JackieLe

April4,2015
R.AndrewBrown
PracticumJournal
Entry#1Household
3/7/153hours
ThisweekendIdecidedtogohomebecauseIknewthatitwouldbetheperfectopportunityto
startmyobservations.Today,IstartedbygoingtoaneventcalledaHouseholdthatwashosted
byCFCYouth.CFCYouthisthatgroupthatP.JSolon,thepersonthatIdecidedtoobserve,
startedinNorthCarolina.Ahouseholdisamonthlymeetingthatisheldthatbringseveryone
togetherintheyouthgroupandwecontinuetoshareourexperiencesortotalkaboutourfaith
andwaystostrengthenit.AlthoughP.Jwaspresentduringthemeeting,Inoticedthathewanted
togivetheopportunitytoleadtodayshouseholdtoanotherleaderofthearea.Hetoldmethe
reasonthatheletanothermemberleadthehouseholdwassothatiftherewereeverastatewide
eventthatwasheld,alloftheleadersinNorthCarolinawouldhavesomesortofexperienceand
bepreparedforaleadershipposition.Hetoldmethatthisveryimportanttohimwhentrainingto
bealeaderbecauseifonedoesnotevergettheopportunitytoleadandonlyobserves,thenhe
willnevertrulybeabletoexperiencewhatitreallyfeelsliketobealeader.Aswecontinuedthe
meeting,IwasabletoobservethatP.Jtrulycaresaboutthewellbeingofeachofhismembers
andlookedafterthem.Hecontinuedtotraintheleaderofthehousehold,HarelAlipio,and
practicedwithhimtomakesurethathewasfullycomfortablewithhisrole.
Entry#2GrowingUp
3/10/1545minutes
BecauseP.JliveinRaleigh,NorthCarolina,webothdecidedthatitwouldbeagreatideatoused
Skypeasawayofcommunicationforanyquestions.Today,wedecidedtotalkaboutCFC
Youthandthestrugglesthathehadtogothroughwhilegrowingup.Thereweremanyaspectsof
thistopicsowedecidedtosplituptheinformationforanothertime.Hewentontotellmethat
hestartedwhenhewasonlythirteen.WhenP.Jtoldmethis,Iactuallythoughtthathewas
exaggeratinganddidnotbelievehimsoheshowedmeevidencebypullingupphotosandnotes
thathestillhadfromwhenhefirststarted.IthoughtthatthiswassoamazingbecausewhenI
wasthirteen,IdidnothavemuchresponsibilityatallexceptforchoreswhileP.Jhadthe
responsibilityofcreatinganentiregroup.Hetoldmethatalthoughhisparentsdidhelphim,they
wantedhimtodomanythingsonhisownbecausetheythoughtthatitwouldbeagreatwayfor
himtolearnhowtobeindependent.BeinginaFilipinohouseholdandbeingamale,itwasvery
importantforP.Jtolearnhowtobematureandhowtobeaman.Hetoldmethatheowes
hisparentssomuchforeverythingthattheyhavetaughthimbecausehebelievesthatiftheydid
notdothethingsthattheydid,thenhewouldhaveeasilyfallenintopeerpressureandwouldnot
beathisdreamschool,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity.InhisareaofRaleigh,hewasconstantly
surroundedbykidsthatdiddrugsanddrankalcoholconstantlyandbecauseofthewaythathe
grewup,heneverdiddrugsanddidnottryalcoholuntilhewasofage.P.Jdideverythingonhis
ownandwasalwaysafraidthathewouldnotbeabletoimpresshisparentsbutovertime,he
realizedthatcreatingthisgroupwouldnotbetoimpresshisparents,butitwouldbeforGod.

