Day 4- Do I Truly Believe?

• Wakeup, packed bags

• Had great convo with Rachel Hambrook

• Breakfast and Clean up

• Session: “Union w/ God in Prayer”

• Packed lunch, drive with Co-Ed group (LOVE THEM!!)

• Arrive!! -Dance Party -1st time no van got lost -Dreams Come True!!

• Exploring Wapo (Separate Post)

• Dinner and first hammock!

• “God the Father” with Mark Bercham

• Birth of Snack Break gang! Roni Walton, Audrey Fairbanks, and Peter Krimmel

With only Wapo on my mind, I entered the St. Francis meeting rooms with much surprise. We were assigned to a spot, but based on our bluebooks!! They have over 150 Praise and Worship songs that we will sing along with other helpful prayer tools. It was a great gift to receive before we left. . . Arriving at Wapo was a dream come true. It was the culmination of the past few months, and it was prettier than I couldve ever imagined. We arrived, and my small group leader Jaime began blaring music over the speaker in the main room called the Crossfire. Everyone was as hyped as I was. We began a mosh pit on and in front of the stage, singing along to “Cant Stop The Feeling”, “September”, and “I Dont Care”. All my excitement was released in the 15 minutes of partying, and it was beyond rewarding. I got a chance to hug Cole and Rachel, my two friends from the Interview Retreat I went on to apply for NET, because this is what we dreamed of since that weekend in March. It was truly a dream come true. . . I began searching Wapo for good reflection spots right before dinner, since I knew I would be needing them at certain points this week. As I went down to the lake, Julianna and a few other ladies called me over to hang out, since they had just finished their small group. I noticed they had a hammock, and I asked to hop in. They permitted, and true paradise revealed itself. I swung in the blue hammock under the sun, right on the lake, with the perfect temperature, as the group passed around a guitar strumming chords. Oh yea, this is gonna be the best two weeks ever. . . It was the first men-only talk of the year, and the founder of NET, Mark Bercham, came in and told us about our Great Father. We hear about Him all the time, but this hit me differently. I realized that even though God is my Heavenly Father, He recognizes that I am his Son, and I never realized that perspective. Im not a servant, I am His son! This didnt register in my heart though, and I didnt believe in this statement at first despite the clarity in my mind. Fortunately, theres always charismatic P&W, because its NET. We sung inspiring songs as I repeated “I am not a servant, I am a Son”, hoping my heart would finally believe that saying. It did not, but I did have an opportunity to pray over others during that time, including a person I never met up until that moment. Braedon Burton, Colorado, was the man I prayed over. It wasnt much, but the call was all I needed.