• EVERY YEAR I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO BIG SPLASH AND ALL THE EXCITING THINGS
WE DO THAT WEEKEND. IF I AM TRULY HONEST, IT’S NOT USUALLY THE HEART-TOUCHING
MESSAGES THAT I ANTICIPATE. IT’S USUALLY THE HOTEL POOL, THRILL RIDES AND CHURROS...
AND SOME OTHER THINGS, LIKE SEEING OLD FRIENDS. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR WAS ESPECIALLY
ENJOYABLE AND SIGNIFICANT DUE TO COACH PETERS. HE TRULY HAD SOME MEMORABLE
POINTS THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT EVEN IN THE PARK. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE MY MAIN MOTIF
FOR ATTENDING NEXT YEAR’S BIG SPLASH.
• I’VE BEEN TO A MANY A TRIP WITH YOU (DEBBIE & SHANNON) AND EVERY YEAR I REALIZE
THAT THERE GOES ANOTHER YEAR THAT I CAN’T GET BACK. I LOVE ALL OF OUR YOUTH. I’VE
SEEN ONES COME AND GO AND NOW AS I GROW OLDER I REALIZE THAT WHEN I’M GONE, THERE
IS STILL ANOTHER TO TAKE MY PLACE IN YA’LLS HEARTS. AS FOR THIS YEAR’S BIG SPLASH, I
FEEL LIKE EVERYONE ENJOYED THE PARKS AND MUSIC. I REALLY LIKE COACH, EVEN THOUGH
HE WAS A COMPLEX SPEAKER. I REALLY ENJOYED HIM AND HE HAS A LOT OF WISDOM TO PASS
ON TO OTHER YOUTH. HE REALLY REMINDED ME OF UNCLE ALAN, SO THAT WAS GOOD.
OVERALL, ANOTHER GREAT YEAR OF BIG SPLASH PASSES ME BY AND I STILL LOVE EVERY
MINUTE OF IT.
• THIS YEAR WAS TO LOOK AT WHAT ALL WE’VE DONE OVER THE YEARS AND WHAT I MUST
HAVE BEEN LIKE WHEN I STARTED THE YOUTH. I WILL MISS BEING A PART OF THIS AND WILL
HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO KEEP GOING.
• BIG SPLASH WAS SO AMAZING. IT’S BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. THIS YOUTH
GROUP IS SO AMAZING AND I’M SO GLAD I’VE GOT THE CHANCE NOW TO EXPERIENCE ALL
THESE FUN TIMES WITH ALL OF YA’LL. THE SPEAKER THIS WEEK HAS DEEPLY TOUCHED ME
AND THE MUSIC WAS IMMACULATE. I CAN’T WAIT FOR OUR NEXT TRIP TOGETHER! BIG SPLASH
’09 ROCKS!
• BIG SPLASH IS ALWAYS A FUN TIME FOR ME. IT IS ALWAYS COOL TO SEE THE OTHER
YOUTH GROUPS AND TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE. IT IS ALSO COOL TO BE
ABLE TO HEAR THE SPEAKER AND TO GET THE MESSAGE.
• I REALLY ENJOYED THIS YEAR’S BIG SPLASH, CONSIDERING THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. I’VE
NEVER BNEEN TO A HOTEL AS FANCY AS EMBASSY SUITES, SO I WAS THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
UNIVERSAL WAS REALLY FUN. I HADN’T RIDDEN A ROLLER COASTER IN A WHILE, SO I WAS
SCARED WHEN I RODE THE DUELING DRAGONS. MAINLY, THTE BIGGEST CHALLENGE I FACED
AT UNIVERSAL WAS THE RIP RIDE ROCKIT. WHEN I WAS GOING UP ON THE STRAIGHT PART, I
THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT I WOULD DIE. AT THE END OF THE RIDE I WAS AN OPPOSITE OF
MYSELF. I FACED MANY FEARS THERE AND I BEAT THEM ALL. THE MAIN REASON OF THIS TRIP
WAS TO GET CLOSER TO CHRIST. TO CONNECT MORE TO HIM NOW THAN BEFORE. OVERALL,
THIS TRIP IS A MILESTONE OF MY LIFE. I REALLY HOPE THAT I AM ABLE TO COME NEXT YEAR.
• THIS YEAR’S BIG SPLASH WAS BETTER SIMPLY BECAUSE OF 2 THINGS; THE RIP RIDE
ROCKIT AND BECAUSE THEY INVITED COACH. I THINK I HAVE COME CLOSER TO GOD THIS
WEEKEND AND I HAD FUN WITH IT.
