The White's Whereabouts: FCA GETAWAY 2009

This post is going to be rather long due to the amount of pictures! I love taking pictures and when I have a great back ground and great subjects I get a little picture happy. I really had to eliminate a lot of pictures and still have a ton...so sorry. We had a great weekend at the FCA Getaway. It is a wonderful thing to see hundreds of college athletes praising God and many giving there lives to the Lord. We took a small group this year compared to our usual crowd, but is was a special time with the kids. Because we did not have a lot of students with us, we interacted with a lot of the other students and coaches from all over the state. We met a wonderful couple from Mississippi State, Erik and Haley, and can not wait to see them again. We love this trip and look forward to it every year. Abby has just as much fun as the college kids, and she even comes away with a great learning experience. She was walking around the house the other day singing praise songs and looked up at me and said...I learned that at camp!!!

I love the influence that Athletes can have on this world, especially a positive influence. I can not even express it in words the feeling that I get when I am standing in the back of a room with hundreds of athletes in front of me opening themselves up to something that is not of this world. Big huge linemen with tears rolling down there faces, teammates embracing each other, a little dancer and a basketball player who don't even know each other becoming friends because of the One True God who is their bridge to a friendship. I saw guys and girls pledge to purity, guys and girls pledge to keeping away from drugs and alcohol, guys and girls breaking down because they thought that they had done too much to ever be forgiven. But our God is SO BIG that they learned it does not matter what they had done....God Loves Us and wants to save us from our sins. Oh, I pray that the students that were there that weekend remember what they learned, have accountability with each other, and go light the college campuses of Mississippi on fire for God. The influence of one can be amazing...but the influence of many can change a campus, a state, and a nation.

The Belhaven Group:

Ricardo, Kacey, Marcus, Danny, RJ, Megan, Stephanie, and Abby. And myself..taking the picture.

Abby was obsessesd with this Dog. She wanted to hold it all the time, and it did not want to have anything to do with a three year old! She talked about this dog for weeks after we left camp.

Abby and Steph!

This picture cracks me up! Abby and Steph went out on the pier and sat a little while. I was taking some pictures of them and all of a sudden Abby took off running. When she got to me she started screaming...the pier is moving...hurry Steph. She was watching the tide roll in and thought the pier was floating away.

Abby was so excited about riding the horses! She got ready several hours early and struted around camp with her boots on!!

I love getting pictures of Abby and Danny walking together. If you look at the end of the post I have a picture from our first year at camp that is almost the same as this one.

On the Horse....FINALLY!

Coach RJ and Kacey.

We had so much fun with them at camp. RJ is like my son! He played under Danny and is now coaching with him. It has been fun getting to know this sweet couple and working with them. We are so glad that they are on our team and our dear friends!

Abby loves Ms Kacey and it drives RJ crazy...he is jealous!

First time on a paddle boat!

PAINTBALL!!!!!

Marcus

The guys had so much fun with paint ball. They were teaming up against other schools and having a blast. Danny and RJ were dead set on being against each other. They were ready to get each other!!!

Ricardo

Danny and RJ already at it!

I know this picture is blurry, but I had to post it. RJ talked so big about paintball...well, within just a few minutes he was hit and had to come limping off!!!!! We were all laughing so hard!!!!

My little angel!!!!!

Lake Forest Ranch is beautiful, and this sunset was even more beautiful!

Reverting back to childhood!

Abby got a hold of the dog again!!!

Abby andOneil became buddies over the weekend. He is from State and an amazing runner, and football player. Not only is he an amazing athlete, he is an amazing young man who loves the Lord. We wish you well buddy!!! RUN FAST!!!

On the way home with Steph and Megan.

I think she had a great time!!!!!

The pictures below are from the past two years at camp. It is amazing to see how much Abby has grown. Man time flies when you are having fun!!

Last year it was freezing!

Last year the Murphys were with there with us. When I told Abby that we were going back this year, she informed me that she could not go because Ava would not be there. Well, we missed our Ava but Abby still had fun!