Weekend away

My peeps ♥, originally uploaded by rainbowpromise.

This weekend we took a group of ten young people away to the Abernethy Trust's Barcaple adventure centre near Ringford, Kircudbright.

It was a weekend filled with team-building activities and outdoor exercises including tree-climbing, challenge courses, raft building and an epic game of late night hide'n'seek!

We were brilliantly catered for with three meals a day and an evening snack, a well-stocked tuck shop and beautifully kept rooms and games facilities.

The centre is run entirely by Christians and so included some thoughts and testimonies from their staff, whilst also providing us with a great and beautiful location to simply admire God's glory and creation.

It was a real joy to watch the young people thrive and grow in those surroundings, with the girls who usually dislike "messy" games throwing themselves into the grit & dirt of some of the challenges, whilst others came out of their shells and showed us just what funny, brilliant people they can actually be.

i injured my knee in the tree-climbing right at the start of the weekend and so was unable to participate in most of the activities, but despite the pain it was probably a blessing in disguise, letting me take a step back and really see the young people open themselves up, without always being concerned about me trying to do things 'right'.

All in all it was truly a great weekend!