Christmas retreat with the UT Youth Mentor Project

Over the Christmas weekend about 12 kids and adult supervisors gathered at Camp Kostopulos. The intent was simply to give these kids a place to 'be' for the holiday, away from dysfunctional families and 'trouble' waiting to happen. Over the 2 1/2 days of the retreat, there were no fights, no really 'out of line' behaviors and everyone seemed to be having a really great time. One of the more amazing and humbling things to watch was one of the adult supervisors who spent the weekend being with and giving to these kids, as we began to understand that this person is currently unemployed, if not homeless.