A brief blogging vacation - St. Louis, MO

Some of my regular readers kept checking in last week looking for an update. (You know who you are!) :)

It was necessary for me to take a brief vacation from blogging, as I traveled to St. Louis for a youth leaders conference. While I would have loved to blog some photos and information about the conference, the schedule was so intense that there really was no time.

The conference was put together by USA/Canada Nazarene Youth International, and included district NYI leaders from all over North America. In addition to worship services and workshops, we were able to tour the convention center, the Edward Jones Dome (where the Rams play), and the 11 hotels that we will be using for Nazarene Youth Conference 2007 (WaterFireWind). We also had just enough time to tour a bit of St. Louis, including a ride to the top of the Gateway Arch, a visit to Union Station, and a whirlwind tour of the St. Louis Zoo.

In 2007, we will be taking teenagers from Maine to join the nearly 10,000 teenagers from across the country for a "once in a lifetime" event for all teenagers who graduate between '07 and '11. You can learn more about the event at www.waterfirewind.com.

Grace and Peace,

PastorJon