Fun at Fusion!

We had an incredible weekend as we brought over 100 college students, young professionals, and young married couples to our second Fusion retreat. We visited the huge metropolis... the booming city of Eunice, Louisiana. The Bible speaks of the ends of the Earth- we literally saw them! You know it's going to be a slammin', supernatural experience when there's no cell phone coverage, wilderness is as far as the eye can see, and a stray dog runs up to you every couple hours!

Saturday morning we had an intense dodgeball tournament where I experienced firsthand the spirit of competition within the group! JP Brumfield must have been honing his dodgeball skills in the weeks leading up to retreat, because his team wiped the floor with the rest of us!

That afternoon we were able to watch Bama go down...I have determined that if you are going to watch LSU football, you need to have your cardiologist on speed dial! Every game brings insane drama! We all went from extreme joy to incredible anger! But, thankfully, the Tigers pulled it out. (Can you imagine me trying to preach after losing a game like that?!) God must be an LSU fan- After all, purple is the color of royalty and gold is what the streets of heaven are made of. Geaux Tigers!

I am really proud of the Late Nite team who made this retreat so awesome. They all worked very diligently on every detail to make it a five-star experience for everyone. The Elevate full-time interns came in, worked hard, and really helped make everything happen. Our praise and worship team were first class and brought full-on passionate worship to every service of the weekend. And I definitely gotta show some love to all the parents who came and brought their newborns with them!

We had a lot of amazing people with us, but the MVP of the retreat was definitely Marcel Terrebone. I have known him since the pizza-slinging, Tara High Bible club days years ago and he was always faithful to be there every week. Now, he serves at HPC regularly and is such a blessing to all of us. We also had the pleasure of getting to know his caregiver, David... He is the man!

2007 has been an incredible year for college students and young adults at HPC... I am looking forward to finishing the year strong and seeing what God has in store for us in 2008!