Students Present "My TESTimony" Youth Rally in BC

Twenty-three CUC students travelled to Deer Lake SDA School in Burnaby, BC, the weekend of February 2 to present a series of meetings and workshops for 180 youth in the Greater Vancouver area.  The theme of this youth rally was Distractions from God.  Each program dealt with different aspects of things that distract one from a God:

• Friday Evening: What are the Distractions that Young People Face?
• Sabbath Morning: How Do We Get Rid of (or Escape) These Distractions?
• Sabbath Evening: What Do We Do After We Escape These Distractions?

Each program consisted of praise and worship, original skits written and performed by the students, personal testimonies, special music and the main speaker.  Carvy Luceno coordinated the praise and worship, Richard Gray led the drama team and Jorge Torres was the main speaker.  Coordinating the entire event was Kryzia Abacan.  The weekend program can be found here.

In addition to the three main meetings, the students also presented five workshops:

• Girl Talk - Presented by Jen Negoescu and Cherise Martens
• Hearing God's Voice - Presented by Richard Gray, Marc Andrade and Bobby Chilaka
• The High School Experience - Presented by Andrel Wisdom, David Fletcher and Mitch Keenan
• The Worldly Pull - Presented by Jorge Torres, Brad Nickel, and Harrison Chokka
• Kids Time - Presented by Maria Triguero, Jennis Singla, and Ammmishaddaih Flores

The youth rally was jointly sponsored by Canadian University College, Deer Lake SDA School and the British Columbia Conference.  Canadian University College's sponsor was Saida Mejia-Belonio, one of our recruiters.  "The event was a huge blessing to all who participated," she said.  "Students, teachers and parents from the BC area repeatedly told me how great the program was and how refreshing it was to see young people leading out and being great examples to their peers."