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"Raise The Roof"
January 19-21, 2001
Epworth-by-the-Sea, St. Simon's Island, Georgia
See More Pictures HERE
 Everyone
from Blonde Haired Preps to Red Haired Punks showed up for Epworth this year. I
don’t know the exact number, but it was a pretty big turn out. We certainly Raised
The Roof on Strickland with our singing and jubilation.
I don’t know about the Chi-Rho speaker, but Terry
Ewing from Eureka College was fantastic! We talked about the bible verse when the
men lowered the paralytic down to Jesus because the house was so crowded. Terry
taught us to expect the unexpected and a
 little
Ti Chi (I can’t spell!) during his keynote. He broke dishes and mirrors, he threw
stars and back scratchers and paper at us, and he even got us to sing and meditate.
I feel its also appropriate to thank the men from Eureka College who brought balls,
clickers, poppers, bracelets, and bubbles for up to play with.
But Epworth isn’t only keynotes. We had Mission Fest
where we wrote letters to missionaries, people at Campbell-Stone, and decorated
lunch bags for Open Hands.
 YAC
created a wonderfully fun time for Organized Chaos, where we got to play on a Tot-Tanic,
Gladiator, and Bungee Run (Ask your local Youth to find out what it was exactly,
I’m sure they’d love to tell you about their time). After Organized Chaos there
was lunch and three hours of free time. For free time a youth group could go to
the mall or the beach front/pier, some groups even stayed at Epworth to hang out.
 Group
Gathering was when we got together in Strickland to sing with Paul Svensen and hear
announcements. This year we had a Back Home Group. This was cool because it was
45 minutes where each youth group got to get back together, some for the first time
that weekend. Another new thing this year was a concert. The band was Memory Dean
and it was really nice of them to come play for us. We then had a small worship
service and stumbled into bed around 12.
 Breakfast
started around 7 Sunday morning and the food this year was actually pretty good.
Eggs and waffles for breakfast, pizza for lunch, and chicken for dinner. Don’t worry
mom’s they had veggies and salads too! But after breakfast we headed back
to our cabins to pack and start to say good-bye. At 9 we had a keynote wrap up and
then a worship service. Lunch began at noon and then everyone stared to trickle
out.
Thank you YAC and everyone who helped make this weekend
possible! I hope my article encourages many new youth to come next year and the
old ones to return.
Love and God’s Grace,
Allison Ray
First Christian Church Tucker
Epworth
by Allison Ray
Blonde Haired Preps and Red Haired
Punks
Crashing Dishes and Smashing Mirrors
Singing Loud and Dancing Fast
Staying Up Late and Getting Up Early
Being Cold and Warming Up
Hanging Out and Laying Down
Meditation and Listening
Breathing Jubilation and Concentrating Bubbles
Tiny Cabins and Big Faith
Epworth Memories and Friends Forever!
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