Entry#3GrowingUpPart2
3/11/1530minutes
BeforeCFCYouthwascreated,P.Jtoldmethathewasextremelystubbornandimmature.This
wasthemomentintheSkypesessionthathestartedbecomingemotional.KnowingP.Jformany
years,itwasonlythesecondtimethatIhaveeverseenhimemotional.Hewentontotellmethat
hewouldalwaysberudetohisparentsandtalkbacktothembecausehewouldneverunderstand
whyhehadtohavesomanytasksandresponsibilitieswhenotherkidsdidnot.Becauseofthis,
learninghowtoberespectfultoparentsandwhy,isalargetopicatthecampretreatsthatare
held.Hetoldmethatthereasonforthisisbecausehewantsthememberstorealizedthatno
matterhowmanyissuesorargumentthathaveoccurred,theparentsarethereasonthemembers
arealiveandtheyhavesacrificedeverythingfortheirchildren.Ithoughtthatitwasreally
interestingtoseehowthistopiccametobebecauseatthecampsthatIhavebeento,Ihave
noticedthatrespectisveryimportantandhaveseenmanytransformationsbetweenthe
relationshipbetweenaparentandtheirchildbecauseoftheretreat.P.Jtoldmethatbecauseof
whathelearnedfromthegroup,heisnowabletobemoreopenmindedonwhyhisparentsdo
thethingsthattheydoevenifhedoesnotagreewithit.Oneoftheactivitiesthattheparticipants
atcamparerequiredtodoistowriteanotetotheirparentsandhelovesbeingabletoseethe
reactionsoftheparentswhentheirchildreadstheirlettertothem.P.Jnevertellstheparticipants
whatthehavetowriteorhowtowriteit.Theonlyinstructionsthatareassignedaretowritewhat
theymeanintotheletterandtheoutcomesarealwaysamazing.
Entry#4LeadershipMeeting
3/14/151hour
Fortodayssession,P.Jinvitedmetolistenintoaleadershipmeetingthatwouldbeheldvia
Skype.Inthemeeting,alltheofleadersofNorthCarolinaarerequiredtoattendinordertoplan
futureeventsaswellassharewhatactivitieseachareahasdoneinthepastcoupleofmonths.
ThereasonforthisisbecauseP.Jwantstomakesurethateachareaiscontinuingtoconnectwith
theirmembersandtomakesurethattherearenotanyissues.ThefirstthingthatInoticedwas
thatP.Jaskedeachleaderoftheareatoaddressanyproblemsthatmayhaveoccurredandonly
oneareahadissuesthatdealtwithrumorsbeingspreadbymembers.Insteadoflecturingthat
leader,IsawthatP.Jaswellastherestoftheleadersgaveadviceonhowtofixtheissueand
howitshouldbeaddressedinawaythatisnotforceful.ThereasonforthisisbecauseinCFC
Youth,theleadersaretobeseenasrolemodelsratherthanonethatblamesothersorbossestheir
membersaround.Therehavemanysituationswheretheleaderoftheareahasallowedtheiregos
getinthewayofwhatisreallyimportantandbecauseofthis,P.Jwasrequiredtoassigna
differentleader.Asthemeetingcontinued,itwasnicetohearallofthedifferenteventsthateach
locationhasdonebecauseIinitiallyexpectedeacheventtobethesame.Manyareaswerevery
involvedwiththecommunityandvolunteeredatlocalsheltersorsoupkitchens.Itwasamazing
toseehowlargethegrouphasbecomebecauseeachareainNorthCarolinacontainsatleast100
membersandIrememberedthatacoupleofyearsago,areaslikeCharlottewerestrugglingwith
only20members.Ialsowasabletolisteninonupcomingeventsthatwerebeingplanned.For
example,inJunetherewillbeanationalmeetingheldinCaliforniacalledConference.
ConferenceisaweekendeventthatinvitedeveryCFCYouthgroupineachstatetoaretreatheld

atalargevenue.NorthCarolinaiscurrentlyplanningonrentingmultiplebusesandtakingaroad
triptoCaliforniawiththehelpofparentsandmanyvolunteers.Beingabletointeractandgive
myopinionaboutcertaintopicstoalloftheleadersmademerealizehowimportantorganization
isinCFCYouthbecausewithoutit,eachmeetingoreventwouldbecompletelydifferent.
