Happy Wonder-Filled Wednesday everyone!

It's a gorgeous day in East Tennessee and the sun and temperatures are wonderful! I hope your week as been filled with childlike wonder for all God has done and is doing in our lives. I pray you are experiencing His peace and have received an extra measure of His grace this week as you work and move in His Spirit.

This weekend is our adult retreat -- finally! After a long Covid-19 break in 2021 we return to enjoying a time-honored tradition at High Places. This year we are retreating to "The Great Escape," a 9-bedroom cabin on Norris Lake in northern Campbell County. There's a dock (and we may have a couple of boats moored there!), plus some hiking opportunities in the day on Saturday. Our rooms are at 100% capacity, but there is still room for you come up and attend some sessions on Friday and Saturday if you choose.

Our first session begins at 7:00 PM on Friday, and if I can figure things out I plan to stream our sessions to a private link on our Vimeo channel. You can watch live (with the link) or watch later as I hope to archive them on the website under a private link tab, which I can provide. Regina is working up the menu, and Earl is frying fish for us again, so having a good take on the numbers is important.

If you plan to drive up and attend a few sessions, and potentially eat with us one or both days of the retreat, and if you haven't let me know this, please text or email me your plans.

To attend, simply drive up at the session times:

1st Session, Friday 7:00 PM
2nd and 3rd Sessions, Saturday 9:45 AM to noon (with a break)
4th and 5th Sessions, Saturday 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM (with a break)
Last session, Sunday morning 9:45 AM

It's about a one hour drive from Oak Ridge (not 45 minutes as I previously stated), so please plan accordingly if attending in person. And again, if I can figure it out, I will stream these sessions live on our vimeo site through a private link. I hope that even if you cannot attend in person, you will join us online. Please let me know if you would like this link to our sessions!

Those driving up will need to park in the overflow area near the swimming pool.

It's a beautiful time for us to be together on Norris lake! Be in prayer for the things God wants to accomplish this weekend!

I will be back to preach on Sunday morning and I am very much looking forward to that. So if you can't make it this weekend, I hope to see you on Sunday.

Many blessings,

David