ELCA National Youth Gathering 2018
Heading to Texas
June 26th, 2018
From WI to AR
McKenzie Johns
Hey All!
What a trip so far! We started off the trip with majority of us sleeping. As the morning went on we all started walking up and started some friendship bracelets and card games. Everyone was still a bit quiet but by the time we got to lunch we had played get to know you games and mixing it up where we were sitting to meet new people…
Welcome to Houston
June 27th, 2018
Wisconsin Day
McKenzie Johns
As we started Wednesday, Wisconsin Day, at least in my room 5:45am, we got up got some food, got on the bus and started to finish the trek to Houston. While some slept others continued card games and friendship bracelets…
God’s Love Changes Everything
June 28th, 2018
Onto the Bus, Off of the Bus
Nathan Swartz
We needed to be in the meeting room promptly at 9:00, with breakfast available at Sarah’s room, to take back to our rooms to eat.
Once all were at the hotel ballroom, we got to know random other people: first in 2s, then 4, 8-ish, 16-ish, then the whole group.
Onto the bus, off of the bus.
God’s Grace Changes Everything
June 29th, 2018
Light Touch
Anna Thomley
Hello Friends and Family!
Today was a very powerful day both physically and mentally for all of us. We experienced thoughts and events that we have never experienced before. Today was a good day to reflect about ourselves and learn the role of God’s grace in our lives.
God’s Hope Changes Everything
June 30th, 2018
Relentless Hope
Libby Larson & Ella Chorlton
We started the day off quite early, but it turned out alright since Sarah was waiting for us at the bus with the largest amount of donuts I have ever seen. We then made our way to Galveston Texas which was about an hour away, but didn’t feel long at all due to the interesting conversations everybody was having with one another…
Homeward Bound
July 1st, 2018
Attendees
Chaperones
Sarah Iverson
Diane Kohrs
Ian Coen-Frei
Kris Zimmerman
Monica Feiler
Robin Schmuhl
Zach Leonard
Youth
Valencia Cortes
Jason Ford
Jokaria McClernan
Sydney Moyes
Laura Semmann
Anna Thomley
Henry Thomson
Megan Diller
Josh King
Ella Kunstman
Charles Maysack
Chase Messner
Heather Swartz
Sophia Tollefson
Colleen Almond
Allie Barrett
Eric Blum
Ian Bogner
Jackie Grebel
MacKenzie Molander
Alec Thompson
Gerrit Brinkman
Megan Burkhartzmeyer
Ella Chorlton
McKenzie Johns
Libby Larson
Caleb Tollefson
Hannah Birschbach
Katie Freitag
Brooke Horstmeier
Annika Larson
Josie Mueller
Nathan Swartz
Alyssa Brinkman
Elise Burkhartzmeyer
Jonathan Hoeft
Cam Moll
Grace Nemeth
Kirsten Poppen
Alli Thomley
Oliver Van Note
Josh Grebel