{"id":1957,"date":"2018-02-15T20:47:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T19:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2018-02-15T20:47:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T19:47:20","slug":"retreats-held-rain-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/02\/15\/retreats-held-rain-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Retreats held in the Rain Forest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks back I asked you to pray for the retreats that were held in Cameroon for our students and staff.\u00a0 Thanks\u00a0 so much for praying &#8211; both retreats went well.\u00a0 I am excited to share some of what happened.<\/p>\n<p>The high school students and staff went to a new location and found that the hotel staff was very accommodating and the space worked well for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/02\/15\/retreats-held-rain-forest\/27710211_10213465528489913_2930173862793727878_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1968\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27710211_10213465528489913_2930173862793727878_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27710211_10213465528489913_2930173862793727878_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27710211_10213465528489913_2930173862793727878_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27710211_10213465528489913_2930173862793727878_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27710211_10213465528489913_2930173862793727878_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27710211_10213465528489913_2930173862793727878_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The students were able to engage in fun activities<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/02\/15\/retreats-held-rain-forest\/27709542_10213464280018702_655415566407836421_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1962\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1962\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27709542_10213464280018702_655415566407836421_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27709542_10213464280018702_655415566407836421_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27709542_10213464280018702_655415566407836421_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27709542_10213464280018702_655415566407836421_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27709542_10213464280018702_655415566407836421_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27709542_10213464280018702_655415566407836421_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and times of worship and sharing together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/02\/15\/retreats-held-rain-forest\/27748137_10213464288738920_6690371951004196199_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1963\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1963\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27748137_10213464288738920_6690371951004196199_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27748137_10213464288738920_6690371951004196199_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27748137_10213464288738920_6690371951004196199_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27748137_10213464288738920_6690371951004196199_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27748137_10213464288738920_6690371951004196199_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27748137_10213464288738920_6690371951004196199_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition they had a number of chances to explore types of learning not covered in the normal classroom.\u00a0 One of these activities was a Survival challenge.\u00a0 The teams had to build a fire and boil water for three minutes,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/02\/15\/retreats-held-rain-forest\/27657192_10213464601306734_5416231735000564584_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1961\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1961\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27657192_10213464601306734_5416231735000564584_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"834\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27657192_10213464601306734_5416231735000564584_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27657192_10213464601306734_5416231735000564584_n-150x130.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27657192_10213464601306734_5416231735000564584_n-300x261.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27657192_10213464601306734_5416231735000564584_n-768x667.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>catch, clean, cook and eat 5 fish,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/02\/15\/retreats-held-rain-forest\/27982962_10213464990716469_1954148480714026910_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1965\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1965\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982962_10213464990716469_1954148480714026910_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982962_10213464990716469_1954148480714026910_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982962_10213464990716469_1954148480714026910_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982962_10213464990716469_1954148480714026910_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982962_10213464990716469_1954148480714026910_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982962_10213464990716469_1954148480714026910_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and build a shelter to live in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/02\/15\/retreats-held-rain-forest\/27788904_10213464989676443_2212175077935655302_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1964\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1964\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27788904_10213464989676443_2212175077935655302_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27788904_10213464989676443_2212175077935655302_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27788904_10213464989676443_2212175077935655302_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27788904_10213464989676443_2212175077935655302_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27788904_10213464989676443_2212175077935655302_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27788904_10213464989676443_2212175077935655302_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They had just over an hour to do this and unfortunately there were no survivors (as in none of them finished all the tasks.)<\/p>\n<p>The Middle School students took a trip to the Mercy Ship in Douala where they renewed their friendships with the students living on that ship who had visited RFIS a few weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/02\/15\/retreats-held-rain-forest\/27982977_10156402403337922_8763210489699466526_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1972\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1972\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982977_10156402403337922_8763210489699466526_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982977_10156402403337922_8763210489699466526_o.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982977_10156402403337922_8763210489699466526_o-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27982977_10156402403337922_8763210489699466526_o-300x169.jpg 300w, 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srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629267_10156402374912922_5332207581736197509_o.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629267_10156402374912922_5332207581736197509_o-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629267_10156402374912922_5332207581736197509_o-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629267_10156402374912922_5332207581736197509_o-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629267_10156402374912922_5332207581736197509_o-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apparently the food was good and they had a great deal of fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/02\/15\/retreats-held-rain-forest\/27629005_10156402373702922_5656599511956108888_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1969\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1969\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629005_10156402373702922_5656599511956108888_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629005_10156402373702922_5656599511956108888_o.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629005_10156402373702922_5656599511956108888_o-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629005_10156402373702922_5656599511956108888_o-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629005_10156402373702922_5656599511956108888_o-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/02\/27629005_10156402373702922_5656599511956108888_o-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is going to be hard work to top this next year &#8211; but we look forward to being present to see it.\u00a0 In order for that to happen, we need to increase our partners both those supporting us in prayer and financially.\u00a0 If you would like to join our team, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covchurchgiving.com\/p-536-missionaries-jeff-and-carolyn-stoker.aspx\">click\u00a0 here<\/a> or on the partner link on the side.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1957&width=250&height=300\" 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