{"id":1729,"date":"2017-02-11T09:30:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T08:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2017-02-11T09:30:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T08:30:44","slug":"treats-and-retreats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/","title":{"rendered":"Treats and Retreats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Somethings just don&#8217;t go as you plan!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1735\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16587040_10210416133536945_7920996187811897808_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1735\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1735\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587040_10210416133536945_7920996187811897808_o.jpg\" alt=\"After waiting - it was good to finally get loaded on the buses.\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587040_10210416133536945_7920996187811897808_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587040_10210416133536945_7920996187811897808_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587040_10210416133536945_7920996187811897808_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587040_10210416133536945_7920996187811897808_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After waiting &#8211; it was good to finally get loaded on the buses.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>No one plans for the buses to be late, for the rooms to not be in the buildings you had expected, or the power to be out for the first supper. \u00a0But then again we didn&#8217;t plan for the hilarious living statue on our way to retreat (we would have missed him if the buses had been on time.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1752\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16708408_10210416167817802_800316516366470685_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1752\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1752\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16708408_10210416167817802_800316516366470685_n.jpg\" alt=\"Living statue\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16708408_10210416167817802_800316516366470685_n.jpg 720w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16708408_10210416167817802_800316516366470685_n-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16708408_10210416167817802_800316516366470685_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Living statue &#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1742\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16665220_10210416169177836_7298774609388087337_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1742\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1742\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665220_10210416169177836_7298774609388087337_o.jpg\" alt=\"....  with our students.\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665220_10210416169177836_7298774609388087337_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665220_10210416169177836_7298774609388087337_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665220_10210416169177836_7298774609388087337_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665220_10210416169177836_7298774609388087337_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230;. with our students.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t plan that students would show great flexibility and serve each other as the luggage was moved numerous times.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>BUT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>those things and more all happened at the retreat at Rock Farm. \u00a0Despite the communication snafus the staff their went out of the way to make our time wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16665073_10210420048634820_3066701527417930660_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1753\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1753\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665073_10210420048634820_3066701527417930660_o.jpg\" alt=\"16665073_10210420048634820_3066701527417930660_o\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665073_10210420048634820_3066701527417930660_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665073_10210420048634820_3066701527417930660_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665073_10210420048634820_3066701527417930660_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665073_10210420048634820_3066701527417930660_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They found candles the first night so we could see to eat, and then they kept making food so there was some leftover. \u00a0(It turns out they though we were bringing young children not ravenous teens.)<\/p>\n<p>We planned for times of worship and reflection and hoped God would meet us in them. \u00a0He did.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16707640_10210416360502619_4291425768271789828_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1750\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1750\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707640_10210416360502619_4291425768271789828_o.jpg\" alt=\"16707640_10210416360502619_4291425768271789828_o\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707640_10210416360502619_4291425768271789828_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707640_10210416360502619_4291425768271789828_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707640_10210416360502619_4291425768271789828_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707640_10210416360502619_4291425768271789828_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16487054_10210416281620647_6387542121654630044_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1732\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1732\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16487054_10210416281620647_6387542121654630044_o.jpg\" alt=\"16487054_10210416281620647_6387542121654630044_o\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16487054_10210416281620647_6387542121654630044_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16487054_10210416281620647_6387542121654630044_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16487054_10210416281620647_6387542121654630044_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16487054_10210416281620647_6387542121654630044_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were treated to times of \u00a0hilarious laughter and amazing conversations. \u00a0We saw students teaching students to dance, drum, and swim.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1741\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16665011_10210416445904754_6214228453263276385_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1741\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1741\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1741\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665011_10210416445904754_6214228453263276385_o.jpg\" alt=\"Dance Class\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665011_10210416445904754_6214228453263276385_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665011_10210416445904754_6214228453263276385_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665011_10210416445904754_6214228453263276385_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16665011_10210416445904754_6214228453263276385_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dance Class<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1751\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16707672_10210416463225187_8299826741493586211_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1751\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1751\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707672_10210416463225187_8299826741493586211_o.jpg\" alt=\"Student teaching student to drum.\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707672_10210416463225187_8299826741493586211_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707672_10210416463225187_8299826741493586211_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707672_10210416463225187_8299826741493586211_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16707672_10210416463225187_8299826741493586211_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student teaching student to drum.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1731\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16486847_10210419933351938_1984968014136284227_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1731\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1731\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1731\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16486847_10210419933351938_1984968014136284227_o.jpg\" alt=\"Drumming instructor being taught to swim.  Students  teaching students - how great is that!\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16486847_10210419933351938_1984968014136284227_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16486847_10210419933351938_1984968014136284227_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16486847_10210419933351938_1984968014136284227_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16486847_10210419933351938_1984968014136284227_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drumming instructor being taught to swim. Students teaching students &#8211; how great is that!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And I got to blow the whistle!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16587217_10210419929791849_5945641204505738308_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1736\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587217_10210419929791849_5945641204505738308_o.jpg\" alt=\"16587217_10210419929791849_5945641204505738308_o\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587217_10210419929791849_5945641204505738308_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587217_10210419929791849_5945641204505738308_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587217_10210419929791849_5945641204505738308_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16587217_10210419929791849_5945641204505738308_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for praying for us &#8211; everything was not perfect but God was present through it all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16601611_10210416364262713_6775950683391469161_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1737\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1737\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16601611_10210416364262713_6775950683391469161_o.jpg\" alt=\"16601611_10210416364262713_6775950683391469161_o\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16601611_10210416364262713_6775950683391469161_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16601611_10210416364262713_6775950683391469161_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16601611_10210416364262713_6775950683391469161_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16601611_10210416364262713_6775950683391469161_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Chamberlains shared in all our crazy fun and antics, while also clearly showing us the love of God in word and deed. \u00a0Thanks for coming!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/16602361_10210420086675771_4451949922819288328_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1739\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1739\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16602361_10210420086675771_4451949922819288328_o.jpg\" alt=\"16602361_10210420086675771_4451949922819288328_o\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16602361_10210420086675771_4451949922819288328_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16602361_10210420086675771_4451949922819288328_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16602361_10210420086675771_4451949922819288328_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/02\/16602361_10210420086675771_4451949922819288328_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1729&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somethings just don&#8217;t go as you plan! &nbsp; No one plans for the buses to be late, for the rooms to not be in the buildings you had expected, or the power to be out for the first supper. \u00a0But &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2017\/02\/11\/treats-and-retreats\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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