Entry#5Fellowship
3/14/152hours
Aftertheleadershipmeetingended,theCFCYouthgroupinAshevilleheldafellowship,which
isanotherformofmeetingwhereallofthemembersjointogetheratahouseorparkandplay
fungamesoractivities.Bydoingthis,wecanmakesurethatallofthemembersfeelincluded
andareinteractingwithoneanother.Fellowshipsareaimedtowardsthenewermembersthatjust
joinedbecausesometimes,itcanbedifficulttofeelcomfortableandtheseeventsareagreatway
togettoknoweachother.BecauseIdonotgohomeveryoftentomeetnewmembers,todaywas
agreatopportunitytomeeteachoneofthemandgettoknowthemonapersonallevel.
Thankfully,allofthememberswerealreadysomewhatinformedaboutwhoIwasandwhatI
wasinchargeofinthegroup,whichistheMusicMinistry.Also,becauseIamoldermanyofthe
youngermemberscometomeforadviceortotalkaboutanyissuesgoingonintheirlivesandI
trytobeseenasanoldersistertoallofthem.AlthoughP.Jwasnotabletomakeit,itwasnice
toknowthathealwaysmakesanefforttomeeteveryonewhetheritwouldbeataneventorby
usingSkypeorFaceTime.Duringthisfellowship,ItookthetimetoasktheleadersofAsheville
todescribewhatkindofleaderP.Jwasandallofthemhadamazingthingstosay.Thebrother
leaderscontinuedtotellmethateventhoughheismucholder,theyfeelasiftheyareabletogo
tohimforanythingbutalsoseehimastheirrolemodelbecausehesetsanamazingexamplefor
allofthemembers.
Entry#6CoreMeeting
3/15/152hours
ItmayseemlikeCFCYouthisconstantlybeingconsumedbymeetingsbutthereasonforthisis
becauseAshevillewillbehostingaretreatcampattheendofthemonth.Duringthistime,
meetingsareheldalmosteveryweekendaswellasconstantcommunicationwithoneanotherin
ordertoplanaccordingly.Tonight,aCoreMeetingwasheldwhichmeansthatalloftheleaders
ofAshevillearerequiredtoattendtostartplanningforanyfutureevents.Iwasrequiredtoattend
becauseIwillbetheleaderinchargeoftheMusicMinistryattheupcomingretreataswellasfor
anyoftheotherfutureevents.Atthemeeting,wediscussedtopicssuchaswhereandwhenthe
campshouldbeheld.P.JandthesisterleaderofNorthCarolina,LieslMiranda,wasalsopresent
duringthemeetingbyusingSkypejustincasewehadanyquestionsorissuesthatwewantedto
talktothemabout.ThereareonlysixtotalleadersinAshevillesothemeetingwasverysmall.
Westartedassigningwhichleaderwouldbeassignedtospecifictaskandwhotheywouldbein
chargeof.Assigningleaderpositionstookthemosttimebecausewewantedtomakesurethat
eachpersonwassuitablefortheroleandwouldbeabletofulfillthetasksuccessfully.Also,age
wasakeyfactorindeterminingrolesbecausemanyofthemembersareextremelyyoungbut
therearealsomembersthataremucholder.Wewanttomakesurethattheageoftheleaderand
thegroupthattheyareassignedtoareclosebecauseitwouldmaketheexperienceforthe
membersmuchmorecomfortable.Becausethecampisathreedayevent,wedecidedtowait
untiltheCampTrainingmeetingsareheldtogointothedetailsofeachrolebecauseweneeded

theattendanceofallofthemembersintheministrybecauseeveryonewillhavearoleand
becausepracticeisextremelyimportant.
