12Aug 09
Family Encouragement Barbecue
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An exciting time of fellowship and fun occurred Friday afternoon before the F.E.W. Conference began as families gathered together for a barbecue. After a lively lunch of Hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, and so much more, all families gathered together for a thrilling obstacle course.
As the obstacle course was 
planned and then participated in there were many powerful analogies made to working together as a family and then families working together in the body of Christ. Each member is important and each member must play their part.
The explanations and instructions…
The obstacle course in action…
One of the most memorable parts of the course: being lead through a portion blindfolded. This required trust, submission, and team work – three important qualities for the family.
An important part of the course was learning one of the Bible’s most difficult Scripture verses, 1Corinthians 12:12 
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Four different teams competed. Families worked together and then collectively with their fellow families to win. The key to winning was in working together as a family and with the other families on the team. Each member was critical to the success of the team. Great job to our contestants!
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain (1Cor. 9:24).
That was a great time!! Thank you so much, Wilkes Team, for all you did to prepare for that whole weekend!! What a blessing you are to us all!!!!!
Thanks so much Wilkes team for your hospitality! You covered the obstacle course well with those pictures. I liked the analogies that went along with it too. Thanks for posting Matthew.
Watching the body of Christ come together to put on this weekend was remarkable to behold. So many provided valuable resources – tables, time, food, chairs, time, materials, ideas, time, and so much more! The result of the body of Christ coming together as a unified body is powerful indeed – what a joy to watch and behold!
I love the pictures – this shall truly be a highlight of 2009 for me!
Thank you Wilkes team for hosting this special weekend of blessing and encouragement! It was wonderful to get to see you all again and to hear inspiring testimonies and lessons from Scriptures. May the Lord bless you richly for your hospitality and heart for discipleship!
That was indeed one great obstacle course! It was a wonderful portrayal of how we were designed, as many, to work together as one. It was also a vivid example of how things can only work efficiently with a structure of authority in place.
I really enjoyed watching everyone work together that day. It was a beautiful picture of team work and the body of Christ working together.
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