YOUTH WEEK - DECEMBER 2000

WEDNESDAY 13 December

As we draw to the end of the week it becomes necessary to start with transport arrangements. Last night 2 of the buses had to start taking those who live far away and about 200 children began their 10 hour trip back to Nelspruit and Malelane.

This afternoon and this evening is a special programme put on by True Love Waits (see TLW).

The TLW programme this afternoon included a short play and a talk about Aids and Abstinence (more about this effective play later, with photos). The Premier of the Province  (see Premier's website) then addressed the youth about the importance of returning to real values as a protection against Aids. He said that "with Christ there is a future for us." The Premier blamed the "breakup of families" as being mostly responsible for the catastrophe of Aids.

This morning Pastor Joseph Chauke taught the young people some songs, much to their delight. (RealAudio tracks will probably be made available later.) Jeffrey Newlands led a devotion about the blind man on the way to Jerico. Then Rev Stegen shared from God's Word, Matt 7: 13 and Eccl 11:9.

The afternoon and evening meetings consisted of a special presentation by True Love Waits (see tlw). The audience sat spellbound as TLW introduced it's program by means of mimes, plays, and dramatised statistics. (photos to come)

A guest speaker addressed the youth on the subject of Aids. Wellington, from NAPWA (People Living with Aids), told the young people how shocked he was when in 1998 he was informed that he was HIV positive. Since then, he turned away from his previous loose lifestyle and is a faithful member of his local church in near Port Shepstone.

See photos of Day Six, Wednesday

Hear the youth sing (in Real Audio)

Hear a new song taught to the youth by Rev Chauke - I've been a sinner for too long

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