Today was my third and final ladies retreat of the summer. My church in Oklahoma has been using a ladies retreat published by Group for the last few years. After they have their retreat, they give me the left over materials as well as the curriculum and music CD. Then I order more materials to what I estimate I might need. I had no idea the Chuuk retreat would be such a hit. I immediately knew that what I had ordered would not get me through Saipan and Guam. I still really had no idea how many more books I would need, so as soon as I left Chuuk, I ordered 10 more books and had them shipped to Guam. (Side note: They arrived in SIX DAYS! That is almost impossible.) After the ladies retreat in Saipan and with the books being shipped to Guam, I had enough supplies for 16 more people.
Guess how many people came to the ladies retreat today? You guessed it...16! How perfect was that!? I just applaud the dedication to those in the church in Micronesia. These ladies came out to attend the retreat IN A TROPICAL STORM! Several had to take off to work to join us. Others gave up their July 4 holiday to join us. (But I guess there would have been no beach picnics today.)
Speaking of picnics...we had lots of amazing food today. Coffee and muffins this morning. Jamaican Grill for lunch. And a Cold Stone ice cream cake for mid-afternoon snack. Delicious.
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