Entry#7GrowingUpPart3
3/18/151hour
WithAshevillesretreatcampcomingup,P.JknewhowmuchpressureIwasfeelingbecauseit
willbemyfirsttimesteppingintoaleadershippositionatacamp.Becauseofthis,todays
SkypesessionwasfocusedabitmoreonP.Jsexperiencewithhisfirsttimeleadingacampand
therolesthathehadtotakeonbecausehewastheonlypersonintheministrywhenitwas
created.Hecontinuedtotellmethatbecausehewastheonlymember,hewasforcedtodoevery
roleathisfirstretreatcamp,whichmeantthatittookweeksforhimtoprepare.Ataregular
camp,thereareatleastfifteenrolesandP.JhadtheresponsibilityofeachroleincludingThe
MusicMinistry.TheMusicMinistryisinchargeofplaying,singing,andteachingworshipsongs
totheparticipantsthatarejoiningthecamp.Duetothisrole,P.Jwastrulydedicatedanddecided
tolearntheguitarinordertotakeonthistask.Hepracticedforweeksandalthoughhewasstilla
beginnerwhenthecampoccurred,hewasabletoplaythesongsthatweregoingtobetaught.At
theageofthirteen,manyweeksofhislifeinmiddleschoolwereconsumedwiththeplanning
andpreparationfortheretreat.Hisadviceformewastomakesuretopreparethoroughly
becausetheremaybesituationsatthecampwhereIwillbeforcedtoimprovisebecause
somethingdidnotgoasplanned.BecauseIwillbetheleaderofTheMusicMinistry,hesaidthat
IneededtomemorizethemusicbecauseIwouldbeabletoplayandteachthesongssmoothly.
Afteroursession,Ipracticedonmypianokeyboardformanyhoursandstartedtomemorizethe
chordsofeachsong.Iknewthatbydoingthis,itwouldsurelybenefitmeatthecampbecauseI
knewthatwhenIwouldbeplayingthemusic,Iwouldnothavetimetofindallofmysheet
musicforeachsongsobymemorizingit,notonlywouldIbeabletoleadmyexampletotherest
ofTheMusicMinistrybutIwouldalsobeabletoplaywithouthesitationifIneededto.
Entry#8CampTrainingPart1
3/20/153hours
Thepurposeofcamptrainingistobeableassignalloftherolestoeachmemberthathasbeenin
theministryforatleastoneyear.Bydoingthis,wearecreatingwhatiscalledaServiceTeam.
TheServiceTeamiswhatwilldecidewhetherthecampissuccessfulornot.Ifoneperson
messesuporcomesunprepared,thenitistheentireteamsfaultbecauseweareresponsiblefor
whatgoesonattheretreat.Becausewehavealreadyassignedtheleaderrolesforthecamp,it
madetheprocessofassigningthememberseasierbutitwasverytimeconsumingbecausesome
membersmaybemoresuitableforrolesthanothers.Forexample,therolesofbeingaTalker
andSharerareextremelyimportantbecauseittakesalotofpreparation.Althoughtheyareboth
important,beingaTalkerismuchmorevigorousandbecauseofthis,thisrolewillusuallygoto
anoldermemberandtheroleofaSharerwillgotoayoungermember.Theretreatcampisa
threedayeventsotheserviceteamhastomakesurethatnorolesgounassignedbecauseitcan
causemanyproblems.TherewasonceacampthatforgottoassigntherolesofGameMasters,
whoarethepeoplethatareinchargeofgamesduringbreaks,andduetothis,TheMusic
MinistrywasspontaneouslyforcedtobeinchargeofentertainmentbecausealloftheService
Teamwerealreadyassignedtotasks.ThiswasoneofthemanyreasonswhyCampTrainingis
takensoseriously.IwasassignedtofiguretherestoftherolesinTheMusicMinistryandthis
processwasdifficultbecausetherewereonlyalimitedaboutofmemberstochoosefrom.Inthe

end,everyonesuccessfullywasassignedataskandnowallwehadtoworryaboutwas
beginningtoprepareforthesecondCampTrainingthatwillbeheldtomorrow.
