Andrew knelt down beside Kalee, who was still kneeling on the ground, she was breathing heavily. Andrew put his hand on her shoulder and she looked at him with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes, she was so happy.

"No angel I have met has taken it that way Kalee. You are very special." Andrew said as he bent over and kissed her on the forehead. Then he disappeared along with Monica so that only her and Gloria were left there. Gloria finished praying and the both of them went to bed. The next morning Tess came with her red convertible to drive them to their interview. Kalee played with her hands as they waited outside the door of the interview room. when her name was called, Kalee entered through the door to find a table with a chair.

"My name is Mark." the man behind the table said, as he stood up to shake her hand. The two sat down and began the long list of questions she would have to answer. An hour late, Kalee left the room with a smile on her face and a small blue piece of paper in her hand. Tess and Gloria were outside the door waiting for her. Gloria also had a blue piece of paper grasped in her hand.

"You got in to!" Kalee exclaimed, jumping up and down with excitement.

"Ya I did." Gloria replied. The two hugged and head down the hallway towards Tess's car. When they got back to the church, Kalee and Gloria headed into the main body of the church. They sat down at a pew near the front of the church, everything went quite. All Kalee could hear was the buzz of the fans overhead and the creak of the wooden pew they were sitting on.

"Are you nervous?" Gloria asked Kalee.

"Sort of." Kalee said as she looked around.

"Will stick together, be there for each other." Gloria said as she smiled. Kalee shook her head, because she was thinking of something else. What would she do without Andrew and Monica for two weeks. She was scared, but she knew God was doing this for a reason and she needed to put her trust in him. Early the next morning, Kalee packed her bags for her two week retreat, before she returned as part of a team. Tess was waiting outside for her, and Gloria was already in the car.

"Hurry up! Angel girl." Tess shouted to her, as Kalee placed her bag in the trunk. She jumped into the back and did up her seat belt as Tess pulled away from the curb and drove down the road. A couple hours passed when finally Tess pulled up in front of a large wooden cabin. Kalee hopped out of the back and got out her bags and passed Gloria her's. The two waved good bye to Tess and walked up the steps to the door. On the door there was a sign that read 'Ring doorbell for assistance.' Gloria pushed the door bell and a dog was heard barking on the other side of the door. Gloria looked at Kalee and Kalee looked at Gloria. the door opened and a man stood in the doorway.

"Hello! We have been waiting for you." the man said. He turned around and walked into the kitchen area of the cabin. Kalee side glanced at Gloria and followed the man in. When Kalee got inside, she was amazed at how big it was inside. She looked up and guessed the cabin was at least four stories tall and she couldn't even guess the square footage. As she continued to the back of the cabin and entered the large kitchen she saw piled along the walls four tables and a number of chairs.

"This way." the man said, having grabbed a coke from the fridge. He opened a door which led to the large backyard of the place. When Kalee's eyes adjusted to the light change, she noticed a large number of teens sitting and talking on the grass. Some had guitars out and were strumming chords from songs old and new. Kalee placed her bag on top of the large pile of luggage already there and found a vacant spot on the grass.

"Now that we are all here." the man began.

"I can introduce myself. My name is Nicolas Perry, but just call me Nic." He paused and looked around at the group.

"You all know why you're here." he continued. Everyone nodded their heads 'yes'.

"I will be designating each of you to your team and you will be with these seven other people for a year." Nic smiled at them and caught Kalee getting sidetracked by a bird that had landed in a tree near by. Gloria noticed the glance and poked Kalee in the arm to get her attention. Kalee jumped when Gloria poked her, but at least she had gotten her attention. Nic moved toward a woman sitting in the grass beside him and grabbed a piece of paper from her clipboard.

"Here," he said, holding up the piece of paper, "is the list of who will be placed with who. The first two people I call will be the group leader and co-leader and will stay at your resident church at all times." Nic read the names of the teams that would go to Vancouver, Halifax, Winnipeg, and Newfoundland. Then he read the list of names for the people who would be staying in Ottawa.

"The group leader will be Kalee and the group co-leader will be Rafael." Nic said aloud. Kalee couldn't believe her ears, she wondered who Rafael was but brushed it off. The woman next to Nic stood up and said aloud,

"All group leaders and co-leaders please come with me." All the group leaders stood up, including Kalee, and headed into the cabin. The bunch of them sat on the couches in the front room and started chatting. Kalee chose to occupy a puffy blue chair in the corner and sat in deep thought. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a guy about her age starting to move towards her. She decided to ignore him and looked in the other direction towards a group of girls on one of the couches.

"Excuse me?" the guy had reached the table next to her.

"Hello." Kalee said being polite.

"Are you Kalee?" the guy said.

"Yes." Kalee replied, guessing that this must be Rafael.

"I have something to tell you later." Rafael told her.

"O.k.?" Kalee said, a little confused. The rest of afternoon the group of them got to know each other through a number of games and discussions. Before they left to go to their beds, they were given a folder of things to do with their team the next day. Kalee now understood the setup of the cabin. Each floor was like a small apartment with beds and a sitting room. This would be their home for the rest of the retreat. When Kalee and Rafael were out of earshot of the others, he pulled her aside.

"I am like you in more ways then you think." he told her.

"Are you an angel to?" Kalee asked, getting the hint.

"Yes." Rafael said.

"Monica and Andrew sent me to help you out." he added.

"Thank you God!" she said out loud, not noticing she had. Rafael looked at her with a confused look on his face. Kalee smiled and explained her sudden outburst, "It's just that I thought I would only be stuck with Gloria to help me. She is so quiet and doesn't talk much. Now I have you to talk to." Rafael laughed, and the two walked to their rooms on the first floor. The next morning Kalee woke to find her team mates waiting for her in the sitting room.

"You guys are early risers." Kalee yawned out, as she stretched. The other seven laughed and Rafael poured her a glass of orange juice. Kalee sat herself at the end of the table and pulled out the folder she had received yesterday.

"Lets all introduce ourselves." Kalee began with a smile.

"My name is Kalee and I am 19." she said. Next Rafael introduced himself,

"I'm Rafael and I am also 19." Then Gloria introduced herself,

"Hi, I'm Gloria and I am 24." The girl sitting next to Gloria introduced herself,

"I'm Amanda and I am 20." Then the girl sitting next to her introduced herself,

"I'm Josee and I am 21." The other three boys took their turns introducing themselves. Kalee pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down each of their names.

KALEE19

MIGUEL19

GLORIA24

AMANDA20

JOSEE21

KYLE22

CHRIS20

JOHN25

Kalee then went on to describe the church and its surroundings and what they would encounter there. The next two weeks flew by faster then a supersonic jet and when the last day came, no one wanted to leave. As the different teams jumped into their assigned vans, Kalee was looking forward to going home.