We leave on Friday afternoon for our annual (though not cleverly-titled) GROW RETREAT. We’ll spend time in prayer and silence, hoping to give our students a restful time with God in the mountains.
This year, I did something I have always wanted to do, but never got around to it — drafting a short guide for parents after our students return home. Here’s a brief synopsis: (For the full version click here)
1. Prepare to be an “outsider” to their experience:
Let it be their experience.
2. Tell them you missed them:
Let the first words they hear when they return home be words of affirming love.
3. Let the experience have it’s own “breathing room”:
Avoid talking about school obligations immediately upon returning.
4. Pray for them while they’re gone. Tell them how you prayed when they return.
Pray that your son or daughter will experience God’s love in a significant and perhaps, new way.
5. Create space:
Give your son or daughter the opportunity to talk or not talk about their experience
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