Tuesday, August 7, 2012

BCYD meets GJW (news)


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!