Blackstone 2011 was... WHATEVER.

Blaze returned on Sunday, January 30th, from a great weekend at the Norfolk District's Blackstone youth retreat. This year's theme was "Whatever" and refers to the Philippians 4:8 passage "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right...". This year the weather was just perfect and our group stayed in the cottages outside the main building. The keynote speakers were Clarence and Jordan Brown who connected wonderfully with everyone who came to Blackstone. "This is Luke" was the band that performed and everyone really enjoy them. It was universally agreed that the weekend ended too quickly. Once again, Doug and Debbie and the youth council did a superb job making Blackstone a great experience. On the way home we stopped off at the Virginia Diner and had some great food. There has been some talk recently about moving the retreat from VUMAC in Blackstone. I know that the District and Conference realize how much the youth love the Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center and I hope they find a way to keep our retreat in Blackstone.