Best Childhood Memory

One of my happiest memories was when I went to a church retreat for the first time in my life.

It was in summer of 2005, when I was in third grade. When I heard of the church retreat, I was filled with excitement and anxiety at the same time because  it was the first time I would be apart from my parents for a few days. Besides, I started to live in China that year, so everything was very new to me, which made me even more worried.

Despite the worries, things turned out to be very good. I had fun and made lots of friends during the retreat. By spending several nights without my parents, I think I also had some feeling of achievement. More importantly, I decided to be more obedient and caring to my family because I learned a lot from the worship services. My new resolution lasted for like three days, however :(

Although I returned to my normal life style soon after I came back home, the memories I made in the retreat still remains as some of my best memories.