Entry#9CampTrainingPart2
3/21/155hours
TheseconddayofCampTrainingisthedaywheneachmemberneedstobecompletelyfocused.
Todaywastheonlydaythateveryonewouldbeabletopracticeasagroupbeforecamp.The
leadersareinchargeofataskcalledScreening,whichisatermthatmeanstotakeeachmember
asideindividuallyandpracticeandtogoovertheirroles.BecauseIaminchargeofTheMusic
Ministry,Ihadtomakesurethatmysingershadtheirlyricsmemorizedandthatmymusicians
hadtheirchordsmemorized.Inoticedthatalloftheleadersincludingmyselfwereallvery
focusedbecauseduringthistime,wetakethepreparationveryseriously.Therewasapoint
duringtheCampTrainingthatoneoftheleadersgotextremelyfrustratedbecausetherewere
somemembersthatwereassignedmajortasksandtheydidnotcomeprepared.Duetothis,the
schedulehastoberevisedinordertomakesurethateveryonehastheopportunitytobe
screened.TheruleforCampTrainingisthatnooneisallowedtoleaveuntileveryoneistruly
preparedandcomfortablewithhisorherrole.ThisrulewascreatedbyP.Jmanyyearsago
becausebydoingthis,itnaturallyshowsthemembersthemeaningofunityandteamwork.After
everyonewasdonewiththeirscreenings,P.JjoinedusbyusingSkypeandmadesurethat
everythingwasproperlydone.Hespoketoeachleaderandaskedquestionsabouttheirsection
andthemembersthattheyareinchargeof.Aftereverythingwasdoneeveryonewasexhausted
becausewedidnotexpectfortheCampTrainingtogopasttheschedule.Wewereallbeginning
togetnervousbecausecampisnextweekendandweknowhowdifficultitcanbebalancingout
schoolandCFCYouth.
Entry#10Practice
3/26/153hours
Withcampcominguptomorrow,IwasthankfulthatIdidnothaveclassesonFridayandwas
abletogohomeearlyinordertopractice.Luckily,everyoneinTheMusicMinistrywasableto
meetatmyhousetogooveranyconcernsaswellaspractice.Thiswasanofficialmeetingthat
wasplanned.Thereasonthatwedecidedtomeetwasbecausesomeofthenewermembers
explainedhownervoustheywereandIthoughtthatitwouldbebestifwemetupandwe
practicedtogether.Also,P.Jwasalsopresenttohelpusbecausehewillbeattendingourcamp
anddidnothaveFridayclasseseithersohedecidedtocometoAshevilleearly.Beforewe
startedtopractice,hetoldeveryonethatalthoughTheMusicMinistryhasahugeroleatthe
retreat,thatweshouldallstillremembertohavefun.Hewentontosaythatitwascompletely
fineifwemessedupbecauseeveryoneishumanandnotperfect.IwasgratefulthatP.Jwasable
tosaythesecomfortingwordsbecauseIcouldtellthatsomeofthememberswerefeeling
pressuredtoperformperfectlyandforgotthatitisayoutheventthatissupposedtobeenjoyable.
Whenwestartedtopractice,IsawhowmucheachmemberpreparedfortheirroleandIwasso
proudbecausemanywerehesitantwhentheywerefirstassigned.Afterpractice,P.Jtoldmehow
impressedhewasbecausetherehavebeenmanycampswhereTheMusicMinistrydidnot
prepareatallandtherefore,causedissueswhenthetimecame.Helovedhowdevotedeachand
everyonewasandhesaidthathecouldseehowmuchthemembersrespectedmeforbeingable
tomakedecisionsthatbenefittedeveryoneandnotjustmyself.Hewasextremelyconfidentthat
TheMusicMinistrywouldbecompletelyfinenomatterthesituation.

