Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Happiness Retreat 2011- Big Apple Adventure
Stegall Home and friends from the “Magnifiers” Sunday School Class of Hopewell Baptist Church attended Happiness Retreat at the end of July at Camp Caraway in Asheboro. This is an event sponsored by the Baptist State Convention and is the highlight of our year! We had a group of 11 attend this year and what a great time we had. We prepare for the talent show all year long and once one Happiness Retreat is over we are gearing up for what to do at next year’s retreat- we sang “Come As You Are” as a group act- then Sedrick, Ronnie, and David performed solo acts! Talk about bringing down the house!
We also enjoyed the puppets, hand bells, scrapbooking, and of course dancing the night away in true “Baptist” style! The staff at Happiness Retreat are awesome and their sole mission is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with everyone there and to make sure our residents and “special” friends know that God made no mistakes when He created them- that we are all created in His image- in the Image of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit- we are image bearers! Our time at Happiness Retreat makes our spirits lighter and rejuvenates us to continue His good work! We love Happiness Retreat and the memories we make!