BCYD
delegates trip to BUJU 2012 Germany
The
German Youth Department invited two delegates from the BCYD as part of our partnership
to their annual Youth Summer Camp which is held every second year in Krelingen.
Over 1200 young people from Baptist Churches from all over Germany met
between 07.-10.06.2012 to fellowship, worship, pray together, listen to
different talks and participate in workshops. Furthermore did they meet daily
in so called family-groups in order to discuss the Bible-talks from the main sessions
in more detail and depth.
This
year’s topic was “The soundtrack of your life” and God was moving in the lives
of many young people during the course of the weekend. All had the opportunity
to learn and reflect on how God wants to give us “power” to write a new
love-song on our hearts, how he is still there for us when life is difficult
and seem to be on “mute”, the importance to be “connected” to people which are
part of our daily soundtrack, how great it can be to push the “shuffle” button
in order to see the beauty of God’s creativity and how to “start” with God in
our daily lives.
Follow
this link http://fotos.buju.de/index.php?cat=21
to see what was going on!
Below are some impressions concerning
the trip to Germany
and the BUJU 2012 from our two BCYD delegates:
What did you enjoy the most about your trip?
The
great time I had there, the wonderful people I met, the culture I learned and
not forgetting the tour and site-seeing was amazing. (Zanele)
I just enjoyed everything about it, especially our
tour in Bochum and Berlin. The conference was on point. The
fact that we had a number of workshops where was at liberty choose from and
that you felt it would be of benefit to you. The preaching was like a cream on
top, concise and straight to the point. (Nkosinathi)
What did you do during your visit?
First
we went to the BUJU and it was great, then we visited the GJW office in Elstal
and had a tour through Berlin.
We eventually went back to Bochum for some days,
visited the Baptist
Church there and got to
know some of the young people. (Zanele)
We as well had an opportunity to meet with the GJW
Youth Director (Christian Rommert) to discuss youth issues and the partnership
between the BCYD and the GJW. (Nkosinathi)
How did God challenge you during your time there?
God
challenged me with the language, on how we are going to communicate with others.
He took me to Jeremiah 1:8-9 and I knew I just had to listen to God and He
would put words in my mouth. (Zanele)
God showed me that everyone has a soundtrack in their
lives. That we all are in different stages in life, and you don’t have to
compare yourself with someone else. The phase that you are in is part of the
sound track of your life. I just loved the theme. (Nkosinathi)
What have you learned about other cultures?
I
learned that culture will not stand in the way of a person. If we are not able
to learn about other cultures, then we will not make it. Culture defines us and
allows people to interact with one another. (Zanele)
Well that was an interesting one, and I think more
time should be invested in looking into culture versus Christianity. But to
answer the question, it’s always shock to one’s system and may take months for
one to absorb and understand fully. (Nkosinathi)
What have you learned that can benefit the BCYD?
That
we must always put God first and work as a team all the time. Don’t be afraid
to try new things and to make ourselves available for opportunities. (Zanele)
Well, a lot. But one thing that stood out was seeing
young people being proud to be associated and being part of their denomination.
(Nkosinathi)
Thank you again to all who prayed and made this trip possible!
Your BCYD
Follow
this link http://fotos.buju.de/index.php?cat=21
to see what was going on!
