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ATON ROUGE, Louisiana—Forty teens from Louisiana and the surrounding area gathered for their third annual Discovery Weekend Jan. 5 to 7 at Fontainebleu State Park.Guest Jim Blackwell led the praise and worship and discussion sessions throughout the weekend.
Friday night, Jan. 5, began with a praise service followed by a viewing of the Summer Educational Program video, get-acquainted games, and a message by Pastor Jim on how God can use things we might consider worthless to his glory.
Saturday began with a praise and worship service with several of the youths conducting special music, readings and a skit.
Pastor Jim then led the teens through the book of Esther pointing out that God is not mentioned once in the entire book, but it soon becomes evident that God is definitely working behind the scenes influencing the events that save Queen Esther and her people from death.
Jeramie Johnson, 18, from Alexandria, Louisiana, said, "I really appreciated learning how to recognize when God is working in our own lives."
Later everyone broke into groups to create and perform skits showing the difference between people who live without the hope of Christ in their lives vs. those who do have that hope. A couple of groups showed ways to share the gospel with others.
A formal banquet and dance took place Saturday evening, and on Sunday the group visited a nursing home, sang praise and worship songs and visited with many of the patients.
Mollie Scordill, 16, from Slidell, Louisiana, said, "It makes you feel good to help brighten their day."
The weekend ended with miniature golf and laser tag.
Several of the teens brought friends from school who had never attended a WCG activity. Many of them were so moved by their experience that they plan to attend the next teen activity, a trip to Acquire the Fire!
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