• I HAD AN AWESOME TIME. I LIKED GOING ON THE RIDES, BUT MOST OF ALL I LIKE
LISTENING TO THE CHRISTIAN ROCK MUSIC. WHILE I WAS AT BIG SPLASH ’09 I LEARNED THAT
THESE TRIPS WE GO ON ARE NOT JUST FOR FUN. IT’S ALSO ABOUT WORSHIPPING OUR LORD
AND SAVIOR.
• I REALLY LIKED THE SPEAKER. HE GOT AN AMAZING MESSAGE ACROSS. HE GOT ME TO
REALLY THINK ABOUT MY LIFE. I HOPE HE COMES BACK BECAUSE HE WAS AN AMAZING
SPEAKER.
• I HAD AN AMAZING TIME. I ENJOYED THE MUSIC EVEN THOUGH IT WASN’T LIKE THE
WORSHIP TEAM AT CAMP (DIXIE), BUT THEY STILL GOT A MESSAGE ACROSS. COACH WAS A
REALLY GOOD SPEAKER AND HE KEPT EVERYONE’S ATTENTION. HE HAD A POINT TO
EVERYTHING. HE ALSO GAVE AWESOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT GOD DOES. HE GOT A VERY
GOOD MESSAGE ACROSS.
• THIS EXPERIENCE AT BIG SPLASH HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING, INSPIRING AND FUN FOR
ME. IT HAS TAUGHT ME THAT YOU’RE ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD IN CHRIST AND NEVER
MOVING BACKWARDS.
• BIG SPLASH 2009 WAS VERY COOL AND I REALLY LIKED COACH. IT REALLY AMAZED ME
TO SEE ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THERE TO WORSHIP GOD, ESPECIALLY ALL OF THE KIDS MY
AGE. I HAD A BLAST AT ROCK THE UNIVERSE AND I LOVED ALL THE MESSAGES THAT COAH HAD
TO GIVE US AND I’M GLAD GOD GAVE THEM TO HIM TO GIVE THEM TO US. AND HOW I WILL
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE MY 4 CRAZY FRIENDS.
• I REALLY LIKED THE COACH. HE WAS COOL.
WE DO THAT WEEKEND. IF I AM TRULY HONEST, IT’S NOT USUALLY THE HEART-TOUCHING
MESSAGES THAT I ANTICIPATE. IT’S USUALLY THE HOTEL POOL, THRILL RIDES AND CHURROS...
AND SOME OTHER THINGS, LIKE SEEING OLD FRIENDS. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR WAS ESPECIALLY
ENJOYABLE AND SIGNIFICANT DUE TO COACH PETERS. HE TRULY HAD SOME MEMORABLE
POINTS THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT EVEN IN THE PARK. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE MY MAIN MOTIF
FOR ATTENDING NEXT YEAR’S BIG SPLASH.
• I’VE BEEN TO A MANY A TRIP WITH YOU (DEBBIE & SHANNON) AND EVERY YEAR I REALIZE
THAT THERE GOES ANOTHER YEAR THAT I CAN’T GET BACK. I LOVE ALL OF OUR YOUTH. I’VE
SEEN ONES COME AND GO AND NOW AS I GROW OLDER I REALIZE THAT WHEN I’M GONE, THERE
IS STILL ANOTHER TO TAKE MY PLACE IN YA’LLS HEARTS. AS FOR THIS YEAR’S BIG SPLASH, I
FEEL LIKE EVERYONE ENJOYED THE PARKS AND MUSIC. I REALLY LIKE COACH, EVEN THOUGH
HE WAS A COMPLEX SPEAKER. I REALLY ENJOYED HIM AND HE HAS A LOT OF WISDOM TO PASS
ON TO OTHER YOUTH. HE REALLY REMINDED ME OF UNCLE ALAN, SO THAT WAS GOOD.
OVERALL, ANOTHER GREAT YEAR OF BIG SPLASH PASSES ME BY AND I STILL LOVE EVERY
MINUTE OF IT.
• THIS YEAR WAS TO LOOK AT WHAT ALL WE’VE DONE OVER THE YEARS AND WHAT I MUST
HAVE BEEN LIKE WHEN I STARTED THE YOUTH. I WILL MISS BEING A PART OF THIS AND WILL
HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO KEEP GOING.
