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The Lowdown on Meeting Jesus in a Teen Retreat…

72 kids and 26 leaders from New York to Maine gathered for a weekend at Pilgrim Pines to “Meet the Real Jesus.”

How did Jesus break through to a guy who thought he was better than everyone else (The Rich Young Ruler in Luke 18)?  How did Jesus uplift a guy who others thought was worse than everyone else (the blind man in Jericho in Luke 18)?  How did Jesus save a woman who thought she was worse than everyone else (Woman at the Well in John 4)?  How did Jesus redeem a guy who everybody agreed that they hated (Zacchaeus in Luke 19)?  Sean began and ended the retreat.  Bishop Drew and I took the middle talks.  Volunteers leaned in.  We couldn’t have done it without them.

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