The beginning of the retreat in Yumuri was not without
incidents. The trip from Remedios
was moved up 12 hours so we could arrive in the wee hours of Monday morning to be ready for
registration. But the bus arrived
1 hour late with clutch problems.
For a while we thought we would have to push the bus to get us
there. But, no worries, God gave
us a safe trip and we arrived at 4 AM in time for registration at 10 AM.
The camp is beautiful.
It sits in a valley of rolling hills where afternoon breezes give us a
break from the heat. There are 5
dorms, a kitchen/dining building, an administrative building, and a
church.
The program was similar to the retreat in Gibara with the
difference that here we are face-to-face with 192 teenagers aged 14 and 15
representing 45 churches in Western Cuba.
There were lots of leaders and counselors, which was good because the
kids attending were expecting a lot less structure. But the kids adapted very well and by Tuesday afternoon
everything was under control.
Except that and a couple of times we lost electric power, the
transformer blew up, and we hobbled without air conditioning for the rest of
the retreat. God sent us breezes
and a refreshing rain – and the outages were not too long.
~ Rachel
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