Hello!

I hope everyone is doing well this week. I had gathered all the information you will need for this weekend and had planned to give that to the students who will be attending SL Conference; however, I have received several emails from you asking for that information so I decided to just send an email with the info instead. So, here is all you need to know…

· We will be meeting here at the church on Friday at 1:30pm. Please be here by that time as we want to leave as shortly after that time as possible. You will need to eat lunch before you come. We will be stopping to eat (fast food) on the way for supper.

· As far as extra money is concerned, students will NEED to bring around $15 - $20. This will be for supper on the way down on Friday, as well as lunch on Saturday. Now, there will be other opportunities to spend money, with snacks at the hotel (breakfast will be provided on Saturday morning), and Student Life always has a great store with clothes, cd’s, books, journals, devotionals, stickers, etc…So, each student will only need $15 - $20, but more might want to be brought, so just plan accordingly.

· The itinerary for the week is…

Friday

5:30
Registration Begins
6:30
Doors Open
7:30
Conference Begins
9:30
Dismiss

Saturday

8:30
Doors Open
9:00
Conference Begins
1:00
Dismiss


· As you can see, we will be dismissing at 1pm on Saturday, so we should return to church around 4:30 or 5pm. We will not stop for supper on the way back. We will only make a short stop for gas/snacks and bathroom breaks, so please take note of that.

· If you do not already have it, my number is 336.583.5375. I will have my phone on me at all times during the weekend, although I may not answer if we are in session. I will check for missed calls and voicemails frequently, though. So, if you need to get a hold of me or your student during session times, that will be the best way to go about that.

· We will be staying at:

Comfort Inn
9701 E. Independence Blvd.
Matthews, NC, US 28105
Phone: (704) 845-5911

· One of the things I have always loved about this conference is the fact that they stream their messages live on the internet. This gives you the opportunity to listen live to the same messages that your student is listening to. They are doing that again this year, and you can listen live by following this link: http://www.studentlife.com/sllive/ Just follow the schedule given above to listen live to what we will be experiencing. This is a great way to prepare for conversations you can have with your student when they return home! So, I hope you will take advantage of that opportunity. You can also read more about the entire event by following this link… http://www.studentlife.com/events/home-spring.php

Hopefully I have covered all of the bases there. If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email or call me in the next couple of days. I am looking forward to a great weekend that will hopefully be a transformational one in the life of our students! As always, please be praying to that end!!