Entry#11CampDay1
3/17/156hours
Todaywasthefirstdayofcampanditwasquiteeventful.Wehadatotaloftwelveparticipants
thatwereinterestedinjoiningtheministry.P.JalsoinvitedsevenmembersfromtheCFCYouth
inSouthCarolinabecausetheyareanewareaandhethoughtthatitwouldbeanamazing
opportunitytoobserveandparticipateinarealCFCYouthcampbecausetheyhavenotheld
theirownretreatcampyet.Withaboutthirtymembersintheserviceteamandfifteenguests,the
venueofthecampwasveryfull.Webeganbyintroducingourselvesandgettingtoknowone
another.P.Jdidnothavearoleatthecampbecauseasonethestateleaders,hisjobistoattend
thecampandtomakesurethateveryonegoessmoothlyandwiththeofficialguide.Itwas
amazingtoseehowshythenewmemberswereandbytheendofthenight,everyonewas
beginningtofeelcomfortable.Theserviceteamusedthefirstdaytoaddressalloftherulesand
whereeachpersonwillbeassignedtosleep.Thefirstactivitythatwedidwassplitupinto
discussiongroups,whichiswhenthebrothers,boys,andsisters,girls,splituptohavetheirown
discussionsaboutwheretheystandintheirfaith.Ibeganstartingtofeelincrediblynervous
becauseIknewthatTheMusicMinistrywasinchargeofteachingtwooftheworshipsongs
rightafterthediscussionswereover.Beforethesessionswereover,Ihadtoleaveearlyand
gatherallofthemembersinTheMusicMinistrytobeginsettingupandIhadtocalmmanyof
themembersdown.Whenwefinallystartedteaching,wemadeacoupleofmistakesbutwe
endedupteachingbothofthesongssuccessfullybecauseweallwerebeginningtofeel
comfortable.P.Jandtherestofleaderspraisedusbecauseitisverydifficultfornewmembersto
playthesongsonthefirstnightofcamp.Afterdinner,therestoftheparticipantswenttobed
whiletheserviceteamhadameeting.Ataretreatcamp,itisrequiredfortheserviceteamto
haveameetingeverynighttotalkaboutwhatwasdonerightandwhatweallneededtoworkon.
Astheleaders,itisourjobtopointoutanyflawsandthankfully,weonlysawverysmallones
thatcouldbeeasilyfixed.Weendedthenightwithaprayerasagroupandprayedthattomorrow
willgoassmoothasitdidtoday.
Entry#11CampDay2
3/18/1510hours
Webeganthedaywithalloftheserviceteamwakingupearlyinordertohaveaserviceteam
meetingtogoovereverythingthatweneededtodo.Thereasonforthisisbecauseateachretreat
camp,Saturdayisthemostimportantdaybecauseitisthedaywhereeveryonebecomes
completelyfocusedduetoalloftheevents.Afterbreakfast,acoupleofmembersgavetheirtalks
andshares,whichiswhenmembersaregivenatopicabouttheirfaithandtheyhavetorelateit
totheirownlivesandexperiencesthattheyvefaced.Theserolescanbeverydifficultbecause
thesememberswillbeseenasteachersthatshareGodsmessagetotheparticipants.Thereare
atotalof5talksandsharesthatoccuratthecampandthreeofthemweretoldtodaywhilethe
othertwowillbesavedfortomorrow.Afterthetalkswereover,TheMusicMinistrycontinued
toteachtheworshipsongsthatwechoseandweallwerecompletelycomfortableandeventually
didnotgetnervousatall.Wecontinuedthedaywithactivities,games,skits,andtherestofthe
talksandshares.Whenthesunstartedtoset,theserviceteamstartedtopreparethemselvesfor
themostimportantpartofthecampanditisastorycalledTheCabinetStory.TheCabinetStory
isastorythatthebrotherleaderofthecamptellsaroundabonfiretoalloftheparticipants.The
storyisaboutJesusandhisstoryofwhathedidtosaveallofus.TheCabinetStorycanbevery

overwhelmingandemotionalsoalloftheserviceteammembershavetobepreparedfor
anythingthatcouldhappen.Whenourbrotherleader,Harel,begantellingthestory,everyone
includingtheserviceteamgotveryemotional.Whenwewerefinished,weimmediatelystarted
worshippinganditwassoamazingtoseehowmuchweveallgrownfromthefirstday.Because
IaminTheMusicMinistry,Iamfacingthecrowdandwasabletoseeeveryonebecomeso
unitedwithoneanother.Whenthenightended,wehadourserviceteammeetingandtheleaders
couldnotpraiseeveryoneenoughfortheirhardwork.AlthoughitwasonlySaturdaynightand
westillhadtoprepareforSundaymorning,weallknewthatthiswasasuccessfulcamp.
