AFES AC

Last weekend I went to AFES' apprentice conference. It was at the end of the semester, a weekend with other apprentices looking at our glorious God, and sharing stories of joys and struggles. While I was a little tired to be spending time meeting people, it was great being with others who are keen about God's Kingdom, singing loudly, inputting discussion, volunteering to pray. 

The best bit of the weekend was the small group. Most conferences tend to put you in a group, you meet them, forget them and are in a completely different group next year. This time I got put in a group with four other gals, and we will be in the same group at the end of year conference, and then twice again next year. All of a sudden it's worth forming real relationships with them, even though we live in different cities, keeping in contact and sharing stuff throughout the year. It was wonderful to share stuff I had had trouble with and have four others nodding and saying 'me too!' rather than 'oh, you don't need to worry about that.' 

The other great thing was the singing! There were only about 50 there, but everyone was enthusiastic and confident, even with just a keyboard to back us up.