• BIG SPLASH WAS SO AMAZING. IT’S BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. THIS YOUTH
GROUP IS SO AMAZING AND I’M SO GLAD I’VE GOT THE CHANCE NOW TO EXPERIENCE ALL
THESE FUN TIMES WITH ALL OF YA’LL. THE SPEAKER THIS WEEK HAS DEEPLY TOUCHED ME
AND THE MUSIC WAS IMMACULATE. I CAN’T WAIT FOR OUR NEXT TRIP TOGETHER! BIG SPLASH
’09 ROCKS!
• BIG SPLASH IS ALWAYS A FUN TIME FOR ME. IT IS ALWAYS COOL TO SEE THE OTHER
YOUTH GROUPS AND TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE. IT IS ALSO COOL TO BE
ABLE TO HEAR THE SPEAKER AND TO GET THE MESSAGE.
• I REALLY ENJOYED THIS YEAR’S BIG SPLASH, CONSIDERING THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. I’VE
NEVER BNEEN TO A HOTEL AS FANCY AS EMBASSY SUITES, SO I WAS THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
UNIVERSAL WAS REALLY FUN. I HADN’T RIDDEN A ROLLER COASTER IN A WHILE, SO I WAS
SCARED WHEN I RODE THE DUELING DRAGONS. MAINLY, THTE BIGGEST CHALLENGE I FACED
AT UNIVERSAL WAS THE RIP RIDE ROCKIT. WHEN I WAS GOING UP ON THE STRAIGHT PART, I
THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT I WOULD DIE. AT THE END OF THE RIDE I WAS AN OPPOSITE OF
MYSELF. I FACED MANY FEARS THERE AND I BEAT THEM ALL. THE MAIN REASON OF THIS TRIP
WAS TO GET CLOSER TO CHRIST. TO CONNECT MORE TO HIM NOW THAN BEFORE. OVERALL,
THIS TRIP IS A MILESTONE OF MY LIFE. I REALLY HOPE THAT I AM ABLE TO COME NEXT YEAR.
• THIS YEAR’S BIG SPLASH WAS BETTER SIMPLY BECAUSE OF 2 THINGS; THE RIP RIDE
ROCKIT AND BECAUSE THEY INVITED COACH. I THINK I HAVE COME CLOSER TO GOD THIS
WEEKEND AND I HAD FUN WITH IT.
• I HAD AN AWESOME TIME. I LIKED GOING ON THE RIDES, BUT MOST OF ALL I LIKE
LISTENING TO THE CHRISTIAN ROCK MUSIC. WHILE I WAS AT BIG SPLASH ’09 I LEARNED THAT
THESE TRIPS WE GO ON ARE NOT JUST FOR FUN. IT’S ALSO ABOUT WORSHIPPING OUR LORD
AND SAVIOR.
• I REALLY LIKED THE SPEAKER. HE GOT AN AMAZING MESSAGE ACROSS. HE GOT ME TO
REALLY THINK ABOUT MY LIFE. I HOPE HE COMES BACK BECAUSE HE WAS AN AMAZING
SPEAKER.
• I HAD AN AMAZING TIME. I ENJOYED THE MUSIC EVEN THOUGH IT WASN’T LIKE THE
WORSHIP TEAM AT CAMP (DIXIE), BUT THEY STILL GOT A MESSAGE ACROSS. COACH WAS A
REALLY GOOD SPEAKER AND HE KEPT EVERYONE’S ATTENTION. HE HAD A POINT TO
EVERYTHING. HE ALSO GAVE AWESOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT GOD DOES. HE GOT A VERY
GOOD MESSAGE ACROSS.
• THIS EXPERIENCE AT BIG SPLASH HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING, INSPIRING AND FUN FOR
ME. IT HAS TAUGHT ME THAT YOU’RE ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD IN CHRIST AND NEVER
MOVING BACKWARDS.
• BIG SPLASH 2009 WAS VERY COOL AND I REALLY LIKED COACH. IT REALLY AMAZED ME
TO SEE ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THERE TO WORSHIP GOD, ESPECIALLY ALL OF THE KIDS MY
AGE. I HAD A BLAST AT ROCK THE UNIVERSE AND I LOVED ALL THE MESSAGES THAT COAH HAD
TO GIVE US AND I’M GLAD GOD GAVE THEM TO HIM TO GIVE THEM TO US. AND HOW I WILL
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE MY 4 CRAZY FRIENDS.
• I REALLY LIKED THE COACH. HE WAS COOL.
| As we were leaving Florida to come home, we passed around a notebook and asked the youth to write about their Big Splash experience. They could write about any aspect of the weekend that they wanted to. Read below to see what they had to say. |
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