GUEST BLOGGER: JAMES GRISSOM . DETONATE YOUTH LEADER

"after we pulled an all-nighter bus ride into the middle of the mojave desert, we somehow managed to reach a vast body of water. This was no mirage, no! This was LAKE MEAD!!! there we went off with four giant house boats filled with 70 teenagers just itching to spend the rest of the week having as much fun as possible!

we arrived and anchored up into a cove of our own and partied every day with swimming, snorkeling, water-sliding, water balloon fights (followed by spaghetti sauce fights), tubing, wake boarding, food, games, friends, laughing, everything! then when the sun went down we had our night services on the side of a hill where we worshiped and experienced God like we never have before.

lives were changed, new friendships were made, and teenagers gained a vision to go back home and make an impact in their schools!"

*big shoutout to vitamin water for helping to sponsor our summer camp

9 hours in a bus. blastin' justin bieber. life is good

mmmm....vitamin water good

summer camp wasn't just fun in the sun, every night there was acoustic worship, preaching, and ministry time.

...or in a more manageable timeframe, five years in fifteen minutes. we get a look back at how our church started and how God has really blessed us over these past five years.

we hear some testimonies from those within our church that have been here since day one as well as talk in depth with pastors jurgen + leanne matthesius about their journey and what they see for the future of our church

*we also get some encouraging "happy birthday" greetings from those that have ministered in our church and have really helped shape the culture of what c3 san diego is

every summer we have a night specifically for our cherish ladies and this year we were honored to have lisa bevere with us for this memorable night! with almost 300 ladies in attendance, the place was packed and the air was electric with anticipation even before we opened the doors to let all the beautiful ladies in. from the powerful praise + worship to the fabulously extravagant giveaways the night was setup for success even before lisa got up to speak.

with all that being said, lisa's message was so inspiring and just her presence and the way she was able to relate to the women really brought the night to another level. ps. leanne and the cherish team did such a great job and the lives impacted are a true testament to that.

don't miss out on our cherish conference coming up in october. check out the promo video at the bottom of this post, and click here for more info.

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