83 Filipino Catholic Youth in Kuwait gathered for an spiritual camping in Kabd, Jarah Kuwait last December 29-30, 2011 dealing with the theme: “Meeting Christ: leaving the world behind”.
There were some other service team members and guardians who participated and all in all numbering more than a hundred participants who attended in the camping. This took place to end the previous year reflecting that still Christ is the center of the Filipino Youth and other youth all over will be inspired to take Jesus as companion and friend of every youth in their pilgrimage in life. The Filipino “Pinoy” Youth can still leave behind their own ‘world’ for the sake of Jesus!
On-going programs will take place quarterly i.e., in March 2012 where everyone shall meet again and inviting others even those youth who did not make it to attend during the first gathering. The service team will gather regularly and planning to re-echo the same experience of God along with others.
There will be a lot of youth programs in the future to be launched in view of youth formation in the gulf region especially where mostly of the youth sector are young professionals with different ‘worldly interests’ needing a guide to meet again Christ in their current life and future.
The said event started by Fr. Alfredo Micua, OFM CAP, the parish priest of Our Lady of Arabia with the celebration of the light and Word of God. One of the topics discussed was on different vocations in life which tackled and shared by Fr. Micua and some other persons invited. Vocation discernment is so important in the life of the future of the church and of the society—the youth.
Some topics under the light of the Word of God discussed during that event were explained by Fr. Ben Barrameda—an incardinated priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia comprising Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Topics as follows:
Part 1: LEAVING THE ‘WORLD’ for the Sake and LOVE of Christ. Part 2: Leaving the ‘world is renouncing SINS in us and embracing life of conversion. Part 3: LEAVING THE ‘WORLD’ leaving our addictions in life. Part 4: Leaving the ‘world’ is MEETING CHRIST. Part 5: Leaving the ‘world’ is a SACRIFICE.
Fr. Barrameda together with some 20 parish youth members and guardians initiated and realized the said youthful activity which termed in Tagalog language “Tagpuang Disyembre 2011″ means December Gathering. A gathering of the Filipino Youth in Kuwait believing that other countries will do the same. We need to set good examples like this event to show the world that we care and love the youth of today for their future life.
Youth is really the future of the Church and of the society and we need to form them to be able to become persons with good values and attitudes. We need tot guide them in their lives and to help them discern their God-given vocation in life.
With all these things, our individual primary vocation is the vocation to holiness following the Lord Jesus in His holiness!
The organizer wishing you all a blessed new year! Always be guided by the Holy Spirit to be enlightened at all times towards God’s kingdom.
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