PRINCE ALBERT — Eight youth gathered at the Quest Camp at Christopher Lake this year. Some of them were from Prince Albert, with the rest coming from Paddockwood, Christopher Lake and MacDowall.
It was a good number of youths to ask a few two-minute interview questions.
Our first question was what their favourite book of the Bible is. The Gospel of John was the winner with Exodus, Matthew, and Gensis getting honourable mention.
Answers to the second question, “What you love most about God?” varied. Rosalyn – He is always there watching over you, you are never alone. Nathan – He brings people together. Rachel – He comforts and helps people in their lives. KayLee – He brings people closer together. Colter – He created nature. A.J – His never-ending love and forgiveness.
When asked what their favourite place on Earth was, the answers were nature-related: the lake, mountains, Camp Okema and where their friends are. The answer to the furthest they have been from home started with Colter, who will be going to New Zealand in the spring. Norway, Edmonton, Churchbridge, California, London, England, Amsterdam and Cancun were other places the rest had travelled.
Nathan’s favourite meal was his grandma’s Thai salad, and Colter’s grandma’s Christmas morning breakfast of lemon meringue pie, quiche, sausage rolls was his favourite. Rosalyn likes steak and potatoes grown on the farm, while Melissa likes cheesecake and MiKayla’s favourite was poutine. Other favourites were curry, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and their mum’s lasagna.
Spiders were the biggest fear for some, along with the unknown, losing their dog, the dark, heights, not being successful and — my favourite from A.J. — being killed by an Orca Whale.
The next question was what their favourite book or movie was. These answers stumped me as I had never heard of half these shows. They include Talledega Nights, Central Intelligence, Fast and Furious, 21 Jump Street, Catch Me If You Can, To Build a Fire, Blues Brothers, The Office and Brooklyn 99.
The answers to what three things would always be in their fridge were interesting: chocolate milk and eggs/ deer meat, spinach, peach juice/ Dr. Pepper, Red Bull, vanilla ice cream (a gallon)/ ginger ale, strawberries, raspberries/ cottage cheese, iced coffee, cucumbers/ lemonade, strawberries, blueberries/ stevia, frozen yogurt, raspberries.
Their hobbies included hunting and canoeing, crocheting, volleyball, scrapbooking, diamond art, skating and driving. Rachel loves photography, so I had her take some pictures outside at the campfire where everyone roasted smokies for lunch.
The topic for this year’s retreat was the Lord’s Prayer. On Saturday night, everyone went to Camp Kinasao to take in the Twinkle Light Tour. The retreat ended on Sunday morning at St. Christopher’s Church for their Sunday service.
