Encuentro

It is hard to believe that the youth retreat at Fe y Alegria is already over. We spent three amazing days encountering God and one another. Two cultures came together in the name of Christ to grow as disciples. Logistically, the retreat ran much like youth retreats in America. We worshiped together, had small group activities, we ate together and we played together. As I mentioned before, our theme was light. We talked about our role of being Christ's light in the world (Matthew 5:14). We talked about the darkness that we live in and that we create. One example of this darkness is our lack of care for creation. We painted reusable shopping bags that represented our time together and gave them to one another. As a response to God's call to be light in the darkness, we made communal and personal commitments to alleviate some of the darkness we identified. I was inspired by the discussion and commitments that were made to care for God's earth. This weekend we shared life, life in Christ. Although our encounter with one another was for a few days, the light that we carry forth from this experience will never be overcome by darkness. Praise God!
"En él estaba la vida y la vida era la luz de los hombres. La luz resplandece en las tinieblas y las tinieblas no prevalecerán contra ella." Juan 1:4-5

"In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it." John 1:4-5