Categories: scming
Tags: spirituality
Date: 05 April 2006 20:25:48
1. I've been to Greenbelt and Spring Harvest. I've also just promised to seriously consider going to Easter People next year (*gulp*).
2. I went to SH on both occasions because Mum was going (I was quite little). I think she went because it was quite close to home, people from church were going (including all the families) and she'd heard good things.
I first went to Greenbelt because I wanted to see what it was like and a group of us from uni were going. I've subsequently been because I've involved with an organisation there. I would still go even if I wasn't as it's about the only event in the year at which I can catch up with my friends.
3. I don't remember what happened at Spring Harvest and all my experiences of Greenbelt have been different. I really, really hated the first one and it's one of the hardest weekend events I've been to. I took a year off, decided that I really wanted to go, so did the third year (second visit). That year I definitely had a very strong 'spiritual experience' and it was the most fantastic event. Everything that I hated the first year was reversed on the second visit. The third time I went I was working properly (as opposed to the voluntary work I'd done before) and that makes the experience very different for me. It was still a spiritual experience but in a very different way. I'm looking forward to going again this year and I'll be working again - quite how much is yet to be decided but I'll definitely be there in my official capacity. ;)
I hope that answers some of your questions.