Entry#12TheLastDay
3/19/154hours
WebeganthemorningwithbreakfasttogetherandIwasveryhappytoseethatoneofthenew
memberswantedtosaygrace.Alloftheleadersloveditbecauseitjustshowsthatwithinasmall
periodoftime,wewereabletomakethesenewmembersaspartofourCFCYouthfamily.We
finishedupthedaywiththerestofthetalksandsharesandtheparticipantswereabletoreunite
withtheirparents.Whenalloftheparentsarrived,weallspontaneouslydecidedthatweshould
allworshiptogethersoTheMusicMinistryhadtoquicklyputeverythingnecessaryforworship
togetherwhileactivitiesweregoingon.Duringworship,Icouldjustfeeltheloveintheroom
andwasabletowitnesseveryoneholdinghandsorlinkingarmsduringworship.Ialsosawthat
manyparentscriedbecausetheirchildrenweresoopenwiththeirfaithandthatwasnot
somethingthattheywerecomfortablewithdoingbeforethecamp.Duringthecamp,wealso
wentoverhowimportantitwastorespectourparentsandattheend,manyofthemembers
approachedtheirparentsandapologizedforanypainthattheyhaveevercausedtothem.Itwas
trulyanamazingthingtobeabletowitness.Aseverythingcametoanend,wetalkedaboutthe
monthlymeetingsthatwewillhavetoseewhereweallstandwithourfaithcalledHouseholds.
Alloftheparticipantsbecamesoexcitedbecausesomeoftheminitiallythoughtthatitwouldbe
thelasttimethattheywouldbeabletoseeeveryone.Aseveryoneleft,wehadourlastservice
teammeeting.Alloftheleaderscongratulatedallofthemembersoftheserviceteamandallsaid
onethingthatcouldhavebeenbetterandonethingthatwasamazing.Itwasagreatwayto
criticizeeachotherinawaythatwouldbenefitthegroupinthefuture.Thelastpersontospeak
wasP.Jandhewastrulyamazedatthecamp.Hesaidthatourcampwasoneofthemost
organizedcampsthatheseverseeninthetenyearsthathehasbeenapartofCFCYouth.One
thingthathesaidwas,SomethingthatIsawduringthecampwasthattheleaderscontinuously
praisedandencouragedtheserviceteamforeverythingthattheydid,butcanwealltakea
momenttoappreciatethehardworkthattheseleadershavedonethroughoutthisamazing
experienceandforus.WhenP.Jsaidthis,everyonebegancheeringandclappingandallofthe
leadersbecameemotionalbecauseitwasthelastthingthatweallexpected.Atthatmoment,I
couldtrulyseehowmuchP.Jcaresforeachofhismembersandhowproudhewas.Theretreat
campwasreallyanamazingandsuccessfulexperiencethatIamthankfulthatIwasabletobea
partofandIcannotwaittocontinuemyroleinCFCYouth.