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National
Youth Gathering July 22 - July 26
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Live Video Streaming - Click Here |
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National Youth Gathering - Day 1 |
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National Youth Gathering - Day
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National
Youth Gathering - Day 3 |
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National
Youth Gathering - Day 4 |
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National
Youth Gathering - Day 5 |
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Day 3 - Thursday: "About the Town"
After a whirlwind first day at the Gathering, we
settled into a good
groove today. We started the day in the Interactive
Center for our
assigned time there. Our youth especially enjoyed
playing basketball
and dodgeball in the sports area and some time on
the LMM bumper cars.
You don't realize how big the convention floor is
until you walk it a
few times!
We then had a quiet lunch together. This was very
different than
yesterday as we had to "grab and go" with pretty
much all our meals.
Another lesson of the gathering: if you find some
quiet time for your
group to be together, take it. We finished the
afternoon by taking the
streetcar to the Garden District with a stop for ice
cream. What a
difference a day makes!
Today we wore our (bright!) yellow "Jesus Jams -
Spreadin' His Love in
the 803" shirts and have received MANY compliments
on those. It's a
common thing to give "high-fives" to other gathering
folks just
walking down the street.
The big news from the dome tonight, "We made it to
the floor!" After
sitting so high up last night, the youth joined the
celebration on the
floor joining the conga lines, rocking out with the
crowd, and bonding
more closer as a group. It was a great finish to
this great day.
The speakers and the music spoke to the heart of the
gospel: in Christ
we are loved, we are accepted, we are graced, we are
forgiven, and
called to share those gifts with others.
One cool fact we have heard at the beginning of the
gathering: the
ELCA National Youth Gathering is the largest
convention event post
Katrina. Many times walking the city today we heard
from New Orleans
natives, "We are glad you are here. Enjoy the city."
And they truly
meant it.
Tomorrow, servant project day...
Peace.
Mount Hermon LCY
Jesus+Justice+Jaz |
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In The Interactive
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Enjoying Ice Cream
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On The Floor In
The Dome! |
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