Restoration Retreat

Our school just returned from our fall retreat. The staff suprised the students with a "Restoration Retreat," so from Monday to Wednesday all of the SBS staff and students drove 2 hours to a town on False Bay called Hermanus and stayed at a beautiful retreat center. It was a time to relax, play games, hike, and spend time together. We had worship times in the evening and a class on Jeremiah on Tuesday morning (but didn't have to do any homework while we were away) . It was very restful. We are in the middle of the prophets (Hans teaches Zephaniah today and we start on Ezekiel on Monday) and approaching the finish line (only 6 weeks to go!) so it was the perfect time to take a break and reflect on the past 7 months and prepare to finish well.

I took only a few random pictures at the retreat. The one above is the view from the cottage we stayed in. Behind the bushes in the foreground is a huge field that was used for games of cricket and ultimate frisbee. In the distance is a pond that Baboons often visited in the mornings and evenings. Of course everyone saw them but me, so I don't have any pictures! The next two are Hans and Thomas braaing our dinner on Monday night. The third is a picture of the cottage we shared with Thomas and Butshwa. The last is an exciting game of Chutes and Ladders (we took a break from Dutch Blitz to give the kids a chance to play!)