Saturday, March 26, 2011 9:55pm<\/p>\n
The Chicago team got off to a great start with a late morning call time at NCCS. \u00a0It was such a blast walking in to school as people were arriving for Open House. \u00a0Our Upper School students definitely understand what a blessing it is to be a part of such an incredible community and they were excited to see new families checking things out! \u00a0We spent a few moments going over details in the cafeteria, we prayed together, and then we loaded up the bus in the sprinkling rain.<\/p>\n
The bus trip to the airport was fun as everyone talked about what they were hoping to do on the trip. \u00a0There were many funny stories shared about airport and airplane memories. \u00a0I know that Seth and Morgan probably loved that as they were preparing for their first flight ever! \u00a0Once we got to the Atlanta airport, we made it easily through check-in and security, and arrived at our gate in plenty of time to eat lunch and pick up the necessary plane snacks and magazines. \u00a0Fortunately there was a Moe\u2019s nearby, so most of us felt right at home!<\/p>\n
Our flight to Chicago was pretty uneventful and the flight attendants were very complimentary of our kids. \u00a0One of the flight attendants actually lives about two blocks from Soul City Church. \u00a0We invited him to come to church, so maybe we\u2019ll see him tomorrow night! \u00a0The best part about all 40 of us wearing our Fall Retreat shirts\u2026besides the obvious coolness factor\u2026was the number of people who asked us what we were doing. \u00a0What an awesome privilege it is to share about what God is doing at North Cobb Christian School and the task before us this week as a part of Spring Term 2011.<\/p>\n
We rode the \u201cL\u201d into Downtown Chicago. \u00a0That was a lot of fun. \u00a0We had to go down some stairs, across the block, down some more stairs, then into the subway, then up some more stairs. \u00a0Some of the girls are considering packing lighter next time! \u00a0However, huge kudos to our guys\u2026they were extremely gentlemanly offering their seats on the train and helping the girls with their bags. \u00a0Just as you would have anticipated right??!<\/p>\n
One of the happiest moments of the day came when our students realized that there was a Starbucks in our hotel. \u00a0They have already been several times! \u00a0We checked into the rooms, unpacked, and relaxed for a bit before heading out to explore. \u00a0The Apple Store was first on our agenda as we headed out to Michigan Avenue. \u00a0We left there and went to Water Tower Place to do some shopping and grab dinner. \u00a0It was an interesting place and packed with people. \u00a0In our group of 40, the rule is to stay together in groups. \u00a0The awesome part\u2026is that, for the most part, they all enjoy hanging out together and we watched students move from group to group all day as they genuinely enjoyed being with their classmates.<\/p>\n
After dinner, we headed back to the hotel by way of Trader Joe\u2019s. \u00a0We had to stop there for snacks\u2026because it had been 3 minutes since we ate last! \u00a0When we got back to the hotel, we had a great time of worship as Nathan and Kelsey led us in some music. \u00a0We spent time praying specifically for the Dominican team as their plane was finally taking off. \u00a0We exchanged names for secret prayer partners for the week and then discussed some details. \u00a0We closed our time together by sharing prayer requests and praying together as a team. \u00a0One of the biggest blessings of the day was reading the notes that were written for us by the 4th graders at NCCS. \u00a0The 4th grade is praying specifically for our team this week\u2026what an incredible partnership!<\/p>\n
In just a minute, we will do a room check to make sure our precious angels are all ready to call it a night. \u00a0We will start tomorrow by heading out to find the train to Wrigley Field. \u00a0Today was a great day to get to know each other better and check out Chicago, our home for the week. \u00a0Tomorrow is going to be an even better day as we worship with the people at Soul City Church and continue developing a heart for this city. \u00a0Thank you for your prayers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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