realize he is with me. I find myself on a sandy beach. We walk together, and as i look behind us, two sets of perfect footprints are indented into the soft ground. they wind for miles, forming the path of life. bubba (my brother) hold my hand-he is with me now. He always will be. God made his body whole and his brilliance remains. We are all three together now-the lord bubba and me- and now i see God took Bubba from his pain and left his joy and legacy amung us. for this i am thankful. My lord is with me once more and so is my precious brother.
-hannah barg
Monday, March 9, 2009
Hannah Barg
've been going on church retreats for a while, and they always affect me a little bit, but one life was different. This time i decided to bring 2 of my good friends along. It was really powerful to see them grow in their faith and be able to share my love for God with them. It inspired me to continue to share my faith with others because they want to hear! I love covenant point becuase of the small setting and all of the amazing people who work there. Thank you for making my weekend such an enjoyable one! I love you guys!
-Hannah Barg, Libertyville Covenant
-Hannah Barg, Libertyville Covenant
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Reflection from Meagan Schade....
Meagan Schade said...
Church has never really been a part of my life before...aside from Christmas Eve and Easter, I never went...and I didn't really care either. Nobody made me go and it didn't really do anything for me so I just never got into it.
Then I went on OneLife. It literally changed my life around completely; The way I see things, the way I think, the way I listen. I was touched so deeply by the entire weekend. Everything that Jeff said applied to my life exactly. I wasn't even going to go on OneLife until about a couple days before we left because of certain circumstances, but I got wonderful support and love and encouragement from a few people in my youth group and so I decided to go. I also had this little instinct voice inside my head and my heart telling me to go. OneLife was one of the best decisions of my life. I became so much stronger because I have discovered this whole new support system who will always be there for me and who has been rooting for me since the day I was born, God. I never knew! But now I'm okay with what happens in my life everyday, because I have learned that this is the way that He wants things to be, this is part of my life path that God created which will lead somewhere wonderful someday. Drama with my friends, boyfriend breakups, stress at school, ...it's all very hard, but I know that I can get through it if I remember that God is by my side every step of the way and that he is rooting for me every second. I love that. I love everything I learned on OneLife.
I cannot wait for next year.
Thank you
and thank you to everyone who encouraged me to go!
Church has never really been a part of my life before...aside from Christmas Eve and Easter, I never went...and I didn't really care either. Nobody made me go and it didn't really do anything for me so I just never got into it.
Then I went on OneLife. It literally changed my life around completely; The way I see things, the way I think, the way I listen. I was touched so deeply by the entire weekend. Everything that Jeff said applied to my life exactly. I wasn't even going to go on OneLife until about a couple days before we left because of certain circumstances, but I got wonderful support and love and encouragement from a few people in my youth group and so I decided to go. I also had this little instinct voice inside my head and my heart telling me to go. OneLife was one of the best decisions of my life. I became so much stronger because I have discovered this whole new support system who will always be there for me and who has been rooting for me since the day I was born, God. I never knew! But now I'm okay with what happens in my life everyday, because I have learned that this is the way that He wants things to be, this is part of my life path that God created which will lead somewhere wonderful someday. Drama with my friends, boyfriend breakups, stress at school, ...it's all very hard, but I know that I can get through it if I remember that God is by my side every step of the way and that he is rooting for me every second. I love that. I love everything I learned on OneLife.
I cannot wait for next year.
Thank you
and thank you to everyone who encouraged me to go!
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