I am on vacation so I am not going to do the work of this blog aka. inserting links to the things that I am talking about...lo siento. By the way, most of what I got to say is found here at www.montreat.org. Enjoy!
I am currently on vacation. It really is more of a Sabbath than a vacation. When I think of vacation I think of our upcoming trip to the Caymans. The sabbath I am taking is a little more in line with the idea of Sabbath I wrote about here in May. I am working and not resting. Since Saturday I have been what they call the Community Life Coordinator for the 6th and final week of the Montreat Youth Conference. My job entails doing the behind-the-scenes things for the conference that allow the participants to stay safe and within the bounds of the contract (aka. Covenant) that both youth and adult singed before arriving here this day.
One of the more well known aspects of my job is something called Covenant Patrol. Covenant Patrol sounds to me like something that happened in Puritan times when folks would make surprise visits to make sure folks were well behaved. To be honest, it isn't a whole lot different. Myself and my band of merry men and women walk around during the time right after curfew (11pm) and in the event we find something un-"covenantal" we escort them back to their housing. To be honest, finding someone or groups of folks really ruins a great walk in the cool evening. The air here in the mountains is cool and clean and aside for the numerous hills it truly is a wonderful time. I enjoy the walk and I am hoping that the 500 plus kids and adults who are here with us this week don't ruin it.
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