November 14–16 marked a milestone for our conference as we held our very first Public High School Retreat at Camp Akita. Nearly 30 public-school and 8th graders from across our conference came together for three days of worship, friendship, and powerful reminders of how God is moving among our youth. What a blessing it was to see the Holy Spirit working so clearly in their lives.

The story of how the Illinois Conference founded Camp Akita.

Matthew Lucio with AI* ILC Assistant to the President for Communication Mission Akita is a semi-annual opportunity where people from...