fall retreat

this past weekend we were so blessed to have over 250 students at our annual fall retreat. this is one of my favorite things we do: bring students away from the busyness of their semester to spend a weekend learning more about God and growing in their relationship with Him.

how beautiful is this place??

what's a saturday in the fall without a little bit of college football...

saturday night ended with a massive dance party. 

seriously so much fun even though i spent the majority of the time snapping pictures.

this weekend was such a great reminder of how God is working and changing lives. 

i am so thankful for our job with college students at alabama!

fall retreat

We, along with the other Crusade staff team, organized our Fall Retreat this weekend. We went to Lake Forest Ranch in Mississippi. It was so beautiful...I can see the Lord best in nature and scenery. Seriously, how amazing is our Lord?

The weekend was so refreshing, even though it was a lot of work! We got to hear from Ryan Akers, director of  Campus Outreach at Samford in Birmingham, AL. It was amazing to hear from him as he spoke about the Kingdom of God--how it differs from the world and how we should be eagerly anticipating His return. 


We also had lots of time to spend exploring the property. Justin got to fish--which he LOVES to do. He convinced me to canoe on the lake with him. I ended up really enjoying the canoe (even though I was sore the next day, how sad is that??)

We got some great time hanging out with students and getting to know new ones! All in all, we had a fun and exciting weekend, saw many students grow in their relationship with the Lord and some hear about Him for the first time!!