Shattered Dreams

Yesterday and this morning I had the great opportunity to be apart of something special. I had

the privilege to be apart of the Shattered Dreams program at San Marcos Baptist Academy. If your not aware of what this program is all about, basically it is designed to increase awareness of the consequences of drunk driving and the effects it can have to those involved. http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/educa/shatdreams.htm There was a staged mock crash accident at the school on Thursday with all local law enforcement, fire department and so on. A total of 25 students from the academy voluntarily participated playing the parts of victims in the crash, the living dead which were students who's faces were painted white with black around there eyes...very creepy. The whole mock crash took place during school while students watched the events take place. Needless to say... it was some pretty powerful stuff to witness. Myself along with others were in charge of facilitating a retreat at the T Bar M in New Braunfels. The students who volunteered in the SD program were the only ones who went to the retreat . We had the privilege of getting to know the students a little better and just hanging out. Through out the evening on Thursday we did an ice breaker, had a few guest speakers and discussion times concerning the program. Things were funny and fun at times, while others were more serious and life altering. For example, there came a time during the retreat when students read letters from their parents. These letters were written as if there child was deceased, and had in them from everything from feelings,to wishes and encouragements towards them. As you can imagine, it must of been really tough for them to read those letters...and it was definitely that. Emotions were all over the room, students hugging each other others holding it in. It was one of the most emotional things I've seen. After that we did activities to encourage each other and had them write a letter back to there parents in the same way there parents wrote to them. The next morning we drove back to the academy and concluded at the chapel. During this time students got to read their letters while mom and dad where present. Yeah...again very tough. It was an experience I'll never forget and one that I'm very grateful for. I enjoyed everything about it and feel very blessed to have taken part in it all. Thanks to all the others who were involved as well, we made a great team guys God bless ya'll!